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Re: Actually, been there; done that honey the codewitch20-Jul-20 7:24 honey the codewitch 20-Jul-20 7:24  When I was a teenager I was into tech before the world was on to tech, and there were all kinds of panels to things like reader boards, or even dialins to cell phone dealer activation networks that i came across. I took advantage. Ain't gonna lie. Learned a lot too, like how careless people are until the have a reason not to be. But then I grew up, and as Paul said I put away childish things. I don't regret the fortunes of a "misspent" youth, even for the trouble i caused. I think kids are meant for a little trouble, at least - it rounds them out. And like I said, I learned some stuff. But I'm not endorsing the activities either, especially these days where you are as liable as not to be charged as a "terrorist" in my country for engaging in some hacking. This isn't the world I grew up in. But I guess a lot of people of any generation feel that way. Real programmers use butterflies Re: Actually, been there; done that W∴ Balboos, GHB20-Jul-20 7:31 W∴ Balboos, GHB 20-Jul-20 7:31  When I worked for Dept of Energy, I used to hack their VAX cluster. Our computer security officer loved what was being done - even presented some at a conference and wangled a trip for several of us into NSA (only one little part, their tiger team, and after answering a questioner prior to the visit). For about six months I had full SA privileges on our system and the IT people didn't even notice. But - as you said - times have changed. Chemicals I used to buy as a kid would now get me a knock on the door . . . Ravings en masse^ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 Re: Actually, been there; done that honey the codewitch20-Jul-20 7:37 honey the codewitch 20-Jul-20 7:37  hacking a vax. those were the salad days, clearly. W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote: When I worked for Dept of Energy, I used to hack their VAX cluster. When I was a teenager I used to frequent undernet and efnet and I had the IRC finger of freshmeat@usda.gov For reasons of forum decorum I will not tell you how I acquired it. Real programmers use butterflies Take a picture Mehdi Gholam19-Jul-20 23:54 Mehdi Gholam 19-Jul-20 23:54  That option is missing. I've seen crashed screens and message boxes and general programmer stupidity, great to show friends. Exception up = new Exception("Something is really wrong."); throw up; Re: Take a picture Erik Burd20-Jul-20 7:33 Erik Burd 20-Jul-20 7:33  I've done this before with the Bart machines here in San Francisco, which run Windows 2000 Professional. Saw one technician rebooting a system, and also took a picture of another machine that had a BSOD displayed "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Marcus Brigstocke, British Comedian Back away ... OriginalGriff19-Jul-20 21:10 OriginalGriff 19-Jul-20 21:10  Quote: a store, gas station, government dept etc Waaaaaay too many security cameras ... "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower! None of the above PIEBALDconsult19-Jul-20 19:16 PIEBALDconsult 19-Jul-20 19:16  I Don't think I've ever seen that. Kiosks with error messages sure, but not a terminus, with a keyboard. Re: None of the above OriginalGriff19-Jul-20 21:12 OriginalGriff 19-Jul-20 21:12  They don't have touch screen ones where you are? Even UK unemployment offices have touchscreen consoles so as not to scare off computer-phobes. "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower! Re: None of the above PIEBALDconsult20-Jul-20 3:51 PIEBALDconsult 20-Jul-20 3:51  No, I don't think so, and usually behind a sheet a plexi-glass as well anyway. Re: None of the above Chris Maunder20-Jul-20 5:00 Chris Maunder 20-Jul-20 5:00  I came across this at a gas station. As soon as I pulled up the terminal rebooted. I waited. I watched. The "Press 1 for Settings" prompt came up. No one was around. I waited. It stared at me. I waited. It still stared at me. A bead of sweat appeared on my brow. cheers Chris Maunder Re: None of the above Ravi Bhavnani20-Jul-20 12:03 Ravi Bhavnani 20-Jul-20 12:03  Sorry, my bad.  I should have had that pull request reviewed.  Yes, I am using Git.  Because I have to, not because I want to. /ravi My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com Look for the phone number... Mike (Prof. Chuck)19-Jul-20 18:50 Mike (Prof. Chuck) 19-Jul-20 18:50  ...that is normally visible on those terminals, a sticker somewhere. I'd honestly call the emergency number for that terminal and would eventually stay a bit near the terminal to prevent others from doing wrong things while it's in this mode. it doesn't matter much, what kind of terminal this is (a free browsing station or an ATM), but looking behind the scenes may be amazing and thrilling for some people, but in the end it can lead to serious damage of sensible data of people. and we have enough idiots and hackers out there that try to get away with your data (best case) or even your real identity (worst case). Finding such a spot in the public makes me normally transform into a protector, inform the responsibles and wait for them to clear the situation. || You know nothing, Jon Snow. || The most important thing in Scrum? ... The "r"! || My Android Label (mbar Software) || My Android Apps in Play Store Many times ... Amarnath S19-Jul-20 18:33 Amarnath S 19-Jul-20 18:33  There will only be a monitor. The CPU will be safely kept somewhere else. So, we are only passive observers.

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