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Slashback: India, Kartoo, Orbs
Attribution where due. Frank Bajak, Technology Editor for The Associated Press, wrote with a correction to last week's post "CNN Talks WIth ACLU Tech Maven Barry Steinhardt," writing "CNN didn't speak to Steinhardt. We, The Associated Press, did. CNN merely posted our story." Thanks for pointing that out.
If it's an orb, it had better do some glowing! shakes writes "Since the recent outbreak of interest in the Ambient Orb, I took a moment to homebrew one using a PICchip. The source code is currently incomplete as it does not support serial communication, but that will come in the next day or so."
Please secure the locking safety mechanism, or call an attendant if you have trouble. BoomZilla writes "I was intrigued with the home made roller coaster report on Slashdot last year. Just the sort of thing I *need* for the kids. Problem was that I had neither the skill nor the time to build such a beast. I've recently become re-inspired by the Back Yard Roller Coaster site. It's short on details (just a few pictures and a video) - but long on firing up my enthusiasm. Straightforward design. Easy construction. Modest cost. All I need is a hill (check) and the patience and understanding of my wife (stand by for news on that...)"
Oooh, look at the pictures. The visually intriguing meta search engine Kartoo is now more accessable to flash-poor browsers (and lazy or stubborn flash-avoiding users). Alexandre Dos Santos writes "Kartoo now offers an alternative to the regular flash display. The html version is only in beta. It offers the same functionality as the flash version, i.e. you can add or subtract keywords. It's obviously an attempt at reaching out to users who are on machines without flash, or very slow connections.
The option to use html only had been there before, but now Kartoo seems to push this more to the front...and important point...Without sponsored links."
Keeping their options open, or closing doors? bigmase521 writes "LinuxWorld has an article with statements from the Minister of Information Technology and Communications of India stating that India is NOT going to support Open Source alternatives Government-Wide. However, different branches of the government are still considering open source as their primary computing solutions. So I guess unfortunately, it seems as if Mr. Gates' Bribe err 'heartfelt visit' may have worked after all."
with so many damn words to read in order to form a relevant witty comment! damn you ADD!
(and lazy or stubborn flash-avoiding users).
Good god man! don't you understand that Flash is the great evil that will destroy the internet?!? oh, don't worry my poor poor bandwith, everything will be all right.
--I don't want the world, I just want your half.
I'm surprised... there was a new RFC released... big deal... something about a bit defining security ('evil bit', I think)... I don't have more details, but I'm sure someone can comment? I was hoping to see it on Slashback at least...
First posts tend to congregate towards the top due to the faster routing preference given by the evil bit being said.
I say we write the IETF and tell them to make a first post bit that gets routed slower. It will end the problem once and for all!
I was hoping that my writeup on the transliteration of numbers of arbitrary bases would be included in slashback to continue my avalance of visitors. This morning I was up to 36 unique visitors. Not bad for staying up to 3:00 am writing.
Hey, maybe this counts as making into a slashback!
Michael.
Linux : Mac
If the poster really wants his own personal rollercoaster ride, I suggest an easier alternative would be to try getting a job in the IT industry right now.
If those high-speed changes of direction and constant managerial G-forces don't result in whiplash and a strong desire to hurl, then you are a stronger man than I.
Somehow I'm reminded of Prof. Frink's remote-control airplane..the one with his son in it..
"Oh, no, my wife is going to kill me."
Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.
All I need is a hill (check) and the patience and understanding of my wife (stand by for news on that...)
:)
I know, it takes us years (if not decades) longer than average folk, but someday every geek meets his one and only
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
scripsit argoff:
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that Linux doesn't rely on IP law... Without copyright law, the GPL is meaningless.
Imagine that there's no such thing as copyright. Now, Linus gives me a kernel image, as well as a source tarball. There's nothing to stop me from giving copies of either to all my friends; the same would be true of any Windows 2000 CDs I came across. However, since I am an evil but very talented [1] bastard, I completely rewrite the scheduler to improve performance in every situation. I keep the source code locked in a safe guarded by my flying monkeys, and only distribute binaries, which are further hacked so that each requires a unique dongle, and for each of which I charge ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
Linux relies on my not being able to do that.
[1] Remember, this is just a thought exercise.
In principio creauit Linus Linucem.