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Dvorak Admits To Trolling Mac Users

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everyone's-favorite-gasbag dept.

jalefkowit writes "Tech pundit John Dvorak has long been known for his inflammatory opinions. Many have suspected that these opinions are just a way to drive up traffic to his column. Now, we have it straight from the horse's mouth: Dave Winer has Dvorak on video describing his methodology for trolling the Mac community to pump up his stats." I have to admit I'm also guilty of posting the occasional inflammatory story, but I find it's usually best to suffix the title with a question mark, and let our ever-knowledgeable readers hash out the issue and decide for themselves.

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  1. UI Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Has anyone else ntoiced the resemblance between the new look of Slashdot's Mac and Linux sections and Windows Vista? I'm not sure who exactly our beloved editors are trolling with this one, but I certainly found it amusing.

  2. Mods on crack as usual by MustardMan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If anyone is a troll here it's the AC with factually inaccurate garbage. Of course, no one moderates based on logic or facts on slashdot - its all about moderating what you like and don't like. Now this one is offtopic, bitches - mod it down, I've got karma to burn.

  3. Re:Trolling the Mac community? by svanstrom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not as cool as if it'd be one huge button which just says "don't panic"... ;)

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