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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by eindiran on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:02PM (#36715171)
I see this joke frequently when looking at available wifi; is this meme a reference to a particular thing (other than the FBI having surveillance vans) or did a bunch of people just converge onto it?
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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by noduerme on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:30PM (#36715545)
I've never seen it. Maybe it's spreading like a fungus from wifi to wifi in certain regions.
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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by vorticalbox on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:12PM (#36715309)
I saw it as a meme years a go. I sadly don't know the origin.
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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by skissane on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:12PM (#36717354)
Some years ago there was a lot of stuff on 4Chan about “FBI party van”, “vanned”, v&, etc. I’m guessing that’s part of where it has come from.
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