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Re:Ask HN: Are Generated Passphrases Safe? on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:34AM (#34245901)
By default, it uses a dash "-" as separator. I was mucking around with different settings when I discovered it. It also uses 4 words by default and I changed it to 5. Funnily enough, I read a few articles that specifically suggested 4 words is fine but 5 is ideal.

Ask HN: Are Generated Passphrases Safe?

I'm currently migrating from LastPass to Bitwarden. As part of the process, I'm updating a bunch of passwords. Bitwarden's generator can create random passphrases like the following:spiny approval avalanche uncouth tattooAre these generated passphrases suitable for use on more sensitive accounts? I'm currently using generated passwords with numbers and symbols (20+ characters) but this can be a...

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Re:Why Would Anyone Need JavaScript Generator Functions? on Monday November 07, 2022 @10:45AM (#33507287)
> Arguably, Australia’s greatest cultural achievement is the Tim Tam.

After eating half a packet with my cuppa this morning (and feeling somewhat queasy for it), I can confirm timtams are one of our finest accomplishments.

Re:Ask HN: Teach me something new on Saturday April 30, 2022 @07:03AM (#31215026)
The history of english podcast is a wonderful resource for this topic. Heck of a lot of episodes though.

https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/

Chessbase owns Fat Fritz.
Re:Governments Worldwide Consider Ditching Daylight Saving Time on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:35AM (#24951345)
Having young kids, I'd love to see the changing of the clocks go the way of the dinosaurs. I don't care which way, just pick one and stick with it.
Re:Declarative Shadow DOM on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:05AM (#24659416)
Stylesheet encapsulation is a godsend for my particular use case. I work on a web chat product that's placed on various sites - CSS scoping solves 90% of our deployment issues.
Re:What a Midwife Wishes People Knew About Her Job on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:58AM (#19837578)
Is this in the US? Are midwifes an optional thing? I've had experience with births in Australia and the UK where hospital midwifes led the process, from antenatal to birthing and postnatal.
Re:Kola Superdeep Borehole on Wednesday June 27, 2018 @02:46AM (#17406216)
Cool, thanks for the recommendations. I gravitated to SciShow because was produced by Hank Green, who's other YouTube offerings I really enjoy. I guess it's a lesson to be more critical with my sources, regardless of the author's previous work.
Re:Kola Superdeep Borehole on Friday June 22, 2018 @07:43AM (#17373203)
That's a shame, I like their presenters. Are there any interesting science-related YouTube channels that you can recommend?
Re:Kola Superdeep Borehole on Monday June 18, 2018 @06:09AM (#17336993)
A nice video explainer from scishow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz6v6OfoQvs
Re:Are Fake Instagram Influencers Deceiving Brands? on Monday August 14, 2017 @12:38AM (#15006592)
In the comments the author says they were offered a total of $130 for the model account and $400 for the photographer account.
Re:ProtonVPN on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @11:18AM (#14595244)
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this compare to a service like PIA?