Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis of 3.4M

Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by david_allison on Thursday May 09, 2024 @11:45AM (#40309411)

PINs, not PIN numbers. The N in PIN stands for number.

This is an instance of RAS syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAS_syndrome

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Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by Clubber on Thursday May 09, 2024 @11:48AM (#40309434)

Someone tell The Los Angeles Angels.

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Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by jerich on Thursday May 09, 2024 @04:43PM (#40312784)

I think they’re over in line behind “The La Brea Tar Pits”

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Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by ThrowawayTestr on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:28PM (#40309879)

I always use my PIN number at the ATM machine.

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Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by foundart on Thursday May 09, 2024 @12:52PM (#40310171)

Great link. I love it that RAS Syndrome is an example of itself.

I think a very relevant part of the article is “A limited amount of redundancy can improve the effectiveness of communication”

The prevalence of “PIN number” suggests it’s a useful redundancy.

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Re:Most to least common 4-digit PIN numbers from an analysis... by rcxdude on Thursday May 09, 2024 @07:55PM (#40314152)

RAS 'syndrome' is just an example of redundancy in language, which is often actually useful for communication. There's no reason to insist on avoiding it.

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