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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
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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
Life on Pluto?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/1826220
EccentricAnomaly writes "The BBC is [0]reporting that new models of icy
moons in the outer solar system predict that oceans (as in liquid water
oceans) may be much more common than previously thought. Even Pluto and
Neptune's moon Triton now appear to be good candidates for a liquid
ocean under their ice. This is exciting because life has been found on
Earth in environments similar to these icy oceans at [1]Antarctica's
Lake Vostok."
Links
0. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2290005.stm
1. http://www.resa.net/nasa/antarctica.htm
Interactive Fiction Competition 2002 Underway
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/1642233
An anonymous reader writes "The games of the 2002 Annual Interactive
Fiction Competition are now available from the [0]IF Archive. Visit it
or [1]ifcomp.org to download the games."
Links
0. http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXcompetition2002.html
1. http://ifcomp.org/comp02/
Satellite Internet Service for Macs?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/2151246
Untimely Ripp'd asks: "Satellite broadband has been available to PC
users for half a decade, and still is not trivially available to Mac
users. It can be done, but it's always an unsupported hack, or it
requires buying expensive extra hardware and software. I cannot
understand why Hughes and the other providers would refuse to spend the
relatively few dollars necessary to develop a couple of device drivers
and glue libraries. Time after time, the vendors have said, 'it's
coming,' but it never does, and the promise eventually goes away.
(Earthlink's FAQ page no longer says that Mac software is being
developed, for example). I'm not gung-ho on conspiracy theories, but
the only explanation I can figure is that they're either being paid or
bullied. Does anyone know of any serious tech hurdle that would make it
cost more than $100K or so to develop the necessary software?" [0]this
article mentions one-way Mac service coming online from [1]OWC in a
future expansion, along with nationwide service. [2]A comment from that
story does mention a simple solution, but why is it that Satellite
service, even one way satellite service, depends on Windows-only
software? What other solutions have Mac users resorted to when they
wanted their Macs connected?
Links
0. http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/26.owc.php
1. http://www.owc.net/
2.
http://forums.maccentral.com/wwwthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news020826owcphp&Number=257696&page=&view=expanded&sb=5&o=â=&returnto=http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0208/26.owc.php
Slashback: Courseware, Towers, Drives
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/0220213
Slashback with more on ridiculously equipped PCs, Telstra's ambivalent
stance on equipping its thousands of desktops, California's
state-sponsored Oracle oversell, and more -- read on for the details.
Turn-key Mesh Routing Access Point
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/2220255
IPSection writes "[0]LocustWorld announces the release of MeshAP-05.
This is a test release of a bootable CD which turns a single board
computer or laptop into a mesh node and access point. Clients can sign
on to the network, cells communicate to form a robust, dynamic,
compressed and encrypted mesh network. This is a prototype release
intended for the widest possible test. Feedback is encouraged." There
are several interesting things on this site, actually -- check out the
[1]Swarm Chip.
Links
0. http://locustworld.com/
1.
http://locustworld.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=5&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
Declaring The Death of Metatags
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/2114253
theduck writes "Andrew Goodman of Traffick.com pleaded for someone to
announce [0]the end of metatags (at least with respect to trying to
[1]skeeve good search engine ranking). and Danny Sullivan, Editor of
The SearchEngineReport [2]obliged. Personally, I've resisted using them
for years, but convincing clients that they're not worth the effort has
always been difficult. Does anyone (except porn sites) actually use
them anymore?"
Links
0. http://www.traffick.com/article.asp?aID=102
1. http://www.traffick.com/article.asp?aID=105
2. http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/02/10-meta.html
Fritz's Hit List
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/2013243
[0]wwwssabbsdotcom was one of several to submit [1]news stories about
Ed Felten's latest venture: [2]Fritz's Hit List, a list of electronic
devices with some sort of digital storage and processing capabilities
sufficient to qualify them "digital media devices" under Sen. Hollings'
[3]CBDTPA bill.
