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anewguy9000

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About anewguy9000

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    we could also talk about the technical aspects of the nazi gas chambers, but maybe its only human if first we condemn this for what it is, a war crime. i for one am sick of the nor…

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    Comment #41358452

    this. the uis for different apps have different needs - ex. keeping a video editor wide and narrow. and its not uncommon to want more apps open than would fit into their own tiles …

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    Comment #41354244

    do they have the right to employment??

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    Comment #41321586

    mozilla used to have this smart guy, brendan something, as their cto. but he was chased out of mozilla and created a new browser called brave. it actually does what this current ct…

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    Comment #41030972

    minimum bid is $199 :(

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    Comment #41027592

    got it, thanks. indeed looking again at the whois record, the registrant info is redacted, and the make offer link takes me to domain agents. so i may have jumped to a conclusion h…

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    Comment #41025896

    this didnt occur to me but its a good idea lol if its automated maybe it could work, i will try and report back!

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    Comment #41025890

    maybe i wasnt clear - its listed for sale by name cheap. i am open to other explanations, but im just sharing my experience of what happened. the whois record shows name cheap as t…

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    Comment #41025869

    thanks, will dm you. do you explicitly state its a practice you do not engage in anywhere other than the comments here? if so it would greatly help folks like myself if it was an e…

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    PSA: Don't Use Namecheap

    what is the point of a service like namecheap? to find and buy a domain right? so i am using namecheap to find a domain. i search and search and finally find a domain that suits my…

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    Comment #34101623

    apoligies for the lack if clarity how does a rainbow table crack "dog" with the salt "109231oijoasdfnaisdfabatteryhorse123"? rainbow tables are as old as time and indeed still work…

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    Comment #34101577

    i meant others commonly assume horseloverwhatever is more secure. to be more clear, 1. dog is weak 2. horseloverwhatever is weak 3. 8randoms! is weak 4. therefore, dog is as good a…

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    Comment #34101544

    i agree. but most sites that enforce a policy (8 chars, symbols, etc) are bruted just as easily. we need to take a step, away from passwords, to secure against brute force in 2022

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    Comment #34101464

    im sorry, what point are you making? if its that "dog" is a weak password, i thought that was evident. but many people seem confused that "horseloverwhatever" is more secure, simil…

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    Comment #34101261

    yep, most of the discussion about passwords completely miss the point. a random word, like "dog" or "pingpong" is fine if the pqsswords are salted and hashed appropriately. how oft…

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    Comment #34095630

    second picture in is a dude with a chainsaw

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    Comment #33489424

    but this doesnt really explain what makes gpl superior to mit. in my experience, gpl is expensive, and i have seen plenty of fair contribution, ownership, and community making thin…

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    Comment #33489247

    i would suggest reading the text [0] to educate yourself [0] https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT