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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/30/09

    In reply to Facebook Spammer Has to Pay $711 Million, Your Annoying 'Friends' Still Free to Poke You
    Winning is nothing...

    ...Collecting is everything. #facebook
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    Image of met2art met2art
    10/30/09

    In reply to Facebook Spammer Has to Pay $711 Million, Your Annoying 'Friends' Still Free to Poke You
    The problem with social networking sites is that once they solidify their revenue stream they seem to degenerate rapidly. I stopped using Facebook because the overwhelming annoyance of pokes, app spam, broken apps and relentless phishing began to outweigh the (potential) usefulness. A social network is fine, but I don't want floods of inanity, useless ephemera and ads that overwhelmingly seem as legitimate as a guy in a dark alley hawking anything at 2am.

    (It also occurred to me that I probably "lost contact" with many of these people for a reason... do I really need to know what these erstwhile friends just had for lunch, or that they are a fan of clicking pens, or flipping the pillow over to the cool side?) #facebook
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    10/30/09

    @met2art: Yeah, I've still to add a single app to my profile. I don't understand why I'd just want to fucking [b]sit on facebook[/b] and do shit when I'm on my COMPUTER, and there's clearly far better places to, you know, listen to music and play connect four. Or perhaps I'll even, I don't know, go meet someone in real life.

    anyway yeah, these "so and so is a pirate!" and "zombie munch munch" notifications are stupidly ridiculous, though since I've started removing friends who constantly spam we with shit no one gives a fuck about, my incoming spam has drastically lessened!

    Here's a fun story: Two of my high school friends married. One of them owns and insurance company (or works for the family company or whatever). The other one just kept spamming her entire friends list with a request to become a friend with her husbands insurance thing. I kept rejecting and asking her to stop. She sent one or two more so I just defriended her! Problem solved and, apparently, I didn't want to be their friend anyway, since anyone who is that fucking obnoxious and willing to try to sell everyone they know some random shit probably makes a poor friend.

    It's like when your buddy started selling cutco knives and now wants to meet with you. It's like Bro. I don't want to buy your shit. #facebook
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    10/30/09

    @nachobel: That reply comment is just chock full of irony. #facebook
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    Image of Brett Benedict Brett Benedict
    10/30/09

    @met2art: But how can you be here...if you're there...what is this i don't even

    /head asplode #facebook
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    Image of nachobel nachobel
    10/30/09

    @met2art: :(

    it doesn't get automatically emailed to you though! #facebook
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    10/30/09

    @Brett Benedict: I'm not sure what you mean, but my condolences for your cranial asplodiness. #facebook
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Facebook Spammer Has to Pay $711 Million, Your Annoying 'Friends' Still Free to Poke You
    met2art likes this. #facebook
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    Image of debbyherbenick debbyherbenick
    08/06/09

    In reply to Afternoon News: Poop-Sniffing, Pancake-Eating, Vegas-Going Spammers
    You're a Hoosier too? How fun.
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    Image of ragingdrunk ragingdrunk
    07/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Warns Users of Serious Security Hole in Software
    [troll]

    Anyone still using IE should be used to this and deserve to get a virus.

    [/troll]
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    Image of Dara Moghaddam Dara Moghaddam
    07/06/09

    @ragingdrunk: More like anyone using outdated OS's like XP deserve one.


    I'm sorry but anyone using IE 6 or 7 is an idiot. IE8 is the way to go.

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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    07/06/09

    @Dara Moghaddam: Bullshit. XP is far superior to Vista. It's the responsibility of the user to keep their computer virus-free. Install a firewall and anti-virus and for the love of god don't use IE.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    07/06/09

    @Yerzriknot: @GundamX67: You mean Mojave.
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    Image of thinkmore thinkmore
    06/25/09

    In reply to This is What 50,000 Cellphone LCDs Looks Like
    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 post - it is about Japanese Gummy candy, and lots of it [all those little displays lined up in boxes reminded me of the tons of candy available in Japan - very tasty].


