Worn out by endless pitches to enhance his manhood, rescue Ugandan bank accounts, and create a check with his computer, an IBM researcher has concluded that spammers must pay.

IBM researcher Scott E. Fahlman concludes in a recent IBM research paper that time literally equals money, and that telemarketers, charities, businesses, and even friends should be willing to pay for the privilege of bothering today's wired human.

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