They have been unusually busy lately, the “wrong number” scammers that I’ve been talking about for awhile. I don’t know if they need to entrap more for some holiday quota or what’s going on; last weekend I had 15 of them from Friday to Sunday. Some of them are fascinating from the perspective that, beforeContinue reading “Catching Up On SpamScams”
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Welcome to My Blog, AI Scum
I still don’t know if these “wrong number” texts are AI, bots, or real people just sitting behind a laptop somewhere in a Third World country… I guess it doesn’t really matter, but I’m getting a little tired of the rote responses. Improvising with them just isn’t as much fun anymore.
Dozens and Dozens
So I’ve gotten that many of those “wrong number” texts but, like the oysters in Alice in Wonderland, they keep coming quick and fast. Meanwhile, I keep trying to find ways to play with them and/or short circuit them with the weapon of improv. Here are the two latest examples. My last comment stopped theContinue reading “Dozens and Dozens”
And It Continues…
Awhile back I was posting a lot of these “wrong number” texts and my improv’d responses to them. A friend suggested that the origin of those might in fact be AI bots, but I don’t think it makes it less funny or tragic. Take these two; their approach is slightly different but I responded theContinue reading “And It Continues…”
The Best Relationship Advice Ever
If you want really good relationship advice, don’t look to self-help books or see a therapist. Answer one of those “wrong number” texts and play along. Or maybe you haven’t gotten any of those texts. I get them frequently, and once had three in one hour. The unnamed sender pings you with something like, “Ariana,Continue reading “The Best Relationship Advice Ever”
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