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- By the end of 2026, how useful do you think agentic/multi-agent AI systems will actually be in your daily work or personal projects? Posted on March 11th, 2026 | 12419 votes
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- By the end of 2026, how useful do you think agentic/multi-agent AI systems will actually be in your daily work or personal projects? Posted on March 11th, 2026 | 40 comments
A Series of Tubes (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A Series of Tubes (Score:5, Funny)
Mine is updated by a cron job that randomly abuses my neighbours by name.
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Baby, don't tease.
Re:A Series of Tubes (Score:5, Funny)
I had a neighbor a while back that used "F*$% Off", then encrypted it with 64 WEP.
Someone (who shall forever remain nameless) "hacked" it, accessed the configuration page via the default credentials, then renamed it "Not polite to swear in public". Shortly thereafter, the router went down and its SSID hidden.
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The American Dream sure has degenerated. You sound like you worked hard for the day you would have a lawn, just so you could yell at kids to get off it!
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Re:A Series of Tubes (Score:4, Funny)
What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?
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What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?
I don't know, but I bet it'll make the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs!
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All the same, it sure doesn't need 5 syllables. It's just not an interesting enough metal.
Re:A Series of Tubes (Score:4, Funny)
Drats.....foiled again.
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You're joke was transparent.
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One of the funniest Robot Chicken skits ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1d3QWsyk0 [youtube.com]
Stupid unskippable ads...
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Mine is... (Score:2)
Slashdot can't seem to print unicode stuff, but basically it's a list of symbols that might scare Whovians. :)
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It does work on some routers and mobile hotspots! Support IS a bit hit and miss though. It comes up as non-unicode symbols on Windows (though most when out and about are in iOS or Android devices, which display it correctly)
Re: Mine is... (Score:3)
Even emoji work on some.
http://zachholman.com/posts/abusing-emoji/ [zachholman.com]
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Random (Score:4, Insightful)
The password to my AP is a different string of random characters, and it is longer than the SSID.
Re:Random (Score:4, Funny)
"I used a string of random characters as my SSID to reduce the risk of collisions."
I don't get it. What does your SSID have to do with driving?
Re:Random (Score:5, Funny)
"I used a string of random characters as my SSID to reduce the risk of collisions."
I don't get it. What does your SSID have to do with driving?
What driving? He just wants to avoid huge ships.
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The WPA key is based on a hash of both the SSID and the password, so it's a good idea to make them both fairly long.
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used a string of random characters as my SSID
Otherwise known as the brute-force attempt at creativity.
I have 5-letter SSID and I've never seen a collision. It's even pronounceable.
freeinternet (Score:2)
That and one more called secureinternet which is the one my machines log on to and which requires WPA2.
Scare (Score:2)
I have put information, that I'm collecting all their data. Maybe that would put off some people from using it.
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Re:Scare (Score:4, Funny)
street address (Score:4, Interesting)
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I use street address for residential. It's trivial to figure out where an AP is with a directional antenna, so you're not really giving anything away. However if everyone would do it, it would make it much easier to tune your AP. Stay off the channels your immediate neighbors are on and worry less about the ones down the block you see weakly from time to time.
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linksys (Score:2)
Mine was "linksys" for a long time -- not actually the default on my router but it was an open network and I figured most people's computers would already be configured to automatically connect to it.
Now I live in a denser city, everyone secures their networks here and if you don't you'll be hammered with torrent traffic all day.
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Mine was "linksys" for a long time -- not actually the default on my router but it was an open network and I figured most people's computers would already be configured to automatically connect to it.
Having the manufacturer name there is theoretically dangerous as known manufacturer-specific exploits could be then targeted more easily. Not that the risk would be significant in real life.
Re:linksys (Score:4, Insightful)
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You can tell pretty easily from the MAC address, which is broadcasted in the clear even on an encrypted network. You *can* change that on most routers, but most people have no reason to.
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Manufacturer is easy enough - just look up the first few octets of the MAC address. It's a publicly accessible database.
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Except he actually said it wasn't the default for the router- so it probably wasn't a Linksys router.
Social Engineering option (Score:2, Funny)
Mine is named:
Danger Virus Found
So it asks Danger Virus Found would you like connect?
Re:Social Engineering option (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Social Engineering option (Score:5, Funny)
A friend of mine's is "Disconnected". When you connected to it, it would say, "Connected to Disconnected".
