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  1. Thanks for the link. by Erris · · Score: 1 · on Teacher Avoids Getting Sent to Siberia For Piracy

    That's a great conversation you pointed to.

    I love the link to http://www.manhattan.k12.ca.us/legal/latimes/lausd 1.html which now returns a M$ 404, but still can be found at the archive.org wayback machine. Here's some of the really cool stuff M$ did to L.A. through the BSA back in 1998!

    For years, Microsoft Corp. and other industry giants have tried to persuade public schools that computers belong in classrooms alongside textbooks and teachers. Now the same firms are targeting the Los Angeles Unified School District in a different way, seeking $300,000 over allegations that teachers and other employees have illegally copied software programs. ... The real cost of the proposal--which is still subject to school board approval--is the fact that the Los Angeles school district would be forced to spend nearly $5 million over the next three years to replace the unlicensed software that has found its way into classrooms. ...the settlement is one of about a dozen agreements negotiated over the past 10 years with school districts nationwide.

    Great stuff! I just love the way you defend M$'s extortion of public schools. Want to tell me they deserved it? Got any more? How about some links to them suing Churches, Lighthouse for the Blind or Girl Scouts?

  2. Save the children, please. by twitter · · Score: 1 · on The War Of The Word
    T'accuse: I think he's rather talking about you. You see, there is nothing more pathetic than someone who spends his every waking moment to spreading lies and FUD about anything, never mind Microsoft, with retarded gross generalizations like, "raiding public school systems and extorting $250,000 or more each time?"

    Thanks for the opening, I love looking up liks like this. Here's where some of Microsoft's big bucks came from:

    Want some more, bugni man? That Microsoft has bullied cash strapped public schools over copying stupid stuff like M$ Word is a shameful matter of public record. Free software, of course, comes with no such strings attached and works as well or better over judicial extortion ware.

    If the assholes worry about people like me pointing out their shameful behavior, they should refrain from it in the first place. I'm happy people like you and him are bothered by my little posts.

  3. MCHS Web Page... by Cre8oR · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    Mira Costa High School's web page is
    here
    ; For some reason they have another web page:
    here
    Like most high school web sites I've seen both are full of broken links and poor formatting but they do include phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses.... let's tell them what we think...

  4. MCHS Web Page... by Cre8oR · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    Mira Costa High School's web page is
    here
    ; For some reason they have another web page:
    here
    Like most high school web sites I've seen both are full of broken links and poor formatting but they do include phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses.... let's tell them what we think...

  5. This is a joke, right? by ioexcptn · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    I am glad to know that our country's education system value the integrity of the student and their ability to think freely. How could they possible think that this is constitutional, let alone ethical. If this article tells the whole story, they should honestly be ashamed of themselves. Besides, I dont see anywhere in the school's handbook anything that mentions being suspended for not accepting a damn homecomnig crown. If it were me, I would have made sure I kicked it around a bit before accepting it. As much as I hate to admit it, Apple has a point - Think Different!

  6. Voice Your Opinion! by CritterNYC · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    Mira Costa High School needs a good kick in the butt. If you're local, call them at (310) 318-7337. Let Superintendant Gerald Davis know what you think of his decision (his extension is 5900). The only email given at the site for feedback is the webmaster's: webmaster@mail.manhattan.k12.ca.us.

    Some day I hope to have a .plan.

  7. Voice Your Opinion! by CritterNYC · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    Mira Costa High School needs a good kick in the butt. If you're local, call them at (310) 318-7337. Let Superintendant Gerald Davis know what you think of his decision (his extension is 5900). The only email given at the site for feedback is the webmaster's: webmaster@mail.manhattan.k12.ca.us.

    Some day I hope to have a .plan.

  8. Voice Your Opinion! by CritterNYC · · Score: 1 · on The Kid Who Wouldn't Be King (UPDATED)

    Mira Costa High School needs a good kick in the butt. If you're local, call them at (310) 318-7337. Let Superintendant Gerald Davis know what you think of his decision (his extension is 5900). The only email given at the site for feedback is the webmaster's: webmaster@mail.manhattan.k12.ca.us.

    Some day I hope to have a .plan.