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[osdn starter] May 15, 2003
Date: Thu May 15 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Review: Matrix: Reloaded
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0613212
[0]PsndCsrV writes in with a review of the new Matrix movie, below.
[1]Rottentomatoes says that the reviews overall are more favorable than
un-. [2]Ebert likes it well enough.
Links
0. mailto:psndcsrv&ungerdesign,com
1.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheMatrixReloaded-1122457/
2.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/ebert1/cst-ftr-matrix14f.html
Doom III Trailer Debuts At E3
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0430202
trub writes "The new Doom III trailer is [0]out now on Gamespot.com
(registration required). It's worth it.. don't mean to sound like a
fanboy, but 'words can't describe...'" There are also mirrors that
don't need registration via [1]PlanetQuake3.net, and a [2]BitTorrent
link courtesy [3]Gametab News for this 31mb DivX file. The game has
also been [4]officially confirmed for Xbox at E3, and you can check out
more E3 news at [5]Slashdot Games.
Links
0.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/doom3/media.html
1.
http://www.planetquake3.net/download.php?op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=1616
2.
http://news.gametab.com/files/doom3_e32003.mpg.torrent
3.
http://news.gametab.com
4.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030513/latu070_1.html
5.
http://games.slashdot.org
Inside the PowerPC 970
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0028256
[0]daveschroeder writes "Jon "Hannibal" Stokes has posted a
long-awaited, [1]very detailed analysis of the [2]IBM PowerPC 970 at
[3]Ars Technica. Notable quote: [4]'The 970 was made for Apple'."
Links
0.
http://das.doit.wisc.edu/
1.
http://arstechnica.com/cpu/03q1/ppc970/ppc970-0.html
2.
http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/A1387A29AC1C2AE087256C5200611780
3.
http://arstechnica.com/
4.
http://arstechnica.com/cpu/03q1/ppc970/ppc970-8.html#appleIs Data Mining for Product Pricing, Illegal? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0134247
[0]wessman asks: "I started to read [1]Orin S. Kerr's 80-page paper
looking for how his proposal would pertain to: ripping music/movies,
P2P, corporate espionage, and lastly, the use of web scraper robots.
Little did I know just how relevant his paper would be in regards to
that last item! Kerr makes note of [2]EF Cultural Travel v. Explorica
in which Explorica is caught hiring a consultant to program a scraping
robot to gather pricing information from a competitor, EF Cultural
Travel. Well, I do consulting on the side from home and am currently
working a project whereby I gather pricing information from all the
major travel conglomerates (Orbitz, Expedia, Lodging.com, WorldRes,
Sabre, etc.) so that the travel booking business that hired me can meet
or beat all their prices. Granted, the circumstances of the Explorica
case are different and the case was an example of an extreme ruling,
but my questions to the Slashdot community are: Do I notify the company
that hired me of the Explorica case? Why is using a scraper robot so
different from, say, walking into Best Buy with a handheld and
recording product pricing manually? Should I continue with this project
and the similar projects I do in this area of programming?" Now, add in
the text in the "deliverables" section of [3]this press release and it
seems we may have some contradictory information. Who is right, and
under what circumstances is price harvesting off of the internet not
allowed?
Links
0.
http://www.openupandsay.com/email.cfm
1.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/09/1647209&tid=123
2.
http://www.phillipsnizer.com/library/cases/lib_case312.cfm
3.
http://www.dmreview.com/master.cfm?NavID=198&EdID=5360
Spam Blackhole Lists Redux
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0230224
[0]tsu doh nimh writes "Are spam blackhole lists good, bad or
indifferent? That appears to be the question they're tackling in
[1]this Washington Post story. It has some interesting back and forth
between supporters of the lists and those who claim they condone
censorship." [2]J adds: Brad Templeton recently [3]offered some
comments on the most extreme pro-blacklist position.
Links
0.
http://`moc.liamtoh' `ta' `emagyldaedtsael'
1.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A53496-2003May14
2.
http://jamie.mccarthy.vg/
3.
http://www.politechbot.com/p-04744.htmlFalling to Earth's Core in a Big Blob of Iron http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/1930258
[0]Colin Douglas Howell writes "Um...wow. I found this idea [1]via the
BBC, (see also the [2]Nature article), but it's really worth reading
the [3]annotated paper on the subject. (Gotta love the title.)
Basically, you drill a hole in the crust, blast a big crack in it,
inject a huge mass of molten iron with a little probe floating inside
(made out of material which won't melt or dissolve in the iron), and
let the iron mass sink to the core by gravity, carrying the probe with
it. (The initial crack grows downward as the iron sinks.) As the probe
falls, it sends data back using seismic signals that can be picked up
with a gravitational wave observatory like [4]LIGO, but coupled to the
ground. Of course, there are enormous problems with the whole thing,
but it's still cool to read about. To me, the idea is even neater
because it was dreamed up by [5]Dave Stevenson, one of my old
professors (and one of the best professors I've ever had). I hope he
doesn't mind being Slashdotted. :-)"
Links
0. mailto:chowell2@pacbell.net
1.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3021255.stm
2.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030512/030512-10.html
3.
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/faculty/stevenson/coremission/index.html
4.
http://www.ligo.caltech.edu/
5.
