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http://www.wilwheaton.net/
I'm just this guy, you know?
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Oil Industry-sponsored FUD at Slashdot?
Wednesday June 14 2006, @07:37PM
I am absolutely stunned that Slashdot's editors would give credibility to a completely false story, pushed by a paid industry PR professional. As Rugrat said,
Come on, Slashdot. You can do better.
For a website that spends so much time and energy combating FUD from Microsoft, and the MPAA and RIAA, it is baffling that FUD that was paid for and is pushed by the oil industry would make the front page here.The "article" is not an article, but a press release written by an employee of a public affairs company.
"Tom Harris is mechanical engineer and Ottawa Director of High Park Group, a public affairs and public policy company."
Come on, Slashdot. You can do better.
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I'm not... (Score:3, Insightful)
They troll their stories from time to time to get a giant response.
Re:I'm not... (Score:2)
ah well. Since your paying us a visit Wil, how about taking a moment to drop something in for the SMITE [slashdot.org]?
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I can tell just by looking at you... (Score:1)
Remember Wil, don't feed the trolls. They can multiply exponentionally, and eat y
Did you notice the submitter link? (Score:1)
Techocrat bit too - and then spat it out (Score:2)
Perhaps, if you are not reading Technocrat, you may wish to do so.
Of course, I am a bit biased - Bruce made me an editor (alth
Slashdot and Declining Standards (Score:2)
Basically, they are going down.
Solution? Go and create some stories. Do interv
Re:Slashdot and Declining Standards (Score:2)
The second sign of decline is the renewed slashdot layout that attracts a former slashdot reader again?
Re:Slashdot and Declining Standards (Score:2)
As for the number of comments per article, that seems pretty steady. It plateaued a while ago, but I don't think it has gone down.
Of course maybe my baseline is too long.
When is the industry allowed to comment then? (Score:2)
Say I work in the medical device industry, in engineering on very expensive MRI