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Slashdot
Remote Root Exploit In lsh
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/21/0138243

[0]skookum writes "After [1]last week's OpenSSH patch-fest, a lot of
    people suggested [2]GNU lsh as a replacement. Unfortunately, it seems     that the lsh team has recently [3]discovered a heap overflow bug of     their own that can lead to compromise. An [4]exploit was posted to     BugTraq two days ago. [5]Happy patching." Links

    0. 
http://btfaq.com
    1. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/16/1327248&tid=172
    2. 
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/lsh/
    3. 
http://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/lsh-bugs/2003q3/000120.html
    4. 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/338210/2003-09-18/2003-09-24/0
    5. 
http://lists.lysator.liu.se/pipermail/lsh-bugs/2003q3/000127.html

Drooling Over VA Tech's 1100-Node G5 Cluster http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/21/036254

    Mr. Slurpee writes "Virgina Tech's [0]1100-node dual 2 GHz Apple G5     Terascale Cluster is getting racked up and ready to roar. If you're a     penniless geek like me, at least there's some [1]tech pr0n for us to     drool over. There's 1100 of them ... think they could part with one?" Links

    0. http://www.computing.vt.edu/research_computing/terascale/

1. http://www.chaosmint.com/mac/techclusterphotos/

Global Crossing (Nearly) Sold To Singapore http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/21/0026239

    sQuEeDeN writes "According to money.cnn.com, the sale of Global     Crossing to STT (Singapore Technologies Telemedia) has been
[0]permitted by the administration. There originally were concerns
    about this sale by the DoD/ DOHS but, by what I assume to be much     behind-the-scenes negotiating, such concerns have been alleviated.     Ultimately this shouldn't [knock] matter much but it's always     interesting to see where your bandwidth comes from. We'll see what it     means for the U.S. to have it's global bandwidth be owned by, well,     someone else."
Links

    0. http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/19/news/international/global_crossing.reut/index.htm

Is Prescott 64-bit?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/21/0021209

    unassimilatible writes "According to The Inquirer, Intel's new Prescott     has [0]64 bit instructions lurking inside. Could really rain on the     parade of those who thought the new [1]Athlon 64's would be supreme -     especially when you look at [2]Intel's price roadmap. Don't run out and     buy an Athlon 64 just yet..."
Links

    0. 
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11668
    1. 
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_4699_7980,00.html
    2. 
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20030915183339.html

Vonage Starts Charging 'Regulatory Recovery Fee' http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/2226213

[0]slavitos writes "[1]Vonage sent an email announcing that starting
    with 'your next billing cycle, Vonage will begin to charge a Regulatory     Recovery Fee of $1.50 per phone number. This is a fee that Vonage     charges its customers to recover required costs of Federal and State     Universal Service Funds as well as other related fees and surcharges.     State and Federal agencies collect these fees from communications     providers to fund public projects such as rural and library     communications programs.' That could mean that Vonage is loosing at     least some ground in its battle against government VOIP regulations." Links

    0. http://www.sitebits.com/

1. http://www.vonage.com/

W3C Objects To Royalties On ISO Country Codes http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/227242

    An anonymous reader writes "Tim Berners-Lee has sent [0]a letter of     concern to the president of ISO about the idea of collecting royalties     on...guess what...ISO language and country codes! According to the     letter, the ISO Commercial Policies Steering Group is proposing a     royalty on commercial use of ISO language, country and currency codes.     The whole idea seems absurd. On what grounds could uttering     lang="en-US" be subject to any intellectual property right that     justified any royalty demand?"
Links

    0. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/2003JulSep/0213

Microsoft "Swen" Worm Squiggles Into Sight http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/2157224

[0]greenhide writes "As forecast in [1]this story, a new Microsoft worm
    has indeed [2]wriggled to the surface. The W32.Swen's claim to fame is     its [3]professional looking email advertisement that pretends to be a     fake Microsoft patch. Earlier viruses have made the claim, but none of     them looked this good. It appears to have infected over 1.5 million     machines. "
Links

    0. mailto:greenhide@cvilleweekly.com
    1. 
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/18/1855204&tid=172
    2. 
http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/31632.html
    3. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/technology/articles/svenwormgrafix_091903.htm

The L0tR Motion Picture Trilogy Exhibition http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/214216

    cremegg writes " [0]BBC News has a story on the upcoming [1]exhibition     at the London Science Museum where fans of the trilogy will be able to     explore the high-tech toys used to create the special effects in this     epic project."
Links

    0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3051126.stm

1. http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/lordoftherings/index.asp

Lobbying For Linux
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1842204

[0]Telex4 writes "Slashdot has heard a lot lately about why [1]software
    patents are bad, and the passage of the legislation in the EU. But     other than the online demo and a few pictures of the demonstration     outside the [2]European Parliament, Slashdotters hear little about the     real behind-the-scenes lobbying. I've just put [3]an article up on     Newsforge describing and discussing my experiences lobbying inside the     Parliament that might shed a little light on what we mortal geeks can     do to save ourselves. There are some [4]accompanying photos on my web     site for those who like visual aids." (NewsForge and Slashdot are both     part of OSDN.)
Links

