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[osdn starter] September 01, 2003
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 01:00:55 EDT
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Slashdot
Hacking the Actiontec 56k Modem/Gateway
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/01/0245257
william_lorenz writes "The [0]Actiontec Dual 56k External Modem is an inexpensive device with a built-in 56k modem and two Ethernet ports that can be used as an Internet gateway of sorts. What's great about it is that it runs some form of [1]uClinux, it's easily hackable, and Greg Boehnlein of the [2]Linux Users Group of Cleveland and [3]NOOSS fame recently contributed a [4]detailed report on his findings! Pictures of the board are also available [5]here, [6]here, and [7]here. Lots of specific details are included in [4]Greg's article, and there's been some further discussions about this on the LUGC mailing lists." Links
0.
http://www.actiontec.com/products/modems/dual_pcmodem/dpm_overview.html
1.
http://www.uclinux.org/
2.
http://www.clevelandlug.net/
3.
http://www.nooss.org/
4.
http://www.clevelandlug.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=26&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
5.
http://damin.umlcoop.net/~delink/actiontec.png
6.
http://damin.umlcoop.net/~delink/actiontec-arm.png
7.
http://damin.umlcoop.net/~delink/actiontec-jumpers.png
University Textbook Exchange Software
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/226208
[0]PageMap writes "With the textbook-buying season upon us, many
universities and student organizations are attempting to combat the
on-campus bookstore's overcharging by starting up their own grassroots
book exchange efforts. The problem is the seeming lack of available
web-based software to facilitate an efficient book exchange. Is there
such a thing as free web-based software made for this type of use?"
Links
0. mailto:briancarlson@m[ ]com ['ac.' in gap]
Segway Riders Get High on Mount Washington http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/223249
TacticalJack writes "Rob Owen, a retired clown, and two other riders
[0]surged up Mount Washington at 12.5 mph, the AP reports. It took the
Segway riders two and half hours to complete the 7.6 mile endurance
test. The team used six batteries, fought off 50 mph winds and battled
bitter cold to reach the 6,288-foot mountain summit. All of which begs
the question, why not buy a motorbike?"
Links
0. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/32548.html
Sunday Newspapers, Now With CDs
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/2156241
[0]VirtualUK writes "The [1]BBC news site has a [2]story today about
The Times news paper now distributing a CD along with the tree mass
that comes with its Sunday edition. They cite that one of the main
reasons is that Internet connection speeds have still yet to catch up
on the whole in order to benefit from the rich multimedia content of
the CD."
Links
0.
http://newkinetics.com
1.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
2.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/3195727.stm
More on the Orbital Space Plane
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1853215
AP has a decent piece looking at NASA's [0]orbital space plane program,
and describing it as a sedan compared to a tractor-trailer. [1]National
polls show that public support for the space program continues to be
very strong.
Links
2003 Hugo Award Winners Announced
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1826230
[0]securitas writes "For those that follow these sorts of things, the
[1]2003 Hugo Award Winners list has been released ([2]PDF). [3]Robert
Sawyer's 'Homonids' won Best Novel, fan favorite [4]Neil Gaiman won
Best Novella for 'Coraline', [5]Geoffery A. Landis won Best Short Story
for '[6]Falling Onto Mars', [7]Buffy the Vampire Slayer's
'Conversations with Dead People' won Best Short Form Dramatic
Presentation and predictably '[8]The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'
won Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation. You can get all the details
at the [1]Torcon 2003 Hugo Awards section."
Links
0.
http://geartest.com
1.
http://www.torcon3.org/ballots/index.html
2.
http://www.torcon3.org/ballots/HugoFirstPlaceWinners.pdf
3.
http://www.sfwriter.com/
4.
http://www.neilgaiman.com/
5.
http://powerweb.grc.nasa.gov/pvsee/publications/mars/landis.html
6.
http://www.sff.net/people/Geoffrey.Landis/falling.html
7.
http://www.buffy.com/
8.
http://www.lordoftherings.net/Distribution of Wealth in a Robot-Driven World http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/182228
An anonymous reader sent another piece by Marshall Brain. He continues
his examination of a [0]society where most manual labor is performed by
machines, idling a large fraction of the current workforce. See his
previous [1]piece for background.
