Free Credit Cards (kind of)

So I was reading my Economist the other day and I came across this interesting article about math and credit card validation. I found it very intriguing and even mentioned to the other Villagers that I was going to do a post on it. I won't go into why it took me so long to finally post, suffice to say I'm an idiot, but the article is there for all of you to read.

Well, that's not the end of it. I spent an hour the other night figuring out that "reverse number" means reverse the whole credit card number. The Darkcoding site explanations right here and right here as well as the Wikipedia explanation here help clarify what is going on. The Darkcoding site is pretty neat, I'm sure Elroy will enjoy it. Meanwhile, with all that time on your hands, you can verify that the Bank of Nigeria card that your friend King William sent you with a $12 million credit limit really is fake.

Learn the internet from Kim Jong Il...

Apparently, everyone's favorite dictator, Kim Jong Il has proclaimed himself an "internet expert", according to Engaget.
He made this admission during talks with South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun.

I'm convinced.

I wonder if he has a blog with tips on the internet....oh wait, The Economist once said that the "Chinese web which, for all its no-go areas, is a paradise of liberty compared with Kwangmyong" (Kwangmyong being the North Korean intranet). What does that tell you about internet access in North Korea?

"Hans Blix! I'm very busy man!"