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mlaci

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    Comment #40975820

    >I think we need to differentiate: Visualize a program vs. Visually program. Not necessarily, programming with visual DSL is already a thing in the field of language oriented progr…

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    Comment #38978535

    The same problem applies to LGPL code and browsers (e.g. ffmpeg.wasm).

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    Comment #24914221

    Yes, but in that case you need to reencode every video in realtime at playing. Maybe you speed up the process with capturing the different parts of the video in parallel and concat…

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    Comment #23573499

    > You're just talking past me, bro. Sorry for over explaning, but I feel it necessary. Sticking with your example and making more formal. Name it pick function and let its three mo…

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    Comment #23569072

    > with a strongly predictable preference No, your example has nothing to do with preference, your method (picking out of 4) just less random than picking from one (the first). Pref…

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    Comment #23549291

    It's just a bare minimum that you reduced, if you add some preference it's worse than that. I did some test, maybe I'm just lucky, but i got password with a word starting with b at…

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    Comment #23539143

    Yes, if the regeneration depends on your preference of the generated words, the words order or link between them. The individual generations independent from each other, so if your…

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    Comment #23537209

    Problem with generators and this scheme, they allow regeneration. Most people not using the first version, they generate a new until they like it enough to stop, which is not that …

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    Comment #23513193

    > The additional hashing weakens the credentials. If it's true, the attacker just has to do additional hashings to crack the password.

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    Comment #23347007

    Similar: Mechanical computers (for fire control) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwf5mAlI7Ug