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[osdn starter] March 12, 2003
Date: Wed Mar 12 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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Slashdot
Benetton Clothing to Carry RFID Tags
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/0156247
An anonymous reader writes "Clothing manufacturer Benetton has
announced that they will begin [0]embedding RFID tags in clothing for
inventory control purposes. You can read more about this at [1]SF
Gate." morcheeba adds more information: "EETimes [2]is reporting that
Benetton will be embedding a Philips RFID chip into the label of every
new garment bearing the name of Benetton's core clothing brand,
[3]Sisley. The 15 million chips expected sold in 2003 will allow
monitoring of garments from production to shipping, shelves and
dressing rooms. The [4]I.CODE chip [5](tech info) used in Benetton's
labels will include 1,024 bits of EEPROM and operate at a distance of
up to 1.5 meters. RFIDs look like they would be extremely uncomfortable
in [6]some Sisley clothes."
Links
0.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2003/03/11/financial1508EST0170.DTL
1.
http://www.sfgate.com/
2.
http://www.eetimes.com/sys/news/OEG20030311S0028
3.
http://www.sisley.com/
4.
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/markets/identification/products/icode/ic/index.html
5.
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/acrobat/other/identification/icode_ht_ls.pdf
6.
http://www.benetton.com/press/sito/photo/product_adver/sisley/2003_wet/sisley07.html
Microsoft and the SPAM Game
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/223248
The [0]Seattle Times reported a while ago that Microsoft is pushing for
[1]Washington State Senate Bill 5734 which will overturn most of
[2]Washington State's laws that specify monetary penalties for
companies who send out spam. This will completely exempt ISPs from
current Washington spam laws, which Microsoft just happens to be. It
seems that they are [3]jumping the gun a bit. They are having a company
named [4]Digital Impact (save that address for you spam filters) send
the email for them. Thankfully I live in Seattle so maybe I can collect
an easy [5]$500 before Microsoft guts the current law.
Links
0.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/home/
1.
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=webspam25&date=20030225&query=spam+microsoft
2.
http://www.spamlaws.com/state/wa.html
3.
http://www.tangent.org/~brian/microsoft-spam.html
4.
http://www.m0.net/
5.
http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslrcw/RCW%20%2019%20%20TITLE/RCW%20%2019%20.190%20%20CHAPTER/RCW%20%2019%20.190%20.040.htm
Internships in the Post-DotCom Era?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/2244212
aetherspoon asks: "Reading the [0] Internship at Microsoft story, I was
wondering what paid jobs were actually still out there for CS majors in
the industry. Coming from a CS major who has a stack of 'We're sorry,
but...' letters sitting on his desk, I know that I have not had much
luck in this area. Are there any places left offering good paid
internships?"
Links
0. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/0147219&tid=109
Slashback: Rocketry, Pythonation, Scoffing http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1817203
Slashback tonight brings a few followups to recent Slashdot postings on the fate of model rocketry in the new, hypercautious America; a few Python gatherings for those who prefer that language to Perl; and a response from Los Alamos to recent claims of lax security. Enjoy!
The Universe May Be Shaped Like a Doughnut http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/2229213
[0]NewbieV writes "The NY Times (reg., etc.) [1] is reporting that data
from the [2]Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe may suggest that the
universe might be shaped like a doughnut or a cylinder: it might be
possible, like in the old video game [3]Spacewar, to drift off one
'side' of the Universe and reappear on the other."
Links
0. mailto:slashdotterNO@SPAMmindspring.com
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/science/space/11COSM.html?pagewanted=print&position=top
2.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
3.
http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/groups/el/projects/spacewar/
Microsoft Writes Off Corel
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/2013204
PizzaFace writes "Microsoft [0]resuscitated Corel two and a half years
ago, paying $135 million for a quarter of Corel's equity ownership.
Corel talked then about [1]bringing its products to .Net, and even
hinted that it might use its Linux expertise [2]to port .Net to Linux.
Since then, Corel gave up on [3]the Linux business and isn't talking
anymore about .Net, but is instead riding [4]its XML hobbyhorse. So
[5]Microsoft is selling its stake in Corel to a VC firm for $13
million, taking a 90% loss on the investment."
Links
0.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-246486.html 1. http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-10/lw-10-corel.html
2.
http://www.chguy.net/news/oct00/death-of-corel.html
3.
http://www.xandros.com/corporatebackground.html
4.
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel/Solutions/solutions&id=1042152867412
5.
http://news.com.com/2100-1012-992014.htmlU.S. National Do-Not-Call Registry is Law http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/2031247
[0]extra88 writes "Bush has signed the [1]Do-Not-Call Registry into
law. The registry will be run by the FTC and funded by fees collected
from telemarketers. Telemarketers can be fined up to $11K for calling
someone on the list. Politicians, surveys (loophole?) and charities are
exempt from using the list. The FCC oversees certain industries
(airlines, banks and phone companies) and will have to "buy in" to the
registry for it to affect those industries. [2]Slashdot covered this
story when the bill went through House of Representatives."
Links
0. mailto:cwcx@mail.rochester.edu
1.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/11/politics/main543573.shtml
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/13/1510258&tid=158
Peer Pressure Porn Filter
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/195258
Highwayman writes "[0]Wired magazine [1]presents one man's approach to
stopping online pr0n 'Instead of relying on filters, the approach,
which [2]NetAccountability has been pitching primarily to religious
groups, calls for Web users to share records of their online activity.
