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Next meeting day question...
by Tim Keller Jan. 29, 2018

Jan. 29, 2018

Hey Gang, I got talking to my buddy Nick who I'd like to have come and do a talk about cryptography. Unfortunately, he can't make it Thursday. Would Tuesday the 20th work for everybody? Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Sr Software Engineer - C++, Linux contract opening in MA
by John Spencer Jan. 19, 2018

Jan. 19, 2018

Connected Systems has a client in the Lowell, MA area with a long-term contract opening (9+ months) for a Sr Software Engineer with strong C++ and Linux application design and development experience. Must be a US Citizen or US Perm resident Work is to be performed at the client site. Design and develop software applications that will control embedded products Work with other engineering groups to successfully design, develop, test and release products to customers Must have 7+ years of successful C++ software design and development experience building embedded products/devices/machines. Must have strong OOD and multi-threaded development experience. Must have experience writing software that interfaces with products with moving parts. Any experience designing and developing mobile/hand held applications is a plus Please call or email me with your resume and any questions. Regards, John Spencer Connected Systems Partners Office: (978) 455-5550 x208 Cell: (978) 621-9743 jspencer(a)connectedsp.com<mailto:jspencer@connectedsp.com> www.connectedsp.com<http://www.connectedsp.com/> GET CONNECTED! All information in this email, unless indicated otherwise in the body of the email, is considered confidential and intended for the view and use of the recipient(s) only.

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Reminder: WLUG Meeting Tomorrow Jan 18th, 2018 Topic: Spectre and Meltdown!
by Tim Keller Jan. 18, 2018

Jan. 18, 2018

We've got a meeting this week! Short Topic: Spectre and Meltdown. What it is, what it does, etc. I figure this is pretty topical as many of us are starting to wrap our heads around the performance implications as well as the tackling the task of patching many systems. Location: Campus Center, Mid Century Rm 331 Time: 7pm Snacks and Refreshments will be provided. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Meeting This Week! Jan 18th 2018!
by Tim Keller Jan. 16, 2018

Jan. 16, 2018

We've got a meeting this week! Short Topic: Spectre and Meltdown. What it is, what it does, etc. I figure this is pretty topical as many of us are starting to wrap our heads around the performance implications as well as the tackling the task of patching many systems. Location: Campus Center, Mid Century Rm 331 Time: 7pm Snacks and Refreshments will be provided. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown.
by thinkbrown＠gmail.com Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

The xkcd comic is basically how I explain it to my parents :P Not the most useful from a technical standpoint though. Logan On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:18 AM, Higgins, Benjamin J <bjhiggins(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > Really – I found XKCD really nailed it > > https://xkcd.com/1938/ > > > > > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] *On > Behalf Of *thinkbrown(a)gmail.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:14 AM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. > > > > I found the Raspberry Pi Foundation's explanation the most useful: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-raspberry-pi-isnt-vulnerable- > to-spectre-or-meltdown/ > > > > I found some of the non-computer based metaphors a little lacking - they > didn't really fit my mental model of the computer. > > The Raspberry Pi article explains it in a way that people familiar with > basic Python (or almost any procedural language) will be familiar with. > > > > Logan > > > > On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Sweetser, Frank E <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > > This one is my own personal favorite out of what I've seen so far: > > > > https://ds9a.nl/articles/posts/spectre-meltdown/ > > > > Frank Sweetser > Director of Network Operations > Worcester Polytechnic Institute > "For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and > wrong." - HL Mencken > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org> on behalf > of Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:27 PM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group > *Subject:* [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. > > > > There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. > This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. > > > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and- > spectre-heres-what-intel-apple-microsoft-others-are-doing-about-it/ > > > > Feel free to argue that it's not. > > > > Thanks, > > Tim. > > > > -- > > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] Spectre and Meltdown.
by Higgins, Benjamin J Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

Really – I found XKCD really nailed it https://xkcd.com/1938/ From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org] On Behalf Of thinkbrown(a)gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:14 AM To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. I found the Raspberry Pi Foundation's explanation the most useful: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-raspberry-pi-isnt-vulnerable-to-spectr… I found some of the non-computer based metaphors a little lacking - they didn't really fit my mental model of the computer. The Raspberry Pi article explains it in a way that people familiar with basic Python (or almost any procedural language) will be familiar with. Logan On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Sweetser, Frank E <fs(a)wpi.edu<mailto:fs@wpi.edu>> wrote: This one is my own personal favorite out of what I've seen so far: https://ds9a.nl/articles/posts/spectre-meltdown/ Frank Sweetser Director of Network Operations Worcester Polytechnic Institute "For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong." - HL Mencken ________________________________ From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org<mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org> <wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org<mailto:wlug-bounces@mail.wlug.org>> on behalf of Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com<mailto:turbofx@gmail.com>> Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:27 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-heres-what-int… Feel free to argue that it's not. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org<mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown.
by thinkbrown＠gmail.com Jan. 10, 2018

Jan. 10, 2018

I found the Raspberry Pi Foundation's explanation the most useful: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-raspberry-pi-isnt-vulnerable-to-spectr… I found some of the non-computer based metaphors a little lacking - they didn't really fit my mental model of the computer. The Raspberry Pi article explains it in a way that people familiar with basic Python (or almost any procedural language) will be familiar with. Logan On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Sweetser, Frank E <fs(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > This one is my own personal favorite out of what I've seen so far: > > > https://ds9a.nl/articles/posts/spectre-meltdown/ > > > Frank Sweetser > Director of Network Operations > Worcester Polytechnic Institute > "For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and > wrong." - HL Mencken > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org> on behalf > of Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:27 PM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users Group > *Subject:* [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. > > There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. > This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and- > spectre-heres-what-intel-apple-microsoft-others-are-doing-about-it/ > > Feel free to argue that it's not. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Re: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown.
by Sweetser, Frank E Jan. 9, 2018

Jan. 9, 2018

This one is my own personal favorite out of what I've seen so far: https://ds9a.nl/articles/posts/spectre-meltdown/ Frank Sweetser Director of Network Operations Worcester Polytechnic Institute "For every problem, there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong." - HL Mencken ________________________________ From: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org <wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org> on behalf of Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:27 PM To: Worcester Linux Users Group Subject: [Wlug] Spectre and Meltdown. There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-heres-what-int… Feel free to argue that it's not. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Spectre and Meltdown.
by Tim Keller Jan. 9, 2018

Jan. 9, 2018

There seems to be a HUGE amount of woo regarding spectre and meltdown. This *seems* to me to be the most concise explanation I've heard so far. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-heres-what-int… Feel free to argue that it's not. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Meeting Moved to Next Thursday (1 / 18 / 2018)
by Tim Keller Jan. 8, 2018

Jan. 8, 2018

Hey Gang, We *normally* would have a meeting this week, but I've decided to move it to next Thursday in light of everybody having a busy holiday and getting back into the swing of things. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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