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I Think It Is A Reason To Give Him This Job
Security Networking Programming Testing
2 days ago 54.8K views 0 shares
I Think It Is A Reason To Give Him This Job
The ultimate penetration test! When the interviewer asks "what makes you suitable for this job?" and the candidate drops the bomb: "I hacked your computer and invited myself for this interview." Talk about demonstrating your skills instead of just listing them on a resume! This is basically the tech equivalent of breaking into a bank vault to apply for a security guard position. Practical experience > theoretical knowledge. The real power move isn't sending a follow-up email after the interview—it's hacking the HR system to schedule the interview in the first place. Unauthorized access has never been so career-advancing!

No I Can't Hack Your Facebook
Security Programming
2 days ago 49.4K views 0 shares
No I Can't Hack Your Facebook
When you tell someone you're a "hacker" and they immediately assume you're a criminal who can break into any account... The frustration is so real it requires lethal force! This is basically the cybersecurity equivalent of telling someone you're a doctor and them immediately asking you to look at their weird rash in the middle of a dinner party. The absolute disconnect between actual security professionals (who spend their days writing documentation and staring at logs) versus the Hollywood "I can hack the Pentagon with three keystrokes" fantasy never gets old.

Has Your Credit Card Been Stolen? Let Me Help You With That!
Security Webdev Networking
4 days ago 52.9K views 1 shares
Has Your Credit Card Been Stolen? Let Me Help You With That!
OMFG, the AUDACITY of this banner! 💀 It's basically a phishing scam disguised as a security check - the digital equivalent of a mugger asking if you've been mugged recently and offering to hold your wallet for safekeeping. The irony is so thick you could spread it on toast! The bright green background with that reassuring checkmark is just *chef's kiss* perfect psychological manipulation. "Has your credit card been STOLEN?" they ask, while literally attempting to steal it themselves. It's like watching a vampire run a blood donation drive. I can't even!

The Art Of Dignified Troubleshooting
Networking Debugging
5 days ago 53.1K views 0 shares
The Art Of Dignified Troubleshooting
The psychological genius of IT support revealed! Instead of asking "Is your network cable plugged in?" (which feels like an accusation of stupidity), this IT veteran instructs users to "unplug the cable, blow on it to clear the dust, and plug it back in." Pure brilliance—it gives users a dignified out when they discover they've been trying to browse Reddit on an unplugged machine. It's the tech support equivalent of letting someone "find" their glasses on top of their head without pointing and laughing.

I Think They Must Hire Him
Security Networking Programming
20 days ago 72.4K views 1 shares
I Think They Must Hire Him
The ultimate tech interview power move. Skip the résumé, just hack the interviewer's calendar. Bonus points for finding their salary spreadsheet while you're in there. When they ask about your "ethical hacking skills," just stare blankly and say "what ethics?"

They Both Let You Execute Arbitrary Code
Security Programming Testing Databases
20 days ago 78.6K views 0 shares
They Both Let You Execute Arbitrary Code
Ah, the beautiful parallels between social engineering and SQL injection. Why bother with complex database exploits when you can just ask someone to IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS ? Security professionals spend countless hours hardening systems against SQL injection attacks, but then Karen from accounting opens an email titled "Free Pizza in Break Room" and types her password into a sketchy form. The human brain: still the most easily exploitable database since the dawn of computing.

Check Whether Your Private Key Is Used
Security Networking Programming Linux
21 days ago 101.0K views 0 shares
Check Whether Your Private Key Is Used
THE ABSOLUTE AUDACITY of this website asking you to paste your private key to "check if it's already taken"! 💀 This is like a burglar politely asking if you'd mind leaving your house keys under the doormat so they can "make sure nobody else has a copy." HONEY, the moment you paste that SSH key, it's not private anymore - it's basically a VIP party invitation to your entire server! The green "Success!" message is just the chef's kiss of evil genius. "Congratulations! Your digital identity has been successfully compromised! Would you like fries with that?"

The Secret Bat Signal For Tech Support
Debugging Hardware Programming StackOverflow
26 days ago 86.5K views 0 shares
The Secret Bat Signal For Tech Support
The desperate art of tech support manipulation! Every hardcore PC gamer knows the pain of waiting days for replies on support forums. But add those magic words "emergency need help fast" and suddenly your thread becomes the hottest ticket in town. It's like a bat signal for keyboard warriors who can't resist correcting someone who sounds desperate. The transformation into a full clown represents the increasingly ridiculous lengths we'll go to just to get someone to explain why our RTX 3080 is making that weird grinding noise. The ultimate hack: intentionally suggest a wrong solution to your own problem and watch how quickly the "well, actually" brigade assembles to save the day.

The Cunningham's Law Exploit
StackOverflow Programming Debugging
1 month ago 84.5K views 0 shares
The Cunningham's Law Exploit
Exploiting the human compulsion to correct others – that's psychological warfare at its finest. Post a wrong answer to your own question and suddenly everyone's a helpful expert. It's like watching moths to a flame, except the flame is someone saying "actually, you should use a ternary operator here" instead of just answering the original question. Cunningham's Law in its natural habitat.

The Real Software Engineering Certification
Security Webdev Programming
1 month ago 78.1K views 0 shares
The Real Software Engineering Certification
Nothing says "I'm a real software engineer" quite like random people asking you to hack Instagram accounts. The true initiation ritual isn't getting your degree or landing that first job—it's when your aunt's neighbor's cousin's dog walker thinks you're basically Anonymous because you can fix the Wi-Fi. Welcome to the club. Your complimentary caffeine addiction and existential dread are in the mail.

Simple Utility To Check If Your Credit Card Is Hacked
Security Windows Databases
1 month ago 90.2K views 0 shares
Simple Utility To Check If Your Credit Card Is Hacked
Ah yes, the classic "let me check if your credit card is compromised by... *checks notes*... asking you to enter all your credit card details." The irony is thicker than legacy code documentation. This scam software brilliantly solves the problem of "is my credit card in a hacker's database?" by ensuring it definitely will be after you use it. Congratulations, your card wasn't in any hacker database until you voluntarily uploaded it to one. It's like asking a fox to guard your henhouse and then being surprised when chicken is on the menu.

Report Phishing (But Fall For It Instead)
Security Webdev Networking Programming Frontend
1 month ago 97.9K views 0 shares
Report Phishing (But Fall For It Instead)
When you're so committed to social engineering that you add a malicious link in the "Report Phishing" button itself. That's like putting a bear trap inside the bear trap warning sign. The perfect crime until some security engineer actually checks the code during their quarterly audit that was supposed to happen last year.