Now they will ask you to check your cell phone at the ticket counter when you go into the movie theatre.
I Have Not Seen My Bank's Name in Phishing Scams
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Fishing for Phishers
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· Score: 2, Informative
I have used the same bank for over 15 years for my personal checking account.
I have not gotten one email from that bank (either legitimate email or a phishing scam with that bank's name or fake url.
That bank does have my email address.
I have gotten phising scams that have ebay in them (I do have an ebay account). I have also gotten phising scams with the names of other banks in my area.
I think they go by geographical data for banks. For ebay, it's no problem. They can scan ebay's pages and get seller's ebay account names with no problem.
So, after reading the main article for this story as well as the one for a previous slashdot story on this subject, I guess that I can add the following meta tags for some of the items in my website, www.clearplastic.com. I don't yet know the syntax for these memantic meta tags; I am but taking a guess:
And so forth. Can this lead to 'semantic spamming?' I have only just begun for one of my two sites. I can see where this can get way out of control. Someone goes to clearplastic.com who lives in a rainy climate area. One of the semantics could say that a clear plastic raincoat is a required item. If someone's computer is set up so that it automaticaly purchases something that is required; I consider this scamming.
If this guy gets prison time, he will still be better off than those who lost their jobs because of this actions.
Especialy if any of those who lost their jobs end up homeless.
He will have a roof over his head and three decent meals per day.
I do wonder, though, if the so called country club prisons are just that, or is that an exagguration? I knew of someone who had served in the one in Conneticutt and he said it was no country club.
So far, he can still remember where he is and how to get back home. He goes about his daily walks with no problem.
However, I can see the day when his alzeimers advances to the point where he may not be able to find his way back home.
Would it be nice to have some sort of tracking on him so that mom (who is caring for him) can find him, or better yet, a device that is plugged into his ear that tell him how to get back home based on gps and street map information; like; 'Walk left at the next intersection'; and so forth.
We as a family will be needing something like this.
If I can't afford the eight dollars, and especially since I don't like watching commercials before the movie; and I don't like the plastic megaplexes with their eight dollar popcorn; I wait.
I wait until the movie migrates to the pub theatres.
Here in Portland, OR; there are decent pub theatres that charge $3.00 and they have real refreshment (pizza, local brew beer, etc) and they don't show 1/2 hour of commercials before the movie begins.
It's not only a cheaper alternitive, but a far more enjoyable one as well.
I have not been to a 'plex since at least Christmas, if not longer.
I have two issues here; both having to do with security.
The first is how many of the folks using this will relize that there may be those running air-snort, or whatever the heck it's called, in the park? If I remember, the WEP is easy to crack (may not be real time cracking, but a few hours later on a top end machine back at home after airsnort records a ballpark full of packets on a 20gb drive).
A SBC size stadium full of airsnorted IP packet traffic may have some interesting gold nuggets (business deals, insider information, credit card numbers, etc) especialy during a business day or evening.
The second is how do they intend to enforce payment? Again, if you have airsnort or airpeek or whatever, can't you find out what the SSID is and then get on?
Even if it has to do some sort of authentication based on the MAC address before it hands out dhcp, can't someone wait until the guy in the bleacher next to them is through/goes to the bathroom/goes to the concession stand/takes a nap; then does a man-in-the-middle (assuming both the MAC and the allready-dhcp'd-ip) and get on? Perhaps, now that they are using someone else's identity; go ahead and PTP a bunch of people's music; or surf kiddie porn; or whatever?
Personally, when I go to events like this, I go totaly empty handed. No laptop, no cellular, no bags, nothing.
Is there something magical about a cellular phone? I used to get a telemarketing call about once or twice each day on my regular phone. Now that I have only a cellular phone; I have not gotten one telemarketing call since the first of May. It's now October. Is there some policy or law that prevents these people from calling my cell phone? I know someone else who has a cell phone and the same thing happened with him.
Thank you
Here is a way for security
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Beyond Fear
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· Score: 0, Offtopic
1. Don't own a car/house/boat/gun or anything else
that requres registration/ownership title
2. Be part of shared household (live with
housemates who are similar minded).
3. Use cash to pay your share of rent/utilities
4. Use throw-away cell phones paid with cash
5. Use calling cards vended for cash via
vending machines
6. Use cash on bus/train; don't use monthly or
annual passes with your name associated with
them
7. Work for cash (under the counter or freelance)
9. Travel via thumbing. Don't use train/plane/
intercity bus. In some places you can go far
via local bus to local bus.
