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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
So Where Are The Fuel Cells?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/01/0414246
[0]prostoalex writes: "While fuel cells have been touted as a
revolutionary innovation for the electronics industry, they have not
hit the market yet. [1]This article in eWeek talks about the current
problems with fuel cells, and claims that 'these devices, designed to
last as much as 10 times longer than a standard lithium-ion battery,
should hit the market by 2004.'" There are a few fuel-cell devices on
the market, but this article points out a few reasons they're not yet
more widespread.
Links
0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/jobs/
1. http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,3668,a=30408,00.asp
The Ultimate Universal Remote Control
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/01/0135245
[0]TheMayor writes: "CNN.com has a story about how researchers at Maya
Designs, Inc. and Carnegie-Mellon are trying to come up with a remote
control that [1]controls everything in your house. From the TV to the
blender, these guys want to make an all-in-one piece to turn everything
on and off. Now I wonder if I could remotely flush my toliet?"
Links
0. http://www.drunks.com
1. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/08/31/universal.remote.ap/index.html
Self-Organizing Circuit Reinvents Radio
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/2343257
PortWineBoy writes "An evolutionary computer program that controls
circuits connected to transistors is told to 'breed' an oscillator.
Instead, it [0]breeds a radio receiver which picks up oscillation
produced by a nearby computer to achieve the desired result. It seems
interesting to me but does it have any implications or applications?
Any thoughts on how something like this could be used elsewhere?"
Links
0. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992732
AnandTech Reviews ATI's Mobility Radeon 9000
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/2231258
[0]Mike Bouma writes "AnandTech has reviewed [1]ATI's latest mobile
graphics solution. According to the reviewer this small and energy
efficient chip is the new king when it comes to mobile graphic chips
for Notebooks. Also John Carmack is apparently very positive about the
chip and also stated that Doom 3 will be able to run smoothly with this
new Radeon chip."
Links
0. http://www.stormloader.com/amiga
1. http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.html?i=1692
More About The .org Reassignment
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/2125221
[0]Joel Rowbottom writes: "After ICANN 'awarded' ISOC with the running
of .ORG in the [1]Draft Staff Report, public comments regarding the
process are starting to come out of the woodwork. [2]Eric
Brunner-Williams has [3]commented on the flawed scoring and ICANN
allegedly using the process to financially shore up ISOC and Afilias;
the dotORG Foundation have [4]posted some comments and questions
(quote: 'we are perplexed by the Academic CIO Team's rating of our
bid's technology as marginal'); Carl Malamud has posted the [5]IMS/ISC
response; and [6]Organic have posted [7]a rather damning indictment of
the process as well (disclaimer: I work for Organic Names). For the
$27,000 it cost each bidder to 'participate' (and that's just the entry
fee), we'd have expected a little more professionalism than just
getting [8]some 'free' t-shirts! Comment to ICANN today
[9][EMAIL PROTECTED] and make a difference."
Links
0. http://www.joel.co.uk
1. http://www.icann.org/tlds/org/preliminary-evaluation-report-19aug02.htm
2. http://www.icannfacts.org/about.html
3. http://forum.icann.org/org-eval/preliminary-report/msg00003.html
4. http://forum.icann.org/org-eval/acio-report/msg00000.html
5. http://not.invisible.net/signals/bin/000270.shtml
6. http://www.organicnames.org/
7. http://www.organicnames.org/page.php?cid=138
8. http://photos.jml.net/photo.php?id=126808
9. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Another Look At High-Tech Fabrics
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/202226
[0]prostoalex writes "CSMonitor takes a look into [1]wearable computing
and digital fabrics. To quote the article, 'many anticipate [this
sector] will become one of the next hot drivers of the American
economy'." I find the [2]Foster-Miller wearable cables an especially
neat technology.
Links
0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/jobs/
1. http://www.csmonitor.com/search_content/0829/p11s01-stgn.html
2. http://foster-miller.com/wearhome.html
Apple Secretly Maintaining X86 Port Of OS X
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/195208
[0]Earlybird writes "According to [1]this eWeek article, Apple has
ported the whole of Mac OS X to the X86 architecture and is maintaining
it in parallel with the PowerPC builds. Dubbed Marklar, the project is
perceived as a fall-back plan, and, quoth the article, 'has apparently
gained strategic relevance in recent months, as Apple's relationship
with Motorola has grown strained and Apple looks to alternative chip
makers.'" Believe what you will ...
Links
0. http://.on.enitnazyb. .ta. .dribylrae.
1. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,496270,00.asp
Ever Wanted Your Own Land Speeder?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/1621209
An anonymous reader writes "Be the first on your block to drive on of
these! [0]a StarWars Land Speeder. This used to be a 1988 Ford Escort
and only has 880 miles since built." This is a surprisingly impressive
conversion.
Links
0. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1855415508
Clean Flicks' Preemptive Strike For the Right To Edit
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/1648231
[0]alanjstr writes: "We all hate how movies get 'edited for tv,'
removing the sex, gore, and foul language that make them worth
watching. A private firm decided to rent videos for private use after
having made them clean. The Directors Guild of America doesn't like
things like this (a la The Phantom Edit). CNN.com carries an article
about Clean Flicks [1]suing for the right to make edits. It's copyright
vs. the first amendment as they battle over the right to censor and
fair use." Since the equipment to make your own versions of movies is
so ubiquitous, it would be interesting to see edit decision lists
circulate for particular films.
Links
0. http://b2u4m001&sneakemail,com
1. http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/30/film.lawsuit.reut/indexhtml
Ford Pulls The Plug on Electric Cars
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/31/1328242
Cytos writes "Apparently Ford has called it [0]quits on their EV
program [1]Th!nk Mobility, stating "... we don't believe that this is
the future of environmental transport for the mass market." Ford had
purchased Think in 1990 and did a short run of advertisments in
California for it's lease trial, even involving Hertz in helping out. I
was really hoping to see this pan out, I guess our only hope for an EV
now is the [2]Toyota Rav4 EV." From the sound of it, most companies are
looking at [3]hybrid cars.
Links
0. http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/020830/autos_ford_think_2.html
1. http://www.thinkmobility.com/
2. http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/vehicles/ravev/rav4ev_0_home/index.html
3. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/08/2314215&tid=126
Freshmeat
Linux Games
http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/543
The world is filled with Free Software to do all kinds of jobs. From
top-to-bottom, a typical GNU/Linux system provides a kernel, basic
administration tools, servers, clients, a graphical substrate, and
(finally) high-level graphical environments sitting atop it all.
Graphics, sound, input, output, networking... you can find Free
Software for all of these. Despite this power given to hackers, Free
Software games are often considered to be of lesser quality, compared
to those available in the non-Free software world. In this review, I'll
look at the variety of Free Software games available today and whether
Free gaming software deserves its reputation.
Animail 1.0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95621/
Animail is a multiserver POP3/APOP/IMAP4Rev1 (with or without SSL) mail
retrieval utility. It features an advanced filtering system based on
blacklisting, whitelisting, or a combination of both. It is possible to
send an autoresponse which prompts people to reply and add themselves
to the 'autoaccept' file. It also allows filters based on a regular
expression which matches against the email headers. (If a message is
filtered, only the header is downloaded, not the entire body.) Animail
also features download ordering options. For example, you can configure
it to download the smaller messages first. Different delivery options
are available, including mailbox, maildir, local SMTP, and pipe to
command.
asterisk-oh323 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95581/
asterisk-oh323 adds H.323 support to the ASTERISK soft PBX. It does
this by interfacing the OpenH323 library to ASTERISK through a loadable
module. The package provides the channel driver as well as a wrapper in
a shared library form. It is able to initiate and receive calls to and
from H.323 endpoints, and has been successfully tested with the H.323
terminals on the OpenH323 site (ohphone, openphone) and Microsoft
NetMeeting.
BACKPACK USB Loader for Linux 1.0-1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95596/
The BACKPACK USB Loader for Linux works with the Linux hot-plug system
to upload firmware to Micro Solutions' BACKPACK drives when they are
connected to your computer, allowing them to be used with the normal
usb- storage driver. It supports both USB 1.0 and 2.0.
culprit.pl 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95645/
culprit.pl shows who is using the bandwidth on your Unix machine in
real time. It prints a list of users and processes, bytes transferred,
and the local and remote IP and port, all ordered by bandwidth usage.
