Post #4098240
2026-07-25 22:03 UTC
Replies (8)
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@neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org 2026-07-25 22:04
@wendynather@infosec.exchange But Wendy, then they get to root around and discovery the history of the usernames... I don't know about you, but some of my usernames may not have that noble a history....
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@sashag@anarres.family 2026-07-25 22:11
@wendynather@infosec.exchange My first ever username (IRC nickname actually) is too embarrassing. It retired a long time ago and now happily lives somewhere in the south on an island. Don't get too many postcards from it.
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@Kierkegaanks@beige.party 2026-07-25 22:05
@wendynather@infosec.exchange that’s so nice. Like old money, but the opposite
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@gvwilson@mastodon.social 2026-07-25 22:16
@wendynather@infosec.exchange years ago, @mhoye@cosocial.ca suggested a feature for Linux that would retire certain usernames like 'dmr', the same way that teams retire jersey numbers.
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@michaelgemar@cosocial.ca 2026-07-25 22:25
@wendynather@infosec.exchange @catsalad@infosec.exchange In the old days we had quality usernames, artisanally crafted from only the finest characters. There was none of this “firstname_randombunchofnumbers” disposable crap. People took pride in their username, knew that it would last…
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@mweiss@infosec.exchange 2026-07-26 00:38
@wendynather@infosec.exchange I have an active email account that's 31 years old. Very few seem to be able to beat that.
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@pejacoby@infosec.exchange 2026-07-26 19:35
@wendynather@infosec.exchange my first email address was 12 characters long. Try to find one of those today. And no, it wasn’t on AOL… Wish I could remember my Compuserve address… and my UUCP bang path…
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@SarraceniaWilds@sunny.garden 2026-07-25 22:04
@wendynather@infosec.exchange usernames in the will seems fine tbh