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Serena_Myr, it is as equally possible to achieve these super-strong passwords such as what I've noted through a method of making things that sound like words from their visual aspect, but without being words and/or based upon words. In turn, it throws even what Randall Munroe tries to make a point of to the wind, invalidating the argument set forth in his comic by showing ease-of-use to strange, short, made-up wording. However, it still leaves the mind easily able to remember because it will "roll off the tongue", as the old adage goes, causing the person to remember their password by the image drawn in their own mind. ;) For proof to the pudding, you end up with the following math... Even with a small, case-insensitive, 12-character password using only numbers/letters... 12 [characters] ^ 36 [possibilities/character] = 7.0880187498509184538134430700957^10*38 [combinations] 7.0880187498509184538134430700957^10*38 [combinations] / 1000 [guesses/sec.] / 31536000 [sec./year] = 2.2475960013479573991037046772247*10^28 [years] = 22,475,960,013,479,573,991,037,046,772.247 [years] ...which (in my personal opinion) is far longer than the universe (let alone RuneScape) is likely to remain around. In turn, it makes itself a very easy alternative to turn to over choosing even a set of ~4 dictionary words. Heck, it would even make a good thing for geekoverlord (our opening poster, who asked about how others would react to the plight of being hacked) to construct a password according to this very school of thought which I've just shown the math for, in order to prevent ever being hacked again by even mere chance. That is, providing they never end up with getting their PC hacked from a mis-step on the web. :ugeek: ~D. V. "Crunching the numbers /w calculator, while listening to 'ParagonX9 - Chaoz Japan'..." Devnull

Since I've lost this from my tracking stack due to a Moderator's cleanup, and since I had the feeling I missed something when I posted here before, I think I'll answer this: Personally, I think I would probably quit RuneScape. Knowing my luck, I would also find my Friends/Ignore Lists deleted and most of my Bank gone with my defenses violated, thereby removing my memories of who I was buddies with and what I was last up to in-game. (Can't contain everything in your head, ya know...) Plus, it would mean that someone had messed with the state of my namesake (which I don't let anyone else touch) without my say-so, and not in my presence either. And heck, who wants to touch damaged goods anyway? For me, that would leave nothing short of a sick, dull, obnoxious feeling in my stomach that I wouldn't want to feel anymore. I need not say more than that. :( On the bright side, I keep my accounts secure enough that it would take too long for anyone to break in. And NO, you're never getting the details out of me! :shades: ~D. V. "I'm one crazy dude you won't pluck the mind of..." Devnull

[spoiler=XKCD #936, "Password Strength", Image hidden... Click to view...] In addition to what essiw said, Randall Munroe's argument with that comic falls apart hard because he didn't use equal-length passwords for his comparison in that comic. Therefore, the bit comparison was skewed in favor of the 'dictionary word'-based password, instead of the jumbled password having an equal footing against it. Heck, I would suspect that he's got an obvious bias against passwords with punctuation/symbols for some silly reason or another. :roll: And just to seal this argument with a win (which has become more than warranted) for me and essiw, here's the math for a jumbled password of 22 characters, which has an inherent 96 possible selections (yes, look at your bloody keyboard and think) per character. Yeah, just slightly less than Randall's 25-letter dictionary-based password, but more than enough (And more than enough bits!) to make the blasted point... 22 characters ^ 96 possible selections per character = 7.4572269244280810732000205241347*10^128 combinations 7.4572269244280810732000205241347*10^128 combinations / 1000 [guesses/sec] / 3600 [sec./hr] / 24 [hours/day] / 365 [days/year] = 2.3646711454934300714104580555983*10^118 years ...which leaves a person with a password that basically can't be cracked in their lifetime, period. And there's the blasted math as proof, damnit. :ugeek: ~D. V. "That was one poor attempt at an argument, Zaaps..." Devnull

Cool Story, Veiva. :thumbsup: So, where's part 2? :P ~D. V. "Nice, but now I want more!" Devnull

I second this, Rob. Site appears to have a login requirement. Not a good thing when you want someone to do hassle-free artwork for you that's based off of an image. :huh: ~D. V. "Direct-Linked Image, please?" Devnull

Wessan, in regard to the RuneScape Game Page, it's worse than that. Jagex recently decided to make all players view adverts until they've logged in, regardless of whether they're F2P or P2P. Your only choice to off it is to block it and/or deinstall flash (which I suspect isn't an option for you) from your computer, sorry. :( As for your Tip.It Login Problems, read this thread about "Log-in changes?" here on the Tip.It Forums to get your answer as to why your auto-login isn't holding anymore. Don't ya just hate being ninja'd? :ph34r: ~D. V. "I hate to say it, but you're outta luck. Sorry!" Devnull

Consider yourself supported here, GH. :thumbsup: BTW, I can already tell you that your RSOF thread is going to get killed under a mountain of other people coming up with less-useful ideas. That, and with Jagex's current mentality, it's extremely likely something like this would be made a holiday reward for P2P only. Why? Seeing as it would provide a special function, those who are currently in control of Jagex would want to force people to pay $5/month to have access to it. Worse, they might even make it only accessible to those who did the holiday event, unlike the Thanksgiving Cornucopia which could be acquired post-event. Kinda sad, the money-greedy corporate mentality walls we as F2P'ers have to fight against, huh? :( ~D. V. "I support and hope this will come to everyone, but I'm not holding my breath in anticipation." Devnull

