A warship

When Warships Pass 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

Essjax
Essjax

Triangulation Let Me Down 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

Jim Boutcher

Stroke Members Public

A dusted-off blank canvas dreaming of the eyes that will gaze upon it beckons the artist for the first stroke

Navegante N
Navegante N
Poetry

The Magic In Words 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

Jaide Dee
Jaide Dee
Thoughts

Money Laundromats 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

Jim Boutcher
Knowledge

Britomart 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.

Essjax
Essjax
Photography

A Conflict of Interests 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

Essjax
Essjax
Writing
Cash Machine / ATM

Skim Reading 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

Jim Boutcher
Knowledge
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