Don't be confounded after reading the title. This is an English-only blog and the for the sake of creativity, the title is in German.
I recently learnt a verb in German class which I will never forget. 'vergessen'. It means 'forgotten' in german. Apart from the irony demonstrated above, this word has clung to me because it used to be my recently compromised facebook password. Just a few days back, a friend happened to get his hands on my laptop and somehow, he could reveal my already saved password in my facebook account. He laughed at the fact that my password was so easy. I retorted saying that no one could've figured it out, Also, another added advantage is that if I ever chance upon schizophrenia(thank god for spell-checker, else I would never have gotten that spelling right), amnesia or other forgetting diseases which cannot be recollected right now, the 'forgotten password' prompt would help me by displaying my password right on the screen. But apparently, I should be a little more creative in remembering passwords.
I quickly changed my password to something which cannot be revealed. (Don't even try to ask). Being careless with my passwords has not cost me anything but may cost me in the future. So with lots of experience(2 passwords old), I volunteer to teach anyone willing to learn how to set an unbreakable password. It is foolproof(unless you are the fool), sophisticated yet easy to remember.I don't want to be cryptic about it but you don't need to study cryptology to make unbreakable passwords. It is simpler than you think. Password selection need not be logical. You just need to be creative.
Speaking of creativity, you won't find any of it here in this post. The title starts in German followed by lot of gibberish and the conclusion which is yet to be written. Pathetic as it may be, I have critiqued my own post in the end. After such a post, I expect my readers to slam me in the comments section with negative reactions. I am okay with it and ready to take it all. You can start below.
PS: Don't mind me. I'm just thinking out loud.
I recently learnt a verb in German class which I will never forget. 'vergessen'. It means 'forgotten' in german. Apart from the irony demonstrated above, this word has clung to me because it used to be my recently compromised facebook password. Just a few days back, a friend happened to get his hands on my laptop and somehow, he could reveal my already saved password in my facebook account. He laughed at the fact that my password was so easy. I retorted saying that no one could've figured it out, Also, another added advantage is that if I ever chance upon schizophrenia(thank god for spell-checker, else I would never have gotten that spelling right), amnesia or other forgetting diseases which cannot be recollected right now, the 'forgotten password' prompt would help me by displaying my password right on the screen. But apparently, I should be a little more creative in remembering passwords.
I quickly changed my password to something which cannot be revealed. (Don't even try to ask). Being careless with my passwords has not cost me anything but may cost me in the future. So with lots of experience(2 passwords old), I volunteer to teach anyone willing to learn how to set an unbreakable password. It is foolproof(unless you are the fool), sophisticated yet easy to remember.I don't want to be cryptic about it but you don't need to study cryptology to make unbreakable passwords. It is simpler than you think. Password selection need not be logical. You just need to be creative.
Speaking of creativity, you won't find any of it here in this post. The title starts in German followed by lot of gibberish and the conclusion which is yet to be written. Pathetic as it may be, I have critiqued my own post in the end. After such a post, I expect my readers to slam me in the comments section with negative reactions. I am okay with it and ready to take it all. You can start below.
PS: Don't mind me. I'm just thinking out loud.
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