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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
When Users Attack
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/1122208
[0]AdmiralKit writes "Ever wonder how much damage some users can
inflict on their computers? This site documents the cream of the crop
of parts that have been [1]returned because they are "defective" or
"broken." Pretty amazing what people can do to computers in the middle
of the information age."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.thetechboard.com/mishaps/index.html
Discarded AT&T Microwave Bunkers For Sale
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/230203
[0]InitZero writes "[1]American Tower is selling nearly 2000 old
[2]AT&T Long Line microwave locations that are no longer needed thanks
to fiber. These towers -- spaced about 50 miles in every direction --
and their associated bunkers were designed to withstand World War III.
The average location ([3]find one near you) has two acres of land,
1,800 square feet worth of bunker and a tower of 200 feet. Some
locations still have their hardware (60KW generator, microwave
feedlines, equipment racks, feed horns, etc.) All this for an average
price of just $25,000. If you're a [4]ham radio operator, building a
data center or just looking for a place to put your wireless access
point, these locations look awesome."
Links
0. http://matt.steinhoff.net/
1. http://www.americantower.com/
2. http://www.drgibson.com/towers/
3. http://www.americantower.com/OasisPublic/SiteSearchADO/
4. http://www.arrl.org/
Canon Mistakenly Announces 11-Megapixel Digital Camera
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/2255210
[0]RichardtheSmith writes " [1]PC Magazine just confirmed that [2]Canon
mistakenly announced a new 11-Megapixel digital camera that wasn't
supposed to be announced for another two weeks. This caused quite a
stir on the digital photography message boards like [3]DPReview, where
Canon apparently tried to have all links to the press release taken
down. The PC [4]Magazine article is here. The original press release
[5]can be found here."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.pcmag.com/
2. http://www.usa.canon.com/html/canonindex.html
3. http://www.dpreview.com/
4. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C4149%2C528206%2C00.asp
5. http://www.digitalfocus.net/sections/views/1DsRumour/1DsRelease.htm
Epson Pulls Linux Software Following GPL Violations
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/2225212
ChrisWong writes "GPL violations has caused Epson to [0] yank their
free downloads of their ImageScan! and Photo Image Print System
software for Linux. While one can use xsane instead of their ImageScan!
software, the latter is easier to use and produces subjectively more
attractive output."
Links
0. http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/linux.html
Comedy Central Cancels BattleBots
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/0633252
[0]Rathian writes "Bad news for BattleBot lovers, I saw on the
[1]BattleBots Builder's Forum that CC is NOT going to film Phase 6.0 of
BattleBots. You can see copies of the email from the BattleBots
founders Trey & Greg [2]at RobotCombat.com, and [3]at Team DaVinci
Robots God willing, another network will pick it up and keep this sport
alive!"
Links
0. mailto:SnyderD@NOSPAMmindspringDOTcom
1. http://forums.delphiforums.com/BattleBot_Tech/
2. http://www.robotcombat.com/battlebots11.html
3. http://www.teamdavinci.com/
Where The Bandwidth Goes
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/193251
An anonymous reader writes "An often overlooked fact about network
bandwidth utilization is that the bandwidth consumed on networks is
more than the sum of the data exchanged at the highest level; itÂs
data+overhead+upkeep. In the early 90Âs I worked for a large
multi-national company whose software engineering department had a
transatlantic x.25 circuit connection to itÂs European engineering
headquarters. It was necessary that the connection be Âon 24x7 due
to the spanning of a large number of time zones, disparate working
hours and tight contractual requirements. Very large data transfers
were sometimes operationally essential. But the financial people used
to scream constantly about the circuit costs (charged per packet, IIRC)
of several thousand dollars/month. The sys admin realized that if he
just reduced the frequency of keep-alives, he could shave something
like 10% off the monthly bill. This article points out that p2p
applications are [0]greater bandwidth hogs than one might think because
of the foregoing and more  they also search, accept pushed
advertising and do other transactions that are transparent to most
users, but add up. I doubt that developers of those free p2p
applications have gave much thought to efficiency. This will be no
surprise to many of you, but helps explain why ISPÂs rushing to put
caps on transfers."
