Am I the only one who thinks it odd that children can enjoy all the murder and mayhem that the entertainment industry can dump on them, but god forbid they should see a bare breast!
Is this part of a military conspiracy that wants them for cannon fodder, and fears that a healthy sex drive might make children avoid the latest Republican adventures overseas?
I was hoping that someone on/. might have an original thought when faced with this novelty.
My poor addition concerns the abrasive quality of the metal. If the process works on tungsten carbide, for instance, would it make a good file--suitable for jewelers etc?
I appreciate the humor, but it seems that slashdotters have an opportunity to be creative in a functional way here...
While sensible space travelers have learned to avoid the area, primarily due to the god-awful noise of the singularity, Hollywood special-effects moguls are on a mission to record that same noise for an upcoming sequel to Star Wars. The exotic sounds of space are half the attraction, they say.
It's really wonderful to hear all your opinions about the election but how could hundreds of you let this slip in without comment? After watching the results rather closely, I've heard few allegations of fraud. Sure, some poll workers had problems getting the machines to work, but at an average age of 72, that's expected.
Slashdot readers appear to assume corruption to the extent that it's not worth noting. Please help me to locate these widespread 'concerns of voter fraud' in case I missed them.
Surely in the anals of history there are examples of good results from 'group think'.
Perhaps the founders of the United States can be said to have brought about a good result. It's hard to imagine such a wide ranging, thoughtful and comprehensive set of principles coming from an individual (or a computer). If only this kind of thinking could have been sustained...
-
The language is full of references to failed 'groupthink'. Upon seeing an ugly building, product or work of art, it was once common for people to say that "it looks like it was designed by a committee".
There's that Tower of Babel thing showing that even the ancients understood these problems. We might take liberties with an old cliche and suggest that with an infinite number of modern writers typing for an infinite period of time, we would be lucky to find one product equal to a Shakespeare play.
-
So, It's easy to poke fun and find failed examples. It is likely that Shakespeare, Einstein, and Chopin will never be threatened by groupthink. But maybe there is a place for it--surely there are more good examples...
Superintendent Stuart Johnson, operations manager at Halesowen police station (often referred to at the Halloween police station since the scandal of '94), thoughtfully examined the pages that were to be the public report of the incident. Yes, many in the town would have already suspected the true nature of the childrens' transgressions but it would not do to let any hint reach beyond the already frightened local citizenry. The problem had to be stopped here, before it became a threat to national security.
These 'innocent children', as the world press referred to them, had the upper hand at the moment, but the Superintendent was already laying plans to thwart the devious activities of these and the rest of the Satanic elements that terrorized the community.
It would be three weeks ago now that two of these presently involved and two others known to the police were involved in the most heinous... to be continued...
I love my Newtons too. I was sorry to see that they aren't worth much in the current market.
It would be interesting to compare these same two computers after another ten years. I suspect the Newt will have gained value (if only as a collectors item) and the other (what was it called?) will be worthless.
That said, I'm saving up for a Treo 700 or better and my Newtons will be relegated to ceremonial chores appropriate to their august years (they'll be alarm clocks and midnight note-taking devices). Nostalgia is fine but new stuff can be fun and practical.
"first to market gives a huge advantage in software"
This is correct only for software that is an incremental improvement over existing software; a few new wiz-bang features are added. Other companies are feverishly trying to add those same features and first-to-market may make a significant difference to the bottom line. Code maintenance is of no concern to the runners-up who have no sales.
However, if the software in question has something new to offer, something not obvious to competitors, then there is no rush. Something new comes to the market perhaps 3 times in a year. If you can remember Pong, Asteroids and Visicalc, you know what something new is. Often they are coded thoughtfully.
Mr. T says "I pity the fool who has to bang out version 7.5 of some boring code with a deadline 3 weeks away." Mr. T wants to see something new and exciting, something to blow his socks off.
not "How can the human race survive the next hundred years?" but "Why should... "
Of course we are predisposed to survival, individually and as a group with shared DNA. We are programmed for that.
We are also intelligent and capable of temporarily rising above our programming. At these times we should consider the big picture. Does the world, the solar system or the universe benefit in any way from our existence? A truly intelligent, non egotistical species, seeing what we have done, would surely opt for self-elimination.
