Digg community imploding in widespread revolt
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| henke54 May 03, 2007 5:36 AM EDT |
Quoting:one of the hex codes for decoding HD-DVDs was posted online, on the popular site Digg. That story was removed from the community-driven news site. All hell proceeded to break loose, with nearly every popular story on the site being about the takedown, the reprisals, and a general massive flame war. See picture.http://www.secondpagemedia.com/confundo/index.php?showtopic=... and a 'brave' answer from the founder of Digg here : http://blog.digg.com/?p=74 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/... (off-topic) : what happened with Tom Adelstein ? i do not notice him here anymore lately.....? |
| helios May 03, 2007 9:22 AM EDT |
I miss Tom. He sent me a nice email telling me to get fscked because I did not support him in his hour of need. I was sure most everyone at that time understood that I was undergoing both chemo and Rt's and was a tad bit under the weather. Yet, I know how deep emotions can run when ones feelings are hurt. LOL...that may or may not be further demonstrated on the 28th of May. h |
| jimf May 03, 2007 9:41 AM EDT |
> what happened with Tom Adelstein ? Tom did some good work here. I suspect that his passion and subsequent frustration with the way things are, as opposed to how they should be, in the Linux community lead to a certain amount of job burnout. That's something that a many of us can relate to. I'm glad to see he's still in the fight. |
| hkwint May 03, 2007 10:44 AM EDT |
> what happened with Tom Adelstein ? Tom had bigger plans than LXer was ready for at the time. That didn't work out, and sadly (I say so because Tom put a lot of effort in LXer, and I'm grateful he did) we were 'forked' from then. Gladly, Don was found willing to take over the job of EiC, which led us to where we are today. |
| dcparris May 03, 2007 1:22 PM EDT |
I am grateful to Tom for the opportunity he has given me here. Unfortunately, he chose to turn down an opportunity offered and leave LXer. I was not made aware of why he made that decision, but that's life. That decision opened the door to further opportunity for me, so I have to be doubly grateful. |
| jimf May 03, 2007 1:44 PM EDT |
@Don Lol, I think everything worked out for the best. I remember 'some of us' gave you a heck of a rough time at first. I know we're all sorry about that. Truth is that everyone has a different style of management, and we needed to get past that. Your style has proven to be just what this forum and the site needed :D |
| jdixon May 03, 2007 1:54 PM EDT |
> Your style has proven to be just what this forum and the site needed :D The primary detail of which being a large tolerance for topic drift. What was this discussion about again? |
| dcparris May 03, 2007 2:25 PM EDT |
Thanks guys! What do you guys think of the Digg story? |
| tuxchick May 03, 2007 2:33 PM EDT |
I think henke's habit of posting off-topic story links in the forums is becoming annoying. Hello the story link is thataway. I think these are ridiculous times we live in, and it's way too easy to create un-Constitutional laws, and way too hard to overturn them, and people are just plain chicken and run for cover even when no one is after them. Shame shame shame. Land of the what? Home of the who? Sheesh, not even close. I think this thread has zero to do with Tom's story. |
| henke54 May 03, 2007 2:59 PM EDT |
>I think henke's habit of posting off-topic story links in the forums is becoming annoying. Hello the story link is thataway. i thought Tom's quote : "Notice how Digg came out of nowhere to challenge Slashdot" was 'someway of a connection' between those stories....that's all...sorry if i interpreted that wrong .... |
| jimf May 03, 2007 3:01 PM EDT |
Well, I agree with Tom, but thought it was a bit obvious. Slashdot hasn't existed for me in eons. In his words,' nothing here, move on'. |
| dcparris May 03, 2007 3:08 PM EDT |
Why am I missing the connection between this story and Tom? |
| henke54 May 03, 2007 3:14 PM EDT |
>Why am I missing the connection between this story and Tom? there is none...that's why i preceded my question about Tom with : >(off-topic)< ;-P |
| jdixon May 03, 2007 3:19 PM EDT |
BTW, Don, my comment was intended as a compliment to you, not a criticism of the discussion. The discussion just happened to be a perfect example. I just re-read it and realized it could be taken either way. I seem to be having a problem with that this week. |
| dcparris May 03, 2007 4:08 PM EDT |
I must have understood you correctly then. Either that or my ego's getting too big. :-) |
| dinotrac May 03, 2007 6:21 PM EDT |
>Either that or my ego's getting too big. Getting? |
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