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Re: [Wlug] Canceled due to weather: WLUG meeting Wed 1/12/2011

by Kieran O'Callaghan

Grumble. I remember back in either late '92 when I was a 16 year old commuting Mass Academy student and I came back to my car, in my assigned WPI parking lot (across the street from the end of the sports field) and found a parking ticket because apparently the lot was supposed to be clear for snow removal. I'm not sure what channel I was supposed to get a notification about this from. They certainly didn't put up a sign. Classes were most definitely not canceled. The lot was full, so obviously no one else had gotten the message either. Oh, and the ticket was underneath a perfectly even and undisturbed layer of snow, so I'd obviously gotten it before any snow had fallen at all. I'll always remember that as my first parking ticket. Grumble, mumble and additional disgruntled noises. On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 17:46 -0500, Theo Van Dinter wrote: > Woh! I remember back in '96 when we were all amazed that they closed > the campus for the first time in something like 20 years. Is this the > first time since then? > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Jan. 12, 2011

Re: WLUG Meeting Feb 11th 2021! Topic: Good question!

by Jared Greenwald

Sorry I was more thinking of TruCluster. I know we have a lot of contacts in common from that time. On Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 3:30 PM Jon "maddog" Hall <jon.maddog.hall(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The port of Tru64 to Itanium must have been after I left. I do not know > anyone in the Tru64 product management that would have given any life to > that project. No life. None. > > I can ask one of the engineering managers of that time. > > md > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:13 PM Jared Greenwald <greenwaldjared(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Still boggles my mind the amount of money HP spent on Itanium hardware >> back after they acquired Compaq/Tru64 only to basically abandon the whole >> thing and lay off everyone. >> >> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:44 AM Jon "maddog" Hall via WLUG < >> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >>> I still vividly remember my boss showing me the plans for support of >>> Intel's Itanium processor. >>> >>> As someone who taught operating systems and compiler design for a number >>> of years I still remember my shock that THIS was the answer for Intel's >>> 64-bit chip....an Ultra-Wide Instruction set. >>> >>> I wailed away about how all of this was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.....mostly >>> because I had spent the past six months proving why even a regular CISC >>> system was the wrong answer, and here Intel was going in the opposite >>> direction. >>> >>> After twenty minutes of me fuming my boss simply grinned, shrugged his >>> shoulders and left my office. >>> >>> While I was proud of the fact that the Alpha processor was so prominent >>> in the production of the movie "Titanic"......now I had to deal with a real >>> life "Itanic"....watching it sink. >>> >>> md >>> >>> P.S. It was only a month or so after, I think, that AMD came out with a >>> reasonable extension to the i86 architecture....which (although it was not >>> RISC) I was reasonably happy with. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 7:24 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Everybody, >>>> >>>> We've got a meeting next week on the 11th at our same time (7pm) >>>> >>>> As for a topic, if somebody would like to present something, I'd be >>>> up for it. >>>> I figure we'd all toast the depreciation of Itanium in the linux >>>> kernel. Good riddance! >>>> >>>> We'll definitely be talking about the PI4 Nano!! >>>> >>>> As usual, I'm sure other topics will organically surface. >>>> >>>> Location: Our usual Jitsu haunt: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >>>> >>>> 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/BJNCC… >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/DM5K6… >>> >>

Feb. 4, 2021

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: [Wlug] Topics for next meeting...

by Eric Martin

We just had our second and our first is super interested in things so I'm on board too. Telephony is also good for my job so no arguments here. On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have a 7 year old, so kids & education sounds great. > > Telephony would be a great topic as well. > > Thank you, > > Joel > > > > > On October 14, 2014 5:37:27 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > I figure we're half way through October at this point, we should start > thinking about what we'd like talk about for a topic next month. > > One area that's of interest to me with young kids is educational programs > that work on linux. > > 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 <javascript:;> > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <javascript:;> > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Eric Martin

