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This reminds me of the prat that decided to teach me a lesson in PHP security by exploiting my first script & deleting my entire website when I was 15. :( Less
by Jem 14y ago
This reminds me of the prat that decided to teach me a lesson in PHP security by exploiting my first script & deleting my entire website when I was 15. :(
Lesson learned, and it got me into PHP security, but I can't help but feel there are nicer ways to go about giving such an important lesson...
- thirsteh 14y agoLike adding a note that he could've deleted all your files. This is just vandalism disguised as a "heads-up."
- axelfreeman 14y agoIf i teach some people websecurity i post some fancy chiptune music from youtube with autoplay. Problem proofed, much cooler, lesson learned. All happy.
- meaty 14y agoSometimes the hard way to learn the lesson is the best way and sometimes a costly mistake by someone is an education for lots of people. It's an unfortunate side of human nature but it's valuable. My own experience by proxy: A colleague of mine kept everything he owned on a single CDRW. It got put in a Pioneer slot loader. A few seconds later "boom" and the disk shattered into thousands of small pieces. He cried. I, and the 15 other people in the room, learned about keeping backups in multiple locations. The same thing happens when a seal eats a penguin. Hundreds of other penguins learn to keep away from seals.