They're definitely not trying - in any form. I run a marketplace for dogs (i.e. craigslist for puppies & dogs) and scammers are always trying to post fakes ads. They always use Gmail accounts. Every time I ban a gmail address, they scammers will just get a new one. Same scammer/person has created thousands of gmail accounts and Google doesn't care. I have reported this to Google. For the amount of info Google has on people, trivial for them to prevent some of this.
Meanwhile, because I've worked for several startups who have used Google Workspaces, if I (try to) open a new Google account, phone verification fails because my phone number "has been used too many times".
Some places suggest "try logging into Google with your phone number, and deleting the account that's associated, if you don't need", that just ... doesn't work.
My wife has a masters degree in marketing. She ditched the desk job to become a dog breeder. She's never going to have desk job ever again. After a few years she asked me to build online business related to it (https://www.canadapups.com). I think the key is to mix expertise. Marketing + dogs, technology + dogs, technology + coffee. If someone feels like they need to switch careers, it's probably a great idea - good chance of success in the next career due to bringing the previous careers skills to the new one.
I did the same thing but dumped it into a table. Small enough dataset that can load the entire thing and just use jquery to filter via drop down selector.
To make it useful I tried filter on characteristics that a buyer would be interested in such as long-haired vs. short.
I also gathered the data manually. I'll have to compare datasets
I run an online marketplace. It's a constant battle against scammers putting up fake items to sell. While I do run "content moderation" to identify the scams, the fakes are identical or nearly identical to the real items. Content moderation isn't the solution for me. As other commenters point out it's just war of attrition or cycle of escalation from a few bad actors.
The only effective method I have now is fingerprinting (i.e., invading users privacy). Browsers are becoming more privacy oriented so at time goes on fingerprinting will be less effective, with more people being scammed online. I don't think those that want privacy at all costs understand the trade off.
In a few months, I will move to an voluntary fingerprinting/identification scheme soon (like GDPR cookies opt in). Where you identify yourself or don't use my website... which may leave me as a "die an MVP" example.
My website was built in the 1.x version days and I don't think there have been any material breaking changes. My website is moderate in complexity... authentication, database, forms, file uploads, email, language support.
> Their typical died consists of a mixture of green or yellow split peas, pressure cooked for 43 minutes, then blended to a medium-thickness liquid, and cooked brown rice
That's starting to sound like Beyond Meat's recipe!
It is not a meme. Rescue dogs often have issues. While not all, probably >50% in my personal ~10 dog sample size. At 50% it is worth a warning to new dog owners and shouldn't be outright dismissed.
Rescue dogs are usually surrendered because the owner didn't train them. So even excluding any emotional issues, the dog has to be broken of bad habits. A new puppy won't soil where it sleeps, so house training is easy. But a dog that's been locked up most of it's life will, and extra effort in training is needed... not the best for a new dog owner.
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