Comment by cwillu
3 years ago
The relevant snippet:
/*
** Temporary files are named starting with this prefix followed by 16 random
** alphanumeric characters, and no file extension. They are stored in the
** OS's standard temporary file directory, and are deleted prior to exit.
** If sqlite is being embedded in another program, you may wish to change the
** prefix to reflect your program's name, so that if your program exits
** prematurely, old temporary files can be easily identified. This can be done
** using -DSQLITE_TEMP_FILE_PREFIX=myprefix_ on the compiler command line.
**
** 2006-10-31: The default prefix used to be "sqlite_". But then
** Mcafee started using SQLite in their anti-virus product and it
** started putting files with the "sqlite" name in the c:/temp folder.
** This annoyed many windows users. Those users would then do a
** Google search for "sqlite", find the telephone numbers of the
** developers and call to wake them up at night and complain.
** For this reason, the default name prefix is changed to be "sqlite"
** spelled backwards. So the temp files are still identified, but
** anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart
** enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid
** of the file.
*/
Or the direct link thither: https://github.com/mackyle/sqlite/blob/18cf47156abe94255ae14....
Or the link to the official repository: https://www.sqlite.org/src/file?ci=trunk&name=src/os.h&ln=57
>> So the temp files are still identified, but anybody smart enough to figure out the code is also likely smart enough to know that calling the developer will not help get rid of the file.
Building illuminati lairs now, are we!
It's called barrier to entry. The world was better when there was a higher barrier to do things like, e.g., buying a plane ticket or getting on the internet. The word for how people who had the means and/or knowledge to do these things and comport themselves appropriately under the circumstances they encountered was "class".
Right, it was better when only those who deserved it could fly or get on the internet.
And the definition of “deserved it” is “having more money than everyone else”.
Who cares if that money was made by exploiting people or selling shonky goods or breaking promises or tricking people or otherwise being an asshole?
Go on, take that flight. Buy that shiny thing. You worked hard for that money. You’re better than they are. You deserve it.
/S
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