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[osdn starter] May 01, 2003
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Moving Sensor Data Onto The Internet With SensorML
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/0413226
[0]Roland Piquepaille writes "According to this [1]Sensors article, a
new XML encoding scheme may make it possible for you to remotely
discover, access, and use real-time data obtained directly from
Web-resident sensors, instruments, and imaging devices. By describing
sensors using SensorML, anyone can put sensors or sensor data online
for others to find and use. And because it's XML-based, it means all
this data will easily be searchable. "For example, searching for
particular kinds of sensors and data in a particular geographic region,
with data collected within a particular time window, will be easy. This
has significance for science, environmental monitoring, transportation
management, public safety, disaster management, utilities operations,
industrial controls, facilities management, and many other activities."
In [2]this column, you'll find a summary of the Sensors' story which
contains more technical details about the technology. And if you're
really interested, please visit the [3]SensorML homepage."
Links
0.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/
1.
http://www.sensorsmag.com/articles/0403/30/main.shtml
2.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2003/04/30.html
3.
http://vast.uah.edu/SensorML/
OpenBSD 3.3 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/048229
An anonymous reader writes "OpenBSD 3.3 was released today, with many
new features, including integration of the ProPolice stack protection
technology, W^X ('write xor X') on sparc, alpha and hppa, privilege
separated XFree86 and an incredible number of enhancements and
stability improvements to the packet filter, pf, including address
pools for reverse NAT/load balancing, ALTQ integration for network
conditioning, and anchors/tables/spamd for spam tar-pitting.
[0]Information on the release can be found here and [1]download sites
are listed here. (Also, here's a [2]handy way to speed up your DSL
connection - prioritizing empty TCP ACKs and ToS low-delay traffic with
OpenBSD 3.3's pf.)"
Links
0.
http://www.openbsd.org/33.html
1.
http://www.openbsd.org/ftp.html
2.
http://www.benzedrine.cx/ackpri.htmlSony Vaio GT3/K: You Spilled Your Laptop on my Camcorder http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/0116210
Anonymous Howard writes "[0]This article talks about Sony's new,
limited production [0]Vaio GT3/K. It's a mixture of laptop and full
fledged camcorder that uses the Transmeta 600mhz Crusuoe chip. Weighing
in at 2.4 lbs, this hybrid has an amazing battery life of up to 17
hours, 30 GB drive, ATI Rage Mobility-M1 and 128 MB of RAM, and a
swiveling screen. This is definately a very unique device, one that
completely blows away Sony's previous attempts of the laptop/video
combination machines, mainly due the fact that the video camera is not
a wimpy little video lense, but an actual full fledged digital
camcorder."
Links
0. http://reviews.designtechnica.com/firstlook22.html
Grokster's President Talks About Court Win http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/0026253
An anonymous reader writes "Now that the Morpheus/Grokster trial is
over, the heads of the various P2P services are hoisting their glasses
in triumph. Ciarán Tannam [0]interviews Grokster President Wayne Rosso
to get his two cents on the verdict. Xolox also applauded the ruling
and posted this [1]release. Of course, it aint over yet as the RIAA has
vowed appeal."
Links
0. http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2003/grokster.html
GeForce FX 5200 Reviewed
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/004236
EconolineCrush writes "[0]Tech Report has a great in-depth [1]review of
NVIDIA's budget GeForce FX 5200, which brings full DirectX 9 support
down to an amazing sub-$70 price point. Any budget graphics card
capable of running NVIDIA's gorgeous [2]Dawn is impressive on its own,
but when put under the microscope, the GeForce FX 5200 looks more like
an exercise in marketing spin than a real revolution for budget
graphics cards."
Links
0.
http://www.tech-report.com/
1.
http://tech-report.com/reviews/2003q2/geforcefx-5200/index.x?pg=1
2.
http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=demo_dawn
3D "Crystal Ball" Monitors
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/2316224
glesga_kiss writes "[0]Actuality Systems have issued a [1]press release
announcing sales of their [2]3D display technology, as reported by
[3]Yahoo Finance. The system works similar to an old [4]spining disk
optical illusion, except that the 21st century version produces an
image that can change through the use of digital projection. In this
case the screen is a rotating disk that is capable of producing light
at any point that it passes through. The upshot is that you get a real
3D representation of your object, that can be viewed from 360 degrees
around the display, without the need for any special goggles. Not quite
ready for Hollywood, but the scientific and engineering communities
have some obvious uses for it already..."
