I talk about giving up and stress and anxiety with my mentor here... She says i can quit if I'm unhappy... I fear I may have an exit door with that... This will make not giving up a bit hard...
PULL YOUR FUCKING SOCKS UP
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Deebaseron my way to work in a suit and a tieAhhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered Userregular
it was really hard (for me!). Course is easy for trail runners apparently but I am a poor road runner to begin with so this trail may as well have been a hike up the freaking Rocky Mountains
It was a good trip overall, until @BEAST! got home and saw that the cat sitter hadn't shown up at all.
At all. The cats had nothing to eat for 2 whole days. And especially since one of them almost died a few years ago and is on this special wet food diet to make sure it doesn't happen again, this could be p bad
We're going to Arizona at the end of the month and are not sure what to do
Jesus christ
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
let's repeat again in case any web developers are reading
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
It is as secret as name + address.
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We just haven't built a system that operates with a concept of security as fundamental to its structure. All the security we have is bolted-on and vulnerable, almost as an axiomatic principle. You know this stuff!
We built a system that would treat interference as outage and route around it, one that prioritized getting the data from a to b over making sure that nobody in between was listening to it.
The thing is, you absolutely can create private keys that protect the data during it's journey across the internet.
And you can tie those private keys nowadays to factors that are expressly individualistic (such as apples Touch ID or retinal scanning or any number of biometric solutions). You may only have the image and the number on your phone, but the payload will be in a database somewhere that only your keys can unlock your part of.
There is already a database that has your driving record and license in it. The police use that database all the time. The fact that I need to carry around a piece of paper that says what is already in an online system is dumb and backwards to me.
It may take another decade, but watch California and New York at a minimum float a digital identity wallet program.
I can't believe you don't see the potential for mayhem in the system you're describing. Identity theft is bad enough already! What you're proposing will make it worse, raise the stakes, and apply it to our government instead of just individuals within it.
Which is why I am adding years to the solution getting tested instead of saying "I want this yesterday"
I just want you to take the hindsight lens and apply it to:
-paying a bill
-checking your bank balance
-buying socks
-ordering delivery food
-making a phone call to tell your wife/parents/whomever that you will be out later
And ask yourself if the process of how you did these things 20-25 years ago in any way lines up with how you do them now.
So why does that paper/plastic card in your wallet remain sacrosanct? We are going to figure out how to virtualize them in a secure fashion because it is the right thing to do and is the direction everything is moving in.
I'd say in 20-25 years the idea of a physical credit card or a physical ID card will seem old-timey to the next generation.
sadly, paying bills is not much different beyond the option to do it digitally for more money than sending in a check. We have options but they all suck.
checking my bank balance is harder now than calling the bank, but I can do it at night so that's positive at least. identity theft is a thing now, though, so I'm not sure we've come out ahead in all cases.
buying socks used to suck then it was great but now I gotta pay sales tax again fuck this governmental earth
ordering delivery food identical to the past 20 years, calling and ordering online are exactly the same in terms of time and security
phone calls amazing now yes this is objectively better
I guess what I'm saying is that we've created new problems to go along with our new systems, and the trend has constantly been trading convenience for security, ease of use for exposure, connectedness for vulnerability. In 25 years we will probably have discarded plastic IDs yes, but unless we remake both our data systems and our government's idea of privacy rights, things will be more convenient and also more insecure and dangerous, just as they have been since we started making an internet.
I ask this seriously:
Are you the kind of person who feels safer giving a stranger your social security number over the telephone to validate you are who you are instead of typing it into an SSL encrypted website with extended validation from the CA?
hell no!
I'm the kind of person who tells people that online transactions are safer than giving some 6th year university student your AMEX Black card when the bill comes, and having him disappear with it for 15 minutes.
However, we still need to acknowledge that using the card online means that millions of enterprising Latvian hackers are trying day and night to steal my shit however they can manage it. And they are frequently successful!
