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[OT] Full Stack Toronto
by Scott Elcomb 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Anyone else headed to Full Stack Toronto this weekend? http://fsto.co/ -- Scott Elcomb @psema4 http://psema4.com/pubkey.txt http://www.pirateparty.ca/

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Detekt: New tool against government surveillance – Questions and Answers
by Stephen 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Great idea. But only for Windows users it seems. http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/detekt-new-tool-against-government-surveilla… https://github.com/botherder/detekt/releases/tag/v1.1 -- Stephen

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NCIX.com - Samsung Dual LCD Bundle 2x S27D390HS 27in Widescreen PLS LED Monitor FHD 5ms 1000:1 HDMI VGA
by Thomas Milne 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Pursuant to the exciting saga of the weirdly cheap Dell monitor from Walmart: http://m.ncix.com/products/sku/102841/1242

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SUSE Videos
by John Moniz 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/796082-susecon-2014-suses-o… Ran into a series of videos that some might find amusing. See bottom of article. There are various videos to scroll through. John.

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ffmpeg question
by Zbigniew Koziol 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Hello, For some here the answer will probably be know right away. That is why I am writing, after long googling. I would like to create a sort of video presentation from images. However, I would like that every slide (image) is displayed for a different time duration. This is just the first step; next i would like to combine voice with that, but it is probably another problem, for later. Hence, I have a sequence of images y-%2d.png The following works for me: ffmpeg -framerate 1/10 -i y-%2d.png -c:v mpeg4 -vf "fps=2,format=yuv420p" out.mp4 And the following works, too: ffmpeg -r 1/2 -start_number 7 -i y-%2d.png -c:v mpeg4 -vf "fps=2,format=yuv420p" out.mp4 However, how to control the time of displaying individual images? Is that possible at all? I thought that something like this may work: ffmpeg -r 1/5 -i y-01.png -r 1 -i y-02.png -c:v mpeg4 -vf "fps=2,format=yuv420p" out.mp4 It does not. The first image is displayed, only. Kind regards from Poland, zb. -- Zbigniew Kozioł http://nanophysics.pl mobile: 500 685 477 stationary at home: 17 229 8940

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paid help to install Ubuntu 14.04 server on old workstation?
by Joe Murray 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

I have an old workstation with an Asus P5Q motherboard, Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz and 6 500Gb drives. I've only done a few Ubuntu installs, and I'm having trouble getting past a problem with installing on a RAID device - my guess is that it was a problem with master boot record or something. Not sure if I have done something quite bad, but for some reason it no longer even shows BIOS stuff (yes, I've checked the cabling), and the power source doesn't sound quite normal for a few seconds after power on. Please contact me (offlist if that is netiquette here) with suggestions of who could help me with this fairly simple hardware/sysadmin task, either yourself or an organisation or person. Thanks, Joe Murray, PhD President, JMA Consulting joe.murray(a)jmaconsulting.biz skype JosephPMurray twitter JoeMurray 416.466.1281

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debian problems
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

>From the outside, it looks as if the init system decision has taken a horrible toll on debian: <http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg0MjM> Very sad.

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What's a good scrum tracking tool?
by David Collier-Brown 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

I'm using jira, and now see why we previously dropped it in favour of yellow stickies and whiteboards (;-)) What's a good product, preferably one that is programmable, has a command-line or an api? I'm suffering from click-and-have-coffee syndrome, and the only thing programmable are csv uploads and pseudo-sql queries, via the gui. I want to manage stories and bugs filed against them. --dave -- David Collier-Brown, | Always do right. This will gratify System Programmer and Author | some people and astonish the rest davecb(a)spamcop.net | -- Mark Twain

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Job Opportunity
by Dave Cramer 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

A client of mine is looking for a data architect/DBA Position: Information Architect / DBA Location: Oakville, ON Reporting to: Director, IT & Operations Job Description: Working under the direction of the Director of IT and Operations this is a hands on Information Architect role. This is a newly created role at FlightNetwork. The candidate will work with agile developers, product managers, infrastructure teams and will have the support of an offshore DBA and an onsite PostgreSQL consultant.The Information Architect responsibilities will include: - database administration - database design and architecture - database security and replication - database performance, monitoring and tuning - organizing, consolidating and making data available - participate in user requirement analysis This is a hands on role in a PostgreSQL environment with plans for non-structured systems in the near future to support the demanding needs of the business. The candidate will work with agile developers, product managers, infrastructure teams and will have the support of an offshore DBA and an onsite PostgreSQL consultant. This position is 24 x 7 and includes production support. Who you are? You’re a data junkhead and with an obsessive nature in all that you do. You have impeccable organizational skills and attention to detail that leaves people in awe. If this sounds like you, we’d like to hear from you. Required Skills:A minimum of 5 years in a comparable role - Excellent interpersonal skills. - Excellent knowledge of Linux operating systems. - Solid understanding of database design principles. - Problem-solving skills. - Ability to work well under stress. - Postgresql experience. - Experience with unstructured “big data” solutions; when to use it; when not to. - Excellent performance tuning skills. - Ability to proactively identify, troubleshoot and resolve live database systems issues. - Excellent command of the English language, both written and verbal. Please send resume's to Marc Knoop marc.knoop(a)flightnetwork.com

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Playing *.pls files in firefox?
by Walter Dnes 17 Nov '14

17 Nov '14

Showing my age here, I like oldies music. An interesting site is http://www.fun45s.com/ but firefox won't play it for me. Fortunately they give the direct stream URL on their homepage. If I try http://s7.voscast.com:8376 or http://www.fun45s.com/listen.pls in firefox, firefox asks for a .pls handler, and I point it to mpg123. It doesn't work. No music. But if I run mpg123 direcly from the commandline like so... mpg123 http://s7.voscast.com:8376 ...it works. Can I set up firefox to handle pls files direcly, or is there a player that firefox can invoke? -- Walter Dnes <waltdnes(a)waltdnes.org>

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