parafox
Monday, December 29, 2025
පන්සල් වලට අරක්ගත් ශ්රමණනයන් සිංහල ඉතිහාසය විකුර්ති කිරීම කැතයි වැඩේ
සෝම තෙරුන් වහන්සේ මරුවේ ඇයි?
How does one have a good password?
How does one have a good password?
How one can remember a password with 14 to 16 characters (what banks employ now for an account, with the help of computers)?
To begin with one has to train the brain to remember.
I have a suggestion elsewhere (under web etiquette) that I do not want to repeat here.
Beginning,
Step 1
One has to remember in blocks of three or four.
To train your mind try to remember your VISA card number.
Front four are almost specific and easy.
The last four should be your next attempt.
Do this every time when you go to the bank or to the till.
Do not worry if you forget.
When you can remember the first and the last lot of four numbers, try the other two lot not in specific way.
Suddenly part of the brain not utilized before get a rush of blood and new neuron networks.
Person with any age with firm resolve can do that.
This subconscious repetitive acts can be easily extended to one's password.
I DO NOT use a VISA card now.
I used to remember all the telephone numbers of my friends by heart in good old days and friends are the ones, one frequently ring and (telephone charges were relatively expensive, then) the brain stores them for good.
I stop doing that when cell phones came into existence.
One has to have one’s own trick for remembering blocks of three or four.
Try to associate them with pictures, names, pets etc.
Your pet fish or dog or cat would have a secret code attached.
Every time you feed them repeat the code (in mind) mentally in no time it get fixed as a long term permanent memory.
Step 2
Come with a phrase to include all the 10 to 16 characters in one’s password.
This is the hard part but it can be done.
Step 3
Use elements that one never forgets (unless one has Dementia).
Birthday is an easy one to remember.
Use only two numbers from it, not all.
Step 4
Unfortunately this cannot be used if one is English but I will give some hint for them too.
For Sinhala U Mata Banna, or Muta Mata Gahanna Hithenawa or Even Puke Ariya are
good enough relatively used rephrases one can remember in
trans-literate content, which the English Search engine might have
trouble in figuring out.
From that phrase one can choose four characters (even more if the phrase is carefully constructed) easily.
For English user, one good example is to go to alchemy and remember few Elements from the Tables.
Elements like Argon, Neon, Nitrogen,Bromine could be used at lib.
Or even one can use pentagon, hexagon, octagon or any other scientific or mathematical elements.
Again one only remembers four characters.
Step 5
If
one has ever used a password before which one has remembered with
repeated usage, use the same in the middle or rearrange it and put it in
the middle.
Which will easily give you at least six characters.
You already got 12 characters now.
Step 5
Use
two capital letters easy to access from the keyboard as the leader or
the end of the password or leader and end, depending one is right or
left handed.
Step 6
If the web site requires you to use an alphanumeric pick an alpha numeral to satisfy them.
You got 16 in all and 14 probably is adequate.
Step 7
Do not tell your method to anybody.
Do not share your password even with your spouse.
One day you me be divorced!
That is real and if you have time read my book on “Myths, Miracles and Marriage”.
Usually perfectly normal people become paranoid after getting married.
That is my medical experience.
It is often the people who are near and dear (sometimes, so called friends) who steal your password, not a rouge who breaks in for quick takeaway and getaway.
Keep the record of the method in a secret hiding place that you only have access.
In case one day you forget.
The best place to HIDE is your brain.
Not even a brain surgeon would not have any access.
Resetting the password
When you change the password, drop two and take two from your birthday.
Pick four alternative block of four from your catch phrase.
Jumble your original password or add a new one.
Follow
the rest as required and one may be able to go on till eighty to ninety
since you practiced your own method and is almost specific to YOUR
BRAIN which a hacker may not be able to penetrate or crack.
Unless you are one of twins there are no two people alike.
Even in them their are subtle differences not due to genetics but the brain behaves differently, even in twins.
Foot Note
But
beware your doctor with a short memory or who is cash strapped who
might steal your birth day or the catch phrase that you utter to him
every time you visit.
Remember doctors forget their passwords more often than their patients.
They will never tell you.
That is why they record every word you utter and then get the vital diagnosis wrong.
In this computer age doctors have become robots (unlike good old days) and not real humans.
If they ask you do you forget your passwords
Straight away say NO.
The stupid guy will ask you to state the password and put it in his computer memory which is not protected from hackers.
Even the nurse can steal it, if she/he is inclined.
I trust my doctor does not apply to passwords when you do visit him/her, next time, round.
That includes me too.
I might do that, catch your password, certainly not to steal but because my brain is getting absent minded, I might put that in my computer, easily accessed even by a little kid.
Do not worry, I do not practice now by choice not by design anyway.You are safe with me, my dear.
