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Sony, Matsushita Back Linux For Consumer Goods
malx writes "Says the Financial Times: 'Matsushita and Sony have agreed to jointly develop the Linux operating system for digital consumer electronic products, in a highly unusual and cooperative deal between two of the fiercest rivals in the industry.' Interesting because Sony and Matsushita are bitter foes: this shows they're even more scared of Microsoft." update Sorry, it's a dupe.
For more information, see here.
Here is a mirror. It's already been slashdotted.
Why can't ye slashdot editors scroll down the homepage like the rest of us and see that this is a duplicate from just HOURS ago?
Wow
No what this shows is that Sony is using Linux as a poster child in an anti-Microsoft marketing campaign. They could give a shit about Linux, they just want to fuel the fire.
In soviet russia, post first!
Why oh Why cant the /. people read the page first!
Instead of a repeated slashdot story, how about some boobies?
Here
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
Ten points for duplicate post! Score!
I mean, not only is this a dup, but it's only a few articles ago that this was posted. You only need to make a little effort to catch this kind of error.
News that matters so much, we post it twice, sometimes three times.
You know you're a geek if you've ever replied to a tagline.
I can't wait to brush my teeth with the first linux powered toothbrush....
magnanomous.
I I think think this this is is a a dupe dupe.
For maximum irony, please mark this comment "Redundant".
What time is it/will be over there? Check with my iPhone app!
So, these two electronics behemoths will be building a Linux platform for consumer electronics. This will be another embedded version of Linux then. How will this be different from, say, BlueCat? BlueCat is an embedded Linux development platform and has the embedded kernel, plus the cross compiler and all the goodies you need. It targets multiple processors, too. Will there be any advantage to this new system over existing products?
Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!
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and we will soon be seeing Linux in consumer electronics.
Worst. Sig. Ever.
Does your mom have a bumper-sticker that says "Caution! Script Kiddie on board!"?
While the Sony's have lived in the modern world for awhile, and have gotten it, as well as being on both sides of it, Matsuhita electric is perhaps the most traditional and conservative of Japanese companies. I have known these people (Matsushita) for much of my life, from some of their board members down. This is an organization so steeped in it's own traditions and dogma (yes, they really do have a "250 year" business plan, and never make fun of the founders light bulb socket :), with engineering departments so conservitivily organized, that for them to support open development of GPL software is really much like the Pope encouraging contraction!
While the Sony's have lived in the modern world for awhile, and have gotten it, as well as being on both sides of it, Matsuhita electric is perhaps the most traditional and conservitive of Japanese companies. I have known these people (Matsushita) for much of my life, from some of their board members down. This is an organization so steeped in it's own traditions and dogma (yes, they really do have a "250 year" business plan, and never make fun of the founders light bulb socket :), with engineering departments so conservitivily organized, that for them to support open development of GPL software is really much like the Pope encouraging contraction!
(Score:5, Interesting)
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You guys have to be planning all of these dupes, right? Big joke, big ha-ha?
There should be a way to moderate articles themselves (like posters comments) that way, if
an article was modded to -10000 dupe, it wouldn't show up on my front page - if I'm logged in of course.
I'm already cringing at what I *know* is going to happen. They're going to release some stuff - exactly what they're obligated to - under the GPL. But other stuff - say DRM - will certainly NOT be under the GPL. Then there's going to be such a hoopla and whining in forums such as this one even though these companies have done exactly what they're obligated to. "They should give back to the community", etc, ad nauseum, and some people will be wondering why, if the open/free software implies some sort of larger obligation to a community, why these weren't written into the licenses.
could you please repeat that?
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Interesting because Sony and Matsushita are bitter foes: this shows they're even more scared of Microsoft.
I don't see how anything said in the article shows they are "scared of Microsoft". Not only that but the article goes on to mention Sony will still be using Windows on the Vaio. If they were truly "afraid" of Microsoft they would dump Windows.
Maybe it's just me but the price and flexability of Linux made them choose it over Microsoft's products. In this case tt is a smart business decision both from a financial and technical standpoint.
