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A real reply from my bank
Previously, on $TITLE: A letter to my bank.
Then: A [canned] reply from my bank.
Now: Today I received this reply:
I apologize that you found our first response unsatisfactory. I understand your frustration and I will attempt to clarify for you. First, we cannot remove the security questions as secondary security beyond a user name and password ( Read more... ) -
A [canned] reply from my bank
Previously, on $TITLE: A letter to my bank.
I received this reply:
Hello $myname,
Thanks for taking the time to email us. I can understand the frustration with our security questions. I would suggest keeping your answers as simple as possible with one word answers and no spaces. Unfortunately, as those who attempt to defraud our members become more ( Read more... ) -
A letter to my bank
I recently sent the following letter to my bank.
I just took three tries to remember the answer you expect to your "security question". (Do you want the make of the car? The model? Both? "The car mom took back after that accident"?)
Two-factor authentication requires input from at least two of three categories: Something the user knows; ( Read more... ) -
SmrtPhone: Suck it, you technophobes
Last week I was on the train and a non-English speaking fellow was having trouble with the rent-a-cop fare checker. (The passenger failed to beep his card before he got on the train.) The rent-a-cop gave up after a minute, gave the dude a warning ticket, and left ( Read more... ) -
Keshamtaron, "The Curious Yell", a quartzite statue of dwarves.
This is a quartzite statue of dwarves. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality ( Read more... ) -
"Commander" Abunudil, militia commander, is taken by a fey mood!
So the commander of my military (in Dwarf Fortress) recently was struck by a fey mood. She got a wild look, ran off to a forge, and started screaming for zinc bars. Thank Armok I had some sphalerite, and was able to supply her with what she needed. (Dwarves in A Mood who don't get what they need go insane and die. Occasionally they take others out ( Read more... ) -
Texas-sized Iced Tea
Some restaurant claims to serve a "Texas-sized" iced tea. The iced tea they served me was alright, but definitely less than a gallon. This got me thinking: How much tea would an actually Texas-Sized iced tea be ( Read more... ) -
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Two guys, call 'em Bill and Clark, are in a hotel bar drinking. The bar is at the top of the hotel with a gorgeous view of the city. Bill mentions the view out the windows. Clark mentions that the windows open up ( Read more... ) -
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