It currently works for TCP only.
ego file manager 0.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95653/
The ego file manager is a GTK+2 file manager that uses libferris for
its VFS and provides evas2 and GTK tree views.
execline 0.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95647/
execline is a very light, non-interactive scripting language, which is
similar to a shell. Simple shell scripts can be easily rewritten in the
execline language, improving performance and memory usage. execline was
designed for use in embedded systems, but works on most Unix flavors.
File::Scan 0.35 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95661/
File::Scan allows users to make multiplataform virus scanners which can
detect Windows/DOS/Mac viruses. It include a virus scanner and
signatures database.
FireCast 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95620/
FireCast is a Linux-based software suite for building and managing
interactive kiosk networks. It is designed for use with standard PC
hardware, abd bundles a tamper-resistant kiosk environment,
customizable user interface, Web browser, and full multimedia support
with a plug- and-play Linux operating system. It also includes a
complete set of Web- based remote management and advertising control
tools for scheduling content, monitoring device status, and creating
and tracking ad campaigns. It requires no prior knowledge of Linux, and
uses a familiar graphical interface for all administrative functions.
GenealogyJ 1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95614/
GenealogyJ is a full-featured standalone Java application that can
handle all of your genealogic information. It provides different
graphical components for working on your family tree and is GEDCOM
compliant.
GneleMixer 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95660/
Gnelemixer is yet another OSS mixer. It has a good looking GUI, and
supports loading/saving settings.
IaraJS 0.8.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95570/
IaraJS is a set of JavaScript templates for the construction of Web
sites, using JavaScript components.
IDE Studio 1.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95657/
IDEStudio is an enhanced version of the standard Python Idle IDE, using
the Tix extension widgets to Tkinter. It features an Embedded Idle
Editor (including syntax highlighting, command and method syntax tips,
an integrated graphical class browser, and an integrated graphical
debugger), a visual class and method inspector of editor files,
integrated PYDOC on-line help, and integrated productivity tools such
as find, grep, and execute scripts.
IPShutter 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95639/
IPShutter listens for connections on one port, and upon proper
authentication temporarily unlocks a second port. The unlocking is
brief (by default two minutes) and only applies to the IP address from
which the authentication occurred. It is useful for restricting access
to sshd. It uses and generates one-time passwords for authentication,
which is accomplished with a Web browser. Abusive or password-guessing
IP addresses are subject to two levels of banning.
joeq virtual machine 1.4.0_01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95656/
joeq is a Java 2 (JDK 1.3) compatible virtual machine. It is unique in
that it is entirely implemented in Java, leading to greater
reliability, portability, maintainability, and efficiency. It is also
language-independent, so code from any supported language can be
seamlessly compiled, linked, and executed dynamically.
kachelmann 0.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95654/
kachelmann (English for tileman) is a Java/Swing application that
allows a user to draw simple diagrams, especially genograms, easily
from icons. Besides its own format, output can be produced in JPEG and
HTML format.
KBudget 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95646/
KBudget is a budgeting and money management program for KDE. It allows
you to manage accounts and transactions.
libferris 0.9.24
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95652/
libferris is a virtual filesystem that exposes hierarchical data of all
kinds through a common C++ interface. Access to data is performed using
C++ IOStreams and Extended Attributes (EA) can be attached to each
datum to present metadata. Ferris uses a plugin API to read various
data sources and expose them as contexts and to generate interesting
EA. Current implementations include Native (kernel disk IO with event
updates using fam), xml (mount an xml file as a filesystem), edb (mount
a berkeley database), ffilter (mount an LDAP filter string) and mbox
(mount your mailbox). EA generators include image, audio, and animation
decoders.
LILO 22.3.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95628/
Lilo is a Boot loader for Linux/x86 and other PC operating systems.
Lilo is responsible for loading your Linux kernel from either a floppy
or a hard drive and giving it control of the system. It can also be
used to boot many other operating sysetms, including the BSD variants,
DOS, and OS/2. The Lilo distribution includes full source,
documentation and support files, but no pre-compiled binaries. Lilo is
capable of booting beyond cylinder 1024 of a hard disk if the BIOS
supports EDD packet call extensions to the int 0x13 interface.
