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Comment US Dept. of Defense Creates Its Own Sourceforge (Score 1) 500

by novar21 (#34681620) Attached to: Putin Orders Russian Move To GNU/Linux
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/01/1259203 from 2009. So I guess Russia is trying to do something similar? Maybe they will have better luck than the US has had. I really haven't seen the US move drastically away from proprietary software. But the politicians make it sound like they are going to change things drastically. I guess its hard to change big government over night. The policies sound great though, right?

Comment User/Lan Management? (Score 2) 500

by novar21 (#34681154) Attached to: Putin Orders Russian Move To GNU/Linux
Novell eDirectory and ZENworks, Redhat RedHat Directory Server or 389 Directory Server, Apache DS, OpenLDAP Those are a few. Some are open source, others are not. Or it wouldn't be too tough to write their own, they have many with skills necessary to accomplish the task from scratch or reverse engineer what they like. They already have the source from Microsoft. Shouldn't be a big deal. IMHO.
Facebook

Journal Journal: A facebook "Like" button that respects privacy 9

Journal by tomhudson

The current dynamic Facebook "Like" button doesn't conform to Canadian privacy laws, since users who access any site with that button automatically ping Facebook servers, and Facebook tracks their viewing the site - even if they're not currently logged into Facebook - via their Facebook user cookies.

Apple

Submission + - Original Apple Lisa 1 sells for $15,000 on eBay (edibleapple.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Earlier this week, an original and purportedly functioning Apple Lisa I computer went up on eBay and was eventually sold to a winning bid of $15,000.

Submission + - Full Unencrypted Wikileaks in Norway (theinquirer.net)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The Inquirer has the lowdown on Aftenposten, Norway's largest circulated newspaper, claiming to have the fully unencrypted copy of Wikileaks' cables.
Apple

Submission + - Bob Bishop, Apple R&D co-founder, at KansasFes (kansasfest.org)

Submitted by bluerwhite
bluerwhite writes: KANSAS CITY, MO — December 17, 2010 — Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple's R&D lab, will be the keynote speaker at KansasFest 2011. Bob is part of the early history of the Apple computer and has developed numerous commercial software titles, worked side-by-side with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, written a book on assembly language programming, and published articles in most Apple II magazines. Bob has lived what most of us only dream about, and he has the stories to prove it.

In 1976, Dr. Bishop knocked on Steve Jobs' door and ended up owning an Apple I. Soon, he bought one of the first Apple II computers. A few months later, the first graphical Apple II games, like Rocket Pilot and Star Wars, came from Bob's keyboard before Apple had even finished the documentation. Later, Bob brought speech to the personal computer with Apple-Talker and Apple-Listener. In 1978, Bob and Steve Wozniak founded Apple's research and development division. His program Apple-Vision was included on DOS 3.3 master disks, demonstrating the audio and video capabilities of the Apple II. Even after retiring in 1981, he continued using, programming, and writing about the entire Apple II line.

The stories do not end with the Apple II. Bob has hosted a radio show using the "Mr. Logic" personality, written essays, founded a comic book club, designed a computer programming language, and written online riddles. Alas, Bob has not yet founded the fanciful "Subroutine Shack" stores "for supplying software components." Today, he lives in California, still "plays with computers," and laments that his Web site is forever under construction.

KansasFest 2011, the 22nd annual Apple II conference, is set for July 19th through July 24th at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest Committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year's event. Registration details will be announced on the KansasFest Web site in early 2011. For photos, schedules, and presentations from past year's events, please visit the event's official Web site at http://www.kansasfest.org/.

CONTACT:
KansasFest 2011
http://www.kansasfest.org/
http://twitter.com/kansasfest/

Submission + - "Stairscraper" Gives Highrise-Dwellers Back Yards (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula
Zothecula writes: One of the big drawbacks for high-rise living is the lack of outdoor space, which in the best case is usually limited to a small balcony, or in the worst cases a window flowerbox ... or nothing at all. An innovative skyscraper design by Barcelona-based firm Nabito Architects solves this problem with a corkscrew design that makes the roof of the unit below an outdoor space for the unit above.
Government

Submission + - White House warns of supercomputer arms race (computerworld.com)

Submitted by dcblogs
dcblogs writes: The White House's science advisors, in a report last week, said a petaflop-by-petaflop race to achieve number one on the Top500 could prove costly and divert money from supercomputing research. "While it would be imprudent to allow ourselves to fall significantly behind our peers with respect to scientific performance benchmarks that have demonstrable practical significance, a single-minded focus on maintaining clear superiority in terms of flops count is probably not in our national interest," the report said. It is urging the supercomputing community to expand its benchmark measures beyong the Top500's Linpack. It says the Graph500, for data-intensive applications involving the rapid execution of graph operations, "will be more relevant," but also acknowledges that it will difficult to rely on any one measure.

Submission + - Solar Reactor Unveiled, Solar Plane Breaks Records

Submitted by chrb
chrb writes: Scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have unveiled a new solar reactor prototype that directly converts carbon dioxide or water into hydrogen or carbon monoxide. Science Magazine have the paper: High-Flux Solar-Driven Thermochemical Dissociation of CO2 and H2O Using Nonstoichiometric Ceria.

In other news, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale has confirmed that the UK-built solar-powered Zephyr aeroplane broke three world records following a non-stop two-week flight earlier this year.

Submission + - Ghost towns in China (dailymail.co.uk)

Submitted by Krokz
Krokz writes: These amazing satellite images show sprawling cities built in remote parts of China that have been left completely abandoned, sometimes years after their construction.
The photographs have emerged as a Chinese government think tank warns that the country's real estate bubble is getting worse, with property prices in major cities overvalued by as much as 70 per cent.

Another report from IndiaExpress with interviews with lonely people. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Chinas-ghost-towns/713677/
And amazing AlJazeera report on this topic on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h7V3Twb-Qk
Iphone

Submission + - 13 Year old girl sues Apple over moisture sensors (tekgoblin.com)

Submitted by tekgoblin
tekgoblin writes: A 13 year old Korean girl is suing Apple for charging her for repairs to her iPhone 3G which was still under warranty. Apple claimed that the warranty was void because the moisture sensors inside the phone had been triggered. The family is asking for $251 in compensation because they believe the moisture sensors were triggered without actually being exposed to water. The family was actually approached by a lawyer to settle but the family declined and still wanted to pursue it in court. The family wants Apple to realize their poor positioning of moisture sensors and not falsely trigger for someone else.
Hardware

Submission + - 20 stunning PC mods from 2010 (bit-tech.net)

Submitted by arcticstoat
arcticstoat writes: Who says PC modding is dead? UK tech site bit-tech has rounded up 20 of the best PC mods from the year, showcasing an incredible amount of innovation, skill and craftsmanship. From a PC made of concrete, through a replica of a Cray-1 chassis to an Art Deco style wooden radio, these 20 stunning PC mods are just amazing pieces of work.

Submission + - The animal world has its junkies too (pjonline.com)

Submitted by
Phoghat
Phoghat writes: "Research scientists have used many animal species in investigating mind-altering drugs, but it may come as a surprise to learn that animals in the wild — from starlings to reindeer — also make use of psychoactive substances of their own accord.
It seems that many of these species have a natural desire to experience altered states of consciousness, and man may well have found his way to some of his favourite recreational drugs by observing the behaviour of animals."
Iphone

Journal Journal: Earbud Suggestions for iPhone? 1

Journal by Suki I

Friend-o-mine replaces his original equipment iPhone earbuds with a set from Bose and recommended them to me. His complaint about the originals was they were "in tatters" a few months after purchase and the Bose look more durable. He also swears by the superior sound quality, which is appealing to me since I listen to a lot of music on mine. Downside, the ones he recommends cost about the same or more than the iPhone 3G I have cost at the beginning of this year. Has anybody else had simil
Databases

Submission + - bandicoot v0 released (bandilab.org)

Submitted by cherkaos
cherkaos writes: Bandicoot is an open source relational database system written from scratch in C programming language. It has a small code base (less than 6K LOC), new programming language and an HTTP interface. The language has been designed to provide the full power of the relational algebra to application developers. The interface does not require client drivers to communicate with the server and allows the system to be easily used in a variety of applications (web, desktop, command line). Bandicoot's transaction manager implements ACID properties without exposing any transaction handling commands (e.g. commit, rollback) to the users. The source code is distributed under the Apache License. Check out the project home page for downloads & documentation: http://bandilab.org/

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