Links
0. http://www.ssabbs.com
1. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-960317.html
2. http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/cat_fritzs_hit_list.html
3. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/21/2344228&tid=103
SA Government's Crypto Registration Up And Running
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/1335231
[0]orange writes "Anyone who supplies crypto products to South Africans
(and the government defines crypto as almost anything) has to register
[1]with the appropriate agency and pay a ZAR2000 fee (US$200). Failure
to supply South Africans without being registered means potential jail
time (How they're gonna get you unless you come to South Africa is
another story). A copy of the legislation can be found [2]can be found
online."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.aspa.co.za/
2. http://co.za/ect/a25-02.pdf
Hard Drives Evaluated for Noise, Heat and Performance
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/1637253
[0]Sander Sassen writes "Ever wondered what harddisks offer the best
combination of performance and low noise? [1]Hardware Analysis
[2]evaluates all recent 5400 and 7200-rpm harddisks and focuses on
noise, heat production and overall performance. Their results show that
7200-rpm spindle speed is no guarantee for high-performance and that
low-noise and high-performance is not an impossible combination with
some harddisks."
Links
0. http://www.hardwareanalysis.com
1. http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/
2. http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1540/
No More Mac Tweaking?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/161213
[0]netphilter writes "[1]Apple is trying to "[2]close the operating
system to tweakers" according to this story on [3]Wired. The addition
of the BSD kernel and the command line left me thinking that they were
trying to open the OS a bit more to tweakers, not close it. I'm not a
Mac user, but I have been thinking about trying out OS X. However, if
Apple is trying to CLOSE the OS (contrary to the impression that I had)
then I'm not going to waste my time." [4]Jamie adds: life may be harder
for them, I guess, but many developers are [5]still tweaking Mac OS X.
Links
0. http://jason.whitehatorganization.com
1. http://www.apple.com/
2. http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,55395,00.html
3. http://www.wired.com/
4. http://jamie.mccarthy.vg/
5. http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/systemutilities
Freshmeat
adcfw-log 0.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98870/
adcfw-log is a tool for analyzing firewall logs in order to extract
meaningful information. It is designed to be a standalone script with
very few requirements that can generate different kinds of reports,
such as fully formatted reports of what had been logged, with summaries
by source or destination host, the type of service, or protocol. There
are also options to filter the input data by date, host, protocol,
service, and so on.
Alist 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98853/
Alist is a program that collects hardware and software information
about systems and stores it in a database for users to browse and
search via a Web interface. The program consists of three parts: a
client portion that collects the information, a daemon that receives
data sent from clients, and a CGI that displays and lets you search for
information. Clients for Solaris, Linux, FreeBsd, OpenBSD, and Mac OS X
are currently available.
Bannerfish 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98809/
Bannerfish is a small, simple banner ad server. It supports images and
Flash, weighting, multiple ads per page, and Web-based management and
reporting. Ads are embedded using Javascript, and should be compatible
with any Web server system. This may be the program for you if you need
to sell ads and don't need a complex, full-featured system.
bash programmable completion 20021001
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98865/
Since v2.04, bash has allowed you to intelligently program and extend
its standard completion behavior to achieve complex command lines with
just a few keystrokes. Imagine typing ssh [Tab] and being able to
complete on hosts from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts files. Or typing man 3
str [Tab] and getting a list of all string handling functions in the
UNIX manual. mount system: [Tab] would complete on all exported
file-systems from the host called system, while make [Tab] would
complete on all targets in Makefile. This project was conceived to
produce programmable completion routines for the most common Linux/UNIX
commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins and programmers need
to do on a daily basis.
CodeGuide 5.0 build 504
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98884/
CodeGuide is an IDE that detects errors in your code as you type,
offers powerful code completion features, maintains a structured view
of your program, has an integrated visual debugger, supports the latest
Java technologies, and works together with virtually all JDKs.
curl and libcurl 7.10
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98864/
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.
dbMan 0.25
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98838/
dbMan is a complex SQL monitor for common database systems (PgSQL,
Oracle, MySQL etc.). It's based on Perl and DBI interfaces. Features
include a command history buffer, tab completion, editing Oracle
objects, simultaneous connections, SQL help, importing and exporting of
tables, Oracle explain plan, and more. dbMan is made as a simple kernel
and many extension modules, and you can make your modules with a simple
HOWTO.
DRT 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98848/
DRT is a design recovery tool for interactive graphical applications
running under X Windows. The tool automatically captures actions
performed while using such an application. Functions particularly
relevant to each action are highlighted. Moreover, the action itself is
described visually from fragments of the application display. One can
search and browse these actions to learn about the design of an
application.
ego file manager 0.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98860/
The ego file manager is a GTK+2 file manager that uses libferris for
its VFS and provides evas2 and GTK tree views.
empy 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98844/
empy is a system for embedding Python expressions and statements in
template text. it processes source files using expansions, which are
special signals that are set off by a special prefix (by default the @
sign). It can expand arbitrary Python expressions and statements, as
well as a variety of special forms. The remaining data is sent
unaffected to the output, allowing Python to be used as a markup
language. It also supports "hook" callbacks, recording and
playback via diversions, and dynamic, chainable filters. The system is
highly configurable via command line options and embedded commands.
fileschanged 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98831/
fileschanged is a command line file alteration monitoring tool that
monitors sets of files and reports when they have changed. It can be
used in shell scripts to take action when certain files have been
altered.
