On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:56 AM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 May 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > But just think, no more fake Russian identities hacking the election > > system. > > :-) > > > My left shoulder will need joint replacement (like hip replacement > > surgery). Unfortunately, the soonest I can talk to the surgeon is May 13, > > and they won't even schedule it until then. And it's elective, so who > > knows how long it will be. Meantime, they have me on narcotics for pain > > relief - oxycodone - the one that millions got addicted to. > > Boy howdy! I do hope you're able to quickly get in and out of the hospital, > and off the pain meds. > > > Back to Google and Facebook, I started the 'forgot password' process > > with Google and was pleasantly surprised when it asked for my student > > id number at PSU. I had forgotten that I had set it up that way some > > time ago. It happily took the number and announced that an e-mail with > > the confirmation code had been sent. Except that it hasn't been sent. > > It's not in my inbox or spam folders. I keep waiting, but apparently > > this part of the system is broken. :( > > PSU is closed. Google can't confirm your student id number. > > If PSU being closed means that the automated system that handles ID verification is no longer functional, then I think every PSU student deserves a refund. That's just sad on so many levels. And if ID verification is NOT being handled by an automated computer system, then everyone should demand a refund anyway. These web-based authentication systems are incredibly fragile. There are scenarios on some devices where you can bypass the auth check for a google email simply by shutting off the wifi at the exact right time. It really doesn't matter if you use a PIN, password, fingerprint or your tongue if the developers are using Spaghetti_Code.js _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
