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Submission + - Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1 details (microsoft-watch.com)

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katurday
katurday writes: "According to Microsoft Watch, "Microsoft plans to release the first Vista service pack beta to 10,000 to 15,000 select testers in just a few weeks. Microsoft also plans to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta to testers about the same time." They also point out that Beta testing may be limited to MSDN and TechNet, and that a release version may not be available until the first quarter of 2008. Microsoft has previously hinted that a Vista service pack would launched in unison with the Windows Server 2008 product."
The Internet

Submission + - How to Sell Domain Names for a Profit (greatdomainstoday.com)

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canoob
canoob writes: "Make Money Flipping Domain Names

Flipping domain names can be a profitable way to make easy money online. The key to flipping domains is to be able to find expiring domain names that buyers would be interested in paying a premium price for.

To start flipping domain names, there are three steps you should take. First set up an account at Godaddy to start registering your domain names. I recommend Godaddy because they are very affordable, offer good customer support, and you can transfer a domain name to a buyer just as soon as you register it.

Next sign up for a seller account at http://www.ebay.com/ EBAY is the best place to start flipping your domains. There is an active audience of domain buyers who will compete for quality domain names.

The next step is to find valuable domains that have expired..."
Announcements

Submission + - JoyBubbles, '60s & '70s phone phreak, dead at (nytimes.com)

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ZenWarrior
ZenWarrior writes: ""Joybubbles (the legal name of the former Joe Engressia since 1991), a blind genius with perfect pitch who accidentally found he could make free phone calls by whistling tones and went on to play a pivotal role in the 1970s subculture of "phone phreaks," died on Aug. 8 in Minneapolis."

"In an article in Esquire in 1971, the writer Ron Rosenbaum called Joybubbles the catalyst uniting disparate phreaks. Particularly after news accounts of his suspension from college in 1968 and conviction in 1971 for phone violations, he became a nerve center of the movement.""
Software

Submission + - Write your own Linux network server (itwire.com)

Submitted by
davidmwilliams
davidmwilliams writes: "Linux has a rich suite of network services. With a bit of knowledge of C and how TCP/IP sockets work it's a snap to roll your own servers, listening on a port and waiting for connections. This two part article shows how to do it by demonstrating with a service that creates user accounts and was used within an ISP. It includes a script to go into /etc/rc2.d so that everything runs nicely at startup. Part one is at http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14077/53/ Part two is at http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14078/53/"
Wireless Networking

Submission + - what can you do with a cool antenna to make money? 1

Submitted by cryptozoologist
cryptozoologist writes: A friend of mine just purchased an old firehouse that has an 80 ft (24 m) mast and a 20 ft (6 m) antenna. the details on the antenna are not known but it was used by the fire and rescue folks there. My friend has been advised to tear it down, but before that happens i want to ask the slashdot community, what can be done with an antenna like this to make some money, or is just plain cool? it is not in a very densely populated area so a wifi hotspot is not gonna get many users. Thanks in advance for your ideas!
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - Touchscreen Voting Decertified in California (dotloose.com)

Submitted by bbsguru
bbsguru writes: With the news last week that University of California researchers had found vulnerabilities in every California Certified electronic voting machine, the Cal Secretary of State (who requested the assessment) had until Friday to decide what to do about it. Late Friday, she did: most Touchscreen voting machines are Decertified in California, and may not be used in the Febuary primary elections. The last minute announcement means many counties will be stuck with millions of dollars worth of paperweights. Machines by Diebold and Sequoia are out entirely, those in Orange County that were made by Hart Intercivic are allowed provide new security measures are taken.
Yes, this will end up in court.
Hardware Hacking

Submission + - 'Disabled' athlete comes 2nd in able-bodied 400m

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An anonymous reader writes: Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee from South African, came second in his first official race against able-bodied athletes. NewScientist reports that the International Association of Athletics Federation gave Pistorius permission to run against regular runners but remains worried that his prosthetic blades could actually give him an unfair advantage over other athletes. They are using track-side cameras to determine whether there is anything abnormal about his stride. One interesting point, is that he runs the second half of each race faster than the first — something that is almost unheard of with most runners.
Space

Journal Journal: Rocketeers Find Large Impact Crater In Nevada 29

Journal by SEWilco
While participating in amateur rocket launches in Black Rock Desert (Burning Man site), Ian Kluft KO6YQ noticed rocks with some oddities. Through the Internet he learned the characteristics of impact craters, then found some clues in photographs and Google Maps. Examining the area he got samples of rock with impact patterns in them and other evidence. Previous geological puzzles in the region are well explained as impact structures. Volunteers are finding peculiarities in satellite imagery
Privacy

Submission + - Glass transparency car

Submitted by
justelite
justelite writes: "The eXasis is a real eye-catcher with nothing to hide and will be shown to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show (March 8-18, 2007). I wonder if we need a transparency car because our privacy will gone..."
Programming

Submission + - How do you hire a programmer if you're not one?

Submitted by
NewMediaBlogger
NewMediaBlogger writes: "I'm a geeky business guy — I know basic SQL/Linux/PHP, but am definitely not a programmer. I have a software idea I want to develop, but am not confident enough in my own skills to determine whether or not a programmer is "good". I don't know a elite programmer I can hire to build a team for me.
How do you judge a programmer if you are not one yourself?
Is there an external consulting service you use? Skill testing in the interview process? "Trial" work contracts? Other?"

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