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kaleeditySometimes science is more art than scienceRegistered Userregular
identity theft case occurrence has been cut down by significant fractions on a yearly basis since the early 2000s
data breaches are increasing but those are often not associated with loss of bank credentials; they're often health records or unrelated logins that may contain email information
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Deebaseron my way to work in a suit and a tieAhhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered Userregular
we can pop in and feed if needed. I'm not changing litter or walking them though
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
I would pay to see Deebaser walking a cat.
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
let's repeat again in case any web developers are reading
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
It is as secret as name + address.
It's still one of the things you need to know if you are going to get a bank loan out under someone elses name, or apply for a credit card.
Name, Current Address, DOB, SSN is usually all you need.
We do not have a "secret" when it comes to this stuff in our society, which is why I feel like some kind of digital authentication has to be the way forward.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
it was really hard (for me!). Course is easy for trail runners apparently but I am a poor road runner to begin with so this trail may as well have been a hike up the freaking Rocky Mountains
It was a good trip overall, until @BEAST! got home and saw that the cat sitter hadn't shown up at all.
At all. The cats had nothing to eat for 2 whole days. And especially since one of them almost died a few years ago and is on this special wet food diet to make sure it doesn't happen again, this could be p bad
We're going to Arizona at the end of the month and are not sure what to do
what an asshole
(the cat sitter, not beast!)
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GonmunHe keeps kickin' me inthe dickRegistered Userregular
we can pop in and feed if needed. I'm not changing litter or walking them though
Thanks...i think we just need backup in case it happens again. The guy just forgot to come by, anyone can make that mistake even if they have 1000 5-star yelp reviews but it would be comforting to have a backup while we're away in case of this sort of emergency
Also uh...they are cats. Cats do not need walking!
it was really hard (for me!). Course is easy for trail runners apparently but I am a poor road runner to begin with so this trail may as well have been a hike up the freaking Rocky Mountains
It was a good trip overall, until @BEAST! got home and saw that the cat sitter hadn't shown up at all.
At all. The cats had nothing to eat for 2 whole days. And especially since one of them almost died a few years ago and is on this special wet food diet to make sure it doesn't happen again, this could be p bad
We're going to Arizona at the end of the month and are not sure what to do
what an asshole
(the cat sitter, not beast!)
To be perfectly frank, i feel like it was an honest mistake and he was extremely upset and contrite about it (I made Beast make him come by to return the keys and he was apparently all concern)
The people who made Breaking Bad should have had the GPS coordinates lead to the middle of nowhere in the desert. Maybe first helicopter out a box with a note inside it telling them that they have won a coupon for 25 percent off of the season 1 DVDs.
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
spoiler: I do not have an AMEX black card, or even know if they come in black or whether that is a thing. It sounded cool as fk tho.
They send me invitations for the centurion card from time to time because work spending makes me look like some kind of billionaire on paper. It costs $7500 to sign up at $2500 per year after that. I lol'd heartily.
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It is totally a status thing. Just like Rolexes and Bentleys and whatever else rich people do.
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Dark Raven XLaugh hard, run fast,be kindRegistered Userregular
Wanna try and do a cover of Say It Ain't So by Weezer cause it's rad and I can play it. Imported my MIDI tab of it into Cubase to make the backing track, and it defaulted to 120bpm where it sounds so funky
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Donkey KongPutting Nintendo out of business with AI nipsRegistered Userregular
It is totally a status thing. Just like Rolexes and Bentleys and whatever else rich people do.
Yeah, if you are also the kind of casually fucking rich who walks into chanel and walks out with two full bags of stuff, you probably need one because most normal bank / credit cards will trip all the alarms and go on lockdown when you pull shut like that.
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BeNarwhalThe Work Left UnfinishedRegistered Userregular
spoiler: I do not have an AMEX black card, or even know if they come in black or whether that is a thing. It sounded cool as fk tho.
They are actual things
They're made of metal and several times heavier than a normal credit card
SOURCE: my boss' replacement card came in a leather box not unlike a latched jewelry container
we got a mailing "pre-approved" thing for the AMEX black but IIRC you have to spend a minimum of like, $10k a year on it? something silly like that.
It would not be hard for me to spend 10k if I just used it for everything like food and rent and junk, and immediately pay it off...I don't understand credit cards or why people have them.
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Yes pls
PULL YOUR FUCKING SOCKS UP
Jesus christ
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
let's repeat again in case any web developers are reading
your SSN is not secret, it is only an identifier
It is as secret as name + address.
You serve the Newell.
hell no!
I'm the kind of person who tells people that online transactions are safer than giving some 6th year university student your AMEX Black card when the bill comes, and having him disappear with it for 15 minutes.
However, we still need to acknowledge that using the card online means that millions of enterprising Latvian hackers are trying day and night to steal my shit however they can manage it. And they are frequently successful!
data breaches are increasing but those are often not associated with loss of bank credentials; they're often health records or unrelated logins that may contain email information
It's still one of the things you need to know if you are going to get a bank loan out under someone elses name, or apply for a credit card.
Name, Current Address, DOB, SSN is usually all you need.
We do not have a "secret" when it comes to this stuff in our society, which is why I feel like some kind of digital authentication has to be the way forward.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
what an asshole
(the cat sitter, not beast!)
Same here. Hell, that would make for a pretty cool youtube series if someone got on that.
Thanks...i think we just need backup in case it happens again. The guy just forgot to come by, anyone can make that mistake even if they have 1000 5-star yelp reviews but it would be comforting to have a backup while we're away in case of this sort of emergency
Also uh...they are cats. Cats do not need walking!
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yeah, there is a black / centurion card.
You can spend p much anything on it.
Some guy bought an ancient Chinese porcelain egg for 36 million on a single swipe of their card.
It's p fucked.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
They are actual things
They're made of metal and several times heavier than a normal credit card
SOURCE: my boss' replacement card came in a leather box not unlike a latched jewelry container
To be perfectly frank, i feel like it was an honest mistake and he was extremely upset and contrite about it (I made Beast make him come by to return the keys and he was apparently all concern)
Still...it's hard to trust again
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They send me invitations for the centurion card from time to time because work spending makes me look like some kind of billionaire on paper. It costs $7500 to sign up at $2500 per year after that. I lol'd heartily.
this is exactly what deebaser looks like fyi hth
She sees it as a status thing.
I am a poor man
I will give you so much money, of which you can give a portion to @Deebaser , with the stipulation that he walk those cats
we got a mailing "pre-approved" thing for the AMEX black but IIRC you have to spend a minimum of like, $10k a year on it? something silly like that.
Bond villain in this case.
In the right circles it is a status thing, for sure.
If you are trying to impress clients at a business dinner, pulling out a black amex is a power move to the right people.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
We have to buy a leash and harness first and try it ourselves
we've been wanting to for years...this may be our opportunity. They will not enjoy it
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It is totally a status thing. Just like Rolexes and Bentleys and whatever else rich people do.
Weird, trashy people I can only imagine.
You sure it wasn't
Yeah, if you are also the kind of casually fucking rich who walks into chanel and walks out with two full bags of stuff, you probably need one because most normal bank / credit cards will trip all the alarms and go on lockdown when you pull shut like that.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I just use my wiener for this
But we maybe run in different circles, the AMEX Black holder and I
Why? Who knows! Maybe 9 is someone's unlucky number at Microsoft.
at least with a bentley you're like
my car is fucking fast and has seats made of kangaroo
with a fancy credit card it's like
yeah my shit is heavier than yours and also costs me thousands of dollars
I guess
NYSE execs and lawyers when I witnessed it.
So yeah, p much accurate.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
just spent an hour with my boss and i'm taking on a lot more responsibility. in fact, something that he did at the sr director level
but i also am going to talk to the head of marketing about being a copywriter
decisions!
No she doesn't do any of that.
The family is obscenely rich however.
We all have our things we spend more money on than we should but my mom is the one who spends the most and acts the most entitled.
It would not be hard for me to spend 10k if I just used it for everything like food and rent and junk, and immediately pay it off...I don't understand credit cards or why people have them.