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hypatia
Mar16-09, 03:54 PM
http://www.joshhosler.biz/
If you go to this site, you can look up the song that was at the top of the charts on the day you were born.
Mine was,
Love me Tender...Elvis Presley
"Lost in Emotion" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam :bugeye:
Wheel of Fortune by Kay Starr. Not in heavy rotation on the oldies stations.
"Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs.
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Tiffany Could've Been
I love this song !:)
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Ms Music
Mar16-09, 04:26 PM
Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band.
Never heard of it.........:confused:
Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band.
Never heard of it.........:confused:Novelty song that happened to hit the pop charts...
"Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle. :grumpy:
That's a little less than inspiring.
Ms Music
Mar16-09, 04:43 PM
Novelty song that happened to hit the pop charts...
Yeah, it had a link to listen to it online. Nothing impressive... <sigh>
hypatia
Mar16-09, 05:01 PM
Winchester Cathedral was a really fun tune, and rather catchy at the time. The only one so far that I don't know, was Dangers. I had to listen to it, sounds like dance music that my folks use to listen to.
"Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)" by Domenico Modugno
I feel young today :biggrin:
They didn't have music when I was born. Unless you consider banging wooden branches on rocks and making gutteral sounds music. :frown:
They didn't have music when I was born. Unless you consider banging wooden branches on rocks and making gutteral sounds music. :frown:OK, now you'er exaggerating! There were no such things as "wooden" branches when you were born. Only modified grasses. Not much of a percussion section. Foop, foop!
They didn't have music when I was born. Unless you consider banging wooden branches on rocks and making gutteral sounds music. :frown:
I'm thinking you are about my age. Is your song "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow" by Dan Quinn? o:)
I'm guessing that Evo was born when "Come Softly to Me" by the Sevilles was #1, but that's just because she claims all kinds of 1960's experiences. I suspect that she was jail-bait in the '60's, and "Runaway" by Del Shannon was her #1.
I'm guessing that Evo was born when "Come Softly to Me" by the Sevilles was #1, but that's just because she claims all kinds of 1960's experiences. I suspect that she was jail-bait in the '60's, and "Runaway" by Del Shannon was her #1.I wasn't jail bait in the 60's I was in Kindergarten. :grumpy: I was 11-12 when I started going to concerts by Hendrix, The Doors, etc... My big brother was forced to accompany me.
You're older than I am, btw. :biggrin:
I wasn't jail bait in the 60's I was in Kindergarten. :grumpy: I was 11-12 when I started going to concerts by Hendrix, The Doors, etc... My big brother was forced to accompany me.
You're older than I am, btw. :biggrin:I know I'm older than you. I'm 57. Point is, if you attended Hendrix concerts as a child, you couldn't have been born any later than 1959 at the earliest. That makes you (gasp!) 50 in a month and 15 days.
Yessss!!!!!!
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Math education left a little to be desired back then. That must have been the month a lot of crack pots were born.
Dr Transport
Mar16-09, 06:57 PM
Get Off of My Cloud..... the greatest rock band ever....
Ivan Seeking
Mar16-09, 07:02 PM
Hallelujah - The Angels in Heaven
Jimmy Snyder
Mar16-09, 07:03 PM
"'The Third Man' Theme" by Anton Karas.
Holy moly, I just found out that several songs that I listened to on the radio when they came out and can still sing to this day was from when I was 3. But I was also reading about Egyptians and had an interest in astronomy when I was 3, that is when I told my mother I wanted to be an archaeologist and astronomer. This validates that my memories are correct time wise. I was already seasoned by the time I entered kindergarten, but I had no way to be certain this all was around age 3, but I had always said 3. Yeah, I know, this only means something to me.
"All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie for me. Wonder what was in the UK charts.
mcknia07
Mar16-09, 09:29 PM
"Straight up" by Paula Abdul.
AHAHAHH YES!!
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna
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Talk about the perfect song for being born.
AHAHAHH YES!!
1985 Like a Virgin Madonna
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Talk about the perfect song for being born.Ahahhaa, that is "so" perfect for you.
LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 10:16 PM
But I was also reading about Egyptians and had an interest in astronomy when I was 3, that is when I told my mother I wanted to be an archaeologist and astronomer.
Hey I was into paleontology and astronomy. But from some time later than 3 because I could read about it. So I must have been at least ... 4, ... if not 7 then.
Oddly I have a very vivid memory of being bathed in a sink at about a year + a couple of months at a summer cottage in Wimberley, TX that only basically had screen walls, a roof on a cement slab, where we on occasion spent some time. (I can still see it in my mind's eye and smell the fir trees along the river.) It's as far back toward the Big Bang as I can recall. Don't recall what was playing on the radio though.
Hey I was into paleontology and astronomy. But from some time later than 3 because I could read about it. So I must have been at least ... 4, ... if not 7 then.Well, I mostly "read" the books with lots of pictures that had captions. We're 2 of a kind. Little freaks. Did you have a microscope and telescope? I find this is quite common among PF members when they were little.
Oddly I have a very vivid memory of being bathed in a sink at about a year + a couple of months at a summer cottage in Wimberley, TX that only basically had screen walls, a roof on a cement slab, where we on occasion spent some time. (I can still see it in my mind's eye and smell the fir trees along the river.) It's as far back toward the Big Bang as I can recall. Don't recall what was playing on the radio though.That's very cool. Do you or did you have a photographic memory when you were growing up?
Hey I was into paleontology and astronomy. But from some time later than 3 because I could read about it. So I must have been at least ... 4, ... if not 7 then.
Oddly I have a very vivid memory of being bathed in a sink at about a year + a couple of months at a summer cottage in Wimberley, TX that only basically had screen walls, a roof on a cement slab, where we on occasion spent some time. (I can still see it in my mind's eye and smell the fir trees along the river.) It's as far back toward the Big Bang as I can recall. Don't recall what was playing on the radio though.
I was in Wimberly, TX, for a wedding - on my 40th birthday! Don't remember the cottage you describe :wink: but I do remember having to join a "club" in order to get a glass of wine at a restaurant there...it's a dry county :rolleyes:.
Gotta love Texas.
OK technically you don't but why fight it.
Greg Bernhardt
Mar16-09, 10:41 PM
geez, this webmaster seriously needs to make use of a database
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LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 10:52 PM
Well, I mostly "read" the books with lots of pictures that had captions. We're 2 of a kind. Little freaks. Did you have a microscope and telescope? I find this is quite common among PF members when they were little.
That's very cool. Do you or did you have a photographic memory when you were growing up?
I was a child of privilege. My grandfather had a telescope in his backyard. It was an 8" reflector. There was a walk up platform to get to the eyepiece. And no motor mount. But damn you could sure see the moon. When I was older I built my own telescope, ground the lens and all - another reflector - phew. But it was a puny thing compared to his walk-up.
And of course I had a microscope and chemistry set too. I loved that stuff. My science projects tended to involve petri dishes and sketches of staff and strep and agar cultures and glass slides. I had a Bunsen burner in my bedroom even on my work table. Test tubes, chemicals, and a dart board. I even had a rifle hanging on a wall mount. When I think back on it my room was a real hazard zone for kids, but by some miracle we all survived. And that was even before seat belts.
I was a child of privilege. My grandfather had a telescope in his backyard. It was an 8" reflector. There was a walk up platform to get to the eyepiece. And no motor mount. But damn you could sure see the moon. When I was older I built my own telescope, ground the lens and all - another reflector - phew. But it was a puny thing compared to his walk-up.
And of course I had a microscope and chemistry set too. I loved that stuff. My science projects tended to involve petri dishes and sketches of staff and strep and agar cultures and glass slides. I had a Bunsen burner in my bedroom even on my work table. Test tubes, chemicals, and a dart board. I even had a rifle hanging on a wall mount. When I think back on it my room was a real hazard zone for kids, but by some miracle we all survived. And that was even before seat belts.ooooh. OOOOOH.
I went to the planetarium whenever i had a chance. First time I went I thought "this is what I want to do when i grow up". Be a projectionist. :tongue2:
LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 10:59 PM
That's very cool. Do you or did you have a photographic memory when you were growing up?
Forgot this. I realized after I posted that it was those Texas scrub cedar trees that were all about nor firs.
Either it's a good memory or taking a bath was so infrequent that it was a big event. The thing that is odd about it is that it's almost like a photo through a glass darkly. (To borrow a little from Alice.) And in shades of reds and blacks for some reason. But generally, no it's not photographic.
LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 11:02 PM
ooooh. OOOOOH.
I went to the planetarium whenever i had a chance. First time I went I thought "this is what I want to do when i grow up". Be a projectionist. :tongue2:
I see. You wanted to run things?
I see. You wanted to run things?heh, I wanted to work in an observatory because I thought it would be like the planetarium. :biggrin: All beautiful, in color, with great music and black lights. It is, isn't it?
Ok, yes I knew it was fake. But I wanted to do something to instill that awe in others.
LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 11:08 PM
Don't remember the cottage you describe :wink:
I should hope not. I can't imagine that it's still there. It was more like semi-permanent camping, not really a house at all. Cement slab, 4 posts along each side, 2 screen doors on opposite sides a counter sink and table and room for cots. A swift wind should have seen that thing in the creek.
LowlyPion
Mar16-09, 11:10 PM
heh, I wanted to work in an observatory because I thought it would be like the planetarium. :biggrin: All beautiful, in color, with great music and black lights. It is, isn't it?
Ok, yes I knew it was fake. But I wanted to do something to instill that awe in others.
Sounds a bit like a strip bar the way you put it. (Not like I would know except from the pictures of course.)
My wishful thinking was "Top of the world - carpenters" ... Ah, I was born 2 months before the release of the album. Anyway, they were the no. 1 when I was 4 month old, may be the day I started on my solids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq5pLi0huhw
I listen to this song almost every other day.
Giving the title is almost like giving your exact birthday date, especially if you were born when something obscure was at the top :wink:
Never heard about Telstar & The Tornadoes :grumpy:
That makes me 10 months older then... OK, no names disclosed :wink:
That's the way you do it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Telstar+The+Tornadoes+site%3Ajoshhosler.b iz
Never heard about Telstar & The Tornadoes
What? :) I was born way later and *I* know that song.
The Tornadoes I understand, they were a one-hit wonder with that song. But the song itself is pretty well-known; there are a lot of cover versions of it.
Try checking out "The Spotnicks". There's a whole genre of 1960's satellite-related instrumental rock that you probably don't know about :smile:
Ah OK, now that I have heard sample from wikipedia I know it, I was just not aware of the title.
Try checking out "The Spotnicks". There's a whole genre of 1960's satellite-related instrumental rock that you probably don't know about :smile:
Could be. Living on this side of the iron courtain had its drawbacks.
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Huckleberry
Mar17-09, 09:24 AM
Annie's Song by John Denver
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gonna have to try this one at karaoke night.
Brilliant!
Mar17-09, 09:37 AM
April 15th, 1985
We Are the World - USA for Africa
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physics girl phd
Mar17-09, 11:40 AM
Annie's Song by John Denver
gonna have to try this one at karaoke night.
You've got me beat by one year... darn! When I saw the list I liked that one so much better! (Nice to know I'm not the only one from the 70's here....)
I get "The Hussle" (Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony) on this guy's list:
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but "Listen to what the Man Said" (McCartney & the Wings) on others:
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... neither is really inspiring.
But at least my Hot Soul Single Number One is the original "Fight the Power." :biggrin:
CFDFEAGURU
Mar17-09, 12:16 PM
I think I have the worst song in history.
12/1/78 is "You don't bring me flowers" by Barb Striesand and Niel Diamond
qspeechc
Mar17-09, 01:08 PM
"Straight Up" by Paula Abdul.
I only know her from American Idols, never heard her music.
Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
I actually liked Phil Collins alot as a child, coincidence?
Another Day in Paradise - Phil Collins
I actually liked Phil Collins alot as a child, coincidence?
How did you know Phil Collins as a child?
How did you know Phil Collins as a child?
Cd's in my parents room, I listened to alot of stuff. I don't think I knew english back then, but I danced (well, "danced") before I could walk.
Monique
Mar17-09, 02:16 PM
http://www.joshhosler.biz/
If you go to this site, you can look up the song that was at the top of the charts on the day you were born.