LingoTeach 0.3.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95658/
LingoTeach is a simple language teaching tool which shows a word or
sentence in one language and its translation in another. It supports
English, Chinese, Spanish, and German. Most of the words shown are
spoken by a native speaker of English.
LinuxQuestions.org Linux kernel patchset 2.4.19-lq1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95615/
The LinuxQuestions.org Linux kernel patchset integrates many kernel
patches that are not in the standard kernel series, but have proven to
be useful and stable.
minidentd 0.13
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95648/
minidentd is a tiny IDENT server that implements RFC 1413. It includes
no networking code, leaving it to a super-server. It can be used in
embedded systems, and features user-controlled and randomly generated
answers.
mp3cd-tools 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95593/
mp3cd-tools packs directories of MP3 files in a space-efficient way, so
that they can be burnt to CD-Rs for playing on an MP3 CD player. It
takes a list of directories containing MP3 files, arranged in order of
favoritism, and puts as much music as possible onto each disc. It is
not necessary to burn all of the planned CDs at the same time.
MULogs 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95611/
MULogs provides a Web-based forum for viewing a mailing list archive of
role-playing logs from a MUSH, MUX, or MU*. It also gives a Web-based
view of Myrddin's bulletin board system, which is commonly accessed
within the MU* using the +bbread command.
MyPHPIRC 1.0b3 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95641/
MyPHPIRC is a Web-based version of IRC with some features removed.
Multiple channels, commands, and users are allowed on the system.
Administrators can dynamically add their own commands to interact with
the site.
NukePost 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95553/
The NukePost script automates the process of removing multiple Usenet
posts from Google's message archive, saving you the trouble of
continually reloading and resubmitting Google's removal page. It
requires an active Google utility account and the Message-IDs of the
posts you want to remove.
pekwm 0.1.1pre4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95424/
pekwm is a windowmanager based on aewm++, but has a number of new
functions such as window grouping and configurable keygrabber.
PHP Ticket 0.65
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95632/
PHP Ticket is a ticketing system for keeping an advanced
"todo" list of tasks. It features user authentication, MySQL
database support, a search function, and easy
installation/configuration.
skadns 0.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95650/
skadns is an asynchronous DNS client library. It was designed for
simplicity of use and light resource usage, and can even be used on an
embedded system. Unlike other DNS client libraries, skadns leaves the
asynchronous work to a daemon, making the client API easy to understand
and use.
spasm anti-spam milter 0.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95634/
The spasm anti-spam milter is a spam filter for sendmail 8.12+ (with
libmilter support). Current features include logging of rejected spam,
fully virtualised settings for domains, individual whitelists, and over
two dozen blacklist filters which can be set individually on a
per-domain or per-email address basis (including local blacklist, rDNS
resolution, HELO/EHLO verification, envelope sender address
verification, numerous DNS-based lists, whitelist-only mode,
tagging-only mode, and auto-blacklisting features).
SQLoco 0.53-beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95651/
SQLoco is a C++ wrapper for SQL libraries that provides a simple,
uniform interface for accessing any SQL library on any platform that
supports standard C++.
Stunnel 4.00
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95659/
The stunnel program is designed to work as an SSL encryption wrapper
between remote client and local (inetd-startable) or remote server. It
can be used to add SSL functionality to commonly used inetd daemons
like POP2, POP3, and IMAP servers without any changes in the programs'
code. It will negotiate an SSL connection using the OpenSSL or SSLeay
libraries. It calls the underlying crypto libraries, so stunnel
supports whatever cryptographic algorithms you compiled into your
crypto package.
travtrack 0.6.5 (travlib)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95649/
travtrack is a tool to help a Traveller referee keep track of essential
data for a game. Already implemented are galaxies, sectors, subsectors,
systems, stars, planets, belt and moons. Yet to be implemented are
trade routes, ships, characters and all the rest. These will take some
time, but should not be too complex. It currently uses the GURPS
Traveller:First In rules for system generation, but a subproject is
under way to add Classic Traveller generation and output. A guile
interface to the data representation functions is provided. travlib is
a collection of C routines that should make writing a Traveller
application easier.
