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GeneralRe: Python programming language: Now you can take NSA's free course for beginners Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 13:22
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NewsSomeone built a distraction-free cellphone with a working old-school rotary dial Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Feb-20 9:30
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GeneralRe: Someone built a distraction-free cellphone with a working old-school rotary dial Pin
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Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 12:42
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NewsGMSA cancels Mobile World Congress due to coronavirus concerns Pin
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NewsApple joins FIDO Alliance, commits to getting rid of passwords Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Feb-20 8:45
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GeneralRe: Apple joins FIDO Alliance, commits to getting rid of passwords Pin
Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 9:11
Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 9:11 
There's nothing wrong with passwords -- in fact they're the only really reliable log-in security method.

The problem is people, as always, and no method, new or old, will ever be able to solve that one.

All the arguments against passwords read exactly like the arguments against goto -- the complaints are really about improper use of goto, not goto itself.

Following that "Because some people use it wrongly, it's cr@p and should be banned!" logic:
• There are too many instances of For loops being used where IF or case statements should be used, therefore For loops should be banned.

• There are too many instances of IF statements being used where For loops or case statements should be used, therefore IF statements should be banned.

• There are too many instances of case statements being used where For loops or IF statements should be used, therefore case statements should be banned.

• There are too many instances of programming languages being used incorrectly, so all programming languages should be banned.
Mind you, passwords don't give data-slurpers the opportunity to add people's personal information to their databases, so it's easy to see why they're not liked by the industry.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

NewsScientists discover repeated 'mysterious signals' in outer space and they don't know where they're coming from Pin
Kent Sharkey12-Feb-20 8:45
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Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 9:15
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NewsResearch: Organizations that move fast really do break things Pin
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Mark_Wallace12-Feb-20 9:26
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Nemanja Trifunovic12-Feb-20 10:51
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NewsSupercharge your command line experience: GitHub CLI is now in beta Pin
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NewsRegistrars raise alarm over proposal for big .com fee hikes Pin
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