Perhaps I'm just an optimist.
... just above your car seat that says, "CAUTION! Script Kiddie ON BOARD!"
Hmm?
I would say that between 10%-20% of front page posts on /. are dupes. I mean MPAA is a bad, so is it really news everything they screw some person or company over or take away our rights? What is left to discuss? Same although to a lesser degree with Mirosoft.
Whats with the geek love of sony? they are a member of RIAA and the MPAA after all.
Probably the shortest Story Dupe Distance: 7 stories
Linux for Home Electronics
Posted by michael on Wednesday December 18, @08:26AM
Hmmmm... Where have I seen this before?
Score 0, Redundant.
A dup of a story on the same day and still on your own front page?!?!
You've out-done even yourselves. I'm... impressed.
I think we all agree that the duped article problem is only getting worse. Funny, but i don't remember see any articles duped in 2001 or earlier. Did something change at OSDN that might explain this?
... a simple check of any URLs posted in a new article against URLs in the previous month's articles would go along way to eliminating dupes. However, it wouldn't have caught this one, since the original article linked to a Sony press release, and this one links to a news site reporting the release.
Anyway
So what other ways (besides forcing a manual check) can we build into the slash code to help stop this in the future, before an article is posted? A comparison of similar words? Or do we add something for after-the-fact moderation: article meta-moderators who can delete an article if it's found to be a dupe?
Tuus crepidae innexilis sunt.
i am sad that instead of a repeated slashdot story, how about some boobies :*( ?
Looks like they're not trying to win over the Linux zealot with their PR departments. From the article:
"We are not forming an alliance to compete against Microsoft," said a Matsushita representative.
No matter what the Matsushita rep says, this *is* meant to distance themselves from Microsoft and save cash.
It's nice to see them helping out embedded Linux development. Of course, in the process, they are giving Linux a powerful ally in a new arena, but they want this to appear as if creating competition in Microsoft's market is an unintended consequence.
Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid. --John Wayne
Because I don't have time to read the story twice: Is this story about the Good Sony (The Linux on PS2 Sony) or the Bad Sony (one of the cornerstones of the RIAA)
Introducing Microsoft Vacuum 1.0 The first Microsoft product that doesn't suck.
So, why should we? My job is to design, implement, and administer networks for customers. Some of these are quite large networks and some are small but they all have one thing in common: in order to take care of them I have to understand the way all the components work. Ahhh.... I just heard a penny drop.
I spec Cisco routers and switches because I understand how they work and know that they will do the job. The customer doesn't have to pay me to spend time figuring out how to fix a problem; once I know what the problem is the chances are I can put a fix in quickly. Often without leaving my office! This saves the client money and, not coincidentally, makes me look good.
If Sony puts Linux into a device then I already have a better chance at understanding how to make that device work than if some engineer had designed his (or her) own idea for a cool command set.
And because Sony now doesn't have to put all that extra money into designing the OS, that means that their products will cost less. I can put their products into a network and save money on both ends: the procurement end and the administration end. This makes Cisco scramble to lower prices to keep market share. So even if we don't use Linux devices, the costs for networks goes down just because these devices are out there.
In short, I care what the underlying OS is on these devices because I don't have to learn a zillion different commands for the same things and I can, therefore, do my job quicker and more efficiently. You should care because when you get a job at a company you can hire me to do your network and look good when we save you money.
Companies make decisions on the basis of maximising their profit. Mebbe using linux makes more business sense. So dont jump your gun saying "they r scared of microsoft", everytime something related with linux comes up.
Timothy, Michael.
Michael, Timothy.
I just thought that you gentlemen might want to be introduced to one another, since you seem to share tastes in reading material.
I mean, for pity's sake, as of my writing this, it's still on the front page.
In a world without walls, there is no need for Windows.
local echo OFF, bitch.
Tom Shorl, a product development manager with Sony spoke to Sony's dedication to the Linux market at a conference in Minneapolis this past summer. He's posted the text of those remarks, and some elaboration on them, on his own site, linked above.
Enjoy!
story dupes YOU!
Electronic Arts may be the next Disney!
Metrowerks, a division of Motorola, is acquiring Lineo. Not to worry, however, as Sony and Matsushita (Pioneer to the folks from the states) are developing Linux for Consumer goods. Microsoft seems to be phasing out Hailstorm. MSNBC has a story up right now about counterfeit escrow accounts; Red Hat is making money! Some sysadmins get mad and trash their servers when they quit. The RIAA gives us more FUD. Linux is secure and Pioneer 10 still talks! The remains of Amelia Aerheart's plane have been found in the Hudson River. The Two Towers is out-- Al Qaida is furious. You can now stream nude movies of yourself via a napster-like interface! Oh, and, Sony and Matsushita (Pioneer to the folks from the states) are developing Linux for Consumer goods.
I hope this covers the dupe quota for a VERY LONG TIME. I'm not paying all of this nothing for nothing, you know.
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Hoping to do what MTV did for music -- man I hope NOT -- Blackbelt ...this sounds like if you have an ass, this channel will kick it. Maybe we could put Slashdot to good use here and let everyone know to be sure and request this channel from their local cable company, DirecTV, and Dish network!
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... it's called 'Slashdot'. You should read it sometime.
Since the story is a dupe, we might as well dupe the comments, too.
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A dupe from a week prior is one thing, but a dupe from 7 articles earlier (easily still on the main page) is uncalled for. Not to mention the fact that this seems to happen on a daily basis.
Sony and Matsushita (too lazy to check spelling) seem to have caught in on a global craze, (as reported in a number of stories previously posted here), wherein certain foreign governments threatened to 'go open source' and use 'free software such as Linux'. Such posturing seems silly...it could never work...they'd see right through us...
Not months later, each of these countries managed to secure some earth-shattering deal wherein Microcrap would give them ludicrously cheap pricing, donate money/computers/etc to schools, and paint each citizen's fence the colors of the MSN butterfly.
Maybe If I threaten to switch to the Euro, my government will send me free money.
It's the old "I don't care if I lose money, as long as my competitor doesn't make money" scam.
JamesC
Dupes
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Bitching about Karma Whores
Dupes
Beowulf clusters, first post and Soviet Russia
Cowboy Neal gets duped
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Story at NewsFactor
To jumpstart their highly cooperative effort, and in an attempt to appease to many geeks, both Sony and Matsushita submitted news stories to Slashdot.org, a geek terrorist hangout.
After both stories made the front page of the outlaw website, Sony and Matsushita expressed doubts about the level of cooperation.
"If we can't get this right, how are we going to resolve more complex issues?" said Matsushita representative.
Sony representative made a similar point, adding that the two companies will go back to being fierce rivals again.
While the Sony's have lived in the modern world for awhile, and have gotten it, as well as being on both sides of it, Matsuhita electric is perhaps the most traditional and conservitive of Japanese companies. I have known these people (Matsushita) for much of my life, from some of their board members down. This is an organization so steeped in it's own traditions and dogma (yes, they really do have a "250 year" business plan, and never make fun of the founders light bulb socket :), with engineering departments so conservitivily organized, that for them to support open development of GPL software is really much like the Pope encouraging contraction!
It makes good business sense to use GPL-ed software when you want to devise a new product. 1. Low cost or no cost. 2. If you give geeks a chance to play with it, they can start to tell regular people how it works, why they should get it, etc. 3. Since most "regular" people don't care or don't want to know why it works the way it does, if the people who care why it works (geeks), show others that it just works, others will be inclined to buy that product. The moral: Most people will buy something if it simply works. Sony and Panasonic are letting us make sure it works before they mass- release.
I'm already cringing at what I *know* is going to happen. They're going to release some stuff - exactly what they're obligated to - under the GPL. But other stuff - say DRM - will certainly NOT be under the GPL. Then there's going to be such a hoopla and whining in forums such as this one even though these companies have done exactly what they're obligated to. "They should give back to the community", etc, ad nauseum, and some people will be wondering why, if the open/free software implies some sort of larger obligation to a community, why these weren't written into the licenses.
