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[osdn starter] June 19, 2003
Date: Thu Jun 19 2003 - 04:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Scientists Grow Decaffeinated Coffee Plants
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/0459201
An anonymous reader writes "According to a CBC News story, researchers
have genetically modified coffee seedlings to [0]produce up to 70 per
cent less caffeine." The Japanese researchers quoted in the article say
"..demand for decaffeinated coffee is growing worldwide. Caffeine can
trigger palpitations, increase blood pressure and disrupt sleep in
sensitive people", and so "..used a tool called RNA interference to
genetically engineer the one-year-old plants." Seems like these boffins
may be competing against the University Of Hawaii researchers we
[1]mentioned last year to take away your buzz.
Links
0. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/18/gm_coffee030618
Gemstar Ebook Crashes, Burns
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/0137232
[0]Robotech_Master writes "In [1]a lengthy announcement on its ebook
catalog page, [2]Gemstar, owner of [3]TV Guide and the
[4]Rocket/Gemstar eBook, has announced it is going out of the ebook
business. Gemstar will not be selling any new devices or ebook content
after July 16th. Of particular interest to those who purchased the
[5]newer Gemstar eBook models that eliminated the ability to install
free content directly on the devices: 'We will also continue to provide
the newly released [6]Personal Content feature available through the
web bookstore at least through July 16, 2006.' It's too bad, really;
I've heard that the Gemstar has one of the [7]most legible displays of
any of the ebook alternatives available. They could have done quite
well as general-purpose reading devices, if Gemstar had not [8]locked
them directly to its own overpriced content in a stunning demonstration
of self-proctology."
Links
0.
http://www.eyrie.org/~robotech
1.
http://www.gemstar-ebook.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/eBookstore.woa/wa/
2.
http://www.gemstar.com/
3.
http://www.tvguide.com/
4.
http://www.gemstar-ebook.com/ebcontent/devices/default.asp
5.
http://www.gemstar-ebook.com/ebcontent/devices/1150_intro.asp
6.
http://www.gemstar-ebook.com/ebcontent/supt/personal_content.asp
7.
http://www.knowbetter.com/ebook/articles/reb1100_review1.htm
8.
http://www.seyboldreports.com/ebooks/features/0011-gemstar.htmlU.S. Imposes Big Tariffs On Korean Chipmakers http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2228200
[0]dipfan writes "This is serious - the U.S. government has decided to
levy steep [1]import tariffs on South Korean computer chips (and
[2]Vietnamese catfish). The result is a 44 percent tariff on DRAM
semiconductors made by [3]Hynix. The case was brought by Micron
Technology on the grounds that the South Koreans were [4]receiving
unfair subsidies. Hynix says the tariff is 'outrageous', and the South
Koreans plan to appeal to the World Trade Organisation."
Links
0. mailto:
1.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2136234,00.html
2.
http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0306/18/m03.html
3.
http://www.hynix.com/eng/index.html
4.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/apbiz_story.asp?category=1310&slug=US%20Trade%20Sanctions 
Tourist-Class Soyuz Spacecraft Seats Open http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2242239
brandido writes "Put another notch in the belt for space tourism -
Space.com is reporting that: "If you're looking for the ultimate in
get-up-and go, take note: [0]Tourist-class seats will be available on a
Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station in
2004-2005. This off-planet trek comes courtesy of a deal struck between
[1]Space Adventures, a U.S. adventure travel firm, Russia's RSC Energia
and the Russian Space Agency (Rosoviakosmos)." However, NASA has yet to
be officially notified or to give formal approval, so there are still
some speed bumps in the road map."
Links
0. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/space_adventures_030618.html
Sweden To Outlaw File Sharing, Crypto Breaking? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2328233
Martin Kallisti writes "The [0]Swedish Department of Justice has today
proposed a bill to be put into effect, if it passes Parliament, on the
1st of January, 2004. It is in accordance to EU directives, but will
also criminalize the downloading of material from the Internet without
the explicit permission of the copyright holder. Furthermore, it will
become illegal to break cryptos, circumvent copy protection (mod chips
et al), copy books, and as I understand it, use software that is
designed to help with any of these tasks, and many other things." An
anonymous reader points to [1]an English-language article about this
Swedish EUCD proposal, which also mentions a hefty $4 levy on blank
digital media such as CD-ROMs.
Links
0. http://justitie.regeringen.se/inenglish/index.htm
Slashback: Sorveteria, Rockets, Anger
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1811231
Slashback tonight with more on model rocketry (and metaphysical rocketry to boot), Metallica's music online -- this time voluntarily, the fall of Ars Digita, nmap's reaction to SCO, and more. Read on for the details.
The Return Of Shareware Games
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2147251
An anonymous reader writes "CNN has a new column up looking at the
[0]re-emerging trend of shareware as a means to distribute games. With
development prices soaring and space on retail shelves getting scarce,
smaller companies like [1]PopCap Games and [2]GarageGames are returning
to gaming's roots - and making money in the process."
Links
0.
http://money.cnn.com/2003/06/18/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm
1.
http://www.popcap.com/
2.
http://www.garagegames.com/
USB 1.1 Renumbered To USB 2?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2025210
[0]Teese writes "According to [1]this Bangkok Post article, in December
the [2]USB Forum renamed USB 1.1 to USB 2, and USB 2 stayed as USB 2.
They did this because consumers were demanding that the computers they
buy have USB2 on board. The story also claims that both Sony & toshiba
have released laptops with the USB2 that is really USB1.1. This was the
first I had heard of this and the article said the change took place in
December, has the USB Forum really been able to pull a fast one on us?"
