True, engineers don't tend to be manipulative bastards, we just care for the end completion and reward for it.

But, do keep in mind that this won't always be the case. Tools are making it ever-easier for people who know practically nothing to break into the product space without the filters that you'd normally get from someone going through hard sciences in school.

Since there are so many new makers with engineer-like skills, it means you'll have more sociopaths in sheep's clothing in the future.

Still, there are ways to interview for meritocratic behavior.

The difference is that this.

1 - The bank signed a copy then gave one to the customer to sign. If the customer changed the print at this point, it would no longer be valid.

2 - What this guy did, the bank gave him a copy, he modified it, then signed it, then sent it back, to which the bank approved. Which is still technically valid.

In my eyes, that man won and outplayed the system.

Yes, now I can see my lovely hybrid cursive manuscript scrawl on the screen!

Would be fun to use that's for sure. :D

I always thought this tip was common sense... Although my entry to the programming world wasn't through the normal means.

Conspiracy theories go go go!

To become a whitehat. You have to know the trade in blackhat. Know your enemy. And that goes both ways in network security.

There's only one true brace...

Some captains refuse to leave their sinking ship.

Zynga might have some fairly tight contractual obligations to Facebook as part of being a preferred content maker on their platform.

Worth investigating, if you're interested in this business.

Totally a privacy concern. The opt out option should be easily accessible and not obnoxiousness hard to find.

The opt out (for accounts where this is enabled) will be placed right into the chat window where the user is typing. Definitely easy to find.