Journal Chacham's Journal: Nonsense: All your tag are belong to us. 12
Tagging is great. I don't think i know how to use it, but reading the tags are like single word comments that explain the general feeling of slashdotters at the news. And i don't meeant the stupid "dept" lines, or the tagging examples.
Here's a few:
Linux: The Importance of OS Backwards Compatibility
[+] feedbackIT: Firefox 2.0 Wins Phishfight Against IE7
[+]First of the OLPCs Built
[+] olpcDeath of the Cell Phone Keypad As We Know It?
[+] noHardware: Intel Takes Quad Core To the Desktop
[+] hardware, intelScience: Scientists Find New Painkiller From Saliva
[+] biotech, science, iwantanewdrugScience: Singing Dolphins Do Batman
[+] thanksforallthefish, dolphins, batmanHardware: Machine Gun Sentry Robot Unveiled
[+] aliens, terminator, robocop, ed209, cylonsApple: Interview With Spreadsheet Creator
[+] visicalc, spreadsheet, danbricklinYour Rights Online: Copyright Protection Problems For OSS Project
[+] copyright, opensource, ossGames: Fighting For the Chinese Gaming Market 29 comments
[+] www, happybirthday, anniversaryDevelopers: Sun Considering GPL For OpenSolaris
[+] gpl, sun, solaris, opensolarisHardware: Blu-ray Laser Gadget
[+] lame, slownewsday, bluray, stupid, slashvertisementGames: Bungie Promises "Big News" Next Week 3 of 55 comments
[+] riaa, fairuse, fud, drmScience: Space Elevators Could Be Lethal
[+] fud, space, duh, radiation, spaceelevatorYour Rights Online: RIAA President Decries Fair Use
[+] riaa, fairuse, fud, drmScience: Space Elevators Could Be Lethal
[+] fud, space, duh, radiation, spaceelevatorBook Reviews: Variable Star By Heinlein and Robinson
[+] scifiHardware: TOP500 Supercomputer Sites For 2006
[+] supercomputingIT: Help Black Box Voting Examine ES&S Software
[+] blackboxvotingLinux: Linus Torvalds Officially a Hero
[+] linus, linux, heroHardware: Hacking XBox 360 HD-DVD To Play On XP
[+] xbox, slashdotted, hddvdHardware: PS3 Opened For Pictures
[+] ps3, slashdottedScience: Scientific American's Top 50
[+]IT: Steve Ballmer's Thoughts On Free Software
[+] developersdevelopersdevelopers, microsoft, chairs, monkeyboy, ballmerGracenote Defends Its Evolution
[+] cddbApple: The Zune Cometh
[+] microsoft, itsatrap, zuneGoogle Earth In 4D
[+] google, earthScientists Create Air Guitar T-shirt
[+]Apple: Apple Changes the APSL Rules
[+] appleApple: iPhone Rumour Round-up
[+]Science: Astronauts Throw Trash Into Space
[+] litterDevelopers: Sun Open Sources Java Under GPL
[+] gpl, java, opensource, sun, finallyGoogle Envisions Free Cell Phones For All
[+] google, cellphone, adsYour Rights Online: Top 10 List of Worldwide Internet Censors
[+] censorshipMore A's, More Pay
[+] gradeinflation, educationDevelopers: Firebird 2.0 Final Released
[+] database, firebird, notfirefoxHardware: AMD Cuts Personal Internet Communicator
[+] amdIT: Best Method For Foiling Email Harvesters?
[+] spam, antispamPolitics: Man's Vote for Himself Missing In E-Vote Count
[+] evoting, hahaHardware: Taking a Crack At Recycling E-Waste
[+] recyclingSamba Team Urges Novell To Reconsider
[+] samba, novell, itsatrap, microsoftHardware: Jailtime For Leeching Wireless?
[+] singapore, lawGoogle's Test Search Engine
[+] google, oldnewsScience: NASA Avoids "Happy New Year" On Shuttle
[+] slownewsday, y2k, duped, nasa, spaceIT: Code Execution Bug In Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver
[+] security, broadcomIT: Microsoft Debuts MySpace-Like IT Site
[+] microsoft, itsatrap, socialnetworking, it, myspaceThe Ballpark Stadium of the Future
[+] sportsGames: The Dark Side of the PlayStation 3 Launch
[+] ps3, fud, sony, capitalismApple: Justin Long No Longer A Mac
[+] slownewsdayGames: CCP and White Wolf Games To Merge
[+] rpgAsk Slashdot: Software Dev Cycle As Part of CS Curriculum?
[+] no, yesYour Rights Online: Youtube Video Prompts FBI Probe of LAPD
[+] youtube, police, fbi, lapdMaking the Sounds of Vista
[+] vista, windowsScience: How Bezos Messed With Texas
[+] amazon, bezos, rocketGames: Playstation 3 Sells Out At Japanese Launch
[+] ps3, duh
I love the little tags like "haha", "itsatrap", and the inevitable "not fud" after just about every "fud". "slashvertisement" is quite well put too. Personally, i'd like to add "fudnotfud".
All in all, i think titles can be skipped in favor of the tagging (and perhaps the section.
Try these:
monopoly, microsoft, fud, antitrust, notfud
fud, yeahright, missionaccomplished, linux, notfud
fud, bigbrother, fascism, notfud, terrorism
So, a little tweaking, and the homepage can be much smaller.
itsatrap! (Score:2)
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And that is?
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Nope. I smell a trap.
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As does every PHB!
not a safely ignored "Moo."
I only have one word to say in reply. Can you guess what it is?
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Sort of on subject: the best (potential) use of 'itsatrap' yet [slashdot.org].
That's in the midst of some excellent Grammar Nazi rigamarole [slashdot.org].
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Yes but (Score:2)
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By replacing it all with Folgers crystals!
Actually, as you know, i use Moo in titles because comment titles are useless [slashdot.org]. Tags, however, may be useful [slashdot.org], so i would be unlikely to tag anything as "moo".
I love the conflict (Score:2)
I love the fud/notfud tags, the truth/lies tags when they are both applied to the same story.
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Yep.
I also think that in itself says a lot about perception.