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On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:06:01 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> *sigh* Human kind depresses me...
>>
>> At times it does me as well. That's part of the curse of being smart;
>> it's easy to see how idiotic most of the populace is. Of course, we're
>> *all* idiots from time to time.
>
> Worrying fact: 50% of the population has below-average intelligence.
> (!!!)
LOL, but mathematically sound. More worrying is the 80% who think
they're above average drivers.
>>> Pah. Humans are so predictable. You show me a strong password, I'll
>>> show you a hidden paper note. ;-)
>>
>> You won't find a hidden paper note on *my* desk. I do actually have a
>> background in security and systems administration, so I know not to do
>> that.
>
> Very, very few people are capable of coming up with strong passwords
> that they can actually remember.
Actually, if you teach them to use a mnemonic device to remember it, most
people actually can. It's just that they haven't been taught how to
remember something that seems random.
>> Muscle memory is a wonderful thing.
>
> ...until you get your right arm chopped off. :-P
It's fortunate I have a brain to back it up. I *have* actually typed
that password in one-handed - in fact, with one finger. I may even have
done so with my nose once just to see if I could. :-P
And I actually *did* type it on a screen in front of a class of college
students, too - none of them caught it or were able to remember it. Of
course, I told them what it was *after* clearing the screen.
Jim
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