I got so carried away with my own rhetoric that I neglected to tie it in to home electronics so here goes: Thirty years ago anyone who understood electronics theory and vacuum tubes could fix any home electronic device. Simply understanding how electronic circuits worked meant that a tech could move from one device to another. And manufacturers didn't have to design a new theory for each device, they just wired up the vacuum tubes in new ways which were still understandable. All a tech had to do was look at the schematic diagram, apply a few standard tools (oscilloscope, VTVM, signal injector, etc.) and he (or she) could make it work. So if Sony uses Linux in its latest widget and you understand Linux, you'll understand how your widget works and how to get the most out of your widget. Plus, since Sony didn't have to design a brand new widget-operating-system, you will either be able to buy it cheaper than the Samsung widget or it will do more... or both. And if your widget breaks you won't have to buy a new one, you can just flash the bios and make it just like new. So putting widely known operating systems into devices saves money for both the manufacturer and the consumer. This makes us all happier and a few of us wealthier. If you learn Linux, and Linux is the OS they put in all these devices, you have a better chance of joining that few. :)
I don't. I care about whether it is open. Do it use free, open standards, protocols, etc.? That's what is important. What I'm talking about is http://sincerechoice.org/ [sincerechoice.org].
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
They should create a pref to put all dupes in just so I can turn it off.
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ping -f 255.255.255.255 # if only
Our story was posted on the /. in the alternate universe as well as our own. The rift is widening. We should be able to invade soon.
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As a matter of fact, I am a lawyer. But I play an actor on TV.
I think you mean to say, "Sorry, I'm a dope".
And to think, only last week I was posting defending messages on behalf of the editors for posting duplicate articles. But after less than a week of checking this site and seeing the frequency of duplicate articles being ran, I'm now sorry to say all the offenders have an extremely valid point.
Is it really that hard for the editors to check the main page of their own website prior to approving and article?
Exactly how much did VA Linux pay for you guys ?
FP fails you!
But Sony are evil!!!!
This really shouldn't be a surprise from Sony, even if the alliance with Matsushita is unexpected. Microsoft is muscling their way into the living room a little at a time with media enhanced PCs on one end and XBox on the other, which not only steps on Sony's turf today, but must certainly stand in front of Sony's plans for tomorrow. The threat to Sony is very, very clear.
:)
Sure, Sony ships Windows on their PCs... it'd be death at this stage of the game not to. But don't be surprised to see Sony getting warmer to the idea of Linux on the desktop as the distros continue to improve. I'm quite certain that Sony realizes that every copy of Windows shipped helps feed the monster in their path.
You can learn a lot from old Godzilla movies.
--paul
-- Every time you kill a kitten, God masturbates.
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"On the basis of President Bush's guidelines, it is clear
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Get off your ass and type some code then...
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Quoted from the FAQ for all you lazy people. [*]
Sometimes I see duplicate stories on Slashdot. What's up with that?
If you see a duplicate, you can mail the story's author. If the story is still quiet, we may pull it down. However, once the comments are rolling in, we often leave the story up so that the discussion can continue.
Some people have suggested that there might be a software solution to this problem. If you think you've got one, visit the Slashcode site and submit a diff. As long as it isn't a performance hit, I'd consider using it. (Be aware however that the trick of searching for duplicate URLs isn't as helpful as you might think, since the same story can appear in multiple locations.)
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..Slashdot should post the news that Google has opened the specs to their APIs!
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I think that for site editors, there should be a "clue-in" period, of about 10 minutes, starting when they first load the front page, during which they would not be allowed into the submission queue, giving them a chance to read the day's stories so far.
Ideally, there would also be some javascript onBlur handler that maked the timer stop when the page is not in the forground.
Are you on drug(s)?!! Why not?
Or, how about a new topic: "Duplicate Stories". This way, if we enjoy dupes, we can read them. Otherwise, we can exclude the Dupe topic.
