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[osdn starter] March 16, 2003
Date: Sun Mar 16 2003 - 04:00:55 EST
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March 16, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Chemical Haiku: Elements' Qualities in a Few Syllables
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0041245
Frr pointed out this [0]interesting approach to the periodic table: Haiku. This might even help you remember the elements. Links
0. http://www.iscifistory.com/scifaku/elements/periodichaiku.asp
Live Vorbis Streams Over 802.11b From SXSW.com http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0414225
[0]chupacabra writes "SXSW.com in Austin, Texas has a group of
computers in various music venues around town. The ices/icecast stream
is sent over 802.11 to a main server at SXSW. There are 6 venues
running as of this moment. Thanks to the folks at Vorbis and their CVS
we are rocking. See [1]sxsw.com/music/livestreams."
Links
Music Companies Bemoan New High-Cap Portables http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0131253
An anonymous reader writes "New Scientist reports: 'The music industry
this week condemned the [0]launch of two recording systems that will
let people copy between 30 and 100 hours of music onto a single disc.'"
The Sony system is supposed to use "ultra-efficient data compression
system used in MiniDiscs" to fit "30 hours of MP3 music" on a CD-R. (I
thought MD used ATRAC rather than MP3, and that ATRAC's standard
bitrate was 285.3 Kbps -- can some MD gurus bring us up to speed?)
Philips' system skips CDs, and instead uses a DVD burner, with the
resulting disks playable in a to-be-released portable player. I wonder
what kind of DRM features the companies will use to cripple each
system.
Links
0. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993490
Texas Bill Would Require Open Source Consideration http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0030247
[0]Skapare writes "The Texas Legislature now has before it a [1]bill (
[2]ASCII text here, [3]PDF here), submitted by State Senator [4]John
Carona, to require the state to consider open source and open standards
as part of the acquisition of software. Texas, like many other states,
has a [5]budget crisis going on. If this passes, I believe it could
help the state save a lot of money. Texans need to make sure their
state [6]representatives and [7]senators know they want this to pass."
Links
0.
http://linuxlobby.org/
1.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/billhist/billhist.d2w/report?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01579
2.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/viewtext.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01579&VERSION=1&TYPE=B
3.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/78r/billtext/pdf/SB01579I.PDF
4.
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist16/dist16.htm
5.
http://www.cpa.state.tx.us/news/newrel.html
6.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/members/house.d2w/report?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&CTYPE=House
7.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/db2www/tlo/members/senate.d2w/report?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=S&CTYPE=SenateNew Social-Network Mapping Tools Compared http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/2233217
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "There are many new visualization tools
around us which try to map our social networks. In [1]this column, I
examined [2]Inflow, a datamining tool digging through your email
repository to discover and find trends to know more about your
networks. Here is a quote: "Assuming you have a significant amount of
e-mail traffic, the software will create a remarkably sophisticated
assessment of your various social groups, showing you not only their
relative size but also the interactions between different groups." I
also peeked at [3]TouchGraph GoogleBrowser, which uses Amazon or Google
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to visually describe how
books and Web sites connect with one another. Finally, I took a look at
a brand new way of visualizing Google search results, from [4]anacubis.
If you know about other similar new tools, please tell me and I'll
gather your comments in a future story."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/stories/2003/03/15/newSocialnetworkMappingToolsAreEmerging.html
2.
http://www.orgnet.com/
3.
http://www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser.html
4.
http://www.anacubis.com/
Resolving Beachballs in the Crab Nebula
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/2122211
[0]Stranger4U writes "Researchers at [1]New Mexico Tech and the [2]NRAO
have used the Aricebo radio telescope in Puerto Rico and some
specilized equipment to more closely examine the pulses from the Crab
Nebula pulsar. Some of the signals lasted less than two nanoseconds,
meaning the originated from a volume no bigger than beach ball. Stories
are [3]here(1) and [4]here(2)."
Links
0.
http://www.nmt.edu/~cmiller/
1.
http://www.nmt.edu/
2.
http://www.nrao.edu/
3.
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030312-120549-8282r
4.
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pulsar_beachball_030312.html
AMD Opteron Due In April
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/2059226
[0]updog writes "Here's an article from Infoworld claiming that the new
64-bit AMD [1]Opteron is ready to launch on April 22. Some of the
notable features of the new chip are an address space capable of
addressing up to 1 Terabyte of memory, the ability to link up to 8
processors without any external chips, and backwards compatibility with
existing 32-bit applications ..." PapaFSmurf, meanwhile, links to a
disclaimer-heavy [2]article posted at amdboard.com which says that
64-bit Athlons may arrive in June rather than [3]September as
previously expected.
