September 2014 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

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by phiscock＠ee.ryerson.ca 01 Oct '14

01 Oct '14

Tlug at ss.org is dead. Long live Tlug. -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325

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Re: [GTALUG] [TLUG]: Please subscribe to the new GTALUG Talks List
by Christopher Browne 30 Sep '14

30 Sep '14

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Clive DaSilva <cdasilva(a)iprimus.ca> wrote: > Hello Paul > > I have the same issue with tlug right now > > Clive > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-tlug(a)ss.org [mailto:owner-tlug@ss.org] On Behalf Of Paul King > Sent: September-29-14 11:37 PM > To: Myles Braithwaite; tlug(a)ss.org; owner-tlug(a)ss.org > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Please subscribe to the new GTALUG Talks List > > I am not getting messages after subscribing a while ago, also. I just sent > an email to talk-subscribe(a)gtalug.org as suggested on your web page, but > have never gotten any feedback as to whether my subscription was > successful. > > Paul King > I see Clive's address on the list of members of the new list, but not Paul's, so there is some kind of difference between the issues you are having. Note that we are using Mailman for the new list, which has the consequence that there is a particular "two phase commit" to the process of subscribing; you should expect to get a message indicating that an application for that address has been added, and that you should visit an approval URL as the approximation to indicate that it "really was you" that did so. It is possible that some over-exuberant spam filters might mark the administrative messages from the mailing list manager as "spam"; that should not come as super-surprising in this world where MOST email is apparently spam. It might prove simpler to interact with the mailing list software via the web interface; visit <http://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk>. Clive appears to already be fully added to the new list, so when there is traffic, I'd expect Clive to see that. (Indeed, this message is being sent to both lists, so Clive might well see two copies.) I could add Paul "by hand" to the list, though it seems to me as though it is preferable to retry, and perhaps figure out what problem was preventing subscription to work. I will observe that the new list hasn't been vastly active, so it's possible that Clive happened not to see any traffic. -- When confronted by a difficult problem, solve it by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"

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by Clive DaSilva 28 Sep '14

28 Sep '14

Not sure if this is working. Could any of you folks please respond to this if it appears in the mailing list Thanks Clive DaSilva

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Re: [GTALUG] [TLUG]: Microsoft Calls
by Christopher Browne 26 Sep '14

26 Sep '14

I once got the helpful response that they were transferring me to one of their Linux experts. The software they use to take control of your PC has a Linux version, so the scam could conceivably work against one of "our" systems.

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Re: [GTALUG] [TLUG]: Does anyone have a Oneplus One phone invite?
by Richard Weait 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

Hello, Responding to Clifford's old thread from the old list. I have an available invitation with a few days left on it. The invitations are time-limited (by the company, not me) so you'll have to move quickly to use it. iirc the basic 32GB is US$299 or the 64GB for US$349. Accessories, like cases are $10-ish and up. Email me, off-list, if you are interested and I know you. :-)

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Intel's sorta RPi entry
by Christopher Browne 21 Sep '14

21 Sep '14

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13024 Bits of both more and less than the Raspberry Pi. Smaller, adds wifi and Bluetooth; more RAM and storage, chews less power.

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Salary levels for DBA's in Toronto area
by Dave Cramer 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

I have a client looking for an information architect. Basically a DBA, plus dealing with where and how to store data. Could be Hadoop, Mongo, whatever What would someone in Toronto expect for a Salary ? Dave Cramer

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A cool command-line tool: parse and print html
by David Collier-Brown 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Courtesy of Nat Torkington at O'Reilly 1. pup <https://github.com/EricChiang/pup> — commandline tool for parsing and processing HTML. https://github.com/EricChiang/pup

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Serial logging: best practice, pitfalls, advice?
by Stewart C. Russell 17 Sep '14

