Wow, you sure have a negative opinion of people's intentions. I wrote this article because I saw something that I thought was really neat. I wanted to share it with the slashdot community because I thought they would appreciate it, just like I did. I must admit, altruism wasn't my sole motivation, as I also enjoyed the idea that I might possibly get some acclaim from my peers. A little fame, yes, but fortune, a resounding NO. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TIES TO THE DUDE WHO MAKES THESE WATCHES! I saw this watch featured on 2 other webmagazines, then checked it out, loved the way it looked and figured it would be something slashdot readers would want to get. The guy who makes these watches is just some dude making these himself, you should check out his website where he documents everything. He even gives out open source code for the watch. He seems like your regular tech nerd, making these watches because he loves cathodes, not capitalism. I'm sure he is getting alot of traffic, so what? Slashdot is a news organization providing information. Would you rather have Slashdot feature this watch, then not tell you where to get it, just so they look like their not "putting up ads". I don't have the time to surf the net looking for interesting articles, thats why I read Slashdot, because they do it for me. People would be so annoyed if they had to search for products themselves that were featured. Slashdot doesn't put up stories for money. Give me a break. And Slashdot certainly wasn't scammed into doing a fake story by me, once again, I have no affiliation with this watch.
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Wow, you sure have a negative opinion of people's intentions. I wrote this article because I saw something that I thought was really neat. I wanted to share it with the slashdot community because I thought they would appreciate it, just like I did. I must admit, altruism wasn't my sole motivation, as I also enjoyed the idea that I might possibly get some acclaim from my peers. A little fame, yes, but fortune, a resounding NO. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TIES TO THE DUDE WHO MAKES THESE WATCHES! I saw this watch featured on 2 other webmagazines, then checked it out, loved the way it looked and figured it would be something slashdot readers would want to get. The guy who makes these watches is just some dude making these himself, you should check out his website where he documents everything. He even gives out open source code for the watch. He seems like your regular tech nerd, making these watches because he loves cathodes, not capitalism. I'm sure he is getting alot of traffic, so what? Slashdot is a news organization providing information. Would you rather have Slashdot feature this watch, then not tell you where to get it, just so they look like their not "putting up ads". I don't have the time to surf the net looking for interesting articles, thats why I read Slashdot, because they do it for me. People would be so annoyed if they had to search for products themselves that were featured. Slashdot doesn't put up stories for money. Give me a break. And Slashdot certainly wasn't scammed into doing a fake story by me, once again, I have no affiliation with this watch.