I'm an idiot: an internet lesson learned

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:43 AM

So I tried registering for a Scifi.com account, 'cause I'm bored and wanted to talk about Galactica. But it refused to work. Turns out I used my new email address, forgetting that yahoo changes the ending depending on what country you're in. So my password and everything went to someone else. Wouldn't be a problem except I'm one of those people who used the password for more than one thing. So now I'm rushing around trying to change them all. Just in case whoever got my info was in a hacking mood.

I had a feeling I should have picked a different alias.

Now I feel all... exposed and paranoid. The email was vaguely Serenity-ish so maybe a good Browncoat will get it and delete it. Not use it.

I can hope.

Or if they are malicious, I can wait for them to register it and then I can delete it since I have the password too! Ha!

Or not.

Either way I've learned my lesson.

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