XEmacs 21.5.9 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/95655/
XEmacs (formerly known as Lucid Emacs) is a powerful, extensible text
editor with full GUI support, initially based on an early version of
GNU Emacs 19 from the Free Software Foundation and since kept up to ate
with recent versions of that product. XEmacs stems from a collaboration
of Lucid, Inc. with Sun Microsystems, Inc. and the University of
Illinois with additional support having been provided by Amdahl
Corporation, INS Engineering Corporation, and a huge amount of
volunteer effort.
Slashcode
WildFaith.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/30/1926246
We've helped setup yass for an initiative that flows into the UN's
International day of Peace, Ceasefire, and Non-Violence, which occurs
on Sept 21st. Wild Faith is building a network of distributed actions
to celebrate this day, and get more people involved. Slash has provided
the platform for rapid publishing of new info as the day draws near, as
well as the ability to allow others to comment and participate.
Slash DB Question: Part II
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/29/1551232
Following my previous post asking where user settings are saved (Thanks
to thelink (http://thelink.concordia.ca) for his speedy response), I
have an additional, almost identical question for the Slashcoders out
there. On the Comment options page (users.pl?op=editcomm), does anyone
know where the follwing settings are saved? "Email Display" "Signature
Dash" "Reason Modifier" "People Modifier" "Anonymous Modifier" "NewUser
Modifier" (Both the percentage field and the bonus) "Display Link
Domains" Sorry to be such a pest. I've pretty much figured out all the
other settings on this page.
Playball4free.com
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/29/1528200
A new slash site (our first) talking about MLB and the coming strike.
Please check it out... --wrttnwrd
Submiting Long Story question
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0442225
How do you only post part of the story and then when you click read
more it shows a larger story. I know /. uses it and I was wondering
how. Bruce Gillham
Disappearing/Reappearing Topics and Sections
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/0542208
I've recently installed Slash 2.2.6 and for the most part, it's running
beautifully. The only thing that's succeeding in driving me nuts is
that my defined topics and sections appear in the dropdown menu
inconsistenly when posting a new article or when searching. So one
minute all topics/sections will appear, and for the next new article,
one or two may appear, and the next, all but one appears, but it
happens with no rhyme or reason. All topics and sections are correctly
listed in their respective backslash sections and in the database
table. I've restarted slash (apache and the server), but it didn't
help. Is it one of those things that are handled by some hidden
scheduled process, like the authors table? Any suggestions anyone can
offer would be greatly appreciated. Jasmine
Colors not saving
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/26/0728247
I just installed slash, and whenever I try to customize the colors on
my site, I pick them out, enter them into the boxen, then click either
"preview" or "save" and am summarily presented with the story list (not
to mention an unchanged site). Is there something I'm missing here?
Amateur Astronomy Site: m57.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/25/1643254
Just setup a new slash site for amateur astronomers: The Ring: m57.org.
Please visit! Thanks to Micah Yoder Internet Development for capable
hosting.
uCdot
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/23/058243
A new slash site http://www.ucdot.org/ for uClinux and Embedded linux
developers and users.
Only new headlines
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/22/0558213
I have two suggestions that I think would be really cool. I've listed
them after a short story of what prompted the ideas. I keep a mozilla
window with slashdot in it on one of my virtual desktops all the time.
I open interesting stories in their own tab leaving the first tab
solely for slashdot. Whenever I refersh the page I have to scroll down
to find the last headline that I read and start reading up from there.
Sound familiar? Sometimes it gets complicated when I don't find the
last headline I read and have to go back and look at the older stuff
for what I might have missed. My quick fix suggestion first then, my
really cool suggestion. 1) Previous 10 headlines button. 2) A
Last_Headline_Read field stored in my cookie. If the site remembers
that I'm logged in it should be able to remember the last headline that
I read. It would be cool if, when I refreshed the page, slashdot only
displayed the new headlines! Just a thought... Thanks
for the awesome work you guys do. --Tres
Saving user settings in the Slash DB: WHERE?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/22/0555242
On the "Customize Homepage" page (users.pl?op=edithome) does anyone
know where it saves the exclusion filters (exclude by topic, section,
or author) in the database? I've figured out all the other settings
except these.
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