Journal The Fun Guy's Journal: Looking around the old place 2
Shadow Wrought's JE on saying goodbye to Slashdot made me want to post a JE about... something. Anything.
I'm reminded of how last year I finally made the decision not to renew my subscription to Scientific American. After almost twenty years, I stopped. The magazine had gotten too thin, too pretty, too political. For the last couple of years, I'd get each month's issue, flip through it, maybe read one or two articles, then chuck it. Pulling the plug on it meant turning the page and moving on, something that people in general are not especially good at.
Slashdot is like that. The stories on the front page are things I've already seen on DVICE or ArsTechnica. I never get involved in the discussions, and rarely read them, even when setting the filters extra high.
I've changed, Slashdot has changed. Time to accept that and move on.
I don't like change (Score:2)
Which is funny - considering some of my life choices.
But I'll be around should you drop back in. Though of course I don't notice so much since I keep up with you at twitter, facebook, and your other outlets. You work so hard to make it so easy.
But I'll stick around here. They fixed the journal pages and now I don't even have that irritant pushing me away. I will be checking out dvice though. Already read Ars every day.
I did the same thing (Score:2)
SW's departure was enough of a kick in the pants to at least post a JE giving people a way to get in touch with me on G+.
His metaphor for it being like going to your old college dorm was a good one. It's so familiar and yet everything that made it special to you is long gone.