Since I invariably wind up getting “name suits” types of comments, here’s the explanation behind it:

Around the turn of the millennium, I was trying to come up with a username to use on a particular site that had a shortish character count limit for usernames. My goal was something related to the fact that I would often be making my points in arguments with “holier-than-thou” types by taking what they were saying, and turning it on its head so the offensive stuff was directed back at them.

I also happened to learn shortly beforehand that many years ago “'ape” was somewhat commonly used as a verb to mean “imitate” or “copy.”

I’m sure you can figure the rest out.

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    The Top 200 Most Common Passwords report is the result of a joint effort between NordPass and NordStellar, prepared in collaboration with independent researchers specializing in cybersecurity incidents. Recent public data breaches and dark web repositories were analyzed from September 2024 to September 2025 to identify statistically aggregated data. No personal data was acquired or purchased for this research.

    Okay, so how valid is this really if they’re only using those passwords that were hacked?