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What are some notable blunders in history that resulted in huge loss? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bady@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to do this, there's always a slight worry that some place will get a couple of your passwords and be able to figure out your formula the chances are pretty slim. Were the real pain came from me, when a website forces you to change your password, or they require some limit to the letters numbers and punctuation that wouldn't allow me to use my formula. I had a growing list of websites that had more exceptions.

[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're right about those pesky sites that have exceptions (like no special characters)!

Alright, I'll check out a password manager. Maybe it's time to see if I can get used to it...

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I started out using LastPass because it's what work used which was obviously a bad idea. When it came time to leave them I moved to bitwarden which has been pretty fantastic but I mainly use it because I need to share passwords amongst my family and I really like the TOTP integration.

If I didn't have that need I would probably use KeypassX and throw it's database into a Dropbox or Syncthing.

[–] Alivrah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I just downloaded Proton Pass. I've been using their email for years now and I like it quite a lot. But I'll check out bitwarden as well!