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  1. Comment on Requiring users to use passphrase instead of passwords in ~comp

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    I feel like the content overall is good, however, the real meat of showing what passphrases really are is easily missed. In revision, I'd make that section be closer to the top and easier to grab...

    I feel like the content overall is good, however, the real meat of showing what passphrases really are is easily missed. In revision, I'd make that section be closer to the top and easier to grab the eye if someone is just skimming the article.

    Implying that passwords are not secure and that policies are arbitrary is a little misleading as well. Policies are a product of technical limitations. If you don't have some policies, people will just use simple single words. Systems that can validate that passphrases are reasonably difficult to guess don't really exist in enterprise systems yet. You can't stop 1/2 your users from using the first line of the chorus from the current hit pop song. Policies requiring complexity are a lot easier to implement, and at least encourage a base level of complexity.

    I train my clients to use sentences that have proper punctuation. That fulfills the usual complexity requirements while also implementing the ideas of passphrases. An example I use is "I drank 12 cups of coffee this morning!". This completes the usual complexity requirements while being difficult to guess and easy to remember as a passphrase, the best of all worlds.

    Overall I do like the article though. Just a few rough spots in my opinion.

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  2. Comment on What is Tildes' position on official company representatives? in ~tildes

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    I think there's a distinction missing between advertising accounts and company representatives in the responses here. I don't think advertising specific accounts should be allowed. However,...

    I think there's a distinction missing between advertising accounts and company representatives in the responses here.

    I don't think advertising specific accounts should be allowed. However, community manager types I think should be okay, especially in the specific ~ areas that are applicable. Ones that are already about specific games, products, etc. I agree with Sqew that they should be clear tagging for who they are though.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    I'm reading The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert. Very different than what I expected. Was thinking it would be more like The Invention of Nature with more of a fictional twist....

    I'm reading The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert.

    Very different than what I expected. Was thinking it would be more like The Invention of Nature with more of a fictional twist. Enjoyable though! Was recommended by the Sawbones podcast.

  4. Comment on What have yo been playing recently? in ~games.tabletop

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    I've been running a Pitboss Civ 5 server with friends again. The games usually last for 1+ year. Sadly the pitboss mode is really buggy, and it doesn't look like they'll ever fix some of the problems.

    I've been running a Pitboss Civ 5 server with friends again. The games usually last for 1+ year.

    Sadly the pitboss mode is really buggy, and it doesn't look like they'll ever fix some of the problems.

    1 vote