Dizzy Dee

I’ve found it rather interesting to know that there are now companies that rate your credit card. Online. Whilst you’re doing a transaction online. What basically happens is that they compare various bits of information of the person logged into the specific site, to that which is associated with the credit card, at the bank which its registered.

Basically, this would stop people from using other people’s credit cards, and they will only be allowed to use their own. If all your details are matched, you can pretty easily get a really low score (which is good). But if for instance your credit card is regsitered in the US, you registered your account for the specific online service in Bulgaria, and your IP is in Mauritius, then your credit card will be a “bad credit card“, and you it will get a really high score, which might prevent your transaction from being processed.

This is to ensure that you don’t commit fraud. Which is fair. But now, you might be using a credit card like in the above scenario without being a fraud. In that case, you’ll have to prove it though, afterwhich you will be white listed.

I never realized there was so much politics behind the scenes, but I find it really interesting though.

So if your credit card is declined somewhere online, and you’re not a fraud, feel free to contact their customer support and explain the situation. If they are confident that you’re telling the truth, they will white list your card, and you’ll be able to use it.

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Where did you want to be, and where are you? I asked myself that question this morning.

When I was young I imagined that I would be an air-hostess. Somehow that occupation captures the hearts of many young girls, and it seems strangely glamorous. Though in my opinion its nothing more than a waitress really. I understand that these ladies (and sometime men - *cringe*) get to travel all their hearts can desire. But still. There’s no challenge in bringing people food and drink on each and every flight?! Only waiting for someone to complain about the turbulence, the food, the drink, or maybe even your attitude!? That seems really frustrating from my point of view. So at least I’m glad (so far) that I haven’t followed that path.

Anyway. As you might or might not know. I’m working in the Quality Assurance department of a company that creates online gambling software. In other words, I get to test poker all day long.

Well, not really. But that’s what most people figure when I tell them what I do.

I would NEVER have imagined that I would end up here though. I’ve heard some kids, saying how they would love to test Need for Speed, and what not. And even some adults who have insinuated that I have it really easy, and how they could only dream of such a job. But I haven’t heard anyone’s ambitions being to test poker. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not complaining. But its just not the typical job that gets discussed in class when a teacher asks what her pupils would like to be ‘when they grow up’.

So tell me about your occupations - or if they’re just jobs. Are you what you envisioned yourself to be when you were 7? Would you make the same decisions you did, and end up exactly in the job you are now? Some of these questions I don’t even know the answers of, and I suppose they might need some thinking…