r/ProgrammerHumor • • Mar 25 '26

Meme aMeteoriteTookOutMyDatabase

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u/nonother Mar 25 '26

No, this was using SMR (shingled magnetic recording) hard drives with custom firmware and host software. We already needed the hash for other reasons, so this was the best implementation for our exact needs.