I think I'm having a bad day, so my comments on Slashdot are skewed to the slightly agressive. In most places where I expected solidarity with my frustration over certain events I'm seeing none.

Further, after calming down and reading the opposing veiwpoints, I'm forced to reevaluate my own ramblings.

I am begging to wonder whether a first post is actually possible. A few days back I saw an opportunity; the new story had no posts on it! So I tried to rush to the "read more" but to my surprise, the page could not be found. I tried several more times, but the page could never be found. When I finally could get on, there were already too many posts to be seen through. So my question is, has anybody ever personally gotten a first post on a new story?

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Ok, three entries in one night is tough, and this question can probably be questioned as a valid science question. Wow that sentence was questionable. Anyhow, I was pouring some Gatorade powder, when there was a burning question deep inside me. Why do powdery substances rise when you pour them? I mean, they are obviouly not lighter than air, so what kind of force propels the small particles upwards. I am very confused, please help if you stumble across this.

Merry Christmas... Almost!

So I was thinking, "wow I have never wrote in my /. journal, I must be stupid." For about a half second I thought about what to say. Should it be something profound, funny, stupid? Should I just write, "This is a test," and get on with it. Then a phrase I have seen on so many forums popped into my head. "WOOT first POST!" It made me shudder. But it was tempting. I hated it with vehemence, so I decided not to. A rational came, "this isn't even a post." Also, I can probabl