Re:This PIN can be easily guessed
by Scarblac on Friday March 13, 2020 @09:52AM
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Your PIN can't be used because it is the smallest number not on our list of PINs that are too easy to guess for other reasons.
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Re:This PIN can be easily guessed
by BiteCode_dev on Friday March 13, 2020 @10:28AM
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Your PIN can't be used because it is the smallest number not on our list of PINs that are too easy to guess for other reasons + the smallest previous number.
That reminds me of the story of the man who was ordered to be executed next week, but he is not allowed to know the day of his execution until the morning of.
He figures if by Friday morning he has not been told, then he will immediately know his execution is on Saturday, thus violating the Judge's order; therefore he cannot be executed on Saturday.
Knowing he can't be executed on Saturday, if on Thursday morning he has not been told, he knows he must be executed on Friday, thus violating the Judge's order. By induction it would violate the Judge's order to execute him on any day of the next week.
The following Tuesday he was thus completely surprised to be taken out to be executed.
And thus by induction we know that there are no valid PINs.