Akamai's obfuscated bash script Easter egg appears on t-shirts sold in retail stores
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A blog post describing a curious discovery: the author's wife found a t-shirt with an obfuscated bash script printed on the back, which turns out to be an Easter egg from CDN provider Akamai. The script, when decoded and executed, prints a happy Easter message. The article explores the technical details of the obfuscated code, its self-evaluating nature, and the amusing context of how such technical content ends up on consumer merchandise sold in retail stores.
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· 3 pulledWhen my wife said to me 'Let me show you a t-shirt I saw…', I wasn't sure what to expect, but it definitely wasn't an obfuscated bash script printed on the back designed to print a happy Easter egg message.
The obfuscated code in question is actually an easter egg, it's
The title above is, strictly speaking, entirely accurate, but probably not what you think.
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