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[osdn starter] May 27, 2003
Date: Tue May 27 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Kazaa Says On Track to Be Most-Downloaded Program
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/27/028240
[0]Cody Watkins writes "Reuters has a story about Kazaa surpassing ICQ
as the [1]most downloaded piece of software (according to C|Net
Download.com). 'As of late Thursday, the Kazaa Media Desktop
application -- a file-sharing software that has drawn the wrath of the
music industry by enabling its users to swap songs for free -- had been
downloaded 229,150,955 times, as measured by Download.com.'"
Links
0. mailto:codyw@paradox-group.com
The Changing Definition Of 'Kilogram'
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/27/023252
[0]DrLudicrous writes "The NYTimes is reporting that the
platinum-iridium standard mass for the kilogram is [1]shedding at an
appreciable rate -- at least compared to other reference masses. The
Pt-Ir cylinder is kept in France, and measured annually, and the slight
discrepancy is important because the kg is an SI base unit- thus other
quantities such as the Volt are based on it. A new standard is being
sought- the two frontrunners are counting the number of atoms in a
perfectly spherical single crystal of silicon, and another technique
uses a device known as the Watt balance."
Links
0. mailto:DrLudicrous@msn.com
Investigating Artificial Black Holes
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/27/0130257
Robber Baron writes "I remember years ago watching a cartoon in which
an inventor had managed to create 'portable holes.' Now along those
lines, according to [0]this story in the [1]Christian Science Monitor,
scientists are on the threshhold of developing the 'do-it-yourself
black hole' (Well, no, it's not quite do-it yourself as you need a
pretty large collider to pull it off.) They're hoping to use the new
[2]Large Hadron Collider at the [3]European Center for Nuclear Research
to create many tiny black holes and observe the Hawking Effect as they
dissipate. Keep your shotgun handy though, as they are more than likely
going to open up a portal into another dimension and all sorts of
nasties are going to come pouring out."
Links
0.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0523/p25s02-stss.html
1.
http://www.csmonitor.com/
2.
http://lhc-new-homepage.web.cern.ch/lhc-new-homepage/
3.
http://public.web.cern.ch/public/E.U. Agrees To Launch Galileo Satellite Location System http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/2335202
waimate writes "The European Union [0]today decided to go ahead with
Galileo, the constellation of 30 satellites which will compete with the
U.S. GPS system. The U.S. abolished [1]selective availability three
years ago partly to make GPS more useful for all mankind, but also to
dissuade other countries from developing their own navigational
satellite system, and thus be dependant on the U.S. for both peaceful
and military purposes. Since the demise of the Russian [2]GLONASS
system, GPS is the only game in town. Evidently recent events make
Europe feel less comfortable about such things, and so they're building
their own. Good thing for commercialization of space, or bad thing for
world peace?"
Links
0.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_865038.htm
1.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/FGCS/info/sans_SA/docs/statement.html
2.
http://www.oso.chalmers.se/~geo/gg_comp.htmlMicrosoft's Software Philanthropy: The Goodwill Ploy http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/2225203
bethanie writes "The New York Times has printed a story concerning Microsoft's plans to '[0]significantly increase its donation of software to the nation's nonprofit organizations, to a level that may approach $1 billion annually in the next three to four years. ...But the increase has also drawn objections from developers of 'open source' programs (programs for which the source code is freely distributed). Those critics say they believe Microsoft is using a giveaway strategy to undercut the so-called free software movement in the potentially promising nonprofit market.' What do you think? Is it true philanthropy or just another tactic to assimilate everyone into the MS collective?" Links
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/26/technology/26SOFT.html?th
120+ GeForce FX Reviews Collected
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/2152247
[0]Peter writes "We just finished at [1]8Dimensional our list of
[2]GeForce FX reviews. It tries to show all reviews of these video
cards currently online, 120+ are listed at the moment." Hmmm, time to
upgrade from an Xpert@Play98 ...
Links
0.
http://www.8dimensional.com
1.
http://www.8dimensional.com/
2.
http://www.8dimensional.com/nVidia_GeForce_FX.html
Bayesian Filtering For Dummies
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/219200
[0]Dynamoo writes "Bayesian filtering for spam is awfully clever stuff,
touched on by Slashdot several times before. There's a very accessible
[1]article at BBC News explaining in fairly simple terms the drawbacks
of current keyword-based filtering. It's slightly ironic that the BBC,
through the commissioning of Monty Python, also gave 'spam' its name.
Those Vikings have a lot to answer for."
