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Rage Against the Machines
wiredbeat2000 writes "Kent Norman is a cognitive psychologist and director of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology and Decision Processes at the University of Maryland. He studies -- and makes films about -- why people lose it, and smash their computers, PDAs, mice, ect. MIT's Technology Review has a story about his lab."
On slashdot there is normally a large number of garbage posts with each article but this one has 26 (as of now) and not one is worthwhile. Not a single one contributes anything meaningful in any way. This is a bit above average. So, this begs the question: what has changed?
I'd say that it might have something to due with the fact that it's Christmas Eve. All the slashdotters who are socially acceptable have left to spend the holiday with those they care about, leaving only the worst of the worst. I'd say that's a pretty interesting observation.
So I think this is pretty strong evidence that there is more to the slashdot idiot than meets the eye. They are actual social rejects. I say we pity these lonely bastards. Find one, hose him down, give him a nice sweater, and invite him over for christmas. The endless stories of "one time he overclocked this P4 box" but just think of the good deed you will have done.