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LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> Iconic <a href="https://c.im/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> eatery <a href="https://c.im/tags/FogCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FogCity</span></a> ( fka <a href="https://c.im/tags/FogCityDiner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FogCityDiner</span></a>) which quietly closed on <a href="https://c.im/tags/Embarcadero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Embarcadero</span></a> waterfront after 40 years of dining memories. </p><p>Known as an innovative unpretentious <a href="https://c.im/tags/SmallPlates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPlates</span></a> party spot with well stocked bar, it became internationally hailed and oft imitated, hosting post game Super Bowl era 49ers and appearing on screen in tv commercials for <a href="https://c.im/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a>, &amp; films like 1993's "I Married An Ax Murderer". Initially opened in 1985, the diner was topped by a neon trimmed clock reading "Don't Worry" with exterior coated in a coat of fresh chrome that cost half a million dollars then according to newspaper columnist Herb Caen. Upon entry , a sign mandated “No Crybabies", likely placed by spot's "designer" Pat Kuleto or perhaps partners responsible for all the bills, the two Bills : co-founders Higgins &amp; Upson. </p><p>Fare from chef Robert Cubberly at the Battery St spot's peak included <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jalapeno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jalapeno</span></a> Corn Stix, Lobster <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gazpacho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gazpacho</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hazelnut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hazelnut</span></a> &amp; Tomatilla Quesadillas and hearty desserts. Co-founding cook Cindy Pawlcyn also went on to fame via her Napa Valley Mustards Grill, and writing 5 <a href="https://c.im/tags/cookbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cookbooks</span></a> of fave dishes. Her spicy spin gave fun flair to typically dull diner dishes, artfully adding Adobo pepper paste to boring Baked Chicken Breasts, and contributing house made chutney to cheeseburgers... </p><p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/fog-city-diner-closes-san-francisco-20355818.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/food/article/fog-ci</span><span class="invisible">ty-diner-closes-san-francisco-20355818.php</span></a> ( pic by Bennett Hall )</p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Dessert Master’s Amaury Guichon Chocolate Creations Are Popping Up In Sydney <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2093306/dessert-masters-amaury-guichon-chocolate-creations-are-popping-up-in-sydney/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2093306/d</span><span class="invisible">essert-masters-amaury-guichon-chocolate-creations-are-popping-up-in-sydney/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AmauryGuichon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmauryGuichon</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amex</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Chocolate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chocolate</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DessertMasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DessertMasters</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/desserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desserts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchDesserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchDesserts</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MasterChef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterChef</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>Made a 250 payment on a credit card and get a reminder that my due date is approaching. Log into my account and the payment is still pending, yet the bank cleared it.<br><br>Not worried about being late. Just annoyed on how they do things. <br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AmericanExpress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmericanExpress</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Amex" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amex</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kattascha" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kattascha</span></a></span> dass sowohl <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@Europarl_DE" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Europarl_DE</span></a></span> sowas wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Strafz%C3%B6lle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strafzölle</span></a> auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> (kommerzielle proprietare <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a>), <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hosting</span></a>) &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Finanzdienste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finanzdienste</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>) von mindestens 500-1000% sowie eine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Finanztransaktionssteuer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finanztransaktionssteuer</span></a> in die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> von mindestens 50,01% festlegen sollten versteht dich genauso wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Asylrecht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asylrecht</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Daueraufenthaltf%C3%BCr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Daueraufenthaltfür</span></a> alle die vor <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s Regime fliehen!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@katrinakatrinka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>katrinakatrinka</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@digyoursoul" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>digyoursoul</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> OFC, it has all the drawbacks of <em>"self-custody cash, but digital"</em>...</p><ul><li>But there are also <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ColdWallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColdWallets</span></a>"</em> aka. <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PaperWallets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaperWallets</span></a>"</em> to mitigate some risks.</li></ul><p>I just see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> as a better alternstive to an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>!</p><p>And unlike Other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrencies</span></a> it's free of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SmartContracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartContracts</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NFTs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NFTs</span></a> so not on the perpetual tire fire that is <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>web3isgreat</span></a></span> ...</p><ul><li>Not gonna claim it's better than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a> banknotes, but unless you have a bank account in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a> where you can use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a>, it's the fastest way to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashlessPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CashlessPayments</span></a> remotely/online...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Except <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ts5wJ6OfzA&amp;t=14m40s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THIS</a> is not how <em>any of this works!</em>....</p><ul><li>All it will do is see the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unpredictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unpredictable</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unstable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unstable</span></a> and less <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/trustworthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trustworthy</span></a> than the <em>"P.R." <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></em> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>. </li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> to enact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PrizeFreezes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrizeFreezes</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> whilst forcing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Retaliatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retaliatory</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> on all US <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a>, demanding 100%+ in all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fees</span></a>, and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a>' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.</p><ul><li>Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporation</span></a> and adding a 30% <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AlienTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienTax</span></a>"</em> as the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> already does for i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.</li></ul><p>Not to mention cancelling any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> is incompatible with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a>, thus banning <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office365</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft365</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iCloud</span></a> et. al. from the EU!</p><ul><li>And yes, this level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a> is not only just, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overdue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdue</span></a>, as we need <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@european_alternatives" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>european_alternatives</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EuropeanAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanAlternatives</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a>, etc.</li></ul><p>Given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> can't be assed to even fake any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/loyality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loyality</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allied</span></a> status even for the cameras, this is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForeseeableConsequence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeseeableConsequence</span></a>. </p><ul><li>As only with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a> will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.</li></ul><p>Unless we want to end up <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/downgraded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downgraded</span></a> into the state of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duaYLW7LQvg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US-occupied overseas possession</a> without statehood, like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Guam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guam</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AVI</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PWS_1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PWS_1</span></a></span> nicht nur das, sondern die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> ziehen effektiv <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wohlstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wohlstand</span></a> aus der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Welt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welt</span></a> ab!</p><ul><li>Auch ignoriert <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> in dessen <em>durch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> herbeihalluzinierten Zahlen</em> dass <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dienstleistungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dienstleistungen</span></a> nicht eingerechnet werden.</li></ul><p>Wenn wir dann z.B. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Office365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Office365</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Azure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azure</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/aws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aws</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCP</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsanbieter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsanbieter</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a> gegenrechnen dürfte das sogar noch schlechter aussehen...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dideldum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dideldum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@leachimus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leachimus</span></a></span> +9001%</p><p>Der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a> hat signifikante Vorteile für <em>alle</em> aber besonders <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> gehabt, weil anders als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DMark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMark</span></a> keine <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Umtausch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Umtausch</span></a>-Industrie in der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> und durch Harmonisierung deutsche Produkte billiger wurden, was bei der deutschen Exportwirtschaft vorteilhaft ist.</p><ul><li>Und natürlich ist es bequemer und flexibler wenn zwischen Portugal und Zypern sowie Malta und Finnland dieselbe Währung genutzt wird...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> muss sich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> behaupten können, sonst wird es bestenfalls ne nationale oder regionale Option sein wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChatPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeChatPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnionPay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionPay</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JCB</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mir</span></a>, und damit kein <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wettbewerber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wettbewerber</span></a> zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VISA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VISA</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayPal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayPal</span></a>.</p><ul><li>Allein auf den <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEPA</span></a>-Raum sich zu beschränken macht es zur Totgeburt und nutzlos außerhalb von EU &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EFTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFTA</span></a>...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wirecard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wirecard</span></a> war zwar nen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Betrug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrug</span></a>, aber die boten sich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> an, und solange <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/B2B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>B2B</span></a> nicht Muster mit wero auf <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Alibaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alibaba</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> kaufen können und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kleinanzeigen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleinanzeigen</span></a>.de &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBay</span></a> nicht wero in <em>"Sicher Bezahlen"</em> unterstützt wird's sich nicht durchsetzen können.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wildwuchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildwuchs</span></a> funktioniert nicht, sonst hätte <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Deutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deutschland</span></a> nicht die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lades%C3%A4ulenverordnung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ladesäulenverordnung</span></a> erlassen müssen und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCS2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCS2</span></a> als gesetzlichen Standard &gt; 3,7kW/h festlegen müssen!</li></ul><p>(Okay, das war zwar <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> aber das Prinzip ist gleich...)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zahlungsmittel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsmittel</span></a> sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastruktur</span></a>, sogar <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KritischeInfrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KritischeInfrastruktur</span></a> und <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BaFin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BaFin</span></a></span> täte gut daran offene, dezentrale Standards und Lösungen zu fördern und fordern. Gern auch in Zusammenarbeit mit @bundesbank@social.bund.de &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@ecb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ecb</span></a></span> ...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nrw.social/@vgoller" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vgoller</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.cafe/@kalivene" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kalivene</span></a></span> IMHO ist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wero</span></a> weniger nützlich als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMEX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMEX</span></a> weil letztere wird zumindest per PayPal akzeptiert...<br><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114171767062182521" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1141717</span><span class="invisible">67062182521</span></a></p>
Juergen M. Bruckner<p>Ich habe vorhin folgende Meldung von unserem <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Zahlungsdienstleister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zahlungsdienstleister</span></a> bekommen:</p><p>--- snip ---<br>Mastercard/Maestro transactions is facing issue Globally</p><p>*An issue is identified with Mastercard/Maestro network Globally.*<br>There is an ongoing issue related to Mastercard/Maestro network globally, [...]<br>--- snip ---</p><p>Da ist mir der Gedanke gekommen, was würde passieren wenn <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> anordnen würde, dass <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Maestro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maestro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Diners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Discover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discover</span></a> und Andere ihre Dienste in der <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> oder generell in <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> einzustellen haben.</p><p>Mir ist kein gängiger <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/Kreditkarten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kreditkarten</span></a> Anbieter bekannt der nicht irgendwie aus den <a href="https://mastodon.bruckner.email/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> kommt.</p><p>Ich kann mir gerade nicht vorstellen, dass "wir" in Europa dagegen gewappnet wären.</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Amex Acquires Center for Small Business Expense Management <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/805817/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/805817/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmericanExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanExpress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amex</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/center" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>center</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ExpenseManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpenseManagement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SmallAndMediumSizedBusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallAndMediumSizedBusinesses</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SmallBusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallBusinesses</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SMBs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SMBs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sHot</p>
