@techdisk
Toronto, Ontario, Caneighda, Eh?
http://techdisk.tumblr.com/I'm a nerd who likes obsolete technology. Yep. That basically covers everything.
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If I act sad, it is not normal.
Notices by Techdisk (techdisk), page 60
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Oh, and heres the best part of the chip cards. Let's say your in a restaurant or bar or something, where you don't pay at a designated spot. You give your credit card to the person to take away, right? NOT IN CANADA! Here they bring YOU one of these wireless keypads: http://pny.lv/3odc as shown, you shove your chipped card in the bottom, input PIN, and your done. Your card never leaves your sight. It can't be skimmed by an employee looking to make a quick buck. Nope. Its in your hand at all times.
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Seriously, go and line your wallet with part of an anti static bag. It blocks the RF. The good news is that you need a specialized app to read the actual payment info on the card anyway, and there's no way you would be able to buy that kind of stuff from any app store. You can still use a general NFC tag info app to prove that the reading works, but your not getting any payment info with that.
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Our cards do still have the magstrip, but that's really only for when we visit other countries and when the chip reader is out of order. Also most cards have that stupid NFC tap to pay as well. Ugh. I really wish I had a way to fry that portion. Until then, anti-static bags work wonders for blocking the communication.
Thursday, 14-Aug-14 05:33:25 UTC from web -
@redenchilada not usually a problem. Kinda like an old game cartridge, if it gets really bad you just squirt windex on a qtip and its all better.
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NO, NOT NFC. NOT TOUCH. THIS. JEEZ. http://pny.lv/3od7
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@redenchilada we put it into a slot, kinda like an ATM. It reads the chip with half the card sticking out.
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@nerthos I'm not talking about NFC cards. I'm talking about "chip" cards, which have metal contacts on them to be read by a specialized reader. Like your SIM card in a phone.
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@nerthos clasps. Purses have magnetized clasps. And those can be quite powerful.
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@redenchilada ever looked at your SIM card? Its the exact same technology. So, no. Hard metal wins over melted plastic.
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Seriously. With the right app on my phone, all I would have to do is /place/ my phone on top of your wallet and I would have everything needed.
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@redenchilada I mean using a chip, like a SIM card in your phone. All our cards have it, and honestly touch and pay is even worse because your credit card info can be stolen quite easily with the right equipment.
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@nerthos not when a magnetized wallet can just erase it. Or a simple scratch. Or the many times you swipe it simply wearing it away.
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Sometimes I look at the US and start to think about how much stuff gets released there and never makes it to Canada. Then I realize that, wow, you guys don't even have microchips in your credit and debit cards. Like, seriously, Magnetic strip is just so terrible.
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@meloetta Mother 3 was so sad though, I didn't want to play any games for a while after I finished it
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!stream ended. Because nobody actually watched it.
Tuesday, 12-Aug-14 21:37:39 UTC from web -
!Streaming http://pny.lv/1dqy Microsoft Train Simulator and maybe other train related stuff.
Tuesday, 12-Aug-14 20:40:34 UTC from web -
haha restart computer to complete setup. nope.
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@techdisk Any flight simulator is a combat flight simulator if you're hardcore enough
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@cinnamonswirl nope.
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There was a microsoft combat flight simulator 2.
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@cinnamonswirl Am I interesting? Meh.
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Oh, I also found two old floppy disks. One is labelled "Michael's floppy". That might be interesting.
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OH MY GOD THIS GAME IS ADVERTISING MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2002
Tuesday, 12-Aug-14 18:41:28 UTC from web -
Oh, by the way, In case you've forgotten, I'm going to try livestreaming me playing Microsoft Train Simulator once I get it all installed. If MSTS doesn't work out, I'll play 3D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe. Because that game was literally my childhood. And yes that's the entire name.
Tuesday, 12-Aug-14 18:40:08 UTC from web -
Jeez. This installer is taking a while. Two CDs.
Tuesday, 12-Aug-14 18:38:25 UTC from web -
@meloetta Well you know what, Microsoft Train Simulator is kickbutt.
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@meloetta ... I feel like I should understand what you mean, but I don't.
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hahalol Microsoft Games.
