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by Zancarius 4391 days ago
This story goes to show that sometimes the most important "hacking" of any system is to be in good graces with the people running it.
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Or to just be nice to people in general, and eventually good karma will come back to you. I give cold bottled water to the Jehovah's Witnesses that come around every year in the heat of the summer, I make sure and thank and leave cards w/small gifts for my UPS and FedEx regular drivers and postpeople/mailpeople, etc.

Even yelling "Thank you!" through my front window (near my computer desk) when the UPS guy drops-and-runs a package can make a big difference.

Say please and thank you as a matter of habit, to show people in service industries that you appreciate the work they do, that saves time and effort on your part.

Or to be able to social engineer your way into making them think you're in the good graces.
Being honestly nice is easier than faking it.