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Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#61
The comments are humorous, of course, in the context of sharing passwords.

What if, instead of a password, the text to be censored is:

09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

(That's a code that can be used to crack Blu-Ray discs).

Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AACS_encryption_key_controvers...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management#Oppo...

https://www.eff.org/issues/drm

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#62

Ctrl + F hunter2 (4 matches) I love a good in-joke. Spoilers: http://bash.org/?244321

Whenever you type that, all I see is "1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie-3-2-7-8-9-7-7-7-6-4-3-Tango-7-3-2-Victor-7-3-1-1-7-8-8-8-7-3-2-4-7-6-7-8-9-7-6-4-3-7-6

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#63
post #62

Ctrl + F hunter2 (4 matches) I love a good in-joke. Spoilers: http://bash.org/?244321

Whenever you type that, all I see is "1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie-3-2-7-8-9-7-7-7-6-4-3-Tango-7-3-2-Victor-7-3-1-1-7-8-8-8-7-3-2-4-7-6-7-8-9-7-6-4-3-7-6

I can't see this without claiming the nerd cred of being the first to identify it as the password Data uses to lock out the computer in the ST:TNG episode "Brothers".

For extra credit, I will point out (which you may not know EGreg?) that the password he speaks verbally, and the password that appears on the display visually, are NOT the same and differ by a few digits near the end, a small mistake in production.

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#65
post #63
post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whenever you type that, all I see is "1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie-3-2-7-8-9-7-7-7-6-4-3-Tango-7-3-2-Victor-7-3-1-1-7-8-8-8-7-3-2-4-7-6-7-8-9-7-6-4-3-7-6

I can't see this without claiming the nerd cred of being the first to identify it as the password Data uses to lock out the computer in the ST:TNG episode "Brothers". For extra credit, I will point out (which you may not know EGreg?) that the password he speaks verbally, and the password that appears on the display visually, are NOT the same and differ by a few digits near the end, a small mistake in production.

The code that Data says: 173467321476C32789777643T732V73117888732476789764376

The code on the screen (in upper case letters) 17346721476C3278977763T732V731171888732476789764376

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAUVUUhf7U0

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The user has a large number of GitHub commits and the technical knowledge needed to create a pull request probably exceeds the knowledge needed to know why this doesn't work... I feel comfortable assuming the original PR is a joke.

> the technical knowledge needed to create a pull request probably exceeds the knowledge needed to know why this doesn't work... The plural of anecdote is not data, but I have first hand experience with someone who can make a pull request but doesn't understand password best practices at all. Granted it might be because I taught them to make pull requests, but still... I know people who wrote code for their thesis in…

I've worked with a programmer on a project who could not do basic algebra (4x + 1 = 5, solve for x), and would outsource any math to stackoverflow to get answers in his specific language. Those answers were usually incorrect because he didn't know how to phrase his questions correctly.

That was horrifying to realize that the person writing the front end for an ecommerce application not only could not calculate tax, but would brag about how he doesn't need to know basic math.

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#67

Ctrl + F hunter2 (4 matches) I love a good in-joke. Spoilers: http://bash.org/?244321

What did you search for? When you type hunter2 all I see are stars.

Does it work for usernames?

Here, check mine:

    8ftpenissurvivor
What does that show up as?

Re: Remove my password from lists so hackers won't be able to hack me

#69
post #62

Ctrl + F hunter2 (4 matches) I love a good in-joke. Spoilers: http://bash.org/?244321

Whenever you type that, all I see is "1-7-3-4-6-7-3-2-1-4-7-6-Charlie-3-2-7-8-9-7-7-7-6-4-3-Tango-7-3-2-Victor-7-3-1-1-7-8-8-8-7-3-2-4-7-6-7-8-9-7-6-4-3-7-6

Weird, I see 223269?
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