Re:AppleScript: Control Your Mac with an Email
by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @07:37PM
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First, to anyone reading, please don't run this command!
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I realize that:
• We're on Hacker News, and most Hacker News users will know what that command does.
• Nobody should be running random Terminal commands found on the internet without understanding what they do.
The fact remains that some child might be browsing HN, see this "automation hack", and try running it to see what happens. There's fundamentally no good reason to post destructive commands without a warning. It isn't funny.
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I realize that:
• We're on Hacker News, and most Hacker News users will know what that command does.
• Nobody should be running random Terminal commands found on the internet without understanding what they do.
The fact remains that some child might be browsing HN, see this "automation hack", and try running it to see what happens. There's fundamentally no good reason to post destructive commands without a warning. It isn't funny.