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Slashdot
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers Reviews Rolling In http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1958241

[0]flogger writes "After the first showing of The Two Towers, the
    reviews are now coming in. They are positive and SPOILER FILLED.     Reviews can be found [1]here, [2]here and a short one [3]here." Don't     say you weren't warned. I'm not reading them. I finished re-reading TTT     saturday, and am ready to see Ents walk. Links

    0. mailto:church_al@ttown.efingham.k12.il.us
    1. 
http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=13950
    2. 
http://www.lightsoutentertainment.com/movies/reviews.php?filmID=2&reviewID=31
    3. 
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/1038851383

Jupiter Forecasts 50% Increase In Spam
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/0419227

[0]Mr. Sketch writes "According to Yahoo, the amount of spam is
    expected to [1]increase 50% in the next five years, meaning the average     american will get over 3600 of them a year. The future of email is??" Links

    0. http://mr_sketch AT xsmail DOT com

1. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021202/wr_nm/tech_spam_dc_4

GNOME 2 to Replace CDE As Solaris Default DE http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/041214

    Gentu writes "OSNews [0]had a quick chat with John Fowler, Sun     Software's CTO about Solaris 10, Java, the web services competition and     more. In the interview, Fowler reveals the timing in which Gnome2 will     become the default desktop environment: Solaris 10, which is expected     to have its first beta later in 2003. This is a huge step for Gnome2 in     the UNIX world, as it will be replacing CDE for good as the default     desktop environment ([1]betas of Gnome 2 for Solaris 8/9 already exist)     and becoming a standard part of the large operating environment with     millions of installations worldwide. Additionally, Sun is now pushing     developers on coding on either GTK+ 2.x or Java (they have in fact
[2]revealed plans on creating GTK+ bindings for Java which will make
    all future Solaris apps look like alike)." Links

    0. 
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2278
    1. 
http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/gnome/beta/get/index.html
    2. 
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2172

PayPal Founder Wants To Launch Satellites http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/0140239

[0]XNormal writes "Elon Musk, founder of Zip2 and PayPal is [1]planning
    to build a launcher for small satellites. Much of his personal
[2]fortune come from the IPO of PayPal and subsequent sale to eBay. The
    amount of money he plans to spend on this project is not much more than     Denis Tito spent on his space station visit. The difference is that     this venture actually tries to do something productive. Elon is also     behind the [3]Life to Mars mission." Links

    0. mailto:xnormal@SPAM.ME.NOT.hishome.net
    1. 
http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive02/webarch_111802.html
    2. 
http://www.fortune.com/lists/40under40/snap_23.html
    3. 
http://www.lifetomars.com/

West Virginia Joins Massachusetts in MS Appeal Bid http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/0039259

[0]diwolf writes "West Virginia is [1]seeking to join Massachusetts in
    appealing a U.S. District Court decision that rejected a tough     antitrust remedy sought by nine states in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust     case. This is also being [2]reported at CNN [3]and ZDNet." Links

    0. mailto:diwolf@@@transact...ca
    1. 
http://www.smartmoney.com/bn/ON/index.cfm?story=ON-20021202-000683-1710
    2. 
http://money.cnn.com/2002/12/02/news/companies/microsoft/
    3. 
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-975656.html

Slashback: Drivers, Bodycomputing, Farscape http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/174237

    Slashback with news on ATI drivers for non-ATI branded cards, the     viewer-led movement to save Farscape, wearable computing from MIT,     text-to-facial-expression software, and more. Read on for the details

Open Source Housing
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/2147223

[0]No_Weak_Heart writes "The latest issue of [1]Metropolis magazine has
    an interesting look at [2]the house of the future. The primary focus of     the article is on MIT's [3]House_n project and its offshoot - the Open     Source Building Alliance. The article discusses potential benefits of     adopting a modular, component-based, everyone's-invited approach to     building. Houses built via interactive design stategies and     mass-cutomization vs. single-purpose structures driven by one     ideology."
Links

