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alwillis

  1. . @ScottKirsner's open letter to Mayor Menino on pop-up shops, mobile retail trucks, and the Oakland experiment: tinyurl.com/c8fhc2k
  2. @LHRodriguez I hear you. I felt similarly; I only went so I could talk to people I haven’t seen in a long time.
  3. . @LHRodriguez We missed you at Utopia last night! Certainly a lot more room to dance than last week.
  4. Vote for Dorchester’s Lorenz Island Kuisine, Mission: Small Business: bit.ly/JuYaky
  5. . @FutureBoston looks promising; it certainly doesn't hurt to have one of my peeps, the super-capable @malialazu running things. I'm in.
  6. Yay Celtics! On to the Eastern Conference finals. #goceltics
  7. @caffeinehusky sorry about that; I was on double-extra cp time.
  8. Great seeing folks at @titojackson's Turkey Fry; shout out to @Kaimali, @iamchrisgrant, @foxymima, @RepHenriquez.
  9. @digitalmiss @bostonkay But I'll shut up now. ;-). Just giving a little IT security guy perspective
  10. @digitalmiss @bostonkay it's all a trade-off of time available, the amount of money, etc.
  11. @digitalmiss @bostonkay the original tweet implied that it was inconvenient to hit the ATM because she want to use a check
  12. @digitalmiss @bostonkay unless someone has your ss number and your mother's maiden name, it's hard to use info on a check to commit fraud
  13. @digitalmiss @bostonkay I understand the concern, but most banks would refund your money from a fake check in 24 hours
  14. @digitalmiss @bostonkay But we're talking about Massachusetts, which stopped using social security numbers on IDs years ago
  15. @digitalmiss @bostonkay Right, but there are so many protections with checks if something were to happen.
  16. @digitalmiss @bostonkay For example, social security numbers aren't pre-printed on checks.
  17. @digitalmiss @bostonkay Giving a waiter a credit card in a restaurant is far more risky—they have everything needed to commit fraud
  18. @digitalmiss @bostonkay Yes, but in conjunction with other identifying information that's not on a check.
  19. @bostonkay @digitalmiss My $.02: there's not much anyone can do just knowing your account number on a properly written check.