Underground Mac Community Foils a Coup

An anonymous reader writes "In an attempted palace coup that would not have been out of place in a Shakespearian tragedy, a moderator faction at Mac Serial Junkie, one of the largest underground Mac communities, was shut out this weekend after it was discovered that many staff members were plotting a coup. The plans included a surreptitious takeover of the domain name macserialjunkie.com. In an Open Letter to the Community, the founders of MSJ explain how a number of people at the highest levels of the underground planned their takeover activities for almost two years, only to be foiled at the last minute."

Days of our lives

[dekkerdreyer]

This is quite a soap opera, but I think only people who regularly post on those forums could really care. So here's to the three of you.

Next week on slashdot: How one moderator over at knittingmachines.org thwarted an attempt by 31337gr4ndm4 to copy the patterns of beloved moderator iknit4u.

Re:tag this whocares

[sg3000]

> tag this whocares

No, there's too much of a risk that someone will think that Dr. Who or those simpletons the Grinch was ripping off actually care about this tempest in a teapot.

It would make more sense if Slashdot started a section specifically for stories like this. They could combine it with stories about changing alliances among pre-teen girls at our local Junior High School and which C-list celebrities are feuding with their former cast members. They could even reuse the OMG Ponies theme.

One person was

[Anonymous Coward]

Zonk, and boy, he's pissed he didn't get to post it.

Re:Who cares?

[gEvil (beta)]

Pot, kettle, etc.

Boiling water? Tea? Why yes, I would love a spot of tea.

It had to be said

[Cait Sidhe]

Internets: Serious Business

Re:who fucking cares?

[morgan_greywolf]

y34h, 1tz n0t l1k3 n3 b0dy g1v3z a cr4p ab0u7 w4r3z 4 m4cs!!! a11 th3 31337 d00dz us3 w1nd0ze!!!!

Re:Subterranean Homesick Blues

[gEvil (beta)]

Highest levels of the underground? That means they're just below the surface, right? And they've been planning their takeover for almost two years? They don't sound all that motivated to me...

Re:tag this whocares

[quanticle]

Yes, and to further drive home the distinction, they could even place it under a different domain. Something like, Fark.com [fark.com] perhaps...

/kidding
//this is probably too irrelevant even for Fark
///slashies on Slashdot

Re:Who cares?

[rlp]

Underground Mac community?? Do Morlocks use Macs?

Re:WGAF

[thijs_w]

[...] get out of your parent's basement, into the real world. Get a real job and a (girl|boy)friend and just get on with your lives!

You must be new here.

Oh god...

[Anonymous Coward]

You know I'm going to hold you personally responsible for this if they create gossip.slashdot.org. I can just hear them now discussing how popular sites like TMZ and The Smoking Gun are.

On the plus side, though, it might bring more girls to Slashdot.

Re:Who cares?

[ksheff]

CmdrTaco is getting scared that CowboyNeal is going to take over.

In Other News

[Stevecat]

SmR writes
"In an attempted anthill coup that would not have been out of place in a tragic Discovery Channel special, the red ants in my backyard, owners of one of the largest anthills underground in my backyard, were doused with gasoline this weekend after it was discovered that a faction of the worker ants were plotting a coup. The plans included an unprecedented and sneaky incursion into my kitchen trash containing an old big Mac, cereal, and tasty junk. In an unexpected move I placed some honey-soaked borax in their trail and the poison infiltrated into the highest levels of their underground empire. Then dousing thier anthill with gasoline I ended their reign of almost two years, and thus they were foiled before my wife got home."

Honestly, I think my story is more interesting.

SmR

Re:Subterranean Homesick Blues

[david.given]

Highest levels of the underground? That means they're just below the surface, right? And they've been planning their takeover for almost two years? They don't sound all that motivated to me...

I presume their train got stuck at Edgeware Road.

Re:WGAF

[Poromenos1]

Man, you did not just use a regular expression when telling people to get girlfriends. Tell me that's not it.

Re:tag this whocares

[mikael]

Yes, and to further drive home the distinction, they could even place it under a different domain.

Perhaps the Mac Serial Junkie People's Front?

or the Popular Front of Mac Serial Junkie?

or even the People's Front of Mac Serial Junkie?

but not to be confused with the Popular Front of Mac Serial Junkie.

Underground, overground...

[edittard]

I'm a womble, you insensitive clod!!!!

Ob: lame dupe joke, about dupes (lame, not funny)

[edittard]

Zonk, and boy, he's pissed he didn't get to post it.

Not true. Strictly speaking, he only didn't get to post it first. Just wait a day or two.

Well, quite!

[djkitsch]

I thought this site had editors....!

Re:Who cares?

[Anonymous Coward]

Personally, I always buy direct from small time developers directly...

Foolishness. I prefer to buy indirectly from small time developers directly. Although on occassion I'll buy directely from small time developers indirectly. Have to keep ambiguity on its toes. There's nothing worse than complacent ambiguity. Except for the evils of tautology.

Drat!

[peacefinder]

"Yea, it's a site to swap software serial numbers."

Darn, I was hoping it was a site about Mac serial ports. I was gonna go ask a question...

Re:In Other News

[iroll]

It had a Mac in it, and thus is relevant to my interests!!

Re:tag this whocares

[m0nkyman]

I would have said four digit UID...

Re:Drat!

[Bing Tsher E]

The connector is round. And it's the same connector as on certain Sun boxes (the IPX is one, I believe). So you can use Apple Modem Cables and a nullmodem plug to connect to a headless SparcStation as the console.

Some of the finest Macs ever made use that serial connector, i.e. the SE/30.

Re:tag this whocares

[Anonymous Coward]

THAT WAS YOU???

Re:Splitters!

[Anonymous Coward]

Michael Sims: Gay Nazi Conspirator [trollaxor.com]
Why Slashdot Fired Michael [trollaxor.com]
Ein Tag im Leben von Michael Sims [trollaxor.com]

Re:tag this whocares

[Himring]

And the editors reject so many worth-while stories. LoL! I can see it now:

[Takes hit off joint] Editor: "Let's see [in a holding-breath-talking-way-that-pot-smokers-do], submissions, submissions, submissions.... Hrmm, 'Life found on mars' ... nah [rejected], 'ancient silicon chip found in egypt' ... nah [rejects], "ETI found 20 light years away" ... nah [rejects]. Omg! e-drama among mac geeks! Yes!!! [accepts]...."

Curses!

[DragonTHC]

and I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for you damn mac fanboys!

Re:tag this whocares

[Capsaicin]

I knew a couple of chicks (some fat, some otherwise) that would "blow for co". Those old MajorBBS systems attracted some weird personalities... I'm glad the Internet wiped 'em out frankly.

I guess you weren't a BBS sysop then ...

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Re:Oh god...

[rtyhurst]

Helloo.

I am hot Russian chix.

You are makng me all moisty with insighful, funy and interstink commemt.

Moderate me from behind, you big trouts!!

Re:tag this whocares

[bytesex]

You forgot: [Exhales]