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Eyeglazer

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Apr 30, 2010, 1:26:14 PM4/30/10
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...Do not keep the hardware controlling a building's door system in a
locked cage, the door for which is managed by said hardware.

Also, test. Hi, whoever's still watching.

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Eyeglazer, Lord of Boredom.

Cassandra J. Nichols

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May 13, 2010, 8:14:43 PM5/13/10
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On Eyeglazer wrote:

> ....Do not keep the hardware controlling a building's door system in a


> locked cage, the door for which is managed by said hardware.

Sounds like a high-tech version of locking your keys (or key-less
remote) in your car.

My old employer had a hand print scanner controlling access to the data
center. The computer controlling it was in the data center.

> Also, test. Hi, whoever's still watching.

I try!

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- Cassandra J. Nichols

Eyeglazer

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May 14, 2010, 3:54:43 PM5/14/10
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 17:14:43 -0700, Cassandra J. Nichols wrote:

> On Eyeglazer wrote:
>
>> ....Do not keep the hardware controlling a building's door system in a
>> locked cage, the door for which is managed by said hardware.
>
> Sounds like a high-tech version of locking your keys (or key-less
> remote) in your car.

Someone ended up having to jimmy the lock with a coat hanger. I'm unsure
whether to be glad it wasn't a train wreck or disturbed that breaking into
the IT cage was that easy.


> My old employer had a hand print scanner controlling access to the data
> center. The computer controlling it was in the data center.

Ew.

>> Also, test. Hi, whoever's still watching.
>
> I try!

Glad to see someone does. ;-)

Darren Grey

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May 15, 2010, 9:34:44 AM5/15/10
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On May 14, 8:54 pm, Eyeglazer <n...@none.none> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 May 2010 17:14:43 -0700, Cassandra J. Nichols wrote:
> > On Eyeglazer wrote:
>
> >> ....Do not keep the hardware controlling a building's door system in a
> >> locked cage, the door for which is managed by said hardware.
>
> > Sounds like a high-tech version of locking your keys (or key-less
> > remote) in your car.
>
> Someone ended up having to jimmy the lock with a coat hanger. I'm unsure
> whether to be glad it wasn't a train wreck or disturbed that breaking into
> the IT cage was that easy.

Hah, I love such illusions of security. People focus so much on thick
bars and big locks they forget how easy it is to break into something
with common objects.

--
Darren Grey

Eyeglazer

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May 17, 2010, 8:57:37 AM5/17/10
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Kind of like airport security that way.

More things not to do: write malloc(strlen(somestring+1)) when you meant
malloc(strlen(somestring)+1).

ang...@optimum.net

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Oct 1, 2012, 12:24:08 PM10/1/12
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ang...@optimum.net

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Oct 1, 2012, 12:24:58 PM10/1/12
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On Friday, April 30, 2010 1:26:14 PM UTC-4, Eyeglazer wrote:
> ...Do not keep the hardware controlling a building's door system in a locked cage, the door for which is managed by said hardware. Also, test. Hi, whoever's still watching. --Eyeglazer, Lord of Boredom.

Eyeglazer, are you the only one left of alt.games.final-fantasy in the late 90s?
Do you remember me, Linda?
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