Links
0. http://www.marshallbrain.com/robotic-freedom.htm
Software Customer Bill of Rights
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/30/1930224
Cem Kaner of Badsoftware.com has written up a [0]Software Customer Bill of Rights. Very appropriate considering our recent stories about Microsoft viruses, Dell's BIOS-clickwrap licensing agreement, etc. Links
0. http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/kaner/archives/000124.html
Aethera 1.0
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1655234
[0]gatch writes "theKompany.com released version 1.0 of their
cross-platform PIM suite [1]Aethera. KOrganizer is included as a
calendar and todo list component. Check out these [2]screenshots.
According to Shawn Gordon, theKompany president, 'Actually we are about
2 weeks away from having Aethera work with Kolab [groupware server] -
at least that is our sense of it at the moment.' Interesting discussion
at [3]KDE.news."
Links
0. mailto:sgatchel@psltech.com
1.
http://www.thekompany.com/projects/aethera/chlog.php3
2.
http://www.thekompany.com/projects/aethera/screenshots.php3
3.
http://dot.kde.org/1062148358/
Scientists Crack Silk's Secret
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1531231
AEton writes "Researchers at Tufts University [0]have reportedly discovered the mechanism by which spidersilk is produced. Besides the obvious use as a Kevlar substitute in bulletproof vests, silk has applications in [1]microprocessor production, [2]nanoscale optical fiber, a and any other application requiring strength and flexbility. Scientists have long grappled with the issue of creating silk; artificial silk is inferior to the real stuff, and the spiders can't be farmed (when you put them too close together, they eat each other). The method these Tufts researchers have found makes "strong silk" production feasible; if they can make it economical, the impact on safety equipment alone makes this material a worthwhile investment." Links
0.
http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/082903Silk.htm
1.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/04/03/1428243&tid=136
2.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/015202&tid=126
Linux.com
NewsForge takes the day off
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1429255
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller, NewsForge Editor in Chief - Today is Labor Day in the USA, a holiday that celebrates working people and our contributions to the nation. This holiday may have had dark beginnings, but today no it's a happy time for picnics, family gatherings, and other outdoor activities; the last gasp of summer, you might say. We'll see you tomorrow, full-strength, as we get back into the post-summer "real world" and buckle down to ...
KDE Introduction
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/177247
Fastlanwan writes "A summary introduction to the KDE desktop environment written for new linux users."
Explore cosmos with free software
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/1410243
For love nor money, there is no cooler software anywhere on the Net than Celestia. Flitting about the universe much the way Carl Sagan did in the Cosmos series on PBS years ago, you can explore the nine planets and stars beyond. Faster than Voyager slipped into the Delta Quadrant in the Star Trek series, you can hover around suns millions of light years away.
Japan, China, Korea plan Windows replacement http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/148258
TOKYO: Japan, South Korea and China are set to agree to jointly develop a new computer operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows software, Japanese media reported on Sunday.
That really computes
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/147200
A house-sized supercomputer at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland can perform 12 trillion operations simultaneously. Yes, it runs Linux.
The real cost of switching to Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/31/140245
The jury is in. After years of experimentation with Linux in the enterprise, customers, analysts, and vendors are starting to sing a consistent tune about where Linux makes financial sense and where it doesn’t.
Linus Torvalds enters race for California Governor http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/25/1910248
- by David "cdlu" Graham - In a surprise announcement this morning, Linux creator Linus Torvalds says he will enter the race to be the governor of California.
MS Sued for Stealing Linux-compatible Streaming Technology http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/30/2115242
Anonymous Reader writes "Burst.com is reported to hold numerous technology patents for 'increasing the efficiency of video and audio streaming', according to Robert Cringely. A suit is pending against Microsoft for trying to 'steal' this technology from Burst. If Microsoft successfully beats the suit, Burst's multi-platform technology (which includes Linux) could give Microsoft a significant edge in 'streaming's' future, possibly at the expense ...
When License Keys Cost More Than You Ever Imagined http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/30/152204
"An interesting issue has occured with a client of North County Computers and we feel its NCC's duty to warn our clients of potential legal and financial issues of buying a PC from an OEM with a Windows operating system pre-installed. Our client has ordered over 200 Dell Optiplex and Dimension systems over the last three years. Financial issues have led to layoffs at the company in recent months. One of the recent layoffs included the systems ...
EFF email & fax campaign against SCO lawsuit http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/30/1435251
Anonymous Reader writes "The SCO Group, Inc. recently announced that it plans to sue individual Linux users if they refuse to pay the company a $700 licensing fee. This is an effort designed by SCO to bolster its licensing claims against IBM and Red Hat by beating up on people who can't afford a multimillion-dollar defense. SCO hasn't proven that it has a right to collect this money at all, so its attempt to hold end-users liable is a terrible ...
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