ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
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ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
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Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#2makes sense for them to do this
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#3Probably the greatest "side affect" from StackOverflow and ServerFault is watching ExpertsExchange slowly wither away into a moldy corpse.
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#4Great job, Joel. Now get to work on these variations:
SnackOverload - StackOverflow for people who like snacks
CrackedTwoByFour - StackOverflow for people who need refunds for defective building materials
CrackFoSomeHos - StackOverflow for crack whores
StackCoverFlow - this is still StackOverflow, but with a CoverFlow UI
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#5Probably the greatest "side affect" from StackOverflow and ServerFault is watching ExpertsExchange slowly wither away into a moldy corpse.
I couldn't agree more. Nothing's more annoying than Googling for an answer to a problem, failing to look at the source of the link and ending up at Experts Exchange. Instant back button.
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#6So is the "woot" badge an advertisement for woot.com, or did they just steal the logo?
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#7Probably the greatest "side affect" from StackOverflow and ServerFault is watching ExpertsExchange slowly wither away into a moldy corpse.
I couldn't agree more. Nothing's more annoying than Googling for an answer to a problem, failing to look at the source of the link and ending up at Experts Exchange. Instant back button.
Scroll down :-)
Or use Google cached version.
For it to show to Google bot it has to be visible for you too - if it's not then they'll get penalised by Google.
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#8So is the "woot" badge an advertisement for woot.com, or did they just steal the logo?
See: http://serverfault.com/badges/66/woot-enthusiast
Woot was the launch sponsor for Server Fault so it would be an advert.
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#9They automatically migrate your information from StackOverflow based on your OpenID. (It started me with 101 rep, too.)
Find the man responsible for that decision and reward him appropriately, please. That is the kind of Obvious Usability Win that is anything but obvious.
Relatedly: My bank until recently required you to log in with a long numeric string, instead of a memorable ID like everywhere else on the planet. Then they upgraded to the 21st century and decided to allow people to pick memorable IDs. So they of course have a form for it. When I went to it, it said "Hey, we noticed that you use $NAME as your ID at $BROKERAGE, a company which we own. For your convenience, we're going to set your ID to $NAME. If you want to change it, click below."
Honestly if there was any way to figure out what person was individually responsible for the intra-company political hell that went into getting that approved I would have sent him a cake in the mail on general principles.
Re: ServerFault launches - it's StackOverflow for sysadmins
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I couldn't agree more. Nothing's more annoying than Googling for an answer to a problem, failing to look at the source of the link and ending up at Experts Exchange. Instant back button.
Scroll down :-) Or use Google cached version. For it to show to Google bot it has to be visible for you too - if it's not then they'll get penalised by Google.
There's also a free signup option that they don't publicize:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/registerFree2.jsp
Although I can't think of any reason to use it.