Mine was,
Love me Tender...Elvis Presley
If you like that site, I think you will love this one :smile: http://www.yamelo.com/ It has a timeline of top-40 songs so it is easily searchable.
On my birthday it was Abba with "The winner takes it all" :biggrin:
Tom Mattson
Mar17-09, 02:21 PM
On 12/25/72 the number one song was Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul. As I recall I didn't care for it at the time, but hey it's grown on me.
Ivan Seeking
Mar18-09, 12:47 AM
On 12/25/72 the number one song was Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul.
That song brings back memories that can't be discussed in public. I would so like to tell you about the Vaughn twins. :tongue2:
That song brings back memories that can't be discussed in public.
Oh, stop man! I'm starting to sprout one just thinking about it. Well, "Jones" was an alias, but still... :tongue2:
Giving the title is almost like giving your exact birthday date, especially if you were born when something obscure was at the top :wink:
Never heard about Telstar & The Tornadoes :grumpy:
The father of Matthew Bellamy, front of the English alternative rock band Muse was in Telstar & The Tornadoes. Some of the songs (like Knights of Cydonia / Ridin' the Wind) even have the same tune.
"Straight up" by Paula Abdul.
"Straight Up" by Paula Abdul.
I only know her from American Idols, never heard her music.
And the birthday paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox) is confirmed!
And the birthday paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox) is confirmed!
:rofl:
I was also thinking about it ..
Redbelly98
Mar18-09, 07:32 PM
"Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne. Never heard of it.
If I were born 1 year earlier or later, it would have been way cooler:
either Mack the Knife or Hit The Road Jack.
Turning 50 this year? Such a young one!
Jimmy Snyder
Mar18-09, 07:41 PM
"Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne. Never heard of it.
It was a novelty song.
Jimmy Snyder
Mar18-09, 07:44 PM
And the birthday paradox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_paradox) is confirmed!
It's unrelated. In the birthday paradox, the birthyear is irrelevant.
Redbelly98
Mar18-09, 07:44 PM
Turning 50 this year? Such a young one!
Next year :grumpy:
Bel_Oubli
Mar18-09, 07:58 PM
"Blame It on the Rain" by Milli Vanilli
I've never heard of that before...
LowlyPion
Mar18-09, 08:05 PM
It's unrelated. In the birthday paradox, the birthyear is irrelevant.
But it is a birthday paradox type of calculation, though far more complicated by the observation that Billboard Chart Toppers may be there for varying lengths of weeks. And the weeks are taken over some number of decades and that distribution is further complicated by potential lumpiness in PF demographics.
mcknia07
Mar18-09, 08:43 PM
It's my long lost twin, qspeechc!
Moonbear
Mar18-09, 08:58 PM
Ooh, I'm special. I got two songs! I guess there was a tie. :biggrin:
"Maggie May/ Reason to Believe" by Rod Stewart
Ouabache
Mar18-09, 09:57 PM
Novelty song that happened to hit the pop charts...
Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band.
Never heard of it.........
obodiodo
.... born when "Come Softly to Me" by the Sevilles was #1
"The Happy Organ" by Dave "Baby" Cortez was #1 just after the Sevilles hit..
myxomatosii
Mar18-09, 09:58 PM
1985 ... "Shout" by Tears for Fears
haha sweet i love that song.
Moonbear
Mar18-09, 10:28 PM
This thread is making me feel really old. I know most of the membership here is considerably younger than I am, but seeing you all born with songs at the top of the charts that I remember coming out while I was in high school is really rubbing it in!
I can hardly believe that so many individuals on this board who consider themselves intelligent are so naïve as to divulge their BIRTHDATE to some unknown website. For all you know, it could simply be a front for Identity Thieves! After all, they HAVE managed to get YOU to submit YOUR BIRTHDATE, and while connected to their website, they may have also gotten your IP.
Additionally, anyone who views THIS thread could potentially derive YOUR birthdate simply by the #1 song that YOU revealed per your birthday! If you give identity thieves your birthday and IP, it’s almost like handing them a credit card.
Of course, there's always a chance that website is harmless, but how can YOU be sure? Reality: You don’t typically get anything for free in this world. Since they don’t charge for their service, who typically wants to pay the cost to keep a server up and running unless it’s making them some $$$.$$?