Pearl Linux
Here, I have reproduced a read me file of Pearl Linux since I could not find the user name and password.
It is an Ubuntu Derivative which has a macOS appearance and is 1.5GB.
At the login screen please type "custom" as the user name hit enter then for password leave that field blank and hit enter.
Found a small issue with the fonts not looking correct and I thought I deleted the Iso but I guess not.
All you have to do, if you already downloaded Pearl is go into system
settings and change the font from Veranda 9 to Ubuntu 10 and this is
important,
I think Ubuntu One and few others give concern for a good password management.
Naming others would be improper since they are not Open Source based. What goes behind them and whether they share them with the NSA or a corrupt regimes is open for debate.
I
have personnel reason to believe they do and my own experience with
institutions specially corrupt or vested interests, is on the
affirmative.
They are hell bent to breach any privacy one may have.
The reason being that they do not want to be exposed of their sordid acts.
They are paranoid and it is a disease.
Fact
that this blog post exists is due to the interference with my blog post
elsewhere and a site that lacked good security protocol.
They were dysfunctional over more than a year and I do not use the site anymore.
My writings were very docile innocent and not politically involved.
They were bit humorous and the basic ingredients were satire.
I must say this was run by British Council Library in Kandy which is now defunct.
Unfortunately for me, out of the top ten, my writings (I was involved in initial setup) filled the top eight and the administrator got paranoid and blocked my name.
I still continued to write (very little traffic) in spite of noticing the administrators handiwork, since my idea was not to reach the top ten.
They used my birthday as a discriminator.
Who says there is no discrimination in web hosting and social media.
But my writings were there for anybody to read in spite of blocking the rating.
I have collated them and recently deleted 75% of the original writings from that site.
Some of them are now in digital output for posterity, in a book form.
This preamble is necessary since when one opens one’s heart and not the mind in the web, one has to be prepared for insults and discrimination.
Sadly now governments and secret agencies are doing things that one would not suspect 30 years ago.
Technocrats
and not the real hard working guys who fill these posts and operating
from air conditioned cubicles and are scared to be on the beat and foot.
Invariably paranoia develops.
So I think it is necessary to have a bit of paranoia when one enters the web with email to begin with.
How does one have a good password?
How one can remember a password with 14 to 16 characters (what banks employ now for an account, with the help of computers)?
To begin with one has to train the brain to remember.
I have a suggestion elsewhere (under web etiquette) that I do not want to repeat here.
Beginning,
Step 1
One has to remember in blocks of three or four.
To train your mind try to remember your VISA card number.
Front four are almost specific and easy.
The last four should be your next attempt.
Do this every time when you go to the bank or to the till.
Do not worry if you forget.
When you can remember the first and the last lot of four numbers, try the other two lot not in specific way.
Suddenly part of the brain not utilized before get a rush of blood and new neuron networks.
Person with any age with firm resolve can do that.
This subconscious repetitive acts can be easily extended to one's password.
I DO NOT use a VISA card now.
I used to remember all the telephone numbers of my friends by heart in good old days and friends are the ones, one frequently ring and (telephone charges were relatively expensive, then) the brain stores them for good.
I stop doing that when cell phones came into existence.
One has to have one’s own trick for remembering blocks of three or four.
Try to associate them with pictures, names, pets etc.
Your pet fish or dog or cat would have a secret code attached.
Every time you feed them repeat the code (in mind) mentally in no time it get fixed as a long term permanent memory.
Step 2
Come with a phrase to include all the 10 to 16 characters in one’s password.
This is the hard part but it can be done.
Step 3
Use elements that one never forgets (unless one has Dementia).
Birthday is an easy one to remember.
Use only two numbers from it, not all.
Step 4
Unfortunately this cannot be used if one is English but I will give some hint for them too.
For Sinhala U Mata Banna, or Muta Mata Gahanna Hithenawa or Even Puke Ariya are
good enough relatively used rephrases one can remember in
trans-literate content, which the English Search engine might have
trouble in figuring out.
From that phrase one can choose four characters (even more if the phrase is carefully constructed) easily.
For English user, one good example is to go to alchemy and remember few Elements from the Tables.
Elements like Argon, Neon, Nitrogen,Bromine could be used at lib.
Or even one can use pentagon, hexagon, octagon or any other scientific or mathematical elements.
Again one only remembers four characters.
Step 5
If
one has ever used a password before which one has remembered with
repeated usage, use the same in the middle or rearrange it and put it in
the middle.
Which will easily give you at least six characters.
You already got 12 characters now.
Step 5
Use
two capital letters easy to access from the keyboard as the leader or
the end of the password or leader and end, depending one is right or
left handed.
Step 6
If the web site requires you to use an alphanumeric pick an alpha numeral to satisfy them.