    [thinkmoreinc.wordpress.com]


    As a response to one of my comments [where I included a link to one of my own posts], it was respectfully suggested by the aforementioned member that I not flog my blog in this forum. May I suggest that this impression might have been formed due to the fact that Gizmodo does not show full links in comments, but abbreviated versions only, which makes the links seem less pertinent, if at all [pertinent], at first glance.


    Rest assured, flogging my blog is not something I particularly enjoy. I'm simply sharing what I know of good design, photography and snippets of interesting goings-on in the world around us. As always, if you feel my adding a link is inappropriate, please do not feel compelled to click on it. As for the others, enjoy!

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    06/25/09

    @thinkmore:


    mostly people get miffed if you use a URL as a signature on your comments. as long as it's an on-topic link no one's going to bust your balls for it. on the other hand, on topic or not, if you flog it all the time you can be banned.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/25/09

    @thinkmore: As someone who flogs his site whenever possible, I must agree this was a complete non-sequitor. As for full links, YOUR URLs only contain numbers, which is how you title your blog entries, no no amount of full URL posting would matter, despite what you say.


    I know you have done this before, and I myself have called you out on it: Thinkmore posts a link to his blog about Sony products in a post about LG TV's


    This appears to be your 2nd strike, and I would caution against a 3rd, as you could very well get banned.

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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/25/09

    In reply to This is What 50,000 Cellphone LCDs Looks Like
    I didn't know that LCD screens were dependent on what kind of mobile standard you use. Interesting.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    I wish I got good spam like that. Best I have is titled: "Madonna hired buttscratcher", which I apparently sent to myself.
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    Image of BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!! BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!!
    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    "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?

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/03/09

    @BlackMage is doing the Time Warp agaaaaaaain!!!: Two hours from your post time of 8:57AM
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    Image of Curves Curves
    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    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 you do, dont fall asleep.

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    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    I want an explosive-proof blanket....
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/03/09

    @jakebathman: I actually am intrigued by the blast prevention torch.
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    Image of Dafrety Dafrety
    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    I started reading this in the voice of GlaDOS's blue module.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/03/09

    @OMG! Memez! (Dafrety): It's a piece of cake to bake a pretty cake:
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/03/09

    In reply to Craziest Factory Spam Yet
    Dear Sir/Madam Jesus Diaz


    I am from internet too. To me it is to upset me reading you to insult this limited time offer. Many from the internet are accustomed to be writing in this style. It is to be difficult these days and times to be communicating with those around the world. We are now depending on the programs that drive the internet and that are the ones that do the translating.

    There are many of those that could find this exciting offer to be of indisposable use. You are the one who is making light of these dangerous times in which we are living. On the behalf of the peoples of the internets I am to ask you to stop insulting the hard work of those that are to do the translating from the one language to the another language and to act now on this exciting offer.

    It is not of the often that one is to hear about an opportunity to import and to manufacture the bullet-proof car. The bullet-proof vest is not to be the subject of the insults.

    Please to refrain from the insulting of the bullet-proof merchandise. We welcome to hear from you to inquiry of us. Your response will be of appreciation.


    Email:bulletproof-unicorn@omg-ponies.com

    D03 Juneth 2009AD

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    Image of ZaxxonQ.com ZaxxonQ.com
    05/22/09

    In reply to Spam Headlines, Reimagined
    This is much better:


    [spamusement.com]

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    05/22/09

    @Zaxxon Q Blaque: I agree. Spamusement is far superior.
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    05/22/09

    In reply to Spam Headlines, Reimagined
    More spam title inspired comics: [www.spamusement.com]




    COCK OF THE GODS

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    Image of Skid-Vicious Skid-Vicious
    05/22/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: how do you post images?
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    05/22/09

    @Skid-Vicious:

    [lifehacker.com]
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