    0. 
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dylanfoley/
    1. 
http://www.metropolismag.com/
    2. 
http://www.metropolismag.com/html/content_1202/mit/index.html
    3. 
http://architecture.mit.edu/house_n/

AMD's 64-bit Plot
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/223225

[0]ceebABC writes "In a long [1]interview with eWEEK, AMD's CEO Hector
    de Ruiz talks about struggling to compete with Intel, but more     importantly about their upcoming 64-bit processors. He says that AMD's     64-bit chips will be comparatively priced to the 32-bit ones, and     backwards compatible. He also thinks there will be a market for desktop     64-bit systems. Skip to the [2]last page for the most interesting     stuff."
Links

    0. mailto:ceeb123@yahoo.com
    1. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,740709,00.asp
    2. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,741273,00.asp

How To Get Hired As An Open Source Developer http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/2054256

    An anonymous reader writes "Todd Cranston-Cuebas, tech recruiter for     Ticketmaster, offers [0]insider tips and tricks for landing an     open-source job -- or for recruiting new talent to your IT staff." Make     yourself googleable.
Links

    0. http://www.theopenenterprise.com/story/TOE20021202S0001

Real-Time Collaborative Mapmaking
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1922241

[0]savetz writes "Throughout October and November, citizens of
    Amsterdam were invited to wear a GPS tracker as they went about their     lives. Their whereabouts were forwarded to a server which created a map     of the city in real-time, based on "the sheer movements of real     people." The [1]site includes aggregate maps, and those created by     individuals, including a subway driver, cyclist, and marathon trainer." Links

    0. http://www.savetz.com

1. http://www.waag.org/realtime/

Linux.com
ROCK Linux 1.5.20 released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/127243

    blindcoder writes "Yesterday, Andreas Huebner announced the Release of     ROCK Linux 1.5.20. This will be the last 1.5.x. The next released will     be 1.6.0-pre1, according to Huebi."

Terra Soft Presents PPC Hardware Solution Running http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/127223

    Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews features an article revealing a new     product from Terra Soft, makers of the most popular PPC Linux     distribution, Yellow Dog Linux."

Challenge for "Robust Audio Hash"
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/126245

    New challenge for creating an audio hash.

Interview With Ingo Molnar
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/124248

    Jermye Andrews writes "KernelTrap has interviewed Ingo Molnar who has     been contributing to Linux kernel development since 1995 with an     impressive list of accomplishments."

Mozilla 1.2.1 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/124223

    Asa Dotzler writes "We've fixed the bug with writing into a dynamically     created element that was causing DHTML and other layout problems in the     1.2 release. The new builds are available at mozilla.org's releases     page."

Does Free Linux Have Hidden Costs?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/123218

    paleo writes "Organizations running Windows 2000 spend less in the long     run for some tasks, such as print and file serving, than organizations     running Linux, according to a new survey from research company IDC."

A Chat with John Fowler, Sun Software CTO http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/121241

    Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews had a quick chat with John Fowler, Sun     Software's CTO about Solaris 10, Java, the web services competition and     more. In the interview, Fowler reveals the timing in which Gnome2 will     become the default desktop environment."

Host-Based IDSes: Integrity Checkers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/153245

• By Michael D. Bauer - Dedicated host-based IDSes tend overwhelmingly to rely on integrity checking. In theory, host-based IDSes should use a much broader category of tools. Commercial IDS products, such as ISS RealSecure and Marcus Ranum's Network Flight Recorder, both of which I categorize as Network IDSes, can use sophisticated methods (such as traffic analysis) on a single host, if desired.

Prelim GNOME Board election results
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/0156231

• by Tina Gasperson -Voting has closed and the ballots have been counted for the GNOME Board elections. It's not surprising to find the new board is laced with Ximian staff.

Cheap Mandrake for Windows refugees
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/2031216

    -by Tina Gasperson - Monday, MandrakeSoft announced what it calls a     Refugee Program. If you can muster up proof that you purchased an     operating system license to run Windows or UNIX or any other OS,     Mandrake has got a deal for you.

Thinkgeek
Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml

Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml

Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml

Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml

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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