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rdtsc on July 8, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: CMU 15-721 (Spring 2016) Database Systems

> material presented in this [...] may be triggering to some students."

Can't be serious as I didn't see MUMPS in the list.

(Who gets that joke wins a free trip to Wisconsin)

ralmidani on July 8, 2016 [–]

You work for Epic?

rdtsc on July 8, 2016 | [–]

Nah, but heard stories from someone working there. I can see how that could become a trigger warning easily.

(Apparently I needed a "dry db nerd humor" trigger warning, as I go downvoted since nobody got the database joke).

rgacote on July 8, 2016 | | [–]

Living just North of Massachusetts, I got the joke.

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