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General Software Discussion / Re: Chrome Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 12:24 PM »
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Living Room / Re: Use a unique password for this site
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 11:15 AM »
Well, that's true, in part, but since one would HOPE that any modern server would store their passwords in hashed format, not plaintext. The purpose of the hash, as you know, is to prevent it from being reversed back to it's plaintext. Thus, if they get breached, they get no passwords.

That's a good point -- if a server is hacked and the server properly stored password hashes, your password is not instantly known.  However, with a list of password hashes, many passwords can be figured out.
Even if a hacked server wouldn't instantly expose your password -- let's remember that the hacked server, if not discovered immediately, could have new scripts run on it that would harvest passwords when you provide them to it.

Bottom line -- don't use the same password on different sites.  Use a password manager tool to help you create a nice long unique password for each site.

Personally I think SSL use on everything is overkill -- I prefer a more pragmatic approach: Never provide financial information on a connection that is not SSL -- but on simple non-critical website logins, I don't give it a second thought.  SSL is provided on DonationCoder using https (at non-trivial effort and expense I might add) as a courtesy to those who view it as important (even if I think it's overkill for most users).

[ps. i've removed the caps "WARNING" line from the subject of this thread since i think it would lead to confusion]
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 10:27 AM »
ecaradec!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is so wonderful to hear from you.  Playing games with friends in real life is a good way to spend your free time.  Biz&Beyond sounds funny -- perhaps you'll share more of it with us when you are ready.
Regarding sciatic pain -- I had it for half a year at some point in my leg.  Jogging on treadmill made it disappear at some point and it's just a faint memory, so probably yours will be soon too.
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General Software Discussion / Re: No more Filehippo for me
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 08:18 AM »
3) In the tracks of 2, maybe DC could inform newcomers more that installers here do not have tricky bundleware installers?


Actually I've been thinking the same thing to.. When DC was started this was not something that needed to be said, but in today's age, it does seem something worth saying loudly and clearly.  I'm going to put a nice big sign saying this on all dc software pages.. and having it link to a nice "DC Pledge/Promise" page which also mentions our privacy policy, etc. is a great idea.  I'll have it up before the fundraiser on the 23rd.
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 08:12 AM »
What a nice bunch of posts to wake up to! Look at all those wonderful names and avatars.. gjehle, d4ni, nontroppo, MrCrispy, brotherS(!)  So nice to see your friendly faces.   :up: :up: :up: :up: :up:
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 01:24 AM »
imtrobin, nice to see you.  You're involved in the making of the game? or the making of the trailer?
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 01:13 AM »
Hi joby! I remember your avatar well.
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 07, 2015, 12:00 AM »
db it's all good, no worries  :)
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Living Room / Re: Use a unique password for this site
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 11:39 PM »
Deep breaths ! :)
There's nothing to get freaked out about -- most people don't use SSL for donationcoder or any other forum login, and don't need to.
I'll look into the SSL login issue you've mentioned, but there's no need to panic.
And again the main important thing that everyone should remember, for general security, is to use different passwords on different websites -- and if you're having trouble remembering them, use a password manager.

ps.
smf forum login uses javascript to hash passwords before its submitted to the login page, even over non-ssl.
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Living Room / Re: Use a unique password for this site
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 11:10 PM »
SSL or not -- EVERY website you use, you need to use a unique password, so that if one site gets hacked, the bad guys don't learn your logins to other sites.
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 10:35 PM »
Hi Jeff!!
It's funny how bad I am with names but the avatars I remember instantly and they make me smile.
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 10:27 PM »
Ha, let's not turn my lack of ambition and failure to plan for the future into "courage"!

More importantly, let's leave this thread as the welcome back lost members thread -- and I will start a new thread for people to say good things about me  ;D ;D ;D
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 10:17 PM »
Hi Cavalcader.. Another avatar that brings back memories.  And congratulations on your school! If scaling back your online activities helps your real world life, stick with it!
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 10:08 PM »
SkyIDE, great to hear from you and great to hear you are using Qt -- it's on my list to experiment with soon.

Rover, it's wonderful to see you again.  This thread is bringing me huge smiles.

No one should feel bad if their life took them away from DC.. It's wonderful to see some of the directions you folks have gone.  :up: :up: :up:
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 07:55 PM »
Life's too short and it takes too much energy to maintain grudges -- i'm glad to see you post  8)

Answering some questions:
  • SSL should work on all pages here -- i'll have to look into why it wasn't allowed on that page -- surely if it should work on any page, that would be one you would expect it to work on!
  • Server costs are still through the roof -- but changing servers is such a hassle though, and when the servers run smoothly i'm loathe to change anything..
  • I don't have a full time outside job -- but i spend much of my time on side freelance paid work to pay the bills.  DC helps, but not enough to pay bills.  It certainly helps that i have no family or retirement fund -- just trying to live month by month.  I won't say it's not a bit nerve-wracking, but then i shouldn't complain because it gives me time to think and choose my own hours, which i value more than almost anything.
  • Regarding businesses, suits, and money -- I'll be honest -- nothing about money and companies makes any sense to me -- it all seems completely insane; I don't understand how any company makes enough to survive -- let alone these corporations making billions.  It all just seems like one big pyramid scheme scam to me.  I try not to think about it or try to figure it out, it just gives me a headache.

Anyway this is a happy thread so let's not get bogged down into problems -- this is the reunion where we all hug it out  :-*
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 06:41 PM »
mediaguy! great to hear from you -- this thread is quickly becoming one of my favorites :)
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 05:53 PM »
Distraction while typing mouser?
See my note above about the time traveler.  Use caution when approaching this individual and stay at a distance of 10 meters at all times.

ps.
Hi Scott!
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 05:37 PM »
Love it!! It's great to read about all the things you are up to  :up:
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 04:50 PM »
sri!!!!!

It's so nice to hear from you!  You moved to australia huh?  we have quite a few members from australia but with all of the insane crazy creatures living over there i think if i lived there i would only leave my house in a suit of armour.  must be a real culture shock!
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 04:47 PM »
Brandon!  :-*

This thread is already making me very happy just to see familiar faces.  I am sorry to hear of your stroke, but it's nice to hear you are taking it in stride and not letting it stop you.  :up:
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 04:43 PM »
Ed! Great to hear from you.  No shame in using a Mac -- glad to hear you are still walking the planet :)
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Living Room / Re: Animal Friends thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 03:35 PM »
Waking up a pet tortoise who has been hibernating for 4 months in the refrigerator:

http://laughingsquid...in-his-refrigerator/

B_bwTAeWYAARC9b.jpg

from waxy.org
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 02:52 PM »
I have posted a list of the top lost sheep in the first post (see spoiler).. I will offer a reward to bounty hunters who can track down and convince lost sheep to post.  Warning: there appears to be one time traveler in the list -- approach with caution!
I urge all lost sheep to turn yourselves in for your own safety.
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General Software Discussion / Re: No more Filehippo for me
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 12:00 PM »
Thanks for warning the rest of us  >:(
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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
« Last post by mouser on March 06, 2015, 10:57 AM »
AbteriX (aka Stefan) !!!!!
Great to hear from you buddy.  You made my day by posting.  :-*
Stefan helped a lot in the early days of Screenshot Captor especially.
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