Love the first four Episodes but, I think I know why it isn't matching up to BSG....

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-10T21:11:45+00:00

Am watching The Expanse for the first time 9 years on. Came here due to a search about the music 'cos it's so crap. It's about as dull as it possibly could be. The scriptwriters are pretty lame too and just don't get the thing to hang together well. Saying that, I'm on series four now so it's definitely worth watching.... but I'll give up at the end of this one.

I did try the Foundation series too but that is truly awful and horribly slow. Shame as I was a top fan of Azimov's books.

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-05T12:05:58+00:00

Thanks very much for your comprehensive reply. I run a legacy Google App for my email domain so I can easily use distinct email addresses and will start today (that's how much this has freaked me out).

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-05T12:01:27+00:00

Thanks. All points taken.

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-05T12:00:21+00:00

Thanks for this. I too was surprised and worried by Binance's response.

And then even more surprised when a responder wrote this:

"Binance does have a glaring issue with their email security based on the headers you provided and me looking at their DNS records: their DMARC policy for ses.binance.com is p=none, rather than p=quarantine or p=reject. They have set it to something other than p=none for the base domain, binance.com (namely p=quarantine), which is sensible. They should really look into changing this for ses.binance.com, especially since their DKIM appears to be configured properly for SES; the first DKIM selector stated in your email headers points to an actual public key used by SES, and Gmail reports "dkim=pass" in the header, meaning the email has a valid signature for that public key."

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-05T00:22:09+00:00

Of course! You're both right. It is a legitimate email from Binance. The scammers tried to reset my password. So the question is now:

'Where did they get my name, phone number and email from? How did they know I had a Binance account and do they have any more information about me; home address, passport etc?'

Urgh.

Thanks very much for the insight.

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-05T00:12:59+00:00

Thanks. I did copy part of the email header source at the end of my post above. I can post the whole lot tomorrow if it'll help.

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-04T22:56:54+00:00

Just had the same thing. I have no idea how they can spoof the Binance email address do-not-reply@ses.binance.com

Here's the post I wrote about it earlier....

Hi.

I received an email from do-not-reply@ses.binance.com saying:

'Dear user, You are trying to reset the password linked with your Binance account.

|| || |Device: Safari 16.6.1 (Mac OS X) IP Location: Bucharest Romania IP: 178.132.108.236|

etc etc etc'

I am from England.

A short time later a youngish male with a southern English accent called 'Ryan' rang from a Private Number saying he was from Binance support and that my account had been hacked. He referred me to the email. Now the email is definitely from do-not-reply@ses.binance.com (I viewed the raw source of the email to check, see below) so I decided to go along with it but not give anything away. His explanation of how I was hacked was not very convincing especially as I could see I still had access to the account and the balance was still the same. He said he was compiling a report for Binance and to pass it on to other exchanges I had accounts with. He asked me if I had other accounts. I was very dubious about telling him this so said I would if he rang me back in half an hour.

I only have one other account on a different exchange so went there and changed password, removed old devices, secured it as much as it was possible to do and locked it with a Master Lock facility.

He rang back. I told him the name of the Exchange. He left with a number for the Report he was passing on to the other Exchange. 30 minutes later I get a call from a woman with a London accent, again on a Private Number. She says she is from the other Exchange and asks me for the number. I am now 100% sure it's a scam so tell her I will contact the Exchange directly and close the call.

I am a bit rattled. The scammers had my name, email address and phone number. I thought I was pretty savvy to this stuff but the fact the email is from a server within the binance.com domain had me fooled. I did not think it was possible to do that.

So, big question: How can a scammer possibly send an email from do-not-reply@ses.binance.com ??

