Did you ever mention San Francisco in your original post? Additionally, I stated this doesn't happen at any BoA in my metropolitan area. And I've been to at least 7 different branches in the last year. I also assume you read the part where i said "maybe your branch is doing something to cover their ass" which could also be interpreted as "maybe the san francisco division is doing something to cover their ass"...
pnc bank allows you to withdraw in $1 increments. they disperse $1, $10, and $20 bills.
also, a tip i received from an insider at the federal reserve.. pnc bank has their shit together. use them if you can. bank of america and wachovia do not.
this is a damn lie. i just deposited money into my sister's BoA account (i do not have an account with them). all i had was her account number. granted they asked in which state was the account opened, which i knew, but other than that she received $750 without a hitch. maybe BoA has an opt-in authorization for deposits now? maybe your BoA branch is covering its ass? all i know is that i've been to several in my metropolitan area and they do not do this.
fyi, yes anyone can deduct money from your bank account with minimal effort. do not give out your bank account number if you do not have to. this includes voided checks. read Catch Me If You Can (or watch the movie you want the cliffnotes) and you'll see a 30+ year old hole in bank security that is still wide the fuck open. the only difference: it's a bit more difficult to open bank accounts (fraudulently|anonymously).
yes. that way clearchannel wins and the RIAA don't lose money. brilliant. remind me to form a giant lobbying organization when i run a monopoly to ensure what happened to the telephone industry and microsoft never happens to me.
probably not if you weren't already being watched... but if you placed an international call a few years ago and said the same thing, then yea you are on a list. and you were probably watched for a little while until they realized you're harmless.
SO I CAN NO LONGER SAY LETS IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT TO MY MOROCCAN FRIEND WITHOUT HAVING MY ENTIRE LIFE (that they know of) RIFFLED THROUGH. here let me give you a better analogy. maybe the next time you say "i f'ing hate you dknj, i want to kill you" out loud, you will find me looking through everything in your house to make sure you don't have a map to my house and possible murder weapons that can be used to kill me (assume i am all mighty and powerful like the government)
so yea, while i won't get freaked out i will get seriously pissed and ask the same, what has become of this country?
I can understand why the average law-abiding citizen doesn't think this is a problem (just wait until automated speeding tickets become the norm. maybe then they will care). Personally, there's still that dark cloud looming over me from my younger years that makes me watch my back and lay low from any kind of camera or other potential tracking device. I keep a normal life on my CC, metrocard, etc. but I also keep cash in a shoebox along with a cash only metrocard in the event I need to escape.
triangulation my friend. your cell phone is talking to 2-4 cell phone towers to ensure it has the best signal. the phone and towers can negotiate tradeoffs, similar to planes being picked up by new traffic control towers. in order to talk, it sends a beacon with your esn. the tower remembers you incase the call needs to switch to that tower. by consequence, the cell phone company can easily determine your location by calculating your round time trip to each tower. law makers know this and told cell providers to plug this on top of a google map. thats how they know where you are to within 25 feet. so this isn't really a "feature" you can turn off (unless you like to have your call lost everytime you handshake with the next tower).. if big brother didn't ask for it, cell providers would undoubtly still datamine and sell it to advertisers
Please explain more. Are you saying you don't have a checking account? Are you also saying no one can ever get ahold of your savings account information? Something tells me you're paying your bank for that protection you talk about. Thus you would fall under the part of my comment where I said "Now there are methods to stop this..."
You have zero clue how banks work. Ever wonder why you just have to give your bank and routing number to setup automated drafts from your bank for your credit card/cable/etc.? They can either submit an image of the check electronically to your bank or they can print out a paper check which doesn't have your john hancock, but a message that says "Authorized by Account Owner".. guess what, your bank will take both. While your bank has just drafted money you were not expecting to be withdrawn, each of those 7-11 trips, movie and gas purchases on your check card are now picking up a hefty $30 fee because you overdrew your account. Now you have no money and have to wait until after the lawsuit to get your money back. Oh yea, your bank won't help you.
Now there are methods to stop this, such as telling the bank to only allow a certain amount to be withdrawn via check per day.. but again there are ways around it. Check fraud is still common and easy. I will share one. Tell someone to put a stop on a check they gave you. Wait about 100 days then go to the bank and cash it. Stopped checks only last for 90 days, then you have to renew the stop on the check. Whee your bank makes money and you're no safe than before.
offtopic, I have seen the checks that are submitted to and from the government thanks to a drunk friend that works in the bank industry. all you have to do is drop an image of your check into the IN directory and the money will be taken OUT of your bank account. oh and the root password for that particular server is abc123. oh and they don't use 2-factor authentication. oh and employees carry their vpn keys on a usb stick. i wouldn't keep my money in bank accounts either....
you can achieve the same results by speaking at a slightly higher volume with your mouth close to the phone's mic. the analog to digital conversion will distort and hopefully they will have their volume at a high enough volume to be in a split second of pain before they pull the phone from their ears.
something tells me you didn't think this through before posting. possibly in a (failed) attempt to be first post.
that's because nt and 2000 and all later NT based windows OS' were designed properly. win95/98/me was a continuation of windows 3.1 which did not separate application memory space. in other words, when you ran an application and it attempted to write to memory other than what it allocated, it was a crap shoot if the system would hang or if the program would GPF.
linux was not much better compared to nt and 2000, however it has made major strides since then and (15 years after its initial release) i am finally comfortable with using linux for non-critical enterprise applications.
plus the cost of the servers and training of employees on AIX.
hint: get your aix cert and you will be in high demand for at least the next decade. NYSE is not the only place looking for experienced AIX admins, most major financial companies have a few AIX systems sitting in their dungeon. if you have experience, you will make a pretty penny.
the last three places i worked at that had AIX had a constant theme; managers were looking for a GOOD AIX admin and were willing to pay well into 6 figures for it. contrast to linux/solaris admin jobs that are barely crossing $100k anymore.
what? are you missing the big picture? you can re-enable any service at any time, regardless of what the user set the service to.
for instance, you need MS DTC enabled to install SP2 on windows 2003. at my workplace we disable MS DTC becuase its not a needed service. our group policy is of a fucked up design (i'm working on it) and we have some 150+ servers that we need to enable MS DTC before we can install SP2. I'm not going to edit 80 group policies to enable this service, so i used WMI to enable the service across our environment. guess what, your computer has WMI too. okay, disable the WMI service. but wait, oh damn that won't work either. looks like microsoft provided both an API and a command line tool to interface with the service control manager. looks like that crack for that application you downloaded realized this as well.
and of course lets not forget all bits is, is an easy way for an app to say "download this piece of software for me, don't disrupt any other network traffic" without bloating its code. but considering what the demo scene can pack into 4k, don't be surprised if your favorite keygen included 2k of code to fetch stage 2 of its rootkit via FTP, HTTP, or, my favorite, UMTP (united malware transfer protocol).
no let me stop this stupid flow of ideas. you can stop or disable BITS, but it won't do you any good. the malware must be installed first to take advantage of it, so unless you actually remote BITS from your system (not likely) malware can just contact the service control manager and reenable the bits service (run sc from the command prompt or read up on WMI if you want to learn more about controlling services from scripts/batch files).
of course the malware could also just use your favorite networking stack and contact its remote server via HTTP anyway.. so this article is a whole lot of hoopla about nothing. can we move on now?
what are you talking about. you remove a coilpack (in new engines) and have full access to the spark plug. if anything, its easier as you dont have to remember what spark wires went where and risk destroying your engine. personally, i liked working on my 2000, drive-by-wire engine because it was less work and the engine had potential to last longer (too bad they fucked up the design and oil sludge was a major problem on all turbo charged engines). for instance, i can't adjust the valve heads on my '95 motor, meaning i will need to rebuild the head in the next couple of years. i don't have to worry about adjusting my throttle cable every couple of years on my YM2000 car because it calibrates it automagically when i start the car. and this is a 7 year old car, newer cars probably replace a few more things.