Links
0. mailto:mikeNO@SPAMbustermail.com
1.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/14/11opteron_1.html?s=tc
2.
http://www.amdboard.com/hn03130301.html
3.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1651207&tid=142
Clear Case Roundup
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/1734207
The Cheat writes "Interested in making your computer the envy of all
the other computers on the block? What visitors to oooh and ahhh when
they enter your room? The latest trend in computer case solutions can
do just that. AnandTech took a look at three clear cases in a [0]recent
roundup, each certain to make you more popular, right? Maybe not, but
at least they look cool."
Links
0. http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1803
Forbes on Lessig and Eldred
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/1711213
[0]scubacuda writes "In the [1]Forbes editorial, [2] Fact and Comment ,
[3]Steve Forbes voices his support for [4]Lessig and the [5]Eldred
case: 'Maybe Congress should just be done with it and declare that a
copyright is forever....Stanford Law School professor Lawrence Lessig
has proposed a sensible compromise..."[I]f Congress is listening to the
frustration that the court's decision has created, [paying to maintain
copyright extensions] would be a simple and effective way for the First
Branch to respond." He's absolutely right.'"
Links
0. mailto:scubacuda@i n a m e.com
1.
http://www.forbes.com/
2.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/0331/027.html
3.
http://www.forbes.com/columnists/col_archive.jhtml?aname=Steve+Forbes&author=steve+and+forbes
4.
http://www.lessig.org/
5.
http://eldred.cc/
Modular Home Network PVR at CeBIT
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/15/162202
Mackus Daddius writes "This ought to give the MPAA a conniption: '[0]The Lancaster system is modular, consisting of a TV tuner (analogue or digital), a hard disk module and an interface module that ties the system together and connects to your TV. The modules are connected using standard Ethernet connections, giving you flexibility over where the modules are placed and used. Multiple storage and interface modules can be used, increasing the capacity of the system and allowing multiple TVs to be used for watching programmes.' From the [1]ZDNet UK article and here's an [2]article with pics." Links
0.
http://www.terratec.net/products/lancaster.htm
1.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2131891,00.html?tag=nl
2.
http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=169Linux.com
Debunking the Linux-Windows market-share myth http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0524246
There are dozens of reasons why people have underestimated how quickly Linux has been grabbing Windows' market share. Windows starts out with a false boost and maintains its illusory market share even as it gets replaced by Linux. In 2004, don't be surprised when Linux overtakes Windows to become the main focus for developers.
PCQLinux 8.0 (Aquamarine): A "super" distribution http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1252203
- By Clinton Goveas - A respected Indian monthly magazine, PCQuest, has come out with its own Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux 8.0, which it claims addresses everything from a home desktop to a supercomputer.
Java and Vim
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1536239
Demian L. Neidetcher writes "This is a short tutorial on using Vim with Java. It isn't comprehensive. If you've been using Vim to work with Java you probably have a few things working, this tutorial helps you get familiar with some Vim settings that let you become more of a power user. We cover quickfix, gf (to jump to different files), calling ctags from Ant, code-completion and some other features."
LindowsOS 3.0 Review
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/2129214
Anonymous Reader writes "A review of LindowsOS 3.0 that doesn't take on the hype surrounding this distribution. Read it at OSNews.com."
GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1915254
One of the cardinal virtues of open-source software is its penchant for preserving choice. It's no surprise, then, that there's more than one good option available when it comes to the desktop environments through which users interact with Linux and similar operating systems.
The Wrong Choice: Company rejects Linux, learns a lesson http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/191230
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Charged with implementing an application server that ran on both Linux and Windows 2000, webmaster Joe Sechman immediately chose Linux. Unfortunately, Sechman, who works for a large organization he preferred not to name, couldn't persuade his company's executives to back his choice."
Sistina execs: Linux-based SANs spell success http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/173259
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Scalability used to be the straw that broke Linux's back. That's not the case anymore, according to Matt O'Keefe, CTO of Sistina Software Inc., in Minneapolis, Minn. "With a Linux cluster, an IT shop can design the system from the get-go so that it can handle very large amounts of data," he said."
CA releases more Linux products
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/171204
Computer Associates (M) Sdn Bhd has released more solutions for integrating Linux-based resources into a cross-platform environment.
Moving to Peanut Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1612205
Walter Kruse offers up his experiences with Peanut Linux. Not talked about as often as more high profile commercial distros, this flavor of Linux is fast, lightweight, and suited to both new and advanced users.
Book Review: Linux Apache Web Server Administration, 2nd Ed. http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/169255
I needed to learn how to use Apache, because I needed to maintain a web site at work. I've been using Apache for years, but I never spent the time to read a good description of it.
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