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July 29, 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
R2D2 Beer Getting Machine
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/2359240
defectorg writes "[0]R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid is coming to us
this summer. Equipped with innovative speech recognition technology,
infrared scanning technology and working sonar navigation, this R2-D2
recognizes 40 spoken phrases, plays six exciting games, and sings three
tunes. It even has a retractable arm that lets it hold a 12-ounce
beverage! Now this would be a nice thing to hack wireless lan iinto,
let it notify new mail, read news and most important,
~/bin/let_r2d2_get_a_cold_beer_somehow.pl."
Links
0. http://www.creaturelabs.com/toys_r2-d2.html
Voices in Your Head
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/2216239
ceejayoz writes "MSNBC/Newsweek is running a story about a
[0]'Hypersonic Sound System' that can 'can take an audio signal from
virtually any source and convert it to an ultrasonic frequency that can
be directed like a beam of light toward a target up to 100 yards away.'
Sounds like something that advertisers will love - Minority Report just
got a little closer." These guys (and the [1]Audio Spotlight guys) have
been hyping this technology for [2]years with [3]nothing much to show
from it. But now, Newsweek promises, it's going to change the world as
we hear it.
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/786016.asp
1. __SLASHLINK__
2. http://www.locationsound.com/96winter/hyper.html
3. http://www.discover.com/awards/arc97/9707-7G.html
More on Bernstein's Number Field Sieve
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/2022222
[0]Russ Nelson writes "Dan Bernstein has a response to [1]Bernstein's
NFS analyzed by Lenstra and Shamir, entitled [2]Circuits for integer
factorization. He notes that the issue of the cost of factorization is
still open, and that it may in fact be inexpensive to factor 1024-bit
keys. We don't know, and that's what his research is intended to
explore."
Links
0. http://russnelson.com
1. __SLASHLINK__
2. http://cr.yp.to/nfscircuit.html
Valgrind 1.0.0 Released
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1833225
[0]Anonymous Lazy Boy writes "Yesterday saw the official release of
Valgrind 1.0.0. [1] Valgrind is a C/C++ programmer's dream come true:
effortless memory allocation checking, uninitialized memory access,
leaks etc. Purify for Linux has arrived, only better: contrary to its
commercial (non-Linux) sibling, checking is performed directly on the
executable, no re-linking necessary. The technology behind Valgrind is
highly fascinating and explained down to the very gory details in the
[2] documentation."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://developer.kde.org/~sewardj/
2. http://developer.kde.org/~sewardj/docs/index.html
Malaysia Says Piracy (Might Be) OK for Learning
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1723228
[0]mkbz writes "a Malaysian newspaper published a [1]story quoting
Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Muhyiddin
Yassin, who condemned the use of pirated software for business, but
also said they may turn a blind eye to piracy when it comes to
education: "But for educational purposes and to encourage computer
usage, we may consider allowing schools and social organisations to use
pirated software." is learning more important than copyright
enforcement? could each of the pirated works found in schools be
written off as donations? how can this benefit both the people AND the
software makers? Read the [1]full article here."
Links
0. http://www.pixelectric.com
1. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/7/28/nation/jhsoftwar&sec=nation
AGP4X vs. AGP8X
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1628236
An anonymous reader writes "With upcoming chipsets such as the SiS648
claiming support for the latest AGP8X standard, we asked ourselves if
there were any performance benefits. We took the SiS648 and Xabre 400
reference boards, modified them and [0]compared the results." I can't
even get 4x stable under XP, so I figure 8x is half as likely to let me
play NWN :)
Links
0. http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/articles.hwz?cid=3&aid=473
Internet Security Standards
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1552204
[0]Aetius writes "The [1]Center for Internet Security has released a
set of security standards and tools for several operating systems.
Here's the [2]ZDNet story. I checked out the Linux standard and it is a
pretty good coverage of the basics; about the only thing missing was a
simple firewall treatment. I installed it on my wide-open desktop
system (RH 7.3) and scored a 6.61 out of 10, which doesn't seem too
bad. The scanner code isn't open source, but it's perl so you can at
least look at it. You have to register to download it. If nothing else,
the PDF of the standards is a good read. Enjoy."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.cisecurity.org/
2. http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2875475,00.html
Gaming Zone?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1549223
[0]texchanchan writes "The [1]BBC reports on a study by Dr. Costas
Karageorghis, Brunel University (London): '[2]Recent research has
suggested that it could be possible for a person immersed in a computer
game to achieve the same level of meditative concentration' usually
found in religious contemplatives and athletes in 'The Zone.' The
[2]article also quotes Dr. Karageorghis as saying 'It's a deeply
pleasurable experience and it's something that's not very often
experienced by people, rather it's something that often represents
people's peak experiences in a particular area.'"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2154092.stm
Wanna Work for Dave Taylor & American McGee?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1438206
The well known former Id developers are starting a company to develop a
shooter for the X-Box. They are looking for programmers, artists, level
designers, and producers, but only if you're in, or willing to move to
LA. If you think you're right for this one, you should [0]email Dave.
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
USB 2.0 for Linux Coming Soon
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/28/1325209
itwerx writes "There's an article on MSNBC about [0]USB 2.0 support in
Linux. Interesting to see that the open source community is less than a
year behind the most powerful software company in the world in
supporting it. Does that make us the second most powerful now? :)"
Links
0. http://www.msnbc.com/news/785970.asp
Software.linux.com
EzPPP
http://software.linux.com/articles/view/1541/
I like to travel. It's great. I get to see new places, do new things,
and meet new people! The problem is that when I leave home, more often
then not, I leave my high speed Internet behind too. That's when things
get frustrating. Yes, the shameful truth is that I've yet to install
ppp configuration software.
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