Oct. 15, 2014

Re: Stuck in traffic

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > I'm currently stuck in traffic I should be there for about 7:10 So how did the meeting go? Any comments or thoughts on ZFS and how it's useful and how it can be abused? I'm using ZFS on a TrueNAS Enterprise cluster, which works, but has it's issues, mostly around failover speed. Been spoiled by Netapps for too many years. I've also managed to make Oracle branded ZFS appliances fall over due to load, so I have reservations about ZFS to this day. I do like the *ideas* behind it, and some of the powerful features it has. But the layering violations make me worry. Just go look at the problems btrfs has had trying to do it's own RAID5 instead of just layering on top of MD RAID5 (which I also admit has had problems too! Nothing is perfect...). The goals of ZFS in terms of file content checksums are awesome, I really like that. I just wish there was a better way to actually shrink ZFS filesystems (even if done as any offline process) without jumping through all kinds of hoops. Anyway, I hope to see you all at the next meeting! John

Oct. 11, 2024

Reminder! Meeting tomorrow!! Location: Technocopia, Topic: Going rogue.

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang! Location: Technocopia, 44 Portland St. Worcester MA. Date: November 21st, 2024 Time: 7PM Topic: Going rogue. I know, a flashy title to draw you in! Let's be frank, the digital landscape is looking a bit bleak right now. More and more, I'm finding myself not that interested in posting anything about myself or my family because I don't need some AI algorithmically categorizing me. Even this email I'm sure is being analyzed by google.. gmail is free for a reason.. I had an idea and that was this. Would people be interested in a mastodon server running inside a tailscale mesh? Or some other service, like IRC or https://revolt.chat/ or I'm sure other people have other great ideas. My plan is to show off a pi running mastodon and/or revolt with tailscale. I'd love to hear people's thoughts about this. If people even think the tailscale stuff is needed. So that's my thought for what we might talk about. As usual, there will be dinner afterwards and I'm sure we'll keep talking. See you there! Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Nov. 20, 2024

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: Meeting Thurs 7 PM

by Andy Stewart

On Wednesday 09 February 2005 10:20 am, Robert Schwein wrote: > Andy > > For us new guys, where is the "usual place"? > > Thanks > > Bob HI Bob, The "usual place" is on the WPI Campus in Worcester, MA USA*, in a room called the Access Grid room. This room is located on the first floor of Morgan Hall. You can find more detailed directions on the WLUG home page at http://www.wlug.org, click on "WLUG Meetings" near the top of the page, and then scroll down to the bottom and click the "Directions" link. I am conscious of the fact that the weather may be inclement. Use your own good judgement - if the weather outside is frightful (but the air is so delightful), don't do anything foolish. Any potential cancellation email would have to be sent out by 4 PM at the latest, so please check your email boxes on Thursday. Later, Andy *I need to say USA since there is a Worcester, England, and once upon a time someone thought we were in the UK since I didn't explicitly say USA. Ahhh, the wonders of a world wide medium. :-) -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

Feb. 10, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Meeting topics

by Jeff Moyer

Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> writes: > On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 06:26:31PM -0500, Jeff Moyer wrote: >> If anyone is interested in a talk on SSDs, chime in. I can present my >> experiences with these devices. I've evaluated the performance of >> several vendors' products, ranging from the poor to the exemplary. I >> can talk about the modifications made in the block layer to accommodate >> for these devices, and the current implementation of the block discard >> support (which maps to ATA TRIM, which is important for device lognevity >> and performance) and how that is wired up to file systems such as ext4. > > I'm interested. I was considering using SSDs for my boot drive. Is > RAID protection necessary/advisable using SSDs? The answer is, as always, it depends. I'll cover this in more depth when I give the talk, but any RAID algorithm that needs to initialize every block of the device is going to hurt performance on SSDs. There is some question about the durability/reliability of the drives, and some of those concerns are valid, others aren't. If you are diligent about backups, or if the disk just holds the OS, I wouldn't worry too much about RAID. HTH, Jeff

