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0 pointsenriquto2y ago0 comments

Is this some sort of argument from authority? I'm not accusing the author of anything.

But now that you mention him, the man was working at Bell labs during the time when Ken wrote his famous essay "reflections on trusting trust". If he shared just a small part of his colleague's spirit, it would be irresistible to him to log all passwords that thousands of people may decide to use. Mainly as a conversation starter, not to do anything bad with these passwords. Maybe he's gathering cool stories in case of a hypothetical Turing award in the future?

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Hnrobert422y ago

It is an argument from authority, but such a critique is less relevant in this context. This is not the examination of a logical argument.

GP was arguing that OP is trustworthy because he has a reputation to maintain.

throw0101d2y ago

> GP was arguing that OP is trustworthy because he has a reputation to maintain.

I, the GP, is arguing nothing of the sort.

Hnrobert422y ago

Then what was your point? Why else reference the author’s reputation?

TedDoesntTalk2y ago

I'm very fortunate I do not live with your kind of paranoia.

Maskawanian2y ago

Is it paranoia to have proper security practices? You should strive to be excellent in everything you do. I do not think that targeting the GP with an ad hominem attack is a valid argument.

blackmesaind2y ago

The fact that you are using the internet means that you have implicit trust in much less trustworthy entities than a known security researcher.

That being said, there's no need to use 3rd party password generators, if you can make your own.

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Kuraj2y ago

I mean, I'll take it.

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0 pointsenriquto2y ago0 comments

Is this some sort of argument from authority? I'm not accusing the author of anything.

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Hnrobert422y ago

It is an argument from authority, but such a critique is less relevant in this context. This is not the examination of a logical argument.

GP was arguing that OP is trustworthy because he has a reputation to maintain.

throw0101d2y ago

> GP was arguing that OP is trustworthy because he has a reputation to maintain.

I, the GP, is arguing nothing of the sort.

Hnrobert422y ago

Then what was your point? Why else reference the author’s reputation?

TedDoesntTalk2y ago

I'm very fortunate I do not live with your kind of paranoia.

Maskawanian2y ago

Is it paranoia to have proper security practices? You should strive to be excellent in everything you do. I do not think that targeting the GP with an ad hominem attack is a valid argument.

blackmesaind2y ago

The fact that you are using the internet means that you have implicit trust in much less trustworthy entities than a known security researcher.

That being said, there's no need to use 3rd party password generators, if you can make your own.

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Kuraj2y ago

I mean, I'll take it.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse