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McAfee Granted Far-Reaching Spam-Control Patent
Titusdot Groan writes "Infoworld is reporting that Network Associates, makers of McAfee, have been granted a broad anti-spam patent. The patent covers "compound filters, paragraph hashing, and Bayes rules" and was filed in December of 2002. The patent appears to affect Spam Assassin, Spam Bayes and many other anti-spam products and services. As an aside Paul Graham's "A Plan for Spam" was published August 2002."
Fuck you all. Go to hell.
Love Always,
News For Turds
I'm knid of surprised that there has only been one other post so far... SP!!!
Switch on your sarcasm detector.
This is not funny but insightful.
I can't *v*n us* th* tag to quot* your original m*ssag*.
/. ?
Why not us* the <i> tag as is the common practic* on
Your keyboard appears to be broken!
as is the common
Aw, crap tim* to br*ak out th* ch*ckbook...
Wh*r* do I s*nd lic*ns* f**s to?
Do I miss anything ?
./ and you're not allowed to directly or indirectly admit using wrong OS.
Yes. You don't seem to realize that you're posting on
To most, all that matters is the illusion of freedom.
Hey, I'm a Brit. My country is far better at kissing America's ass than either Canada or Australia.
:)
Credit where credit's due, former colonials!
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
Completely off topic, but It's called *flatware*, tableware, or silverware (if it's silver). Cutlery only really applies to knives of various sorts, and sometimes, by extension, accessories thereto - for example, the large fork that comes with a carving knife set. But properly speaking, the spoon and fork that form part of a table setting are not cutlery, but flatware.
This guy is a "flatware" expert!!!
I don't see how any of the above, save the very first point, are in the least bit relevant to an anti-spam patent. Go vent on Kuro5hin or some other site where they eat this "OMG AMERIKKKA SUXX" shit up.
Posting AC b/c I've already moderated part of this thread.
I'm a citizen of the USA and I couldn't agree with you more. Personally, I've voting against the Bible Thumping Hate Monger in November, but I can't say the same for the rest of the country.
The sad thing is, here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, less than 1/2 of the citizens can be bothered to show up to vote. The United States is actually a fairly liberal place, until you survey those likely to vote.
We have serious issues in this country both domestic and foreign, but they aren't going to get fixed when half of the country doesn't speak out.
We've got an energy crisis in the making. Bush Inc is tied to oil cartels, which means we're stuck in the crisis until the profit margins decline rather than until it damages the economy.
We've got a government running ripshod over our Constitutional rights and over the human rights of an appreciable portion of the world. Unfortunately Herr Bush is in bed with the radical right, which is a big fan of making government small enough to fit into your bedroom and seems to regard human rights as something of an inconvenience.
We've got the largest military and most powerful arsenal of weapons ever assembled in the history of the world. Unfortunately our Cold Warrior president doesn't realize that the cold war ended under his father's inglorious reign and that it's time to start fixing the problems the cold war caused.
The list goes on and on. What is comes down to is this. The United States has a drunk at the wheel. Regrettably he remains at the wheel, and with the dumbing down of America it is likely he will remain at the wheel.
I would like to personally apologize to you and my other international friends and acquaintances for the actions of my country. On a Flash related note, this from moveon.org seems to summarize pretty well.
It has always been. Face it.
Digress from all the brainwash.
Halls of justice painted green
Money talking
Power wolves beset your door
Hear them stalking
Soon you'll please their appetite
They devour
Hammer of justice crushes you
Overpower
The ultimate in vanity
Exploiting their supremacy
I can't believe the things you say
I can't believe, I can't believe the price you pay
Nothing can save you
Justice is lost
Justice is raped
Justice is gone
So you call this your free country Tell me why it cost so much to live (3 Doors Down, Duck and Run)
And while we are on the subject:
Free is when you don't have to pay for nothing or do nothing. We want to be free, free as the wind (Frank Zappa: Teenage Wind)
Disclaimer: This opinion was created without the use of any facts
I think it's funny to watch people exercising their right to speech talking about how un-free they are...
Exactly how are you no longer "free?"
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
- Charles Darwin