Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow, Volume 2, General Equilibrium (Collected Papers of Kenneth J. Arrow)

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Collected Papers Volume 2: General Equilibrium
Kenneth J. Arrow
Manufacturer: Belknap of Harvard
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ASIN: B000LC0BC4

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Authored by a former spammer, this is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the inner workings of the SPAM economy. Readers will be shocked by the sophistication and sheer size of this underworld.

From the Author: "You may hate spam and think all spammers are evil, but listen to my story and see why I do this and more importantly, HOW."

For most people, the term "SPAM" conjures up the image of hundreds of annoying, and at times offensive, e-mails flooding their inbox every week. But for a few, SPAM is a way of life that delivers an adrenaline rush fueled by cash, danger, retribution, porn and the avoidance of local, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. "Inside the SPAM Cartel" offer readers a never-before seen view inside this dark sub-economy. You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running. You may disagree with their objectives, but you can't help but to marvel at their ingenuity and resourcefulness in defeating spam filters, avoiding being identified, and staying one step ahead of the law.

* Spam makes up now 64% of all email sent and it is said to be the most annoying part of being online.

* You'll meet the characters that control the flow of money as well as the hackers and programmers committed to keeping the enterprise up and running.

* Authored by a former spammer, this is a methodical, technically explicit expose of the innerworkings of the SPAM economy.

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The Editors Should Be Fired.......2007-08-01

Although Syngress apparently employed a Technical Editor (Jeffrey Posluns) and a Copy Editor (Judy Eby) in preparing this book, it's riddled with both technical and grammatical errors. For experienced email server administrators, Inside the Spam Cartel is an almost complete waste of time. Novices would learn a great deal from this book, but much of what they learned would be wrong. (For example, on p. 183 the author claims that a public key allows one to decrypt a message encrypted using PGP. Or take this discussion of BGP, from p. 64: "Each BGP router is given an Autonomous System (AS) number and each AS is unique and directly identifies the router by name.")

GET Rich Quick ....NOT... SAVE your MONEY FO0L.......2007-07-19

The title sells the book. It has will not help you LEARN to do this. Think he will help you HACK to get e-mail lists ? NO? Think HE will tell you HOW TO STAY OUT of Jail ? NO. Think he will tell you how to make easy $$. NO

Think he will CASH IN ON YOUR STUPIDITY ? YES YES YES YES !!!

make him RICH please buy the book FOOLS !

Childish. Why reward a crook?.......2006-01-05

Well, the author is clearly a Chickenboner - the book is full of grammatical errors, especially toward the end. It also has major factual errors, as other reviewers have pointed out. (I skimmed it at the local library.) Also, he's clearly a criminal, since spamming is illegal in most jurisdictions, so I give it 1 star.

If Only He Did Not Play So Fast and Loose With facts.......2005-07-12

The Vikings from Monty Python's Flying Circus love SPAM so much, that the mere mention of the word has them break out in song, singing "Spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!". For e-mail users, there are not many who would give the same response. We get it. We despise it. We wonder how many times we will get the same messages over and over again. But do we truly understand the machinations behind the scenes of the SPAM industry? It is this fundamental question that drives "Inside the SPAM Cartel: Trade Secrets From The Dark Side" (Spammer X, Jeffrey Posluns, Technical Editor, Syngress Press, 2004, 413 Pages). Written by an insider, the book provides detailed information and background but at times falters because of some very strongly stated opinions and facts that are just plain incorrect, as well as a very significant omission.

The book starts out strongly, as the author profiles the typical Spammer he is associated with and moves on to show that their is inherent trust among spammers. This trust, it seems, is based on necessity so that they can help each other make money. Money is part of a larger theme in this book because it is money that drives spammers and the content they deliver. Did you ever wonder why you see less and less pornography spam and increased amounts of messages for home mortgages? Because that is where the money is to be made.

The author makes a strong presentation throughout the book on how SPAM came to be from a simple but fatal flaw in SendMail, taking advantage of an Internet Architecture that was based on trust and not security, to the big money it is today. Consider that even if SPAM filters catch 99% of SPAM, the Spammers are still making money. Why? Because people are buying. The author not only gives an education on the many different types of SPAM, but shows you the tricks of the trade to bypass SPAM filters and get SPAM Messages read. You will also learn how to create a digital forensic trail to create a profile of a Spammer. You will also learn how they create profiles of you and your behaviours. You will also learn how the CAN-SPAM Act works, what is covered under the law, how to comply with the law and the huge legal loopholes that exist in the law that has Spammers scoffing at the law.

Yes the book is comprehensive, but suffers from what this reader considers to be some fatal flaws which take some of the sheen off of the credibility of the author and of the editorial vetting process of the publisher (note that this is not referring to the technical editing, but the editing to validate content. First, it is safe to assume that "Spammer X" is a citizen of a country in the British Commonwealth. How is this known? When you read in his book that the CAN-SPAM Act was passed by "Parliament", it is clear of the author's origin and his lack of knowledge of "big picture" issues. This is further compounded by the author's statement that CAN-SPAM will eventually become international law. This statement misses the point that there is no such thing as International Law that is binding on any country that chooses to ignore it.

The most egregious number that sticks out in this reader's mind comes from this quote in Chapter 10:

"With an estimated 273,706,064 Americans on the Internet...".

