Re: [FRIAM] Android phones

[Mark Suazo]

A Google Pixel (I have the 3 XL) will give you the most "untainted by
bloatware" version of Android - plus regular updates. Can't speak to
rooting it. I continue to be impressed by the camera - it's flat out
amazing.

But no removable memory (automagically uploads to your google account
online) and there are times I wish it was better as an actual phone -
mostly what I want to call someone.

On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:34 AM Gillian Densmore 
wrote:

> My experience is mixed:
> Nexus 4
> Google being them dropped it with a buggy OS 7.x  that to this day is
> known to sometimes work and sometimes not install right
> LineageOS 15 has a huge bug
> On the other hand  it does have a bunch of ROMs to pick from some neet
> apps etc.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 10:18 AM Carl Tollander  wrote:
>
>> Still happy with my Pixel 1 and Google Fi .
>>
>> C
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 09:53 Gary Schiltz 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Looking for advice on escaping the gravitational well that is the Apple
>>> iOS ecosystem before I reach the event horizon. Hope it isn't too late
>>> already. The hard part seems to be choosing a device. With so many years of
>>> having barely any choice (other than how much money to shovel into the
>>> furnace), I'm now drowning in choices. HELP! :-)
>>>
>>> The hacker/tinkerer part of me wants something that I can install a
>>> custom OS on, i.e. LineageOS (formerly CyanogenMod). Any thoughts from that
>>> crowd? The "just want something that works" part of me is looking for
>>> something that us likely to keep working as apps are updated, and have
>>> "officially supported" OS updates. I'd appreciate thoughts from anyone in
>>> that camp as well.
>>> 
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Re: [FRIAM] Oh, Gawd!

[Mark Suazo]

Bust luck I've had was to find things in the internet archive/wayback and
copy/paste into a new html doc...  but there are better solutions.

oh - and in regards to " I have always felt that Santa Fe ought to be a
University town" it could have been one.

When NM was still a territory, Santa Fe, as the capital, was given the
choice - the prison or the university.

They chose the prison - they couldn't imagine a university would worthwhile
- and prison was seen as a steady source of jobs - so they opened it in
1885. :-)

The university did come to fruition about 4 years later and now UNM is the
largest employer in the state.

And Santa Fe - well, it still has all those prison jobs. :-)





On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 3:14 PM, Nick Thompson 
wrote:

> Dear Gary,
>
>
>
> Thanks.  That’s very kind.  I would snatch at your offer if it weren’t for
> my experience the first time around. All I want at this point is to be
> able to present the name and the concept to the group that is considering
> the future of the campus, just in case they have some use for either.
>
>
>
> People have given me a lot of good ideas, so now I have to put them to
> work and see if I can recover the data.
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
>
>
> *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Robert
> Wall
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 11, 2018 9:27 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
> friam@redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Oh, Gawd!
>
>
>
> Why not just rebuild it?  I'd be willing to help. sounds like a very noble
> cause ...
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 4:58 PM, Gary Schiltz 
> wrote:
>
> There are many options, open source and commercial. I’ve used
> http://ricks-apps.com/osx/sitesucker/index.html on macOS, but haven’t
> tried it on the way back machine.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 6:11 PM Roger Critchlow  wrote:
>
> Ah, 2010
>
>
>
>   https://web.archive.org/web/20100602025557/http://cusf.org
> 
>
>
>
> Just run a recursive wget on that url, though that may not work because
> the referenced urls on the page all point to cusf.jigsy.com, so they will
> be archived under that url.
>
>
>
> Ah, 2011
>
>
>
>   https://web.archive.org/web/20110816091744/http://cusf.jigsy.com
> 
>
>
>
> so run the recursive wget on that url and see what you get.
>
>
>
> You get the web.archive.org robots.txt and the cusf.org home page with
> references to cusf.jigsy.com rewritten to reference the web.archive.org
> copies.
>
>
>
> More searching reveals an open source ruby gem (
> https://github.com/hartator/wayback_machine_downloader) and
> http://waybackdownloader.com/ which will do the job  for a price.
>
>
>
> Here is the homepage in a google doc https://docs.google.com/
> document/d/1qBwdaV2i5_IW5jAqdRfRGg66R8FA0pafCY8lH8Ru8e4/edit?usp=sharing
>
>
>
> -- rec --
>
>
>
> -- rec --
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Roger Critchlow  wrote:
>
> Yes, the earliest archives are for Credit Unions of South Florida, the
> latest archives are for CU Schools Foundation, haven't found one that is
> the City University of Santa Fe.  Are you sure this was the URL?
>
>
>
> -- rec --
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 1:25 PM, Bob Ballance  wrote:
>
> In what time frame was the site active?
>
>
> . . . Bob
>
>
>
> On Feb 11, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Merle Lefkoff 
> wrote:
>
>
>
> If someone can find the Way Back Machine and recovers Nick's valuable web
> site, I would very much like to know about that.  My Center is partners
> with a Swedish team working on a project with the Dalai Lama in Dharmsala
> called "Timeless Knowledge."  I'm interested in appropriate technologies in
> addition to systems science  that I can bring to this project before I go
> to India.  At the very least--what a great metaphor!!
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Nick Thompson <
> nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Here I am asking for your help, again.
>
>
>
> *EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:* Does anybody know of an easy way to recover a
> defunct website, for the City University of Santa Fe, cusf.org, from the
> WayBackMachine?
>
>
>
> *SUPPORTING BLATHER:   *
>
>
>
> As the members of the Mother Church know, The Santa Fe University of Art
> and Design is collapsing (https://retakeourdemocracy.
> org/2018/02/11/santa-fe-launches-sf-university-of-art-
> design-community-input-roundhouse-update-hb-325-chaco-more/ )and leaving
> behind a white elephant of a campus for the City to develop as it sees
> fit;.  It includes a stunning, state-of-the-art, theatre.  There is a
> process in progress, running over the next few months, to engage the public
> in development planning.
>
>
>
> I have always felt that Santa Fe ought to be a University town.  It has
> great coffee shops, zil

Re: [FRIAM] The DEL hilarity continues

[Mark Suazo]

EliteBook(s) are a solid choice
*disclaimer* - I work at HP now... but my add:

Elite is HP's "best" commercial-class family.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/ads/elite-products/benefits.html
Benefits include:
+ typically, Notebooks are Mil-Spec tested - they really are solid, well
engineered and well built
+ US-based "Elite" warranty support (yep, in Rio Rancho - knowledgeable
folks)
+ Newer models include HP BIOSphere with sure start. - Not a standard
commercial BIOS - written specifically by HP with state-of-the-art (but
proprietary) self-healing. Good Stuff.
+ generally more serviceable than other NB's - with replaceable parts as
opposed to soldered and/or glued-in components from others
- can be expensive, but AMD proc options will save some money ...


HP ProBook - the "better" lineup, but also very solid
+ good products, good value
+ warranties vary, but if you add a warranty uplift ("CarePack"*) you get
routed to the same RR-based support group (different number, same people)

* even a $10-$15 Digital Media Retention (DMR) coverage gets you full
US-based support

All can be purchased from HP's Business eCommerce site -
http://store.hp.com/us/en/mlp/business-solutions/laptops-and-workstations
look for "SmartBuys (pre-discounted BTO's end with "UT") or go online
elsewhere and look for refurbs


Any consumer-grade product from any manufacturer will not have the same
quality or be as well engineered as commercial units

Chromebooks can be an option - IF:
 You will always have a WiFi connection
 You don't mind a "throw-away" - they're generally not higher-end units,
most cannot be serviced (some HP's can) and don't plan on having it more
than 12 months.
 They're cheap for a few reasons. 1) No MSoft OS, 2) mostly low-end
processors and 3) they're built as cheap "commodity-boxes" - when it breaks
you toss it and get another.

NUC's are fun. I'd wait to get one with a Skylake proc.

