So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Databases with credit card info are compromised pretty frequently. I print out letters that we send to people about replacing their cards for this very reason.
Hell, my card just got replaced a couple of months ago because it was in a compromised database.
So it may not be anything you did.
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Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Is it a visa checkcard? Because if so, the number could have been stolen at an ATM.
90% of the time when there are wi-fi problems a fucking Linksys is behind it.
They are a terrible company.
This has nothing to do with Linksys, this has to do with point-of-sale distributors pushing more expensive models not intended for inexperienced users, and people being very inexperienced and not knowing a lot about networking, not being able to set them up.
So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Databases with credit card info are compromised pretty frequently. I print out letters that we send to people about replacing their cards for this very reason.
Hell, my card just got replaced a couple of months ago because it was in a compromised database.
So it may not be anything you did.
That and there are plenty of non-online ways to do it. Employees at stores or restaurants can easily get credit card numbers, if nothing else.
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So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
every non-flashed, post version 4 Linksys WRT-54g router I've had to deal with has been a shit sandwich
This is because the WRT54G isn't supposed to be used as Joe Everyman's router. It is seriously just fucking upselling. 99% of the people who buy WRT54Gs don't need them, and should have been sold a far different product.
So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
You mean one of those hard working people who we should always tip regardless of service level would steal my information? I must have done something wrong when I ordered food. So sorry service overlords!
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So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
We're overlooking the most obvious reason. He's a schizophrenic and his other personality really likes online porn. Really.
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Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
You mean one of those hard working people who we should always tip regardless of service level would steal my information? I must have done something wrong when I ordered food. So sorry service overlords!
Pretty much anyone who works a register can steal your information rather easily if they have a good memory and want to.
It took me a while to find jeans, eventually i just said fuck it and went to Levi's.
I just decided to wear women's sizes. Aside from the loss of pockets in my jeans and sometimes having a hard time finding ones that aren't super skinny, it works great. :^:
Of course, for stuff like suits or businesswear I need to suck up the additional cost and just have things tailored. Only way that it works, though, so what's the sense complaining? ^^
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So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
We're overlooking the most obvious reason. He's a schizophrenic and his other personality really likes online porn. Really.
He wakes up in a filthy restroom stall, the floor completely covered in receipts, and howls "what have I done?!"
Pretty much anyone who works a register can steal your information rather easily if they have a good memory and want to.
God knows when someones pissing me off on the phone I generally think "Yeah asshole keep talking I have your name, social, and mothers maidens name, but I live to serve you sir yes I do."
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
So my credit card number got stolen somehow and hundreds of dollars of charges from online "businesses" appeared over the weekend.
The weird part is that I'm not a moron, my computer is kept virus-free and I don't put my credit card number into random phising websites, so how the hell did this happen?
Databases with credit card info are compromised pretty frequently. I print out letters that we send to people about replacing their cards for this very reason.
Hell, my card just got replaced a couple of months ago because it was in a compromised database.
So it may not be anything you did.
That and there are plenty of non-online ways to do it. Employees at stores or restaurants can easily get credit card numbers, if nothing else.
This is also true. Every restaurant and retail store I've worked at I could have gotten not just the card number and name, but the code on the back. Hell you could even get a picture of the signature for practice if you were so inclined. And a lot of retail stores ask for/verify your address as well.
This has nothing to do with Linksys, this has to do with point-of-sale distributors pushing more expensive models not intended for inexperienced users, and people being very inexperienced and not knowing a lot about networking, not being able to set them up.
Usually people buy Linksys because it's the cheapest shit available.
It took me a while to find jeans, eventually i just said fuck it and went to Levi's.
I just decided to wear women's sizes. Aside from the loss of pockets in my jeans and sometimes having a hard time finding ones that aren't super skinny, it works great. :^:
Of course, for stuff like suits or businesswear I need to suck up the additional cost and just have things tailored. Only way that it works, though, so what's the sense complaining? ^^
I had no idea Prince posted on the forums. And here I just thought it was his assault on traditional sexuality, turns out mens clothes just didn't fit him.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Pretty much anyone who works a register can steal your information rather easily if they have a good memory and want to.
God knows when someones pissing me off on the phone I generally think "Yeah asshole keep talking I have your name, social, and mothers maidens name, but I live to serve you sir yes I do."
When I had my job at the collections agency the temptations were omnipresent.
This has nothing to do with Linksys, this has to do with point-of-sale distributors pushing more expensive models not intended for inexperienced users, and people being very inexperienced and not knowing a lot about networking, not being able to set them up.
Usually people buy Linksys because it's the cheapest shit available.