Since around 1959, when I got my shiny new Norelco Carrycorder, I have been recording broadcasts to play back at my leisure. I can fast forward, rewind and with some systems even edit the content.
My Mac now does that for me. I record TV to my hard drive. Weekly shows are easily preprogrammed and a special show that I discover tonight can be recorded with a single click. I can watch live TV and pause, back up, and fast forward even as it is streaming onto my drive. I can put the TV in a corner of my monitor and continue typing messages to/.
The software allows me to edit those programs worth preserving--removing commercials and boring parts... Then I can save the edited file in a number of compressed formats.
I assume that many readers can do most of this with their TIVO or their computer. Don't know why it hasn't been mentioned.
"Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, the theory goes, and they will eventually produce prose the likes of Shakespeare."
quote: "...since no one's written a truly new story in like five thousand years"
It's my understanding that the first short stories ever published were here in the USA by people like Nathanial Hawthorne and E.A. Poe. Furthermore, the first novels seem to have been fairly recent, for instance El Cid and Don Quixote. Yes, it's a technicality to introduce these currently familiar forms of storytelling to what is clearly an ancient process. Nevertheless, there are many new stories in recent times.
The point is that the cavalier statement above is too often tossed about and suggests that the writer may not have been thoughtful in other areas of consideration. Let us avoid cliché as we explore topics requiring sober reflection or clever repartee.
BSA--You aren't referring to British Small Arms, the company who made those nice motorcycles in the 50's? Or even those cute Boy Scouts of America? Surely you don't mean Boston Society of Architects or Botanical Society of America. British Stammering Association is right out of the question. Right?
Penguin Follower has it right. This works for me; but there is another factor.
Go to the children's sites (porn, games, sports, entertainment, ad nauseum) and you will have no end of marketing technology blasted at you.
Go to adult sites (corporations, universities, respected publishers, etc) and you will enjoy relative freedom from that foolishness. Why, it's just like the real world!
Who has won the most wars to preserve the American way of life? Who singlehandedly won the West? Who, above all others represents the American ideals that we hold dearest to our hearts?
Ronald Reagan? Close. No, it was that unassuming gentleman of cinema called John Wayne. He was the quintessential American hero.
How ironic is it that our government killed him with nuculer (if that's what our elected officials call it, then it must be right) fallout? In fact most everyone who worked on those movie sets in our revered West died unusual deaths related to the atomic testing grounds nearby.
Whether or not you actually worshipped the man, you might have some sympathy for those who, in the persuit of a decent livelihood, succumbed to the treachery of our scientists and politicians who let them make movies in those dangerous areas.
The book also covers iTunes. This simple fact seems to have eluded 99% of Slashdoughters. The title begins with "iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual"
Has the glitter of hardware so completely overwhelmed us that the software and the shopping concept is lost in the dust? The cute iPod is only the tangible aspect of a concept that is revolutionizing the entertainment industry. A small aspect at that.
The software and the link to the store are important to be sure, but I'd like to mention a small insidious part of the iTunes grab for world domination.
In its friendly way, iTunes offers to organize your music for you. It places the music on your disk or iPod and provides you convenient access to it. You can rearrange your playlist in many useful ways.
But suppose that some day in the future you decide that you like another music player better. Suppose you decide to move your gigabytes of music to the new player and leave iTunes behind.
You are in for a sad surprise. Your files are nested into subfolders so deep that it may take months to bring them out into daylight where you and other software can see them. Those MP3s or AACs or whatever are buried where only iTunes can find them. The convenient indexing features are dependent upon data stored in files that other software doesn't understand- don't expect your new software to be able to use them.
Apple will encourage you to use iPhoto and other programs which use proprietary file systems to order their files too. The name of the game is control. You want convenience, you give up control, you become dependent and the manufacturer has you right where they want you.
Many manufacturers offer proprietary methods of managing your documents which seem very convenient until you consider a move away from their product. Try moving your financial data from one mfgr's product to a competitor's product as an example.
There is a pressing need for new methods of organizing data on media, but reliance upon these proprietary systems is probably not in your best interest.
I'm baffled that nobody has referred to the comprehensive source of information about Atlantis -- The Urantia Book. My recollection of it is a bit rusty after many decades, but fortunately there is abundant information for you who are uninformed. Additionally, there is scant evidence of an enlightened Edgar Cayce audience at Slashdot. Cayce had some insights that defy scientific understanding.
