"In February 1946, J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly were about to unveil, for the first time, an electronic computer to the world. Their ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could churn 5000 addition problems in one second, far faster than any device yet invented. The scientists knew that they had created something that would change history, but they weren't sure how to convey their breakthrough to the public. So they painted numbers on some light bulbs and screwed the resulting 'translucent spheres' into ENIAC's panels. Dynamic, flashy lights would thereafter be associated with the computer in the public mind." Yes boys and girls, 60 years ago the groundwork was laid for that grey thing hooked up to that thing you're staring at right now.
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Member since:2005-07-24
OSNews: A festering pool of middle-aged Windows/Mac/Linux/ReactOS/Amiga/OS2/BeOS fanboys doing what we can, despite our more limited public exposure, to ameliorate the damage to our collective image that Slashdot has done, and continues to do.
Everyone in agreement, please raise your cane!
That's a little joke, BTW. ;-)
Member since:2005-07-02
A festering pool of middle-aged...
A huge part of me really wishes that I hadn't flamed that guy, if only because right now nothing would be more appropriate than saying "I'm 19 you ...." But I'll constrain myself.
Personally, I check both Slashdot and OS News multiple times a day, and get different types of news and comments from each place. More discussion goes on on Slashdot, and by extension, when one filters the comments right, there is more intellegnet discussion. OS News however has many stories that don't show up on the Dot, and I'm usually more interested in the articles that get posted here. I really see no reason to have to wage a holy war against Slashdot. I just don't like seeing conversation in OS News degrade into silly memes or crappy, one-lined responses (a la Digg; oohh, don't get me started on Digg). There are a lot of great articles posted here (such as this one, on which I wish there were more discussion), and keeping discussions fairly on-topic and interesting can only help OS News' "mission."
OK, enough preaching. Enough being off-topic by telling others to get on-topic ;-). I need to do my CS homework (because yes, I'm a young 'un).
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2005-07-06
Actually, I think the ratings of the original post and then the complaint that follows are a testament to what the OSNews crowd thinks of the Slashdot crowd.
Slashdot: A festering cesspool of 13-year-old Linux/F/OSS fanboys having a great big circle-jerk.