10. Get around as much as possible via bike/skate/
walking.
The one time I went to PGE Park for a game, I did see TV cameras.
This was a regular Beavers game. It was not anything special.
So, I guess, this means that yes, they do have a TV contract. It may not be MLB, but it is a TV contract nevertheless, and I think whoever has it would be upset by a rouge video camera and 802.11 wifi tv transmission.
Some gets a bunch of old (throwaway) laptops; either from a waste stream, computer recycling outfit; or whatever.
Or, if they have no mores at all, simply steals them.
They clone the appropriate operating system and software to run a sharing system and load it with whatever music is popular.
They then get a pre-paid debit card, or several.
They then set up each laptop in a coffee shop, or other public place with wi-fi (free or paid) in operation. The bigger and more anonymous place the better. The lobby of a large hotel with wi-fi would be the best.
They set up each laptop and then simply dissapear. If the place is big enough, perhaps they can find a place to hide the laptop. Say in a large planter, under a sofa/chair; behind a display case; whatever. They then head for the lavatory, which is something not unusual.
Then they simply do not return to the computer. They walk off and set up the next computer.
I saw the decline of TV by the time I quit my job at a TV station in 1978.
At that time, when I walked into my boss's office to give notice, I hefted up my own TV set and dropped it onto his desk, 'here is my going away present. I am sick and tired of TV. Please put this in your workers' lunch room'. It's still there. I have not had TV since then.
I have to say that because I don't have a TV, I don't watch it unless I am at a hotel with absolutely nothing to do (no drag show nearby), I see how much TV has deteriorated over time without having been inundated to it and being gradualized (probably not a correct word) down into dumness with it.
If you are in Seattle, San Francisco, or Portland, you can enjoy coffee with a very wonderful ecliastic and spiritual group of gay men called the radical faeries.
I have to respond to westyvw's comment about not going to the movies.
I agree that the megaplexes are not of the best experience.
However, I have to point out that there are some independent theatres that are not bad at all.
There is a small chain of pub theatres in Portland, Oregon called Mcminimens. They have taken over some old thatres and made them into pub theatres where you can have beer and pizza in the theatre while watching the movie. They even provide these small tables for your food and drink. The movie is about $2.00. There are no commercials; maybe one or two trailers (not 7 or 8 as in the mega's) and they have been nicely restored.
I have stared to hear complaints about DVD's from non technical/non slashdot/non geek people.
I was at a dream study group at my church one evening. While we were awaiting for the program to start, one of the people was talking about his new dvd player and some dvd's that he got. He was complaining that the dvd was forcing him to watch previews.
The same thing happened at a dance workshop that I was at last week.
These two instances were about as far from the techie gatherings that I have been to as possible.
I think that that awareness is just starting to leak beyond our (slashdot/geek/techie) oasis and into the 'real', 'mundane', whatever you call it world out there.
I have not had a tv for 25 years. I used to work for a tv station. When I gave notice to my boss, I gave him my tv set as a going away present. He put it in his employees break room.
Life has been great without tv. I don't miss it one bit.
Personal Telco Wireless Project in Portland, OR
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BusinessWeek on Wi-Fi
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· Score: 3, Interesting
It's interesting to notice that none of the articles mentions anything about the Personal Telco wireless project in Portland, Oregon. This is a grass roots effort to provide limited free access to wireless internet in parts of Portland, Oregon.
I also know that there are similar efforts going on in other cities.
I also did not notice (it could be there as I only skimmed the articles) anything about the war-chalking that goes on in some areas to identify places where one can get a wireless session.
Slashdot Mirror
Now they will ask you to check your cell phone at the ticket counter when you go into the movie theatre.
I have used the same bank for over 15 years for my personal checking account.
I have not gotten one email from that bank (either legitimate email or a phishing scam with that bank's name or fake url.
That bank does have my email address.
I have gotten phising scams that have ebay in them (I do have an ebay account). I have also gotten phising scams with the names of other banks in my area.
I think they go by geographical data for banks. For ebay, it's no problem. They can scan ebay's pages and get seller's ebay account names with no problem.
So, after reading the main article for this story as well as the one for a previous slashdot story on this subject, I guess that I can add the following meta tags for some of the items in my website, www.clearplastic.com. I don't yet know the syntax for these memantic meta tags; I am but taking a guess:
.
semantic "Clear Plastic" = "waterproof, transparent, see-through, air-tight, shows-beauty,
protective">
. . . .