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/faculty/stevenson/
Slashback: Hippocampus, Matter, Blogs
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/12/1844210
Slashback tonight brings you updates, clarifications and even a followup question on recent Slashdot stories on the iLoo, Verizon's pay-phone hot spots, the artificial hippocampus, Google and blogs, patenting smart matter and more -- read on below for the details.
The Ultimate Computer Chair?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/2151247
An anonymous reader writes "Check out [0]www.mypce.com. They address
the idea of the computer workspaces by treating the it as an overall
environment instead of the desk and monitor we're all used to.
Hopefully, the industry will start moving in this direction and address
more of the physical issues of computing. No idea on pricing, but very
cool nonetheless."
Links
Compute Google's PageRank 5 Times Faster http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/2117231
[0]Kimberley Burchett writes "CS researchers at Stanford University
have developed [1]three [2]new [3]techniques that together could speed
up Google's PageRank calculations by a factor of five. An [4]article at
ScienceBlog theorizes that "The speed-ups to Google's method may make
it realistic to calculate page rankings personalized for an
individual's interests or customized to a particular topic.""
Links
0.
http://www.kimbly.com/
1.
http://dbpubs.stanford.edu/pub/2003-26
2.
http://dbpubs.stanford.edu/pub/2003-17
3.
http://dbpubs.stanford.edu/pub/2003-16
4.
http://scienceblog.com/community/article1622.htmlSCO Drops Linux, Says Current Vendors May Be Liable http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/2053236
[0]Hank Scorpio writes "Well, SCO is at it again. I just received an
email from their Developer Partner Program stating that not only are
they suspending all future sales of their own Linux product (due to the
alleged intellectual property violations), but they are also beginning
to send out [1]this letter to all existing commercial users of Linux,
informing them that they may be liable for using Linux, a supposed
infringing product. They mentioned that they will begin using tactics
like those of the RIAA in taking action against end-users of Linux.
This seems like it will be about as successful as the whole GIF ordeal
a few years back. Where is UNISYS today? Is SCO litigating itself into
irrelevance?"
Links
Linux.com
SCO dumps Linux development, threatens Linux users
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/0336254
- by Lee Schlesinger - The SCO Group is getting out of the Linux business and into the legal arena. That's the message the company is sending to customers with a letter this week. It said it is suspending its "Linux-related activities" while aggressively protecting its intellectual property rights in Unix. At the same time, SCO is implying it could sue anyone who uses Linux, saying "legal liability that may arise from the Linux development ...
Can software developers form an 'open source' union? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/09/1756240
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - There has never been a successful union-style organizing movement among software developers. Ian Lurie, who runs a Seattle Web design firm, believes this is because traditional "industrial" union structures don't serve programmers' needs very well, but that a new, "open source" union structure based on pre-industrial craft guilds might make lives better for people in the job-nomadic IT industry. Lurie has financial ...
For Microsoft, market dominance doesn't seem enough http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/2332225
NZheretic writes "Read Thomas Fuller's article at International Herald Tribune. "Last summer, Ayala, then the top sales executive at Microsoft Corp., sent an e-mail titled "Microsoft Confidential" to senior managers laying out a strategy to dissuade governments across the globe from choosing cheaper alternatives to the ubiquitous Windows operating system."
SA minister outlines OSS plans
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/2117208
Kodek writes "IT systems in the South African Northern Cape province health department are stable because they use Linux, minister of public service and administration, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, told that country's Parliament today. The minister also said the South African government uses OSS extensively and sees it as "deliberate strategy"."
SCO Suspends Distribution of Linux Pending Intellectual Property Clarification http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/216216
SCO Suspends Sales of Linux, Alerts Customers That Linux Is an Unauthorized Derivative of UNIX and That Legal Liability May Extend to Commercial Users.
SCO: Put Up or Shut Up
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/1923203
There are thousands, if not millions, of copies of the Linux kernel code on CD-ROMs and other media. SCO need only submit one CD-ROM from IBM, Red Hat, SuSE or any other Linux vendor that shows that its code is included, and it'll have its evidence.
The 'item' that makes Net chat 'oh-so-easy' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/198224
Yes, chatting with friends has become a real breeze thanks to MSN, e-mail and what not. But guess what? It's just got even easier, with a new free software solution called "ayttm" worked out by a young Indian technologist in collaboration with his partners in France and elsewhere.
Firebird Naming Conflict: mozilla.org's Chris Blizzard http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/1718235
Anonymous Reader writes "Many recent news reports have declared the Firebird database project as the victors in their conflict with mozilla.org over the renaming of the lightweight Phoenix browser to Firebird. Mozilla advocacy site MozillaZine claims otherwise, and has an interview with mozilla.org's Chris Blizzard to back it up."
Why Open Source GIS Software?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/1849215
The last 20 years have seen dramatic developments in GIS technology and geographical information science. Fierce competition and growing user demand has resulted in a number of high-quality solutions, which are largely responsible for the vast increase in the GIS marketplace. However, the vast majority of the industry solutions is aimed at supporting basic needs of capture, archival and visualization of spatial data.
Create a four-tier Web services application on Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/14/1715221
Anonymous Reader writes "Web services enable you to quickly integrate applications across multiple platforms, systems and even across businesses. This tutorial demonstrates how easily you can make your DB2 data accessible through Web services on Linux. In the tutorial, you'll create a sample four-tier application that retrieves information stored in a DB2 UDB V8 database."
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