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[osdn starter] March 09, 2003
Date: Sun Mar 09 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Playing with Google
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1430241
Chromatic sent over the links to Tara Calishain's [0]Happy Google Hacks
page. It's basically a collection of interesting ways to do searching -
something fun for the weekend. I'm thinking of preparing dinner Sunday
based on the recipe tool.
Links
0. http://www.buzztoolbox.com/google/
Yet Another Perl Conference - Canada
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/2313249
[0]minaguib writes "For anyone interested in Perl, [1]Yet Another Perl
Conference is coming to Ottawa, Canada May 15th and 16th.
Pre-Registration is now open and the calendar is not completely
finalized, as they are still accepting presenter entries. This is a
great way to get involved either as a presenter or an attendee."
Links
LA Times Examines Silicon Valley
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/2127235
[0]Richard Finney writes "The Los Angeles Times has a [1]special
section on Silicon Valley. Most of the stories focus on the 'survivors
struggling through the toughest stretch in tech industry history.'
There's also a story on [2] Five Reasons to Hope - New technologies
that may help Silicon Valley rise again: Biotech, microsensors,
nanotechnology, flexible electronics and data mining. We'll see."
Links
0.
http://rfinney.com
1.
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-svintro9mar09.story
2.
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-svnewthings9mar09.htmlstoryCan Science Journalism Be Entertaining and Responsible? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/190232
[0]GRW writes "This past week, I attended a [1]panel discussion
sponsored by the [2]Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics in
Waterloo, Ontario, entitled "Can science journalism be entertaining and
responsible?". This was a discussion regarding the role the media could
and should play in the dissemination of scientific issues to the
general public. Panelists included newspaper, TV and radio journalists.
I thought that this might be a good subject for a Slashdot discussion.
What do you think about science journalism? How can it better
communicate to the general public about science and the scientific
method? Can science journalism do a better job of helping people
distinguish science from pseudoscience?"
Links
0. http://
1.
http://perimeterinstitute.ca/activities/public_lectures/
2.
http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/
Intuit Sued Over Product Activation
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1848232
An anonymous reader writes "PCWorld is [0]reporting: [Scott] Leviant's firm of Stanbury & Fishelman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Intuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of all U.S. purchasers of TurboTax software for the 2002 tax year. The suit alleges that Intuit engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices by failing to fully disclose the mechanisms and consequences of its product-activation technology before consumers pay for the software." Links
0. http://www.idg.net/ic_1196714_9677_1-5042.html
Back to the Trees
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1840252
circletimessquare writes "This story should excite the nerd in anyone.
Build a [0]luxury treehouse! The [1]New York Times reports on an
[2]entire subculture devoted to an idea which sounds funny at first...
but really, why not? Much serious discussion in the article about the
technical considerations involved in treehouse construction. Also
mention of 'treesorts' at the bottom of the article (one being called
'Lothlorien Woods Hide-a-way' lol). I hunted down some links to two of
the big players mentioned in the article, [3]TreeHouse Workshop Inc.
and the [4]World Treehouse Conference. No mention as to whether or not
they support [5]Banyan VINES (sorry, I couldn't resist)."
Links
0.
http://www.treehouses.com/treehouse/construction/home.html
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/
2.
http://nytimes.com/2003/03/07/realestate/luxury/07TREE.html
3.
http://www.treehouseworkshop.com/
4.
http://www.treehouses.com/treehouse/treesort/conv0.html
5.
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/vines.htmCell Phones Changing Social Group Communication http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1738254
Mortimer.CA writes "An interesting article on how cell phones are
[0]changing the way people interact and get together in Japan. Some
interesting quotations: 'To not have a keitai (cell phone) is to be
walking blind, disconnected from just-in-time information on where and
when you are in the social networks of time and place.' And the new
social faux pas: 'One college student I spoke to described leaving
one's phone at home or letting the battery die as "the new taboo."' The
article mentions the book Smart Mobs which was [1]mentioned on Slashdot
before. I keep thinking how Marshal McLuhan said that our new
inventions change the way we view the world. This is 'obvious' now, but
was quite a new idea when he thought of it. In the 40s and 50s you
"needed" to get a (land line) phone, then it was cars, email, and now
cell phones. What's next? Is it simply a matter of keeping up with the
Joneses?"
