And in my experience, Oracle database administrators tend to never want to try anything else.

I worked at a startup in the mid-2000s that couldn’t afford Oracle but did it anyway because the DBA was originally from the government space and was terrified of anything non-Oracle. It was sacrilege to suggest something else. That startup obviously didn’t last long… because they ran out of money.

Once DBAs get those sweet Oracle certifications and proprietary salaries, they can’t let go.

nushell seriously looks amazing for working with data. I gotta remember it exists the next time I’m doing stuff like this.

It seems like a nice shell to have around and usable for cases like this regardless!

I use zsh, mainly because I’ve been using it for a really long time and it felt like an upgraded bash.

I also have used fish a tiny amount and like the idea but zsh just works for my purposes and I already know how it works.

nushell looks really cool though!

I don’t have much occasion to use awk any more but it can be really useful!

The Walgreens fine was $350 million, which likely wouldn’t have affected them too badly if they weren’t already struggling. CVS’s agreement was $4.9 billion.

Walgreens has been failing for a few years now because they over-expanded and a lot of their stores weren’t profitable. They have been closing stores and threatening to close stores since the COVID lockdowns.