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Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 144, Issue 2
by Jonathan Lettvin Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

I've been exploring HTML5 3D scene rendering. It appears to make good use of gpgpu acceleration. My first use of it is up on github: https://github.com/jlettvin/cubeHTML5 (repository) https://cdn.rawgit.com/jlettvin/cubeHTML5/master/cube.html (result) Additional layered technologies make excellent use. WebGL and Three.js are amongst the more mature. http://threejs.org/ http://stemkoski.github.io/Three.js/ http://threejs.org/examples/ http://threejs.org/examples/#webgl_custom_attributes_points3 The speed of development and resulting performance is orders of magnitude better than historical methods. I am no expert, but it is a remarkable technology. I intend to use it to develop and make dynamic presentations. It is not specific to Linux, but it is supported there. Is it worth using a wlug session on this subject? Just a self-serving thought. On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (Keith Wright) > 2. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (David Glaser) > 3. Re: Topic for next Meeting? (Tim Keller) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:42:01 -0400 > From: Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Cc: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <87fv1mhhae.fsf(a)fcs20.keithdiane.us> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > Hey Gang, > > > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > I know some people use it at work to manage > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > some new applications. > > -- Keith > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:13:29 -0400 > From: David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Message-ID: <56153699.6060307(a)glaserresearch.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or > a presentation on using linux for vision processing. > > > > On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > >> Hey Gang, > >> > >> What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tim. > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > > > I know some people use it at work to manage > > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > > some new applications. > > > > -- Keith > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20151007/becf2e65/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:41:34 -0400 > From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: > < > CA+r3vQhduxi7yAa0j+vgJtcWhm7OBkQsaejf5pSh1REk-AXNWQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We actually haven't done a round table in a while. David, I like your idea > for the home automation / vision processing as well. I just went looking > and there are 10+ companies that make linux based home automation > products. I've messed with the the opencv stuff and my co worker is using > it read his water meter and do OCR. > > Keith, it would be cool to have someone (other than me) talk about managing > large amounts of data. Drop a line to your friend and see if they'd be > willing to do a talk. > > I talked a bit about hadoop as well since I've been working with that. I > could with some prep give a talk about hadoop if people were interested. > I've also been playing with the parallel python stuff as well. > > My plan is to send out a reminder that the meeting is going to be next > Thursday. It's a bit too soon to get anything put together on either of > these topics, but we should talk them through next Thursday and see if > anybody has more ideas as well. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 11:13 AM, David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> > wrote: > > > I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or > a > > presentation on using linux for vision processing. > > > > > > > > On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > > > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > > > > Hey Gang, > > > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > > > I know some people use it at work to manage > > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > > some new applications. > > > > -- Keith > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing listWlug@mail.wlug.orghttp:// > mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20151007/7b1edfa4/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 144, Issue 2 > ************************************ > -- This e-mail is from Jonathan D. 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Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting?
by Tim Keller Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

We actually haven't done a round table in a while. David, I like your idea for the home automation / vision processing as well. I just went looking and there are 10+ companies that make linux based home automation products. I've messed with the the opencv stuff and my co worker is using it read his water meter and do OCR. Keith, it would be cool to have someone (other than me) talk about managing large amounts of data. Drop a line to your friend and see if they'd be willing to do a talk. I talked a bit about hadoop as well since I've been working with that. I could with some prep give a talk about hadoop if people were interested. I've also been playing with the parallel python stuff as well. My plan is to send out a reminder that the meeting is going to be next Thursday. It's a bit too soon to get anything put together on either of these topics, but we should talk them through next Thursday and see if anybody has more ideas as well. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 11:13 AM, David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> wrote: > I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or a > presentation on using linux for vision processing. > > > > On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > Hey Gang, > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > Thanks, > Tim. > > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > I know some people use it at work to manage > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > some new applications. > > -- Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing listWlug@mail.wlug.orghttp://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting?
by David Glaser Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

I would like to see a presentation on using linux for home automation or a presentation on using linux for vision processing. On 10/07/2015 10:42 AM, Keith Wright wrote: > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > >> Hey Gang, >> >> What would people like to do for WLUG this month? >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. > Oh, oh, nobody answers. > > I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. > > If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's > do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn > to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" > > I know some people use it at work to manage > multi-terabyte databases, and some build little > microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested > to know the full range, and maybe learn about > some new applications. > > -- Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] Topic for next Meeting?
by Keith Wright Oct. 7, 2015

Oct. 7, 2015

Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > Hey Gang, > > What would people like to do for WLUG this month? > > Thanks, > Tim. Oh, oh, nobody answers. I don't want WLUG to die for lack of interest. If we can't get a speaker and a topic, let's do a discussion circle---everyone takes a turn to answer the question "For what do you use Linux?" I know some people use it at work to manage multi-terabyte databases, and some build little microprocessor gadgets, but I would be interested to know the full range, and maybe learn about some new applications. -- Keith

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Topic for next Meeting?
by Tim Keller Oct. 5, 2015

Oct. 5, 2015

Hey Gang, What would people like to do for WLUG this month? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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by John Spencer Sept. 18, 2015

Sept. 18, 2015

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Re: [Wlug] WLUG Notes From Last Nights STEM Meeting
by Eric Martin Sept. 13, 2015

