Wednesday reckoning day for porn spammers

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Court Ruling on Internet Porn Favors
Free SpeechOriginally published
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Court Ruling on Internet Porn Favors
Free SpeechOriginally published
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 07/01/2004 05:25 AM
Magicvalley.com - Thu Jul 1, 08:43 am GMT

FTC fines porn spammers $112k

FTC fines porn spammers $112k 05/10/2004 08:35 AM
A small price to pay?

Porn spammers ignore new rule

Porn spammers ignore new rule 05/26/2004 12:07 PM

Spammers switch pills for porn

Spammers switch pills for porn 12/17/2003 06:13 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 17 2003 4:44AM ET

Porn spammers ignore new labelling rule

Porn spammers ignore new labelling rule 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
ZDNet UK May 27 2004 10:57AM GMT

Washed Up Or Not, Porn Spammers Are
Ignoring New Rules

Washed Up Or Not, Porn Spammers Are
Ignoring New Rules 05/26/2004 12:17 PM
When the FTC first announced that all porn spam would need to be labeled with "sexually explicit" in the subject line, we noted that they were now legaliz ing porn spam and that we should expect plenty of it. A new study shows that not only has the amount of porn spam increased since that rule went into effect, most porn spammers are ignoring the law in one way or another. It looks like many did try to put "sexually explicit" or some related misspelling in the subject line, but then ignored just about every other part of the law (such as no spoofing of the from address). Of course, it was just Monday that we pointed out that porn spam was fading as an overall percentage of spam. However, that should give you an idea of how much overall spam is increasing. While the absolute number of porn spam messages has jumped, the relative percentage in relation to financial and other spam messages is decreasing. And, to think, our politicians told us that by now we'd be living in a post-spam world thanks to CAN SPAM.

More Rules On How To Spam... This Time
For Porn Spammers

More Rules On How To Spam... This Time
For Porn Spammers 01/29/2004 02:49 AM
Wait just a second. A month ago, we were hearing stories from our elected officials about how spam was supposed to be dead dead dead by now, thanks to the "CAN SPAM" law which would make it illegal to spam. Of course, as we all know, the law wasn't really intended to stop spam at all, but rather to give instructions on how you can spam. Further evidence of that comes today as the FTC is actually releasing new rules for porn spammers on how to spam. They're telling them they need to include a special label. In other words, they can just keep on spamming - as long as they include that one little label. Great way to "stop" spam, huh?

Porn spammers sneak images into Outlook

Porn spammers sneak images into Outlook 06/22/2004 10:59 AM

Porn gets spammers past Hotmail, Yahoo
barriers

Porn gets spammers past Hotmail, Yahoo
barriers 05/06/2004 02:47 PM
Junk e-mailers set up porn sites and use visitors to bypass defenses used by Hotmail and Yahoo to stop bot software from automatically opening e-mail accounts.

The day of reckoning

The day of reckoning 03/29/2005 11:31 AM

Today, the battle over the future of the Internet will be fought in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases: BrandX and Grokster, that could have deep repercussions.

BrandX deals with the treatment of broadband. The FCC has tried to classify the cable modem platform as an "information service", not subject to various regulatory obligations. The courts have, so far, taken a different view.

Grokster deals with peer-to-peer file-sharing. The music industry sued several P2P software vendors on the grounds of contributory copyright infringement, a legal strategy that was successful in driving the original Napster out of business. Yet this time around, the courts refused to hold the software vendors liable. The new generation of distributed services, like Kazaa, have no central server that tracks who has which music files.

In these two cases, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to map out the landscape for the next-generation broadband Internet, what some are calling "Web 2.0." In the Internet of applications, open platforms for innovation, competition, and user empowerment are critical. If gatekeepers can control what goes on the network, at what price, under which circumstances, the entire digital ecosystem surrounding the Net will be the poorer for it.

Both BrandX and Grokster concern battles over, as I put it in a Release 1.0 issue three years ago, who controls information? Control is power. It is also a limit on all sorts of downstream innovation and market growth, ultimately hurting everyone, including the erstwhile controller.

A Pointy Reckoning

A Pointy Reckoning 01/01/2005 10:18 AM
Perrie Briskin's only competition for a part in his high school's adaptation of The Crucible was a special-ed student. "I was sure the role was mine."

Dan Rather's Day of Reckoning

Dan Rather's Day of Reckoning 09/25/2004 11:14 PM
"Dan Rather's day of reckoning."

