Which Video Games Keep You From Using Linux?; Pretending to Be Stupid to Avoid Being Bullied

Don't miss a single issue of Slashback. Add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your address book. Which Video Games Keep You From Using Linux? Pretending to Be Stupid to Avoid Being Bullied Activists' Drone Shot Out of the Sky Again Windows 8 Sales Below Projections Student Refusing RFID Badge Now Fights Expulsion Order Hot Comment: Zombieland... From the Vault: Ethical Killing Machines Watch It: Genspace: Makerspace for Biologists Poll Booth: How Do You Participate In Black Friday? Which Video Games Keep You From Using Linux? With Steam moving forward for a Linux launch, skade88 asked fellow Slashdotters, "What are the game(s) you cannot live without? If they were available in Linux would you be happy to run Linux instead of Windows or OS X?" Sound Off>> Pretending to Be Stupid to Avoid Being Bullied More than 90% of 1,000 11-16 year-olds surveyed say they have been bullied, or seen someone be bullied, for being intelligent or talented, according to the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA). Also, 12% of the children said they have played down their ability in science, and 18.8% of girls and 11.4% of boys said they deliberately underachieved in math to evade bullying. Sound Off>> Activists' Drone Shot Out of the Sky Again Animal rights activist group "SHARK," or SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness, says that hunters have shot down its camera-equipped drone that was flying over a hunt club where hunters were shooting captive live pigeons. The drone, dubbed 'Angel,' was a Cinestar 8 octocopter estimated at $4,000. This wasn't the first time SHARK has been shot out of the sky. Sound Off>> Windows 8 Sales Below Projections With early reports indicating that Windows 8 sales is off to a slow start, it's worth pondering what Microsoft could have done differently. TIME.com's Harry McCracken considered several different scenarios, including one which would have been much like the Windows 8 we got -- except with the ability to boot directly into the desktop, complete with Start button. Sound Off>> Student Refusing RFID Badge Now Fights Expulsion Order Lawyers representing Andrea Hernandez, a science and engineering student at John Jay High School, are fighting an expulsion notice for refusing to wear a Smart ID badge. Andrea's case could set a precedent that students can be kicked out of school for not complying with programs they feel violate their rights. Sound Off>> Zombieland... "Tallahassee said to be inconsolable." --by broginator Read More>> Ethical Killing Machines Four years ago, The New York Times reported on research to develop autonomous battlefield robots that would "behave more ethically in the battlefield than humans." The researchers claim that these real-life terminators 'can be designed without an instinct for self-preservation and, as a result, no tendency to lash out in fear. Read More>> Genspace: Makerspace for Biologists Take a tour of New York City's community biolab, Genspace. It's a well-equipped facility without a single mad scientist in sight. It is confined to non-hazardous experiments, but there is plenty going on, including ongoing projects and courses with titles like DIY Neuroscience: Controlling Behavior from the Inside. Watch the Video>> How Do You Participate In Black Friday? I don't I'll wait for Cyber Monday I'll shop from my computer I'll go to a store if absolutely necessary I'll visit a few brick & mortar stores I'll wait in line to get the deal I want I'll trample children and the elderly I'm employed at a store, please don't yell at me Cast Your Vote>> Follow Slashdot on Twitter and Facebook. To unsubscribe, click here or send an email to: unsubscribe-213087@elabs10.com To ensure delivery of this newsletter to your inbox and to enable images, please add slashdot@newsletters.slashdot.org to your e-mail address book or safe senders list. Slashdot | 594 Howard Street, Suite 300 | San Francisco, CA 94105 To view our Privacy Policy click here.