December 2024 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Happy Whatever-mas!
by Tim Keller 26 Dec '24

26 Dec '24

I hope everybody had a great [insert holiday appropriate for your specific belief system]! I weirdly got a message telling me that my account had been suspended from the mailing list because of too many bounces? In any case, I hope this message finds everybody. Next year is going to be an exciting year for linux and for WLUG. Stay safe everybody, and have a happy new year! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder: WLUG Meeting TONIGHT! Topic: Linux Kernel 6.12.x!
by Tim Keller 17 Dec '24

17 Dec '24

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting tonight! The topic is going to be the latest linux kernel. I'm going to go into why I decided to make the leap and why it might work for you too! I'll get into what it took for me to build it and some of the nifty innovations it brings to the table! Date: December 12th, 2024 Time: 7pm Location: 44 Portland Street, Worcester MA. The virtual location is here: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Reminder! WLUG Meeting THIS Thursday Dec 12th, 2024! Topic: Running kernel 6.12.x
by Tim Keller 12 Dec '24

12 Dec '24

Hey Everybody! We've got a meeting this Thursday at Technocopia in Worcester! Time: 7PM Date: Dec 12th, 2024 "20241224" Location: 44 Portland St, Worcester Ma -> Technocopia Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Topic: Linux Kernel 6.12.x (x = 4 as of this writing!) I've been running the latest linux kernel!! Building it on a bunch of different distros! I'll get into why it's a leap forward, and how you can get it running on your hardware as well! I'm sure like usual we'll digress into a bunch of side topics, you know us! Afterwards, we'll head out for dinner and keep the conversation going! I hope to see you there! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Looking for anti-virus suggestion
by THE HAMMER 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

I've got a friend who is looking to get a new laptop running Windows for his wife. He's asked me what virus protection should he get. I have no idea what's good nowadays. I would guess Windows Defender is built is, but can anyone advise me as to if he should get something more?

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Reminder! Meeting tomorrow!! Location: Technocopia, Topic: Going rogue.
by Tim Keller 02 Dec '24

02 Dec '24

Hey Gang! Location: Technocopia, 44 Portland St. Worcester MA. Date: November 21st, 2024 Time: 7PM Topic: Going rogue. I know, a flashy title to draw you in! Let's be frank, the digital landscape is looking a bit bleak right now. More and more, I'm finding myself not that interested in posting anything about myself or my family because I don't need some AI algorithmically categorizing me. Even this email I'm sure is being analyzed by google.. gmail is free for a reason.. I had an idea and that was this. Would people be interested in a mastodon server running inside a tailscale mesh? Or some other service, like IRC or https://revolt.chat/ or I'm sure other people have other great ideas. My plan is to show off a pi running mastodon and/or revolt with tailscale. I'd love to hear people's thoughts about this. If people even think the tailscale stuff is needed. So that's my thought for what we might talk about. As usual, there will be dinner afterwards and I'm sure we'll keep talking. See you there! Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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