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I've studied beginner coding for a year and it's been very interesting and I've learned a lot so I can say I've mastered basic Python, C++ etc.. Note: I studied all this at other times, especially in the 2000s, so this is a refresher to some degree, but, honestly, I had generally forgotten all...

I find Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) to be very deep and interesting. I would love to have dinner with him and some conversation about the Bible and other topics.

I played on the elementary school basketball team; we traveled to neighboring schools and that was so much fun. And the track team then was fun and especially the big track meet at the county seat.

The Shawshank Redemption was an incredibly deep movie. It has made plenty of people think. Has anyone on here seen it? It used to be played on TV all the time. I pretty much have memorized the lines, lol.

It's a good quote about being giving and unselfish. Who has heard this one? Well, since I was born in 1976, I'm way more likely to know about it then the current generation.

The two factor identification at banks etc. is how they are trying to combat the problem. Also, the banks (maybe all or just some) will refund payments that you claim you didn't authorize.

I don't have time, honestly. The best I can do is perhaps get identity theft protection, home title protection etc. and hope for the best.

I don't have any way to protect anything beyond hoping the companies will protect me with SSL encryption etc.. @FraudClient, What would you recommend?

The only think I would know to do for computers and phones would be to use some premium program to shred things, but then again, there might be some free option.

I always clean out the browser when using public computers if it's possible. Does anyone not know how? It's a very vital skill these days.

I have a good eye for seeing fake stuff. Well, I'm very sure what the real URL is, so I just don't fall for it.

As I've mentioned before, 2FA and strong passwords protects my banking and employment stuff, while strong passwords alone protect my forum and blog accounts.

My phone's capabilities to call and text were destroyed by some text message I opened. This happened a few years ago. Has anyone had something similar happen? Were you able to get your phone back? I could not.

I'm not using any right now for my PC. In the past, I used Avast and Webroot a lot. My impression of them was good. I especially liked the Avast boot scan. It was good for those deep viruses.

I don't have any tips, but I have a good "common sense" about spotting them. I can't really explain it.