FIRE|GATE 0.75
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98850/
FIRE|GATE is a Linux IPtables script for use as a firewall and
NAT/masquerade router for home networks or SOHO applications. It shares
access to a single Internet connection from multiple workstations, and
can optionally forward all inbound HTTP, SMTP, or other requests to
internal servers (as opposed to a DMZ). Hardware requirements are
modest, with an i486 with 16MB RAM being capable of handling at least
10 machines (if not many more). FIRE|GATE differs from many online
examples in that it is heavily commented, so it's understandable; it is
fully contained in one script; it includes SYSCTL parameters for
increased strength; it addresses IM client file transfers; and there is
no need to specify/grep for the external IP, even if assigned via DHCP.
FUDforum 2.3.2 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98885/
FUDforum is templatable forum with i18n support based on PHP and either
MySQL or PostgreSQL. It features a user/group management system, a
multi-lingual spell checker, both flat and thread message views, a
private messaging system with mult-iuser forwarding capabilities, poll
file attachments, and much more. It is an extremely fast and scalable
forum that can fulfill the needs of both small and large forum
operators.
Graphical certification authority 0.2.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98868/
Graphical certification authority is an interface for managing RSA keys
and certificates, and the creation and signing of PKCS#10 requests. It
uses the OpenSSL library and a Berkeley DB for key and certificate
storage. It supports importing and exporting keys and PEM DER PKCS8
certificates, signing and revoking of PEM DER PKCS12, and the selection
of x509v3 extensions. A tree view of certificates is presented.
IMAPFilter 0.8.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98873/
IMAPFilter connects to remote IMAP mail servers and processes messages
according to defined filters (rules). It is intended to be executed
before a user accesses his/her mailboxes.
Java DIME Library 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98847/
Java DIME Library implements Direct Internet Message Encapsulation
(DIME), which is a lightweight binary encapsulation format that can be
used to encapsulate multiple payloads of arbitrary types and sizes into
a single message. DIME is ideal for incorporating binary attachments
into any XML-based protocol. The library fully supports the latest DIME
specifications.
Java Forward Error Correction Library 1.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98846/
Java Forward Error Correction (FEC) Library is the fastest and most
mature Java FEC library available (FEC is an essential building block
of any satellite or IP multicast based content distribution system). It
features: Fast multi-threaded I/O routines for encoding and decoding
files; Native Linux, Solaris, and Win32 accellerators with pure Java
fallback; and an FEC codec plugin interface. Cryptograhic hashes can be
used for checking file integrity.
Komplete 0.9.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98779/
Komplete is a content management system for small and medium sized
enterprises that need to publish dynamic content on the Web, improve
their interdepartmental communications, and transmit information to
clients and partners. It is a publishing platform that provides an
intuitive structure and allows content management by everyone, even
non- programmers. Unlike dynamic Web sites that combine the logic and
the presentation in a rigid approach, it offers a completely
maintainable and extensible solution.
lcrzo 4.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98857/
Lcrzo is a network library for network administrators and network
hackers. It is designed to make it easy to create network programs. It
supports spoofing, sniffing, and client/server creation. This library
has been successfully installed under Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD,
and Solaris.
Object Relational Membrane 0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98869/
The Object Relational Membrane is a Python package that provides the
functionality of an object relational layer like EJB or other
persistence storage systems. It is a thin compatibility layer between
PostgreSQL's table layouts and Object Oriented Python. While providing
a good deal of functionality, it tries to be as small and simple as
possible.
OpenORB 1.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98859/
OpenORB is a Java implementation of a Corba 2.4.2-compliant ORB.
Features includes SSLIOP, GIOP, IIOP, RMI over IIOP, POA, and BOA.
Services includes Concurrency, Event, Persistence, Property, Time,
Trading, Transaction, Notification, and Interface Repository.
