Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:23:36 GMT
No Reboot required for Linux After Update or Installation, Thanks KSplice! | TechNama: "Ever wondered you could escpae reboots after installing those softwares that necessarily need you to restart your system? Most often we all go for ‘Restart Later’ option but what if we are one of the developers or system administrator handling very important systems and can’t afford to restart? There was no option earlier but the award winning Ksplice now enables you to escape all the necessary reboots after installations. Isn’t that cool?"
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:20:57 GMT
Futurama Rumored To Return On Comedy Central: "avajcovec points out a brief note on Collider.com that Comedy Central has ordered 13 new episodes of Futurama. Quoting: 'Though still technically a rumor at this point, word is that 'Futurama' production offices have already opened and that casting is about to move forward. This should be a welcome surprise to fans of the show who have already gone through the series' cancellation and resurrection as direct-to-DVD movies.'
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
"
(Via Slashdot.)
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Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:27:00 GMT
USB-powered baked-bean microwave: "
Heinz's Beanzawave is a USB-powered microwave that operates in concert with Heinz's 'Snap Pots' individually-sized baked beans cups. This is all so that you can eat baked beans at your keyboard without having to burn unnecessary calories getting up and walking to the kitchen or break room. I wonder if Heinz will follow this up with other bean-delivery innovations -- for example, they could carbonate the beans by including one of those CO2 cartridges that you get in cans of Guinness: fizzy bean desk-snax for everybody!
Beanzawave: The World's Smallest Microwave
(Thanks, Fipi Lele!)
"
(Via Boing Boing.)
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Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:37:13 GMT
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Peru protest leader takes refuge: "A Peruvian indigenous leader linked to protests in the Amazon region has sought refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy in Lima, the prime minister says. Alberto Pizango is accused of sedition, conspiracy and rebellion, after clashes in the north of the country with the army that left more than 30 dead. "
(Via .)
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Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:14:20 GMT
i use the terminal a lot and really like the way linux does autocompletion of everything...
I found this
tutorial on how to make the mac terminal autocomplete like linux using macports
Autocompletion
I like Ubuntu’s command line autocompletion. For example, typing rsync –pro” and pressing tab will result in rsync –progress.
1) Use MacPorts to install the bash-completion package:
sudo port install bash-completion
2) Edit ~/.bash_profile to load the correct autocompletion script:
if [ -f /opt/local/etc/bash_completion ]; then
. /opt/local/etc/bash_completion
fi
Open a new terminal window, and commands should auto-complete according to the GNU specification.
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Posted by drfrog
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:36:55 GMT
3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Character Generator 4.6: "
3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons Character
Generator is an HTML/JavaScript Web page that
allows the user to quickly and easily create new
Dungeons and Dragons characters. The characters
can be of any of the eleven classes, any of the
playable races, and may start at any level from 1
to 220. Generation requires some simple input,
after which the character is displayed on a basic
character sheet. It allows you to select your
starting stats, add ability points, and pick
skills, equipment, feats, and spells. It runs on most
operating systems with most modern browsers.
Changes: This release adds the ability to save characters if the character generator is hosted on a Web server with PHP support.
Release Tags: minor changes
Tags: Games/Entertainment, Role-Playing
Licenses: GPL
"
(Via freshmeat.net announcements (Global).)
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Posted by drfrog
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:11:50 GMT
So Darsh
Period: "
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(Via xkcd.com.)
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Posted by drfrog
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:39:46 GMT
Google Chrome's Inclusion of FFMpeg vs. the LGPL: "An anonymous reader writes 'Google has recently added FFMpeg to Chrome to better support HTML5's video element. FFMpeg is licensed under LGPL 2.1 which states that 'if a patent license would not permit royalty-free redistribution of the Library by all those who receive copies directly or indirectly through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely from distribution of the Library.' Google admits to having obtained a patent license for their use, but still claims they are not violating LGPL. Among the confused we find Håkon Wium Lie and Miguel de Icaza, who wonders what FSF might say. Google doesn't feel like asking FSF for clarification.'
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
"
(Via Slashdot.)
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Posted by drfrog
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:38:28 GMT
Pirate Party Wins At Least One European Parliament Seat: "reeeh2000 writes 'According to TorrentFreak, with half of polling stations now closed in Sweden the Pirate Party has at least one guaranteed seat in the EU Parliament. Currently the party is sitting with 7% of the vote. Depending on how the remaining districts voted, the Pirate Party could win another seat for a total of two.' Reader lordholm adds a link to an article about exit polls in Sweden (link in Swedish) indicating that the Pirate Party will score two seats, writing 'According to the polls, the pirate party is the largest party in the 18-30 year age category of voters. The final counting of votes (including around a million postal votes) will not be done until later next week.'
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
"
(Via Slashdot.)
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Posted by drfrog
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:36:08 GMT
Gonorrhoea drug resistance fears: "Fears have been raised over strains of drug resistant gonorrhoea that have emerged in England and Wales."
(Via BBC News.)
Posted in Society at Large, Environmental | no comments