Links
Munich Spurns Steve Ballmer's Software Rebates http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1855225
[0]Kurt Pfeifle writes "Steve Ballmer's recent trip to Munich to offer
up to 90% rebates for the Microsoft Software Assurance and Licenses was
in vain. The ruling party of Germans biggest city and self-proclaimed
'technology capital' now decided to migrate 14.000 workstations to
Linux and an OSS office suite. A study comparing the alternatives had
assigned 6218 (out of 10.000) points to Linux/OSS, while the MS Windows
platform only scored 5293. [1] Babelfish translation of the latest
newsticker story."
Links
0. mailto:pfeifle@kde.org
Cyber Insurance Between the Lines
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1922231
Shackleford writes "Security Focus has an article that discusses
[0]insurance policies regarding 'computer attacks and cyber sabotage.'
It discusses a case in which an administrator who set up back doors in
the system with which he was trusted deleted files to which he could
access after he was fired. His company had insurance against dishonest
acts by employees, but not against 'acts of destruction.' Eventaully,
the company won, but the case went to litigation. So the lesson to be
learned here is that your company may have 'cyber insurance' without
knowing it, but you need to be sure about it."
Links
0. http://securityfocus.com/columnists/163
Flight Testing Of Burt Rutan's X Prize Entry http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/185254
[0]evenprime writes "The X Prize website is reporting that Burt Rutan's
company [1]Scaled Composites did some [2]flight testing on their
SpaceShipOne/White Knight launch platform on May 19, 2003. Next up:
drop tests. There's also a nice [3] write-up at the BBC website."
Links
0.
http://slashdot.org/~evenprime/journal
1.
http://www.scaled.com/
2.
http://www.xprize.org/teams/scaled.html
3.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3051177.stm
Linux.com
Setting up SuSE for wireless networking
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1520202
- by Lee Schlesinger - I was excited to set up my brand-spanking-new copy of SuSE Linux Professional 8.2 on a machine I'm planning to use for testing and review. Everything went smoothly except for installation of the Orinoco Silver PC Card network adapter. Several hours and unsuccessful tacks later, I can claim victory, and maybe save you time if you tackle the same task.
Munich migrate from Windows to LINUX :-) http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1954205
Sven writes "GOOD NEWS!" Well, not quite a final decision yet. The link's in German. Amusingly poor English Babelfish translatation here.
Cape firm takes Oracle Linux product to London http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1246246
Stellenbosch-based Swist is to launch its Oracle software offering for the Linux environment at Oracle's international AppsWorld conference in London next month.It says it will be the only South African company to show a developed open source product at the conference.For the past five years, Swist has made a name for itself developing billing systems for the cellular phone industry. It is using expertise acquired through the development and ...
Open Source Integration
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1237212
JT Smith writes "Integration has been all the buzz in almost every IT trade magazine for the past 18 months (or more). Acronyms like EAI, EDI, XSLT, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, JMS, and BPML are everywhere. And it seems like everybody's got an integration system of one form or another�Microsoft®, WebMethods®, TibcoTM, Data Junction®, IBM®, and BEATM just to name a few. But there's one thing that you've never seen in those articles�the ...
Doctors prefer Linux to Windows
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1229206
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has chosen a secure Linux-based server solution for the bulk emailing of 6,000 GPs across the UK, after a decision not to use Windows.
Bigger, Better Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1226215
Users of Linux databases are drooling over the list of features promised by the forthcoming upgrade to the Linux kernel, Version 2.6. The Linux 2.6 production kernel, expected to be released later this year, will enable Linux to handle big, enterprise-class database applications. New features integrated into the main kernel will spare users the need to adopt them as back-ported capabilities in the 2.4 production kernel. Such abilities include ...
Oracle joins hands with Red Flag to push Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1224205
Hong Kong: The booming market of Linux in China has witnessed the birth of a new alliance—Oracle and Red Flag Software—which will work to certify and support the open source operating system. The partnership was buoyed by the Chinese government’s strong endorsement of the platform, and Linux’s cost effectiveness and secure operating environment.
Open source rearranging the landscape
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1222218
History may yet judge the real catalyst of the new economy to be not the Internet, as is widely assumed, but rather the gathering force of Linux and open-source software.
How Microsoft Will Kill Bangladesh, Unless Linux Saves Us http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/129232
Anonymous Reader writes "About the importance of free/open source software for developing nations."
Dave winer gets it wrong - or history re-written a http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/126254
Agent Orange writes "I was searching around the web this morning and ran across an article from Dave Winer, which has a very interesting viewpoint about our culture and the role of software. The sad fact is that software has made many people wealthy, but Dave gets the facts about software history incorrect. The software revolution may have been funded by companies later in the evolution of its life, but it was initially funded by the US ...
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