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Day of reckoning near for some airlines

Day of reckoning near for some airlines 09/12/2004 01:32 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sun Sep 12, 03:53 am GMT

Spam Turns 100, By One Reckoning

Spam Turns 100, By One Reckoning 09/13/2004 09:50 PM

LookSmart Still Growing, But MSN
Reckoning Awaits

LookSmart Still Growing, But MSN
Reckoning Awaits 10/30/2003 01:40 PM

Day of Reckoning in Search Engine
Advertising

Day of Reckoning in Search Engine
Advertising 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
Will Google follow suit? A longer version of this article that goes into more detail about Overture program from an advertiser's ...

Shrunk to Size, Hussein Faces His
Reckoning

Shrunk to Size, Hussein Faces His
Reckoning 07/03/2004 10:04 AM
How could 12 utterly unremarkable men have so tyrannized their 25 million countrymen that they remained unchallenged for 35 years?

Pickup Games, The Reckoning - Strange
Adventures in Infinite Space

Pickup Games, The Reckoning - Strange
Adventures in Infinite Space 06/18/2004 10:01 PM

MATT GALLANT -- Well, my week is up, and I've saved as a parting shot the ultimate pickup game: Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, developed by Digital Eel and published by Cheapass Games. Games take just minutes.

There's not as much brain power required as there is in the other games from this week; in fact your score really has more to do with luck than anything else. But despite having probably less strategy involved than a game of Freecell, SAIS feels like it's smarter than it is, because it recalls elements of games with more depth, with its goals of space exploration, combat, trade and collection.

The demo is pretty crippled compared to the full version, but the full version costs only $15. Well, the PC and Mac versions do. There's PocketPC and PalmOS versions too (new Tapwave Zodiac owners take note!), available from Astraware for $19.99.

And with that fifth and final recommendation, I'm done! All five of the games I've mentioned this week are great for spending a few minutes with, but so playable that you'll be able to play for hours. Have fun, Gizmodo!
Read [SAIS Info Page]

Referer spammers are comment spammers
too

Referer spammers are comment spammers
too 02/01/2005 10:08 PM
Is there a connection between referer spamming tools such as Reffy, and mass comment spamming in Movable Type?

More Spammers Threatening To Sue
Anti-Spammers

More Spammers Threatening To Sue
Anti-Spammers 06/11/2004 12:55 PM
It looks like the various spam laws that help legalize spam are making the spammers extra litigious. Following a lawsuit in the US by a spammer against an anti-spam operation for still block their email, some spammers in the UK are threatening Spamhaus with lawsuits for still having them on their blacklist. The problem is that, just because the law now gives them the permission to spam, it doesn't mean people aren't allowed to make their own private efforts to block them. The laws may allow them to send their spam, but there's nothing in these laws that require people to receive it.

where skin porn and food porn collide

where skin porn and food porn collide 03/23/2005 10:09 AM

It's fun to use google and see what it returns when searching for 'sticky buns' as, well, the imagination is a poor substitute for reality. When food and skin porn collide it gets fairly ugly pretty quickly. Sticky buns are likely the source of inspiration for the Finnish bostonkakku which are served like a pie rather than the individual buns. One of the guys at work quipped that it is served this way because you can feed 20 instead of 8 people.

I figured that since I was making dallaspulla that I'd make the inspiration for texaspulla and bostonkakku so that my test subjects would know just what they had been missing all these years. :) The dough is a snap to make even without a mixer and is much easier to work with than the pulla dough. The only drawback is the time spent waiting for the dough to rise. With a four-day weekend approaching where absolutely nothing will be open and we'll likely have crappy weather given that it's a holiday, what could be better than making a pan of sticky buns and eating them instead of chocolate eggs? These are, by far, the best cinnamon rolls I've ever made and my test subjects consumed them in a shark chum feeding frenzy. Two guys even asked me for the recipe.

Sticky Buns, a.k.a. caramel rolls or cinnamon rolls

Makes: 12 sticky buns
Time: ~30 minutes prep, 3 hours for dough rising
Source: Cook's Illustrated

This recipe has four components: the dough that is shaped into buns, the filling that creates the swirl in the shaped buns, the caramel glaze that bakes in the bottom of the baking dish along with the buns, and the pecan topping that garnishes the buns once baked. Although the ingredient list may look long, note that many ingredients are repeated. Leftover sticky buns can be wrapped in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days, but they should be warmed through before serving. They reheat quickly in a microwave oven (for 2 buns, about 2 minutes at 50 percent power works well); they can also be put into a 325F/175C-degree oven for about 8 minutes.

