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		jlgaddis on Oct 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We deleted the production database by accident The wonderful thing about computers is that they do exactly what they are told to do. The worst thing about computers? They do exactly what they are told to do.

fma on Oct 18, 2020 | [–]

I do a lot of work with middle/high school students. Without fail someone would yell "Why is it doing x!"...to which my standard reply is "Because you told it to".

wruza on Oct 18, 2020 | [–]

they do exactly what they are told to do

Well, tell them to UNDROP and see what happens.

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