The missing features wouldn't be a big deal if this was an early preview, but they were actually planning to take this thing live.
And if the wide margins are such an easy fix, then why haven't they fixed it? People have been complaining about this since the beta came out 5 months ago. And I don't mean just posting random comments about how it sucks - a lot of us actually took the time to give specific feedback, but this feedback was completely ignored.
Stack Exchange should just go ahead and write a Slashdot replacement, I'd be over there in a second. Unlike the trained chimps at Dice, they know how to do web design, they understand the concept of a site driven by user content, and they don't have contempt for their users.
It's a small step in the right direction. But they've mishandled this thing so badly that it'll take more than one vaguely worded post to quiet people down.
And this is what I still don't understand: Why? What was the motivation for the redesign? What problems was it supposed to solve? (And if the answer is 'to better serve ads', then you might as well tell us, because we'll find out anyway.)
I don't mean to defend fuckups, but healthcare.gov was a hugely complicated project. It had to connect millions of users with thousands of insurance companies, and it was all designed from scratch. Plus the specs were coming from the government, which meant that revising them was almost impossible.
On the flip side, Dice took a perfectly functional message board, and managed to turn it to shit.
If you love the new Slashdot as much as I do, feel free to contact the owners and tell them all about it. Or, if you're on the fair island of Manhattan, just drop by in person, I'm sure they'd be delighted to receive you.
Dice Holdings Inc. 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 8th Floor New York, NY 10018 T: 212-725-6550 F: 212-725-6559
Can we stop it with the childish off-topic rants? They have a feedback form, if you have a problem with the new design, I suggest you use it. There's a proper time and place for everything.
Yes, the trend is quite clear. Let's stay on it and see where it takes us. Who knows, by this time tomorrow, the editors might have explained the nature of dark matter, invented a better electric car battery, and brought back "Farscape". Either that, or their heads will have exploded. I see it as a win-win situation.
Hell no, we knew that for several months. What we learned today is that they're planning to promote the beta despite several months of people telling them it sucks. This is what annoys me even more than the bad design - they actually solicited our feedback, and we took the time to give it, then they completely ignored it.
Every comment I've seen on the new design is negative. Every single one... that just never happens, it's mind blowing. There should be a few people taking the opposite side, just for the sake of taking the opposite side, but this thing is so wretched that nobody wants to defend it, not even anonymously. Is this part of some shady corporate ploy to destroy Slashdot, sell off the ping-pong tables and take a tax write-off? Or are the new managers just not very bright?
Any economist making a chart like that would factor in inflation, which is basically the same thing as you're talking about. But the bigger problem is: "average earnings" is a meaningless number, since you're not dealing with a homogenous group. If Bill Gates gets a 50% pay raise, and 100 janitors get a 50% pay cut, then the average national income will rise. Understanding these things takes only basic math skills, but a lot of voters lack these skills, and the journalists can't be bothered to explain.
Remember: the primary job of advertisers is selling advertising, not selling the stuff that's being advertised. They put a lot of effort into convincing people that advertising is effective.
Think back to the scene at the very beginning of "Reservoir Dogs". A bullshit conversation that has nothing to do with the actual story, or with anything else for that matter, but somehow it fits right in. Now imagine a movie where that bullshit conversation takes up 90% of the running time, leaving barely any room for the old ultra-violence.
Completely illegal, there's not even any question. Which indicates to me that this story's bogus. When a giant corporation tries to fuck its customers, they tend to be a little more subtle about it.
If the heating elements are already in the car, then any moderately-skilled mechanic would be able to wire them up. It's just two wires and a switch (and a fuse, if you're one of those pantywaists who doesn't want his car catching fire).
Slashdot Mirror
The missing features wouldn't be a big deal if this was an early preview, but they were actually planning to take this thing live.
And if the wide margins are such an easy fix, then why haven't they fixed it? People have been complaining about this since the beta came out 5 months ago. And I don't mean just posting random comments about how it sucks - a lot of us actually took the time to give specific feedback, but this feedback was completely ignored.
Yeah, I miss GNAA too. Their website was much better designed than the Slashdot Beta.
