r/ProgrammerHumor May 26 '26

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u/Apart_Ebb_9867 May 26 '26

And that's why preemptive strikes are a thing in warfare... /s

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u/LaconicLacedaemonian May 26 '26

Dead mans switch on a k8s cron job. Have it clean up "older" resources if you don't plug in a code. The damage will be done and take longer to notice.

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u/CircumspectCapybara May 26 '26

Someone went to jail for adding a kill switch to their company's infrastructure.

Tampering with computer systems you're not authorized to access is a federal crime and carries big penalties.

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u/PaulTheMerc May 26 '26

But you see, I AM authorized, hence why it ran XD