[nlug] Re: Adventures in a large Intrepid upgrade

2008-10-30 Thread andrew mcelroy
know you can add cdrom discs as a source in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think you should be able to add local directories. If you can do that, then you could mount the iso: #mount /path/and/file-name.iso /mnt/repo and try adding /mnt/repo I hope that helps. Andrew McElroy Douglass Clem

[nlug] State of Open Source Virtualization .. not a rant or flame war

2008-11-06 Thread andrew mcelroy
stick to something open source. The purpose of these virtualized servers are to serve out either wordpress mu sites or ruby on rails sites. In the arena of hosting I have ran across OpenVZ, KVM and Xen. I was wondering what everyone is using and why. TIA Andrew McElroy

[nlug] Re: State of Open Source Virtualization .. not a rant or flame war

2008-11-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
. Right now I have it working via a collection of bash scripts, but will try to take some time in the near future to turn it into a ruby script with a possible gui. Andrew McElroy On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:21 AM, t35t0r [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. VMWare isn't open source. It's the hands

[nlug] Re: Geographic Domain Name Registration?

2008-11-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
a tx.us one? Andrew McElroy TIA, Jack --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email

[nlug] Re: You just have to love math...

2008-11-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
discussing Moore's law, Global Warming, Global Cooling and all the 'important topics' of the day! Time to go back to my hobbit hole and drink some KoolAide andrew mcelroy wrote: On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Andrew Farnsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nope

[nlug] [nlug][ecommerce] open source affiliate software ?

2008-11-25 Thread andrew mcelroy
curious to see what all is out there, and if it would be justified to write my own. Respectfully, Andrew McElroy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk

[nlug] Re: Nashville Linux Users Group Meeting Time (6 or 7 pm?)

2009-01-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) shadowhun...@gmail.comwrote: I vote for the change, but can handle either time. On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Kevin Eldridge crash...@gmail.com wrote: Hello NLUG, It has been said by quite a a few members at the meetings that 7pm is

[nlug] Re: Command of the day

2009-02-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 7:24 AM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:50 AM, Drew cothar...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't seen this for a while, so I'll throw this one out that I had to use yesterday: Now, there's always the outside chance you want to know

[nlug] Re: BP Sunday, March 1st, 2009 at Mellow Mushroom Pizza

2009-02-28 Thread andrew mcelroy
count me tentatively in. Andrew McElroy On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Kevin Eldridge crash...@gmail.com wrote: Hello NLUG, We have not had a BP in quite some time, so let's have one and enjoy some BP at a fairly famous pizza place downtown, Mellow Mushroom, on 21st Ave S. I am going

[nlug] Re: Looking for the unlikely consumer grade product

2009-03-22 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:21 PM, kj kj37...@gmail.com wrote: Jessica Simpson uses Vyatta, you might check into that and compare with pfsense. http://www.routergod.com/?p=44 I think what ever solution you end up using might make a good NLUG meeting telling the pros/cons and what came of it!

[nlug] Re: Using prompt commands signs of hacking noted in warrant issued in Boston

2009-04-18 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:04 AM, ./aal aalh...@gmail.com wrote: it occurs to me that now, instead of the old paradigm of Security Through Obscurity, that now the arcane nature[wink] of cli is the basis of the courts claims of insecurity. Maybe all the closed source companies are involved

[nlug] Re: Any interest in a key signing party in the Nashville area?

2009-06-05 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: Hi, Earlier this year, there was announced a fairly serious attack against the SHA1 digest algorithm (at eurocrypt), and the general consensus is that we should be moving in an orderly fashion toward the

[nlug] sqlite manager

2009-06-17 Thread andrew mcelroy
admin interface for sqlite for firefox. It appears to work fine for mac, linux, and windows. Of all the graphical solutions that I have found, this has by far been the most useful. Andrew McElroy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

[nlug] Re: Might have to move to Chicago

2009-06-30 Thread andrew mcelroy
this as rot 13. I am sure they will get plenty of responses. I wonder how they aren't being harassed by Playboy. Too bad they didn't mention RFC 3514 as required knowledge. Andrew McElroy ROFL, The best part of this was that I heard about it on a LUG list for the Edinburgh Scotland LUG

[nlug] chroot for apache and ruby

2009-08-23 Thread andrew mcelroy
Greetings, I have been working on taking over _why's Try Ruby program. Essentially, it is a webpage that employs ajax to talk to a ruby interpretor on a server to give you an interactive shell. This interactive shell would come with lessons that would teach basic ruby scripting. The trouble I am

[nlug] Re: chroot for apache and ruby

2009-08-24 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.org wrote: On Sun, Aug 23 2009, andrew mcelroy wrote: The obvious solution appears to be mandatory, role based access controls, SELinux would do everything you want. chroots are not really meant