Links
0.
http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/RTGAM/20020906/gtcybsept6/Technology/techBN/
AMD Makes 10-Nanometer Transistor
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/1836217
Yorrike writes: "Reuters is reporting that AMD are about to reveal
their [0]smallest double-gate transistor to date. From the article:
'The gate of the transistor, across which electrical current flows to
turn the switch on, measures 10 nanometers, or 10 billionths of a
meter.' The article goes on to suggest that this may lead to a 1
billion transistor chip."
Links
0. http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=technologynews&StoryID=1434428
Is This Moon Three?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/1757242
tetrad writes "The BBC reports that a new object has been [0]discovered
orbiting Earth. It's possible that it's just a piece of space junk, but
more likely it is a rock that has been recently (in the last year)
captured by our planet's gravitational field. If the object is
confirmed to be natural, this would be Earth's third moon. (Did you
know there were two already?)" Here's our earlier mention of [1]Earth's
alleged second moon. Update: 09/12 04:52 GMT by [2]T: Reader cscx adds
a link to an article running on space.com which says this newfound
object may be some [3]trash from the Apollo missions.
Links
0. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2251386.stm
1. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/25/0826212&tid=160
2. http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/
3. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mystery_object_020911.html
Yet Another Look at CD Sales
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/1543237
citizenkeller writes "[0]Dan Bricklin, of VisiCalc fame, has published
a very interesting essay on [1]"CD sales, downloading, and burning". In
his own words: 'Given the slight dip in CD sales despite so many
reasons for there to be a much larger drop, it seems that the effect of
downloading, burning, and sharing is one of the few bright lights
helping the music industry with their most loyal customers. Perhaps the
real reason for some of the drop in sales was the shutdown of Napster
and other crackdowns by the music industry.'"
Links
0. http://www.bricklin.com/
1. http://www.bricklin.com/recordsales.htm
More Applications For Hashcash
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/11/1646230
Anon writes: "Although the use of HashCash has been featured [0]before,
[1]Adam Back has recently (August 1st) published a [2] paper about it,
outlining many other applications for the mechanism. Quite an
interesting read. It seems the guys at [3]camram have been working on a
standard for use in e-mail too."
Links
0. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/04/19/0411201&tid=111
1. http://www.cypherspace.org/~adam/
2. http://www.cypherspace.org/hashcash/hashcash.pdf
3. http://www.camram.org/
Freshmeat
Astaro Security Linux 3.209 (Stable 3.x)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96762/
Astaro Security Linux is a firewall solution. It does stateful packet
inspection filtering, content filtering, user authentication, virus
scanning, VPN with IPSec (PKI for X.509 certificates) and PPTP, and
much more. With its Web-based management tool, WebAdmin, and the
ability to pull updates via the Internet, it is pretty easy to manage.
It is based on a special hardened Linux 2.4 distribution where most
daemons are running in change-roots and are protected by kernel
capabilities.
CDo 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96774/
CDo is a small tool that reads and executes a C statement from the
command line.
CheckInstall 1.5.3 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96758/
CheckInstall keeps track of all files installed by a "make
install" or equivalent, creates a Slackware, RPM, or Debian
package with those files, and adds it to the installed packages
database, allowing for easy package removal or distribution.
Childsplay 0.11
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96765/
Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children. It aims
to be more games-like then gcompris.
CompaqArray Daemon 1.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96770/
The CompaqArray Daemon polls and checks a SmartArray controller, and
reports abnormal statuses to syslog or via SNMP traps to a several
hosts at once.
