post 110

By anders pearson 25 Sep 2000

i think that one of the reasons i like PGP so much is because, everytime i type in my passphrase correctly when i sign an email, it says “Passphrase is good.” then i get to say to myself: “why yes, it is a good passphrase. thank you.” and i can feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that PGP approves of my passphrase. although i think it would be a good idea for them to modify the program slightly so that instead of giving me the same compliment everytime, it would mix things up a little. one time it could say “Passphrase is good”, the next time it could say “my, you’re a skilled typist”, or “damn, your hair looks sexy today.” ok, maybe that last one is a little more than i want to hear from my computer. nevertheless, i think there is a definate market out there for esteem boosting software. perhaps a random compliment feature should be added to the linux kernel. then, just when you’re getting all depressed cause you can’t figure something out, a message would pop up on your screen saying “you’re skills are under-utilized at work. they should give you a promotion” and you would feel much better about it.