I'm not sure if I am being sarcastic or informative with this message, but here are some links to start with in your exporation of these avenues:
http://www.onceinoticediwasonfireidecidedtorelax an denjoythefall.org/merkabah/archives/000743.html
It is so easy to assume the availability of 2 pots, sand, and water for most of us. Here in the US desert southwest it is a (fading) tradition to use evaporative cooling for homes, cars, personal cooling and beer.
Evaporative cooling requires both water and low humidity. Doesn't work in the rain forest, you know. As a result, one would find this an ideal solution in desert climates. But then you have to consider the precious commodity that is recklessly consumed to cool the contents of the pot.
Another clever person will have to find a ready source of abundant water to make this invention work for the people who most need it. That is probably the fly in the ointment. Until then the poor and destitute will probably drink the little water available or use it in other unclever ways.
Look, I'm kinda busy right now and I haven't had time to check all the replies. I'd like to apologise if I'm repeating anything.
So here's the gist. Commit suicide. All these employment problems will fade away. Everyone wins- you don't have any job worries, and there's one more job for the rest of us.
When one steps back from a problem to gain some perspective, things fall in to place. Perhaps you have other skills that are in demand. Perhaps you have interests beyond displays of clever coding and the ability to say "I'm a Computer Programmer!" to the unwashed masses. If not consider the option above.
Yes, I confess, I haven't tried this option yet. I think that one must balance one's need for ego satisfaction with one's willingness to offer a useful service in return for a living wage. We hear so much about the heroes of the digital age here at Slashdot that we must inevitably feel inferior if we aren't making billion$.
Surely it would be a worthy sacrifice if 17% of unemployed Slashdotters would generously offer their souls for the benefit of the remaining hackers. I can assure that media (including \.) will immortalize your thoughtful sacrifice and that generations will ponder your courage. Do the right thing! Let it end now, with dignity, before you become homeless and an embarrassment to others.
Perhaps it is too much to expect our group to consider biological technology.
In the financial section of your newspaper you can read about developments in the drug industry. In environmental & health publications you can read about food additives/modifiers/adulterers. In the farm report you can read about animal feeds and merging of animal & plant genes for more profitable products.
I'd love y'all to consider my favorite bio tech gadget: the interface between the human nervous system and digital devices. I expect amazing bandwidth to develop and astounding results in our social lives as we use these devices to communicate with each other at the speed of thought.
Sorry, I had a comment but then I realized that I was NOT reading a story from theonion.com. I guess excellence in news reporting isn't just confined to the Onion, after all. Hats off to theinquirer.net!
You may feel, like I did, a compelling fascination with the juxtaposition of the concepts of science, engineering, and sales. Can sales technique be scientifically applied?
But it's not about spam. It's really about the holy grail. It's a religious quest. It's a mantra. It's the salesman's answer to how to move that product that consumers just haven't picked up on.
When you apply the term 'scientific' to something that is inherantly intuitive, you raise eyebrows and draw the attention of both the science minded and the the wishful thinkers.
Unfortunately there is no way to quantify the technique or any particular application of it. There is no sure way to say "This is what would have happened if we didn't use the technique." And thus there is no scientific aspect to it.
It is a dream, a fantasy to be offered desperate marketers of unwanted wares. The purveyors of the dream seem to have succeeded in selling their expensive 'expertise' to some buyers, but you may want to take a more critical stance. If your product doesn't sell, consider a different product, not a different sales pitch. Build it and they will come.
Yes, of course Mr. Spoilsport that's... OK, Ralph. That's probably a very nice feature but you see, I'm a writer. All I need is a car to get me to church on Sunday and back to my studio. I'm afraid I'm not very good at handling 'features'.
Of course the two-way sneeze through windvents would be great for my geeky brother, and the climate control that emulates Ancient Egypt or Tropical Paradise would delight a world traveller, but I'm just a guy who writes.
Look Mr.... Ralph, I just want to go to church. It's 16 blocks. If I were to find myself on the Antelope Valley Freeway and that fancy climate control turned on, I would be totally befuddled. Can't you find a simpler car for me to buy? Fewer buttons, switches, levers and knobs? Just a car with a button that says "go to church" and one that says "return home" would be fine.
Slashdot Mirror
Am I the only one who thinks it odd that children can enjoy all the murder and mayhem that the entertainment industry can dump on them, but god forbid they should see a bare breast!
