In 1997, the name Slashdot was cool, because most people really weren't familiar with the idea of web addresses: we'd tell them to go to "slash slash slash-dot dot org" and their eyes would glaze over ...

Slashdot, a tech-news website founded way back in 1997, just updated its look and functionality with a new beta version launched this month. Slashdot—which founder Rob Malda named to have an ...

In the modern responsive Web Three Point Oh Internet, Slashdot stands like a thing frozen in time—it’s a coelacanth stuck incongruously in an aquarium full of more colorful fish. The technology news ...

Nearly five years ago, a 21-year-old computer-science nerd named Rob Malda made his first postings on a Web site known as Slashdot. Little did he know at the time--those messages marked the beginning ...

Anyone who's ever had their website linked on the Slashdot homepage is no doubt aware of the so-called "Slashdot effect" -- the sudden, huge rush of traffic that follows such a posting, often ...

Dice Holdings Inc. — owners of career website Dice — have purchased Geeknet’s three media properties: Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode. Dice Holdings Inc. — owners of career website Dice — have ...

Nearly five years ago, a 21-year-old computer-science nerd named Rob Malda made his first postings on a Web site known as Slashdot. Little did he know at the time--those messages marked the beginning ...

On August 9, tech news aggregator Slashdot quietly removed one of its earliest features, which had been available to all visitors since its founding in 1997: the ability to post comments as an ...

*This is an interesting resignation statement specifically because the guy built his own means of production and information. *He's leaving, not because the hardware is old-fashioned and outdated, but ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Recently Slashdot announced the websites third redesign in its thirteen year lifespan, and TweakTown was invited over to take a look at the new diggs. This ...

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