Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud of?

Re:Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud... by WaitWhatHuh on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:17PM (#35124858)

I inadvertently caused a VERY VERY large corporation that is a household name to change its TOS through one of my little automation scripts. By little, I mean a few dozen lines of code and some ingenuity.

The corp in question: Begins with V and ends with z and likes to screw customers.

All above board, approved by several levels of various teams/depts. The head of a specific dept sent me several strongly worded texts/voicemails. He was rather expressive to say the least over something that cost $0.

I could go in more detail but there are a few NDAs I signed.

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Re:Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud... by pinkcan on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:43PM (#35125209)

if you really wanted to write about it, you could have just avoided referring to the corp name at all, tos and ndas, and just write about the technical details of this script. you could even have done so under a throwaway.

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Re:Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud... by netsharc on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:15PM (#35130531)

But the technical details would make him identifiable?

Although I agree with you, as it is, OP is just bragging about the effect while we're looking to be impressed by the technical details of the hack.

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Re:Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud... by severine on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:49PM (#35125288)

The corp in question: Begins with V and ends with z and likes to screw customers.

Typo? Maybe ends with n?

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Re:Ask HN: Small scripts, hacks and automations you're proud... by rationalist on Sunday March 12, 2023 @11:26PM (#35130602)

Why sign NDAs? If you weren't violating the then TOS, what did you get in exchange to sign them?

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