You got 16 in all and 14 probably is adequate.
Step 7
Do not tell your method to anybody.
Do not share your password even with your spouse.
One day you me be divorced!
That is real and if you have time read my book on “Myths, Miracles and Marriage”.
Usually perfectly normal people become paranoid after getting married.
That is my medical experience.
It is often the people who are near and dear (sometimes, so called friends) who steal your password, not a rouge who breaks in for quick takeaway and getaway.
Keep the record of the method in a secret hiding place that you only have access.
In case one day you forget.
The best place to HIDE is your brain.
Not even a brain surgeon would not have any access.
Resetting the password
When you change the password, drop two and take two from your birthday.
Pick four alternative block of four from your catch phrase.
Jumble your original password or add a new one.
Follow
the rest as required and one may be able to go on till eighty to ninety
since you practiced your own method and is almost specific to YOUR
BRAIN which a hacker may not be able to penetrate or crack.
Unless you are one of twins there are no two people alike.
Even in them their are subtle differences not due to genetics but the brain behaves differently, even in twins.
Foot Note
But
beware your doctor with a short memory or who is cash strapped who
might steal your birth day or the catch phrase that you utter to him
every time you visit.
Remember doctors forget their passwords more often than their patients.
They will never tell you.
That is why they record every word you utter and then get the vital diagnosis
wrong.
In this computer age doctors have become robots (unlike good old days) and not real humans.
If they ask you do you forget your passwords
Straight away say NO.
The stupid guy will ask you to state the password and put it in his computer memory which is not protected from hackers.
Even the nurse can steal it, if she/he is inclined.
I trust my doctor does not apply to passwords when you do visit him/her, next time, round.
That includes me too.
I might do that, catch your password, certainly not to steal but because my brain is getting absent minded, I might put that in my computer, easily accessed even by a little kid.
Do not worry, I do not practice now by choice not by design anyway.
You are safe with me, my dear.
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Pearl Linux- UPDATE
Correction
My memory is fading.
Full scan on this blog site from March, 27 2010, does not have an entry on Pearl Linux due to tow reasons.
Google search engine is not exclusive and lower hits get discarded and never surface again
Google AI is does more damage and Money Driven algorithm is not scientific. I have blocked Google Payments and I have not received a single cent from Google and that has not improved my search for Pearl Linux in my living memory. It is most likely a 32 bit Linux CD, I used long time ago and forgot except for the fact when Pearl Linux- Live CD was booted it needed a pass word and without the password the CD is useless. I have thrown away all the 32 bit Linux CDs with the 15 or so IBM Computer network, I had in our tiny but seven story house, and the Recovery Is Impossible (of the set of CDs with different versions). Even, if I find it it won't be able mount it without a CD/DVD driver but old lap top boot from a DVD drive. I kept one external DVD drive just in case in Ceylon for safety, thinking that I would pay a visit within 3 years. With the recent catastrophe, that is most unlikely and there nobody to support me and probably they need support from me. I have not given a single Telephone call and my commutations are nil with those who do not have an email. My contemporaries only use Voice Calls and with severe disruptions in to the Telecom System, I go by YouTube to have any sense to see what is happening in Ceylon.
I believe the access road to our house is damaged beyond repair.
I do not want to know.
Sorry for the diversion.
Yes, this is a Pearl Linux UPDATE.
සිරිසේන සහ එයාගේ පුතත් නිදන් හොරු
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Debain-6
In between World Cup Cricket, my work and students examinations, I found time to install Debian 6.0 KDE CD version, in one of my old IBM computer with 512MB RAM.
Sure enough, it did a good job of recognizing two other distributions and partition table was edited correctly since Debian was the one I used the last.
In www.distrowatch.com forum there was so much animosity towards this distribution which says following Free Software principles and for that principle I call it the God Father of Linux (I did not get involved in the flame war).
I now have a special liking for it since for the first time a Sinhala Linux version has come in to being (it can be installed in Sinhala Graphic format) and that is Debian 6.
I went through Sinhala graphic installer and it selected Sri-Lanka as the location, correctly.
This I found strange since we have Tamils and Muslims in this country and many of them do not work in Sinhala.
I decided to use Singapore as the location since Singapore uses English as their language operation.
This can be corrected after installation but this I found annoying to say the least.
It installs the basic (kernel) system and then let you select the installation type that include laptop and desktop.
Unlike PCLinux installation is fast and user and root passwords are selected in the first time round.
I can understand why many were against its installation mode.
The procedure has to be repeated for root, home, var and user partition.
There is nothing more to it.
Another point of importance is that it always assume that you are connected to the internet.
Missing packages can be installed with apt get and there are over 60, 000 to select.
Mind you if you do not understand partitioning it does it automatically for you.
