A noodle restaurant close to my house scammed many of its customers. It offered a prepaid card where if you paid several hundred dollars upfront, you would get a discount — the more dollars you prepaid, the bigger the discount. So for example, if you put in $300, you might get a dining card redeemable for $350 … Read more
One of the more ironic parts of the crypto space over the past few years has been stablecoins. Crypto is a bet on dollar (and other fiat currency) devaluation, yet stablecoins choose to peg and therefore derive their value from the dollar. What? It’s pretty silly stuff. Stablecoins were supposedly dreamed up to give crypto … Read more
Wow. So, what is really behind the trend? The key to understanding agents is agency. Unlike traditional generative AI systems, agents don’t just respond to user input. Instead, they can process a complex problem such as an insurance claim from start to finish. This includes understanding the text, images and PDFs of the claim, retrieving information from … Read more
I love reading. Reading is one of the best habits I have developed to improve almost every aspect of life. If you want to learn something, reading new books is the solution. If you want to recall something, reading is the solution. If you are feeling low, reading is the solution. Rading is your loyal … Read more
In the world of cryptocurrency, scams targeting investors are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with the Flash USDT scam being one of the latest fraudulent schemes to hit the market. This scam specifically targets Tether (USDT), a popular stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, and exploits the fast and irreversible nature of blockchain transactions to deceive unsuspecting investors. Here’s how the … Read more
Here are five stories from five different people that reveal the mindsets of the most successful among us. 1. You Always Have a Choice Ursula Burns was raised by her single mother in the projects of New York in the 1960s and ’70s. Back in those days, she was born with three strikes against her: … Read more
Ifyou’ve browsed the internet for any amount of time, you will likely come across a reCAPTCHA box. These boxes appear when you first enter certain websites and ask you to check a box to prove that you are not a robot. The box is labeled “I’m not a robot,” and everyone clicks without a second … Read more
I launched a new business a couple of months ago. After research, planning, and setting up the website, the next challenge was getting traffic. With my decent knowledge of SEO, the choice was obvious: SEO blog posts for organic traffic. But here’s the thing. I didn’t want to spend hours writing content in my basement. … Read more
I use simple, one-page agreements to record the details for each of my speaking and consulting engagements. These usually work fine, but occasionally I get pushback from the client on specific terms in the agreement. Sometimes, the client’s legal department rejects my simple agreement and sends me a massive contractual document to sign. But I don’t just … Read more
This isn’t your cliche morning routine article. This is the fruit of 2.5+ years of going down Reddit rabbit holes and self-experimenting with 20+ routines — then 6+ months of refinement and systemization once a permutation finally “clicked.” This routine’s proven so powerful that ticking it off is my only daily focus now — everything else falls into place automatically … Read more