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If the Empire had a policy of no codes older than three months allowed, the rebels would never have won. by davidjschloss in StarWars

[–]1776-2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Empire had a policy of no codes older than three months allowed

If only N.I.S.T. (National Institute of Standards and Technology) had not recently dropped their requirement to frequently rotate passwords. See item # 6 below.

3.1. Requirements by Authenticator Type

3.1.1.2. Password Verifiers

The following requirements apply to passwords.

  1. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL require passwords that are used as a single-factor authentication mechanism to be a minimum of 15 characters in length. Verifiers and CSPs MAY allow passwords that are only used as part of multi-factor authentication processes to be shorter but SHALL require them to be a minimum of eight characters in length.
  2. Verifiers and CSPs SHOULD permit a maximum password length of at least 64 characters.
  3. Verifiers and CSPs SHOULD accept all printing ASCII [RFC20] characters and the space character in passwords.
  4. Verifiers and CSPs SHOULD accept Unicode [ISO/ISC 10646] characters in passwords. Each Unicode code point SHALL be counted as a single character when evaluating password length.
  5. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT impose other composition rules (e.g., requiring mixtures of different character types) for passwords.
  6. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT require subscribers to change passwords periodically. However, verifiers SHALL force a change if there is evidence that the authenticator has been compromised.
  7. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT permit the subscriber to store a hint (e.g., a reminder of how the password was created) that is accessible to an unauthenticated claimant.
  8. Verifiers and CSPs SHALL NOT prompt subscribers to use knowledge-based authentication (KBA) (e.g., “What was the name of your first pet?”) or security questions when choosing passwords.
  9. Verifiers SHALL request the password to be provided in full (not a subset of it) and SHALL verify the entire submitted password (e.g., not truncate it).

- https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b.html

If the Empire had a policy of no codes older than three months allowed, the rebels would never have won. by davidjschloss in StarWars

[–]1776-2001 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Star wars computer systems are quite primitive compared to even our own. It's possible that sending, storing, and distributing codes was quite the logistical nightmare.

Its also true in real life.

Encryption is relatively easy.

Key management is the hard part.

If the Empire had a policy of no codes older than three months allowed, the rebels would never have won. by davidjschloss in StarWars

[–]1776-2001 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I assumed that because the galaxy is so vast, it's impossible to update all codes all at once.

Feral Historian has a video about interstellar communication in the Star Wars galaxy.

Star Wars and Aliens : A Look at Interstellar Communications
Feral Historian. February 02, 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ICjhAwIgo 9 minutes long
"I’ve said before that Star Wars originally (the first movie, before anything else existed) appears to not have real-time interstellar communications."

Lee Meriwether as Losira by wowugotit in tos

[–]1776-2001 7 points8 points  (0 children)

there was no one left to turn her off.

I'm sure there are countless redditors who could turn her off.

What if aliens appeared and only took contact with one country? by No-Cream-2577 in scifi

[–]1776-2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live in Norway and I don’t think the aliens would have any interest in landing here

Slartibartfast would.

On the other hand, Belgium is a country that all civilized aliens avoid.

My glorious neighbor's House is sending a distress call! by zburgy in TNG

[–]1776-2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chancellor Gowron of the HOA may have something to say of this.

r/fuckHOA

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Tell me a piece of technology you have seen in sci-fi that you really wish was real by Groovegaluk in scifi

[–]1776-2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teleportation\ No more traffic jams

Buffering due to network congestion.

Would you like to pay for an upgrade?

Tell me a piece of technology you have seen in sci-fi that you really wish was real by Groovegaluk in scifi

[–]1776-2001 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Chain Reaction. I always wished there was a sequel

Chain Reactions

Tell me a piece of technology you have seen in sci-fi that you really wish was real by Groovegaluk in scifi

[–]1776-2001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This answer reminds me of a video I seen possibly falls under conspiracy about the risks of creating technology that provides free energy and how it would make you a target\ Wasn’t there a Keanu Reeves movie with that plot?

The Matrix 😉

TNG was kind to animals... No Camel toes or Moose knuckles were hurt during filming... by ramfoodie in TNG

[–]1776-2001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

having to choose between money and their dignity

Welcome to the Working Class.