Its GRUB automatically select what is to boot and the boot splash is very simple and not graphic intensive.
It has no K3B (one of my favorite CD/ DVD writing tool), or OpenOffice (mind you there is a limit to what can be put in a CD with 700 MB).
All these are simple routines to me which I learned 12 years ago without any Guru but by trial and error.
If you want to learn nuts and bolts of Linux one has to use and learn Debian in its write mode.
Mind you best graphic partition tool is GParted and it is Debian based and it is very reliable and even better than that of Knoppix or Puppy.
One DVD will do the work (DVD-1) for you and they are available in 32 and 64 bits.
Pearl Linux Passwords
Pearl Linux Passwords
Version 13 does not need a password
It has two desktops and one Window Manager "Openbox" which I love.
1. User name "live"
password pearl or empty
2. User name live
Password live
3. User name custom
Password empty (blank)
4. ARCH StarLinux
User name demo
Password demo
Pearl Linux
You Have got a modern Linux distribution.
I am erasing Russian ROSA since it did not boot after 13 minutes, having installed Reborn after it, as one of my five distributions.
That place is taken up by Pearl Linux, now.
Hope it has not ruined my GRUB.
Everything OK and my GRUB is intact.
Thank YOU.
Pearl Linux says NO to SNAPS but Yes to Flatpaks.
It hates Ubuntu just like me.
As with most Debian based distributions the Debian package is the default way that most of the system installs software that you choose either through software managers, Synaptic Package Manager, Gdebi, command prompt or the new deb-get app from Martin Wimpress, the lead developer of Ubuntu MATE.
For a while now the regular Firefox, is installed by default with Ubuntu using the snap installer and that version has been lacking even the basic ability to easily configure your default home.
Although, it is doable on Ubuntu its a pain for even the advanced user to consistently be able to have the new tab contain your personalized links and the number of rows of thumb nailed links etc.
With the switch to Firefox-esr we get the basics in working order Pearl Linux.
Firefox and all of the updates on Pearl uses a Debian package.
Pearl has many ways of installing software including our Software Manager GUI which features many deb packages as well as a bunch of flatpaks.
You can also use our other software installer called Pearl Software which is an easy go to for installing the tested and recommended software for each Pearl release starting with series 12.
Pearl Linux has chosen to disallow SNAP installs (THANK You) by default however if you choose to use snaps you can just remove the config file " /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref " then update the apt database by doing " sudo apt-get update".
Final note on the ways you may install software by default on Pearl is you may install App Images as well. Most App Images integrate into the menus automatically during the install process.
The premature switch from pulseaudio to pipewire
Starting with Pearl Linux 12, all releases have the ability to switch back to pulseaudio over the new default sound server which is now pipewire.
We do not recommend you make the switch backwards unless you experience issues with the software you are using. If however you have any issues we make it easy to make that switch by simply installing
"pearl-pulseaudio-config". To do so use synaptic to install that package. You may also open a terminal and do " sudo apt-get install pearl-pulseaudio-config ". to convert back to pipewire do " sudo apt-get install pearl-pipewire-config ".
These Debian packages are available on our repository.
For professional audio the clear choice is to use pulseaudio and jack over pipewire and wire plumber. There are plain and simply too many areas that pipewire is not mature enough for these professionals and that includes our studio, Star Studios.
Pearl Linux has felt the pain from what I feel was the premature switch to using pulseaudio to pipewire as the default sound server on most major Linux distributions. For most consumers you won't experience any issues at all and most likely when just using audio to play YouTube ad your media players you may have some minor improvements however for users that require a solid, low latency as well as users of the higher end sound cards and multiple sound cards using jack with pulseaudio is a much better choice due to how well pulseaudio with jack handles all possible configurations when routing applications and plugins as well as recognizing of the many sound devices themselves.
The Pearl Linux Release Notes
The Pearl Linux 12 series is now complete with our recent last 3 uploads. The first to upload was The Pearl Desktop version which is our own DE called the Pearl Desktop Environment, PDE for short. This is a lightweight DE that features multiple window managers including Compiz desktop effects. This desktop is a mix between xfce and lxde. The layout and feel is made to provide a OS X look and feel with layout switcher to switch between OS X and Windows layouts. The last two uploads are much like PearlMATE Studio version minus the extra audio recording software. All releases in the 12 series have our updated "Pearl Software" app which is an app that makes it an easy place to installed or remove most of the software that we feature in this version that runs the base from Ubuntu 24.04 LTR.
The latest release from Pearl Linux is our long waited for release built on the base from the Ubuntu 24.04 LTR.
