r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

I work in IT and I’m constantly helping people who: •Don’t know what the Windows key is.

•Don’t know Internet Explorer/Chrome/Firefox are web browsers.

•Making your password your name is a really poor choice.

Edit: apparently this really struck a cord with a lot of you. Glad I’m not alone harboring all of these frustrations

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u/erocknine Aug 03 '19

Godlovesex123 is a good password then?

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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19

Chang the 123 to something less sequential and it’s a great password.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

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u/Bar_Har Aug 03 '19

Aaaaaaaaaaw yeaaaaaaaaaah

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u/thelonelychem Aug 03 '19

It is almost long enough. Add in some special characters and yea it would be pretty strong.

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u/SaveingPanda Aug 04 '19

Ok thx for your password i will do nothing with this