Nuclear energy, in terms of an overall safety record, is better than other energy.
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SPAM is taking e-mail, which is a wonderful tool, and exploiting the idea that it's very inexpensive to send mail.
Interpretation
What this quote means
SPAM exploits the low cost of sending emails by flooding inboxes with unwanted messages.
In this quote, Bill Gates highlights the dual nature of email as an incredibly useful tool for communication and the darker side presented by SPAM. He emphasizes that while email offers many benefits, it is also vulnerable to misuse due to the minimal cost associated with sending messages, leading to the exploitation of this technology.
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SpamEmailCommunicationTechnologyExploitation
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Example use cases
During a seminar on online security, I quoted Bill Gates to emphasize the importance of spam filters.
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