The first desktop environment from this series is on our favorite the MATE Desktop Environment. It is entitled
Pearl MATE Studio 12. We are featuring two different iso's one of which is a lighter weight one that has a little less software installed to fall under the normal size limitation of 4G when creating backup or respin iso's. The second iso is a little larger and it contains extra software preinstalled including Harrison's MixBus, Carla extra VST and LV2 audio plugins and drum machine plus more. Installed on this iso, (the larger one over 4G's in size) has the correct debian package to allow for the oversize iso creation. The README file on Sourceforge were you download them from contains info on how to make the smaller iso also capable of creating those larger iso's. This involves using a different version of a program called mkisofs than the default Ubuntu based distros have which is inside the package "genisoimage".
The best feature on this new release is the Text to Speech system. We call it PiedPiper. Using the software Pied to download and manage voice models for Piper TTS. Piper TTS makes it possible for Linux to finally have a true natural sounding text to speech solution thats been missing on the absolutely besy platform for an OS which is Linux. And its FREE. On the full version, the larger iso, there is a text file on the desktop called PiedPiper.txt. We created another version of this text file here. On this one we kept the same content basically added a little more to it and if you compare the two of how it is layed out you can see how Piper is smoother, the pauses are more natural.
Now as far as the Audio Production it's alot easier due to the fact we are using pipewire but with the correct jackd2 extra packages that make audio setup a breeze. Pipewire smoothly uses jackd2 when using your multitrack software such as Ardour or MixBus, Carla, or even Audacity if you choose while being able to use audio on Web Browser without reconfiguring anything ...truely plug and play audio.
Hope you enjoy this release of Pearl MATE Studio 12 :-)
The latest release from Pearl Linux OS is PearlDDE. Pearl DDE based on the deepin desktop environment (DDE) ,
and based on Ubuntu 22.04 / Pearl 11. The default look and feel for this release was left to the DDE defaults to
preserve the powerful and beautiful look of the desktop environment itself. The main difference, of course, is the
lack of a top panel as with every Pearl release to date has defaulted with a Mac OS X look and feel. Specifically
the Snow Leopard version of OS X. We of course added most of the Pearl tools including standard look and feel
standards of Pearl such as wobbly windows and the minimize window effects. The main bonus you have by choosing
Pearl to run this desktop environment is the Pearls Software Manager for adding much more software than the App
Store that DDE provides which is also included. Enjoy this release from Pearl Linux ... a bit of a twist from our norm.
To have the latest available software for any of the Pearl 13 series of releases simply open up Pearl Sources and
put a check beside Debian sid repository under Additional Software Sources then do a update and full-upgrade.
Pearl Linux OS has just released our first Semi Rolling Release. Runs on the soon to be released Debain 12 which is codenamed Bookworm. This currently is very stable and runs most Pearl packages without issues with exception of the Software Manager which we are still working on. Installs everything you need to undergo most every computer need out of the box.
Pearl 13 codenamed "Preslee", will feature at least 3 desktop environments of which MATE and XFCE have already been just released and our own DE, PDE, The Pearl Desktop Environment, will follow within a month of the first two DE's for the Pearl 13 series of releases.
PearlLinux for RPi with TwisterOS Is the only release in the Pearl 12 series which is based on Debian 11 (Bullseye). At Pearl Linux we also build for the armhf and arm64 platforms. Pearl creates releases for the Odroid C1+ Odroid C2 as well as the Raspberry PI 3 and the more recent Raspi4 64 bit ARM64 arch of the Raspberry PI 4. All Pearl releases using these archs are all great inexpensive project boards.
New release Pearl 11 now out and available for download. Pearl 11 comes in two desktop environments one is MATE and the other is our customized DE called PDE The Pearl Desktop Environment.
Pearl hits 10... version 10 that is and it is based on Debian instead of our normal Ubuntu base. Just released the Xfce 32bit and Cinnamon 32bit Desktop Environments.The 64 bit Xfce should be out within a couple days. These will be the only DE's planned for the Pearl 10 series. Took a while on this lots of headaches and bit of leaning as well. Starting with version 11 in the near future we will continue back with Ubuntu base. And little down the line a Debian Bulleye backed release.
It's been a while since we have updated the website just no time in a day anymore. Well it's been many years and I feel compiz has earned it's place at least for a while in the Linux community, when Pearl started their was alot of support for completely dropping Compiz. We are so glad to see other distros show some interest as well as much of the noobs to Linux base. Now then, that being said, we all like change right and as far as alternatives to my favorite, Compiz I really like the Cinnamon Desktop. A more Windows ...actually a much more Windows layout and feel.
I personally work with multimedia software such as the Mix Bus DAW (multitrack) on Pearl Studio. Using The Cinnamon desktop as oppose to MATE which our layout points that DE toward a Mac OS X feel The advantage .. no more dodging that bottom dock when MixBus uses every bit of that screen. My favorite developer Clement at Linux Mint is behind Cinnamon and it's very polished workings. I feel the Linux Mint version of Cinnamon is one of the most solid OS to date... Thats my opinion and I am the Compiz freak.. Please enjoy the new Debian Buster (10) built upon system from Pearl Linux.
Pearl Linux OS has been available for free download since 12/2014 with our first release simply titled Pearl Linux. It was based on the 14.04 released version of Ubuntu. That release was using the XFCE desktop environment.
These days its not that easy to find many distributions still using compiz for the desktop effects. Since the start of Pearl over a year ago every release at least has the option to use compiz. When using compiz it does require a bit more of the computer power to run smoothly however I, like many others really do like at least the option to play a little.
For many years now I modeled Pearl as a mix between Linux Mint / Ubuntu for the system level workings. In short Ubuntu is used as the Linux Mint back-end as well but like the looks of Linux Mint...actually I love Linux Mint and their awesome developer. Now as for Ubuntu...their not ranked so high for no reason. Very stable is why they are a big part in Pearl's existence. Not to mention the security of the system itself is maintained by them as all derivatives from Ubuntu is. What was lacking was the look and feel of Mac OS X as the main layout as Linux Mint is more like a Windows layout. Also I liked OS X in the Snow Leopard days so I keep that option inside Pearl on all releases to actually come pretty close to what Snow Leopard was back in the day. I'm not about the FLAT look which Linux has been on that kick for some time now can't wait till their is something to replace that one day. To me some themes are so flat all windows get lost inside each other... yuck. That being said, that's why everyone will soon migrate to Linux from both Mac and Windows and that is the users choice. You can make your own Linux with the tools we provide you on all of our releases. Currently we use wasta-remastersys to create our images.
Rendering In Linux
rendering means turning data (like 3D models, text, or video) into the visual images you see on screen, either by using the powerful GPU for speed (hardware rendering) or the slower CPU when drivers are missing (software rendering). It's the process of drawing interfaces, applying lighting, calculating perspectives, and displaying graphics, with Linux offering different methods (like Mesa's llvmpipe for software or DRI for hardware acceleration) to achieve this, affecting performance and smoothness.
Types of Rendering in Linux
Hardware Rendering (Direct Rendering): Uses your graphics card (GPU) for fast, efficient drawing, crucial for games, video, and design. The Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) framework enables this in Linux.
Software Rendering (Indirect Rendering): Uses the CPU to draw everything, typically a fallback when drivers aren't installed or compatible. It's slower but provides broad compatibility for servers, VMs, or older hardware.
Font Rendering: How text characters are drawn and smoothed on screen, with Linux having various methods (like FreeType) that affect clarity and sharpness
Home Network
Home Network
Time has come for the computers to go quantum.
The Best Router and Home Network Names
Ideas for personalizing your router name
What's the name of your home network?
Most home networks have a name that is the SSID of their primary home broadband router. Some homeowners keep the default names of their routers such as linksys or AEFLHB198Z-2GJ, while others prefer to assign a more personalized name to theirs.
Rules for Network Names
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The name is case sensitive. That means, if you name your home network Homebase, then make sure you always type it the same way.
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SSID’s
can be only 1-32 characters long. (This includes spaces, numbers,
and symbols.)
Do’s and Don’ts for Creating a Unique Network Name
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Don't include any personal information such as names, address, birthdays, etc.
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Don't use any part of your router’s password as the name.
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Do make your SSID unique and memorable, so you don’t forget it.
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Do
change if from the manufacturer’s name. Why possibly advertise to
would-be hackers what your router is? It only gives them more
insight into your network’s security.
Network Names Submissions
Perhaps one of these will inspire you to change yours.
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DinoFelis says, "One of the names I used in the past … RobertPlant."
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Trix says, "I went with cartoon … as in … cartoon network."
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Guinness66 says, "Well, it IS the Gateway to happiness!"
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SimCard says, "Roto – a paean to those who pronounce the word router with an Aussie accent."
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Hylton says, "It is the gate to all knowledge and heaven for some so why not Pearlygates."
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Jarrod says, "Sol – simple and central!"
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Ohpunk says, "As I said ... mine is: BlackBriar (darn Bourne films.. lol)"
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Larry says, "I have three – skellig, epitome, fatboy."
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One of the greats says, "Access Denied."
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User says, "I’ve always been a fan of press1now."
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Brent T. says, "virusinstaller."
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Idk says, "I put mine as Not Available..lol."
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David says, "I went for Nimda – I dare you to connect!"
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1Quake says,"Virus. How bout that!"
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Zx says, "The Iron Lotus."
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Othiambo says, "I went with Excalibur as in the sword for King Arthur."
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Genise says, "Gotcha."
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David says, "Two networks –evil trifecta and Get your virus here."
