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[osdn starter] February 17, 2003
Date: Mon Feb 17 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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February 17, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Hacking the Streamium
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/17/0328240
[0]UVwarning writes "I submitted a [1] review to Slashdot about a month
ago complaining about various problems with Philips' [2]streamium
MCi-200 (an Internet micro hi-fi system). The main gripes being that
Philips controls which Internet radio stations you can listen to and
that the PC-link software (which is used to serve MP3s from your PC to
your Streamium) only runs on Windows. I managed to fix both of these
problems by reverse engineering the PC-link protocol and writing my own
pc-link server in perl, which can be run on practically any OS, *and*
can trick the Streamium into playing any Internet MP3 stream that you
want! This is a must-have for any Streamium user. Here is a more
[3]detailed article along with the [4]perl script and an outline of the
[5] PC-link protocol."
Links
0.
http://www.siteswap.org
1.
http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/08/0337254&tid=137
2.
http://www.audio.philips.com/news_press/PR_MC-i200_080102.asp
3.
http://www.siteswap.org/streamium/
4.
http://www.siteswap.org/streamium/pclink.pl.txt
5.
http://www.siteswap.org/streamium/protocol.htmlBuying a Small, Light Linux Notebook Computer? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/17/0213201
[0]metamatic asks: "I'm planning to buy a notebook computer in the near
future. Currently I'm looking at an iBook; however, they're a bit
larger and heavier than I'd like. PC users are always telling me that
PCs are faster and cheaper, and I'd be happy enough running Linux for
what I want the notebook for. So: I'm looking for PC notebook computers
that outperform the iBook. Must have USB and Firewire, built-in
ethernet, and 802.11b support somehow (via a PC card slot is OK). Small
is important, lightweight is important, long battery life is important.
I don't care about screen size so long as it can do 800x600.
Performance isn't a major concern, as I'm not going to be playing 3D
games on it. Sounds easy? Here's the catch: I will not purchase
Windows!" After all that this industry has gone through in recent
years? Does one still have to pay the Microsoft tax when purchasing a
laptop?
Links
0. http://www.pobox.com/~meta/
Film Gimp Chalks Up Another Studio
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/17/024206
Robin Rowe of the [0]Film Gimp project has a [1]piece running on
NewsForge (also part of OSDN) that says "Film Gimp has recently been
adopted by ComputerCafe, the fourth motion picture studio to use it in
making feature films." Check out this [2]recent post about Film Gimp to
see some great screenshots of behind-the-scenes use. (And Rowe is also
hoping you can get to the Linux Movies Track at [3]Creative Cow West
2003, starting Tuesday in Los Angeles.) Update: 02/17 04:04 GMT by
[4]T: Brain rebooted, so I added the missing link.
Links
0.
http://filmgimp.sourceforge.net/
1.
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/02/16/1355224.shtml?tid=6
2.
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/12/050214&tid=97
3.
http://www.creativecow.net/cow_conference/index.html
4.
http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
Highlift Systems' Space Elevator In The News Again http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/17/0045205
[0]Kris_J writes "[1]Highlift Systems may have found [2]a second
location for the anchor of their space elevator -- Perth, Western
Australia. Apparently we have the calm waters and international airport
that it needs, amongst other things. Slashdot has covered this
company's efforts before: [3]Oct 9, 2002 and, earlier, [4]August 13,
2002, but it's worth discussing again since '[recent funding] has been
given momentum by the Columbia shuttle disaster.'"
Links
0. mailto:hnvacm502@sneakemail.com
1.
http://www.highliftsystems.com/
2.
http://www.thewest.com.au/20030213/news/perth/tw-news-perth-home-sto87820.html
3.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/08/1732216&tid=160
4.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/13/1234253&tid=99
Saving Digital History
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/2322243
[0]Gavinsblog writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the Library
of Congress in the U.S. plans to initiate the $100 million [1]National
Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP).
It is hoped that the project will lead to the preservation of data that
is constantly changing on the Internet. But I wonder who will choose
what is worth saving?" This may remind you of the LOC's [2]effort to
preserve and digitize the audio collection in the National Recording
Registry.
Links
0.
http://www.gavinsblog.com
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10278-2003Feb14.html
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0030228&tid=103
Joltage Powers Down
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/2146259
jbyter writes "Wi-Fi service provider [0]Joltage sent a e-mail to
subscribers that read "It is with regret that I am writing to inform
you that Joltage will be discontinuing its Wi-Fi subscriber and
provider services effective at the end of this month." This could have
been very cool, but due to economy and lack of subscriber participation
they are no longer able to finance their operations." Too bad -- this
[0]sounded like a good idea. The [1]Joltage homepage isn't much help --
it's in place, but content-free. Any other Joltage customers who can
comment on this?
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/30/1440204&tid=95
The 25th Anniversary of the BBS
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/2028220
[0]Jason Scott writes "[1]25 years ago today, Ward Christensen and
Randy Suess officially announced the creation of a little project they
threw together with a 300 baud Hayes modem, a Z-80 based S-100
computer, and a phone line. They called it "[2]Chicago Bulletin Board
System" (CBBS) and it was the first dial-up BBS. From this beginning,
BBSes grew into the many thousands and became an entire industry, and
when the Internet started to mature with the World Wide Web, the users
who had cut their teeth on BBSes moved over to it. So raise a toast to
these two fellows for a [3]quarter century of great online times."
Links
0. mailto:jason@textfiles.com
1.
http://timeline.textfiles.com/1978/
2.
http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/photos/cbbs.jpg
3.
http://www.chinet.com/html/cbbs.html
Science Editors Urge Nondisclosure Of Bioterror Info http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1931237
Jeraph Mason writes "According to [0]this story on ABC news, science
editors want to censor their publications because terrorists may use
them. It's the same argument used to prevent [1]security disclosures
from being published." There's also coverage [2] on the BBC and [3]at
The Washington Post.
Links
0.
http://abc.net.au/news/scitech/2003/02/item20030216103135_1.htm
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/02/21/0559238&tid=172
2.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/denver_2003/2767453.stm
3.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14222-2003Feb15.htmlIntel, Red Hat Agree To BSD License For Intel Patches http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1816200
stock points to this [0]story on CNET, excerpting "Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community." By adding a BSD-variant license to certain kernel contributions from Intel, the two companies have bridged an impasse between the GPL and Intel's "component architecture" license. Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-984769.html
TurboTax DRM Writes to Your Boot Sector?! http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1549232
[0]ltwally writes "As [1]reported on Slashdot (amongst other sites)
recently, the latest version of [2]TurboTax is laden with DRM software.
Even worse, however, is that it apparently writes to your hard drive's
boot-sector , as reported at [3]Extreme Tech [4]here. As I'm sure most
Slashdotters already know, the boot-sector is often times used for
silly things like boot-loaders and such. "
Links
0.
http://ltwally&softhome,net
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/07/1838240&tid=98
2.
http://www.turbotax.com/
3.
http://www.extremetech.com/
4.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,881243,00.asp
Linux.com
3-in-1: Mini Book Reviews
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1522232
A brief look at titles for Perl, LDAP and Lisp.
First photos of Mot's new A760 linux/java handset http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/157243
Anonymous Reader writes "LinuxDevices.com has obtained some nice photos from Motorola of their new A760 linux/java handset announced earlier this week. Check 'em out!"
KDE Wiki for Everyone
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1453219
Vinod writes "Ammai.com has set up a Wiki for everyone using KDE. This will server as a repository for KDE information, tips and tricks, articles and anything else that all KDE users should know. Please contribute your own information to the Wiki."
Film Gimp Continues Hollywood Takeover
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/16/1355224
- By Robin.Rowe - Film Gimp has recently been adopted by ComputerCafe, the fourth motion picture studio to use it in making feature films. Film Gimp, a sophisticated image retouching program designed to manipulate high dynamic range 35mm film images, is a collaborative open source project that branched from GIMP in 1998. After years behind the scenes in Hollywood, Film Gimp had its public launch on SourceForge on July 4, 2002.
CodeCon 2.0 Presentations
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/15/169253
Whether or not you'll be attending next week's CodeCon, here's a preview of what they'll be talking about.
Swiss Taxpayers To Receive OpenOffice, Mozilla http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/15/1453242
hysterion writes "Mozillazine reports: Starting this year, the State of Geneva will mail all tax forms with a CD which includes OOo and Mozilla (1.2.1, translated). The tax software -- for Windows, Mac and Linux -- is shared with another state and replaces an Excel sheet. Gotta wonder what the other Swiss would say if all IRS forms came in such a package..."
Commentary: The Greatest Flaw In Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/15/1342225
- By Patrick 'LinuxAddict' Pauwels - The largest flaw with Linux is not in its ease of use or installation. There's no crisis with lack of software. The hardware support is solid. Actually, I feel Linux is very much ready for the masses. The greatest flaw with Linux is that nobody knows what it is.
Open source threatens Java servers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/14/1828234
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
Zope 2.6.1 Released
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/14/1826206
FEBRUARY 11, 2003 Zope Corporation announced the release of Zope 2.6.1, the latest version of the award-winning open source application server. The new release represents the successful global collaboration of community developers, as it is the first to contain a majority of enhancements from the Zope community.
Wireless e-mail/PIM for Domino on Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/14/1824205
SolutionPlanet writes "If you are running Lotus Domino on Linux and have been looking for a wireless email solution, you need to look no further.
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Electronics: PowerPad Pro XBOX Controller http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/xbox/xboxhard/5bec/
Electronics: SI-5 Gen2 Speakers
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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
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Gadgets: ER1 Personal Robot System
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Gadgets: Securikey Authentication System http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/5cd6/
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