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Slashdot
Be Thankful If They Just Snore
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2252243

    The NYT is running has a lengthy piece in their weekend supplement     about [0]sleep disorders. Besides a certain amount of humor value, the     article covers sleep terrors and sleepwalking and even weirder     disorders.
Links

    0. http://nytimes.com/2003/02/02/magazine/02SLEEP.html

DVD: Degradable Versatile...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2241236

[0]jomaree writes "The [1]SMH online reports that some DVDs are
    starting to corrode or "rot". Although somewhere between 1 and 10 per     cent of DVDs are affected, it seems the distributors don't want to     know. One list of affected movie titles reveals what might be a     sinister pattern emerging: "One DVD website lists 18 titles known to     have at least one bad batch, among them Planet of the Apes (1968), Men     in Black: Collectors Edition, Independence Day and the Alien Legacy box     set." Or maybe the person compiling the list only buys sci-fi movies." Links

    0. mailto:jomareewade@yahoo.co.uk

1. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804519345.html

Engrish LOTR: The Two Towers Captions
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/220240

    Cyclometh writes "Someone has put together a set of [0]screengrabs from     an Asian bootleg of LOTR:TTT, which are totally hysterical. The     subtitles are apparently the genuine article, which definitely should     bring the phrase caveat emptor to mind for anyone who buys bootleg     DVDs. For a definition of Engrish, see [1]here (apparently it's a     no-smorking zone.)"
Links

    0. http://home.online.no/~gremmem/engrish_ttt_captions/

1. http://www.engrish.com/

Hardcore Waste Recycling
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/167240

    erf writes "Ok, recently we've had a story posted on [0]composting,     followed by one on recycling [1]wastewater into snow. Enough with the     amateur hour stuff, how about the real thing? Joseph Jenkins has been     thermophilically composting all of his family's food waste and sewage     into compost for his garden for 24 years. Yes, he eats the food out of     that garden too. All you need is a bucket, some sawdust, and a compost     bin. You can read all about it in the [2]Humanure Handbook. The     squeamish might want to begin with the section on [3]fecophobia." Links

    0. 
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/08/1241250&tid=134
    1. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2352230&tid=126
    2. 
http://www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html
    3. 
http://www.weblife.org/humanure/chapter6_2.html

More Ways to Blow Things Up
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1739207

    pitabutter writes "Since the /. crowd seems to appreciate the exciting     combination of amateur chemistry and fearlessness (what is it about     intelligence and the desire to blow things up?), [0]Sam Barros' site     would be worth a look. Rail guns, high voltage, electromagnetic     experiements-all there and with videos to boot. Unable to confirm if     Sam still has appendages intact........" Links

    0. http://www.powerlabs.org/

Dismal Console Failures
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1532246

    Anonymous Howard writes "Shacknews' jason bergman has written an     article that looks at some of the [0]biggest failures in console     gaming. It's a great read, and spotlights stuff like the Halcyon, a     $2500 (!) laserdisc system with only two games and Nintendo's Virtual     Boy, a stereoptic system that had red-on-black simulated 3D graphics." Links

    0. http://www.shacknews.com/extras/lncex/lncex7.x

Finland Drops EUCD For Now
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/213251

[0]replicant_deckard writes "[1]Electronic Frontier Finland just got a
    huge legal victory. They report the local DMCA-copy (based on EU     copyright directive) was [2]dropped today at the parliament after heavy     criticism. So far [3]just two EU nations have accepted the innovation     threatening law. [4]Campaigns go on in different European states. They     need your support!" cabra771 writes "The European Commission has put up     a [5]new proposal dealing with online music piracy that appears to have     slightly upset a few people."
Links

    0. 
http://www.effi.org/
    1. 
http://www.effi.org/index.en.html
    2. 
http://www.effi.org/julkaisut/tiedotteet/pressrelease-2003-01-31.html
    3. 
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1424213&tid=158
    4. 
http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EUCD-Status
    5. 
http://www.itworld.com/Net/4087/030131euantipiracy/

Battlefield Medkits Improve
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2057244

    ApharmdB writes "CNN has an article on the US military's fielding of a
[0]bandage containing clotting agents that can stop blood flow within
    two minutes. Obviously, the hope is that they will save a lot of lives.     What's next straight from your favorite FPS? Who has an estimate on how     long it will take for the Army to outfit its troops with anti-personnel     rocket launchers?" [1]Those have been around for quite a while. Links

    0. http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/01/31/combat.medics/index.html

1. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/smaw.htm

Giant Sucking Noise
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1848201

[0]bsharma writes "The [1]next round of globalization is sending
    upscale jobs offshore. They include basic research, chip design,     engineering--even financial analysis. Can America lose these jobs and     still prosper? Who wins? Who loses?" News.com has a [2]related story     about outsourcing.
Links

    0. mailto:bsrsharma@yahoo.com
    1. 
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_05/b3818001.htm
    2. 
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-982839.html

A Preview of Ximian's Gnome 2.0 Desktop
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1832211

    TweetZilla writes "Dennis Powell has a good [0]preview of Ximian's     newest desktop. But does anybody care at this point? How many people     still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to Evolution?" Links

    0. http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=316

Linux.com
GarageGames Launches Marble Blast for Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/139229

    Anonymous Reader writes "GarageGames announced today the release of the     Linux version of their highly acclaimed 3D game, Marble Blast."

Why recordable DVDs wonÂ&#x2019;t last
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/137227

    The conventional wisdom has been that recordable DVDs would replace the     VHS cassette as the media of choice for archiving TV shows and movies.     But that vision seems pretty shortsighted.

Crossing the Desktop Linux Chasm in San Diego http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/133218

    How can Lindows and the Desktop Linux Summit get past their bad PR?

SVLUG hosts "openMosix: Kernel-Level Linux Clu http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/01/132229

    Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes "Moshe Bar, project manager of the     openMosix Project, will speak on openMosix at the Silicon Valley Linux     Users Group meeting Wednesday, February 5th, 2003."

Commentary: Hard for Open Source software to be mainstream in developing countries http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2152219

• by Sebastian Bassi - There is a lot of fuss about government adoption of Open Source Software (OSS) around the world. One well-known case is the initiative in Peru, but there are several more in other third world countries like Argentina [1], Brazil, Paraguay and Chile.

National Weather Service forecast: Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2113216

     Linux has moved into the everyday operations of the National Weather     Service (NWS) and is now helping produce local forecasts across the     nation and run the agency's Web sites. (Yes, NewsForge broke the story     so you already knew this. - ED)

Missing in Action at LinuxWorld
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/216253

    We promised in our coverage of LinuxWorld to follow up on the companies     that were missing in action. Among the missing were Mandrake, Lindows     and KDE. There was also one big company that everybody knows that     wasn't there but should have been Ã&#x201a;Â&#x2013; but we'll leave that for last.

 Komodo 2.0 takes a bite out of development http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/213208

    Recently, ActiveState released the latest version of its excellent     Komodo integrated development environment (IDE). This new version, 2.0,     which is available for both Linux and Windows, is a great advancement     over the previous 1.2 series. A lot of hard work and care obviously     went into this release, warranting the major upgrade in version and, of     course, the upgrade fees that go with it.

Could IBM Be the Next Computer Chip King? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2055240

    For a long time, IBM has been content to be a bridesmaid, never a     bride, in the PC chip market. Although Big Blue produces integrated     circuits and chips for mainframes, and has put its tremendous wealth     and foundry expertise at the service of numerous CPU developers,     including AMD and Cyrix, it has never entered the PC processor fray     itself.

NASA takes Internet into space
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2051258

    The Columbia space shuttle has become an Internet node, with a little     help from Linux

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Electronics: PowerPad Pro XBOX Controller http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/xbox/xboxhard/5bec/

Electronics: SI-5 Gen2 Speakers
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/5c86/

Electronics: Panzer Dragoon ORTA for Xbox http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/xbox/xboxsoft/5ce8/

Computing: PowerPad Extended Life Notebook Batteries http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5cec/

Computing: Glow Wire PC Lights
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5b85/

Gadgets: ER1 Personal Robot System
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ce0/

Gadgets: Securikey Authentication System http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/5cd6/

Electronics: Infoglobe Caller ID Display http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/phones/5c83/

Computing: Dual RW DVD/CD Internal Drive http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/5c94/

Computing: ADS Firewire Drive Kit
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/5cd1/

Electronics: PS2 Network Adapter
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/ps2/ps2hard/5bd7/

Computing: Asylum GeForce Ti4600 AGP 4x
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/avcards/5ce3/

Computing: D-Link USB/FM Radio Adapter
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5cc7/

Computing: Linksys USB 2.0/Ethernet Adapter http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5c97/

Computing: Logitech Cordless Freedom Joystick http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/gaming/5cc8/

Computing: IoGear Bluetooth to USB Adapter http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5ce5/

Computing: NEC-Mitsubishi 18" LCD
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/display/lcd/5cc3/

Interests: QuickKill
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/leetware/5c45/

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