Links
0. http://www.ojr.org/japan/wireless/1043770650.php
Australian Overturns 15 Years of Nano-Science Doctrine http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1631221
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "Dr John Sader, from the University of
Melbourne, discovered a design flaw in a key component of the Atomic
Force Microscope (AFM). He 'used established mechanical principles to
prove that the popular V-shaped cantilever inadvertently degrades the
performance of the instrument, and delivers none of its intended
benefits.' This finding may reshape the industry by proposing a single
new standard and because the AFM 'has been the instrument of choice for
three dimensional measurements at the atomic scale, since its invention
in 1986.' Check [1]this column for more details and an AFM diagram or
read the original [2]University of Melbourne's article. You also can
visit the '[3]How AFM works' page."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2003/03/08.html
2.
http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/0006_1_1.php?article=414
3.
http://stm2.nrl.navy.mil/how-afm/how-afm.htmlSignificant Interactivity Boost in Linux Kernel http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/162218
An anonymous reader writes "The Linux kernel team is [0]at it again.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds recently proposed a patch to offer
interactive processes a boost, greatly benefiting the X desktop, as
well as music and movie players. O(1) scheduler author [1]Ingo Molnar
merged Linus' patch into his own interactivity efforts, the end result
nothing short of amazing... The upcoming 2.6 kernel is looking to be a
desktop user's dream come true."
Links
0. http://kerneltrap.org/node.php?id=603
Grand Theft Auto Released For Free
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1331203
[0]Snover writes "It's already incredibly difficult to actually get to
the site due to its extreme popularity, and can only get worse after
the inevitable slashdotting, but [1]Rockstar Games has [2]updated their
original hit, Grand Theft Auto, to run on 'modern' computers and
released it for free to the public. It'd be nice if more gaming
companies did this! Unfortunately, it (of course) is Windows-only and
utilises the propietary DirectX API, but hey, [2]free game for anyone
that's paid the Microsoft tax! (The download speed, once you actually
manage to connect to the site, is quite excellent -- it's maxing out my
2Mbps connection.)" Ah, what a classic game.
Links
0.
http://zetafleet.com
1.
http://www.rockstargames.com/
2.
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/
Linux.com
Xbox Linux team issues antitrust plea
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1350257
The programmers who got Linux to run on Microsoft's gaming console now want the EC's antitrust body to head off a legal response
$1 billion lawsuit against IBM could taint Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1347205
SAN JOSE — SCO Group's $1 billion lawsuit against IBM for allegedly giving away trade secrets in its open-source Linux programs is a potential boon to Microsoft and other proprietary software companies.
Axceleon Launches Academic High-Performance Grid Computing http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1342226
Axceleon, leaders in computational grid software, announced today that it is offering special pricing to the academic community.
Why SCO Needs to Go
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1340236
uninet writes "It's clear to any long term observer of the community that this means exactly one thing: SCO has not been able to succeed in the Linux and dying UNIX businesses and is now seeking an alternative way to bring in profits. Its no secret that the company hasn't been doing well for some time, in fact, Open for Business and others questioned SuSE and Conectiva's alliance with SCO and TurboLinux (which was recently bought up by a ...
(Updated) SCO-Caldera Sues IBM in Intellectual Pro http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/08/1334239
MozillaQuest Magazine takes a look at the legal nitty-gritty and reports: "The legal action appears to be about claims involving the UNIX and Linux operating systems . . . Interestingly, none of these counts are for UNIX source code copyright infringement. The impression we formed upon skimming over the 136 paragraph Complaint is that SCO-Caldera is all bent out of shape because SCO is losing UNIX business..."
The U.S. as a second-class Linux citizen http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/1343204
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Here's a quote from an article at The Economic Times of India: "Some PC manufactures such as HP sell PCs without software giving the option to chose an operating system to customers from the home segment. Others like Compaq are choosing to load Linux, the free operating system on to their computers." Why aren't U.S. citizens given this same choice?
SCO: IBM Suit Not About Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/207259
The legal action the SCO Group brought against IBM on Thursday has nothing to do with Linux or the open-source community, Darl McBride, CEO and president of the SCO Group, stressed in a media conference on Friday morning.
Red Hat: An Appraisal and Outlook
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/1717229
Ever since the market bubble burst, Red Hat has been struggling to regain its initial glow of excitement. Although it claims prestigious accounts (Amazon, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Cisco and others), enterprise IT loyalty to a specific Linux distribution and distributor is less locked in than with proprietary systems.
A tale of two licenses: Part 1 (MS EULA) http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/1714246
rjmatm writes "What restrictions are you accepting when you click through that license agreement?"
Microsoft issues first-ever dividend
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/178249
A.Guru prasadh writes "SEATTLE: Microsoft is issuing its first dividend on Friday, shelling out more than $850 million to shareholders, from the smallest investor right up to co-founder Bill Gates."
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