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0 pointsjdkee5y ago0 comments

Slashdot. The technical discussions, the flamewars, dumping on Jon Katz, William Gibson vs. Neal Stephenson, using the web as a primary source of news on 09-11-2001. Posting as user #41803.

https://m.slashdot.org/story/31348

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smsm425y ago

Slashdot was fun... But then somehow it stopped to be. Not sure even what happened.

Posting as user 1XXX :)

cmdrtaco5y ago

I have a few theories... :)

prepend5y ago

What do you think were the two biggest reasons? How do you think it could have turned out differently to still have a site today with the same spirit?

cambalache5y ago

The man the myth the legend!

tenebrisalietum5y ago

When CmdrTaco left the site changed.

cmdrtaco5y ago

bow

pensv05y ago

Good times. I frequent box.sk for hacker type info too.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsjdkee5y ago0 comments

Slashdot. The technical discussions, the flamewars, dumping on Jon Katz, William Gibson vs. Neal Stephenson, using the web as a primary source of news on 09-11-2001. Posting as user #41803.

https://m.slashdot.org/story/31348

0 comments

smsm425y ago

Slashdot was fun... But then somehow it stopped to be. Not sure even what happened.

Posting as user 1XXX :)

cmdrtaco5y ago

I have a few theories... :)

prepend5y ago

What do you think were the two biggest reasons? How do you think it could have turned out differently to still have a site today with the same spirit?

cambalache5y ago

The man the myth the legend!

tenebrisalietum5y ago

When CmdrTaco left the site changed.

cmdrtaco5y ago

bow

pensv05y ago

Good times. I frequent box.sk for hacker type info too.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse