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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by Dracophoenix on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @02:42AM (#26721218)
>>The problem is such as this case where the company seems to think that people aged the same die at the same time? Which doesn’t seem to have any plausible basis in fact or a reasonable job requirement.<<

Wouldn't an actuarial table suffice?

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Re:An Apology to COBOL: Maybe Old Technology Isn’t the Real ... by lazide on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:47PM (#26731028)
It would suffice to show that it isn’t true that everyone at the same age dies at the same time, if that is what you meant?
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