...is there anything that can withstand the temperature of molten lava?
Have you seen video of lava flowing? Wonder why it doesn't melt the rocks it's touching? Lava, and magma for that matter, can't supply enough heat to melt the surrounding earth.
Also, magma is *not* pressurized until it is very close (relatively)to the surface. Magma, being so hot, is less dense than the surrounding rocks, which causes it to rise in general. As the molten rock nears the surface it gases are forced out of the surrounding earth, rather rapidly, forcing the lava out. Under the surface though, it isn't under pressure trying to burst out (though it is under pressure from the earth above, but that's towards the core).
My wife works as a loan officer. The first time she pulled up my credit report on her machine (which took no time at all) I was completely amazed and the sheer volume of information. It's not just ultra-detailed credit and purchase information, but "lifestyle" information as well, such as 'customer loyalty' (they provide check, debit card and credit card verification for many many buisnesses, then share that data with their other databases, and with most purchases tracked, it's easy to see what things you purchased and where), 'behaivour models', how many people you live with (roommates, parents, spouse, kids, etc), medical and dental bills, utility information, you job and education history, ad nauseum. In fact, before Equifax changed their name from Retail Credit, their files even tracked a person's political activities.
It should also be noted that most of the top three credit report companies also run direct marketing databases, medical insurance claims databases, and auto insurance claims databases.
The biggest problem with this industry is that they have no interest in protecting your personal information - their expicit goal is the sale of that information to the most buyers possible. Case in point - does anyone remember Lotus Marketplace? Lotus teamed with a credit agency (I forget which) and sold CD-ROMs with the profiles of 100,000 people. Of course the law later put a stop to it, but it's a good example.
That's not the half of it. There's information on your credit report that's provided only to companies requesting the report and not to you when you request it (and vice-versa as well).
My wife works as a loan officer. The first time she pulled up my credit report on her machine (which took no time at all) I was completely amazed and the sheer volume of information. It's not just the ultra-detailed credit information Ice described, but "lifestyle" information as well, such as 'customer loyalty' (they provide check, debit card and credit card verification for many many buisnesses, then share that data with their other databases, and with every check and debit card purchase tracked, it's easy to see what things were purchased and where), 'behaivour models', how many people you live with (roommates, parents, spouse, kids, etc), medical and dental bills, utility information, you job and education history, ad nauseum. In fact, before Equifax changed their name from Retail Credit, their files even tracked a person's political activities.
It should also be noted that most of the top three credit report companies also run direct marketing databases, medical insurance claims databases, and auto insurance claims databases.
The biggest problem with this industry is that they have no interest in protecting your personal information - their expicit goal is the sale of that information to the most buyers possible. Case in point - does anyone remember Lotus Marketplace? Lotus teamed with a credit agency (I forget which) and sold CD-ROMs with the profiles of 100,000 people. Of course the law later put a stop to it, but it's a good example.
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...is there anything that can withstand the temperature of molten lava?
Have you seen video of lava flowing? Wonder why it doesn't melt the rocks it's touching? Lava, and magma for that matter, can't supply enough heat to melt the surrounding earth.
Also, magma is *not* pressurized until it is very close (relatively)to the surface. Magma, being so hot, is less dense than the surrounding rocks, which causes it to rise in general. As the molten rock nears the surface it gases are forced out of the surrounding earth, rather rapidly, forcing the lava out. Under the surface though, it isn't under pressure trying to burst out (though it is under pressure from the earth above, but that's towards the core).
My wife works as a loan officer. The first time she pulled up my credit report on her machine (which took no time at all) I was completely amazed and the sheer volume of information. It's not just ultra-detailed credit and purchase information, but "lifestyle" information as well, such as 'customer loyalty' (they provide check, debit card and credit card verification for many many buisnesses, then share that data with their other databases, and with most purchases tracked, it's easy to see what things you purchased and where), 'behaivour models', how many people you live with (roommates, parents, spouse, kids, etc), medical and dental bills, utility information, you job and education history, ad nauseum. In fact, before Equifax changed their name from Retail Credit, their files even tracked a person's political activities.
It should also be noted that most of the top three credit report companies also run direct marketing databases, medical insurance claims databases, and auto insurance claims databases.
The biggest problem with this industry is that they have no interest in protecting your personal information - their expicit goal is the sale of that information to the most buyers possible. Case in point - does anyone remember Lotus Marketplace? Lotus teamed with a credit agency (I forget which) and sold CD-ROMs with the profiles of 100,000 people. Of course the law later put a stop to it, but it's a good example.
BE VERY AFRAID!
That's not the half of it. There's information on your credit report that's provided only to companies requesting the report and not to you when you request it (and vice-versa as well).
My wife works as a loan officer. The first time she pulled up my credit report on her machine (which took no time at all) I was completely amazed and the sheer volume of information. It's not just the ultra-detailed credit information Ice described, but "lifestyle" information as well, such as 'customer loyalty' (they provide check, debit card and credit card verification for many many buisnesses, then share that data with their other databases, and with every check and debit card purchase tracked, it's easy to see what things were purchased and where), 'behaivour models', how many people you live with (roommates, parents, spouse, kids, etc), medical and dental bills, utility information, you job and education history, ad nauseum. In fact, before Equifax changed their name from Retail Credit, their files even tracked a person's political activities.
It should also be noted that most of the top three credit report companies also run direct marketing databases, medical insurance claims databases, and auto insurance claims databases.
The biggest problem with this industry is that they have no interest in protecting your personal information - their expicit goal is the sale of that information to the most buyers possible. Case in point - does anyone remember Lotus Marketplace? Lotus teamed with a credit agency (I forget which) and sold CD-ROMs with the profiles of 100,000 people. Of course the law later put a stop to it, but it's a good example.
BE VERY AFRAID!