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Content NO BRANCH CONFLICTS, NO LINT ERRORS, ALL TEST PASS PULLREQUEST

OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of modern development! First frame: "Vibe Coding" - that blissful state where you're just writing whatever feels right, no tests, no reviews, just pure coding ecstasy! ✨ Second frame: *puts on glasses* "VULNERABILITY AS A SERVICE" - SUDDENLY you can see the horrifying security nightmares lurking in your beautiful code! It's like getting dressed for a hot date only to realize you've been wearing a "HACK ME PLEASE" t-shirt the entire time! 💀 The glasses of reality are BRUTAL, honey! One minute you're living your best coding life, the next you're basically running an all-you-can-exploit buffet for hackers!

The four stages of programmer self-image vs reality: Non-techies think we're hardware wizards fixing computers with screwdrivers. Parents imagine us as rocket scientist geniuses inventing the next NASA breakthrough. Meanwhile, we picture ourselves as brilliant algorithm architects solving complex mathematical problems that would make Einstein sweat. The brutal truth? We're just professional Googlers typing "How to use dates in JavaScript" for the 47th time this week because nobody—and I mean nobody —remembers that godforsaken API without looking it up.

The evolutionary stages of a developer's copy-paste technique. First, there's the primitive mouse method—effective but barbaric. Then comes the standard keyboard shortcut approach—a clear sign of basic intelligence. But the true sophistication emerges when you frantically smash Ctrl+C multiple times because that unresponsive terminal has definitely ignored your first four attempts. It's not paranoia if the clipboard really is out to get you. The tuxedo in the final panel is well-deserved—you've clearly mastered the arcane art of "making absolutely sure" your code snippets survive the perilous journey to the clipboard.

When your non-tech spouse thinks Googling C++ solutions is "cheating" while you're over here with 47 Stack Overflow tabs open at work. Welcome to programming in the real world, where we don't memorize pointer syntax—we just copy it from the internet like functioning adults. Should someone tell her that's literally the job description?

The sweet irony of cybersecurity education! You spend hours coding a sophisticated dictionary attack algorithm, feeling like a hacker genius as you crack the password... only to discover the password is literally "password". It's that moment when you realize your professor set you up for the perfect facepalm. The classic security paradox: the most sophisticated attacks are often defeated by the most embarrassing implementation choices. Somewhere, a senior developer is nodding knowingly while updating their password from "password" to "password1".