Advice: It’s best not to give out your birthdate and it pays to use a fictitious birthdate when you sign up on public message boards as well. Naturally, you can do as you desire, but you'd NEVER catch me giving out vital information such as my birthdate, e-mail, SSN, etc…
I can hardly believe that so many individuals on this board who consider themselves intelligent
Speaking about intelligence...
After all, they HAVE managed to get YOU to submit YOUR BIRTHDATE
..you don't have to submit your birthdate to check what was played.
Have you actually visited the site, or do you know it is wrong, wrong, wrong beforehand?
Redbelly98
Mar19-09, 07:34 AM
This thread is making me feel really old. I know most of the membership here is considerably younger than I am, but seeing you all born with songs at the top of the charts that I remember coming out while I was in high school is really rubbing it in!
Ha ha, if it makes you feel any better I was in middle school when Maggie May came out.
Ha ha, if it makes you feel any better I was in middle school when Maggie May came out.I was in college.
Jimmy Snyder
Mar19-09, 08:01 AM
I can hardly believe that so many individuals on this board who consider themselves intelligent are so naïve as to divulge their BIRTHDATE to some unknown website. For all you know, it could simply be a front for Identity Thieves! After all, they HAVE managed to get YOU to submit YOUR BIRTHDATE, and while connected to their website, they may have also gotten your IP.
I thought that they could only get your ISP's IP, not your own. However, I'm not sure. Last night I came home expecting a surprise birthday party, but to my surprise there was none. When I asked my wife about it she said it wasn't my birthday. I said it was, it always has been. When she insisted, I pulled out my birth certificate and sure enough, the date had been stolen. I was frantic as I need this birthday to count towards my receiving a social security check when I retire. I started looking around the net to see if I could catch these birthday thieves. Luckily I traced it to that Nigerian princess that sent me $20 million last year. It cost me most of that money to track her down, but I succeeded. It turns out she had stolen thousands of birthdays, including many of those hard to get Feb. 29 ones. She was so fat from eating all that cake that she couldn't get away from the police. I got my birthday back, but I will certainly be more careful in the future.
Ouabache
Mar19-09, 09:40 AM
This thread is making me feel really old. I know most of the membership here is considerably younger than I am, but seeing you all born with songs at the top of the charts that I remember coming out while I was in high school is really rubbing it in!
Ha ha, if it makes you feel any better I was in middle school when Maggie May came out.
when this song came out, I remember working on intermediate algebra problems while my white mice were running in wheels in their cages.
"Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs.
I won't ask if you remember the day President Kennedy was shot. But I am guessing you saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. :smile:
Did you have a microscope and telescope? I find this is quite common among PF members when they were little.
I had a small light microscope with three obj. lenses (including oil immersion). One fun use was to view the world of small organisms in a drop of pond water. I wanted a telescope, but couldn't afford one. I did get to know friends who let me look through their telescopes. I found the moons of Jupiter quite fascinating :bugeye:
I won't ask if you remember the day President Kennedy was shot. But I am guessing you saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
Yes to both. I sulked all night about the Kennedy thing because they pre-empted 'Popeye' for news coverage of it. :rolleyes:
Speaking about intelligence...
..you don't have to submit your birthdate to check what was played.
Have you actually visited the site, or do you know it is wrong, wrong, wrong beforehand?
Where birthdates are a key factor, I simply resist the temptation to visit such a website. I actually practice what I preach, but of course, you're free to divulge any personal information about yourself as you desire.
However, YOU missed a key point that I previously made in thinking yourself so clever.
I also previously stated that YOU are openingly revealing your BIRTHDATE per this completely public physics forum per this thread by replying in this thread with the #1 song that coincides with YOUR birthdate! If anyone can simply go to that website and visually locate the #1 song per a birthdate, then it is a simple matter to link YOUR birthdate by the #1 song that you've openly provided here on this public forum.
I don't think the charts were updated daily anyway. Even if they were, number ones can often last several weeks.
I thought that they could only get your ISP's IP, not your own. However, I'm not sure.
That's correct. The ISP gateways NAT (Network Address Translation) the actual address. Also, mostly the IP addresses would be dynamically allocated (eventhough, practically they never change it).
