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Slashback: Empowerment, Printing, Tunes
SlashbackPosted by timothy on Friday September 03, @08:15AM
from the holy-cow dept.
It's time again to take another look at Slashdot articles from the past week. Click below to read updates for two previous articles about a research paper on why User Friendly sucks and the truth about Steve Ballmer, and to read about the latest developments in Hemos' life.

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Ask Slashdot: Which is the best Linux distro?
SlashbackPosted by Cliff on Friday September 03, @07:11AM
from the think-before-you-post dept.
Erica Caskinette asks, "I'm wanting to try Linux, but I don't know where to begin. My friends recommend Slackware Linux and Linux Mandrake, but what is really the most user friendly Linux distribution?" So what are your thoughts?

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Feature: The Road To Spiritual Republic
TechnologyPosted by JonKatz on Friday September 03, @06:11AM
from the I-Like-To-Use-Capital-Letters dept.
Over two decades ago, the concept of the Spiritual Republic was one of the most insightful ideas coming from the Net. Now everybody is a little more skeptical, and less naive. Still, could the idea come back?

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Feature: At The Crossroads Of Virtual Democracy
TechnologyPosted by JonKatz on Friday September 03, @03:35AM
from the It's-Time-To-Panic! dept.
Virtual Democracy is an idea whose time has come. But narrow-minded hackers and bible-thumpers must change their ways before it can happen. Click below for details.

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Ask Slashdot: Which is the best Linux distro?
TechnologyPosted by Cliff on Friday September 03, @03:35AM
from the what-a-question dept.
Annie Gorden poses this question: "I'm wanting to try Linux, but I don't know where to begin. My friends recommend Debian GNU/Linux and Slackware Linux, but what is really the best Linux distribution?" Good question!

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Slashdot Effect Strikes Coolbitbucketchat.com
Slashdot.orgPosted by CmdrTaco on Friday September 03, @01:23AM
from the oops-i'm-sorry-about-that dept.
Yesterday's story about Coolbitbucketchat.com triggered a massive attack on their website, causing 4 servers to literally explode. At least 2 employees were injured by flying sparks, but none seriously. We really do apologize for this massive denial-of-service attack: Slashdot needs to use its power for good, not evil.

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