How can you tell if someone is lying?

Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by User23 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @12:57PM (#26611932)

My high school was a similar object lesson in how the world actually works. I went from almost getting expelled freshman year for "breaking the library computer"[1] to having the assistant principal accept, but probably not believe, every word I said over underclassmen in any sort of conflict.

[1]

  10 PRINT "C:\> "
  20 READ
  30 PRINT "Bad command or file name"
  40 GOTO 10

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How can you tell if someone is lying? by jamiek88 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @01:07PM (#26637245)

Hey I did the same but added SOUND RND (1000,1,-1) or whatever it was to an entire bank of econet computers.

We were in the class next door that had one computer and we could hear it go off.

Hilarious hijinks until caught/blabbed on. Serious business afterwards. Teachers are scared shitless of computers even now and ‘hacking’ back then... well, I was waiting for MI6 to come get me.

[ Parent | on HN ]