StackOverflow For Any Topic

RobinH writes "StackOverflow, the successful question-and-answer website for programmers, is now over a year old and its top user has just passed 100,000 reputation points. Now one of the creators of StackOverflow, Joel Spolsky, and his company Fog Creek, are developing a software-as-a-service form of the StackOverflow engine called StackExchange to support any topic you want. The software is currently in private beta, but the first few beta sites have surfaced. Topics include business travel, the home, parenthood, the environment, finance, and iPhone game development."

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The Karma-Whoring Generation

[synthespian]

Wow. The new generation has turned to privately-owned web sites in search for answers, instead of Usenet.

I didn't know karma-whoring could be so powerful. Weee! 100.000 points! I must be *great!* (My mom loves me...)

But, hey! What happens when StackOverflow folds (which it will, eventually)?

Then, suddenly, all the knowledge contracts and contracts to a single point until it goes "POOF!" - nada, zero.

It's called the Inverse Topological Asshole Theorem. Otherwise knows as the You've Been Suckered Theorem. The Advertisement Industry Underground Sex Ring knows *all* about it (you can find them on Facebook, did you know?). Wet dreams...

Is it true what they say about under-30s in America, thinking they are so smart when in fact, they're not?

Except it's a terrible site.

[kuzb]

The problem with stackoverflow is that the answer most likely to get modded up is the first answer. There are a lot of times when the very first answer is completely wrong. Another example of how stupid Joel is.