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August 03, 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
Web Services Making Software Coexist?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1411209
[0]jgeelan writes "Despite the competitive uproar, coexistence of J2EE
and .NET will be the norm and most sophisticated IT organizations will
deploy on both development platforms. Who says so? No less an authority
than [1]the CTO of J2EE powerhouse BEA Systems, Scott Dietzen, writing
in this month's [2]Web Services Journal. Dietzen acknowledges that an
ongoing conflict is in progress between Java and C# and between J2EE
and the .NET server family and is refeshingly honest, admitting that
"there is some truth to the 'write once, test everywhere' complaint
against Java." His overall conclusion: ".NET is finding a sweet spot
for programmed user interfaces, while J2EE continues to enjoy its sweet
spot for server-side applications." Unusual honesty by someone so
highly placed. Isn't this just what the software industry needs more
of, in these increasingly interoperable times?"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.sys-con.com/webservices/article.cfm?id=302
2. http://www.sys-con.com/webservices
Linux 2.4.19 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/03/0153210
[0]Adrian Voinea writes "The latest stable Linux [1]kernel (2.4.19) is
out. The somewhat massive [2]changelog has the details. The [3]patch
file is here and the [4]full source is here. If possible use a
[5]mirror."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.kernel.org/
2. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.19
3. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/patch-2.4.19.gz
4. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.19.tar.gz
5. http://www.kernel.org/mirrors/
Star Wars Episode II DVD Release on Nov. 12
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1531221
Nerftoe writes "The DVD and home video of hit movie "Star Wars: Episode
II -- Attack of the Clones" [0]will land on retail shelves on Nov. 12,
the movie's backers at Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox said on
Thursday. Lucasfilm and Fox have put together a two-disc DVD set that
features six hours of additional material including a documentary about
the movie made by Lucas and the movie's other filmmakers and eight
scenes that never made it into the movie."
Links
0.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=579&e=4&cid=579&u=/nm/20020801/en_nm/leisure_starwars_dc_2
Spamming Gets Expensive in Utah and Ohio
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/206203
[0]bradipo writes "A large number of lawsuits have been filed against
companies that [1]have not complied with the anti-spam statute in Utah.
I'm not sure how this will turn out, but it should be interesting
nonetheless." And reader [2]spoton writes "The governor of Ohio has
signed into law a bill that [3]allows internet subscribers to sue for
up to $50,000 and ISP's for up to $500,000. It allows you to sue for
$100 per email + court and lawyer fees incurred. Looks like the cost of
spamming is going up."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.sltrib.com/08012002/utah/758165.htm
2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
3. http://www.isp-planet.com/news/2002/spamlaw_020802.html
1985 Usenet About Y2k
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1528254
Anonymouse Cow writes "Here's a trip down memory lane (for some of you
"oldsters"). Google's newsgroups has the [0]first usenet mention of the
Y2K bug... in 1985! Quote: "I have a friend that raised an interesting
question that I immediately tried to prove wrong. He is a programmer
and has this notion that when we reach the year 2000, computers will
not accept the new date." Check out the replies!"
Links
0. http://groups.google.com/groups?th=bb6f2675a4763779&seekm=820%40reed.UUCP#s
Earth's Gravitational Field Is Getting Flatter
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1358258
[0]RJG2 writes "[1]MSNBC has an [2]article stating that Earth's
gravitational field has changed, becoming stronger towards the equator,
thus becoming flatter. The cause has yet to be determined, but it is
assumed changes in ocean levels are responsible."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.msnbc.com/
2. http://www.msnbc.com/news/788906.asp?0dm=C14NT
Turning the PC into a Digital Video Recorder
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1915242
gearfix2 writes "The NYTimes ran this story in today's paper about how
to [0]turn the PC into a personal video recorder (a la TiVo)... It's
got pretty thorough coverage of PC-based hardware with the conclusion
"the TiVo outshines the PC-based systems by being easier to use and by
offering more built-in intelligence." Conspicuously absent are El
Gato's [1]EyeTV for the mac and SnapStream's [2]Personal Video
Station... Anyways, the real question is whether PC PVR will *ever* get
there. No one does it quite right yet..."
Links
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/01/technology/circuits/01BASI.html
1. http://www.elgato.com/eyeTV/index.html
2. http://www.snapstream.com/products/sspvs/
Do You Know Where You Live?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/02/1714256
An anonymous submitter writes "Thanks to GPS, it seems quite a few
people are discovering [0]they don't live where they thought. Prior to
GPS, state, county and city borders were part law, part measurement,
and part guesswork. Now, they're able to go back and discover where
actual borders should be, and it's making many people unhappy. Some
familes in Rhode Island are finding out they may actually live in
Connecticut. Each state, county and city wants as much land as
possible, because it means more tax income. The people caught in the
middle simply want to know where they'll send their kids for school."
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/789040.asp
Click-Thru Licensing on Open Source Software?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/01/2131256
[0]Russ Nelson writes "At the July [1]OSI board meeting last week, we
approved the [2]Academic Free License (think MIT/BSD/X11/Apache with a
patent grant) and we sent four licenses back for reconsideration.
Here's the hitch: we were asked to approve a license which includes a
requirement for click-wrap. Read more to see why we're asking you about
it. The submittor had already been asked if that requirement was a
necessity. She said yes, because of various legal precedents. We
consulted a few people and yes, it looks like a license without
click-wrap is weaker at protecting your rights. So, folks, the lawyers
are coming. The time is coming when you won't be able to distribute
software unless you have presented the license to the user and their
assent is necessary to access the software. Even free software. Our
industry is maturing and we need to be more legally careful and
rigorous. The question here is whether we should amend the [3]Open
Source Definition so that it is clear whether click-wrap licenses are
allowable or not. We could go either way, but we want to hear from you
first. Your opinions solicited, and engaged!" While I can understand
some legal necessities are necessary in the software world, click-thru
licenses have never, and will never, make sense to me. Maybe commercial
software has soured me on the concept, but I dislike agreeing to
something before I even get a chance to use it.
Links
0. http://opensource.org
1. http://opensource.org/
2. http://opensource.org/licenses/academic.php
3. http://opensource.org/docs/definition.html
Tracking Hackers
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/01/1630250
[0]Anton Chuvakin submitted this review of Lance Spitzner's Honeypots:
Tracking Hackers. Spitzner has previously contributed to a book and
many online documents about the [1]Honeynet Project. Chuvakin starts
off, "If you liked "Know Your Enemy" by the Honeynet Project, you will
undoubtedly like Lance Spitzner's (the Honeynet Project founder) new
book "Tracking Hackers" much more. In fact, even if you did not quite
like "Know Your Enemy", you will likely be deeply impressed with the
new book on honeypots and their use for tracking hackers."
Links
0. http://www.chuvakin.org
1. http://project.honeynet.org/
Software.linux.com
E*Reminders
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1542/
Damn, it's gone. Another senior moment has struck again. Old age is
creeping up on me, with or without my permission. Listen, my problem's
that I'm always in front of my PC... and far away from my calender.
That's why I prefer program's that utilize my e-mail acount.
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