As a New York Times profile on Jan. 12 outlined, Stefan Thomas uses a hard drive called an IronKey, but lost the paper on which he wrote down the password for the device "years ago." If Thomas fails to remember it, 10 failed guesses will result in the drive encrypting its contents forever. He has, so far, tried eight guesses with no luck.
Ouch.
Heck, I should feel sorry for this nitwit? I can't even remember the 4 digits of my debit card to access my bank account that holds a "low 3-figure" fortune.
ReplyDeleteI hate passwords, to many of them. What a relief you don't need one to get into the riches of eternal life in heaven.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThe other day someone asked for my phone number and I couldn't remember it. But some how I still remember the phone number we had when I was a kid 50-60 years ago. Chapel 92701.
ReplyDeleteYes, chapel.
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Deletesrsly, jackson 5? lol
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DeleteTell him to try PelosisIceCream.
ReplyDeleteI ask myself what I'd do if I had two guesses to get or lose my $268 million.
ReplyDeleteHypnosis?
What a situation to be in!
That's actually a pretty good idea. I bet it would work on me because I always try to do easy to remember codes which I always forget.
DeleteghostsniperJanuary 14, 2021 at 8:45 AM
ReplyDeleteTUxedo 1-6209 ...but sometimes I have to open my mobile phone to recall what it's number is!
Yup, I'm also old enough to pre-date area codes (I remember when it was almost a mark of status if your company had a WAN) and zip codes (although they had "zones"), as well as the "new" state postal code abbreviations.
Older than dirt? Fer shur. : )
*what ITS number is* Dagnabit.
ReplyDeleteWhich is why my retirement is wadding up in an old coffee can and buried in the backyard. There's no limit to the number of holes I can dig if I forget exactly where it was.
ReplyDeleteMy mattress is starting to get a little lumpy.
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