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> have a slim but non-zero chance of deciding to create problems that give them professional satisfaction to solve. Ahh right, my homelab.

• supersparrow 3mo ago
  This made me actually lol. I feel your pain!
• altairprime 3mo ago
  My poor wording, sorry! Homelabs are a successful way to reduce 'I'm bored' crimes. I meant that, in any profession, creating a problem (self-quote) intentionally at work — not accidentally — is called 'making work for yourself so you get paid by someone to fix problems you created', and that is a perfect match for 'firefighter arsonist'. (This could be nitpicked somewhat around not having added wording for e.g. 'test labs', 'staging', etc. The core issue equivalence is the criminal intent, not the simple fact that a problem is created.)
  • peddling-brink 3mo ago
    No no, my apologies, just having a bit of fun. You were clear. It does make me wonder if we would see similar things in the software industry if it had a similar heroism attached.
    • altairprime 3mo ago
      Clifford Stoll :) Which is an interesting case b/c he laid out his motivations as they evolved in Cuckoo's Egg, from 'that's weird' to 'grudgingly working with government' to being an eternal Hero of the Net. Sadly, very very few of those over time.