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Jennym
says: I went with Hal,
you know, from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Brian says, "I have five: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo."
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Nothingtoseeheremovealongnow
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teh_interwebz
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Get_your_own
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youfoundme
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Awesome says, "SkyNet."
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Dedd says, "the password is."
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Nick says, "Rofl at some of these names … SkyNet and virusinstaller. How about seXBox?"
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Kate says, "Aorta."
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Tye says, "You are all boring: Abraham Linksys."
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Phil says, "I like the name Escher, after M. C. Escher and his great artworks."
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ProfessorX says, "Two that I like to use …Luke WiFi Walker and Starfleet Communications."
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Jeff says,"Series Of Tubes."
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Reno says, "Remote Hard Drive Formatting Utility.All are welcome to log in!"
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Guinness66 says, "Jarvis – The butler from the Avengers."
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Carl P. says, "Mine is named Boomerang."
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Jb says, "Not Found."
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Bill says, "How about Death Star."
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W32/Alphx.worm.a says, "I periodically choose a virus name from a virus Top Threats list. My router SSID is currently named W32.Mydoom.I@mm."
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Yoe says, "Carlos 'chuck' Norris."
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Matthewbe says, "I put it as Other."
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Sleasl
says, "Virus.executable.funhouse."
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Try this says, "FBI_surveillance_van_2712. I change the number on a regular basis to keep my neighbors on edge."
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Ali says, "How about Access Denied?"
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bowman says, "BonusTurtleMeat. I watch too much 30 Rock."
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Schwabbl says, "worst name ever."
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Clay says, "Mine right now is captain front butt."
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Ali says,"Your neighbor."
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Kriter says, "I believe in (future) shock therapy. NSA.TST.4160-1."
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Crooked says, "Paper. Like paper router."
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Sirez says, "Nothing compares to my favorite GodLivesHere. I scanned that one going through the desert once and was like wtf mate? Dad turn around god lives in that mobile home!”
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Robbyp says, "My router's name was Oh Baby Click Me and wanna click on me."
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Cbanbury says, "ID-10T-3rr."
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Francesco says, "I Will Hack You."
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Mazzy says, "Press Alt-F4 to Connect."
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Don_Q says, "Not_Yours."
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Nathaniel G. says, "I have a D-Link router. I named it linksys."
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Nateg says, "My dogs name - Abby’s!"
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Gregory G. says, "My SSID is Rollbar."
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Dave says, "Mine is Hidden."
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A
Guy says, "AirPort
or Hackulous."
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Bro says, "Virus Detected!"
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Somebody says, "Everybodydie … because who wouldn’t want to click on that?"
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Nelly says, "Wu Tang Lan."
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sureshot22 says, "Moe’s Tavern."
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Ric says, "My suggestions would be Beam_me_up_Scottie and Phallic_Caput.You figure that last one out!"
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Beth says, "Mine’s called nacho, as in nacho router."
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Andrew says, "Virus Detected by Network! And I hacked your cellphone."
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Jknights says, "Network not found."
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Rob says, "Stuxnet."
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R007 9aNda says, "Fly like a wifi."
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Jack says, "More Cowbell."
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Tom White says, "I live at number 30 and my ISP is Sky so I came up with the idea of SKYat30."
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Tom says, "your_mum."
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Jordan E. says, "And the winner is NachoWifi."
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7Winter says "Mine is the wireless g spot since it’s a G-router."
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Jason says, "HeyUGetOffMyLAN."
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Jason says, "router-IHardlyKnowHer."
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James says, "Mine is Archangel Network from Doctor Who."
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Kel says, "HionWifi."
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RouterKing says, "I once was a U.S. soldier, so I keep the people guessing with 5th Signal Command."
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Ichido
says, "Mine is ”
“That’s
Hidden"
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Ron says, "My neighbor is an annoying Cowboys fan living in New York, so I use Cowboys SUCK. We don't talk much anymore."
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Lambdadad says, "hard drive reformat in progress."
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Johnny P. says, "I live in Louisiana in Terribonne Parish, home of the Terribonne Parish Sheriff Office. My wireless network name is TPSO Surveillance Van 2."
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Ange says, "the LAN before time … my absolute favorite."
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Kneverknow says, "Stiffler’sMom."
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Anon says, "56k-Modem. No visitors so far."
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Tom says, "BillWiTheScienceFi."
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Trey says, "Mine is Luke, I am your Fahjha."
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Ideaa13 says, "FBI Protected Access."
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Damien St.C. says, "Just changed mine to CIA_safehouse_3."
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Symptom says, "This is my favorite name ... FBI Van 1."
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1Juan says, "I go with EpsteinsMothersDoctor."
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Dhaundre says, "Mine is THEN I TOOK AN ARROW IN THE KNEE."
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Prateek C. says, "My wi-fi name is c:\virus.exe."
