Banks and Cows

On a different note, I've just figured out how to use my internet banking for my Czech Rep. bank this morning. It's a pretty long complicated process to get internet banking set up, it involves security chips and authorizations at the bank and then counter authorization with encrypted key signature and what not. But now it's up and running which is excellent because now I can start to pay my bills conveniently from my computer. Very nice. In contrast to the ridiculously over-simplified and thus confusing and dorky computer banking that I have for my bank in the states, this system is a real winner. Not only that but you can do just about anything you want with it, quickly and easilly. You don't have to worry about identity theft or people stealing your stuff because the authorization process is so long and complicated. It's quite nice. Ebanka, another Bank (not mine) has a special system where you get a pocket encryption device that generates a new and unique encrypted code every time you use it. Others have smart card chips that you need to plug into the computer first to get it to work.

As for cows, check this out:

http://www.delaval.com/Products/Movie_library/Cow_comfort_movies/default.htm

It's a company that makes products for cows to make their lives, and farmer's lives easier. They have really neat stuff like a robotic milking machine that milks cows whenever they want to be milked, and cow mat's that the cows actually line up to wait their turn to lay down on.