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July 24, 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
Tech-Interview Riddles
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/1148247
An anonymous submitter writes "A computer engineering student at UC
Berkeley has made a comprehensive [0]archive of riddles from technical
interviews. Very challenging and loads of fun. Also useful for
interview preparation."
Links
0. http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~wwu/riddles/intro.shtml
A Rock Moves In Space
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/24/0022211
[0]theBrownfury writes: "The BBC is reporting here that a very large
[1]Earth collision course asteroid has been discovered. This asteroid,
NT7, was first observed on July 5th and current data suggests an impact
date of February 1st, 2019. NT7 is 2kms wide and on date of impact will
be approaching Earth at 28km/s. An asteroid of this size is large
enough to cause continent wide destruction. However astronomers are
still cautious in reporting this asteroid as the orbit of NT7 has not
been fully verified. Current data on NT7's orbit suggests it orbits the
Sun every 837 days and travels in a tilted orbit from about the
distance of Mars to just within the Earth's orbit." The BBC article's
headline (and accompanying illustration) are more alarming than the
story itself seems to warrant: this asteroid has been given a 0.06 on
the Palermo technical scale, which means it shouldn't bump getting run
over by a llama off your list of worries.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2147879.stm
Slashback: Apache, DRM, Limbo
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/22/1635216
Slashback tonight has an important correction about the role of the
Apache Foundation (none) vis a vis yesterday's ".NET for Apache" post.
Also, another view of the recent DRM (stacked) roundtable in
Washington, a review of Red Hat's new beta, and more. Anyone who has
successfully downloaded the new Mandrake beta want to comment on that?
The Open Source Cookbook?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/2153213
[0]InspectorPraline asks: "I'm currently working on a cookbook that is
intended to provide good food at a reasonable price - the kind of stuff
you'd make before sitting down for a long coding session, with the
occasional idea that would feed a LAN party. I've got some ideas I can
put down, but the book would be quite thin, so I thought I'd put the
call for submissions to Slashdot. I'm calling it 'The Open Source
Cookbook,' and I'd release it under the [1]GFDL, in PDF, ASCII text,
and Word formats. Of course, I'd take submissions as comments here or
via email. I'd 'publish' the book via the web once I got enough
submissions to make the book at least about 40-50 pages in length or 30
recipes (whichever comes last), and as submissions came in I'd update
the book. Anyway, I'm asking for submissions for the book, which could
be recipes for dinners, lunches, even drinks. Two webpages that will
serve as temporary homes for the project can be found [2]here and
[3]here, and those addresses list my email as well as some submission
guidelines. So, any ideas, folks?" Hey, if you ever wanted to share
your favorite dishes with geeks around the world, this might be the way
to do it. What great dishes have you prepared?
Links
0. http://`mbalmer' `at' `ou.edu'
1. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html
2. http://geocities.yahoo.com/~mbalmer_1/index.htm
3. http://students.ou.edu/B/Matthew.A.Balmer-1/index.htm
WebTV/MSNTV Virus Dials 911
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/2044250
[0]Semji Rkim writes: "Though not the first virus to direct modems at
911, ABC News is reporting a bug in WebTV (Now branded as MSNTV) units
which causes the infected unit to [1]hang-up and dial 911. The virus
spreads via email and Microsoft officials are looking into how it is
able to replicate and also control the modem. Affected users are
advised to delete the email and call Microsoft at 1-800-469-3288."
Links
0. http://semji.no-ip.com:777/IDriveClockwise
1. http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/TechTV/techtv_911virus020723.html
NVIDIA Cg Compiler Technology to be Open Source
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/1940234
[0]Jim Norton writes "[1]This announcement from nVidia states that
their Cg compiler technology for 3D applications will be Open Source
and available under a free, unrestrictive license. The ETA for this is
in August and [2]will be available here." The linked company release
says it will be under "a nonrestrictive, free license," but does not
give further details. BSD?
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=IO_20020719_7269
2. http://www.cgshaders.org/
ISO Could Withdraw JPEG Standard
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/1831243
McSpew writes "According to The Register, the [0]ISO is prepared to
withdraw JPEG as a standard if [1]Forgent Networks continues to assert
its [2]patent claims over JPEG's compression algorithm." I'm sure the
JPEG committee would still be [3]happy to hear of prior art.
Links
0. http://www.theregus.com/content/4/25711.html
1. http://www.forgent.com/
2. http://www.forgent.com/company/press_room/AAS_07-08-02.pdf
3. __SLASHLINK__
Mandrake Linux 9.0 Beta 1
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/171218
[0]leviramsey writes "[1]MandrakeSoft has [2]released the first beta of
the next version of its distribution. It features XFree86 4.2, KDE 3.0,
GNOME 2.0, and is compiled with gcc-3.1, which (alas) makes it
incompatible with a fair amount of commercial software."
Links
0. http://lramsey AT student DOT umass DOT edu
1. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
2. http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/90beta.php3
UK Sets Open Source Procurement Policy
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/165228
An anonymous submitter notes a story in the Register about the UK
[0]publishing their policy on the use of Open Source software. (Or skip
straight to the [1]policy itself.) The UK has been moving towards this
for a while, and while they don't rule out using proprietary code, the
policy definitely recognizes the benefits of OSS.
Links
0. http://www.theregus.com/content/4/25709.html
1. http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/news/newonsite/oss-policy.htm
Borland Releases Kylix 3.0 for Delphi and C++
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/23/155258
An anonymous reader writes "Looks like [0]Borland is giving us [1]Kylix
for C++ after all. Kylix 3.0 is available in Open, Professional, and
Enterprise versions. Time to start banging out those CLX apps! [2] The
Register also has a [3]story about this."
Links
0. http://borland.com/
1. http://borland.com/kylix/index.html
2. http://www.theregister.co.uk/
3. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26321.html
Software.linux.com
The Lava Lamp
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1536/
A wacky Wednesday deserves a wacky program. Unfortunately, not everyone
gets to work in a fun, low stress environment. Some people aren't even
allowed to decide what they can place on their own desks. Hey man, I
sympathize.
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