When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Not literally identical, moron. Intellectually identical. US gamers are applying their country's taboos to another country. It's narrow minded and it doesn't work.
I'm sure you were glad of the opportunity to mention how crazy those scary muslims are, though.
I honestly don't know what the rating system is for, that's one of the reasons I turned it off
I'm with you on that. Slashdot's definitely a better experience with score display turned off.
BUT, and as you can see, it's a very big 'but', the moderation system is most definitely doing its job. The Slashdot you see today, where it's possible to turn score display off, only exists in this form because of the moderation system, which has cleaned out tonnes and tonnes of bullshit over the years.
It may look like it's not doing anything (most would disagree even on this point), but I reckon that that's because it's reached a sort of terminal velocity.
Insightful Comment by some-user (44522) on 06/06/06 18:10 (#134324) (Score: 5, Insightful)
This is a very Insightful comment which will soon be modded up. Isn't it great? Huzzah!
Later that day, the user returns and edits his +5 comment:
Insightful Comment by some-user (44522) on 06/06/06 18:10 (#134324) (Score: 5, Insightful)
About GNAA: GNAA (GAY NIGGER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) is the first organization which gathers GAY NIGGERS from all over America and abroad for one common goal - being GAY NIGGERS. Are you GAY? Are you a NIGGER? Are you a GAY NIGGER? If you answered "Yes" to all of the above questions...[truncated]
This issue could be prevented by having moderation points taken back off a comment when it's edited. In this case, people would be discouraged from moderating as their work could be deleted at someone else's whim. Even if you returned their points to them after the fact, this would in turn create issues with newly issued points and metamoderation.
Long story short: you sound like you think that this idea hasn't ocurred to anyone before you. It has, and there are plenty of reasons that you can't edit comments on Slashdot.
Holy Guacamole, Batman! This is the sort of thing I've dreamed of since the first moment I finally came to understand the enormity of the internet. Years of text chat and popup ad bullshit later, I've been a bit disillusioned about the whole deal lately...
BUT NO MORE!!!
Finally, someone has come along and actually put the internet to the sort of use that we've been dreaming of for so long. I mean, Xbox Live was one thing, but man, it just doesn't compare with holding random shit up in front of a webcam and help create a database of barcodes.
The creation of this site may even come to be known as The Singularity (I know, the word is overused, but it's really warranted in this case). Think of it. How could you even dare to imagine what the world will be like after a social network revolving around barcodes? There's only two things we can truly be sure to find on the other side of The Singularity: sentient robots and faster-than-light space travel. All thanks to the power of a database of barcodes.
You heard it here first, people. BARCODEPEDIA IS OUR NEW GOD!
And hey, you say you need a few last textbooks to finish off the course with a decent grade? Well, sure, after all, is there seriously that much difference between graduating $45,200 in debt instead of $45,000?
What's that, you need some special (course-related) software for your new computer? Well, is there any noticeable difference between $45,200 and $45,500?
And so on and so forth. Expensive is expensive, no matter what anyone says.
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PHP seems to be one of those red-button topics on Slashdot. If the word even appears in the text of the story, the topic at hand is dropped entirely in favour of having a big wanking session and patting each other on the back for knowing a 'superior' language, or for having been into Linux 'before it was cool', or whatever the general topic happens to be.
And not only is this stuff offtopic, it's also just so painfully redundant. I swear, that Slashdot story generator page from a while back was pretty impressive, but I'm starting to think maybe I could cook up a Slashdot comment generator as an add-on.
// Wooooooooo! Watch out for magic quotes! if(get_magic_quotes_gpc()) { echo 'FUK U U FUKKEN DIKKED WEBHOST I AIN RUNNEN NO FUKKEN SITE WIV NO FUKKEN MAGIC QUOTES' . "\n"; exit; }
// And now for a basic example of some comment generation if (strpos($story, 'DRM')) { echo 'DRM is bad.' . "\n"; while (strrpos(date('l'), 'y') === 0)// what a FUKKEN MESS111 { echo 'Yes, DRM is very, very bad indeed.' . "\n"; } }
Until today, I thought trolling/crapflooding was the most pathetic form of internet nerdery. Today I have learned that failing at it is the true low point. I hope that the mysterious inner circle of reject friends gives you a lifetime ban from their secret club for being such a failure.
I retract the disparaging comments I made about Linux gaming in your post, and I apologise for any offense I may have caused you with those wicked lies that you put into my mouth.
I just don't get the "I can't play games on Linux" trolls.
s/trolls/jokes/ It was a lightheated joke about platform stereotypes. It's kind of pitiful that you felt the need to give me a link to some Linux games to try to convert me. This second comment is even worse: incoherent, presumptious, and inflammatory. You lose the internet, please kill yourself at your earliest convenience*.
A bit defensive there. First that sarcastic tirade, and then this irrelevant attempt to draw out some sort of flamewar with the Linux community. Not only is that post a perfect example of flamebait, but the AC troll is actually right, too.
He's not retarded or slightly confused. He's just some nutter who pretends to know what he's talking about while making glaring errors. Troll likelihood level: medium
That video was awesome. Especially the part at the end where it goes grey and then there's a traffic jam. It really helped me to understand how the internet will be slowed down by traffic as its speed and capacity increase.
