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Teal'c says "Indeed"!
hatfok
King Yiddum's Castle
Pegasus Galaxy
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Dang they done must it up!
New version: WinHeist Version Tequila, the nigh time, snuffly, sneezing, how the hell did I end up on the bathroom floor medicine.
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All the 'should haves' happened in a perfect parallel universe. Be brave, stay classy, stay true to this universe, enter less than 6 characters (also try special characters and Chinese unicode or just empty password). 
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I always enjoyed being an OpenVMS System Manager because I could ignore all the password requirements and make my password whatever I wanted. 
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Exactly. That's why I loved my Atari 800XL. I didn't even know about passwords at that time. 
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You should use must when you really, really want something.
Or should it be:
You must use must when you really, really want something.
Or must it be?
Should be or not should be. That should be the question.
Just use the word 'should' as your password. It has six characters.
Kitty at my foot and I waAAAant to touch it...
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If it says "should" then it is not optional, like in "could".
You should be "this tall" to ride this ride.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: You should be "this tall" to ride this ride.
In English, that's almost always written as "You must be ..." to avoid precisely this problem. 
Inicates that ... the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it.
Indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate.
MUST This word, or the terms "REQUIRED" or "SHALL", mean that the definition is an absolute requirement of the specification.
SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item, but the full implications must be understood and carefully weighed before choosing a different course.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: In English, that's almost always written as "You must be ..." to
avoid precisely this problem.
It is probably not up for negotiation. Even if it says "you oughta be".
Richard Deeming wrote: SHOULD This word, or the adjective "RECOMMENDED", mean that there may
exist valid reasons in particular circumstances to ignore a particular item
RFC or not, the word "must" will also have valid reasons to ignore a particular item. Unless we are talking about unsigned numbers, there are no absolutes.
See the forum where code is "urgent" and "must" be finished by the next day. I should ignore those messages, must not redicule them. If I only could.. 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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No assigngment must be finished.
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It must be finished as a prerequisite for getting top marks. But if you don't desire top marks then it needn't be finished.
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In most cases, 'should' gives you some wiggle room. For DOD purposes, 'shall' means absolutely must be, required to be.
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James Lonero wrote: In most cases, 'should' gives you some wiggle room.
So, more a very strong recommendation. Something like "all variable names should have a meaningfull name", and "code comments should be not stating the obvious".
James Lonero wrote: For DOD purposes, 'shall' means absolutely must be, required to be.
Good thing I don't work there then. We shall die, the rest is uncertain and open to discussion 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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When I was in MoSCoW[^], they said:
Must: Absolutely necessary,
Should: Important but not necessary,
Could: Desirable but not necessary,
Won't: Not appropriate for now.
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When writing specifications, the customary usage is:
MUST: mandatory
SHOULD: highly recommended, but not mandatory
MAY: optional
SHOULD NOT: highly discouraged, but not prohibited
MUST NOT: prohibited
When speaking to non-engineers, "should" is often taken to mean "must".
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Insanity notwithstanding ...
* Should should be reserved for project stretch targets.
* Must must be used only in brewing.
* Shall, shall be used in the case of compulsory requirements.
* Will will only be used in the case of death
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SHame + cOULD = SHOULD
Could says there is a choice to be made and is an element of should.
Shame on those who don't follow the implied directive is an element of should.
Should is one of the most stress-inducing words in the English lexicon and absolutely...
...ought not be used in message boxes, forms or web pages. IMNSHO
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
"I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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I think it is just local interpretation. I used to work with a guy who thought if a sentence contained the word "are" that it was then a question.
"Are you going to do that?"
"Where are you?"
He didn't have an audible response when I said.
"You are out of your mind."
So maybe in the writer's local culture, saying "should" implied "have to".
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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The software is being polite; it's anticipating users who do not like being told what to do.
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As used in many standards documents, "should" means, "This is a best practice. You're an idiot if you don't." It is the concensus advice of the standard-writers who are usually very experienced people. It is the behavior of a very junior, very unimformed person not to treat "should" advice in a standards document as "do it". But hey, knock yourself out, do a half-assed job. That's the way to impress your boss and your customers.
I think there are people who are still rebelling against "should" advice in standards documents because they hated hearing their mom tell them what they "should" do. Chances are mom was right too.
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Quote: Your password should contain at least 6 characters
Isn't that another way of stating: "Penis" is too short ?
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I would then expect the validator to say, "Is it in yet?".
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serialPort1.BaudRate = 9600;
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Sorry, you are wrong you do not get the point! The comment is for color blind.
And the variable Name Points to nothing other than COM1 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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