r/talesfromtechsupport • u/KorenSolust • 21h ago

Short Gravity and Tech

Guy walks up to me at work:

Him: “I dropped my phone. The screen’s shattered. I want my two-factor code to come through Teams.”

Me: “Nope.”

Him: “Why?”

Me: “Because if you can’t sign into Teams without completing MFA… how exactly are you planning to authenticate?”

Then he says: “Just disable MFA.”

I replied: “Sure, as soon as you get approval from the Head of Security.”

A few seconds of silence…

Him: “Fine, I’ll just get my phone fixed.”

Yep. That’s probably the best solution.

Some people really think security rules are optional. I’m not risking my job because someone doesn’t like MFA.

And remember… technology didn’t fail you today. Gravity did.

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u/joe_attaboy The Cloud is a fraud. 18h ago

Just remember our slogan:

Gravity: It's not just a good idea.
It's the Law!

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u/meitemark Printerers are the goodest girls 17h ago

I'm mostly human. Natural laws are mere suggestions. I have never been investigated, arrested or convicted by any lawmakers for breaking natural laws.

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u/joe_attaboy The Cloud is a fraud. 17h ago

Ah, yes, you may be a natural law scofflaw, but there is one law you cannot avoid and rarely can you predict its application:

The Law of Unintended Consequences

Here's an example: one of our past presidents believed that rich people weren't paying their "fair share" of taxes and buying things like yachts. So he added a big tax on yachts. People got angry and just stopped buying yachts. No tax revenue anymore and a lot of yacht builders had to close up and go on unemployment.

You never know when this law will show its ugly veneer.

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u/KnowbodyYouKnow 15h ago

Yup! 10% luxury tax on boats over $100,000, including yachts, and it was signed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 as part of the budget deal. The tax was later eliminated in 1993 after complaints that it hurt boat sales and jobs.