as for a diagnostic tool, most ODBII tools tell you all you need to know. my car had a special tool that allowed me to pull additional information, like pressure readings for my fuel injectors or reset my airbag fault light...... but you don't need those tools, as cars have manual fallbacks (you think honda would require a special tool to fix their car so you lose the option of using your favorite/cheap mechanic down the road?). fuel injectors failing? take them out and inspect them. airbag light on? reset the circuit.. the tools just lower the time it takes for a mechanic to work on the car and increase their productivity. my shop down the road would benefit from cutting 20 minutes off diagnostic checks per car. i stand to gain nothing when i have a 6 pack i planned to drink as i worked on my engine.
If you want to raise your MPG, take a longer route in the city that makes you stop much less frequently. Stop/Go is the hardest on an engine and your millage efficiency.
i debate this with my father often. if you take a longer route, your mileage efficiency will go up but you may have just tacked on an additional 5-10 miles to your commute thereby nullifying any gains. if you want to raise your mpg, switch to public transportation.
correct, there was already vbscript which can do everything and then some (even if the learning curve is akin to ripping off your eyelids...) while i haven't used powershell yet, i have not had a need to use it. the switch to powershell will eventually be made since longhorn server will include it. it should begin the end of the vbscript era..
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i'm dknj, i no longer live in nj.
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and no the local BoA's does not. considering i do not have an account with them.
Did you ever mention San Francisco in your original post? Additionally, I stated this doesn't happen at any BoA in my metropolitan area. And I've been to at least 7 different branches in the last year. I also assume you read the part where i said "maybe your branch is doing something to cover their ass" which could also be interpreted as "maybe the san francisco division is doing something to cover their ass"...
ding ding ding mod parent up.
with the exception of maybe the recent paris hilton and lindsey lohan debacle, if you have enough money you get to create your own rules on the fly.
pnc bank allows you to withdraw in $1 increments. they disperse $1, $10, and $20 bills.
also, a tip i received from an insider at the federal reserve.. pnc bank has their shit together. use them if you can. bank of america and wachovia do not.
this is a damn lie. i just deposited money into my sister's BoA account (i do not have an account with them). all i had was her account number. granted they asked in which state was the account opened, which i knew, but other than that she received $750 without a hitch. maybe BoA has an opt-in authorization for deposits now? maybe your BoA branch is covering its ass? all i know is that i've been to several in my metropolitan area and they do not do this.
fyi, yes anyone can deduct money from your bank account with minimal effort. do not give out your bank account number if you do not have to. this includes voided checks. read Catch Me If You Can (or watch the movie you want the cliffnotes) and you'll see a 30+ year old hole in bank security that is still wide the fuck open. the only difference: it's a bit more difficult to open bank accounts (fraudulently|anonymously).
yes. that way clearchannel wins and the RIAA don't lose money. brilliant. remind me to form a giant lobbying organization when i run a monopoly to ensure what happened to the telephone industry and microsoft never happens to me.
probably not if you weren't already being watched... but if you placed an international call a few years ago and said the same thing, then yea you are on a list. and you were probably watched for a little while until they realized you're harmless.
SO I CAN NO LONGER SAY LETS IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT TO MY MOROCCAN FRIEND WITHOUT HAVING MY ENTIRE LIFE (that they know of) RIFFLED THROUGH. here let me give you a better analogy. maybe the next time you say "i f'ing hate you dknj, i want to kill you" out loud, you will find me looking through everything in your house to make sure you don't have a map to my house and possible murder weapons that can be used to kill me (assume i am all mighty and powerful like the government)
so yea, while i won't get freaked out i will get seriously pissed and ask the same, what has become of this country?
