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The problem with 2-factor authentication is that if I lose my phone or its battery is dead or I'm outside of the country, then I can't get my email.
The only danger I see if I have a strong password is keyboard loggers if I use an untrusted computer to get my email.
Make Your Email Hacker Proof
It's only a matter of time until your email gets hacked. Don't believe me? Just read this harrowing cautionary tale. When [my wife] came back to her desk, half an hour later, she couldn’t log into Gmail at all. By that time, I was up and looking at e‑mail, and we both quickly saw what the re...
One more technique: I never post a question until I've written the simplest possible program that demonstrates the problem. Most of the time, the act of doing this shows me the solution
If not, then at least I've provided the StackOverflow community with something concrete and simple that they can work from.
Plus it eliminates most of the "have you considered..." non-answers.
Rubber Duck Problem Solving
At Stack Exchange, we insist that people who ask questions put some effort into their question, and we're kind of jerks about it. That is, when you set out to ask a question, you should … Describe what's happening in sufficient detail that we can follow along. Provide the necessary backgroun...
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