17 Sep '14

Hi, Since there are some really experienced system people here, I'd like to ask some advice on designing logging parameters for a serial device. I'd like to design the output log so it's most obvious to users what's coming out the thing, and so it's easy to stuff readings into a database for later analysis. I have complete freedom to redesign the log coming out of this embedded device. Here's what I get from the device: 1. Approximately twice a minute, I get a cumulative energy reading and the average power for the last 30s or so 2. About once every five minutes, I get a packet which contains an approximate (±1°C or so) ambient temperature I can also report: * a fairly accurate (at least over the short term) elapsed time stamp in milliseconds - but not real time, as there is no RTC. The time stamp rolls over slightly more than once a month. * the received signal strength in dBm This device is decoding the RF packets from the BlueLine Power Cost Meter that the OPA and local utilities give out to hydro consumers in Ontario. It's also the same as the Black & Decker Power Meter. The device would allow you to track real-time energy consumption without fiddling around with Toronto Hydro's time-of-use website (or, gulp, having to mess with Green Button energy files - eek!). As it counts the hydro meter's watt-hour pulses, it's pretty accurate. So - I'm currently logging something like this [105874810] Energy: 63856 Wh, Power: 613 W, Temp: 14 C (Rssi -81 dBm) where the first number's the timestamp. * Would this format cause hiccups in typical logging applications? * Is 9600 baud still the gold standard serial speed? I can use pretty much any speed, and there's never much data to transmit. Any suggestions/questions greatly appreciated. If anyone has one of these OPA Power Cost Meters, and wants to have a play with it, you'll need: * a 3.3 V Arduino (or a standard 5V one and some level converters that can do SPI) * an RFM69 433.92 MHz transceiver board (caution: it uses 2 mm pin spacing, so won't fit a standard breadboard) * this code: https://github.com/CapnBry/Powermon433 The output is rough, but I've successfully tracked several days' power use so far with far higher resolution than is available from smart meter website. cheers, Stewart

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Afternoon Tea with LibrePlanet-Ontario, TorontoCrypto and Ubuntu Canada
by Bob Jonkman 11 Sep '14

11 Sep '14

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Everybodeee! Thanx for welcoming me to the ranks of GTALUG membership last night! As I mentioned at the meeting, there's going to be a get-together of Free/Libre-minded software folks this Saturday afternoon. The whole thing was started when Sergio Durigan, the organizer of LibrePlanet-Brazil moved to Toronto and re-activated the LibrePlanet-Ontario group, and I offered to introduce him other Free Software groups. LibrePlanet-Ontario - http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:LibrePlanet_Ontario LibrePlanet exist to promote the use of Free Software in the communities of Ontario and to support individuals who wish to use or create Free Software. The goals are similar to those of the Free Software Foundation. Recently one of LibrePlanet-Brazil's organizers, Sergio Durigan Jr. moved to Toronto and is now helping organize LibrePlanet-Ontario. Let's show him a warm Canadian welcome! TorontoCrypto - https://torontocrypto.org/ CryptoParty is a decentralized, global initiative to introduce the most basic cryptography software and the fundamental concepts of their operation to the general public. TorontoCrypto held a workshop on computer privacy and security software in July; let's practice those new skills by holding a GnuPG/PGP keysigning and extending the Web of Trust to the other organizations. Ubuntu Canada, Toronto chapter - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Toronto/ This weekend is the Ubuntu Global Jam, where the Ubuntu community unites to work together to improve Ubuntu. We've got some Ubuntu DVDs to give away; bring your laptop and try it out. Everyone is welcome to Afternoon Tea, whether or not you're affiliated with LibrePlanet, TorontoCrypto or Ubuntu Canada. *What* : Afternoon Tea *When* : Saturday, 13 September 2014 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm *Where* : Yueh Tung, 126 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario *Website* : http://yuehtungrestaurant.com/ *Map* : http://osm.org/go/ZX6BtDPG?m= *Register* : http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ca/2883/detail/ And a week later we're celebrating Software Freedom Day in Kitchener. It's an all-day event with a stream of presentations including one on Open Data and one on Open Access publishing, a hands-on workshop on Scratch programming and one on Privacy and Security with Tor, a film festival, and an all-day installfest. Everything is free, both in the sense of Libre and Gratis. We're even giving away computers at the installfest (monitors are $20). *What* : Software Freedom Day *When* : Saturday, 20 September 2014 from 10:00am to 4:00pm *Where* : Queen Street Commons Cafe and The Working Centre *Location* : 43 and 58 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada *Map* : http://osm.org/go/ZXnwTzH0?m= *Schedule* : http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/2014/Canada/Kitchener/TWC?action=AttachF… *Website* : http://kwlug.org/sfd Hope to see you at either or both events! - --Bob. - -- Bob Jonkman <bjonkman(a)sobac.com> Phone: +1-519-669-0388 SOBAC Microcomputer Services http://sobac.com/sobac/ http://bob.jonkman.ca/blogs/ http://sn.jonkman.ca/bobjonkman/ Software --- Office & Business Automation --- Consulting GnuPG Fngrprnt:04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Ensure confidentiality, authenticity, non-repudiability iEYEARECAAYFAlQRNQ0ACgkQuRKJsNLM5erPYgCgi8uWhvUiNONkFs5Q2wrLsW7I VNIAoMGXExwC6e0nGFdpS4QkktET7jP1 =xqpg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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