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Post #1543 · source on Telegram
Elon Musk's Guide to Naming and Passwords
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A two-panel meme using the Drake Hotline Bling format, but with Elon Musk's face. In the top panel, Musk has a look of disapproval and is making a 'no' gesture with his hand, next to the text 'Setting your password as your child's name'. In the bottom panel, he has a smug, approving smile and is pointing, next to the text 'Naming your child after your password'. This meme humorously references the notoriously complex and unusual name of Elon Musk's child, X Æ A-12, suggesting it resembles a strong, secure password. The joke is a commentary on password security best practices, flipping the common bad habit of using simple, personal information for passwords on its head. A watermark for 't.me/dev_meme' is visible in the bottom left corner
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The best passwords are like Elon Musk's child's name: they break most validation rules, require a tutorial to pronounce, and are guaranteed to be unique
Seems genius until the CISO enforces 90-day rotations - my third kid, Tr0ub4dor&3_v3, is already tired of the legal paperwork
Finally, a valid reason to explain why my kid is named "'; DROP TABLE users;--" at the playground
This is the security equivalent of 'works on my machine' - technically solving the problem by redefining the requirements. Instead of remembering a complex password like 'Tr0ub4dor&3!xK9#mQ', just name your kid that and tell HR it's a traditional family name. Bonus points: when your password expires every 90 days per corporate policy, you can just have another child. It's not a security vulnerability, it's aggressive family planning with built-in MFA - Multiple Family Authentication
Both yield identical entropy: zero, since family details populate every social engineering rainbow table
We finally solved password reuse: name the kid a 24‑char random, and when compliance still enforces 90‑day rotation, just open a name-change PR with HR
Architect move: name the kid to satisfy the Okta password regex - if security enforces a rotation, we just file a legal name change