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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use friends and family as sample data for unit/integration tests.

At a previous job, I tested an automated email system by scheduling fake events for various US presidents. I've long left that position, but I never cleaned up the test data. Every month I still get a reminder for Nixon's upcoming reservation at the Watergate Hotel.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This one got me