    0. 
http://www.tomchance.uklinux.net
    1. 
http://swpat.ffii.org/
    2. 
http://www.europarl.eu.int/
    3. 
http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/09/16/1428222.shtml?tid=17
    4. 
http://www.tomchance.uklinux.net/swpat-brussels.shtml

Bob Barr Weighs In On Trusted Computing Group http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1828222

    bearwayne writes "Former representative Bob Barr (R-GA), a conservative     and non-technophile, who has now has teamed up with the [0] ACLU to     fight growth of the Federal government's infringements on Civil     Liberties ala the Patriot Act, weighs in on the [1] Trusted Computing     Group/Alliance in [2]this article at Creative Loafing. Among other     things, he expresses concerns about censorship, loss of control over     one's PC, and other corporate/government abuses." Links

    0. 
http://www.aclu.org/
    1. 
http://www.trustedcomputing.org/home
    2. 
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/news_flankingaction.html

Linux.com
Asian countries favor Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/170204

     The threat to Microsoft Corp. from the free Linux operating system     could intensify with the help of a powerful Asian triumvirate: Japan     and South Korea are prodding China to join an effort that promotes     alternatives to Windows.

Red Hat Readies Enterprise Linux 3
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1638238

     Linux leader Red Hat is getting set to launch its Enterprise Linux 3     lineup for the data center next month.

WinHelp for Linux Released.
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1535232

    KAMA Software writes "The company KAMA Software has announced that it     finished it's work at creation of a multifunctional viewer in format     Winhelp. The demonstration version for download is available from the     company's site http://www.kamasoftware.com. The next step of the     company is to make a helpsystem, which will support other file format,     in particular CHM. Browser Netscape Navigator 7.xx (Mozilla 1.xx) is     chosen to be the engine for the ...

How Analysts Get Paid
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/166251

    Analyst reports on the so-called expense of using Linux are a dime a     dozen these days, with one analyst group praising Windows and another     anointing Linux with the same praises. It is hard to know who is right     and who is wrong. It becomes even more frustrating when it is revealed     that some reports are sponsored by Microsoft and other proprietary     software companies, for the seemingly express purpose of detracting     Linux and open source software.

Once and future Linux
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/163224

     People have always been fascinated with the notion of alternate     futures -- the idea that pivotal events could send the world on several     different paths, each leading to a radically different outcome.

OfB Open Choice 2003 Awards
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1829203

    uninet writes "Choosing the best of the best in different sectors of     GNU/Linux products and services is not an easy task. In many cases,     there was more than one contender that was worthy of an award in any     given category. However, we attempted to select the easiest to use,     most robust, most promising, and - when possible - most free (as in     freedom) products for the Open Choice Awards 2003. Find out who won     here."

Advisory Concerning VeriSign's Deployment of DNS Wildcard Service http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1543214

     Recognizing the concerns about the wildcard service, ICANN has called     upon VeriSign to voluntarily suspend the service until the various     reviews now underway are completed.

Groklaw's Open Letter to SCO's CEO Darl McBride http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1728242

    "Our community isn't organized hierarchically like a corporation, so it     has no CEO or overall leader in that sense, except that Linus Torvalds     leads Linux kernel development and Richard Stallman leads the GNU     Project and the Free Software Foundation (FSF). We have written this     letter together on the website, Groklaw, which is a research and news     site currently dedicated to covering developments in the news about     your company."

Add XML parsing to your J2ME applications http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1530256

    Anonymous Reader writes "More and more enterprise and Java technology     projects are making use of XML as a medium to store data in a portable     fashion. But due to the increased processing power demanded by XML     parsers, J2ME applications have largely been left out of this trend.     Now, however, small-footprint XML parsers for the Java language are     emerging that will allow MIDP programmers to take advantage of the     power of XML. This article ...

Windows and Linux Struggle for the Enterprise http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/09/20/1532229

     Between Linux and Windows, each has distinct advantages, and each     poses a competitive challenge to the other for dominance of the     corporate enterprise computing space.

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Interests: Volatile Hyperlinkage
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Interests: Soothing Green Light
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Interests: News w/ Nerd Slant
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Interests: Mainline Geek Culture
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Electronics: Nikon Coolpix SQ
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/63af/

Computing: 2-Port Integrated KVM Switch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/62f2/

Gadgets: X-Linx 2-Way Personal Communicator http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/6316/

Computing: Logitech Internet Chat Headset http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/speakers/6326/

Electronics: iRock! Bling CD/MP3 Player
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Cube Goodies: Hot/Cold Mini Fridge
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PC Mods: Velcro Wire Ties
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Electronics: Mustek DV-3000 Multi-Function Digital Camera http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/cameras/62ae/

Books: BOFH 4 - Dummy Mode Is Forever
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Electronics: 2.4Ghz Cordless Headset Phone http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/phones/63a0/

Gadgets: Watch with Built-in Grounding Strap http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/62f7/

Gadgets: Mobile Power Inverter
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Interests: Megatokyo Lanyard
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