Re: [Dorset] Off-Topic - Dashcams
Likewise, although I have the 412GW. I think the only real differences are the slightly larger screen, higher resolution or faster frame rate when recording, wifi/smartphone app (which I've never used) and touch 'buttons' rather than physical buttons on the 312GW (I sometimes think the physical buttons would be better as I keep switching it on when I take it off!). I went for the 412GW largely because it was on special offer and worked out slightly cheaper than the 312GW (same price at £99, but included the polarizing lens to reduce glare). I've been quite happy with it, bar the Windows only software. I suspect you can get at the footage from Linux since it just shows up as external storage, but I think you'll need the Nextbase software to get at the meta data. I've not tried that with Wine yet. I'll second the use of a decent size micro sd card, although I think the current ones can take a 128GB card. I've been impressed with the picture quality on it, even in low light, but to be honest, now I've got it setup (with the hardwire kit to save my accessory socket for my satnav and bluetooth/fm thing) it tends to get sat in place and ignored. I can't remember the last time I connected it to my computer - although they do recommend reformatting the card once a month iirc. ** Tim [2018-09-14 18:01]: > > I have the 312 and it functions nicely, not tried using it on Linux yet. > Bear in mind that you will need to purchase a micro sd card, I would > recommend getting at 32gb (class 10) maximum size so you will need to cost > that in. > > Tim H > > > On 14/09/18 12:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > > On 14/09/18 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: > > > On Friday, 14 September 2018 11:23:49 BST PeterMerchant via dorset > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Dashcams- good or bad > > > > with your > > > > insurance company? > > > Not as yet, but I've just bought one. > > > > > > It occurs to me that they are a two edged sword; if you are a fault, > > > there's > > > nowhere to hide :-) > > > > > We have Amazon Prime on a trial ending soon, and the Nextbase 312 is £89 > > there, But going through Quidco to Curry's I'll get 15% off £99 and free > > delivery. Also it will be easier to argue if there is a fault. > > > > I can't see much point in the Nextbase 412, and my son-in-law has the > > 312. > > > > I would have liked to have it running when a yobbo on a scooter cut > > around me weaving through the Canford Bottom roundabout the other day. > > He lived to die another day, but it was a close call. However at his > > age, he's invulnerable. > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > -- > > Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 > > Check if you're replying to the list or the author > > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk > > > > -- > Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 > Check if you're replying to the list or the author > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk ** end quote [Tim] -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | https://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 Vice Chair, FSB Portsmouth & SE Hampshire Branch | http://www.fsb.org.uk/ = Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Ralls House, Parklands Business Park, Forrest Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6XP -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Visual basic on Linux
** t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk [2018-09-14 12:39]: > > Python's cross-platform, even the GUI too with TkInter. It's common on > > the Raspberry Pi. The BBC micro:bit uses the MicroPython derivative. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro:bit It's no contest out of those. > > I agree. > > > https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/computer-science-and-it/gcse/computer-science-8520/teaching-resources > > is interesting. PDFs for lots of topics to cover, e.g. Huffman code. > > And Python syntax code cards for Coding Club. Nothing for VB.Net, Java, ... > > So perhaps it's the school's choice to plump for VB.Net rather than the > > examination board's syllabus? I hope it's not the school's governors > > identifying that's what industry requires; as John said, VB.Net is > > decaying fast and legacy/maintenance now. > > I would think it's down to the teacher. Can't imagine school govenors having > the remotest idea about appropriate programming languages. ** end quote [t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk] In general possibly not, but I know of two schools where this wouldn't be the case - and not just because I'm a governor at both of them :-) That said, the school governors, knowledgable or not, would have no say at this level of the school. We have quite a high level overview of things, although we do get in to watch classes. Personally I get quite involved as I run a code club at the primary school, and have worked with another governor at open evenings at the secondary (with Raspberry Pis and an Oculus Rift) - I've not yet got involved with the after school club at the secondary... yet! -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | https://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 Vice Chair, FSB Portsmouth & SE Hampshire Branch | http://www.fsb.org.uk/ = Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Ralls House, Parklands Business Park, Forrest Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6XP -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Off-Topic - Dashcams
I have the 312 and it functions nicely, not tried using it on Linux yet. Bear in mind that you will need to purchase a micro sd card, I would recommend getting at 32gb (class 10) maximum size so you will need to cost that in. Tim H On 14/09/18 12:14, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: On 14/09/18 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: On Friday, 14 September 2018 11:23:49 BST PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Dashcams- good or bad with your insurance company? Not as yet, but I've just bought one. It occurs to me that they are a two edged sword; if you are a fault, there's nowhere to hide :-) We have Amazon Prime on a trial ending soon, and the Nextbase 312 is £89 there, But going through Quidco to Curry's I'll get 15% off £99 and free delivery. Also it will be easier to argue if there is a fault. I can't see much point in the Nextbase 412, and my son-in-law has the 312. I would have liked to have it running when a yobbo on a scooter cut around me weaving through the Canford Bottom roundabout the other day. He lived to die another day, but it was a close call. However at his age, he's invulnerable. Peter -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] New Venue for Next Meeting Chosen.
