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I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me

by chrisra 4mo ago

I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me come in to the office.

ccimmergreen 4mo ago
So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day. Revoking credentials before firing someone makes a lot of sense in security.
- metalman 4mo ago
  no, becaus the simple and pragmatic solution for ANYONE who is subject to arbitrary termination, is to litter everything they build with caltrops and dead man triggers and then hint that they will go into "consulting" when fired. I know of one case where this was totaly unintentional, and a machinest at a local pulp and paper plant had self delegated to write the software that controlled tension on the giant machines in the mill, but as it was his only real forey into sofware, nobody else could operate it, and they fired him after a manegment reshuffle, and then after the next scheduled shut down, nothing worked right, greasy dusty ancient screen with a blinking cursor was what they had, plugged into the important bits of a half sqare mile plant. still funny to think about!
  - therobots927 4mo ago
    That is some top notch wrongthink… HN does NOT find it funny!
  - cj 4mo ago
    Or if you don't want to booby trap your code, buy one of those tiny devices that make a cricket noise randomly every 5-15 minutes, and hide it somewhere in the restroom. https://annoyingpcb.com/ https://annoyingpcb.com/
    - zimpenfish 4mo ago
      These are too obvious - 5-15 minutes gives your victim way too many opportunities to narrow down the location. What you really need is one that chirps once every (multiple of) 20-28 hours (with weighting towards 23-25 to keep it roughly around the time you set it going and an infrequent skipping of a day.) Also with different volumes and, ideally, different chirps. Occasionally a double chirp just for extra insanity causing. (A Michael Jackson "hee heee" would be another good option.)
      - HeyLaughingBoy 4mo ago
        Next time I'm bored and need a project, I'm building that ;-)
- deepsquirrelnet 4mo ago
  Professionally, he spells his name thusly: FBI Director Ka$h Patel, so you know he’s serious.
  - tty456 4mo ago
    Written in bourbon
- lostlogin 4mo ago
  > So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day Ever tried to login with two factor and justify a maxed out company card while high as a kite and drunk? It’s stressful.
xingped 4mo ago
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nine_k 4mo ago
> just please don't make me come in to the office. But how do you pick up the stuff from your desk? I once lost a nice pair of headphones this way.
- jagged-chisel 4mo ago
  Meh. Don't leave anything at work. Forgo the convenience and carry your things on your commute. Use a bag. If there's "too much stuff", that's a sign to pare back what you "need" at work.
  - cromka 4mo ago
    I had my gym stuff in a gym locker. The reason I was able to commit to a gym routine was being able to get off my desk, get down the elevator, enter the gym and change in gym clothes in literally 5 minutes. I would never be willing to commute with all that gear. And I never got that gear back. Still a net positive in my experience.
    - eks391 4mo ago
      Same, almost. When I was a student, I rented a locker near the showers so I could start my day at the school gym, shower, and go to my first class. My workplaces have not had gyms, but I bought equipment for my home that maintains the streamline. I haven't been perfect at my routine because my work schedule isn't consistent which is annoying, but I do still get some exercise in at least twice per week with it. I doubt I'd be getting at least that otherwise.
  - whatshisface 4mo ago
    I know this is not a good year on the job market, but if you are traveling to work with a "go bag" and not leaving coffee mugs on your desk to prepare for being laid off maybe it is time to carry that go bag to some other buildings...
    - jdev-hn 4mo ago
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by chrisra 4mo ago

I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me come in to the office.

ccimmergreen 4mo ago

So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day. Revoking credentials before firing someone makes a lot of sense in security.

metalman 4mo ago
no, becaus the simple and pragmatic solution for ANYONE who is subject to arbitrary termination, is to litter everything they build with caltrops and dead man triggers and then hint that they will go into "consulting" when fired. I know of one case where this was totaly unintentional, and a machinest at a local pulp and paper plant had self delegated to write the software that controlled tension on the giant machines in the mill, but as it was his only real forey into sofware, nobody else could operate it, and they fired him after a manegment reshuffle, and then after the next scheduled shut down, nothing worked right, greasy dusty ancient screen with a blinking cursor was what they had, plugged into the important bits of a half sqare mile plant. still funny to think about!
- therobots927 4mo ago
  That is some top notch wrongthink… HN does NOT find it funny!
- cj 4mo ago
  Or if you don't want to booby trap your code, buy one of those tiny devices that make a cricket noise randomly every 5-15 minutes, and hide it somewhere in the restroom. https://annoyingpcb.com/ https://annoyingpcb.com/
  - zimpenfish 4mo ago
    These are too obvious - 5-15 minutes gives your victim way too many opportunities to narrow down the location. What you really need is one that chirps once every (multiple of) 20-28 hours (with weighting towards 23-25 to keep it roughly around the time you set it going and an infrequent skipping of a day.) Also with different volumes and, ideally, different chirps. Occasionally a double chirp just for extra insanity causing. (A Michael Jackson "hee heee" would be another good option.)
    - HeyLaughingBoy 4mo ago
      Next time I'm bored and need a project, I'm building that ;-)
deepsquirrelnet 4mo ago
Professionally, he spells his name thusly: FBI Director Ka$h Patel, so you know he’s serious.
- tty456 4mo ago
  Written in bourbon
lostlogin 4mo ago
> So this was why the FBI Director Kash Patel was in a panic when he couldn't log in one day Ever tried to login with two factor and justify a maxed out company card while high as a kite and drunk? It’s stressful.

xingped 4mo ago

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nine_k 4mo ago

> just please don't make me come in to the office. But how do you pick up the stuff from your desk? I once lost a nice pair of headphones this way.

jagged-chisel 4mo ago
Meh. Don't leave anything at work. Forgo the convenience and carry your things on your commute. Use a bag. If there's "too much stuff", that's a sign to pare back what you "need" at work.
- cromka 4mo ago
  I had my gym stuff in a gym locker. The reason I was able to commit to a gym routine was being able to get off my desk, get down the elevator, enter the gym and change in gym clothes in literally 5 minutes. I would never be willing to commute with all that gear. And I never got that gear back. Still a net positive in my experience.
  - eks391 4mo ago
    Same, almost. When I was a student, I rented a locker near the showers so I could start my day at the school gym, shower, and go to my first class. My workplaces have not had gyms, but I bought equipment for my home that maintains the streamline. I haven't been perfect at my routine because my work schedule isn't consistent which is annoying, but I do still get some exercise in at least twice per week with it. I doubt I'd be getting at least that otherwise.
- whatshisface 4mo ago
  I know this is not a good year on the job market, but if you are traveling to work with a "go bag" and not leaving coffee mugs on your desk to prepare for being laid off maybe it is time to carry that go bag to some other buildings...
  - jdev-hn 4mo ago
    [dead]