slashbot

A person who faithfully subscribes to the prevailing Slashdot mentality. So much so that they seem like some kind of automaton droid, spewing forth a highly predictable stream of liberal banter.

Ray actually thinks that global warming is real and that George W. Bush stole the election with the help of the Bill Gates and the RIAA. But of course he says that Linux will save the world. What a Slashbot.

by kbansa October 25, 2007

slashdot effect

1. An immediate surge in hit rate on a webserver caused by an announcement on a high-traffic website; a Nivenesque "flash crowd".

2. An unintentional denial of service to a website as a result of a surge in hit rate following an announcement on a high-traffic website.

See also: slashdotted

Bill Joy's _Dangers of Lego Blocks_ site succumbed to the slashdot effect scant hours after going live.

by Tarrasque November 18, 2002

slashdot

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News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.

Slashdot (/.) is a news site and forum for nerds and the tech community to read and discuss nerdy related material, usually the articles consist of information technology, open source software and science fiction or other nerdy and delightfully brainy topics.

Have you checked out the article on the new Linux kernel updates on slashdot yet?

by Ryan Paton February 25, 2004

slashdot

A website visited by tech monkeys which posts articles of geek interest from other sites and encourages discussion of said articles.

As a verb: When a web site seriously disabled or compromised by the flood of visitors from slashdot, the site is said to be slashdotted.

Anandtech.com posted geforceFX benchmarks and was swiftly slashdotted.

by bean February 13, 2003

slashdot

One of the earliest and arguably most successful examples of Internet democracy. The self-proclaimed "news for geeks" site (this can have a bad connotation for some, and a good one for others) features news that may have interest to Internet junkies. Unlike the dictatorship-like models that most web sites use, Slashdot is a functional democracy. The officials post news, and it is commented upon by users. However, some also believe that this use of democracy is also a bad thing. Slashdot is somewhat famous for its irrelevant and highly opinionated comments from members. Oftentimes, the information presented by said members is inaccurate and based on incorrect understanding. This has led to heated discussions as to whether or not Slashdot, is in fact, a viable democracy; however, thus far, it appears that the answer is for the most part "yes". It does, in fact, function as a democracy, as flame-ridden and questionable as its comments may be. Those who expect a site lacking boilerplate may be disappointed, but so far, no other Internet democracy has been as successfully active as Slashdot. While mumblings about more sites fashioned off it have been heard, most of such sites fail because they do not realize that democracy does not necessarily mean quality. It is a lesson that Slashdot teaches, however revolutionary it may be.

"Slashdot is a good example of Internet democracy and democracy in general. It reminds people that democracy is a lot more difficult than it may sound." -The Unwritten Book of Internetisms, 2001

by Trafton October 25, 2003

Slashbook Pro

The indented opening tab on a Macbook Pro has corners so sharp you can slash a wrist on it

Apple is known to be meticulous about design except for this one main feature & the irony is, it's positioned exactly where your wrists rest

A Slashbook Pro could also can be referred to as Emo Tech

Friend: "Dude have you gone all Emo?"

Self: "Nah mate, those wrist scars are from my Slashbook pro"

by theflb June 15, 2011

slashdot effect

A.K.A. Slashdotting, Slashdotted, etc.

Refers to the effect a Slashdot post has on a website. Because of slashdot's gigantic audience, any link placed there quickly goes down; very few sites can handle such huge traffic coming to their site.

Though the slashdot effect is similar to a denial of service, most webmasters don't mind the huge publicity and traffic to their site.

by progamer124 May 12, 2004