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July 04, 2002 DEVELOPER SERIES
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Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml
Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml
Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
Sourceforge
Automated Security Tools
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=51027
Release Candidate 1
phpLotto
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53340
phpLotto 1st Release
Legend of the Wonderer TCG
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44698
battle system in the project Docs
Advanced Simlulation Toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48818
Recruiting
PHPortal
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28568
PHPortal version 0.1.9 released!
PCGen -- A d20 Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25576
PCGen 2.6.3 is available
MySQL Objective C API for Cocoa
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42424
SMySQL version 0.7.0
i810 Framebuffer Device Driver
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39579
Video Overlay Support for the Intel 810 and 815 Framebuffer
'Just For Fun' Network Management System
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46041
JFF Network Management System 0.6.4
VietPad
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46758
VietPad 1.0.2 Release
Slashdot
New Red Hat Beta: LIMBO
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/04/0221255
[0]joyoflinux writes: "Red Hat has released a beta version of its
distribution, called LIMBO. It includes the latest desktop technology,
gcc 3.1, Mozilla 1.0+, OpenOffice 1.0, and much more. You can
[1]download it here or [2]use a mirror. [3]Submit bugs here." Here's
[4]the announcement.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/beta/limbo/
2. http://redhat.com/download/mirror.html
3. http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/
4. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-07-03-019-26-NW-RH-SW
Power Plants On Rails for California
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/2252203
[0]SoCalChris writes "According to [1]this article on [2]Wired.com, the
[3]Sierra Railroad is planning to use diesel train locomotives to
produce power for California. Each of the 48 engines are expected to
produce 2.1 megawatts of power for a thousand hours each year. Another
key advantage to this plan is that since the "PowerTrains" are mobile,
they can be taken to the areas that need power the most, so it doesn't
have to be routed across the state through our power grid."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,53591,00.html
2. http://www.wired.com/
3. http://www.sierrarailroad.com/powertrain/index.html
Why Japan Gets the Cool Stuff
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/2019216
[0]haahr writes "Good [1]article about why the coolest electronics
products are available first in Japan and may never make it to the
U.S., in [2]Slate."
Links
0. http://webcom.com/haahr/
1. http://slate.msn.com/?id=2067557
2. http://slate.com/
How Will WorldCom/UUNet Impact The Internet?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1547237
somewinner writes "CNN.com has an [0]article discussing WordCom's
impending failure and its possible impact on the internet. Given that
WorldCom (via UUNet) handles 50% of US internet traffic, and a large
percentage of traffic worldwide, some concern is certainly justifiable.
However, the author of the article seems to think that nothing serious
is going to happen."
Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/07/03/worldcom.internet.ap/index.html
2600 Drops DeCSS Appeal
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1956211
[0]Slashdot Chaplain writes "At the [1]2600 site, you can see today's
details about why 2600 is withdrawing from taking their suit to the
Supreme Court." So let's recap the case: 2600 published the DeCSS
utility on their website. The movie studios filed suit, and the EFF
agreed to assist 2600 with their case. 2600 [2]lost the case in
District Court, receiving a [3]tongue-lashing from Judge Kaplan, which
ordered them not to post or even link to DeCSS. 2600 [2]appealed. They
[4]lost. They attempted to have their case heard again, by the full
Appeals court rather than a three-judge panel, and were [5]rejected.
And although they have the option of appealing to the Supreme Court,
they are saying today that they will not: so Judge Kaplan's decision
stands. The case in California is still ongoing. No doubt this will be
discussed at [6]H2K2 next week.
Links
0. http://www.trios.org/
1. http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=1233
2. __SLASHLINK__
3. http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/courtweb/pdf/D02NYSC/00-08118.PDF
4. http://www.2600.com/news/display.shtml?id=852
5. http://wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52609,00.html
6. http://www.h2k2.net
Telemarketers and Cell Phones?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/01/2039206
[0]jjshoe asks: "I have received one bumbling voice mail from a woman
who seemed very confused as to why I wasn't there, like her auto dialer
transfered her call to my cellphone in time for my voice mail, one
missed call, and one in which I actually talked to the woman. My
concern is that this all costs me minutes, which of course equals
money. What laws are out there for me? What bills are out there waiting
to head their way towards becoming laws? What can I do to be
compensated for time? After I screamed at the tele-marketer lady she
said she would mark me as a wrong number, but I still don't believe
this is enough." Considering most tele-marketers use auto-dialers,
would it be so hard to grab the definitive list of area-code/extensions
that are exclusively used for cellular phones and just apply that to
their dial-out lists?
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hubble Snaps Pix Of Dying Supernova
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1456255
The Hubble has taken some [0]great pictures of a supernova according to
CNN. You can get a more indepth article, and more pictures from
[1]Space.com story on the same subject. Purty explosions!
Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/07/03/hubble.supernova.reut/indexhtml
1. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/space_fireworks_020703.html
RIAA to Sue You Now
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1539255
An anonymous reader writes "MSNBC reports that apparently the music
industry feels so satisfied with going after file swapping software
makers that they want to [0]sue the pants off the file swappers
themselves. Of course, you'll need to be a big fish with lots of
illegal music to get their attention." This is what they should have
done in the first place- go after the people who are actually doing it
instead of making P2P seemingly illegal.
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/775684.asp
Microsoft To Exhibit at LinuxWorld Expo
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1533208
Earendil writes "[0]Linux Today has a [1]confirmed report that
Microsoft is going to be an exhibitor at LinuxWorld Expo. One can only
guess at what Microsoft's motives might be. It will be interesting to
see the reaction to the appearance of a Microsoft booth." No doubt this
means that the more childish among us will make us all look bad. Sigh.
Links
0. http://linuxtoday.com/
1. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-07-03-015-26-NW-CY-MS
Craig Silverstein answers your Google questions
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1352239
On June 20, we [0]requested questions to submit to Google Director of
Technology Craig Silverstein, and got a heck of a lot of them. Here are
Craig's answers to the 10 we sent him, along with a "bonus" answer to
an additional question he chose himself. (Yes, Craig reads Slashdot.
His answers make that pretty obvious.)
Links
0. __SLASHLINK__
Software.linux.com
GNU Go
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1507/
OK, I get it. You don't want to wait. You want to start your weekend
right now. I can't blame you for that. Tomorrow is the fourth of July
and most American businesses will be closed. Hum... I can't get you off
work early, but maybe I can help by pointing you in the direction of a
great online game.
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