tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7700910536171832426..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Odd Thoughts TodayAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-21014136412084506802019-08-30T22:09:10.270-04:002019-08-30T22:09:10.270-04:00John Holton -- I tried one of the password thingie...John Holton -- I tried one of the password thingies like that once and I couldn't get over the fact that my passwords were "saved" somewhere I didn't control. My 'system' takes more time and thought, but it is not saved on some server in whereverland that could be hacked. Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59997865184520265632019-08-30T17:35:34.133-04:002019-08-30T17:35:34.133-04:00James, I had forgotten that Lewis had weighed in o...James, I had forgotten that Lewis had weighed in on that topicAssistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50939759936055309772019-08-30T15:28:04.495-04:002019-08-30T15:28:04.495-04:00I treat the security questions like any other pass...I treat the security questions like any other password: I let LastPass generate a string of nonsense characters and save the answers in the LastPass memo field. Works like a charm.John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-68039727794887289552019-08-30T05:44:38.404-04:002019-08-30T05:44:38.404-04:00Dean Scream - I think you're treating the Iowa...Dean Scream - I think you're treating the Iowa caucus as far too predictive. Their track record is mixed with only about half of the winners of contested races being the eventual nominee. Trump placed second in 2016, McCain came in third in 2008, and Bill Clinton came in fourth (behind Uncommitted!) in 1992. Dean certainly had the possibility of recovery but the scream was a handy hook for the narrative of failing candidate flailing about under adversity.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-1206743873953620372019-08-30T01:19:14.292-04:002019-08-30T01:19:14.292-04:00I have a list of questions and answers for securit...I have a list of questions and answers for security questions. It's all lies and it's handwritten. For example, one of my answers for car questions is the license plate number of a car I was stuck behind in a traffic jam some years ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-74620271018497078112019-08-29T23:45:46.535-04:002019-08-29T23:45:46.535-04:00"Always believed but never right." The ..."Always believed but never right." The first place I'd look for candidates is newspaper/TV editorialists. They have to crank out opinions come rain or shine, , and have the position of authority to be believed. <br /><br />"the people who live there have to give an opinion once a week or once a day, or else Mr. Mammon would soon cut off their food."<br /><br />"Newspapers pay the penalty of the blind idolatry of speed. They go so fast that they never notice anything; and they have to make up their minds so quickly that they never make them up at all."jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-42477007509182821812019-08-29T22:18:18.319-04:002019-08-29T22:18:18.319-04:00I remember reading of an approach, by a person I t...I remember reading of an approach, by a person I thought very OCD, but clever. <br />The security prompt would be things like: "What was your mother's maiden name?" or "Your first car was what color?" and he would fill in the blanks with the first letters of the words of the prompt: <br />"Wwymmn" and "Yfcwwc" etc.<br /><br />Which worked well until the security question was re-phrased: "What color was your first car?" and "Tell me your mother's last name at birth" ...<br /><br />You have heard the joke about the person instructed to create a password with at least eight characters with one capital who chose "DonaldDaisyMickyMinnieHueyLouieDeweyGoofySacramento" ?J Melcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349242761775214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-57533287066396809072019-08-29T21:46:25.193-04:002019-08-29T21:46:25.193-04:00Regarding security questions, I had the idea to us...Regarding security questions, I had the idea to use a specific phrase for every answer. I believe I was foiled because the answers to the two security questions has to be unique.<br /><br />I like the idea of lying, though. Maybe I'll write down a list of common security questions and fabricate some answers.Deevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929505847502292412noreply@blogger.com