zobier - Slashdot User

+ - In Soviet Australia, movies watch you 0

Submitted by zobier on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @08:26PM

zobier writes "apc magazine reports that AFACT, the mob responsible for legal action against an Australian ISP which we recently discussed, has hired goons to spy on cinema patrons with night vision equipment in an attempt to crack down on piracy. I wouldn't support any cinemas that I knew to be engaging in this practice. What does Slashdot think?"

+ - Foster's sacks autistic worker over YouTube jokes-> 0

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zobier

on Sunday September 07, 2008 @11:52PM

zobier writes "According to The Australian an autistic man has been fired for making fun of his employer Fosters in online videos. Who drinks Fosters anyway, I don't know a single Aussie that does?"
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+ - Geeky Christmas pod decorations

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zobier

on Thursday December 21, 2006 @08:01PM

zobier writes "Well, it's that time of year and ppl are decorating their pods at work. Someone in the dev team printed out this ASCII Christmas tree and put it on a whiteboard. That got me to thinking, what if we made a big 3D one as our pod decoration, it's sufficiently geeky and fits with the festive spirit.

Who else has geeky Christmas pod decorations?"

+ - Suggestions for new feel-good category

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zobier

on Wednesday October 25, 2006 @12:46AM

zobier writes "If you read the first few sub-threads of the recent article about Scott Adams' voice returning you'll notice the need for an inspirational topic icon on /., You may have noticed this anyway.

Some people have suggested a Buddha. While I like Buddhism, I don't feel that it's the most appropriate theme. What are your suggestions for a topic icon for these types of story?

-z"