A decline is when the issuing bank will not pay the charge attempting to be authorized by a merchant. The merchant will not receive funds for a decline. Chargebacks occur when a card number is found to be stolen (or some other reason) after a successful authorization and transaction, or if a customer files a protest for a charge on their credit card.
Chargebacks are a fact of life for merchants, but can be minimized by utilizing various security measures.
So cheer up and take heart. I'd link A Nerd's Guide to Getting Laid for you but the last time I did, some humorless dork modded it "troll". So I won't.
You know it's no different than a real life situation. Say your wife drove by a gas station and your filling up and happen to run into your old girlfriend..
C'mon your example doesn't work . /. ers are geeks who fear females. None here have girlfriends, so by extension, no wives.
Anyone who expects a service to 100% protect them from identity theft is an idiot. Its just like a virus scanner, it might be helpful but its no substitute for common sense.
Sometimes they're not idiots. Some are just too trusting or are just plain unaware.
My company often receives mail orders containing personal checks. Every year we see several who continue to allow their SSN to be printed on the check, along with the name, address and phone number. These folks are seniors (+70) and don't understand that the SSN is the key to the castle.
In a few cases, I've sent a short letter explaining why they shouldn't do that, and a few have called and thanked me for the information. Often, the reason they give for using the checks is they have a ton of printed checks and don't want to throw them out. Of course, if they did, that could be even worse than continuing to use them because you know they don't own a shredder.
Indeed the dynamic IPs are on every legit blacklist known to man, but the emails have still been sent and we, the users, have to deal with the slow connections, etc,. as a result.
Would it be too much to have Micro$oft add a function to Windows that would prevent any port 25 outbound traffic without explicitly entering a passphrase or something similar? That might go along way to stopping Mom, Dad's and Jr Hacker's computer, which is infected from all those free offers, Myspace and gaming sites from sending emails?
The HMO generated a terrifying amount of paperwork,
I don't ever recall seeing the word "terrifying" used in a sentence adjacent to "paperwork" but I know what you mean. If the US wants real health care reform, maybe we should ban or severely limit the amount of paper medical institutions can use.
the company grew organically
Another excellent word which is a nice way of saying "..the company grew without any plan...". Seems many companies grow "organically" - makes me wonder how any of them stay in business!
Google will send the guy a check with several zeroes in it, relieve their guilty conscience and call it a day. C'mon, you know it will happen that way.
I have nightmarish pictures popping into my head of a waterfall of ethernet cables spewing from this with user's ports un-numbered with no network diagrams.
I hope someday there's [sarcasm] or [humor] HTML tag available.....
If all your mail has reached its destination, then either you don't mail very much, or you or someone close to you works for the USPS, but please don't be disingenuous. The USPS has improved its mail handling capabilities over the years and they do conduct tests to measure themselves, but they have a ways to go. Your mail may have been delivered, but you have no idea what has been sent to you that you never received.
While the USPS is a stand-alone business, its roots are deep in the Government. Before they were a business, they were a joke in the logistics business. I don't want my ISP to be a government controlled entity. I want some regulation at the local level to make them more accountable, much like utilities are now, but not owned or managed by some hackerama of Federal politicians.
And I've done the same thing. The SSN is used by the medical records companies that are operated similar to credit bureaus. As with credit bureaus, the SSN is not the primary method of ID, but it helps sort out people with the same name. Medical records are far more detailed than your credit history. You'd be amazed what's in them.
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Seems I've heard something like this before.
It's true. There are a lot of BP Execs involved ~rimshot
Here's your rimshot
A decline is when the issuing bank will not pay the charge attempting to be authorized by a merchant. The merchant will not receive funds for a decline. Chargebacks occur when a card number is found to be stolen (or some other reason) after a successful authorization and transaction, or if a customer files a protest for a charge on their credit card.
Chargebacks are a fact of life for merchants, but can be minimized by utilizing various security measures.
I'm a merchant that accepts all major credit cards, and no, declines are not charged a fee. Only successful authorizations are charged.
So cheer up and take heart. I'd link A Nerd's Guide to Getting Laid for you but the last time I did, some humorless dork modded it "troll". So I won't.
Well, as a service to the /. community, here's the link I think.
And a more concise guide.
Let the braindead mods troll me - I have karma to burn....MUAHAHAHAHAHA
You know it's no different than a real life situation. Say your wife drove by a gas station and your filling up and happen to run into your old girlfriend. .
C'mon your example doesn't work .