Dough

• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (2 dl piima) at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (.5 dl) granulated sugar 
• 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt 
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast  (1 packet sunnuntai dry yeast)
• 4 1/4 cups (10,5 dl) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting work surface
• 6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm

1. In bowl of standing mixer, whisk eggs; add buttermilk and whisk to combine.
2. Whisk in sugar, salt, and yeast.
3. Add about 2 cups (5 dl) flour and butter; stir with wooden spoon or rubber spatula until evenly moistened and combined.
4. Add all but about 1/4 cup (1/2 dl) remaining flour and knead with dough hook at low speed 5 minutes.
5. Check consistency of dough (dough should feel soft and moist but should not be wet and sticky; add more flour, if necessary); knead at low speed 5 minutes longer (dough should clear sides of bowl but stick to bottom).
6. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface; knead by hand about 1 minute to ensure that dough is uniform (dough should not stick to work surface during hand kneading; if it does stick, knead in additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time).
7. Lightly spray large bowl or plastic container with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer dough to bowl, spray dough lightly with cooking spray, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap.
8. Set in warm, draftfree spot until doubled in volume, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Caramel Glaze

• 6 tablespoons or 85g unsalted butter 
• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup, light or dark
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream 
• 1 pinch table salt 

1. Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for glaze in small saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture is thoroughly combined.
3. Pour mixture into nonstick metal 13- by 9-inch (33cm x 23cm) baking dish.
4. Using rubber spatula, spread mixture to cover surface of baking dish.
5. Set baking dish aside.

Cinnamon-Sugar Filling

• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 pinch table salt 
• 1 tablespoon or 15g unsalted butter, melted
• Raisins (optional)

1. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in small bowl.
2. Mix with a fork until thoroughly combined, using fingers to break up sugar lumps.
3. Set aside.

To assemble and bake buns:

1. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
2. Gently shape dough into rough rectangle with long side nearest you.
3. Lightly flour dough and roll to 16-inch x 12-inch (40cm x 30cm) rectangle.
4. Brush dough with 1 tablespoon melted butter, leaving 1/2-inch border along top edge; with butter remaining on brush, brush sides of baking dish.
5. Sprinkle filling mixture over dough, leaving 3/4-inch border along top edge; smooth filling in even layer with your hand, then gently press mixture into dough to adhere. Add rasins if you desire.
6. Beginning with long edge nearest you, roll dough into taut cylinder.
7. Firmly pinch seam to seal and roll cylinder seam-side down.
8. Very gently stretch to cylinder of even diameter and 18-inch (45 cm) length; push ends in to create even thickness.
9. Using a serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, slice cylinder in half, then slice each half in half again to create evenly sized quarters.
10. Slice each quarter evenly into thirds, yielding 12 ~1.5 inch (3,75 cm) buns (end pieces may be slightly smaller).
11. Arrange buns cut-side down in prepared baking dish.
12. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and set in warm, draft-free spot until puffy and pressed against one another, about 1 hour.
13. Meanwhile, adjust oven rack to lowest position, place pizza stone (if using) on rack, and heat oven to 350F/175C degrees.
14. Place baking pan on pizza stone; bake until golden brown and center of dough registers about 180F/82C degrees on instant-read thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes.
15. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes; invert onto rimmed baking sheet, large rectangular platter, or cutting board.
16. With rubber spatula, scrape any glaze remaining in baking pan onto buns; let cool while making pecan topping.

Pecan Topping

• 3 tablespoons or 50g unsalted butter 
• 1/4 cup (.5 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup, light or dark
• 1 pinch table salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract  or vanilla sugar
• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) pecans or walnuts, toasted in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and browned, about 5 minutes, then cooled and coarsely chopped

1. Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt in small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally to thoroughly combine.
2. Off heat, stir in vanilla and pecans until pecans are evenly coated.
3. Using soup spoon, pour heaping tablespoon of nuts and topping over center of each sticky bun.
4. Continue to cool until sticky buns are warm, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Pull apart or use knife to cut apart sticky buns; serve.

Wednesday, 5/5

Wednesday, 5/5 05/05/2004 05:30 AM
techtv May 5 2004 9:41AM GMT

Wednesday Wishbone

Wednesday Wishbone 12/29/2003 11:52 PM
Last news before Turkey Day. Mathematician and father of Cybernetics, Norbert Wiener, was born in 1894. Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz, was born in 1922. France became the third space power in 1965 with the launch of the Asterix-1. A...

The Wednesday Wikki

The Wednesday Wikki 01/28/2004 11:19 AM
Today's technology news. The space shuttle Challenger exploded on this day in 1986 killing all seven astronauts aboard. The collateral damage from MyDoom continues to reverberate through email systems. As much as 10% of all email is MyDoom related -...

