Old Slashdot Repost

Commenters repeatedly note that the linked article or story is old news originally posted or discussed on Slashdot decades ago, and has been reposted on HN multiple times before.

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mixmax • Nov 3, 2020 • View on HN

Slashdot had something similar many years earlier

scarface_74 • Aug 14, 2023 • View on HN

I can’t blame you for not getting the reference. It is over 20 years old now.https://m.slashdot.org/story/21026

gsmethells • Apr 24, 2016 • View on HN

This was originally on Slashdot in 1990's and has been on HN before.

desktopninja • Apr 4, 2021 • View on HN

I recall the same. It was so long ago but it came from a reputable site.A quick search brought up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5147321

beat • Feb 11, 2014 • View on HN

Whoa, flashback. I think I read that on Slashdot back in the day.

phendrenad2 • Jan 2, 2022 • View on HN

Okay that's neat. There's a slashdot thread from 21 years ago discussing this. People were just as bewildered then as I am today. :)

nico • Aug 8, 2009 • View on HN

This is really old, it appeared in Digg about 2 years ago! (And again today)

pxmpxm • Apr 5, 2024 • View on HN

This, definitely remember reading about this on slashdot decades ago. Must've gone well...

robbyt • Sep 16, 2020 • View on HN

This reads like a Slashdot post from 1998.

gaur • Feb 22, 2016 • View on HN

Back in my day, they called this the Slashdot effect.