Posts by -SpectraL

1. 2019-02-19 at 9:45 PM UTC in Our idiot president
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   Then you have a nice place to throw the bodies, too. The alligαtors take care of everything, bone and all.
2. 2019-02-19 at 9:43 PM UTC in Our idiot president
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   In ancient times, they'd build a moat all around a block wide and fill it will alligαtors.
3. 2019-02-19 at 9:40 PM UTC in I've come to appreciate Finny over the years.
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

   Originally posted by gadzooks Boner obliterated.
   
   She's no longer on the Christmas card list, or on my late-night imagination-only-based jerk off sessions list for that matter.

   
   You don't care for jungle women, I see.
4. 2019-02-19 at 9:39 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   For sure they use security inks and fibers on the checks, and they do scan for that, but that number is also scannable and linked into the database. They know about every single bogus check, even if you use the same paper and the same inks.
5. 2019-02-19 at 9:36 PM UTC in I've come to appreciate Finny over the years.
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   You know right away what you'll be getting down there.
6. 2019-02-19 at 9:35 PM UTC in What kind of petty shoplifting do you do?
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   We also had a member by the name of SLIM, who was just as good and just as dedicated.
7. 2019-02-19 at 9:25 PM UTC in What kind of petty shoplifting do you do?
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

   Originally posted by Grylls i memmer her, sure she was a mod too

   
   She took over modding Bad Ideas after I resigned, due to zok's rank abuse of authority on members.
8. 2019-02-19 at 9:23 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   Government checks are much like loaded single-use credit cards. You can steal a handful of loadable cards, sure, but those cards have to be scanned and activated in the system before they're worth more than the plastic they're printed on.
9. 2019-02-19 at 9:18 PM UTC in What kind of petty shoplifting do you do?
   

   -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
   We used to have this member by the name of ShadyLady, who made a living out of shoplifting and selling all of it on E-Bay and the like. She knew all the tricks, had the full array of security tag detachers, and she was extremely knowledgeable on the subject. For her, it was not just boosting merch, it was a way of life.
10. 2019-02-19 at 9:12 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by gadzooks Also, why the fuck is there a government cheque issued for one cent?
    
    
    
    I just noticed that now.

    
    That was a check which was issued to a dead Canadian war veteran (Cpl. Justin Stark), causing a major outrage and major backlash amongst the Canadian population.
11. 2019-02-19 at 9:10 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    Actually, that line of numbers does not contain the institution number, the branch number and the account number. For proof, just look at two different checks and the numbers are completely different. The Canadian government only uses one bank to issue checks on, so if that number really did contain that information, they would all be the same, or similar. They're not. That's because it's actually a scan-able barcode of sorts. And that scan is linked to the government's central database in realtime. They can tell immediately if it's a bogus check.
12. 2019-02-19 at 8:25 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by gadzooks

    
    Look closely at the 1s, the 3 and the 4, too.
13. 2019-02-19 at 8:24 PM UTC in Our idiot president
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by Jiggaboo_Johnson Sounds like a flush.

    
    All the scum are going to get the payback for everything they did. Everything they truly thought they had gotten clean away with. They'll run for cover, like the cockroaches they really are, and they'll flee into their deep burrows, but none of that will help them one bit. The good aliens have technology and weapons which can pass through the entire planet like a knife through butter. They have no idea what they are dealing with, but they soon will.
14. 2019-02-19 at 8:11 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by gadzooks ^^

    
    Yes, it's sneaky, but effective.
15. 2019-02-19 at 8:10 PM UTC in Our idiot president
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
    All the scum of the world is going to get what's coming to them, in spades.
16. 2019-02-19 at 8:05 PM UTC in Our idiot president
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by ohfralala Let’s blow ourselves up and start from scratch.

    
    That's actually what's going to happen at Armageddon, and it's right around the next corner.
17. 2019-02-19 at 8:04 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by gadzooks I know what a barcode is, man.
    
    Look at a cheque. Right now, find the nearest cheque and look at it.
    
    There is no "barcode".

    
    Wrong. There is a barcode on it, just not one you're used to seeing.
    
    
18. 2019-02-19 at 7:48 PM UTC in Our idiot president
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by RottenRobert Money to build the wall comes out of our tax dollars that's why…

    
    You do realize the same government wastes trillions of dollars every year on absolutely nothing, don't you?
19. 2019-02-19 at 4:28 PM UTC in Ann Coulter Fires Back at Trump: 'The Only National Emergency Is that Our President Is an Idiot'
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by vindicktive vinny assholes arguing about races without first clearly define what race is.

    
    Race is getting from point A to point B faster than the other guy.
20. 2019-02-19 at 4:26 PM UTC in Tax Season is Best Season
    

    -SpectraL coward [the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]

    Originally posted by gadzooks There are three sets of numbers printed on a cheque…
    
    1. The institution number (each bank has its own such number).
    2. The branch number.
    3. The account number (your actual chequing account number).
    
    Numbers 1 and 2 are easily found online with a simple bit google searching.
    
    Number 3 can be faked.
    
    It depends on what the machine does the second it reads that magnetic ink.
    
    If it's just checking if such a sequence of numbers is realistic, that's a pass.
    
    If it's checking if that particular account # corresponds to an actual account #, then it's a strong maybe.
    
    If it's checking the balance to see if funds are available, then chances are pretty slim.

    
    Barcode
    
    A barcode (also bar code) is an optical, machine-readable representation of data; the data usually describes something about the object that carries the barcode. Traditional barcodes systematically represent data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or one-dimensional (1D). Later, two-dimensional (2D) variants were developed, using rectangles, dots, hexagons and other geometric patterns, called matrix codes or 2D barcodes, although they do not use bars as such. Initially, barcodes were only scanned by special optical scanners called barcode readers. Later application software became available for devices that could read images, such as smartphones with cameras.
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode