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[osdn starter] August 14, 2003
Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Global Warming To Leave North Pole Ice-Free
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/0250245
[0]cwolfsheep writes "Tonight, Yahoo & AFP news are [1] reporting on a
study, further backing up a [2] previous report, that suggests the
North Pole will be ice-free in the summer by the next century. Oddly
enough, they say the melting will not [3] add to the sea-level of the
ocean (since the ice is already in the ocean) and that the extra water
will help absorb more greenhouse gases. Maybe we need to start using
more [4] aerosols."
Links
0.
http://rain.prohosting.com/mpadams
1.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030813/sc_afp/arctic_environment_030813154038
2.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/10/2021236&tid=134
3.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate/climatefaq.jsp
4.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate/climate.jsp?id=ns99993798Renegade Reverse Engineering - John Woo Style http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1929259
[0]MankyD writes "Just saw the [1]trailer to a new John Woo film over
at [2]apple.com called PayCheck. Written by Phillip K Dick of Blade
Runner and Minority Report, its a story about a top notch reverse
engineer (Ben Affleck) who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to
piece together the mystery of his past. It's also got Uma Thurman as
the female lead. Unfortunately the [3]website isn't up and running yet,
and the premise of the movie seems a little far fetched, but this still
ought to be a fun one."
Links
0.
http://moodgraphs.project-y.net
1.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/paycheck/
2.
http://www.apple.com/
3.
http://www.paycheckmovie.com/Microsoft Stops Development Of Outlook Express http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/238245
Jman314 writes "According to a ZDNet story, Microsoft [0]will cease
development of their Outlook Express email client. "The technology
doesn't go away, but no new work is being done. It is consumer email in
an early iteration, and our investment in the consumer space is now
focused around Hotmail and MSN. That's where we're putting the emphasis
in terms of new investment and new development work." says Dan Leach,
lead product manager for Microsoft's information worker product
management group. Microsoft's alternatives include, not surprisingly,
the full version of Outlook."
Links
0. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39115680,00.htm
Computer Expectations of Today, and a Decade Hence? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/2255255
[0]Luciq asks: "The other day I was cleaning out my closet and started
reminiscing about all the good times I had with my 33Mhz 486DX. I got
the machine 10 years ago just as the first Pentiums were coming out.
With a 33Mhz processor, 212MB hard drive and a whopping 8MB of RAM, I
could surf the net at 2400 baud, manipulate photos and even play games
with full-screen video like [1]The Seventh Guest. Today I use an Athlon
XP 2400, 80GB HD, 512MB [not 512K!] RAM. While I can do some neat
things with it, I must say that it's fallen short of the wonderous
expectations I had for such a system in 1993 (no immersive VR?, no
seamless voice recognition?). What expectations did you have for
today's PC, 10 years ago and how does the reality match up? What do you
expect from computing, 10 years from now?"
Links
0. mailto:damian@luciq.com
Aquarium Modcase
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/142203
zeptic writes "How about an aquarium in your running computer? [0]This
casemod shows you how it's done. The cool pictures can be found on
[1]the same site page, and there is an English summary on the [2]last
page."
Links
0.
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2010
1.
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2013
2.
http://www.hardware-test.dk/test_show.asp?id=2014Afterstep 2.0 Beta Includes XML Graphics System http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1918228
[0]vaevictus writes "[1]Afterstep just released its 2.0 Beta 1, after a
long merge from its development branch. One of the most interesting new
features is an XML-based graphics system, where any picture for any
part of the WM can be a simple chunk of XML, which can do
transformations, scaling, gradients and some other nice graphics mods.
I've personally used this to cut my 1600x1200 image size from a 2.4mb
PNG to a total of about 37kb. This leads to some very compact themes.
If you're not familiar, AfterStep is one of the older WMs out there
still in active development; all of you [2]WindowMaker fans should
check out the WM your WM branched off of, so long ago."
Links
0.
http://slashdot at vaevictus.net
1.
http://www.afterstep.org/
2.
http://www.windowmaker.org/Supercomputers To Move To Specialization? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1916225
[0]lucasw writes "The Japan Earth Simulator outperformed a computer at
Los Alamos (previously the world's fastest) by a factor of three while
using fewer, more specialized processors and advanced interconnect
technology. This spawned multiple government reports that many
[1]suspected would ask for more funding in the U.S. for custom
supercomputer architectures and less emphasis on clustering commodity
hardware. One report released yesterday [2]suggests a balanced
approach."
Links
0.
http://icculus.org/~lucasw
1.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030811S0018
2.
http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030812S0011
Playing God with Monsters
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/199245
[0]Howard writes "Horrified by "There Be Monsters Here" tales, some
members of Congress called for a ban on DNA research in the mid '70s.
Because those calls were rejected, millions of people around the world
can now hope for DNA-based vaccines against AIDS, malaria and other
deadly diseases that have destroyed lives, communities and nations.
Here's an illustration: The name of [1]Joseph DeRisi keeps coming up in
connection with deadly diseases. No, he's not a modern-day Typhoid
Mary. Just the opposite. The University of California, San Francisco
researcher is using his own custom-built DNA microarrays to look inside
the "minds" of some serious serial killers. The "minds" are genes, and
his home-brewed gene chips [2]helped solve the SARS mystery earlier
this year. Now, DeRisi has [3]chosen malaria as his next victim. For
the complete commentary, please go to [4]Howard Lovy's NanoBot."
Links
0.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/
1.
http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/
2.
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=6169
3.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/12/health/12MALA.html?ex=1061265600&en=cbb7f1d6a0084265&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE
4.
http://nanobot.blogspot.com/2003_08_10_nanobot_archive.html#106078535051790759
Nutch: An Open Source Search Engine
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/191225
[0]Anonymous Coward writes "Someone forwarded me this site working to
create an open source search engine called [1]Nutch. In the age of
weighted rankings on search engines for profits, there's an obvious
need for an unbiased search engine. After all, isn't a search engine
supposed to be for finding relevant data, not as an indirect and
sometimes slimy method of advertising? Nutch is clearly in their intial
stages, but it would certainly get my vote." You can find the
[2]project on SF.net, and also read [3]the Business 2.0 article on it.
Links
0. mailto:gman@NOSPAM.sddi.net
1.
http://www.nutch.org/
2.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nutch/
3.
http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,51462,00.html?cnn=yesUsing Cellophane For 3D Displays On Your Laptop http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1856207
[0]prestidigital writes "From the abstract: [the authors] present a
novel, inexpensive, stereoscopic [1]technique for generating 3D
displays from cellophane and a laptop computer screen. (Once again my
[2]physnews update sends me email that doesn't suck!)"
Links
0.
http://members.cox.net/kmcurry
1.
http://individual.utoronto.ca/iizuka/research/cellophane.htm
2.
http://www.aip.org/physnews/update/
Linux.com
Global IT firm predicts Linux will have 20% desktop market share by 2008
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1424212
- by Chris Gulker - One of the world's largest IT companies is declaring that the Linux desktop will capture 20% of the market for desktop computers in large enterprises within 5 years.
SCO execs unloading shares
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/0213220
Anonymous Reader writes "SCO Group executives have sold about 119,000 shares of their company since it filed a lawsuit against IBM in March and the stock price increased more than fourfold."
The Wrong Choice: Two true tales of misspent energy, cash http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/184249
Jan Stafford writes "Buying proprietary software leads two companies to bitter ends in these true stories."
Desktop Linux Breaking Ground
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1741233
Anonymous Reader writes "Desktop Linux started gaining momentum in 2002. Only nine months later, Linux potential looks very real. While some critics take a cynical view, the record does not prove them correct. DesktopLinux.com Contributing Editor Tom Adelstein discusses where the Linux desktop has experienced growth and some upcoming launches to keep your eye on."
Puget Sound Technology teaching *BSD Administration Class in Seattle, Washington http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1624249
Puget Sound Technology is teaching a class covering the fundamentals of *BSD system administration, Sept. 16 - 19, in Seattle, Washington. The class curriculum includes DNS, web and mail services, and standard administration skills applicable to several Unix-type operating systems.
Are Windows and Linux Technology Equals? http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/169228
Statistics about dramatic Linux sales growth are numerous, but here is one of the most telling: Sales of Linux servers in the U.S. grew a jaw-dropping 90 percent in Q4 of 2002 compared with the same period the previous year, says Gartner Dataquest.
Internet Attack Disables Thousands of Computers http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1348223
Robert E. Harvey, M.D. writes "The latest Internet attack on Microsoft operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of computers worldwide Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly a month."
The Linux Decision
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1558254
For enterprises, the promise of open source computing is all about proprietary performance at minimal cost. No wonder, then, that Linux has made such inroads into the server market, and that IBM recently made its Lotus suite Linux-ready.
The SCO(R) Group Announces Final Termination of IBM / Sequent's Contract to Use or License Dynix Sof http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1519232
IBM's Disregard of Sequent's Contract With SCO Leads to Final Termination of UNIX License.
Linux Woos Wall St.
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1511247
The operating system's surprising popularity has turned the Linux revolution--personified by its official mascot, a penguin--into a day at the beach. With firms such as Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs becoming recent converts, it's clear that what began as a hobby by a young student named Linus Torvalds has now become a full-fledged measure of technology adoption savvy.
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