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keepthetips t1_j1pj2sb wrote

Reply to LPT request: how to find information how to get visa in Canada? by notreadyforhiccup

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Robobvious t1_j1piup5 wrote

Reply to comment by OneThiCBoi in LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support

Fraud happens regardless of the systems put in place to prevent it, and successful fraud utilizes those systems to their advantage. So it very well could be a way to steal someone else’s account provided you have enough information.

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jeverboy t1_j1piulg wrote

Reply to LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support

Kids remember use 2FA and never ever, ever use your passwords on multiple sites/Accounts nad if you cannot be arsed to do that, please at least have a unique password got your email account. If your email account gets hijacked because you got phished on another account that has the same password, you are then in for a lot of fuckery.

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anonynown t1_j1pbz0d wrote

Reply to comment by krkrkrkk24 in LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support

> which can easily be brute forced if weak

That isn’t how password managers typically work. Your password vault is encrypted with a much longer key stored on your device. The master key is only used to decrypt the actual decryption key which is long and isn’t stored on their servers, and the master key is useless otherwise. This is why you need to approve on your existing device when enrolling a new one, or enter a very long “recovery” key — that’s how the actual decryption key gets to the new device. Even knowing your master password doesn’t enable the attacker to access your vault without extra steps, like using social engineering to get you to reveal your recovery key or approve a new login.

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skjeflo t1_j1p8xzq wrote

Reply to comment by jnmann in LPT: If you are hurting this year for money and you don't have a lot for your kids for Christmas/holidays, hide what the gifts you have, make a treasure hunt with clues and riddles, and stretch it out to give them a great experience. by pinheadbrigade

I did this for my kids at Easter for about 5 years, as they reached their pre-teen years and aged out of the public egg "hunts", up until they were 16 or so. One clue leading to the next and the next and the next... The kids got an adventure and I got to share some of my creative writing with them. They got the chance to see how my mind works and more of my humor as they figured out the clues.

Started out with clues in the house and on our property the first couple years. Then moved on to the neighborhood at large and doing it with friends. The last year was at a beach vacation cabin. Had them running all through town tracking down clues taped to the backs of street signs, under logs, in a hidden ammo can, etc. Pretty sure they ran/walked 4+ miles the last year.

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mrspascal t1_j1p7xyu wrote

Reply to LPT: If you want your non-dominant nostril be dominant instantly, lie down and face the direction in which your dominant nostril is currently active. If it’s the left nostril, face left, if it’s right nostril, face right. Notice after a few seconds, your other nostril is starting to be dominant. by Pr0tanoia

My nostrils are about 1/3 the diameter of the average person, meaning I get roughly 1/9 the air volume. This is my life every night when trying to get to sleep.

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OneThiCBoi t1_j1p7hzz wrote

Reply to comment by brusiddit in LPT: Got a Steam gift card for Christmas? Hold on to it after you put the code in. If your account gets hacked, you can use the old code to recover your account. by Worst_Support

That's not how it works, the steam support asks you a bunch of options to provide enough proof that you the owner, like email, purchase receipts, etc.. one of them is giving them a wallet/gift card code which you used on that same account.

The code is just another proof.. not a way to steal others accounts.

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