Comparison

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software vs Lobsters

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software and Lobsters both land on Depends.

Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

Depends

Confidence: Low

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Depends

Confidence: Medium

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Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software versus Lobsters
Compare	Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software	Lobsters
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Developers tracking Linux/open-source news	Computing professionals
Who it's not for	Buyers sourcing or comparing software tools	Marketers chasing link traffic
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; site publishes no security page.^³	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹³
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	No support evidence found
Public sentiment	User sentiment evidence is essentially absent . a single Trustpilot review exists.^²	Users describe Lobsters as a tightly focused, lower-traffic Hacker News alternative, though moderation bans draw complaints.^⁷
Biggest gotcha	Category mismatch: evaluating this page as software is the mistake itself^¹	You need an existing member's invite; there is no signup page.^⁹