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Do you lock you computer?

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zagfan5
Posts: 2608 - Karma: 144
just curious who keeps a password and lock on their computer.
type it in every time you open your computer up deal.

i do.
May 6 2011 2:12AM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
I live alone, and my dog cant type, yet.
May 6 2011 2:15AM
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Candy
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 176
^^^lulz
May 6 2011 2:55AM
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.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,485
i dont lock mine. got sick of always typing my password
May 6 2011 2:59AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
i have no real confidential shit on it anyways and i have no real enemies
even if someone wanted to hack or steal stuff, they'd first need to obtain my pc physically
and if they succeed in doing so, i can just call Dell, give em my serial number and they can trace the pc once it connects to a wifi anywhere on the world...
if they can't find it i get a new one, it's part of their anti-theft guarantee :)
May 6 2011 4:57AM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
Of course.
May 6 2011 5:13AM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
yep i got a password and i don't leave my comp unattended unless it's locked or turned off
May 6 2011 5:14AM
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ImNotARacist
Posts: 5136 - Karma: -1,030
If I want to. I can lock this bitch up, otherwise you would be really stupid to steal my computer. I have no moral boundaries when it comes to fucking with my shit.
May 6 2011 5:31AM
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steep
Posts: 6063 - Karma: 298
this.
May 6 2011 7:19AM
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Snowgoner
Posts: 5047 - Karma: 964
i have a lock that comes on after 4 hours of it being idle
May 6 2011 7:22AM
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daveNZ
Posts: 163 - Karma: 4
na my fce rapes are funny
May 6 2011 7:24AM
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maxmaxmax
Posts: 1 - Karma: 10
I turn it off in the weekend when i dont work but i only lock it during the week. Security is key.
May 6 2011 7:26AM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
Welcome to NS.
May 6 2011 7:33AM
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296
Only at work
May 6 2011 8:18AM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
yup, the phone too. it's not that i have anything to hide, i'm just wierd i guess
May 6 2011 9:20AM
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Moo
Posts: 608 - Karma: 19
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May 6 2011 9:25AM
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Gmart
Posts: 1634 - Karma: 273
i do cause i have two older brothers and a mother, lol they are mad annoying since i keep my fb  logged in but i dont lock my phone they dont mess with my phone
May 6 2011 9:58AM
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@skiinmitch
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 78
I do it only because its a habit that i have on my pc i just press the windows key and la and it locks my comp
May 6 2011 9:59AM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
Nope. I have music, videos, and school work on there. If someone wants it the. Have it, whether or nit it has a password does not keep it from being stolen, so why not save me the hassle of having to enter a password? I have the same ideology when it comes to my phone.
May 6 2011 10:06AM
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snwbrdmilf
Posts: 22441 - Karma: 2,805
Agreed. I don't feel anyone should have access to something of personal possession without approval.
May 6 2011 10:10AM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51643 - Karma: 162,249
I don't but there are man dicks everywhere. FIgure thatll scare them away
May 6 2011 10:11AM
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.Ian.
Posts: 1568 - Karma: 72
I actually do lock my computer even though I literally have nothing on it. It just makes me feel a tiny bit more safe I guess, that no one will take even like my credit card numbers or something if someone stole it.
May 6 2011 10:15AM
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,467
This.
May 6 2011 10:20AM
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Kajex
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 178
Not only do I lock my sign in, I physically lock my computer in a desk with a padlock. But I keep it in my architecture studio with a ton of kids around sooooo yeah don't want this beast getting stolen.
May 6 2011 10:21AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14488 - Karma: 10,641
Password and locked to my desk.
May 6 2011 10:23AM
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BrewskiJr
Posts: 5738 - Karma: 1,478
This. Only because I lived in a dorm this year and shit can get stolen pretty easily.


