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Re: Meeting Thursday August 11th 2022! Topic: "Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting"

by Chuck Anderson

I've confirmed that the meeting room is booked, so "Possibly the Mid-Century Room at WPI" means YES! We'll miss you Joel, but I hope to see many others of you there. On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 07:46:18PM -0400, Joel via WLUG wrote: > I am in Maine and might connect via Jitsi. > > No chance of in person for me this month. > > Joel > > > On August 10, 2022 6:59:37 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > Who is planning on going to be in-person at WPI for this meeting? I > > will make the trek out if it is going to happen, but "Possibly" > > doesn't inspire confidence :-) > > > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 10:45:50PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > >> Hey Everybody, > >> > >> We've got a meeting on Thursday August 11th 2022 > >> Topic: Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting. > >> Physical Location: Possibly the Mid-Century Room at WPI! > >> Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA > >> Speaker: Althea Shaheen > >> > >> The days of websites simply being static pages of HTML are behind us. As > >> the web changes and the technologies underpinning complex websites grow and > >> evolve, managing all this by hand becomes nearly impossible. Load > >> balancers, database servers.. Now what if this website also needs to be > >> scaled across cloud providers and on prem? > >> > >> What happens when your favorite cloud company whose data center is just a > >> bunch of shipping containers burns to the ground? How easily could you > >> reconstitute your website and all the underpinnings? > >> > >> Althea is going to speak to how they deploy their website and manages the > >> entire process as code. > >> > >> I'd like to thank Chuck for facilitating getting Althea in contact with us. > >> If you know people who'd like to speak, please let me know. > >> > >> Yes, it's quite possible we'll be able to meet in our old haunt. When I > >> know more, you'll know more! > >> > >> Unfortunately as I've been in close contact with someone with covid, I'll > >> be unable to make it physically to the meeting, but I will be attending > >> virtually. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tim.

Aug. 11, 2022

Re: Meeting Thursday August 11th 2022! Topic: "Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting"

by Joel

I am in Maine and might connect via Jitsi. No chance of in person for me this month. Joel On August 10, 2022 6:59:37 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Who is planning on going to be in-person at WPI for this meeting? I > will make the trek out if it is going to happen, but "Possibly" > doesn't inspire confidence :-) > > On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 10:45:50PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >> Hey Everybody, >> >> We've got a meeting on Thursday August 11th 2022 >> Topic: Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting. >> Physical Location: Possibly the Mid-Century Room at WPI! >> Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >> Speaker: Althea Shaheen >> >> The days of websites simply being static pages of HTML are behind us. As >> the web changes and the technologies underpinning complex websites grow and >> evolve, managing all this by hand becomes nearly impossible. Load >> balancers, database servers.. Now what if this website also needs to be >> scaled across cloud providers and on prem? >> >> What happens when your favorite cloud company whose data center is just a >> bunch of shipping containers burns to the ground? How easily could you >> reconstitute your website and all the underpinnings? >> >> Althea is going to speak to how they deploy their website and manages the >> entire process as code. >> >> I'd like to thank Chuck for facilitating getting Althea in contact with us. >> If you know people who'd like to speak, please let me know. >> >> Yes, it's quite possible we'll be able to meet in our old haunt. When I >> know more, you'll know more! >> >> Unfortunately as I've been in close contact with someone with covid, I'll >> be unable to make it physically to the meeting, but I will be attending >> virtually. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/XUOVI…

Aug. 10, 2022

Re: Meeting Thursday August 11th 2022! Topic: "Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting"

by Chuck Anderson

Who is planning on going to be in-person at WPI for this meeting? I will make the trek out if it is going to happen, but "Possibly" doesn't inspire confidence :-) On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 10:45:50PM -0400, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > Hey Everybody, > > We've got a meeting on Thursday August 11th 2022 > Topic: Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting. > Physical Location: Possibly the Mid-Century Room at WPI! > Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA > Speaker: Althea Shaheen > > The days of websites simply being static pages of HTML are behind us. As > the web changes and the technologies underpinning complex websites grow and > evolve, managing all this by hand becomes nearly impossible. Load > balancers, database servers.. Now what if this website also needs to be > scaled across cloud providers and on prem? > > What happens when your favorite cloud company whose data center is just a > bunch of shipping containers burns to the ground? How easily could you > reconstitute your website and all the underpinnings? > > Althea is going to speak to how they deploy their website and manages the > entire process as code. > > I'd like to thank Chuck for facilitating getting Althea in contact with us. > If you know people who'd like to speak, please let me know. > > Yes, it's quite possible we'll be able to meet in our old haunt. When I > know more, you'll know more! > > Unfortunately as I've been in close contact with someone with covid, I'll > be unable to make it physically to the meeting, but I will be attending > virtually. > > Thanks, > Tim.