DC has the same kind of system. Pay with cash.
You still have to worry about cameras.
I can understand why the average law-abiding citizen doesn't think this is a problem (just wait until automated speeding tickets become the norm. maybe then they will care). Personally, there's still that dark cloud looming over me from my younger years that makes me watch my back and lay low from any kind of camera or other potential tracking device. I keep a normal life on my CC, metrocard, etc. but I also keep cash in a shoebox along with a cash only metrocard in the event I need to escape.
triangulation my friend. your cell phone is talking to 2-4 cell phone towers to ensure it has the best signal. the phone and towers can negotiate tradeoffs, similar to planes being picked up by new traffic control towers. in order to talk, it sends a beacon with your esn. the tower remembers you incase the call needs to switch to that tower. by consequence, the cell phone company can easily determine your location by calculating your round time trip to each tower. law makers know this and told cell providers to plug this on top of a google map. thats how they know where you are to within 25 feet. so this isn't really a "feature" you can turn off (unless you like to have your call lost everytime you handshake with the next tower).. if big brother didn't ask for it, cell providers would undoubtly still datamine and sell it to advertisers
Please explain more. Are you saying you don't have a checking account? Are you also saying no one can ever get ahold of your savings account information? Something tells me you're paying your bank for that protection you talk about. Thus you would fall under the part of my comment where I said "Now there are methods to stop this..."
You have zero clue how banks work. Ever wonder why you just have to give your bank and routing number to setup automated drafts from your bank for your credit card/cable/etc.? They can either submit an image of the check electronically to your bank or they can print out a paper check which doesn't have your john hancock, but a message that says "Authorized by Account Owner".. guess what, your bank will take both. While your bank has just drafted money you were not expecting to be withdrawn, each of those 7-11 trips, movie and gas purchases on your check card are now picking up a hefty $30 fee because you overdrew your account. Now you have no money and have to wait until after the lawsuit to get your money back. Oh yea, your bank won't help you.
Now there are methods to stop this, such as telling the bank to only allow a certain amount to be withdrawn via check per day.. but again there are ways around it. Check fraud is still common and easy. I will share one. Tell someone to put a stop on a check they gave you. Wait about 100 days then go to the bank and cash it. Stopped checks only last for 90 days, then you have to renew the stop on the check. Whee your bank makes money and you're no safe than before.
offtopic, I have seen the checks that are submitted to and from the government thanks to a drunk friend that works in the bank industry. all you have to do is drop an image of your check into the IN directory and the money will be taken OUT of your bank account. oh and the root password for that particular server is abc123. oh and they don't use 2-factor authentication. oh and employees carry their vpn keys on a usb stick. i wouldn't keep my money in bank accounts either....
JPRES!
i want to use my voip during peak hours too, i get a better rate than what comcast charges me.
i can't comment on that we're in the middle of an ongoing investigation.
you can achieve the same results by speaking at a slightly higher volume with your mouth close to the phone's mic. the analog to digital conversion will distort and hopefully they will have their volume at a high enough volume to be in a split second of pain before they pull the phone from their ears.
something tells me you didn't think this through before posting. possibly in a (failed) attempt to be first post.
that's because nt and 2000 and all later NT based windows OS' were designed properly. win95/98/me was a continuation of windows 3.1 which did not separate application memory space. in other words, when you ran an application and it attempted to write to memory other than what it allocated, it was a crap shoot if the system would hang or if the program would GPF.
linux was not much better compared to nt and 2000, however it has made major strides since then and (15 years after its initial release) i am finally comfortable with using linux for non-critical enterprise applications.
plus the cost of the servers and training of employees on AIX.
hint: get your aix cert and you will be in high demand for at least the next decade. NYSE is not the only place looking for experienced AIX admins, most major financial companies have a few AIX systems sitting in their dungeon. if you have experience, you will make a pretty penny.
