Thursday, December 19, 2002

Radio Free Software. Call them hackers of the last computing frontier: The GNU Radio coders believe that any device with a chip should be able to do, well, anything. [Salon.com] 9:11:29 AM

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". Yes, there are some "middle-chapter" problems, but Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation hasn't lost its devastating humanity, its heart-stopping cinematography or its epic sweep. [Salon.com] 9:10:40 AM

GNU-Darwin chides Apple, says no OSX manager [The Macintosh News Network] 9:08:16 AM

Apple's Shake instrumental to LOTR effects [The Macintosh News Network] 9:07:37 AM

Peering Through Saturn's Gloom. Telescopes equipped with new adaptive optical technology have glimpsed one of the solar system's most mysterious bodies. Welcome to Titan, a giant moon with an Earth-like atmosphere where it rains methane. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] 9:06:39 AM

Beware the Latest MP3 Worms. Newly found holes in Windows XP and the Winamp music program can allow a hacker to control your system, and one worm can be activated simply by letting a cursor hover over an MP3 icon. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 9:06:07 AM