@MartinSLewis At least you won't fall for those crypto scammers that claim to be you. :)
English
Ben
2.1K posts
Ben
@ben_codez
Software dev currently building JetShake - https://t.co/KPLvjENVBj Full-stack: Laravel + React (API), Typescript
Remote Katılım Şubat 2010
1.3K Takip Edilen271 Takipçiler
I want to apologise. I've had a few people criticise this post as 'it is obvious' or 'why you tweeting this'. And clearly they must be right.
I picked up the phone on reflex while in a studio. I started talking and with brain focused on the work i was doing next it sounded plausible. Alarm bells rang pretty quickly and i got the team to record it (my side only, so its pretty boring) as it felt scammy.
Yet that of course lessens me, so to those who replied questioning my actions - who must never have their attention elsewhere, whether for work, or new babies, or stress, or the myriad of other reasons. I am so sorry. I hadn't realised my imperfections so to be plain...
- I apologise for the failings of we mere mortals. Sorry
- I apologise too for putting a warning about a scam out there and sullying your feed, with notes only applicable to lesser humans. As a consumer finance journalist to warn about scams is an obvious error. Sorry.
- I apologise for a note saying it could happen to anyone. As someone who gets 1000s messages from scam victims who are so upset and suffering mental health issues on the back, my intention was to help people be alert, not feel bad if they may be inattentive, and to highlight to terrible lack of protections out there for the vulnerable and not vulnerable. I shouldn't have done this as it is offensive to the community of those who are above it all. Sorry.
Martin Lewis@MartinSLewis
Scams can happen to anyone! I nearly got caught by one yesterday. I was in the studio, rushed in between recording my two podcasts. I got a Whatsapp call from 'Amazon'. Brain elsewhere, man on phone asked 'had I ordered a new iPhone?' as they had reports of suspected fraud. I said no. He said to cancel he'd sent me a six-digit code to reply to. I was feeling rushed and pressured, as the team needed to record, but finally enough of my brain turned onto the call and alarm bells started. I said I wanted to first check that this call was legit. He got pushy and said if I didn't send the code he wouldn't stop the iPhone being sent. This felt wrong to me... why would he want to risk sending a high value item, if the customer says it wasn't ordered. So while talking & prepping the podcast, I managed to search the telephone number and yes, it was a recognised 'Amazon scam number.' Clearly, had I replied with the code he'd sent he would have then asked for further details and that would've started the data mine. Of course, by answering (not something I normally do to unknown numbers, but did by reflex) I did inadvertently confirm that my number is a real one, so I'll have to cope with that. The real lesson here is how sophisticated and plausible it was. And even though I'm obviously hyper-alert to scams as my face is in half of them, catch someone at the wrong time, when they're not paying attention, and anyone can be caught out!
English
Donald Trump has voted to make Daylight Savings Time the permanent time in the USA.
A stupid move as now the time is always 1 hour less than it should be, when he could have fixed it on Standard Time instead.
Now you have to do your duels at 1pm not High Noon.
English
If God is all-powerful and genuinely doesn't want anyone to go to Hell, why did He design a system where Hell is the default destination for everyone who doesn't solve a historical riddle?
English
@levelsio @madladshad You'll eventually realize that everything besides Bitcoin is essentially a shitcoin.
English
In 2018 when I said crypto was the future in nomadlist, he called me a scammer and kicked me out (paid full price).
Then he joked about it on twitter.
Now he's investing in it.
Incredible
@levelsio@levelsio
💸 Today I invested in a new thing: Ethereum is essentially a public spreadsheet with every transaction being visible for everyone forever But that makes it impossible to use for banks because it's not private. Imagine you buy something and everyone in the entire world can see it? That'd be never be accepted So my friend @oskarth has been working on a new thing called @eth_systems that lets banks use Ethereum but while keeping transactions private Before this he was working for 10 years on stuff like zk-SNARK (math tricks that let you prove something is true without revealing the details) and advising the Ethereum Foundation, he's the most high IQ person I know, so when he started something that's for-profit (after lots of non-profit work) I asked to invest immediately YC always taught me to invest in people not companies, the companies (and product) can change (and should) and it can pivot into lots of other things, but if you trust the person you can estimate a higher likelihood of it (and your investment) working out If you like to see what they will make, follow @eth_systems 😊😊😊
English
@AnthropicAI we need a subscription model above the $200 plan. People are circumnavigating this by creating multiple new accounts!
English
@MickMilee As an atheist, I can confirm that neither sound in the slightest bit logical. 😁
English
Christianity says:
We're all born cursed for Adam's sin.
God had to become a baby.
Grow up. Get crucified.
To save us from a curse He created.
Islam says:
You're born pure.
Adam was forgiven.
You're judged by YOUR deeds only.
No blood required.
Which one sounds more logical to you?
Christians go first. 👇
English
@reach_vb @twostraws Thank heavens..
The new Codex "all in one" doesn't show my chat history (except in a tiny search window..)
I like the "classic" version for daily non-coding use.
English
Hi Paul, VB from OpenAI here, We recently merged the app experiences for Codex and ChatGPT - understandably we didn’t get everything right the first time (we’re making quick followup to make this experience smoother)
In the meantime you can download the old app here: persistent.oaistatic.com/sidekick/publi…
it’s called ChatGPT Classic now
Apologies for the inconvenience whilst we get this right 🙏
English
Alright, I give up: my younger daughter updated ChatGPT and now only has Codex. The app is called ChatGPT. How the heck do I get it back to ChatGPT for her? She doesn't want Codex. She doesn't understand Pull Requests or Plugins, she just wants to practice a school subject.
English
@archer_rs Vote to lose their rights - blame everyone but themselves when their rights are removed. 🤦♂️
English
For those who have asked, he's still around and yes I do get messages from him. He currently works near Luton as a van driver doing parcel deliveries.
His most recent message to me was,
"Off to Spain next week for some sun, beer and birds"
RS Archer@archer_rs
Just had conversation with a British couple who have a holiday home near us. They voted for Brexit and have made no arrangements whatsoever for what happens on Jan 1. They have now discovered the reality of their situation. The blame apparently is with "Brussels".
English
A game where you do I.T. support in hell
- resolve tickets by swiping left or right (REIGNS style)
- manage hardware and infrastructure
- solve the mystery of why everyone keeps dying.
English
@MemoryLaneTime I’m guilty of this. Nothing to do with typewriters, it just looks clearer to read.
English
Just a friendly reminder to my friends older than 42:
You don’t have to put 2 spaces after the period anymore. That was for the typewriter era. You're free
English
I shared my wifi password with my neighbour and he's been using it for 5 months. Today I asked to be added to their Netflix but he said that its his wife who pays for the Netflix and she refused. Well,I cut them off from my wifi, a few minutes pass by and he comes to my house...
English
i'm so sick of using claude code in a terminal
i'm not coding. who has made a great app that i can use with any model?
English
@OmaUtomi31902 The whole concept of “sin” is subservient nonsense that makes no sense outside of the narrow framing of religion.
English
Claude should just show your Current Session Usage in the bottom left corner of the app.
Kind of ridiculous we constantly have to navigate and do two mouse clicks to check it manually.
@DarioAmodei plz fix
English
What's a mispronounced word that makes somebody appear extremely uneducated
English