Links
0.
http://www.actuality-systems.com/
1.
http://www.actuality-systems.com/pressrelease_next.php3?id=46
2.
http://www.actuality-systems.com/volumetric3d.php3
3.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030423/235435_1.html
4.
http://www.anotherscene.com/cinema/pov/thauma.htmlBrad Templeton On Spam's Silver Anniversary http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/2143243
Brad Templeton writes "This Saturday marks the [0]25th anniversary of the first spam I was able to find, and one month ago was the 10th anniversary of the first time a USENET posting was called a spam and the birth of the term (at least beyond mudds)." Templeton was also cited in the [1]American Scientist article featured last Sunday. Links
0. http://www.templetons.com/brad/spam/spam25.html
SBC Getting Aggressive With Frames Patent http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/2116207
[0]mpthompson writes "Aspects of the SBC patent shakedown were covered
[1]previously on SlashDot, but the following [2]article has more
details including the royalty fee schedules on the two patents that SBC
is seeking to enforce against web sites that utilize frames in their
design. In short, SBC has asserted that it is the exclusive owner of a
technology for "structured document" browsing - the use of frames to
provide hyperlinks to documents displayed by a browser. Apparently the
strategy by SBC is to set precedent against small web sites that will
presumably capitulate before going after the big guys. Based on the fee
schedule, SBC seems to be pretty serious about this whole patent thing
and may not go away so easily."
Links
0. mailto:mike@atomz.com
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1346233&tid=155
2.
http://www.kslaw.com/library/articles.asp?1063Want Anime Network on Your Cable System? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/2035202
[0]ccnull writes "The Anime Network has launched a "tell your cable
company to carry this station!" campaign on its web site. Just enter
your ZIP code at the top of the site's [1]home page (it looks like a
banner ad) and you'll be that much closer to Samurai X 24/7. In case
you hadn't heard, the network launched in late 2002." No support via
DirecTV. I filled out the form already- I crave this channel.
Links
Starting an After-School Computer Club?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/0550204
Kai_MH asks: "When I moved up to my high school this year (I'm a Sophomore), I was surprised to find that there was no 'computer' or 'technology' club at the school. Sure, there's A/V, but what fun is carrying TV sets around? So, I'd like to approach my school's administration about starting an after-school computer club. I'd like to educate my peers on the alternatives to Windows (Linux and Open Source), how hardware works and fits together, job offerings in computer-related fields, and anything else that may be of interest. Perhaps we can do fund-raisers to build and upgrade a computer for the club, which could be donated to the school or community? Does anyone have suggestions on this? Has anyone tried this before? I've had a lot of support from my peers, but I'm still not quite sure how to go about it."
Linux.com
'On Open Source Procurement Policies'
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1926238
- by Tony Stanco - Editor's note: This is the (lightly edited) transcript of a presentation Tony Stanco, Director of the Center of Open Source & Government, and Associate Director of the Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute at The George Washington University, made at a meeting of the New York City Council's Select Committee on Technology in Government on April 29, 2003.
Linux community notables join thinktank
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1746234
Anonymous Reader writes "Brian Behlendorf, Miguel de Icaza, Hans Reiser, Jay Beale, Jeffery 'hemos' Bates, Russell Coker and Brian May have joined the Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute at George Washington University, it was announced Wednesday."
IBM, NICTA target open source
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1736201
IBM IS to consolidate its $40 million annual research efforts in Australia, and will work with federal Government-backed NICTA on boosting Linux performance.
Linux Goes to the Movies
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1730204
In case you haven't met him yet, Gollum is one of the stars of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. He's a sickly, pale creature on a quest to find the Ring. But he's not played by a human actor. He's a computer-generated image created on the hottest server platform to hit mainstream corporate computing: Linux.
Linux/OSS support weaknesses
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1527215
Michael S. Mimoso writes "While IT pros find a lot to praise in free Linux and open source software (OSS) support offerings, they also see its weaknesses. In interviews with SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, they pointed out these free support shortcomings."
Linux woos City gents with cost savings
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1724232
IBM has opened a 'Centre of Competence' to provide advice and assistance for financial services customers interested in Linux.
My (Ongoing) Linux Odysssey
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1723226
Is Linux ready for the desktop? The debate goes on endlessly. I would not care to comment on that. What matters to me is that it works for me. Oh, Linux has its problems. I suppose people for whom a computer is just a tool to get work done may get frustrated that with Linux, not everything works out of the box (though an amazing amount of stuff does, today). People may not like it that one often has to learn oodles of stuff to make things work, ...
Ballmer: No sleep lost over Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1719220
Steve Ballmer had the stage to himself Thursday in San Francisco as he introduced Windows Server 2003, a new version of the company's server operating system that Microsoft's CEO described as "the right product" to help companies stretch their IT budgets.
What's 64-bit computing to Linux?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1658228
Unlike most areas of the technology business, 64-bit computing has somehow remained immune to the forces of commodity competition. Most 64-bit systems have historically been tied to proprietary operating systems. Compared with the more widespread x86, these systems only powered a small percentage of corporate computing shops and were relatively pricey. But with the introduction of its 64-bit Opteron processor line earlier this month, Advanced ...
SnapGear Announces Embedded Linux Distribution http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/30/1655217
New embedded Linux distribution brings together a big developer wishlist - for free. SnapGear Inc., a leading supplier of Internet security products and OEMable solutions, has unveiled the world's first free commercial-grade embedded Linux distribution for development of secure Internet-ready products.
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