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The code shows a simple function to add two numbers, then a recursive monstrosity that calls itself with the result. Meanwhile, Hollywood thinks this basic arithmetic is somehow "PLANTING MALWARE." This is peak r/itsaunixsystem material. Somewhere, a technical consultant is crying into their keyboard while a director proudly declares "make it more hackery!" The function literally just returns x + y, but apparently that's enough to bring down the Pentagon in movie logic. Next up: using a for loop will launch nuclear missiles, and printing "Hello World" will erase all student loan debt.

Behold, the PINNACLE of developer security theater! 🎭 Worried about AI stealing your precious algorithms? Set up a private git server! But then use it to commit your API keys in plain text because APPARENTLY reading documentation about environment variables is TOO MUCH WORK. It's like installing a state-of-the-art security system for your house and then leaving the key under the doormat with a neon sign pointing to it. GENIUS LEVEL SECURITY!

Ah, the infamous triple authentication check! Because checking once if a user is authorized wasn't paranoid enough, so let's do it THREE times in nested if statements. It's like telling your crush "Are you sure? Are you really sure? Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?" before believing they actually like you. The funniest part? This code would functionally be identical to a single authorization check. It's the security equivalent of locking your door, then checking it's locked, then checking again... while leaving your windows wide open. Somewhere, a senior developer is having heart palpitations looking at this redundant security theater.

Windows security in a nutshell! The computer is like that friend who's WAY too trusting—happily installing programs without checking their credentials first. Then suddenly gets paranoid when it's too late. "Where are you from buddy?" is basically Windows' version of security theater before it freaks out with virus warnings after the malware is already running wild. Meanwhile, Linux users are sipping tea watching this disaster unfold from their permission-based sanctuary.

The infamous Cloudflare 500 error page – where everything is working except the one thing you actually need. DevOps promised "cutting edge DDoS protection" but apparently forgot to protect us from their own service going down. Classic case of "we've secured everything so well that even legitimate users can't get in." It's like putting a state-of-the-art security system on your house but then losing the only key. The browser works, the host works, but London? London has chosen chaos today.

Ah, the classic JavaScript ecosystem paranoia. For the uninitiated, Shai Hulud 3 is referencing the giant sandworms from Dune that devour everything in their path—much like how npm packages sometimes go rogue and wreak havoc on your system. When your trust in the npm ecosystem has been shattered by one too many packages trying to mine crypto on your machine or accidentally nuking your files, you start getting creative with your defensive strategies. Creating a fake package with automation tokens is basically putting a scarecrow in your code garden—technically unnecessary but oddly comforting. It's the digital equivalent of putting a "Beware of Dog" sign when you don't even own a goldfish. Pure survival instinct after seven years of JavaScript framework PTSD.