A 1971 Panasonic AM/FM clock radio with this erie, blue-green glowing, segmented time display. It's the size of a goddamn shoe box, and easily weighs 3-4 pounds. It was my brother's, and when he moved out of the house he gave it to me. It's as old as I am and has survived multiple in-city, in-state, and one cross-country move, in addition to numerous drops, bumps, being rained on through open windows, splashed with various items spilled from ill-placed glasses, etc.

I haven't used it as an alarm or for music in years (my phone took over those functions some time ago), but I can't bear to remove it from my nightstand at this point.

Dude, stop kidding yourself. Slashdot has always been a laughing stock, and Rob Malda, et al. never took it particularly seriously, despite any protestations they may have had to the contrary.

It's like 4chan, but without the funny.

Exactly. Who still comes to Slashdot for "honest debate"? This is trollsville, from the articles on down. I come here to fuck around, I go elsewhere to learn something.

You know who else are losers? Slashdot users: Freetard neckbeards who only want to talk about Linux, hate all end users, and have poor hygiene.

Am I doing it right?

Sysadmins don't owe them anything, not even quid pro quo. Jesus, what is the desperate nerd desire to perpetually heap praise and assign credit to RMS? It's no different than the cult of personality surrounding Steve Jobs (and just as annoying), but at least Steve Jobs is still actively trying to produce new ideas (for good or for bad), while RMS coasts on work he did 20+ years ago. Talk less, produce more would be my advice for anyone looking to make a difference in Free software. There's way too much talking. Usually about themselves.

Look, I'll be the first to say "thanks for the awesome tools!" since I too benefit from them. But there, I've said it. I'm done. Saying "thanks" does not require 100 years of indentured, deep-bowing servitude. Fuck them: If they're not producing new ideas, then I'm going to continue searching for those who are. THEY will have my praise an admiration.

Comcast customer in Colorado, just outside of Boulder. Not happening here; I use OpenDNS and am definitely hitting their servers.