Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : tenser
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Apr 24 2022 08:27:00

-=> tenser wrote to Spectre <=-

 te> Oh yes.  "That machine's in a closet somewhere..." was kind of
 te> a fascinating thing to play around with for a long time.

Before VPSes, before the cloud, before high-speed home broadband, there was 
the Sparc 2 sitting above the ceiling tiles, running without complaints on 
top of an HVAC vent. Good times.

I had a server in my server room that was unlabeled, and always was hammered 
- I'd look at the gig ethernet port and see it in use all the time. No 
label, I couldn't remote into it with my credentials. I unplugged it and 
waited for someone to ask me to reboot it or let me in the room.

Predictably, someone did. I followed them in the room and indicated it'd 
keep getting unplugged unless I had a good reason.

It was called hubbub, and contained MP3s from what had to be 2-3 dozen 
people in the company; probably the best kept secret I'd seen to date.

I got access, and added my 30gb of music to the mix - and made sure I had a 
backup when I was laid off.

Another story, for another time - having a hostile boss; I went into our 1:1 
meeting with the intention of resigning. I was informed that my position was 
being eliminated and tore up the letter of resignation in the meeting. I 
accepted a somewhat generous severance agreement, then started that Friday 
at the new company.




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