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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #795 on: 10-05-2014, 17:05:04 »
I had a credit card, but I never used it.  I didn't really want it, but it was given to me anyway when I opened my student bank account.  Anyway, I just use my Visa debit card, never had it refused anywhere.  Physical PIN protection, and online has that Securecode protection.  Even has that newfangled wireless payment thingy in it (which is the least secure thing I've ever seen, though you can't be had for more than £15~20 iirc).

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #796 on: 10-05-2014, 17:05:37 »
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As much as you might resist it, debit cards should not be used to pay for online transactions; a credit card is always safer for e-commerce. You're not as protected against fraud when you use a debit card, and disputes with those cards can be difficult to resolve. Plus, if someone steals your debit card number, your entire bank account is vulnerable.

Credit card users are protected by the Truth in Lending Act, which says you're not liable for any debts if you report that your card has been lost or stolen before unauthorized transactions are made. Additionally, there's a $50 limit on liability, even after your missing card has been used [source: Block].

The Electronic Fund Transfer Act, which regulates debit card use, is a bit more convoluted. You could be liable for only $50 -- if you notify your financial institution within two days of realizing that your card has been lost or stolen. If you speak up later than that but within 60 days of the date your statement was mailed (review your monthly financial statements to identify any unauthorized transactions), you could be on the hook for up to $500. Wait longer, and you could be responsible for every transaction -- and quite possibly lose every cent in your bank account [source: Block].

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #797 on: 10-05-2014, 17:05:54 »
Mmmh, question:

Do you people get some sort of sick satisfaction from derailing threads?

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #798 on: 10-05-2014, 17:05:15 »
We know it only annoys some obscure Fins so we don't care.

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #799 on: 10-05-2014, 18:05:24 »


Anal fin sounds kinda obscure.

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« Reply #800 on: 10-05-2014, 18:05:34 »
Do you people get some sort of sick satisfaction from derailing threads?

Mmh, fuck yeah. Tell me more about debit/credit and various payment options. Post those dirty, dirty fish pictures.

Electronic Fund Transfer Act? Oooh, fuu-uuh-uck.

Phew, that was awesome.

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #801 on: 10-05-2014, 18:05:58 »
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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #802 on: 10-05-2014, 18:05:22 »
I am surprised that credit card security here is much more advanced.

Basically, after entering the standard credit card information and security number, you'll be given SMS to your registered mobile phone number. Then, the merchant page will automatically open a pop up page, telling you to enter the randomly generated number (valid for 5 minutes) sent to your mobile phone. This means, you have to do transaction from a location with good mobile signal coverage.

In 2015, every Indonesian issued credit card must be accompanied with mobile phone information). That is a good way of getting your number spammed by telemarketers. Can't have all the convenience.

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #803 on: 14-05-2014, 21:05:36 »
Anybody know exactly what year / model this Royal typewriter is? I did a little bit of googling but came up with some conflicting results. I'm guessing it's from the 1940s at least.


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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #804 on: 14-05-2014, 22:05:10 »
A massive blurry picture does not help much, if it is old it should have at least an information plaque with the serial number and model and such on. take a sharp picture of that please, also, different angles would help and also use a decent camera.

The fifth hit i got on google gave me a whole list of year, model and s/n combination, its not that hard, literally 1 minute of work.
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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #805 on: 14-05-2014, 22:05:41 »
A massive blurry picture does not help much, if it is old it should have at least an information plaque with the serial number and model and such on. take a sharp picture of that please, also, different angles would help and also use a decent camera.

Sorry.

http://imgur.com/a/POxck

All I could find so far as a number was 0111-z on the underside.

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #806 on: 15-05-2014, 20:05:32 »
Well I'll answer here for Born2Kill 007's question in "Pic of the Day" thread.

About the F-35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDSiwqM2nw
Btw, is it true that stealth is that easy to detect? I know that it is overrated, but this much? And does this also mean stealth in ships is even more werthless considering better radars can be equiped on ships than on airplanes.

