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Old 09-14-2013, 04:15 PM   #114
Lamplighter
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This is one of those "penny wise, pound poor" issues of database programmers.

Back in the day, space was limited and programmers were mindful
to conserve it as much as they could. To wit: Y2K

But now the NSA has shown us that there is no limit to storage,
and anything of any length is possible.
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