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Identity theft? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2008 - 5 answers
Socializing “across the tracks”. My father grew up poor, and is now working a blue-collar job. My mother grew up upper-middle class (except the first 8-9 years), went to college, and is working in a decent profession. Because of their backgrounds, they’re really different people. Being their daughter, I take on the characteristics of both. As a result, I cannot fully identify with neither middle-class or working-class (or even poor) people. Nor, am I fully accepted by either group. [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2008 - 75 answers ![]()
My cousin's Facebook account was compromised and some person or bot is sending spam to his Facebook friend list. He canceled his Facebook account a month ago, but spam keeps arriving in my email box -- as if my cousin is still a Facebook member. The spam seems to be arriving from a legitimate Facebook domain.
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posted on Sep 12, 2008 - 8 answers ![]()
I'm pregnant, and having a horrible time coming to terms with this new maternal identity. I know having a baby changes everything, etc., etc., but is it possible to become a mom and still stay, well, yourself? [more inside]
posted on Sep 4, 2008 - 33 answers
Help me find examples of literary criticism adopting the Jungian idea that all the characters are aspects of the same person. [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2008 - 21 answers
We keep finding these caterpillars in our house - Philadephia, PA - and haven't been able to identify them. [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 7 answers
Someone has accessed a friend's Facebook account more than once, despite the fact that my friend changes passwords on a regular basis. How? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 18 answers
How do I build a stronger personality? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2008 - 12 answers
Somebody is joining social networking sites using my personal email address. Should I be concerned? [more inside]
posted on Jul 1, 2008 - 19 answers ![]()
What is the font used by Pylon on all their records and singles and everything else? You know, this one. [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 5 answers ![]()
Do I have some sort of identity-crisis? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 25 answers
Lost my UK passport, travelling on Wednesday - am I screwed? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2008 - 21 answers ![]()
This one's for the Mrs: As a successful freelancer in a creative industry (writing-ish), is it enough to have a decent website and nice business cards, or is it worth it to a hire a graphic designer to come up with a business "brand" or "identity" for you? (And what should this involve besides just a logo?) [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2008 - 11 answers
I would really like to get into brand and identity design. What are my best options? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 11 answers
If you had to walk away from your life in a split second, how would you start over? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 38 answers ![]()
Someone bought a telescope in my name on Nov 7th. That's all I know. How do I protect myself even though I don't know what store, or more importantly, what method of "payment" was used to complete the transaction? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 11 answers
The financial problems of someone who shared my name and former address are showing up on my credit report! How do I even begin to go about disputing this, should the credit agency's investigation not go in my favor? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - 7 answers
I have recently discovered that my identity was stolen. Fifteen years ago. I know the person who did it, or I did ... fifteen years ago. [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 13 answers ![]()
Is my college being negligent about the safety of my housemate and myself? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2007 - 27 answers
Now what? I disputed a debt as a case of mistaken identity, but I'm still hearing from the credit agency! [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2007 - 10 answers
Who was Les Cripe? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2007 - 13 answers ![]()
Identity Theft Filter: How do I convince debt collectors of my innocence concerning an outstanding debt in my name (that isn't mine)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2007 - 15 answers
How much should I worry about having separate online and offline identities? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2007 - 35 answers
Can people access information on Geni.com to steal an identity? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2007 - 2 answers
What are the benefits of affiliating or identifying with a subculture/culture? [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 28 answers
How exactly does authentication work in a website like Basecamp, or more generally, a site built on Rails or LAMP. When I sign-up, I enter a username and password. I presume this is stored in a database table. But after that, how does the server know who I am during the course of my 'visits' and how does the SQL database know what I have access to ( only my projects ) and what I don't have access to ( Other peoples projects)? Where do cookies, if at all, come into play. If cookies do come into play, can they not simply be forged? I am completely clueless regarding the subtleties of authentication, user sessions, and security. Please enlighten me.
posted on Apr 27, 2007 - 20 answers
Should US DOJ I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms (and associated copies of ID) for employees of Company A transfer from Company A to company B if Company B buys Company A?
