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[osdn starter] April 21, 2003
Date: Mon Apr 21 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Must-See Films at L.A. Anime Festival
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/2054258
[0]May Kasahara writes "The [1]first annual Los Angeles Anime Festival
is being held May 2-15. Among other films screening at the festival are
Studio Ghibli's [2]The Cat Returns (making its US debut), Memories, and
all nine episodes of [3]The Animatrix. However, the film I really want
to see is the trippy-looking [4]Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space. More
information, including a full schedule of events, is available
[5]here."
Links
0.
http://www.blueshinra.com
1.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/4_15_03.html
2.
http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/neko/
3.
http://www.intothematrix.com/
4.
http://www.tamala2010.com/
5.
http://egyptiantheatre.com/archive1999/2003/anime1.htm
Revolution is not an AOL Keyword*
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/1823214
[0]pdw writes "[1]Revolution is not an AOL Keyword* is an entertaining
piece of prose, which has been [2]floating around the blogspace for the
past month. In reinterpreting Gil Scott-Heron's [3]The Revolution Will
Not Be Televised, Eddan Katz has given us quick worldview, common to
most Slashdoters, and of course reminds us of what is most important to
all, to go out and enjoy life!"
Links
0.
http://www.weinstein.org
1.
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/projects/biplog/archive/000748.html
2.
http://feedster.com/search.php?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22Revolution+is+not+an+AOL+Keyword%22&btnG=Search&sort=
3.
http://www.gilscottheron.com/lyrevol.htmlLaunching Gutenberg Radio - Public Domain Audiobooks http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/1819253
[0]tgbg writes "We are proud to announce the launch of "[1]Gutenberg
Radio". On these broadcast channels, you can hear the [2]Gutenberg
Library and anything else the Gutenberg family cares to share with its
public."
Links
0. mailto:meschman@etc-edu.com
1.
http://www.etc-edu.com/
2.
http://www.promo.net/pg/
Online Newspapers Turning a Profit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/180256
[0]PCOL writes "The [1]Asia Times reports that after years of losing
money, [2]online newspapers are starting to pay off. The New York Times
has gone from losing $7.5M on their site in 2001 to an $8M profit in
2002. The new profitability is attributed to changes in the technology
for delivering ads which make it possible to embed advertising in news
stories and tie the ads to articles related to reader's interests
without resorting to pop-ups and banners. As print newspaper readers
age and die, no new readers are replacing them and one survey found
that 46 percent of all journalists believe that within 15 years their
publication will only be available online."
Links
0.
http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/board-topics.html
1.
http://www.atimes.com/
2.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/ED12Dj01.html
Rabid TiVo Fanaticism
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/1758248
surfacearea writes "The New York Times [free reg] is running an article
that, without sounding like over-the-top blatant product placement
[0]discusses the reasons why TiVo owners are at times frighteningly
fanatical. Personally, I won't bother to find out first hand until they
slap a recordable DVD drive in there."
Links
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/20/fashion/20TIVO.html
The Rise and Fall of Napster
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/1714214
[0]Jedi Paramedic writes "[1]Boston.com has an interesting story about
the rise and fall of [2]everyone's favorite file-swapping service. Also
the subject of a new [3]book by Joseph Menn, the story goes into great
detail about the unfortunate-but-heroic Shawn Fanning and his
reluctance to admit that his uncle, who in the end masterminded little
more than the lining of his own pockets, had taken advantage of him.
From getting screwed in the original 70/30 split with his uncle to his
uncle's refusal to loosen his iron grip on the company even at the
expense of its very being, the article (and the book) go a long way in
chronicling the rise and fall of Napster, and crediting Shawn for not
airing the family's dirty laundry. An interesting and well-written
read."
Links
0. mailto:jediparamedic @ m a c .com
1.
http://www.boston.com/globe/magazine/2003/0420/napster.htm
2.
http://www.napster.com/
3.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609610937/
Desktop Laser Cutting/Engraving
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/0229241
[0]bwags writes "I ran across this [1]VersaLaser desktop Laser Cutting
and Engraving printer. I really do not know what I want to do with it,
but you gotta admit it is cool. Maybe make some balsa wood airplanes.
At only $10K, I want the purple one!"
Links
0. mailto:bwags@tegrasys.com
Easter Humor
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/17/1452219
[0]sohp writes "The longest running Internet cartoon of all, [1]Dave
Farley's Dr. Fun, has [2]this laugher on some tasty case mods for the
Easter season." cojoco sends in a webpage covering the [3]secret
dangers of bunnies, and we here at Slashdot would like to make a public
service announcement that humans have a responsibility to care for
their pets even if they chew through computer cords. linuxwrangler
writes "It's Easter and the 50th anniversary of the [4]Marshmallow
Peep. The fine folks at [5]Peep Research have found them to cooperative
test subjects. People with too much time on their hands (tm) have
braved copyright complaints to create [6]"Lord of the Peeps, FOTP" and
we can't forget NASA's brave [7]peep-o-nauts. Happy easter."
Links
0. mailto:snewton@io . c om
1.
http://www.ibiblio.org./Dave/
2.
http://www.ibiblio.org./Dave/Dr-Fun/df200304/df20030417.jpg
3.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/cojoco/Naughty_Bunny.html
4.
http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/
5.
http://www.peepresearch.org/
6.
http://www.perpetualstroll.org/lotp/
7.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast01apr_1m.htm
Getting Rid of the Disks
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/1443250
[0]Kneht writes "[1]Dan's Data has an interesting [2]article on what it
would cost to get rid of your HDDs and replace them with SSDs because
hard drives suck. Several aspects are examined, such as required UPS,
compact flash, etc. Read the article and you may get a new appreciation
for your lowly 7200rpm drive." Funny, I was just thinking that I should
start using 120GB disks as my removable media.
Links
0. mailto:altkneht.yahoo@com
1.
http://www.dansdata.com/
2.
http://www.dansdata.com/gz020.htmJames Cameron's Live Action Battle Angel Alita http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/20/143207
[0]Dean Siren writes "Moviehole.net [1]reports that James Cameron wants
to direct a live action [2]Battle Angel Alita movie. Cameron says, "The
issue is will it be the next film, or will it be the one after the next
film? That's really all there is to it at this point. We've done a
tremendous amount of design for the film, we're fine-tuning the script,
it's just a matter of time." As for the movie itself, "Motorball might
find its way more into the second film - I definitely want to do more
than one film. I want to create a world and a character that can go
through at least one more film, possibly more. And that's not just for
the classic financial reasons, it's just that I think there's a
possibility for a real mythology here, so I feel that this is a good
canvas to do something big that's got more scope." [3]UK Anime and
[4]The Z Review are also reporting." I enjoyed the original Battle
Angel Alita. It left me feeling like so much more could be done with
it. It'll be interesting to see what comes of this one.
Links
0. mailto:deanas@earthlink.net
1.
http://www.moviehole.net/news.php?newsid=1448
2.
http://www.mangamaniacs.org/reviews/battleangel.shtml
3.
http://www.uk-anime.net/articles/alitafilm.html
4.
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/comingsoon/b/battleangelalita.htm
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: USB 2.0 Kit
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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/
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: Panasonic DVD Player - DVDS35 http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/5eaf/
Electronics: Casio Exilim EX-M2 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/5e6f/
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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