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Re:A Lengthy, Pedantic Review of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Be... by Too on Thursday April 26, 2018 @03:32PM (#16934872)
Yes. Because then I know I'm actually typing into the password box and not the username box which will be shown in plaintext once the monitor wakes up.
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Re:A Lengthy, Pedantic Review of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Be... by Izkata on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:33PM (#16938278)
Or more importantly, checking that the screen actually locked and didn't just turn off. You could be about to broadcast your password in a chat.
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Re:A Lengthy, Pedantic Review of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Be... by LarryPage on Thursday April 26, 2018 @04:36PM (#16935485)
Then press enter, and then type in your password.
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