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Can I eat only a crème brûlée in Paris?

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP up vote 3 down vote favorite I'd like to have a crème brûlée in Paris, but without having to eat a whole meal at a restaurant. However, this seems quite hard to get: Bakeries and patisseries do not sell crème brûlée (at least none that I could find); Restaurants only sell them as desserts, and it is not clear if you can just walk in, order the dessert only, eat and then leave; Cafés seem to sell them, but mostly as desserts, and not in brunches, nor for breakfast, so while it seems the better choice, it's still not clear whether they do sell them "on their own". Could someone with some Parisian experience confirm whether it is possible to simply have a crème brûlée, or if it exists only as part of a complete meal? ...

Why is SHA-256 not good for passwords?

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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP up vote 2 down vote favorite I've just started learning about all of this and I can't really find an answer for that anywhere, namely why is SHA-256 not used for passwords? I found that the reason is that because normal SHA-256 is a fast function, and it's better to use slower ones, but here's the part i don't really get, from what i've read so far, SHA-256 produces a hash that'd take A LOT of years to crack, like A LOT A LOT, so why is it considered bad for passwords when it's basically impossible to crack? passwords cryptography hash sha256 share | improve this question asked 6 hours ago Wiktor Lobejko 11 1 New contributor Wiktor Lobejko is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering. Check out our Code of Conduct. security.stackexchange.com/questions/211/… – pm1391 3 hours ago Possib...