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[osdn starter] December 02, 2002
Date: Mon Dec 02 2002 - 03:00:54 EST
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December 02, 2002 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Linux Kernel Performance How Will 2.6 Measure Up?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/0125259
An anonymous reader writes "[0]This story offers some interesting performance comparisons between the latest stable Linux kernels (2.4.x) and the latest development Linux kernels (2.5.x), comparing performance on both a single processor and dual processors. These numbers help validate that the upcoming 2.6 kernel will outperform the current 2.4 kernel, at least in some instances..." Links
0. http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=514
239 MPG Car
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/0326234
Kozmik writes "VW/Audi has a history of being a leader in creating super fuel efficient vehicles. They currently sell the most fuel efficient car in the world, 3L [0] Lupo and the [1]Audi A2, and the most fuel efficient station wagon ([2]Jetta TDI Wagon). Now VW is experimenting with something along the lines of the Honda Insight ( a 2 person vehicle ). The [3]1L VW concept car can achieve .89L/100kms or 239MPG. With [4] Biodiesel and [5]Ultra low sulfur diesel becoming available, hopefully more of these vehicles will come to North America. These fuels are already available in Europe and combined with the new catalyst technology they use, these new engines produce very low emissions." It's nice to talk about alternative fuels, but I have yet to see a gas station selling one of them. Links
0.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/consumer/autos/mareview/mauto497.htm
1.
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/11_99/a2_11_29_99/index.html
2.
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/auto/article/0,12543,320360,00.html
3.
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/04_02/04_16/index.shtml
4.
http://www.biodiesel.org/
5.
http://www.clf.org/advocacy/ultra_low_sulfur_diesel.htm
What Makes Great Science Fiction?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/0324226
[0]cheesethegreat writes "Have you ever noticed how everyone breaks
down into a near-religious frenzy when the topic of the "best" science
fiction universe comes up? Everyone has a favorite universe, be it the
Foundation Series by Asimov, or the classic Star Wars trilogy. So tell
Slashdot what your favorite is, and what the most important part of a
science fiction universe is to you."
Links
0. mailto:cheesethegreatIGNORETHIS@yahooDOTcom
Legodeath - Twisted Lego Constructs
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/0328229
[0]Mooseboy writes "I searched /. and was suprised to find that there
were no articles that referenced [1]legodeath.com. This site has
several lego mini-dioramas depicting torture, execution, domestic
accidents, and other scenes of questionable taste. I've had a chance to
see it, so you may commence the slashdotting!"
Links
0. mailto:hefflesniggener@hotmail.com
Molecular Photography
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/005232
[0]med dev writes "An [1]article at New Scientist discusses the latest
in quantum computing - 1000 bits stored in the electron spins of a
single polymer molecule. Add in a recent release of the how-to for the
complete quantum computer, [2]qubits that work, and it may not be much
longer before Google is running on a server the size of a sugar cube."
Links
0. mailto:scott@h-et-h.org
1.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993129
2.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993114
Testing an Orange SPV 'Smartphone'
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/2110203
[0]theolein writes "The register has an [1]article discussing the first
major phone company's implementation -Orange SPV- of MS Smartphone as
well as a common user's [2]experiences with it. More or less confirms
what quite a few expected."
Links
0. mailto:disek@hotmail.com
1.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/64/28351.html
2.
http://www.simonperry.org/
Review: Solaris
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/2147200
[0]Solaris was one of several movies to hit the theaters this
Thanksgiving weekend, and it won't be the most successful. The [1]1961
sci-fi novel has also been the source material for a [2]1972 film.
There are numerous reviews - far more for Solaris than Die Another Day,
suggesting that the critics were hopeful ([3]Salon, [4]NY Times), or
maybe just tired of Bond, James Bond. I saw DAD as well this weekend,
and my capsule review is simple: it sucked, the Bond franchise has
definitely jumped the shark (two words: invisible car). But Solaris is
worth a few more words.
