crumbz writes "It looks like the grand master of cyberpunk has a new novel coming out entitled Pattern Recognition. Apparently, reviewer copies have been making the rounds on ebay and the word on the street is that it is his best work in years."
Lowest Scores First!
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Accord+MT
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I would like you to take a brief moment to look at the "sorting" selection box that appears at the top of this and every Comments Page:
Oldest First
Newest First
Highest Scores First
Oldest First (Ignore Threads)
Newest First (Ignore Threads)
If you are like me, you will no doubt notice a gaping hole in this list. What's missing is the subject of this certain-to-be-modded-down post:
Lowest Scores First
According to this chart, Slashdot readers overwhelmingly prefer reading comments that have been moderated down below zero. So why not provide an option whereby we may browse with these posts near the top of the page? These "numerically disadvantaged" posts have become an important voice on Slashdot, providing alternative viewpoints sometimes lost to the hive-like groupthink so often associated with positive moderation.
From post cold-war political commentary to corporate whistle-blowing and constructivecriticism of Slashdot itself, low-modded posts are essential to the health and diversity of this site. By omitting the Lowest Scores First option, these posts are being treated like Pintos on the Information Superhighway. Notice!Other sites have added the important ability to show lowest-rated comments first! Why not Slashdot?
Information wants to be free, no matter how far down it was moderated!
Thank you, and if you are concerned about your God-given Slashdot rights, please join the fight to include the Lowest Scores First option!
Brought to you by Slashdotters For Lowest Scores First (SFLSF).
Re:Lowest Scores First!
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Mitchell+Mebane
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I think this would be especially helpful when trying to mod an article that has been up for several hours. I'll join you.;D
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
--Aristotle
Re:Lowest Scores First!
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Blue+Stone
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It seems like a reasonable suggestion.
Only yesterday, I was thinking of making a post saying, "Y'know, one of these days, someone's going to post the meaning of life, the certain way to happiness, and fulfilment, on Slashdot, and it's going to get moderated -1 Offtopic; and no one is going to see it."
Well, obviously a few people.
It seems like a worthwhile option.
Yeah, yeah... Offtopic... yada yada.
-- Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. - Ambrose Bierce
Re:Lowest Scores First!
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Hauptkov
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Count me as a supporter. When I've fiddled with my preferences I've always wondered why there's no 'lowest scored first' section.
Slashdot IP banning
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Anonymous Coward
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Ever noticed that when posting offtopic crap, your IP is not banned, but if you post about dirty linux hippies or michaels censorware involvement, your IP is banned immediently???
So much for freedom of information. Mchael is a censorchip nazi.
On Behalf Of All Anonymous Cowards
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Anonymous Coward
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WooHoo!
RPN is the way
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Anonymous Coward
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A recent study has proven that regular users of RPN:
Have better hair Are much, much smarter Get better women and make less mathematical mistakes
then the average person.
I know RPN, Why don't you?
Re:RPN is the way
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Anonymous Coward
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You forgot to mention we earn more, drive nicer cars and use less keystrokes then most people.
Apparently, reviewer copies have been making the rounds on ebay and the word on the street is that it is his best work in years. Perhaps because it's been his only work in years, wasn't diamond age his last? (it reminds me of those cheap movie advertisements that go like: probably the best comedy ever.)
IN SOVIET RUSSIA
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Anonymous Coward
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The novel is the best thing come out for years FROM YOU!
What about Tolkien!?
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Anonymous Coward
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It's his friggin Eleventy-First Birthday! It's almost 9 local time for me!
I Think You Can Hack This Yourself
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istartedi
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Thank you, and if you are concerned about your God-given Slashdot rights, please join the fight to include the Lowest Scores First option
I Think You Can Hack This Yourself
Go to your Comments preferences, and use the "Reason Modifier". Set all the ones on the right to 6.
I haven't actually tried it myself, so let us know how it works.
I'm not sure when these Modifiers appeared. My ego would like to think it was in response to a suggestion I made a while back about allowing different parts of "N-dimensonal modspace" to attract different users.
Note that the modifier hack (assuming it works as you desire) is not perfect because while you will perceive Trolls as being higly moderated, there is still nothing to reflect the fact that they have achieved a higher Trollish Karma or reached... dare I say... Troll Nirvana.:)
Now, I expect this to get modded way down, and show up at 6 from your point of view.
-- For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
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Moogle costume is almost done! Ohayocon here I come!
Oldest First
Newest First
Highest Scores First
Oldest First (Ignore Threads)
Newest First (Ignore Threads)
If you are like me, you will no doubt notice a gaping hole in this list. What's missing is the subject of this certain-to-be-modded-down post:
Lowest Scores First
According to this chart, Slashdot readers overwhelmingly prefer reading comments that have been moderated down below zero. So why not provide an option whereby we may browse with these posts near the top of the page? These "numerically disadvantaged" posts have become an important voice on Slashdot, providing alternative viewpoints sometimes lost to the hive-like groupthink so often associated with positive moderation.
From post cold-war political commentary to corporate whistle-blowing and constructive criticism of Slashdot itself, low-modded posts are essential to the health and diversity of this site. By omitting the Lowest Scores First option, these posts are being treated like Pintos on the Information Superhighway. Notice! Other sites have added the important ability to show lowest-rated comments first! Why not Slashdot?
Information wants to be free, no matter how far down it was moderated!
Thank you, and if you are concerned about your God-given Slashdot rights, please join the fight to include the Lowest Scores First option!
Brought to you by Slashdotters For Lowest Scores First (SFLSF).
Ever noticed that when posting offtopic crap, your IP is not banned, but if you post about dirty linux hippies or michaels censorware involvement, your IP is banned immediently???
So much for freedom of information. Mchael is a censorchip nazi.
WooHoo!
A recent study has proven that regular users of RPN:
Have better hair
Are much, much smarter
Get better women
and make less mathematical mistakes
then the average person.
I know RPN, Why don't you?
Apparently, reviewer copies have been making the rounds on ebay and the word on the street is that it is his best work in years.
Perhaps because it's been his only work in years, wasn't diamond age his last?
(it reminds me of those cheap movie advertisements that go like: probably the best comedy ever.)
The novel is the best thing come out for years FROM YOU!
Slashdot silenced me! Read my journal for more information.
http://slashdot.org/~AnimeFreak/
It's his friggin Eleventy-First Birthday! It's almost 9 local time for me!
Thank you, and if you are concerned about your God-given Slashdot rights, please join the fight to include the Lowest Scores First option
I Think You Can Hack This Yourself
Go to your Comments preferences, and use the "Reason Modifier". Set all the ones on the right to 6.
I haven't actually tried it myself, so let us know how it works.
I'm not sure when these Modifiers appeared. My ego would like to think it was in response to a suggestion I made a while back about allowing different parts of "N-dimensonal modspace" to attract different users.
Note that the modifier hack (assuming it works as you desire) is not perfect because while you will perceive Trolls as being higly moderated, there is still nothing to reflect the fact that they have achieved a higher Trollish Karma or reached... dare I say... Troll Nirvana. :)
Now, I expect this to get modded way down, and show up at 6 from your point of view.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?