That won't work! Tell GW that al Qaeda has a secret lunar base deep inside the moon and is using it as a terrorist training camp...
Re:Here is a good rule of thumb: ignore them 100%
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Great advice if you are computer literate. You fail to realize that a very large percentage of computer users 1. Do not read slashdot and 2. Have no idea that they shouldn't trust the official looking emails they get. (If you recieved a physical mail on bank letterhead that said please visit your branch to confirm some details with your account, you'd probably trust it)
How exactly are these newbie users supposed to get the information that the web is different than real life? Watch the RvB PSA (yeah, my 60yr old relative is somehow going to see that)? Read the fine print on the banks website? These people religiously follow the exact steps they were shown, they are fearful of technology and are afraid to leave the "safe" path they have been shown.
Banks are rushing so quickly to push their users out of the banks and onto the internet without warning them of the dangers. They should shoulder some of the blame and fix the problem.
How do you drain an account without a trace?
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What monetary transaction can you make on an account that leaves no trace?
In every case getting cash out of my account involves paying a bill (to an authorized agent like VISA), or emailing money or transferring money to a 3rd party acct. All of these leave a trail that banks can recognize and plug.
I once changed my buying habits with my VISA card and had to confirm my identity before the transaction could be authorized. Since fradulent VISA transactions cost VISA, it appears that when it affects the bottom line, banks can and do put checks in to stop fraud, but there is no incentive for banks to stop fraudulent bahviour on behalf of their customers. (Of course we are no longer the banks customers, shareholders are the real customers)
Pressure needs to be applied to the banking industry to minimize the average person's exposure to fraud! It is easy to do, for example I should be able to lock transactions from my online banking account to a specific set of recipients and require a face-face visit with a banking representative to change this... Would-be fraudsters that obtained access to my account might be able to overpay my utility bill but that would be about it.
The paper trail would be used when the outcome is extremely close or unexpected. Independent exit polls, pre-election polling etc, all give a good indication of expectation. If the vote-counting system produces a result that goes against this then there needs to be a mechanism to check the result.
Also a randomized hand counting of results would give people confidence in the system without having to check every machine.
And how do you verify that the dump you just got from the machine was actually a dump of the code running on the machine and not just a dump from some backup partition made to look like the real thing?
Why not combine the new touch screen voting machines with video lottery terminals that way you won't need to wait for your winnings. You'd get instant feedback as to whether you win or not. "You could walk away from the voting booth 10 million richer, vote today!"
There should be some point to voting, since Diebold and a few judges are deciding the outcome anyway.
For the hobbiest that wants to get PLUTONIUM, and the business that needs them, you are just creating unnecessary headaches due to the irresponsible actions of a very few people.
Obviously the restrictive regulations around the refining and distrubution of fissile materials are to protect us from the few that would do us harm DESPITE the fact that easier access to these materials could have advanced nuclear science more quickly.
By you're rekoning we should let people have unrestricted access to Anthrax, Smallpox, Surface to Air Missiles, Nerve Gas, etc...
People from BC are always telling people about how bad the weather is... how expensive it is...
They constantly say things like: "Well the weather is beautiful now but this is abnormal for this time of year."
The real truth is they want to keep it all to themselves. I've spent a total of 6 weeks in BC in the past two years on numerous trips and its all lies.
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I doubt you'd be able to throw hard enough to escape earth's gravity well.
That won't work! Tell GW that al Qaeda has a secret lunar base deep inside the moon and is using it as a terrorist training camp...
How exactly are these newbie users supposed to get the information that the web is different than real life? Watch the RvB PSA (yeah, my 60yr old relative is somehow going to see that)? Read the fine print on the banks website? These people religiously follow the exact steps they were shown, they are fearful of technology and are afraid to leave the "safe" path they have been shown.
Banks are rushing so quickly to push their users out of the banks and onto the internet without warning them of the dangers. They should shoulder some of the blame and fix the problem.
In every case getting cash out of my account involves paying a bill (to an authorized agent like VISA), or emailing money or transferring money to a 3rd party acct. All of these leave a trail that banks can recognize and plug.
I once changed my buying habits with my VISA card and had to confirm my identity before the transaction could be authorized. Since fradulent VISA transactions cost VISA, it appears that when it affects the bottom line, banks can and do put checks in to stop fraud, but there is no incentive for banks to stop fraudulent bahviour on behalf of their customers. (Of course we are no longer the banks customers, shareholders are the real customers)
Pressure needs to be applied to the banking industry to minimize the average person's exposure to fraud! It is easy to do, for example I should be able to lock transactions from my online banking account to a specific set of recipients and require a face-face visit with a banking representative to change this... Would-be fraudsters that obtained access to my account might be able to overpay my utility bill but that would be about it.
Also a randomized hand counting of results would give people confidence in the system without having to check every machine.
Why is it that the US seems to want to dispose of the good ol ballot box? It works in almost every other democracy in the world.
A system that uses technology for fast results but is verifiable using tried and true methods seems to be the best of both worlds.
I took the red pill.
It would be pretty hard to detect a spoof.
All the loosers out there who has troubles with my meanings can go too hell.
Why not combine the new touch screen voting machines with video lottery terminals that way you won't need to wait for your winnings. You'd get instant feedback as to whether you win or not. "You could walk away from the voting booth 10 million richer, vote today!"
There should be some point to voting, since Diebold and a few judges are deciding the outcome anyway.
What a facile argument.
Let's rephrase,
For the hobbiest that wants to get PLUTONIUM, and the business that needs them, you are just creating unnecessary headaches due to the irresponsible actions of a very few people.
Obviously the restrictive regulations around the refining and distrubution of fissile materials are to protect us from the few that would do us harm DESPITE the fact that easier access to these materials could have advanced nuclear science more quickly.
By you're rekoning we should let people have unrestricted access to Anthrax, Smallpox, Surface to Air Missiles, Nerve Gas, etc...
They constantly say things like: "Well the weather is beautiful now but this is abnormal for this time of year."
The real truth is they want to keep it all to themselves. I've spent a total of 6 weeks in BC in the past two years on numerous trips and its all lies.
The place is amazing.