Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I retired 8 years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I was married to Karen until she passed away in February 2021. I have a son Lee who is now 38 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I am an enthusiastic fan of the New York Mets.

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Ignoring Chats from Telegram

Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. Over the past week I have received 17 chat requests from this app and I ignored all of them. Some of the opening lines were:

Hey, what's new
This is me, Lily. May I know your name
I am Greta, nice to meet you.
Hello
Can I steal a tiny moment?

I looked at a few photos they sent. Most of them were young Asian women. I assume most of them are looking for dates. Some of them may lead to romance scams. I just ignore all of them.