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Re: Hey Everybody! NO MEETING TOMORROW! Meeting next Thursday (11/19/2020)

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: Tim> Definitely! We always use https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA You can go Tim> there and see that your camera works and if it thinks your mic Tim> works. Thanks, I tested it out and I think it will work.

Nov. 12, 2020

Re: Hey Everybody! NO MEETING TOMORROW! Meeting next Thursday (11/19/2020)

by Tim Keller

John, Definitely! We always use https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA You can go there and see that your camera works and if it thinks your mic works. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 5:58 PM John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > If we're still using Jitsi, is there a good place to test it out ahead > of time? > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Nov. 11, 2020

Re: Hey Everybody! NO MEETING TOMORROW! Meeting next Thursday (11/19/2020)

by John Stoffel

If we're still using Jitsi, is there a good place to test it out ahead of time?

Nov. 11, 2020

Hey Everybody! NO MEETING TOMORROW! Meeting next Thursday (11/19/2020)

by Tim Keller

Our next WLUG meeting is Nov 19th, 2020. I've pushed the meeting out a week because I have a prior engagement and frankly this second Thursday snuck up on me. As an aside, are people happy with the Thursday meeting or would a different day in the week work better for people? I'll let you know more details when I get them. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Nov. 11, 2020

Upcoming Online Conferences

by Dennis Payne

Linux App Summit is this week. I will be giving a lightning talk on Gamerzilla. https://linuxappsummit.org/ This is followed next week by the MiniDebConf. I will be giving another talk on Gamerzilla at that event. https://mdco2.mini.debconf.org/ -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://social.freegamedev.net/channel/dulsi

Nov. 10, 2020

vagrant on debian 10 (buster) server

by John Stoffel

Guys, Has anyone played with vagrant on Debian Buster using libvirt as the provider? I can do a 'vagrant up' of a CentOS8 box, but it never finishes since it says it's just waiting for a network. But I have a virbr1 running with 192.168.121.0/24 subnet, and I can ping the new vagrant box at 192.168.121.18 without a problem. I can even fire up a VNC viewer and connect to the console and see that it's up and it's gotten an IP address. All I'm doing is: mkdir /scatch/vagrant vagrant box add centos/7 --provider=libvirt vagrant box add centos/8 --provider=libvirt cd /scratch/vagrant mkdir centos8 cd centos8 vagrant init centos/8 vagrant up I've got dnsmasq running on my server, and it looks to be giving out IPs on that subnet properly. Stupid VM just sits at: root@quad:/scratch/vagrant/centos8# vagrant reload ==> default: Halting domain... ==> default: Starting domain. ==> default: Waiting for domain to get an IP address... And then nothing. The console is fine, I can VNC into it and login as the root user with the password of 'vagrant' and see that the network is up, etc. Going nuts trying to make this work. John

Nov. 9, 2020

Re: Reminder: Virtual meeting, October 15th, 2020!

by Keith Wright

> On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 04:57:30PM -0400, Keith Wright wrote: >> As I said, I have never (knowingly) used the camera or microphone >> on this computer, nor even the speaker/headphones. I been messing with it a bit. When trying to listen to WBUR, it seems random, sometimes works, usually not. Websites that tell you how to pronounce words, I can hear them. Program vlc with a *.mp4, I can hear. I don't know how to test the microphone. >> (1) Did you guys see me? Chuck Anderson <cra(a)alum.wpi.edu> writes: > Yes we saw you. We also saw and replied to your text chat messages. Sorry, I stumbled into the text chat, but did not see the reply, probably not because anything was wrong, but because I was busy trying to get the sound working and logged in and out repeatedly without looking for text. >> (2) Is the URL https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA still active? Does >> it work with Microsoft Windows? > I don't know. The URL is still sitting there. Diane logged in with a MS computer and I with my Linux. We could see each other, mostly, but no sound. >> (3) Does HTML5 require DHCP to redirect or forward the data stream? > No. Your stream worked fine. I'm not so sure. I'm starting to suspect the firewall. I have a lot of blocked IP addresses that have accumulated over the years. I don't know what they are nor recall what they did to offend me years ago. On the other hand, when I start jit.si it has a button that says "Join Meeting", when I click it, it pops up another button that says "Join without sound", no other choice, so I choose that. Maybe it can't find the microphone, so it turns off the loudspeaker? But when it starts up it has a message at the bottom that says: "It sounds like your microphone is working". The Multimedia==> Pulseaudio==>Input device has a jumping blue line that reacts to sounds I make, so I know there is a microphone in there somewhere. > What Debian version are you running? What web browser and version? kwright@fcs22:~$ uname -a Linux fcs22 4.9.0-12-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.9.210-1 (2020-01-20) i686 GNU/Linux Help==>About==> Mozilla Firefox Quantum 68.7.0esr (32-bit) Maybe I'll see you next time, but busy websites and video seem to make it overheat even when they sort-of work. I'm a black-and-white Greek subscript kind of guy. If it weren't for the virus I would be happy with TeX, Scheme, and email; I wouldn't be trying to turn my good computer into a bad television. -- Keith

Oct. 21, 2020

Re: Reminder: Virtual meeting, October 15th, 2020!

