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Strike on Iraq
According to CNN and various other news sources, Iraq is now under attack by
the US. Here is a link to the current story running at CNN right now, but there's really not much except that it has started. CT Cruise missiles launched against "Target of Opportunity". The full assault has not begun. CT The attack was specifically intended to take out Saddam. CT Saddam appeared on iraqi TV to condemn the US, and Iraqi missiles have been fired at Kuwait.
hmm....You listen to rush limbaugh. What a surprise you disagree with michael moore.
Basically OT, but you've been warned.
Is there any system on the slashdot site that tracks the speed in which posts get added? It's been about 35 minutes from the original post and there are about 395 comments (problably another 100 more when I'm done typing).
It seems that in the future, every world event will get commented on in real-time.
People, It's really rather offensive to see so many people using their moderation points to stifle the views of so many people. This is abuse of the system. The Mod point system is there so that relevant and helpful comments are given the most prominence.
As soon as you start using them to mod opinions different from yours into oblivion, you're effectively destroying someone's right to free speech. Yes, Free speech is about the right to express your own opinion, but in doing so, you must also respect the opinions of others. You certainly don't have to agree, but dumping 5 mod points on someone just becuase they said "Bush is Awesome" or alternatively "War Sucks" is just childish. If you agree with a comment, by all means, give it a few points.
Don't mod someone down just because you disagree. Mod someone down for saying "In Mother russia, IRAQ attacks YOU!"
"p2p stabbing is such a vast, untapped market"
Yeah, I'll wait for the trial to show up on CourtTV you dipshit. Ain't gonna happen, try as you might you aren't winning me over with any facts to back your theory on how we are breaking any laws.
Your name is Egg Troll. YOu think I'm going to take you seriously? fuck off.
"Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."; ~ Donald J. Trump
Pretty much says it all.
First, nothing begins if not opening
The quality of discussion makes Slashdot look like a meeting of Nobel laureates, but you would be hard pressed to find such images or video elsewhere. (And that might not be a bad thing.)
Build stuff. Stuff that walks, stuff that rolls, whatever.