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LWN in Trouble

DanDan writes: "It seems that Linux Weekly News may be on the rocks. Tucows has cut support and they have lost their Senior Editor. It would be sad to see them go." Anybody who has bright ideas or cash burning a hole in your pocket should check out their discussion list.

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  1. I r0X0r!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    will you please be my friend?

    1. Re:I r0X0r!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Mad propz to Corky, teh ballz licking nigga!

    2. Re:I r0X0r!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      No he hasn't.

      I have. All drunken ACs unite!

  2. He isn't LOST... by Raymond+Luxury+Yacht · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... he just went to lunch. He's missing, presumed fed.

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    Ceci n'est pas une sig.
    1. Re:He isn't LOST... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      OK, now how is that a troll??? I mean take a few points off for bad pun, perhaps, but Troll???

      Lay off the crack, guys, and read the moderator guidelines.

    2. Re:He isn't LOST... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Awww, poor Raymond didn't get the +5 he wanted. Try posting something useful, dickhead!

    3. Re:He isn't LOST... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Now you're at -1, biatch! Complain again and see what happens to ya!

  3. Eggplants can't help. by ender-iii · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eggplants can't help at all in this situation.

    Eggplants!

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  4. First Dildo Post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mad propz to Ctulhu.

    :o)

  5. its time..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    its sad to see, and this message maybe labeled as a troll, but it do to the economics of today. Free software is not such a hot item. People are afriad of losing the profits, if they are not making money then why bother to invest in open source or free applications.

  6. urgent! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    both AOL and ICQ have been down for extended periods. anyone know whats going on? anything related to one month after sept. 11??

  7. Re:No News! by Homewrecker · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    drive Richard Stallman's corpse onto a pike


    While I'm up for anything that makes him go away, how is strapping him to a fish going to solve anything?

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  8. Re:capitalism at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Who cares?

    I'm drinking beer right now at work and I'm going to drink a lot more this evening. Too bad I've got an early flight to catch in the morning...

  9. Re:No News! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Maybe the smell of the rotting fish will scare the chicks away thus driving RMS mad.

    Oh wait... I guess the rotting fish smell would actually be an improvement! Scratch that plan.

  10. Re:The true nature of Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and you're just another prick between the balls
    please, no dark sarcasm at slashdot
    trolls leave them kids alone!

  11. Ashcroft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So ya thought ya might like to go to the show.
    To feel the warm thrill of confusion, that space cadet glow.
    I got me some bad news for you, Sunshine.
    Liberty isn't well, she stayed back at the hotel,
    And she sent us along as a surrogate band.
    We're gonna find out where you citizens really stand.
    Are there any queers in the country tonight?
    Get 'em up against the wall. -- 'Gainst the wall!
    And that one in the spotlight, he don't look right to me.
    Get him up against the wall. -- 'Gainst the wall!
    And that one looks a Muslim, and that one's a coon.
    Who let all this riffraff into the room?
    There's one smoking a joint, and another with DeCSS!
    If I had my way I'd have all of ya shot.

  12. Slashdot: if it isn't Linux, it doesn't matter. by Pyrosz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes, I know this is the wrong place for this. But since the so called staff doesn't seem to be interested in posting anything but the newest build of Linux, I'll post here.

    AtheOS 0.3.7 Released

    Thank you for modding this as -1 Offtopic.

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  13. Re:Tucows and GPL? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But are they laying off any real people?

  14. Something similar to what my baby asked me today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?
    Mother, do you think they'll like this song?
    Mother, do you think they'll try to break my balls?
    Ooooowaa Mother, should I build a wall?

    Mother, should I run for President?
    Mother, should I trust the government?
    Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
    Ooooowaa Is it just a waste of time?

  15. Alright if you've got cash burning a hole in your by unformed · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For Christ's sake, throw some water on it or pis or something...you don't want to have to get new pants...

  16. Re:Tucows and GPL? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps your software was just essentially useless? Think perhaps deja.com beat you to it?

  17. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hush, my baby. Baby, don't you cry.
    Momma's gonna make all of your nightmares come true.
    Momma's gonna run Linux, version 2.2.
    Momma's gonna keep you right here under her wing.
    She won't let you fly, but she might let you sing.
    Momma's gonna keep Baby cozy and warm.
    Oooo Babe.
    Oooo Babe.
    Ooo Babe, of course Momma's gonna help build a wall.

  18. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Synchronicity.

    I never read the ASCII-to-UNICODE article...

  19. ignorism at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that's the first time i've heard of negligent value... i'm sure you meant negligable.

