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Andrew Rollason

@rollo75.bsky.social

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Dr. (Zhivago), RRP, RTS, KFC (Hons.)

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Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 6d

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Part of a conversation that I had at the weekend with a friend of mine who is a Maths Teacher was on the subject of kids today not being ab...

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Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 1d

That is what that number does.

It trips a switch in the verification system, which confirms that this is the physical card.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 1d

They all have proprietary names like:
- Card Verification Value (CVV)
- Card Security Code (CSC)
- Physical Card Verification (PCV)

But back in the days when I was a Bank Teller at 48 Martin Place, "Switch Code" was the catch all name on monochrome terminals for this thing.

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Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 1d

It's the Switch Code.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 2d

"necessarily incurred"
"conducting"
"business"

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 2d

7plus

Nord VPN

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 3d

TREADMILL - THE MIGHTY LAGER WITH THE GREAT TASTE OF FISH.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 3d

What happens if you walk in, discover that the price of a Mars bar is $3 and want to walk out having bought nothing.

...part of the store ... part of the crew ...one of us ...one of us

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 5d

Burial or cremation? Neither, I'll have the chicken, please.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 5d

Tallangatta
Woolloomooloo
Marayong
Vineyard

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 6d

rollo75.blogspot.com/2025/10/hors... - blogged

Friends Of 10

Horse 3491 - Friends Of 10

Part of a conversation that I had at the weekend with a friend of mine who is a Maths Teacher was on the subject of kids today not being ab...

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Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 7d

I choose to believe that all stories share a continuity.

Broadchurch is a 13th Doctor story, and The Thick Of It is absolutely a 12th Doctor story.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 7d

Oh nice.

Side note:
Onslow has a Fulton Hogan hat.
I see their signs all the ruddy time in Western Sydney.

www.fultonhogan.com

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 7d

Could be worse.

Andrew Rollason @rollo75.bsky.social · 7d

They deliberately stopped 2222m short of Schofields, so that the people of Hillsong, Castle Hill and Cherrybrook wouldn't have to share with the poors.