In a scam known as ghosting, fraudsters exploit a loophole in the social security system — by using SSNs that have no date of death recorded. Banks: In any synthetic identity theft racket, the goal is to max ou
Key events that have contributed to the development of ransomware as a significant danger include: 1989: AIDS trojan The AIDS Trojan, also known as the PC Cyborg virus, is one of the earliest instances of ransomware. It was distributed via floppy disks and demanded a ransom be sent to a PO...
Alex said quietly to himself. He abominated the government or any racket they made up. To be honest, he never believed there really was a government out there. He had no idea why he felt that way, he just felt it spontaneously...
Lisp, an acronym forlist processing, is a functional programming language that was designed for easy manipulation of data strings. As one of the oldest programming languages still in use, Lisp offers several different dialects and has influenced the development of other languages. A unique feature ...
At one point, SSL certificates could be issued for as long as five years. Then it was knocked down to three.Then last year it was down to two—which was a compromise because the original Google proposal was for one year. In the future certificate validity may be as short as 3-6 month...
I would like the bloodrager back in some focused manner. My first 1e character was a bloodrager and I'm rather fond of him so I'd like to see what he is like in 2e. Rage Prophet was a prestige class in 1e that I was always interested in but never made work. If there was ...
Quit your job and join the future? Why not. When Steve made his first call to my office, I figured it was my friend Ray, pulling a prank. It wasn’t. Once Steve had my direct line (and then my home number), he freely dispensed opinions about everything we did, from product ...
Nouns like animateur‘facilitator’/‘presenter’, racketteur‘racketeer’ and inventeur‘inventor’ are, respectively, a functional and an occasional AN (11a), an occasional and a behavioral AN (11c), a functional, an occasional and a behavioral AN (11d). (11) a. Pierre est {animateur...
Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell...
In the midst of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt outlawed the private ownership of gold, viaExecutive Order 6102, and proceeded to devalue the dollar so that the same ounce of gold was now represented by $35 dollars. Gold did not change – it was the dollar that was devalued appro...