u/pajeffery

So this weekend my partner got a call from Amazon, there was some suspicious purchasing going on with her account and they didn't think it was her. Turns out someone on the other side of the world was trying to buy quite a few iPhones.

Anyway, the guy from Amazon said they thought it was due to her logging onto Public Wifi.

I'm curious to understand how they managed to hack into her account just by her using the public wifi, mainly so we can make sure it doesn't happen again.

I'm aware of man in the middle attacks, but I thought this was significantly harder to do with modern devices.

Now I would say that MFA was switched off for Amazon, I just assumed everyone switches this on by default, it is now on by the way. If this has been enabled would it have made their job significantly harder?

So in my middle age I've definitely started to see my short range vision go downhill, during my first build I managed to get the hands on but fitting the second hand was more kick than judgement I think.

Does anyone use any kind of magnifying glass to help with these close up tasks? I've seen a few on Ali Express and they're pretty cheap

Does anyone have any tops or advice on getting the glass gaskets right?

I tried a couple of times last night and I always see a slither of the gasket on one side of the glass.

It isn't terrible, but would like it to be perfect.

My press is a fairly cheap one from Ali Express which isn't ideal, but I'm also wondering if these gaskets are a try 2-3 times then they are a write off so you need a completely new one.

I've raised a small claims against a company that installed our windows, we've gone through the process with the court and won the case a few months back, but even though we won the case the company is refusing to pay the amount.

I'm now going through the process of trying to get this enforced, but I was curious - Is this pretty common practice from firms that have small claims against them? Do they just hold out until the very end for a debt collector to come knocking on their door?

I'm aware that the company is struggling financially, but I'm also aware that the amount we are claiming for isn't a significant amount.

I've seen so many people on Reddit say they need to take companies to court, but they don't realise just how much chasing that needs to be done - Even when you win the case in court you still need to do more chasing.

What's the recommended approach to get a movement out of a case?

I've done this before by tapping the case into my palm and the movement pops out, but that doesn't feel like the precise/delicate approach for this kind of hobby 🤣

Since Google just made some upgrades to Gemini I thought I'd see how well it can create mockups of a watch build.

I'm currently waiting for the parts for my first build, that is the blue dial with brown strap.

https://preview.redd.it/kh7pbmvakb2h1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=42a10ce80ddaf394e1f52b3d148403f8907128cc

But whilst I'm waiting for them to arrive I've already started to look at parts for a stealth build (Although I think Gemini has just copied that image from somewhere as it looks very familiar)

https://preview.redd.it/1i38b81ekb2h1.png?width=1059&format=png&auto=webp&s=48bafc74be017d098cc4aba5f59e8075fcd8451b

Hello, I'm looking to build my first watch, I'm planning on keeping it quite simple to start with and have picked a few parts from Ali Express.

Would just be useful to get any comments regarding the parts, so that they a.) will fit together and b.) will look good.

Case, Glass, Back, & Crown Silver AR Clear - I thought it would be safer to get a semi complete package so there is less risk about parts fitting together.
NH35 Movement - Fairly standard movement, main thing is its a 3H position
Dial & Hands - The dial is the Blue Silver and the hands are silvery, well get two sets of hands.
Chapter Ring Dark Blue 3 or Silver 16 - I can't decided between these so might get both, main reason is the blue might not match well enough
Movement Holder - I think I need one of these
Spare Stems - Just in case I cut the original one too short

One part I'm missing is the strap, but might look at that separately once I've built the watch.