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Slashdot or Digg?
« on: May 18, 2008, 12:17:33 am »
Alright, I have to go with Slashdot because the Digg community as a whole is pretty bad- I'd rate it only a couple of levels above YouTube.

For insightfulness, funniness, and informativeness of its community, Slashdot has me.  Plus their feeds aren't filled with crap I don't care about.  Less is more sometimes.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2008, 12:25:51 am by Michael »
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2008, 12:30:40 am »
Alright, I have to go with Slashdot because the Digg community as a whole is pretty bad- I'd rate it only a couple of levels above YouTube.

For insightfulness, funniness, and informativeness of its community, Slashdot has me.  Plus their feeds aren't filled with crap I don't care about.  Less is more sometimes.
Both are cesspools as it stands right now. I only visit Slashdot because it has a few articles I might not otherwise see.. digg, on the other hand, is useless. Myspace4nerds.
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2008, 12:39:31 am »
I like Slashdot myself. I find the stories are generally better written, I can know what the article is all about in 20 seconds, and can decide whether or not I care.

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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2008, 12:40:00 am »
Digg, much more entertaining and less rabid fanboy posts. Plus I'm way into the election and half the front page articles are pro-Obama.
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2008, 12:43:57 am »
I visit both.

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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2008, 01:03:20 am »
I do believe that you entirely know my stance upon this issue.

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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2008, 01:10:24 am »
Digg, much more entertaining and less rabid fanboy posts. Plus I'm way into the election and half the front page articles are pro-Obama.
While you have a point with your first sentence, it totally is negated by your second sentence which only proves you're a hypocrite because it implies that you like Digg because its community is full of a bunch of Obama fanboys.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2008, 01:18:50 am by Michael »
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2008, 02:56:40 am »
obama is a crazy fucking whack job.
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2008, 04:11:40 am »
Digg, much more entertaining and less rabid fanboy posts. Plus I'm way into the election and half the front page articles are pro-Obama.
While you have a point with your first sentence, it totally is negated by your second sentence which only proves you're a hypocrite because it implies that you like Digg because its community is full of a bunch of Obama fanboys.

Is there even a such thing as a Hillary/McCain fanboy..? Look at their demographics, I don't think they'd have articles up regardless.
Plus, Digg is user submitted and user voted on content. There's a difference between that, and content regularly posted and known to have a specific slant towards a set of ideals.

It's perfectly possible for Hillary or McCain "fanboys"(Again, do they even exist?) to get front paged. It's kind of hard to be biased all by yourself.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2008, 04:14:37 am by Warrior »
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2008, 04:15:10 am »
obama is a crazy fucking whack job.

much better than shitlery "obliterate iran" clinton or McBush
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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2008, 12:06:20 pm »
I do believe that you entirely know my stance upon this issue.
I'm impressed at A/C using a proxy and not revealing his ip!

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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2008, 03:08:29 pm »
I think he's Cory Feldman. Whoever that is.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2008, 07:02:02 pm »
I think he's Cory Feldman. Whoever that is.

Google pulled up http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000397/ but I doubt it.  :P
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2008, 02:41:06 pm »
I bet it's iago. He would pick a vegetarian.

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I SPELLED VEGETARIAN WRONG.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: Slashdot or Digg?
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2008, 04:12:26 pm »
NEITHER!
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