N900 got Slashdotted
 

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/0...Undermine-N900

We know the story of carriers and the N900; but I was surprised how many people on Slashdot were not following the N900 news.

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

the comment scoring system is wacko...

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

Nah. With the iPhone hanging around, I doubt few even knew of it.

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

What makes you say that?

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

just observing the kinds of comments that get insightful and similar...

maybe if it read "me like" rather then "insightful", it would make sense...

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

Oh I see. I thought you meant the moderation system itself, which personally I rather like. :)

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

oops, edited that on you. sorry ;)

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

No problem. :D

Personally I mostly appreciate that slashdot's comments differentiate between useful and funny comments. Sites like reddit/digg/etc have like 80% "funny" comments which get old quick. Though sometimes they can actually be funny, I'm reading the article to learn something, not be amused. ;) It's also nice to not get those 'comment graveyard' threads like on digg, hate those! But on slashdot in my preferences I can block the comments marked funny so I only get the useful information. (well at least information other people think is useful)

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

'Slashdotted' refers to 'the Slashdot effect'. I'm sure a N900 can get Slashdotted but that is not what you meant ;)

Actually I find the comments quite positive, and N900 & Maemo get coverage on Slashdot. See for example these 2 recent threads:

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/0...x-Distribution
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/0...-Linux-Handset

Re: N900 got Slashdotted
 

I think the N900 is the ultimate Slashdot phone. It's like it was designed for Slashdot readers.

Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of those N900s? (Just make sure you have unlimited data plans)