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What "News for Nerds" Sites Should I Use?

posted by mattie_p on Monday February 17 2014, @04:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the certainly-not-here dept.

stderr writes: "I used to visit a certain website quite often, but if Dice Holdings decide to switch the interface to what is currently known as "Beta", I'll have to find another site for my "stuff that matters" fix. So, SoylentNews, what sites can you recommend for a "maybe-ex" /. user?"

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Bruce Perens on Monday February 17 2014, @08:19PM

    by Bruce Perens (916) on Monday February 17 2014, @08:19PM (#1200) Homepage

    What is the problem with Pseudonomity, as presently exercised on Slashdot? Peolple post from handles and you don't learn their names unless you reveal them.

  • (Score: 1) by koreanbabykilla on Monday February 17 2014, @09:10PM

    by koreanbabykilla (968) on Monday February 17 2014, @09:10PM (#1241)

    Do you think killing anon will just up the number of sockpuppet accounts? I might as well be an AC on ./ and here, for all the good knowing "Koreanbabykilla" does anyone. I made the ./ account, and stay logged in, simply so it will remember I want to browse at -1 nested. Now, if I post enough, people will be able to form some picture of who I am. If I then want to post something that could cause loss of a job or freedom or such, I would need a sockpuppet if there is no AC option. Not anything I ever will need to worry about, but I think something to think about.

    • (Score: 1) by Bruce Perens on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:53AM

      by Bruce Perens (916) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @03:53AM (#1473) Homepage

      Yes, pseudonymity is the alternative to being an AC. A sock-puppet, on the other hand, is intended to be deceptive. I have some vague thoughts on using reputation to discourage them. It helps that I have the comportment axis for comment moderation, that might catch them. We would need to show reputation values right next to their user ID (rather than moderating the comment). I'll work on it.

      • (Score: 1) by Aiwendil on Tuesday February 18 2014, @07:53AM

        by Aiwendil (531) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @07:53AM (#1545)

        Just a crazy idea if you implement reputation. Allow registered users to post with their uid/username hidden, and apply all reputation-changing effects to the poster and as soon as it isn't possible to moderate the comment anymore (archiving or maybe time-limit) unlink all references between the "posted as hidden"-comment and the account (excepting the reputation-changes).
        This would allow for an anonymity that still incurs a "cost" on the account for trolls.