Do you even know how many consumer models Linksys ships at any given moment? Here's a tip: even just among Linksys models, the $50 to $100 WRT54G is not the cheapest. It's not a fucking router for plug-and-play populations. Best Buy, Radioshack et al will intentionally sell it because 1) it's not the cheapest, and 2) most people will find themselves unable to get it working on their own (who might've been fine with a Netlink or whatever) (or working correctly, or working well) and will shell out cash to have someone walk them through it, or come install it for them.
I put a Classified up on Craigslist for PC/networking help weekly. I work with a lot of $100 WRT54Gs that people got from a local Best Buy that pushes them like goddamn heroin. I have told every one of them (and most of them have complied) to take it back, get a cheaper model -- even if it's just the cheaper WRT model -- and then we will worry about setting up their network.
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Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
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I like my Levis 511s a lot, but I my american apparel slim slacks.
You know, come to think of it, I did get an e-mail a week ago with one of those "there is a low but non-zero probability that your credit card number may have been in the Heartland Credit Card Systems database when it was hacked by Chinese yesterday, etc. etc."
And I ignored it at the time, so maybe I am retarded.
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Podlyyou unzipped me! it's all coming back! i don't like it!Registered Userregular
Do you even know how many consumer models Linksys ships at any given moment? Here's a tip: even just among Linksys models, the $50 to $100 WRT54G is not the cheapest. It's not a fucking router for plug-and-play populations. Best Buy, Radioshack et al will intentionally sell it because 1) it's not the cheapest, and 2) most people will find themselves unable to get it working on their own (who might've been fine with a Netlink or whatever) (or working correctly, or working well) and will shell out cash to have someone walk them through it, or come install it for them.
I put a Classified up on Craigslist for PC/networking help weekly. I work with a lot of $100 WRT54Gs that people got from a local Best Buy that pushes them like goddamn heroin. I have told every one of them (and most of them have complied) to take it back, get a cheaper model -- even if it's just the cheaper WRT model -- and then we will worry about setting up their network.
So wait, there are cheaper models out there?
They just don't even bother to carry them in stores?
At least once a week I think about selling my MacBook, my guitars, my 360, my monitor... everything but my clothes and messenger bag, basically... and using the proceeds to buy a ticket to another city and trying to start over.
Then I remember that if I can't get a good job here why the fuck would I luck onto a miracle job somewhere else?
You know, come to think of it, I did get an e-mail a week ago with one of those "there is a low but non-zero probability that your credit card number may have been in the Heartland Credit Card Systems database when it was hacked by Chinese yesterday, etc. etc."
And I ignored it at the time, so maybe I am retarded.
Nah, it's hard to tell because sometimes those types of emails can be phishing scams too.
I like that my bank automatically sends you a warning letter in the mail, then sends you a new card and automatically cancels your old one.
Do you even know how many consumer models Linksys ships at any given moment? Here's a tip: even just among Linksys models, the $50 to $100 WRT54G is not the cheapest. It's not a fucking router for plug-and-play populations. Best Buy, Radioshack et al will intentionally sell it because 1) it's not the cheapest, and 2) most people will find themselves unable to get it working on their own (who might've been fine with a Netlink or whatever) (or working correctly, or working well) and will shell out cash to have someone walk them through it, or come install it for them.
I put a Classified up on Craigslist for PC/networking help weekly. I work with a lot of $100 WRT54Gs that people got from a local Best Buy that pushes them like goddamn heroin. I have told every one of them (and most of them have complied) to take it back, get a cheaper model -- even if it's just the cheaper WRT model -- and then we will worry about setting up their network.
So wait, there are cheaper models out there?
They just don't even bother to carry them in stores?
In my experience they're usually 1) off the floor, 2) on a different location on the floor than flagship models like the WRT, or 3) simply never get seen because someone asks for a router and a sales representative takes them to the WRT and hands them the box.
It's true that it's a router that will work for everyone and every consumer situation; in some setups, though, it won't work out of the box without fiddling that most consumers aren't going to know to do or won't be able to figure out.
At least once a week I think about selling my MacBook, my guitars, my 360, my monitor... everything but my clothes and messenger bag, basically... and using the proceeds to buy a ticket to another city and trying to start over.
Then I remember that if I can't get a good job here why the fuck would I luck onto a miracle job somewhere else?
In my experience they're usually 1) off the floor, 2) on a different location on the floor than flagship models like the WRT, or 3) simply never get seen because someone asks for a router and a sales representative takes them to the WRT and hands them the box.
It's true that it's a router that will work for everyone and every consumer situation; in some setups, though, it won't work out of the box without fiddling that most consumers aren't going to know to do or won't be able to figure out.
That's insane.
I've been avoiding experimenting with wireless because the cheapest model I could find in the store was always too expensive.
