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Lessig On Bounties For Spamhunters

Posted by timothy on from the pay-pal dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "Digital rights (as in yours, not the RIAA's) guru Lawrence Lessig comes up with a Swiftian idea of how to fight spammers -- $10,000 for the first ubergeek to hunt the offender down. The column is at CIO Insight. Wonder if it'll reach its audience there."

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  1. How much... by T3kno · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much would I get if I blew up the building that housed hotmail.com?

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    (B) + (D) + (B) + (D) = (K) + (&)
  2. Take a lesson from astronomy by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first one to find a spammer gets to name it. Well, maybe not such a good idea after all...

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    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
  3. First Caught Spammer by DarkHelmet · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a bunch of female friends that forward letters endlessly to the point that they're no longer my friends. I'd love to put one of their heads on a stick and turn them in for 10k. Do they count? :)

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    /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i
  4. Re:The opposite is needed by taernim · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a related story:

    tired of spam?
    we am sure you are too! my government has agreed to pay the sum of $34,004,267 to help you fight these spam persons. yes, it sounds much too good. but yes, this is truth. if you would like to join the fight, we only need your bank routing number and complete address. we will soon win by helping you help us help you.

    (Check out this article if you somehow miss the irony...)

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    "PC Load Letter? What the $@#% does that mean?!"
  5. Here's MY deal. by unicron · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Alright. I'll kindnap him for 50, deprogram him for 50, and I'll kill him for 100!"

    "No, just the first 2!"

    "Alright, I'll throw in the killin' for free."

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    Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.