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Total Commercialization Awareness

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-for-your-own-good,-consumer dept.

jjohnston writes "Salon just posted its technology and business predictions for 2003: Total Commercialization Awareness. Includes: Al-Qaida online, Slashdot sells out, and pets: the new white meat. Cute ..." That's so 1999.

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  1. Selling out? by von+Prufer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Slashdot selling out in 2003? You mean Microsoft banners weren't selling out enough? What does it take to sell out- sending spam, advertising for Microsoft, selling moderator points while simultaneously raping our loved ones?

  2. News for Nerds, not for fans of Open Source by HomerG · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Slashdot is supported by Microsoft ad dollars and the user base is mostly Windows users. It is certainly not the place I go for trustworthy open source news.

  3. Re:Prediction #1 by gilroy · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Blockquoth the poster:

    if they did that they might as well change their party mascot to the elephant ;-)

    There are those that would say that the Democrats ought to do just that. And there are those -- like myself, a lifelong Dem -- who would say they already have.
    --
    The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach