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Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

FTC Rules Internet Spam Must Carry Label
(AP)

FTC Rules Internet Spam Must Carry Label
(AP) 05/19/2004 04:15 PM
AP - Sexually explicit Internet spam must now carry a warning label.

FTC Rules Internet Spam Must Carry Label

FTC Rules Internet Spam Must Carry Label 05/19/2004 05:43 PM
AP via Baltimore Sun May 19 2004 9:21PM GMT

AOL Orders the Spam Special
(washingtonpost.com)

AOL Orders the Spam Special
(washingtonpost.com) 06/24/2004 01:00 PM
washingtonpost.com - America Online has amply demonstrated its acumen in attacking spam, but the latest news on the junk e-mail front has left the company reeling.

Porn Spam

Porn Spam 05/19/2004 01:40 PM

Porn Spam Is So 2003

Porn Spam Is So 2003 12/29/2004 01:55 PM
Late last year, we noted that porn spam seemed to be on the decline according to various studies, as things in the "healthcare" (defined very loosely) were becoming more popular among spammers. This year, porn spam tried to make a comeback, but couldn't seem to hold out against other types of spam, including the ever-present Rolex spam. In the end, it appears that porn spam is on the decline. A year end report notes that barely any porn spam made it onto the list of top junk email for 2004. According to the article, part of the reason is that spam filters have become much better at filtering out the pron spam (though, for some reason, the article suggests that the filters couldn't stop "HOT LESBIAN ACTION" from getting through to many inboxes). Right at the top of the list, however, were spam promising prescriptions for Vioxx -- which makes me wonder if most of those came before or after Vioxx was banned from the market.

Porn spam must now be labeled

Porn spam must now be labeled 05/20/2004 09:45 PM
New labels are required for sexually oriented email, but the new rule may do nothing to decrease the amount of sexually explicit emails from reaching inboxes.

Porn spam increases by 350 percent

Porn spam increases by 350 percent 08/16/2004 10:06 PM
ZDNet Australia Aug 17 2004 1:49AM GMT

AOL: Vioxx spam unseats porn

AOL: Vioxx spam unseats porn 12/29/2004 04:39 PM
CNN Money Dec 29 2004 6:56PM GMT

FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect

FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect 05/20/2004 01:15 PM

Employers could be sued for porn spam
(Reuters)

Employers could be sued for porn spam
(Reuters) 04/27/2004 08:47 AM
Reuters - E-mail porn spam in the workplace could land European employers in court for fostering a hostile work environment, a Dutch researcher says.

Europe: Employers liable for porn spam

Europe: Employers liable for porn spam 04/27/2004 11:29 AM
ZDNet Apr 27 2004 3:14PM GMT

Porn Spam Makes A Comeback For The
Summer

Porn Spam Makes A Comeback For The
Summer 08/17/2004 01:29 PM
Last year at about this time, we noted that porn spam seemed to be on the "decline" relative to "healthcare" (read: Viagra) spam. However, this year, the latest study says that porn spam shot up this summer. Who knew these things were seasonal? Actually, this report claims the same thing happened last summer, which goes against what we reported back then (and, yes, it's the same company's study). The discrepancy in the claims may be due to the difference between relative and absolute numbers. The percent of overall spam that was porn may have declined, while the actual number of porn spam may have increased, since other forms of spam increased at an even faster rate. Honestly, though, at this point, when something like 80% of all email is spam, does it really matter how much is porn vs. gambling vs. phishing vs. drugs?

Porn virus targets spam stoppers

Porn virus targets spam stoppers 12/03/2003 09:50 AM
BBC Dec 3 2003 9:18AM ET

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?

FTC Legalizes Porn Spam - Expect Plenty

FTC Legalizes Porn Spam - Expect Plenty 04/13/2004 02:10 PM
The latest move by our government to legitimize spam by simply adding rules that tell you how to spam properly, is this decision by the FTC that all porn spam must be labeled to say "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" (capital screaming required?). Also, such spam cannot contain "graphic material." In other words, porn spammers have just been told it's okay to spam. This should pretty much guarantee that we all start receiving a lot more pornographic spam - though, easily labeled so that anyone glancing over your shoulder (assuming you don't use filters) to check out your inbox will immediately see "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" everywhere. I'm a bit surprised they're doing this, considering the recent ridiculous crackdown on "indecency." Not that I have a problem with anyone viewing whatever porn they want - but it should be their choice, and not forced upon them by spammers.

Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King

Vioxx Replaces Porn as Spam King 12/30/2004 08:05 PM

Porn Spam Makes A Triumphant Return

Porn Spam Makes A Triumphant Return 02/01/2005 09:43 PM
It's getting tough to tell who you can actually trust when it comes to the various spam surveys about what spam is out there -- as they seldom seem to agree with each other. Just a month ago we were writing about how porn spam clearly seemed to be on the decline, while a new report suggests the amount of porn spam has tripled. Indeed, the studies might agree, as the new one says that porn spam tripled in January from December (when we had noted it slowed). So, apparently, porn spammers suddenly felt that January was the right time to start blasting porn spam again, while financial spam suddenly seemed to be less exciting. On the "always popular" list, "health" or "medical" spam (again, extremely loosely defined) seems to always be in fashion.

E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For
Porn Spam?

