AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42

Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by thot_experiment on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:15AM (#48502636)

That's so neat that if you type your hacker news password it automatically comes out as stars! ******* More places should have this feature.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by ndsipa_pomu on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:19AM (#48502669)

I just uses stars as my password, so that works everywhere for me. (For security, I won't let you know how many stars)

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by jeremyjh on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:33AM (#48502786)

This is perfectly safe as long as you keep your username a secret.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by ndsipa_pomu on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:50AM (#48502922)

I try to use stars as my username, but a lot of places won't allow it

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by brookst on Friday June 12, 2026 @09:21AM (#48503780)

Yeah it’s one of those words that gets snapped up early, like https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=stars

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by ndsipa_pomu on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:55AM (#48504993)

That doesn't look like a well used account - how do I get it transferred to me?

Edit: never mind, I guessed the password as it was only five stars.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by csomar on Friday June 12, 2026 @08:44AM (#48503422)

Let me try: *******

Edit: it does really work.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by psychoslave on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:06AM (#48504279)

Keeping track of password is for those who can’t crack any account whenever it’s needed, of course.

Just create the account, and crack it everytime a login is needed, as simple as that.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by fennecfoxy on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:12AM (#48504377)

Lmao I bet Dang is watching this chain like *finger on edit button*

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by leafericssonday on Friday June 12, 2026 @10:28AM (#48504635)

Let me try

leafericssonday1

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by leafericssonday on Friday June 12, 2026 @11:20AM (#48505299)

Hello, me! That did, in fact, work.

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Re:AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42 by leafericssonday on Friday June 12, 2026 @08:00PM (#48510822)

Wow! That's incredible, me. I would never have expected such a thing.

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