Is this part of a military conspiracy that wants them for cannon fodder, and fears that a healthy sex drive might make children avoid the latest Republican adventures overseas?
thanks mattr
/. might have an original thought when faced with this novelty.
I was hoping that someone on
My poor addition concerns the abrasive quality of the metal. If the process works on tungsten carbide, for instance, would it make a good file--suitable for jewelers etc?
I appreciate the humor, but it seems that slashdotters have an opportunity to be creative in a functional way here...
While sensible space travelers have learned to avoid the area, primarily due to the god-awful noise of the singularity, Hollywood special-effects moguls are on a mission to record that same noise for an upcoming sequel to Star Wars. The exotic sounds of space are half the attraction, they say.
It's really wonderful to hear all your opinions about the election but how could hundreds of you let this slip in without comment? After watching the results rather closely, I've heard few allegations of fraud. Sure, some poll workers had problems getting the machines to work, but at an average age of 72, that's expected.
Slashdot readers appear to assume corruption to the extent that it's not worth noting. Please help me to locate these widespread 'concerns of voter fraud' in case I missed them.
... is hard to find.
Surely in the anals of history there are examples of good results from 'group think'.
Perhaps the founders of the United States can be said to have brought about a good result. It's hard to imagine such a wide ranging, thoughtful and comprehensive set of principles coming from an individual (or a computer). If only this kind of thinking could have been sustained...
-
The language is full of references to failed 'groupthink'. Upon seeing an ugly building, product or work of art, it was once common for people to say that "it looks like it was designed by a committee".
There's that Tower of Babel thing showing that even the ancients understood these problems. We might take liberties with an old cliche and suggest that with an infinite number of modern writers typing for an infinite period of time, we would be lucky to find one product equal to a Shakespeare play.
-
So, It's easy to poke fun and find failed examples. It is likely that Shakespeare, Einstein, and Chopin will never be threatened by groupthink. But maybe there is a place for it--surely there are more good examples...
Superintendent Stuart Johnson, operations manager at Halesowen police station (often referred to at the Halloween police station since the scandal of '94), thoughtfully examined the pages that were to be the public report of the incident. Yes, many in the town would have already suspected the true nature of the childrens' transgressions but it would not do to let any hint reach beyond the already frightened local citizenry. The problem had to be stopped here, before it became a threat to national security.
... to be continued ...
These 'innocent children', as the world press referred to them, had the upper hand at the moment, but the Superintendent was already laying plans to thwart the devious activities of these and the rest of the Satanic elements that terrorized the community.
It would be three weeks ago now that two of these presently involved and two others known to the police were involved in the most heinous
I love my Newtons too. I was sorry to see that they aren't worth much in the current market.
It would be interesting to compare these same two computers after another ten years. I suspect the Newt will have gained value (if only as a collectors item) and the other (what was it called?) will be worthless.
That said, I'm saving up for a Treo 700 or better and my Newtons will be relegated to ceremonial chores appropriate to their august years (they'll be alarm clocks and midnight note-taking devices). Nostalgia is fine but new stuff can be fun and practical.
"first to market gives a huge advantage in software"
This is correct only for software that is an incremental improvement over existing software; a few new wiz-bang features are added. Other companies are feverishly trying to add those same features and first-to-market may make a significant difference to the bottom line. Code maintenance is of no concern to the runners-up who have no sales.
However, if the software in question has something new to offer, something not obvious to competitors, then there is no rush. Something new comes to the market perhaps 3 times in a year. If you can remember Pong, Asteroids and Visicalc, you know what something new is. Often they are coded thoughtfully.
Mr. T says "I pity the fool who has to bang out version 7.5 of some boring code with a deadline 3 weeks away." Mr. T wants to see something new and exciting, something to blow his socks off.
not "How can the human race survive the next hundred years?" ... "
but "Why should
Of course we are predisposed to survival, individually and as a group with shared DNA. We are programmed for that.
We are also intelligent and capable of temporarily rising above our programming. At these times we should consider the big picture. Does the world, the solar system or the universe benefit in any way from our existence? A truly intelligent, non egotistical species, seeing what we have done, would surely opt for self-elimination.
If it passes the test of redundancy,
it bears repeating.
[Dept. of Redundancy Dept.]
