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[osdn starter] December 08, 2002
Date: Sun Dec 08 2002 - 03:00:54 EST
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December 08, 2002 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Debian-Installer Alpha Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/023207
[0]robstah writes "An alpha release of the next generation Debian
installer (Debian-Installer) has been [1]announced. Debian-Installer is
an actively developed replacement for the older and now rather
delapidated boot-floppies installer. This alpha release is available
for i386 only as ports to other platforms are not yet significantly
mature. Volunteers are requested to test this new installer and help
contribute to Sarge, the next release of Debian GNU/Linux." Now's the
time to complain if you want to be heard.
Links
0. http://{gro.naibed} {ta} {retsbor}
Because Only Terrorists Use 802.11
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/0156246
[0]skinnyd writes "Consultants working for the Department of Homeland
Security have announced that the Feds view open [1]WiFi as a means of
abetting terrorists, and say that they will compel the open wireless
operators will have to close off their nets. 'Homeland Security is
putting people in place who will be in a position to say, "If you're
going to get broken into ... we're going to start regulating."'
Links
0. mailto:jedinyfe@yahoo.com
Adobe Finds No Elcomsoft-Cracked E-Books http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/0117204
[0]dJCL writes "I noticed at [1]BlackMask.com that the Adobe
investigators have found [2]not a single e-book that was decrypted by
Elcomsoft's Advanced e-Book Processor, even despite the months of
intensive searching of around 100,000 pirated e-books that they could
find(i.e. something else was used to crack them). Just love how the
laws have been able to stop people from pirating things these days."
Links
0.
http://www.cauze.com
1.
http://www.blackmask.com/
2.
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=1855398Journal of Applied Physics, NASA, and the Hydrino http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/2252259
[0]Erik Baard writes "I wanted to bring you the last on a story that
was slashdotted in June: [1]NASA's investigation of the 'hydrino'
rocket. In June I reported for wired.com that the NASA Institute for
Advanced Concepts was funding a six-month study of rockets propeled by
plasmas created by BlackLight Power Inc. The company claims that energy
is released when it shrinks hydrogen atoms, bringing the electron
closer into its nucleus than thought possible. Here's the scoop: the
researcher told NASA that *something* was indeed generating plasmas
with more kinetic energy than would be expected for the power input.
And the kicker is that BlackLight founder Randell Mills scored a paper
about his plasmas in the mainstream Journal of Applied Physics -- after
a few years of following this bizarre startup, that floored me." Here's
the [2]Village Voice story with these updates.
Links
0.
http://www.baard.com
1.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/07/2159210&tid=134
2.
http://villagevoice.com/issues/0250/baard.phpGhost Stations of the London Underground http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/059254
[0]PinchDuck writes "Check out this site to get a tour of [1]London
Underground stations that have been abandoned during the century+
history of the commuter system. You can apparently still get to some of
them! (though not by taking the Tube, obviously). I wish I had found
this site 2 weeks ago, when I went to London, but now my geeky
explorations must wait until my next visit (having just flown back in
to Detroit today)."
Links
0. mailto:pinchduck@mindspring.com
IEEE Spectrum Surveys Current Games' AI Technology http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/2224225
orac2 writes "[0] IEEE Spectrum has an [1] article on the AI
technologies used in the current crop of video games. State machines,
learning algorithms, cheating, smart terrain, etc are discussed. Game
developers interviewed include Richard Evans, of Black and White fame,
who talks about Lionhead's upcoming Dmitri project and Soren Johnson
who created Civ III's AI."
Links
0. http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/
Gobe Productive GPL Release In Danger
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/2023243
Elliot writes "[0]Gobe, developers of Gobe Productive, a fast and
lightweight office suite initally developed for the BeOS and later
ported to Windows and Linux (which never made it past beta stage),
announced in August that they would be [1]open sourcing Gobe Productive
under the GPL. Unfortunately, it appears that financial issues [2]might
prevent this from happening. A shame to see yet another wonderful piece
of software [possibly] fail."
Links
0.
http://www.gobe.com/
1.
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1520
2.