Cream for Vim 0.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96747/
Cream is a configuration of the famous Vim text editor that makes it
easier to use, like an Apple- or Windows-style text editor. It uses
Vim's own extensibility to improve menus, keyboard shortcuts, and
editing behavior. Cream seamlessly maintains Vim's insertmode to access
all the power of the original Vim plus many custom Cream extensions.
curl and libcurl 7.10 pre-release 3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96780/
curl and libcurl is a tool for transferring files using URL syntax. It
supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, DICT, TELNET, LDAP, FILE, and GOPHER,
as well as HTTP-post, HTTP-put, cookies, FTP upload, resumed transfers,
passwords, portnumbers, SSL certificates, Kerberos, and proxies. It is
powered by libcurl, the client-side URL transfer library. There are
bindings/interfaces to libcurl for more than a dozen languages and
environments.
cWriter 1.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96751/
cWriter is a Web-based collaborative writer. Its goal is to facilitate
working on a document online and collaborating with peers. It includes
tools like a calendar, a file repository, user permissions fixed per
document, a bookmark database, and more. cWriter can also be used as an
intranet freeform tool.
ELOG Electronic Web Logbook 2.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96767/
ELOG Electronic Web Logbook is an electronic logbook with a Web
interface. It can be used to maintain personal or shared logbooks, with
the ability to add attachments to logbook pages. Logbook entries can be
categorized with user-defined classes, and queried using filters on
these classes. Automatic email notifications can be generated on new
entries based on the classes. The ELOG server is a small stand-alone C
program, which runs under Linux and Windows. The logbooks are saved in
plain ASCII files for easy and fast access.
enigma 3 211
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96766/
enigma 3 is a Web-starting Java Jabber client with audio and voice chat
support.
Euchre 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96743/
Euchre is a spades or bridge-like card game played with four players (3
computer players and 1 human). The game is played via a GTK+ interface
and allows customization of the computer skill level, aggression level,
and many of the other game parameters. There are three levels of AI
skill (easy, medium, and hard). The medium and hard levels are good
enough to give you a decent challenge.
explainBot 1.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96772/
ExplainBot is a single-minded IRC bot. Its single purpose is to allow
users of a channel to query/store/change information directly from an
IRC channel. Administrative features like giving ops, setting topic
etc. are not implemented and never will be. There are other channel
bots that can do that better. The bot is written in Java and uses Java
classes for accessing IRC and a MySQL server.
Firewall Builder 1.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96748/
Firewall Builder consists of a GUI and set of policy compilers for
various firewall platforms. It helps users maintain a database of
objects and allows policy editing using simple drag-and-drop
operations. The GUI and policy compilers are completely independent,
and support for a new firewall platform can be added to the GUI without
any changes to the program (only a new policy compiler is needed). This
provides for a consistent abstract model and the same GUI for different
firewall platforms. It currently supports iptables, ipfilter, and
OpenBSD pf.
Generic Information Server Toolkit 2.1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96760/
Generic Information Server Toolkit (GIST) provides support for managing
user definable information objects, so you don't write any CGI programs
or SQL in your HTML, or worry about indexing your data: GIST does it
for you. You define your data and its structure and GIST takes care of
adding, changing, deleting and indexing it, allowing you to focus on
the important issues of providing the features and facilities your user
community expect and demand.
KMameRun 1.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96773/
KMameRun is a KDE frontend for M.A.M.E. It features a screenshot
preview, search input boxes, and a nice look and feel.
KOffice 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96763/
KOffice is an integrated office suite based on the KDE libraries.
KOffice currently includes KWord, KSpread, KPresenter, KChart, Kontour,
Karbon14, KFormula, Kugar, and Kivio. There are no special mail and
news clients included in KOffice, because there are KMail and KNode
available for KDE anyway. All KOffice components work together, and you
can embed every KOffice component into any other KOffice component.
This is realized using the KParts object model.
KRunning 0.2.0 (KDE 3)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96741/
KRunning is a database manager to track your personal running (track,
jogging, etc.) events. It prints all results and a document for each
runner.
lftp 2.6.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96764/
lftp is a sophisticated command line based FTP client. It has a
multithreaded design allowing you to issue and execute multiple
commands simultaneosly or in the background. It also features mirroring
capabilities and will reconnect and continue transfers in the event of
a disconnection. Also, if you quit the program while transfers are
still in progress, it will switch to nohup mode and finish the
transfers in the background. HTTP protocol and FTP over HTTP proxy are
supported. Version 2.3.0 includes HTTPS and FTP over SSL support.
