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Re:Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking by dyauspitr on Friday February 20, 2026 @04:13PM (#47094049)
> Literally like a billion people die if the system he maintains fails.

This has to be an exaggeration.

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Re:Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking by altmanaltman on Friday February 20, 2026 @04:34PM (#47094295)
I can personally attest that I'll die if my bank's COBOL mainframe fails. Really got a lot riding on this.
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Re:Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking by Buttons840 on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:08PM (#47094713)
If the banking system failed? Would be pretty bad...
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