[TriLUG] [OT] Thumbs down and a BOOO to M$ and Asus -- IMO

Fri May 29 11:17:20 EDT 2009

Ever since cmdrtaco and hemos sold /. to Andover.net years ago, I've 
wondered just how much influence they really have there.  For example, the 
whole "/. PT Cruiser" fiasco was quite as surprising (and undesirable) to 
them as it was to most other /. regulars.

I can't claim to be a regular back to the "Chips and Dips" days, but I was 
reading /. before there were login accounts.  I actually boycotted getting 
an account for a couple of months after they were announced, and still 
have a 3-digit account number.  I was one of the individuals picked for 
the second round of moderators (when they had assigned moderators based on 
careful observation of said moderator's posting and general behavior). 
Even then, they were fighting a losing battle against trolls and general 
idiots.

Over the years, the number of trolls, idiots, and juvenile (in the 
perjorative sense) posters has increased.  Several years ago, I made the 
decision to stop reading /. due to their presence and the more frequent 
re-posting of stories.  Frankly, I don't think I'm missing anything.

William Sutton

On Fri, 29 May 2009, Brian Phelps wrote:

> Anyone else notice that it seems like Microsoft pays people to mod up
> pro-MS posts and anti-FOSS posts and mod down Pro-FOSS.  It is getting
> pretty silly.  I don't have time to site specific instances, but
> anyone here who reads /. regularly has probably noticed.  I guess MS
> is feeling threatened lately.
>
> Either that or cmdrtaco sold out to the dark side.
>
> On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Brian Phelps <brphelps at ieee.org> wrote:
>> The whole thing is BS and does not seem to be really Asus
>>
>> The site that links to this page is a fake too
>> http://www.asus.co.uk/eeepc/1000HE/
>>
>> Try going to any other page and it redirects to asus.com.
>>
>>
>> whois info
>>
>> Also its registered to "Asustek Computer Inc", an individual and looks
>> nothing like asus.com whois info:
>>
>>    Domain name:
>>        asus.co.uk
>>
>>    Registrant:
>>        Asustek Computer Inc
>>
>>    Trading as:
>>        Asus
>>
>>    Registrant type:
>>        UK Individual
>>
>>    Registrant's address:
>>        The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
>>        address omitted from the WHOIS service.
>>
>>    Registrar:
>>        1 & 1 Internet AG [Tag = SCHLUND]
>>        URL: http://registrar.1und1.info
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Asus.com:
>>
>> Registrant:
>> Asus Computer International
>>   800 Corporate Way
>>   Fremont, CA 94539
>>   US
>>
>>   Domain Name: ASUS.COM
>>
>>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>   Promote your business to millions of viewers for only $1 a month
>>   Learn how you can get an Enhanced Business Listing here for your domain name.
>>   Learn more at http://www.NetworkSolutions.com/
>>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
>>      Yao, Charles              charles_yao at asus.com
>>      Asus Computer International
>>      800 Corporate Way
>>      Fremont, CA 94539
>>      US
>>      (510) 608-4527 fax: 999 999 9999
>>
>>
>>   Record expires on 24-Oct-2011.
>>   Record created on 25-Oct-1995.
>>   Database last updated on 29-May-2009 09:32:23 EDT.
>>
>>   Domain servers in listed order:
>>
>>   DNS3.ASUS.COM                211.72.249.201
>>   DNS7.ASUS.COM                213.61.92.192
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Sean Leinart <sleinart at fscarolina.com> wrote:
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org
>>>> [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Paul McLanahan
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:35 PM
>>>> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
>>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] Thumbs down and a BOOO to M$ and
>>>> Asus -- IMO
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Sean Leinart
>>>> <sleinart at fscarolina.com> wrote:
>>>>> Posted on /. earlier today
>>>>>
>>>>> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/28/0321251
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After reading through the comments, I'm not sure this isn't a
>>>> hack/troll job. The only place from which this
>>>> "itsbetterwithwindows" site is linked is one page on the Asus
>>>> UK site. The domain itself was regestered by an individual in
>>>> Washington state through Godaddy. Plus, the site is obviously
>>>> not up to either company's standards as far as their web
>>>> presence is concerned. I think some dude created the site,
>>>> convinced/paid some other dude at Asus UK to add the link,
>>>> and then 1st dude is watching the carnage laughing.
>>>>
>>>> I call shenanigans!!
>>>>
>>>> /me goes to get my broom
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "Every government interference in the economy consists of
>>>> giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at
>>>> the expense of others."
>>>>  - Ayn Rand
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> That is a good call. I did not dig quite that much, but did go to
>>>> the website, and thought along the same lines as your suggestion,
>>>> though I did not peruse the comments on /.
>>>> Thanks for your observations.
>>>>
>>>> Sean
>>>
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