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I read it as the author is / was going through the vulnerability disclosure process with Microsoft and they're annoyed for unclear reasons and decided to public
by krisbolton 5mo ago
I read it as the author is / was going through the vulnerability disclosure process with Microsoft and they're annoyed for unclear reasons and decided to publicly disclose, rather than being an insider.
- mr_mitm 5mo agoHow would that leave them homeless?
- allset_ 5mo agoPresumably, not paying out for these bugs which often take weeks of research to find.
- mr_mitm 5mo agoWho in their right mind bets on bug bounties to cover their basic needs? They should be highly employable with these kind of skills.
- cowpig 5mo agopeople with values different from yours, presumably
- dpark 5mo agoThis is one it those answers that seems on the surface like it contains insight but on closer inspection it’s vacuous. This could be rewritten as “because they aren’t you”, which is true but not a meaningful or educational answer.
- panflute 5mo agoSure sounds like rhetorical questions or attacking the messenger. Someone can think the bounty industry is going to reward them for actually being exceptional and not look soon enough for other options then pivot to a stance that should give them some quick job offers. If I thought I found an intentional back door I would not engage with an embargo system from the same vendor but I am also not them.
- dpark 5mo ago> Someone can think the bounty industry is going to reward them for actually being exceptional and not look soon enough for other options then pivot to a stance that should give them some quick job offers Sure. And that’s a meaningful answer to the question. “people with values different from yours, presumably” is a condescending nonanswer.
- breppp 5mo agoThis entire thread is generally weird. If someone has this kind of exploit and can't get a bug bounty for it, and desperately needs the money, he can sell it for 100k+ in a shady black market
- LastTrain 5mo agoIt was about as meaningful as the question it was answering.
- michaelt 5mo ago> Who in their right mind bets on bug bounties to cover their basic needs? Someone with a vulnerability worth as much as a two bedroom apartment?
- etchalon 5mo agoSomeone who doesn't have better options?
- cortesoft 5mo agoIf you have those sorts of skills with a computer, you will have other options
- 0x3f 5mo agoReally depends on your background doesn't it? You could have convictions, be sanctioned, have visa problems, or all kinds of things that are not easily solvable.
- squigz 5mo agoTo say nothing of mental health issues.
- brudgers 5mo agoOr poverty. Or addiction. Or that entire holy trinity.
- qingcharles 5mo agoIndeed, and this guy's personality seems a little "difficult" which might make the interview process short. I've known people with insane skills who have such weird personalities that they never get hired. Doing remote bug bounty stuff is a blessing for them.
- mfro 5mo agoPlease let me know when finding a job in software engineering in 2026 is feasible for everyone with ‘computer skills’.
- echoangle 5mo agoThe guy doesn’t just have „computer skills“ if he found this.
- brudgers 5mo agoIf you take the statement at face value, that does not appear to be the case. If you don’t take it at face value, the underlying presumptions might be a lot of why they may not be employable.
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- 866-RON-0-FEZ 5mo agoMany brilliant people have serious mental health issues that preclude their ability to regulate their emotions and act maturely in serious situations e.g. responsible vulnerability disclosure. I've watched genius-level IQ people get fired time and again because they don't know how to work with others at a basic kindergarten level.
- gusfoo 5mo agoThere is, sadly, no place for non-standard ICs in corpos nowadays. HR will enforce that.
- david-gpu 5mo agoEmotionally immature people tend to be a liability, not an asset. Therapy can help, but they first need a willingness to do better.
- wolvoleo 5mo agoYeah I'm getting a lot of pressure to be a "team player" lately. I've told them over and over I'm not capable of that and that has never been a problem before. But we have a hipster new VP who is really pushy and wants to generalise everything.
- stackghost 5mo agoIf you worked for me and you said you're not capable of being part of a team I'd immediately start looking to replace you. You might be a 100x rockstar developer. You might even be the best software engineer in the world. But the vast majority of good software is built by teams of people. It doesn't matter how good you are if you can't play nice with others. I'd rather have a team of "merely" good engineers than one "rockstar" creating a toxic work culture. Fuck that noise.
- bayindirh 5mo ago"Not being a team player" doesn't mean the person is a nuisance, but they can be an introvert who has a limited interaction budget and can work silently and efficiently otherwise. This generally means the person might not leave their cubicle much or give feedback frequent enough, but this doesn't mean they are not motivated to help others or share knowledge. One can approach and ask a question and get tons of help immediately. How I know? That's me. I look like a cave dweller from a distance, but I'm not. The only difference I have is human interaction sometimes drains me a lot, so I just concentrate and work, yet everybody get their help immediately if they need them. Also, no, I don't bite or belittle people. On the contrary. Assuming the worst in others is bad. If I worked with you, I'd be looking for somewhere else the moment I found out how you think about me. Remember. People don't leave bad jobs, but bad managers.
- zingababba 5mo agohttps://github.com/BigPolarBear1/The_story https://github.com/BigPolarBear1/The_story I've been pretty convinced this is SandboxEscaper for awhile now.