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Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
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Apolyton's going to be Slashdotted! Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Apolyton was just linked as a front-page news-story on www.slashdot.org

Prepare for the Slashdot effect!
aaglo is offline aaglo
King
the contradiction is filled with holes...
Aug 2001
time: 07:25
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So, what is sthe slashdot effect?
Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
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When about thousands of people visit a website linked on Slashdot at a time, killing the server.

They have a habit of posting links to small servers, and Slashdot has a huge readerbase, and everyone seems to click all the links...
Eli is offline Eli
Emperor
Israel
Jul 2000
time: 07:25
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To arms!
Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 14:53 Visit Asher's homepage!
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Tired of ads?

There's ~400 guests online right now alone on the forums...
aaglo is offline aaglo
King
the contradiction is filled with holes...
Aug 2001
time: 07:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 14:58
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Suffering from ads?

I'll think I'll give them all a bit of slash, and put a dot on all this nonsense.
Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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Attack at dawn, take no prisoners! Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Forum wars, gotta love em.

Link to the enemy?
Ari Rahikkala is offline Ari Rahikkala
King
Unreported loss of streaming in atomic read operation
Oct 1999
time: 07:25
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* Ari Rahikkala figures that Markos could easily get a +5 by going to /. and screaming "YOU KILLED SETTLER! MY BEAUTIFUL SERVER!" *
Timexwatch is offline Timexwatch
King
Columbia Heights, Washington D.C.
Jul 1999
time: 00:25
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www.slashdot.com

It's not a war, and you can't beat tech geeks.

Also, let me be the first to say:

slashdotters, u r all gay *****
Stefu is offline Stefu
Emperor
CLOWNS WIT DA DOWNS 4 LIFE YO!
Jan 1970
time: 07:25
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RUN!

It's going to be like that Evil, Evil Finland time...
Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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Well, if we can't fight then lets get sentimental about poor old poly.


...i love you guys...


*sniff*
Ari Rahikkala is offline Ari Rahikkala
King
Unreported loss of streaming in atomic read operation
Oct 1999
time: 07:25
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Get a bigger avatar today!

If this was a real Slashdotting, Settler would be down and inaccessible by now... well, at least as far as I know... As of yet it's still quite responsive.
Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
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Suffering from ads?

Wait until all of the IT geeks wake up and get to work.

It's 2-5AM in the US right now.
Comrade Tassadar is offline Comrade Tassadar
Settler

Aug 2005
time: 05:25
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quote:
 Originally posted by Tassadar. It's still original, too.
Currently Active Users: 500
There are currently 99 member(s) and 401 guest(s) on the boards.


401 vs 99 ?!?!?!

Unfortunately their members continue to rise and ours continue to fall. I predict that we shall fall at the hands of the evil Slashdottian army....
Eli is offline Eli
Emperor
Israel
Jul 2000
time: 07:25
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It's time to use our secret weapon.
Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

Mind energy, yeah...focus your minds, think of a good, happy server standing up to the attack...concentrate!



My brain hurts.
Comrade Tassadar is offline Comrade Tassadar
Settler

Aug 2005
time: 05:25
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quote:
 Originally posted by Eli
It's time to use our secret weapon.




No.....Not our SECRET weapon! That would be inhumane!! INHUMANE!!!!

Ari Rahikkala is offline Ari Rahikkala
King
Unreported loss of streaming in atomic read operation
Oct 1999
time: 07:25
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* Ari Rahikkala considers creating a HARDMAN login at Slashdot... then remembers they've all seen goatse anyway so they're impervious to that sort of attack *
Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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SET APOLYTON FOR SELF DESTRUCT! Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Slashdotters have 5 minutes to reach minimum safe distance...
Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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Enter the AD-FREE zone

Ming:
Comrade Tassadar is offline Comrade Tassadar
Settler

Aug 2005
time: 05:25
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quote:
 Originally posted by Lancer
Slashdotters have 5 minutes to reach minimum safe distance...




With an empire as large as ours....I highly doubt that ANYTHING could survive an exposion of Apolyton. There is no safe distance anymore......
Skanky Burns is offline Skanky Burns
Deity
Skanky Bastard Quartermaster
Aug 2001
time: 14:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 15:24
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* Skanky Burns starts building a bunker.
 There, it should be ready in another 5 turns.
MarkG is offline MarkG
Grand Lord of Apolyton, Owner of all this land as far as the eye can see

Donate to the Red Cross		 Macedonia, Greece
Jan 1970
time: 07:25
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dont worry, we'll sacrifice the OT if we have too. but we'll service the the slashdotters at all costs

The Mad Monk is offline The Mad Monk
Emperor
of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 15:27
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That's our MarkG!

Always ready to service someone for the cause!
Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
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Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Kudos to who ever made this forum cache and other load-reducing stuff, Mark.

Lancer is offline Lancer
Emperor
Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:25
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Sacrifice the OT? That would make us all mayrters! Toast though, finito.

Hey I have an idea, you guys hang out here, I'll go the the Apolyton forum...

Good luck!
MarkG is offline MarkG
Grand Lord of Apolyton, Owner of all this land as far as the eye can see

Donate to the Red Cross		 Macedonia, Greece
Jan 1970
time: 07:25
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thanks Asher

each slashdotter(guest) is doing 1/3 of the queries of the registered users
Alexander's Horse is offline Alexander's Horse
Deity
Panmunjon, hands up!
Jan 1970
time: 15:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 15:39 Visit Alexander's Horse's homepage!
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Put an end to popups!

Why am I not surprised Asher reads slashdot.
Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
Apolyton Duke of Off-Topic

Donate to the Red Cross		 The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
May 1999
time: 13:25
  Old Post 10-01-2003 15:41
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No biggie, only 95 responses so far.

Good thing there aren't that many MoO 3 fans there.
Asher is offline Asher
King
Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999
time: 22:25
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quote:
 Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Why am I not surprised Asher reads slashdot.

Not only do I read it, but I have maxed out karma.

 
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