Users pick a friend, spouse or other confidant who receives a regular
report showing which sites they visit, highlighting potentially
objectionable material.'"
Links
0.
http://www.wired.com/
1.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,57962,00.html
2.
http://www.netaccountability.com/
John Perry Barlow On The Dangers of DRM
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/194256
D4C5CE writes "In an extensive [0]interview with one of Europe's most
renowned IT publishers, EFF cyber-rights activist [1]John Perry Barlow
speaks out against attempts to bring the entire planet under the
control of dangerous Digital Restrictions Management schemes
overprotected by clones of the dreaded DMCA (Dumbest Mistake on
Copyright in America, or something). Barlow is one of countless critics
of DRM and the DMCA, including [2]Lawrence Lessig and many other
[3]Professors of Law as well as Linux Kernel Guru [4]Alan Cox and the
[5]Internet Society. Now, are you mailing, faxing and reading these
views to all of the many misguided opponents of the [6]BALANCE Act?"
Links
0.
http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/14337/1.html
1.
http://www.eff.org/~barlow
2.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/21/155221&tid=158
3.
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010126_ny_lawprofs_amicus.html
4.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/20/1314214&tid=166
5.
http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/020815pr.shtml
6.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/07/2013228&tid=103
New NASA Maps Show A Bad Day On Earth
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1843251
[0]Stephen Lau writes "ScienceDaily has an article talking about the
[1]new NASA maps that reveal the geography of the North American
continent in amazing detail. One of the [2]maps provides strong
evidence of a 112 mile wide, 3000 foot deep impact crater which they
believe was the comet/asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs and
more than 70% of Earth's living species 65 million years ago."
Links
0.
http://www.whacked.net
1.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030311075014.htm
2.
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03379
Linux.com
BOFH is now passé, according to one consultant
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/1621236
- by Tina Gasperson - Rick Freedman, IT consultant and author, says he sees changes coming in the typical IT admin job description. No longer will sysadmins or network administrators be able to get by on technical talent alone. In the near future, they're going to need - gasp - people skills.
Is Stow the best way to manage Linux packages http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/0532255
Anonymous Reader writes "This article is about Stow, a software installation management utility for Linux that offers a number of advantages over the tried-and-true Red Hat and Debian package management systems. With Stow, you can package applications in standard tar files and keep application binaries logically arranged for easy access."
Choosing a Linux Distro, Part II
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/218201
Gentu writes "This new article over at OSNews is a followup to an article published a few weeks ago about a Linux newbie's experiences who's trying to find a Linux distribution that would suit his needs. It is interesting to see this recent Linux convert in his quest to find 'the' Linux distro that can replace his Windows."
TextMaker for Linux beta now available
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/216204
Anonymous Reader writes "SoftMaker has released a beta of their new Word processing application for Linux that offers Microsoft Windows compatibility. TextMaker for Linux is a a word processor that launches fast, requires little memory, is easy to install, and is full-featured. The program reads and writes Microsoft Word 6/95/97/2000/XP files without losing formatting or content. Download available and screenshots."
Tonight Live:SCO vs Godzilla (ESR on SCO & IBM) http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/214238
Jeff Gerhardt writes "Tuesday, March 11th, 2003, from Chicago IL. Tonight LIVE on www.thelinuxshow.com. At 6pm pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et.... Kevin Hill, Jeff Gerhardt, Doc Searls (Linux Journal), Arne Flones and Russ Pavlicek; are back live tonight after a one week layover of being telco challenged. We have a great show lined up tonight on The Linux Show!
Linux analysts, users offer varied predictions on SCO suit http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1843230
Michael S. Mimoso writes "In the six days since SCO Group filed suit against IBM Corp. as part of a dispute over Linux, there's been no shortage of people wanting to weigh in on what it all means. Hundreds of people have posted messages about the issue on the Slashdot.org bulletin board. Meanwhile, vendors have tried to position themselves in ways that will be most reassuring to their customers. And Linux enthusiasts everywhere have fumed."
Is a Sendmail worm likely?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1822223
Michael S. Mimoso writes "A serious buffer overflow vulnerability announced last week in Sendmail is ripe to be exploited by targeted attacks, but it is also possible for a worm writer to write malicious code that exploits the security hole."
Thoughts on House Bill 2892
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1546229
Anonymous Reader writes ""A recent bill was proposed to the Oregon State Legislature by Representative Phil Barnhart. This commentary tells of the good things about the bill and the belief that no bill should be passed for ideology reasons. A commentary that does what many fail to do, stays neutral on the open source versus proprietary software battle that has been going on for ages during the course of the commentary.""
Book Review: A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux 8 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1534206
Anonymous Reader writes "In the last few years, Red Hat has become the market-leading Linux distribution. This is exactly why there are many books about Red Hat Linux, with this one being one of the newest. The material presented here is specifically written for Red Hat users but the majority of the information presented can be applied to other Linux distributions. This review is going to be a bit more concentrated on the security aspects of ...
IBM unfazed by SCO Unix threat
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1532232
IBM dismissed as idle an SCO Group threat to cancel Big Blue's license to ship Unix products starting June 13, saying that its contracts guarantee rights to the operating system.
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