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Pai-Ling Yin wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am doing research on computer prices for my economics PhD research,
> and I need some people experienced with values/prices of computers to look
> at some computer descriptions and tell me what is the most they would be
> willing to pay for them. This shouldn't take more than 10 minutes of your
> time. Please do it now, so you don't forget to do it before the deadline
> (This Sat! July 20). If you don't get this message before the deadline, I
> can still use your input, but you can't qualify for the $1000 prize (you
> can still qualify for the $60 prizes).
> 
> Click here:
> http://www.stanford.edu/~pyin/survey/survey.fft
> 
> The descriptions are in a survey style format, and I've been funded so
> that people can get a chance to win $1000 for every 10 descriptions they
> look at. Of particular interest to you may be the $60 prizes for the
> people who come closest to the prices given by others with computer
> experience like yourself.
> 
> Although I'm looking for experienced people, I'm also interested in
> non-experienced people's responses. They can go for $60 prizes by coming
> closest to the prices given by others like themesleves. So please send
> this on to your grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins, friends, and
> co-workers for extra chances at winning! (International contributions
> welcome, I will normalize currency later)
> 
> All completed surveys will be entered in a drawing for two $1,000.00
> prizes and thirty $60 prizes. For each friend you get to do the survey,
> you get an extra chance to win. Deadline for all submissions is 11:59pm,
> July 20, 2002. E-mail pyin@stanford.edu if you can't make the deadline but
> still want to participate. Prize details are at
> http://www.stanford.edu/~pyin/details.htm
> 
> Click here:
> http://www.stanford.edu/~pyin/survey/survey.fft
> 
> Thanks very much! Email pyin@stanford.edu if you have questions. Privacy
> will be honored; no names or emails will be released except for the
> winners' (posted at my website 1/1/03).

This is research?  Ugh!

I just downgraded my opinion of a PhD from Stanford.
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Cheers, Bob