[nlug] Re: chroot for apache and ruby

2009-08-24 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.orgwrote: On Mon, Aug 24 2009, andrew mcelroy wrote: On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Manoj Srivastava sriva...@debian.org wrote: Sure. You might have to write your own container policy, but you are trying

[nlug] Re: [NLUG][planning] next meeting

2009-09-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
not sure what that something else will be. I would say the presentation would definitely be worth giving and you would have several people very interested in hearing about the topic. Yeah, I'll have enough time. I just wanting to confirm that the presentation is still on. :-) Andrew McElroy

[nlug] Re: OT: Infrared Thermography on the Cheap (of course)

2009-09-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Jack j...@coats.org wrote: The farrier my wife uses talked about another customer of his that has one and is getting 'certified' in its use. So he started taking pictures of horses. There are lots of issues that allows the horse having a 'temperature' to

[nlug] Re: OT: Infrared Thermography on the Cheap (of course)

2009-09-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Jack j...@coats.org wrote: The farrier my wife uses talked about another customer of his that has one and is getting 'certified' in its use. So he started taking pictures of horses

[nlug] Re: [NLUG][planning] next meeting

2009-09-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: Bring it on! Don't let my live music stage show project (SSoIP) be the only point of the discussion. There are thousands of ways to set up a internet radio station with realtime live audio recording. To make this

[nlug] Re: Windows 7 is better/safer/easier, etc. than Linux

2009-09-05 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Curt Lundgren verif...@gmail.com wrote: Want proof? Saw an article on Slashdot pointing to this. I'm not so sure it affects me, as Best Buy is about the last place I'd look for technical expertise of any kind.

[nlug] Re: codeplex

2009-09-11 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Jim Peterson jim.sokytec...@gmail.comwrote: Microsoft want to be like Google - a hand in everything, except with an eye on taking over the world! Would have happened too, if the cancer hadn't come along! Jim Peterson Technology Coordinator Goodnight

[nlug] Tomoyo Linux. Is it worth using yet? Not a flame.

2009-09-15 Thread andrew mcelroy
Greetings, For those who have never heard of Tomoyo Linux, here is a link: http://tomoyo.sourceforge.jp/wiki-e/?WhatIs I noticed that this is one of the topics at linuxcon coming up shortly. I have never heard of Tomoyo until a few days ago. Right now I am learning SELinux. The claim in that

[nlug] Re: Domain registration for dummies [was: Reminder and Requestfor Linux Fest]

2009-09-20 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:09 PM, John F. Eldredge j...@jfeldredge.com wrote: I have had jfeldredge.com registered at godaddy.com since 2002, and have no complaints.  I have my domain set up for automatic renewal. Godaddy is fine for domains. DO NOT USE THEIR SHARED OR DEDICATED SERVERS!

[nlug] Re: OT: Online College

2009-10-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Chris Faulkner cfaulkne...@gmail.com wrote: I'm considering going to University of Phoenix to get an Associates of IT out of the way.  Has anyone out there gone through UoP and if you have tell me your story. I might be wrong, but I am not sure if I see UoP as

[nlug] Re: OT: Online College

2009-10-10 Thread andrew mcelroy
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[nlug] Re: posting rules?

2009-10-22 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Jim Rising cfflex...@jimrising.com wrote: Just wondering it his is the appropriate place to put a job listing? It is perfectly acceptable as long. If you want to follow netiquette to the letter , make sure to have [job listing] or something of that nature in

[nlug] Re: Another system saved by live disk

2009-10-27 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: I go in search of Dave Manginelli's SystemRescueCD.  Just wanted to know if more recent versions of parted / gparted (don't care about the gui) are able to work with NTFS. The one the ubuntu disk can. This may be of

[nlug] Re: Ubuntu 9.10

2009-10-30 Thread andrew mcelroy
meeting if received by then. Andrew McElroy --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug

[nlug] Re: google wave

2009-11-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
I still have 18 invites left on googlewave. If you want one, let me know off list. Andrew McElroy On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:25 AM, casg...@gmail.com wrote: I would like one if you have any left Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Jack j...@coats.org

[nlug] Re: google wave

2009-11-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
*Subject: *[nlug] Re: google wave Same here. I think I have 14 left. On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:44 AM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.comwrote: I still have 18 invites left on googlewave. If you want one, let me know off list. Andrew McElroy On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 8:25 AM, casg

[nlug] Re: Ubuntu Release Party in Nashville on the 7th at 7:30 PM

2009-11-05 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 8:28 PM, cyberanger infocop...@gmail.com wrote: The Ubuntu Loco in Tennessee is having an Ubuntu Release Party in Nashville on the 7th at 7:30 PM at the Mellow Mushroom, feel free to come. awesome. I didn't even know they existed. I'll be there Andrew

[nlug] Re: PHP help?

