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Comment on Gender Identity Disorder and the Price of Passing by Pachuca Press

Pachuca Press — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:18:05 +0000

Phishing For Your Identity Who hasn’t received an email directing them to visit a familiar website where they are being asked to update their personal information? The website needs you to verify or update your passwords, credit card numbers, social security number, or even your bank account number. You recognize the business name as one that you’ve conducted business with in the past. So, you click on the convenient “take me there” link and proceed to provide all the information they have requested. Unfortunately, you find out much later that the website is bogus. It was created with the sole intent to steal your personal information. You, my friend, have just been “phished”. Phishing (pronounced as “fishing”) is defined as the act of sending an email to a recipient falsely claiming to have an established, legitimate business. The intent of the phisher is to scam the recipient into surrendering their private information, and ultimately steal your identity. It is not at easy as you think to spot an email phishing for information. At first glance, the email may look like it is from a legitimate company. The “From” field of the e-mail may have the .com address of the company mentioned in the e-mail. The clickable link even appears to take you to the company’s website, when in fact, it is a fake website built to replicate the legitimate site. Many of these people are professional criminals. They have spent a lot of time in creating emails that look authentic. Users need to review all emails requesting personal information carefully. When reviewing your email remember that the “From Field” can be easily changed by the sender. While it may look like it is coming from a .com you do business with, looks can be deceiving. Also keep in mind that the phisher will go all out in trying to make their email look as legitimate as possible. They will even copy logos or images from the official site to use in their emails. Finally, they like to include a clickable link that the recipient can follow to conveniently update their information. A great way to check the legitimacy of the link is to point at the link with your mouse. Then, look in the bottom left hand screen of your computer. The actual website address to which you are being directed will show up for you to view. It is a very quick and easy way to check if you are being directed to a legitimate site. Finally, follow the golden rule. Never, ever, click the links within the text of the e-mail, and always delete the e-mail immediately. Once you have deleted the e-mail, empty the trash box in your e-mail accounts as well. If you are truly concerned that you are missing an important notice regarding one of your accounts, then type the full URL address of the website into your browser. At least then you can be confident that you are, in fact, being directed to the true and legitimate website. Pachuca Press

Comment on This Post is a Fact! If you investigate it’s truth, you are a nub! by probabilityzero

probabilityzero — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:18:42 +0000

Finding sources often isn’t enough, considering ridiculous untruths are often propagated so far that they’re printed in seemingly “reputable” sources. It’s just becoming harder and harder to tell fact from fiction.

People will always gravitate towards information that agrees with their biases. Conspiracy theorists will cling to obscure and unproven assertions that have mounds of horribly irrational and unrealistic “evidence” detailed on pro-conspiracy sites. Sure, ideally, if they were to “question everything” they would also question their chosen conspiracy as well, and try to seek out the best objective evidence, but that’s rarely how it works. Thus, you have otherwise smart and skeptical people blabbering about remote controlled airplanes hitting buildings or faked moon landings.

Skepticism isn’t easy. It isn’t just a matter of finding a source or two — it’s a philosophy for thinking about the wold, where everything has to be considered as objectively as possible, where every belief is judged with a skeptical eye. And at the end of it all, we still have to rely on the research and opinions of others at some point. It’s an up-hill battle, but certainly a worthwhile one.

Comment on This Post is a Fact! If you investigate it’s truth, you are a nub! by sam

sam — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:58:13 +0000

everything is polarized. we take positions on things that other people have already laid out for us. we decide to believe who we think has decided the best.

Comment on Gender Identity Disorder and the Price of Passing by notapoliticalmovement

notapoliticalmovement — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:48:17 +0000

Why as a man, would I tell the world why I have scars?
None of the world’s business. Period. I don’t pass – I am not a woman dress as man – using male pronouns. I am a man. I am a man, therefore I exist. I am man – I don’t use words, I know I have existed has a man and exist now as a man.

And, politics of telling me how to live is just as bad as any Religious Zealot or Republican. In fact, sit down with them – both the TransGroupThink and Religious Right, GOP are very similar to each other. Both groups desire political power at the expense of an individuals rights and privacy.

Political power is not a Gender. Politics is not a Gender.
Your the second coming of the Same Old Thing. I see right through the scam.

I also understand Griswold v. Connecticut case existed for a reason (The right to privacy if you don’t remember).
This is in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 14th Amendments of the US Constitution.

I see right through the power grab. Shame, Shame.

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:33:08 +0000

banies have a right to live because thy are also gods work how would u fell if someone killed u:(

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by michelle

michelle — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:28:08 +0000

i think that babies have a right to live because the are also gods work and when u kill a baby u might think that u r doing the right thing but u really arent:(

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by heather

heather — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:24:20 +0000

babies have a right 2 live just like u I me every body haves a right 2 live don’t u think?

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by heather

heather — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:18:37 +0000

how would u feel if some1 was riping u into shreads huh!!!
babies have a right 2 live!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by Allison

Allison — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:14:30 +0000

by the way. i dont see anything from google OR ask.com that says Ann Coulter is anti-feminist.

Comment on Women’s Rights Equals Women’s Choice by Allison

Allison — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:04:15 +0000

Also for you saying about equal rights in America, what about the babies? They are either a boy or a girl and an American citizen, so shouldn’t they be allowed the same rights of LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness??