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July 10, 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
Microsoft Claims IP Rights on Portions of OpenGL
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/10/007213
An anonymous reader writes "[0]Minutes of the latest [1]OpenGL ARB
meeting reveal that Microsoft is claiming IP over the vertex and
fragment extensions, both critical for exposing the capabilities of
modern graphics hardware. The minutes also include an update on the
progress of [2]OpenGL 2.0." The question is, what does this mean for
Linux -- how will Microsoft exercise their "rights"?
Links
0. http://www.opengl.org/developers/about/arb/notes/meeting_note_2002-06-18.html
1. http://www.opengl.org/developers/about/arb.html
2. http://www.3dlabs.com/support/developer/ogl2/index.htm
Are You A Friend of Gnome?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/2332246
From the [0]donation page: "Love GNOME? Want to give back to the
community of mostly volunteer developers who have worked so hard to
make GNOME the powerful, flexible, friendly, fun desktop that it is?"
There are a number of contribution levels a person can join at, so if
you love [1]Gnome, consider helping the foundation out.
Links
0. http://www.gnome.org/friends/
1. http://gnome.org
Slashback: Zoning, Linking, Fooling
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/07/0230206
Tonight Slashback brings you updates (below) on the video card ATi
isn't really putting out, home-brewed electronic multi-room temperature
control, NPR's linking policy, and more. Enjoy!
HavenCo Doing Well
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/2235215
davecl writes: "The off-shore datahaven, [0]HavenCo, is [1]doing well,
according to the BBC. HavenCo is based on a WW2 gunnery platform
several miles of the English coast. In the 60s it was outside the 3
mile territorial waters, and a retired Army officer moved there and
proclaimed it the independent state of Sealand. In the 80s territorial
waters were extended to 12 miles. Sealand's nation status is this
unclear, but this hasn't stopped HavenCo setting up their data haven.
Customers are largely gambling sites, but an increasing number of
political groups, such as the Tibetan Government in Exile, are based
there in an effort to escape government censorship. More regulation of
the web means more customers, and business is booming. Wonder if others
will see this as a way of making money out of beating censorship?"
We've [2]mentioned Sealand several times before -- it's great to hear
they're defying the skeptics.
Links
0. http://www.havenco.com/
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2115000/2115887.stm
2. http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=Sealand
Nintendo Hires Walking Gamers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/192258
Plug1 writes "CNN.com has an interesting [0]article about nintendo
hiring people to offer free samples of their games. Stephen Pellitier
"will wear a 15-inch flat-screen TV on his chest and a pack of
batteries on his back. With a game console and joysticks dangling from
his waist, he will spend his weekends inviting passers-by to play
games."" imagine the possible pickup lines involving joysticks,
buttons, and playing with them! The potential for being beaten on the
streets is just amazing!
Links
0. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/07/09/video.game.jobs.ap/index.html
Uptime Realities in the Internet World
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/209241
[0]schnurble writes: "My [1]former boss has written an interesting
article on the [2]realities of uptime in the Internet World. It poses
the idea that four and five nines of reliability are too expensive to
be realistic, especially in the post dot-bomb economy. It's an
interesting read, especially if you answer to an 800lb gorilla for
outages and uptime issues."
Links
0. http://jdisher AT awod DOT com
1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
2. http://www.codesta.com/knowledge/management/uptime_realities/index.jsp
OpenBeOs Developers Talk About Progress
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/1746213
[0]DeltaSigma writes: "Michael Phipps, of the [1]OpenBeos team,
recently hosted a public [2]Q&A Session where many of the public
musings over a completely new open source operating system have been
addressed. The answer to all the 'is there room in the market?'
questions was answered in a way: 'We are an OSS project. Marketing is
not our job.' Perhaps more /.ers could keep this in mind ..."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.openbeos.org/
2. http://open-beos.sourceforge.net/misc/obos_q&a_2002-07-06.log
EU Report Advocates Pooling Open Source Software
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/1739246
bnoise writes "'European administrations should share software
resources, a [0]report published by IDA says'. [1]IDA stands for
'Interchange of Data between Administrations' and is an European
Commission initiative promoting the use of ICT in the exchange of
information between EU administrations. The report extensively (147
pages) describes and comments Open Source Software licenses and
promotes the use of source sharing among administrations and beyond.
Its 'Legal Framework analysis' section alone is worth reading if you
(still) don't know what license to choose for your next software
development. Also from one of the authors: '[2]Study into the use of
Open Source Software in the Public Sector' (June 2001)." ZDNet has a
[3]summary of the report, and the report is also available in
[4]non-PDF formats.
Links
0.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&parent=news&documentID=550
1. http://europa.eu.int/ispo/ida
2.
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&parent=highlights&documentID=333
3. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2118707,00.html
4.
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/02/1010%7C0%7CRAPID&lg=EN
Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Recommendations?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/08/2314215
[0]Ellen Spertus asks: "My husband and I lease a pure electric [1]GM
EV-1, which we love, and need to replace our second car, a conventional
Honda Accord, which recently died. We'd get a second EV-1, but GM has
stopped making them. I haven't been able to find any available
all-eletric car with the range (>=50 miles roundtrip) and speed (>=65
mph) that I need. Does the Slashdot community have any experience,
wisdom, or advice on choosing an alternative fuel car?"
Links
0. http://www.mills.edu/ACAD_INFO/mcs_spertus.html
1. http://www.gmev.com/
Two Books from Haruki Murakami
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/09/1438256
[0]David Mazzotta writes: "The jacket copy of these novels declares the
writer, Haruki Murakami, to be 'a Japanese Philip K. Dick with a sense
of humor.' That's pretty accurate. But while Murakami shares Dick's
inventive imagination and plots that containing fantastic,
near-mystical overtones, these novels are populated with deeper, more
identifiable characters." If that's an intriguing idea for you, read on
for the rest of David's review.
Links
0. http://www.damsite.blogspot.com
Software.linux.com
pdfcrypt
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1514/
Sometimes writers need to secure their work against copyright theft...
while making their work available online. That's a tough problem
because you need to prevent copying, pasting, and printing of your
whole document. Well, then HTML and word-processing formats aren't
gonna hack it. You need a secure pdf solution.
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