PK htiw klaw eriF Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Well god damn, that's some ****ty news to here before sleep. 2 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Bartimaeus Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) I'm hoping the massive problems this will cause down the line will eventually help move us away from using SSNs in the absolutely pants-on-head way we currently do...but realistically, I'm expecting it to just be swept under the rug like every other major security breach. Edited September 8, 2017 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Malcador Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Even some people in Canada are affected, always good news. Some day people will take security a tad more seriously. Maybe if some CEO gets put in a ditch because of it, not likely any other way. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Amentep Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 Equifax apparently set up a website with information and a way to see if you're in the effected group. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Malcador Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Equifax apparently set up a website with information and a way to see if you're in the effected group. https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/ 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Hurlshort Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Kind of a sketchy way that Equifax set up the security check website. It almost feels like a phishing scam. Still, I trust Malcador so I went ahead and put in my information. It sounds like we get some free security features out of it, at least. 1
Malcador Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) Well, yeah, it's a way to get you to enroll for their service. But it was what Amentep was mentioning so. SSNs (or SINs in Canada) are a really bad central point of failure. Three of their execs sold stock before they made this announcement Maybe China is on to something with executing white collar crooks Edited September 8, 2017 by Malcador 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Amentep Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 I mentioned it because Clark Howard mentioned it. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Malcador Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 I mentioned it because Clark Howard mentioned it. Excellent, we've all dodged potential blame 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 According to that check I was not affected. :D RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Keyrock Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 I'm slightly less nervous than I was yesterday. The hurricane tracker looked super scary for my folks yesterday when a good chunk of the spaghetti plots had it making landfall in Miami then heading up the Atlantic coast, right by where my parents are. Since then the projected path has moved west quite a bit and it looks like it's going to ride up the gulf coast instead. That sucks for the people living on the gulf coast, and I feel bad for them, but it's very good news for my parents who live on an island just off the Atlantic coast. Further good news has the storm turning further west toward Nashville once it gets further inland meaning we'll only get the very furthest outer bands here in Charlotte if the current predictions hold true. Redneckdevil should be unaffected completely under the current projected path. 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
redneckdevil Posted September 9, 2017 Posted September 9, 2017 Yep. I'm happy to hear for your folks, hope they stay safe and well My dad and brother riding it out since going anywhere puts them closer to danger. My kids and The woman are staying down in SC since it's going a different way. She's staying aware in case it goes a different path. She filled up and got a couple barrels of gas. 1
Keyrock Posted September 9, 2017 Posted September 9, 2017 The tracker keeps moving further west. It looks like it's going to make landfall in Tampa, or even miss the peninsula entirely. Stay safe everyone! RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Raithe Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Turned on the PC, it made a fuzzy popping sound followed by a sharp burning electronics smell. Did not actually boot up. Guess I'm picking up a new power supply tomorrow... "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Bartimaeus Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 That sucks. Hopefully the motherboard is not damaged. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Keyrock Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Hopefully it's just the PSU. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Malcador Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Turned on the PC, it made a fuzzy popping sound followed by a sharp burning electronics smell. Did not actually boot up. Guess I'm picking up a new power supply tomorrow... Then a motherboard or RAM Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Calax Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Turned on the PC, it made a fuzzy popping sound followed by a sharp burning electronics smell. Did not actually boot up. Guess I'm picking up a new power supply tomorrow... When that happened to me, it was Power Supply and Graphics card. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Malcador Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 Watching these poor CNN guys report while being blasted with water and sand. Wonder what kind of pay they get for this duty Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Raithe Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 It's always nice to see how optimistic the people on this forum are... That positive outlook on life is rare to find. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Malcador Posted September 10, 2017 Posted September 10, 2017 It's always nice to see how optimistic the people on this forum are... That positive outlook on life is rare to find. Hope is just the first step on the road to disappointment. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 My parents are safe, though without power, after Irma. I hope all our Floridians are safe also and everyone in Georgia and Alabama gets through the storm safely. 4 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Orogun01 Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 I think I'm alive else I'm in Hell. Is hard to tell in Florida, if the power isn't restored today, I'll ask to see the Devil. 6 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Gfted1 Posted September 11, 2017 Posted September 11, 2017 ^Weirdly, my sister fired up her generator and the satellite tv works! I cant believe the dish didn't get ripped off the house. And she was able to send/receive texts throughout the storm. Wonders never cease. 3 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
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