Cheat sheet for if I'm gone • Hacker News Board

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by wnkrshm » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:20 AM UTC

sema4hacker wrote: post #21

A friend of a relative had their house burglarized over a weekend. The burglars took their time and took apart everything, cutting all pictures out of their frames, etc. If a written password existed, they would have found it. The "give it to an attorney" plan would also worry me, unless I knew exactly who/what/when/where/why/how access was controlled and GUARANTEED (after all, an attorney's system could break down a…

My parents had a break-in as well but they collect all kinds of paper notes and irrelevant stuff, magazines etc. Their documents are organized according to some eldritch principle - it's all there but you'll need some time to find it. The burglars gave up and only took a camera.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by Pilottwave » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:24 AM UTC

alostpuppy wrote: post #51

Pilottwave wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI: Bitwarden premium costs 10$ a year!

Oh? Do we like it better than last pass?

I used KeePass with google drive sync before, so cant speak to LastPass.

What got me interested is that Bitwarden is open-source and empowers you to self-host, which for me goes a long way for establishing trust. It has a modern interface through desktop, browser extensions and CLI. You can choose to cloud-host your vault on bitwarden servers, for convenience, with a very generous free tier. Which is what i've been doing for years now, no complaints really.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by sytelus » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:32 AM UTC

I think it is super important that you give this information to lawyer who makes your will and no one else. Especially not your spouse. Why? Statistically, 30% of spouses cheat and get deeply enamored in affairs where anything can happen. It's one of the most fascinating facets of human relationship. Most people think it will never happen to them but it is extraordinarily random with no rhyme or reason. There are people who donated their kidney to their spouse and even that didn't prevent affairs. So, when it comes to spouses, you are always tossing a biased coin, every day. In Western world, the chanced that you will be eventually end up divorced is 50%. The smartest and most desirable people, everyone from von Neumann to Brad Pitt, have ended up in affairs and divorces.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by nasir » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:34 AM UTC

What would be the best and seamless way to host this cheat sheet?

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by jperry » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:37 AM UTC

wnkrshm wrote: post #58

I feel for this kind of stuff, you want to have a local, air gapped computer, maybe a Raspberry that has an encrypted drive. A little computer that is just going to work X years down the line. Edit: Or alternatively, keep a printed document and copies of all of that in a bank vault. Document lockers cost less than 100EUR per year.

Printing seems safest. I wouldn't want to gamble on a pi not corrupting the boot SD card or something of the like.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by protonbob » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:38 AM UTC

wnkrshm wrote: post #58

I feel for this kind of stuff, you want to have a local, air gapped computer, maybe a Raspberry that has an encrypted drive. A little computer that is just going to work X years down the line. Edit: Or alternatively, keep a printed document and copies of all of that in a bank vault. Document lockers cost less than 100EUR per year.

That was the plan here at least for the truly sensitive data. Print it out with spaces and write on it by hand and store in a safe location.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by protonbob » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:40 AM UTC

yrcyrc wrote: post #59

Maybe I just don't see it but how do you keep credentials/such sensitive information secret in an .md on Github?

The point is that like an .env file, you won't commit your information. Just copy the file and edit it or print it out.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by protonbob » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:41 AM UTC

8n4vidtmkvmk wrote: post #29

omarhaneef wrote: post #15

The valuable part of this document is reminding us what to remind them of. I would add: Do you have any private investments? Convertible notes or stocks? Should have a login for AngelList or whatever platform if it’s through one. Then other assets like bank account, brokerage account, deeds to house and car. And I agree this is stuff that — if possible — should be shared and discussed in real time.

do you actually need to share bank passwords, or is just the account # enough? then wifey can contact them and tell them im dead. i think i put her as beneficiary on everything

This is true. It might be easier for in the interim while they don't have a death certificate though.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by protonbob » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:43 AM UTC

mattmurdog wrote: post #11

My partner doesn't even know what Github or markdown is. I'm better off writing it in plain English and putting it in a bank safe.

That is the intended use for this as well. The markdown is just for a template that is easily extensible.

Re: Cheat sheet for if I'm gone

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Post by vietvu » Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:57 AM UTC

I have planned something like this when I was mentally down years ago. Basically a dead man switch, where it would send an email to my family if I did not extend it every 3 months. Yeah, I might forget, but I am a neat and good with memory and it didn't happen trigger. I turned it off after about a year, after I got better and finally see it as meaningless.

Even now, I always think: After all, nothing would matter if I am gone. Why bother with all of that?