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@alice@lgbtqia.space@deviantollam@defcon.social Dear security-minded nerds, what are your thoughts on zapping the mag stripe from credit cards (with like a neodymium)? I remembered @deviantollam@defcon.social 's video on deleting the RFID functionality from a card, but I wonder if in current year if chip-only is a viable way of life. I recently got my debit card number gotten and while I am uncertain if it was a fishy Chinese electronics seller or a gas station skimmer, I'm now rethinking how I pay for things. Of course, ultimately the easiest thing to do is simply use a credit card that gets paid off automatically. That way my rent money can't be yoinked while I wait for my credit union to figure out if they want to credit me back.

@alice@lgbtqia.space @deviantollam@defcon.social I think the concern I have with the magstripe existing is that a chip reader gas pump can still be hiding a magnetic skimmer. I live in the third most populous city in North Carolina and many gas stations are still not using chip readers. Including the ones operated by the local grocery monopoly. I should see of my credit onion supports purchase limits. I can't think of anything that costs $1800 that I would use a card instead of ACH for. Which of course has its own problems...

@alexwild@mastodon.online fascinating! Thank you, the internet searches were not telling me what I wanted to know.

@alice@lgbtqia.space @Mikal@sfba.social @deviantollam@defcon.social an inappropriate thought came to mind when seeing this animation. Perhaps this technique could apply in other aspects of life?

@pierogiburo@tech.lgbt correct.

@TechConnectify dings *and* dongs!

@mdiluz I always explain it this way to people who don't know better: LLMs are just complicated autocomplete. They're statistical models that have parameters that can be manipulated by the companies who run them so the output gives the appearance of thinking/reasoning.

@scunning @ErikUden well, too late, RFK is trying to make sure everyone gets one.

@alexwild@mastodon.online what in the world is that segment just behind the back legs? Spikes pointing upward?

@RepShontelBrown@mastodon.social public services aren't supposed to be profitable.

@geerlingguy@mastodon.social glad I have a so-called "problematic" number of Pi 4 & 5 boards. I also found some DDR4 kits laying around the other day. Feels like I hit the saddest jackpot ever!

@joeycastillo@mastodon.social is it time to start wearing adversarial patterns?

@tante@tldr.nettime.org https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/alienation/