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more about #spam more comments → The Donut Pirate: Is it at all ironic that the CAN-SPAM act says that you CAN'T spam? more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: They should spend all their sentences listening to this everyday 24 hours a day. THAT would be a fair. more » iElvis: Amateur. His mistake was doing this in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He should have been operating from Eastern Europe, where bribing the government to l... more » yantelope: 4 years hardly seems like a strong enough punishment. I think he should instead be forced to order and use all the products his spam campaign adverti... more » OMG! Ponies!: Winning is nothing... ...Collecting is everything. #facebook more » met2art: The problem with social networking sites is that once they solidify their revenue stream they seem to degenerate rapidly. I stopped using Facebook bec... more » met2art: met2art likes this. #facebook more » debbyherbenick: You're a Hoosier too? How fun. more » ragingdrunk: [troll] Anyone still using IE should be used to this and deserve to get a virus. [/troll] more » thinkmore: since this is a post about spam, I'm sure even one particularly vocal member of the Gizmodo community will not mind me adding a little link to this po... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I didn't know that LCD screens were dependent on what kind of mobile standard you use. Interesting. more » Geisrud: I wish I got good spam like that. Best I have is titled: "Madonna hired buttscratcher", which I apparently sent to myself. more » BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!!: "I am pleasure to know you from Internet !" Who wants to take bets how long it will take for this to show up on a JPEG containing cats? more » Curves: I need that whole list of items to take to the family reunions. You want to talk about your terrorist organizations, right there is one. And whatever ... more » jakebathman: I want an explosive-proof blanket.... more » -
#security
The Complete Guide to Avoiding Online Scams (for Your Less Savvy Friends and Relatives)
Our readers are a savvy bunch who aren't likely to be taken in by an online scam—but we've all got those friends and relatives we worry about. Here's our definitive guide to helping them stay safe online. [Lifehacker] -
#spam
Godfather of Spam Sentenced to Four Years in Jail
A Detroit judge sentenced Alan Ralsky, a spam mastermind who headed an elaborate international organization, to 51 months in prison. Ralsky was convicted of wire fraud, mail fraud and violation of the CAN-SPAM act for his schemes. More » -
#facebook
Facebook Spammer Has to Pay $711 Million, Your Annoying 'Friends' Still Free to Poke You
"Spam King" Sanford Wallace was just ordered to pay $711 million in damages in a case about him spamming the hell out of Facebook users. Meanwhile, your idiot friends are still zombie biting you. More » -
#imagecache
This is What 50,000 Cellphone LCDs Looks Like
Sometimes even spam is useful. This is a set of images we got from a junk email trying to sell us 50,000 pieces of Asian LCDs. CDMA only, they claim in bold. [Thanks spammer!] More » -
#spam
Craziest Factory Spam Yet
I am pleasure to know you from Internet! Forget Viagra! Forget software! Forget Rolex watches! You need bulletproof attack vehicle! Combined riot shield Explosive-proof blanket! Navy patrol boat! Blast prevention torch! Best regards, Mr. Frank. More » -
#comics
Spam Headlines, Reimagined
What if all those spam emails you received every day weren't meant to be read as perverted? What then? Artist Elliot Burford shows us in his collection of 24 hilarious one-frame comics. [ElliottBurford via jesspiration via Unplggd] -
#imagecache
OMG, SPAM ASAP FTW!
It may not be pulled pork butt from Momofuku Ssäm Bar, but Spam gets geek points for making fun of their brand's intarweb meaning in this recent print ad. FTW indeed. [AP—Thanks Debby] -
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#security
Malware Infection Rates By Region, And More Fun Facts!
According to Microsoft, the global average for malware infection is 8.6 out of every 1000 systems—a number that's lower than I'd have estimated. And apparently Ethiopia and Myanmar run a pretty tight ship! More » -
#mailbox
$230 Computer Mailbox Costs More than Some Actual Computers
Shopping online is so convenient, but waiting for your purchases to get shipped to you sucks. With this Computer Mailbox, you can have your stuff sent straight to your computer after clicking "buy now". More » -
#spam
AT&T Testing the Waters with American Idol Spam Texts
AT&T is the first cellphone carrier to begin spamming its customers with text ads. It recently sent texts advertising American Idol to a "significant number" of its customers. Stop right there, AT&T. More » -
#spam
Spammer Keeps Whining About Large Hadron Collider Assploding
Dear Moron Physicist Who Can't Write Proper English, More » -
#spam
Happy 30th Birthday, Spam!
Oh Spam, my how you have grown! Thirty years ago, on this day, you came into the world as a little misguided e-mail sent by an equipment engineer over Arpanet to promote a new line of computers. You were quickly shot down by other Arpanet users who called it an "insult... to have an obvious commercial message sent out over a research network." Yet, at some point in time, people stopped protesting you loudly enough. Now you comprise 80 percent to 95 percent of all e-mail sent, your crafty trojans and pesky viruses have infected millions of computers, and you've cost IT departments nearly $200 billion to combat you. But since it's your birthday, instead of telling you like we usually do to GTFO, let us sing you a little song instead. It goes something like this: More »
