For those worried about the spider fact, that is only really referring to equivalent mass, like saying “humans could eat 50 Empire State Buildings each day”. Spiders are specialized predators, and would have no way of consuming humans even if they tried.
That eating all humans remark would be more believable if we brought back all the bugs from the Carboniferous Era, before the dinosaurs, like the eight-foot millipede.
He may regret but best stay incognito for his health! My military pay office has such a system, and the user needs to change it every few months without repeating one previously used. Blindfold for you sir?
“All ice cream has meaning, no matter the name.” ~ Lenore McWhiney, Therapist Extraordinaire, just ask me.
Take care, may one of several dozen surviving baby spiders Gmbluk “Humans Think Mom Spider Is Sweet To Carry Us Around On Her Back But Truth Be Told She Chased And Ate All That Could Not Get Here As The Only Safe Place To Be Until She Goes To Sleep Engorged With Our Unfortunate Siblings” Kbiifglpord be with you, and gesundheit.
Having worked on computers since the mid eighties I always struggled to come up with new passwords. Did the usual using my wifes name, the dogs, favorite football team etc. Finally figured out an easy way to remember it, I use a pattern. Now I just have to remember the first letter and the pattern. Wished I had thought of it years ago.
Passwords are easy to create and remember. I just use sentences from obscure books as my passwords. CallmeIshmael would be an example, though Moby Dick is a little too popular for me to actually use as a source.
wow, RBION has scraped the absolute bottom of the barrel lately. Kind of useless ones. sigh. There were times I was tempted to say it, but this time I actually feel it -I want the seconds back that it took to look at today’s panels.
And some organizations require you change passwords periodically and the new password be entirely different from the last [insert random number] passwords you have used. And other ridiculous rules.
The best passwords are actually pass phrases, because the more a hacker has to decode, the stronger your password is. A pass phrase contains spaces and is essentially a full sentence with punctuation if allowed.
Of course, humans being who we are, in short order the most popular pass phrases will undoubtedly be such classics as “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs” or “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country”. sigh…..
The fish that Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek – The Next Generation had in his “ready room” aquarium was a lionfish. Apparently its name was Livingston, so I guess it was a male, and didn’t lay eggs. :-D
The dude from FL Premium Member about 2 years ago
And how many of those delicious eggs does the female Lionfish eat
Bilan about 2 years ago
Even the NIST says that rule for passwords is more trouble than helpful. But yet the government and companies still insists on it.
Bilan about 2 years ago
Häagen-Dazs certainly does have meaning.
It makes me feel better.
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
so who was the password inventor?
monkeysky about 2 years ago
For those worried about the spider fact, that is only really referring to equivalent mass, like saying “humans could eat 50 Empire State Buildings each day”. Spiders are specialized predators, and would have no way of consuming humans even if they tried.
A Common 'tator about 2 years ago
WINDOWS PASSWORD
WINDOWS: Please enter your new password.
USER: potato
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must be more than 8 characters.
USER: boiled potato
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must contain 1 numerical character.
USER: 1 boiled potato
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot have blank spaces.
USER: 20boiledpotatoes
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password must contain at least one uppercase character.
USER: 20BOILEDpotatoes
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot use more than one uppercase character consecutively.
USER: 20BOILEDPotatoesYouIdiotGiveMeAccessNow!
WINDOWS: Sorry, the password cannot contain punctuation.
USER: IWillHuntYouDown20BOILEDPotatoesYouIdiotGiveMeAccessNow
WINDOWS: SORRY, THAT PASSWORD IS ALREADY IN USE
jmolay161 about 2 years ago
That eating all humans remark would be more believable if we brought back all the bugs from the Carboniferous Era, before the dinosaurs, like the eight-foot millipede.
therese_callahan2002 about 2 years ago
So it’s no wonder that Mary Lou didn’t like spiders and snakes.
