xirusmom - Slashdot User

Submission + - Ballmer egged in Hungary (radaronline.com)

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xirusmom

on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @12:08PM

xirusmom writes: "Radar online has a video of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer getting egged in Hungary. AP has also an article on it. Ballmer was delivering a speech entitled "You can change the world" when a young men demanded that Microsoft return money it had stolen from the Hungarian people, then threw three eggs at Ballmer. The video can also be found on you tube, of course."

Submission + - What if Google was evil? (radaronline.com)

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xirusmom

on Friday September 14, 2007 @01:33PM

xirusmom writes: "Radar Magazine asks: Google controls your e-mail, your videos, your calendar, your searches... What if it controlled your life? This is the theme for a short (fiction) story in Radar Magazine. But it brings up some interesting points..."

Submission + - Why do you contribute to slashdot? 2

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xirusmom

on Thursday August 09, 2007 @05:48PM

xirusmom writes: "I am working on my Ph.D research that will involve user generated content for water quality data. I would like to better understand what motivates people to contribute. If you would like to help, please let me know why do you contribute to slashdot, open source projects or similar communities? What do you expect to get back from it (fame, money, women? — or just the warm feeling of being helpful?)? Why do you think it is worth your time to contribute? Why have you decided to write an answer for these questions? I also know there is some frustration about not getting your submissions posted. What do you think are the pros and cons of a moderated forum? I would appreciate your insights. Thanks"

Submission + - Toyota sues porn site (radaronline.com)

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xirusmom

on Monday June 11, 2007 @01:31PM

xirusmom writes: "What does the word Lexus make you think of? Fancy cars? Stepford wives cruising to Pottery Barn? Amateur porn? To ensure the word stays clear of this last connotation, Toyota's testing the limits of trademark law.

from radaronline.com"

Submission + - YouTube ban reversed in Brazil

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on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @05:32PM

xirusmom writes: "From reuters: A Brazilian judge reversed his order to ban the YouTube site in Brazil. MTV Brasil, where the model in the center of the controversy, Daniela Cicarelli, hosts a show, has received thousands of emails of protest. A website urging people to boycott the modelwas set up, and a blogger had an online petition signed by around 7500 people. The ban on the sex video itself is still valid."

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