You would have hated the PlayStation version then. Things would sometimes reset on screen in that crime of a conversion. But the game itself kicked ass. Your blasphemy confuses and enrages me.
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From the loud squelching noise, the strong ensuing smell, and most obviously, from the shit in your eyes.
Not literally identical, moron. Intellectually identical. US gamers are applying their country's taboos to another country. It's narrow minded and it doesn't work.
I'm sure you were glad of the opportunity to mention how crazy those scary muslims are, though.
A US outrage at an advert in Holland is no different to the Muslim outrage at depictions of Mohammed in European newspapers.
Well, if you're such a peaceful bunch, you've got nothing to fear from their god, now have you?
I'm with you on that. Slashdot's definitely a better experience with score display turned off.
BUT, and as you can see, it's a very big 'but', the moderation system is most definitely doing its job. The Slashdot you see today, where it's possible to turn score display off, only exists in this form because of the moderation system, which has cleaned out tonnes and tonnes of bullshit over the years.
It may look like it's not doing anything (most would disagree even on this point), but I reckon that that's because it's reached a sort of terminal velocity.
This issue could be prevented by having moderation points taken back off a comment when it's edited. In this case, people would be discouraged from moderating as their work could be deleted at someone else's whim. Even if you returned their points to them after the fact, this would in turn create issues with newly issued points and metamoderation.
Long story short: you sound like you think that this idea hasn't ocurred to anyone before you. It has, and there are plenty of reasons that you can't edit comments on Slashdot.
It doesn't need to be good shit, you just need to have enough of it.
What were we talking about again?
Holy Guacamole, Batman! This is the sort of thing I've dreamed of since the first moment I finally came to understand the enormity of the internet. Years of text chat and popup ad bullshit later, I've been a bit disillusioned about the whole deal lately...
BUT NO MORE!!!
Finally, someone has come along and actually put the internet to the sort of use that we've been dreaming of for so long. I mean, Xbox Live was one thing, but man, it just doesn't compare with holding random shit up in front of a webcam and help create a database of barcodes.
The creation of this site may even come to be known as The Singularity (I know, the word is overused, but it's really warranted in this case). Think of it. How could you even dare to imagine what the world will be like after a social network revolving around barcodes? There's only two things we can truly be sure to find on the other side of The Singularity: sentient robots and faster-than-light space travel. All thanks to the power of a database of barcodes.
You heard it here first, people. BARCODEPEDIA IS OUR NEW GOD!
Free? My uncle sells manure at a good few pounds per bag. It's a good source of income.
And hey, you say you need a few last textbooks to finish off the course with a decent grade? Well, sure, after all, is there seriously that much difference between graduating $45,200 in debt instead of $45,000?
What's that, you need some special (course-related) software for your new computer? Well, is there any noticeable difference between $45,200 and $45,500?
And so on and so forth. Expensive is expensive, no matter what anyone says.
I thought the argument was price?
PHP seems to be one of those red-button topics on Slashdot. If the word even appears in the text of the story, the topic at hand is dropped entirely in favour of having a big wanking session and patting each other on the back for knowing a 'superior' language, or for having been into Linux 'before it was cool', or whatever the general topic happens to be.
And not only is this stuff offtopic, it's also just so painfully redundant. I swear, that Slashdot story generator page from a while back was pretty impressive, but I'm starting to think maybe I could cook up a Slashdot comment generator as an add-on.
Dell is cheap? More like eBay is cheap.
No, one of them is. The last one is a joke about a double entendre and happens to involve a woman.
Until today, I thought trolling/crapflooding was the most pathetic form of internet nerdery. Today I have learned that failing at it is the true low point. I hope that the mysterious inner circle of reject friends gives you a lifetime ban from their secret club for being such a failure.
Okay, I concede. You are right, period.
I retract the disparaging comments I made about Linux gaming in your post, and I apologise for any offense I may have caused you with those wicked lies that you put into my mouth.
It was a lightheated joke about platform stereotypes. It's kind of pitiful that you felt the need to give me a link to some Linux games to try to convert me. This second comment is even worse: incoherent, presumptious, and inflammatory. You lose the internet, please kill yourself at your earliest convenience*.
* another joke
A bit defensive there. First that sarcastic tirade, and then this irrelevant attempt to draw out some sort of flamewar with the Linux community. Not only is that post a perfect example of flamebait, but the AC troll is actually right, too.
And then they get jobs and move back to Windows.
He's not retarded or slightly confused. He's just some nutter who pretends to know what he's talking about while making glaring errors.
Troll likelihood level: medium
That video was awesome. Especially the part at the end where it goes grey and then there's a traffic jam. It really helped me to understand how the internet will be slowed down by traffic as its speed and capacity increase.
You would have hated the PlayStation version then. Things would sometimes reset on screen in that crime of a conversion. But the game itself kicked ass. Your blasphemy confuses and enrages me.
There is no bubble to burst. He's just a useful opinionated loudmouth to have on board. I mean, who could be bothered arguing with him?