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.box is bridging Web3 and Web2 TORONTO, Ontario, January 18th, 2024/Chainwire/-- Breaking new ground in the domain name industry, My.box Inc. announces the upcoming launch of its Public Beta on January 18th, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET. This kicks off public availability of the first ever domain name system supported natively by browsers, email, and wallets. The Future Of Digital Identity .box domains offer secure and seamless identity on Web3 and Web2. The holder of ‘example.box’ is empowered with decentralized ownership and access to DNS record management, ENS integration, payments, Web3 authentication, Web3 messaging, websites, and email. Founder of .box, Josh Brandley states, “There are many great things happening at the intersection of Web3, decentralized identity, and domain names – we are the first to tie it all together with a powerful, easy to use product”. .box solves the major problem with blockchain domains .box sets a new standard in the world of blockchain-based top-level domains. While other new blockchain domain systems generate excitement, they ultimately fall short because they do not work with traditional browsers and email services. In contrast, .box is ICANN-accredited, recognized by the global Domain Name System (DNS), and supported by the Ethereum Name Service (ENS). Both DNS and ENS have established substantial network effects, solidifying their positions as core infrastructure. .box is pioneering an approach that natively integrates the features of both systems, thus delivering a better experience for users. The Team Behind .box The .box TLD is owned and operated by Intercap Registry, an ICANN Accredited Registry Operator. Intercap has dedicated over a decade to the development of .box. Core partners include 3DNS and ENS Labs, whose leaders share the vision of bringing the benefits of Web3 to the domain industry. Nick Johnson, Founder of ENS, states: “We have always had a deep respect for the DNS and are very excited to witness this unique .box implementation that supports seamless interoperability between the two systems”. Paul Gauvreau, CEO of 3DNS adds, “Bringing real world domain assets onchain improves almost every use case there is – we anticipate that this product will be widely adopted by Web3 enthusiasts and newcomers alike.” Launch Pricing During launch, .box domains will run through a premium pricing phase, ensuring fair access for everyone. Prices start at $7,680 USDC and then decay exponentially for 6 days until stopping at a fixed rate of $120 USDC. All domains will renew at $120 USDC per year. Domains are minted and managed using the dApp hosted at my.box. Payment is made with ETH or USDC. Join the .box community Secure your .box domain now at http://www.my.box Follow .box at https://x.com/boxdomains Join the .box to: Discord server Learn how to buy a .box and take control of your decentralized identity. Qualify for your referral link to earn $18 for each successful referral. Receive support, updates, and connect with the team. For More Information: Visit our website at  __ __or contact Omar Hamed, omar@intercap.com http://www.my.box Contact Community Manager Omar Hamed My.box contact@omar.box This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Business Blogging Program. Learn more about the program here.

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I have heard about it before. B2C2B with a touch of scare up sales marketing on the side. I’m not really criticizing it, I was just unsure if it really works and if it’s ethical. Now I know it does work, and now I’m sure it is unethical. I got a message from Box today, it claimed that 35 of our employees are using Box and I as an employer have no control over them using the services. Let’s talk? Even if I have suspected that such could happen one day, I was really surprised that so many of our employees were signed up on Box already. Having an employee-friendly work environment and knowing that there are a few other services that we use for document storage, I couldn’t stop but wonder if there are some files that shouldn’t be on Box.com considering our strict information storage policies? So what’s the expectation here? What thoughts are driven to my head by this “marketing” email? Am I as an employer to take over private employee accounts by signing up for a corporate access? Should I check with my employees if we’re still in compliance with our information storage policies? I do believe such “marketing” works, but it doesn’t “work” very well for the employees. Imagine there would be a drug abuse rehab service that would supply free drugs to everyone who signs up and then sends an email to their friends and family ratting them out? Better show cases exist in our “techie” world. There’re Twilio and DigitalOcean, where developers start to use the services, find it helpful and like it so much, that they ask and encourage companies they work for to use it as well. But there is a problem — it requires a great and almost irreplaceable product. That brings us to the biggest dilemma — if we have a “scare up sales marketing” option — is it worth using it? should we be allowed to? How is it going to affect lives of our users? Big old-school companies receiving such email message will most likely start to investigate and try to discipline their employees, all this because the user liked your service. There should be a better way. How about we reach out to companies saying that they should sign up for a corporate account because our product is just what they need and many of their employees are using it already? All they need to do to find out why it is a must-have for their productivity, is go and ask their own employees. Yes, it’s going to affect your conversion rate but wait, the tactics of scaring your users will affect the conversion rate even more. Your user base might just stop using your service and start telling others not to because you report them to their boss and that makes your boss anything but happy. Negative motivation never helped people in the long run. Let’s think about the future, your company’s future and what’s more important — the future of your people.

Box.com terror tactics sales model. Is there an alternative?

and tend to be paired in conversations — they offer similar products: cloud storage for a low price and fluid scalability of storage. Both have billion-dollar valuations as well; $2.43 billion market cap and $10 billion private valuation, respectively. Box Dropbox The only key difference between the two companies is the target market, which slightly bends the product for each company to best tailor its customer. Examining the differences in the products also teaches an important lesson in distribution mechanisms of technology companies, which Ben Horowitz touches upon in his blog post “Distribution.” Dropbox, from the onset of its landing page, is very clearly a consumer-first company: Early on, Dropbox’s marketing strategies were very outbound, and how poorly that turned out for the company in its experimentation phase.The cost-per-acquisition was in the ballpark of $233 to $388 whereas customers’ lifetime values were flat $99s. Instead, the company moved onto referrals, and Houston claims that this increased signups by 60% permanently. Today, the de facto distribution mechanism for consumer companies is virality and referrals, and Horowitz quotes these companies today when they say that they will “distribute [the] product like Dropbox did.” Evidently, that’s how Dropbox scaled to a billion in revenue without a proper sales force. Houston talked about Box, on the other hand, targets larger organizations — the universities, enterprises, Fortune 500s (97% of which Box sells to). The landing page contrasts Dropbox’s one-step sign up: The acquisition process is a lot less scalable relative to Dropbox since Box is working with larger clients, but it’s still noteworthy that Levie trumpets a bottom-up sales strategy over top-down sales strategy. He wants to win over the lower-level managers and employees of the company with an amazing product that slowly enforces adoption throughout the company. Though this is comparatively scalable when looking at other enterprise-targeting companies, Box’s customers still require personal integration to help in the adoption process, but it differentiates itself from Dropbox with a higher level of security that enterprises love. Because of the lower level of scalability built into Box’s market, it has to invest more into a proper sales force to reach the enterprise clients. It may be due to the lower level of scalability and difference in distribution mechanism with Box’s sales process that it has only 10% of the revenue of Dropbox. Nevertheless, the two companies are clear winners in their market segments because they’ve adopted the best sales channels for their respective markets. Dropbox’s scalable referrals would not have worked for a company like Box because referrals typically won’t work in inter-organization situations. Similarly, Box’s methods of an operating sales force won’t work in a consumer-first market because competitors can sell to customers much faster without a sales force.

