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I was once fired from a state job (USA) for bringing a vulnerability forward in the online ethics training. You can run "setScore(100, 0, 100)" in the developer console and pass the exam without actually taking it. (The state used a third party online exam provider who I contacted). I was fired by the end of the week

I don't know anything about Aurora and maybe I'm missing something. But why not just wrap everything in a TRANSACTION and then do a ROLLBACK if there's an issue?

A lot of people in Connecticut honestly believe Lyme disease was a direct result of Three Mile Island. I find the conspiracy hilarious but others take it as fact

I live in Connecticut, where Lyme disease was discovered. I go hiking a lot and it's a big concern for many including me. I don't use sprays or anything I just wear light colored clothing and when possible (spring and fall) long pants. Wearing lighter colored clothing allows you to notice ticks before they get to your skin. And post hike, full body tick checks are mandatory. it's a good thing most don't bite until you've stopped moving and stay still for a while. I've pulled dozens of ticks off of my body, luckily only a few that dug in

I've owned my LG V20 for a few months now and I've dropped it more than a couple times, usually onto concrete or asphalt, from more than 3 feet, and without a case. It has no screen damage and everything is as functional as it was when I got it from the store.

Why do people waste so much money on delicate pieces of trash?

Legalizing heroin and regulating it like alcohol would save so many lives.

Not sure where everyone here is from, but in Connecticut we've seen hundreds of people die from fentanyl overdoses in just the past few years.

In an overwhelming majority of the cases, they were sold what they thought was heroin.

Why should we keep forcing drug addicts to buy from dangerous and expensive dealers? Not only would legalizing heroin save millions of lives, it would bring in trillions of dollars in tax revenue

I was working for a tech support/student financial aid support center for a couple months and was fired for finding and using an exploit.

It was getting close to Thanksgiving and all the employees had to do state mandated online ethics training (this was a Connecticut state job).

The online ethics training was honestly bullshit, it was poorly designed and even more poorly implemented. Some slides wouldn't load fully and others would be buggy. I had to restart it about 3 times.

In my frustration I looked into the source code for shortcuts and found a javascript file which included a function called SetScore(min,max,val).

After opening Chrome dev console and trying the function, I exited the training and refreshed to see a score of 100!

I immediately emailed my managers, and the admin of the site where the training was being hosted. 2 weeks later I got a call that I was terminated.