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I used the ThinkGeek Annoy-A-Tron about a decade ago in a prank. Do not underestimate these devices. They will utterly dismantle the sanity of the unwitting.
by snerbles 9y ago
I used the ThinkGeek Annoy-A-Tron about a decade ago in a prank.
Do not underestimate these devices. They will utterly dismantle the sanity of the unwitting.
- vvanders 9y agoTotally. We had a tech lead and senior engineer involved in an escalating prank war. The engineer eventually won with a 3 month long annoy-a-tron session. He even managed to send in home in the lead's backpack and pick it out the next day. We were all in on the gig so whenever it went off during a meeting we denied hearing anything. At one point he started pulling apart the HVAC system in his office. He moved all computer equipment and UPSes out into the hallway for a day. Do. Not. Underestimate. how effective these things are.
- jxramos 9y agoKudos to you all, I could not keep a straight face being in on a joke like that. Talk about being totally gaslighted!
- vvanders 9y agoOh it was well deserved. The previous prank was to pull the engineer into his office and proceed to tell him(with us all there) that they were going to have to let him(along with a few others) go due to a non-poaching clause from the previous employer that they had worked for. It was pretty elaborate and only came out at the end that it was a late April fool's joke(this was on the 2nd).
- emodendroket 9y agoI do not see how someone could enjoy being pranked on the kind of level you're talking about these guys doing.
- vvanders 9y agoLet's just say that the game industry lack a maturity that you find in other software engineering professions.
- pc86 9y agoI am generally up for just about any prank against anyone willing, moreso than most people. And even I have trouble with joking about firing someone.