Password

[poliphilo]

I didn't like it when LJ told us to lose our old passwords and replace them with meaningless, unmemorable combinations of letters and numbers. I fixed on a formula (it has a key) and wrote it down and promptly lost the piece of paper. Oh, well, I thought, I'm permanently logged in so I'll never actually need the damn thing anyway. But- of course- the time came and with it the judgement and I was asked for my password and didn't know it, but- did I panic? No, I went and fetched the book that holds the key and retraced the steps by which I'd devised the password in the first place and- bingo- worked it out at the first attempt.

I'm so pleased with myself. Fetch me a crown of tinsel and holly. I am the Conquistador of cryptograms. The Caesar of seasonal smugness.

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I suppose they meant well, but I think my original password was far-out enough to foil all but the most determined hacker.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to figure out what an LJ hacker would do--write about his day and call it yours? Add zany friends to your friends list? De-friend people or write nasty comments?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

All of those things I suppose. I believe it has been known to happen.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Then I'm glad I changed my password.

I used to be in a popular online newsgroup that was, like many others, invaded from time to time by renegade trollers who wrote awful things and made personal comments--finally they drove me out of the newsgroup--that and increasing spam attacks.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'm a member of the feminist community. It's very heavily policed- which irks me sometimes- but I understand why it's necessary.