I’ve mentioned several times on this blog that RFID isn’t a good idea for sensitive things like credit card information. Pretty much anything you wouldn’t openly make available to strangers.
The latest piece of evidence is Adam Savage, of Discovery’s Mythbusters discussing how they were effectively outgunned by lawyers for credit card companies (with video goodness) when wanting to do a show about RFID.
My personal experience is that they will swap out your RFID card with a non-RFID upon request. Until this stuff is much more proven, I don’t want it. Some make the argument that you’re not liable for more than $50, but it’s your job to convince credit agencies to update your credit history and dealing with creditors re-evaluating your changed credit history for a really long time. Considering the current credit crunch and the knee-jerk reactions that are so common right now, that’s just a recipe for disaster. Who wa...
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Geek Star? Artist? Or BothFrom: robert.accettura.com
Post Date: 2006-05-10 19:44:16
I’ve decided to expand and showcase some more of my talents. I can analyze information systems, code, and be artistic. That’s right! Inspired by the great Andy Warhol I decided to express myself artistically in the most fluid and graceful way I could think of.
Old and Busted
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Each label had to be pealed off “pretty cleanly”, not perfect, but can’t be in pieces. Each intersection of 4 corners were taped together. The...
more Quieter Times While CodingFrom: robert.accettura.com
Post Date: 2006-05-16 08:06:21
Since school is done (just waiting for grades, and a piece of paper to make me an official college grad), I’ve been poking on job sites. I’ve also been coding away for a few days now making good progress, on a yet to be announced project.
So things may be a little quiet.
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more Firefox Tip: Delete One Item From HistoryFrom: robert.accettura.com
Post Date: 2007-05-21 20:01:20
Do you want to delete one item from your browsing history? Say that splash page, or misspelled site that you keep visiting when ever you type a URL with a similar name because you type to quickly? Gogle instead of Google? It happens. Just select it by entering the partial name in the URL bar, and press shift delete. That will remove only that one entry from history.
Want to remove that memory of the time you forgot to put on pants before you left the house? Sorry, that feature hasn’t...
more Al Gore’s OfficeFrom: robert.accettura.com
Post Date: 2007-05-19 10:01:55
Minus all the papers, Al Gore has a really nice office . What a beautiful array of Apple Cinema Displays. If only he would hire someone to scan in his papers, or get a filing cabinet . ...
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