Linux Capability PAM Module 0.22
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96768/
The Linux Capability PAM Module is an attempt at a Role-Based Access
Control (RBAC) system. Users can be assigned a "role", and
roles have capabilities that are set during a PAM session. For more on
capabilities, read the "capfaq". A sample config file is
included.
mfinance 1.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96776/
mfinance is a set of scripts for personal finance management which use
MySQL. It allows you to add, delete, modify, and transfer incomes and
outcomes in different currencies.
mkwav 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96739/
mkwav provides quick and easy MP3 conversion and burning with pretty
dialog interfaces for console and X using dialog/Xdialog. It is written
in bash.
Moodle 1.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96752/
Moodle is a course management system for producing Internet-based
courses for distance education. It is written in PHP and has been
tested on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. It offers a Free alternative to
commercial software such as WebCT and Blackboard. Moodle has been
designed to support modern pedagogies based on social constructionist
theory, and is easy to install and use.
Mozilla 1.0.1 (1.0)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96753/
Mozilla is a Web browser that is being developed by the Free Software
Community with the cooperation and support of Netscape. The current
Mozilla is a completely new software based on the "NGLayout"
layout engine and runs on almost all current operating systems.
Mozilla's user interface is written on top of NGLayout using XUL and
JavaScript. The Mozilla project only develops and tests the source code
for other projects / companies to use. Netscape 6 (the Web browser from
Netscape) and Beonex Communicator (an open-source project to make a
Mozilla for end-users) are directly based on Mozilla. Many other
projects use/embed Mozilla's rendering engine (e.g., Galeon).
MySQL High Availability clustering alpha-2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96746/
MySQL High Availability clustering is a set of scripts and programs
that provide a high availability database cluster using MySQL
replication. It is transparent to client applications, as the cluster
uses a shared logical IP to provide the service.
OpenSymphony Workflow 2.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96750/
OpenSymphony Workflow is a very flexible workflow system that can be
plugged in to almost any need or existing application. Uses can range
from document management to order processing to project management. It
includes support for many different interface mechanisms (SOAP, EJB,
Java Class) as well as persistence (EJB, JDBC, XMl, Ofbiz). It works in
any J2EE container, including servlet containers (without EJB support).
PDFGo 1.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96761/
The PDFGo.com PDF Java Library is a pure Java component for PDF file
parsing and visualization, letting you view PDF files on the Web
without the need of Acrobat Reader.
pfmds 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96771/
Pfmds (PHP Fast Mailer Delivery System) is a very fast mail delivery
system written in PHP. Pfmds is a text-based application. It features a
simple INI-style configuration file, load balancing through multiple
SMTP servers, and multiple simultaneous process control.
PHP DJ 0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96738/
PHP DJ is a PHP program for playing music on remote servers, or
downloading music files listed on them. It features playlists, the
ability to play full folders, highlighting for new tracks, and simple
installation.
PLies 1.5 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96778/
PLies is a Perl script used to split an input HTML file into multiple
slides which are then presented using CSS.
Pounder 0.94
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96756/
Pounder is a utility for testing Java GUIs. It allows developers to
dynamically load components, record scripts, and then use those scripts
in JUnit. It supports custom components, drag and drop, and the
examination of test runs in source.
SILC 0.9.5 (Server)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96757/
SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides
secure conferencing services in the Internet over insecure channels.
SILC superficially resembles IRC, although they are very different
internally. The purpose of SILC is to provide secure conferencing
services. Strong cryptographic methods are used to secure all traffic,
and all messages are encrypted and authenticated. The SILC also
supports secure file transferring. The SILC is delivered as SILC Client
for end users, SILC Server for system administrators, and SILC Toolkit
for application developers.
Sweep 0.5.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96754/
Sweep is a sound wave editor, and it is also a flexible recording and
playback tool. Inside lives a pesky little virtual stylus called
Scrubby who enjoys mixing around in your files.
The StreamModule System 0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96781/
The StreamModule system is a result of several different ideas about
how distributed (especially widely distributed) systems should
function. Instead of attempt ing to hide asynchronous behavior behind a
synchronous facade, it attempts to make it easier to write programs
that deal with asynchronous behavior. It achieves this using
event-driven programming combined with a pipeline-like architecture.
