Thelasko - Slashdot User

Submission + - SPAM: Purdue University Utilizes Collaborative Classroom

Submitted by Thelasko on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @09:58PM

Thelasko writes: Hotseat, a social networking-powered mobile Web application, creates a collaborative classroom, allowing students to provide near real-time feedback during class and enabling professors to adjust the course content and improve the learning experience. Students can post messages to Hotseat using their Facebook or Twitter accounts, sending text messages, or logging in to the Hotseat Web site.

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Submission + - SPAM: Ares 1-X test flight cleared for launch Tuesday mo

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday October 26, 2009 @07:11PM

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Submission + - SPAM: Hosting Your Windows 7 Torrenting Party from FoD T

Submitted by Thelasko on Friday October 23, 2009 @12:05PM

Thelasko writes: Be a part of Windows history by hosting your own Windows 7 torrenting party. ... Watch videos about windows 7, torrenting party, windows 7 torrent party, hosting, piratebay, vuze, isohunt, torrentreactor, mininova, torrentspy, Mike Wozniak, Nadia Kamil, Danel Lawrence-Taylor, Nico Tatarowicz, Al Campbell, Daniel Maier on FunnyOrDie.co.uk
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Submission + - SPAM: APT/Synaptic voted best software update tool

Submitted by Thelasko on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:59AM

Thelasko writes: Lifehacker asked it's readers about their favorite software update tools. APT/Synaptic was voted the best overall. What does this mean about the usability of Linux?
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Submission + - SPAM: Judge Rules Court Must Reveal Identity of Poster

Submitted by Thelasko on Wednesday October 14, 2009 @12:25PM

Thelasko writes: Cook County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ruled the Daily Herald and Comcast must reveal the identity of a person who posted a comment on dailyherald.com directed toward the teenage son of Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone.

Even if Comcast reveals the identity, how does one prove that that person in fact posted that comment.
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Submission + - SPAM: Prime Time Science Fiction Show on the Brink of Ca

Submitted by Thelasko on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @02:42PM

Thelasko writes: ABC's Defying Gravity, a show billed as "Grey's Anatomy in space," is on the brink of being canceled. I can't say I'm surprised since today was the first time I had heard of the show. Is this another example of major networks shunning prime time science fiction?
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Submission + - SPAM: Windows 7 Activation Already Cracked

Submitted by Thelasko on Thursday July 30, 2009 @01:49PM

Thelasko writes: While many of us are aware that the release to manufacturing version of Windows 7 is widely available illegally on the internet. It isn't that useful without a valid activation key. However, DownloadSquad is reporting that someone has cracked the key.
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Submission + - SPAM: LG Develops Solution to Sad TV Programs

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday July 06, 2009 @09:45AM

Thelasko writes: LG Develops Solution to Sad TV Programs
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Submission + - SPAM: ASCAP Sues AT&T Over Ringtones Heard In Public

Submitted by Thelasko on Sunday July 05, 2009 @03:27PM

Thelasko writes: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is suing AT&T claiming that each time the ringtone plays it counts as a public performance and a royalty should be paid. The article goes on to note that ASCAP wants the carrier to pay the royalties and not the consumer. Like that really makes a difference.
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Submission + - SPAM: Windows Required for Unemployment

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday May 04, 2009 @10:04AM

Thelasko writes: The state of Illinois requires Microsoft Internet Explorer to file for benefits online. When filing using Firefox, a screen appears stating:
...Windows is required. Some Mac users have successfully used the Boot Camp utility — available in the OS X v10.5 Leopard — to run Windows XP and Internet Explorer and access these services.
it goes on to say
IDES recommends that you switch to Internet Explorer to file a claim or to register. Please return to the IDES home page ([spam URL stripped]) to start the process again using IE.

Is this a form of discrimination?
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Submission + - SPAM: Debunking the myths of Columbine

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday April 20, 2009 @10:06AM

Thelasko writes: With today being the ten year anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, CNN has a story about the myths surrounding the tragedy.
The Trench Coat Mafia was a nonviolent school group of computer gamers established a few years before the shooting, Cullen said. They feuded with the jocks and wore black trench coats. Harris and Klebold were not members, Cullen concluded after talking to students at the school and analyzing police documents.

I was in high school when the massacre occurred. Unfortunately, this myth in particular resulted in many nerds incorrectly and unjustly profiled by the faculty at my school. Many of them were sent home and essentially suspended for wearing the wrong clothes.

Submission + - SPAM: Should Compiling be Made Simple?

Submitted by Thelasko on Tuesday April 14, 2009 @03:49PM

Thelasko writes: While browsing through Ubuntu's Brainstorm Page, I noticed that many users are complaining about how difficult it is to compile software from source. While there are legitimate reasons for doing so, I feel that a simple GUI to compile software from source will encourage this method among new users. Should compiling be made easy enough for new users to accomplish? At what point do you stop obeying the user's request, and do what you feel is right?

Submission + - SPAM: WKOW Now Uses Ubuntu

Submitted by Thelasko on Thursday April 02, 2009 @10:21AM

Thelasko writes: WKOW-TV in Madison Wisconsin, infamous for it's story covering a woman who dropped out of college and blamed Ubuntu, has installed Ubuntu on it's "Call for Action" call center computers. WKOW's Dan Cassuto says,
I'm told WKOW was looking for cost savings without sacrificing a stable, well-regarded operating system that would let our team research consumer complaints and help viewers.

Glad to hear this story has a happy ending.
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Submission + - SPAM: Spam Back to 94% of All E-Mail

Submitted by Thelasko on Tuesday March 31, 2009 @01:37PM

Thelasko writes: The New York Times reports that the volume of spam has returned to the levels seen before the McColo was shut down. Adam Swidler, of Postini Services says, "It's unlikely we are going to see another event like McColo where taking out an I.S.P. has that kind of dramatic impact on global spam volumes." This is sad news for us all.
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Submission + - SPAM: Tesla Releases First Official Photos of Model S

Submitted by Thelasko on Thursday March 26, 2009 @08:16PM

Thelasko writes: After several pictures of the Model S were leaked on to the internet, Jalopnik has the first official pictures of the Model S. One of it's most striking features is its massive touchscreen in place of the center console.
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