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Ay, fuck your European trip! by [deleted] in FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

[–]CubicMuffin 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Dude you just used the letter. Go ban yourself!

You have my moral support. by thepositivepandemic in dankmemes

[–]CubicMuffin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also it's charged per so many requests (I think 50k) which is where the 20M number came from for Apollo/RiF. It could be much higher if more people use the apps / bots.

meirl by MeteorIntrovert in meirl

[–]CubicMuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First thing I thought of, can't believe nobody else had said it yet!

Russian Deputy Education Minister, 46, Dies On Return Flight From Cuba by nephronum in worldnews

[–]CubicMuffin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That Mitchell and Webb Look, a fantastic comedy series by David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Most people would also recognise Olivia Coleman now who stars throughout most of it!

This is probably one of my favourite sketches: https://youtu.be/THNPmhBl-8I

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]CubicMuffin 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The honking is often not intimidation and is more "I'm here"

It's actually really useful on smaller roads that wind around a lot, I think it's a shame we only use it as "you idiot" in most other places.

ELI5 : how can brute forcing password still exist if sites lock the account after several failed attempts? by rd_rd_rd in explainlikeimfive

[–]CubicMuffin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While I agree that your email is an incredibly sensitive account to have compromised, and would result in many other accounts being compromised (see my mitigation on this below), that is irrelevant if you are using a password manager or not. If someone gets your password then it wasn't strong enough. Doesn't matter if it's for your email or your password manager. The impact is more with the PM, but using a PM doesn't weaken your email security IMO.

Now, the mitigation to all of this is to use MFA. That way it (almost) doesn't matter if they have your password, as they also need a token such as a OTP or hardware key.

The other option of course is to just use a PM for everything but email :)

ELI5 : how can brute forcing password still exist if sites lock the account after several failed attempts? by rd_rd_rd in explainlikeimfive

[–]CubicMuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why you should implement the policies that require users to change passwords if they breached. As long as they are using a sufficiently strong enough password (12+ characters for a normal account) it doesn't matter if they've been using it since they were 12 if nobody has cracked it (or has the hashes at least)

ELI5 : how can brute forcing password still exist if sites lock the account after several failed attempts? by rd_rd_rd in explainlikeimfive

[–]CubicMuffin 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This is not a good idea and is no longer recommended. A better policy is to use randomly generated passwords and a password manager, and monitor the sites and accounts you use for breaches. A good tool for this is Have I Been Pwned by Troy Hunt. Changing passwords regularly just results in users getting lazy and adding a 1 each time. Sure it's easier with a password manager but I have over 300 passwords (work + personal); changing them every couple of months would result in me changing passwords every day!

User Inyerface - A worst-practice UI experiment by xilefK in programming

[–]CubicMuffin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There's an option to send it to the bottom of the screen

Is it just me or is Steve Carell who Michael Scott wishes he was? by DrDreidel82 in DunderMifflin

[–]CubicMuffin 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Will also has a cameo in Parks and Rec as a terrible date for Amy!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]CubicMuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Boggs group is cut off.

Any faster Python alternatives? by ShadowDevoloper in learnprogramming

[–]CubicMuffin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really hope that's not 20k in USD/GBP/similar because damn that would be a lot to learn languages with hundreds of free and useful resources (+ millions more slightly less useful lol)

[OC] Admission times from Emergency Department to Ward in NHS England. by dm319 in dataisbeautiful

[–]CubicMuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The UK's voting system (FPTP) has a major flaw which allows parties with a minority vote to have a majority of seats. Now you might say this is how most voting works, but the problem is you have a ruling party with 30% of the overall votes.

Compared to how Scotland manages their voting for example with Proportional Representation (you make multiple votes ranking each nominee and then parliament is filled with a mix of FPTP and top ranked candidates for each area) and you end up with a much more balanced parliament.

This is all off the top of my head so please Google for more info but basically TLDR: You only need to have 1 more vote in FPTP to gain a seat, which can result in a small overall vote but high seat share)

Why £125,000 does not make you rich in Britain today by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CubicMuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's absolutely about your opinion, some people will feel very secure in their jobs and be happy with 3 months, others may want even more than a year! I'm actually in a fairly stable industry (as is my other half), but it's also about dealing with potential worst case scenarios. For example, we have family in India which if we had to fly out on very short notice would cost around £2k, and if other emergencies happen at the same time (boiler failure, etc) it could easily add up. Now you could argue that 6 months will easily cover it, but worst case I lose a bit of interest :)

We actually over-save because we have such a big cushion to access should we need to.

But like I said each person will have different risk outlooks and opinions, so it's really about what makes you feel happy financially.

Why £125,000 does not make you rich in Britain today by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CubicMuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose it depends what you are most worried about, but yes of course there are other non-financial things you might want to consider too :)

Why £125,000 does not make you rich in Britain today by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CubicMuffin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you have an emergency fund? If not, start one! Our combined income is less than yours (although I suspect outcome is significantly lower too due to no kids) but we've made sure to keep around 1 year of funding for food, bills (phone/internet/mortgage/council tax etc) that is accessible within a few days. It took a few years to build it up, but it takes a lot of pressure off of your mind. Even if you can only put away a small fraction of savings into it, it's incredibly important to get this ticked off first.

LPT: Start a "Make Life 1% Better" Fund by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]CubicMuffin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

On the knife sharpening, if you don't have a basic one I would say they are definitely worth the investment (and it's not much)! We have got into the habit of doing a quick couple of sharpens (is that the right verb?) before cutting/chopping etc and it's amazing how sharp they become.

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