Oh, wait, what if we get dupes in the "Duplicate Stories" category?
Religion is the opium of the people. Evolution is the opium of scientists.
Now if we could just get the slashdot posters to work together on not duplicating stories, we'd be well on our way to Utopia.
This takes the cake. A dupe of an article that still appears on the same fucking page. Do the so called Slashdot editors even read their own fucking website? Do you have to officially be a retard to be able to be a slashdot editor?
Rebuilding the kernel in your microwave oven to display temps in Centigrade.
Bragging that the usage patterns of your mew Linux-powered vibrator can't be spied on as easily as the latest, Windows-powered, MS X-Vibe.
Not being able to get the icemaker in your fridge to work, since there's no Linux driver for it.
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Linux Backed by Sony, Matsushita For Consumer Goods
For Consumer Goods Sony, Matsushita Back Linux
For Consumer Goods Linux is Backed by Sony, Matsushita
Back Linux For Consumer Goods? Sony and Matsushita!
Sony, Matsushita Back Linux For Consumer Goods and Great Glory
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Morrissey rides a cockhorse -- The Warlock Pinchers
They should have chosen BSD instead because it's not contaminated with the GPL virus.
I'll believe it when the gadgets are in my hands. Could it be that these announcements are just used as bargaining chips during the regular meetings with the friendly software licensing department at Microsoft? This smells too much like the Home Depot fiasco reported in slashback yesterday.
why don't you and Taco just go get a room where you can lick his ass all you want.. we don't want to see that shit
Slashdot posts about a dozen articles a day. If you factored in 5 minutes to verify the link, skim the article, and check for dupes it would total 60 MINUTES A DAY of work!
Given the value of their stock options, don't you think they've got better things to do?
It's their business, and their responsibility.
Don't drag me into this "quit complaining and get off your ass" crap because guess what: I HAVE A JOB.
C'mon the first penguin was not holding a phone and a briefcase. So it's not quite a dupe, right???
A religious war is an adult version of a fight over who has the best imaginary friend
While the Sony's have lived in the modern world for awhile, and have gotten it, as well as being on both sides of it, Matsuhita electric is perhaps the most traditional and conservitive of Japanese companies. I have known these people (Matsushita) for much of my life, from some of their board members down. This is an organization so steeped in it's own traditions and dogma (yes, they really do have a "250 year" business plan, and never make fun of the founders light bulb socket :), with engineering departments so conservitivily organized, that for them to support open development of GPL software is really much like the Pope encouraging contraception!
I took a Matsushita like you wouldnt believe yesterday. I had to give a courtesy flush.
You get karma from slashdot everything a story you submitted gets posted.
To build your karma quickly, just submit, under your account, every story that get posted to slashdot. At the going rate of double-posts, the law of averages predicts that your karma will build quickly.
The previous post of this article was only seven hours ago!
Software Wars
"Interesting because Sony and Matsushita are bitter foes: this shows they're even more scared of Microsoft"
Um no, this does not 'show they're even more scared of Microsoft'. Sony has always been the type of company to try to control every little aspect of any product they make. In a case like this, they can control the OS.
Sony doesn't like sharing their pie. It has nothing to do with 'fear of Microsoft'.
I think this quote from the Devil's Dictionary describes this alliance best.
ALLIANCE, n.
In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
While the Sony's have lived in the modern world for awhile, and have gotten it, as well as being on both sides of it, Matsuhita electric is perhaps the most traditional and conservitive of Japanese companies. I have known these people (Matsushita) for much of my life, from some of their board members down. This is an organization so steeped in it's own traditions and dogma (yes, they really do have a "250 year" business plan, and never make fun of the founders light bulb socket :), with engineering departments so conservitivily organized, that for them to support open development of GPL software is really much like the Pope encouraging contraception!
After all, in Soviet Russia, you don't read duplicate articles, articles duplicate you!
Oh I do so love the smell of a good owning in the evening.
"The saddest words of mice and men, are not those which were, but should have been."
Why not have the scripts which allow the post in the first place to scan the last X number of articles? Like 100 or so. If the old post contains a link to the same place as the current post, it notifies the poster before allowing them to post (ie: both the preview and submit buttons do this). The poster could be allowed to override the computer for whatever reason - but at least the notice (and appropriate HTTP URL) would be available to the user.
:-)
Also, it would be useful for posting follow-ups as well since the poster would not have to spend time searching for the original post. It would just be presented to them.
I see two ways to set up such a database.
1. Post -> URL
and
2. URL -> Post
#2 would be better since then the URL is only used once. Since record IDs are only 4 bytes (SlashDot hasn't gone past 2 Billion messages yet has it?) this method takes up less space than #1 and provides a complete list of where the URL was used. #2 could actually be URL->Post#1,Post#2,Post#3,etc....
Just a thought.
Someone put a black hole in my pocket and now I'm broke.
I guess I wouldn't mind dupes so much except, besides the redundancy, for every dupe that gets posted there's probably about 20 valid and informative stories that get rejected so instead of something that is news you get more cruft.
/. any day is a slow news day as far as submissions go. It'll be nice if someday a solution for this pops up.
It wouldn't be that bad if it was a slow news day but I don't think at
This is a duplicate of the above post.
Golly, it must be hard to keep up with everything posted on this site.
Carthago delenda est!
It is said in the FAQ that you guys might include a duplicate checker *IF* it didn't have a performance hit. Well, I would believe that this whole comment section for this article is just that. A performance hit. SOMEONE FIX THE DUPLICATES! It couldn't be worse than a fix. And seeing... not one, but TWO!!!!! articles on the front page. --agenthh
I remember taking an Economic Geography course at my college, and my professor told us that at one point in the not-so-distant-past, some head-honcho in the Japanese government (sorry I don't know his name or title, but he was involved in foreign policy/economics) stated that his (and therefore the Japanese Government's) main goal in life was to "break the backbone of the US economy".
... these Japanese companies don't give a shit about linux (or MS for that matter), they just want to hurt any US companies that they can.
I know that a lot of people here hate Microsoft, but I feel that these Japanese companies care less about hurting MS and more about hurting US companies.
I agree with the parent
Does OSDN actually PAY these "editor" guys ??
Really, what MS should be do is:
Release a license-free WinCE kernel whose cost is a one time fee instead of ongoing license. Companies like Sony would pay a quarter million for an OS they could own and customize. What is more important than their skimpy CE revenue is that MS keep developers in their camp. If Japanese companies and China continue widespread adoption of Linux, many MS developers will begin learning Linux skills to take advantage of these emerging markets.
Steve said it himself: developers. developers. developers.
As a Windows developer, the case for researching and adding Linux to my skillset is increasingly compelling. If this sort of trend continues for 1 more year, I will invest some brain time into it. However, if MS can convince me that they can appease the fears of Asian economies, I'll stay a pure MS developer.
Are the comments (to the different headlines) substansively different?
If the comments are different, does it really matter if the linked story happens to be the same?
It's at least the 421st time I see this story on slashdot (by RIAA's standards and considering I have a really fast connection)
bool Marketoid::IsGood(){return IsDead();}
Story repeats YOU!!!!!
I had to trawl the comments to find out that what Slashdot means by a `dupe' is a duplicate and not a spoof !!!
...wants to destroy Gnu/Linux through drm.
When a story is submitted, previous stories should be searched and the list of those that match should be presented to the reviewer sorted by matching percentage (the most matching would be on top). Then, the reviewer can easily decide if the story should appear in the front page or not.
I think that all it would take is a few lines of Perl.
where the hell is thar Soviet Russia guy????
i bet he froze 2 death fter running outr of vodka...
and dont vote offtopic.
Taco, reading this?
I came here from google... which automagically had linked to the DUPE instead of the original...
The problem is spreading... Pretty soon we'll have human dupes too (clones).
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and children. Nothing can lift those seven milestones from man's neck but
money; and the spirit cannot soar until the milestones are lifted.
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