When I clicked on the link:
"The House Subcommittee on Modern Intergalactic Weapons Development and Regulation"
My Firefox browser was hijacked, endless screens opened up and somebody's voice came over the speaker saying I know not what. One of the screens was an unpleasant image.
OK, I've been April Fooled. But I doubt it was the sort of thing slash.dot approves of and if it does, I'm disapointed.
Yes, I know all sorts of clever people can hijack my computer via malicious links. But I had hoped for better standards around here.
I'm now on the 4 hour virus scan/spyware checking cycle on my laptop. Just as well it's Saturday.
Slashdot Mirror
... Faux News
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein provides an insightful history and sadly predicts the future (i.e. our present) quite well.
The late Anne McCaffery has written or co-authored many wonderful trilogies and the many "Dragonriders of Pern" novels. Fabulous stuff.
The whole universe was in a hot, dense state
Florida? Alabama?
Texas!!!
mod parent up, hilarious!
... Moist von Lipwig when you need him? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moist_von_Lipwig
All predicted in her dozen "Dragonriders of Pern" novels.
When I clicked on the link:
"The House Subcommittee on Modern Intergalactic Weapons Development and Regulation"
My Firefox browser was hijacked, endless screens opened up and somebody's voice came over the speaker saying I know not what. One of the screens was an unpleasant image.
OK, I've been April Fooled. But I doubt it was the sort of thing slash.dot approves of and if it does, I'm disapointed.
Yes, I know all sorts of clever people can hijack my computer via malicious links. But I had hoped for better standards around here.
I'm now on the 4 hour virus scan/spyware checking cycle on my laptop. Just as well it's Saturday.