Of course, there's [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2007 - 4 answers
I've always been a late-blooming underachiever. Is it time to get off my butt and get out of my lousy part-time job, or should I keep my lousy part-time job because it gives me time to work on my book (I'm writing a novel)? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - 10 answers ![]()
How can the identity of a web page creator be discovered?I have a problem with a local web page that is letting out sensitive cave locations and I want to try to contact the owner and let them know and perhaps inform/convince them to remove the problem.
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posted on Oct 21, 2006 - 11 answers
Am I being lied to? I am receiving threatening/harassing emails from several yahoo accounts, but the person/people involved all have IP addresses that trace to a single university. The university has an IT Security Officer who tells me that he's done everything he could to track the IPs (they are all different but from the same institution) and he can't pin them to a single computer or person. I do not necessarily believe him. I have looked at other questions and answers, but would like to know what you think. I should mention that a login and password is used to access the network at this institution, even for the wireless network.
posted on Oct 11, 2006 - 38 answers
How do you clear your name of criminal charges after identity theft? And how could these charges have been incurred? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 8 answers
ZabaSearch/Intelius weirdness involving my personal info . . . [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2006 - 6 answers ![]()
Why should I be held responsible for companies "losing" my personal information? Don't you think that if they were responsible for it, there would be alot less identity theft? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 16 answers
CitiBank has just released a new round of their humorous identity theft ads for May, 2006. You know them instantly by the mismatched video and voices. Here are the original ads from 2004. I've Googled using all possible tags with no success to see who might have them posted for download. Thanks for the hunt!
posted on May 19, 2006 - 6 answers
Ordering smokes online..
My SO was going to use my bank account to order smokes online, no credit cards accepted. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2006 - 16 answers
So, the Achilles' heel of Social Networking is the 'What Now' Issue. Once you've listed all your friends publicly, which doesn't solve any problems you had in the first place, you're pretty much left hanging. Ideas about getting around this problem in building a social networking app? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2006 - 13 answers
Money is difficult. I'm familiar with Your Money or Your Life, "pay yourself first", Quicken, The Tightwad Gazette, etc. but my money problems seem to be intertwined with a lot of relationship stuff that is hard to unravel. [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2006 - 45 answers
Is providing 'identifying documentation' to someone to earn Thawte 'Trust Points' asking for identity theft, or am I just paranoid? [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2006 - 14 answers
Song from a commercial Identity filter.
Who are the rappers, and what is the song, on the verizon broadband commercial? The one where the woman in her kitchen and the guy in his tub are in the middle of a concert.. [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2005 - 8 answers ![]()
What philosophies of personal identity are out there? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 15 answers ![]()
How would one go about finding out the Social Security number of a deceased relative? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2005 - 15 answers ![]()
What can your Social Security Number tell someone about you? [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2005 - 14 answers
I've been dating a wonderful guy for a month or so and have slowly come to the realization that while he has had relationships with women in the past, his social circle definitely views him as gay. I know each situation is unique, and I'm just going to have to keep the lines of communication open and see where this goes, but I'd like to hear what people's experience has been in other situations like this.
posted on Jul 25, 2005 - 17 answers
Identity theft filter: A friend who has only been in the country for a year got a phone call yesterday saying he won a big prize, but they need info to process it. They had his name, phone#... he gave up his address, DOB and last 4 digits of SS#. What can he do to prevent identity theft at this point? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2005 - 12 answers ![]()
I need a new screen name. I've got low standards. Go nuts! [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2005 - 65 answers
My mind is a total blank and I can't think of theorists that explainined ideas of identity and how identity is constructed, if anyone knows and owuld like to share I would be eternally grateful!
posted on Apr 9, 2005 - 16 answers
I believe this is one of those PayPal lookalike steal all your personal info pages. What are the steps one goes through to report something like this? And to whom?
posted on Apr 1, 2004 - 12 answers
Besides Husqvarna and Hallmark, I'm wondering what other logos out there currently sport crowns? I googled, but came up with random results for folks selling tiaras.
posted on Mar 23, 2004 - 21 answers