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2308First Desktop Computer To Use Intel's XScale http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/209230
[0]Ian Chamberlain writes "[1]Drobe, the leading RISC OS portal, has
[2]reported the release of [3]Iyonix, the first desktop computer to use
Intel's [4]XScale processor. The XScale is now famous for its
increasingly widespread use in PDA devices, used because of its low
power consumption and high performance processing. The Iyonix runs a
new 32bit version of [5]RISC OS, the operating system orginally
developed by Acorn, but now owned by [6]Pace." The same site links to a
[7]pair of reviews (one translated from heise.de) of this machine. RISC
OS is also what powers the [8]solar PC mentioned a few months ago.
Links
0. mailto:slashdot@namesindex.com
1.
http://www.drobe.co.uk/
2.
http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact500.html
3.
http://www.iyonix.com/
4.
http://www.intel.com/
5.
http://www.riscos.org/
6.
http://www.pace.co.uk/
7.
http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact505.html
8.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/15/0237239&tid=137
Clothes Make the Network
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1812204
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "Howard Rheingold is looking at how
"wearable computers create ad-hoc wireless communities." Here is the
main idea, introduced by Gerd Kortuem, a 38-year-old assistant
professor, who recently moved to Lancaster University in England from
the University of Oregon's Wearable Computing Lab. "As he sees it, the
crowds who surround us every day constitute a huge waste of social
capital. If you live in a city for instance, there are many who pass
within a few yards of you each day who could give you a ride home, buy
an item you're trying to sell, or consider you as dating material.
Dynamic networking makes it possible to tap those resources through a
momentary alliance among transient interest groups." Check [1]this
column for a summary or the [2]full article if you have more time."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2002/12/07.html
2.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_Rheingold120402.asp
1.0GHz P3 In A CD-ROM Drive Bay
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1727235
[0]Migraine Man writes "Similar to the PPC-based [1]Briq, the folks at
[2]Stealth Computer have introduced an [3]Intel-based PC that's built
into a 5.25" CD-ROM-sized enclosure. It's got a 1.0GHz P3, 256M RAM,
20G HD, 10/100 eth, CD-ROM, USB, FireWire, video, and sound. At [4]USD
995, it's reasonably priced too. You could put three of 'em on a 1U
rackmount shelf, or stuff several into a mid-tower and build your own
desktop cluster. A [5]summary datasheet is here. Very cool."
Links
0. mailto:migraineman@hotmail.com
1.
http://www.totalimpact.com/briQ.html
2.
http://www.stealthcomputer.com/home.htm
3.
http://www.littlepc.com/
4.
http://www.littlepc.com/pdf/LPC-301-USA-PRICE.pdf
5.
http://www.littlepc.com/pdf/LPC-301-DATASHEET.pdf
Linux.com
IBM Offers Native Linux on pSeries Server
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/08/1149239
IBM announces that the eServer p630 will start shipping Linux-ready, without having Big Blue's AIX Unix operating system bundled with it.
KDE 3.1 Release Slips to Next Month, KDE 3.1RC5 Out http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1828253
Dre writes "The much-anticipated release of KDE 3.1, originally scheduled for this week, has been delayed, most likely until early next month."
Making money by catching flak
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1828226
Anonymous Reader writes "There has long been a question: How do Linux companies propose to make money from free software?"
SmartEiffel 1.0 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1827235
Per Wigren writes "Today SmartEiffel, the GNU Eiffel-compiler finally reached 1.0!"
Hacker From the 'Hood Tells All
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1826211
Ejovi Nuwere survived growing up in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood by learning how to hack -- and doing well at it.
'Tis the season to frag with Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1825246
A first-person, open-source shooter game called Cube can help relieve some of your stress, and Joe Barr is here to tell you how.
Sun sings a new tune with chips
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1824259
Sun Microsystems has been criticized for having some of the slowest chips around, but the company now has revamped its processor plans with some novel new designs.
Two CPUs in One?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1824239
The latest Pentium 4 chip reaches 3 GHz and promises you a virtual second processor via Intel's hyperthreading technology.
Linux enthusiasts in India upbeat
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1823249
Guru prasadh writes "BANGALORE: Nearly 2,000 supporters of the Linux operating system rounded off a three-day conference in Bangalore this week, pleased with its growing corporate use and strong backing by heavyweights like IBM."
How to setup a Linux Router/Firewall
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/06/1036256
This is a small guide written to guide you on your journey of setting up a Linux router/firewall. It'll allow you to share your Internet connection and provide some protection to your home network.
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Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
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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
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Watches: onHand PC Watch
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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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