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 4th Computer Chess Tournament |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @10:59PM
from the what-about-computer-speed-chess dept.
An anonymous reader writes: "The 4th computer chess tournament is being held online at Internet Chess Club over the next two weekends. Over 50 chess programs are involved, from commercial engines to amateur homebrews. Most will be operated by their authors. Details at CCT4 homepage. Last tournament (CCT3) there was live commentary by titled human chess masters. If you're a fan of chess or computer chess programming, login to ICC this weekend as a guest and watch the action."(
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) | Anti-Copying TV Technology Creeps Forward |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @09:11PM
from the what-do-you-mean-fair-use dept.
An anonymous reader writes: " After CDs, then comes TV? Although the technologies
being spoken about are supposedly to prevent online sharing of television
content as digital network television is born, the extents of the
control being spoken of is alarming. When I purchase my next television recording device, will I be able to chose to record my
favorite show while I am away from home? Will I be able to record one show while watching another? Or will I be at the mercy
of the network ... only allowed to record should they *want* me to record. It could be possible to prevent the recording of first-run
shows, forcing either-or choices (and affecting ratings and advertising rates,) rather than allowing us to watch one, record another."(
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) | Slashback: Games, Goats, Galileo |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @07:59PM
from the almost-valentine's-day-dammit dept.
Slashback tonight brings you word on a games contest, an update to the famous spider-goat hybrid which grossed you out months ago, bad news for Galileo's last days, passable news for anyone following the David McOwen story and more. Read on for the updates :)(
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) | CompactFlash / IDE Interface for Apple II |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @06:54PM
from the not-for-everyone dept.
jutpm writes: "This page describes a project to create an IDE / CompactFlash Interface card for 8 bit Apple II series of computers. The card is ProDOS 8 compatible and supports up to 64 Meg (two ProDOS 32Meg drives). I am very impressed with the work this guys work. Definitely a case of old technology meeting new."(
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) | Should Aunt Tillie Build Her Own Kernels? |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @06:03PM
from the choice-is-good dept.
DeadBugs writes: "Linux Weekly News is reporting on a new linux controversy. The inclusion of a Kernel Autoconfiguration program that would make it easy for almost anybody to build a custom Kernel on their computer. Eric Raymond supports this idea saying that this will bring Linux to a wider market. Those that oppose this idea mainly think that only those educated few should custom build their own Kernels. I for one hope this gets included if only to make standard installations and upgrades faster."(
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) | GNOME 2.0 Desktop Alpha |
 Posted by
michael
on Thursday January 17, @05:04PM
from the good-gnus dept.
xer.xes writes: "The first public testing release of the GNOME 2.0 Desktop, 'Rolig Liten Hattgubbe,' is ready for your testing pleasure! It is available for immediate download here. Please read the release notes first! Due for general consumption in March, the GNOME 2.0 Desktop is a greatly improved user environment for existing GNOME applications. Enhancements include anti-aliased text and first class internationalisation support, new accessibility features for disabled users, and many improvements throughout GNOME's highly regarded user interface."(
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) Posted by
Cliff
on Thursday January 17, @04:33PM
from the learning-the-innards-of-a-penguin dept.
crow_t_robot asks: "In
the past couple of months I have become increasingly interested in
kernel programming and have finally decided to take the leap and
'get my hands dirty.' I have searched around the web and read a few
docs and FAQs on getting started with the kernel but I was wondering
what kind of personal experiences those in the Slashdot crowd have
had that are so bold as to start goofing with the kernel code. For
those that have become competent kernel programmers, how did you
'break in' and what advice would you give beginners?"(
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) | P4 2.2GHz Overclocked to 3.5GHz |
 Posted by
CmdrTaco
on Thursday January 17, @03:23PM
from the never-underestimate-the-power-of-nitrogen dept.
GraveD sent linkage to a site
explaining how a homemade nitrogen cooling system
overclocked a P4
from 2.2Ghz to an incredible 3.5ghz. There's plenty of stuff
to poke at over there. Update: 01/17 20:42 GMT by T: boaworm writes: "According to this paper, the Finnish geeks have successfully oveclocked a Pentium 4 to 3675 Mhz. They claim it is a new World Record, and it sure looks like they beaten another O/C'd Pentium 4 submitted earlier today on slashdot. (Summary in English in the end)."(
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) | Dot-Commers vs. Government Contractors |
 Posted by
timothy
on Thursday January 17, @02:39PM
from the port-in-a-storm dept.
StrangeBeer writes: "When the dot-Com movement went bust, it sent thousands of former employees running for cover (or the unemployment line, whichever was closer). One place they didn't go was the way of the Government Contractor who, incidentally, is doing just fine right now with or without a recession. Various reasons are given for this and one I'd like to point out is that the government managers would rather hire an underqualified person with a security clearance and later train them in their tradecraft. The vast majority of these kinds of employees are coming from other kinds of federal work (military, civil service, etc.) and not defunct dot-Com companies."(
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) Posted by
JonKatz
on Thursday January 17, @01:30PM
from the Books dept.
In the The Brave New World of Work, Ulrich Beck argues that the work society as we've known it is coming to an end. More and more people are ousted from their jobs by smart technologies. In the United States, all the but the highest-level workers are now unsure of their jobs and incomes. The idea of middle-class security is eroding, and so -- Beck believes they are related -- is worker enthusiasm for democratic practices like voting. Work here and in much of the West is increasingly resembling labor patterns in the Third World -- fluid, part-time, entrepeneurial, free-lance, self-directed. The idea of the "job for life" has disappeared, temporarily creating a political economy of insecurity. Down the road, he argues, this new kind of work society may actually be good for the world, creating a new kind of civil transnationalism, and enhancing our freedom and our civic lives.(
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) | New Thoughts in Public Transportation |
Posted by
Hemos
on Thursday January 17, @12:36PM
from the convenience-of-a-car dept.
Matthew Shaylor writes "The BBC has the following article about an ultramodern public transport system to be tested in Cardif. Unlike conventional public transport, this consists of small cars that running on tracks can automatically take themselves to the correct destination. This allows there to be a mesh of tracks and stations thoughout a city, as opposed to traditional transport which tends to run along corridor routes to a city center. An interesting paper is available. Future versions may have dual control to allow people to drive the cars from the nearest station off the track to their homes. A true replacement for the car!"(
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) | Universal Music Prepares for Copy-Protection Complaints |
 Posted by
michael
on Thursday January 17, @11:41AM
from the buy-return-repeat dept.
tregoweth writes: "Universal Music Group is preparing for the onslaught of complaints about their copy-protected CDs. They've launched a customer support site,
which includes a FAQ ("Can I get a copy of this CD without the copy protection?"), tech support ("Why can't I copy the disc to my hard drive?", which they don't actually answer), a description of the reasons that you can get a refund (including some playback "issues" I hadn't heard about), and the fearsome legalese covering the audio player and compressed audio files included on the CD." Our previous story has more information.(
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) | The Google Effect And Domain Name Speculation |
 Posted by
Hemos
on Thursday January 17, @10:50AM
from the mix-it-all-up-and-throw-it-together dept.
A reader writes "Google brought us the age of high quality searches, and with that may come the end of domain-name speculation. Good thing we paid for all those laws to punish cyber-squatters. Read the article and learn more."(
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) | Developers: Anyone Using JHDL for Programmable Logic? |
Posted by
Cliff
on Thursday January 17, @10:07AM
from the describing-hardware-using-coffee-derivatives dept.
gte910h asks: "I
am an embedded developer who is learning how to program programmable
logic devices (CPLD's and FPGA's). I have looked at VHDL and other
Hardware Description Languages, but they seem so obtuse compared to C
or Java. Has anyone tried any of the tools based off of general
purpose programming languages, like JHDL.
Do they work as well as VHDL and other HDL's? These would make things
this type of development acessable to more people if they work well
enough." Are packages similar to JHDL available for other
languages?(
Read More... | 39 of 145 comments | Developers
) | The End of The X-Files |
Posted by
Hemos
on Thursday January 17, @09:03AM
from the the-truth-is-no-longer-out-there dept.
fonixmunkee writes "CNN is running this story that says the cult TV classic, "The X-Files," shall be no longer after this season. I have been a huge fan of this show since it started in '93, so I'm quite saddened by it's projected departure." The story originally showed up in Daily Variety, saying that Chris Carter wants to move on to other projects.(
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) | Science: Science and Education in Biodomes |
 Posted by
michael
on Thursday January 17, @06:55AM
from the greenhouse-effect dept.
Guinnessy writes: "Many of you will remember the excitement around biosphere 2, a project to enclose 8 people in a sealed environment to see if they could survive a year on just the resources produced inside the dome. It failed (although they did discover some interesting data from it). Now, in the UK, a bunch of scientists, engineers and environments have created the Eden Project, a similar scheme (e.g. closed environments mimicking various climate conditions around the world) to biosphere 2 except the general public can walk through the domes to learn about the importance of plant life. Wired News magazine has an excellent article explaining some of the technology used in its construction (it amazed me how far they have come compared to the biosphere 2 design) and how it is educating the public." Hey, according to Mission to Mars all you need is some flapping canvas to keep your habitat secure.(
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) | 2.4, The Kernel of Pain |
Posted by
jamie
on Thursday January 17, @03:30AM
from the my-destiny-to-be dept.
Joshua Drake has written an article for LinuxWorld.com called
The Kernel of Pain.
He seems to think 2.4 is fine for desktop systems but is only now, after a year of release, approaching stability for high-end use. Slashdot has had its own issues with 2.4, so I know where he's coming from. What have your experiences been? Is it still too soon for 2.4?(
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) | Quantum Gravity Observed |
Posted by
chrisd
on Thursday January 17, @12:30AM
from the soon-you-will-lose-weight-fast dept.
Lawrence_Bird writes "AIP News is reporting the first observations of quantum gravitational states by researchers in Grenoble using a beam of ultra cold neutrons. This is an incredible observational achievement when you consider the energies involved - order of 1 pico electron volt (10^ -12eV). The full paper is in the 17 Jan Nature."(
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) | Microsoft to Focus on Security |
 Posted by
michael
on Wednesday January 16, @11:13PM
from the eye-of-sauron dept.
Anonymous Minion writes: "The Associated Press is reporting that Bill Gates announced to employees Wednesday a major strategy shift across all its products to emphasize security and privacy over new capabilities. In e-mail to employees, Gates referred to the new philosophy as "Trustworthy Computing" and called it the "highest priority". Gates said the new emphasis was "more important than any other part of our work."" People criticized Microsoft for treating security breaches as a public relations problem, so Bill Gates sent this email out to the Associated Press to prove them wrong. (rimshot!) Meanwhile, Richard Smith notes that the Globally Unique Identifier in every installation of Windows Media Player allows websites to universally track users, and Microsoft does not consider it a security problem.(
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