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Re: !!!! Reminder!!! Wlug Meeting Oct 13th @7PM: Topic: Fotoxx, Speaker: Dick Miller, Location: WPI Mid Century Room.

by Patrick McEvilly

We lost the room on the web call. Will you guys be back on tonight? From: Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Reply-To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 4:55 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org>, Dick Miller <TheMillers(a)millermicro.com> Cc: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> Subject: [WLUG] !!!! Reminder!!! Wlug Meeting Oct 13th @7PM: Topic: Fotoxx, Speaker: Dick Miller, Location: WPI Mid Century Room. Hey Everybody! Date/Time: Oct 13th 2022, 7PM-??PM Physical Location: WPI Mid Century Room (rm 321) Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA Speaker: Dick Miller Dick Miller is going to be speaking about Fotoxx! https://kornelix.net/fotoxx/fotoxx.html From the webpage: Navigate a large image collection using a thumbnail browser, click on an image to view or edit. A rich set of edit and retouch functions is available. Import RAW files and edit with deep color. Save revised images as JPEG, PNG (8/16 bits/color), or TIFF (8/16). Select an object or area within an image (freehand draw, follow edges, flood matching tones...), apply edit functions, copy and paste, resize, blend, warp, etc. without using layers. Edit functions have fast feedback using the full image or selected zoom-in area. Edit image metadata (tags, geotags, dates, ratings, captions...). Search images using any combination of metadata and file and folder names or partial names. Click a marker on a scalable world map to view all photos from that location. Batch functions are available to rename, add/revise metadata, copy/move, resize, convert format. Fotoxx uses your image files wherever they are and maintains a separate index for fast searching. Fotoxx is standards compliant and can be used with other photo programs (no lock-in). Fotoxx is easy to use but unconventional, so read the user guide (at least the first few pages) before jumping in. Fotoxx has deep functionality. Do not expect to master it in a few minutes. Along with the presentation, as usual expect the usual amount of banter about all things Linux/FOSS/etc. Definitely some talk about mdadm..which I'm sure will digress into a weird demo... Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and we'll head off to have dinner afterwards to continue the conversation. I hope to see you there! Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

3 years, 2 months

Re: [Wlug] Announce: WLUG Meeting Wed 10/9 7PM Jim Gettys on Internet buffer bloat

by Arjan van der Velde

I'm considering going, but I'll have to see how it works out with my schedule that Wednesday. -- Arjan On Oct 2, 2013, at 6:07 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote: > I'd like to gauge how many people plan to go to this meeting, since it > could be popular enough that I might need to get a bigger room. If > people plan to attend, could they chime in? > > Thanks, > Chuck > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:01:41AM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> The next Worcester Linux Users' Group (WLUG) meeting will be held at >> its regularly scheduled time: the 2nd Wednesday of the month, which is >> Wednesday, October 9, at 7PM. The location will be the WPI Campus >> Center, Mid-Centry Room 331. >> >> This month we will have Jim Gettys from Bell Labs talk about Internet >> buffer bloat. This is the talk that has been rescheduled from April. >> >> "Internet buffer bloat, by Jim Gettys (Bell Labs) >> >> VOIP and teleconferencing often perform much more poorly on today's >> Internet than the Internet of a decade ago, despite great gains in >> bandwidth. Lots of fiber, cheap memory, smart hardware, variability of >> wireless goodput, changes in web browser behaviour, changes in TCP >> implementations, and a focus on benchmarking Internet performance >> solely by bandwidth, and engineer's natural reluctance to drop packets >> have conspired to encourage papering over problems by adding buffers; >> each of which may introduce latency when filled. >> >> The mistaken quest to never drop packets has destroyed interactivity >> under load, and often results in actual higher packet loss, as TCP's >> congestion avoidance algorithms have been defeated by these >> buffers. The lessons of the "RED manifesto" of 1997 have been >> forgotten or never learned by a new generation of engineers." >> >> Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 - 9:00 PM >> WPI Campus Center, Mid-Centry Room 331 >> >> Afterwards, we will go out for pizza. >> >> See you there, >> Chuck >> President, Worcester Linux Users' Group >> http://www.wlug.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug Sent from my iCommodore 64

12 years, 2 months

Re: [Wlug] WLUG Notes From Last Nights STEM Meeting

by Richard Klein

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 >

10 years, 3 months

Re: Reminder: Next Meeting Nov 9th, 2023! Location: Technocopia

by Tim Keller

This morning I started working on a side deck! I'm going to have my little 3018 CNC mill and the laptop I use as the DRO. I'm going to talk about Additive manufacturing vs. Subtractive, the general toolchain I use and what software I've messed around with and what things I've found along the way. Tim. On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 3:53 PM John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > > > We've got a wlug meeting at Technocopia on Thursday Nov 9th, 2023. > > > I had hoped to have a pi5 and be using it as my daily driver, but > > I've been foiled in that attempt. > > > > Another option if people would be interested in it, I could bring my > > desktop cnc mill. > > Please do! I'd love to see it in action! > > > My whole goal has been to use as much FOSS as possible in the entire > > toolpath so I'm not entangled with a particular company that might > > go out of business. > > > If this is something people might be interested in, let me know. > > Absolutely. Though will Technocopia allow us to spin it up and let it > rip? :-) > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

2 years, 1 month

Re: [Wlug] Let's make WLUG meetings better!

by Bill Smith

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:56:59 -0500 "Skip Gaede" <sgaede(a)attbi.com> wrote: SG> I'm also interested in security and IP Tables. My system has a local SG> network and a cable modem, and with previous versions of Mandrake, SG> they had a wizard to setup netfilter. The 9.0 release dropped the SG> wizard and included a shorewall package. The documentation was not SG> great, but I think I understand it well enough to modify the config SG> files as needed. And I like the package a lot. among the things that has me interested, RH8.0 uses Lokkit in setting up baseline Firewall rules. I don't know much about firewalls (yet), but I want to know whether or not it's a Good Thing to have Lokkit doing what it does. (for example, is it sufficient as a starting point, or should I remove it and define my own rules?) Advice is always welcome... Also: Is there a better way to provide information online from past meetings? There are some things where the notes provided raise more questions than they answer for me. Having slide show notes are great, but if someone that was present asked the same question i have, how would i know? just a few thoughts... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- William Smith wsmith-at-chezsmith-dot-com Fall River, MA http://www.chezsmith.com "[T]here is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace." -- Sherlock Holmes, in 'A Case of Identity' * TAG! v3.1 *

23 years

Re: [Wlug] Next meeting day question...

by Chuck Anderson

The calendar on the website is a Google Calendar. Tim, Frank, and myself have access to change the calendar from any Google calendar client, including google.com/calendar. I recommend Jorte on Android, but the built-in Google calendar on Android should work fine as well. Ideally, whomever reserves a room and/or announces a meeting date/time/topic would update the calendar at the same time. Just change "only this event" so as to not mess up the default recurring schedule. The calendar is public so anyone can subscribe to it so it shows up on their own personal device(s): https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=bzVvc3E4NTBsazYxZThoMW4xbzFybGRiNz… Tuesday Feb 20th works for me. On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:07:36AM -0500, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com wrote: > I'm fine with that. If we're going to do it, someone should update the > website for that specific day. > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 5:07 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > wrote: > > > It looks like the 20th will work for me. > > > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> 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.

7 years, 10 months

Re: [Wlug] Meeting on the 14th?

by Tim Keller

I've thought a bit and I think I like: "Python: The Sysadmins Chainsaw Swissarmy Knife" even a bit better. Invariably someone will make a joke something like "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster..." On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:18 AM, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com <thinkbrown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "A more elegant weapon, for a more civilized age" > On Aug 5, 2014 10:10 AM, "Tim Keller" <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Excellent! I'll get cracking on my slides. I figure this will a bit of >> slides, round table and demos. >> >> I like the title: "Python: The Sysadmins Lightsaber" >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 5:31 PM, David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> >> wrote: >> >>> How about the 13th. I have an openstack meeting on the 14th. >>> >>> Also, python for sysadmins sounds interesting. Openstack is written in >>> Python. At first, I judged Python to be a scripting language but after >>> some digging, it has some very usefull features for writing large >>> systems - for example, name scoping. >>> >>> -David >>> >>> >>> On 08/04/2014 05:03 PM, Tim Keller wrote: >>> >>> By my reckoning the next meeting is the 14th? >>> >>> If nobody has a topic idea I'd be willing to do a quick talk on >>> "Python for sysadmins". >>> >>> Later, >>> Tim. >>> >>> -- >>> I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >>> constituents as "consumers". >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

11 years, 4 months

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: WLUG meeting April 9th, 2015 7pm Rm 331 (Mid-Century Room) Pi and GPIO.

by Tim Keller

NO, Thursday... You think I'd have learned by now! At least I got the date right! Clearly Keith is still incapacitated from his surgery... On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:58 PM, thinkbrown(a)gmail.com <thinkbrown(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Wednesday?? > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Everybody, >> >> This Wednesday we're having our monthly WLUG meeting. I'm going to bring >> along my Pi and do a quick demo talk on GPIO (General Purpose I/O). I >> figure we can also talk about what who/what we'd like for speakers and >> topics. >> >> There will be refreshments and as usual we'll go to tech for pizza >> afterwards. >> >> See ya there! >> >> Later, >> 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 > > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

