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Who Bought Linux.Net?
Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 29, @10:52AM from the this-game-again dept. So Fred VanKampen (who has to hold the record for most money made by reselling two domain names) e-mailed us to say that the Domain Name for 'Linux.Net' has been sold. He won't say to whom, but it supposedly will be announced at LinuxWorld next week. Of course we have no idea what he got for the entry, but the rumors were that he made several million when he sold Linux.com to VA Linux. Hopefully he'll take me for a ride in his yacht. ;) ( Read More... | 58 of 62 comments )
Book Reviews: E-Mails from (Over?) The Edge
Posted by Hemos on Saturday January 29, @10:43AM from the touching-story dept. I'd like to thank the author of this book for sending it to me. Nick's written a book that's touching and endearing, and one that's well worth reading for everyone who's ever had social struggles to deal with. As well, his involvement with the fine folks of TheVenue. I'll warn you - it's not a tech text. But it's still worth reading. Click below to read more. ( Read More... | 6197 bytes in body | 6 of 22 comments )
Linux Kernel 2.3.41
Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday January 29, @10:21AM from the download-compile-reboot-repeat dept. sdriver writes "For those of us who enjoy *panic*, *oops*, and suddenly seeing their video BIOS... the newest version is out! Be the first on your block to submit a new patch! ;) " If you don't know where to get it, you probably should stick to your warm and cuddly 2.2.x kernel *grin*. Now outta my way, I wanna crash my laptop! ( Read More... | 52 of 57 comments )
Congress Still Figuring Out E-Mail
Posted by Roblimo on Saturday January 29, @07:28AM from the voice-of-the-people-can-get-awfully-loud dept. Jett writes " Vote.com has an interesting article in their Webmag Fifth Estate about how congressmen have responded to the popularity of e-mail in their daily operations. Quote: 'Of the 440 voting and non-voting House of Representatives members, 22 have no e-mail at all. Even House Speaker Dennis Hastert is wired only halfway -- his office receives e-mail, but does not respond to it. And while all U.S. senators have e-mail, they, like their House counterparts, routinely shun non-constituent mail -- even though they chair committees whose decisions affect the entire country.'" ( Read More... | 66 of 66 comments )
Ask Slashdot: Sci Fi Literature 101?
Posted by Cliff on Saturday January 29, @06:56AM from the recommendations-wanted dept. ohlaadee asks: "My niece (she's 13) wants to start reading science fiction. I do too. I gave us both Asimov's _The Foundation_ for Christmas. We'll read it together. I suppose we could spend the rest of our lives just reading Asimov, but I'm wondering what books and movies you folks would come up with? What does the /. recommended Science Fiction 101 list include?" ( Read More... | 345 of 345 comments )
Could Distributed.Net Help the Mars Polar Lander?
Posted by Roblimo on Saturday January 29, @03:35AM from the food-for-thought dept. Anonymous Coward writes "This official JPL press release describes the current attempt to listen for faint signals from the Mars Lander. They get three windows a day, and it takes 18 hours to process data because the signal is so weak (if it's really there). Too bad they don't have a deal with distributed.net." Interesting thought. Is anyone at distributed.net or JPL interested in pursuing it? ( Read More... | 99 of 102 comments )
iCrave TV Loses Battle against U.S. Broadcasters
Posted by Roblimo on Saturday January 29, @12:21AM from the shut-down-just-before-the-super-bowl dept. Doran writes "C|Net has this story about how the Canadian company iCraveTV.com has lost its latest battle in U.S. courts over whether it can rebroadcast TV signals over the Web. The broadcasters say it's theft, while iCraveTV sez it's just doing what's legal for other cable TV companies in Canada (ie. rebroadcasting TV). Of course, by framing the streaming video iCraveTV is doing more than just rebroadcasting, they're also adding more commercial content, which the broadcasters feel dilutes their TV commercials. " ( Read More... | 152 of 170 comments )
Win2k Security holes found
Posted by HeUnique on Friday January 28, @04:58PM from the and-it's-not-even-out-yet dept. According to a story posted by ZDNN, two security holes have been found on Windows 2000, and that's even before the official release of Windows 2000! Administrators who rush to incorporate the patch from MS beware - according to one of the talkback posts on ZDNN, the patch creates a new problem with Windows 2000 news server service. ( Read More... | 510 of 534 comments )
Encryption Debate at Mitnick Trial
Posted by Hemos on Friday January 28, @03:33PM from the gimmie-the-data dept. A number of people have written about the latest twist in the Mitnick case. Kevin wants to get his data back, but the government is refusing to do so until he gives them the key. Apparently, the government is unable to crack the encryption that he's got on it - you'd think after having the data for five years, they'd be able to brute-force the darn thing. It's a NYT article - free login required. ( Read More... | 504 of 521 comments )
Forum: Future Ports of Games to Linux
Posted by CmdrTaco on Friday January 28, @02:26PM from the it's-been-awhile dept. It's been a long time since I posted an open forum like this, but I'm curious what people think on this one. What games do you most want to see ported to Linux in the next few months? Of course, for me personally it's StarCraft and Diablo 2, but I'm curious what games have come out or are due soon that people would most like to see a port of (and note that WINE doesn't count. ;) ( Read More... | 648 of 652 comments ) |
Features
Voting has begun for the $100k Slashdot Beanie Awards. Talk amongst yourselves and choose who deserves the cash. The latest installment of Geeks in Space is up at The Sync. Listen to CmdrTaco, Hemos, and Nate talk about the latest events to happen - or not happen in the computer world. Perhaps you are seeking Jon Katz's series of articles related to recent events in Colorado. These articles include Voices from the Hellmouth, More Stories from the Hellmouth or The Price of Being Different, For something different, try reading a little essay Thoughts from the Furnace about the internet, and flame. And for a bit of an amusing take on the Open Source world, check out Open Source as an Ant Farm Update: 01/03 03:10 by CowboyNeal: Past Features
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Book Reviews
Jon Katz, Resident Gasbag, has a new, very appropriate book coming out soon, Geeks. Preorder now and receive the book early. For probably the best fiction read around, check out Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, an engaging read about WWII, cryptography and buried treasure. And data vaults. If you've been doing a lot of work in Perl, you've probably figured out you really need Perl in a Nutshell or The Perl Cookbook. If you're still learning, grab Programming Perl. And if you want to learn more about how to become a better coder, grab The Unified Software Development Process or The Practice of Programming Additionally, check out Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code . Developing a large application? Grab Eric Greenberg's excellent Network Application Frameworks. Visit Our Book Reviews Section for more. Update: 11/12 05:19 by H:
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