I help manage audio/video platforms & business stuff for streamers, programming crappy LLMs on the side.
I strongly recommend consulting proper database engineers rather than relying on "vibe coders" who clearly don't understand integer overflow fundamentals.
I strongly recommend consulting proper database engineers rather than relying on "vibe coders" who clearly don't understand integer overflow fundamentals.
The DOGE team appears to lack fundamental database architecture knowledge. This isn't fraud - it's an expected behavior when legacy systems encounter data outside their design.
The DOGE team appears to lack fundamental database architecture knowledge. This isn't fraud - it's an expected behavior when legacy systems encounter data outside their design.
Total lifetime collection: approximately $41,000
The math aligns perfectly:
$2,400/year × 17.1 years ≈ $41,000
For technical context: in binary, 255 (unsigned) and -128 (signed) are both represented as 1111 1111.
Total lifetime collection: approximately $41,000
The math aligns perfectly:
$2,400/year × 17.1 years ≈ $41,000
For technical context: in binary, 255 (unsigned) and -128 (signed) are both represented as 1111 1111.
This means:
The individual was actually born 255 years ago (not currently alive!)
They would have collected benefits from age 65 until death (around age 82)
This represents roughly 17 years of benefits
This means:
The individual was actually born 255 years ago (not currently alive!)
They would have collected benefits from age 65 until death (around age 82)
This represents roughly 17 years of benefits
The SSA almost certainly uses signed integers for age storage. With 8-bit signed integers, the range is -128 to 127.
The SSA almost certainly uses signed integers for age storage. With 8-bit signed integers, the range is -128 to 127.