> You don't agree with my views therefore you bring it down the the lowest common denominator that you understandNo, you've misunderstood me and got the causality the wrong way around. I'm not saying that I think believing in a god is childish because I disagree. I'm saying that I disagree because I think believing in a god is childish.What is the difference, between a god and an imaginary friend, really? Invisible? Check. Speaks to you but nobody else can hear? Check. Somebody else to blame when things go wrong? Check. Somebody to talk to when you are lonely? Check. No evidence for existence? Check. Magical in nature? Check. Tantrum when somebody says that he doesn't exist? Check.The fundamental mechanism for belief in gods seems identical to that of a child's belief in his imaginary friends. The only substantive difference is that parents encourage belief in one sort of imaginary friend and discourage belief in the other sort, which forms a feedback loop when that child grows up and has kids of his own.
Professional?Slashdot is like the good old boy's network. The same people saying the same things over and over again. If there is a voice of dissention it is modded down as "-1: Flamebait" or "0: Offtopic". I'm tired of a bunch of elitist nerds being the sole judges of whether an argument holds water or not. Once I found Digg, it was hasta la vista for Slashdot and it's designed-by-a-retard comment system.Digg's jury-by-peer system is MUCH better even though it has its own faults.
I'm very new to Digg and have never subscribed to Slashdot. I've looked at both and the only reason I chose Digg is its design and voting features. It's just easier on the eyes for me. I get the impression Slashdot is either too good for a new design or just lazy. Times New Roman should never be used on websites!
The spike in Alexa traffic is interesting because doesn't 60% of Diggers use Firefox? The official Alexa toolbar is for IE. I suspect a bug in Alexa's algorithm.
bogthaMar 19, 2006
> You don't agree with my views therefore you bring it down the the lowest common denominator that you understandNo, you've misunderstood me and got the causality the wrong way around. I'm not saying that I think believing in a god is childish because I disagree. I'm saying that I disagree because I think believing in a god is childish.What is the difference, between a god and an imaginary friend, really? Invisible? Check. Speaks to you but nobody else can hear? Check. Somebody else to blame when things go wrong? Check. Somebody to talk to when you are lonely? Check. No evidence for existence? Check. Magical in nature? Check. Tantrum when somebody says that he doesn't exist? Check.The fundamental mechanism for belief in gods seems identical to that of a child's belief in his imaginary friends. The only substantive difference is that parents encourage belief in one sort of imaginary friend and discourage belief in the other sort, which forms a feedback loop when that child grows up and has kids of his own.
basscadetMar 19, 2006
Professional?Slashdot is like the good old boy's network. The same people saying the same things over and over again. If there is a voice of dissention it is modded down as "-1: Flamebait" or "0: Offtopic". I'm tired of a bunch of elitist nerds being the sole judges of whether an argument holds water or not. Once I found Digg, it was hasta la vista for Slashdot and it's designed-by-a-retard comment system.Digg's jury-by-peer system is MUCH better even though it has its own faults.
artfuldroneMar 20, 2006
I'm very new to Digg and have never subscribed to Slashdot. I've looked at both and the only reason I chose Digg is its design and voting features. It's just easier on the eyes for me. I get the impression Slashdot is either too good for a new design or just lazy. Times New Roman should never be used on websites!
speedygMar 20, 2006
...it's not a race, folks. It's not our football team vs. their football team.
appleproMar 20, 2006
slashdot has always been extremely ugly, so yay to digg for hiring a talented graphic designer.as far as both sites go — yay for tech sites!
nationMar 20, 2006
anything using "alexa" as supporting evidence is either "inaccurate" or "lame" or "spam"
ktheoryMar 27, 2006
That is pretty much the definition of innovation, chief.
dnthompsJul 2, 2006
See how this story changed the internet; <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Responsible_for_the_April_2006_Alexa_Tech_Anomaly">http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Responsible_for_the_April_2006_Alexa_Tech_Anomaly</a>
baltakateiJul 2, 2006
The spike in Alexa traffic is interesting because doesn't 60% of Diggers use Firefox? The official Alexa toolbar is for IE. I suspect a bug in Alexa's algorithm.