We flooded our dating app with bots…to scam scammers
Let me tell you a little bit about dating apps in 2022. You meet a nice, young woman named Carolina. After speaking with her for a week, you agree to meet up. She’s coming over. But, at the last minute she messages:“My car broke down on the way to your house. Can you send me $40 to fix it ASAP? Google play gift cards would be fine.”YOU JUST DONE BEEN SCAMMED. My co-founder Zach and I recently started a video dating app, and as user numbers grew, so did the number of scammers harassing people ...
We flooded our dating app with bots…to scam scammers
Let me tell you a little bit about dating apps in 2022. You meet a nice, young woman named Carolina. After speaking with her for a week, you agree to meet up. She’s coming over. But, at the last minute she messages:“My car broke down on the way to your house. Can you send me $40 to fix it ASAP? Google play gift cards would be fine.”YOU JUST DONE BEEN SCAMMED. My co-founder Zach and I recently started a video dating app, and as user numbers grew, so did the number of scammers harassing people ...
The working parent’s guide to screen time
Principles, practices and parental controls that keep kid tech in checkHow can you manage your kids’ screen time in a way that’s good for them — but still gives you the time and focus you need for your own work and sanity? I’ve spent years wrestling with this question, which has a renewed sense of urgency now that so many of us are working from home at least part of the time. I’ve spoken with many working parents about this juggling act in the past year, since publishing Remote, Inc.: How to ...
The working parent’s guide to screen time
Principles, practices and parental controls that keep kid tech in checkHow can you manage your kids’ screen time in a way that’s good for them — but still gives you the time and focus you need for your own work and sanity? I’ve spent years wrestling with this question, which has a renewed sense of urgency now that so many of us are working from home at least part of the time. I’ve spoken with many working parents about this juggling act in the past year, since publishing Remote, Inc.: How to ...
Hidden Limiting Beliefs Destroying Your Chances for Success Pt 5
There is a lot of buzz in the self-help section about limiting beliefs and mental scripts and similar concepts. This is good stuff for the most part. Who am I to buck a trend? However, in my experience there are several limiting beliefs that don’t get talked about much, but which I feel underlie many of the others. Meta-beliefs, if you will, or beliefs about beliefs. Here is one of these hidden limiting beliefs that deserve more focus. It’s Not OK to Win — This may not be relatable to a lot o...
Hidden Limiting Beliefs Destroying Your Chances for Success Pt 5
There is a lot of buzz in the self-help section about limiting beliefs and mental scripts and similar concepts. This is good stuff for the most part. Who am I to buck a trend? However, in my experience there are several limiting beliefs that don’t get talked about much, but which I feel underlie many of the others. Meta-beliefs, if you will, or beliefs about beliefs. Here is one of these hidden limiting beliefs that deserve more focus. It’s Not OK to Win — This may not be relatable to a lot o...
Music
Just like most of my age-mates, I spend hours every day making my ears uncomfortable listening to music. To wash dishes, you need music. To do laundry, you need music. To iron and fold your clothes you need music. To study, you need music. If you are like my brother, to shower “comfortably”, you need music. Eventually, after listening to the same twenty songs over and over, I bet they start to sound drab. I have over one thousand songs saved on my phone and still, I can complain. Worn out to ...
Music
Just like most of my age-mates, I spend hours every day making my ears uncomfortable listening to music. To wash dishes, you need music. To do laundry, you need music. To iron and fold your clothes you need music. To study, you need music. If you are like my brother, to shower “comfortably”, you need music. Eventually, after listening to the same twenty songs over and over, I bet they start to sound drab. I have over one thousand songs saved on my phone and still, I can complain. Worn out to ...
No, Craving Sweets After a Meal Isn’t “All In My Head”!
If you are like me, you need something sweet after every meal but especially dinner. For years, I was frustrated by this behavior, which led me to read just about everything that I could get my hands on regarding how I might circumvent succumbing to these cravings. But alas, nothing worked — not even all of the scientific reasoning and just plain explanations giving rise to my plight. From ‘force of habit’ to “reactive hypoglycemia” and everything inbetween, none of it made any difference in ...
No, Craving Sweets After a Meal Isn’t “All In My Head”!
If you are like me, you need something sweet after every meal but especially dinner. For years, I was frustrated by this behavior, which led me to read just about everything that I could get my hands on regarding how I might circumvent succumbing to these cravings. But alas, nothing worked — not even all of the scientific reasoning and just plain explanations giving rise to my plight. From ‘force of habit’ to “reactive hypoglycemia” and everything inbetween, none of it made any difference in ...