And so forth. Can this lead to 'semantic spamming?' I have only just begun for one of my
two sites. I can see where this can get way out of control. Someone goes to clearplastic.com who lives in a rainy climate area. One of the semantics could say that a clear plastic raincoat is a required item. If someone's computer is set up so that it automaticaly purchases something that is required; I consider this scamming.
If this guy gets prison time, he will still be better off than those who lost their jobs because of this actions.
Especialy if any of those who lost their jobs end up homeless.
He will have a roof over his head and three decent meals per day.
I do wonder, though, if the so called country club prisons are just that, or is that an exagguration? I knew of someone who had served in the one in Conneticutt and he said it was no country club.
My father is in the first stages of
alzeimers.
So far, he can still remember where he
is and how to get back home. He goes
about his daily walks with no problem.
However, I can see the day when his alzeimers
advances to the point where he may not be
able to find his way back home.
Would it be nice to have some sort of tracking
on him so that mom (who is caring for him) can
find him, or better yet, a device that is plugged
into his ear that tell him how to get back home
based on gps and street map information; like;
'Walk left at the next intersection'; and
so forth.
We as a family will be needing something like
this.
I had a job at a poor public tv station back in 1976 to 1978. They could barely afford equipment; in fact they only had black and white cameras.
When I quit the job, I gave them my tv as a going away present and they put it in the employee lunch room.
I have since bought a sewing machine.
That was in 1978.
You can look at www.clearplastic.com for the results.
Even better. . .
If I can't afford the eight dollars, and especially since I don't like watching commercials before the movie; and I don't like the plastic megaplexes with
their eight dollar popcorn; I wait.
I wait until the movie migrates to the pub theatres.
Here in Portland, OR; there are decent pub theatres that charge $3.00 and they have real refreshment (pizza, local brew beer, etc) and they don't show 1/2 hour of commercials before the movie begins.
It's not only a cheaper alternitive, but a far more enjoyable one as well.
I have not been to a 'plex since at least Christmas, if not longer.
How long will it take to compile Gentoo? Will it be stable with Debian woody? Will it act like a drunken drill sargent with sarge?
Can you apt-get new blades for it while it's drilling a tunnel?
Can you do a dpkg -r dirt/sludge?
I have two issues here; both having to do with security.
The first is how many of the folks using this will relize that there may be those running air-snort, or whatever the heck it's called, in the park? If I remember, the WEP is easy to crack (may not be real time cracking, but a few hours later on a top end machine back at home after airsnort records a ballpark full of packets on a 20gb drive).
A SBC size stadium full of airsnorted IP packet traffic may have some interesting gold nuggets
(business deals, insider information, credit card numbers, etc) especialy during a business day or evening.
The second is how do they intend to enforce payment? Again, if you have airsnort or airpeek or whatever, can't you find out what the SSID is and then get on?
Even if it has to do some sort of authentication
based on the MAC address before it hands out dhcp, can't someone wait until the guy in the bleacher
next to them is through/goes to the bathroom/goes to the concession stand/takes a nap; then does a man-in-the-middle (assuming both the MAC and the
allready-dhcp'd-ip) and get on? Perhaps, now that they are using someone else's identity; go ahead and PTP a bunch of people's music; or surf kiddie porn; or whatever?
Personally, when I go to events like this, I go totaly empty handed. No laptop, no cellular, no bags, nothing.
By the way, I have been in fashion and talent
shows. I now have customers who place custom
orders with me.
My shows are in person. Not on TV.
Why did you post there here on Slashdot?
Come on.
Please.
If you have personal problems like that, please
talk about them with your counselor. Not here.
Thank you
Mrs Clear Plastic
P.S. If you have this habit, I do have these
clear plastic pants that can help you with
your problem.
I have not had a TV since May, 1978.
I have not missed a darn thing.
There is too much in life to enjoy without
having a TV.
How can the MPAA control the empty space where
your TV is not?
Is there something magical about a cellular phone? I used to get a telemarketing call about once or twice each day on my regular phone. Now that I have only a cellular phone; I have not gotten one telemarketing call since the first of May. It's now October. Is there some policy or law that prevents these people
from calling my cell phone? I know someone else who has a cell phone and the same thing happened with him.
Thank you
1. Don't own a car/house/boat/gun or anything else
that requres registration/ownership title
2. Be part of shared household (live with
housemates who are similar minded).
