[PLUG] System D for Dinosaurs
I've used linux for decades, and Unix for almost half a century. systemd is different, and not nearly as well documented. I'd love to find a "recipe book": systemd for dinosaurs which explains the user- and sysadmin- facing differences, perhaps with pages indexed by the old commands (all the way back to AT&T Unix), explaining how to use systemd commands to accomplish similar (or better) results. Perhaps also some shell scripts for /usr/local/bin named like the ancient commands, which transmogrify command line arguments into a plausible systemd command line, print it out for the user with a short explanation, and ask "run this systemd command yes or no?" Over a life, memory grows like an onion; in old age, memories peel off the same way. Tools that help grandma keep her servers running means fewer plaintive phone calls at 3am, interrupting important video games. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com
Re: [PLUG] ATTENTION REQUIRED | ONE MORE STEP
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Friday, October 15th, 2021 at 7:57 PM, wrote: > I just ended up having to write an email to a site's tech contact via > > their whois records because their website has been down for the past > > two days. Replaced with the message: > > Checking your browser before accessing example.tld. > > This process is automatic. Your browser will redirect to your requested > > content shortly. > > Please allow up to 5 seconds… > > DDoS protection by Cloudflare > > a new change from the usual ATTENTION REQUIRED | ONE MORE STEP > > oh so your human? Name every stoplight > > Apparently I'm not the only one with this problem, as seen by > > https://git.fuwafuwa.moe/you/stop_cloudflare/src/branch/master/PEOPLE.md > > They are marketing themselves as some kind of ddos > > protection site to prevent downtime, but in actuality when websites use > > cloudflare, their website in inaccessible and is effectively down. Down > > when it wouldn't be if no cloudflare was used. > > webmasters seem to fall for Cloudflare's shady marketing > > tactics, making claims like it will ""speed up"" your site or that your > > site /needs/ a ""CDN"" when they aren't streaming video or doing > > something latency intensive. I'm surprised they continue on with these > > dubious at best advertising claims. > > Cloudflare's near-monopoly on popular websites has put them in a > > position of power; which they use to censor the internet by making > > absurd claims that I and many other people are robots and blocking > > their access websites. Or saying I have "A VIRUS" on my network without > > any evidence. Using that baseless claim as justification. I have > > noticed it really seems to just block every browser that isn't google > > chrome or mozilla firefox (90% google funded). > > Surely there are laws to prevent this kind of thing? If there aren't > > like like to discuss potential laws that could be put in place, at > > least local at first to stop cloudflare. > The question you need to ask is this: "If I, as a user feel that I have suffered financial damage as a result of the actions taken by , who do I contact in order to make seek compensation?" There is a discussion to be had for the Free Software community involving class action lawsuits. In particular, how to get the ball rolling because these days liebel, defamation, and false advertising are commonplace. There are plenty of things happening that impact me financially in the tech industry but I have no idea who I need to call in order to flex my rights as a US citizen. I honestly don't know how these extreme conservatives/liberals manage to burn through so many legal claims. Everytime someone says something racist/sexist there's a national shitshow but when Google lies to congress it's all crickets. Maybe this is why Red Hat is trying to bury the FSF under false claims of transphobic behavior - The FSF is so busy defending themselves they never have a chance to actually advocate for the community. -Ben
Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT! PLUG: Russell's Excellent High Altitude Balloon Adventure
Skip the automation of how telescopes are designed and get to the really interesting bit on how it happens. Fascinating. --- Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity On 2021-10-16 13:22, Russell Senior wrote: Here's a nice video on the novel telescopic lens on the normal (i.e. not the Cirrus Flux Camera) camera on our satellite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwhCmO90UQ s/University of Portland/Portland State University/g On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 9:50 PM Russell Senior wrote: As promised, here are my slides from the talk (with links): https://personaltelco.net/~russell/plug-talk-2021-10-07.pdf On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 8:57 AM Michael Dexter wrote: > > Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement > > Who: Russell Senior > What: Russell's Excellent High Altitude Balloon Adventure > Where: https://meet.jit.si/pdxlinux > When: Thursday, October 7th, 2021 at 7pm > Why: The pursuit of technology freedom > > Russell volunteers with the Portland State Aerospace Society's (PSAS) > OreSat program as an Industry Advisor. PSAS is a rocket club at > Portland State University. The OreSat program works towards having > small interactive satellites put into orbit by friendly launch > services. OreSat currently consists of three small satellites based on > a common design, the first one is due to launch in January. Russell's > role is to help out with a system called dxwifi, a long distance > S-band communication link. The goal is for ground-based student groups > around the state to receive live video broadcast from orbit as the > satellite passes overhead. Earlier this year, a high school student > applied and got our satellite a ride on a high altitude balloon > through a NASA program. One of the goals was to capture wifi data > being transmitted by the payload. Because of the distances involved, > this requires aiming a directional antenna at the balloon. This talk > will tell the story of how Russell waded his way towards a solution > using math, some hand tools, open-source software and some ingenuity. > > About Russell: > > Russell has been a Linux user since 1992. He worked for a few decades > doing data management, programming, and analysis for a small > scientific consulting firm. Since 2005 he has been deeply involved in > the Personal Telco Project and trying to bring about > telecommunications policy in the users interests, while also hacking > on router firmware. Since 2018, he's been involved in an effort to > bring at-cost fiber infrastructure to the Portland metro area, > Municipal Broadband PDX. > > > PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its > mailing lists or at its meetings. > > PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/ > Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer
Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT! PLUG: Russell's Excellent High Altitude Balloon Adventure
Here's a nice video on the novel telescopic lens on the normal (i.e. not the Cirrus Flux Camera) camera on our satellite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwhCmO90UQ s/University of Portland/Portland State University/g On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 9:50 PM Russell Senior wrote: > > As promised, here are my slides from the talk (with links): > > https://personaltelco.net/~russell/plug-talk-2021-10-07.pdf > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 8:57 AM Michael Dexter wrote: > > > > Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement > > > > Who: Russell Senior > > What: Russell's Excellent High Altitude Balloon Adventure > > Where: https://meet.jit.si/pdxlinux > > When: Thursday, October 7th, 2021 at 7pm > > Why: The pursuit of technology freedom > > > > Russell volunteers with the Portland State Aerospace Society's (PSAS) > > OreSat program as an Industry Advisor. PSAS is a rocket club at > > Portland State University. The OreSat program works towards having > > small interactive satellites put into orbit by friendly launch > > services. OreSat currently consists of three small satellites based on > > a common design, the first one is due to launch in January. Russell's > > role is to help out with a system called dxwifi, a long distance > > S-band communication link. The goal is for ground-based student groups > > around the state to receive live video broadcast from orbit as the > > satellite passes overhead. Earlier this year, a high school student > > applied and got our satellite a ride on a high altitude balloon > > through a NASA program. One of the goals was to capture wifi data > > being transmitted by the payload. Because of the distances involved, > > this requires aiming a directional antenna at the balloon. This talk > > will tell the story of how Russell waded his way towards a solution > > using math, some hand tools, open-source software and some ingenuity. > > > > About Russell: > > > > Russell has been a Linux user since 1992. He worked for a few decades > > doing data management, programming, and analysis for a small > > scientific consulting firm. Since 2005 he has been deeply involved in > > the Personal Telco Project and trying to bring about > > telecommunications policy in the users interests, while also hacking > > on router firmware. Since 2018, he's been involved in an effort to > > bring at-cost fiber infrastructure to the Portland metro area, > > Municipal Broadband PDX. > > > > > > PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its > > mailing lists or at its meetings. > > > > PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/ > > Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux > > > > Michael Dexter > > PLUG Volunteer
