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Trojan Room Coffee Pot Auctioned Off

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the its-a-sad-day dept.

dlesko writes "The historic Trojan Room coffee pot at The University of Cambridge has gone to the highest bidder on ebay for £3,350.00 (that's about $5,055.20 USD based on the currency rates as of 8/12/01). You can see the results for about 90days. Now they just have to hope that the person actually comes through with the dough..." A fitting end to a net.legend. If I could figure out where Arial, my old DEC Alpha Multia that was the original Slashdot, I would auction that off and give the cash to the EFF (minus shipping a cost of a case of beer ;) Dave? Rosie? Where did that thing go? I know it was finally retired as the SMTP server... I probably should get it back someday ;)

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  1. Unfortunate - Should be in a Museum by Kiss+The+Sp0rk · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Yet another example of destructive capitalism in action.

    The trojan room coffee pot is exactly the type of object that should be in a museum somewhere. The fact that, instead of seeing that it's preserved on-display for eternity, the short-sighted "owners" of the pot would rather auction it off for a cheap buck, speaks volumes about the nefarious influence of capitalism, and it's sister philosophy, "property rights".

    Hopefully, whoever bought this totemic item, will show some responsibility and donate it to a public institution, where professional curators will be able to see that it is well-maintained.

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  2. god damned jews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    kill all the kikes, fucking nigger lovers!



    First Racist Post!