or in other words:
HEY READER,
USE YOUR SECTIONAL DISPLAY SETTINGS. THEY WORK.
That would fix the idle part. We could have a debate about the value of the story and the section and the punching headline they use.
My opinion is that there is a lot of ranting about nothing and /. is doing just fine. I briefed book reviews and idle, for instance. Of course, I would like to see more science stuff or something, but I'm just one here.
Could Taco enlighten us about the current status of the editorial independence of /.? That would greatly influence the debate as to which people to rant to: editors or management.