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[osdn starter] June 15, 2003
Date: Sun Jun 15 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Down and Out in White-Collar America
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2243218
XorNand writes "Fortune has a [0]pretty sobering article on the
employment situation for white-collar workers. By many accounts, we've
never had it harder--the slump in the 80's primarily hit blue-collar
workers. While bleak, things might be inching towards the light; as my
econ professor says, jobs are the last thing to recover after a
recession."
Links
0. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/careers/articles/0,15114,457284,00.html
Remember The Wizard?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2235212
trotski writes "I remember when I saw The Wizard as a kid, I thought it
was the perfect movie. X-entertainment has released a [0]review through
the eyes of geek of this classic. Few movies have ever dwelled in pits
of infamy quite so deep as The Wizard, Nintendo's 100-minute video game
commercial that vaguely masqueraded as a real movie. The Wizard
should've been able to keep kids well into their late teens interested,
but the entire thing goes down the tubes once you hear the villainous
cool kid's pickup line: "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad." The site
includes video clips of this and other great moments in the movie."
There's also a [1]just-the-facts plot review of this timeless classic,
at the Onion.
Links
0. http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0795/index.html
Cable TV Ruins Bhutan
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2226227
Christ-on-a-bike writes "This article in The Guardian discusses the
[0]negative impact of TV on the population of [1]Bhutan. It has only
been legal there for four years. Violence, crime and drug use are on
the up. Was this inevitable, and what does it say about the influence
of TV on Western cultures?" Our [2]previous story about Bhutan talks
about the radical impact of television, but without as much emphasis on
the darker side.
Links
0.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,975769,00.html
1.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/08/0235220&tid=129
Roswell Declassified
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2038251
[0]John3 writes "Scotland may be the [1]most popular UFO destination on
the planet, but Roswell, New Mexico is the old favorite for government
conspiracy buffs who believe the US government has been hiding proof of
an [2]alien spacecraft crash in 1947. [3]Popular Mechanics has recently
gained access to [4]de-classified documents from the Roswell military
base, and they contain no entries of unusual events or activity. I
wonder if the release of these documents will deter the [5]conspiracy
theorists?"
Links
0. mailto:john3@ c o r n e l l s . c om
1.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/24/157210&tid=133
2.
http://www.alienresistance.org/roswell1947ufocrash.htm
3.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/
4.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/military/2003/6/roswell_declassified//index.phtml
5.
http://www.worldofthestrange.com/topics/roswell_1947_incident.htm
The Buttocks Have It
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2027209
An anonymous reader writes "From this ZDNET article: Future hijackers
may find that their [0]buttocks betray them, if UK defense firm Qinetiq
has its way. The company has developed a smart chair stashed with a
thicket of seat sensors, according to [1]New Scientist magazine this
week. The same seats could also be used to warn cabin staff of illness
among the passengers, potentially alleviating the risk of deep vein
thrombosis or DVT."
Links
0. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1017119.html
Maintaining Large Linux Clusters
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2013208
pompousjerk writes "A paper landed on [0]arXiv.org on Friday titled
[1]Installing, Running and Maintaining Large Linux Clusters at CERN
[[2]PDF]. The paper discusses the management of the 1000+ Linux nodes,
upgrading from Red Hat 6.1 to 7.3, securely installing over the
network, and more. They're doing this in preparation for [3]Large
Hadron Collider-class computation."
Links
0.
http://arxiv.org/
1.
http://arxiv.org/abs/cs.DC/0306058
2.
http://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0306/0306058.pdf
3.
http://lhc.web.cern.ch/lhc/general/gen_info.htm
The Bug by Ellen Ullman
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/198241
[0]Never Rock Fila writes "On the front page of tomorrow's [1]New York
Times Book Review, a slightly breathless but overdue enthusiastic
[1]review of Ellen Ullman's new novel, [2]The Bug. The review
acknowledges that 'Ullman has already established herself as an
indispensable voice out of the world of technology' -- if you haven't
read her first book, a memoir, [3]Close to the Machine, read that too
- and it's nice to see a mainstream publication like the Times, the
gold standard of book reviews as I understand it, giving such prominent
and positive attention to a novel by a former 'software engineer'
that's all about getting inside the mind of a programmer, even
concluding 'If more contemporary novels delivered news this relevant
and wise they'd have to stop declaring the death of the novel.' The
reviewer, one Benjamin Anastas, has the chops to develop a sustained
comparison to Mary Shelley, to legitimately place the 1984 computer
programmers at the center of the novel among 'all the best characters
in fiction,' and to declare the book 'thrilling and intellectually
fearless.'"
