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

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Post by mav3rick »

blackflame wrote: post #522
x220 wrote: post #494

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They would still probably send nudes to your mother out of sadistic pleasure. Sometimes people get themselves into a situation where they have no good choices to make.

So what if they do? You can't let other people dictate your emotions or they will take advantage of you any way possible. That feeling of shame and embarrassment comes from within, not from the scammer, and therefore you have power over it, not them. There's no sadistic pleasure to be had if the victim doesn't care. If the victim doesn't care, why should the scammer waste their time? But just in case they do, good th…

Not everyone is as "tough" as you. Learn to have empathy. Having your naked body sent to people you love is a grossly embarrassing proposition for most people.

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

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Post by lavezzi »

Reason077 wrote: post #185
Skye wrote: post #147

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In the UK the details needed to transfer money into an account are on most bank cards (Account Number and Sort Code), so that's enough identifying info. That would also mean someone can send you money if your card is blocked or cancelled. Account number and sort code don't change when you get a new card. Also, "Faster Payments" is the name of the normal system to transfer money between accounts in the UK. It doesn't…

I'm curious about this. I've always banked with NatWest so I'm only really familiar with their cards, but my bank account number is definitely not printed on the card (the sort code is). Do some other UK banks really print the account numbers on their cards? Or is there some way to send a Faster payment to a debit card number?

Pretty sure my Natwest debit card has my account number and sort code on it.

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

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Post by bradlys »

ahje wrote: post #400
bradlys wrote: post #292

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My example was mainly on a straight road because it's easy to understand. It applies to curvy roads where you won't see ahead too though. As someone driving, you should never drive faster than what you can see ahead and be able to stop in time. I kind of imagine what I'd like to call a "meteor" incident. Would I be able to stop in time if a meteor randomly crashed just outside of my vision ahead in a turn? If not - p…

> But if visibility is good, I don't see it making a difference much in what speed you're going. Problem is, the speed limit is usually set with local factors in mind. I.e. if the speed limit doesn't make sense to you then the people who set the limit likely knew something you didn't. Try driving in Finland, Sweden or Norway at dusk in the fall. That kind of attitude will often result in a white-tail or a moose throu…

> Try driving in Finland, Sweden or Norway at dusk in the fall.

See:

> But if visibility is good, I don't see it making a difference much in what speed you're going.

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

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Post by thedaemon »

dang wrote: post #326
thedaemon wrote: post #201

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So you too stole from him, as you stated you "threw out weed". That's not very nice.

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

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Post by partyboat1586 »

technothrasher wrote: post #517
mirimir wrote: post #484

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In some Landmark course, many years ago, our homework included giving $1 to one random person every day, and recording what happened. As I recall, maybe 50% of people wouldn't take it, at least at first. This was, of course, mainly an exercise in sharing Landmark.

In major cities, I've been burned so many times with people trying to grab my attention for some agenda or other, usually to sell me something or peddle some wierd conspiracy, or both. I'm afraid I'd be one of the people who wouldn't take your dollar. Out in the country, I'd likely be more receptive.

That's the problem with cities. Such high population density, so many people fighting for your attention. You have to ignore the people around you to some degree to get anything done. It's far too easy to just completely switch off after a while

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

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Post by phendrenad2 »

SI_Rob wrote: post #51

Every so often my pessimistic tendencies get a healthy slap across the face by the actions of someone who took the high road when they easily could have chosen otherwise. It's a couple summers ago, at the height of the summer tourist season and I'm cycling up 4th ave SW in DC. Somewhere between the NASA HQ and the National Mall my camera bag - packed full with a fairly new DSLR, a few lenses, and a secondary cell pho…

A lot of people don't want to become a criminal by taking a bag that doesn't belong to them. Not exactly shocking.

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

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Post by partyboat1586 »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #407
lazyasciiart wrote: post #399

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> I get told a lot I'm just lucky. It's a left-handed way of assuming a woman has no idea what she's talking about and can't possibly be competent. No. It's a straightforward way of assuming that you are not actually in complete control of the universe and it doesn't matter how competent you are, things could have worked out differently. If you'd like to assert that you actually have perfect methods of identifying an…

I'll give you another extraordinary claim: I appear to be the only openly female member of HN to have ever spent time on the leader board. The leader board is 100 names long. I've been here over a decade and was not an early adopter, so the site is more than ten years old. There have been, no doubt, quite a lot more than a 100 people who have spent time on the leader board. So one openly female member out of more tha…

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

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Post by partyboat1586 »

DoreenMichele wrote: post #374
ALittleLight wrote: post #372

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I don't really know what we're arguing about at this point so I'm tapping out. I agree that it's good and not victim blaming to offer advice to people, regardless of their gender, as to how they can live safer lives. I agree that, in the US, most victims know their attacker. That doesn't mean it's safe for young women to hitchhiker in Mexico though. Similarly, you are vastly more likely to be killed by your own gun t…

That doesn't mean it's safe for young women to hitchhiker in Mexico though. I never claimed what you are seemingly rebutting at all. I never said anything of the sort whatsoever. I only suggested that this particular woman probably wasn't simply lucky. She was probably doing some things right that helped keep her safe. It's an entirely different idea. It's the difference between saying "Lion tamers have lion taming s…

Lion tamers are also regularly killed and or maimed by their lions.

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

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Post by DoreenMichele »

partyboat1586 wrote: post #539
DoreenMichele wrote: post #374

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That doesn't mean it's safe for young women to hitchhiker in Mexico though. I never claimed what you are seemingly rebutting at all. I never said anything of the sort whatsoever. I only suggested that this particular woman probably wasn't simply lucky. She was probably doing some things right that helped keep her safe. It's an entirely different idea. It's the difference between saying "Lion tamers have lion taming s…

Lion tamers are also regularly killed and or maimed by their lions.

The word usually in that sentence admits to that outcome.

Nowhere have I claimed any of this is "bullet proof." Just that consistent positive outcomes suggest an element of skill and knowledge that claims of pure luck erroneously dismiss as not existing at all.

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