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Ogg Vorbis For Hardware Makers
SerpicoWasTaken writes "CNET has a story announcing the release of Tremor. It's an Ogg Vorbis (Vogg Gorbis, Vogg Orbus, or Ogg [unintelligable] as pronounced by the various managers in my office) decoder that does not require a floating point unit and could herald the rise of Ogg Vorbis compatible MP3 players." Update: 09/04 21:00 GMT by T : Sorry -- this story's a dupe.
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"Do the guys that work at Slashdot actually READ Slashdot?"
Did the 4,000 people who commented on the dupe story read the comments?
The more that we express our displeasure with the obvious fact that the editors don't care, the more likely they are to start paying attention. At this point, with there being generally a repeat every day, the number of complaints often outweighs the number of comments on the subject. I keep hoping that someday one of the "editors" will look at the comments and realize that there's a problem. (Of course, maybe they really don't care that thousands of people think that they're lazy idiots because they can't even glance at the front page before posting a story.)
The fact that the stories repeat isn't so bad in itself, but it's a symtom of the bigger problem that the editors simply don't care about slashdot. Until they either start working, or get a clue and step down, they deserve all the derision we can heap on them.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
I doubt that's really why people are posting the obvious. I think it's karma whoring, personally. Half-assed attempts at +1 Funny's and so on.
If you really want to complain, send an email to the Slashdot staff. If an article drives 400 comments, then 400 people have seen the ads. Think about it. You'll just encourage errors to happen.
Personally, I think the real reason that not much attention is paid to spelling is that it drives the eyeballs up. (that and it's hard to be nice to people who are impolite about it.)
Well, as far as advertising goes -- I recommend that anyone that dislikes the attitude of the slashdot staff block the advertisements. (I just turn off images when coming to slashdot, though of course there are better ways of doing it.) If they're going to treat the slashdot readers as mindless consumers, I'm certainly not going to waste my bandwidth in order to help them make a profit. They've done nothing to earn my loyalty.
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?
" If they're going to treat the slashdot readers as mindless consumers, I'm certainly not going to waste my bandwidth in order to help them make a profit"
/. in the least tactful way. Blocking the ads will only lower /.'s ability to get money, which could lead to shutdown of the site. If all you want is a minor fix, then you're going about it in the least direct and most painful way.
Replying to my post didn't do anything to help that. It's another comment, therefore more participation in the thread. You should be emalling them about it, not me.
"They've done nothing to earn my loyalty."
Is loyalty really an issue here? It's not like you're paying anything to view the news.
"I recommend that anyone that dislikes the attitude of the slashdot staff block the advertisements."
0 effect. Don't like when Slashdot does something? Complain directly to the editors so they know what the problem is. I seriously doubt they're paying a whole lot of attention to the comments. I wouldn't. People who complain about
The reason why compaining in the comments is important is because it lets everyone -- not just the editors -- see the complaints. If everyone just stuck to e-mail, then they could just claim, "Not too many people are bothered; we don't need to do anything." (If you don't believe they'd do that, recall their response to page-widening.)
How can we continue to believe in a just universe and freedom to eat crackers if we have no ale?