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Links 0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/deals/ 1. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2003/tc20030813_3719_tc016.htm Medal of Honor Linux Beta Released http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/17/0030252 [0]DF5JT writes "Icculus has finally released a [1]preview of his current work on the [2]Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault Linux port, in the form of a Beta executable. He says 'It's playable, but the sound is wonky and has other issues.' You'll need an installed Windows version of the game to start the binary." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://icculus.org/news/news.php?id=1607 2. http://www.eagames.com/official/moh_alliedassault/home.jsp Scout Walker Kama Sutra http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/2041210 EvilXenu writes "What two things go better together than [0]Star Wars and sex? Be sure to don your peril-sensitive glass before visiting. Graphical descriptions abound, such as: 'This is one of the few practical positions in which turretal stimulation of the rear sensor array can be comfortably attempted for any length of time without both of you having to disengage your leg stirrups.'" Links 0. http://www.scoutwalker.com/ Louisiana Tries Anti-Spam Law http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/2038246 [0]chompyZ writes "The legislative battle against SPAMMING heats-up as a new law became effective yesterday in Louisiana. According to [1]KPLC, the new law [2]requires senders of sexually explicit e-mail to include a note in the subject line, "adv-adult," to let unsuspecting internet users know ahead of time. [3]The Olympian reports that [4] Louisiana officials actually think this will be effective... leaves you wondering if "officials" have any clue how SPAMMERS operate..." Links 0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. http://www.kplctv.com/ 2. http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1404013&nav=0nqxHUfF 3. http://www.theolympian.com/ 4. http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20030811/opinion/73138.shtml RIM Color BlackBerry 7230 Review http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/2034220 [0]securitas submits this painfully well-linked piece: "eWEEK reviews the [1]RIM BlackBerry 7230 color [2]handheld, [3]Research In Motion's latest combination [4]wireless e-mail/phone/PDA, and the first [5]BlackBerry to feature a full-color display. The tri-band GSM/GPRS J2ME device features a 240-by-160-pixel, 65,000-color display, 16 MB flash +2 MB SRAM, an Intel 386 32-bit chip, SMS, an HTML browser (missing from the [6]preceding [7]BlackBerry [8]5810), a claimed 4 hours talk/10 days standby removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery, POP3/IMAP/Exchange/Notes wireless e-mail for up to 10 accounts with file attachment management, security via Triple DES encryption, USB sync/recharging and the usual organizer functions. RIM squeezes it all into a 4.8 oz/136g, 4.4x2.9x0.8 inch/11.3x7.4x2.0 cm package ([9]tech specs at RIM). The [10]BlackBerry 7230 is exclusive to T-Mobile USA until 2004 and costs about $400. With this release, [11]RIM is moving the BlackBerry into the prosumer/consumer market to expand its customer base beyond enterprise users. The release comes amid speculation of [12]BlackBerry doom following RIM's recent [13]patent ruling loss and ahead of the highly anticipated [14]Handspring [15]Treo 600, its direct competition (which includes the [16]MS Pocket PC Phone Edition [17]Smartphone and the [18]Palm [19]Tungsten W). More at [20]Wired News, [21]E-Commerce Times, [22]InfoWorld and [23]Forbes/[24]Reuters." Links 0. http://geartest.com 1. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1211281,00.asp 2. http://rim.net/products/handhelds/data_voice.shtml 3. http://rim.net/ 4. http://www.blackberry.com/products/blackberry7200/blackberry7230.shtml 5. http://blackberry.com/ 6. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/03/04/141248&tid=100 7. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,9018,00.asp 8. http://www.blackberry.com/products/blackberry5810/index.shtml 9. http://www.blackberry.com/products/handhelds/blackberry7230.shtml 10. http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030811/RRIMM/TPTechnology/ 11. http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030810.wrimm810/BNStory/Technology/ 12. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1216189,00.asp 13. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/05/2313215&tid=155 14. http://www.handspring.com/ 15. http://www.handspring.com/treo600/ 16. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile 17. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/products/smartphone/default.mspx 18. http://palm.com/ 19. http://palm.com/us/products/handhelds/tungsten-w/ 20. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,59982,00.html 21. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31312.html 22. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/11/HNcolorblackberry_1.html 23. http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2003/08/11/rtr1053844.html 24. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3253058 PS2 Exploit Allows Running of Unsigned Code http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/1621211 DrEldarion writes "[0]This man has figured out a way to make the PS2 run unsigned code without a modchip. "To make a long story short, the exploit allows anyone with a memory card and a valid, legal PS1 disc to hijack the boot process and run any piece of code."" Links 0. http://www.0xd6.org/ps2-independence.html Profile of an eBay Scammer http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/148202 [0]prostoalex writes "[1]FastCompany is running an article about [2]Jay Nelson, whose primary income source for about 5 years included selling goods on eBay. Considering that he chose to skip the delivery, the profit margins were at an all time high. Under the names of biggerthanu, harddrives4sale, diamondsoft, yoshiinc and susancutey Nelson would collect five-digit PayPal payments from the buyers on eBay and Yahoo Auctions." Links 0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/deals/ 1. http://www.fastcompany.com/ 2. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/73/kirsner.html Superconductors as Electrical Grid Surge Suppressors http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/1354229 [0]securitas writes "The [1]New York Times published a story about [2]Intermagnetics -- a company that plans to use '[3]superconductors as valves on the electric-utility power grid, letting their temperature rise to choke off the flow of power,' a day before the [4]largest blackout in North American history. The timing couldn't have been better. On the day of the blackout, Intermagnetics [5]announced a [6]$6 million contract from the Department of Energy to develop and install superconductor 'valve' prototypes by 2006 in the Niagara Mohawk distribution system. Considering that one of the leading theories for the [7]cause of the cascading blackout is a surge in the Niagara Mohawk power grid, this announcement seems incredibly timely." Links 0. http://geartest.com 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/14/technology/14GRID.html?ex=1061438400&en=9181fd84fed4491b&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE 2. http://www.intermagnetics.com/ 3. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/14/technology/14GRID.html 4. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/2050243&tid=99 5. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK1.story&STORY=/www/story/08-06-2003/0001995991&EDATE=WED+Aug+06+2003,+06:01+AM 6. http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2003/08/11/daily33.html?t=printable 7. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/2213252&tid=187 Guido van Rossum Interviewed http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/1331240 Qa1 writes "Guido von Rossum, creator of [0]Python, was recently interviewed by the folks at [1]O'Reilly Network. In this interview he discusses his [2]view of the future of Python and the Open Source community and programming languages in general. Some more personal stuff is also mentioned, like his recent [3]job change (including the Slashdot story about it) and a little about how he manages to fit developing Python into his busy schedule." Links 0. http://python.org/ 1. http://www.onlamp.com/ 2. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2003/08/14/gvr_interview.html 3. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/09/1549236&tid=156 Satellite Views Of The Blackout http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/16/1320201 An anonymous reader writes "These [0]Before and [1]After satellite views of the blackout, from the NOAA, show the geographic extent and intensity of the outage. Toronto, Ottawa, and Detroit seem the worst hit. Currently, [2]a cnn article mentions that a reverse of power flow around Lake Erie may have caused an overload that triggered the programmed shutdown of the power grid. Would be interesting to know how the system and software works, but then again, that information could be dangerous in the wrong hands." Links 0. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/nightlights/blackout081403-20hrsbefore-text.jpg 1. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/nightlights/blackout081503-7hrsafter-text.jpg 2. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/15/blackout.cause/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.
