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525 points goldenskye | 4 comments | 4/1/2025, 7:11:00 AM | HN request time: 0.832s | source

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tux3 ◴[4/1/2025, 11:45:00 AM] No.43545597[source]▶

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.

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

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

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

hunter2

edit: hey that doesnt look like stars to me

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

1. jjbinx007 ◴[4/1/2025, 12:08:00 PM] No.43545770[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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2. johnisgood ◴[4/1/2025, 12:29:00 PM] No.43545958[source]▶

Makes sense! Thanks for the tip.

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3. selimthegrim ◴[4/1/2025, 7:34:00 PM] No.43550567[source]▶

Bash.org salutes you.

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4. johnisgood ◴[4/1/2025, 8:36:00 PM] No.43551069{3}[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!)

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