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[osdn starter] March 06, 2003
Date: Thu Mar 06 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Pancake Physics to Cut Batter Splatter
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/0125245
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "The headline just about says it all on this
one. A physics grad student in the UK has come up with the mathematical
formula for how to flip a pancake and have it land correctly back in
the pan. The [1]BBC has the details."
Links
0. mailto:steveco@NoSpam.san.rr.com
Australian Federal Police Raid Major ISPs http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/06/0018248
pflodo writes "The Australian (newspaper) has an article about Telstra the major Australian ISP and other 'declined to name' ISPs that have been [0]raided by Australian Federal Police to 'seek the identity of particular subscribers' in relation to their activity and files stored on the ISP's servers. I imagine they will eventually raid some domestic homes and make a scapegoat of some unfortunate teenagers." Links
0. http://australianit.news.com.au/common/print/0,7208,6081015%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Distros To Try: Slackware 9.0-rc1 And Yoper 1.0 http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/06/0349241
[0]FrosGate writes "Slackware 9.0-rc1 is now available for public
consumption over at [1]www.slackware.com. From the site: 'Some of the
main components included are the 2.4.20 Linux kernel, KDE 3.1, GNOME
2.2, and XFree86 4.3.0, as well as gcc-3.2.2 and the latest development
libraries. Enjoy!' Enjoy is right!" And [2]Scorchen writes "[3]YOPER
has released Version 1.0 of their increasingly popular distro. This is
the their first stable release." Here's [4]the announcment. The website
claims "With Yoper it is possible to import packages from all the other
major distros including rpm's, deb's, and tgz packages."
Links
0. mailto:frosgate@yahoo.com
1.
http://www.slackware.com/
2. mailto:justin@inforeading.com
3.
http://www.yoper.com/
4.
http://www.yoper.com/finalannounce.html
AOL Cans 1 billion Spams In One Day
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/06/0125250
linuxwrangler writes "AOL [0]announced today that its spam filters hit the 1 billion reject mark for a 24 hour period. This is an average of 28 rejects per day per member. In addition, AOL spam engineers say they receive 5.5 million spam submissions each day from AOL users. Other reports [1]here(1) and [2]here(2)." Links
0.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/230645356&ticker=aol
1.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/03/05/financial1928EST0343.DTL
2.
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,79045,00.html
Slashback: Humility, Patents. Vapor.com
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1728252
Slashback brings updates on Salon's quest for money, Miguel de Icaza's thoughts on the most recent KDE vs. GNOME critique, bad news for anyone who wants a cute Windows-free laptop from Lindows.com, and more -- read on for more details.
Working as a Game Tester
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1639224
DaytonCIM writes "SFGate.com has a great story on the real [0]life of game testers. 'Life is not all fun and games, though. It's all games -- with little time left for sleeping or eating, at least during the busy months before Christmas. The longest week he has logged was 106 hours, and 60-hour-plus weeks are typical in deadline crunches, he said.'" Links
0. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/05/BU78795.DTL
Rambus Destroyed Evidence In Anti-trust Trial http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2152230
Marasmus writes "CNN is reporting that memory-chip maker [0]Rambus has
been found [1]guilty of destroying evidence which was 'critical' to the
anti-trust case brought by the U.S. government. Interestingly, the
Judge has denied the [2]FTC's request to move on to the penalty phase
of the trial. Destruction of evidence in an anti-trust case normally
yields a forfeiture of trial, but Rambus 'will have the burden of
proving its innocence" instead.'
