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Paris Hilton Recruited to Publicize Linux
lamasquerade writes "Paris Hilton has been named by the Open Source Development Legue as their next recruit in a bid to gain maximum exposure for FOSS. The new Legue's CEO, Jeremy Bleats, noted that the length of Ms Hilton's legs were a great factor in the decision and was sure to deny any links to The Red-Headed Legue. Richard Stallman was quick to label the activity a 'cheap stunt'."
Where are the real stories today?
These April fools jokes are getting old fast. I bet that if they put a free copy in each of her porn video there would be alot more linux users.
What a waste of effort... Why even bother making a joke article? Just say "Paris Hilton", and it's already a joke.
"The amount of intelligence on this planet is a constant. The population is growing." -Cole's Axiom
Are there going to be any serious posts today?
My lame blog.
going on 5 jokes in a row... time for a real news article already?
/. right now.
There is such a thing as "killing a joke"... ya know, that guy who gets a good laugh at a joke, then keeps adding on to the same thing over, and over, and over... the laughter dies down and then people just start nervously chuckling so they don't make the guy feel bad.
"That guy" is
Am I the only one who think she has a horse face?
How many young girls might be in the market to buy a computer, if for nothing else then to IM, and either wouldn't care, or wouldn't know, the difference between eye candy windows or eye candy linux. They might just be the only demographic to judge a disto based on it's "cuteness" factor.
True, true. This girl I knew wanted me to install Linux on her machine after she saw the neat exploding animation that Window Maker made when you took an icon off the wharf. I'm sure that new wiggly window thing that the guy was showing on her last week will snag a few more converts.
I don't see the attraction either. Plain face, boney body, bad attitude. I mean, its not like there is a shortage of little rich girls with no morals. She is far from the prettiest of the bunch.
Its not like she is talented either. Her biggest assets are just being rich and being a celebrity. WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
You mod this parent as funny, but come on, it's actually good marketing.
What?
Do people actually consider her attractive?
OK, think about it for a second. IT'S A PICTURE OF PARIS HILTON, what are the chances she will be fully clothed?
WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me.
She is a celebrity b/c she is rich and grabs headlines with wild behavior. In other words, she acts like a celebrity, so the media celebrates her. Famous for being famous, Catch 22.
Sorry, but the day that RMS shows up naked is the day I switch to MacOS.
Karma: Chameleon - mostly influenced by bad '80s New Wave music
All true. But she's still better looking than anybody I've met in the flesh this week.
The moral is either:
(1) The media has skewed our idea of attractiveness towards unrealistic standards.
(2) Slashdot readers should get out more often.
Note the two aren't mutually exclusive.
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"WHY she is a celebrity is beyond me"
... because everybody uses it.
She's a celebrity because she's a celebrity. It's the same reason everybody uses Windows. Everybody uses it
Research shows that 67% of those who use the term "research shows", are just making shit up.
All true. But she's still better looking than anybody I've met in the flesh this week.
;) There are prettier girls where I work. Hell, there are prettier girls working the register at the supermarket.
You must not get out much
Regarding "unrealistic standards", I don't find her standards as unrealistic: Average looking and boney. You can find that in any developing country. Last time I was in eastern Europe, I saw plenty of girls that were just as slim and much better looking. You can find millions of them in the former Soviet countries.
Tequila: It's not just for breakfast anymore!
Calling Dr Occam:
Do you think Paris is a closet Dr Who fan who never managed to mention it while exposing every other detail of her personal life, or do you think maybe one of the SNL writers is a Dr Who fan?
Yeah, that's what I thought.
-aiabx
Just this guy, you know?
It's the 1st of April. I read the article and it had the characteristic April Fool feel to it. Guess not too many bright sparks on /. these days.
she is unfortunatly a damn good buisness woman, as much as we all may hate to admit it, shes building an empire off of her image. books, tv shows, clothing lines, perfume lines, endorcement deals, (crappy) film roles.... she somehow convinced the mass media that shes worht somthing and cashing in on it,at the end of the day, as shameless as it is, its working pretty well for her.
"Plainface, boney body".
Dude, you are hilariously 90's esque. She is simply freaking hot, I don't know what you're smoking.
I can only assume you're one of these idiots who tells people "I don't like skinny, pretty girls" because you like "real women". Ahahaha.
In truth, I suspect she's every bit as dumb as she seems. Certainly there are plenty of actresses, etc. who are famously dumb blondes, but when you see them not acting, it is clear they are in fact quite inteligent and hard working, and are acting the dumb blonde part because it brings them success. Christina Applegate might be the cannonical example; she got playing the role of a stupid bimbo, but seen out of that role, on a talk show for example, she is incredibly articulate. But Paris isn't compromising her ego for financial success; she isn't acting dumb to get rich. She was born damn rich. I suppose she could be acting dumb to get attention. But working hard at acting stupid in pursuit of a cleverly crafted strategy whose whole purpose is to make oneself a world-famous icon of spoiled stupidity strikes me as pretty clear evidence one is actually stupid in reality.