The April Fools joke that might have got me fired

>>golden+(OP)
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>>tux3+Ut
Can anyone tell me how to setup a premium account? I can’t figure it out.

>>tdstei+nv
You gotta start by typing your password into a comment. Like this: ****.

edit: hey that doesnt look like stars to me

>>Aardwo+Gv
Everybody else but you sees the stars, but not you because you are logged in to your account.

To me your message appears as:

    *******

    edit: hey that doesnt look like stars to me

>>action+5w
That's why I always set my password as 8 asterisks - that way when my password gets leaked the hackers still think it's encrypted.

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