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Feb. 16th, 2008

artemisdart: (math)
Was trying to follow a link to a poem. Got to this page:

System error

error:  Cannot connect: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client at /var/www/poetryfoundation.org/poetrycomp/database-connect.comp line 19.
context: 
...   
15:   
16:   
17:   
18:   
19:  $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password) ||
20:  die "Cannot connect: $DBI::errstr";
21:   
22:   
23:   
...   
code stack:  /var/www/poetryfoundation.org/poetrycomp/database-connect.comp:19
/var/www/poetryfoundation.org/html/archive/poem.html:384
raw error
First off, "System Error" is a great name for a poem. ;-)

In a post-post-postmodern kinda way, I think a lot of these elements work, especially line 20, "die Cannot connect $DBI errstr." The blank lines before and after serve to highlight the content in lines 19 and 20.

What happened to lines 1 - 14? They are mysteriously absent... like the American soul in this technological age??? ;-)

The final line, "raw error," ends on a hopeful note. Maybe if we click that link, we will understand what it all means... or maybe not.

OK, I'm now done being silly.

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