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Vladimir_Nesov comments on The Singularity Institute needs remote researchers (writing skill not required) - Less Wrong Discussion

65 Post author: lukeprog 05 February 2012 10:02PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 06 February 2012 02:42:20AM *  5 points [-]

I'd guess the spammer spiders must be quite conversant in this standard and commonly practiced ritual for averting them...

Comment author: arundelo 06 February 2012 02:53:44AM 7 points [-]

They weren't as of July 2008. But that's ages ago in internet time. I don't know of anyone who's done this experiment more recently.

Comment author: gwern 06 February 2012 08:52:00PM *  5 points [-]

I ran into a comment recently that when email providers were using keyword-based filtering, the spammers updated within days. At this point, I'd guess it doesn't matter - Gmail's anti-spam measures are pretty good. I keep my address on my site in the clear, and spam is pretty handleable, and lots of random people manage to email me successfully. (I'm a real go-to guy when it comes to modafinil, it seems.)