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Iron Baby

When Iron Baby wants O's, Iron Baby gets O's.

139 comments

  1. Lame by pudge · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I really hate things trying to make babies look cute by acting like adults in some ways. This is like the worst commercials ever made -- the etrade commercials -- on crack.

    1. Re:Lame by rwv · · Score: 5, Insightful

      And this is the worst Slashdot story that has be posted to the front page in a long time.

    2. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      It's essentially the same thing as people who dress up their pets. It only looks amusing to the owners (read: parents) who have an investment in that being.

      On second thought, most dogs are actually far more interesting than a (retarded by comparison) human baby.

    3. Re:Lame by irreverant · · Score: 1

      Logic: Accepted.

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    4. Re:Lame by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I don't really get the idle section. There are tons of good sites for material of this kind. I come to slashdot for the tech stuff and discussions. Also, when using the new index I haven't even found a way to turn the idle section off... just look at the amount of comments on idle stories, can't we just collectively admit this isn't what slashdot is good at at let it die now? ;)

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    5. Re:Lame by KarmaticStylee · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I really hate babies

    6. Re:Lame by Bigjeff5 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Dude, if you don't like it, filter it out. It isn't that hard.

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    7. Re:Lame by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Normally I have no time for all the cynics who rail on Idle. But for once I have to say that Idle really has hit a new low. I can't condone this tripe on the front page and neither should anyone else.

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    8. Re:Lame by geekoid · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Based on your attitude, I suspect your parents did to~

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    9. Re:Lame by Inda · · Score: 1

      So everyone has to take a minute out of their day to block him?

      Wouldn't it be better to not post this crap?

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    10. Re:Lame by netsavior · · Score: 3, Informative

      2 seconds out of one day to block all idle for the rest of eternity.
      Click the "edit" icon on the "Idle" section of your sidebar, then click the "hide" button.

    11. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's a little funny. I find babies to be among the most annoying creatures on earth, rated up there with howler monkeys.

      But past the baby stage, I actually love kids. (It shifts once again at the teenage years... but this is due more to culture than anything.)

    12. Re:Lame by optimus2861 · · Score: 1

      Stories can't be filtered out of the RSS feed, nor can you even tell what section they're under if you're using a Firefox live bookmark.

    13. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      It's essentially the same thing as people who dress up their pets. It only looks amusing to the owners (read: parents) who have an investment in that being.

      Hey, some of us don't do it to "look amusing". Some of us put a coat on our dog in the winter because we live in the bloody cold north and have a short haired breed that originates in the desert. Some of us put boots on our dog in the winter because otherwise she gets blisters on her paws from walking on the ice (again, we live in the bloody cold north), and besides, we don't want wet paw prints all over the house after she returns from her walk. And some of us put sunglasses on our dog in the summertime because she has a degenerative eye condition that requires UV protection to keep her from going blind.

      The sunglasses in particular cause many people to laugh when we walk past, and for some reason it also causes a few, mostly grumpy old men, to scowl, presumably because they assume we're just trying to be cute. We're not. We'd just rather have a dog who looks silly than a blind dog.

    14. Re:Lame by EkriirkE · · Score: 1

      the adblock filter for hiding elements containing the word 'kdawson' is pretty effective

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    15. Re:Lame by mwvdlee · · Score: 1

      It takes more time for you to read this reply than it would have taken to filter it.

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    16. Re:Lame by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 1

      How? The new style index doesn't seem to care that I have deselected idle.

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    17. Re:Lame by earlymon · · Score: 1

      Absolutely agree.

      Possibly the Worst Thing Ever.

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    18. Re:Lame by everynerd · · Score: 1

      Exactly. Idle should, by default, never appear in the front page stream.

    19. Re:Lame by rwv · · Score: 1

      I must admit, the editors of Slashdot have done a good job filtering the irrelevant Idle stories from the front page over the last few months. I think maybe 20% of the Idle stories on the front page are actually interesting enough to warrant a click. And I'll even say that it's nice to see "Idle" and know that I can let my brain go on vacation for 15 minutes when one of those stories that piques my interest does come up.

    20. Re:Lame by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 1

      THANKS! :)

      Why that setting has to be different from the way to block idle when using the old style index is beyond me.

      Then again, that's why we have both coders and user interface people where I work... ;)

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    21. Re:Lame by couchslug · · Score: 1

      Better to flame it as it deserves. Filtration isn't feedback.
      BTW:
      Babbys should be poasted on 4chan where they will be respected.

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    22. Re:Lame by couchslug · · Score: 1, Funny
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    23. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Of course not, but Slashdot must know how annoying this babyshit is. Think of it as negative feedback.

    24. Re:Lame by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 1

      It's under idle and easy to ignore. BFD.

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    25. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Cute story. :) I don't refute that there are legitimate reasons! I knew someone with a disabled dog, attached to a rear-end wheelchair. And it would probably be considered a crime to have a naked baby in the snow...

      But the thing is, for every 1 example like yours, there are 40 more "kitten mittens"....

    26. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Ok, I really, honestly believe that kdawson is actively attempting to get himself fired as an editor for Slashdot posthing things like this.

      Could someone please, PLEASE honour this wish?!?

    27. Re:Lame by Degro · · Score: 1

      Yeah really, what happened there? Slashcode needs editor moderation and an editor threshold to filter out this crap...

    28. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      So, procreation counts as "Doing something with your life" now?

      Personally I've always considered it a great way to stop "my" life dead in its tracks, so I've made a point of making sure it'll never happen.

      Fuck you, just because you decided to throw your life away in order to generate another one doesn't mean choosing not to makes me jealous. Call me when your kid costs you $40K a year for college and I'm taking vacations 3x a year. Then we'll see who's jealous. Asshat.

    29. Re:Lame by eulernet · · Score: 1

      Dude, if you don't like it, filter it out. It isn't that hard.

      Sorry, but I use the RSS feeds, and I cannot filter the idle stories, and there is no way to differentiate the stories.

    30. Re:Lame by ZzzzSleep · · Score: 1

      As always, you can use yahoo pipes to filter out idle. Or just subscribe to one that someone has already created. Like the one found at http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=527129296c75002203989957b76e87d9

    31. Re:Lame by cshark · · Score: 1

      Yeah, I totally agree. Babies aren't cute at all without hand cannons and state of the art metal suits to shoot machine gun wielding bunnies in the third world. Seriously. Who the hell do they think they're fooling?

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    32. Re:Lame by ZzzzSleep · · Score: 1

      Yes you can. Yahoo pipes allows you to do such things. Either make your own, or go with a premade one such as the feed found at http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=527129296c75002203989957b76e87d9

    33. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not all of us have a fancy pantsy sidebar, you insensitive clod.

    34. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I've made a point of making sure it'll never happen

      seems like wasted effort to me.

    35. Re:Lame by sjames · · Score: 1

      What are you going to do about it then? Send them to bed without their supper? Make them stand in the corner? Perhaps keep them after school?

    36. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Babies doing grown up things are always cute. Look at the smash hit "Look Who's Talking." That made so much money it pulled John Travolta out of obscurity and made Bruce Willis a culture icon. Even so, a decent sequal with Rosanne Barr and all the same actors again. The roller skate commercial for avionics water put to MJ's Billy Jean is already classic. But you are too original. If everyone else likes it, you don't. Talking dogs, fish, animals and moons will always be around along with talking babies. Get over it an move on. No need for filters, just get over it and grow up.

    37. Re:Lame by pudge · · Score: 1

      Babies doing grown up things are always cute.

      I cannot agree.

      Look at the smash hit "Look Who's Talking."

      I try my best to not. Awful movie.

      That made so much money it pulled John Travolta out of obscurity

      Yes, one of that film's many crimes.

      ... and made Bruce Willis a culture icon.

      No, it didn't.

      Even so, a decent sequal

      ... never existed. A sequel more horrific than the original did happen, though.

      The roller skate commercial for avionics water put to MJ's Billy Jean is already classic.