/. ers are geeks who fear females. None here have girlfriends, so by extension, no wives.
Anyone who expects a service to 100% protect them from identity theft is an idiot. Its just like a virus scanner, it might be helpful but its no substitute for common sense.
Sometimes they're not idiots. Some are just too trusting or are just plain unaware.
My company often receives mail orders containing personal checks. Every year we see several who continue to allow their SSN to be printed on the check, along with the name, address and phone number. These folks are seniors (+70) and don't understand that the SSN is the key to the castle.
In a few cases, I've sent a short letter explaining why they shouldn't do that, and a few have called and thanked me for the information. Often, the reason they give for using the checks is they have a ton of printed checks and don't want to throw them out. Of course, if they did, that could be even worse than continuing to use them because you know they don't own a shredder.
Why was this modded troll? AC may or may not be demonstrably wrong, but was he trolling?
No, but that's the inequity of the /. mod system. Free speech is not a right on /.
Grind up the video and use it to power 10,000 servers.
Any non-work internet activity is risking ones job.
Except in the Federal (and some state) governments, where damn little useful work occurs anyway.
why wouldn't you take the $3, apply $2 yourself to your renewal, and spend the other $1 on a hamburger or something
Is the average person that pays for a Classmates.com subscription smart enough to figure that out?
I don't know about that, but I'll take the two bucks and get some good cheap wine.
Well, if you're planning to move to Massachusetts you'd better do it soon. The Commonwealth Choice program is in serious trouble and may go bankrupt.
We gave you gay marriage, Scott Brown and soon government run healthcare. I can hardly wait!!
Indeed the dynamic IPs are on every legit blacklist known to man, but the emails have still been sent and we, the users, have to deal with the slow connections, etc,. as a result.
Would it be too much to have Micro$oft add a function to Windows that would prevent any port 25 outbound traffic without explicitly entering a passphrase or something similar? That might go along way to stopping Mom, Dad's and Jr Hacker's computer, which is infected from all those free offers, Myspace and gaming sites from sending emails?
Just a thought
at any point in this conversation were either of you ever thinking about tits?
Of course they weren't. They /. readers.
The HMO generated a terrifying amount of paperwork,
I don't ever recall seeing the word "terrifying" used in a sentence adjacent to "paperwork" but I know what you mean. If the US wants real health care reform, maybe we should ban or severely limit the amount of paper medical institutions can use.
the company grew organically
Another excellent word which is a nice way of saying "..the company grew without any plan...". Seems many companies grow "organically" - makes me wonder how any of them stay in business!
Happy New Year!
All other comments can be deleted now - AC got it right!
Google will send the guy a check with several zeroes in it, relieve their guilty conscience and call it a day. C'mon, you know it will happen that way.
Who's going to fly in a spacecraft built by the country that gave us Chernobyl? I'm just sayin....
Unfortunately, the ELF doesn't have an office. It's a spaceship they live on, because they clearly are not from this planet.
Using it on a laptop is silly. The case is already a firm solid. You could get much better protection by just using a harder shell on the laptop.
Maybe being less clumsy would help? Just a thought......
Here's the pussy in question. Now you tell me with a straight face what you think of that!
I think anyone going near that needs a rope, flashlight and a buddy to keep from getting lost in the thickets!
I have nightmarish pictures popping into my head of a waterfall of ethernet cables spewing from this with user's ports un-numbered with no network diagrams.
Whoa....someone needs a vacation.
All of my mail has reached it's destination.
Can't say the same for UPS or FedEx.
I hope someday there's [sarcasm] or [humor] HTML tag available.....
If all your mail has reached its destination, then either you don't mail very much, or you or someone close to you works for the USPS, but please don't be disingenuous. The USPS has improved its mail handling capabilities over the years and they do conduct tests to measure themselves, but they have a ways to go. Your mail may have been delivered, but you have no idea what has been sent to you that you never received.
While the USPS is a stand-alone business, its roots are deep in the Government. Before they were a business, they were a joke in the logistics business. I don't want my ISP to be a government controlled entity. I want some regulation at the local level to make them more accountable, much like utilities are now, but not owned or managed by some hackerama of Federal politicians.
Well, if you like the US Postal Service, you'll LOVE USG Broadband!
so I gave them a fake one.
And I've done the same thing. The SSN is used by the medical records companies that are operated similar to credit bureaus. As with credit bureaus, the SSN is not the primary method of ID, but it helps sort out people with the same name. Medical records are far more detailed than your credit history. You'd be amazed what's in them.