jermier

That's a great writeup. Is it possible to create a really long passphrase whose hash can't be reversed easily? Perhaps a diceware passphrase with six randomly chosen words?

Yeah and we have better training material for AI now. For example it could be possible to create a program that mimics Hackernews comments. There's more than enough training material on HN to create plausible-looking comments that aren't a bunch of nonsensical gobbledygook and that also pander to people's emotions.

> I can understand what they mean if they use "shill"

You kind of answered your own question. Many people never differentiate between bot and shill, instead preferring to lump those two words together. A bot is programmatic; a shill is a human agent that likes to amplify messages or spread disinformation manually. Although some shills may still use some level of automation, for example, often using several accounts at the same time using some bespoke software arrangement.

All the so called 'neo banks' are still in their infancy which is good reason to avoid them at all costs. I'm waiting until these startups mature (and they are startups).

One thing I never got about premium password managers is the question of: If I stop paying for the subscription, do I still get to access my secrets? I imagine there is still some grace period to backup your stored secrets, but I still think PW managers should offer a free tier so that you can be assured you will still be able to access your secrets, regardless of payment obligations.

It would be cool if MDN had a Stack Overflow question-and-answer style format alongside the main offering. Then Mozilla could take advantage of the gamification model where users earn badges and awards for their efforts.

Jeff Atwood said it once: `If you put a number next to someone's name, then that person will try everything to increase that number`. Also: it would look good on CVs and would be a good heuristic to determine if a person's really fit for a position.

I was referring to the phrase 'cult of the free' which is poorly chosen language as it doesn't distinguish between freedom versus monetization.