Links
0. http://neverrockfila at hotmail.com
- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/books/review/15ANASTAT.html
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385508603/qid=1055598805/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-4969003-2894300?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0872863328/ref=pd_sim_books_1/104-4969003-2894300?v=glance&s=books
Mars and the History of Antacids
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/185245
An anonymous reader writes "NASA's [0]retrospective today on the 1976 Mars Viking mission describes the first probe to orbit another planet, and the first biology experiments based on soil sampling. Program managers maintained a dynamic 'worry list', which included a 1970's computer that opened like a wireframe book. The all-important biology experiments could not be tested prior to launch, then lightning struck the probe components (at Kennedy's Explosive Safe Area Building)." Links
0. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article495.html
CD Price-Fixing Suit Ruling
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1724243
[0]Jay Langhurst writes "As the [1]AP reported Friday, if you filed a
claim before March 3, 2003 [2]online or otherwise you'll be getting a
gift in the mail from those monopolistic music companies in the form of
a check for about $13!"
Links
0.
http://www.creighton.edu/~jaypl
1.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=509&e=6&u=/ap/cd_settlement
2.
http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/english/default.htm
Brazil Mandates Shift to Free Software
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1422212
[0]truthsearch writes "[1]LinuxToday is [2]reporting news and a
response about Brazil making Open Source mandatory for 80% of all
computers in state institutions and businesses, setting up a 'Chamber
for the Implementation of Software Libre.'" This is a big win for
Linux, but is making it mandatory going too far? It would seem wiser to
support a solution that favors the best tool for the job, which may not
always be an open source product.
Links
0.
http://msversus.webhop.net
1.
http://linuxtoday.com/
2.
http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-06-13-009-26-OS-LL-PB
Linux.com
Mozilla on speed: Firebird 0.6
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2142256
Adam Doxtater writes "We normally don't review web browsers, but what better topic for discussion is there? Most of us use browsers every day of our lives and, if you're like me, rely on them to do your job... Personally, I use Mozilla for 98% of my work and play. It blows all other browsers away in stability and features if you ask me. Opera is the only one that comes close to Mozilla in speed and features, but it seems too bulky to me for some ...
SCO could act Monday in IBM Unix case
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1358240
SCO Group's next move in its legal wrestling match with IBM likely will come Monday, possibly in the form of a request that a judge halt Big Blue's Unix product sales.
Are Open Source Databases Following in Linux' Footsteps? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1351225
At a partnership announcement with Dell Computer in New York City back in April, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison stood alongside his fellow CEO Michael Dell and discussed how the Linux open source operating system was stealing market share from Microsoft's Windows products.
PeopleSoft sues Oracle after all
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1346230
The lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court calls for an injunction against Oracle in pursuing its $5.1 billion offer for PeopleSoft. This move contradicts earlier reports from Oracle that PeopleSoft would not pursue a court battle. Such a change of heart is to be expected in what is a very fluid situation between the two companies and PeopleSoft's own acquisition target J.D. Edwards.
McNealy takes free shots at Microsoft
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1344247
SCOTT MCNEALY didn't hesitate to slam Microsoft during his keynote address yesterday morning. His humorous and cutting remarks about the Vole were well received by thousands of conference-goers who attended JavaOne.
SCO Stock Jumps 24% as Showdown With Big Blue Looms http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1341218
Shares in Utah's SCO Group soared 24 percent Friday as investors anticipated passage of a deadline for resolution of the company's $1 billion lawsuit against IBM. With both parties declaring they will stand firm in the dispute over use of the Linux operating system, the Lindon-based SCO's shares peaked at $11.95 before closing at $11.21 Friday -- up $2.16 from Thursday's trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Oracle beats estimates, looks for good year ahead http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1321229
Oracle today released fourth quarter and full year results that put the software giant well ahead of its own projections, as well as those of analysts. (And Oracle attributes some of this gorwth ot its adoption of Linux.)
No Concession From I.B.M. in Linux Fight http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1317215
I.B.M. said yesterday that it had no intention of reaching a quick settlement with the SCO Group, a small company based in Lindon, Utah, in a legal fight that is causing concern among the many corporations that use the increasingly popular Linux operating system to handle some computing chores. (free registration required)
Microsoft Ceases Development On Internet Explorer For Mac http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1312212
The news has swept the tech world: Microsoft will no longer develop Internet Explorer for the Mac. According to MacUser UK, the company says it will continue to support the existing release, and MacCentral is reporting that one final release will be available soon, and that version 5 will be supported with maintenance releases.
SCO may expand Linux case soon
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/137236
The SCO Group soon may open another front in its legal battle against Linux by filing suit against a major hardware manufacturer in North America, a company executive said.
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