Tyler, I've just a couple of questions for you. :-k First, have you tried launching in 'Safe Mode' in order to see if that would make a difference in getting video to your TV? If not, you might want to. Why? It should cause the refresh rate to drop to 60 Hz temporarily, enabling you to set different video settings for normal operation and (usually) get around what's causing it to stop displaying anything. :geek: Second, if you're really going to nuke everything, have you made a backup of your personal data/settings? Along with that, have you at least tried to remove malware with your AntiVirus/AntiSpyware/etc. tools? Further, have you tried uninstalling useless programs that load you full of extra startup items? Finally, have you tried to dump useless registry keys from junk that you already 'deep-six'd? :-s Call me crazy if you want, but I do suggest trying to resurrect your PC from its' current standpoint at least once or twice before throwing in the towel and rebuilding most of what's on it. :anxious: ~D. V. "Just not one to give up without trying to fix things..." Devnull

[sarcasm] Oh nuts... Now I'm gonna get SpongeBob'd... <_< [/sarcasm] Congrats, Leik! Well done on making it in before they dropped the wall! :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Good luck on becoming a full Moderator!" Devnull

I'll put this in three words: NICE BACKGROUND IMAGE! :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Well done. Not anything else I can say, really." Devnull

That's the beauty of standards. :D Just got a look at an image of the laptop. I third this. :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Yup, you're fine with any standard VGA cable!" Devnull

Just one question: What's the Make/Model of your Laptop? [Edit: Most new ones should be able to, but knowing this would help.] ~D. V. "Hmm?" Devnull

You're not the only one unable to go. Danged world economy. <_< To everyone that is going, I wish you well at RuneFest. Please bring back some happy photos to show everyone here on the forums, so that we can have an idea of what went on? :) And did they find you last year? :P ~D. V. "Enjoy, but return with photos please?" Devnull

Arya, well done on quickly composing those excerpts from those two music pieces in that format. Just my crazy opinion, but you might want to see about getting strips long enough to allow you to render the full pieces that way. I think they would make rather awesome listens. :thumbsup: ~D. V. "Awesome jingles... I'd love to hear the full versions!" Devnull

My best regards to all those applying for these positions. I'd take a shot at it myself if I had the time and/or ability to do so. 8-) ~D. V. "Good Luck!" Devnull

Not having the problem here which you're seeing. (Forums are loading perfectly here, same for the main website.) Are you still having the issue? If so, it is probably beyond your control (and Tip.It Staff's as well) as it would have to deal with the path of routers that you're linking through to get here. Sorry. :( ~D. V. "We can't fix it, so we hope it fixed itself..." Devnull

She is indeed both the talented Ms. Hermonie Granger and a very beautiful young woman. <3: Ugh. #-o ... That's "Hermione", NOT "Hermonie"! Seriously, get your movie character names right! Or would you like it if someone went around intentionally messing up your online names? :angry: ~D. V. "Yes, damnit... That DOES annoy me..." Devnull (p.s.: Pinkbullet3, what's up with resorting to attention-grabbing stunts like this?)

That, and it's Jeffery's Furnace anyway, from what I understand. Further, Jeffery makes a useful anti-bot measure anyway, as it means that you have to make sure you're landing the proper click or you'll end up talking with him instead. So I'm rather sure they're here to stay, as it would otherwise disjoint RuneScape. ;) ~D. V. "Sorry, Jagex won't be changing this..." Devnull

If only that also included an "Add quote to reply" button for those additional posts. Maybe that will be covered in the new version as well? :huh: ~D. V. "Always seeking feature completion..." Devnull

Well done, you five nuts! :thumbsup: Now... when is TET going to start doing events on FunOrb? :twisted: ~D. V. "Congrats... now I throw the silly question at you?" Devnull

You'll save a lot by getting that same desktop on Newegg if it is listed on Newegg or other websites that sell computers. Best Buy is generally overpriced. I personally second this. No need to get gouged! :? ~D. V. "Dodge the overpay!" Devnull

Probably Peter will have to answer the following... Isn't there a way to leave the forums online at the same time while a script does all the dirty work? :blink: ~D. V. "Why offline when you might be able to run simultaneously?" Devnull

Sometimes, you two. Other times, the Java applet chokes because it can't send/receive fast enough and chokes from it. BTW, DDOS Attacks can cause lag without knocking sites offline, simply because it went through a router that you were also using at the same time. ;) Beyond that, yeah, graphics cards can also factor in. My previous post had already taken account of that and was mentioning all the junk that I wish was gone, because it would result in less lag as well. :D ~D. V. "Sometimes what looks like one thing can stem from another..." Devnull

Here's an idea, albeit a little more blunt... :geek: Reduce all multi-CRLF (i.e.: 5+) packs to a maximum of 4 CRLFs (per pack of CRLFs) for all posts prior to the PhpBB/IPB forum conversion's date. I do think that this would pretty much solve any/all problems and restore readability for the most part. From there, any posts that still need fixing could then be sent to the Moderator Queue, pending on the condition that the thread is still well-used in one way or another. :idea: How does that sound to all of you??? :) ~D. V. "Trying to think of a useful solution..." Devnull

Heh... that's internet lag for ya. If only we could get people to quit clogging the internet with spam and/or ddos attacks, just to name a couple of the worst. But we all know that won't quit happening... LOL... :lol: ~D. V. "Lag... Remove jerks to stop it, if you can..." Devnull