E.U. Employers To Be Held Liable For
Porn Spam? 04/28/2004 12:59 PM

Top Spam For The Year: Viagra, Mortgages
And Porn

Top Spam For The Year: Viagra, Mortgages
And Porn 12/31/2003 07:16 PM
Well, what better way to close out the year than a post about spam? AOL has released their list of "top" spam messages from 2003 which represent the subject lines of the spam they found most often in 2003. At the top of the list, of course, is any subject pitching Viagra. Next up are spam for low mortgage rates, and coming in third is the ever popular porn spam. AOL claims they blocked 500 billion spam messages - an average of about 40 per day per user.

Fabulous celebrity nightmare porn spam
specimen

Fabulous celebrity nightmare porn spam
specimen 07/22/2004 12:52 AM
This was the most spectacularly surreal piece of sex spam I'd received in a long time. Since it involved a misspelled celebrity menage a trois that never was (thank heavens), I felt obligated to share it with these folks. And if you think that's special, oh, just you wait for the Japanese live eel porn video link.

Porn Rewards Users To Get Past Anti-Spam
Captchas

Porn Rewards Users To Get Past Anti-Spam
Captchas 01/28/2004 10:17 AM

Web orders help send holiday orders up
29% at Vermont Teddy Bear Co

Web orders help send holiday orders up
29% at Vermont Teddy Bear Co 12/30/2004 09:56 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 31 2004 1:32AM GMT

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

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.

US rules all porn is child porn

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

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

Look Under the WPA Label

Look Under the WPA Label 07/02/2004 12:54 PM
PC World investigates whether WPA labeling matches WPA certification: Sean Captain discovers that even when a product says it has WPA, you might need to check twice. Microsoft's now-discounted 802.11g router said on the box that it had WPA certification, but that's not the case. The device slipped in under the wire for Wi-Fi certification requiring WPA late last year, and the upgrade for WPA isn't due until this month. The Wi-Fi Alliance's database of certification had the correct details, however. Captain warns that if you need WPA, make sure the device has it: just being 802.11g isn't enough....

New ' Apple ' label ?

New ' Apple ' label ? 12/08/2003 07:10 PM
Microsoft. So does eBay. So does Google. And AOL has actually done pretty well, too - contrary to a lot of the things people say. ...

Label Printer Pro 6.2

Label Printer Pro 6.2 05/24/2004 02:26 PM
Print your favorite labels with ease.

The Ringtone Label?

The Ringtone Label? 12/24/2004 12:18 PM
With the rise of ringtones, it seems that some have really taken the idea and tried to run with it. So far, certainly, ringtones have done well for some companies, but it's still not clear if it's a sustainable market, or a faddish one. There's also the fact that the industry continues to deny that file sharing of ringtones could ever be a risk -- which suggests they're only asking for serious trouble down the road. Still, the latest move is that one company has set up a record label just for ringtones. Because, already, musicians have separate labels for CDs and videos and digital downloads and... wait a second... no they don't. Most musicians basically sign deals with a single recording label to handle all of their musical endeavors, so it seems sort of strange to have an entirely separate label for ringtones only. For recording labels that don't already include this in their standard contracts, they will soon -- and then this new "label" will be out of luck. Of course, the reality is that it's just a way for this company to get a little extra publicity for these "unique" ringtones. Considering that part of the reason ringtones are so popular, though, is that people recognize the songs they represent, it makes you wonder if people really are that interested in songs that are designed just to be ringtones. Seems sort of like a niche market within a niche market.

Label Templates 1.0

Label Templates 1.0 01/01/2004 05:04 PM
Label templates for CD, DVD, diskettes, mailing and shipping and more in Adobe PDF files.

Diamonds to get 'ethical' label

Diamonds to get 'ethical' label 06/23/2004 05:31 PM
Key players in the diamond business introduce a new "ethical" label for diamonds with a conflict-free origin.

How About This Beer Label: ``I'm in
Advertising!``

How About This Beer Label: ``I'm in
Advertising!`` 03/06/2004 02:02 AM
Upstart agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky is turning advertising on its head, from business class to beer bottles.

Music Label 2004 v10.0

Music Label 2004 v10.0 11/11/2003 01:11 AM
Music Label features a separate MP3 database that enables you to catalog your entire MP3 collection fast and easy. [Shareware $35.00 30 days 5.25 MB]

Why You Might Want to Start a Record
Label

Why You Might Want to Start a Record
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"Label uneins über Un-CDs"

"Label uneins über Un-CDs" 06/03/2004 12:21 PM

Label Your Power Supplies

Label Your Power Supplies 06/11/2004 12:56 PM

If I can be so bold, here's a tip for my fellow geeks to make your life easier: label your power supplies.

When you get a new toy that comes with a power cable that has a converter in (either in the middle or built into the plug) slap a label on it explaining exactly which one of your hundreds of devices this works with.

I have a "workshop" in my office. It's sort of a server room, sort of a place where all my geek crap can accumulate. I inherited a box of about 100 different power cables, convertors, and supplies. I can only tell you what about a third of them are actually for.

Last month, some of the guys wanted to stick bunch of laptops in the conference room. Ignoring the wireless connection (and me, since it was late at night), they rummaged around the workshop, found a hub, and rummaged some more until they found a power supply with an end that would fit. Too bad it supplied twice the voltage that the hub needed — some sparks and noxious fumes later, I can scratch one hub.

I can't tell you the number of times I've had to dig through a pile of cables for 30 minutes to try and match up amps and volts between a device and a power supply. Now, whenever something new comes in the mail, the first thing I do is slap a label on the supply or the cable. It'll make you life easier, trust me.

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