Re:Social Engineering option (Score:5, Funny)
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A friend of mine's is "Disconnected". When you connected to it, it would say, "Connected to Disconnected".
Does he also have a dog named "Stay"?
FBI Surveilance Van (Score:4, Funny)
Even with no security, don't get many outside connection attempts.
NSA Truck #42 (Score:2)
I should probably change it after the recent revelations :p
Hopefully there are some tinfoil hats going on in the neighbourhood.
Marvin (Score:5, Funny)
Marvin, the depressed wifi.
Re: Marvin (Score:2)
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Well, to be fair, I believe they made an movie adaptation of the first book.
Not sure if Marvin is mentioned or not, but if he's not, someone should get fired.
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The original source material is a radio play from 1977.
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Marvin, the depressed wifi.
I provide access to all the information of a planet, and all they ask for is bigboobies.com....
IREADYOUREMAIL (Score:2, Interesting)
Ae least I'm honest with an open wap
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Nickname (Score:2)
My SSID is my nickname.
ENIAC (Score:2)
i can't post my ssid (Score:2)
it says too much repition.
WiFi disabled (Score:2)
I don't use wireless.
Romney2012 (Score:4, Funny)
Haven't had time to change it.
(I live en Europe where everyone has a crush on Obama).
Mine is Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin (Score:2)
Passive aggressive messages to neighbours (Score:5, Funny)
Lived in an apartment block 8 years, now the area is becoming trendy and young people are moving in. Ghastly noisy little creatures, ugh.
GOTOFUCKINGBED
and
SHUTTHEFUCKUP
My SSIDs
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Re:Passive aggressive messages to neighbours (Score:5, Funny)
GetOffMyLanUyoungpunks
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Those are pretty much the urban versions of GETOFFMYLAWN.
Re:Passive aggressive messages to neighbours (Score:5, Funny)
GetOffMyWLAN, more like it.
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My aunt's passphrase used to be Get off my WiFi...
Cognac (Score:2)
My SSID is ... (Score:2)
creativity, now get off the network related polls, there is much more out there in the geek world
Default (Score:2)
linskees
TUCAZFBIHONEYPOT01 (Score:2)
Security through Obscurity (Score:2)
it hurts when IP (Score:5, Funny)
I use that one for my phone's tethering on trains. Its always a treat to see some one take out a laptop and then look at every one in the car to see who it might be.
select all that apply (Score:2)
NSA (Score:2)
Always something funny. (Score:2)
Network Name (SSID) (Score:5, Funny)
I figured it would confuse some people.
ESSID == "NSA Surveillance Van" (Score:2)
... that's not even just a joke; allegedly, the FBI actually did this. Via Techdirt, Does The FBI Really Use Surveillance Vans With WiFi SSIDs Saying 'FBI_SURVEILLANCE_VAN'? [techdirt.com]:
Danny was the first of a few of you to send in variations on the story of Tampa police arresting a teenager, Jared Cano, for allegedly plotting [usatoday.com] to blow up a local high school. The police were apparently tipped off by someone. However, what resulted in the submission is the note in the article about a posting on Cano's Facebook page from a few days ago, in which he claims that he saw an SSID [facebook.com] for "FBI_SURVEILLANCE VAN":
This is leading lots of people to ask just how stupid the FBI is for having such an SSID. The thing is... I doubt this is really true. There's no confirmation of it other than this kid saying it, and it doesn't sound like it was the FBI who investigated and arrested him in the first place. And while we've certainly seen the FBI do some crazy and clueless things at times over the years, I have a hard time believing that anyone there would ever be so clueless as to set up an open WiFi with that SSID.
(links are as presented by techdirt article)
Named after a local business (Score:2)
my SSID (Score:5, Funny)
For a while it was FuckySuckyLoveYouLongTime. Then it was SATAN. Then it was MickeyWatchesPornOnMyDime. Mickey was my neighbour. Then it was MickeysHairyNutsack. Then it was DokkenSucks (Mickey played a lot of Dokken). Then he moved away. The new neighbours had their own network. Then they got pregnant and moved away. Then the Turdburglars moved in. Fuck, they were the worst. I didn't mind Mickey mooching - he wasn't greedy. But the turdburglars were fucking nasty greedy SOBs who were downloading the entire fucking internet through my modem. Assholes. After a week of that, I I put a password on it, and don't you know, little Jimmy Turdburglar tried to fucking hack my modem. And the little shit was so fucking arrogant, he called me on the phone and gave me a bunch of static for encrypting it ad said he was going to wipe my drive in revenge. He was going to hack into my system and wipe my drive. I told him, no fucking way. He said, YEAH, FERSURE RALPHIE!!!
