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- SirChasm, on 12/11/2008, -3/+1091Dugg for stupidity.
- ZenNemesis, on 12/11/2008, -6/+1049.... "At this point, I am not sure what you are doing is legal. No software is free and spreading that misconception is harmful. I will research this as time allows and I want to assure you, if you are doing anything illegal, I will pursue charges as the law allows"
Thats just fail tbh. OF COURSE THERE IS FREE SOFTWARE! - PennFarmer, on 12/11/2008, -4/+900Give it what, 6 hours before her personal information floods the tubes?
- Vusys, on 12/11/2008, -1/+751"I am sure if you contacted Microsoft, they would be more than happy to supply you with copies of an older verison of Windows."
That made me laugh. It's almost impossible to get older verisons of Windows. - 4degrees, on 12/11/2008, -5/+620maybe the teacher meant that she tried LSD in college...
- UnFriendlyFire, on 12/11/2008, -3/+509Linux = TERRORISM!
- opyner, on 12/11/2008, -6/+428Spreading Linux is not a Crime
- elleohelle, on 12/11/2008, -5/+363wow. i thought this was an onion article at first...
- earthforce1, on 12/11/2008, -2/+338I guess it is illegal to do any volunteer work at her school then, since labour obviously isn't free, and spreading that misconception is harmful.
- td001, on 12/11/2008, -3/+243I tried Linux in college, but I didn't inhale.
- 4DFX, on 12/11/2008, -30/+265It's probably Karen Greathouse
http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/schools/staff.phtm ... - earthforce1, on 12/11/2008, -1/+235I would laugh if her local police station/city hall were running off Linux.
- inactive, on 12/11/2008, -34/+240LOLWUT?
- nickdngr, on 12/11/2008, -3/+208Hrmm...this makes me want to try out HeliOS. Although, I might be falling right into their clever(ish) viral marketing campaign.
- earthforce1, on 12/11/2008, -26/+226Those who can't do, teach?
- quandrum, on 12/11/2008, -2/+186I can't help myself but point out she teaches "Life Skills".
Just saying. - Nosferotu, on 12/11/2008, -0/+184I sorta feel that way too. "I used linux in college"? That sounds like a joke, like "we all experimented with drugs and linux in our crazy college years".
- BradHAWK, on 12/11/2008, -0/+174Ironically, it is the teacher who stole software - from the kid.
- fant0m, on 12/11/2008, -0/+135 "I along with many others tried Linux during college and I assure you, the claims you made are grossly over-stated."
Sounds like she thought it was a drug or something. - Rudegar, on 12/11/2008, -2/+128teachers are often the most computer illerates around
- Tiak, on 12/11/2008, -2/+126Something tells me this is just an extremely epic troll... She just pushes too many of the right buttons to happen on accident.
- macdude22, on 12/11/2008, -5/+126Is this bitch actually a teacher? Christ she act's like Linux is some sort of psychedelic drug (I mean it totally is but you know). I weep for the children forced into ignorance under her.
- ileftfark, on 12/11/2008, -1/+116It better not be... that school district runs on Linux!
http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/inside/technology/ ... - cr12345, on 12/11/2008, -2/+115FTA:
"I am sure you strongly believe in what you are doing but I cannot either support your efforts or allow them to happen in my classroom," writes the teacher, identified only as Karen.
Karen.... Ballmer, perhaps? - ArthurSucks, on 12/11/2008, -4/+115Every time I read this same story, it gets worse and worse.
- dfsjdkflasjk, on 12/11/2008, -5/+114Skip the blog spam, here are the unedited letters: http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-h ...
- freezerburn666, on 12/11/2008, -2/+102this guys just dyslexic he meant Damn Small Linux :P
- lulzitsadigg, on 12/11/2008, -2/+102no, she's just a really good troll
- ayeroxor, on 12/11/2008, -2/+99Then for the love of God, stop reading!
- forthex, on 12/11/2008, -3/+86Am I the only one who wants to punch that woman in the face? Or flood her school mailbox with Ubuntu and Fedora CD's?
