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[osdn starter] August 03, 2003
Date: Sun Aug 03 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
There Is No Single Instant In Time
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/029213
[0]tekkieRich writes "Some interesting news from the world of physics.
Supposedly, [1]in this paper, the author answers some of the major
paradoxes (achilles vs. the turtle and Zeno) concerning our
understanding of time. 'Impressed with the work is Princeton physics
great, and collaborator of both Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman,
John Wheeler, who said he admired Lynds' "boldness," while noting that
it had often been individuals Lynds' age that "had pushed the frontiers
of physics forward in the past."'"
Links
World's Most Advanced Portable TV
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0110207
[0]Eric Schlaepfer writes "Here's another great toy for your wish list!
[1]ICOM manufactures the highly advanced [2]IC-R3 portable
scanner/television set. Besides picking up radio stations in the
frequency range of 0.495-2450MHz, the IC-R3 also receives regular
television signals, amateur television, and wireless security camera
signals."
Links
0. mailto:schlae@myrealbox.com
1.
http://www.icomamerica.com/
2.
http://www.icomamerica.com/receivers/handheld/icr3main.htmlsnopes.com's David Mikkelson Interviewed http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0116258
[0]pipingguy writes "[1]Online Journalism Review interviews [2]David
Mikkelson of the [3]Urban Legends Reference Pages. While the Internet
has taken its share of knocks for helping scammers perpetrate e-mail
and Web hoaxes (the [4]Bambi hunt reportedly was staged to sell videos
on the proprietor's Web site), not enough credit is given to the folks
who are using the Internet to debunk them. Snopes.com is the work of
the husband-and-wife team of David and Barbara Mikkelson, who have
taken their passion for urban myths to the Web since 1995."
Links
0. mailto:pbowers@pipingREDHATdesign.com minus distro
1.
http://www.ojr.org/
2.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/glaser/1059692646.php
3.
http://www.snopes.com/
4.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/bambi.asp
Networking Technology At Work In Rural India http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/0032258
abhikhurana writes "Whenever a news item about a plan to offer aid to a
poor community in a developing country to set up an Internet backbone
or any similar story is posted on Slashdot, there is always a debate
among the readers if there is any point in spending so much money on
such activities when people in such communities don't have basic
amenities like clean drinking water. So when I came acorss [0]this
story, I decided to post it to slashdot. It's about [1]new software
developed by [2]Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, which allows
video conferencing on low-bandwidth connections, and the impact this
technology is having on the small rural communities where it has been
deployed."
Links
0.
http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/aug/01spec3.htm
1.
http://tenet.res.in/isee/
2.
http://www.iitm.ac.in/first.shtmlMy Pal Mickey -- Interactive Theme Park Doll http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2320249
[0]Dan Howland writes "Big Ruxpin is Watching You: Once again, [1]The
Firesign Theatre's [2]I Think We're All Bozos on this Bus proves itself
to be the science-fiction story where the most stuff came true. If you
recall, a hacker named Clem traveled through the Future Fair, followed
by computer generated Holy-Grams who popped up and said things like,
'Why not try [WALL OF SCIENCE], 'cause it's my favorite!' Leave it to
Disney to perfect that spooky technology with [3]My Pal Mickey, an
interactive talking plush doll that knows where it is inside Walt
Disney World, and tells you trivia as you move through the park. Ah ha,
but even better (at least from Disney's standpoint) is that, just like
the Holy-Grams, My Pal Mickey feeds the info back into the central
computer system, so Doctor Memory can track people's movements through
the park in realtime. (Of course, these data will be skewed because
they only track people who buy the dolls...) Here is [4]another link,
with the interesting, Asimov-like sentence: 'He has a strong sense of
self-preservation, and reminds you to put him some place safe when you
get near water play areas, or on wet rides.'"
Links
0.
http://dannysland.blogspot.com
1.
http://www.firesigntheatre.com/
2.
http://www.doctechnical.com/fst/notes/itwa-cd.htm
3.
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/legacy/index.htm?../articles/06162003.1.htm~contentFrame
4.
http://www.mouseplanet.com/wdwupdate/wdw030617avp.htm
Science and Math For Adults?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2134237
Peter Trepan writes "Like most Americans, I made it through high-school
and college without a thorough understanding of major scientific and
mathematical concepts. I'm trying to remedy this situation both for
personal betterment and so I can supplement my own kids' education. The
problem is, most textbooks are not designed to convey an understanding
of the subject, but to squeeze in all the 'facts' required by state
law. I'm looking for books that don't just tell me an equation or a
concept works, but also explain *why*. Would you please list books that
have helped you gain a greater understanding of the basic concepts of
algebra, chemistry, calculus, physics, and other core areas of
science?" This is similar to an [0]earlier question, but with a broader
focus.
Links
0. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/01/1940229&tid=146
Measuring The Benefits Of The Gentoo Approach http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2037221
An anonymous reader writes "We're constantly hearing how the source
based nature of the Gentoo distro makes better use of your hardware,
but no-one seems to have really tested it. What kind of gains are
involved over distros which use binary packaging? [0]The article is
here."
Links
Universities Mull Official Role In Music Distribution http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/192231
An anonymous reader writes "News.com.com is reporting that Universities are considering [0]ways to bring legal Internet jukeboxes to dorm rooms, including entering deals with commercial service providers that would see online music charges included alongside tuition fees or picked up by the schools themselves." Reader ajkst1 adds that "meetings were held between college representatives, music industry reps, and online music services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, Pressplay, and Listen.com. The discussion wasn't about why they should do it, but about how they should do it. Per-user licenses or a general fee to students were discussed to make it look like the music was free. I'm broke, so free is good. Paying more to go to school is bad." Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5059030.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
Starchaser Rocket Capsule Drop Tests Successful http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/187230
[0]thaig writes "[1]Starchaser Industries reports that their NOVA 2
rocket capsule has [2] completed two manned drop-tests from an altitude
of 10,000 feet. The capsule was put through a number of manoeuvres
during its descent to fully validate the steerable ram-air parachute
canopy that made it possible to fly the craft like a glider. Starchaser
Industries' [3]Thunderbird project is a contender for the $10 million
[4]X-PRIZE. Here's the [5]earlier story."
Links
0. mailto:tmurphy@mailbox.co.za
1.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/
2.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/index_news_dt.html
3.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/news/tbird.html
4.
http://www.starchaser.co.uk/aboutus/index_xprize.html
5.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/04/1340215&tid=160
Build-to-Order Cars?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/2116203
MadMonk writes "Baseline has an article about a new car company that
wants to be 'the [0]Dell of the auto industry.' Build-To-Order, Inc.
could turn the auto industry on its ear. At worst, BTO will be an
interesting technology petri dish. I want a customized car to match my
customized computer."
Links
0. http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,1208845,00.asp
Linux.com
WinHelp for Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/227210
Viktor Zadorev writes "The first beta version of the rich-feature viewer of documents in WinHelp file format for Linux - HelpExplorer has been released. HelpExplorer - is a full-feature system of help for OS Linux. It gives a wide range of capacities to customize the user's interface and it can be easily integrated into your applications. One of the main advantages of this system is 100% support of WinHelp help file format widely used in OS ...
Interview with Andy Robinson
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/224247
jleveille writes "Andy Robinson relates to high school kids that are bright, but don't get good grades. He understands the feeling of not fitting in, not getting along in the system, and not knowing where you're going to end up. His parents signed him up for some college computer classes and his life changed. “Not all at once,†he said in a phone interview with Linuxbeginner.org. “Until then I never really had much of an interest in ...
Attorneys critical of SCO
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/222211
Anonymous Reader writes: "An interesting legal commentary on SCO can be found at web page for the Law Office of Lewis A. Mettler which includes some highly critical comments about SCO, their actions, and their legal approach, including:
TuxMobil News Digest 07/2003
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2155253
Werner Heuser writes: This month's TuxMobil News digest has many good news for Linux PDA and laptop users. Here is an extract of the monthly digest, but note there are much more noteworthy issues, so do not miss to check the whole.
UCITA... no more?
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2150242
aicra writes "NCCUSL pulled support of UCITA. UCITA, The Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, caused a stir of debate and contention over the past years. UCITA was only passed in Virginia and Maryland. Four states adoped anti-UCITA legislation.
The state of Linux at the retail store
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/02/2144241
- by James Hutton - I work in a small retail electronics store that has been selling cheap Linux PCs for the last 8 months or so. It was an experiment that returned mediocre results. The hardware wasn't a problem -- it was cheap but solid hardware, and exactly what a lot of people wanted for basic word processing, email, etc. Even the fact that it wasn't running Windows wasn't a problem, people are prepared to overlook that if it's going to do ...
LinuxWorld preview: New 2.6 kernel bringing new level of competition from Linux http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1918254
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Now that the 2.6 version of the Linux kernel is in beta, enterprise Linux users are anxious to see how the next six months will play out with regard to the core of the operating system and how it expands enterprise adoption."
Interview with Asa Dotzler of Mozilla
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1916240
linuxquestions writes "In an interview with LinuxQuestions.org Asa discusses the formation of the the Mozilla Foundation, the direction Mozilla is headed, Microsoft's decision to no longer offer IE as a standalone product, acceptance of the browser as a client interface to applications and more."
IBM responds to SCO
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/1911236
Anonymous Reader writes "An IBM executive has commented on what he alleges are the forces behind SCO. More significantly for the case, IBM may be about to respond to SCO's amended complaint. Interesting commentary, including instructions on how to get copies of court documents, at GROKLAW. Non-IBM lawyers have also been looking at the issue too. Eben Moglen has written a position paper for the OSDL. Down under, a lawyer colorfully says, in that ...
Speakers for AUUG national open source conference announced http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/01/199208
Anonymous Reader writes "The Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group (AUUG) has released the program for its annual national technical conference, catering to open source software users, businesses, government agencies, developers and vendors. .... Among those confirmed to speak are Samba guru and IBM researcher Andrew Tridgell, National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) general manager Steve Alford, Sun chief technology officer ...
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Gadgets: Microscope Pen
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Gadgets: Candeloo Rechargeable Lamps
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Computing: ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
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Electronics: Mustek GSm@rt D30 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/61a5/
PC Mods: Cigarette Lighter Mod
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PC Mods: Bubble Lights
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PC Mods: Meteor Light
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Cube Goodies: Levitating Desktop Globes
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Tshirts: No, I will not fix your computer http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/frustrations/388b/
Interests: ph34r t3h Cute Ones T-Shirt
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Tshirts: anti-RIAA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/61e7/
Tshirts: Safe Hex
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/coder/61be/
Computing: USB Sharing Hub
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5f2a/
Computing: Logitech Cordless MX Keyboard & Mouse http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/input/keyboards/61af/
PC Mods: Lian-Li Side Panel Aquarium Kit http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6151/
Cube Goodies: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/59e0/
Gadgets: Ambient Orb Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/5da2/
Cube Goodies: Desktop Retro Wind-ups
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/6028/
Cube Goodies: The Red Swingline Stapler
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/toys/61b7/
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