January 2025 - Talk - lists.gtalug.org

(off topic) Anyone with welder?
by William Park 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Hi, I want to weld "locking bit holder" to a cordless screwdriver which just has regular non-locking magnetic bit chuck. The weld doesn't need to be solid around. Just 3 spots will do. I tried all kinds of "glues", but they don't last. Does anyone have (arc) welder, and willing to accept a dozen donuts as payment? Relevance to Linux: Less time I spend on this, more time I can spend on Linux. --

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Meeting Reminder
by Alan Heighway 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

React Java script Website buildingOpen Source AI <https://www.gtalug.org/?p=154> with Ron BarnesAgenda: 1. Business Meeting 2. Presentation 3. Discussion 4. Adjournment 5. More Discussion @ the Pub (Optional) Date / Time: January 14th, 2024 19:30 EST Location: In Person: TMU George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church Street (just north of Dundas), Room 201 (See note below) Online using Nextcloud: https://hub.gtalug.org/call/7m45sf9i NOTE: The doors to the building are normally locked. There will be someone from GTALUG at the doors on the southeast corner of Church and Gould to let people in. If you come late or don’t see anyone at the door please SMS at 647 657 6575 for THIS NIGHT ONLY. Do not call. *A*lan *H*eighway <http://heighway.ca/> heighway.ca VA3WAH / VA3YKZ [image: Please consider the environment before printing]

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Does anyone know an H-P repair shop?
by David Collier-Brown 13 Jan '25

13 Jan '25

A part came loose on my little LaserJet Pro MFP M177, and while I have the repair manual, I can't figure out how to put it back on! Of /course/, I can't ask H-P: their website and telephone service doesn't cover private laserjets, just people with a service-contract number (:-)) --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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Why do you like your chosen distribution?
by Karen Lewellen 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Hi all, Hoping your holidays were magical. My question comes from a discussion on a Linux and disabilities list. New person frankly bewildered by why there are so many Linux distributions at all, along side the benefits of say a specific kind of desktop over another. Got me wondering in general what motivates you to prefer your distribution of choice? That too, with my actually wondering indeed why there are so many Linux distributions, how all those editions helps someone outside the operating system make a choice. Just curious, Karen

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Sun 19th - Junk Independence Day @ Hacklab.to
by Scott Sullivan 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

Another year, another JID appears. Hacklab's Junk Independence Day - Sunday January 19th, Noon - 6PM Come drop off your E-Waste and surplus electronics and parts. Peruse the bounty brought by others. Resist the temptation to take home more then you brought! Anything left over will be responsibly recycled. https://hacklab.to/archives/junk-independence-day-6/ -- Scott Sullivan

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A New Years present for FOSS projects
by Evan Leibovitch 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Hi all, and happy 2025! This came out in October but I only saw it recently. *Announcing FLOSS/fund: $1M per year for free and open source projects <https://floss.fund/blog/announcing-floss-fund/>* I hope someone reading this can take advantage of it. Cute how the application needs to be submitted as a json file <https://floss.fund/funding-manifest/>, though they provide access to an online tool <https://vishnukvmd.github.io/funding.json/> that can generate the file from the information necessary to apply. -- Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56

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