Stealth here means you have a very small radar cross section that you can be mistaken for clouds or birds or stuffs that goes through the radar operator's eye or the system's noise filtering. The US concept of stealth AFAIK, from what we know in "diamond shaped" and jagged-edge F-117A, relies on deflecting incoming radar wave, so the tracking radar won't get the same amount of reply ping. This requires the surfaces to be "clean" or no sudden oblique folds in the surface, like pylons or protruding antennae/probe. So it has to carry all of its munitions inside a "bomb bay." It can be briefly detected whenever it opened its bomb bay though. Also (plausible) when deploying its flaps or landing gear.

The plane is not equipped with radar or the radar activity can be passively detected. It is operational condition is restricted, because if it can be tracked visually, it will be useless. Lately, the US also used radar-wave absorbing paint and material. This requires special treatment, such as air-conditioned shelter and special maintenance procedure. Not all airfields are equipped with these facilities, so their base of operations is limited.

The F-22 and F-35 has an on-board multipurpose radar, means they can be passively tracked when they are using their radar. Since the plane is stealthy, even the most powerful radar that the enemy posses needs to:
1. get really close to bombard the object with enough radar wave, so the reflection can be more meaningful out of the absorption and deflection provided by the airframe design.
2. get even closer to "burn through" all the jamming noises from the F-22's ECM.
The range and power of F-22's radar is designed to be overwhelming, because it has to have the first look at the enemy, so it has bigger chance to score the first kill. F-35, which is not specialized in this, has slightly less potent A-A radar capability and maneuverability than F-22. But, since they are pretty confident at this stealthy thing, the F-35 is particularly not required to be agile enough in dogfight.

As you can see, F-35 are prone to ambush, and will less likely win a knife fight. But US military is always like "If you fought a fair battle, you planned wrong." So, they won't go to war if the situation prevents you from bullying the opposition.

Because of ridiculous requirements that Pentagon brass so loved, (like M2 Bradley IFV's requirement to be troop carrier/tank killer/scout vehicle/etc/etc/etc/to infinity) the F-35 (and to smaller extent, F-22) were modified heavily to meet the requirements. Now, it needs to have external pylons to carry more stuffs, because it will replace the multipurpose F-16.

Since it is limited to several base of operations, lack of range really hinders its deployment area, so it has to be able to lift external tanks. Then, it has to be able to do Harrier's stuff, so the massive fan in F-35B (the STOVL F-35) removes about 1/3 of the total fuel in other F-35 variants. This factors effectively kill all that "clean surface" doctrine of US stealth.

While they are sticking to that approach for decades, the enemy already tried numerous effective way to counter it.

And the biggest blow is, these are alright if the plane only costs like USD 30-40 million per unit. But now, it is about more than USD 100 million. I don't know whether the Lockheed Martin will recover all of the money or the governments will subsidize the original price. But for that amount of money, you'll get 2 Grippens, which does more than that when "bullying" opposition.

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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #807 on: 15-05-2014, 20:05:39 »
Take 3 Gripens if you look at maintance costs. IIRC B2, F35 and F22 needs to be stored in frikking climate controlled hangers...

Not the mention the F35 can not fly trough thunderstorms...Normal combat weapon loadout also severly diminshes performances in terms of manouverability. From variou reports, it was found out that even old F16's with veteran pilots were able to intercept and defeat an F35 multiple times.

The F35 is simply to much, in one package
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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #808 on: 15-05-2014, 20:05:13 »
Thanks for the answer, but I meant the question more as "Is long wave radar really so capable at detecting stealth as is insinuated in this interview?". In this interview, I had the impression that with the right kind of radar, the F-35 is as visible as the F-16.
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Re: Questions Thread
« Reply #809 on: 16-05-2014, 15:05:35 »
I am surprised that credit card security here is much more advanced.

Basically, after entering the standard credit card information and security number, you'll be given SMS to your registered mobile phone number. Then, the merchant page will automatically open a pop up page, telling you to enter the randomly generated number (valid for 5 minutes) sent to your mobile phone. This means, you have to do transaction from a location with good mobile signal coverage.

In 2015, every Indonesian issued credit card must be accompanied with mobile phone information). That is a good way of getting your number spammed by telemarketers. Can't have all the convenience.
Same thing in India