Box v. Dropbox: A Lesson in Distribution

Welcome back, everyone, to another Startups of the Week feature! Each week, the HackerNoon team shines a light on some of the most promising startups in our Startups of The Year database. All featured startups have received Startup of The Year nominations in their respective technology categories and/or regions. Startups of The Year Startups of The Year This week, Nano Knight Studio, BoxHero, and Uzi World Digital have caught our eye. Nano Knight Studio Nano Knight Studio BoxHero BoxHero Uzi World Digital Uzi World Digital Startups of The Year 2024 voting closed on March 31st, 2025. Winners across all categories will be announced by April 22nd, 2025. Subscribe now to be among the first to know! Startups of The Year 2024 voting closed on March 31st, 2025. Winners across all categories will be announced by April 22nd, 2025. Subscribe now to be among the first to know! Subscribe now to be among the first to know! Meet the Startups of the Week Nano Knight Studio Nano Knight Studio Founded in 2020, Nano Knight Studio, a game development and outsourcing studio, has been bringing ideas to life through the power of play. With a passion for storytelling, design, and immersive mechanics, the team is dedicated to crafting remarkable experiences that connect with players worldwide. Operating out of Sao Paulo, Brazil Nano Knight Studio was nominated as a top startup in the region, with additional nominations in the Games and Recreation Industries. Sao Paulo, Brazil Games Recreation Support Nano Knight Studio — Check them out here! Support Nano Knight Studio — Check them out here! here BoxHero BoxHero BoxHero is a cloud-based inventory management software designed to make inventory control easier and more efficient for businesses of all sizes. With a focus on simplicity and seamless integration, BoxHero helps businesses keep track of their stock, reduce errors, and optimize their operations. Located in Seoul, South Korea, BoxHero was nominated as Startup of The Year in the region as well as in the Software Development and IT Services industries. Seoul, South Korea Software Development IT Services Connect with BoxHero — Check them out here! Connect with BoxHero — Check them out here! here Uzi World Digital Uzi World Digital Uzi World Digital is an award-winning digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, digital PR, reputation management, web design, and branding. With a focus on crafting viral, high-impact campaigns, the agency helps businesses grow their online presence, shape public perception, and build lasting digital legacies. Uzi World Digital Uzi World Digital is located in Kolkata, WB, India where it was nominated as Startup of The Year. It also snagged three additional nominations in the Marketing, Creative Agency and Social Media Industries. Kolkata, WB, India Marketing Creative Agency Social Media Support Uzi World Digital — See what they’re up to here! 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How can decentralized finance (DeFi) operate transparently if its core data sources remain unverifiable? The reliance on oracles—systems that feed external data into blockchain networks—has long been a challenge. Most oracles function as closed systems where data sourcing, aggregation, and computation happen off-chain, leaving users with a final output that cannot be independently verified. DIA, a decentralized data provider, has launched the Lumina mainnet, a blockchain-based oracle infrastructure designed to eliminate opaque data processing. Lumina records every stage of the oracle process on-chain, allowing developers, institutions, and blockchain networks to review and audit how data is sourced, processed, and delivered. DIA Lumina The Role of Oracles in Blockchain Networks Oracles serve as intermediaries that provide blockchain applications with real-world data, such as asset prices, market rates, and event outcomes. DeFi protocols use oracles to automate transactions in lending, derivatives, and stablecoin markets. However, most existing oracle networks do not disclose their data sources or the methods used to compute final outputs. Users must rely on the accuracy of an external system without visibility into how results are generated. This lack of transparency has been identified as a potential security risk. Errors, manipulation, or centralized control in oracle networks can lead to incorrect price feeds, market inefficiencies, and financial losses. The introduction of a fully verifiable oracle system seeks to address these concerns by ensuring that all data-handling processes are visible and auditable. Lumina and the DIA Lasernet Infrastructure DIA Lumina introduces an open framework where blockchain participants can review oracle operations in real-time. It eliminates the need for blind trust by recording data sourcing, computational processes, and final outputs on-chain. At the core of Lumina’s system is DIA Lasernet, a modular Layer 2 (L2) network built using Arbitrum’s optimistic rollup technology. The network facilitates the on-chain execution of oracle functions while maintaining cost efficiency. It also integrates a modular data availability layer to ensure that all oracle transactions remain accessible and verifiable. Unlike traditional oracles that rely on closed networks of validator nodes, Lasernet removes off-chain dependencies, making every stage of data handling publicly inspectable. Adoption and Use Cases Institutions such as Ripple and Stellar are incorporating DIA Lumina’s transparent data feeds into their blockchain infrastructure. As regulatory frameworks evolve and financial institutions explore tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), demand for verifiable oracle solutions is increasing. Ensuring that off-chain data can be audited in a trustless manner is considered a key requirement for integrating blockchain technology with traditional financial systems. DIA has announced plans for further system upgrades, including additional cryptographic security modules and expanded oracle capabilities. The system is designed to be modular, allowing for new developments without requiring fundamental changes to its existing architecture. Future Considerations The launch of DIA Lumina highlights a shift in how blockchain networks approach data verification. By moving away from opaque oracle models, the system introduces a method where every aspect of data handling can be reviewed and verified. Whether this approach will become an industry standard remains to be seen, but it presents an alternative to the reliance on closed oracle networks that currently dominate the sector. Don’t forget to like and share the story! Vested Interest Disclosure: This author is an independent contributor publishing via our business blogging program. HackerNoon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author. #DYO Vested Interest Disclosure: This author is an independent contributor publishing via our business blogging program. HackerNoon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author. #DYO Vested Interest Disclosure: business blogging program business blogging program

