joeyphoen

But you probably have seen the standard example variable names "foo" and "bar" which (together at least) come from `fubar`

Similarly, I run my own email domain where all addresses go to the same inbox, so I can give all entities their own email address (e.g. [email protected], [email protected]). So far every single political email has come to the address that I ONLY gave the CA DMV.

I totally hear you, although for me having a positive human interaction, even if it's just saying hey to the barista, or sharing an idle observation with a stranger while sitting in a park or at a beach somewhere, always brightens my day. It sounds so damn cliche, I know, but it's undeniable.

ServiceNow and Alibaba. At ServiceNow, our stack was built on top of MySQL from the beginning. It works for us. We left Oracle® MySQL for MariaDB largely because MariaDB actually seems to work to improve things for its bigger customers. Also, our SVP of Engineering is now on the MariaDB board.