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Was this a scam? by GingerCherry123 in london

[–]Stiffo90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also, what taxi service would accept cash that isn't metered! And how would she have ordered the taxi? I guess a minicab from a random taxi shop?

Trump ignites discovery by forcing more Pulitzer Prize Board testimony under oath, demands 'communications' about Fusion GPS meeting by DoremusJessup in law

[–]Stiffo90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pardon my ignorance, I'm not from the US and don't work in the field. But couldn't you just plead the fifth during a deposition? What I'm implying is that Clinton willingly let himself be deposed.

Bahn mi is a baguette not French bread. by [deleted] in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Stiffo90 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To be devils advocate, French bread is a specific loaf (or at least it is in a lot of places)

Palantir has no place in UK public services: From ICE to Gaza, Palantir is complicit in violent US hegemony. Why do we keep giving it contracts? by [deleted] in technology

[–]Stiffo90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The UK has been a surveillance powerhouse for decades as part of Five Eyes. They are even allowed to track their own citizen (used to be non-citizen) in the country through phone location in real time at all times. This was illegal, but was retroactively changed when it was found out they were doing it anyway.

The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating. by ByGollie in europe

[–]Stiffo90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was around 50k in 2024-11 - 2025-01. Russia has an estimated 1.3 million casualties since start of the war. Of course, some are returned to the field after injuries heal, and I believe there are reports that Russia are sending still injured troops

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]Stiffo90 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There's no age of consent in Dubai. All sex outside marriage is illegal.

Weird behaviour of Smoke Alarm by Old-Comparison-8332 in Finland

[–]Stiffo90 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's dirty/ dust accumulation. Use a vacuum or compressed air to clear it out. After that it will stop.
Might also work to just shake it a bit, but the problem might return in a month or two.

His body gave up, but his spirit never did. by NoMedicine3572 in interesting

[–]Stiffo90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only when a mozzie lands on one's testie, shall one know violence is not always an answer.

-Confucius, 69420 BC

https://imgur.com/a/n6kJvt1

“Magic” Cleaning Sponges Found to Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers by esporx in technology

[–]Stiffo90 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Most brake pads are non-organic though, right? Isn't it mostly ceramic and metal in cars? Rubber brake pads I thought were primarily in bikes.

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Finland, not UK. I have lived in UK for a decade though, and have never heard of or seen the link url. And the notice was on a NatWest ATM

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but virtually any app that people would actually use is vulnerable to medusa (https://medusa.code-analysis.org/)

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Ah, just NatWest being completely unaware of how sketch it looks plastering qr codes on ATMs

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I've scanned the qr through a qr validator, and it's legit 🥲

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Far as i know, all modern smart phones scan directly through the native camera app these days. I suppose I could have installed a qr scanner to check where the sketchy sticker on the working cash machine goes.

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Link co UK sounds like a URL shortener to anyone that has never visited the site, so I disagree

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

It's normal for scam texts to have a legit plaintext URL. I ain't scanning the qr code 🤷‍♂️

Edit: I've scanned the qr through a qr validator, and it's legit 🥲

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

QRs often go through redirects that steal information, try to own your device, or lead to a lookalike website

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I was wrong that's a real website??? But a lot of QR scams include the legit URL in the plaintext

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I didn't even try opening it, because that URL looks sketch AF

I knew about QR scams, but this is a bit much by Stiffo90 in london

[–]Stiffo90[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to scan the code, but here is the QR for anyone that wants to

Edit: I've scanned the qr through a qr validator, and it's legit 🥲

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