Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Day for those that care about the epistemology of phrases, it originated in a congratulations to Margaret Thacher, per the complete oracle of all knowledge, Wikipedia! Another one to go on my calendar along with Pi Day! ... (also July 10 - Nikola Tesla

Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/554/facepalm.jpg /thread On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Bob McClellan Jr wrote: > Which brings to mind this: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/62142788@N00/6222387752 > > Bob McClellan Jr > > On May 4, 2016, at 4:50

Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

Which brings to mind this: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62142788@N00/6222387752 Bob McClellan Jr > On May 4, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Allen Minix wrote: > > Picard was my favorite Star Wars character, > > > > On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Michael Holley

Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

On 05/04/2016 04:50 PM, Allen Minix wrote: Picard was my favorite Star Wars character, I think you need to dig a deeper foxhole... Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to

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Picard was my favorite Star Wars character, On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 4:38 PM, Michael Holley wrote: > Blast I messed that up. I meant to say: > > And unto you, May the Fourth with you be > > -- > Michael Holley > michael.w.hol...@gmail.com > > On May 4, 2016 at 4:36:56

Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

Blast I messed that up. I meant to say: And unto you, May the Fourth with you be --  Michael Holley michael.w.hol...@gmail.com On May 4, 2016 at 4:36:56 PM, Michael Holley (michaelwhol...@gmail.com) wrote: And unto May the Fourth with you be --  Michael Holley michael.w.hol...@gmail.com On

Re: [nlug] Any geeks in NLUG?

And unto May the Fourth with you be --  Michael Holley michael.w.hol...@gmail.com On May 4, 2016 at 4:35:51 PM, Curt Lundgren (verif...@gmail.com) wrote: May the Fourth be with you Happy Star Wars Day -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG"

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Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

Hello Michael, There is a lot of uses for these things. Within the limits (in my case) of 64Gb it works for most anything I would want to do with a laptop. the difference (in the case of the Raspberry Pi and the Odroid) is these things take much less power to operate than a laptop and are much

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

Hello Bruce, On an Odroid C2 I have had one of the cards to be corrupt. I ended up finding the corrupt file and renaming it, then created a new one. That apparently was caused by a power failure. I would rather duplicate the card and have a spare available in the event one becomes corrupt. I

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

Where SD life is concerned, we have an original Pi (700 MHz single core) that's been running since April of 2014. No problems observed, and the run time has been limited only be UPS life (Hint: A UPS that is issuing forth smoke is not a good UPS.) I've had one at home running continuously with

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

If these were being used at home that is the more practical solution. However the projects I am working on will deploy the RPi in places like the top floor of a building I do not have unlimited access to and in a locked room that I do not have the key. Or at a tower site a couple of hours drive

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

The Raspberry Pi people have a 7" capacitive touchpanel at 800x480 resolution: https://www.adafruit.com/products/2718 - I have one, it's critical on angle but looks good, and the touchpanel stuff works very nicely. They also have one about the size of the Pi itself:

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

Since I do video production, it will come in handy having other options to play back audio and video. Since the Pi is so small I was wondering what is the smallest most mobile video screen available for the RPi3 and can I run the whole thing, screen and all off a 12v cigarette lighter outlet? On

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

I run "OpenElec " as dedicated Kodi boxes at my house for movies, TV and music. The Raspberry Pi 3 has bluetooth included, so my Harmony Remotes work with OpenElec over bluetooth (which is more reliable and faster than IR control). I've played with a few other things on

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

I must say this sounds interesting to someone who doesn't know much about Linux and doesn't like being tied to Microsoft. Can anyone tell me what purpose these multiple RPi's serve because I've been thinking I should buy one or two just to find out. M On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Chris

Re: [nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

There are higher-end SD cards that supposedly include wear leveling. Those would be the cards designed for HD cameras and such. You could go that route or you could just image your system and make periodic backups. If the card goes bad, replace it with another $10 SD card, restored from backup,

[nlug] dd usage or maybe something else

I know that dd is one of those fundamental linux commands that are used occasionally but like rm need to be used carefully. I admit to being a rather “Appliance” operator when it come stop Linux these days. I use the bistro as it is and usually install only the software and updates that are