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[osdn starter] July 13, 2003
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Howard Dean to Guest Blog for Lawrence Lessig
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1725210
[0]Ethanol writes "Starting Monday, Professor Lawrence Lessig (whom we
all remember from Eldred v. Ashcroft) is going on vacation, and his
[1]weblog will be [2]guest-hosted by Democratic presidential candidate
[3]Governor Howard Dean. Could this be a sign that a serious contender
for President (tied for first for the nomination in the latest polls)
has his head screwed on right about copyright law?"
Links
0. mailto:ethanol@armory.com
1.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog
2.
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/archives/2003_07.shtml#001348
3.
http://www.deanforamerica.com/
GPS Slowly Changing How Things Are Done
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/172237
Hemos forwarded me a link to a story at [0]Fast Company about how
[1]GPS is changing the way people do business. Several good examples
are used, from farmers in Alabama to anti-theft devices. Some notes on
GPS' military origins as well. Also worth noting is how GPS, like
computers, wasn't adopted overnight, but rather over time as
applications were found.
Links
0. http://www.fastcompany.com/
Evangelizing OSS in the Caribbean
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1635252
An anonymous reader writes "Here is an article on [0]NewsForge
regarding [1]evangelizing OSS in the Caribbean. I'm wondering what
others think of the impact efforts like this may have on software
development jobs in the US. Is IT still a viable field to get into and
if so will it last?"
Links
Solar Sail Will Work, says Planetary Society http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1624258
[0]degauss writes "In response to [1]Cornell Physicist Thomas Gold's
paper declaring the theroy behind solar sails flawed (previously
mentioned in [2]this Slashdot article), Louis Freedman, executive
director of the [3]Planetary Society (the organization behind the
[4]COSMOS project), has written [5]a brief rebuttal to the claims in
Dr. Gold's paper regarding the feasibility of solar sails for use as a
method of transportation in space. He does not go in to detail with
equations and such, but does give an overview of the reasons he
believes Gold's hypothesis is incorrect."
Links
0.
http://sinnott1 AT pacbell DOT net
1.
http://xxx.soton.ac.uk/html/physics/0306050
2.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/03/1230209&tid=160
3.
http://www.planetary.org/
4.
http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/
5.
http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/ss_and_physics.htmlTechnical Analysis of XBox Save Game Hack http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/166240
[0]DJPenguin writes "There is an excellent article at the [1]XBox Linux
Project that [2]describes exactly how the XBox savegame hack works. It
details how the author went to great lengths to hide exactly what was
going on. It turns out the exploit code is hidden within an image of
Tux himself!" An enlightening read, to say the least.
Links
0. mailto:jamesp@hisser.org
1.
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/
2.
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/articles.php?aid=2003189065649"Augmented Reality" For the Assembly Line http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1555255
silkySlim writes "[0]EETimes has a short article about a [1]combination
data goggles and earpiece device to replace big manuals and reduce
training time for assembly line workers. 'In one possible scenario, a
technician with data goggles bends over the engine block of a luxury
car and removes the covering. He is receiving instructions through an
ear piece telling him what to do next while his data goggles mark the
screws and bolts on which he must next place his tool.' Apparently,
it's already in use by several automotive companies. There's some
[2]additional papers [3]also available."
Links
0.
http://www.eetimes.com/
1.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030707S0066
2.
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=354688&coll=ACM&dl=ACM&CFID=11111111&CFTOKEN=2222222&ret=1#Fulltext
3.
http://www.computer.org/proceedings/ismar/1781/17810003.pdf
Gridwars Parallel Programming Challenge
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1531229
Peter_Pork writes "New Scientist has [0]an article about [1]GridWars, a challenging new game that runs on large clusters of computers. Programs fight each other for supremacy in terms of the number of processors they control, and the main point of the contest is to develop better parallel algorithms. It seems a nice idea: have fun while you improve the state-of-the-art in cluster computing. The [2] result of the last contest was somewhat of an upset, since a craftsmanly Russian program defeated a sophisticated genetic algorithm from NASA." Links
0.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993922
1.
http://www.gridwars.com/
2.
http://www.engineeredintelligence.com/gridwars/index.cfmHow to Jam a Worldwide Satellite TV Broadcast http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1453248
An anonymous reader submits: "According to an [0]MSNBC article, 'it's
simply a matter of aiming a strong signal at the uplink transponder on
the satellite and overwhelming the...broadcaster's signals...You need a
dish, some power, not too much. You put up a test pattern ... and do a
sweep and find the transponder on the satellite you want to jam. It
could even be smaller than the standard 6-meter dish. It could be a
small dish with a lot of power.' This was apparently how an [1]Iranian
satellite television station was knocked off of [2]Loral Skynet's
[3]TelStar-12 a few days ago. Loral contacted [4]TLS, a company which
specializes in satellite broadcast security, who quickly located the
source of the jamming to Cuba."
Links
0.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/936772.asp
1.
http://www.nitv.tv/
2.
http://www.loralskynet.com/
3.
http://www.loralskynet.com/fleet/telstar12/t12ov_us.asp
4.
http://www.tls2000.com/Site/Equip.htmlXbox Hackers, Linux, the DMCA, And Modchips http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1256228
[0]HardcoreGamer writes "The [1]New York Times has a long article on
Xbox hacking, why Microsoft hates it, and who does it ([2]Google).
'Xbox hackers are exploiting Microsoft's business model, which is to
sell Xbox hardware at a loss...' but Microsoft doesn't make the money
back on software -- as it planned to -- if you decide to load up Xbox
Linux. Where else can you get a PIII-733 with graphics and audio for
$180? The reporter talked to the IDSA; [3]Andrew Huang, author of
'Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering'; a Manhattan
exec who hacked his Xbox and said 'The reality is that if you could
bypass Microsoft's operating system you would end up with a fairly
powerful computer for less than $200;' and others. The article
discusses the [4]DMCA, [5]modchips, the [6]Xbox Linux Project and lots
more. A good -- if long -- read. A [7]shorter version of the story is
at the [7]International Herald Tribune. Best quote? 'Microsoft is a
company passionate about innovation and creativity. We are also very
committed to respect for others' intellectual property and we request
the same respect applied to our innovations.'"
Links
0.
http://127.0.0.1
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/technology/circuits/10xbox.html?pagewanted=all
2.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/10/technology/circuits/10xbox.html?ex=1058414400&en=4b3cf19c27e22937&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
3.
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/26/1454249&tid=137
4.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/16/0115228&tid=137
5.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/22/0057216&tid=211
6.
http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/index.php
7.
http://www.iht.com/articles/102517.html
Zen And The Art of Nomad Hacking
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1248246
[0]securitas writes "[1]ExtremeTech just published a step-by-step
how-to guide on [1]hacking the Nomad Zen and Nomad Jukebox to upgrade
the hard drive in each type of MP3 player. So if a 60 GB hard disk
isn't big enough for you (20 GB on the older models) here's how to mod
your Nomad."
Links
Linux.com
Best Aliens, Best Players, Best Bots
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1533210
Peter Olotka writes "Cosmic Encounter Online http://www.cosmicencounter.com has launched! It's fully in flash, compatible with just about any Linux machine as long as it can run the latest libflashplayer from Macromedia.
Gentoo's Daniel Robbins preps you for LPI certific http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1529247
Anonymous Reader writes "In this new tutorial, Daniel Robbins, President/CEO, Gentoo Technologies begins preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute's Exam 101 Release 2. In this first in a series of four tutorials, Daniel introduces you to bash (the standard Linux shell), shows you how to take full advantage of standard Linux commands such as ls, cp, and mv, explains inodes and hard and symbolic links, and much more. By the end of ...
The Significance Of Open Source
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1528221
RC Pavlicek writes "My new biweekly column has started at Processor.com."
PC sales up by 37% in 2002-03
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1547223
Beating expectations, sales of personal computers in India grew by 37 per cent in 2002-03 to touch 2.3 million as corporates and Governments went on an overdrive on computerisation.
Hackers say they have a right to unleash their Xbox's inner PC http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1544240
"The reality is that if you could bypass Microsoft's operating system you would end up with a fairly powerful computer for less than $200," the Manhattan financial executive said.
Schedule slips for second Sun blade
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/12/1536233
When Sun announced its blade servers in February, it said the Intel processor-compatible system would arrive "midyear," according to Ashley Eikenberry, group manager of blades product marketing. At a meeting with reporters Friday, Sun gave itself more leeway.
Open-Source Groupware Aims at Exchange
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1611238
Anonymous Reader writes "In the spirit of the OpenOffice assault on Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server."
Attacks Exposed
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1625226
Anonymous Reader writes "How serious a particular attack type is depends on two things: how the attack is carried out, and what damage is done to the compromised system. An attacker being able to run code on his machine is probably the most serious kind of attack for a home user. For an e-commerce company, a denial of service (DoS) attack or information leakage may be of more immediate concern. Each vulnerability that can lead to compromise can ...
Gael Duval Tells Why Mandrake Linux Is Better Than MS Windows http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1547242
Simply put, you can boil Gaël Duval's statements down to Mandrake Linux is less expensive, more stable, and has more and better software included with the OS distribution than does MS Windows. Moreover, Mandrake Linux is virus-free. For as little as $39 you have a complete OS and software package with which you can do just about anything you need to do -- including office productivity tasks.
OpenOffice gets groupware boost
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/11/1333248
The Open Office Group has announced the formation of the OpenGroupware.org project. The new software is said to be the final piece of the 'OpenStack' roadmap to develop open source versions of all the key components of modern office applications.
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