I've been using SpamBayes with Outlook for a while now. I've been fairly happy with it. Anything 50% is spam, and anything 15% is suspect. Even at that level, it's rare that any unwanted junk finds it's way to my inbox. More often than not auto-generated Evite party invites from friends may inadvertently get marked as "Suspect". But that's OK, I have the social skills of a... .... well actually I have none to speak of - something about issues keeping the quiet thoughts quiet.

::cricket sound::

Anyways, back to spam. I've noticed the type of "Suspect" email has morphed over the last year. No longer are "adult themed products" the reigning king, instead it's comprised mostly of offers for rolex knockoffs.

Could somebody please explain to me - what's so special about a rolex? From what I can gather from Froogle they seem to range in price from $8K(USD) to $48K(USD). Quite a bit of cash for an ugly watch (damn - there goes any hope for an endorsement contract in the future). But again - I'm not a wrist watch sort of guy.

But maybe this is more ominous than anyone realizes? Can pr0n, the worlds premiere indicator of what new technology will be widely successful in the marketplace, be loosing ground to the old standby - cheap trademark theft of luxury goods? I mean, come on (pun intended), if knockoff coach handbags and rolex watches outsell pr0n - what will happen to this "new internet economy"? Has the internet finally lost it's luster as the hot new thing?

::sigh:: I was really hoping for a new internet dot-com bubble.

Note to self: Invest in any new technology that Pr0n is invading and sell at the first hint of a rolex.