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Comment Re:It also beefs up security. (Score 1) 195

Sorry, my point was obscured because it ate my html. I was saying you could send a link like img src="http://10.10.10.10/things/delete?id=9" and that being in an email, gets sent with your auth cookies to the server and issues the delete without you realizing it.

In that sense it's a big plus for security, but also hurts your privacy like you're saying.

Comment It also beefs up security. (Score 1) 195

If I could likely deduce that inside our local software you owned an item with the id 9, I could email you:

Because the request goes out with your authorization cookie it'll executes successfully.

This is why you should only accept post requests for actions that change data and use xsrf tokens (that aren't stored in cookies, local storage, etc).

Comment Re:And, Folks, stay tuned.. (Score 1) 239

40watts is how much power the charger is using, not how much the car really needs to idle.

You're taking a hit in the AC->DC conversion, you're also taking a crap shoot at what the batteries need for amperage/voltage. A float charge, for 12volt batteries, is 13 to 13.8 volts at whatever for amperage. ~2amps hitting the batteries sounds reasonable to me.

It's not different than having a battery charger on your start battery plugged in.

I lived off grid for a year on a battery based system. You get OCD about it.

Comment Re:Spoof the line as disconnected.. (Score 2) 497

It's sometimes called "the triple tone."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_information_tones

There's live samples that can be played there. IVR systems automatically detect the no circuit tones and removes or deprioritizes a number.

Playing the wikipedia sample by holding the phone to the PC speaker should be enough, I recon.

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