Installing a credit card skimmer takes much less time than I’d have guessed

Installing a credit card skimmer takes much less time than I’d have guessed
The page I'm linking to includes a video where two scammers distract the checkout clerk and the third takes *maybe* one second to install a credit card skimmer on top of the existing transaction device.  He then double checks it, taking another second or two. Incredible...and incredibly scary. http://gizmodo.com/it-takes-these-brazen-thieves-just-seconds-to-install-a-1765447063
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A universal typeface experiment

A universal typeface experiment
This is interesting (to me, at least):  Bic, the pen company, took samples of people's penmanship and cross-referenced it by gender, age, country, handedness and industry. Here's the "most average" printing for the Canadian samples: http://www.theuniversaltypeface.com/explore/country/canada.  You can download (and install) that font at the bottom-left. You can sort by other factors in the right margin.…
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