Not likely. Spam is not about filling a need in the market, it's about greed. An "easy" way to make money. As an advertising model, spam itself doesn't stop being profitable just because the advertised product stops being profitable. Should the illegal pharmacists stop funding the spam, someone else will start. Way to miss the issue, friend.
Yeah, well I've been using it as my main OS for 5 years! At least, according to my resume, which I carefully prepared according to the job description.
For the first and last time, this is not the University of Missouri! It's the Missouri University of Science and Technology. It's like people think we're so backwards here that we only have one university or college! Seriously! I can name ten universities within a 30 mile radius, and I don't live in St. Louis or Kansas City (yes, those are in Missouri, not Illinois or Kansas.) RTFS, people!
The ARRL Handbook. It's aimed at amateur radio operators, but it's the single best guide to practical and theoretical electronics I've ever come across.
Yeah, but you'd have to leave the basement to do so. I've heard there's a daystar that burns you if you venture outdoors. Much easier to just use Google Earth for all your domestic spying needs.
I've found a solution that seems to work. You create a text field that's labeled "Don't fill this out", give it a common name like "name" or "email", hide it in your CSS, and then name all your other fields in Spanish. The bots will trip up every time.
If you really want to have fun with it, ramp up the statistical improbability, and create a whole massive form of spamcatcher fields, which are hidden from most by CSS, and have a warning for those who aren't affected. Bye bye, spambots!
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Not likely. Spam is not about filling a need in the market, it's about greed. An "easy" way to make money. As an advertising model, spam itself doesn't stop being profitable just because the advertised product stops being profitable. Should the illegal pharmacists stop funding the spam, someone else will start. Way to miss the issue, friend.
The summary blows this WAY out of proportion, as has been pointed out by many commenters already.
Of course, as someone who doesn't automatically respond to religion with "You people and your ^$%@ing brainwashing", I'll no doubt get modded troll.
I for one welcome our new shark-controlling surgical supercomputer overlords.
They got a cable connection just for their internet-enabled toaster? Now THAT'S luxury!
"(Mirrordot seems to have died and the wayback machine doesn't have it.)"
The wayback machine doesn't have it? You mean this is fresh news!?!?
But can it make Slashdotters rtfa?
5. ???
6. Profit!
There, I fixed it for you.
My apologies, I missed the memo on the name change.
I use Lindows, you insensitive clod!
Yeah, well I've been using it as my main OS for 5 years! At least, according to my resume, which I carefully prepared according to the job description.
! people still use slackware?!?!
Oh right... I do.
And again this story is NOT ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, either at Rolla, Columbia, Kansas City, or anyplace else.
For the first and last time, this is not the University of Missouri! It's the Missouri University of Science and Technology. It's like people think we're so backwards here that we only have one university or college! Seriously! I can name ten universities within a 30 mile radius, and I don't live in St. Louis or Kansas City (yes, those are in Missouri, not Illinois or Kansas.) RTFS, people!
Obviously, you've never been fapped
Obviously, you've never been to Missouri.
The ARRL Handbook. It's aimed at amateur radio operators, but it's the single best guide to practical and theoretical electronics I've ever come across.
Well, they used both the memes I was going to use...
Hey, no worries though, upon further reflection it was probably just the Slashdot effect.
Yeah, but you'd have to leave the basement to do so. I've heard there's a daystar that burns you if you venture outdoors. Much easier to just use Google Earth for all your domestic spying needs.
You mean the Neanderthals that ended up being old men with rheumatism? Yup, big threat, that.
...ON THE MOON!
Yes, but how many of these conditions are met by the stuff in our landfills?
I think you can see where I'm going with this.
Did you just say that the moon is a harsh mistress?
I've found a solution that seems to work. You create a text field that's labeled "Don't fill this out", give it a common name like "name" or "email", hide it in your CSS, and then name all your other fields in Spanish. The bots will trip up every time.
If you really want to have fun with it, ramp up the statistical improbability, and create a whole massive form of spamcatcher fields, which are hidden from most by CSS, and have a warning for those who aren't affected. Bye bye, spambots!
I've seen their voice recognition software in action.
I tried to understand the article title... but my head asplode.