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Slashdot mentions (13)

• Ask HN: What are your oldest "online" accounts still in use?

  Probably my Slashdot account from 1999. https://slashdot.org/~DaGoodBoy. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset yet Is Just a Glimpse of the Future

  If anyone does not understand the reference, "Slashdot" is a link-sharing site oriented at tech news, that was popular many years ago as HN is today. https://slashdot.org. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Ask HN: How can I back up an old vBulletin forum without admin access?

  It has been a VERY long time since I've done this with `wget`, but here's what I pulled out of my notes. I used to use this to mirror Slashdot when I was travelling for work and had limited/no internet: ```

    wget --ignore-length --no-remove-listing --no-check-certificate --recursive --page-requisites --span-hosts --convert-links --no-verbose --tries=3 --timeout=60 --level=1 --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0...

  - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda – Hacker History Podcast

  My user number on /. Is "404" ( https://slashdot.org/~dmd ). - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Adios and thanks for the fishes!

  If I want a real "front page of the Internet" that is web-based, I will head back to https://slashdot.org. Source: 10 months ago

Fark mentions (52)

• Do the people who work at the radio think they are doing a good job?

  I cannot remember which 'comedy duo' that was on the sHitFM drivetime show it was but I could 100% predict what whacky doo bit of news from around the world they were going to bring up. Everyday. You see, I too am somewhat of a slackass that scrolls fark.com during the day. Source: 5 months ago

• Mystery ‘blue lights’ flash in sky moments before Morocco earthquake

  Https://fark.com Yep, it's still around. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

• Update — Bizarre Pop-up Admin Account Demands Volunteers "Get Back To Work"

  Unlike Digg, Fark is still around http://fark.com. Source: 11 months ago

• Reddit CEO slams protest leaders, calls them 'landed gentry'

  Ah, reminds me of the old days of fark.com. Source: 11 months ago

• As of 10 minutes ago, Reddit admins have announced that mod teams that unilaterally remain private will be replaced. Communities where even a single mod wants to reopen will be handed to those cooperating moderators. #RedditBlackout

  I am looking for the alternative. I've been going back to fark.com a lot lately in fact. Source: 11 months ago