Something suspicious is going on with LinkedIn invitations. I ve had about 5 of these invitations with the exact same text, but different profiles and photos: The photos can be reverse-image search traced to other LinkedIn profiles with different names or pages from other people on the web. The text opens with, hi {name}, I am [ ]
Because of the issues we find with trusting Amazon reviews, we often turn to reddit for product opinions. But, as with all growing markets, bad actors find a way to infiltrate them. A superficial Google Trends comparison provides evidence in favor of the hypothesis that advertisers are increasingly turning to Reddit for advertising, but not [ ]
I recently bought a stud finder from Amazon based on it having the Amazon s Choice tag a reliable shortcut, right? Then the product arrived. What struck me as initially weird about this product was that the instructions were all in an extremely small font I couldn t read them without straining my eyes, and [ ]
Prepare for Amazon s drone delivery system. Along with it, prepare for a new form of theft: drone piracy. As your package makes its way toward home, drone interceptors will snag packages and possibly the delivery drone itself. Why shouldn t we expect this? Criminals love the anonymity they have on the net. Similarly, drone pirates [ ]
I received a mailer ad from an insurer that reported an average of $507 in savings. That headline grabbed my attention. However, I read the footnotes, which tells us that the statistic comes from those, who reported savings by switching their auto insurance Subtly, multiple selection effects are present: only those who experienced savings only [ ]
There are plenty of reasons not to believe in Hell. The problem of Hell (an instance of the problem of evil) suggests an incompatibility with a benevolent God. But here, I want to make especially clear just how problematic the infinite duration part of belief in eternal punishment is. Many people I know and care for seriously [ ]
Update the fake reviews featured below were removed shortly after this post blew up on Hacker News. One reason we buy from Amazon: plenty of reviews. But what if many of Amazon s top-reviewed items have fake, paid reviews? I was looking for a sunrise alarm clock this morning and started searching through the many [ ]
I subscribed to announcements of websites for sale on Flippa. Over the past several months, I ve noticed an interesting pattern. Here is a notification that arrived in my inbox today: The email summarized a couple listings for websites being auctioned. Both of the above listings make promises in the headlines for 100% automated and work-free sites. [ ]
Why do most day traders persist, despite a lack of success? I ve listened to several day traders speak at length about their progress, and heard a common thread: in explaining their slow progress, they speak of the difficulty of mastering their emotions. The traders don t know each other, but they follow the same approach to [ ]
How often have you walked past the tray of cookies at your office and noticed that there is only one cookie left? My guess is a strangely disproportionate number of times. You could substitute cookie for any tray of baked goods in general (brownies, muffins, etc) in this observation. So, what s the deal? Why is [ ]