Aug. 10, 2022

Meeting Thursday August 11th 2022! Topic: "Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting"

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting on Thursday August 11th 2022 Topic: Infrastructure as Code website with free hosting. Physical Location: Possibly the Mid-Century Room at WPI! Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Speaker: Althea Shaheen The days of websites simply being static pages of HTML are behind us. As the web changes and the technologies underpinning complex websites grow and evolve, managing all this by hand becomes nearly impossible. Load balancers, database servers.. Now what if this website also needs to be scaled across cloud providers and on prem? What happens when your favorite cloud company whose data center is just a bunch of shipping containers burns to the ground? How easily could you reconstitute your website and all the underpinnings? Althea is going to speak to how they deploy their website and manages the entire process as code. I'd like to thank Chuck for facilitating getting Althea in contact with us. If you know people who'd like to speak, please let me know. Yes, it's quite possible we'll be able to meet in our old haunt. When I know more, you'll know more! Unfortunately as I've been in close contact with someone with covid, I'll be unable to make it physically to the meeting, but I will be attending virtually. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Aug. 10, 2022

Re: Dell Inspiron Linux Install saga

by John Stoffel

Keith, Just a heads up, but editing Video is a very memory and cpu hungry task. I've tried it on and off for years on my Linux systems using various tools and it was always a chore. I've tried 'openshot' in the past, and in the way way past I tried 'cinelerra', but it was pretty bad then. I think I tried 'kedenlive' as well. But I'm honestly not a good video editor and it was frustrating on an under-powered system. But these days might be better, especially if you are using a more bleeding edge linux distro like Fedora or Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Try looking at this page and see what you can get installed that's newer. https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/free-linux-video-editor.html John

Aug. 10, 2022

Re: Dell Inspiron Linux Install saga

by Dennis Payne

On Thu, 2022-08-04 at 01:01 -0400, Keith Wright via WLUG wrote: > > The source code for my update has not been released yet. > > Does that mean it _will_ be released? Sorry about forgetting to mention that. The code is GPL. > Does it run on Linux? Yes. > I don't need to make a video, but I could use a simple > light-weight program to cut and splice *.mpg or *.wmv > files, like what used to be done with a jig, razor, > and sticky tape. > > Any recomendations? Pitivi can certainly do that. It's probably easier with a command line tool. Pitivi gives you a timeline with multiple layers. So you can do more complicated editing than just combining two videos. For example for the kickstarter video I have a section with me talking while Robotron: 2084 from the Atari 7800 is running in a section of the screen. Now that it doesn't crash every few seconds it is a great tool. > You can read about my most recent Linux project at: > > http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/dumpster.html > > Scroll down to see the latest news. > I am trying to install Linux on a recycled Dell laptop. Part of the reason I started updating Mojotron was to run on a home built arcade machine which uses an old computer. Probably the only arcade machine in the world running only open source games. (I recently picked up a free monitor and TV thinking maybe I can build another one.) > -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@dulsi

Aug. 4, 2022

Dell Inspiron Linux Install saga

by Keith Wright

BCC:DAKA Dennis Payne via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > Mojotron is a twin stick shooter similar to Robotron: 2084 or Llamatron. I do not know what is a twin stick shooter, nor any of those capitalized names. NB: When I say I don't know, it does not imply that I want to know. If you try to explain it to me, I will explain to you the importance of distinguishing (extensional) identity judgements from from (intensional) equality propositions in a type-theoretic formal semantics of hygienic macro expansion. > I've been redoing the graphics and fixing up the game. Good on you! Party on dude! > The source code for my update has not been released yet. Does that mean it _will_ be released? > I decided to make a trailer to promote the game. > I used Pitivi to create this and another video. I don't know what that is, either. Does it run on Linux? I don't need to make a video, but I could use a simple light-weight program to cut and splice *.mpg or *.wmv files, like what used to be done with a jig, razor, and sticky tape. Any recomendations? Dennis Payne via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > This video had a larger purpose behind it. I've been wondering about that. Why is this on a Linux mailing list? > I've been creating a kickstarter for Mojotron: Robot Wars. > Kickstarter is a crowdfunding site. > I've thought it could be useful for funding open source projects OK. You said "open source". Why didn't you say that first? I thought it might be just scatter-shot marketing. It's a WLUG relevant project. Does it run on Linux? You can read about my most recent Linux project at: http://www.free-comp-shop.com/none/dumpster.html Scroll down to see the latest news. I am trying to install Linux on a recycled Dell laptop. If I can make a good how-to story maybe Debian will put it on their DebianOn page: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Dell "DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware." "The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware." Questions? Comments? Editorial suggestions? Software instructions? -- Keith

