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[osdn starter] April 20, 2003
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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April 20, 2003 STARTER SERIES
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Slashdot
Nuke-Lobbing
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/2259256
SlideGuitar writes "The following is a fascinating article about how
the Navy in the 1950s, wanting to assure that it had a carrier based
nuclear force, used A1 Skyraider (single engine propellor driven
aircraft) to [0]lob nuclear bombs using a manuever called the "goofy
loop" (read the article.) The goofy loop put about seven miles between
them and a Mark 7 nuclear device at detonation. The pilots knew that
(1) they couldn't get far enough away to survive, and (2) if they did
survive there probably wouldn't be a carrier to go back to anyway.
There are lots of emails from pilots who did the manuever and what they
thought about the whole business."
Links
0. http://www.danford.net/spadguy.htm
T-Shirt Cannon
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/2249250
[0]SnakeStu writes "If you thought the T-shirts at ThinkGeek were cool,
imagine them [1]flying 160 feet through the air (courtesy of
[2]Crawford International Theatrical Corporation [CITC])."
Links
0.
http://www.openmusicregistry.org/
1.
http://www.citcfx.com/prod_teelauncher.htm
2.
http://www.citcfx.com/
Building a Bigger Search Engine
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1916209
[0]skreuzer writes "Wired is running a [1]story about a distributed web
crawler called [2]Grub. People who choose to download and run the
client will assist in building the Web's largest, most accurate
database of URLs. This database will be used to improve existing search
engines' results by increasing the frequency at which sites are crawled
and indexed. Conceivably, Grub's distributed network could enable state
information to be gathered on every document on the Internet, each and
every day."
Links
0. mailto:skreuzer@f2o.org
1.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,58497,00.html
2.
http://www.grub.org/
Open Source Experiment Management Software? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/2352232
Alea asks: "I do a lot of empirical computer science, running new algorithms on hundreds of datasets, trying many combinations of parameters, and with several versions of many pieces of software. Keeping track of these experiments is turning into a nightmare and I spend an unreasonable amount of time writing code to smooth the way. Rather than investing this effort over and over again, I have been toying with writing a framework to manage everything, but don't want to reinvent the wheel. I can find commercial solutions (often specific to a particular domain) but does anyone know of an open source effort? Failing that, does anyone have any thoughts on such a beast?"
AMD Athlon 64 Performance Preview
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/199242
[0]k-hell writes "It seems like [1]X-bit Labs have [2]gotten their
hands on an 'engineering sample of the AMD Athlon 64 2800+ processor'.
Damage at Tech Report is [3]writing that 'This is really fun, but I am
a little concerned about their memory latency numbers.'"
Links
0.
http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~kjetihel/
1.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/
2.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64.html
3.
http://tech-report.com/onearticle.x/5026
The Science of the Matrix
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1825217
KamehamehaWarrior writes "Peter B. Lloyd, author of [0]Taking The Red Pill: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in The Matrix, believes that many of the plot developments in "The Matrix" that seem to contradict the laws of physics, biology, etc. can actually [1]be explained with a closer look at the science. He addresses issues such as "Can humans really be an energy source? How does the Matrix know what fried chicken taste like? Why do the rebels have to enter and exit the Matrix via a telephone system (that doesn't actually exist)?"" Links
Time to Face the Music
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1749200
Mortimer.CA writes "[0]The Toronto Star has an article up about the
[1]ailing recording industry with some possible scenarios for solving
the problem(s). Choice quotation: 'We must ask ourselves what Elvis
would do to stop the theft of music via the Internet, now so widespread
and so brazen that it makes the Baghdad looters look like
trick-or-treaters.'"
Links
Belgium Rolls Out Java ID Cards
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1741259
An anonymous submitter points us to this page describing [0]Belgium's rollout of Java-based smart cards as a national ID card. Links
0. http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2003-04/sunflash.20030410.2.html
UPS to Deploy Ultra-Connected Wireless Handhelds http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1658211
[0]Lyle E. Dodge writes "According to this article at Yahoo.com Symbol
Technologies announced (on Tax Day of all days) that in 2004 UPS would
deploy 70,000 [1]handheld delivery computers based on Symbol's Fourth
Generation hardware. Color screens, 128 megs of RAM, and uber-connected
(GPS, GPRS, CDMA, WiFi, Bluetooth, Infrared, Analog modem), and, of
course, the familiar barcode scanner. The obvious /. question is: Can
we run Linux on Brown? Maybe UPS can fund an OSS startup, "BrownHat"?
We'll see..."
