Okay, kiddies I'm not sure of where I was going at the start of this post...Apparently I saved it a while back and I have no recollection of why I typed that very statement. At this point I can only speculate. So, in this case I will -- I once titled this post as HOESTEL, so I assume that I was attempting to connect the words "hoes" and "hotel" thus deducing that there are a lot of hoes in hotels. Ta da!!! So, now that I have settled that....let's carry on shall we?
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I have obviously strayed away from the blogging hemisphere since it has been years since I have posted anything. I've just been plain lazy and have been blurting out my complaints out loud at an instant without documenting it via the web. I'll try and put a stop to that, so that all can hear and read my negativity toward the world.
First thing's first, when did it become so complicated to do things online?
Passwords:
Hackers have ruined everything for everyone. I can no longer remember a simple password for any of my logins. Now there are too many restrictions on choosing a password. Here are just a few password requirements I have come across:
- Must have a capitalized letter
- Must contain at least 6-8 characters
- Must contain at least one number
- Must have a special character i.e. !@#$%^&*()_+
- Must not have sequential characters i.e. 1234 or abcd or asdf
- Must not have any common words i.e. dog
- Must not include your name
- Must not have been a previous password
Also, you're not supposed to have the same password for multiple online access points. Pfffff I don't know about you, but there's no way I can remember all of my stupid passwords. But, you may suggest that you can always go through the "forgot my password" method. WRONG! This is even worse, but for one they don't even tell you if it's your username or password that's incorrect. It will state, "The login name or password is invalid." *Insert massive eye-roll here* Is my login with a number or not? Is it case sensitive? Ah, shit!! I can't remember what I ate for lunch an hour ago, so I definitely can't remember a username that I used once in my life to buy a concert ticket online to some hole in the wall venue.
Okay, so you get passed this point and you actually know your username. Now, comes the tricky part...who here can actually read the security code they make you type to make sure you're a human being? Sometimes I can make it out, but most of the time, I'm completely stumped! You may be suggesting out loud for me to click on the "sound" button. Tried it, and I hate it. Sometimes I hear nothing at all, or I'll hear a choppy robot blurt out an inaudible sequence of letters and numbers. Sigh, I can't win.
The absolute worst thing is when you actually make it through the entire process with relogging in with your new password and all that jazz.....and then the page EXPIRES!! You bet I cuss the hell out of my computer for a good five minutes straight. Especially when I'm buying tickets and the best seats available are being held for only 5 minutes or so and then I do thing whole shebang and it expires... I downright want to murder someone at that point. Not, really....but almost.
**End of rant**
Please leave me comments.
Thank you,
~Andy
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