      "Classic" in the sense of "one of the most awful things ever."

      If everyone else likes it, you don't.

      Nonsense. I like baseball and football. I like the Red Sox and Celtics and Patriots. I like The Beatles. And so on.

      Talking dogs, fish, animals and moons will always be around along with talking babies.

      To the detriment of all humanity.

      Get over it an move on.

      People who dislike things, and say so, will always be around. Get over it and move on and grow up. (Yes, I am pointing out the fact that you are a hypocrite.)

    38. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's pretty funny coming from a condescending, balding diaper-sniffer who's so far over the hill he can see his own useless, shriveled balls hanging between his legs.

      What's the matter dadinportland@yahoo.com? Forget to pop your Viagra this morning? I somehow doubt you're a father in the first place, judging by your posts you seem like the type to be shooting blanks anyway. Probably why you feel the need to visit Slashdot and exchange "witticisms," your dick doesn't work.

      I suddenly feel sorry for you now. No, wait, it went away again. Now go cut your throat and do the rest of us a favor.

    39. Re:Lame by g8oz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You're a Slashdot employee right? Can you please explain the logic of continuing to employ kdawson?

    40. Re:Lame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What a lame flame, KarmaticStylee - he set you up for a comment regarding "to" versus "too" ... I am curious about how much time you spend thinking of his genitalia, though.

    41. Re:Lame by iamhassi · · Score: 1

      That's strange, because I rarely read anything on idle I don't enjoy or at least find interesting. IMHO Idle's one of the best parts of /.

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    42. Re:Lame by soppsa · · Score: 1

      Except filtering it doesn't remove it from our RSS? So yea, I don't like this shit coming up...

    43. Re:Lame by Nutria · · Score: 1

      I really hate things trying to make babies look cute by acting like adults

      This is, presuming your are male, because you have no children of your own. If, amazingly, you do have children, then you are Very Bad Man, who deserves his testicles chopped off.

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    44. Re:Lame by pudge · · Score: 1

      You're a sad, sad, person.

    45. Re:Lame by Nutria · · Score: 1

      Actually, I'm a happily married father of 2.

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    46. Re:Lame by pudge · · Score: 1

      Actually, I'm a happily married father of 2.

      That is, in fact, irrelevant to what I said. Calling someone a "sad, sad person" is not a statement relating to anyone's emotional state.

      However, I will note that if you think making random children act like adults is cute, that makes you even sadder than the fact that you inanely think that anyone else should. There's nothing "cute" about it, especially since -- inevitably -- it is someone trying WAYYYY too hard.

      Kids are cute on their own. They don't need moronic adults screwing it up.

  2. C'mon, kdawson. by Pojut · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Look. I know this is idle. I'm aware of that. But of all the literally hundreds of awesome stories in the Firehose to put on the front page, you chose this?

    Fail. Epic fucking fail.

    1. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by (startx) · · Score: 4, Informative

      kdawson hasn't posted/promoted a single decent article, ever.

      The solution is to go your preferences, filter by author, and uncheck kdawson. Slashdot looks 1000x better this way.

    2. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by thijsh · · Score: 1

      Thanks, i'll do just that...

    3. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by couchslug · · Score: 1

      "Fail. Epic fucking fail."

      There is a land past fail, where the failure whose name we dare not speak waits resting, waiting for the end times.
      This thread is but a whisper from that place. Pray more such do not escape.

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    4. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yet, as much as you seem to dislike him, you haven't filtered him out this way yet?

    5. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by Goaway · · Score: 1

      I'm not sure I can discern any difference in quality whatsoever between the stuff kdawson posts and the stuff the rest of the "editors" post. Looks like the exact same kind of crap across the board to me.

    6. Re:C'mon, kdawson. by MokuMokuRyoushi · · Score: 0

      I have to point out the same thing as an AC below me - why haven't you done this, then? Does not compute, embodied.

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  3. What's not to like? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    This.
    Idle.
    kdawson.

  4. This by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This is probably one of the dumbest fucking things I've seen on Slashdot outside of April Fools day.

  5. Please get rid of this. by snarfies · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I have Idle specifically blocked in my preferences. That seems to have ceased to function as of a few months ago, so I blocked all stories by samzenpus. Do I now have to block kdawson as well?

    1. Re:Please get rid of this. by RingDev · · Score: 3, Funny

      Do I now have to block kdawson as well?

      You haven't already?

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    2. Re:Please get rid of this. by nkh · · Score: 1

      I blocked kdawson and idle already, it has not blocked the story in the RSS, I don't know about the front page though.

    3. Re:Please get rid of this. by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 1

      Do I now have to block kdawson as well?

      Does anyone really have to answer that question? The answer is pretty obvious.

  6. Remove please by dward90 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Idle or not, this is a waste of electrons to include on /.

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  7. I accidently set my settings by Megaweapon · · Score: 4, Funny

    to have /. show only things posted on /. that aren't a complete goddamn waste of time, and it redirected me to "about:blank"

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  8. No Baby War Machine? by cormander · · Score: 0

    They only show a white baby, so there is no racial diversity. If they had Baby War Machine, then all would be good.

    1. Re:No Baby War Machine? by couchslug · · Score: 0, Troll

      Have some Diversity (and a bird) :

      http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/odds_and_oddities/assets/wanting_a_meal.jpg [flatrock.org.nz]

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  9. Whoa, hatefest! by Scrameustache · · Score: 1

    Apparently I'm the only guy on slashdot who likes babies, super heroes, and parodies.

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    1. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by jdoverholt · · Score: 2, Funny

      Seconded. I love those eTrade commercials, too. They're better than actually having kids because I only have to deal with them for 30 seconds at a time and they're always cracking wise.

    2. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by Scrameustache · · Score: 1

      Seconded. I love those [redacted] commercials, too.

      Ah! You've been spammed with something similar to this... THERE's your problem. The only regular exposure I have to those ads is you people, propagating their brand capitalization of your own free will. I just lol'd at the terrorist bunnies and thought the production values were sharp without cringing at the memory of spam at the first sign of a CGI'd baby.

      Wait... I thought those television CGI babies talked? I remember that because it annoyed me.

      for 30 seconds at a time and they're always cracking wise.

      Riiiight, that. I'm not a fan of that, I think it's creepy.
      Then again I thought the movie Cars was creepy... who built those machines? And what happened to them?

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    3. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by dwillden · · Score: 1

      Nope, you are not. I thought this vid was funny and cute. I would have had him fighting some more realistic villain, such as the ever evil Nanny. Oh and had him getting it on with some milk-a-holic floozy at the beginning of the clip.

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    4. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by dwillden · · Score: 1

      Then again I thought the movie Cars was creepy... who built those machines? And what happened to them?

      Obviously they are the descendants of the Autobots a couple millennia after they finally defeated the Decepticons and eliminated the annoying human inhabitants of this planet.

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    5. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I liked it too... But if you don't, you might want to look at this guy's channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickBoivin), he's a friggin' stop motion genius. There are a couple of making-of, also: He does everything with a laptop, a camera and some low-tech tools. No big Hollywood studio involved, and everything free to watch, no DRM, no copyrights. That should appeal to the typical slashdotter!

    6. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by theshowmecanuck · · Score: 1

      Pretty funny if you ask me. All the others who knock it likely have other issues... like being to hip for the room.

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    7. Re:Whoa, hatefest! by MokuMokuRyoushi · · Score: 0

      Don't be afraid! I'll join you in your lonely and down-modded journey.

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  10. Whoa. Chill out... by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 1

    My goodness, the only thing worse than lame articles on /. is the people whose time is way too important to read lame articles, but not, apparently too important to whine about lame articles.

    I liked the video. I thought it was funny. But even if I hadn't, if I took the time to complain about all the things on /., or anywhere else, I thought were pointless, I would have any time to do anything but whine.

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  11. Uptight haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I hate talking babies and talking animals... but I actually liked this. Why? Because it show cased a couple of people with some skills putting together a tight, professional level video. How many of you monkey's could orchestrate something of this level of quality? I also think some people need a vacation from their computers...

  12. What the fuck??? by chord.wav · · Score: 1

    What I said in the title, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!

    1. Re:What the fuck??? by jbeaupre · · Score: 1

      What I said in the title, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!

      You see, there is a very popular movie sequel out this summer called Iron Man 2 based on a comic book of the same name. It's about a rich guy who builds a suit that flies and beats up bad guys.

      In an attempt to parody the movie, some people replaced "Man" with "Baby" and made a short clip that resembles the movie in many ways, including the suit and fighting bad guys.

      But with a baby.

      If you are still confused, try google.

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    2. Re:What the fuck??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What I said in the title, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!

      What he said. Seriously, why does this make the frontpage on /.? Some fucking revolting parasite. Now what? Should we all go "AWWWwwww"?

      At least "This video is not available in your country". I guess censorship has its benefits. One of these days I wouldn't even miss /. if they keep this up.

  13. complaining not whining.. Re:Whoa. Chill out... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    No. The only thing the only thing worse than the people whose time is way too important to read lame articles but whine about is, is the people who whine about the whiners.

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  14. Crapfest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Utter crap. Just coz some dude thinks his kid is cute doesn't mean it should waste the time of millions of people.

    P.S. That's an ugly baby.

  15. So much for stuff that matters... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If I wanted to watch "funny" videos on youtube... I would go to youtube. I come here for my "News for Nerds". May be idle, but I count this as a colossal waste of time... It isn't even worth logging in to post on since I'm ashamed to admit I actually played the dang video hoping there was some redeeming quality to it.

  16. Garbage! by MaWeiTao · · Score: 1

    I hate this garbage with a passion. I guess I'm supposed to believe it's cute, but it just looks awkward and creepy. A baby is cute because it does baby things, not because it runs around doing things an adult would do. This is even worse than those obnoxious Etrade commercials but admittedly not quite as bad as Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2.

  17. Yummy by Lemental · · Score: 2, Funny

    The slashdotter tears, they are delicious.

  18. It's For the Children? by LifesABeach · · Score: 1

    This could have been more interesting if it was discussed as to how the movie was made, or a web site on how one could do it themselves? And, I think I'll stay with Ameritrade.

  19. Ultimate weapon? by Megahard · · Score: 1

    Babies don't need to build a suit to unleash the ultimate weapon.

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  20. The Worst by KarmaticStylee · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Really this is the worst thing I've ever seen posted on this site in the over 10 years I've been a daily visitor.

  21. I like it by Pandrake · · Score: 1

    It's funny. Laugh.

  22. Re:Whoa. Chill out... by ciaohound · · Score: 1

    I disagree. Slashdot editors need to be free to try new things, experiment, see what works and what doesn't; however, idle shit needs to stay idle, and if you think the editors have messed up, you should give them the needed feedback.

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  23. Sense of humor = 0 by Nitewing98 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Geez, you guys are grumpy in the morning. Get a cup of coffee (or stop drinking coffee). This is funny. Anyone that can't see that is suffering from a severe lack of humanity. Hey, IRON BABY! You're welcome to come to my house and take care of that stupid dog next door any time. Rock on!

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    1. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by rotide · · Score: 4, Insightful

      This site isn't about funny video clips someone found. There are tons of sites devoted to compiling funny video clips.

      This "article" was nothing more than kdawson enjoying a video and posting it to the front page. There was no commentary/summary included besides "When Iron Baby wants O's, Iron Baby gets O's.". This tells me nothing about it. This tells me nothing about why it's on the page. I have no information as to why it's _any_ type of "news".

      This front page "article" was nothing more than what I typically find in a humorous work email where a co-worker found a video he thinks I might enjoy.

      Slashdot, last I checked, was about news or something resembling it. It's about intelligent (at least respective to other sites) discussion about the article/summary/information/technology. Slashdot is not about posting a cute video you want to share with people.

