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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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Quick advice about free phone charging stations

Quick advice about free phone charging stations
If you saw a credit card swiper sitting out in the open, you probably wouldn't be crazy enough to just slide your card through it and "see what happens" on your bill.  Right? By the same token, you shouldn't trust free charging stations -- there may be a device on the other end of the cable…
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