I don't believe you. But if you've got the script, go ahead and foebomb me. It's probably just 128 variations of "dessimat0r" anyway; why should I care if my freaks list is full of one person's trolling accounts?
...so eager to take Hubble down, when it's still contributing so much to astrophysics? The new space telescope isn't even ready for launch yet, and who knows if it will work at first go? I'd rather have Hubble as backup until the new one is working smoothly and flawlessly before even thinking about bringing it down. Capitalism and politics just don't mix well with science.
Worried about asteroids? I got a solution:
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One-Way Ticket to Mars?
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I think it's important to realize that eventually we *will* get pegged pretty seriously by an asteroid. The scares are one thing, but eventually the numbers are gonna catch up with us.
It's depressing to think that we continue to keep all of mankind's eggs in one basket when we don't have to. Zubrin says $20 billion and 10 years to get to Mars and $2B a launch after that -- that's 70+ Mars missions just for what we're spending for W's war in Iraq, which I suspect would do a lot towards addressing the idea of permanent colonization.
Get some puny dictator who poses no threat to the US or do something so great that it'd be remembered forever so long as humans draw breath...
Today (January 16, 2004) is the second anniversary of the first Slashdot troll post investigation. Those of you who have been around a while probably remember the post by negativekarmanow (tm) which received 268 direct and indirect replies and was moderated 851 times.
The post brought up five areas of concern for Slashdot, and it would be interesting to take a look at how they have been addressed (or not) since then:
The first point is as true today as it was two years ago -- but CmdrTaco is aware of it, and has recently proposed a solution in his journal (skip to the 4th paragraph).
The second point never made much sense in the first place. Posts at +1 have more visibility than posts at 0, and are therefore more likely to be modded down. What's the problem? The FAQ even addresses a similar effect of posting with the +1 Karma Bonus.
Hey trolls, the editors aren't as incompetent as you might think. Slashdot has successfully resolved the third problem by implementing the 2 posts per day limit for users with Terrible karma.
The fourth point is still valid -- the moderation system encourages groupthink.
The last point is still true... but what do you want to do? Abolish moderation? The site would be unreadable.
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Hey cool. Now I'm hated by a giant flock of Penisbirds :-)
I don't believe you. But if you've got the script, go ahead and foebomb me. It's probably just 128 variations of "dessimat0r" anyway; why should I care if my freaks list is full of one person's trolling accounts?
...so eager to take Hubble down, when it's still contributing so much to astrophysics? The new space telescope isn't even ready for launch yet, and who knows if it will work at first go? I'd rather have Hubble as backup until the new one is working smoothly and flawlessly before even thinking about bringing it down. Capitalism and politics just don't mix well with science.
It's depressing to think that we continue to keep all of mankind's eggs in one basket when we don't have to. Zubrin says $20 billion and 10 years to get to Mars and $2B a launch after that -- that's 70+ Mars missions just for what we're spending for W's war in Iraq, which I suspect would do a lot towards addressing the idea of permanent colonization.
Get some puny dictator who poses no threat to the US or do something so great that it'd be remembered forever so long as humans draw breath...
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You guys are all about to earn yourselves a trip to Cuba for what you're saying in this thread.
The first point is as true today as it was two years ago -- but CmdrTaco is aware of it, and has recently proposed a solution in his journal (skip to the 4th paragraph).
The second point never made much sense in the first place. Posts at +1 have more visibility than posts at 0, and are therefore more likely to be modded down. What's the problem? The FAQ even addresses a similar effect of posting with the +1 Karma Bonus.
Hey trolls, the editors aren't as incompetent as you might think. Slashdot has successfully resolved the third problem by implementing the 2 posts per day limit for users with Terrible karma.
The fourth point is still valid -- the moderation system encourages groupthink.
The last point is still true... but what do you want to do? Abolish moderation? The site would be unreadable.