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What viruses? I use common sense, and if the lack of reports from the assorted antivirus tools I have been using over the years are any indication, nothing more is needed. The worst that ever made it on my PC is the ask toolbar. I've killed Java along with it and had no more issues.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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I am sure if you went looking you could find loads of viruses, and wouldn't it be sweet to infected these lowlifes with their own cr@p
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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Agreed.
Since British telecom decided to ditch Yahoo as their e-mail provider, my account gets nothing but spam. Most of the messages are flagged as having no content. Hmmmmm! I bet they do but I'm not stupid enough to open them.
Another clue is to check the link by hovering the mouse pointer over it. I'll bet it has nothing to do with Pay Pal or whoever.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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Shameel wrote: why I received the text message on the card, or is it just a part of the grand scheme to trick me?
Possible, but unlikely unless you are in the habit of passing out you mobile number and email at the same time when you give out your card details.
Probably, it's just a coincidence: have a close look at the text and see what it wants you to do (obviously you are far too bright to actually do it!) - chances are it's two different sets of scummers as a similar time.
Obviously, forward the email to Paypal on spoof@paypal.com and let them do with it as they will.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I have this email id added in paypal as an addition email and they have my mobile number too. It could also be possible that PayPal database is hacked?
OriginalGriff wrote: forward the email to Paypal on spoof@paypal.com
Done, thanks. I was expecting an automated reply, but haven't received any.
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Shameel wrote: possible that PayPal database is hacked?
Possible - but I'd have thought we'd have heard.
But...I'm pretty sure that when my card details were used in Hong Kong to buy £5000 of costume jewellery a few years ago, the only place the details could have recently come from was Amazon...and I never heard anything about that!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: Amazon
Now don't talk about it. They've started operations in India and when you try to purchase something, it insists on saving your card details (minus the CVV number I suppose). I'm not sure why they cannot provide the option to the customer to choose if they wish to save the card details.
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I keep getting linked in requests at work. Funny I only gave them my home email.
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Likewise. I get enough linked-in generated spam without anyone else getting in on the act.
I am constantly receiving requests on the wrong e-mail account. Interestingly, I contacted one of the people who was allegedly sending invitations and they told me they did not have a linked in account.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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I can help you out with this.
Just PM me your PayPal details ...
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No need to PM them, he can just post them as a reply to your message... 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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I got some "phishing" emails from senders who pretended to be PayPal: "Please update your card details etc etc so that an outsanding invoice can be processed.." with a link to a russian based server (.edu.ru). That was every day one mail (one day in bad french, one day in bad german) a few months ago. Now it calmed down.
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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Was the text related? Or just coincidental in time? Because that would be pretty worrying if it was related; I guess you only put your mobile number in association with your email in a small number of locations, so somewhere important must be leaking information or one of your friends must have malware on their phone where you're in their contact list.
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So I was working on one of the project for my company for last one year. Converting existing old FoxPro based system to .NET based solution which is being used on factory floor. Application went in production last month and things are looking fine and today we got the news that company has decided to sell the business unit all together... They are in the process of flogging off that business unit for at least last 6 months as per the news.... I kind of don't understand why spend so much money on implementing a whole new system and upgrade the network ( they did the whole network upgrade at the factory and replaced all old equipments with new one ). I spent a fair amount of my time on implementing a system that whoever buy the business unit may or may not use. Kind of feeling sad that I implemented something that may or maynot be live in next few months 
Zen and the art of software maintenance : rm -rf *
Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.
modified 28-Jul-14 6:03am.
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Perhaps it makes the business unit more floggable?
Running something on software which was discontinued about 7 years ago isn't the most attractive prospect for a potential buyer.
[Edit]
Just guessing BTW!
Alberto Brandolini: The amount of energy necessary to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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Exactly!
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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This is exactly what we did when a company I was working for was on the market. Invest only in things that make the company more sellable; no pay increases, make sure the place looks nice, get the software up to date, hire a receptionist with big... well, you get the idea
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_Maxxx_ wrote: hire a receptionist with big...
Interesting. I always favored a secretary who, let us say, 'reacted well' to cold air, and cranking up the A/C randomly during the day.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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The MD's PA had bought some new glasswear (water jugs, glasses etc.) for the boardroom.
Having seen this expensive crystal, I strolled to her desk and said
"Nice pair of jugs!"
I have never seen anyone go so red so quickly!
These days the PC Police would probably chew my nadgers off for that!
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On a similar note, there's an organization I belong to which has several officers with gavels. As I picked up a couple to put away after a meeting I noted to those nearby: "Nice Pair of Knockers".
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: secretary who, let us say, 'reacted well' to cold air
Unfortunately, the fat guy sitting next to you probably had the same reaction. 
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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_Maxxx_ wrote: hire a receptionist with big... well, you get the idea
no.. I didn't ... more details please 
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She had big experience in recepting
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In addition to what the others have said, if you have been working on it for a year, it was probably started before upper management made the decision to divest the business unit. At which point they wouldn't stop it because that could alert people that the sale was in progress and potentially lower the price they might get for it - or even the stock price of the company as a whole if investors think it's a desperate move.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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virang_21 wrote: Converting existing old FoxPro based system to .NET based solution
I imagine one of the first things they will do is re-implement it in FoxPro again, because that's what some manager's highschool kid knows.
Marc
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