Slashdot is powered by your submissions, so send in your scoop

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror
×
It's funny.  Laugh.

Submission + - April fools jokes

SlashDir writes: Have a fun!:-)))
Looser Pays intitiative is to revolutionise UK Mobile market
A group consisting of all major UK mobile operators today announced its intention to introduce a revolutionary billing scheme aimed to increase network air time usage. The founding members of this initiative are 3G Three, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone agreed to cooperate closely on implementing the new billing technology that will be marketed as Looser Pays. The core idea is that the cost of the call will be billed to the party that hangs up first. Unlike the previously used system where the calling party i. e. the party that initiated the phone call had to be charged and as a result deterred many customers from initiating a phone call, now the party that disconnects first will be the one to bear the charges. This groundbreaking initiative is expected to increase combined total air-time of the founding networks roughly by 500%. Analysts estimate that this will increase the profits by the same value of 500%. Future administration and development of the scheme will be handled by an independent entity sponsored by all involved networks.

Virgin Pussy to hit the mobile market
As a continuation of their branded line-up of phone started by Virgin Lobster the well-known international brand Virgin releases a new mobile collection called Pussy. Virgin Pussy phones are scheduled to be released on Virgin Mobile in the UK on April 1st 2007 the US release is scheduled on the same date. The Pussy line-up consists of several models made in variety of different colours and shapes including among others Pink Pussy, Chocolate Pussy and Pussy Cat. All phones in the Pussy series are however united by the same very basic set of features but all have attractive and stylish fluffy looks, glittery appearance and enhanced Vibration alert. The latter feature is claimed to be their unique selling point by Virgin designer team.
User Journal

Journal Journal: April fools day! 1

Dear journal, I still have positive karma and am feeling a little 'frisky'. So I submitted an April Fools post. Boy I hope the Slashdotters love it, and give me many uber pointage points! :)

Space

Submission + - Holy cow! Alien abductions on the rise

An anonymous reader writes: It's a growing problem. Countless bovines have disappeared from dairy farms everywhere. And the numbers of missing cows are on the rise. See for yourself (Flash required).
Slashdot.org

Submission + - What should I ask Slashdot?

TodMinuit writes: "Dearest Slashdot: Recently, I've wanted to ask Slashdot something. Unable to come up with a question myself, I thought who better to ask what I should ask Slashdot than Slashdot itself? Surely the very people answering the question are quite capable of coming up with one. So, Slashdot, what should I ask Slashdot?"
Biotech

Submission + - Grow-your-own Viagra craze hits garden centers...

colfer writes: From today's Independent

The plant is winter-flowering heather, and botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, many of them heather experts who have recognised the source of its active ingredient, now expect it to be the next must-have plant in British gardens. Demand is already high. Nurseries and garden centres in some areas are having trouble finding sufficient supplies as word spreads of the plant's unexpected properties.
...
But not everyone is happy about this new discovery. One woman shopping at a Wyvales in Dorking yesterday said: "It's amazing. My husband has never shown any interest in gardening before, but now he's out there night and day fussing over his heathers. Frankly, I preferred it when he left the garden to me and wasn't so frisky."
The Internet

Submission + - Stop Tim Henson's

Cornswalled writes: "This podcast and the garbage it contains must be stopped. He ends his programs by listening to voice mails from his fans. In his comments on those messages, he encourages his underage listeners to engage in deviant acts and jokes about sexually abusing them. His skits are racist. He encourages spouse abuse, often uttering the line 'The B***h probably deserved it" when reading stories of women being beaten or even killed. He mocks the deaths of children, laughing hysterically the more gruesome the child's death or maiming is. The show is rife with sick and perverted content of all kinds, including pornography of a nature I can not and will not discuss here. His fans still call in to rave about a pornographic story a female fan read in which she related the (fictional??) account of eating an aborted fetus as part of a sex act."
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Performs Illegal Operation, Shuts Down

mail.app writes: Microsoft Performs Illegal Operation, Shuts Down Microsoft Corp. issued a surprise press release this morning announcing that the company had "performed an illegal operation and would be shut down." Company executives refused to provide further information regarding the cause of the unexpected shutdown, only issuing a cryptic error number of $00038FF577 and advising all interested parties to "contact their system administrator."
Mozilla

Submission + - Firefox No Longer Alternative Enough

Kelson writes: "The Alternative Browser Alliance, which promotes the use of alternative browsers over Internet Explorer, has stopped promoting Firefox after nearly two years. According to the announcement, Firefox has sold out, gone mainstream, and "is no longer an alternative web browser."

Reportedly the site will throw its weight behind iCab, as it is guaranteed to remain alternative since it will never run on Windows Vista.""
Operating Systems

Submission + - Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition announced

An anonymous reader writes: Pastafarians can rejoice everywhere, with the release of Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition. We believe His Noodliness chose Linux because Linux users are obviously all pirates already. Ubuntu Flying Spaghetti Monster Edition is now undergoing final beta testing and will be released shortly. Prepare yourselves to be touched by His Noodly Appendage!
Google

Submission + - Free broadband through the sewer.

John Rowland writes: "MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 1, 2007 — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Google TiSP (BETA)(TM), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users' plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will be offered entirely free to any consumer with a WiFi-capable PC and a toilet connected to a local municipal sewage system. http://www.google.com/tisp/"
Privacy

Submission + - Your free web stats might be spyware-ridden

XCondE writes: "A few months back, StatCounter was approached by an advertiser, offered lots of $$$, and asked to include a spyware cookie on all of their member sites.

They allegedly refused, as their blog states.

Still on the same post, they affirm that "another well known stats provider is allowing up to 9 cookies to be installed in the browser of every visitor that hits one of their member websites".

Girl scouts, look out! the market is about to get saturated."
Slashdot.org

Submission + - Slashdot announces Slashdot Personals

mi writes: "After years of development and testing, Slashdot is responding to market demand with today's announcement of free Slashdot Personals (Beta): "We have long felt, this would be a good idea, and today we finally bring it to fruition. We have a strong and loyal community and there is no reason, we should not try to facilitate dating among the members. This is a long-term investment for us — nerds' offsprings will start becoming loyal users as soon as within 10 years," — said Commander Taco..."
Security

Submission + - Police Shut Down LAN Tournament

Sibko writes: "17 year old Zach Wigal, a Saline High School student, spent 9 months organizing a Halo 2 LAN tournament that was to be held on March 20th, spending $650 of his own money to help launch the event. He had talked to school officials, printed fliers to help advertise, and had parents and teachers agree to be chaperones. Everything was fine, until his father called the local police to inquire about the availability of a uniformed officer. This raised concerns with departmental community coordinator Ritchie Coleman who serves on the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the Parents TV Council.

"I'm not saying boycott the game, I just think that kids 17 and under playing an M-rated game for money is not something appropriate for the high school,'' Phillips said.
Due to the police involvement just four days prior to the event, it had to be shut down."
Power

Building an Energy Efficient, Always-On PC? 155

An anonymous reader asks: "Like many readers, I find it necessary to leave my home PC running 24/7, for things like web or FTP servers, BitTorrent, or simply to make sure I don't miss any messages on IRC or my instant messaging client. It has been about 3 years since I built my current PC, and keeping it running all the time uses a lot of juice. With my next PC, I would like to do what I can to keep the power-consumption to a minimum, without sacrificing processing power or other features. What should I look for when choosing components for my PC, and what other ways are there to keep the power consumption down?"

Slashdot Top Deals

Do you suffer painful elimination? -- Don Knuth, "Structured Programming with Gotos"

Working...