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Thank you. I've been puzzled by that name for literally decades. I always assumed it was a *nix pathname joke about ./ and couldn't figure out why the order was

by yodon 3y ago

Thank you. I've been puzzled by that name for literally decades. I always assumed it was a *nix pathname joke about ./ and couldn't figure out why the order was reversed.

JimDabell 3y ago
From the horse’s mouth: > What does the name "Slashdot" mean? > "Slashdot" is an intentionally obnoxious URL. When Rob registered the domain http://slashdot.org http://slashdot.org, he wanted a URL that was confusing when read aloud. (Try it!) — https://slashdot.org/faq/slashmeta.shtml https://slashdot.org/faq/slashmeta.shtml