10 years, 8 months

Re: April WLUG meeting to be online

by Stephen Thamel

Hey Pete - I would be interested in the 580 and the R415s. I can come by tomorrow when convenient. Let me know if that works for you. On Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 1:07 PM Pete Wason via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hi! When is the meeting? > > BTW, I have *piles* of (mostly Dell) hardware for sale (donation? either > is overly complicated..). Everything from an old > Dimension E530 desktop to a Poweredge R515 with 12TB of internal disk > (both already running CentOS 6.10). A whole roomfull of > Optiplex 740s and 580s, an R300, two R415s, etc. In a few weeks I'll also > have a couple of Synology RS2416+ units with > expansion chassis. I can forward a complete list if anyone is interested. > Most of the equipment is in Worcester, where I work. > > Stay safe! > Pete in Sutton > > > > On 3/31/2020 10:34 AM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > > > I hope everybody is staying safe and healthy. While Linux doesn't need > virus protection, we do. Wash your hands you filthy animals. > > > > As the subject reads, we're going to be doing the WLUG meeting online. > > I've been active in the wlug-ma irc channel as have others. > > > > What do people think about Jitsi for doing a video meetup? > > > > Refreshments will not be provided and we won't be going out for dinner!! > > > > Stay home, stay safe and I hope we'll all get to see each other soon. > > > > Later, > > Tim. > > > > > > -- > > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/LNHAH… > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/53TKE… >

5 years, 8 months

Postponing meeting to the 23rd due to career week.

by Tim Keller

Speaking with Frank, this week is career week at WPI and a mob scene. There are zero rooms to reserve. I think it makes the most sense to push the meeting off to the 23rd so we can get a room with proper A/V, etc. As for a topic, a couple people have asked me about container based distros. I think this would be a great topic. I've recently gotten heavy involved in k8s deployment stuff and I've had to wrap my brain around this stuff. Fedora, Container OS, Rancher OS, Blend OS, the list goes on. I think there's an interesting conversation around how user friendly, secure, etc. this various options are. Is this something people would be interested in? Later, Tim. On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 4:08 PM Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > That makes sense with a meeting last week. . > > See everyone on the 16th. . > > Joel > > On February 9, 2023 3:30:18 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> We are not having a meeting on the 9th, we'll have a meeting on the 16th. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim. >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 9:52 PM Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Are having a WLUG meeting as tomorrow 2/9 is the second Thursday? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Joel >>> >>> On February 6, 2023 10:46:54 AM Joshua Stone via WLUG < >>> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> I thought I'd share a side project I've been working on, which involves >>>> building containers with Nvidia kernel modules and userspace components >>>> that work as bootable OS images thanks to "container-native" >>>> <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/OstreeNativeContainerStable> >>>> support within Fedora Silverblue. >>>> >>>> This approach has several advantages over the traditional package >>>> management model for installing out-of-tree drivers, including: >>>> >>>> 1) Have the install process and QA shift from client side to server >>>> side, making a CI/CD model of driver distribution possible. >>>> >>>> 2) Eliminate the possibility of update failures (i.e., will a , as only >>>> container builds with successful runs will be committed to a container >>>> registry and updates are delivered with an "immutable" model >>>> >>>> 3) Modules are signed with one key from a central repo, ensuring that >>>> only one key has to be enrolled for all client systems for enabling secure >>>> boot support >>>> >>>> 4) Enable the possibility of supporting multiple driver release >>>> streams. i.e., give users the freedom to rebase on 525xx, 520xx, 470xx >>>> series drivers, etc, as well as pin to a specific image snapshot in case of >>>> a driver regression >>>> >>>> 5) Have the ability to download a pre-built bootable image from a >>>> central repo, or build an image locally with further customizations thanks >>>> to the flexibility of the Containerfile format >>>> >>>> 6) Give maintainers a broader framework for debugging regressions, >>>> namely being able to boot into a specific snapshot listed in a bug report >>>> >>>> It's true that Nvidia has been the source of many hardware issues >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYWzMvlj2RQ>. I refuse to own an >>>> Nvidia card because of this. But many Linux users use Nvidia, which I >>>> thought would be a great motivation for working on a container-native >>>> approach to out-of-three driver support. >>>> >>>> More info here: >>>> >>>> Nvidia images available for testing! >>>> <https://github.com/ublue-os/base/discussions/33> >>>> >>>> We did it! Hassle-free Nvidia drivers on Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite: >>>> Testers wanted! <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9EJCF_GM4> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.ypsidanger.com/a-34-line-container-file-saves-the-linux-desktop/> >>>> Nvidia Linux users, this thirty-four line Containerfile might make your >>>> life suck way less. >>>> <https://www.ypsidanger.com/a-34-line-container-file-saves-the-linux-desktop/> >>>> >>>> - Josh >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/UCJVP… >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/TRIDU… >>> >> >> >> -- >> I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >> constituents as "consumers". >> > >

2 years, 10 months

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