If you had a captive audienxe of non techy civilians for an hour, what scams online would you want them to be aware of and what protections would you want to make them aware of they could meaningfully put in place to prevent occurence or limit harm from a scam?

#infosec #hacking #scams #conartistry #privacy

Wanna Be A Grifter?Dive into the absurdly amusing realm of grifting with this sidesplitting guide that promises to make you the envy of every snake oil salesman and charlatan out there. Warning: May cause uncontrollable laughter and a newfound appreciation for the art of deception.

https://open.substack.com/pub/funnybuttrue/p/become-a-master-grifter?r=2kjx3z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ConArtistry, #GriftingForDummies, #SellingNothing, #LaughOutLoud, #SatiricalMasterclass, #FakingItTillYouMakeIt, #HumorousHustle

Decemberween ’23 — Mormon Histories

Last year I spent a chunk of time listening to a Rabbi explaining the differences between Tanakh and Christian translations thereof, and that was really interesting. Despite all this, though, I never quite turned the corner and decided that actually, dude was in the right and it was time to convert to Judaism but in the process, I still learned a lot and enjoyed what I […]

#ConArtistry #Decemberween2023 #Mormonism #Podcast #ReligiousReadings

https://press.invincible.ink/decemberween-2023-mormon-histories/

I won't name him here, but I recently got a #YouTube suggestion for someone who makes videos about "How to Make Money #Writing Books with #ChatGPT." The #YouTuber has a few actual books out, all of which are about marketing and not about "how to write #fiction."

Someone who tells you how to get rich, but who only got rich by telling people how to get rich is called a "Con Artist."

Someone who's never written a fiction novel, but tells you how to get rich by writing a fiction novel is also called a "Con Artist."

"AI can write books for you!" is one of the latest in a long line of #EasyMoney #GetRichQuickSchemes.

Also, #AI cannot hold a #copyright– nor can you to that #AIgenerated text, unless a #substantive portion of it is human-authored.

In other words, you still have to do the work.

#AI #AIAuthorship #AIAuthored #LLMs #ArtificialIntelligence #WritingCommunity #Scams #Scammers #WritersLife #ConArtist #HumanAuthorship #ConArtistry #ConArtists #Publishing #PublishingMyths

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG On Lip Syncing During Live Shows: 'It's A Little More Akin To 'Con Artistry''

https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-megadeth-guitarist-jeff-young-on-lip-syncing-during-live-shows-its-a-little-more-akin-to-con-artistry

#Megadeth #JeffYoung #LipSyncing #LiveShows #ConArtistry