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> Dropping into the queue early is when it got shady My suggestion? Don't put your queue in my computer.
by kordless 12y ago
> Dropping into the queue early is when it got shady
My suggestion? Don't put your queue in my computer.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoIt doesn't matter if their technical solution wasn't perfect. It was good enough, and those who bypassed it (whatever their motives) showed up in the logs. Seems like it worked just fine. That's the problem with the HN bubble. We seem to think everyone should come up with the perfect solution, when good enough carries the day.
- fWnApHU2PY6CPA 12y agoTaking myself out of the equation then, since I understand that my actions may be construed as a gray area. If it turns out to be true that users with incorrectly set system clocks and users with javascript disabled accidentally cut the line, are they hackers? Should they have their tickets revoked?
- toomuchtodo 12y agoAs someone who has been in your shoes, I'm saying you're very much not a "hacker". You found a front-end weakness, exploited it, but the repercussions (if any) should be minor (ie tickets being kicked into the next sale for those who jumped the line). In the grand scheme of things, this is as minor of an issue as it comes.
- dpark 12y ago> It was good enough Obviously not.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoViolators were detected and dealt with. Obviously it was.
- dpark 12y agoRight. I'm sure everyone who failed to get a ticket feels like that totally resolves the issue. No one could possibly still feel cheated.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoJustice isn't perfect. Again, good enough. Can't make everyone happy when demand overwhelms supply.