On Friday, 14 September 2018 17:49:05 BST Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > May I ask if they also sell spirits (eg vodka) in their bar? > > Good question. I got the impression of larger bottles in the background > when I popped in. Perhaps Terry will recall more as he stayed and had a > pint. They have a fair few optics, but what was in them I have no idea. > A skim through past events and posts has all of them be Friday or the > weekend, except particular England World Cup matches, or a solitary > charity quiz night on a Wednesday. Hopefully, Tuesday is so quiet they > won't try and drum up extra customers, but we should keep an eye on > future announcements. The bar lady (Sue) said Tuesday's are generally pretty quiet. > Terry's visit coincided with a football match; they've a pitch out the > back. He said there were plenty of cars, but still spaces in the car > park, and after the match some of the footballers came in and stayed at > the bar, but it remained quiet. (The lack of background music to > compete with probably helps.) There was also a skittles team in that > night, but in `another area', Terry said, presumably one of the other > two rooms. I never found the skittles alley and I never heard it so it must be a fair way away. Sue said the 'she would open up' something or another when a couple of skittlers turned up. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] New Venue for Next Meeting Chosen.
Hi Natalie, > And the fact it's next to it is a bonus - no need to work out how to > get there ;-) Yes. That I've spent ages looking on and off and it's right next door is amusing. > May I ask if they also sell spirits (eg vodka) in their bar? Good question. I got the impression of larger bottles in the background when I popped in. Perhaps Terry will recall more as he stayed and had a pint. I've now found these photos. Was looking for one of the bar. Looks hopeful. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204005678529301&set=o.208930622959&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/208930622959/photos/a.10152432812727960/10155643079007960/?type=3 https://www.facebook.com/208930622959/photos/a.208965862959/10153283112682960/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/208930622959/photos/a.208965862959/10154142870817960/?type=3&theater > Also, I see on their Fb page ( > https://www.facebook.com/Bournemouth-Electric-Sports-Social-Club-Ltd-208930622959/) > that they regularly host events, such as wrestling and tribute bands. > Are we sure those events are never on a Tuesday? A skim through past events and posts has all of them be Friday or the weekend, except particular England World Cup matches, or a solitary charity quiz night on a Wednesday. Hopefully, Tuesday is so quiet they won't try and drum up extra customers, but we should keep an eye on future announcements. Terry's visit coincided with a football match; they've a pitch out the back. He said there were plenty of cars, but still spaces in the car park, and after the match some of the footballers came in and stayed at the bar, but it remained quiet. (The lack of background music to compete with probably helps.) There was also a skittles team in that night, but in `another area', Terry said, presumably one of the other two rooms. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] New Venue for Next Meeting Chosen.
A change of venue sounds good as I know some have been frustrated with the loudness at the Broadway. And the fact it's next to it is a bonus - no need to work out how to get there ;-) May I ask if they also sell spirits (eg vodka) in their bar? I know some clubs like those don't (my in laws used to go to a similar club and the choice of beverages was very restricted). Also, I see on their Fb page ( https://www.facebook.com/Bournemouth-Electric-Sports-Social-Club-Ltd-208930622959/ ) that they regularly host events, such as wrestling and tribute bands. Are we sure those events are never on a Tuesday? £1 contribution to cover costs seems fair. On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 10:09 PM Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi, > > The next meeting with be at a new venue to try it out. To help fund it, > we're asking for a contribution of £1 from each of those attending a > meeting. > > The Bournemouth Electric (Sports and Social Club) ‘...was founded in > 1935 as a social club for employees of the Electricity Board’. > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#bournemouth_electric > It's dead opposite the car-park entrance to The Broadway that we've been > using for a long time, so if you're used to making the trip then this > will be no worse. > > I found it after many searches for suitable alternative venues, being > fed up with the Broadway's level of noise from background music and the > occasionally rowdy crowd. (Hardly heard the gunshots outside.) A brief > approach suggested they'd be happy to let a bunch of us in if some were > members so Terry (was) volunteered to go along this Tuesday and find out > more detail about the venue and how it would work. > > The wiki above uses a Google map, but here's a detailed Geowessex one. > > https://explorer.geowessex.com/?basemap=26&x=410173.75&y=95043.78&epsg=27700&zoom=19 > > Terry's Tuesday visit showed there's Wi-Fi, and beer and lager are £3 a > pint, or just under. (A member gets 10% off his drink, but not those > he's buying for non-members.) You enter up a couple of steps into a > corridor that leads into one large room with the bar. There are TV > screen(s), but no sound, and no background music. > > There's also two very large function rooms that normally have to be > booked and paid for. We've heard so far that we might be shoved off > into one of those anyway if it's available, there's a few of us, and the > main bar is a bit crowded, etc. (That would be ideal.) They don't > realise yet that we'll be making the bar look untidy with laptops on > tables. > > The catch is needing to have some BEC members to get the non-members in. > Terry signed up as an OAP member on Tuesday for £10/year. Spring > chickens pay £20. And both prices are rising from the 15th to £15 and > £25. A ratio of 1:6 or more seems a bit of a cheek so we're planning to > sign up another member on the night of the LUG meeting; someone that > attends regularly. (Unless one of you lot is already a member or likes > the sound of it.) Terry found membership, especially the beer discount, > starts later, once Accounts have processed the application. > > Funding this is the reason for introducing the £1/meeting contribution. > If it raises £80 over the year then it would cover £60 BEC fees with > room to spare. If it starts raising too much then it can be suspended. > > If we start regularly getting a spare room to ourselves, being > considerate guests that cause them no extra work at the end of the > night, then we could consider short talks, etc. Worst case, the > scattered laptops can each be following along the `slides' in a PDF. > > Cheers, Ralph. > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING > Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Visual basic on Linux