- franklymister, on 12/11/2008, -0/+83She teaches Special Ed and Life Skills.
Not sure that's your teacher, there.
There are a lot of Karens at that school:
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aaustin.isd.t ... - MaxK, on 12/11/2008, -0/+83For Great Justice!
- Denominator88, on 12/12/2008, -0/+82It's true! I've got a pirated version of Firefox!
- freezerburn666, on 12/11/2008, -4/+80stupid is a stupid karen
- spookyttws, on 12/11/2008, -0/+74Those who can't think, Karen?
- depro9, on 12/11/2008, -32/+102This is fake, just a sensational story so others hear of the HeliOS Project. Funny fake tho.
- Emachine, on 12/11/2008, -1/+64Apple is going to sue them for that logo.
- crunchdigg, on 12/11/2008, -0/+60twitter updates on http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-stop-h ... say:
colleagues talked her into civil litigation for privacy violation, now on hold. Am installing Linux on her computer this Saturday. about 10 hours ago
45 minute conversation with Karen. Educated her on FOSS/Linux. Apologies flowed, she is in awe of the Linux/FOSS Community. about 10 hours ago
Text received: can I call u?
response: I guess who r u?
received:Karen
response:k.
Talked with her twice that day. Tearful, frightened. about 10 hours ago - greebly, on 12/11/2008, -2/+59Stay away from the brown linux. The brown linux is bad!
- smotpoker, on 12/11/2008, -0/+56@quandrum
Hmm... coping with injustice, spreading false information and learning to discourage the propagation of freedom or altruist endeavors... yeah, definitely life skills that all americans need. - innovati, on 12/11/2008, -0/+54linux skateboarding is a crime though, you've gotta watch out.....
- Drax0n, on 12/11/2008, -3/+57 colinnwncolinnwn
29 minutes ago
@FranklyMister
AISD is not a school, it is a school district. If you filter for a Karen at a "middle school." Google finds 3, Ms. Greathouse, a Piano and Choir teacher, and finally Ms. Karen Ciesla, an 8th grade Math teacher at O.Henry Middle School. http://www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/schools/staff.phtm ... Assuming the Google cache is complete, my money is on Ms. Ciesla
This is not my post but it deserves better placement than buried way down there. - trogdor282, on 12/11/2008, -0/+53I'm torn. On one hand I want to call fake; on the other hand Luddite teachers DO tend to throw kids in detention and ask questions later.
- bodger, on 12/12/2008, -0/+51I pirated a copy too, but it's always trying to connect to the internet. I suspect it's trying to 'phone home' to some server somewhere. I'm smarter than them though, and blocked it using my software firewall. Kinda sucky software though, doesn't really do much.
- terracottapai, on 12/11/2008, -4/+55IT'S NOT HER.
Don't make yourselves look like fools, that woman is easily in her 40s or 50s; this teacher said she tried Linux in college.
Of course it's POSSIBLE she was educated later but come on now.. - shadowman99, on 12/11/2008, -0/+51I distribute Linux. Would you like some more?
- ExoBit, on 12/11/2008, -6/+53Where most people would've expected this to be The Onion, I however, am not. People's stupidity is no longer a surprising factor to me in this world, but I still can't help but cry myself to sleep at night knowing that, not only do people of this caliber of mental retardation exist, but that people on this echelon of stupidity are deemed intelligent enough to teach us and our youth, spreading it from one person to many, and following that patter for ages to come.
Contrary to popular belief, "dumbness" is indeed a disease.
Oh, and Linux > Windows - ClevelandBrown, on 12/11/2008, -5/+51Teacher is dumber than dog doo.
- matrim2217, on 12/11/2008, -3/+49I don't know about you guys but when I tried LSD I was convinced that my brain was running Linux.
- terracottapai, on 12/12/2008, -4/+50You guys are ***** RETARDS making us all look bad.
She's a special ed teacher and her age is clearly inconsistent with the narrative.
Thanks for making me remember why I hate the Internet. -
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