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A place to share stuff that isn't at all fintec related but is amusing, absurd or scary.
I had an interesting experience during the volcano disruptions which showed how Phone Companies aren't doing joined up thinking on Security. I was stranded without phone access on my Blackberry. I ema...
The other week in a single day I completed 4 Charitable Donations forms where in 2 instances the paper form only asked for Cardnumber & Expiry Date, whilst in the other 2 instances they also asked...
The World Cup kicks off tomorrow afternoon with hosts South Africa taking on Mexico in the opening game ahead of England's sensational soccer showdown with the USA on Saturday. So, time is running ou...
World Cup fever has hit Finextra HQ, with the team coming close to blows over the rules and regulations governing our (entirely legal, we checked) internal sweepstake. After drawing North Korea, I'm ...
Some charmingly inept robbers have completely demolished a bank in Malliss in Germany by somewhat miscalculating the amount of explosives needed. Despite the devastation, the ATM remained intact and t...
Just stumbled across this jaw-dropping anecdote from a NY Times article on the May 6 Flash crash: The founder of Tradebot, in Kansas City, Mo., told students in 2008 that his firm typically held stoc...
Barnet Council reports a data loss affecting about 9,000 Students who were in year 11 across 3 Academic Years from 2006 - 2009 which was stolen in a domestic burglary earlier in March. The computer eq...
Rather belatedly, I just discovered PI Day. Because it was Mother's Day last Sunday it rather obscured the fact that in the USA, Congress has ruled that 14th March is PI Day - because PI to 3 signific...
PCPro has reported weaknesses with the online security of high street retailer Argos, http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/356077/argos-credit-card-scandal-worsens Argos has been sending customers un
I've been watching a presentation by Zed Shaw (one of the pre-eminent software developers in the Ruby on Rails arena). Ostensibly, it's a presentation about implementing ACLs within a corporate enviro...
I like watching skating - mens, womens, pairs, ice dancing (yes, there is a difference). But since the UK hasn't had a contender on the ice since Torville and Dean (look them up) the BBC doesn't show ...
Fraudsters are sending out thousands of tax refund 'phishing' emails following the 31st January tax deadline, according to HM Revenue & Customs. The email asks you to input your credit card or ban...