Mates With Which To Mix Friendship, Security and Pleasure

The key to all of Farrar's digital secrets is the name of a mate who is an ex-love:

I’m on holiday with one of closest friends, who is German. We’re exes from around 15 years ago but have only caught up twice since then
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I blush and confirm that yes she has been my PC password for the last 15 years. Hard to tell from the look whether she regards this as a good or a bad thing  

We can only hope his holiday doesn't end in the shouting of passwords from rooftops.