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Receive Spam, Make Money!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the make-money-slow dept.

Bud Dwyer writes "Wired is running the heartening story of Bennett Haselton, who was awarded $2000 from spammers under Washington state's anti-spam law. From the article: 'Spam fighters hope that if enough individuals take spammers to court, it could eventually drive the industry out of business. And, some savvy individuals could make some easy money along the way, and with a clear conscience, too.'"

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  1. Hmm I think i'd be.. by saqmaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... rich by now.

    "If I had $1 for every *insert word here* i'd had.. i'd be rich by now.."

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    "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story..."
  2. Re:First Blow Up Afghanistan then... by Steve+B · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    All my spam now seems to be coming from China

    Thank you for having the courage to speak the truth about the brutal and tyrannical Chinese occupation of Tibet....

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    /. If the government wants us to respect the law, it should set a better example.
  3. Re:First Blow Up Afghanistan then... by toupsie · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Moderation of parent message:

    Moderation Totals: Overrated=1, Total=1.

    You got to love the cluelessness of the moderators. Something that is not rated gets moderated to "Overrated".

    Most likely a poor little moderator with a chip on his shoulder. Poor thing...

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  4. Re:Procmail regex for Chinese encoding? by swb · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    And the two byte characters are?

  5. Re:How about junk snail mail? by nsandver-work · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I did this for a while, but with a fun twist: I shredded everything first. :)