On Friday, 14 September 2018 12:38:50 BST t...@ls83.eclipse.co.uk wrote: > I would think it's down to the teacher. Can't imagine school govenors > having the remotest idea about appropriate programming languages. I was a school governor... I see what you mean :-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Visual basic on Linux
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/computer-science-and-it/gcse/computer-science-8520/teaching-resources is interesting. PDFs for lots of topics to cover, e.g. Huffman code. And Python syntax code cards for Coding Club. Nothing for VB.Net, Java, ... So perhaps it's the school's choice to plump for VB.Net rather than the examination board's syllabus? I hope it's not the school's governors identifying that's what industry requires; as John said, VB.Net is decaying fast and legacy/maintenance now. I would think it's down to the teacher. Can't imagine school govenors having the remotest idea about appropriate programming languages. Cheers Tim Following on from Ralph's note about the new venue and possibilities, How about having a session on computing in schools and inviting some people from local schools to come and participate? I know of two from QE who might be interested, and I would definitely invite my ex-student who runs Schoolcare https://www.schoolcare.co.uk/ as he was a linux advocate. Peter M. -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Visual basic on Linux
Hi Ralph On 13/09/18 17:05, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Tim, For his school computing course, my son has been told he needs to download Visual Studio 2017 onto a Windows PC, to write some simple programs in vb.net. We don't have any Windows machines It used to be Linux users were the odd ones out and everyone else had a Windows PC at home. Then that became a Windows laptop. But these days I'm seeing more homes without any PCs because tablets and phones are preferred by the public and do everything they want. So it's still possible a pupil won't have Windows at home, but that's because they'll have Android or iOS devices, or the Jones's will have an iMac Pro. This suggests to me the trend for being able to run VB.Net is in downwards. Do they not have a Windows PC lab where you can check in at lunch time or after school, like the wall of Commodore PETs and then BBC Masters in my day? Beats standing outside on a cold day, even if you get locked in and have to climb out a window... I asked that question, and the teacher mentioned that they have a RemoteApp feature where the pupils can log in to a school computer from home and run up VS remotely. Perfect, problem solved hopefully (yet to try it). Of those, Python is the clear winner for education. The first two are too complex and would put off pupils, (and programmers!), Pascal died with Borland, and VB.Net was just to coerce VB programmers into .Net even though the languages are different in many ways. Yes, some interesting language choices there. However, it probably doesn't really matter what they use. They're only going to get a flavour of what programming is about in this course, anyway, and they're all equally valid in terms of the fundamentals of a programming language. Python's cross-platform, even the GUI too with TkInter. It's common on the Raspberry Pi. The BBC micro:bit uses the MicroPython derivative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro:bit It's no contest out of those. I agree. https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/computer-science-and-it/gcse/computer-science-8520/teaching-resources is interesting. PDFs for lots of topics to cover, e.g. Huffman code. And Python syntax code cards for Coding Club. Nothing for VB.Net, Java, ... So perhaps it's the school's choice to plump for VB.Net rather than the examination board's syllabus? I hope it's not the school's governors identifying that's what industry requires; as John said, VB.Net is decaying fast and legacy/maintenance now. I would think it's down to the teacher. Can't imagine school govenors having the remotest idea about appropriate programming languages. Cheers Tim -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Off-Topic - Dashcams
On 14/09/18 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: On Friday, 14 September 2018 11:23:49 BST PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Dashcams- good or bad with your insurance company? Not as yet, but I've just bought one. It occurs to me that they are a two edged sword; if you are a fault, there's nowhere to hide :-) We have Amazon Prime on a trial ending soon, and the Nextbase 312 is £89 there, But going through Quidco to Curry's I'll get 15% off £99 and free delivery. Also it will be easier to argue if there is a fault. I can't see much point in the Nextbase 412, and my son-in-law has the 312. I would have liked to have it running when a yobbo on a scooter cut around me weaving through the Canford Bottom roundabout the other day. He lived to die another day, but it was a close call. However at his age, he's invulnerable. Peter -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
Re: [Dorset] Off-Topic - Dashcams
On Friday, 14 September 2018 11:23:49 BST PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: > Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Dashcams- good or bad with your > insurance company? Not as yet, but I've just bought one. It occurs to me that they are a two edged sword; if you are a fault, there's nowhere to hide :-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
[Dorset] Off-Topic - Dashcams
Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Dashcams- good or bad with your insurance company? Regards, Peter M. -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
