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New comment by calc_exe in "Want your images back? That'll be $5"

calc_exe — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:29:23 +0000

Gotcha, I may have made some assumptions on how the process works. From the handful of chargeback stories I've heard from merchants, the credit card company passed along the cardholder's reasoning to the merchant when issuing the chargeback. So the merchant was able to figure out why the customer was unhappy. But that's anecdotal, I don't actually know if that's standard.

New comment by calc_exe in "Want your images back? That'll be $5"

calc_exe — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:21:54 +0000

Exactly. And I wouldn't threaten the chargeback. If they refuse the refund or ignore you, then just file a chargeback.

To me, ideally the end result is a chargeback instead a customer support refund. Otherwise they have no incentive to change. A high chargeback percentage could be that incentive.

I think the credit card companies expect you to attempt to talk it out with the merchant first though, so you'd still want to reach out to customer support first to "give them a chance".

New comment by calc_exe in "Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users"

calc_exe — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 01:16:46 +0000

Yeah, sounds like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confused_deputy_problem to me.

New comment by calc_exe in "Obscurity Is a Valid Security Layer"

calc_exe — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:02:02 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_knocking

New comment by calc_exe in "How I learned to code in my 30s"

calc_exe — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:52:17 +0000

The concern I usually hear is not around the learning to program aspect. Instead, it's that fact that almost every other entry-level programmer is a college grad, and that hiring processes will be biased against older candidates.

New comment by calc_exe in "Uber Driver Tip-Hustling Schemes"

calc_exe — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:54:21 +0000

Is this normal? I never tip for takeout..