OT Was: Re: Old style security models

[Shizzle Cash]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:

> Paul Sladen wrote:
> > On Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Chris G wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 07:24:22PM +0100, Mario Vukelic wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 17:32 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> >>> "passwd -l root"
> >> Yes, it's easy enough to do ... but it does break a couple of
> >> things. ... - it's difficult.
> >
> > Twenty years ago everyone used cheques for money transfer.
> >
> > You can still [technically] use cheques, but ... - it's difficult.
> >
>
>
> It is? I think you would be surprised at how much even the financial
> services world still revolves around those old fashioned things.  (Or by
> money transfer, do you mean point of sale purchase?)
>
> *Disclaimer*  Our financial services industry here in Canada might be
> considered a bit... quaint, by some.


Fortunately for you Canadians that "quaintness" mitigated a lot of the
damage to your banks brought on by the "financapocalypse".  Not saying you
were completely spared, but you're in a better place than a lot of countries
because of that.
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