Wonder if this classic from Slant 6 and the Jumpstarts, which was played on the Dr. Demento show several times had something to do with it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPfH-umG_ms

If there must be a sequel, can we at least get someone competent to write it? Is that Brandon Sanderson guy working on anything right now?

I don't recall stating that symmetric keys are related to authentication. May I suggest a careful reread?

Actually, 2048 bits on a symmetric key (which is what a password is) is insane overkill. You are making the classic mistake of comparing the number of bits in an asymmetric key to the number in a symmetric key. SSH, at best, uses 256 bit symmetric encryption for the session, so you would only need a (using your numbers for 6 bits per char) password that was 43 chars long. Anything longer is pointless, because your encryption/authentication scheme is only as good as the weakest link.

Lawyer/Accountant - Hell no, I'm not getting disbarred/whatever for you guys, and furthermore there's not a lawyer/accountant in the country who will put their name on %dodgy_thing%, unless of course you buy lunch.

I don't think we disagree that much. If it would require major modifications to the product, or put a major burden on the manufacturer/designer/whoever, then I don't think that making the product accessible should be required. Still you might consider that in this instance it's easy to dismiss the request for accessibility, because it's just a video game, and regardless of what this guy claims, I doubt it's going to have that big of an impact if this game remains inaccessible. However, what about Second Life? Many would argue that that is just a game as well. Yet, a number of universities and businesses offer services in Second Life. (I haven't looked into Second Life, so I don't know how accessible it is, but that's beside the point.) The question is at what point do we decide that a disabled person deserves the right of access?

Check YouTube for videos on "screen readers". You can see the couple I've done at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmUPhEVWu_E In short the web page is linearized, and read one line at a time by my screen reader. If there is a link for replying, my screen reader will say "link reply". It also tells me about tables, headings, ETC.

Without going into too many details (half of which I don't remember because it's been years since I played) the answer to your question is simply that a lot of information is given away in the audio. Also, the timing of punches, especially with the early opponents, tends to be quite predictable.