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How to Become A Spammer

Posted by timothy on from the or-just-look-like-one dept.

permeablepdx points to this story in The Oregonian about how to become a spammer. Summary: "Local Oregon boy makes big bucks after learning from the Spam masters."

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  1. In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next week its how to be a pimp, followed the week after by "mugging for fun and profit".

  2. In the article, it says... by DragonPup · · Score: 5, Funny

    He'd heard enough complaints about spam from his friends, but he never understood them. The junk mail his mail carrier delivers bothers him much more, Shiels said.

    "It costs money to be processed. And it's a waste of trees. It's intrusive as hell because you have to go through all of it. People don't get mad about that, and I don't understand why," he mused.

    Is anyone else thinking what I am thinking?

    --
    "Useless organic meatbag" -HK-47
  3. Re:Text of Article, In Case of Slashdotting... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to the article, he used to be a web designer. After seeing his site, I now understand why he was forced into a life of spam.