    1. Re:ignorism at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Let me help you with that:

      "ignorance"

      "negligible"

      When you spell words correctly you appear less stupid than you really are.

  20. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You *read* articles before trolling them? Good God. May I ask why? It's not like anything here is ever important or interesting.

  21. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I didn't post to the ASCII-to-UNICODE article either.

    I just fucking came back to home from work. I don't have time to read Slashdot or troll at work!

  22. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    Son of a bitch! I've been shut down!

    Thank goodness I have an extra troll account.

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  23. Re:Remember when... by billwashere · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    The Ultimate Collection of Windows Software...

    or was it WinSock... not sure but it was one of them..

    --billwashere

  24. Re:Filesystems-- Linux and FreeBSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    don't reply to TRoLLaXoR, he's a troll.

  25. A shame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Too bad a good site like lwn might go down while a POS like slashdot stays around.

  26. Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Of the ages non archived and tits up out of business

  27. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by The_Messenger · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WTF is up with that? Slashdot: where discussions must be 30 comments or less. How gay... yet more proof that Slashdot isn't a real messageboard. Let's go back to USENET, and take our precious pageviews -- the only thing that keeps Taco alive -- with us.

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  28. Damn Slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why does it erase my beatiful troll when I hit the damn back button. What the hell is wrong with slashdot? What is this shit anyway? Who the fuck are you guys?

  29. LWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Of course the Luser weakling nerds are in trouble. Trolls will pound em into the ground real soon now.

  30. Re:Something similar to what my baby asked me toda by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not a clue man, not a clue. Soon, this account will be modded down into the 72 hour mod ban, so I'll be silenced once again.

    What a pisser!

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    Ronco Pocket TrollMan - Leave off the last N for Savings!
  31. I am impressed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    By the immediate mod down of my trolls. Nice job mods now you know what you doing.

  32. Moderators by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You all can suck my cock. Mod me down biznatches. I want a good negative score!

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    Ronco Pocket TrollMan - Leave off the last N for Savings!
  33. This post is offtopic by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Or is it flamebait? Does it really matter? Give me the negative score baby, I can take it.

    \/\/()()T!

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    Ronco Pocket TrollMan - Leave off the last N for Savings!
  34. Shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Awww shit well too bad for them they probably sucked anyway bye bye. Hey thats what you get for selling out to shitheaDS

  35. Idiot trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Servers you right.

    If you didn't get banned Slashdot would grind to a halt due to the sheer mass of idiotic posts by you.

    1. Re:Idiot trolls by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Such a simple post, you'd think you could proofread. Sorry sir, but I have no respect for you. Something tells me the feeling's mutual though, so I don't expect any tears from you.

      If one man can cause Slashdot to grind to a halt, Linux has more ground to cover than I initially thought.

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      Ronco Pocket TrollMan - Leave off the last N for Savings!
  36. Where are the moderators? by Ronco+Pocket+TrollMa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You guys are supposed to identify me as a troll. Without your help, I'll never define my self image. Get to work biznatches!

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    Ronco Pocket TrollMan - Leave off the last N for Savings!
  37. You are required by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To take at least 6 credit hours with a concentration in trolling. Please choose any of the following troll electives.

    TR0 235 Mods on crack.
    TRO 244 Linux Criticisms.
    TR0 245 *BSD id DEAD!
    TRO 278 Avanced Microsoft praise.

  38. Fraud? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    You don't sounds like the Penis Bird.

    The original Penis Bird was polite, articulate and probably British.

  39. Ohhh yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The trolls are keeping pace very nicely on here. Keep going. We only need to troll a while longer to get that ever elusive 4 to 1 Troll to geek ratio. Its a goal that can be achived with the power of trolls.

  40. Re:Filesystems-- Linux and FreeBSD by The_Messenger · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You must be gay -- oops, I mean, you must be uropean.

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    I like to watch.

  41. Re:Filesystems-- Linux and FreeBSD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow! Thanks for those mighty words of wisdom. Without your brilliant deductive skills, no one would ever have figured out that TRoLLaXoR could possibly be a troll.

    So how'd you get so smart, anyway? Steady diet of paint chips finally paid off, huh?

  42. Re:It's a shame by Hammer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Count me in as well

  43. Re:Remember when... by rjamestaylor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    -1 Troll, -1 Flamebait

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  44. Re:Sad but not the biggest loss by andy_from_nc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was kidding.

  45. Re:Remember when... by -=Izzy=- · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Ultimate Collection Of Windows Software