I agree, one of the things that kept me coming back to Slashdot was that when I first came, there were some articles that I found fascinating which I could participate in, and some that went over my head more or less entirely. Over time, thanks to the informed commentary of Slashdotters(plus more than a little outside reading) I very rarely come across anything that is over my head. In other words it was an education in itself. Now if I came to Slashdot now for the first time I'm not sure the same thing would happen. I would like Soylent to be like that, informative and interesting for the average geek, but not too intimidating or incomprehesible for the newcomer, Natalie Portman and those hot grits of yours I'm talking about you.
-- Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Bokononist on Tuesday February 25 2014, @06:28AM
I agree, one of the things that kept me coming back to Slashdot was that when I first came, there were some articles that I found fascinating which I could participate in, and some that went over my head more or less entirely. Over time, thanks to the informed commentary of Slashdotters(plus more than a little outside reading) I very rarely come across anything that is over my head. In other words it was an education in itself. Now if I came to Slashdot now for the first time I'm not sure the same thing would happen. I would like Soylent to be like that, informative and interesting for the average geek, but not too intimidating or incomprehesible for the newcomer, Natalie Portman and those hot grits of yours I'm talking about you.
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.