Sept. 13, 2015

Thanks Joel et al! I forgot about snap circuits, and I might get a set to play with my son. On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:17 PM Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > OS disaggregated switches also came up last night: > > http://blogs.gartner.com/andrew-lerner/2014/04/17/network-disaggregation-is… > ^^just a random article on the subject > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Eric and all, >> >> Here are my notes from the STEM discussions. >> >> >> Snap Circuits - a lego type electronics education kit. I recommend the >> 300 >> or 500 size kits. At 8 my son can solo follow plans and build a FM radio >> receiver that works. >> >> Lightbot - program logic thinking for young kids. >> >> Scratch - visual object programming via flash website. >> . . . . . . code.org - sample scratch programs >> >> Alice 3 - app is not very stable. >> . . . . . . - more powerful and complex items >> >> Squeak - >> >> What-if. Xkcd.com >> >> Theoatmeal.com >> >> Rasberry pi robot >> >> Tim included some ther non kid / STEM discussion about the systems tools >> with Hadoop for rapid system building & clustering. >> >> >> Since the meeting I found two more I plan to try with my 8 year old. . >> >> Dragonbox Algebra - unique app for learning Math. & Algebra. . IOS & >> Android. >> >> MIT App Inventor - web app development which will also work on phones & >> tablets. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Joel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Re: [Wlug] WLUG Notes From Last Nights STEM Meeting
by Richard Klein Sept. 12, 2015

Sept. 12, 2015

OS disaggregated switches also came up last night: http://blogs.gartner.com/andrew-lerner/2014/04/17/network-disaggregation-is… ^^just a random article on the subject On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Eric and all, > > Here are my notes from the STEM discussions. > > > Snap Circuits - a lego type electronics education kit. I recommend the 300 > or 500 size kits. At 8 my son can solo follow plans and build a FM radio > receiver that works. > > Lightbot - program logic thinking for young kids. > > Scratch - visual object programming via flash website. > . . . . . . code.org - sample scratch programs > > Alice 3 - app is not very stable. > . . . . . . - more powerful and complex items > > Squeak - > > What-if. Xkcd.com > > Theoatmeal.com > > Rasberry pi robot > > Tim included some ther non kid / STEM discussion about the systems tools > with Hadoop for rapid system building & clustering. > > > Since the meeting I found two more I plan to try with my 8 year old. . > > Dragonbox Algebra - unique app for learning Math. & Algebra. . IOS & > Android. > > MIT App Inventor - web app development which will also work on phones & > tablets. > > Hope this helps, > > Joel > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Re: [Wlug] WLUG Notes From Last Nights STEM Meeting
by Richard Klein Sept. 12, 2015

Sept. 12, 2015

Also mentioned in relation to Hadoop: Ambari, the Hadoop management GUI: http://ambari.apache.org/ Hortonworks, something akin to a Hadoop distro: http://hortonworks.com/ Cloudera, another Hadoop 'distro': http://www.cloudera.com/content/cloudera/en/home.html On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 9:02 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I've installed Alice already, though I haven't played with it much. > https://alice.org/ > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Eric and all, >> >> Here are my notes from the STEM discussions. >> >> >> Snap Circuits - a lego type electronics education kit. I recommend the >> 300 >> or 500 size kits. At 8 my son can solo follow plans and build a FM radio >> receiver that works. >> >> Lightbot - program logic thinking for young kids. >> >> Scratch - visual object programming via flash website. >> . . . . . . code.org - sample scratch programs >> >> Alice 3 - app is not very stable. >> . . . . . . - more powerful and complex items >> >> Squeak - >> >> What-if. Xkcd.com >> >> Theoatmeal.com >> >> Rasberry pi robot >> >> Tim included some ther non kid / STEM discussion about the systems tools >> with Hadoop for rapid system building & clustering. >> >> >> Since the meeting I found two more I plan to try with my 8 year old. . >> >> Dragonbox Algebra - unique app for learning Math. & Algebra. . IOS & >> Android. >> >> MIT App Inventor - web app development which will also work on phones & >> tablets. >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> Joel >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Re: [Wlug] WLUG Notes From Last Nights STEM Meeting
by Richard Klein Sept. 12, 2015

Sept. 12, 2015

I've installed Alice already, though I haven't played with it much. https://alice.org/ On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 8:39 PM, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Eric and all, > > Here are my notes from the STEM discussions. > > > Snap Circuits - a lego type electronics education kit. I recommend the 300 > or 500 size kits. At 8 my son can solo follow plans and build a FM radio > receiver that works. > > Lightbot - program logic thinking for young kids. > > Scratch - visual object programming via flash website. > . . . . . . code.org - sample scratch programs > > Alice 3 - app is not very stable. > . . . . . . - more powerful and complex items > > Squeak - > > What-if. Xkcd.com > > Theoatmeal.com > > Rasberry pi robot > > Tim included some ther non kid / STEM discussion about the systems tools > with Hadoop for rapid system building & clustering. > > > Since the meeting I found two more I plan to try with my 8 year old. . > > Dragonbox Algebra - unique app for learning Math. & Algebra. . IOS & > Android. > > MIT App Inventor - web app development which will also work on phones & > tablets. > > Hope this helps, > > Joel > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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