I haven't seen TIVO mentioned yet.
/.
Since around 1959, when I got my shiny new Norelco Carrycorder, I have been recording broadcasts to play back at my leisure. I can fast forward, rewind and with some systems even edit the content.
My Mac now does that for me. I record TV to my hard drive. Weekly shows are easily preprogrammed and a special show that I discover tonight can be recorded with a single click. I can watch live TV and pause, back up, and fast forward even as it is streaming onto my drive. I can put the TV in a corner of my monitor and continue typing messages to
The software allows me to edit those programs worth preserving--removing commercials and boring parts... Then I can save the edited file in a number of compressed formats.
I assume that many readers can do most of this with their TIVO or their computer. Don't know why it hasn't been mentioned.
Now why would I want this ABC service?
"Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, the theory goes, and they will eventually produce prose the likes of Shakespeare."
Yes, but it may take a little time...
quote: "...since no one's written a truly new story in like five thousand years"
It's my understanding that the first short stories ever published were here in the USA by people like Nathanial Hawthorne and E.A. Poe. Furthermore, the first novels seem to have been fairly recent, for instance El Cid and Don Quixote. Yes, it's a technicality to introduce these currently familiar forms of storytelling to what is clearly an ancient process. Nevertheless, there are many new stories in recent times.
The point is that the cavalier statement above is too often tossed about and suggests that the writer may not have been thoughtful in other areas of consideration. Let us avoid cliché as we explore topics requiring sober reflection or clever repartee.
Have I made a wrong turn?
BSA--You aren't referring to British Small Arms, the company who made those nice motorcycles in the 50's? Or even those cute Boy Scouts of America? Surely you don't mean Boston Society of Architects or Botanical Society of America. British Stammering Association is right out of the question. Right?
BSA must have an entirely different meaning here.
Penguin Follower has it right. This works for me; but there is another factor.
Go to the children's sites (porn, games, sports, entertainment, ad nauseum) and you will have no end of marketing technology blasted at you.
Go to adult sites (corporations, universities, respected publishers, etc) and you will enjoy relative freedom from that foolishness. Why, it's just like the real world!
Who has won the most wars to preserve the American way of life? Who singlehandedly won the West? Who, above all others represents the American ideals that we hold dearest to our hearts?
Ronald Reagan? Close. No, it was that unassuming gentleman of cinema called John Wayne. He was the quintessential American hero.
How ironic is it that our government killed him with nuculer (if that's what our elected officials call it, then it must be right) fallout? In fact most everyone who worked on those movie sets in our revered West died unusual deaths related to the atomic testing grounds nearby.
Whether or not you actually worshipped the man, you might have some sympathy for those who, in the persuit of a decent livelihood, succumbed to the treachery of our scientists and politicians who let them make movies in those dangerous areas.
A moment of silence please.
The book also covers iTunes. This simple fact seems to have eluded 99% of Slashdoughters. The title begins with "iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual"
Has the glitter of hardware so completely overwhelmed us that the software and the shopping concept is lost in the dust? The cute iPod is only the tangible aspect of a concept that is revolutionizing the entertainment industry. A small aspect at that.
The software and the link to the store are important to be sure, but I'd like to mention a small insidious part of the iTunes grab for world domination.
In its friendly way, iTunes offers to organize your music for you. It places the music on your disk or iPod and provides you convenient access to it. You can rearrange your playlist in many useful ways.
But suppose that some day in the future you decide that you like another music player better. Suppose you decide to move your gigabytes of music to the new player and leave iTunes behind.
You are in for a sad surprise. Your files are nested into subfolders so deep that it may take months to bring them out into daylight where you and other software can see them. Those MP3s or AACs or whatever are buried where only iTunes can find them. The convenient indexing features are dependent upon data stored in files that other software doesn't understand- don't expect your new software to be able to use them.
Apple will encourage you to use iPhoto and other programs which use proprietary file systems to order their files too. The name of the game is control. You want convenience, you give up control, you become dependent and the manufacturer has you right where they want you.
Many manufacturers offer proprietary methods of managing your documents which seem very convenient until you consider a move away from their product. Try moving your financial data from one mfgr's product to a competitor's product as an example.
There is a pressing need for new methods of organizing data on media, but reliance upon these proprietary systems is probably not in your best interest.
