Comment The race is on... (Score 0, Redundant) 105
... to find a galaxy which looks likes goatse.
Submission + - iPhone Hacked for Third-Party Software (businessweek.com)
OpenSourceNut writes: "The iPhone has been hacked offering access to third party programs. Businessweek has a full article explaining the various functions of the programs now being used. Hello World!"
Submission + - SuprNova.org Transferred to The Pirate Bay (slyck.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Andrej Preston, ex-administrator of legendary BitTorrent SuprNova.org, has turned over the keys to The Pirate Bay.
"My deal with [The Pirate Bay] was that the role of SuprNova can't change much," he tells Slyck.com. "It needs to be community orientated, but I hope they make some updates the SuprNova was sooo missing. But what they will do, it's not my thing to decide anymore. But I know they will do [well] and will try to keep the community spirit running."
"My deal with [The Pirate Bay] was that the role of SuprNova can't change much," he tells Slyck.com. "It needs to be community orientated, but I hope they make some updates the SuprNova was sooo missing. But what they will do, it's not my thing to decide anymore. But I know they will do [well] and will try to keep the community spirit running."
Submission + - HP-35s calculator announced and withdrawn 1
leighklotz writes: "HP announced their 35th anniversary version of the groundbreaking HP-35 calculator on July 11th, and the New York Times featured [reg warning] it in their Circuits section today. Sadly, today was also the day that HP apparently withdrew the product to correct reported manufacturing defects. For calculator geeks, note that it has a big prominent ENTER button and reportedly features good tactile feedback. No news about the recall on HP's website..."
Submission + - Do Not Call Registry gets wake-up call (networkworld.com) 2
coondoggie writes: "If you signed up for the federal or your state's Do Not Call Registry a few years ago, you might want to thing about refreshing it. Pennsylvanians this week got a wake up call, so to speak from the state's Attorney General Tom Corbett who kicked off a public awareness campaign designed to remind people what many have forgotten or never knew — that the 2002 law set registrations to expire after five years. That is of course unless you want to start hearing from those telemarketers as you sit down to dinner. Corbett said about 2 million people signed up in the immediate aftermath of the law taking effect and those who do not act by Sept. 15 will have their numbers dropped from the registry on Nov. 1. The Pennsylvania action is a reminder that the National Do Not Call Registry has a five year life span as well. The Federal Trade Commission is set to being a nation campaign in Spring 2008 to remind all US citizens to refresh their federal Do Not Call Registry standing.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/18066"
Submission + - Microsoft spells out open-source certification pla
E5Rebel writes: "Microsoft has clarified its plans to seek open-source certification for its shared-source licenses, saying it will submit for approval only the two licenses that allow source code to be used on any platform.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operatin g-systems/nix/news/index.cfm?newsid=4366"
Submission + - Oldschool Linux Remembered, Parts 0.02 & 0.03 (kerneltrap.org)
eldavojohn writes: "Following our last history lesson of Linux 0.01, the Kernel Trap is talking about the following announcements that would lead to one of the greatest operating systems today. A great Linus quote on release 0.02 (just 19 days after 0.01): "I can (well, almost) hear you asking yourselves 'why?'. Hurd will be out in a year (or two, or next month, who knows), and I've already got minix. This is a program for hackers by a hacker. I've enjouyed doing it, and somebody might enjoy looking at it and even modifying it for their own needs. It is still small enough to understand, use and modify, and I'm looking forward to any comments you might have.""
Submission + - Science/Tech creating any Hot New Careers?
An anonymous reader writes: Are there any hot new careers on the horizon in the realm of Science/Technology? Bioinformatics is mentioned often, but the job ads (in Dallas anyway) rarely have positions listed. Nanotechnology gets a lot of research funding, but there doesn't seem to be that many positions available in industry, and you have to have a PhD. Is there anything you see becoming pretty hot in the next few years where it would be really easy to get a job with a master's degree or even a bachelor's degree? As far as that it goes, is there anything now in really high demand (other than nursing)?
Submission + - Open source's hottest 10 apps (part 2) (itwire.com.au)
davidmwilliams writes: "This story walks through the top five most active open source projects on SourceForge today. It explains what they do and why they're useful. Most of these will be new to most people but all are definitely busting with potential. Check this story out to see just what the hottest SourceForge projects are why they matter.
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13085/53/"
Submission + - Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update (apple.com)
pestilence669 writes: "The 10.4.10 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently running Mac OS X Tiger. This update includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes or compatibility updates for the following applications and technologies:
- RAW camera support
- Mounting and unmounting external USB devices
- Support for 3rd party software applications
- Security updates
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update (Intel) SHA-1 Digest:
MacOSXUpd10.4.10Intel.dmg=
0d3abab73af3370699bbe5389513511a1ba8b8fd"
- RAW camera support
- Mounting and unmounting external USB devices
- Support for 3rd party software applications
- Security updates
Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update (Intel) SHA-1 Digest:
MacOSXUpd10.4.10Intel.dmg=
0d3abab73af3370699bbe5389513511a1ba8b8fd"
Submission + - The Seven Deadly Sins of Linux Security (acmqueue.com)
ChelleChelle writes: Opening with the line "Avoid these common security risks like the devil," this article means business. Bob Toxen of Horizon Network Security presents his list of the seven deadly sins of Linux Security compiled from his own research and experience as well as forensics analysis and discussions with systems administrators. While perfect security may never be a possibility, Toxen's seven rules provide a large step in the right direction.
Submission + - UK E-voting trials slammed (openrightsgroup.org)
jdh41 writes: The Open Rights Group launches a damning report on the recent UK e-voting trials. In one particularly bad case a full manual recount found that the machines had only counted half the ballots, leaving the only question as will anybody in government listen?
Submission + - Should I consider something else than FORTRAN?
An anonymous reader writes: I'm about to start my PhD in solid state physics. Most of my work will revolve around numerical simulations of lattice systems — Monte Carlo simulations, density functional calculations [iterative solutions of differential equations], etc.
Almost all of the legacy code is written in FORTRAN(95), the systems available are quite ...diverse ( some old Alphas, Opterons, Power5). Furthermore, I want to be able to simply 'write down' my code (consisting mainly of matrix equations) without worrying (much) about operator precedence, pointers, whatever. So, the programming language should fulfil the following requirements:
1) speed
2) portability
3) easy parallelisation
4) sane, safe, easy syntax
FORTRAN claims all of the above with the possible exception of #4, though in my -limited- experience it's not as bad as the old stories tell if one can muster a bit of self-discipline. C fails -for all I know — on #3 and #4 (remember, matrix manipulation).
But of course, my knowledge is rather limited, especially considering other alternatives (assumed existing), so I thought I'd better ask.
Note that I do not care if the language will be regarded as a 'valuable asset' by future employers, as If I would consider a corporate job they'd better hire me for my brain and not for my toolbox.
Almost all of the legacy code is written in FORTRAN(95), the systems available are quite
1) speed
2) portability
3) easy parallelisation
4) sane, safe, easy syntax
FORTRAN claims all of the above with the possible exception of #4, though in my -limited- experience it's not as bad as the old stories tell if one can muster a bit of self-discipline. C fails -for all I know — on #3 and #4 (remember, matrix manipulation).
But of course, my knowledge is rather limited, especially considering other alternatives (assumed existing), so I thought I'd better ask.
Note that I do not care if the language will be regarded as a 'valuable asset' by future employers, as If I would consider a corporate job they'd better hire me for my brain and not for my toolbox.
Submission + - Hackers Insert Nuclear Explosion Into Webcam
Ivan_Simic writes: Czech hackers managed to get access to a webcam and insert realistic footage of nuclear explosion. The incident was broadcasted on the Czech TV programme Panorama on Sunday and a video is included.
Submission + - Second Earth: When Google Earth meets Second Life (technologyreview.com)
Lucas123 writes: "MIT's Technology Review has a great article on the logical merging of social virtual worlds with the growing number of Web maps in order to create a far more realistic immersive experience. "Neogeography": user-created content, such as travel photos and blog posts, pinned to specific map locations, has created public maps full of details about everything from the history of genocide to spots for romance. 'Google has now built a similar annotation feature directly into Google Maps. "As these two trends continue from opposite directions, it's natural to ask what will happen when Second Life and Google Earth, or services like them, actually meet."'"
