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Slashdot
Gillette Pulls RFID Tags In UK Amid Protests http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/22/0327247

[0]akb writes "[1]Indymedia UK is [2]reporting that after [3]protests
    against the trial of RFID tags by Gillette at a [4]Tesco store in     Cambridge, increasing [5]press coverage, a [6]boycott, and the growing     mobilisation of campaigners against the intrusive use of the     technology, Gillette have [7]withdrawn their trial. RFID (Radio     Frequency ID) tags are small tags containing a microchip which can be     'read' by radio sensors over short distances (for background see
[8]SchNEWS Feature / 2 part [9]Guardian Article)."
Links

    0. 
http://demandmedia.net/
    1. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/
    2. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/08/275818.html
    3. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/cambridge/2003/08/275596.html
    4. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/08/275490.html
    5. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/08/275633.html
    6. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/08/275606.html
    7. 
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1143026
    8. 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/07/274466.html
    9. 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,999866,00.html

Gaim Speaks Out on MSN Ban
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/22/0318223

[0]joejg writes "As [1]FootNotes is reporting, the developers at
[2]Gaim have [3]responded to the [4]ban Microsoft is placing upon users
    of third-party clients accessing the MSN protocol. It appears that     starting October 15th I will not be able to talk to my MSN friend in     South Korea." Gaim's site is more optimistic, saying they may still be     able to connect, only without a license to do so. Links

    0. mailto:gasiorek@yakko.cs.wmich.edu
    1. 
http://www.gnomedesktop.com/article.php?sid=1288&mode=&order=0&thold=0
    2. 
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
    3. 
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/msn.php
    4. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/20/221226&tid=109

Control the Camera on Mars Global Surveyor http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/22/035255

    Angry Toad writes "According to [0]Spaceflight Now, NASA is getting     ready to [1]take suggestions for what parts of the surface of Mars the
[2]Mars Global Surveyor should take pictures of next. Currently there
    are high-resolution images for around 3% of the surface of Mars, and     they are willing to consider [3]any reasonable suggestions for new     imaging locations. Of course this is a publicity stunt, but all the     same it would be rather cool to have a bit of 'virtual control' of the     MGS camera."
Links

    0. 
http://spaceflightnow.com/
    1. 
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0308/20marssuggest/
    2. 
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/
    3. 
http://www.msss.com/plan/intro

Linux Corporate Influence: Boon or Bane? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2352237

[0]Mark Tobenkin writes "Are corporations exploiting the Open Source
    community? [1]The Linux Public Broadcasting Network has [2]video     interviews with Ian Murdock (of [3]Progeny and [4]Debian fame), Martin     Roesch (author of [5]Snort), Jeremey White (CEO of [6]CodeWeavers),     Bradley Kuhn ([7]FSF), Mike Balma (Linux Business Strategist for [8]HP)     and others on the evolving OSS business models. The interviews center     around whether integration with proprietary products endangers the Open     Source effort or increases consumers' freedom to choose." Links

    0. 
http://www.lpbn.org
    1. 
http://www.lpbn.org/
    2. 
http://www.lpbn.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=416&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
    3. 
http://www.progeny.com/
    4. 
http://www.debian.org/
    5. 
http://www.snort.org/
    6. 
http://www.codeweavers.org/
    7. 
http://www.gnu.org/
    8. 
http://www.hp.com/

ATi FireGL X1 Vs. NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2340203

[0]SpinnerBait writes "The professional graphics card arena has been
    heating up as of late, with new products from ATi and NVIDIA hitting     the streets on the heels of SIGGRAPH unveilings. In a first of two     article series, [1]HotHardware has a [2]showcase with benchmarks on the     ATi FireGL X1 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000. It seems as though NVIDIA     still has a stronghold in this market, as their card seems to dominate     many of the benchmark runs shown here." Links

    0. 
http://www.hothardware.com
    1. 
http://www,hothardware.com/
    2. 
http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/S&V/qfx2k_fireglx1.shtml

Using Spyware to Report Pirates?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2116210

    An anonymous reader asks: "I have visibility to AUP complaints we     receive at work, and we receive messages from a software vendor that     make it obvious that their product is phoning home when it discovers it     is running a cracked copy of itself." Apparently the software phones     home, and then the publisher's legal department sends the administrator     a e-mail. "The message goes on to detail the users IP, a timestamp, the     product in question, the users PC name, username, and MAC address. This     falls under -my- definition of 'spyware.' What are your thoughts?"     Software has been making surreptitious checks for "piracy" for over a     decade, yet these checks are usually limited to the software itself,     and not data on the user's machine. Do you feel software publishers     should have the right to peer into users data, if their software     suspects foul play on the machine, or should it do the easy and     intelligent thing and just stop working?

SuSE CEO's Two-Distro World
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2218239

[0]FrankoBoy writes "[1]CRN has an [2]interview with SuSE CEO Richard
    Seibt in which he claims such things as 'Linux means two companies: Red     Hat and SuSE, and nobody else.' Another example of this kind of     corporatespeak can be found in [3]another interview he did with ZDNet     last week. DistroWatch has an article about all this in [4]its current     weekly newsletter."
Links

    0. 
http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/dk491478
    1. 
http://www.suse.com/
    2. 
http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=43781
    3. 
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5063628.html
    4. 
http://www.distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20030818

Skulls Gain Virtual Faces
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1910201

[0]rw2 writes "Totally cool, The guys at Max Planck Institute for
    Computer Science have developed a way to [1]reconstruct a persons     appearence when a skull is found. When police find a skull and want to     know what its owner looked like, they generally use artists who     reconstruct the face by building up layers of clay over the skull." Links

    0. http://poliglut.org

1. http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2003/081303/Skulls_gain_virtual_faces_081303.html

SoBig: Worst is Yet to Come
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1847254

    bl8n8r writes "Experts say when vacationers get back to work Monday,     Inboxes will unleash [0]the worms worst attacks. Sunner said that most     of the problems caused by SoBig involve the time and cost of cleaning     the worm from computer systems. "
Links

    0. http://money.cnn.com/2003/08/21/technology/sobig/index.htm?cnn=yes

New Longhorn Screenshots Leaked
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1816225

[0]Badgerguy writes "The Supersite for Windows has some [1]shiney-blue
    looking leaked screenshots of LongHorn. The new screenshots of the     'Aero' interface mainly seem to be concerned with Digital Media     integration - which has become deeper still. A new 'SyncManager'     screenshot is up there (copying of iSync?) as well as some pictures of     LongHorn prototype hardware, which looks like a cross between a desktop     PC / Notebook / Tablet PC. "
Links

    0. mailto:Badgerguy@badgersett.org.uk

1. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_aero.asp

Linux.com
Linux Advisory Watch - August 22nd 2003
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/22/0443248

• by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for openslp, zip, netris, autorespond, unzip, eroaster, and GDM. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Mandrake, and Red Hat.

   Tractor Supply gets out of WinTel's no-scale rut http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2030243

    MIchael S. Mimoso writes "The Tennessee-based chain of stores details     its move from a Windows-on-Intel environment to a PolyServer cluster     running on Red Hat Linux."

   Findings from EDC's Embedded Developer Survey -- August, 2003 http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/2028243

     Evans Data Corp. (EDC) has released data on several findings from its     recently completed survey of nearly 400 embedded developers. The data     sheds light on: the value embedded developers place on real-time     debuggers; how much time developers spend on hardware vs. software     related issues; and, the role developers play in evaluating     intellectual property (IP) issues such as SCO's recent claim that Linux     violates its IP.

The Quiet War Over Open-Source
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1838244

     Every day now, it seems, we do battle with technology. If it isn't     spam, it's worms. If it isn't the worms, it's viruses, or hacking, or     identity theft. Sometimes, it's the gadgets and software we buy that     are still too hard to use.

And Now, Mad Hatter Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1835245

     "Sun needs to be very targeted at who they're trying to sell [Mad     Hatter] to," says Gartner analyst Michael Silver, "because we don't see     Linux as a benefit for everybody at this point."

Corel seeks court approval for takeover by Vector Capital http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1719217

    Corel Corp. will go to court Thursday seeking final approval of its     takeover by a California investment firm, a day after shareholders     approved the deal.

Canadian coalition fights Linux licence plan http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1642237

     A coalition of Canadian computer professionals dedicated to     open-source software is planning to oppose legal efforts to extract     licence fees from Linux users.

Bonuses for tech skills show sudden fall http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1611207

     Pay bonuses linked to IT certifications have dropped this year and     offshoring may be to blame.

OSDL Seeks To Be Linux Center of Gravity http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/169210

     It's hard to follow Linux news lately and not hear about the Open     Source Development Lab (OSDL).

LinuxQuestions.org adds a Mandrake Linux Forum http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/21/1559255

    jeremy writes "A Mandrake Linux forum has been added to     LinuxQuestions.org. The Mandrake forum joins forums for Slackware,     Debian, Conectiva, Arch and LFS. All distribution forums have a level     of participation by the respective distro. The announcement is     available here."

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Gadgets: Arc LED Flashlight
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Gadgets: Laser Widow
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PC Mods: Startech Cool Aluminator PC Case http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6297/

Computing: Multimedia Access Panels
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Computing: Zip-Linq Cell Phone Charger Kits http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/62aa/

Computing: Kensington WiFi Finder
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Computing: Zip-Linq Retractable Network/Modem Cables http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/62a1/

Computing: Zip-Linq Zip-Mouse
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Cube Goodies: Smart Mug
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/mugs/6235/

Cube Goodies: Moving Gear Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/lights/601e/

Computing: BenQ FP2081 20" LCD Display
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/display/lcd/6259/

Gadgets: Microscope Pen
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/6222/

Gadgets: Candeloo Rechargeable Lamps
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5efd/

Computing: ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/avcards/623c/

Electronics: Mustek GSm@rt D30 Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/61a5/

PC Mods: Cigarette Lighter Mod
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