@tango Fascinating.. we were always instructed never to use the two side buttons unless under duress. Though, yeah, they weren't ever illuminated for us either!

@l4p1n @Doridian me IRL every time I had to get into my work building each day lmao

[randomizes] “Yeah, PIN is— is… uhh… fuck.” 😵‍💫

It shouldn’t be that hard only randomizing once lmao tho, every time would be.. impossible

@TheMNWolf @tisha Bingo! Keypad wear is a HUGE indicator of a commonly used access code.

If you’ve ever seen those metal push button door locks that have two rows of numbers / letters, usually on a common staff room door, you can figure out the code by checking the wear of the buttons.

If it’s loose / worn, probably part of the code (or at least a common one).

If you find 4 worn common pads, you might have all the digits of the code, just need the order :p

@Doridian Congratulations, you made me check the dipswitch configuration on them, lmao.. THANKFULLY, they didn’t add that— It’d be hella secure, but fml noooooo xD

@crashdoom Hard mode: Scramble after every key hit

Also, here’s a good visual demonstration of how they work: https://youtu.be/aKK6tlvxios.

You present your access card to the reader, it scrambles the location of the numbers across the pad several times, then stops on a final location for all the numbers.

That’s also where I’d fumble by getting an anxiety spike seeing the numbers move rapidly and forgetting / mistyping the PIN xD

Okay so like.. anyone else had the (dis)pleasure of working in a building with one of these fucking things? XD

For those that don't know, it's a Hirsch ScramblePad reader!

When you scan your access card, the pad lights up and rapidly randomizes all the numbers on the keypad several times before giving you a final layout to use to enter your PIN.

They also had an extremely small viewing window that meant anyone not immediately in front of the keypad (or standing to the side) /shouldn't/ be able to see the numbers on the pad, thus shouldn't be able to figure out your PIN.

Hoooowever, at least for myself, I couldn't ever successfully enter my PIN on the first go from fumbling reading the numbers properly XD

When I was in high school, Mythbusters was the only notable example I could point to of nerds being "cool".

(This was a time when you were made fun of for liking anime or being more into books than gossip.)

You can hear Adam hold back tears of joy at several moments in the video.

https://youtu.be/XEf_9evSux8

In the middle of this section about connecting the R36S to WiFi…

“garbage is chicken ribs”

Eeee! Signed G’raha art card! Heck yes! :3

#mtg #mtgxfinalfantasy

Heck! The two FF MtG bundles we ordered arrived early 👀~

#mtg #mtgxfinalfantasy

I'm really glad Apple came around to the idea Google had ages ago with Call Screening... One thing I really missed from my Pixel xD

Kind of strange that the push to voicemail thing came first, felt like it was missing something but kinda good enough at the time 🤔

#wwdc #apple

Turns out it’s the fabled rare of the set :blobfoxbongoterrifiedstart: [intense shaking]

Reading it.. oh my fucking heck… pitching means you get two resources… and you make a Gold… and it goes to the bottom of the deck.

IT’S FREE ENERGY AND GOLD.

Opening FaB High Seas and had a collective group assclench moment :ablobfoxbongoterrified:

Me, dumbaf: “Hey.. uhh.. what’s this— I’ve never seen this symbol, what’s it mean?”

Housemate: “Put that down /carefully/!”

@mottenfest Yeah, I am! :3

Anyway, if you ever lay awake at night wondering if being kind actually matters at all...

Just know that I sometimes lay awake at night thinking about the countless kindnesses that led me to this point, and realizing there isn't enough time in a human life to express ample gratitude.

("Pay it forward" is a pragmatic solution here, but it doesn't stop me from pondering this occasionally.)

Years of being around folks in open relationships has rendered me immune to like 99% of drama.

"What would you do if you had a boyfriend and caught him in bed with another man?" -> "idk, put on a pot of coffee?"

@soatok It makes you think, doesn't it?

Takes trust in your partner to make it happen, as much as their trust in you.

Knowing they're not cheating, they're just having fun, and still love you nonetheless.

...but then again, isn't that what a relationship is...? Isn't that obvious?