March 1, 2010

Re: [Wlug] Thursday snow storm? Possible reschedule?

by Andy Stewart

On 02/11/2014 04:22 PM, Keith Wright wrote: > Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> writes: > >> The weather people (who are using super computers running linux) are >> currently claiming that we're going to be getting heavy snow on Thursday >> night. >> >> I don't think WLUG has ever had this scenario... What's our game plan? > > I was wondering how much I would need to apologize > if I did not show up after enthusiastically > endorsing Andy. I would not mind if it happened > next week instead. > > -- Keith My recommendation is to err on the side of safety. Consider not only what the weather will be at the start of the meeting, but at the end when folks are departing. Sometimes you get burned when the predicted weather fails to materialize, but that's life in New England. It beats sleeping all night in The Wedge. ;-) I am looking forward to giving the software defined radio talk to WLUG, and if the meeting is postponed, there is a high likelyhood that I could reschedule with you on some other Thursday evening. Andy -- Andy Stewart (KB1OIQ) Founder: Worcester Linux Users' Group Founder: Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group President: PART of Westford, MA (WB1GOF)

Feb. 11, 2014

Re: Greetings

by John Stoffel

Hi Forrest, Welcome to WLUG! Please feel free to ask any linux questions you have on this list, and please do come to the next meeting where we have a good group of people who are willing to step up and help people. I have a couple of RaspberryPis I run for various things, along with my main server I run at home for backups and file storage. We have a wide variety of people with various levels of experience and I'm sure they'll chime in soon. Cheers, John >>>>> "madserge---" == madserge--- via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: madserge---> My name is Forrest I am a gamer and a Linux enthusiast madserge---> that mainly uses a Arch Based distro called Manjaro. My madserge---> friend reached out to the group for me and then emailed madserge---> and told me about it so I thought I would create a madserge---> account and introduce myself. I would also like to say my madserge---> level of understanding is probably more on the beginners madserge---> level of things and have been learning slowly and would madserge---> like to learn more about other things like raspberry pis madserge---> and servers since I recently obtained a server from a madserge---> family members work because they upgraded, I will also madserge---> leave specs of the two custom built computers I own and madserge---> the name of the server I have down below, I look forward madserge---> to meeting you all next meeting. madserge---> Sincerely, madserge---> Forrest madserge---> Server: madserge---> Dell PowerEdge 2950 (Minimal Manjaro XFCE Installed) madserge---> Raid Slots 6 madserge---> Hard Disk Drives 6 (2 146GB 10K RPM, 4 600GB 15K RPM) madserge---> That's all I know atm madserge---> Custom PC's: madserge---> Current Rig madserge---> Case: NZXT H440 (EnVyUs Edition) madserge---> Mobo: ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 madserge---> GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 (11GB GDDR5X) madserge---> CPU: Intel i7 7700K Quad Core 4.2 GHz (No Overclock) madserge---> RAM: 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 madserge---> HDD: 2TB FireCuda (SSHD) + 2TB FireCuda (SSHD) + 250GB Samsung 850 EVO (SSD) + 1TB Crucial M.2 NVMe SSD madserge---> OS: Windows 10 Pro / Manjaro KDE madserge---> Other Rig madserge---> Case: NZXT H440 madserge---> Mobo: Asrock Z75 Pro3 madserge---> GPU: EVGA GTX 980Ti Hybrid (6GB GDDR5) madserge---> CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 Quad Core 3.4 GHz (Overclocked to 4GHz) madserge---> RAM: 16 GB DDR3 1600 madserge---> HDD: 2TB (7200RPM HDD) + 128GB (SSD) madserge---> OS: Windows 10 Pro 64Bit madserge---> _______________________________________________ madserge---> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org madserge---> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org madserge---> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ madserge---> Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ madserge---> Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/RKSIA…

March 1, 2020

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