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Memor-X

08:24

@User1865345 age has got nothing to do with it. they are just all idiots

Space Karen is 53 years old. i'm 35 and i work this stuff out

quite sure there's people in IT younger than me who do know of COBOL

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User1865345

13:29

@Memor-X i was aware of COBOL but never bothered to dig into it. I can expect anyone working in government sector should be well versed with the language the entire system is based on.

But who I am asking. They are IT geniuses. Tech bros. They know everything. We are mere mortals.

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