Jon/Phil great stories. can anyone trump?
Soulla On 10 May 2010 15:57, Phil Lewis <backst...@linuxcentre.net> wrote: > I managed to get into a private corporate champagne buffet at InfoSec > Europe/London a couple of years ago by just speaking on my mobile while > I walked past the security reception. Wouldn't be quite so funny except > that the reception was for invited CISSP members only and I wasn't a > member or invited. The champagne always tastes better this way. > > - Phil Lewis > > On Thu, 2010-05-06 at 13:14 +0100, Soulla Stylianou wrote: > > fantastic story. Made me giggle. Great. How long ago was that? What > > did you come to see? > > Wonder if anyone can better it. > > > > Soulla > > > > On 6 May 2010 12:59, Jon Knight <j.p.kni...@lboro.ac.uk> wrote: > > > On Tue, 4 May 2010, Soulla Stylianou wrote: > > >> > > >> hmm. I could see a challenge in the offing if it wasn't likely to > cause > > >> security breaches. How far can one person go on either > > >> > > >> a) a bbc backstage lanyard > > >> b) a bbc backstage t-shirt. > > > > > > No BBC connection but a mate and I once blagged our way into a show at > the > > > NEC with a walkie talkie, a large cable crimping tool and a reel of old > > > thick Ethernet cable. He walked ahead looking official and "chatting" > on > > > the walkie talkie whilst I plodded along behind with the tool in hand > and > > > the cable slung over my shoulder. Security held the barrier open for > us and > > > we just smiled and nodded as we walked through... :-) > > > > > > The best bit was the look one the face of one of the "barcode wander" > who > > > frequent such shows when he realised we had no barcodes for him to scan > and > > > thus no way for him to send us pointless spam. :-) :-) > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please > > > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > > > Unofficial list archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Soulla Stylianou Client Director DADEN LIMITED e: soulla.stylia...@daden.co.uk t: 0121 250 5678 m: 07814145167 w: www.daden.co.uk http://twitter.com/SoullaStylianou LinkedIN: Soulla Stylianou sl: http://www.slurl.com/secondlife/daden%20prime/160/184/26 sl IM: ImmortalitySou Ballinger Daden Limited is an Information 2.0 Consultancy and full service Virtual Worlds/Second Life development agency. Daden are a Linden Lab Gold Solution Provider for Second Life.