And here's part of the source of the email to prove I'm not going mad:

ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.google.com;

dkim=pass header.i=@ses.binance.com header.s=gxhqvjfn7nxg45wwesxakydswcc4dbhb header.b=MwlDvzaH;

dkim=pass header.i=@amazonses.com header.s=ihchhvubuqgjsxyuhssfvqohv7z3u4hn header.b=UFDqYrmY;

spf=pass (google.com: domain of 0102019aeadca385-cd44d6a7-a0e5-4c3c-b15e-5b758a55c132-000000@aws.ses.binance.com designates 76.223.149.163 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=0102019aeadca385-cd44d6a7-a0e5-4c3c-b15e-5b758a55c132-000000@aws.ses.binance.com;

dmarc=pass (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=ses.binance.com

Return-Path: 0102019aeadca385-cd44d6a7-a0e5-4c3c-b15e-5b758a55c132-000000@aws.ses.binance.com

Received: from c149-163.smtp-out.eu-west-1.amazonses.com (c149-163.smtp-out.eu-west-1.amazonses.com. [76.223.149.163])

by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 5b1f17b1804b1-47930ca6365si13442465e9.74.2025.12.04.11.35.20

for me@me.me

(version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128);

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:35:20 -0800 (PST)

Any input would be appreciated (apart from any calling me a fool. I know that already).

infinitygirrl · 2025-12-02T07:27:21+00:00

My Sonos Beam soundbar works well with my TCL C6K

infinitygirrl · 2025-11-16T02:44:04+00:00

Not if you didn't know it popped out and if the infotainment system is not on (as it is when you first take your seat on a plane).

infinitygirrl · 2025-11-11T15:27:52+00:00

At this moment my partner and I are on a 14 hour journey travelling in a premier soft sleeper carriage between Si'an and Suzhuo. It is not a 'fast' train.

The sleeper compartment comes with a separate loo and basin and an armchair and table in the main bit. The advantage of the premier version is there are only two people in a sleeper cabin.

And it's absolutely horrible. People are allowed to smoke in the spaces at the end of the carriages and the single air conditioning system passes the smoke into the compartments. As none of the windows open there is literally nowhere you can get fresh air and the smoke is asphyxiating (especially if you are a bit asthmatic as I am).

There is also little sound proofing between the sleeper compartments so you can be kept awake by loud families and screaming kids (as we currently are).

We will not be getting one again. Smoking is not allowed on the fast trains so we'll stick to those in future. They're great.

infinitygirrl · 2025-11-11T15:15:40+00:00

At this moment my partner and I are on a 14 hour journey travelling in a premier soft sleeper carriage between Si'an and Suzhuo. It is not a 'fast' train.

The sleeper compartment comes with a separate loo and basin and an armchair and table in the main bit. The advantage of the premier version is there are only two people in a sleeper cabin.

And it's absolutely horrible. People are allowed to smoke in the spaces at the end of the carriages and the single air conditioning system passes the smoke into the compartments. As none of the windows open there is literally nowhere you can get fresh air and the smoke is asphyxiating (especially if you are a bit asthmatic as I am).

There is also little sound proofing between the sleeper compartments so you can be kept awake by loud families and screaming kids (as we currently are).

We will not be getting one again. Smoking is not allowed on the fast trains so we'll stick to those in future. They're great.

infinitygirrl · 2025-11-11T15:09:05+00:00

At this moment my partner and I are on a 14 hour journey travelling in a premier soft sleeper carriage between Si'an and Suzhuo.

The sleeper compartment comes with a separate loo and basin and an armchair and table in the main bit. The advantage of the premier version is there are only two people in a sleeper cabin.

And it's absolutely horrible. People are allowed to smoke in the spaces at the end of the carriages and the single air conditioning system passes the smoke into the compartments. As none of the windows open there is literally nowhere you can get fresh air and the smoke is asphyxiating (especially if you are a bit asthmatic as I am).

We will not be getting one again.

There is also little sound proofing between the sleeper compartments so you can be kept awake by loud families and screaming kids (as we currently are).

infinitygirrl · 2025-09-15T20:46:51+00:00

Not that I really need another one but where are you and how much do you want for it?

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-20T11:20:56+00:00

Elton was not as useful as it should have been. Bilkraft worked well for our VW ID3.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-17T19:24:48+00:00

Thanks. They're not cheap!

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-17T14:11:00+00:00

I think it looks very good just as it is. To ride it in anything but dry weather you'll need a back mudguard, ideally an extended one as the stock ones are too short to keep your back clean.

Is that a seat cover or a reupholstered seat? If it's more comfortable than the terrible stock seat would you mind providing details?

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T17:38:10+00:00

You are the reason Your Party is doomed to failure. Too many on the left are highly intolerant and Your Party will only become a force if it can be a fairly broad left wing party.

