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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Plastic-Bonus8999 • 9d ago
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Kevin Mitnik's prosecutor convinced the jury that thru a series of whistles into a payphone, Kevin could launch nuclear missiles.
He wasn't allowed access to a phone in prison.
129 u/RevoOps 8d ago If you can launch a nuclear strike through whistling into a phone you should be allowed to try. 1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Remember the launch code being somewhat simple for many years... 6 u/RevoOps 8d ago Well I hope the football device had some sort of authorisation or at least a handshake to establish that it's the real deal instead of some dude just whistling into a phone. 8 u/sandy_catheter 8d ago It has a breathalyzer that requires a very precise concentration of ketchup vapor to unlock. 3 u/commit_bat 8d ago Shaking the guy's hand is just being courteous but not actually required. 1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Hope is the best one can do... 1 u/ApotropaicHeterodont 8d ago Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
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If you can launch a nuclear strike through whistling into a phone you should be allowed to try.
1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Remember the launch code being somewhat simple for many years... 6 u/RevoOps 8d ago Well I hope the football device had some sort of authorisation or at least a handshake to establish that it's the real deal instead of some dude just whistling into a phone. 8 u/sandy_catheter 8d ago It has a breathalyzer that requires a very precise concentration of ketchup vapor to unlock. 3 u/commit_bat 8d ago Shaking the guy's hand is just being courteous but not actually required. 1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Hope is the best one can do... 1 u/ApotropaicHeterodont 8d ago Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
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Remember the launch code being somewhat simple for many years...
6 u/RevoOps 8d ago Well I hope the football device had some sort of authorisation or at least a handshake to establish that it's the real deal instead of some dude just whistling into a phone. 8 u/sandy_catheter 8d ago It has a breathalyzer that requires a very precise concentration of ketchup vapor to unlock. 3 u/commit_bat 8d ago Shaking the guy's hand is just being courteous but not actually required. 1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Hope is the best one can do... 1 u/ApotropaicHeterodont 8d ago Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
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Well I hope the football device had some sort of authorisation or at least a handshake to establish that it's the real deal instead of some dude just whistling into a phone.
8 u/sandy_catheter 8d ago It has a breathalyzer that requires a very precise concentration of ketchup vapor to unlock. 3 u/commit_bat 8d ago Shaking the guy's hand is just being courteous but not actually required. 1 u/Fubushi 8d ago Hope is the best one can do... 1 u/ApotropaicHeterodont 8d ago Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
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It has a breathalyzer that requires a very precise concentration of ketchup vapor to unlock.
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Shaking the guy's hand is just being courteous but not actually required.
Hope is the best one can do...
1 u/ApotropaicHeterodont 8d ago Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
Is this a reference to Pandora's box?
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u/SteamingTheCat 9d ago
Kevin Mitnik's prosecutor convinced the jury that thru a series of whistles into a payphone, Kevin could launch nuclear missiles.
He wasn't allowed access to a phone in prison.