Hope that helps :-)

Mark

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Nick Thompson 
wrote:

> Gill,
>
>
>
> I have had good luck with my HP “Elitebook” which I got through my
> University.   My warrantee service was through folks down in Rio Rancho,
> which was really good because they actually spoke English AND I Knew Where
> To Find Them, and they knew it.  I am not sure how you have to buy it to
> achieve that connection, but perhaps through their business sales people.
> My only problem with the machine is that it has the stupidest volume
> control mechanism of anything invented since the 15th Century.   Better
> it should have mice with megaphones.
>
>
>
> *Nick *
>
>
>
> 
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Re: [FRIAM] Boring question

[Mark Suazo]

I haven't had an issue with either in recent memory. Although I can't
remember the last time I used PayPal.  Hehehe... Probably no more risk than
shopping at Target or Home Depot. I'd also recommend two-factor auth if
available, and a credit card offers more protection than a debit card.



On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Nick Thompson 
wrote:

> Everybody (or anybody),
>
>
>
> Some years back, PayPal got hacked and I cut off all contact with them.
> Now I am in a situation where there is something  I can only buy through
> paypal.  Is it any less safe than Amazon?  I guess I am worried about
> losing my credit card number to the ether.
>
>
>
> Sorry for low quality question,
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
>
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
>
> Clark University
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
>
>
> 
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Re: [FRIAM] Dropbox big-time

[Mark Suazo]

I'd like to find a "cloud" service for images - problem is, I'd got
approximately 300GB of images going back to 2001. Some duplication, but
mostly lots of RAW files. Dropbox wants $500/year. I need a more affordable
solution  Any ideas?

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Arlo Barnes  wrote:

> I got Dropbox mainly for collaboration (sharing datasets and R files), and
> now I use it as the central storage location for all my photos - they go
> straight from the card (which is then cleared to make room) to Dropbox
> through it's automatic transfer function. I have had no problems, although
> the occasional horror story of individual files being lost without a trace
> has prompted me to start uploading them to a photoblog.
> I use Chrome sync[h] but because the computers I use are generally
> somewhat slow (especially with the number of tabs I am in the habit of
> opening) I don't often use the extensions that are synchronized. I am not
> impressed with the bookmark sync[h], as old folders that have been deleted
> on one computer are often restored from another. Then again, I have
> somewhat given up hope on keeping track of things I want to investigate
> with bookmarks anyway, as I create just too many. To-do lists have
> supplanted them for the most part; I still use Chrome's "save this window
> as a folder-full of bookmarks" function to save a browsing/work session for
> a time when my computer is less bogged down.
> For the most part, though, I have been trying to eliminate the need for
> backups altogether. As a student with not much budget for purchasing
> memory, and one that uses temporarily loaned computers and ones that break
> after only a year or two of use, I find it much easier to use online
> services for most program and data storage - using Google Docs rather than
> Word or Open Office, for instance. It makes collaboration and sharing a lot
> easier, too - I can worry less about file formats. To pick another example,
> instead of using iTunes or WinAmp or VLC (although I also have the latter
> for miscellaneous purposes) with a music library I use Grooveshark.
> There are still many things that need to be offline due to the paucity of
> Internet access in my house and sometimes at school, but many things can
> just be re-found - it is easier for me to re-download my ebooks, and
> various programs (Pidgin, GIMP, Inkscape, Notepad++, Chrome of course, a
> tuner program, and others including those mentioned above [Dropbox and
> VLC]) than to find and transfer them on a jumpdrive or such. However, I
> noticed I have also taken increasingly to putting all my files in one place
> - a folder on the desktop - rather than using My Documents. I even run
> programs that do not need to alter the registry and therefore self-install,
> such as tkMOO, from the desktop. With all this centrally located it is
> easier to pick up and move shop should I need to.
> And now I have a website I can put stuff I don't mind being public in one
> place, too.
>
> This all might be oblique to your question since I am not using the pay
> Dropbox, or Dropbox in a big way at all.
>
> -Arlo James Barnes
>
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