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Can A Bounty System Cure Spam?

Posted by timothy on from the cure-is-a-strong-word dept.

dankinit writes "The FTC is considering a proposal made popular by Lawrence Lessig which would offer a bounty to people who help catch spammers. The proposal looks to harness the power of volunteers online who might want a piece of the multimillion dollar fines spammers could incur. Spamhaus founder Steve Linford doesn't like the idea though, explaining '...the FTC already has so much information on their identities that to get anymore would be useless.'"

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  1. The Genesis of Timothy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The Genesis of Timothy

    Timothy, aborted harlequin foetus extraordinaire, rose from bed at his customary 6.40, stretching his arms out wide. Today was going to be a good day.

    It did not take long for Tim to bolt down his breakfast of placenta and curdled breast milk, and throw on a shirt and shorts. He was soon perched on his Vespa, cruising down the streets

    Exhilarated from the ride, Timothy jogged in the lift on his way up the lift, until finally he reached the top. From the sour stench of sweat and old pizza, Timothy guessed he was at the right place. A chubby man weaved down the hall, smelling herbal and with glazed red eyes, trying to hide his erection. Timothy was about to demean himself in the most disgusting way possible, but it would be worth it.

    The next week was so filled with turgid, phantasmagorial horrors that Timothy preferred to forget it. Images burst unbidden into his mind - a man stroking his veined member, the gelatinous feel of semen, the pain of the penetration into unnatural places. Finally, CmdrTaco stopped the dehumanising humiliation.

    "Timothy, you've got the job. I'll set your editor account right away."

  2. Dear Mary-Kate Olsen, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I heard about your unfortunate fatal eating problem and I'd like to offer my advice. Many of life's problems can be easily solved by shoving a greased up Yoda doll up your ass. Trust me, it works wonders. Just shine that baby up with some Astrolube and give 'er a rip! You'll be amazed at what it can solve, everything from eating disorders to cranial larval infestations.

    Yours In Christ, Ronald Reagan (Deceased)

    1. Re:Dear Mary-Kate Olsen, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      At least troll based on up to date information. Her people have never said she had an eating disorder, just that she's getting treatment for something. The media just assumed it was anorexia... now reporters are getting clued in to find out it's really a drug habit.

    2. Re:Dear Mary-Kate Olsen, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



      I am so very much going to hell for laughing at that.

  3. From Fred with love by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    - if i could only hide the feelings of disgust i feel when i feel them i think i would seem like a better person to the judgmental and stereotypical world looking in. when i hurt i hurt from the inside out and constantly run from it throughout the course of its destructive path. the thing i can always expect is the unexpectable. just when a comfort level of confidence comes along is when i could predict the unpredictable is around the corner. it's like my gut instinct is always talking to me louder than anything else and that is why i am always listening to it. regardless of the situations i've been put in because of my instinct i can sleep at night knowing i was listening to myself, even if it would have been wiser to listen to an outsider at the time. there is something to be said about those of us who are driven by something inside us yet beyond us. it's like a sixth sense that gets overlooked when when rationality and common sense take all the credit in our minds. who knows why i am talking about this. come to think of it i could care less who knows why i do and say what i do because i am excepting the fact that an interpretation of what is going on inside of me will only scratch the surface of how real and intimate it is experiencing it first hand. we all hold that advantage when it comes to our own lives. that is one thing we will never lose unless some futuristic device can really put other humans behind the eyes and inside the mind of another living thing. that would be so ill it would make you ill. just thinking of that is opening a bag of worms in my mind that doesn't ever need to be opened. imagine all the private thoughts you are able to have that hide behind and beyond your expressions, words, and body language being felt or thought by another person tapping into your brain. twilight zone. i am getting out of line here. the skies are overcast right now in los angeles, it's 11 am and my bedroom is glowing with some type of energy that has me on the edge of my sanity. i love the way it feels, but it is very scary because i have no idea what i am going to do or say next. i am inspired by tragedy. i am also motivated right now by the pathetic nature of someone else who has managed to disgust me intensely. the world is mine. the world is yours. we all have the same things. our minds are the only things that truly seperate us. am i imaging everything? is the world only what i make up in my mind it is? the things i see are the things my minds has made to see? the colors are only what i see them to be? the skies and the oceans are a deeper part of my mind put to visuals? the land and the dirt are the harder dirtier things keeping me grounded? the mountains and valleys are the ups and downs along my journey? of course not. abslotely not. right? smile.

    if you have time i have made a couple playlists for itunes. no one knows about them yet so you can check them out if you want first: itunes playlist by fred

    also Napoleon Dynamite is a dope movie, check it out if you have the time to bug out

    fred

    1. Re:From Fred with love by coder101 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That's some damn good ACID you had there Fred. I'm suprised you managed to type that much and not mention seeing colours (colors for you USians) and how they make you feel about the world. ;)

    2. Re:From Fred with love by Oligonicella · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Dude, grow your own pot. They've been crop-dusting the stuff you're smoking.

  4. YOU FAIL IT!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAIL, YOU AND J00R WinBl0Wz Fr13NdZZZZZ

  5. Re:Bounty Hunters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fantasy????.... Really!?!, *cough* Oh sh*t im in trouble.....

  6. Re:In the words of Darth Vader by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    -3.2785 redundant

  7. Re:Cure 81 doesn't work, try #82.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For future reference overseas is one word. Over seas would imply floating in midair (also one word) over the ocean.

  8. Re:I can track these guys down by Baron_Yam · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, dumbass - if someone is trying to do you harm, using a device designed solely to take their life IS self defence.

  9. Re:I can track these guys down by dave420 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No - knocking them unconscious or otherwise rendering them harmless is self defence. Killing them is murder. As I said, only Americans could think like that. You've just given my argument more ammo. Pardon the pun.

  10. Re:Play on the Dumb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > deadbeat dad type who doesn't have tons of money and decided that they could
    > just skip paying child support to make ends meet

    or the freeloading mom type for whom sucking the life blood from her ex while denying custody just isn't enough to satisfy her shoe craving.

  11. Re:I can track these guys down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "I guess the anti-gun sentiment"

    Ah, you mean those pinko commies that think that guns are for killing things. Those bastards haven't even explored the possibilities.