OSS 3.9.7d
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98852/
OSS provides sound card drivers for most popular sound cards under
Linux and FreeBSD. These drivers support digital audio, MIDI,
synthesizers, and mixers found on sound cards. These sound drivers
comply with the Open Sound System API specification. OSS provides a
user-friendly GUI which makes the installation of sound drivers and
configuration of sound cards very simple. It supports over 200 brand
name sound cards, and provides automatic sound card detection,
Plug-n-Play support, support for PCI audio soundcards, and support for
full duplex audio.
Roadsend PHP SiteManager 2.4.0-pre1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98883/
SiteManager is an Open Source Web Application Toolkit for PHP
Developers that includes a framework for code modules and layout
templates, database connectivity, SmartForms, sessions, and some other
tools. All parts of the system are integrated through object-oriented
libraries which allow for easy expandability and maintenance.
Saffeine 2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98849/
Saffeine is a Java framework that uses the Java Cryptography Extension
(JCE) to provide feature driven license management and code protection,
based on public key cryptography. It allows software developers to
provide solid protection for their products without embedding
traditional license validation codes. Strong cryptography algorithms
are used to obfuscate unlicensed Java byte code. Saffeine also provides
an embeddable secure runtime environment and a simple API for
developers.
SmartSieve 0.1.0devel
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98787/
SmartSieve is a Web-based graphical user interface for creating and
managing sieve scripts on a Cyrus IMAP mail server. It provides a way
for non-technical users to generate sieve rules for mail filtering and
vacation messaging without prior knowledge of the sieve scripting
language. It is written in PHP and is intended to be intuitive to use
and simple to configure, and is compatible with Websieve scripts.
Sylpheed 0.8.4 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98872/
Sylpheed is a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast email client. Almost
all commands are accessible with the keyboard. It also has many
features such as multiple accounts, POP3/APOP support, thread display,
and multipart MIME. One of Sylpheed's future goals is to be fully
internationalized. The messages are managed in the MH format, so you'll
be able to use it together with another mailer that uses the MH format.
Syscriptor 1.5.9 (C)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98866/
Syscriptor is a little program that displays information about your
hardware.
TCPLAG Target for Netfilter 2002-10-01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98855/
TCPLAG is a plug-in module for the Linux iptables/netfilter system. It
provides monitoring of TCP/IP SEQ and ACK timings, such that
approximate lag times are logged using syslog. It is typically
installed on firewalls or gateways to monitor network performance, and
to identify slow hosts or segments. This software merely generated log
entries, and requires additional code for performing statistical
analysis.
tk500 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98845/
tk500 is a multiplatform programming and cloning utility for the
portable Yaesu VR-500 receiver. It can read the memory image from the
radio, display the information graphically, and save it to a file. It
can import information from an RT Systems .RDF file and export memory
channel information to a .CSV (comma-separated values) file. Users are
free to change most settings and write the memory image back to the
receiver. tk500 exploits undocumented features within the radio.
TKAlbum 0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98858/
TKAlbum is a GUI for assisting in the generation and maintenance of
HTML photo albums. It uses the "album" script and Image
Magick to generate hierarchically organized HTML photo albums, and can
download pictures from digital cameras supporting the USB mass storage
protocol.
Uml2Daml Converter 0.2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98882/
The Uml2Daml Converter is a GUI application for automated
transformation of UML 1.4 class-diagramms (in XMI 1.1) into DAML+OIL
ontologies. It is also possible to visualise the ontologies as directed
graphs. Since transformations are based on the XMI 1.1 standard,
DAML+OIL ontoligies can be modelled by using any UML tool which is able
to produce XMI 1.1/UML 1.4 compilant exports (such as TogetherJ 6.0).
vtwatch 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98854/
vtwatch automatically switches the active virtual console on your Linux
system in a loop, acting as a virtual terminal surveillance monitor.
The speed at which they switch is configurable, and it is possible to
input a search string, which you are notified about if it is found on a
console.
Worm Warner 1.0.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/98861/
WormWarner is a Perl script that is used to warn hosts that are
probably infected by a worm. It decides wether a host is infected by
analyzing the data from the Apache log files. It currently recognizes
CodeRed, Nimda, the Linux.Slapper.Worm, and the FreeBSD.Scalper.worm.
Warning is done by trying to contact the SMTP server on the infected
host and sending an email to the postmaster.