by Chuck Anderson

On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 04:57:30PM -0400, Keith Wright wrote: > Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > > "HTML5" and "WebRTC". > As I said, I have never (knowingly) used the camera or microphone > on this computer, nor even the speaker/headphones. But I have > a few questions: > > (1) Did you guys see me? I tried to join WLUG meeting last Thu. > I never got sound, but I saw some people I recognized, and > a picture of myself. I was the guy with the big head. It actually > looked bigger than it is, partly because of the firmware in the > standard laptop camera which uses AI to zoom in and magnify > any slight hint of receding hair, and partly because I was leaning > back in a comfy chair with the "Lap"top on my chest. Yes we saw you. We also saw and replied to your text chat messages. > (2) Is the URL https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA still active? Does > it work with Microsoft Windows? I am thinking that I could test > it out by connecting to WlugMA with my Linux computer while Diane > connects with her MS computer. Then we could debug by shouting across > the living room. I don't know. You could always try creating your own meeting URL. It is free to use. > (3) Does HTML5 require DHCP to redirect or forward the data stream? No. Your stream worked fine. > (4) Is there a standard codec or is that something that must be > installed to match the whim of the website? You said you saw us but didn't hear us. We saw you but didn't hear you. Then after the meeting you found the volume control and turned it up which allowed other audio applications to be heard. I'm guessing you have all the codecs you need already, and you just needed to have raised the volume. The same Pulseaudio control panel should also have a Microphone volume slider and/or mute button that you may need to turn up or unmute. What Debian version are you running? What web browser and version?

Oct. 20, 2020

Re: Simple Disc Room

by Doug Mildram

doug> fun, reminding me of a MontyPython sketch (even has its own wikipedia page) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architects_Sketch ===========================(my shorter copy/text from above:) snip ON ...first seen in Episode 17 of *Monty Python's Flying Circus <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus>*, 'The Buzz Aldrin Show <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus_episod…>'. The episode was recorded on 18 September 1970 The sketch proper begins (on videotape) with Tid in an office with two City gents (Michael Palin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Palin> and Terry Jones <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones>). On a table near the window stand two architectural models <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_model> of tower blocks <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_block>. Mr. Tid informs the City gents that he has invited the architects responsible to explain the advantages of their respective designs.[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architects_Sketch#cite_note-AllTheWords-p220-2> First to arrive is Mr. Wiggin (John Cleese <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese>), who describes his architectural design and modern construction, and then explains his killing technique starting with a conveyor belt <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conveyor_belt> and 'rotating knives'. It turns out that Mr. Wiggin mainly designs slaughterhouses <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse> and has misunderstood the owners' attitude to their tenants. doug> snip OFF. Thanks for holding it in, and dodging. BTW, Dennis, THANKS, yep that does describe me(all?) at(most?) times.. On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 9:35 AM Dennis Payne via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Bored? Feel the need to go to a room and dodge spinning blades? I have the > solution: > > http://identicalsoftware.com/simplediscroom/SimpleDiscRoom.html > > Arrow keys move. Don't touch the blades. > > What is this you ask? Disc Room is a new game coming out (closed source). > I stumbled on the Disc Room Game Jam to promote the game. > > A game jam is sort of a contest. You have a short period of time 24 hour > up to generally a month to develop a game. They generally have a theme you > need to incorporate and possibly other restrictions. They may or may not > have a prize or even judging. > > Disc Room Game Jam wants people to develop disc room like in their game. > They released a simple disc room written in Game Maker, a closed source > game development program. I decided to use the time to learn Godot, an open > source game development program. I recreated their sample with only slight > changes. The version on my web site doesn't have the update with sounds at > the moment. > > If you want to edit it: > > https://github.com/dulsi/SimpleDiscRoom > > You will need Godot 3.2. (Which is not in Fedora 32 so I've been using a > beta of Fedora 33 in a virtual machine.) Would people be interested in a > presentation on Godot? > > -- > > Dennis Payne > dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com > https://social.freegamedev.net/channel/dulsi > _______________________________________________ > 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/PIOWZ… >

Oct. 19, 2020

Simple Disc Room

by Dennis Payne

Bored? Feel the need to go to a room and dodge spinning blades? I have the solution: http://identicalsoftware.com/simplediscroom/SimpleDiscRoom.html Arrow keys move. Don't touch the blades. What is this you ask? Disc Room is a new game coming out (closed source). I stumbled on the Disc Room Game Jam to promote the game. A game jam is sort of a contest. You have a short period of time 24 hour up to generally a month to develop a game. They generally have a theme you need to incorporate and possibly other restrictions. They may or may not have a prize or even judging. Disc Room Game Jam wants people to develop disc room like in their game. They released a simple disc room written in Game Maker, a closed source game development program. I decided to use the time to learn Godot, an open source game development program. I recreated their sample with only slight changes. The version on my web site doesn't have the update with sounds at the moment. If you want to edit it: https://github.com/dulsi/SimpleDiscRoom You will need Godot 3.2. (Which is not in Fedora 32 so I've been using a beta of Fedora 33 in a virtual machine.) Would people be interested in a presentation on Godot? -- Dennis Payne dulsi(a)identicalsoftware.com https://social.freegamedev.net/channel/dulsi

Oct. 19, 2020