Thelasko - Slashdot User

Submission + - Do the Type of Calories Matter? (cnn.com)

Submitted by Thelasko on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @07:06PM

Thelasko writes: To test his hypothesis that consuming fewer calories than burned, regardless of type, will cause wight loss, Kansas State University Nutrition Professor, Mark Haub, has subsisted on little more than junk food for the past 10 weeks. However, he carefully measures out his caloric intake to 1,800 food calories (7536 kJ) per day. So far, he has lost 27 pounds (12.25kg).

Submission + - Why no one should be using Hotmail (wirelessgoodness.com)

Submitted by Thelasko on Sunday August 08, 2010 @09:26PM

Thelasko writes: A few of my friends have had their Hotmail accounts hijacked. Some of them haven't used those accounts in years. As this blog points out, Microsoft blames the hijackings on spyware. However, how could spyware steal account information on disused accounts?

Submission + - Adobe confirms plans to move away from Apple (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday May 03, 2010 @04:49PM

Thelasko writes: Adobe has responded to Steve Job's comments about Flash on Apple devices.

Submission + - Grant Imahara to build a robot for Craig Ferguson (npr.org)

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday April 05, 2010 @09:55PM

Thelasko writes: Late night comedian, Craig Ferguson, has commissioned Mythbuster, Grant Imahara, to build him a robot sidekick. The robot will debut on Monday's Late Late show on CBS.

Submission + - Joo Joo Ships; First Impressions, Hands-on (osnews.com) 1

Submitted by Thelasko on Monday April 05, 2010 @01:13PM

Thelasko writes: With everyone buzzing about the iPad, how does the controversial Joo Joo compare? OS News offers a review of the device once known as the CrunchPad.

Submission + - Google to kill off YouTube ripping tools (theitchronicle.com) 5

Submitted by Thelasko on Friday March 26, 2010 @10:12AM

Thelasko writes: YouTube is apparently testing a new system that allows you to pay money to download videos from its site. To prevent users from downloading the videos with the variety of tools available for free, YouTube is cracking down. Specifically on an offering from TechCrunch.

Submission + - SPAM: Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected | 2

Submitted by Thelasko on Tuesday February 02, 2010 @02:59PM

Thelasko writes: I'm sure everyone on Slashdot has been the victim of bullying at some point in their life. A new study suggests why.
" ...now researchers have found at least three factors in a child's behavior that can lead to social rejection.

The factors involve a child's inability to pick up on and respond to nonverbal cues from their pals."
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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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