Hotte<p>In der aktuellen Situation mache ich mir wirklich Gedanken, wie sehr wir in allen Bereichen unseres Lebens abhängig von amerikanischen Unternehmen sind.<br>Bei <a href="https://metalverse.social/tags/IONITY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IONITY</span></a> z.&nbsp;B. existiert keine Möglichkeit, ohne <a href="https://metalverse.social/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a>, <a href="https://metalverse.social/tags/MasterCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasterCard</span></a>, <a href="https://metalverse.social/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a> zu bezahlen.<br>Ein deutsches Unternehmen, bei dem ich ohne amerikanische <a href="https://metalverse.social/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> nicht einen Cent lassen kann.</p><p>Ich halte das für in höchstem Maße gefährlich…</p>
Mike<p>Had an email this morning that set my spider senses sizzling - wrongly!<br>"Your American Express Card has been de-linked from your Android device" - it came from a genuine address, and all the checks appeared OK. My card was in my phone's wallet - so what was going on?</p><p>A lot of digging around seems to link this to my new phone - I changed my phone a couple of months ago. So, Amex have - quite rightly - de-linked the card from the Wallet that I removed from the old phone. The question remains - why has it taken them so long to send a spammy looking email.</p><p>(I'd happily ditch Amex but the cashback is quite nice, and they seem just a tiny less evil than the alternatives)</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/AmericanExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanExpress</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amex</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/GoogleWallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleWallet</span></a></p>
bojkotiMalbona<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ohai.social/@MeanwhileinCanada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MeanwhileinCanada</span></a></span> <br>Also <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycott</span></a> these GOP-supporting companies:</p><p>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a> (American Express)<br>* Anheuser Busch<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a><br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bose</span></a><br>* Century Link<br>* Charter Communications<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chevron</span></a><br>* Farmers/Foremost<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FedEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FedEx</span></a><br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Geico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geico</span></a><br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LMG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LMG</span></a> (Liberty Mutual/Safeco)<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Marlboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marlboro</span></a> (Philip Morris)<br>* Motorola<br>* Nationwide Insurance<br>* PNC bank<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a><br>* State Farm<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Texaco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texaco</span></a><br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TimeWarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeWarner</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spectrum</span></a>)<br>* <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/UPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UPS</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@h2onolan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>h2onolan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@dangoodin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dangoodin</span></a></span> </p><p>Retailers refusing <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a> (mostly while accepting <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a>, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Mastercard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastercard</span></a>) is a tale as old as the hills, because AmEx's <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fee</span></a> structure is far worse than the others.</p>
Jörg Seidel<p>Was ist das Hashtag a la <a href="https://det.social/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> für einen amerikanischen Exist aus der westlichen Welt? <a href="https://det.social/tags/Amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amex</span></a>?</p>
kurtsh<p>Informative article for those of us that make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reservations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reservations</span></a> to dine out a lot.<br>✅ As American Express Acquires Tock, Who’s Winning the Reservation Wars? What you need to know about the state of the reservations systems today - EATER<br><a href="https://www.eater.com/24183263/reservations-systems-explained-tock-resy-opentable-yelp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eater.com/24183263/reservation</span><span class="invisible">s-systems-explained-tock-resy-opentable-yelp</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restuaraunts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restuaraunts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amex</span></a></p>
hyakinthos<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@Sfwmson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Sfwmson</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@pooblemoo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pooblemoo</span></a></span> <br>No amount of solid facts will have the slightest effect on the cult you hope to pursuay. Might work with some of young swing voters at best.</p><p>I will continue boycotting the same republican-feeding <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/ALEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALEC</span></a> members I have boycotted for the last 15 yrs:</p><p>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/FedEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FedEx</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/UPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UPS</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Motorola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motorola</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/AnheuserBusch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnheuserBusch</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/AmEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmEx</span></a> (American Express)<br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Bose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bose</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Chevron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chevron</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Marlboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marlboro</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Texaco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texaco</span></a> <br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Boeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeing</span></a> <br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> Ins.<br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Geico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geico</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/LMG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LMG</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/PNCbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNCbank</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/StateFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateFarm</span></a><br>* <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/TimeWarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeWarner</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@TechBean" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TechBean</span></a></span></p>
(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈<p>Ummm.. <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amex</span></a>? I hate to be greedy, but if *I'm* taking the time to do the survey, *I* should be in a drawing for the $15,000...not these three charities you are getting a tax break by donating to!</p><p>Jeez! 😳</p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>I've just been reminded yet again of how much I hate <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AmericanExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanExpress</span></a>. <br>I recently received an email from "American Express Global Merchant Services" with the subject "Two questions about your Amex Merchant Relationship." It says "Account ending: #####" at the top, with a number I totally don't recognize. I examined the headers of the email carefully, and it legitimately came from <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Amex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amex</span></a>. The catch: to my knowledge I don't _have_ an "Amex Merchant Relationship."<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/CreditCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditCards</span></a><br>🧵1/8</p>