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Comment Laptop tax (Score 1) 1117

by debile on Wednesday December 17, 2008 @11:05PM (#26154697) Attached to: What Restrictions Should Student Laptops Have?

Instead of taxing 5$ for his lunch, the 12th grader will ask the 6th grader for his laptop. Seriously, isn't there a security issue with a 6th grader carrying a 1000$ machine with him at all time that anyone can resell on ebay? Just asking...

Slashdot's Disagree Mail 135

Posted by samzenpus on Friday December 05, 2008 @03:25PM from the they-keep-coming dept.

This installment of Disagree Mail highlights a man's concern about illegal cloning in the Hollywood community, a guy who is sick of US imperialism and his low karma, and an example of the kind of people you don't want as roommates in college. Read below to find out just how crazy, angry and irresponsible it gets.

Comment To upgrade from a CD: (Score 1) 755

by debile on Thursday October 18, 2007 @12:05PM (#21026155) Attached to: Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" Is Out

Upgrading using the alternate CD/DVD Use this method if the system being upgraded is not connected to the Internet. 1. Download and burn the alternate installation CD. 2. Insert it into your CD-ROM drive. 3. A dialog will be displayed offering you the opportunity to upgrade using that CD. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. If the upgrade dialog is not displayed for any reason, you may also run the following command using Alt+F2: gksu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" Or in Kubuntu run the following command using Alt+F2: kdesu "sh /cdrom/cdromupgrade" http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/upgrading

Submission + - A Father's Day Top Ten (Animal Fathers) (nwf.org)

Submitted by

Ant

on Friday June 15, 2007 @11:12PM

Ant writes: "National Wildlife Magazine shows its top ten animal fathers that show lessons from America's animal kingdom in how to be a superdad. Seen on Neatorama."

Submission + - Top Office Pranks (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

abramsv

on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:55PM

abramsv writes: "Plan your sweet revenge! Either get even with your co-workers, or get fired in style. Collection of classic, and more recent, office pranks. Link"

Submission + - Credit Cards Cut Off Gas Purchases

Submitted by

frankShook

on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:51PM

frankShook writes: "Paul Brisgone of Oxford, Pa shares his pain with filling up the 32-gallon tank in his Ford F-150 pickup. From the article: "When I can go 400 miles a day, it inconveniences me if I need a full tank of gas and can't get one,"

Apparently, PA gas stations are setting a limit on a single gasoline purchase (I've seen it myself). Check out the full story at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2 007/06/15/financial/f110628D50.DTL&feed=rss.busine ss"

Submission + - Refactoring in a RAD World (thembid.com)

Submitted by

thinkingserious

on Friday June 15, 2007 @10:25PM

thinkingserious writes: "Many times, due the pressures of deadlines and RAD environments, we don't spend the necessary time to refactor our code and we pay the price in the long run. This blog post offers some suggestions on how to ensure that adequate time is spent on refactoring."

Submission + - Why is it that whenever I want to mod

Submitted by

coleblak

on Friday June 15, 2007 @09:46PM

coleblak writes: "Why is it that whenever I want to mod someone's comment I don't have points but when I just want to read the news on the site, maybe check the hopefully not /.'ed page then read some comments, I have points to moderate? Why can't /. read my mind more effectively?"

Submission + - Wikipedia removes Daniel Brandt (wikipedia.org)

Submitted by on Friday June 15, 2007 @09:39PM

An anonymous reader writes: After years of Daniel Brandt lobbying Wikipedia for it's removal, Brandt's biography page has been removed from Wikipedia, leaving behind a redirect to one of his projects, NameBase. The decision came after the 14th discussion of the article and partly in response to stricter policies on dealing with living people.

Brandt lobbies for the accountability of online organizations through his Wikipedia Watch, Google Watch and Yahoo Watch websites.

Submission + - Wiki-based site compares open & closed softwar

Submitted by lisah on Monday June 11, 2007 @06:26PM

lisah writes: When comparison shopping for software, most sites let you adjust a small number of variables while you search: free vs. commercial, hosted vs. downloadable, Windows vs. Mac Vs. Linux. ITerating, a new site launching this week, lets you customize your software searches in greater detail than other sites to include price, license, vendor and more. The wiki-based Web site also encourages developers to add their own software to the database where users can review it, comment on it, and even vote it up or down Digg-style.

Submission + - The Man Behind the Google Doodle

Submitted by

theodp

on Sunday June 10, 2007 @08:26PM

theodp writes: "His drawings are viewed by nearly 180 million people a day. He's one of the most important graphic designers in the business world. And yet the mild-mannered 29-year-old keeps a low profile, devoting only a small fraction of his time to his art. Dennis Hwang is the Google doodler, the man whose hand-drawn alterations of the search engine's logo commemorate holidays, artists' birthdays, and other random events that the company deems important. His fans include James Watson, who asked for a signed print of the Google DNA logo."

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