I'm baffled that nobody has referred to the comprehensive source of information about Atlantis -- The Urantia Book. My recollection of it is a bit rusty after many decades, but fortunately there is abundant information for you who are uninformed. Additionally, there is scant evidence of an enlightened Edgar Cayce audience at Slashdot. Cayce had some insights that defy scientific understanding.
x an denjoythefall.org/merkabah/archives/000743.html
I'm not sure if I am being sarcastic or informative with this message, but here are some links to start with in your exporation of these avenues:
http://www.onceinoticediwasonfireidecidedtorela
http://atlantis.w-smit.com/cayce/8.html
It is so easy to assume the availability of 2 pots, sand, and water for most of us. Here in the US desert southwest it is a (fading) tradition to use evaporative cooling for homes, cars, personal cooling and beer.
Evaporative cooling requires both water and low humidity. Doesn't work in the rain forest, you know. As a result, one would find this an ideal solution in desert climates. But then you have to consider the precious commodity that is recklessly consumed to cool the contents of the pot.
Another clever person will have to find a ready source of abundant water to make this invention work for the people who most need it. That is probably the fly in the ointment. Until then the poor and destitute will probably drink the little water available or use it in other unclever ways.
Look, I'm kinda busy right now and I haven't had time to check all the replies. I'd like to apologise if I'm repeating anything.
So here's the gist. Commit suicide. All these employment problems will fade away. Everyone wins- you don't have any job worries, and there's one more job for the rest of us.
When one steps back from a problem to gain some perspective, things fall in to place. Perhaps you have other skills that are in demand. Perhaps you have interests beyond displays of clever coding and the ability to say "I'm a Computer Programmer!" to the unwashed masses. If not consider the option above.
Yes, I confess, I haven't tried this option yet. I think that one must balance one's need for ego satisfaction with one's willingness to offer a useful service in return for a living wage. We hear so much about the heroes of the digital age here at Slashdot that we must inevitably feel inferior if we aren't making billion$.
Surely it would be a worthy sacrifice if 17% of unemployed Slashdotters would generously offer their souls for the benefit of the remaining hackers. I can assure that media (including \.) will immortalize your thoughtful sacrifice and that generations will ponder your courage. Do the right thing! Let it end now, with dignity, before you become homeless and an embarrassment to others.
Perhaps it is too much to expect our group to consider biological technology.
In the financial section of your newspaper you can read about developments in the drug industry. In environmental & health publications you can read about food additives/modifiers/adulterers. In the farm report you can read about animal feeds and merging of animal & plant genes for more profitable products.
I'd love y'all to consider my favorite bio tech gadget: the interface between the human nervous system and digital devices. I expect amazing bandwidth to develop and astounding results in our social lives as we use these devices to communicate with each other at the speed of thought.
Sorry, I had a comment but then I realized that I was NOT reading a story from theonion.com. I guess excellence in news reporting isn't just confined to the Onion, after all. Hats off to theinquirer.net!
As you know by now, it's not about spam.
You may feel, like I did, a compelling fascination with the juxtaposition of the concepts of science, engineering, and sales. Can sales technique be scientifically applied?
But it's not about spam. It's really about the holy grail. It's a religious quest. It's a mantra. It's the salesman's answer to how to move that product that consumers just haven't picked up on.
When you apply the term 'scientific' to something that is inherantly intuitive, you raise eyebrows and draw the attention of both the science minded and the the wishful thinkers.
Unfortunately there is no way to quantify the technique or any particular application of it. There is no sure way to say "This is what would have happened if we didn't use the technique." And thus there is no scientific aspect to it.
It is a dream, a fantasy to be offered desperate marketers of unwanted wares. The purveyors of the dream seem to have succeeded in selling their expensive 'expertise' to some buyers, but you may want to take a more critical stance. If your product doesn't sell, consider a different product, not a different sales pitch. Build it and they will come.
Yes, of course Mr. Spoilsport that's
Of course the two-way sneeze through windvents would be great for my geeky brother, and the climate control that emulates Ancient Egypt or Tropical Paradise would delight a world traveller, but I'm just a guy who writes.
Look Mr.
My homeowners association agrees unanimously that spam and porn are WRONG. We have passed strong legislation that will stop them dead.
Additionally we have made it illegal for meteors to come within 100 miles of our planet.
You may thank us at your leisure.