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Someone got Doom in an SQL database
Ars TechnicaFriday, October 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
RedScroll Brief
1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
RedScroll Signal
- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. 1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Someone and Doom.
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RedScroll Briefing
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What happened
1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
Ars Technica reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
Ars Technica published: Someone got Doom in an SQL database
Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.
Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Someone and Doom.
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