Are Black-Box Oracles a Risk? DIA Lumina Launches a New On-Chain System

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Gli oracoli Black-Box sono un rischio? DIA Lumina lancia un nuovo sistema On-Chain

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Authors:
(1) Zhaoqing Wang, The University of Sydney and AI2Robotics;
(2) Xiaobo Xia, The University of Sydney;
(3) Ziye Chen, The University of Melbourne;
(4) Xiao He, AI2Robotics;
(5) Yandong Guo, AI2Robotics;
(6) Mingming Gong, The University of Melbourne and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence;
(7) Tongliang Liu, The University of Sydney. Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related works 3. Method and 3.1. Problem definition 3.2. Baseline and 3.3. Uni-OVSeg framework 4. Experiments 4.1. Implementation details 4.2. Main results 4.3. Ablation study 5. Conclusion 6. Broader impacts and References A. Framework details B. Promptable segmentation C. Visualisation B. Promptable segmentation. Evaluation details. We perform a prompt segmentation evaluation on a wide range of datasets in various domains. For the point prompt, we adopt a uniform point grid h×w as input prompts (e.g., 20 × 20). For the box prompt, we use ground-truth bounding boxes as input prompts. 1-pt IoU denotes the oracle performance of one point by evaluating the intersection-overunion (IoU) of the predicted masks that best match ground truth. 1-box IoU denotes is similar to 1-pt IoU. More evaluation results are reported in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. Dataset details. A description of each dataset is given in Tab. 5. The iShape dataset has 6 subsets, including antenna, branch, fence, hanger, log and wire. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Zhaoqing Wang, The University of Sydney and AI2Robotics; (2) Xiaobo Xia, The University of Sydney; (3) Ziye Chen, The University of Melbourne; (4) Xiao He, AI2Robotics; (5) Yandong Guo, AI2Robotics; (6) Mingming Gong, The University of Melbourne and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; (7) Tongliang Liu, The University of Sydney. Authors: Authors: (1) Zhaoqing Wang, The University of Sydney and AI2Robotics; (2) Xiaobo Xia, The University of Sydney; (3) Ziye Chen, The University of Melbourne; (4) Xiao He, AI2Robotics; (5) Yandong Guo, AI2Robotics; (6) Mingming Gong, The University of Melbourne and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; (7) Tongliang Liu, The University of Sydney. Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Abstract and 1. Introduction 2. Related works 2. Related works 3. Method and 3.1. Problem definition 3. Method and 3.1. Problem definition 3.2. Baseline and 3.3. Uni-OVSeg framework 3.2. Baseline and 3.3. Uni-OVSeg framework 4. Experiments 4.1. Implementation details 4.1. Implementation details 4.2. Main results 4.2. Main results 4.3. Ablation study 4.3. Ablation study 5. Conclusion 5. Conclusion 6. Broader impacts and References 6. Broader impacts and References A. Framework details A. Framework details B. Promptable segmentation B. Promptable segmentation C. Visualisation C. Visualisation B. Promptable segmentation. Evaluation details. We perform a prompt segmentation evaluation on a wide range of datasets in various domains. For the point prompt, we adopt a uniform point grid h×w as input prompts (e.g., 20 × 20). For the box prompt, we use ground-truth bounding boxes as input prompts. 1-pt IoU denotes the oracle performance of one point by evaluating the intersection-overunion (IoU) of the predicted masks that best match ground truth. 1-box IoU denotes is similar to 1-pt IoU. More evaluation results are reported in Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. Evaluation details. Dataset details. A description of each dataset is given in Tab. 5. The iShape dataset has 6 subsets, including antenna, branch, fence, hanger, log and wire. Dataset details. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY 4.0 DEED license. available on arxiv