Wednesday must-reads

Wednesday must-reads 06/23/2004 10:59 AM

Windows XP SP2 RC2 set for Wednesday

Windows XP SP2 RC2 set for Wednesday 05/22/2004 06:27 PM

Wednesday in Chicago

Wednesday in Chicago 07/15/2004 10:42 AM
Our second (and last) full day of vacation in Chicago ended well but began with a disappointment. We slogged off to the Museum of Science and Industry. Despite its Stalinist name, it's actually one of those interactive science places that seems to be the offspring of a museum that got lusty with an amusement park during shore leave. You're always just a twist or a yank or a pop away from learning something. Unfortunately, the science seems aimed squarely at the Square Pants set. Why, did you know that DNA is all helixy, that friction generates heat, and that...

Et Cetera: Wednesday already!

Et Cetera: Wednesday already! 06/10/2004 11:18 AM
Another Et Cetera. What can be said? It has a lot of stuff in it. Some important, some less important. All link-worthy!

Wednesday photos

Wednesday photos 07/29/2004 01:35 PM
View from Blogger Blvd Rebecca Blood and Dave Winer in Bloggerland Edwards pauses while the crowd cheers Press banks on the floor At the DCCC & Google party Rebecca Blood sees the sign of the end of blogging as we know it Bloggers party. Can you spot the garofalo? Granny D, not walking across America Jessamyn West, with Christian Crumlish in the shadows...

Wednesday in Singapore

Wednesday in Singapore 12/17/2004 06:31 PM
Ah, sleep! Amazing what a full night of it can do. For example, it turned my exhaustion into sleepiness. I work up early and re-wrote my presentation, as I inevitably do before a speech. I'm at the first International Conference on Knowledge Management, a truly international gathering of practitioners and academics. I, of course, am neither, so of course they had me keynote it. Nevertheless, it seemed to go well. I bugged out at 11 to see if I could see just a little more of the city. After a quick cab ride, I was in Little India, the streets...

Wednesday Whiffler

Wednesday Whiffler 01/16/2004 12:59 PM
It's time for tech news! Carlo Ponzi, creator of the scam that bears his name, immigrated to America on this day in 1896. Henry Ford introduced the assembly line in 1914. The FCC removed restrictions on the number of...

US rules all porn is child porn

US rules all porn is child porn 06/24/2005 04:04 PM
Prove otherwise

Computers in Libraries -- Wednesday

Computers in Libraries -- Wednesday 03/19/2005 02:36 AM
I went to four sessions yesterday in addition to the keynote and went to the dead technologies night session, and I wonder why I'm tired when I get to the...

Geek Dinner Wednesday

Geek Dinner Wednesday 01/09/2004 10:11 PM
Jeremy Zawodny pinged me and said “You coming to the Valley? Let’s do a geek dinner.” Sounded like a good idea to me, so he went ahead and organized it. That would be the evening of the 14th. You gotta admire a guy who’ll not only organize dinner but hang his address & phone number out on his blog.

Stanford: Wednesday, December 1

Stanford: Wednesday, December 1 02/05/2005 09:37 PM
At many places there is a holiday-time practice called “Secret Santa” (sometimes de-Christianized to “Secret Snowflake” or something similar). Everyone…

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Wednesday, February 12, 2003 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
How to Make A Man Bloody

New Catalyst release Wednesday

New Catalyst release Wednesday 12/15/2003 05:46 PM

AMD to saddle up Sempron on Wednesday

AMD to saddle up Sempron on Wednesday 07/27/2004 11:20 PM
Advanced Micro Devices to ride new low-price chip back into market for inexpensive PCs.

A Mea Culpa or "Its Wednesday and I'm
Stooopid"

A Mea Culpa or "Its Wednesday and I'm
Stooopid" 10/28/2003 11:08 PM

A Mea Culpa or "Its Wednesday and I'm Stooopid"

Sigh.  I thought I was making a valid point about Atom (and I do still kinda think that) but Dave correctly pointed out that RSS supports enclosures too -- something that I didn't realize.  And, thus, everything I said applies to RSS as well.  Yeah I should have definitely known that -- considering what I do -- and I do know it -- but ....  So this is an egregious example of overwhelming stupidity.  I'm not proud.  So consider this an apology.  I shouldn't have labeled / titled the post as I did.

I'm tempted to just delete the previous post but that would lead to the whole arguments from a few weeks ago about post deleting / editing [Shudder]. 

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