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Re: [GTALUG] mysterious restarts
by Russell Reiter 27 Jun '16

27 Jun '16

On Jun 26, 2016 12:14 PM, "James Knott via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: <snip> > I don't know what power is provided on dry loops, but I believe there's > still "battery" on the line. On a You put the word battery in quotes. Perhaps you mean a Rogers valve? I think that's how the patent names it. When I was a kid every corner store had a tube tester for DIY repairs. Anecdotally I remember CFRB as Canada's First Rogers Battery? The Rogers valve was what allowed a radio to run on home current. regular phone line, if the device > draws enough current, the exchange will consider the line "seized" and > not send ringing current on it. If not enough current is drawn, then > ringing is possible. > > > I don't know for sure myself. I always assume the last quarter mile is > > analog, but that may have changed for newer condo and residential home > > development. > > > > > What's generally referred to as the "last mile" can be anything from > right next door to several kilometres. For examples, in an apartment I > used to rent, the exchange was just a block away. Here, a couple of > blocks. When I was a kid, growing up in Oakville, it was about 3-4 Km > and it may be much further elsewhere. > > BTW, many years ago, before amplifiers, it was possible to make a call > from New York to Colorado, before it became too weak. Wow you look a lot younger in your picture. :-) > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk(a)gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

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How to repeat a char in a line? (on Windows)
by William Park 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

My brain is not working today... too hot. On Windows, how would you generate a text line with 480 of 'M' chars? I have to describe to other people how to do it on their Windows machine. So, I need simple generic way. I can't tell them to install BusyBox, Cygwin, Vim, or Python. :-) -- William

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Ubuntu snap
by ted leslie 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

never heard of it until just stumbled across this: http://betanews.com/2016/06/14/ubuntu-snap-packages-linux-distros-fedora-ar… If its "good", doesn't it sort of defeat the strength of some distro's whose best attribute is package management, i.e. what folks claim of arch? Interesting to see what becomes of it (how much adoption). Stumbled across it, because its Mint 18 time soon!!!!!!! its like x-mas! -tl

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Damian Conway in town Monday + Tuesday
by Myles Braithwaite 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Just a reminder Damian Conway is going to Toronto this Monday and Tuesday. Make sure you RSVP before attending as space us usually limited. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Damian Conway in town Monday + Tuesday Hello! My name is Dave Doyle and I'm the co-organizer of the Toronto Perl Mongers. Sorry for the late notice, but Damian Conway is in town again on Monday and Tuesday and GTALug members have come out for him many times before. Would you be able to fire a missive to your members regarding this? People can RSVP for each meeting on Meetup.com http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Perl-Mongers/events/231418224/ http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Perl-Mongers/events/231418278/ Damian also put his own money down to come here, so if anyone can help defray the cost of him coming here, please go to: https://gofundme.com/damian_conway Or find me (Dave Doyle) at the event and drop some cash in my hand. :) Many thanks! Dave

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Cheap 4k TV That Can be Used as a Monitor
by CLIFFORD ILKAY 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

Hello All, The Canadian Tire flyer has a 43" Seiki 4k UltraHD Smart TV (while quantities last - sorry no rainchecks, which usually means, forget about finding this anywhere) on sale at $399.99. I could not find this on the Seiki web site. They have a 42" model though <http://www.seiki.com/content/42-se42um-led-ultra-hdtv>. It will do 60Hz via HDMI 3. I do not know any video cards that will do that. Caveats * One year warranty. Who knows what their warranty support it like? * You will probably have to drive this at 30Hz. Hugh has a 39" Seiki that he drives at 30Hz. I do not think he finds the mouse lag objectionable. * The picture on the CT flyer is similar to the one on the Seiki web site but it is not identical. That and the 42" vs 43" discrepancy suggests the one at CT is different. * The legs on both models look just like the crappy Wasabi Mango monitor that I talked about a few weeks ago. LG uses the same legs. The 42" TV on the web site looks identical to the crappy Wasabi Mango. (Keyword frequency is important for search engine optimization.) -- Regards, Clifford Ilkay + 1 647-778-8696

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IPv4 Fraudsters
by Christopher Browne 22 Jun '16

22 Jun '16

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/06/fraudsters_are_.html I don't manage any IPv4 allocations, but I'll bet there are some out there on the list that do; it's probably worth taking a peek to ensure that your favorite blocks don't look too disused. The interesting observation on Schneier's blog was that someone mused that, notwithstanding the fraudulent activities going on, it seemed like a useful notion to pry unused IPv4 addresses out of hands that were ignoring them... -- 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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LinuxCon and ContainerCon in Toronto, August 22-24
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 22 Jun '16

22 Jun '16

<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/containercon/attend/register> I just noticed (or re-noticed) that this is local. But the registration price (now US$950) means I won't be going. Microsoft is a Diamond Sponsor. At that price, why do they need sponsors?

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Fedora 24 came out today
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 21 Jun '16

21 Jun '16

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Wireless routers
by o1bigtenor 21 Jun '16

21 Jun '16

Greetings I stock a second router so that if any garbage happens that I can switch in a second machine. Started this because I managed to get a second (identical router) to what I was using. Things have moved on and the ASUS RT-N16 is no longer that available (and one item died after 4 years of use) and is now somewhat to the back of the pack for performance. I am running DD-WRT and finding that I can, so far at least, get done what I need to do. Am looking for recommendations for routers available today that are what this RT-N16 was 4 years ago without breaking the bank. Looking for wireless for a small business/home (area 75 m by 100 m - multiple buildings) and a 4 port hard wire connection system. I'm not sure really even what to look for. Was suggested to me to stay away from Broadcom products as they aren't very open source friendly but am looking for suggestions from whomever for a good quality long term usable wireless router. TIA Dee

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first LibreOffice meetup tonight
by D. Hugh Redelmeier 21 Jun '16

21 Jun '16

<http://www.meetup.com/LibreOffice-Toronto/events/231356343/>

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