When this reader saw that number, some checking had to be done. Keep in mind that this book was written in 1994. According to the 2005 CIA World Factbook, last updated on June 30, 2005, the 2005 U.S. Population is estimated to be 295,734,134. That would mean the author is stating that 92.5% of Americans are on the Internet. This is very amazing when you consider that only 235,404,000 (and change) Americans are over the age of 14, and that only 260,000,000 live above the poverty line.

The reason that this concerns this reader is that if the author has played this fast and loose with these facts, and it was not caught in the editorial process, how can any of the other numbers in the book be trusted? It pains me to say this given my distrust of IT analyst firms, but how can an author who has played so fast and loose with numbers and facts be in a position to criticize anyone else's number?

Finally, I am disappointed that the author devotes a 29 page appendix and numerous references in the book on the anti-SPAM features of Microsoft Exchange, while totally ignoring the built in anti-SPAM features of Lotus Domino 6, which has over 100,000,000 users worldwide. Before writing this review, I asked the technical editor about this. He indicated that it was more than likely a reflection of the experience of the author(s), and that on at least two occasions he had made recommendations to include other products and service types as well. The author and Syngress did not do so, and it leaves this reader feeling a little empty.

Who Should Read This Book?

This book should be read by people interested in SPAM as a topic, information security managers, e-mail administrators, and educators.

The Scorecard

Because of the opinionated presentation, in some cases based on suspect facts and information, I am giving this book two ratings.

For readability, technical education and content: Birdie on short Par 4

For errors, mistakes of fact and opinions: Bogey on a Par 5 Reachable in 2 and playing downwind. The author should not have duck-hooked his drive into the trees.

Interesting read as long as you don't throw it out the window.......2005-07-01

This book is basically 'how to spam' for newbies; or 'how to analyze spam', if you prefer. In any case, it's for technical users. If you are looking for a novel, check "Spam Kings" instead.

Anyway, this book is written by a spammer, which (quite often) tries to justify himself as being a "legimate spammer" (meaning that he will send the stuff even if he knows it's overpriced, the spam was not opt-in, etc). This becomes quite annoying after a while, specially because he says "I don't care if you want to receive the spam or not; you are going to receive it". Thanks man.

As for a short advice on whether you should buy this book: If you are a hacker wanna be, or have an interest in security, it's a decent read.

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Spammer-x
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Nobody disputes that the great experiment in Chinese-style socialism will eventually effect the world at large. In the closing years of the 20th century, we are witnessing the reawakening of a colossus that has long dominated Asia geographically and culturally, but is also likely to do so economically and politically in the next century. Geoffrey Murray closely examines China's credentials as a burgeoning superpower, the economic, social and structural dilemmas this poses, as well as the broader ongoing geopolitical implications should the experiment succeed.

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A bit spotty; A Good Effort.......2002-09-25

This book does not say much that will not be said later about China. The title is disingenuous. He give about 5 pages to defining China as a superpower, but then spends several chapters blowtorching it.

One thing that he understands is that the China has had a *very* long time to devlop a democratic model but they have never been able to do it. He also implicitly excuses their model of government as something necessary for people who have no concept of "rule of law" (and they certainly don't have that in China, nor is it established very well in the national psyche). At least not as well as the other traditions are (Confucianism, Maoism, Daoism, Legalism).

Strengths: He understands the complex factors that go into the building of a society and a sound economy, among them being the protection of property rights and impartial law enforcement. When he gives examples, he gives enough to let us know that he is not comitting the "fallacy of composition" mistake, but not too many to bog us down with 1,001 details of the same thing.

Weaknesses: Not enough analysis of the bank loan problems, for one. Nor enough analysis of the GDP numbers. At the time of this publication, people weren't publishing enough questioning reports of China's GDP statistics.

I also question his figures about the Chinese people not having the capability of feeding the whole country. That has a distinctly Malthusian sound--something that has recieved one of the most thorough refutations of any notion in social sciences.

The book could have been taken in any number of directions at greater length. For example: He talks of the social problems that are there, such as crime and prostitution. But he did not detail where else that has happened and whether China's experience is better or worse that than of other countries under similar circumstances.

Prescient Observations:

1. The Vietnamese have developed the skills of resistance fighting as a result of many years of trying to hold back the advance of the Han Chinese and their tendency to eclipse and absorb all other indigineous cultures into which they came in contact.

2. That the China of today resembles very much the imperial China of a long time ago.

3. In general, most of the worst abuses of the Chinese are at the hands of other Chinese. This includes successive governments making mistakes that everyone else had to pay for. And the abuse of the workers by corrupt Taiwanese and Hong Kong businessmen.

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1. No, American children do not sing the "Star Spangled Banner" and salute the flag every day in class.

2. "Deplorably stupid" is not a good phrase to use to describe people who haven't had the experience of living in a Western society under a system that took hundreds of years to develop. "Inexperienced" or "behaviorally inappropriate" would have been a more useful phrase...

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Frederick Merk
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Wizardry is designed to provide managers with a solid grounding of how to increase customer loyalty by managing customer value. In so doing we will provide you with a number of actual situations and cases of how different organizations measure and manage their value proposition. We will show you how you can begin to apply different techniques and approaches to managing your own value proposition. What you won't find is a lot of repetitious filler.

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This volume contains 21 selected essays by Professor Sir Hans Singer written over the last two decades. By reproducing these articles in one volume a consistent line of thinking will emerge which many students, academics and policy makers will welcome.

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