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Sega To Form Joint Company With Nintendo?
Games Posted by timothy on Sunday October 29, @12:50AM
from the strange-beeping-bedfellows dept.
JayBonci writes: "Sega has had a lot of competition lately, and while the Dreamcast is very cool, it has had some hard times lately. IGN brings up this piece of news from out of the blue that Sega is mysteriously teaming up with Nintendo. Why would such long time rivals team up all of a sudden? The IGN article does not give much in the way of details, except to mention that Sega is going to fall short of its earnings. How would this change the gaming industry with two major players working together?"

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The Impact on Open Source of Stolen Microsoft Code
Microsoft Posted by timothy on Saturday October 28, @07:58PM
from the heck-caveat-*everybody*! dept.
Cabal writes: "I recently came across this article on Linux Journal. It discusses some of the more interesting legal ramifications of the theft of Microsoft's source code that I hadn't even thought of and it's effect on open-source projects. Basically, it's saying don't go near any code claiming to be stolen from MS, and with good reason, including quotations from the Samba project. Check it out, it's a good read."

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AOL 6.0 Client: We'll Be Your Home Page, Thanks
America Online Posted by timothy on Saturday October 28, @04:49PM
from the bobbing-for-eyeballs dept.
Masem writes: "According to this story at CNet, the latest version of AOL 6.0's Web browser does not allow the user to set a home page, nor click on a button to go to the home page. Instead, the user is forced to start up through AOL's start page. AOL claims this was an aesthetic move prompted by user input, but many are crying foul in light of the proposed TW/AOL merger; such a move gives AOL too much of an edge on content control. At least they could have left such a change in an advanced dialog box for experienced users ..."

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Ask Slashdot: Has D.A.R.E Been Effective?
Education Posted by Cliff on Saturday October 28, @02:29PM
from the rate-the-program dept.
macnigel asks: "I'm an editor of my school's newspaper and plan to write a commentary on the effectiveness of the D.A.R.E program. I would like to hear what Slashdot's audience has to say about the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program that's in place in most schools around the country. Comments and experiences are welcome. I raise this question in light of a fairly recent study by Harvard University. The study goes on to claim the sucess of a new approach to the problem of binge drinking. Should D.A.R.E try new approaches to the problem? Can D.A.R.E ever hope to impact drug abuse among youth?"

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Visual Analysis Of Mp3 Encoders
Music Posted by timothy on Saturday October 28, @01:12PM
from the can-a-cue-cat-read-these? dept.
Chris Johnson writes: "I've just finished an interesting scientific analysis of several mp3 encoders and have my findings up on the Web. The process involves differencing a 'sonogram' image from an encoded test signal with the image of the original signal, and then producing response curves showing the disparity in direct signal volume, and over time. Umm . . . which is just to say this is probably the most rigorous analysis of any encoders anywhere on the web, and very geeky (in a good way). LAME carries the day, but BladeEnc shows that it has a completely distinctive sonic approach- and Fraunhofer proves unacceptable (in the version I tested) for audiophile use, though it's unbeatable at very low bit rates. See why." Truth in advertising -- this is a cool example of how visual information can convey more than you'd expect it to.

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ApacheCon / 2000 EU: Security Solutions With SSL
Apache Posted by Hemos on Saturday October 28, @12:35PM
from the interesting-reading-for-a-saturday dept.
Ralf S. Engelschall writes: "The slide set of my presentation, 'Security Solutions with SSL,' which I gave at ApacheCon 2000/EU in London last Monday is available online under http://www.modssl.org/docs/apachecon2000/. Check it out if you have not attended ApacheCon but if you are nevertheless interested in Apache and SSL. A PNG-capable browser is required to view."

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NY's Silicon Alley Feels The Crunch
News Posted by Hemos on Saturday October 28, @11:03AM
from the bad-times-for-the-big-apple dept.
ephraim writes: "During the last year, I worked for dot-coms in NYC. About four months ago, I began to feel that a downturn in the industry was imminent, so I left to join a more traditional company. Far too many of the companies I consulted for seemed to have serious internal problems that appeared to preclude them from ever making any real money once their venture capital dried up. It turns out that I made the right move. This article from the NY Times Web site (free registration required) discusses the general trends in the industry, while another article on the site looks at the phenomenon through the eyes of one employee of a doomed company. What he says about people sitting around doing nothing is true for quite a few of these companies. While there are still plenty of jobs available for technology people in NY, those looking for work should begin to ask some more discerning questions about prospective employers."

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Your Rights Online: ICANN Board Members Squat
The Internet Posted by michael on Saturday October 28, @06:27AM
from the kick-the-bums-out dept.
Professor Froomkin has written a strong criticism of the ICANN initial board, which has extended its unelected one-year term to an astonishing four years, with no end in sight. According to ICANN's current bylaws, those board members are serving a life term - their terms never expire. I strongly urge Slashdot readers in California to make time to attend ICANN's next meeting in November.

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PythonLabs moves to Digital Creations
News Posted by michael on Saturday October 28, @02:45AM
from the moving-on dept.
snottrue writes "This just in from comp.lang.python - the PythonLabs team is moving to Digital Creations (the Zope people)." Van Rossum's message is informative.

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Linux Screenshots on Level 9
Television Posted by michael on Saturday October 28, @12:17AM
from the boob-tube dept.
bradipo writes "I was watching Level 9 for the first time and I thought I saw a glimpse of a linux desktop, so I kept watching. Sure enough, they were using Linux as the computer that a couple of kids were using to view NASA documents, etc... I captured as many as I could with my nifty tv capture card. It looks to me like they were using Enlightenment or WindowMaker or possibly both together."

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