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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Make DB2 data accessible through Web services on Linux. This tutorial shows how to use the Site Developer configuration of WebSphere Studio V5 on the Linux platform to develop and test Web services for DB2 data. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/cmp/r-slshwsl52.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- June 16, 2003 Slashdot Headlines University of Wisconsin Wins FutureTruck Competition http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/2352241 [0]carambola5 writes "No, this isn't a dupe from [1]a year ago. The [2]University of Wisconsin-Madison [0]team has taken the [3]FutureTruck title for the second year in a row. The overall goals of the competition are to modify an existing Ford Explorer (make and model dependant on year) to improve fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining or exceeding customer expectations. The [4]University of California-Davis team took 2nd, with [5]Michigan Tech, [6]Georgia Tech, and [7]Penn State following close behind. Speaking as a member of the winning team, I am quite sure that all of the students and advisors from the participating teams are well-deserving of appreciation after those many, many hours of preparation." Too bad Ford isn't actually using any of this hard work. Links 0. http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~vehicle/ 1. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/26/131217&tid=126 2. http://www.wisc.edu/ 3. http://www.futuretruck.org/ 4. http://www.team-fate.net/ 5. http://www.me.mtu.edu/~fcc/ 6. http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/futuretruck 7. http://www2.mne.psu.edu/futuretruck/ Black Box in Speeder's Car Helped Conviction http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/2122240 [0]sessamoid writes "This article in Newhouse News tells the story of a man who was recently convicted of two counts of manslaughter and vehicular homicide each, [1]partially on evidence obtained from the Electronic Data Recorder (EDR) in the car. EDR's are found in all cars with airbags to measure the performance and effectiveness of the airbags and the conditions in which they are used. In this case, the EDR revealed that the driver was not travelling at 60 mph, as he claimed, but actually peaked at 114 mph (in a residential neighborhood) just seconds before the collision. Could this be the forerunner of many such cases in the future, where our cars tell the unadulterated facts, rather than subjective personal accounts?" Links 0. http://8zwgw2czpdw001 AT sneakemail DOT com 1. http://www.newhouse.com/archive/jensen061203.html Weta Prepares to Render LOTR: ROTK http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/2119249 Dee Arsmith writes "Peter Jackson's special-effects company Weta Digital has just [0]taken delivery of 588 IBM blade servers, each with two 2.8 gigahertz Intel Xeon processors. Seven racks of IBM blade servers have been added to Weta's existing 15-rack server cluster to make up the largest Intel-based high- performance computer site in the world with more than 2000 linked processors. The cluster will be used to render the frames drawn by the animators to complete the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King." Links 0. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3507549&thesection=business&thesubsection=technology QNX: When an OS Really, Really Has to Work http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1730232 An anonymous reader writes "Fortune has this article about how [0]QNX's OS has found a niche and is doing well. Especially after 1996 when Microsoft executives said they would crush them in 2 years. When your software absolutely positively needs to work!" Links 0. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/imt/0,15704,427288-2,00.html Settling SCOres http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1741253 Israel Pattison writes "[0]The Inquirer is [1]reporting that someone in Germany is claiming to have viewed the SCO-alleged infringing Linux source code without having to sign a NDA. The person gives details about the code that was presented, but the translation-by-software is difficult to follow." The story also includes a link to a human translation; maybe some Slashdot reader can do better. Also in the news is a story about a [2]kernel developer getting uppity with SCO, as well he might. Links 0. http://www.theinquirer.net/ 1. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10013 2. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10018 12/7 and Overtime on a Salary? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1952240 over-timeout! asks: A company I work for (in the U.S.A.) had submitted a statement of work to a client, who waited for a month before signing the work order. The work order explicitly stated a timeline which would start from the time the order is signed. However, the client is insisting on the project being completed by a fixed date, as discussed with our company's management, instead of the deadline that starts from the signing of the work order. Although our company representatives tried to push back on the date, the client refused. Because the client is among our company's biggest customers, our company's management caved in and agreed to their deadlines. Management has told us meeting deadlines means that for the next month to six weeks all of the developers involved will have to work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contractors involved are going to get compensated by being paid by the hour. But us salaried employees are going to get nothing in return for trading in what's left of our life so someone else in the company above us can make money. Obviously this isn't fair, but what are the alternatives in this down economy, where jobs are hard to find?" A related articles on this subject discusses [0]suing for overtime, and [1]California residents should find this companion article pertinent, as well. What can you do when management agrees to a timeline and a workload that may make your job, as a programmer, difficult-to-impossible? Links 0. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/03/24/2342259&tid=123 1. http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/11/0223211&tid=124 NASA's Cool Robot of the Week http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1718235 [0]S.Bartfarst writes "[1]NASA's Cool Robot of the Week (which apparently is about a month long) has produced a huge spike of activity on our [2]web page from .gov and .mil domains. Most interesting are a long series of hits from [3] uspto.gov. Maybe looking for "prior art?" I wonder how much of this Dean Kamen already has tied up?" Links 0. http://www.geology.smu.edu 1. http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html 2. http://www.geology.smu.edu/~dpa-www/robo/nbot 3. http://www.uspto.gov/ A Mighty Wind http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/0521234 DoraLives writes "Fascinating New York Times piece regarding a [0]proposed wind farm for Nantucket Sound. Suddenly, all the environmentally friendly locals are going ballistic over the prospects of seeing an 'industrial energy complex' in their backyard. Walter Cronkite decries it, as do many other local checkbook environmentalists. Greenpeace says 'Jim Gordon (the developer) is the real thing, there aren't many entrepreneurs out there willing to take risks to clean up the environment.' Who's right?" Links 0. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/magazine/15WIND.html 42-Volt Autos http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1717242 brianlmoon writes "[0]Car Audio Electronics Magazine has a [1]story about the auto industry switching to 36/42-Volt systems starting in 2004 and being completely switched by 2020. The demand for luxuries in cars has grown to where 12/14-Volts is just simply not enough. The automotive sound enthusiasts are going to benefit greatly as amplification will be much easier and cleaner with 3 times the voltage availble. Mobile computing will also benefit: "One of the real benefits of jumping to 42-volt systems, especially for hybrid vehicles, is the ability of the vehicle to offer regular 110-volt electrical outlets". It seems cars will have dual systems for a while for legacy equipment." Links 0. http://www.caraudiomag.com/ 1. http://www.caraudiomag.com/specialfeatures/0307cae_42volt/ Ximian Desktop 2 Reviewed http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/15/1439213 [0]Bruha writes "Lewt over at Warcry News Network has written his [1]review for Ximian Desktop 2 targeted at the home users that are looking for a good desktop solution. He mentions this is a good product that could be bundled with Redhat or Mandrake to provide a one stop solution for the desktop user where they dont have to install any extra software to fully surf the web. Which you do with KDE/Gnome installs of most distro's." Links 0. http://lewt at warcry dot com 1. http://www.warcry.com/scripts/columns/view_section.phtml?site=15&id=67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.
