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2009-09-07
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#12
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Originally Posted by tso
Yeah, as stated on wikipedia the Slashdot effect is a generic term which gotten its name from Slashdot. Another example is Streisand effect. The name may imply Barbara Streisand has to be part of the event in order for the event to trigger but that is not the case; merely the event ("effect") is named after her for some reason.
heh, and these days, digg, reddit, engadget and some other pages have similar effects.
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2009-09-07
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#13
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Originally Posted by qole
Yep. And the unavoidable 'in Soviet Russia, the N900 hacks you'.
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)
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2009-09-07
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#14
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Originally Posted by attila77
If it ever ships in Russia, otherwise it will ship you to Russia!
Yep. And the unavoidable 'in Soviet Russia, the N900 hacks you'.
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2009-09-07
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout
Or the Colburt Bump.
Yeah, as stated on wikipedia the Slashdot effect is a generic term which gotten its name from Slashdot. Another example is Streisand effect. The name may imply Barbara Streisand has to be part of the event in order for the event to trigger but that is not the case; merely the event ("effect") is named after her for some reason.
Originally Posted by tso
OMG, I would just about kill to get slashdotted, dugg, and reddited all at the same time. The most I've ever gotten is one slashdotting, and a could of diggings. But nothing so much that my server even began to remotely cry uncle.
heh, and these days, digg, reddit, engadget and some other pages have similar effects.
worst i have heard about was when a physics blog article hit digg, reddit and slashdot at the same time.
who needs ddos bots?
Ah well. If I ever get to be a famous author, maybe that'll become standard practice. 
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2009-09-07
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#16
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Originally Posted by abbra
In Russia Russia will be shipped to you.
If it ever ships in Russia, otherwise it will ship you to Russia!
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2009-09-07
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#17
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Originally Posted by Lord Raiden
well he did blog about a new alternative for the theory of everything...
OMG, I would just about kill to get slashdotted, dugg, and reddited all at the same time. The most I've ever gotten is one slashdotting, and a could of diggings. But nothing so much that my server even began to remotely cry uncle.
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2009-09-07
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#18
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Why would you need a new theory when 42 is the answer to everything?
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2009-09-07
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#19
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It also got slashgeared.
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2009-09-07
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Originally Posted by Lord Raiden
Because the question is missing
Why would you need a new theory when 42 is the answer to everything?
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worst i have heard about was when a physics blog article hit digg, reddit and slashdot at the same time.
who needs ddos bots?
Be warned, posts are often line of thoughts at highway speeds...