<![CDATA[2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you]]>2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does
2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b88d0295-350b-416d-9439-19b5f3385342/2016-never-ever-run-a-script-unless-you-know-what-it-does2026-let-a-statistical-model-run-random-commands-for-youRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 01:04:27 GMTTue, 07 Apr 2026 09:49:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:02:35 GMT]]>@sol_hsa also don't tell people on the Internet your name

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116391159730539300https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/guenther/statuses/116391159730539300Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:02:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:19:52 GMT]]>@Purple_Lilith @energisch_ @sol_hsa and it enabled even harder, as they are designed to prevent users from controlling their devices!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116368814397658596https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116368814397658596Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:19:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:17:47 GMT]]>@energisch_ @sol_hsa Tech illiterate people use technology they trust but do not understand. Smartphones and tablet computers were designed to be magical black boxes you do not have to understand. This design changed how people use those tools.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Purple_Lilith/statuses/116368570303767900https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Purple_Lilith/statuses/116368570303767900Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:17:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:01:31 GMT]]>@sol_hsa dafuq is wrong with society?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116368506350825209https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116368506350825209Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:37:29 GMT]]>@energisch_ @sol_hsa to be fair, they all state in der eula, more or less, that it's for entertainment purpose only and not meant for critical systems …

but yeah. who tf reads this shit except the llm that distilles it into tldr instructions or, helpful as always, friendly asks: would you like me to rm -f this for you? so glad to be at your service 😉

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/speckmantel/statuses/116364636935331768https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/speckmantel/statuses/116364636935331768Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:37:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:55:10 GMT]]>@matus_chochlik @sol_hsa
yes, I think piping a random download directly into a shell, maybe even a root shell, was an intermediate step that softened people for such bullshit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Doomed_Daniel/statuses/116363998689093838https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Doomed_Daniel/statuses/116363998689093838Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:55:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:43:26 GMT]]>@energisch_
There is no rule so rigid that it can withstand our laziness
@sol_hsa

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://det.social/users/lostgen/statuses/116363952558465845https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://det.social/users/lostgen/statuses/116363952558465845Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:43:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:20:47 GMT]]>@sol_hsa I used to think that the `wget -q -O- <some-random-url> | sudo bash` anti-pattern was dangerous and dumb, but then I've watched how a tech company CTO did vibe shell command execution as root.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matus_chochlik/statuses/116363627592939609https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/matus_chochlik/statuses/116363627592939609Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:20:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:42:30 GMT]]>@sol_hsa unless you know what it does was true in 2006 and 1996 also. In 1986 if you knew what a script was, you probably knew what it did, but that was still good advice.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/hypostase/statuses/116363477057378328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/hypostase/statuses/116363477057378328Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:42:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:38:41 GMT]]>@sol_hsa @ll1t Randomly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/fuzztech/statuses/116362990142608070https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/fuzztech/statuses/116362990142608070Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:38:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2016: never, ever run a script unless you know what it does2026: let a statistical model run random commands for you on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:58:42 GMT]]>@sol_hsa
[Community Note: Don't!]

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/yora/statuses/116362832966929192https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/yora/statuses/116362832966929192Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:58:42 GMT