Aug. 4, 2022

Re: [EXT] Simple IP KVM

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Jr" == Jr via WLUG Butler <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: Jr> Maybe RPi is ready for you: Jr> Raspberry Pi based Pi-KVM goes to Kickstarter I think this is very much the same thing as I pointed out. But I wouldn't mind building my own from a kit. The big part right now is getting a RPi for a good price, they're scarce right now! Jr> On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:06:59 PM EDT, John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >>>>> "Nicholas" == Nicholas via WLUG Krichevsky <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: Jr> The tinypilot looks to be based on this design, but with a more Jr> professional support. Not sure I can justify $300+ for a device I Jr> won't use too often, though it *is* tempting. But for now I just have Jr> a keyboard plugged in my server and I hook up the VGA when I need it, Jr> which isn't often. Jr> If only RPi4s were available, I'd do my own hacky solution. Nicholas> I have not, but have you heard of tinypilot? A bit cheaper and I've heard good things. Nicholas> https://tinypilotkvm.com/blog/build-a-kvm-over-ip-under-100 Nicholas> Get Outlook for Android Nicholas> Jr> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas> From: John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:34:36 PM Nicholas> To: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Cc: John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> Nicholas> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Simple IP KVM Nicholas> Has anyone used or built one of these? Nicholas> Jr> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co… Nicholas> It looks really interesting way to get a reasonably cheap IP KVM for Nicholas> home use. Though with the pain of getting RPi4s these days... it's Nicholas> going to take me a while to actually build one. Nicholas> Not sure if I wnat to spend $160 for the HAT though... the slightly Nicholas> flaky USB dongle so I can see my home server screen when needed it's Nicholas> probably more than enough. Nicholas> John Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: Nicholas> Jr> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Change Settings: Nicholas> Jr> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: Nicholas> Jr> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Nicholas> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: Jr> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/DBSQ6… Jr> _______________________________________________ Jr> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Jr> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Jr> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Jr> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Jr> Web Forum/Archive: Jr> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/MF2BY… Jr> _______________________________________________ Jr> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Jr> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Jr> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Jr> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Jr> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/MLWYY…

Aug. 1, 2022

Re: [EXT] Simple IP KVM

by Aljerin Butler,Jr.

Maybe RPi is ready for you:Raspberry Pi based Pi-KVM goes to Kickstarter On Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 12:06:59 PM EDT, John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >>>>> "Nicholas" == Nicholas via WLUG Krichevsky <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: The tinypilot looks to be based on this design, but with a more professional support. Not sure I can justify $300+ for a device I won't use too often, though it *is* tempting. But for now I just have a keyboard plugged in my server and I hook up the VGA when I need it, which isn't often. If only RPi4s were available, I'd do my own hacky solution. Nicholas> I have not, but have you heard of tinypilot? A bit cheaper and I've heard good things. Nicholas> https://tinypilotkvm.com/blog/build-a-kvm-over-ip-under-100 Nicholas> Get Outlook for Android Nicholas> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholas> From: John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:34:36 PM Nicholas> To: wlug(a)lists.wlug.org <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Nicholas> Cc: John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> Nicholas> Subject: [EXT] [WLUG] Simple IP KVM Nicholas> Has anyone used or built one of these? Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.co… Nicholas> It looks really interesting way to get a reasonably cheap IP KVM for Nicholas> home use. Though with the pain of getting RPi4s these days... it's Nicholas> going to take me a while to actually build one. Nicholas> Not sure if I wnat to spend $160 for the HAT though... the slightly Nicholas> flaky USB dongle so I can see my home server screen when needed it's Nicholas> probably more than enough. Nicholas> John Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Change Settings: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: Nicholas> https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwlug.mail… Nicholas> _______________________________________________ Nicholas> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Nicholas> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Nicholas> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Nicholas> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/DBSQ6… _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/MF2BY…

Aug. 1, 2022