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    The April Fools joke that might have got me fired

    (oldvcr.blogspot.com)
    526 points goldenskye | 16 comments | 4/1/2025, 7:11:00 AM | HN request time: 1.472s | source | bottom
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    tux3 ◴[4/1/2025, 11:45:00 AM] No.43545597[source]▶

    <This comment requires a Hacker News premium account>

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    tdstein ◴[4/1/2025, 11:56:00 AM] No.43545688[source]▶

    Can anyone tell me how to setup a premium account? I can’t figure it out.

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    1. mankyd ◴[4/1/2025, 11:58:00 AM] No.43545701[source]▶

    You gotta start by typing your password into a comment. Like this: ****.

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    2. virgilp ◴[4/1/2025, 11:59:00 AM] No.43545705[source]▶

    123456

    edit: What now?

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    3. Aardwolf ◴[4/1/2025, 11:59:00 AM] No.43545707[source]▶

    hunter2

    edit: hey that doesnt look like stars to me

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    4. actionfromafar ◴[4/1/2025, 12:02:00 PM] No.43545732[source]▶

    Everybody else but you sees the stars, but not you because you are logged in to your account.

    To me your message appears as:

        *******

    edit: hey that doesnt look like stars to me
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    5. colejohnson66 ◴[4/1/2025, 12:06:00 PM] No.43545754{3}[source]▶

    You can go hunter2 my hunter2-ing hunter2

    6. jjbinx007 ◴[4/1/2025, 12:08:00 PM] No.43545770{3}[source]▶

    That's why I always set my password as 8 asterisks - that way when my password gets leaked the hackers still think it's encrypted.

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    7. minraws ◴[4/1/2025, 12:18:00 PM] No.43545859[source]▶

    Al#&291xuijL1

    8. ◴[4/1/2025, 12:21:00 PM] No.43545881[source]▶
    9. johnisgood ◴[4/1/2025, 12:29:00 PM] No.43545958{4}[source]▶

    Makes sense! Thanks for the tip.

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    10. waltwalther ◴[4/1/2025, 12:36:00 PM] No.43546038[source]▶

    ...just wait for the email, click the link, enter your credit card number, and...

    11. MisterTea ◴[4/1/2025, 12:56:00 PM] No.43546247[source]▶

    AMAZING! That's the same combination on my luggage.

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    12. em-bee ◴[4/1/2025, 3:23:00 PM] No.43547904{3}[source]▶

    your luggage locks have six digits? or is that two locks: 123 and 456?

    13. selimthegrim ◴[4/1/2025, 7:34:00 PM] No.43550567{5}[source]▶

    Bash.org salutes you.

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    14. johnisgood ◴[4/1/2025, 8:36:00 PM] No.43551069{6}[source]▶

    I just don't understand why he would tell us how many asterisks he's using, I will try 16 for extra security. You can never be sure these days!

    (BTW I love bash.org!)

    15. tdba ◴[4/1/2025, 9:06:00 PM] No.43551342[source]▶

    HOw did you get my password ??? Delete. it immediately. This is your Final warning.

    Warm regards,

    16. mjmas ◴[4/1/2025, 10:02:00 PM] No.43551795[source]▶

    rightcattlecapacitorpaperclip