benad's Journal: Why Slashdot?

So... Why am I "wasting" so much time on slashdot in the first place?

Actually, excluding this journal, I spend an average of 20 minutes per day on this site, which is, for my standard, a lot.

I always view this as the utlimate web message board, even if it really isn't. While the topics are often too... geeky for me (as if I care about the release of a new Linux kernel version), what's "funny", and sometimes informative, here are the replies.

That's why I don't reply a lot (look at my posting history), since I basically spend my time ready other people's posts. Not that I don't have any opinion on things, on the contrary, but it's a bit like the "Jerry Springer Show": far more interesting to watch than to be in there. (Well, not that Slashdot is *that* bad; the Penny-Arcade is *really* bad, and was even worse in those "Pit of Hate" days...)

Also... the Apple section is starting to be good compared to Macslash... Maybe it's because CmdrTaco is starting to like Macs... Maybe...

Yes, I'm a "Mac guy". But that's the subject of Thursday/Friday's entry...

- Benad