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We'd like to name him Peter. That names is already taken! Try Peter375 or Peter2099.
Nov 25, 2022 1:43 PM
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We'd like to name him Peter. That names is already taken! Try Peter375 or Peter2099.
Illithidbane
XxXPeter69BlazeIt420XxX Jones: "I hate my name." Æ A-12 Musk: "Tell me about it."
HeresYourSauce
And then you find those are taken too, and the website didn't actually randomly pick them.
Illithidbane
Just use a pass phrase like my cousin, Correct Horse Battery Staple Smith.
HeresYourSauce
Randall Munroe? Is that you?
coppermyr
And that's how we ended up with Social Security Numbers.
Illithidbane
Which are terrible to use as universal IDs. They weren't designed with that use in mind, but it's too late to change now.
butthurtnevergetsbetter
So long as they're unique identifiers, it should be okay. Not good, but okay.
Illithidbane
One of the issues is that they are not random. The first 5 digits are for area/group, so you only have to guess 4 to get someone's SSN.