Sloppy - Slashdot User

Comment Re:If it's true I bet I can guess who it is... (Score 1) 606

by Sloppy on Thursday December 04, 2008 @01:02PM (#25990679) Attached to: Apple Believes Someone Is Behind Psystar

Yes, and Microsoft wouldn't want people buying Windows and installing it on non-Microsoft branded compu... Nevermind.

Microsoft doesn't want people to buy Windows and then actually think that they bought it.

Microsoft wants people to buy Windows and then think that they licensed it, and furthermore, that they licensed it under the terms of a document included inside the box that they could only open after they already paid their money.

(BTW, there are Microsoft-branded computers. They're called "XBox.")

Submission + - Keep your laptop from hurting you

Submitted by

NewsCloud

on Sunday January 21, 2007 @05:44PM

NewsCloud writes: "If you're like me, you spend a lot of time working on your laptop in chaotic ergonomic environs. I've made a list of five simple tips that helped me improve my laptop ergonomics to overcome some recent neck pain and headaches. The arrival of widescreen portables with shorter displays, like the MacBook, are just making these problems worse for people. As beautiful and compact as these devices are, it would be nice to see more industry attention to this issue (my post includes a few suggestions). Slashdot has touched on ergonomics before as well: OSHA Getting Tougher About Ergonomics , Input Solutions for Repetitive Stress Victims? , Making Modifications to Your Computer Workspace? and How Effective are Ergonomic Keyboards? ."

Submission + - HBO picks up Song of Ice and Fire series

Submitted by Sage Gaspar on Sunday January 21, 2007 @05:40PM

Sage Gaspar writes: HBO picked up the rights to produce a television adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic Song of Ice and Fire fantasy book series. "The series will begin with the 1996 first book, A Game of Thrones, and the intention is for each novel (they average 1,000 pages each) to fuel a season's worth of episodes," according to Variety.

Martin confirmed the announcement in his personal blog.

Submission + - English Wikipedia adds nofollow

Submitted by

Althazzar

on Saturday January 20, 2007 @07:12PM

Althazzar writes: "After being hit by another surge of spam because of a new SEO contest, Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales has ordered rel="nofollow" to be placed on all outbound links in the english part of Wikipedia to prevent SEO spam."

Submission + - How to search for a job after college

Submitted by

arhar

on Saturday January 20, 2007 @05:39PM

arhar writes: "Sometime ago there was a very popular 'Ask Slashdot' about finding a job of your dreams for recent college graduates. Here is an article that provides a detailed step-by-step guide for recent graduates: How to search for a job after college"

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