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Yeah, that office manager probably knew who would be getting the tickets in advance.



Working hard: writing a script to detect when the website goes live.

Working smart: bring the office manager a pastry, ask them about their day, and drop hints about how excited you are for the tickets this year.


Engineer vs Non-Engineer approach.


You mean social engineering.


I'd rather pay scalper prices than do that


And that's when I'd make that script and the knowledge behind it available publicly and advertise it on social media :)




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