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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Catrike Ryder Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Fake Job Offers Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:28:01 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 86 Message-ID: <78fgtj56vg11chbinvjjctcjhbln3tv2fi@4ax.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:28:03 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1efb1f848442debb0231d328756cb263"; logging-data="442999"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19U6N2rL/bG7gSYLmn8sU8fFmDVgUfPiVY=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:CEif0LPSkv8BTdYUQh5k0MxZ8zg= Bytes: 4469 On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:49:21 -0500, AMuzi wrote: >On 3/17/2025 7:36 AM, zen cycle wrote: >> On 3/16/2025 12:24 PM, cyclintom wrote: >>> What appeared to be a job offer from a CEO was really a >>> phony counterfeit in which a company was claiming that if >>> you invested $500 into an AI company they could return you >>> $5,000 in one month. >> >> Gee, ya don't say! >> >> >> >>> Let's remember that Flunky told us that he has an EE but >>> he couldn't understand a simple C program that did nothing >>> but flash lights. >> >> Let's remember that no matter how many times you tell that >> lie, it will never become true. >> >>>  And it was explained in the comments! >> >> The same comments which listed the microcontroller and >> peripheral A/D part numbers, which you were completely >> unaware was contained in the comments, and couldn't explain >> why an external 24-bit A/D was used when the 10-bit A/D >> integral to the microcontroller would have been more than >> accurate enough for the application. >> >> Even a technician worth half a shit would have seen that, >> but it was news to tommy, who allegedly wrote the code. >> >>> While Frank did hold a useful and necessary position, he >>> too had problems working a real job. >> >> no, he didn't. That's another kunich lie. The person who had >> problems working real jobs is the guy that has 20 jobs >> listed over 20 years on his resume. >> >>> Should we say that these people were better educated than >>> someone who became wealthy being asigned jobs by PhD's who >>> managed them? >> >> And who would that be? The same guy whose been claiming make >> over $10K a month on a million dollar investment for the >> past 5 years that's still only worth a million? >> >>> >>> We cannot deny that education is the key to success but >>> education actually worked for is a lot better than >>> education supposedly received when actually avoiding the >>> draft and paying not the slightest attention to anything >>> that he hadn't already taught himself as a high school >>> student. >> >> And who would that be? The same guy that joined the airforce >> to avoid the draft, didn't "realize" he had enough credits >> to graduate high school so he took the military GED, then >> claims to have "read out" three libraries? >> >>> >>> So I almost fell for a scam but could tell a scam from the >>> real thing as soon as it was p-laced. Don't let yourself >>> be conned in the same manner. >> >> I'm gonna make a general statement and suggest no one in >> this forum besides you would have even gotten past the point >> where someone claiming to be a CEO called them with a job >> offer. >> > >My standard response to spam calls is, "We're happy to help. > Can we start with your personal card number and home >shipping address?". I set my phone so it doesn't answer any number that is not on my contact list. I understand that you cannot do that, but it saves me a lot of grief. It doesn't reject texts nor voice mails, so I still get a little spam, but I don't have to engage them. My wife, who does not maintain a good contact list, simply answers a call but doesn't say anything. Recorded spam needs a voice to respond to, so most of them simply hang up. I don't have time to do that. -- C'est bon Soloman