Links
0.
http://www.rambus.com/
1.
http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/05/technology/rambus.reut/index.htm
2.
http://www.ftc.gov/
The Future That Hasn't Arrived
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2031241
[0]jonerik writes "[1]MSNBC has [2]this article on an exhibit starting
this week at Philadelphia's [3]Lost Highways Archive and Research
Library. Entitled [4]Radebaugh: The Future We Were Promised, the
exhibit focuses on the artwork of the elusive A.C. Radebaugh, a
commercial illustrator whose works promised us a glittering, shiny
tomorrow from the '30s to the '50s; a helicopter in every garage,
massive streamlined cars, vacations on Mars - in short, pretty much
everything we didn't get. The exhibit collects examples from
Radebaugh's portfolio, auto designs for Chrysler, DoSoto, and Dodge,
ads, and 'Closer Than We Think!,' a syndicated weekly comic strip drawn
by Radebaugh. I want my jetpack, dammit!"
Links
0. mailto:jonerik@@gis.net
1.
http://www.msnbc.com/
2.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/880581.asp?0dm=C19IT
3.
http://www.losthighways.org/
4.
http://www.losthighways.org/radebaugh.htmlWhat Fruits Will Reduced R&D Bear For The U.S.? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2023200
lucabrasi999 writes "Here's an interesting [0] commentary from Mike Tarsala at CBS.Marketwatch.com regarding R&D spending by U.S. companies as it compares to overseas firms. It compares today's US tech firms to the Big Three Automakers of the 70's, while saying the overseas tech firms are similar to the Toyotas and Hondas of the 70's. In other words, US Tech firms are about to be taught a lesson in global capitalism. I think Mike is 100% correct. What do you think?" Links
Toshiba To Show Laptop Fuel Cells at CeBit http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/196256
war3rd writes "According to [0]The Register, Toshiba has finally been
able to build a fuel cell for laptops that they will unveil at [1]CeBit
next week. The fuel cells are expected to last approximately 5 hours
and are compatible with existing lithium-ion batteries. Form factor
remains the only issue. The trick is that they use the water by-product
from the cell to dilute the methanol source as it enters the
[2]reformer, and are therefore able to store higher concentrations of
methanol in the cell. My only concern is how quickly can they get this
to market?"
Links
0.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/29590.html
1.
http://www.cebit.de/
2.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-processor2.htm
Linux.com
Got checkmate? ChessBrain grid is now online
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/143217
- by Tina Gasperson - ChessBrain is a very powerful distributed computing network. It is similar to SETI@home in that volunteers sign up to donate spare computing power from their PCs. The difference is that all that power is used, not in the search for extra-terrestrial life or to fold proteins, but to play the ancient game of chess.
Moto and Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2255259
Motorola's adoption of Linux and Java for future mobile phones may be a sign of a major shift in software strategy for the entire cell phone industry.
Sony PlayStation 2 gets Debian-based Linux distro http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2251259
xRhino has released BlackRhino, a Debian-based Linux operating system for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) game console.
Shorthand Scripting Language 1.2.0 released http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2226221
Anonymous Reader writes "The latest Release of the Shorthand Scripting Language 1.2.0 is now available for download.
Xbox Linux Project complains to EU about Microsoft dumping http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/187223
Representatives of the Xbox Linux Project have asked the European Union to widen its investigation of alleged anticompetitive behaviour in the community to include Microsoft's Xbox.
Alan Cox: Linux 2.2.24
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1747251
No changes from 2.2.24-rc5 except to remove the -rc5 identifier.
Linux set for Asian growth
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1745209
A survey of IT managers in the Asia-Pacific region has found that the use of Linux on servers is set to grow at double the rate of its closest rival
Approaches to a Linux PVR
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1743259
I have been looking into how to set up a Linux personal video recorder, or PVR. I don't have one working yet, but I have learned a few things. Here are notes on the two approaches that look best for a Linux PVR.
Open Source puts down roots in Finland
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1742257
Some 400 IT managers and other decision-makers from throughout Northern Europe explored the business climate, for GNU/Linux specifically and Open Source generally, in Helsinki last week.
Grant program provides financial assistance to PHP http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1731252
Marco Tabini writes "php|architect, the monthly magazine for PHP professionals, is proud to announce the creation of the php|architect Grant Program, whose goal is to provide financial support to best-of-breed PHP-related projects.
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