3. Use cash to pay your share of rent/utilities
4. Use throw-away cell phones paid with cash
5. Use calling cards vended for cash via
vending machines
6. Use cash on bus/train; don't use monthly or
annual passes with your name associated with
them
7. Work for cash (under the counter or freelance)
9. Travel via thumbing. Don't use train/plane/
intercity bus. In some places you can go far
via local bus to local bus.
10. Get around as much as possible via bike/skate/
walking.
The one time I went to PGE Park for a game, I
did see TV cameras.
This was a regular Beavers game. It was not anything
special.
So, I guess, this means that yes, they do have a
TV contract. It may not be MLB, but it is a TV
contract nevertheless, and I think whoever has it
would be upset by a rouge video camera and 802.11
wifi tv transmission.
The only time I attended was when it was free to
all bicylists. This was part of the Portland Bicycle
summer 2002 stuff last August.
I ended up napping for about 2 innings as it was.
How about this:
Some gets a bunch of old (throwaway) laptops;
either from a waste stream, computer recycling
outfit; or whatever.
Or, if they have no mores at all, simply steals
them.
They clone the appropriate operating system and
software to run a sharing system and load it with
whatever music is popular.
They then get a pre-paid debit card, or several.
They then set up each laptop in a coffee shop, or
other public place with wi-fi (free or paid)
in operation. The bigger and more anonymous place
the better. The lobby of a large hotel with wi-fi
would be the best.
They set up each laptop and then simply dissapear.
If the place is big enough, perhaps they can find
a place to hide the laptop. Say in a large planter, under a sofa/chair; behind a display case; whatever. They then head for the lavatory,
which is something not unusual.
Then they simply do not return to the computer.
They walk off and set up the next computer.
This article is a great catch for you folks!
It's nice to find something that puts his
foot in his mouth!
Again, thank you for catching that article!
MCP
I wonder if the elders of Mr. Hatch's church;
the Mormon Church; know about this tendency
toward violence?
Perhaps they might want such an animal to
represent the Church in Congress.
It's time to strip him of his temple recommend
and make him take off his temple garments!
MCP
I saw the decline of TV by the time I quit my job
at a TV station in 1978.
At that time, when I walked into my boss's office to give notice, I hefted up my own TV set and dropped it onto his desk, 'here is my going away present. I am sick and tired of TV. Please put this in your workers' lunch room'. It's still there. I have not
had TV since then.
I have to say that because I don't have a TV, I don't watch it unless I am at a hotel with absolutely nothing to do (no drag show nearby), I
see how much TV has deteriorated over time without having been inundated to it and being gradualized (probably not a correct word) down into dumness with it.
Now, I don't know how I would survive with one.
Other things to do on a Saturday morning:
If you are in Seattle, San Francisco, or Portland,
you can enjoy coffee with a very wonderful ecliastic
and spiritual group of gay men called the radical faeries.
Be a part of a very colorful cartoon!
I have to respond to westyvw's comment about not going to the movies.
I agree that the megaplexes are not of the best experience.
However, I have to point out that there are some independent theatres that are not bad at all.
There is a small chain of pub theatres in Portland, Oregon called Mcminimens. They have taken over some old thatres and made them into pub theatres where you can have beer and pizza in the theatre while watching the movie. They even provide these small tables for your food and drink. The movie is about $2.00. There are no commercials; maybe one or two trailers (not 7 or 8 as in the mega's) and they have been nicely restored.
I have stared to hear complaints about DVD's from non technical/non slashdot/non geek people.
I was at a dream study group at my church one evening. While we were awaiting for the program to start, one of the people was talking about his new dvd player and some dvd's that he got. He was complaining that the dvd was forcing him to watch previews.
The same thing happened at a dance workshop that I was at last week.
These two instances were about as far from the techie gatherings that I have been to as possible.
I think that that awareness is just starting to leak beyond our (slashdot/geek/techie) oasis and
into the 'real', 'mundane', whatever you call it world out there.
I have not had a tv for 25 years. I used to work for a tv station. When I gave notice to my boss, I gave him my tv set as a going away present. He put it in his employees break room.
Life has been great without tv. I don't miss it one bit.
It's interesting to notice that none of the articles mentions anything about the Personal Telco wireless project in Portland, Oregon. This is a grass roots effort to provide limited free access to wireless
internet in parts of Portland, Oregon.
I also know that there are similar efforts going
on in other cities.
I also did not notice (it could be there as I only
skimmed the articles) anything about the war-chalking that goes on in some areas to identify places where one can get a wireless session.
Mark