Ouabache
Mar19-09, 04:29 PM
Yes to both. I sulked all night .... they pre-empted 'Popeye' for news coverage of it. :rolleyes: :rofl:
I don't think the charts were updated daily anyway. Even if they were, number ones can often last several weeks.
Naturally, songs will typically remain #1 for various lengths however, history has also typically recorded the day that they were declared #1, in which case, THAT'S the day that would be used for the website, not the span of time in which it remained #1.
The ingenuity of identity thieves should never be underestimated. Some are top notch in digging and retrieving personal data and they have all the time in the world to burrow.
For instance, by doing a simple web search, identity thieves can easily find posts on public forums such as this physics forum, where the joshhosler web link was posted and/or used. Since most of you have openly revealed the #1 song per YOUR BIRTHDATE here on THIS physics forum, they can easily link your user name with your birthdate and continue to burrow for additional data.
I’ve done a bit of homework here. I performed a search and found the link that would steer identity thieves right back to this thread.
The following link is the result of that search for the joshhosler web link…
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=http://www.joshhosler.biz/&start=90&sa=N
Then, from the above search results page, the link below steers them right back to this forum where they begin to link user names with the birthdates via the #1 song that YOU people openly stated was #1 on YOUR birthdate. So you see, you NEVER have to provide ANY info directly at the joshhosler website…
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=2121786
As I stated previously, that website just may be harmless, but I would never simply assume such. I am only trying to spare the wise any potential "identity thief" grief. Naturally, those who think themselves so damn clever and invulnerable will pay this no mind. So be it, as it's no skin off my nose if they incur such an issue.
That's correct. The ISP gateways NAT (Network Address Translation) the actual address. Also, mostly the IP addresses would be dynamically allocated (eventhough, practically they never change it).
My current ISP changes my IP every 24 hours.
Naturally, songs will typically remain #1 for various lengths however, history has also typically recorded the day that they were declared #1, in which case, THAT'S the day that would be used for the website, not the span of time in which it remained #1.
No, they are posted for the span that they are number 1. I have checked. You couldn't pinpoint my birthday to within a month on that website for example. I think most people on this site are well aware of the danger of online identity theft.
Naturally, songs will typically remain #1 for various lengths however, history has also typically recorded the day that they were declared #1, in which case, THAT'S the day that would be used for the website, not the span of time in which it ////
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potential "identity thief" grief. Naturally, those who think themselves so damn clever and invulnerable will pay this no mind. So be it, as it's no skin off my nose if they incur such an issue.
Do you know that your computer can also be hacked and all your computer activities can be traced by hacker? Then do you:
1) do online shopping
2) share personal information with known friends
3) use email for official or personal purposes
4) do online banking
5) fill government online forms
?
Jimmy Snyder
Mar19-09, 05:23 PM
Naturally, songs will typically remain #1 for various lengths however, history has also typically recorded the day that they were declared #1, in which case, THAT'S the day that would be used for the website, not the span of time in which it remained #1.
You are simply wrong on this point.
The ditty that the site says was #1 on my birthday, "The Third Man" theme, it also says was #1 each day from April 23 until July 8, a period of more than 20% of a year.
By the way, the site does not say anything at all about birthdays. It just says "Look up the Number One Song on Any Date in History". Birthdays come to mind, but also wedding day, first date, first kiss, you name it. If the site was set up for the purpose of stealing identities, I doubt it has met with enough success to justify the time and expense of creating it.
As someone selling software on the web I am obliged by Polish law to publish my address and tax identity number on my site. To allow people pay for my programs I have to give them my bussiness bank account number.
I was born on 29.12.1962.
Do you really think I just got more vulnerable? :rofl:
Ivan Seeking
Mar19-09, 05:57 PM
As someone selling software on the web I am obliged by Polish law to publish my address and tax identity number on my site. To allow people pay for my programs I have to give them my bussiness bank account number.
I was born on 29.12.1962.
Do you really think I just got more vulnerable? :rofl:
Yes, and anyone who studies this sort of thing would say so. Identity theft is a huge problem in the US. It is said that someone's identity is stolen something like every fifteen seconds.
