The folks running/. are stupid because I am confident they aren't getting paid for this kind of advertisement. Consumerism has warped people's brains and they think going out and hawking wares is a socially acceptable thing to do. Back in the old days we did this to make a living, when you do it for fun, there is something seriously wrong with you.
Or perhaps some of the userbase does find this interesting? Do you complain about a headline for a new version of Oracle? Gmail being released? The raspberry Pi being released (and sold!!!)? These are all commercial announcements.
Personally, I found this a pretty cool little project. I consider myself part of the Slashdot demographic. I helped make this project happen only because I saw it here. This helps someone else pay for their family, and the products and services they need help pay for other fam
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The folks running /. are stupid because I am confident they aren't getting paid for this kind of advertisement. Consumerism has warped people's brains and they think going out and hawking wares is a socially acceptable thing to do. Back in the old days we did this to make a living, when you do it for fun, there is something seriously wrong with you.
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Or perhaps some of the userbase does find this interesting? Do you complain about a headline for a new version of Oracle? Gmail being released? The raspberry Pi being released (and sold!!!)? These are all commercial announcements.
Personally, I found this a pretty cool little project. I consider myself part of the Slashdot demographic. I helped make this project happen only because I saw it here. This helps someone else pay for their family, and the products and services they need help pay for other fam