      If you want to do that, that's fine, but find a "news" angle with it. Maybe this was made by a college kid with free software. Maybe it's a project to raise awareness about something, I don't know. But if the editor merely wants to post a video with the text "When Iron Baby wants O's, Iron Baby gets O's.", submit it to Ebaumsworld or another "joke" site.

      We're "grumpy" because this was a sheer and utter waste on Slashdot. Ya, Slashdot can be considered a waste of time on someones scale of relevancy to life, I get that. But Slashdot is a site we go to to learn, not have "cute" videos pushed to the front page. The problem is that now we have precedent that a cute enough video with no summary will be front page material. Why not cut to the chase and just have every other "article" be a funny picture, say a lolcat that kdawson found amusing and then later they can put up the video of the redneck rollercoaster because they thought that was hilarious.

      Oh, I found a funny picture on failblog, that should be front page too!

    2. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by lucm · · Score: 1

      > This is funny. Anyone that can't see that is suffering from a severe lack of humanity

      This might be funny to some people, but is really Slashdot the place to post that kind of content?

      There is youtube and the cheezburger network for that.

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    3. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I don't think you understand the level of hate. I see that picture of the baby, and I want to punch myself in the face for looking at it.

      Yes, babies annoy me... that much.

    4. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This isn't YOUR site. Who the fuck are you to dictate what articles they post?

    5. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by interval1066 · · Score: 1

      This might have been funny. I kept waiting for a punch line that never came. Lose.

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    6. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This is funny. Anyone that can't see that is suffering from a severe lack of humanity.

      News for nerds, stuff that matters.

      You are the cancer killing slashdot.

    7. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by blai · · Score: 1

      Cute - probs missing out on the funnies

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      In soviet Russia, God creates you!
    8. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      This isn't kdawson's site either. He only works here. In fact, pudge, who also has an affiliation (and a longer one) didn't seem to like it.

    9. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wahhh wahhh wahhh!

      You don't like it, just move on to the next posting. Why take the time to type a seven paragraph whine.

      You didn't like others do.

    10. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Fuck you. And your shitty-ass blogspot you fucking limp-wristed faggot. "Avatar: not just any old movie," fucking WONDERFUL social commentary there you fucking walking excuse for abortion. Shouldn't you be off applying stickers to your fucking Enterprise model and masturbating with "Pete?" I'm surprised you can type with both hands occupied, shitdick. Maybe you're using that four inch little pecker of yours and slapping it on your iPhone. Maybe you just type while you're getting ass-fucked.

      What happened exactly, was your mother so fucking stupid that she used a plastic coathanger trying to abort your dumb ass? Or is her pussy so fucking cavernous that she couldn't reach? There's no reason for a human cuntrag like you to be alive, except, of course, to be anally violated by other human cuntrags like you. You know what they do with your kind in Iran? THE RIGHT THING, THAT'S WHAT.

    11. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Nitewing98 · · Score: 1

      No, you're right, it's not about RANDOM video clips. This, however, involves both comics (a known geek-related item) and some high-tech wizardry (also within geek purview). This isn't "Aunt Linda drops the potato salad." There are relevant aspects to this post that speak for themselves. Seriously, not sure what prompted such a backlash. It's not like /. is going to become YouTube.

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      Nitewing '98

      Everything works...in theory.

    12. Re:Sense of humor = 0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You're a pedophile.

  24. There is no link, no movie by Culture20 · · Score: 1

    How am I supposed to watch a baby superhero parody without a link? There wasn't even movie or a summary. it's a one sentence page. kdawson needs a severe reprimand. Sic 'im Taco.

    1. Re:There is no link, no movie by hesiod · · Score: 1

      The "Watch Video" link seemed pretty clear to me.

    2. Re:There is no link, no movie by Culture20 · · Score: 1

      The "Watch Video" link seemed pretty clear to me.

      Not to me; I'm looking at it from a different computer now, and it still has no "Watch Video" link. FF 3.6.3
      This is what I see:

      Idle: Iron Baby on Friday May 28, @10:51AM
      Posted by kdawson on Friday May 28, @10:51AM
      from the energizer-bunnies-beware dept.

      When Iron Baby wants O's, Iron Baby gets O's.

  25. Stup The Hell Up, Haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If you don't like it, don't frickin' watch it, and don't whine like little bitches in the comments. You'd think you could find a better way to compensate for your shitty lives without dumping on someone who actually has talent. God damn it! Leave the ansty, I'm-so-cool shit to the emo teenagers. It's getting tired.

    1. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 1

      If you don't like it, don't frickin' watch it, and don't whine like little bitches in the comments.

      Back at you: if you don't like our comments, don't read them, and don't whine like a little bitch about them in the comments.

      You'd think you could find a better way to compensate for your shitty lives without dumping on someone who actually has talent.

      You'd think you could find a better way to compensate for your shitty life without dumping on someone who actually has a thoughtful opinion.

      Leave the ansty, I'm-so-cool shit to the emo teenagers. It's getting tired.

      Leave the ansty, I'm-so-cool shit to the emo teenagers. It's getting tired.

    2. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by aicrules · · Score: 1

      And if you don't like his comment about you commetning about not wanting this crap posted, then don't read his comments about you commenting about not wanting this crap posted. And if you don't like me commenting about you commenting about him commenting about you commenting that you don't like this crap being posted on slashdot....then divide by zero

    3. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'M JUST KEEPING IT REAL, YO

    4. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      someone who actually has a thoughtful opinion.

      You won't find anyone with one of those around here, least of all yourself.

      Get off your high horse so it can trample you.

    5. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by aicrules · · Score: 1

      No joke, keep on keepin it

    6. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 1

      Get off your high horse

      You obviously meant to reply to the parent of my comment, since he was the one putting himself above other people. I was merely poiting out his obvious hypocrisy in doing so. Try again!

    7. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 1

      For reals.

    8. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      telling someone to stop polluting the comment section whilst telling someone they don't have to participate is not hypocritical. you have tools at your disposal to filter out these stories (except from the RSS feed). There is no filter for stupid comments other than filtering out what *OTHER* people think are stupid comments. It's really not quite the same. For you to call it hypocritical is either you knowingly trying to justify certain actions that he called someone out on (which he's kinda right about... if you don't like idle, don't waste time with it) OR logic isn't your strong suit.
       
      or you're a troll who's just trying to annoy people... which we'll be able to gather from your response if you have one.

    9. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wow, you just regurgitated his post back you him. That's bloody brilliant. Your literary skills must be astounding. So, are you reading "Dick and Jane" yet, or is that still to hard for you? Oh, and I suggest you look up "thoughtful opinion" because I don't think you know what it means. Maybe the words are big.

    10. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 1

      telling someone to stop polluting the comment section whilst telling someone they don't have to participate is not hypocritical.

      Correct.

      However, telling someone to not whine, while whining; telling them to not watch and comment something they don't like, while reading and commenting on something they don't like; etc. ... that obviously is hypocritical. Let's be adults and not pretend otherwise, mmmmkay?

      if you don't like idle ...

      I never implied, in any way whatsoever, I didn't like idle. Indeed, I read idle often, and thus it is entirely analagous to the comments. I can't know a particular idle story/video/link/etc. will be dumb until I've read/watched it.

      Nor did I even imply I didn't like this particular story. What I said is that I didn't like the movie the story linked to. I think the story is fine, as it gives me the opportunity to say how much I hate the movie.

      The little movie is technically proficient, and of very good quality. But it's DUMB and ANNOYING. Babies doing adult things is stupid. Look Who's Talking is the most evil film of all time because it gave us talking babies and the rebirth of John Travolta.

    11. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by pudge · · Score: 1

      Wow, you just regurgitated his post back you him. That's bloody brilliant.

      "Brilliant" is the wrong word. "Sufficient" is the correct one.

    12. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by couchslug · · Score: 1

      If you like that shit go elsewhere to wallow in it. This is a geek site, that bullshit doesn't belong here. Go to Ebaumsworld where you belong.