Links
0. mailto:teese@tznet . c om
1.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/Database/18Jun2003_datacol61.html
2.
http://www.usb.org/home
Closing In On The Quark-Gluon Plasma
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2011220
[0]Martin writes "A series of presentations and a press conference was
held today at [1]Brookhaven National Laboratory about [2] new results
from the [3]Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The latest run was
finished only a few weeks ago. The results are a new milestone in the
search for the [4]Quark-Gluon Plasma, a new state of nuclear matter.
The data were analyzed on large Linux clusters at BNL and in Japan and
France, with the biggest cluster of about 1100 dual-CPU nodes located
at the [5]RHIC Computing Facility. It's nice to see that results are
out so soon after the data were taken. There were previous stories
about RHIC on /., [6]here(1), [7]here(2) and [8]here(3)."
Links
0. mailto:mlp@bnl.gov
1.
http://www.bnl.gov/
2.
http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/2003/bnlpr061103.htm
3.
http://www.bnl.gov/rhic
4.
http://www.bnl.gov/rhic/QGP.htm
5.
http://www.rhic.bnl.gov/RCF/
6.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/19/058242&tid=134
7.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/07/20/1049202&tid=134
8.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=98/07/20/1241248&tid=106
Europe, Free Speech, And The Internet
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1943251
drdale writes "[0]Declan McCullagh responds at CNET.com to a proposal by the Council of Europe to require Internet sites to publish replies by individuals whom the sites criticize. This would apply to all web sites, apparently, including blogs. Per McCullagh, the Council's proposals do not have the force of law, but often serve as the basis for new laws." Imagine the chilling effect if [1]McCullagh's own politechbot and similar sites had to follow such rules. Links
0. http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-1017333.html
Linux.com
CeBITes: Report from the first U.S. CeBit
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1541235
- by Lee Schlesinger - CeBIT America, a new American version of the venerable European trade show, opened Wednesday at the Javits Center in New York City. With the IT industry struggling, now seems an odd time to start a major new venture. Both the attendance and the mix of exhibitors indicate that there's no groundswell of enthusiasm for a new show now.
IBM releses Linux WebSphere SDK for Web Services http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/0519253
Anonymous Reader writes "The free WSDK v5.0.1 download includes: An embedded version of IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express, V5.0 with additional support for ORB and EJBs. WSDK supports SOAP 1.1, WSDL 1.1, UDDI 2.0, JAX-RPC 1.0, EJB 2.0, Enterprise Web Services 1.0 (JSR 109), WSDL4J, UDDI4J, and WS-Security. It comes with the IBM WebSphere UDDI v2.0 registry, an entry-level database providing a JDBC implementation, the IBM SDK for Java ...
What SCO Wants, SCO Gets
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/0518218
Anonymous Reader writes "...like many religious folk, the Linux-loving crunchies in the open-source movement are a) convinced of their own righteousness, and b) sure the whole world, including judges, will agree. They should wake up. SCO may not be very good at making a profit by selling software. (Last year the company lost $24.9 million on sales of $64.2 million.) But it is very good at getting what it wants from other companies. And it has a ...
Win4Lin 5: A Real Win for Linux Users
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/0517231
Timothy R. Butler writes "About a month ago, NeTraverse contacted OfB Labs with an early release copy of Win4Lin 5.0, the follow-up to the already impressive Win4Lin 4.0 released in May 2002. Win4Lin, for those not familiar with it, offers near-native (or better) speed "virtualization" of a Windows box so that one can run Windows 9x (95/98/Me) inside GNU/Linux."
LinuxQuestions.org adds a Debian Forum
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/2350238
jeremy writes "LinuxQuestions.org has added a Disribution specific sub-forum for Debian. This marks the fourth Disribution specific sub-forum (Debian joins Slackware, LFS and Conectiva). All four have participation from the Distribution.For more information you can read the announcement or go right to the Debian forum.
Death of a Browser
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1916233
Love it or hate it, this week has been all about Microsoft killing MSIE for the Mac. Some love it, some hate it, but all view the MSIE decision as historic. The question is, what does it mean for the Mac's future: a portent of Microsoft abandoning the platform? The loss of a great browser? Good riddance to an outdated browser? The Dark Ages of web development in which Microsoft calls the shots from its fully Windows-based, integrated web ...
Review: Windows Services for UNIX
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1914218
Anonymous Reader writes "Everyone knows what Microsoft does by now. What some people do not know is that Microsoft releases a system integration software named Windows services for UNIX. The review shows us what to expect from the package and how it compares to Cygwin."
Windows to Linux basics: Analysts say transition from Windows to Linux isn't easy http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1911251
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Microsoft's new Licensing 6.0 scheme may drive Windows NT shops away from proprietary systems and make them at least consider Linux and open-source software, but several industry analysts contacted by SearchEnterpriseLinux.com warn that the transition won't be easy."
Eset Unveils NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Mail Servers http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1743243
Eset Software, a leading provider of Internet software security solutions, announced today the debut of NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Mail Servers, extending the industry-leading effectiveness of NOD32 antivirus detection software to the Linux email server environment.
Sun Sets Sights on IBM's AIX Customers
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/18/1735253
Moving to profit from SCO Group's revocation of IBM's Unix license (which IBM denies SCO has the right to do), Sun Microsystems charged in to play the role of White Knight for Big Blue's AIX customers.
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