Submission + - Enemy Territory Quake wars Linux demo client out.
El Che Guevara writes: Linux has another game! The Demo client for ET:QW is out. You can get it here. The files for the full version should be out soon.
Submission + - The anatomy of a port: X11/Motif to Windows
Vilorman writes: "A command line Unix application running on Regulus, born in the late 1980's slowly made it way from the old 8MHz machines into a SunOS/X11 application in the early 1990's and adopted Motif as a primary widget set and user interface structure. Later on it was ported to Solaris/SPARC while keeping the X11/Motif interface and then again compiled on Solaris/X86. As time progressed even further and Solaris lost it's strong hold and PCI hardware became more readily available this application made it way into the Linux world; starting with Redhat 7.3, then Fedora Core 3 and is now developed and shipped on Fedora 5. Still, using the X11/Motif user interface. The only place left to go, and demanded by the user base is Microsoft Windows. But how??? How do you port an application that uses PCI hardware and Linux device drivers from X11/Motif to MS Windows. So, I ask all ye wise slashdotters — how do we do this? What is best way to do this? To get an application ported from Unix to Windows? Books? References? Links? Advice?"
Submission + - Forty Years of LOGO
SoyChemist writes: Forty years ago, LOGO, a derivative of LISP, was born. Several years later, it became the cornerstone of educational software that simultaneously taught geometry and how to think like a coder. With a plethora of high-end educational software packages to choose from, each with flashy multimedia and trademarked characters, parents and teachers may find the humble turtle a bit outdated. Thankfully, several LOGO programs are available for free through a variety of websites, but perhaps 3D programming environments like Alice will be the wave of the future.
Submission + - Apple will launch Leopard on October 26th
owlgorithm writes: ThinkSecret.com reports that multiple sources have confirmed Apple's launch date for Leopard is October 26th, most likely with a 6:00 p.m. launch event like the one it held for Tiger.
Submission + - The Conspiracy Theory: Linux Vs Microsoft (efytimes.com)
arnieswap writes: "The penetration of GNU/Linux had increased and Microsoft just couldn't sit back and see its potential clients move out of its camp. It wanted to make money out of GNU/Linux, and it did!"
Feed Capcom's CPS-3 arcade board decrypted at last (engadget.com)
Filed under: Gaming
It wouldn't take too many minutes of perusing the archives here to realize that we're fans of obscure emulation feats, and this one certainly ranks pretty high up there. Apparently, Capcom's CPS-3 arcade system board has finally been cracked, which means that the next logical step of bringing titles such as Red Earth, Street Fighter III, and JoJo to the emulation realm has already begun. A post over at Haze's Mame WIP page notes that the challenge has been duly accepted, and we're hoping that it won't be too much longer before success is found. Of course, it sounds like this will not be an exceptionally easy task, but at least half the battle has already been won.[Via Exophase, thanks zshadow]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Submission + - Evolution of the 'Captcha' (nytimes.com)
FireballX301 writes: The New York Times is running an article about the small word puzzles various sites use in order to defeat automated script registration while still letting humans through. It seems many people can't actually solve them anymore, so new alternatives (image recognition) are being created. This, of course, seems breakable as well — is there a feasible alternative to the captcha, or are we stuck jumping through more and more hoops to register at places?
Feed Nintendo DS web browser comes to America (engadget.com)
Filed under: Handhelds
No sooner than we find out that Japan will be getting a sure-to-be-coveted Pikachu DS Lite, we now know that American DS owners can finally enjoy the luxury of browsing the internet on their handheld with the US version of the Nintendo DS Browser. The cartridge sports an Opera-based browser that takes advantage of the DS's dual-screen approach, and there looks to be different versions depending on whether you're buying for the DS Lite or original DS. Of course, we aren't thrilled by the notion of coughing up $29.99 for this convenience, but at least we Americans now have the option, eh?[Via BrightHand]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Submission + - Blender Open Movie 2 and an Open Game announced (blender.org)
LetterRip writes: "The Blender Foundation has announced 'Peach' a second open movie project, their first open movie project was 'Project Orange' that resulted in Elephants Dream. Peach is planned to be a funny movie in contrast to the dark and surreal nature of Elephants Dream. A second exciting announcement is that in cooperation with Crystal Space and NLGD Conference ( the "Nederlandse Game Dagen" the annual conference for the Netherlands game industry) an open game (Project Apricot) will be developed. Lastly the Blender Foundation announced the establishment of the Blender Institute that will be a studio dedicated to hosting these and future projects. Also the Blender Foundation has put out a new manual 'Essential Blender' to make it easier to learn Blender. For those unfamiliar with Blender it is a free 3d animation suite."
Feed Patent Holder Sues Verizon, Claims to Own Location-Based Search (wired.com)
Feed Analysts: 1 Billion PCs in use by end of 2008 (com.com)
Blog: The next billion to come by 2015. Most new PCs will be used by first-time computer users in emerging nations, according to a new report released by Forrester Research.
Feed Dietary Preferences And Patterns May Be Linked To Genes (sciencedaily.com)
Research indicates that the APOA2 gene is associated with food preferences and dietary patterns. About 15 percent of study participants had the genotype CC, which was linked to higher fat intake and almost two times the risk of obesity, as compared to people with more common genotypes of APOA2.
Feed The cheapest calling plan of all: Friends and Family on the company phone (theregister.com)
UK.biz subsidises our social life
British workers are spending around £400m a year on personal calls using company mobile phones, according to research from Aurora Kendrick James (AJK).
Submission + - International gambling experts testify in congress (theregister.com)
rocketgoldstar1962 writes: "International experts from countries with well-regulated internet gambling environments testified in Congress Friday in support of revising American online gambling law. Experts from payment processing institutions, credit card compliance officers, and even compulsive gambling support groups debunk the myth that internet gambling is inherently evil, and argue that it is time for a rational revision of American internet gambling legislation."
Submission + - Politicians want IT to solve US Healthcare Crisis?
muhan writes: Looking back at the recent New Hampshire Democratic and Republican presidential debates, I see a recurring theme amongst most of the candidates that they will use and fund Information Technology to drastically reduce the cost of healthcare in America. They seem to believe that electronic records and prescriptions, patient ownership of their medical records etc. will help drive down costs in the healthcare system. The only things I've heard and read about in respect to these types of IT projects in healthcare is that it's a big money pit. Prime example: The current IT modernization program in England called the National Programme for IT in the NHS. The link states that it is behind schedule and being constantly revised in real time.
Are there any examples of IT in healthcare for things like electronic records that has actually been successfully implemented on a large scale? Is the massive use of IT to drive down healthcare costs a pipe dream and simply an easy political sound bite for these politicians?
Are there any examples of IT in healthcare for things like electronic records that has actually been successfully implemented on a large scale? Is the massive use of IT to drive down healthcare costs a pipe dream and simply an easy political sound bite for these politicians?
