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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Sun Web Event: Network Computing 3.0 February 10, 2003 � 9:30 a.m. PST (17:30 GMT). See Sun's vision for network computing�from the data center to the network edge. It's an all-out assault on computing costs and complexity. Learn more at: http://images.slashdot.org/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0005en ---------------------------------------------------------------------- February 01, 2003 Slashdot Headlines Be Thankful If They Just Snore http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2252243 The NYT is running has a lengthy piece in their weekend supplement about [0]sleep disorders. Besides a certain amount of humor value, the article covers sleep terrors and sleepwalking and even weirder disorders. Links 0. http://nytimes.com/2003/02/02/magazine/02SLEEP.html DVD: Degradable Versatile... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2241236 [0]jomaree writes "The [1]SMH online reports that some DVDs are starting to corrode or "rot". Although somewhere between 1 and 10 per cent of DVDs are affected, it seems the distributors don't want to know. One list of affected movie titles reveals what might be a sinister pattern emerging: "One DVD website lists 18 titles known to have at least one bad batch, among them Planet of the Apes (1968), Men in Black: Collectors Edition, Independence Day and the Alien Legacy box set." Or maybe the person compiling the list only buys sci-fi movies." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804519345.html Engrish LOTR: The Two Towers Captions http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/220240 Cyclometh writes "Someone has put together a set of [0]screengrabs from an Asian bootleg of LOTR:TTT, which are totally hysterical. The subtitles are apparently the genuine article, which definitely should bring the phrase caveat emptor to mind for anyone who buys bootleg DVDs. For a definition of Engrish, see [1]here (apparently it's a no-smorking zone.)" Links 0. http://home.online.no/~gremmem/engrish_ttt_captions/ 1. http://www.engrish.com/ Hardcore Waste Recycling http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/167240 erf writes "Ok, recently we've had a story posted on [0]composting, followed by one on recycling [1]wastewater into snow. Enough with the amateur hour stuff, how about the real thing? Joseph Jenkins has been thermophilically composting all of his family's food waste and sewage into compost for his garden for 24 years. Yes, he eats the food out of that garden too. All you need is a bucket, some sawdust, and a compost bin. You can read all about it in the [2]Humanure Handbook. The squeamish might want to begin with the section on [3]fecophobia." Links 0. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/08/1241250&tid=134 1. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2352230&tid=126 2. http://www.weblife.org/humanure/default.html 3. http://www.weblife.org/humanure/chapter6_2.html More Ways to Blow Things Up http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1739207 pitabutter writes "Since the /. crowd seems to appreciate the exciting combination of amateur chemistry and fearlessness (what is it about intelligence and the desire to blow things up?), [0]Sam Barros' site would be worth a look. Rail guns, high voltage, electromagnetic experiements-all there and with videos to boot. Unable to confirm if Sam still has appendages intact........" Links 0. http://www.powerlabs.org/ Dismal Console Failures http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1532246 Anonymous Howard writes "Shacknews' jason bergman has written an article that looks at some of the [0]biggest failures in console gaming. It's a great read, and spotlights stuff like the Halcyon, a $2500 (!) laserdisc system with only two games and Nintendo's Virtual Boy, a stereoptic system that had red-on-black simulated 3D graphics." Links 0. http://www.shacknews.com/extras/lncex/lncex7.x Finland Drops EUCD For Now http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/213251 [0]replicant_deckard writes "[1]Electronic Frontier Finland just got a huge legal victory. They report the local DMCA-copy (based on EU copyright directive) was [2]dropped today at the parliament after heavy criticism. So far [3]just two EU nations have accepted the innovation threatening law. [4]Campaigns go on in different European states. They need your support!" cabra771 writes "The European Commission has put up a [5]new proposal dealing with online music piracy that appears to have slightly upset a few people." Links 0. http://www.effi.org/ 1. http://www.effi.org/index.en.html 2. http://www.effi.org/julkaisut/tiedotteet/pressrelease-2003-01-31.html 3. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/1424213&tid=158 4. http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EUCD-Status 5. http://www.itworld.com/Net/4087/030131euantipiracy/ Battlefield Medkits Improve http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/2057244 ApharmdB writes "CNN has an article on the US military's fielding of a [0]bandage containing clotting agents that can stop blood flow within two minutes. Obviously, the hope is that they will save a lot of lives. What's next straight from your favorite FPS? Who has an estimate on how long it will take for the Army to outfit its troops with anti-personnel rocket launchers?" [1]Those have been around for quite a while. Links 0. http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/01/31/combat.medics/index.html 1. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/smaw.htm Giant Sucking Noise http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1848201 [0]bsharma writes "The [1]next round of globalization is sending upscale jobs offshore. They include basic research, chip design, engineering--even financial analysis. Can America lose these jobs and still prosper? Who wins? Who loses?" News.com has a [2]related story about outsourcing. Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_05/b3818001.htm 2. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-982839.html A Preview of Ximian's Gnome 2.0 Desktop http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/31/1832211 TweetZilla writes "Dennis Powell has a good [0]preview of Ximian's newest desktop. But does anybody care at this point? How many people still use Ximian's desktop? As opposed to Evolution?" Links 0. http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=316 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe - If you do not wish to subscribe to Slashdot, go to: http://www.osdn.com/newsletters/unsubscribe.shtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright (c)1999-2002 Open Source Development Network. All rights reserved.
