Wednesday 7 January 2015

acrostic - Teapot Riddle no.23 (fan made)



Rules: I have one word which has several (2 or more) meanings. Each of the meanings is a teapot (first, second ...). You try to figure out the word with the conversation between the teapots



Hint 1:



First teapot: Humans are annoyed of my existence
Second teapot: Probably yeah, they are shocked even if they get a hint of my existence




Hint 2:



First teapot: Humans hate me. Do they hate you as well?
Second teapot: Eventually they hate me too, but it has always been complicated



Hint 3:



First teapot: I remind them of their mistakes
Second teapot: So you help them to rectify? I remind them of what they spoke




Hint 4:



First teapot: Yeah, I am useless if I don't show up
Second teapot: Totally agree.. But I am useless if I do




Answer



I think the answer is



Bug




In particular



First teapot - bug, error in computer program or system
Second teapot - bug, a concealed miniature microphone



First teapot: Humans are annoyed of my existence



Computer bugs are a sign of something going wrong in a program.



Second teapot: Probably yeah, they are shocked even if they get a hint of my existence




Anybody would be shocked to find out they are being bugged.



First teapot: Humans hate me. Do they hate you as well?



I always hate when my code hits a bug, but they can be very serious.



Second teapot: Eventually they hate me too, but it has always been complicated



There is a complicated balance always at play between personal privacy and state security.




First teapot: I remind them of their mistakes



Computer bugs are the result of human error.



Second teapot: So you help them to rectify? I remind them of what they spoke



Surveillance bugs record conversations.



First teapot: Yeah, I am useless if I don't show up




Bugs are important to spot to make your code better.



Second teapot: Totally agree.. But I am useless if I do



If you find a surveillance bug, who knows what has been recorded.



Acrostic



The first letters of the second teapot's sentences spell PEST - a synonym for bug.




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