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Cheezoholic

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14. Love her story and philosophy. I've worked with these script kiddie types and man o man can they throw a monkey wrench
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 09:22 PM
Mar 2025

The first thing I'd wonder about attacking such a large database as SS is what has to interface with it? I've participated in upgrading server OS and hardware of some of the largest hospital conglomerates in the US. One that covered 23 hospitals out West took 3 years of planning before the upgrade began. A lot of that time was re-writing and testing the actual interfaces for systems that integrated with the hospitals main servers and databases. Another in and around NYC took 2 years. Another with Ohio's largest hospital system, 3 years. That was just upgrading from an older version of Windows Server and upgrading linked databases and new hardware. Tackling something as large as the SS database, system and the systems that integrate with it in 3 months? Yeah, that sounds like little know it all script kiddies that never left mom and dads basement.

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That's The Point Though. They WANT To Destroy It. That's The Goal. MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #1
That is the goal for everything they are doing. To please pootin! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #3
Re-paving the smooth road to assure a more bumpy,... magicarpet Apr 12 #28
Ty for sharing this! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2
God help us if musk and his teen/20-somethng hackers get their hands... brush Mar 2025 #4
Oh gawd... SheltieLover Mar 2025 #7
Too late. Already happened. erronis Mar 2025 #11
Rewrite the code in months says the guy who thought Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #5
Haven't they disappeared her yet? cbabe Mar 2025 #6
Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #8
The goal of replacing all that cobol code is a good goal CloudWatcher Mar 2025 #9
And I suspect that Admiral Grace would be delighted. soldierant Mar 2025 #15
Met her.. neat neat neat lady..... Mustellus Mar 2025 #10
I had the great pleasure of meeting her once sdfernando Mar 2025 #12
if it aint broke dont fix it. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #13
+1 dalton99a Mar 2025 #18
Love her story and philosophy. I've worked with these script kiddie types and man o man can they throw a monkey wrench Cheezoholic Mar 2025 #14
Fascinating information. Thanks for sharing! Owl Mar 2025 #16
You bet. Cobol was a reliable OS, but most, if not all, programmers are retired or gone considering 1960 was the peak. usaf-vet Mar 2025 #17
Just watched a presentation by Grace Hopper on YouTube. Owl Mar 2025 #20
As an old, retired IT guy hurl Mar 2025 #19
if the right has its way Skittles Mar 2025 #21
I remember a video... GiqueCee Apr 11 #22
A residential college at Yale is named after her, replacing its former namesake, who was a slaveholder. CTyankee Apr 12 #23
Thanks for that little piece of her history. My wife is a UCONN graduate of 1971. We lived in MA. usaf-vet Apr 12 #24
Go Huskies! Hubby is an avid fan of UCOON women's basketball team. Your wife must be a big fan of Geno! CTyankee Apr 12 #25
"a notion widely criticized as naive" DBoon Apr 12 #26
Kick SheltieLover Apr 12 #27
:-) usaf-vet Apr 12 #31
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! What a nice, nice history on this powerful lady and her coding SWBTATTReg Apr 12 #29
Your Welcome usaf-vet Apr 12 #30
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