August 2020 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

Blockchain, the solution to nothing
by Christopher Browne 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

https://thecorrespondent.com/655/blockchain-the-amazing-solution-for-almost… I found it particularly hilarious when the writer of the article asked the maker of the childrens' aid app if he had noticed that the app didn't actually need blockchain at all. "That's right." But the punch line was even better... Isn't it strange that you won all these awards despite not really using blockchain? "We keep trying to tell people, but it doesn’t seem to stick. You’re calling me about it again now … ” -- 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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Re: [GTALUG] Blockchain, the solution to nothing
by Scott Allen 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 07:25, ac via talk <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > Not trimming the original post simply states that imnsho the > quality is high enough that you can read it again. Your post's header included a reference to the message you were replying to. My mail reader (and almost all others) groups threads using these references, as well as by the title. If I felt your "+1" gave me a reason to re-read the original, I could easily go back and do so. -- Scott

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Re: [GTALUG] Blockchain, the solution to nothing
by Scott Allen 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 at 05:56, ac via talk <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: > +1 That's got to be one of the lowest signal to noise ratio posts I've seen. Two characters of top posting above about 5800 characters quoting the entire previous message! -- Scott

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Mozilla XUL is dead
by Christopher Browne 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

https://yoric.github.io/post/why-did-mozilla-remove-xul-addons/ Pretty interesting article on how Firefox has been evolving over the last 15-ish years. I remember when Wrox Press asked me if I knew of anyone that knew about XUL, because their "hype wagon" thought that XUL was the next big thing, and they wanted a book on that. And it was, though after a fashion much smaller than I expect Wrox was imagining. XUL and XPCOM (which is kinda like COM, which was Microsoft's fork of DCE's DCOM, which was an extendible API system kinda like CORBA...) are now being actively deprecated. A pain in the neck to anyone that had devoted a lot of resources to XUL, but probably not something others care about terribly much. -- 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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Remote Desktop [ RDP files and Remmina ]
by Aruna Hewapathirane 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Hello everyone, I have to login remotely from home to work and this involves booting up a Windows system then logging in. Which works fine. I wanted to see if I can login remotely using Remmina and the RDP protocol using Linux. So far zilch and tried most things I know ( which is very little ). So I was wondering if anyone has any experience logging into a Windows System remotely using Linux and Remmina ? When I try to activate the tool for work under Linux it just lets me save the RDP file. I have tried to import the file into Remmina but does not connect. What should I do to trouble-shoot and resolve ? Any suggestions? And Evan I received your email to the Raspberry Pi thread I was busy-busy sorry for not acknowledging sooner :-) So once again to break it down: 1 - Office System is in London, Ontario and runs Windows. 2 - I have a dual boot running Windows and Debian How do I log-in to the office server using my linux system ? Thanks - Aruna

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MathML Support on the Internet
by Howard Gibson 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

I brought this up at our last meeting and we discussed it. Officially, you can insert equations into your website using MathML. Unfortunately, Google Chrome does not support this, so it does not work. I uploaded my MathML page to my website, and you can try it out. http://rev/~howard/hgibson2/MathML.html -- Howard Gibson hgibson(a)eol.ca jhowardgibson(a)gmail.com http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Today
by hi＠gtalug.org 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

# Lightning talks and Round Table 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 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. ## Location 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 at board(a)gtalug.org. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit
by Aruna Hewapathirane 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Hello, I stumbled across this recently: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. If 'you' were to use a Raspberry Pi as a desktop replacement which one would you recommend? Is there a major difference in response times between the 4Gb and 8Gb models ? How hot does the unit become ? Does it require an add on fan shim ? Or will work fine without one ? How easy or difficult would it be to boot off an external hard disk as compared to the SD card that comes with the Pi ? Any other things to watch out for and be aware of before I purchase ? Instead of buying the kit would it be cheaper to buy each item separately from different vendors ? Thanks - Aruna

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Drafty Etherpad for August meeting
by Christopher Browne 10 Aug '20

10 Aug '20

I have seeded it with a bunch of things I saw over the last month that seemed interesting. https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/gtalug-august - There have been some "asks" about what to consider using as Keybase got bought out - Keybase did a bunch of things, so there's no one straightforward answer to that - There's a guy at U(T) that blogs about sysadmin matters, and so I tossed in some leading questions - It's August. There's yet another reimplementation of grep :-), this time in C++ - There have been ongoing conversations about building Pi desktops. That seems like an interesting thing to collect some information on. -- 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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C.H.I.P. rides again - maybe
by Stewart C. Russell 09 Aug '20

09 Aug '20

Pocket Popcorn Computer — https://popcorncomputer.com/ — looks like it's relaunching the old C.H.I.P. There might even be a PocketC.H.I.P. with a proper keyboard.

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