Hall of shame
Museum of failures
Every exhibit here is something I attempted, broke, misunderstood, or gave up on. Displayed with pride. Entry is free. Exit is through the gift shop of hard-won lessons.
My first CTF attempt
Spent 6 hours on a challenge rated "Easy". Turned out I was solving the wrong challenge entirely.
Reading the brief is, apparently, step one.
Home lab firewall setup
Configured what I thought was an airtight firewall. Locked myself out of my own machine within 4 minutes.
Always keep a physical console cable nearby. Always.
Learning Python for automation
Wrote a script to automate a 5-minute task. Spent 3 days on the script. It now takes 8 minutes and occasionally crashes.
Automation is a spectrum. I live at the wrong end of it.
SQL injection on my own test site
Successfully injected my own database. Then forgot the backup was also on the same machine. Gone.
Backups exist. Use them. Before, not after.
Understanding cryptography properly
Started studying cryptography in 2022. Still not sure what I'm doing. The maths laughs at me daily.
Humility: the only thing I've mastered so far.
Your next exhibit
Replace this card with something you tried, broke, or regret. The museum is always accepting donations.
To be determined. Probably soon.
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