OldsVistaCruiser about 2 years ago
I use the VIN to a Vista Cruiser that I owned in the mid-1980s, plus a lower case letter and a punctuation mark.
khmo about 2 years ago
He may regret but best stay incognito for his health! My military pay office has such a system, and the user needs to change it every few months without repeating one previously used. Blindfold for you sir?
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 2 years ago
“All ice cream has meaning, no matter the name.” ~ Lenore McWhiney, Therapist Extraordinaire, just ask me.
Take care, may one of several dozen surviving baby spiders Gmbluk “Humans Think Mom Spider Is Sweet To Carry Us Around On Her Back But Truth Be Told She Chased And Ate All That Could Not Get Here As The Only Safe Place To Be Until She Goes To Sleep Engorged With Our Unfortunate Siblings” Kbiifglpord be with you, and gesundheit.
derdave969 about 2 years ago
Diceware is an interesting approach to generating passwords. https://diceware.dmuth.org/
Mother Superior about 2 years ago
Having worked on computers since the mid eighties I always struggled to come up with new passwords. Did the usual using my wifes name, the dogs, favorite football team etc. Finally figured out an easy way to remember it, I use a pattern. Now I just have to remember the first letter and the pattern. Wished I had thought of it years ago.
theincrediblebulk about 2 years ago
Passwords are easy to create and remember. I just use sentences from obscure books as my passwords. CallmeIshmael would be an example, though Moby Dick is a little too popular for me to actually use as a source.
brewingbiker about 2 years ago
wow, RBION has scraped the absolute bottom of the barrel lately. Kind of useless ones. sigh. There were times I was tempted to say it, but this time I actually feel it -I want the seconds back that it took to look at today’s panels.
WCraft Premium Member about 2 years ago
But the spiders couldn’t eat all the Lionfish (even if they could swim) since each female lays 1 million eggs a year…
Charlie Fogwhistle about 2 years ago
RBION seems to like topics dealing with spiders. Well, I can flow with that.
What’s worse than a box of spiders?A box that was meant to be full of spiders.
More to come.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 2 years ago
Why is there no Australian Spider-Man?
He didn’t survive the bite.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 2 years ago
My boss told me, “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.”
Now I’m sitting in a disciplinary meeting dressed as spiderman.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 2 years ago
So you know the fear of spiders is arachnophobia?
What’s the fear of chainsaws?
Common sense.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 2 years ago
One more? O.K.
What do you call the fear of spiders crawling up your hind end?
Arachnoprobia.
Enough for now.
paranormal about 2 years ago
Isn’t Haagen Dazs Swedish for “brain freeze”???
BearHamilton1 about 2 years ago
I keep a list of all my passwords on an encoded page on a thumb drive. When I need to look one up, I plug in the drive, then unplug when I’m done.
stamps about 2 years ago
Anyone remember Hagen-DOS on early pCs?
kaboobs about 2 years ago
re: Passwords… 50 lashes with a wet nOoDI3…
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 years ago
And some organizations require you change passwords periodically and the new password be entirely different from the last [insert random number] passwords you have used. And other ridiculous rules.
gldoutt Premium Member about 2 years ago
Keep the passwords simple and easy to break so the hackers can get to you.
moondog42 Premium Member about 2 years ago
The best passwords are actually pass phrases, because the more a hacker has to decode, the stronger your password is. A pass phrase contains spaces and is essentially a full sentence with punctuation if allowed.
Of course, humans being who we are, in short order the most popular pass phrases will undoubtedly be such classics as “The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs” or “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country”. sigh…..
moondog42 Premium Member about 2 years ago
A French waiter needs to offer that spider a mint. “Please, monsieur. It is waf-air thin”
J. R. M. about 2 years ago
Even worse than passwords are the security questions. My favourite book, movie or athlete today might not be the same favourite 6-12 months later.
spaced man spliff about 2 years ago
What if you forget what was your first car? or first pet? or first mother’s maiden name?
finnygirl Premium Member about 2 years ago
The fish that Captain Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek – The Next Generation had in his “ready room” aquarium was a lionfish. Apparently its name was Livingston, so I guess it was a male, and didn’t lay eggs. :-D