Your cc# will still be printed on the card. There is nothing forcing small merchants to upgrade to RFID scanners, and some of them (at least in the US) still have the old carbon copy swipers that don't need any technology at all.
My point is, any store clerk who feels like they're not being paid enough can pretty easily steal your credit card information because you gave it to them anyway. Any disgruntled database admin or developer can take a peek at the field labeled 'CC_Number' which are all too often not even encrypted. The only way to keep your account safe is to never use it.
If someone really wants to steal your credit card number, they'll find any one of a number of ways to do it. Hell, mine was stolen by an automated script that *guessed* at the number. At least that's what my CC company told me.
As long as the CC companies make it extremely easy to dispute and refund unauthorized charges, I don't care how the system works, just that it does.
You could just as easily say that gory or erotic images can be more easily remembered and processed than neutral images. When I took the flash test, I could see the gory hand pretty clearly (white skin, red blood, coming from the left side of the frame), even at 1/10th of a second, but I couldn't tell you at all what was in any of the other images other than vague nature scenes.
Seems to me that what they've discovered is that the human brain assigns a higher importance to gory images. I think a more interesting study would be the reverse: can you pick out a neutral scene out of a bunch of gory/erotic photos? At what point does the gory/erotic 'saturation' happen, and it all becomes less important?
Minnesota Public Radio has recently started one of the best alternative radio stations I've heard, 89.3. It's completely listener (and NPR, to some extent) supported, so there aren't any ads and the DJs seem to be able to play whatever they want, judging by the fact that I've never heard the same song twice. Ever.
I believe that public radio is the only way to get good songs on the air, because they're listener-supported and not just corporate shills.
Government funding for public television and radio is under attack by Republicans pretending to 'restore balance' when in reality the American public doesn't think there's any bias; the real goal is to take away government funding, which will kill much of the programming. Fucking shame.
Border collies are bred for intelligence and not looks. Smarter dogs are better herders (able to respond independently to commands, etc.), which is why there is so much resistance to the AKC trying to categorize the 'typical' border collie--the physical attributes are mostly meaningless in the face of herding ability.
Another thing I found interesting is that police dogs used for drug and bomb sniffing work can be nearly any breed (in fact they're often mutts) and are chosen through a rigorous training and selection process based on ability and intelligence alone. It seems that that sort of talent is difficult to breed for, so police departments will hit the local pound for recruits.
Like this could never happen in the US or the UK. Nobody wants this sort of thing to happen, least of all the Indian government. They like the influx of foreign money, and they'll work hard to keep the foreign companies happy and safe to keep that money flowing in. Or at least the appearance of being happy and safe.
These stacks of bulk faxes are not to persuade your senator, it's to give them cover. Remember the Janet Jackson boob flap and all of the 'public outrage' that resulted in out-of-proportion fines and general FUD? There were exactly three UNIQUE letters to the FCC, and hundreds of duplicate faxes that were cited as proof that something needed to be done.
Fax away. Your senator needs an excuse to vote against this crap.
It's not just passing similarity. I plugged in that photo of the plane landing on the beach, and got every other photo of that beach in the db. The noise filter must be set kind of low, because I can't figure out how the cow balloon photo is similar.
In my day, we didn't have html pages with all their fancy newfangled tables and images. We could only read plain, unformatted text and click on hyperlinks, and we liked it!
Look for a small privately-held local bank or credit union in your nearest mid-sized city. These institutions are governed by the same laws and regulations as the big banks and yet tend to be focused on their customers in a way that big banks just can't seem to get. Selling your information would be an unthinkable breach of trust.
They're out there. You just need to do some research.
Here's the thing: spoken English is vastly different from written English. People who can't spell can do an excellent job talking. But read an exact transcript of a conversation and grammar goes out the window.
Spelling is a skill, like penmanship used to be. If you get your point across then it doesn't really matter if it's sloppy, but it does affect how you are perceived, online or off. The fact is, people do judge books by their covers.
I've been downloading books from Project Gutenberg for a few years now, reading them on my PocketPC using uBook Reader, Adobe Acrobat, and others. My PocketPC is handier than a paperback and can read multiple formats, even DRM like eBooks. I like to carry the thing around in my pocket anyway, and it's handy to have a small library with me in case I finish one book and want to start another. Of course, if I get bored of reading there's always the games (and with Pocket DVD Studio I can watch my dvd collection too).
You get used to reading from a small screen pretty quickly, though I was never one for getting headaches from staring at a monitor too long anyway.
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Your cc# will still be printed on the card. There is nothing forcing small merchants to upgrade to RFID scanners, and some of them (at least in the US) still have the old carbon copy swipers that don't need any technology at all.
My point is, any store clerk who feels like they're not being paid enough can pretty easily steal your credit card information because you gave it to them anyway. Any disgruntled database admin or developer can take a peek at the field labeled 'CC_Number' which are all too often not even encrypted. The only way to keep your account safe is to never use it.
