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>During the talk they told us why they called it meat pistol.. it's an anagram for metasploit. Meat Pistol made sense because it shoots out malware implants. O
by rsj_hn 9y ago
>During the talk they told us why they called it meat pistol.. it's an anagram for metasploit. Meat Pistol made sense because it shoots out malware implants.
OK, try getting a PR department to sign off on that.
- defcontalks 9y agoThe whole point is that they already knew about it before hand(It being called meatpistol, hence the previous meeting) so firing them 30 mins prior is bullshit, hence the drama. And they presented it at Hushcon before with approval so what's the problem with that?
- rsj_hn 9y agoAnd this is what I'm saying is unlikely, because, try getting a PR department to sign off on that.
- dom0 9y ago> And they presented it at Hushcon before with approval so what's the problem with that?
- rsj_hn 9y agoWhy do you think they got approval at Hushcon?
- defcontalks 9y agoBecause Salesforce did nothing after hushcon? Which means it would have been approved.. say if it wasn't approved, isn't that a failure on SF's part because the employees would think it's fine. I don't see why you keep defending Salesforce, they did mess up even if say the employees did not go through the approval process. You don't fire People over that, especially if previous talks are public on the same subject. Especially not at Defcon. That's why SF is in the wrong.
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- PeanutCurry 9y agoThere's a lot of assumptions in this interpretation of events. It's entirely possible that warnings were issued after hushcon and that's why action was so severe this time around. It's also possible that no warnings were ever issued and there is blame for overreacting due to the management. Either way, it seems like there's plenty of information available for interpretation but not conclusion in this scenario.
- jlgaddis 9y agoNot all companies are like that. I developed an internal admin tool and called it RETARD (it's an acronym).
- foota 9y agoI'm glad I don't work at a company where that's an acceptable project name.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoOne dictionary I have at hand details five definitions of the word retard. Why do we have to feel obliged to take offense at the whole word due to one slang definition. Why should MEATPISTOL be a problem? retard 1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. verb (used without object) 2. to be delayed. noun 3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine. 4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard. 5. Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
- foota 9y agoI'm not offended and don't take issues with the use of retard in a non-slang context, but for the naming of a project I think it's inappropriate to use a word that could bring back hurtful memories of harassment that people have potentially endured.