Evaluating Promptable Segmentation with Uniform Point Grids and Bounding Boxes on Diverse Datasets

Ah, George Eley. a name destined to go down in history—not for any noble cause, mind you, but for his laughably misguided attempt to become the King of Lunch Box Links. Currently studying at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, George seems to have missed the memo that being a business school student doesn't give you a license to annoy the entire internet. For those not yet blessed with the knowledge of George's antics, let me paint you a picture. Imagine a virtual vandal, armed not with spray paint but with a bot army, hell-bent on spamming every blog comment section, forum, and search box within reach. His ultimate goal? To boost the search engine rankings of his lunch box website, MagicBoxPro (because, obviously, lunch boxes need a guerrilla marketing campaign). Little did he know, his reign would be short-lived, thanks to a trail of breadcrumbs he unwittingly left behind. Let me tell you how I managed to track down this would-be spam king after he tried—and failed—to bombard my website. It all started with an alert from CleanTalk, the anti-spam plugin I use on my WordPress site. The plugin had flagged an unusual spike in suspicious activity. Normally, CleanTalk does a stellar job of keeping the spammers at bay, but this time something was different. The attempted spam wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill junk—this was a concerted effort, and it had George Eley’s fingerprints all over it. It didn’t take long to find a social media profile that matched the digital fingerprints. The profile name that caught my attention was George Eley, self-proclaimed king of the lunch boxes. The image below depicts an audit of the Lunch Box Kings website's backlink profile, conducted using the SEO tool Ahrefs. The audit reveals that the site is plagued with inbound link spam, indicating a problematic backlink profile with potentially harmful or irrelevant links. But George's escapades don't stop at merely annoying the internet at large. No, he’s taken it a step further by enlisting the help of servers hosted by Leaseweb.com to do his dirty work. That’s right—George has weaponized Leaseweb’s infrastructure to host his spam bots, turning what could be a perfectly respectable server into a breeding ground for spammy, worthless links. It's like using a luxury yacht to smuggle expired canned goods—both baffling and a complete waste of potential. Now, you might be thinking, "Surely, this can't be a terrible idea. The internet is a vast place, and George is just a small, insignificant part of it." But, oh, dear reader, that is where you'd be wrong. You see, George has no respect for your digital property. He and his bot buddies waltz right in, take a metaphorical dump on your website's front lawn, and strut away, leaving behind a trail of poorly disguised spam links and a bad aftertaste. All this in hopes that his lunch boxes will miraculously appear at the top of Google search results. But here's the kicker: 98% of all blog comment sections are automatically no-follow. That means George's "brilliant" strategy is about as effective as trying to sell ice to penguins in Antarctica. The search engines aren’t impressed, and the only thing George’s efforts have achieved is widespread annoyance and a burgeoning reputation as that guy. Yes, that guy—the one who thinks spamming is a valid marketing strategy in 2024. You have to wonder what George was thinking. Did he imagine that webmasters everywhere would fall to their knees, thanking him for blessing their sites with his magical lunch box links? Did he dream of being hailed as a marketing genius, the likes of which the world has never seen? Or was he simply so blinded by the allure of SEO supremacy that he forgot the basic principles of respect, decency, and common sense? The internet is a shared space, a digital community where millions of us coexist (mostly) peacefully. But then there are the spammers—the digital equivalent of the guy who leaves his trash in your front yard because "someone will clean it up eventually." Spammers like George don't just disrespect individual websites; they disrespect the entire online ecosystem. They're like digital parasites, contributing nothing of value and instead feeding off the hard work of others. So, George, if you're reading this—and I suspect you might be, given your obsession with SEO—please, for the love of all things sacred in digital marketing, stop. Take your bots, your lunch boxes, and your Leaseweb servers, and find a more honorable way to promote your products. Maybe try creating quality content? Building genuine relationships with customers? Or, here's a wild idea: respect the internet property of others. Because, at the end of the day, the only thing worse than a spammer is a spammer who doesn't even know how ineffective his tactics are. And trust me, George, nobody wants to buy a lunch box from that guy. Ah, George Eley . a name destined to go down in history—not for any noble cause, mind you, but for his laughably misguided attempt to become the King of Lunch Box Links. Currently studying at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town, George seems to have missed the memo that being a business school student doesn't give you a license to annoy the entire internet. George Eley For those not yet blessed with the knowledge of George's antics, let me paint you a picture. Imagine a virtual vandal, armed not with spray paint but with a bot army, hell-bent on spamming every blog comment section, forum, and search box within reach. His ultimate goal? To boost the search engine rankings of his lunch box website, MagicBoxPro (because, obviously, lunch boxes need a guerrilla marketing campaign). his MagicBoxPro Little did he know, his reign would be short-lived, thanks to a trail of breadcrumbs he unwittingly left behind. Let me tell you how I managed to track down this would-be spam king after he tried—and failed—to bombard my website. It all started with an alert from CleanTalk, the anti-spam plugin I use on my WordPress site. The plugin had flagged an unusual spike in suspicious activity. Normally, CleanTalk does a stellar job of keeping the spammers at bay, but this time something was different. The attempted spam wasn’t just your run-of-the-mill junk—this was a concerted effort, and it had George Eley’s fingerprints all over it. on my It didn’t take long to find a social media profile that matched the digital fingerprints. The profile name that caught my attention was George Eley, self-proclaimed king of the lunch boxes. The image below depicts an audit of the Lunch Box Kings website's backlink profile, conducted using the SEO tool Ahrefs . The audit reveals that the site is plagued with inbound link spam, indicating a problematic backlink profile with potentially harmful or irrelevant links. SEO tool Ahrefs But George's escapades don't stop at merely annoying the internet at large. No, he’s taken it a step further by enlisting the help of servers hosted by Leaseweb.com to do his dirty work. That’s right—George has weaponized Leaseweb’s infrastructure to host his spam bots, turning what could be a perfectly respectable server into a breeding ground for spammy, worthless links. It's like using a luxury yacht to smuggle expired canned goods—both baffling and a complete waste of potential. Now, you might be thinking, "Surely, this can't be a terrible idea. The internet is a vast place, and George is just a small, insignificant part of it." But, oh, dear reader, that is where you'd be wrong. You see, George has no respect for your digital property. He and his bot buddies waltz right in, take a metaphorical dump on your website's front lawn, and strut away, leaving behind a trail of poorly disguised spam links and a bad aftertaste. All this in hopes that his lunch boxes will miraculously appear at the top of Google search results. But here's the kicker: 98% of all blog comment sections are automatically no-follow. That means George's "brilliant" strategy is about as effective as trying to sell ice to penguins in Antarctica. The search engines aren’t impressed, and the only thing George’s efforts have achieved is widespread annoyance and a burgeoning reputation as that guy . Yes, that guy —the one who thinks spamming is a valid marketing strategy in 2024. that guy that guy You have to wonder what George was thinking. Did he imagine that webmasters everywhere would fall to their knees, thanking him for blessing their sites with his magical lunch box links? Did he dream of being hailed as a marketing genius, the likes of which the world has never seen? Or was he simply so blinded by the allure of SEO supremacy that he forgot the basic principles of respect, decency, and common sense? The internet is a shared space, a digital community where millions of us coexist (mostly) peacefully. But then there are the spammers—the digital equivalent of the guy who leaves his trash in your front yard because "someone will clean it up eventually." Spammers like George don't just disrespect individual websites; they disrespect the entire online ecosystem. They're like digital parasites, contributing nothing of value and instead feeding off the hard work of others. So, George, if you're reading this—and I suspect you might be, given your obsession with SEO—please, for the love of all things sacred in digital marketing, stop. Take your bots, your lunch boxes, and your Leaseweb servers, and find a more honorable way to promote your products. Maybe try creating quality content? Building genuine relationships with customers? Or, here's a wild idea: respect the internet property of others. Because, at the end of the day, the only thing worse than a spammer is a spammer who doesn't even know how ineffective his tactics are. And trust me, George, nobody wants to buy a lunch box from that guy . that guy

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