the last three places i worked at that had AIX had a constant theme; managers were looking for a GOOD AIX admin and were willing to pay well into 6 figures for it. contrast to linux/solaris admin jobs that are barely crossing $100k anymore.
disclaimer: i live in a major metropolitan area
what? are you missing the big picture? you can re-enable any service at any time, regardless of what the user set the service to.
for instance, you need MS DTC enabled to install SP2 on windows 2003. at my workplace we disable MS DTC becuase its not a needed service. our group policy is of a fucked up design (i'm working on it) and we have some 150+ servers that we need to enable MS DTC before we can install SP2. I'm not going to edit 80 group policies to enable this service, so i used WMI to enable the service across our environment. guess what, your computer has WMI too. okay, disable the WMI service. but wait, oh damn that won't work either. looks like microsoft provided both an API and a command line tool to interface with the service control manager. looks like that crack for that application you downloaded realized this as well.
and of course lets not forget all bits is, is an easy way for an app to say "download this piece of software for me, don't disrupt any other network traffic" without bloating its code. but considering what the demo scene can pack into 4k, don't be surprised if your favorite keygen included 2k of code to fetch stage 2 of its rootkit via FTP, HTTP, or, my favorite, UMTP (united malware transfer protocol).
do you get the idea yet?
no let me stop this stupid flow of ideas. you can stop or disable BITS, but it won't do you any good. the malware must be installed first to take advantage of it, so unless you actually remote BITS from your system (not likely) malware can just contact the service control manager and reenable the bits service (run sc from the command prompt or read up on WMI if you want to learn more about controlling services from scripts/batch files).
of course the malware could also just use your favorite networking stack and contact its remote server via HTTP anyway.. so this article is a whole lot of hoopla about nothing. can we move on now?
what are you talking about. you remove a coilpack (in new engines) and have full access to the spark plug. if anything, its easier as you dont have to remember what spark wires went where and risk destroying your engine. personally, i liked working on my 2000, drive-by-wire engine because it was less work and the engine had potential to last longer (too bad they fucked up the design and oil sludge was a major problem on all turbo charged engines). for instance, i can't adjust the valve heads on my '95 motor, meaning i will need to rebuild the head in the next couple of years. i don't have to worry about adjusting my throttle cable every couple of years on my YM2000 car because it calibrates it automagically when i start the car. and this is a 7 year old car, newer cars probably replace a few more things.
as for a diagnostic tool, most ODBII tools tell you all you need to know. my car had a special tool that allowed me to pull additional information, like pressure readings for my fuel injectors or reset my airbag fault light...... but you don't need those tools, as cars have manual fallbacks (you think honda would require a special tool to fix their car so you lose the option of using your favorite/cheap mechanic down the road?). fuel injectors failing? take them out and inspect them. airbag light on? reset the circuit.. the tools just lower the time it takes for a mechanic to work on the car and increase their productivity. my shop down the road would benefit from cutting 20 minutes off diagnostic checks per car. i stand to gain nothing when i have a 6 pack i planned to drink as i worked on my engine.
your argument is null and void.
If you want to raise your MPG, take a longer route in the city that makes you stop much less frequently. Stop/Go is the hardest on an engine and your millage efficiency.
i debate this with my father often. if you take a longer route, your mileage efficiency will go up but you may have just tacked on an additional 5-10 miles to your commute thereby nullifying any gains. if you want to raise your mpg, switch to public transportation.
We have the internet, memory cards, etc.
please preview before posting. memory cards = physical media
yes i am being pedantic.
correct, there was already vbscript which can do everything and then some (even if the learning curve is akin to ripping off your eyelids...) while i haven't used powershell yet, i have not had a need to use it. the switch to powershell will eventually be made since longhorn server will include it. it should begin the end of the vbscript era..
its easy to manipulate ACLs from a user perspective. no one ever said the pragmatic approach was easy.
...and that does what?
i second the softice method, if someone is willing to send me a toshiba tablet pc i will happily document the problem.