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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
The Reverse Challenge: Winners Announced
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/08/0233259
[0]asqui writes: "[1]The Reverse Challenge was a contest from [2]The
Honeynet Project to essentially reverse engineer a binary captured in
the wild running on a compromised [3]honeypot. The contest ran during
May of this year and the [4]submissions have been judged and the
[5]winners announced. [6]Dion Mendel took first place with 43.4 points
out of a possible 50. [7]The binary turned out to be a tool for
performing remote DoS attacks from compromised hosts, with its
instructions being cunningly supplied via the lesser known IP protocol
11. This binary is currently being used in the wild but there is little
reported activity, probably because sysadmins are focused on the other
more dominant protocols."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://project.honeynet.org/reverse/
2. http://project.honeynet.org/
3. http://www.everything2.com/?node=honeypot
4. http://project.honeynet.org/reverse/results/sol/
5. http://project.honeynet.org/reverse/results/
6. http://project.honeynet.org/reverse/results/sol/sol-06/
7. http://project.honeynet.org/reverse/the-binary.tar.gz
Will Earth Expire By 2050?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/2355227
_josh writes: "Will overconsumption force humanity off this planet in
less than 50 years? It may sound sci-fi, but according to the WWF in
this story at the [0]Observer, it's entirely possible. Maybe now I can
convince my brother not to buy that SUV ..." Take with as large a grain
of salt as you think appropriate.
Links
0. http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,750783,00.html
LoTR , Linux, and Database Management
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/2226255
[0]minus23 writes: "Very interesting [1]article over at
Digitalanimators.com, talking about some of the challenges faced by the
crew working on the second installment in the Lord of the Rings
Trilogy. Interesting bits include managing an off-site database of
45TBs, Linux workstations from IBM, 1400 processors, and the animation
methods to be used on Gollum. It's a good thing. :)"
Links
0. http://www.opnotic.com
1. http://www.digitalanimators.com/2002/07_jul/features/lessons.htm
Milestones in the Annals of Junkmail
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/2150208
[0]fdc writes: "Web pages are a great source of [1]postal addresses for
direct mailers. Judging by some of the addresses we've seen recently,
it's evident that the data is harvested not by humans, but by computer
programs that scan web pages for names and addresses. Several weeks ago
we (the [2]Kermit Project at [3]Columbia University) announced a new
release of our [4]Kermit 95 communication software for Windows -- SSH,
secure FTP, etc; cousin of [5]C-Kermit for Unix (search Freshmeat).
Since this was a major release, we chose a new icon for it: the
[6]Columbia crown. A [7]web page explained that this is the emblem of
Columbia University: the crown of King George the II of England
(1727-1760), who founded Columbia in 1754. JUST ONE WEEK LATER guess
who received a [8]postcard from Dell."
Links
0. http://www.columbia.edu/~fdc/
1. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/postal.html
2. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
3. http://www.columbia.edu/
4. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
5. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ckermit.html
6. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/crownico.gif
7. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95gui.html
8. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/george.html
EFF And MPAA On Broadcast Flags
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/2014201
[0]mpawlo writes: "[1]Greplaw reports that a broadcast flag is a
digital tagging technique used for television programs distributed
through digital TV stations. The broadcast flag is used as information
stating that the program may not be redistributed. It is not your
everyday digital watermarking technique. The idea is to mandate a
standard for a broadcast flag. The content providers, through [2]The
Motion Picture Association ('MPAA'), will most likely aim for the
standard to be lobbied into a law through The Broadcast Protection
Discussion Group. Hence, the law would require all hardware able to
play the digital TV content to carry broadcast flag equipment (not
playing unmarked content). [3]The Electronic Frontier Foundation
('EFF') fears that a law stipulating the standard would threaten
creativity. The MPAA has published a [4]list of frequently asked
questions ('FAQ') regarding broadcast flags. The [5]EFF has commented
the MPAA FAQ."
Links
0. http://www.pawlo.com/
1. http://grep.law.harvard.edu/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/1358246
2. http://www.mpaa.org/
3. http://www.eff.org/
4. http://www.mpaa.org/Press/Broadcast_Flag_QA.htm
5. http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/archives/000148.html
Dirty Tricks of Presentors
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/1921243
A reader writes "Perl expert [0]Mark Jason Dominus gave a great talk
last month in St. Louis on [1]how to give a good conference
presentation. There's nothing specific to Perl, and a lot of people
said they thought it was the most useful talk at the conference even
though they didn't think they'd be doing a conference presenation any
time soon. Mark also wrote up [2]some notes that explain the parts he
forgot to put on the slides."
Links
0. http://perl.plover.com/
1. http://perl.plover.com/yak/judo/presentation/
2. http://perl.plover.com/yak/judo/presentation/notes.html
Apple Blacklists "Rumor Promoting" Publications
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/1753208
[0]Billy_D_Goat writes "Talk about control, Apple has now decided it
can block users from recieving media passes at [1]MacWorld Expo It
blacklists these users by deciding if they run "rumor promoting"
publications. This includs the webmasters of sites which have little to
do with rumors or speculation such as [2]Graphicpower.com/." Probably
just bitter cuz Steve's thunder seems to get stolen at every show, and
their lawyers can't seem to stop it ;)
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,338390,00.asp
2. http://www.graphicpower.com/
Perl 6 Synopsis 5
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/1646247
XaXXon writes: "[0]perl.com has [1]Synopsis 5 for Perl 6 up. It's a
brief overview of all the changes made in Larry Wall's [2]Apocalypse 5.
Lots of stuff about the new regex syntax. I must admit, however, that
I'm getting tired of reading about perl 6 -- I want to start using it."
We posted [3]Larry Wall's 5th Apocalypse in May.
Links
0. http://perl.com/
1. http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/06/26/synopsis5.html?page=1
2. http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2002/06/04/apo5.html
3. __SLASHLINK__
Xbox Runs Its First Legal Homebrew App
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/1432243
[0]PineGreen writes: "As Michael Steil, the Xbox Linux project leader
says:'On the Xbox Linux website, you can download "linuxpreview," an
application that runs on modded Xboxes and is completeley legal,
because the XDK was not used for development, and it does not contain
any Microsoft code.'. See the [1]X-box logo and Tux on the same screen.
[2] More information here."
Links
0. http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~anze
1. http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/pic/preview3.jpg
2. http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/index.php
MS Palladium Patent
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/133222
[0]Concerned Citizen writes "[1]cryptome has Microsoft's patent for
Palladium. Including such gems as: 2. The computerized method of claim
1, wherein protecting the rights-managed data comprises: refusing to
load the untrusted program into memory. 14. The computerized method of
claim 1, further comprising: restricting a user to a subset of
available functions for manipulating the rights-managed data. And I'm
sure we'll all be coerced to agree to Palliadium during a future
security patch agreement."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://cryptome.org/ms-drm-os.htm
Software.linux.com
Hogwash
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1510/
Firewalls are great, but they're not perfect. Most firewalls watch
protocols and serve as policy enforcers. So you could have your
firewall block everything except Web and ssh connections. That blocks
attacks and connections not related to Web and ssh. But it won't block
Web and ssh attacks... leaving you vulnerable.
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