Mike Sheward

went into full blown panic response mode earlier - one of our co-workers just started to send a couple of us really long strings of random characters on slack. no response was provided when we asked what was up - we assumed they were having some sort of medical emergency.

anyway eventually I was able to get them on the phone, which is where they informed me they had a cat that will often wander across the keyboard.

phew.

Mar 10 at 3:31amWeb
Show threadChris PetrilliMar 10
@SecureOwl @paul_ipv6 emergency cat pics?
Show threadDavid ZaslavskyMar 10
@SecureOwl also reminds me of what happened that time my company started rolling out Yubikeys
Show threadNegative12DollarBillMar 10

@SecureOwl
You need to read this book now:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56292989-several-people-are-typing

Several People Are Typing

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Show threadTeaJayMar 10
@SecureOwl sure they weren't just trying regex ?
Show threadConanMar 10
@SecureOwl they don't lock their computer?
Show threadmonstrelineMar 10
@ConanChiles @SecureOwl THIS!!
Show threadMike ShewardMar 10

@monstreline @ConanChiles to be fair they work from home and no one else is home during the day

except the cat of course

Show threadJernej Simončič �Mar 10
@SecureOwl Somebody needs PawSense.
PawSense helps you catproof your computer, by protecting against cat typing but letting humans use the keyboard freely

Show threadAmy KirkMar 10
@SecureOwl One of my rescue pigeons liked to wander on the keyboard and press key shortcuts not even my programmer wife knew existed. One time he somehow managed to open up the browser while doing it.
Show threadStraw Dog in the WiresMar 10
@SecureOwl haha, my first thought was a security incident
Show threadAdmiral MemoMar 10

@SecureOwl One time, one of the guys I knew from high school had a very strange tweet with random characters on his account. This was at the time when he was traveling to a different country for a work trip.

He then, a few minutes later, replied to the tweet tagging his wife and saying "Please take the iPad away from the baby." 😄

Show threadtyzbitMar 10
@SecureOwl awkward when everyone has proof you stepped away from your workstation without locking it
Show threadKeri SvendsenMar 10
@SecureOwl Glad they are okay.