Matthew Sparkes of the Telegraph newspaper in London has written a story about the most common passwords in 2014. It’s a giggle because the most common one was 123456. This sorry effort is condemned everywhere as simply stupid. But in the end, the most important thing about a password is that we remember it. It is interesting how little we reflect on what a dopey trap we have created for humanity with the computer password. We are doomed to failure by our pre-historic brain. Contrary to every faceless demand from the ether, the most important thing about a password is not that it is impregnable but simply that we can remember it. Passwords mostly make sense when used to gain entry to a booze can or similar fun locale. If the password is hotcha no one demands that you add a special character like a dollar sign. Anyway, the story is enjoyable. Telegraph
