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Submission + - Python 3.0 final released (python.org)

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dotancohen

on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @10:12PM

dotancohen writes: "Python 3 is out! From the release announcement by Barry Warsaw:

Python 3.0 (a.k.a. "Python 3000" or "Py3k") represents a major milestone in Python's history, and was nearly three years in the making. This is a new version of the language that is incompatible with the 2.x line of releases, while remaining true to BDFL Guido van Rossum's vision. Some things you will notice include:

* Fixes to many old language warts
* Removal of long deprecated features and redundant syntax
* Improvements in, and a reorganization of, the standard library
* Changes to the details of how built-in objects like strings and dicts work
* ...and many more new features
"

Submission + - MS Touchless Open Source webcam-based touch system (officelabs.com)

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Dotan Cohen

on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @08:44AM

Dotan Cohen writes: "What is the world coming to? Microsoft introduces their Open Source SDK for creating touch-based systems with a webcam and a regular computer monitor. From the Project: Touchless homepage:

Touchless enables touch without touching by using a webcam to track color based markers. Touchless includes two parts:
* Touchless Demo is an open source application that anyone with a webcam can use to experience multi-touch, no geekiness required.
* Touchless SDK is an open source SDK that enables developers to create multi-touch based applications using a webcam for input, geekiness recommended.

The project's Microsoft Public License is compatible with the GPLv3 so this could turn interesting real fast."

Submission + - Affordable international shipping for eBay buyers?

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Dotan Cohen

on Saturday September 13, 2008 @07:36AM

Dotan Cohen writes: "What delivery options do non-US eBay buyers have for shipping items from the US to $randomNation? Ordering from China is usually very affordable or even free, but US sellers are only aware of expensive options such as the US Postal Service, UPS, and the like. Googling has landed me several UK options, but most of the items that I am interested in are from the US. Which delivery services do non-US slashdotters use to order from the US?"

Submission + - Google Chrome global market share over 3% (getclicky.com) 1

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Dotan Cohen

on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @05:47AM

Dotan Cohen writes: "Clicky confirms it: Google Chrome global market share 3.06107% just hours after launch. Not even Firefox 3 managed that, with the advantage of an already established user base. I personally would have doubted that geeks make up 3% of the global browser market."

Submission + - Sudden death after arrest may be new syndrome (yahoo.com)

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Dotan Cohen

on Wednesday September 03, 2008 @01:59AM

Dotan Cohen writes: ""Sudden death after arrest may be new syndrome": That's what Manuel Martinez Selles of Madrid's Hospital Gregorio Maranon thinks after reviewing cases of sudden death after arrest. I wonder if this guy would agree."

Submission + - Face/Off: Face transplantation team report success (yahoo.com)

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Dotan Cohen

on Friday August 22, 2008 @03:23PM

Dotan Cohen writes: "The "after" photo might just be the scariest thing you've ever seen, because the "before" photo looks like an 8 year old ran Photoshop's swirl tool over the guy's face and doesn't quite cross the uncanny valley. Nonetheless, there is a definite improvement in this unidentified 29 year old man's appearance after his successfull face transplant."

Submission + - Linux (+Mac +Windows XP) users: no Olympic video. 2

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Dotan

on Sunday August 10, 2008 @03:11PM

Dotan writes: "The official NBC Olymipcs website not only blocks Linux users, but blocks Mac and Windows XP users as well. Better yet, only Windows Vista ® Home Premium or Ultimate seem to be supported, so Business and Home Basic users are left out in the cold as well.

Have MSNBC gone to far this time? Or will people upgrade their OS for this?"

Submission + - Need a job? NASA is looking. (nasa.gov)

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What is?

on Wednesday June 25, 2008 @04:33PM

What is? writes: "NASA is accepting applicants for a "New NASA Astronaut Class". Got a bachelor's degree in engineering, science or math? Go fill out an application."

Submission + - Phoenix's Robotic Arm End Effector looks familiar. (dotancohen.com)

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dotancohen

on Thursday May 29, 2008 @09:22PM

dotancohen writes: "Small observation: The Phoenix lander's robotic arm end effector looks like something that we've seen before. I hope that Ripley's stowed away on board again."

Submission + - Quicken on Linux? Just asking is frustrating. (dotancohen.com)

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dotancohen

on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @07:22PM

dotancohen writes: "First rule of proprietary software: the company makes the rules, and the end user is either a sheep (follows blindly) or a snake (slithers away and good riddance too). Today I inquired about Quicken for Linux and had a rather frustrating experience. The three rules of proprietary software bit me one after the other."

Submission + - Netnanny for Linux?

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Dotan Cohen

on Saturday February 16, 2008 @05:16AM

Dotan Cohen writes: "Although the daughter is only one year old, I know that I had better start learning how to regulate her Internet usage now. I am interested in creating a NetNanny style of filter on the desktop. It might serve as a home server/router in the future as well. It's currently running FC6, but that will likely change about once a year so I need a solution that can grow with my distro, including non-Red Hat distros.

I looked at squid and I'm pretty certain that with the proper blacklist it may do the filtering that I need. I also thought about a nice heavy hosts file that would blacklist known porn sites. The problem is, where is one to acquire such a list? If I'm only filtering IPs then the hosts file would be preferable, but can I configure squid to do dynamic content filtering in realtime? Maybe a spamassasin-type point system to block || allow content? Is there a better proxy than squid for this specific purpose?

Has anybody any experience in the field? Are there already similar packages available? Proprietary software is fine, but of course an open source solution would be preferred."

Submission + - Pilots Injured on New Zealand Plane

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What is?

on Saturday February 09, 2008 @04:47PM

What is? writes: "Somali woman lightly injured two Jetstream pilots. She also made a bomb threat, but no bomb was found. Apparently the airport in which she boarded does not check domestic passengers. At all."

Submission + - Pilots Attacked on New Zealand Plane (voanews.com)

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What is?

on Saturday February 09, 2008 @04:38PM

What is? writes: "Somali woman lightly injured the two pilots. She also made a bomb threat, but no bomb was found. Apparently the airport in which she boarded does not check domestic passengers. At all."

Submission + - Reaction Engines plan Mach 5 airliner (vnunet.com) 2

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What is?

on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @06:39AM

What is? writes: "A British company has designed an eco-friendly airliner that could make a trip from London to Sydney in under five hours. Reaction Engines has received funding from the European Space Agency to design the plane as part of the Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project. The A2 airliner would be capable of carrying 300 passengers at speeds of up to Mach 5."

Submission + - Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo (news.com)

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What is?

on Friday February 01, 2008 @09:13AM

What is? writes: "Microsoft's offer, which was contained in a letter to Yahoo's board, amounts to $31 a share and represents a 62 percent premium over Yahoo's closing price on Thursday. Microsoft said it will offer shareholders the option of cash or stock. "We have great respect for Yahoo, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a statement. The public offer follows the Yahoo's disappointing earnings report on Tuesday, which sent the company's shares further down."

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