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		antisol 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Password... Oh yeah, let's echo passwords on-screen! Genius! What could possibly go wrong?

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charcircuit 3 days ago [–]

In reality not much compared to the UX win of being able to see it.

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