Why is everything connected to the Internet?

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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Hermit » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:45 pm

Brian Peacock wrote:
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The wireless bra!
The wireless underwire?
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Brian Peacock » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:48 pm

No, that would be wired rather than wireless. Where would you connect the modem? :tea:
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by JimC » Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm

They can shove their modems up their... :lay:
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Tero » Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:09 am

Why are voting machines connected to the internet?
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:42 am

It should be OK if you change the password to something sneaky, like 'password' - nobody would ever guess that would they?

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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Scot Dutchy » Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:01 am

Tero wrote:
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Why are voting machines connected to the internet?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/an- ... 10-minutes
Make it is easier from the Russians.
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by rainbow » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:12 pm

Brian Peacock wrote:
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It should be OK if you change the password to sneaky, like 'password' - nobody would ever guess that would they?
Mine is Password123, due to them wanting a capital letter and some numbers.
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Tero » Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:28 pm

i just put two finnish words together for the password and some numbers in between. I have a secret number that is in my passwords. It is a number between 1 and 9!
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:28 pm

rainbow wrote:
Brian Peacock wrote:
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It should be OK if you change the password to sneaky, like 'password' - nobody would ever guess that would they?
Mine is Password123, due to them wanting a capital letter and some numbers.
That's so crafty. You is a boss hacker dude
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by JimC » Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:48 pm

My password is ********
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by laklak » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:50 pm

YOu mean when they say "enter password" they mean you can make up you own? Shit.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by JimC » Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:00 pm

..and my bank account number is #############
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by NineBerry » Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:07 pm

My password is [redacted]

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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:02 am

Tero wrote:
Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:28 pm
i just put two finnish words together for the password and some numbers in between. I have a secret number that is in my passwords. It is a number between 1 and 9!
Between 1 and 362880? Clever!
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Re: Why is everything connected to the Internet?

Post by laklak » Thu Aug 08, 2019 3:10 am

You are being slowly assimilated.

Foolish earthlings.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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