/. was the first technology aggregation site I started visiting on the web.
I don't go back very much. I think the thing that did it for me was the site's redesign. It's much too clever by half. The signal-to-noise ratio dropped over the years as well.
Having said that, I thought the categorization system was awesome -- much better than up/down voting. And on good days I really enjoyed the mix of funny and interesting. It was a nice combination of amused peanut gallery and topic expertise. Sort of a joyful love of learning.
I don't go back very much. I think the thing that did it for me was the site's redesign. It's much too clever by half. The signal-to-noise ratio dropped over the years as well.
Having said that, I thought the categorization system was awesome -- much better than up/down voting. And on good days I really enjoyed the mix of funny and interesting. It was a nice combination of amused peanut gallery and topic expertise. Sort of a joyful love of learning.