Do you even know how many consumer models Linksys ships at any given moment? Here's a tip: even just among Linksys models, the $50 to $100 WRT54G is not the cheapest. It's not a fucking router for plug-and-play populations. Best Buy, Radioshack et al will intentionally sell it because 1) it's not the cheapest, and 2) most people will find themselves unable to get it working on their own (who might've been fine with a Netlink or whatever) (or working correctly, or working well) and will shell out cash to have someone walk them through it, or come install it for them.
I put a Classified up on Craigslist for PC/networking help weekly. I work with a lot of $100 WRT54Gs that people got from a local Best Buy that pushes them like goddamn heroin. I have told every one of them (and most of them have complied) to take it back, get a cheaper model -- even if it's just the cheaper WRT model -- and then we will worry about setting up their network.
So wait, there are cheaper models out there?
They just don't even bother to carry them in stores?
In my experience they're usually 1) off the floor, 2) on a different location on the floor than flagship models like the WRT, or 3) simply never get seen because someone asks for a router and a sales representative takes them to the WRT and hands them the box.
It's true that it's a router that will work for everyone and every consumer situation; in some setups, though, it won't work out of the box without fiddling that most consumers aren't going to know to do or won't be able to figure out.
I bought a used Airport Extreme (or whatever... the alien-looking Apple router) a few months ago, and it is the best $40 I have spent on networking.
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Databases with credit card info are compromised pretty frequently. I print out letters that we send to people about replacing their cards for this very reason.
Hell, my card just got replaced a couple of months ago because it was in a compromised database.
So it may not be anything you did.
Is it a visa checkcard? Because if so, the number could have been stolen at an ATM.
Linksys is making me live in coffee shops.
Belkin on the other hand should burn to the ground.
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That and there are plenty of non-online ways to do it. Employees at stores or restaurants can easily get credit card numbers, if nothing else.
Er...couldn't they have gotten it the old-fashioned way? It's the work of a few seconds for some dick of a waiter to take a rubbing of your card and note down the code number on the back.
You mean one of those hard working people who we should always tip regardless of service level would steal my information? I must have done something wrong when I ordered food. So sorry service overlords!
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I also have trouble finding things that fit me.
It took me a while to find jeans, eventually i just said fuck it and went to Levi's.
We're overlooking the most obvious reason. He's a schizophrenic and his other personality really likes online porn. Really.
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Pretty much anyone who works a register can steal your information rather easily if they have a good memory and want to.
Of course, for stuff like suits or businesswear I need to suck up the additional cost and just have things tailored. Only way that it works, though, so what's the sense complaining? ^^
He wakes up in a filthy restroom stall, the floor completely covered in receipts, and howls "what have I done?!"
God knows when someones pissing me off on the phone I generally think "Yeah asshole keep talking I have your name, social, and mothers maidens name, but I live to serve you sir yes I do."
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This is also true. Every restaurant and retail store I've worked at I could have gotten not just the card number and name, but the code on the back. Hell you could even get a picture of the signature for practice if you were so inclined. And a lot of retail stores ask for/verify your address as well.
Usually people buy Linksys because it's the cheapest shit available.
I had no idea Prince posted on the forums. And here I just thought it was his assault on traditional sexuality, turns out mens clothes just didn't fit him.
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When I had my job at the collections agency the temptations were omnipresent.
mang he ripped those jeans off a Finnish chipjeans artist
I put a Classified up on Craigslist for PC/networking help weekly. I work with a lot of $100 WRT54Gs that people got from a local Best Buy that pushes them like goddamn heroin. I have told every one of them (and most of them have complied) to take it back, get a cheaper model -- even if it's just the cheaper WRT model -- and then we will worry about setting up their network.
The link says it all.
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And I ignored it at the time, so maybe I am retarded.
So wait, there are cheaper models out there?
They just don't even bother to carry them in stores?
Then I remember that if I can't get a good job here why the fuck would I luck onto a miracle job somewhere else?
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Nah, it's hard to tell because sometimes those types of emails can be phishing scams too.
I like that my bank automatically sends you a warning letter in the mail, then sends you a new card and automatically cancels your old one.
It's true that it's a router that will work for everyone and every consumer situation; in some setups, though, it won't work out of the box without fiddling that most consumers aren't going to know to do or won't be able to figure out.
DC and NYC still have good job markets, I think
depends on what you do, of course
That's insane.
I've been avoiding experimenting with wireless because the cheapest model I could find in the store was always too expensive.
I've never asked the employees about anything.
I bought a used Airport Extreme (or whatever... the alien-looking Apple router) a few months ago, and it is the best $40 I have spent on networking.