Comment Re:here's a crazy idea... (Score 1) 793
Isn't this the idea behind air marshals?
Canadian Movie Piracy Claims Mostly Fiction? 151
Justin Primus writes "Michael Geist's weekly column dismantles recent claims that Canada is the world's leading movie piracy haven. The article uses the industry's own data to demonstrate that the assertions about movie bootlegging and its economic impact are greatly exaggerated and that the MPAA's arguments about Canadian copyright law are misleading. I particularly liked how Geist dug up the fact that the MPAA itself says that there have only been 179 movies recorded with a camcorder over the past three years out of the 1,400 that the Hollywood studios released."
Steve Irwin Dead 1004
mkosmo writes "News.com.au is reporting that Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident while filming one of his well known documentaries. Surprisingly it wasn't a crocodile, it was a sting-ray."
Journal Journal: Troll Slaying Roundup 3
I apologize for the time between entries, but as many of you know, CmdrTaco has now all but eliminated trolling on Slashdot - and deserves our thanks for all his hard work! However a recent upsurge in trolling over the last four months has created some changes in the Master Troll Blacklist, and I'll document some of these changes for you now.
- Fortknox - Beloved by many, Josh Marotti recently announced that he is in fact a
Comment Re:Okay, then. (Score 1) 9
Sllort is a vicious troll.
Mwalker is a crapflooder troll.
Enoch Root is a troll who links to hateful obscenities.
Ekrout is an idiot troll.
And you too are a troll.
Stop whining; you have been silenced.
Mwalker is a crapflooder troll.
Enoch Root is a troll who links to hateful obscenities.
Ekrout is an idiot troll.
And you too are a troll.
Stop whining; you have been silenced.
Journal Journal: Answering the Mailbag 9
miagfmu writes:
To: TrollBlacklist HinduHome.com
Subject: Non-troll request
Hi,
I was looking at your list and am about to sign up. But, I saw a friend-of-a-friend
on the list, and thought it might not be such a great idea.
Journal Journal: Recent Troll Slayings 1
Discovered and destroyed troll SteweyGriffin, added to foe list today. Blacklist users won't have to worry about him any more.
Please email me the names of trolls to destroy, and let your friends know about Troll Blacklist. You don't have to put up with crap to read Slashdot.
TrollBlacklist-at-HinduHome.com
Please email me the names of trolls to destroy, and let your friends know about Troll Blacklist. You don't have to put up with crap to read Slashdot.
TrollBlacklist-at-HinduHome.com
Journal Journal: Curbing Slashdot Abuse 1
Like many web based discussion boards, Slashdot has a small vocal minority of abusive and disruptive users. Many of these users spend hours online attempting to harass and provoke normal Slashdot users. CmdrTaco et al have devised a trust referral system which allows users to mark bad accounts and assign them a penalty. This account in particular has a running list of ALL of Slashdot's worst abusive users. You can leverage this account to 'block out' this i
