When Warships Pass Paid Members Public
I've always enjoyed messing with computers and finding solutions my own way. Never had any formal training. And some of my solutions have been a bit... Out there. I once designed and built an automation system for a foreign exchange business that retrieved exchange rate data, applied some formulas for
Triangulation Let Me Down Paid Members Public
Early 80s song references are definitely a Thing for me. You can definitely read my thoughts here, and hopefully have fun, but I heartily recommend giving the wonderful Planet Money podcast a listen: Wake up and smell the fraud : Planet MoneySometimes online shopping can feel a little unsavory. There are
Stroke Paid Members Public
A dusted-off blank canvas dreaming of the eyes that will gaze upon it beckons the artist for the first stroke
The Magic In Words Paid Members Public
Years ago, let’s not talk about how many years, one of my best friends called me a Word Witch on account of how much the words I wrote in my stories and role plays could make her feel. I loved it. It came up again recently and has led
Money Laundromats Paid Members Public
Now it's worth noting that I am less knowledgable about Anti-Money Laundering (AML). Not least because I have chosen to be so. When starting out in the fraud prevention world, I was working on card fraud, application fraud, internet banking (IB) fraud as well as AML. They all have different
Britomart Paid Members Public
I know it's not a unique photo but I love this view of Britomart Station from one of the glass domes on the street above.
A Conflict of Interests Paid Members Public
I'm comfortable and relaxed with conflicting positions coexisting in my head. I can have wildly juxtaposed opinions and theories at the same time and I don't need to apologise to anyone for having them. They're mostly private, so who cares? A simple case in point: I can simultaneously loathe Jeremy
Skim Reading Paid Members Public
Skimming is quite fun, really. It's low-tech, high-tech, a Busman's Holiday, equal opportunity, annoying, and fiendish. How it works, most commonly in New Zealand, is this. A group of villains obtain a deep insert skimming device This little beauty is inserted deep into the little green-windowed card slot on the