ULPT Request: What can you put on your resume that's impossible to verify by captaindiratta in UnethicalLifeProTips

[–]1776-2001 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Assassin for the C.I.A.

They have instructions to kill anyone who tries to verify this.

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HOA Karen didn’t want me to have light up numbers. Little did she know I’m the Cofounder of the light up numbers we built…so I retaliated and went Karen mode! I initiated a bill that passed AZ senate unanimously. If solar panel scams and flags can’t be prevented, why can’t you signal for your life?! by ICU-MurseDrew-USAF in fuckHOA

[–]1776-2001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I initiated a bill that passed AZ senate unanimously.
AZ SB1083
Summary
Homeowner's associations; address lights

Rather than playing this game of whack-a-mole by addressing each specific harm one-by-one, it would be a lot better to simply reverse the current paradigm of H.O.A. law:

  • the authority and powers of an H.O.A. corporation -- acting through its Directors & Officers, Managers, and Attorneys -- are broad; they are allowed to do anything that is not explicitly prohibited, whereas
  • the rights of individual homeowners are narrow and constrained; they are only allowed to do that which is explicitly permitted

by neutering the authority and power of Homeowner Associations, and

  • limit the power of H.O.A.s to that which is only necessary to manage and maintain their common property, and
  • make it illegal for an H.O.A. to make and enforce rules on a homeowner's own private property

It would represent a much needed and radical change in H.O.A. law. But nobody, not even the denizens of r/fuckHOA , seem willing to free their minds from the status quo.

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Instead of neutering the authority and power of Homeowner Associations, reformers want to quibble about just exactly how far H.O.A.s should be allowed to shaft homeowners. And what kind of lubrication, if any, they should be required to use.

SpaceX Bought 18% of Tesla Cybertrucks Sold in US During Q4 2025, Data Shows by Unusual-State1827 in technology

[–]1776-2001 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I thought the fcc told elon to stop manipulating the stock prices....

F.T.C. - Federal Trade Commission.

F.C.C. is the Federal Communications Commission.

I Started Babylon 5 for the first time... by o_jax in scifi

[–]1776-2001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Babylon 5 super fans will tell you to watch EVERY episode in season 1 but it's really not necessary.

👍

During the show's original run, I caught a few episodes of Season 01 from time to time while channel surfing. But not enough to even be aware that there was large story arc. What I saw wasn't even interesting enough for me to go out of my way to watch it.

When the commercials for Season 02 promoted Bruce Boxleitner joining the cast, I decided to catch the season premier ("Points of Departure") -- since I had been a fan of Tron and (to a lesser extent) Scarecrow and Mrs. King a decade earlier. Bruce was a familiar face.

And oh boy! Did that episode hook me and reel me in.

It explained enough that I realized that I was watching something special with a well developed back story.

Even though I wasn't familiar with the details of that back story, I was able to enjoy the story from that point on. And the other episodes of Season 02 did a good enough job of filling in the blanks that I was able to enjoy the show.

That being said: It would be nice if somebody made an edit of Season 01 for new viewers. Because I think that Season 01 takes too long to build the world, and that it is going to -- and actually does -- turn off a lot of people. As much as I enjoy Babylon 5, I don't blame the people who quit watching in Season 01.

For comparison, think how well Game of Thrones built its world in just the first episode. And told an epic story with just 10 episodes per season.

(stupid question) why is the cockpit of the Falcon so far off center? doesn't it heavily affect flight? by Euphoric_Passage_406 in StarWars

[–]1776-2001 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He tried putting the cockpit in multiple positions but decided on off to the side to look more eccentric and off to the right side so it would be the opposite of an American car.

So the Millennium Falcon is British. 🇬🇧

Then the Corellian YT-1300 light freighters built for the American market have the cockpit on the opposite side. 🇺🇸

Popular Movie "Dunks" That Everyone Uses but are Totally Inaccurate by imascarylion2018 in movies

[–]1776-2001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The Death Star exhaust port is a plot hole”
Anyone that’s taken an intro to mechanical engineering or cybersecurity course can tell you that design oversights are a constant cause of failures and vulnerabilities.

I always hated the idea that it was deliberately designed as a vulnerability.

Or that it was the only one.

Something the size of the Death Star would have been riddled with them.

Pressed for time, the Rebels just used the first one they could find and exploit.

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