One should never give out specific identity information on the internet.
Ivan Seeking
Mar19-09, 06:03 PM
The FBI, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Earthlink have jointly issued a warning on how the growing ranks of Internet crooks are using new tricks called "phishing" and "spoofing" to steal your identity.
In an FBI press release, Assistant Director of the agency's Cyber Division, Jana Monroe says, "Bogus e-mails that try to trick customers into giving out personal information are the hottest, and most troubling, new scam on the Internet...
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/aaspoofing.htm
As someone selling software on the web I am obliged by Polish law to publish my address and tax identity number on my site. To allow people pay for my programs I have to give them my bussiness bank account number.
I was born on 29.12.1962.
Do you really think I just got more vulnerable? :rofl:
Um, you're wearing a green wig on your head.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/aaspoofing.htm
It doesn't say anything about giving away birth-dates.
Yes, and anyone who studies this sort of thing would say so.
I think you have missed the part about being obliged by law to share really important information.
I am not necesarilly happy because of that, but I have no choice. I have to share a lot, giving away my birthday doesn't change my situation much.
Luckily in most places here you will not be able to do anything not having my ID, or at least ID number. Now that's a piece of plastic and number that I won't share.
Ivan Seeking
Mar19-09, 06:32 PM
You were obliged to give your birthday?
I have often been amazed at how little information is required for me to get a loan or credit card. I can make a phone call, provide a few pieces of information like BD and SS#, and get practically any amount of money required.
Let's put aside some of the silliness. Your medical records (and they may reside in multiple places) contain your name, your birth-date, and usually your SS#, along with a Kindergarten-level security feature like "what was your mother's maiden name?" If you have other public records related to the SSA, unemployment insurance, etc, this stuff is out there in spades. Does anybody here believe that ID theft is such a huge problem with these poorly-guarded secrets?
jimmysnyder nailed it. The Nigerian princess was so fat from eating her her stolen birthday cakes that she could not run away from the cops.
Given my situation, I'd gladly trade identities with anyone who wants mine. (As long as my PF account gets transferred to the new one. :wink:)
Do you know that your computer can also be hacked and all your computer activities can be traced by hacker? Then do you:
1) do online shopping
2) share personal information with known friends
3) use email for official or personal purposes
4) do online banking
5) fill government online forms
?
I do not perform any of the above functions from a PC or PDA and I have virtually no need for e-mail.
I have virtually no need for e-mail.
No friends, huh? :tongue:
No friends, huh? :tongue:I can't respond to your humor because it would put me at risk for full-on cyber-assault. I cautiously agree, however, though I am resigned to standing over here poking your post with a 10-foot pole. (poke, poke)
I am resigned to standing over here poking your post with a 10-foot pole. (poke, poke)
You exaggerate, sir. That is not a 10-foot pole. I admit, however, that it's still pretty impressive for a man of your advanced years.
You exaggerate, sir. That is not a 10-foot pole. I admit, however, that it's still pretty impressive for a man of your advanced years.You didn't know I was Polish, did you? :biggrin:
You didn't know I was Polish, did you? :biggrin:
You can't be, you don't know how to make pickled cucumbers and you don't pick mushrooms.
Moonbear
Mar21-09, 09:49 PM
I think someone needs a tin-foil hat. Aside from the fact that plenty of people know my birthday...makes it hard for them to know which day to have the cake and how many candles to put on it if they don't...posting a #1 song isn't going to pinpoint a specific date. At most, you might narrow things down to a week if a song only stayed #1 for a week...that's about as frequently as anything gets updated. Considering I checked out several other people's birthdays at the same time, and some other dates of interest to me, as well as a year before and after my actual birthdate, I don't think anything I clicked around on that site could have pinpointed anything more than that I was clicking around various dates.
S_Happens
Mar21-09, 10:14 PM
I'm not scared by your maniacal claims...
"Maniac" by Michael Sembello :tongue2:
Integral
Mar23-09, 12:36 AM
"'The Third Man' Theme" by Anton Karas.
Whoa! Jimmy are you really within a month of being the same age I am?
Jimmy Snyder
Mar23-09, 03:22 AM
Whoa! Jimmy are you really within a month of being the same age I am?I don't know.
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