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

#71

Look, we all intuitively get that it's a bad idea and it is definitely funny. But honestly is it helping to make fun of the poor user rather than educate them as to why their password is on the list and the importance of secure password practices? The security community I grew up with was welcoming and understanding, and it sparked an interest I never would have realized otherwise.

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.

As further evidence that the assafnativ probably understands trolling, it's worth mentioning that he wrote the article The Making of the Kosher Phone [0]. So he knows how to troll Orthodox Jews if nothing else.

[0]: http://blog.assafnativ.com/2014/03/the-making-of-kosher-phon...

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

#72

That comment thread was gold, if only for the link to the most secure password in the world site... [0] [Disclaimer seeing as the original joke was missed by many - this site link is totally tongue in cheek too. DON'T use the suggested password] [0] - https://mostsecure.pw/

Reminds me of xkcd "Random Number": https://xkcd.com/221/

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

#73

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> I'm going to let this one slide Thanks for your benevolence.

Your snark is noted. However, unlike those that come here to delay their day's tasks, I come here to learn and be exposed to new things. As such, humor has never been a quality I seek from HN, and it detracts from the point of being here, for me.

Why can't we seek to learn and have a laugh now and then as well?

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

#74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I'm going to let this one slide Thanks for your benevolence.

Your snark is noted. However, unlike those that come here to delay their day's tasks, I come here to learn and be exposed to new things. As such, humor has never been a quality I seek from HN, and it detracts from the point of being here, for me.

Why can't we seek to learn and have a laugh now and then as well?

Your profile also says "Commentors with novelty usernames should not expect responses.". What if someone with a novelty username teaches you something and you have a question to further your learning. You won't respond?

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

#76

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

Copied the stars and then pasted that into CTRL-F

Fun fact: You have to escape the stars for them to show up on IRC. Otherwise people see their password!
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