Slashcode
Themes how to
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/01/1733226
I have just finished making the HTML templates for a new site and have
slash 2.2.5 up and running. How do I make and install these templates
as a theme ? How are template-tool, template check and install theme
involved in this process ? What is boilerplate ? thanks - Bob
Changing comment display?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/30/078259
I have noticed a surprising behavior in slashcoded sites. It seems like
a bug to me, but as a lay user I may be missing the Big Picture of why
one would want things this way. Specifically, I was surprised to find
that when changing the comment display parameters (e.g., threshold,
nesting, ordering) of a displayed article, the resulting page does not
display the original article; the comments are shown as requested, but
the initial paragraph is not drawn. I first noticed this switching to a
nested display on a recent Slashdot article, but some quick testing
revealed that the behavior is consistent across various sites and
browsers. Clearly, this is a systemic condition. Is this a deliberate
choice? Is there some reason to prefer this approach to one that allows
a user to display the entire article with the comments organized as
he/she chooses? From where I sit, I don't see why one would, but I was
interested to hear what the community thought before submitting a bug
report/patch. What do you think?
Updating portald blocks
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/27/1928216
My site portald blocks have gone insane! When portald runs, the blocks
are actually updated - I check in backSlash, and the current content
comes up when I edit a block, say 'slashdot'. On the main page, the
block is still displaying content from the last time apache was
restarted. Everything else on the page is showing new content (stories,
recent topics, older stories, etc). What is going wrong??!
The Ethics of Weblogging
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/27/0322250
Okay, this is a bit different kind of question, but it's been
concerning me a lot lately. What is the "netiquette" of weblogging? For
example, I saw a cool story on Slashdot that points at a page on
Fortune magazine. The subject of the article is right on topic with the
Slash site I'm developing. Do I quote Slashdot, or Fortune, or both?
And in general, how ethical is it to create a site, the majority of
which is content that others have worked to create?
How to fetch a list of users?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/27/0322208
Hi All, I'm new to slash and have installed one. Now i got a simple
question as how to fetch a list of users from the users table? my
@my_query = $slashdb->sqlSelect('nickname', 'users', 'uid!=1'); #
uid 1 = anon coward Now @my_query only results in the nickname of uid
2, but I need all the users' nickname listed. How to do that? Sure
other sqlSelect* give me some clues, but I kind of short on time,
despite of my new acquiantance with perl and slash. Thanks for all
help.Usef
Does Slash work on Lindows?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/25/167217
Has anyone successfully installed Slashcode on Lindows? Before I try it
for myself, I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions. Should I
use software available through Click-N-Run or download everything
manually?
Slash moderatorlog table a black hole of mystery
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/23/1650226
Does anyone have the lowdown on the sturcture of the moderatorlog
table? I assume this keeps track of individual moderations, etc. but
part of the structure puzzles me: uid - moderator uid val - ?? sid -
Story ID? (or discussion id?) ts - ?? cid - comment id cuid - uid of
the comment poster (??) reason - mod reason ("offtopic", etc.) active -
?? m2count - number of metamods on this mod? If anyone has some insight
into thie table structure, or can confirm or deny some of my guesses,
it would help me a lot. --dbworrier
theabstract.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/20/0652205
Announcing a new slash site devoted to digital film and media. The site
aims to be a creative community in which users can share their work
online, and engage in open discussion, review, and collaboration.
http://www.theabstract.org --mbulat
No Mail Sent?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/19/0532208
When I select "Mail Password" for a forgotten password i get this
message, but no mail is ever sent (no entry in the sendmail maillog):
retrying in 1 seconds... retrying in 1 seconds... The password for jim
was just emailed.
AxKit and Slash
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/19/0531203
Has anyone tried running AxKit in the same mod_perl instance as Slash?
I just tried but get the following errors on startup. I wonder if
anyone could point me in the right direction for analysing this. What I
don't understand is why simply adding in another perl handler would
affect slash this way. httpd started Prototype mismatch: sub
Slash::Apache::SlashVirtualUser vs ($$$) at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Sl ash/Apache.pm line
71. Prototype mismatch: sub Slash::Apache::SlashSetVar vs ($$$$) at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Sl ash/Apache.pm line
76. Prototype mismatch: sub Slash::Apache::SlashSetForm vs ($$$$) at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Sl ash/Apache.pm line
81. Prototype mismatch: sub Slash::Apache::SlashCompileTemplates vs
($$$) at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Sl
ash/Apache.pm line 129. The line I am enabling in the httpd.conf is
PerlModule AxKit I'm using Slashcode 2.2.6 and the latest AxKit release
as of a few days ago.
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