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Sixsixsixseth says, "BabySealClub."
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Habib 960t says, "Mine is Habib’s Wifi."
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Xsparkaflame says, "2girls1router,"
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Nate says, "I am going with KGB Secure Database."
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Dan says, "I’ve seen this near my daughter’s apartment ( . )( . ) My favorite by far!"
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Serpent says, "I had a user connect to my network (before password protecting it) called Peter-MacBook, so I renamed the network Peter Stop Stealing My Internet."
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Riley says, "My favorite is Serveilance_Van_9."
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Alessandro Santos says, "Vogon Constructor Fleet – Ship #247."
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Russell C says, "An unknown neighbor has one called no connection. Since it is unsecured, I decided to connect. Unfortunately, it was not connected to the internet or to any computers."
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Jes says, "Mine is Teabag0."
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Ric says, "GetUrOwn for wifi stealer."
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Lisbeth says, "Asphyxia 1.3 after the hacking program used in the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
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Scooper82 says, "Amanda Hugginkis Eat my shorts."
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C A G says, "My router’s name is GENESIS."
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Vrjake81 says, "thank you for using WEP."
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Dice says, "Mine is simply .– .. ..-. .. which in morse code is Wifi."
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Mr. powell says, "Mine is Hide Yo Kids Hide Yo WiFi. My friend’s is Bronet."
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Drewdad says, "I read your E-mail."
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Cott says, "The Gibson."
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Dave says, "Dagobah System."
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Jz says, "How about IT HURTS WHEN IP."
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Mario says, "I live near a Chinese restaurant called Golden City. I named my wifi GOLDENCITY Deliver Cats for FREE."
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RC says, "I have mine set up as Shadynasty, pronounced “SHA-Dynasty" from an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV Show. I’ve seen one called The Dharma Initiative."
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Aten says, "MiDixiWrecked."
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Mad Hatter says, "Nuclear Launch detected."
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Ed says, "Mine is Uranus."
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Teck22 says, "The best name for a wireless network is virus.exe."
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Ugabuk says, "The best I've seen are Mom Click Here For Internet and “” (networks with hidden SSID appear like this in network hacking tools).
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Marcozark says, "My current iteration is C:\gullible.virus.exe."
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Ohn says, "I rename mine from time to time. Some I’ve used are IWANTURCREDITCARD, GETURIDSTOLENHERE, ITSMYROUTER, ILIKTOREADURMAIL, IGOTURCREDITCARD and a host of others.
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Jake says, "Mine is onedoesnotsimplylogintoMordor."
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SM says, "Mine is xoxoGossipGirl. Might change it to Funhouse."
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TJ Breezy says, 'Mine is • NETGEAR13 •.'
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Me says, "Mine was NOT4U but it looks too neutral now."
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John says, "I put FBI station 3."
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RICHARD says, "Mine is now being changed to c:dharma,pearl.islandnet. Outdated LOST reference."
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Lawson says, "My network name is Skyfall."
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Raj says, "U can’t Steal kid but U can beg."
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Ksl64 says, "I have Iseeyou, iViruz, DeadLink."
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Ian C. says, "In the past, I’ve used PacketMan and Tesla. Currently using the even lower profile RFID."
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Nithin says, "BoysNextDoor."
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Ignatius R says, "Virus and Spam Headquarters."
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Chris says, "Number12arewankers. I don’t like my neighbors."
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Suman says, "As a biologist I prefer Genome."
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DcinFL says, "NoMoFreeNet4U."
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John K. says, "I went with FBI Surveillance Van 9. The 9 I put randomly."
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Ravi J says, "Get Off My Lawn."
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DisPeggy says, "Best I’ve seen so far is Amish-Wireless. Shouldn’t have many users."
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Clay S.says, "I use the name FBI Van."
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Ixnay says, "henryhill 2.4ghz, travisbickle 5ghz."
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Chuck says, "Mine is U S Nat Sec Surv Van F-250 Nr 7."
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Rockstar says, "Mine is 130013$. Guess that !"
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Clvrty says, "Currently mine is set to: JAR – Just Another Router."
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Mike K says, "I just changed mine to HomelessShelter."
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Kyle.a.torfin says, "u router u brought her."
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Chi Am says, "Currently, mine is 4uBeach."
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Thor says, "Snowden’s NSA Mirror."
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HyperNV says, "I have a patent on WIFILeaks."
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Godcmplx says, "My router is named Hydrogen."
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Silvash
says, "spynet."
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IP then I POOP
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AP UP We all P
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Connect I dare U
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I sniff WIFI
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Killroy wasnt here
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Blackhole2
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Carabiner
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Turbo Encabulator
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Vomit Comit
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Swiss Cheese
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I didnt shoot no deputy