So I said, "OK, so how's this, I"m so confident you can't hack my computer, I'll even give you my IP address. Let me know how it works out for you."
He said, "HAHAHAHAHA - your computer is TOAST!"
I said, "Whatevs, Jimmy. It's 192.168.1.1 - go nuts. Do your damndest." And hung up.
Never heard from him again. After that, I named my router "TurdburglarTardStation" for a long time.
Mr Turdburglar got busted for kiting cheques, so they all moved away. My modem died and since then it's been "Linksys2012".
VaticanII (Score:3, Funny)
My wife's maiden name was Pope. Her parents, the Popes, have "Vatican" as their SSID. Ours, of course, is "VaticanII".
I don't care (Score:3)
I'm just glad to see CowboyNeal back as an option!
Prism (Score:2)
I have used a few SSID's and I have seen some funny ones near me as well. Someone in the neighborhood had "geturownshit" while mine was "nointernetshere". After the NSA/PRISM scandal I changed it to "NSA" and then to "prism" for a few weeks and now its simply "error".
Beer (Score:5, Funny)
Mine is, "bring beer to #217 for password"
Nobody has taken me up on it yet. :(
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Do you first confirm that it lacks meaning? If not, I imagine it wouldn't be terribly uncommon for your subconscious to pick up a word somewhere without your knowing what it meant, and you might assume it had none and that you'd made it up yourself. Could lead to some awkward moments if the other party actually knows what it really means.
Otherwise, this sounds hilarious.
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Re:Suggests Meaning, Yet Lacks Any (Score:4, Insightful)
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I use a made-up word that suggests latin and/or greek roots but actually has no meaning whatsoever. It's amazing how simple it is to create such words and discover that people who should know better will pretend to be familiar with them in conversational context, lest they appear ignorant of something they suspect they should have learned in school.
What do you mean? Embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word.
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Embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word.
Actually, embiggen was actually a real word for over a century [allwords.com] before it was used (or abused, take your pick) in The Simpsons.
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Embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word.
Actually, embiggen was actually a real word for over a century [allwords.com] before it was used (or abused, take your pick) in The Simpsons.
It says in your reference that embiggen was a nonce, suggesting that guy in 1884 made it up, and was the only person to use it until the Simpsons episode came along.
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Some dick called his network "Most_Performant". For a while mine was "Performance_Isn't_A_Word". Probably a C# programmer.
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I've always liked the 'default of a different brand of router' technique myself. Especially if the firmware/AP is homebuilt/customized, and can record people's attempts to get in...
One of these days I'll get things set up enough so that I can run an open AP, but people on it can't get to my internal wired network.
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A dictionary attack would get past your "security" in seconds.
Despite your persuasive argument, I remain unconvinced. Just how rapidly can you try SSID/key pairs on a home router?
OK, OK, I guess any amount of time could be measured in seconds . . .
Re: Missing Choice: Patently Offensive (Score:3, Interesting)
No need to run an online attack. Someone would just listen in until they catch a handshake between your router and a device, and then they can run an offline dictionary attack on your wpa key.
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You don't have to try it against the router, you can do it offline. You just need to capture a device connecting to the network, which is pretty easy. A modern GPU can try maybe 15-20,000 passwords per second.
Okay, maybe it is possible. Since we know his key is a combination of two (dictionary) words, we can probably just pick the 2k - 4k most common ones for the attack. Let's go with 2000 words, so that's 4000000 possible passwords. Does punctuation in the key matter? I guess we already know he doesn't use punctuation or spaces, so that's a non-issue. So 4000000/20000 seconds to check all possible passwords is 200 seconds for an exhaustive search. So expected time would be around half that: 100 seconds or 1 min
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You must be new to this planet.
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Who does that? Someone with neighbors using 6 and 11 and own an old cordless phone that interferes with 1.
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Because nothing is scarier than a WAP set up by semi-liturite 12-year-Olds.
Oh, the irony!