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Monthly Archives: March 2004

To Hide The Identity Of The Innocent.

I watched Matchstick Men last night, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell. It’s a great movie, reminding me of The Sting from 1973.

The best bit of the DVD was a brief section of the Tricks of the Trade: Making ‘Matchstick Men’ documentary where Ridley wanders up to see some people at a park with Jack Russells. Apparently he owns his own and stops to chat with other owners when he gets a chance. The hilarious part was what the editors did with the dogs. They digitally smudged their faces. What the hell for? So when you see them in the street you don’t bother them? To hide the identity of the innocent?

Only in LA right!

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This And That.

I want one of these, or preferably this. A service in Australia like this, which is one step better than this, that I might just start using. One of these would be cool. On a hot Perth summer day I’d like one of these, always have the right to do this, but to be honest I’d settle for one of these.

Visa Security Update Scam.

You’ve got to love those online scam artists. They have a good crack at ripping everyone off. The sad thing is that I’m sure it’ll work on some people who aren’t as aware. In this case the URL behind the “Continue…” button didn’t work, so anyone planning on complying would have been lucky. For more info, check Visa Consumer Tips.

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“* Fraudulent email may bear the authentic trademarks, logos, graphics and URLs of the spoofed company.
* The HTML tags behind the link will reveal that the underlying URL usually does not link to a page within the authentic domain. Check
* The email requests confidential or personal information. Check
* It may request immediate action to keep accounts or cards activated
* Grammatical and spelling mistakes are not uncommon
* The communication may be addressed “Dear Sir/Madam” or “Dear Cardholder” i.e. not directly to you Check
* You did not initiate contact with the sender or may not have expected to receive it. Check
* The linked web site may not provide secure and authenticated communication (i.e. it does not show the closed padlock at the bottom of the web browser).
* You may not even be a cardholder.

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