Links
0. mailto:slashdot.org@lyledodge.com
U.S. Sides with Record Labels Over DMCA Subpoena Powers http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1647222
[0]Injektilo* writes "The [1]Washington Port is [2]reporting that the
U.S. government sided with the recording industry in its dispute with
Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday, saying a digital-copyright law
invoked by record labels to track down Internet song-swappers did not
violate the U.S. Constitution." We've been [3]following this case.
Links
0.
http://www.injektilo-ftp.com
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
2.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53387-2003Apr18.html
3.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/21/2031250&tid=158
Linux.com
Linux Security: Kinds of Encryption
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1845222
Security is a major part of the foundation of any system that is not totally cut off from other machines and users. Some aspects of security have a place even on isolated machines. Examples are periodic system backups, BIOS or power-on passwords, and self-locking screensavers.
Free software opens computing to Hindi speakers http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1840213
IndLinux.org - a non-profit network meant to promote Indian language solutions for free software - has announced the launch of IndLinux Milan v0.37, a Hindi interface to Gnome, the graphical user interface (GUI) of the GNU/Linux operating system.
Time for a new installation paradigm, Part 2 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1838237
This is Part 2 in a series calling for a radically new approach to Linux software-installation. Part 1 examined many (though not all) of the problems with the current approaches to software-installation. This time, we'll take a closer look at the technological considerations behind one of the biggest issues for software installation: shared libraries.
Novell's CEO issues an apology for 'immature' Linux comment http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1832207
Novell Inc. Chairman and CEO Jack Messman has issued a written apology and clarification after angering some members of the Linux community when he called Linux "an immature operating system" in an interview with Computerworld earlier this week.
Texterity promotes SVG format via free file conversion http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1754204
Anonymous Reader writes "Texterity has introduced a free web-based service to provide file conversion from PDF into SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format in an effort to promote an alternative to Adobe's PDF format. SVG is a standard overseen by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)."
NVIDIA Video-in How-to
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1752221
Stephen "torch" Maggard writes "A short how-to on using an NVIDIA based graphics card to watch video from a device with an RCA or S/Video out. It covers hooking up the device to your computer, installing the "rivatv" kernel module, and installing "xawtv"."
New Microsoft Spokesman Emphasizes Trustworthy Computing http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1747246
Anonymous Reader writes "Speaking at the Windows 2003 launch. The new Microsoft Information Spokesman has emphasised the stability of their latest OS."
Microsoft kills open-source bill
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1747218
The software industry is slamming the door on a push for Oregon government agencies to use open-source software -- computer programs that don't carry recurring fees or usage restriction
LFY visits the office
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1745231
Clinton Goveas writes: Linux For You, India's first, and currently the only, magazine devoted to GNU/Linux and open source has just announced the contents planned for their May 2003 issue. Indian businesses may have never had something this good!
IncaGold and Hyperion port to Linux, Amiga, Mac http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/19/1742251
Mike Bouma writes "IncaGold GmbH and Hyperion Entertainment VOF announced today that they entered into a comprehensive license agreement which will see many of IncaGold's current and future entertainment software titles converted for the Amiga, Linux and Macintosh platforms."
Thinkgeek
Computing: Bay-Mounted 6-in-1 Card Reader
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/5ee4/
Electronics: PRISMIQ MediaPlayer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5e77/
Computing: USB 2.0 Kit
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5eda/
Cube Goodies: Nerf Air Tech 2000
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5e15/
Gadgets: Powerball Gyroscope
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5ea1/
Gadgets: 3D Green Laser Show
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5e80/
Electronics: Casio Exilim EX-M2 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/5e6f/
Electronics: Panasonic DVD Player - DVDS35 http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5eaf/
Tshirts: Mostly IP Creeper & Toddler Tee http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/kids/5e09/
Interests: Megatokyo Endgames - Pirogoeth Poster http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/megatokyo/coolthings/5e98/
Books: The Matrix & Philosophy: Welcome To The Desert Of The Real http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d52/
Books: The Book Of Overclocking
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/5d46/
Books: Pattern Recognition
http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/scifi/5d4a/
Computing: Zalman CNPS7000-Cu CPU Cooler http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e55/
Computing: Multi-Fan Speed Controller
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e51/
Computing: Zalman Silent 400W Power Supply http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e4c/
Computing: Half Keyboard
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/5e2b/
Computing: Zalman VGA Heatsink w/ HeatPipe http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/casemods/5e5e/
Cube Goodies: Portable Mini Fridge
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/5d57/
Gadgets: LightWedge Reading Light
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5cf2/
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