Slashcode
Daylight Savings Time
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/10/1915232
I run a (relatively) large internal Slash site at my company. The user
base is pretty far flung, with people accessing and posting from the
western, central and eastern US timezones, as well as overseas
(BST/GMT). I did manage to get everyone to set up their timezones
appropriately once user accounts are created. The problem is long term
maintenance of these zones, as daylight savings time comes and goes.
How do other sites with geographically diverse readerships deal with
the DST problem? Is there a script I can run, or am I missing something
here?
Machinists
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/0529215
slash site for and about machinists. Still new and a little rough
though. http://www.netwhit.net
Slash or other weblog on school server?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/08/0514220
I'm a college student building a site for a student organization. We
were given a directory on the server which allows cgi scripts and has
perl installed, but that is about it. No sql database. Not even cron
jobs can be run in this space. I want to use what I've got, which is
perl and the ability to write text files, and run a weblog with nice
looking threaded discussions and user info pages. From what I can tell,
Slash needs not only cgi and sql, but also several other parts of the
server which are even less likely to be provided on a school account.
Is there an easy way to adapt Slash to my tight constraints? If not,
can anyone recommend a good alternative? That is, a well-used,
well-tested blog application that uses text files instead of a backend
database? Fingers are crossed.
Zoo2
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/06/174240
Zoo2, which is the friends and foe system, is now running on Slashcode,
UsePerl, and Slashdot. This allows one to not only mark friends and
foes, but to see second level relationships like friends of friends and
foes of friends. There are still bits and pieces to the interface to
happen but the base code is complete. Check it out from CVS If you
login you can see the additional URL's for zoo in the lefthand menu
bar.
The Bookiejoint is back for 2002
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/0451223
The Bookiejoint is back for another season of pro football picks! The
Bookiejoint is an online game that's beat-the-spread. It's based on
Slash, and it's free to anyone who wants to take a shot at the glory of
winning it all. Sign up before the regular season starts at
http://bookiejoint.org/!
Sectional Topic Icon Spreads?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/04/0557202
I like the way slash puts the most recent topic icons at the top right
of the front page. What I don't like is that the ones for the front
page ("articles") are the ones that show up on every section. Even if
none of those topics are eligible to be used in that section. Is there
some way to get the topic icons on sections to reflect what's actually
showing on the front page of that section rather than what is on the
front page?
Passing variables to templates through Story
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/03/1534246
I have only been playing with SlashCode for the last couple of days
and am afraid that my theme is already getting me into a lot of
trouble. I decided that it would be neat if the heading for the
stories/boxes on the page where different colors. I do not want random
colors I want the colors to go in a specific order which I just set in
an array in the .pl files in htdocs for now. When you click read more
and view the story in article.pl I want to the corresponding title box
etc. on this page to match the color that the story was on the main
page. I have this pretty well working now however the only way that I
can find to do it is very sloppy at best. I have been pulling the
functions such as displayStory() from the module and including it in a
.pl file that I am calling with require from these scripts. The only
thing that I change in these functions is the hash that is being passed
to slashDisplay() in order to pass the variable on to the template
file. I know that it would be slightly better doing this with modules
and overriding these functions to add in that variable but even so
upgrading my theme for the next version of slashcode still seems like
it would be hell. I am wondering if the functionality could be added so
that with functions such as displayStory() or displayLink() would take
a hashref that would have the values I want to pass along to the
template? I know what I am doing is kind of odd and won't be done often
but it seems that it may often be valuable to pass special variables
along to the templates that change each iteration through a loop (such
as the loop in index.pl of the slashcode template).
RDF/RSS not automagically updating
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/02/0635259
Our rdf file hasn't automagically updated in 3 days... is there
something I can do to force it to update? I've also noticed that the
deletion queue wasn't getting completed until I kicked freshenup.pl. It
looks like everything else is being done properly (stories being moved
to older stories, authors tables being refreshed, etc.) Does anyone
have any ideas? Thanks for any help you may be able to offer.
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.
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