Daily Meh is an edited stream of consciousness, by Simen.

The Computer that Swore

Database Developers occasionally get crazy ideas into their heads. I should know; I’ve had a few completely loopy thoughts that I’ve pursued to destruction. The one that still makes me wince is the time when I caused a production server to swear at the customers and insult them….

The system soldiers on, cured of its propensities for bad language, and still much appreciated by the users. The staff of Dispatch still talk of the strange guy from IT who rushed around with a notebook, excitedly recording all their foullest language.

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