randomly I am thinking about merle highchurch and just. the fact that he’s so utterly irreverent and not even remotely religious despite being a cleric and the line “I may not be your pan but you will always be my merle” and just the implication that for a hundred years merle landed on world after world and every single pan on every single one of those worlds took one look at this god-awful plant-horny dwarf and went holy shit holy shit I love this little guy he’s my poor little meow meow my scrimblo I’m gonna give him superpowers
I am a glorified office administrator who understands server hardware why am I the only person in this company who gets what social engineering is?
Total stranger on the phone who we’ve never spoken to before: I have power of attorney over the CEO of this corporation and we are a customer of yours. Please change the administrator password on the server to XXXXX
My boss, putting on white grease paint and a red wig: Oh, of course! Let’s do it quickly so that you’ll want to keep working with us since you’re going to be making business decisions!
Me:I would sell you to satan for one corn chip and I’m allergic to corn but before you do this maybe you should call someone who is actually on our contact list for our customer and see if they’ve ever heard of this stranger.
My boss, looking through a selection of shoes that honk when you walk: Oh, but she said that it was very important that none of the employees know what was happening because they’re making staffing changes.
Me:As your lawyer I recommend that you just call a single one of our contacts and see if they’ve ever heard of her name.
My boss, shoving all of our technicians into a VW beetle: You’re not my lawyer.
Me: HOW THE FUCK WOULD YOU KNOW? I COULD BE! YOU SHOULD MAYBE CHECK ON THAT.
TIL everyone’s employee ID at my company is the last five of their SSN.
Boss: On the bright side, it’s only the last five
Me: YOU CAN COMMIT FRAUD WITH FOUR
Security firms that are hired to check the security of banks will often use the following tactic: They will walk up to the teller in a suit with their ID badge and a clipboard and go:
“Hello I am [name] from [security firm] we’ve been hired to verify the security of the facility I need to see your computers.”
“Erm…I’ll have to verify that with my managers.”
“Congratulations, you have just passed the security verification.” [Scribbles on clipboard] “But in all seriousness I do need to verify your security so I need to see your computers.”
“Oh okay.” AND LETS THEM IN.
“Social engineering” is a way too fancy word for what it is. I know a guy (not personally) who broke several people out of prison by essentially writing “Greetings, please release this person, signed, whoever the judge is” on a piece of paper and faxing it there. Because no one would have a fax machine in their own house I guess.
Rebecca Ferguson modelling the headpiece that was made for her costume as Lady Jessica for DUNE (2021) by Hungarian designer Virag Kerenyi via kerenyivirag on Instagram
Happy Undertale Anniversary!!! I decided that I would draw something this year, and I decided to redraw my most popular and well known UT picture. That’s right.
one-sentence synopsis: you and adrian probably shouldn’t have been left alone on your mission to las vegas– but you’re not sure you can bring yourself to regret that night, either.
author’s note: thank you all for being so good to me as i start writing fic at a more normal pace!!!!! i’m so happy to write for you all!!!!!! and i am currently DROWNING in emotions!!!!! about so many things!!!!!!!! including adrian!!!!!!!!! i’m so happy to know you all!!!!!!!
Most of the missions you and the rest of the 11th Street Kids get are in the middle of nowhere, so you don’t think there’s anything wrong with you all enjoying yourself when you’re assigned on a mission in Las Vegas.
Youarea little surprised when Chris is the one who suggests you all get drinks together. It’s almost eleven o’clock at night, but there’s nothing more any of you can do for the mission tonight.
“Yeah, for sure, buddy!” Adrian agrees quickly, easily. He looks to you with such an eager expression that you just— you have to go with him. You think it’s probably okay for you to agree, even if the two of you are trying to keep your relationship secret. You aren’t the only one who wants to go, anyway; all of you do. As soon as you agree, Leota does, and then John does, and then Emilia does— and then all of you are going, much to your delight.
Youlikespending time with all of them. They’re yourfriends;at this point, the five of them are practically your family.
It takes your little family less than an hour to get colossallyfucked up.
It’sfun,to let loose and drink and dance and not worry about anything else. Spending time with them when you’re notunder violent threat just reminds you how much you really do love spending time with them. You and Leota spend time talking together, and you and Emilia do shots together, and you and Chris end up dancing together, and you and John briefly escape from the hotel’s bar into its casino. It’s so much fucking fun.
And through all of it, there’s Adrian. The further into the night you get, the lower and lower your inhibitions become. His, too. It starts becoming foggy to both of you whyyou’re trying to keep your relationship a secret.
