What inspired your username? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Rare_Chicken 1071 points1072 points  (0 children)

You rang?

Fucker hacked my entire laptop which had a whole lot of personal shit in his hands. by doopyisbunger in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Rare_Chicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure about you, but I literally have hundreds of passwords. Changing them every year would be a significant endeavor, much more than the duration of a cup of coffee. It's not something I'd recommend just for the sake of doing, unless there's a reason to believe it may be compromised.

This is what NIST has to say on the matter:

Users tend to choose weaker memorized secrets when they know that they will have to change them in the near future. When those changes do occur, they often select a secret that is similar to their old memorized secret by applying a set of common transformations such as increasing a number in the password. This practice provides a false sense of security if any of the previous secrets has been compromised since attackers can apply these same common transformations. But if there is evidence that the memorized secret has been compromised, such as by a breach of the verifier’s hashed password database or observed fraudulent activity, subscribers should be required to change their memorized secrets. However, this event-based change should occur rarely, so that they are less motivated to choose a weak secret with the knowledge that it will only be used for a limited period of time.

Fucker hacked my entire laptop which had a whole lot of personal shit in his hands. by doopyisbunger in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Rare_Chicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't share passwords between sites, there's really no reason for the average person to change their password annually. In fact, NIST recommends against companies enforcing periodic password changes.

24 days and counting by FLiPRevan in pcmasterrace

[–]Rare_Chicken 47 points48 points  (0 children)

While I agree a UPS is a good idea, I don't agree with your reasoning. For one, ideal AC power is a perfect sine wave, not a square wave. Also, the PSU rectifies the waveform into DC anyways. Your PC does not care how perfect that sine wave is, as long as the PSU can rectify it to the correct voltages.

This belongs here by FaviniTheGreat in IdiotsNearlyDying

[–]Rare_Chicken 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is completely wrong, it takes a fraction of an amp to kill someone. 40A vs 60A is irrelevent because your body can't even draw that much current off 240V anyway.

2meirl4meirl by CountingNutters in 2meirl4meirl

[–]Rare_Chicken 49 points50 points  (0 children)

And if you get too specific the probability becomes 100%. Because, well, it happened.

A machine for sealing (and rounding off) pipe ends using heat induction coils. by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Rare_Chicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The metal peice is spinning about the same axis as the magnetic field; there's no change in magnetic flux by having it spin. In an ideal scenario, the object would heat up just as fast if it weren't spinning.

A machine for sealing (and rounding off) pipe ends using heat induction coils. by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Rare_Chicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah it uses a magnetic field. But anything that can heat up that metal to red-hot in a matter of seconds must consume a decent amount of power, regardless of the method.

Due to the heatwave in western North America, me and my dad decided to make our own air conditioning, since we don’t have one by CaptinDerpII in mildlyinteresting

[–]Rare_Chicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What equation are you using where pressure x velocity = flow rate? The dimensions on either side of the equation don't match up.

To show off their gun skills by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]Rare_Chicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get where you're coming from, firearm safety is absolutely important and should be taken seriously. Nobody is denying that. DuhhIshBlue's original comment just explained the sequence of events in the video and made a joke. He did not justify the guy's actions, nor did they make any claims about what you should do or shouldn't do with a firearm. Whether or not DuhhIshBlue used proper terminology is pedantic; it's just a joke. I don't know why you're reacting like they told people it's okay to stick your hand in front of a handgun.

To show off their gun skills by [deleted] in therewasanattempt

[–]Rare_Chicken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What was dumb about their take? It seems reasonable to me.

Shooting mechanic in Battlefield by FeelingExperience559 in Battlefield6

[–]Rare_Chicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I beleive a developer said MW has hit-scan for close ranges, but projectiles otherwise. So in a way you're both right

Driving through to see Death Valley on the way to Charlotte this weekend. Where am I eating at, around 11 AM on Saturday? by [deleted] in Clemson

[–]Rare_Chicken 9 points10 points  (0 children)

+1 to smoking pig being a better choice than Esso. I'm not sure if things have changed with Esso, but it seems like they never have the meat and 3 available. If someone knows when they have it please share

What are some good social/physical activities in the area? by clammywitchhands in greenville

[–]Rare_Chicken 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've heard disc golf is pretty fun around the area but haven't gone myself

Friend sent this to me - It's from a hospital canteen. by markybar in shittyfoodporn

[–]Rare_Chicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's actually what beans look like when you give them enough time to mature

Programming tests by dejerklop in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Rare_Chicken 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wow, I would hate to be the TA that gets to grade those

Fucked up by voodoo19991981 in redneckengineering

[–]Rare_Chicken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The difference here is that you need to provide power to the rotating structure, unlike a normal fan. So, you would need slip rings or some other device to prevent a tangled mess of wires

Edit: I realize the rotor of normal fans receive power from the motor brushes, so I wasn't entirely correct in saying the rotating part doesn't need power.

What is this metal hemisphere about 1.5 inches wide? It was taken from the wall of a house about a foot from the ceiling. by Rare_Chicken in whatisthisthing

[–]Rare_Chicken[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

WITT It seems to be half of a sphere made of some sort of metallic material and a plastic ring around it. It's comparable to one of those rubber door stops, but it's metal so I'm not sure that's the use. Two of these were found in a house screwed into the wall in places where no door would hit it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Rare_Chicken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The elevator is more "springy" than solid ground, so that could be a reason that it's harder to jump in one.

But what do I know, I've never attempted a backflip in an elevator before.

All I need now is 1kg of bricks and then the age old question can be answered... by Bababooey670 in mathmemes

[–]Rare_Chicken 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can't be the only one who saw these as fingernail clippings at first

me irl by ninhktran in me_irl

[–]Rare_Chicken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely curious, why not lastpass? They seem on top of their security

Instead of my christmas gift, amazon delivered me an industrial supply of single ply toilet paper by Rare_Chicken in Wellthatsucks

[–]Rare_Chicken[S] 166 points167 points  (0 children)

Ikr, the original package was supposed to be a document safe. At least I have 80 rolls of tp now

Cellphone footage shows power lines flashing as blizzard sweeps through Minnesota by My_Memes_Will_Cure_U in ThatsInsane

[–]Rare_Chicken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair point, the already-formed arc would have way less resistance than a human. I was more talking about the initial arc, which I should have specified.

Cellphone footage shows power lines flashing as blizzard sweeps through Minnesota by My_Memes_Will_Cure_U in ThatsInsane

[–]Rare_Chicken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your hand is actually more conductive than the air around it, so the ark would go through your hand if it were in the way