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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

LWN.net mentions (40)

• Show HN: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

  I can't resist pointing out that LWN (https://lwn.net/) has been dedicated, for many years, to the production of operating-system information that is not terrible. Have a look, and perhaps consider joining us :). - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Best Linux Kernel book to read in 2023?

  Honestly, you're probably best off just reading LWN: https://lwn.net/. They publish articles on bleeding-edge features of the kernel, often before they're even merged. The editors are highly technical, and excellent writers, who are able to explain technical concepts in a way that's often clearer than what you'll read in a textbook anyways. They also frequently get guest writers who are kernel contributors and/or... Source: about 1 year ago

• No, I don’t want to sign up for your newsletter

  I'm a fan of LWN.net's[0] business model. (Enough that it's the only news source I actually subscribe to). Links to external news articles are free for anyone to read, and for all account owners (paid or not) to comment on. Featured articles by LWN's paid contributors are available for paid subscribers to read and comment on immediately, and for everyone else to read and for unpaid account owners to comment on... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Best paid resources for Embedded Software and Firmware

  A subscription to LWN.net is most definitely worth it if you want to stay up to date with whatever is happening in the Linux world. Source: about 1 year ago

• Best Websites For Coders

  LWN : Weekly news coverage of opensource technologies, programming, etc. ( Originally Linux Weekly News). - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago