Slashdot's Vastu

nanopolitan writes "Wired has a story on harmonious website design according to Vastu, 'the Indian counterpart of feng shui'. The graphic accompanying the story has an analysis of Slashdot's design by Dr. Smita Narang. Her verdict? This site is 'in desperate need of balance'." From the article: "Thirty-year-old Smita Narang is rapidly becoming one of India's hottest Web designers. Her method: applying vastu shastra, the Indian counterpart of feng shui, to the online realm. The process entails mapping page attributes - HTML, colors, graphics - to elements like fire, water, and air. 'Any disturbance of these established elements can cause an imbalance in the site that directly affects its business,' Narang says."

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i'd like to map some attributes

[flacco]

The process entails mapping page attributes - HTML, colors, graphics - to elements like fire, water, and air.

i'd like to map my nuts to her face.

She has a point

[donnacha]

I don't know anything about the principles of Vastu Shastra but the lady has a point. Slashdot's laziness in revamping their site design and usability is what enabled Digg to completely trump Slashdot's massive head-start and leave it curled up in a ditch, coughing blood.

I do occasionally come back here, mainly because I get pulled in by the RSS feed but, sweet Jesus, the slightly flashier new design still doesn't make up for the random, inadequate nature of the ratings system - if I don't have mod points, I could see the most interesting post but have no way to vote it up. What a ridiculous waste of their readership.

Re:She has a point

[Ant P.]

The design had nothing to do with it. Digg's popularity is directly related to the hypochondriac pharma culture and the rise of self-inflicted diseases like ADHD.

Goddamn Hippies

[Jaysyn]

...Am I the only person here that *likes* the new Slashdot layout?

Jaysyn