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Bash One-Liner Script To Produce Somewhat-Fancy Output Of Who's Logged In
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today we're going to shoot out a quick one liner script that can come in handy from time to time. It doesn't fall under the "necessary" category (or, maybe not even the "useful" one ;), but it's nice to have for those times when you just don't feel like doing any extra typing or expending the effort required to separate the wheat from the chaff on a screen full of garbage output."

First Interplanetary Internet Test Completed
NASA: "NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. Working as part of a NASA-wide team, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., used software called Disruption-Tolerant Networking, or DTN, to transmit dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft located about 20 million miles from Earth."

The Green Penguin - Where Does Your E-Waste Go?
Linux Journal: "What happens frequently is that a less-than-reputable outfit will pack your e-junk onto a container and ship it off to a developing country with lax environmental and labor laws, where it will wreak havoc on the environment and poor people."

Book Review: American Nerd
Slashdot: "This book seemed to have potential, particularly since the image of nerds has changed in recent times. Once objects of derision and schoolyard bullying, nerds are now acknowledged as having a place in society. The Lord of the Rings became a multi-million dollar movie trilogy, the internet is now used by an incredible number of people, and computer games are no longer seen as being 'just for kids.'"

Why Free Software is a Con-Trick
Open...: "The key to a con is not that you trust the conman, but that he shows he trusts you. Conmen ply their trade by appearing fragile or needing help, by seeming vulnerable."

Will Flash Ever Be a Standard?
Linux Developer Network: "Yesterday, I caught wind of some good news. It was the kind of good news that is immediately good for me and ultimately good for Linux. It was announced by MLB Advanced Media, major league baseball's online division, that video on MLB.com would no longer be delivered via Microsoft's Silverlight format but instead with Adobe Flash technology."

kerneloops.org Records its 100,000th Oops
LWN: "Today, just a few days short of the first anniversity of the project, the kerneloops.org database of oopses and warnings has passed the 100.000 stored oopses/warnings."

Patent Hassles for OpenMoko
LWN: "When users asked about what was going on, the answer that came back was: "The short story is that we are in a protracted battle with some patent trolls. Google for Sisvel."

Will Microsoft Build Native Mac and Linux Tools?
Builder.au: "If the future is in Microsoft's online services why isn't the company building native tools for Mac and Linux developers?"

Answers Trickle Out as Spammer Networks Remain Compromised
Washington Post: "At about 4:30 p.m. Eastern time last Tuesday, the volume of junk e-mail arriving at inboxes around the world suddenly plummeted by about 65 percent...But when McColo was taken offline by its Internet providers, so too were all of the botnet control servers located there, security experts said."

Microsoft, Novell See Profits in Partnership
InternetNews: "Two years ago, Microsoft and Novell inked a landmark deal on patents and Linux-to-Windows interoperability. According to Microsoft and Novell, it's a deal that has shown dramatic momentum in its second year, with a triple digit percentage increase in customers for a total tally of more than 200 customers."

Reiser Seeks to Appeal - Says Lawyer 'Hates Me'
SFGate: "Hans Reiser, the computer programmer who admitted to strangling his estranged wife, is trying to appeal his conviction and sentence on the grounds of ineffective assistance from his lead attorney."

Unplugging The World's Biggest Spam Host-- Temporarily
A number of stories have been published in the past few days about McColo getting shut down. Reportedly, worldwide spam volumes dropped significantly. McColo then got back online briefly, but was again disconnected due to public pressure.

Unjustifiable Criticism of Richard Stallman by Linus Torvalds
Free Software Magazine: "A recent attack piece against Richard Stallman was written by Linus Torvalds on the eve of Obama's election. Black and white by Linus Torvalds."

iPhone Applications for the Linux User
Linux.com: "The iPhone and iPod Touch haven taken the mobile market by storm. Apple's AppStore is full of interesting applications that take advantage of the two devices's capabilities. But what's in there for Linux users? Sadly, GTKPod and Amarok cannot yet transfer files on an iPhone with the 2.x firmware upgrade, but there are other interesting ways your iPhone can interact with your Linux desktop and even servers."