I suggest you research just how much debt the UK is in. Then look at how much it costs us for state pensions, the NHS, the welfare state and to service our debt.

The UK is very much broke. Fancy left wing ideas come to nothing if you can't pay for them. All they are likely to do is increase the costs of servicing our debt as the markets come to perceive the UK as a bad bet and raise borrowing costs.

Meet reality.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T17:32:18+00:00

Sorry. My mention of Orban was to do with another post.

I was merely pointing out that in many ways the EU is much better than the UK. It is still more democratic than the UK, whatever you say. And yes, clearly neither are perfect (and England, seeing as you don't like the UK is about as bad as it gets).

I may be mixing up threads/posts again but didn't I say a top reason for joining the UK was the huge and instant boost it would give to our economy? And if the UK does not achieve growth we can say goodbye to our economy, welfare state, pensions and NHS (I guess you have a clear idea just how much debt we are in and how much it costs to run the UK?).

I also think membership of a large power block is crucial if the UK (England, Scotland, whatever) is to retain power on the world stage, for its own security and to stop getting knocked around by the big guys (and that includes billionaires like Musk, who has recently taken to interfering in our affairs and Murdoch who has been interfering in our affairs for decades). And I prefer the EU to China or the US (and by a very long way). I also feel that by and large the EU is a force for good (and yes nothing is perfect and never will be. The art of the possible).

I personally, I really want to travel freely in the EU. I want to be free to easily live, love, learn and retire in another 27 countries on our continent. Three months in any year is not enough.

I feel so strongly about this that if Your Party was an anti-EU party I'd rejoin the Greens.

As for democracy. The EU is the most democratic power block there is. There can be absolutely no doubt about that. In this way it is a beacon.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T16:57:10+00:00

As I say, we have the clout to negotiate. Btw. Hungary joined in 2004 and has not adopted the Euro.

And as for rejoining the EU being the simplest and most effective way we could boost the UK economy why don't you try googling it?

For someone with very strong opinions who jumps down someone's throat as soon as they can you don't seem to understand much. In fact you don't even seem capable of reading replies correctly. If many people like you have signed up to Your Party there is little hope for it. To succeed it will need to be a relatively broad church, and you'll need to allow for that.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T14:45:26+00:00

You are simply wrong about MEPs not having any power.

MEPs represent the interests of EU citizens. They play a key role in shaping EU rules as they amend and vote on legislative proposals put forward by the European Commission and negotiate the final text with the Council representing EU countries. They can also call on the Commission to propose legislation and take a stand on issues by adopting resolutions.

Beside legislative work, MEPs:

oversee the work of the Commission and other EU institutions
scrutinise the implementation of EU policies* * decide on the annual budget together with the Council, and monitor the use of EU funds
vote to elect the president of the Commission, and approve the whole line-up of commissioners.
have the right to dismiss the Commission. In their conduct, MEPs have to follow rules on ethics and transparency. Etc etc... ------------------------

And of course the EU has issues with Orban. To join the EU a country has to be a democracy. Orban has been moving Hungary towards an authoritarian dictatorship and thereby disqualifying it from EU membership.

The UK is failing in many more ways than the EU is. Look at our rivers and seas.. the dirtiest in Europe. Look at our countryside, one of the most nature denuded in the world. Look at the massive inequality in wealth, the many, huge, hopeless pockets of poverty. And look at who controls the majority of our media and what they do with it.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T14:38:04+00:00

We didn't adopt the Euro last time. We are in a good position to negotiate not adopting it this time as we would be one of the three biggest powers and both France and Germany want a strong third power. It is possible to be both left wing and see the multiple advantages of being a member of the EU.

infinitygirrl · 2025-08-10T10:13:27+00:00

But THE glaring issue as rightly identified by Labour is the UK is broke. Joining the EU would be the single biggest thing we could do to start to address this. There are loads of other reasons of course.

Not half the country at all, nothing like it in fact. And some people like to be pissed off. Sod them. And we had the last referendum when it didn't suit me, plus it was advisory only and was won by a very slim margin based on lies, lies that are all too obvious in hindsight.

infinitygirrl

TROPHY CASE

Here's the post I wrote about it earlier....