You hear that? That noise? That's the sound of our entire civilization grinding to a halt as we're inundated with spam and try to dig out from underneath it. One day, we won't be able to receive e-mails because our inboxes will fill up from the spam before we can get the mails we want. One day, we'll sign onto Instant Messenger and be deluged with credit card offers, mortgage refinancing and Viagra Viagra Viagra until our penises themselves turn bright blue, blocking any kind of personal IMs from people we actually know. Just wait until the entire speed of the Internet slows down like the 405 freeway during rush hour -- too much traffic. High-speed access will be like dialup as 16 bazillion pop-up windows fight their way to the forefront of your web browser. And that... well, that may be the day I finally -- unthinkably -- unplug.