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How I Hacked My University's Registration System with Python and Twilio

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Post by netsharc »

_sbrk wrote: post #46
makr99 wrote: post #25

I was in the US and want to immigrate to Canada because of US broken H1B immigration system ( for me it will take 9 years to get a greencard). Here is what I did - The immigration website of Saskatchewan province opens up randomly to apply for immigration. I missed it many times because there is no indication other than the "Apply" button being enabled and a small text in their homepage which says "Applications are n…

> because of US broken immigration system Immigration is working just fine: It is a rate-limiting mechanism to prevent massive immigration of every "me too" person from other random countries. You're just like everyone else, and everyone else wants to get in, too. Just like a lifeboat, the US can't let everyone in at once or we'd sink. Buy a parka and enjoy Canada!

Europe has an immigration policy of "you have a degree and a company is willing to pay you above average? Here's your residence permit!" (Obviously background checks are done). I guess their logic is that's a skilled trained worker who will be paying taxes and increase the private sector's productive output, why would a quota be needed? And skilled workers should not be a drain on resources since there's a sane tax system instead of a "steal from the poor, give to the rich" mentality.

As for refugees, letting them in should be like helping the people from that burnt down tower, it's about being human.

Re: How I Hacked My University's Registration System with Python and Twilio

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Post by fapjacks »

ganoushoreilly wrote: post #39
fapjacks wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's along the lines of what I do when I am waiting for a dedicated machine from OVH, since they list all of their clearance machines on a special page and you have to keep checking them. So I just used my script with Twilio to send me SMS when it's available to buy. Done that all three times I needed a box. I would not call it "hacking" though.

I think hacking in a sense of having a problem and piecing together a solution is the context they were going for (much like hackernews) vs traditional escalation type hacking.

Sure, but the term for this is "problem solving" and calling it "hacking" is disingenuous. I am not a big fan of the crowds that co-opt terminology for sort of superficial (e.g. marketing) reasons. I'm a bit hypocritical about it, because I think rms has historically done extremely well with this tactic, pushing ideals that I agree with. But there are other groups which do this that grinds on my soul.
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