If someone really wants to steal your credit card number, they'll find any one of a number of ways to do it. Hell, mine was stolen by an automated script that *guessed* at the number. At least that's what my CC company told me.
As long as the CC companies make it extremely easy to dispute and refund unauthorized charges, I don't care how the system works, just that it does.
You could just as easily say that gory or erotic images can be more easily remembered and processed than neutral images. When I took the flash test, I could see the gory hand pretty clearly (white skin, red blood, coming from the left side of the frame), even at 1/10th of a second, but I couldn't tell you at all what was in any of the other images other than vague nature scenes.
Seems to me that what they've discovered is that the human brain assigns a higher importance to gory images. I think a more interesting study would be the reverse: can you pick out a neutral scene out of a bunch of gory/erotic photos? At what point does the gory/erotic 'saturation' happen, and it all becomes less important?
Don't forget what the Beowulf cluster of these things could do. A whole loaf at once!
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I said, come on, Fhqwhgads!
I wouldn't. My Saturn started making eerie noises just after the warranty expired. Get a Nova instead.
Minnesota Public Radio has recently started one of the best alternative radio stations I've heard, 89.3. It's completely listener (and NPR, to some extent) supported, so there aren't any ads and the DJs seem to be able to play whatever they want, judging by the fact that I've never heard the same song twice. Ever.
I believe that public radio is the only way to get good songs on the air, because they're listener-supported and not just corporate shills.
Government funding for public television and radio is under attack by Republicans pretending to 'restore balance' when in reality the American public doesn't think there's any bias; the real goal is to take away government funding, which will kill much of the programming. Fucking shame.
Border collies are bred for intelligence and not looks. Smarter dogs are better herders (able to respond independently to commands, etc.), which is why there is so much resistance to the AKC trying to categorize the 'typical' border collie--the physical attributes are mostly meaningless in the face of herding ability.
Another thing I found interesting is that police dogs used for drug and bomb sniffing work can be nearly any breed (in fact they're often mutts) and are chosen through a rigorous training and selection process based on ability and intelligence alone. It seems that that sort of talent is difficult to breed for, so police departments will hit the local pound for recruits.
I took that as a challenge.
We've had it for over 4,000 years. It's called the Bible.
Like this could never happen in the US or the UK. Nobody wants this sort of thing to happen, least of all the Indian government. They like the influx of foreign money, and they'll work hard to keep the foreign companies happy and safe to keep that money flowing in. Or at least the appearance of being happy and safe.
I'm pretty sure he could only carry 160 *Megs*, not Gigs. It must have seemed like a lot way back when the movie came out.
To keep this from happening, immediately pour water into your keyboard. It dilutes the coke and keeps it from drying all sticky.
I guess you should probably unplug your keyboard first.
In England, if you tip the boot loader he'll be extra careful when putting your suitcases into the trunk.
Ba-dump tss.
Seriously, though, if you press the 'Turbo' button, does your car get 1/3 faster, but become more unstable and likely to crash?
Thanks, folks, I'll be here all week.
These stacks of bulk faxes are not to persuade your senator, it's to give them cover. Remember the Janet Jackson boob flap and all of the 'public outrage' that resulted in out-of-proportion fines and general FUD? There were exactly three UNIQUE letters to the FCC, and hundreds of duplicate faxes that were cited as proof that something needed to be done.
Fax away. Your senator needs an excuse to vote against this crap.
It's not just passing similarity. I plugged in that photo of the plane landing on the beach, and got every other photo of that beach in the db. The noise filter must be set kind of low, because I can't figure out how the cow balloon photo is similar.
What are you talking about? Progressives fought against the DMCA. It was the moneyed interests controlling the conservatives who wanted the DMCA.
In my day, we didn't have html pages with all their fancy newfangled tables and images. We could only read plain, unformatted text and click on hyperlinks, and we liked it!
Look for a small privately-held local bank or credit union in your nearest mid-sized city. These institutions are governed by the same laws and regulations as the big banks and yet tend to be focused on their customers in a way that big banks just can't seem to get. Selling your information would be an unthinkable breach of trust.
They're out there. You just need to do some research.
I use 90% of my brain to look for aliens.
9) ???
10) Profit!
In my experience, most graphics departments use Macintoshes anyway.
And what about people who look like famous people? And sandwiches that look like the Virgin Mary?
Slashdot users will certainly make the FBI's job much harder with all that extra traffic. Was this intentional?
Spelling is a skill, like penmanship used to be. If you get your point across then it doesn't really matter if it's sloppy, but it does affect how you are perceived, online or off. The fact is, people do judge books by their covers.
You get used to reading from a small screen pretty quickly, though I was never one for getting headaches from staring at a monitor too long anyway.