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I did something similar early in my career but it very much went noticed. The system I wrote to correct the bug was basically a MITM attack against pharmacy rx transmissions, it re-priced prescriptions just before they went to the insurance carrier's system because the pharmacies would never apply price updates (i worked at a small independent pharmacy chain, they didn't have a central dispensing system). In my infinite genius I named the system after my current crush. Corporate liked it so much they made an annual award named after my system... so therefore after my crush but i was too embarrassed to tell them the real origin of the name. That was 25 years ago but, to this day, every year a trophy gets made with the first name of my old crush printed on it and handed out. heh if she ever knew she'd be mortified.


You must tell her then update us on her reaction. Bonus if you record it on video. :^)




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