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Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by superhuzza »

carlmr wrote: post #393
bonestamp2 wrote: post #368

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Some do (that happened to mine when I forgot it once, bank called me). Others do not. The best ones require that you take your card before they do the thing you wanted it to do (as a measure to ensure you don't forget your card).

This drove me mad when moving to Canada. In Germany all the ATMs require you to take the card to get the cash, in Canada it was the opposite. I lost my card twice that way. Design is so important.

Depends on the company, they're mostly developed independently. I know that RBC ATMs require you to take back your card before dispensing cash.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by marvin »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #330
tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #314

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The problem with hitchhiking is that you don't pick someone at random, someone decides to pick you up. If you pick a random person, they'll almost certainly be a normal, honest person. If you advertise yourself with a giant sign "I WILL GET IN YOUR CAR IF YOU STOP", then a small percentage of random strangers, but a large percentage of opportunistic criminals, will stop. I'd argue she got very lucky.

I have reservations about the explanation that a consistent positive outcome can be chalked up to pure luck. She may not know what she was "doing right," but I think it more likely she was doing something that helped foster positive outcomes.

I would guess that GP's reasoning is flawed; in this part of the world, the likelihood of a "normal, honest person" picking up a young woman is much higher, due to the knowledge of a high crime rate.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by meigwilym »

peter303 wrote: post #431
ojosilva wrote: post #422

Someone registered and paid for a new Netflix account with my gmail address plus a point somewhere, which Gmail ignores. So I logged into the Netflix account, thinking it was actually mine and this was some misunderstanding. I realized that was not the case, so I to tried to get in touch with the person but no other info was available, everything was done from his phone apparently according to the account logs. I fig…

gmail has this weird bug that if I am XY@gmail.com, I also get email from X.Y@gmail.com.

This is a feature not a bug[0].

You can also add a plus sign with your own string after the username, useful for giving to websites you don't fully trust.

e.g. user.name+facebook@gmail.com

Gmail will still send it to user.name@ and you can track and filter the messages sent to that address.

[0] https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by lostlogin »

meigwilym wrote: post #443
peter303 wrote: post #431

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gmail has this weird bug that if I am XY@gmail.com, I also get email from X.Y@gmail.com.

This is a feature not a bug[0]. You can also add a plus sign with your own string after the username, useful for giving to websites you don't fully trust. e.g. user.name+facebook@gmail.com Gmail will still send it to user.name@ and you can track and filter the messages sent to that address. [0] https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150

Absolutely this, it’s a great feature. When required to give an email I add a prefix so that it’s easy to track and block.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by tim333 »

It's a shame Apple makes it so hard to return their devices. I've tried with a locked phone and AirPods but thought they have serial numbers and probably Apple's databases have owner info they totally refuse to forward any "it's been found" type messages.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by azthecx »

will0 wrote: post #437
osrec wrote: post #432

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Is that just for you? Or in general for anyone?

Gmail ignores periods in emails. It also ignores everything after the +. So if your email is bob@gmail.com you can also use: b.ob@gmail.com, b.o.b@gmail.com, bob+alice@gmail.com, You can use the second one to do filtering. I.e. use a different +{filter} for bills, entertainment etc. bob+bills@gmail.com for bills. bob+spam@gmail.com for sites you know will spam you etc. then setup mail rules to filter based on the +

What if my email IS a.bob.mail@gmail.com, if someone registers abobmail@gmail.com are they getting my emails?

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by pflenker »

checkyoursudo wrote: post #426
qxfys wrote: post #398

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I live in Sweden. Lost my wallet during my bike to work time in the morning. Not sure why it fell from my pocket, but it might because of the bumpy road due to some construction. As most of the things inside the wallet can be replaced in a couple of days (bank card, and some ID's), I did not worry that much. But, a nice guy from the neighboring office took the high road by calling the contact point of my office, whic…

When I lived in Germany, I would sometimes notice items placed up on fences, stone walls, the side of a fountain, etc. Things like keys, or a small child's toy, or a hat, for example. I asked a couple different friends about this, and they said that often when people see something that looks like it was lost, they will place it up somewhere more conspicuous right be where they found it, so that hopefully whomever los…

Another reason why people are doing this is to protect it from getting "even more lost". An item sitting on the road might be picked up by dogs, kicked away by mistake, or get dirty from people stepping on it. Putting it on the nearest fence puts it out of harm's way.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by pflenker »

tim333 wrote: post #446

It's a shame Apple makes it so hard to return their devices. I've tried with a locked phone and AirPods but thought they have serial numbers and probably Apple's databases have owner info they totally refuse to forward any "it's been found" type messages.

I think with "find my phone", it's possible to display a message on the phone - provided it is switched on and connected.

Re: I just lost my wallet on the way home from work

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Post by MrOxiMoron »

azthecx wrote: post #447
will0 wrote: post #437

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Gmail ignores periods in emails. It also ignores everything after the +. So if your email is bob@gmail.com you can also use: b.ob@gmail.com, b.o.b@gmail.com, bob+alice@gmail.com, You can use the second one to do filtering. I.e. use a different +{filter} for bills, entertainment etc. bob+bills@gmail.com for bills. bob+spam@gmail.com for sites you know will spam you etc. then setup mail rules to filter based on the +

What if my email IS a.bob.mail@gmail.com, if someone registers abobmail@gmail.com are they getting my emails?

no, Gmail does check for that during registration. But you could use those two different email addresses to create two separate accounts somewhere else.
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