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How to Pick a Lock with a Credit Card

Now you can use your credit card for more than racking up credit card debt.
The news from the Defcon hacker conference is that some high security locks used in places such as the White House and the Pentagon can be picked with a credit card.  And for those movie buffs that are interested, you don’t [...]

Credit Card Minimum Purchase

I know of at least two local restaurants that still require a minimum purchase of $10 on credit cards.  I’ve always thought that this was a hassle and nothing more.  But this post by the Consumerist suggests that they are violating the terms of their Visa merchant policy.  A quick google search confirms it: Both [...]