After 14 years of running the show Rob is leaving Slashdot. He originally started another similar blog style site called Chips & Dips but it wasn't until 2007 that /. was officially born.
It's hard to believe I've been following the site since January 1999 and all the changes that have come and gone in that time, how /. has evolved from some guy's personal "hey this is neat" blog to a rallying point for nerds to mediocrity to a kind of modern resurgence, the one constant though was Rob Malda.
In the wake of Jobs stepping down and no more CmdrTaco... well the internet just got a bit smaller today (for me anyways).
Odd timing....
Quote from: Mr. Analog on August 25, 2011, 10:49:44 AM
In the wake of Jobs stepping down and no more CmdrTaco... well the internet just got a bit smaller today (for me anyways).
Now if only that Jimmy Wales guy would stop begging for cash from me ... cmon sir this is a recession dint you know dat?
Quote from: Darren Dirt on August 25, 2011, 12:48:21 PMNow if only that Jimmy Wales guy would stop begging for cash from me ... cmon sir this is a recession dint you know dat?
Oh poor Jimmy-Jimmy, it sure made for some great flamewars about whether or not Wikipedia should even live anymore