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Re:We didn't encrypt your password, we hashed it by kop316 on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:58PM (#24379742)
The knowledge it gains the end user is the confidence that the service I am using actually knows what they are doing. I have often found that if someone uses imprecise terminology, it is a symptom of a bigger issue.
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Re:We didn't encrypt your password, we hashed it by AceyMan on Friday September 04, 2020 @07:28PM (#24379947)
> I have often found that if someone uses imprecise terminology, it is a symptom of a bigger issue.

What a spot-on observation. Maybe this is why I am always so pedantic, even when I tell myself that it's not necessary in said context. Subconsciously, I'm implementing this connection, and I can't turn it off.

relevant MCU quotation, from Civil War,

[ROGERS/CAPT] Sometimes... I wish I could.

[STARK] No you don't.

[CAPT] Yeah, you're right - I don't.

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Re:We didn't encrypt your password, we hashed it by quercusa on Friday September 04, 2020 @08:26PM (#24380342)
I've found it enormously valuable at the beginning of projects to hash out (erm...) a glossary so we know that everybody has the same understanding of the terms we use.
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