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Things I've learned today:
1. Some gas stations use a not terribly secure wireless connection between their 'pay at the pump' system and the computers inside the station that process the card information and send information to and from the authorization center on teh intarwebs.
2. Some enterprising soul with a laptop and a wireless sniffer can park somewhere near a gas station.
3. Apparently many people, on gaining access to somebody else's credit card number, head straight on over to Blizzard Entertainment and buy a whole bunch of upgrades for their WoW stuff.
You may understand that despite having learned three (3) new things today, I would be hard to convince that this would make it a 'good' day.
My new motto is 'cash for gas'. I'll consider the extra steps it will take to and from the interior of the station simply an addition to my fitness regimen.
1. Some gas stations use a not terribly secure wireless connection between their 'pay at the pump' system and the computers inside the station that process the card information and send information to and from the authorization center on teh intarwebs.
2. Some enterprising soul with a laptop and a wireless sniffer can park somewhere near a gas station.
3. Apparently many people, on gaining access to somebody else's credit card number, head straight on over to Blizzard Entertainment and buy a whole bunch of upgrades for their WoW stuff.
You may understand that despite having learned three (3) new things today, I would be hard to convince that this would make it a 'good' day.
My new motto is 'cash for gas'. I'll consider the extra steps it will take to and from the interior of the station simply an addition to my fitness regimen.