> > I guess I'm too stuck on traditional ways of assessing
> > and responding to value. I am uncomfortable enough with
> > eurodollars and petrodollars; now there are these 
> > incomprehensible virtual currencies running around,
> > enough to make my head spin. As far as clicking goes, 
> Then there are the Instagram "influencers" who make crazy money 
> shilling for cosmetic or clothing companies, among other things.

Thank you, I have no interest in influencing or
being influenced in such a way.

> > there must be a way to game the system, perhaps by 
> > unleashing roboclickers using methods not unlike the
> > schemes that use personal computers' idle processing
> > power to solve arcane computations for the greater good.
> Probably, but I'd hope they have software to detect it.

Who knows - when there are better ways of detecting,
someone will devise a better way of cheating.

> > > Random capricious stuff never works long term.
> > But nonrandom noncapricious crime can pay, and well, so
> > that's what we're counting on when confronting malfeasance.
> > Our physical safety, though, is just as dependent on the
> > random factor.
> One deer deciding to behave like a chicken and cross the road can 
> make for an interesting day.  Add in the insurance and medical groups 
> and ... talk about crime....

Well, crime of that massiveness is not on topic here.

> > > > > I'll go take a Michigander.  
> > > > > > What a Kahlo thing to say.
> > > > > Youp(er)
> > > > What 't Hek?
> > > Youper.  Or U-per but it's harder to write that way. Denizen of 
> the 
> > > Upper Penninsula of Michigan.  
> > 
> > You should duck when making a statement like that.
> Not a-teal.

I'm not looking Vermeer.

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      Title: Russian Raspberry Jam
 Categories: Spreads, Russian, Euro-n, Medical, Internet
      Yield: 1 Servings

           Raspberries- fresh
           Sugar
           Water

  Russian raspberry jam generally contains just berries, sugar and
  water. It is fairly simple to make.  Just make a syrup out of sugar
  and water and let it cool.  Filter it, if transparency is desired.
  Add raspberries and let stand for 1/2 hour.  Now cook over low heat,
  stirring and skimming until the desired consistency is reached.  The
  proportions of berries to sugar vary from 1/2:1 to 1:1.

  Raspberry jam is a popular folk remedy for common cold and 'flu'.  The
  thicker the jam the better it is said to work.

  From: sackvatuni-duesseldorf.de (Victor Sack) U/L 'COOKING' FEBRUARY
  Y2K JAN 13 NEWSGROUPS

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