*n/m*

Sad to say this but maybe spam serves a useful purpose after all, it's probably the most realistic option here save fixing the root cause of the problem. If everyone sends millions upon billions of spam emails, the system might be so overloaded as to become ineffective.

On a related note, I've often wondered what some spam emails with gibberish text actually mean. Maybe it's some kind of encrypted communication hiding in plain site - it only takes 1 message to get through to the intended recipient to be effective.

Peace,
Andy.

There are a lot of children, elderly and just plain incapable people included in your sums.

Anyone under the misapprehension that the drug war is about catching scum bag drug users or dealers should watch this excellent documentary:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276962/

You'll learn who the really big players are. Hint: it's not who you think it is ;)

Peace,
Andy.

Not to nitpick, but you just put all 3 in the same sentence ;-)

There are no borders, anywhere - END OF STORY. ... except those invented by "man" for the purposes of control, so why would the internet be any different? Because it's cyber? ;-)

Anyway, I agree with the premise that there should be no borders on the 'net so just playing the devils advocate here. And I also truly believe that borders between countries now cause more problems than they solve, but that's just an ideal not the reality, unfortunately.

Peace,
Andy.

If you RTFA you would find out:

There are a few exceptions though – companies will not be required to pass on the data in cases where there are "justified national security reasons", companies like Facebook and Google who fall under Data Protection Direction, companies that take steps such as encryption of data.

The real problem is "close source food chain" vs. "open source food chain". That is why GM food - Monsanto style - is bad. Really bad. Unfortunately the anti-GM movement has taken a different path of protesting against the science, rather than this very basic fact.

A closed source food chain is a major problem for everyone, except those who hold the patents.

Peace,
Andy.

Jenny 8675309 says this is not a new problem!

Unlike the experiment, I predict a great deal of energy will be expended by lay people chiming in.

Like the experiment, I proclaim this energy to be perpetual while at the same time achieving nothing. ;-)

Glorified money laundering is exactly what Yahoo's investment in this app amounts to. It's the tech world equivalent of investing millions of dollars in concept art for the purposes of avoiding tax. Like concept art (Damien Hirst et al), everyone knows it's a crock but the art world keeps the pretence up because the gravy train is too good.

Peace,
Andy.

Just let it go. It's not worth the time or the hassle.

IANAT and probably don't appreciate everything that being a teacher entails, but whatever happened to engaging with students and knowing who requires extra attention or some other method of engagement to get them motivated?

I'm all for technology, but some problems are human problems and won't be solved by adding new technology to the mix. If anything it will make some situations worse, as we become lazier (rely on the machines to do our job) and further removed from each other.

Just my 2 cents.

Peace,
Andy.

Read my replies to the other posters in this thread who made the same comment.