November 2020 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

how to save multiple copies of a file
by o1bigtenor 19 Nov '20

19 Nov '20

Greetings I'm wanting to save a file (from a text editor) in multiple locations simply and easily. I've looked at 'parallel' and ran into the idea of symlink chains but so far parallel seems more for multiple in and out and symlink chains besides a reference I can't find more information. I think the rsync and cron would likely create a plethora of files which would then need cleaning so as not to waste too much space. So - - - - I dunno where to look next - - - please? TIA

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First new home computer for decades - Raspberry Pi 400
by Stewart Russell 13 Nov '20

13 Nov '20

... and it runs Linux. https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/?resellerType=home

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Freedom and Graphene
by Evan Leibovitch 13 Nov '20

13 Nov '20

Hi all, It's 2020 and a long time since Shaw bought Wind Mobile and renamed it to Freedom. So I wonder if it's worth another look. Prices are as always aggressive but questions remain about speed and coverage. The reason I want a new phone plan is because I'm experimenting with a new phone on which I've just installed GrapheneOS; more than just another Android ROM, it's touted as being one of the most privacy-focused phones one can have. Google-free, of course, beyond what's in AOSP, and two different app stores to replace Google Play. Does anyone here have experience with either Freedom Mobile or GrapheneOS? Any answers are much appreciated. If there's interest I'll be happy to talk about my experiences with GrapheneOS at a future GTALUG meeting. Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56

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Christopher Browne
by Stewart C. Russell 12 Nov '20

12 Nov '20

It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Chris Browne passed away on Monday. Chris held many roles on the GTALUG board over the years, and his contributions to the group - both social and technical - are beyond measure. Visitation is at Capital Funeral Home & Cemetery, 3700 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa on Wednesday, November 11 from 5:00 – 8:00pm. A Funeral Service will be held at The Metropolitan Bible Church, 2176 Prince of Wales Drive on Thursday, November 12 at 11:00am On behalf of GTALUG, condolences go to Chris's family. Obituary: https://www.arbormemorial.ca/capital/obituaries/christopher-bruce-browne/57… Thanks to Andrew Heagle for passing the news along earlier this afternoon. Stewart

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Re: [GTALUG] First new home computer for decades - Raspberry Pi 400
by Kevin Cozens 11 Nov '20

11 Nov '20

On 2020-11-10 10:36 p.m., William Park via talk wrote: > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 08:15:21PM -0500, Stewart Russell via talk > wrote: >> .. and it runs Linux. >> >> https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/?resellerType=home The Pi 400 keyboard is $70. The full kit is $100. I believe the prices are in US$. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tomorrow
by hi＠gtalug.org 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-11/> # Lightning talks and Round Table We would like to take some time to remember Christopher Browne who was an integral part of GTALUG and his loss is felt by all of us. Presentations: * High availability on two Raspberry Pis with Scott Sullivan * LPI partnership with Evan Leibovitch This is GTALUG's version of an un-conference, a loosely structured short talks emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured GTALUG meetings. If you already have a topic in mind please send an email to speakers(a)gtalug.org to be added to the list of scheduled talks. A Round Table Q&A Session is where we take questions from the audience, and the audience discusses and attempts to answer those questions from their own knowledge. It's a great way to meet fellow members of our community and discover the skill sets we each bring to the table. * Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG * Meeting Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/gtalug-november ## Location * Meeting room url: https://jitsi.flamy.ca/GTALUG ## Schedule * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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question on Debian
by o1bigtenor 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

Greetings Debian has been holding back updates on language updates like GCC for some 3 or more months at this point. I had been waiting to update my system hoping that I could get things all together as it were. Today I bit the bullet and upgraded a whole bunch of stuff. Anyone know why this, imho important, software is being held with no updates for so long? TIA

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amusing spam
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

I just got an invoice for $249 + shipping. "Thank you for your order for Microsoft Windows Malicious Tool ." That seems just about right as a price and description of Windows 10. (OK, I admit that I no longer see Windows as (very) malicious.)

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Scientific Libraries in Python for Drawing Physics Equations
by Nicholas Krause 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

Greetings, I'm wondering if anyone has used this before: http://qutip.org/tutorials.html. If someone has a recommendation or has used something similar for drawing out the graphs for Schrodinger wave functions or Quantum Field Theory that would be helpful. I'm drawing to draw them out on a computer with a library as drawing them by hand is also impossible for large scales of values and will be easier for field theory. This is for the future but it would be nice to hear if anyone has any experience with drawing out quantum physics equations from a programming library, Nick -- Fundamentally an organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is like to be that organism--something it is like for the organism. - Thomas Nagel

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Group knowledge base
by William Park 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

How do you or your company maintain group "knowledge base"? I guess, wiki for internal stuffs. I'm using Words/Excel files. A chapter (Word) or worksheet (Excel) for different subject or project. You can insert screenshots, tables, etc. Screenshot of installation or picture of DIP switches is way simpler than trying to explaining it in words. You can cut/paste from original documentation. But, I'm curious what others are using. -- William Park <opengeometry(a)yahoo.ca>

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