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Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 09:33:38 -0700
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rob pike, esq. wrote:
>>Slashdot isn't what it used to be.
>
> It never was.

True, but I think when it was less popular I think it was easier to
start a semi-rational discussion.  Now, with 200+ comments on every
story, you really have to want to look if you want to find an
interesting idea in the flotsam.

Conversely, I think Usenet is returning to its roots because of it's
lack of popularity in the face of the Web, and Google's archives make it
that much more useful.

-Jack