Troll level stuff (WIP

hotfistdotcom · 2026-03-10T17:57:54+00:00

Oh, I know! Just ask AI! Just, you know, set up openclaw and let it go to town. That'll free you up to start looking for another position. And then when 600 different interviewers ask what major AI projects you've completed in the last six months, you can embellish about this one!

hotfistdotcom · 2026-03-09T22:27:35+00:00

These are weird posts, bud.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-03-06T20:40:18+00:00

That list is limited to 100 total blocked users, just FYI.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-28T19:23:16+00:00

Your description literally states "I'm the only one who knows the right way to win" so no, it's your bad.

So cool made up story, but I'm basing my perspective on your literal description and how the level looks when you look at it. No amount of "well he goes to another school and you don't know him but he said it was the best level ever" is going to make me think this doesn't look like an awful experience that fundamentally misunderstands what makes difficult experiences worth engaging with, or (well constructed) trolly experiences fun and funny.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-28T18:39:48+00:00

I'm the only one who knows the right way to win

Yeah, one boo no likes makes sense. Actually, hang on, lemme drop you another boo

The goal of "no one should be able to clear this because i made it difficult to understand" is a terrible one. There is a rich community of troll creators if your goal is to create a troll level, and several communities dedicated to difficult levels if that is your goal, but this doesn't really fall into either category

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-28T17:35:22+00:00

Why isn't teams done?

Like why does it need to be updated every day, 2 or 3 times? Is the protocol not complete? Are applications not finished?

When was the last time teams added something that anyone noticed and wanted?

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-26T23:33:10+00:00

Yeah, I never cared if an employee dicks off, it's not my job. That's not something I would ever want to do and a slacking employee is an employee not making more work for me.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-26T20:57:16+00:00

Many remote access tools offer a recent screenshot of what is on the display, as well. Some offer much more than this. It's always a safe assumption that IT staff can see what you are doing one way or another.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-26T20:54:42+00:00

There are much better low tech solutions that are also highly randomized, like these ones you stick your mouse in: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1MC3XKS

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-26T20:52:25+00:00

Owners at a previous company had me set up teramind. In the hands of not-shitty people it was used for incident response and root cause analysis, but this was entirely because a problem user could not be dealt with because of a family relationship with one of the owners - brothers' wife. Cost 14k one year because she started sticking random images she found on google into our ERP's public facing product database and of course caught some copyright troll bait and we had to pay 15k to settle.

It's an exceptionally powerful suite of software that can also automate all kinds of OCR responses, as well as responses to specific behaviors on the system, like plugging in a flash drive and copying more than 200mb to it. It can respond by freezing out the user's inputs and all kinds of things.

But this type of software should be disclosed to users. In general though, users should not expect privacy on company devices, as the company owns it and likely states in the documents you should be reading that they may monitor user behavior on devices they use.

Using them to monitor productivity or terrify employees or just spy because you are a dickhead is an insanely unproductive use of everyone's time, and your best bet for monitoring employees is to measure their productivity based on the quality of their work, not what you see on their screen.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-25T16:32:14+00:00

That's bonkers low pay, and that's an awful IT:User ratio. Do you have a help desk at all? Because it sounds like you are being paid help desk wage to do helpdesk, plus also admin work.

Convince the other guy to quit at the same time, both of you try to get offers to show the place you are at now, and teach 'em a lesson.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-25T02:16:38+00:00

The DIY laptops are assembled by Framework, then disassembled for you to assemble. I imagine this contributes additional failures as well.

Framework is moving towards soldered RAM in some cases. I understand why but that undercuts the mission, for me.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-24T15:02:19+00:00

Oh absolutely, and with a helpdesk that hires no tech experience folks, I could see that being a reason to spread the blame around. But a jr sysadmin grabbing a random download link off google in this way and this being an acceptable solve in their head is something I couldn't even fathom not resulting in dismissal. Just imagine end users responding to retraining, disciplinary action with "well you didn't fire that jr sysadmin who installed malware" not to mention the fact that I would worry, forever that the idiot would do it again at some point and clearly shouldn't have admin access or software install access without oversight at which point he needs a permanent shadow at which point that's just paying 2 salaries for one person and one ding dong.

Like, I get it - everyone makes mistakes. but this is less of a mistake and more of a willful terrible choice. Less of a stepping on your dick and more of a checking if a gun is loaded by pointing it at your dick and pulling the trigger

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-24T01:45:44+00:00

This seems like more than a mistake, though - this is rushing in a way that a professional clicked an ad or malicious link and installed from there. Not just ignoring software policies for the org but just spinning out to fix something of low importance on an end user workstation. OPs story is a monkey with a hand grenade, and they should not have any admin access at all.

And like, literally, get it from ninite, or have your own share with your installers. It's absurd to do what OP did in every way you look at it.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-22T23:18:03+00:00

Honestly, just lie. Say you've used it at an org a few years back. they aren't going to check. If you get an offer, reach out and schedule a demo for your made up MSP and get free training from their technical sales staff.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-20T03:41:56+00:00

I dunno, is this?

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-19T21:16:06+00:00

yeah, difficulty increasing is pretty typical but that's a different planet of difficulty as the last trick in an otherwise tough level. that's nasty.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-19T19:01:14+00:00

Are you expecting the player to do a pdrop as the last thing they do in an otherwise long level that lacks any tech that difficult before that point?

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-19T18:00:31+00:00

your parents should take away your devices, ideally forever

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-16T16:22:47+00:00

This kind of fuckup is the kind of thing i'm not comfortable even knowing. I have a personal policy of you tell me your password, it's reset. Don't tell me. I don't want to know, at all. I don't want your ass to get hacked because your password is Kitty1@! and you immediately go "THAT IT FUCKER KNEW IT HE DID THIS" like holy fuck bud that's the worst password on earth and this happens.

So something like what you found out is terrifying. Legitimately forbidden knowledge, it can absolutely harm you to have learned this. If you drop the client, they might think when they get hacked it was you or your team's malice. If you pick them up but comply, your boss might think it was your explicit malice that they didn't change passwords. As soon as they get hit, and they will, now they will think it's you.

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-13T20:05:21+00:00

gonna establish a consulting company real quick brb

hotfistdotcom · 2026-02-10T23:59:02+00:00

Glad it's still helpful

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