But at home, just a password
May 6 2011 10:28AM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
a message to people that unnecessarily (that is, don't have important secrets on their phone or live in the dorms or whatever) lock their phone/computers: you are really annoying!
May 6 2011 11:11AM
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Kapital
Posts: 504 - Karma: 38
Yes sir, two brother and parents with much porn
May 6 2011 11:33AM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
hey man, there are just too many motha uckas uckin with my shi
May 6 2011 11:39AM
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eldridge
Posts: 2272 - Karma: 47
the password is......password
May 6 2011 12:14PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
it's cool, i understand why you do it. i just can't stand asking my friend to put the code in for me just so i can change the damn song we're playing on the stereo

what i really don't get (but doesnt affect me at all really) is why people put their text messages so they automatically come up when you get it (no "read message" button). i know i get enough secretive/inappropriate texts that that could easily get me in trouble if i left my phone out in front of someone
May 6 2011 1:05PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,750
i don't get locking a phone. If you lose it and it's locked chances are you won't get it back too easy. If it's unlocked any decent person will call "home" or "mum" or last person called or something.
May 6 2011 1:08PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
I do.

I live in a fraternity house with a bunch of guys, and if they see your computer open they will putt on meatspin.com, or any nasty porn just to fuck with you.
May 6 2011 1:15PM
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InFlamesWeTrust
Posts: 163 - Karma: 16
As it stands right now I use an 11 character password consisting of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters. I haven't broken it with ophcrack so I believe it is secure enough for the time being.
May 6 2011 3:14PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
i assumed you were kidding til i saw your icon, which makes me think you might be serious. no offense
May 6 2011 3:21PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
yes. one time my dad got pissed off cause i had a password on when he was trying to go on my computer when i wasnt home. and i was like well thats why i have a password dipshit
May 6 2011 3:27PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
i don't lock my phone cause that's fucking pointless. i don't have anything to hide on my phone unless my parents pick it up and find boobies in the pictures folder, but even then that's no big, just some boobies.
May 6 2011 3:33PM
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InFlamesWeTrust
Posts: 163 - Karma: 16
My program in school is Computer Security, so I actually did check the strength of my password. We will be learning how to hack (ethically, not maliciously) so I don't like to leave my computer unattended, particularly around classmates that might feel like fucking my system when I grab a sandwich or something. I use Linux as well on my laptop, but it was much easier to test the password on my Windows partition. I really don't have anything against Mac, I just like the icon
May 6 2011 3:42PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
well then that makes perfect sense haha
May 6 2011 3:45PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
i thought you were like 23?

I lock all my shit, my password is a bunch of random letters and numbers that i keep wirtten down in a safe, i just use my biometric scanner
May 6 2011 3:48PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
well i'm not.
May 6 2011 3:50PM
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dreadyboy
Posts: 2306 - Karma: 34
secret
May 10 2011 7:15PM
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T-Holt
Posts: 5020 - Karma: 639
Oh Em Gee, samzies, we could totes be besties!!!!!!
May 10 2011 7:17PM
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snowdon
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 391
I used to a few years ago when I lived with a bunch of guys, cause they kept making random porn and tubgirl my background every time I left the room. If was funny, but after a while I got sick of having to change it. Now I live with two girls, and it would never even cross their minds to fuck with my computer so I don't bother with a password.
May 10 2011 7:27PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
I don't lock my phone because of how many times I myself have found a phone and called someone in their contacts to return it, I hope someone would do the same for me.
May 10 2011 7:29PM
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1337
Posts: 31054 - Karma: 29,234
my phone is locked because it has a habit of buttdialing while in my pocket :3
May 10 2011 7:30PM
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Mr.Kamu
Posts: 618 - Karma: 7
I lock my MacBook Pro, my Droid Eris, and my iPod Touch 4G because I have a lot of porn and that I don't want my mom to see it.
May 10 2011 7:40PM
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BIGben*
Posts: 1942 - Karma: 8
I have one, for my parents.
May 10 2011 7:46PM
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B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
lol
May 10 2011 7:46PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
Posts: 1968 - Karma: 4
face recognition ftw? no typing required. also ive had a voice lock.
May 10 2011 8:41PM
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