Links
0.
http://www.solaristhemovie.com/
1.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.12/solaris.html
2.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069293
3.
http://salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/11/27/solaris/index.html
4.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/27/movies/27SOLA.html
Investigating Chronic Wasting Disease
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/181228
windows writes "[0]The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch has an article in
today's newspaper on [1]efforts by many states to test for chronic
wasting disease. The disease affects deer and elk, and is similar to
Mad Cow Disease in how it destroys brain tissue giving it a spony
appearance under a microscope. Due to the rapid spread of the disease
recently, most states are enlisting the assistance of hunters to
provide brain stems of deer, to test for the disease. The purpose of
this study is just to determine how far geographically the disease has
spread. It is not yet understood how the disease is spread or if it is
a threat to cattle or humans."
Links
New License Forbids Human Rights Violations? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/1755227
[0]KjetilK writes "A new [1]license published by [2]Hacktivismo, builds
on Free Software licenses but adds clauses to "promote fundamental
human rights of end-users". For those deeply involved in politics, this
is a good idea, but Free Software Licenses have traditionally placed no
restrictions on use." There's a [3]news article about this as well.
Links
0. mailto:kjetikj@aLAPLACEstro.uio.no minus math_god
1.
http://www.hacktivismo.com/news/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17
2.
http://www.hacktivismo.com/
3.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-975638.html
Sun Solaris 9 for x86 for Evaluation
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/1628216
[0]Rune Tønnesen writes "[1]Sun has listent to their costomers, they
have a released [2]Sun Solaris 9 x86 for test and evaluation purposes,
it can be downloaded ($20) as part of their OE Customer Early Access
software.""
Links
0. mailto:rune@nosPAM.tonnesen.org
1.
http://www.sun.com/
2.
http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/intel/
Linux.com
OFTC: A study in cooperative open source software politics
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/1559223
- By David 'cdlu' Graham - Managing an open source or free software related project can be challenging, so why do it alone? This essay explains how the Open and Free Technology Community's pseudo-democratic system works to divide up power and authority and always keep fresh blood working on the project.
Ground work laid for Open Source Java
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1033220
Java Community Process (JCP) members have voted to alter the community's structure, officially supporting open source implementations of Java.
Open Source advocacy group set up in Victoria http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1031218
Open Source Victoria will aim to educate the State's business and government leaders about the benefits of using Open Source software for both server and desktop environments, Con Zymaris, one of the main people behind the group, said today.
Human rights enshrined in open source software http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1029233
Software distributed under an "enhanced source" licence released this week will be legally prohibited from censoring or spying on users.
Review of LindowsOS 3.0
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1024233
Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews has published a thorough review of LindowsOS 3.0, the latest version of the infamous Linux-based OS."
LJ Index
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/198251
Statistics about Linux and related topics from around the world.
GNU Bayonne extends support for synthesized voices http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/199244
David Sugar writes: (November 30th, Bayonne, NJ) With the latest GNU Bayonne beta release (1.1.2), we have greatly expanded support for and integration of automated text to speech synthesized voice systems. Using "flite" based text to speech synthesis engines, initially developed through Carnegie Mellon University, and commercial derivatives of "flite", such as Cepstral's Theta, it is now possible to have fully automated high quality voice ...
Window Managers (introduction)
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/1410258
In recent times, the desktop Linux world has been enriched beyond recognition by the KDE and GNOME projects, but window managers are still at the heart of these environments, as well being used widely on their own. In this review, I'll delve into this exciting world and look at the development and the state of the art of some of the most significant and most popular window managers.
Finally, Linux With a Lot Less Fuss
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/147214
Over the past few weeks, I've installed Linux on three computers without breaking into fits of cursing. That's a novel development in my experience with this open-source operating system.
Linux future scales out
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/140236
AS DOMINANT SYSTEMS and software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system.
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Tshirts: Kids: newbie
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Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer! http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers! http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers) http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
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