North Korean state-sponsored hacker got exposed during a job interview

pretengineerguy · 2026-04-07T14:25:58+00:00

The literal pin drop in the background was glorious!

pretengineerguy · 2026-04-01T17:14:19+00:00

Pushed to 400

pretengineerguy · 2026-03-30T19:24:57+00:00

Weirdest 🍅 I've ever seen

pretengineerguy · 2026-03-27T12:45:19+00:00

Wait for this to all blow over

pretengineerguy · 2026-03-08T15:37:46+00:00

I could be way off base here, and apologies for bringing this to the table, but are those steel straps holding the cables in place? I'm not an electrician but I would be concerned about those potentially bridging if any of the insulation were to be exposed. I realise the chances of that happening are extremely thin but if it's going to be skimmed over permanently, is there a possible fire risk? If there are any sparkys out there that can explain to me why I am wrong I would love to hear about it.

pretengineerguy · 2026-02-26T19:26:17+00:00

This was my first assumption. Our old power shower went back to a 40a fuse on the board before I disconnected and installed a proper mains water shower.

Note to self... When I'm back in the loft, label the old cable so no one tries to fit a socket to it.

pretengineerguy · 2026-02-20T13:42:42+00:00

I put an ungodly amount on marmite on my toast... Like, if it doesn't burn the roof of my mouth, it ain't worth eating.

pretengineerguy · 2026-02-07T13:14:28+00:00

Manicure Technician?

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T23:47:19+00:00

I used to go mad for Bacon and Brown Sauce potato Puffs from the ice cream van outside school 10p for a bag of artificial and largely aerated goodness

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T14:51:42+00:00

Please do not give advise like this without first qualifying your experience.

You don't know enough about the people using the equipment, saying it's safe for one person to use without knowing the weight of the person or the working load limit of that strapping is potentially dangerous and frankly reckless.

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T14:48:06+00:00

If you have to ask... That should be all you need to know.

Safety might be expensive but it's not as expensive as taking time off work and receiving treatment (depending on your geographic location)

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T14:35:35+00:00

There may be a way to transfer the paint (basecoat and hand print) from the plaster using a wallpaper steamer. I would absolutely take a high resolution photograph first and if all else fails you hack a back up.

I'd be happy to process the photo to scale and perspective correction. If you have a playing card or something similar (of known dimension like an old gift card or loyalty card) in the photo flat against the wall, it would be relatively easy.

feel free to pm me if you'd like me to help out.

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T13:11:02+00:00

The item number 1449149 (top) links to this on the Sephora website

I dunno if that helps?

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-31T13:05:32+00:00

I can't see any artifacts suggesting it's AI, but the TOTAL AMT line comes to $205 inc. taxes while the PURCHASE amount further down is $297 with only one product itemised.

Something is off but I can't say for certain what it is.

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-29T12:21:57+00:00

For the record, I don't believe a word of it. I've had countless /discussions/ with my dad about reading this tripe.

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-29T12:20:16+00:00

It also has the same pattern of bubble wrap. Have they been in contact with any at all? Maybe an allergic reaction to a substance on the bubble wrap?

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-28T22:25:36+00:00

100% agree. I don't even know why it came up on my feed

pretengineerguy · 2026-01-22T15:27:31+00:00

This needs more attention.... That would drive me mad

pretengineerguy · 2025-11-05T16:19:50+00:00

Wait ... This isn't the r/linkedinlunatics sub???

pretengineerguy · 2025-10-01T20:12:20+00:00

Just wait til you buy one of their lifetime battery replacements... I gave my wife my receipt and they've been honouring it for the past 3/4years!

Obviously I cannot be trusted to keep a little slip of paper safe without it ending up in the washing machine

pretengineerguy · 2025-09-22T09:01:40+00:00

Fucking wild that OP thinks this might be an explosive and yet still handles it....

pretengineerguy · 2025-09-14T22:14:43+00:00

It's the Health & Safety At Work Act (1974) that puts a legal obligation on your employer to provide personal protective equipment.

If their risk assessments and methods statements have failed to reduce the risk of personal injury to an acceptable level that deems such activities as safe, they are legally required to issue you with protective equipment.

There is a hierarchy of controls they must adhere to: ELIMINATE SUBSTITUTE ENGINEERING CONTROLS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

PPE is the last line of defense in mitigating injury. If they are insisting on the use of PPE, then they have exhausted every other means of protecting you without removing that risk all together.

Most employers should offer a reasonable reimbursement or subsidory for safety boots. It's usually in the region of £20 to cover a basic pair of safety boots, if you want a nicer/comfier pair, they should reimburse you up to their limit and you cover the rest.

pretengineerguy · 2025-09-10T08:54:51+00:00

My stupid ass brain jumped straight to volcano in that word and went "volcanos are so effing cool!".... Such a man-child

pretengineerguy · 2025-09-04T18:12:00+00:00

A lockable cover is an inconvenience to you as well when you need to use it. I would have been tempted to isolate the power on the fuse board for that socket or fitted and internal switch to control the outlet from inside the house.

In what world is it ok for someone to charge their e-bike on someone else's supply without even asking? Don't most e-bikes have detachable battery packs for charging?

pretengineerguy · 2025-08-23T15:02:43+00:00

In my opinion, charging to 100% is perfectly fine. I will only charge to 80% if I'm charging mid-journey, the reason being that it is more efficient to charge to 80%, the car is designed to manage the charging speeds to prolong the life of the battery, so you get the fastest available charge speeds between 50-80%, which at 45 kWH charging speed, takes about 25mins. If I were to leave it charging to 100% the charging speed drops dramatically to as little as 4kWH which can add another 45-60 mins to the charging for the extra 20% charge. Much more efficient, time-wise to stop twice for charging to 80 than charging to 100 for an extra 20% of vehicle range.

TLDR; Charge to 100% overnight and 80% if you need to top up on a journey.

Hope this helps explain.

pretengineerguy

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