"I should have stuck with Web 1.0, like Stalin!"
Stack Exchange should just go ahead and write a Slashdot replacement, I'd be over there in a second. Unlike the trained chimps at Dice, they know how to do web design, they understand the concept of a site driven by user content, and they don't have contempt for their users.
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Holy shit
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What a sight
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Beta Shave.
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It's a small step in the right direction. But they've mishandled this thing so badly that it'll take more than one vaguely worded post to quiet people down.
And this is what I still don't understand: Why? What was the motivation for the redesign? What problems was it supposed to solve? (And if the answer is 'to better serve ads', then you might as well tell us, because we'll find out anyway.)
I don't mean to defend fuckups, but healthcare.gov was a hugely complicated project. It had to connect millions of users with thousands of insurance companies, and it was all designed from scratch. Plus the specs were coming from the government, which meant that revising them was almost impossible.
On the flip side, Dice took a perfectly functional message board, and managed to turn it to shit.
If you love the new Slashdot as much as I do, feel free to contact the owners and tell them all about it. Or, if you're on the fair island of Manhattan, just drop by in person, I'm sure they'd be delighted to receive you.
Dice Holdings Inc.
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
T: 212-725-6550
F: 212-725-6559
Can we stop it with the childish off-topic rants? They have a feedback form, if you have a problem with the new design, I suggest you use it. There's a proper time and place for everything.
No, just kidding. Fuck the beta.
After careful consideration, I've decided FUCK THE BETA.
Yes, the trend is quite clear. Let's stay on it and see where it takes us. Who knows, by this time tomorrow, the editors might have explained the nature of dark matter, invented a better electric car battery, and brought back "Farscape". Either that, or their heads will have exploded. I see it as a win-win situation.
Slashdot fartbiter
The Beta makes my clown weep
Oh God, more whiskey
Hell no, we knew that for several months. What we learned today is that they're planning to promote the beta despite several months of people telling them it sucks. This is what annoys me even more than the bad design - they actually solicited our feedback, and we took the time to give it, then they completely ignored it.
Submit it to the Panasonic app store.
Every comment I've seen on the new design is negative. Every single one... that just never happens, it's mind blowing. There should be a few people taking the opposite side, just for the sake of taking the opposite side, but this thing is so wretched that nobody wants to defend it, not even anonymously. Is this part of some shady corporate ploy to destroy Slashdot, sell off the ping-pong tables and take a tax write-off? Or are the new managers just not very bright?
The Republican bloc is unlikely to do anything that would curb military or intelligence related activities.
Unless there's a Democrat running those intelligence related activities. Then there's actually a good chance.
Reminds me of that time when Slashdot hired a gang of meth-addled rhesus monkeys to redesign their site.
Any economist making a chart like that would factor in inflation, which is basically the same thing as you're talking about. But the bigger problem is: "average earnings" is a meaningless number, since you're not dealing with a homogenous group. If Bill Gates gets a 50% pay raise, and 100 janitors get a 50% pay cut, then the average national income will rise. Understanding these things takes only basic math skills, but a lot of voters lack these skills, and the journalists can't be bothered to explain.
Remember: the primary job of advertisers is selling advertising, not selling the stuff that's being advertised. They put a lot of effort into convincing people that advertising is effective.
Asinine, yes. But more asinine that Kissinger? Or Arafat? That's a pretty high bar.
I can't really say he's ever made a bad film
Then you've never seen "Death-Proof".
Think back to the scene at the very beginning of "Reservoir Dogs". A bullshit conversation that has nothing to do with the actual story, or with anything else for that matter, but somehow it fits right in. Now imagine a movie where that bullshit conversation takes up 90% of the running time, leaving barely any room for the old ultra-violence.
If you like your dope dealer, you can keep him.
How will the crows survive after marijuana's legalized?
Completely illegal, there's not even any question. Which indicates to me that this story's bogus. When a giant corporation tries to fuck its customers, they tend to be a little more subtle about it.
If the heating elements are already in the car, then any moderately-skilled mechanic would be able to wire them up. It's just two wires and a switch (and a fuse, if you're one of those pantywaists who doesn't want his car catching fire).