TECH WEBSITE: IMDB wants “extra authentication”

Monday, October 15, 2007

http://www.imdb.com

Internet Movie Database

***Begin Quote***

Welcome to the Internet Movie Database, the biggest, best, most award-winning movie and TV site on the planet.

***End Quote***

I wanted to ask a question about a movie so I endured the usual signup non-sense. (I use roboform to fill out forms and generate random passwords so it not too onerous.) But then we come to the security question, where I followed my usual policy of not giving them anything useful. “Mother’s maiden name?” “Maiden” “Maiden is the question!” How about “Mai den”. “OK” Argh! I answered their email. And now I am ready to (finally) ask my question. “Extra authentication required” HUH? What! “Give us amazon id, credit card, or sms my cell phone”. HUH? HUH? I don’t think so. Bye.

# # # # #

4 Comments | WEBSITE | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

FUN: Return to the scene of the crime

Monday, October 15, 2007

Memory lane. Back at my alma mater for a meeting and I’m sitting on the Quad where I went to High School from 60 to 64. Sigh! How things have changed. Never mind the girls all over. I saw two students walk down Senior Walk and two different guys at different times cut across the grass. Another student just walked down Senior Walk. Stunning. Sitting here just thinking about what could have been. Sigh! Almost five decades. How little I knew ad how little I appreciated. Different eras.

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | FUN | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

FUN: Return to the scene of the crime

Monday, October 15, 2007

Memory lane. Back at my alma mater for a meeting and I’m sitting on the Quad where I went to High School from 60 to 64. Sigh! How things have changed. Never mind the girls all over. I saw two students walk down Senior Walk and two different guys at different times cut across the grass. Another student just walked down Senior Walk. Stunning. Sitting here just thinking about what could have been. Sigh! Almost five decades. How little I knew ad how little I appreciated. Different eras.

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | FUN | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

TECH SERVICE: online contact pages

Monday, October 15, 2007

http://reachby.com/faq

http://reinkefj.reachby.com/

***Begin Quote***

1.1. What is Reachby.com?

Reachby.com is a free service that hosts online contact pages. Here you can create a personal contact page with your own Web address that will read something like http://yourname.reachby.com. Use your link to sign messages in online forums, classifieds, when you leave comments on other sites, etc. People can click on your link and read a greeting from you or any other information that you will choose to share. Visitors of your contact page will be able to leave you a message via contact form. All communication will go to your personal email address that is not displayed on the contact page, protecting you from spam.

***End Quote***

I’m a sucker to try any new free service. :-)

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | SERVICE | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

RANT: IMUS RETURNS

Monday, October 15, 2007

FROM DRUDGE

http://www.drudgereport.com/flashir.htm

THE RESURRECTION OF IMUS: RETURNS ON NATION’S TOP TALK STATION
Mon Oct 15 2007 07:52:30 ET

*** begin quote ***

In a dramatic and dazzling career rebound, controversial radio host Don Imus has secured a deal returning him to the airwaves on December 3 — this time on the nation’s most listened to talk station, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned!

*** and ***

The stunning comeback is a defeat for those who protested and picketed Imus earlier this year.

*** end quote ***

What a joke. I guess that all the theatrics with Hillary and Corzine were just for show.

# # # # #

Leave a Comment » | Ranting | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj

FUN: Pai Gow

Monday, October 15, 2007

http://www.bodoglife.com/casino/free-pai-gow-poker.jsp

Getting warmed up for my next session at the ATM. (Isn’t that what every one calls Atlantic City?)

Interesting game.

At 20$/hand and 5$ for the bonus bet, it is gambling!

# # # # #

1 Comment | FUN | Permalink
Posted by reinkefj