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Well it wouldn't be SQL they used as Musk tweeted recently when someone mentioned SQL that: > "This retard thinks the government uses SQL" URL provided becaus

Well it wouldn't be SQL they used as Musk tweeted recently when someone mentioned SQL that: > "This retard thinks the government uses SQL" URL provided because if the country can be saved your first reaction should still be "No way that actually happened!", but it did: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889062581848944961 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889062581848944961 Tweet submitted for HN discussion here : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43078219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43078219

contravariant 2y ago
Skepticism is obviously going to be my first response. I was arguing it should be yours as well. And you seem to want to go off-topic, again, but what idiot would believe the U.S. government doesn't use SQL? The U.S. government is the direct cause of the creation of SQL.
- ZeroGravitas 2y ago
  I think you might be assuming I'm a different poster, though not sure. I just thought that when debating whether the information provided by Musk was a simple SQL statement, and the general weight to put on it, the fact that he recently confidently stated that the government don't use SQL was a relevant bit of info to use when we weigh up alternative hypotheses.
  - contravariant 2y ago
    Ah sorry, I did confuse you with the other person I was talking to. That explains the shift in topics. Really whether it was SQL or not is still irrelevant, hence my rather sharp tone. I still stand by the other things I said though.
  - malcolmgreaves 2y ago
    He is a liar and cannot be trusted. He’s lied about his past, being caught saying that his wealth didn’t come from his family’s emerald mine. He lied about his long support for apartheid and his general racism. He’s been lying about full self driving for most of his tenure at Tesla. He lied about being a founder of Tesla. He lied about making Twitter better when he bought it and destroyed 75% of its value. And he’s lying about any fraud at SSA. Why on earth would you believe a serial liar?

contravariant 2y ago

Skepticism is obviously going to be my first response. I was arguing it should be yours as well. And you seem to want to go off-topic, again, but what idiot would believe the U.S. government doesn't use SQL? The U.S. government is the direct cause of the creation of SQL.

ZeroGravitas 2y ago
I think you might be assuming I'm a different poster, though not sure. I just thought that when debating whether the information provided by Musk was a simple SQL statement, and the general weight to put on it, the fact that he recently confidently stated that the government don't use SQL was a relevant bit of info to use when we weigh up alternative hypotheses.
- contravariant 2y ago
  Ah sorry, I did confuse you with the other person I was talking to. That explains the shift in topics. Really whether it was SQL or not is still irrelevant, hence my rather sharp tone. I still stand by the other things I said though.
- malcolmgreaves 2y ago
  He is a liar and cannot be trusted. He’s lied about his past, being caught saying that his wealth didn’t come from his family’s emerald mine. He lied about his long support for apartheid and his general racism. He’s been lying about full self driving for most of his tenure at Tesla. He lied about being a founder of Tesla. He lied about making Twitter better when he bought it and destroyed 75% of its value. And he’s lying about any fraud at SSA. Why on earth would you believe a serial liar?