another reason to never answer those security questions with actual info.

The primary reason being when you have to answer the questions over the phone.

"What is your mother's maiden name?"

"bidah6shee8Dahkouju"

"Wait, what, that is correct how ?"

Every time I hear their confusion and shock, I get a bit more depressed that more people aren't doing this.

Protip, use something like a https://diceware.rempe.us/#eff password with 6 words.

They never seem to mind when you just say "litmus secrecy ruckus nest reason send", they don't even skip a beat.

I enjoy pointing out that 1Password has a dedicated section for generating "security answers" using this same method (they allow "horse battery staple" style with variable number of words, although a minimum of 3) https://support.1password.com/generate-security-questions/

Like all good Bitwarden things, feel free to spit^W vote for a similar feature request https://community.bitwarden.com/t/security-questions-track-a...

Bitwarden has passphrase generation which can achieve similar thing.

Yeah, I knew the Bitwarden army would show up. Let's compare, shall we?

# 1Password Steps

1. Tap Edit

1. Click "add more"

1. Click "Security Questions"

1. (optionally choose one of the common questions from a drop down)

1. click in the answer field

1. click Create a New Answer

1. Observe the prefilled battery-horse-stable-ish answer

1. Click Use

1. Repeat "add another question" as needed

1. Press Save

# Bitwarden Version 2023.12.0 (15279) Steps

1. Tap Edit

1. Scroll to the very bottom

1. Drop down the select widget under New Custom Field to select Hidden

1. Press the +

ok, cool, I guess as there's no generation option on that Hidden Value field

1. search around and find "Generate" under the "View" menu, because of course it is (I'll meet you half-way on this one, since maybe a long-time Bitwarden user would know the command-G shortcut already)

1. Expand the Options section

1. Choose Passphrase

1. search for the "OK" button, realize there is no such thing, so use the Copy button to nuke whatever's in your clipboard when you started this process

1. Click Close

1. Click back into the Hidden field's Value text area which has mysteriously lost UI focus from that exercise

1. Press Paste

1. Click in the Name field and type the question the site asked you

1. Repeat as needed for other questions

1. Press Save

So, yeah, "akshully" one can do this with a vivid imagination and a piece of paper, too, but let's not pretend those two experiences are in the same universe as each other

KeePass, too.

Most people want to minimize the time it takes to resolve whatever issue has led to them being on the phone with support. Giving "bidah6shee8Dahkouju" as your mother's maiden name does not help achieve that.

Using a different made up mother's maiden name at each site is a good idea, but you can use short names that are easy to pronounce and spell for that to get the security benefits without drawing out the time you have to spend with support.

An equally likely outcome:

"What is your mother's maiden name?"

"Oh, some random collection of letters and numbers... I think there was an a and a d in it?"

"Ah, okay, what info or money do you want?"

Or put your real birth date.

Many hours after the quake hit, he came out of wherever he was, poured out all his hatred, threats, and then went right back in. He has the complete authority over everything in the country yet no accountability in anything ever. And his stares; effing evil!

and yet people still waste the perfectly fine drinkable water on their lawns, most of them frontyard which don’t have even any actual use beyond “looks nice”. Unbelievable!

I agree that's silly, IMO, but it's a deck chair on the Titanic.

IF is great. IF + low(ish) carb is even better. IF + low(ish) carb + eating calorie amounts matching your healthy weight is amazing.

There is more than one way to lose weight just like there is for gaining weight. Minimize as many of the offending behaviors as possible. Consistency is key. Don't pick something you cannot consistently repeat unless that limited time run is all you're after.

Of the different IF schedules people pick -OMAD, 20:4, 16:8, 5:2, etc-, start with anything that you can do initially without getting frustrated and giving up. You will be able to increase the fasting window over time. It just really works.

Don't get discouraged by words from people that tried and failed (or gave up too quickly), or not even tried but talk out of prejudice. Listen to the encouragement from so many that successfully do it.

Best of luck!!

true. happened to me few days ago on an int'l flight.

I am on first floor in Sunnyvale and not much wind. What is my altitude.

Taking back what i said. Power gone. Winds picking up speed.