      --
      "This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
    13. Re:Stup The Hell Up, Haters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Says who? This site isn't yours. This site is whatever the owners of it want it to be. Besides, you're saying a spoof on Iron Man doesn't belong on a geek site? You're fucking daft.

  26. This video is not available in your Country by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This video is not available in your Country (Germany).
    Nazis!

  27. God, I'm sick of babies... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What is with our society and our baby-worship?

  28. Help me out by theorem4 · · Score: 1

    I logged in just for the reason that I want to block kdawson and idle. How can I do this?

    1. Re:Help me out by ZzzzSleep · · Score: 1

      On the main page, top left, there should be a link called "Sections", click on that and you should be able to go from there.

      Or just click on this link
      http://slashdot.org/users.pl?op=edithome

  29. Baby Haters by happy_place · · Score: 2, Funny

    I see a lot of baby hating going on here. I think it's cuz it reminds slashdotters how babies are made and how they don't do that activity. So chill and remember: The babies of today will bury you tomorrow.

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  30. I love Idle. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why do I love idle? Its their one chance to get back at all you retards. Watching you all rage because of the "pointless posts" is hilarious. If I was posting stories I'd purposefully find as many of these stories as possible just to watch the nerd rage.

    Always remember: Nerd rage is the funniest rage. Rage on nerdlings, rage on!

  31. TOTALLY not "news for nerds" by v1 · · Score: 1

    and certainly not "stuff that matters"

    But definitely well-done.

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    I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
  32. Amazing by crf00 · · Score: 1

    The short film is directed by Patrick Boivin, and it seems to have nothing to do with the original movie. It is amazing how a small team can make such high quality film that look almost the same as the real movie.

  33. Kill it with Fire by axl917 · · Score: 1

    eot.

  34. Epic by uncholowapo · · Score: 0

    Sure beats the Sex and the City 2 previews.

  35. Good Clean American Fun by aztecmonkey · · Score: 1

    Somebody did this in their spare time? I say pretty impressive, even if it is silly. The comments would probably be more favorable if it was Jedi Baby, or Star Trek Baby.

  36. Re:Whoa. Chill out... by blai · · Score: 1

    Want to try something new?

    Wanna try removing kdawson from slashdot?

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    In soviet Russia, God creates you!
  37. Iron Baby!! by TechNit · · Score: 1

    Iron Baby yer my hero! Now please go blast my obnoxious neighbors out of the galaxy!! And to all of you whining in the closet rabbit lovers to heck with the lot of ya!! Iron Baby ROX!! LMAO!! Where the hell is yer sense of humor you gaggle of insensitive clods??!!

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  38. Production quality by hitnrunrambler · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ok so it IS a joke without a punchline and another weird-baby thing... but this is not a baby's face plastered on existing scenes.

    This is very impressive production quality.

  39. College Project? by dogsolitude_uk · · Score: 1

    Ok, it was clever in a sort of averagey way, not massively funny or amusing. No Iron Nappy being changed or the kid being sick in the suit or anything that would cause it to go viral in the way that bodily fluids do.

    Maybe it was just a part of someone's college project or something.

  40. Patrick Boivin by Taojin · · Score: 1

    Should have known straightaway that this was made by Patrick Boivin, he is quite the artist. Check out his Stopmotion work on Youtube, it's very well done!

  41. Not news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Has anyone else noticed the trend of news sites not posting news?
    I don't care about some youtube video that you thought was funny, people already flood inboxs with these videos. I'm actually getting pretty sick of it.

  42. This video is not available in your country. by roman_mir · · Score: 1

    In Germany here is what shows when you try to watch the video: This video is not available in your country.

    I don't think too many proxies would be to happy to have to pump youtube videos through.

    This whole 'you cannot watch it in this country or in that country' is ridiculous.

    1. Re: This video is not available in your country. by justinmbarnes · · Score: 1

      Be thankful that you can't see it...it's not even that funny.

  43. where's the iron by vaporland · · Score: 1

    pampers...?

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  44. Hey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Look at the video ! That is really impressive for an "amateur" production. Well, I am :)