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		kalleboo on April 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Walking While Black The Y Combinator application form famously has this question on it: "Please tell us about the time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage." A case of social engineering would certainly be a valid response

kazinator on April 23, 2018 [–]

Perhaps due to my imagination being feeble, I can't see how that could be about anything but some sort of con job.

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