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Summary of April 1st Jokes
On April 2nd, 2014 with 18 comments
A ton of stories came in about various April 1st jokes across the internet, so...
Evaluating First Programming Languages
On April 2nd, 2014 with 60 comments
lhsi writes:An article was recently published that looks at evaluating First...
Inter-species Communication Inches Closer
On April 2nd, 2014 with 40 comments
tathra writes:A NewScientist article discusses how pattern recognition software...
Breaking News: Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO
On April 3rd, 2014 with 135 comments
As of today, Brendan Eich has stepped down as CEO of Mozilla. From the Mozilla...
Keeping The Signal/Noise Ratio High
On April 7th, 2014 with 169 comments
The tl;dr Version: Drastically reduce number of moderatorsReturn of...
Broken Homepage Issues Partially Resolved
On April 9th, 2014 with 15 comments
We've been dealing with a long standing issue involving a significant...
F%1&£@! Unbelievable: Slashcode Portscanning Disabled
On April 9th, 2014 with 91 comments
I've pushed an emergency fix to production to close bug #142 on the tracker....
Moderate^Post Is Now Moderate Then Post
On April 10th, 2014 with 70 comments
I'm pleased to announce that moderate then post has now been implemented. In...
Feedback Requested: Name Vote
On April 23rd, 2014 with 156 comments
I wanted to get feedback on how the community feels about our current name...
Incorporation Plan Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love New Hampshire
On April 25th, 2014 with 55 comments
So, first off, I want to apologize for the extended period of time it took to...
Site Maintence Tonight: 04:00 UTC
On April 30th, 2014 with 2 comments
We're going to be doing some site maintenance tonight which may leave the site...
OpenBSD 5.5 Released
On May 1st, 2014 with 8 comments
cnst writes:As per the schedule, OpenBSD 5.5 was released today, May 1, 2014. ...
The Nuts and Bolts of SN: A Look At The Backend, Part 1
On May 5th, 2014 with 28 comments
So, in a bid to keep my sanity while working on the manifesto, I felt an...
What We Are Going To Be: The Manifesto
On May 12th, 2014 with 151 comments
You know, this is probably one of the hardest things I've had to write since we...
The 501(c)(3)/Tax-Exempt Question
On May 21st, 2014 with 44 comments
For non-US folks: 501(c)(3) refers to tax-exempt status in the United States....
Iran Spies Pose as Reporters to Target Lawmakers
On May 29th, 2014 with 7 comments
AnonTechie writes: A three-year espionage campaign, believed to have originated...
Site Upgrade: Slashcode 14.06 Released
On May 31st, 2014 with 100 comments
I'm pleased to announce that we've released the next major version of...
Snowden Says He Was a Spy, Not Just an Analyst
On June 1st, 2014 with 10 comments
mendax writes:The New York Times is reporting:
Edward J. Snowden says he was...
Turkey Detains CNN Reporter On Air
On June 2nd, 2014 with 13 comments
Angry Jesus writes:During an on-air CNN report about how Turkey was stifling...
Patent Trolls Win Battle In Congress
On June 2nd, 2014 with 9 comments
Ars Technica How the patent trolls won in Congress
Trial lawyers are heavy...
Asking Permission: Running piWik To Get An Idea About Our Usage
On June 6th, 2014 with 83 comments
So, right now, I'm currently sitting with mrcoolbp and martyb in meatspace...
Texas Republicans Adopt Extremely Controversial Platform
On June 9th, 2014 with 143 comments
Subsentient writes:Texas Republicans have decided on a platform that includes...
Status Update: Incorporation Report
On June 16th, 2014 with 95 comments
NOTE: For those who aren't interested in "meta" articles, just ignore this one....
#define subscriptions (or, "How we want to work for you!")
On June 17th, 2014 with 141 comments
Alright, as it stands, I'm optimistic, given change of incorporation plans,...
Back To The Drawing Board: Rethinking Subscription + Explaing Expenses
On June 26th, 2014 with 110 comments
First off, before we get into this, I do want to apologize for a delayed...
Supreme Court Kills Aereo
On June 25th, 2014 with 35 comments
iwoloschin writes: The United States Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 against...
SoylentNews Site Stats: June 27th, 2014
On June 27th, 2014 with 78 comments
So, given we've recently managed to find a good middle ground on the...
Our Independence Day: We're Officially Incorporated!
On July 4th, 2014 with 46 comments
As a general rule, I don't post site news on weekends or holidays, but I'm...
The (Very Late) Post-Incorporation Post
On July 21st, 2014 with 67 comments
On July 4th, I ran a short article noting that we were officially incorporated...
Request For Comments: SoylentNews->Netnews (NNTP) Gateway
On July 21st, 2014 with 39 comments
So, on a less serious topic than incorporation, I wanted to open the floor on a...
There is an old time toast which is golden for its beauty.
"When you ascend the hill of prosperity may you not meet a friend."
-- Mark Twain
