Thursday, January 31, 2002

Lions Waiting List? -- 9:28 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Yes, Virginia, 'tis true. For the first time in their history, the Detroit Lions have a bona fide waiting list for season tickets. Part of this is due to moving into the sweet new Ford Field which, besides being in Detroit itself, is 15,000 seats smaller than the 80,000 seat Silverdome. Yes, the Packers have a mile-long list, but they are the only game in town. The Lions have competition from the Pistons and the almighty Red Wings. It just shows that Lions fans are the best (and probably most forgiving) fans in the country.

Netscape/Mozilla Cookie Problem -- 9:11 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

CNN is reporting that there is a flaw in the way that Netscape 6/Mozilla handles cookies. By viewing a specially coded HTML email, a user could be redirected to a website where the cookies could be stolen. Netscape 6 users can upgrade to 6.2.1. Mozilla users should upgrade to 0.9.7 (although I told you to do that five weeks ago). Thanks Blue's News.

MOA:AA Review -- 9:06 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

The Firing Squad posted a review of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the Quake III engine-based WWII shooter from 2015. Basically their review is the exact opposite of their Return to Castle Wolfenstein review. Great singleplayer, mediocre (at best) multiplayer. From what little I could see from the demo (until I upgrade!) it really does seem like you are a part of Saving Private Ryan. Thanks Blue.

Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Linux for the PS2 -- 10:30 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Sony has announced "Linux (for PlayStation 2)" Release 1.0. Here's the lowdown:

Designed as a hobbyist development environment, users can not only run the wide variety of computer applications written for the Linux operating system, but also create original programs and applications designed to run on "Linux (for PlayStation 2)." The company expects the kit to sell for about $199 USD when it is made available in May 2002 exclusively through its website, http://www.us.playstation.com.

They also give an overview of what is included in their Linux version:

-- Internal hard disk drive for PlayStation 2 (HDD) with 40 GB capacity
-- Network Adaptor (Ethernet) (for PlayStation 2) with 100 Base T Ethernet interface
-- Linux Kernel version 2.2.1 (with USB device support)-- "Linux (for PlayStation 2)" Version 1.0 software distribution on two DVDs
-- gcc 2.95.2 and glibc 2.2.2 with VU assemblers
-- XFree86 3.3.6 with PlayStation 2 GS support
-- Computer monitor adaptor (for PlayStation 2) (with audio connectors)
-- USB Keyboard and mouse (for PlayStation 2)

All of this for $199 US. It's almost enough to make you want to get a PS2! Thanks Slashdot.

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