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Re: [Wlug] Autonomous Small Robot Association/Society/League

by Tim Keller

David, Would you be interested in doing a talk on this? Thanks, Tim. On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 6:54 PM, David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > A buddy of mine and I have been kicking around the idea of starting a > local organization for building small robots the would be used in > competitions. As a place holder name, we have chosen Autonomous Small > Robot Association/Society/League. > > Attached is a link to a PDF file that provides a bare bones outline of > the proposal. Basically, we would be following the rules espoused by > the PiWars.org web site and to that end, I am building a little robot > that will use image/vision processing to navigate the challenges (RPi, > opencv, tensorflow) > > If anyone of this list is interested, please contact me at > dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net or Ron Mourant at mourant(a)gmail.com > > Regards > > David Glaser > > > Link to file > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6mq1ywqlxy81qg/Proposal-2017-09-22.pdf?dl=0 > _______________________________________________ > 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".

Sept. 23, 2017

Autonomous Small Robot Association/Society/League

by David Glaser

Hi Folks, A buddy of mine and I have been kicking around the idea of starting a local organization for building small robots the would be used in competitions. As a place holder name, we have chosen Autonomous Small Robot Association/Society/League. Attached is a link to a PDF file that provides a bare bones outline of the proposal. Basically, we would be following the rules espoused by the PiWars.org web site and to that end, I am building a little robot that will use image/vision processing to navigate the challenges (RPi, opencv, tensorflow) If anyone of this list is interested, please contact me at dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net or Ron Mourant at mourant(a)gmail.com Regards David Glaser Link to file https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6mq1ywqlxy81qg/Proposal-2017-09-22.pdf?dl=0

Sept. 23, 2017

The show will go on without me on Thursday.

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, I've just learned that I've got my daughters open house on Thursday night. Logan will present, but I'll only be there in spirit. Sorry, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 13, 2017

Reminder! Meeting Sept. 14th, 2017! Topic: Ceph!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, This is a reminder that we've got a meeting on Thursday! Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331. Time: 7pm Topic: Ceph. Presenters: Logan Brown and Tim Keller Ceph is a scalable storage system that provides object, block and file system services. You can grow it dynamically across multiple machines for fault tolerance and performance. Logan and I have both been experimenting with Ceph. I've been playing with in my data center and Logan has gone full production at home with it as a NAS. We'll be able to talk about it's design philosophy, expandability, fault tolerance and management. As usual, snacks and refreshments will be provided and we'll head off to Tech Pizza to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 12, 2017

WLUG Meeting Sept. 14th 2017! @7pm Topic: Ceph

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody, We've got a meeting! Location: WPI Campus Center Rm 331. Time: 7pm Topic: Ceph Presenters: Logan Brown and Tim Keller. What is Ceph? Ceph is a scalable storage system that provides object, block and file system services. You can grow it dynamically across multiple machines for fault tolerance and performance. Logan and I have both been experimenting with Ceph. I've been playing with in my data center and Logan has gone full production at home with it as a NAS. We'll be able to talk about it's design philosophy, expandability, fault tolerance and management. As usual, snacks and refreshments will be provided and we'll head off to Tech Pizza to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Sept. 5, 2017

Great BBQ!

by Tim Keller

To all those who attended, Thanks! It was a great time, there was good food and much reminiscing. To all those who couldn't attend, there's always next year! I'd like to lastly thank Doug and Maureen for graciously opening their home. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Aug. 11, 2017

Reminder! 20th Anniversary BBQ this Thursday!!!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Just a reminder, we've got a BBQ on Thursday! Location: 540 Linden St, Boylston MA Time: 7pm. Topic: Marvel at 20 years of WLUG and where linux has come in 20 years! Food: Hot Dogs / Burgers / Chips / Soda... the usual BBQ food. Doug has mentioned his pool is open, so bring appropriate swimwear/towel if you'd like. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Aug. 7, 2017

Re: [Wlug] 20th Anniversary WLUG BBQ August 10th!!!

by Andy Stewart

On 08/04/2017 02:10 PM, Tim Keller wrote: > Hey Gang, > > I want to start by thanking long time member Doug Mildram for graciously > offering up his home for the 20th anniversary WLUG BBQ! HI gang, I am looking forward to seeing all of you that evening! Please look around and see if you have any photos/jpegs/pngs from past WLUG events, and bring them if you can. Maybe you have one of our WLUG Install Fest CDs that Tim silk screened for us way back when? Perhaps you have a copy of Doug Waud's network slides (with the two paper cups and a string). Whatever you have that reminds you of great WLUG times of the past, please bring it to the party. See ya then! Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

Aug. 4, 2017

Re: [Wlug] DNS not resolving

by Richard Klein

I hate to admit that I'm using Kali for a daily driver, but it usually works fine. Plus, it's based on debian. Anyway, I created /etc/resolvconf containing: nameserver 8.8.8.8 and that did the trick. I have connectivity now. I still want to understand the mechanics. As you can see, the NetworkManager GUI doesn't agree with /etc/resolvconf, and the file seems to take precedence over the GUI. http://imgur.com/a/Rngbf On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 9:16 PM, John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > Richard> I did a dist-upgrade on my computer. Afterward, I got an > Richard> error related to a broken link for resolvconf. I read > Richard> somewhere that the file gets created if it doesn't exist, so > Richard> I unlinked and deleted the offending file (I think it was / > Richard> etc/resolvconf, but I don't remember). > > Sounds like your on a debian style system. Details please? For > example, on Ubuntu (recent ones I think) you need to add a line like: > > dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 > > into your /etc/network/interfaces file so that on bootup it will > populate /etc/resolv.conf properly. > > Richard> Now I don't seem to have any DNS. I can still access my > Richard> routers menu by typing in the dotted quad, but no alpha > Richard> URLs. Any ideas? > > cat /etc/resolv.conf first off. > > Richard> I entered the Google DNS addresses: 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.8.4 in the > network settings > Richard> GUI. That looks good, but addresses still aren't resolving. > > You might need to reboot, but first just tell us the Distribution and > version you're using. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 4, 2017

20th Anniversary WLUG BBQ August 10th!!!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, I want to start by thanking long time member Doug Mildram for graciously offering up his home for the 20th anniversary WLUG BBQ! Date: August 10th, 2017 @ 7pm. Location: 540 Linden St, Boylston MA Topic: Marvel at 20 years of WLUG and where linux has come in 20 years! Food: If you have special dietary requirements feel free to bring your own stuff. I don't believe that Doug keeps a kosher home so please take that into consideration as well. I'm going to bring an assortment of Hotdogs / Hamburgers / Brautwurst, etc. As well as Chips / Dips / Soda. Doug has also mentioned that his pool is fully operational so if you're inclined to swim, bring appropriate gear. Please email me directory (turbofx(a)gmail.com) that you're coming so I can accurately purchase food and drink. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Aug. 4, 2017