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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by willcate on Thursday November 05, 2026 @12:45PM (#50382008)
Wow. The QR code changing every 15 minutes... that's like trying to get into a rock concert. Well done
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by develoopest on Thursday November 05, 2026 @12:53PM (#50382107)
The QR changed every 15 seconds.
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by mywittyname on Thursday November 05, 2026 @12:56PM (#50382139)
15 seconds... And the standard for TOTP is 30 seconds. So it's not crazy compared to the standard. Though, there's really no reason for the codes to update so fast.
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Re:My gym forced a social media down my throat. So I reverse... by fyltr on Thursday November 05, 2026 @01:06PM (#50382243)
They are probably doing it to avoid account sharing?
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