2009-11-11 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.eduwrote: Anyone out there know how to change the following part of a PHP script so it is creating SHA base16 passwords, instead of SHA base64? Chris /** * Calculates SHA password. * * @access private * @return

[nlug] adhearsion/asterisk question

2009-11-16 Thread andrew mcelroy
Ideally, I am trying to figure out if Adhearsion supports automatic speech recognition yet. I would settle for asterisk being able to do this. Has anyone used ASR in asterisk, and if so how accurate is it and how would I even go about using ASR? Thanks, Andrew -- You received this message

Re: [nlug] adhearsion/asterisk question

2009-11-16 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: andrew mcelroy wrote: Ideally, I am trying to figure out if Adhearsion supports automatic speech recognition yet. I would settle for asterisk being able to do this. Has anyone used ASR in asterisk, and if so how accurate

Re: [nlug] question about which Linux OS to put on old computer

2009-11-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Chris Faulkner cfaulkne...@gmail.com wrote: ah, Nice, i'll look into that... -- If you have better things to do than build a system from the ground up ( including hal). Try Puppy Linux

Re: [nlug] suggestion for a Nobel Prace Prize for Linus Torvalds

2009-11-21 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM, David R. Wilson da...@wwns.com wrote: That looks like a great idea to me. Dave On Sat, 2009-11-21 at 03:29 -0600, Russ Crawford wrote: I can get behind this. http://www.ridenbaugh.com/index.php/2009/11/18/a-northwest-nobel-option/ Linus would be an

Re: [nlug] suggestion for a Nobel Prace Prize for Linus Torvalds

2009-11-21 Thread andrew mcelroy
better qualified for anyway. http://awards.acm.org/homepage.cfm?awd=140 Andrew Dave On Sat, 2009-11-21 at 10:03 -0600, andrew mcelroy wrote: On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM, David R. Wilson da...@wwns.com wrote: That looks like a great idea to me. Dave On Sat, 2009-11-21 at 03:29

Re: [nlug] Android

2009-12-10 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Greg Donald gdon...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone doing any Android development yet? I started a Google Group for local Android developers if anyone is interested: http://groups.google.com/group/nash-droid Cool. I'll check it out. I do android dev by proxy with

Re: [nlug] MySQL Letter to the EC

2009-12-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
, then open source software has a bigger problem then this one off instance. Andrew McElroy See ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! Choose Life! On Dec 13, 2009 6:57 PM, John R. Dennison j...@gerdesas.com wrote: I normally do not forward material to this list, but this is important enough to do

Re: [nlug] [REALLY OT!!] Okay Google experts :)

2009-12-18 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe pmigne...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 05:16:43PM -0600, Howard White wrote: ...snip..  Not the desired device; me wants a clock that at the appointed hour plays the appointed tune! Anybody seen such a folly?? I believe you

Re: [nlug] save mysql petition

2010-01-03 Thread andrew mcelroy
postgres and the NoSQL DB systems out there like MongoDB or Couch. Andrew McElroy -- John Wallace || johnw...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-t...@googlegroups.com

Re: [nlug] save mysql petition

2010-01-03 Thread andrew mcelroy
on is a garantee that Oracle isn't going to try to actively sue anyone using any of the intellectual property (software patents if any in particular) associated with MySQL. Andrew McElroy On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 13:54, Alex Smith (K4RNT) shadowhun...@gmail.com wrote: Are you *that* worried that Oracle

Re: [nlug] save mysql petition

2010-01-03 Thread andrew mcelroy
-check=0 Last-Modified: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:09:57 GMT Pragma: no-cache Vary: Accept-Encoding,User-Agent Content-Encoding: gzip Content-Length: 2962 Keep-Alive: timeout=4, max=50 Connection: Keep-Alive Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Andrew McElroy -- Steven Critchfield cri...@basesys.com

Re: [nlug] save mysql petition

2010-01-06 Thread andrew mcelroy
else unless you are forced to use MySQL due to legacy, compatibility, or (office) political reasons. Of course the original point of this thread was over a petition to save MySQL. MySQL appears to be safe enough already as there are already active forks. http://drizzle.org/wiki/Main_Page Andrew

Re: [nlug] Bottom-posting from a BlackBerry

2010-01-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Howard White hwh...@vcch.com wrote: Please take the following ONLY as humor. EMACS ON ANDROID!!! Yikes!! Yeah anyone sane would use Vim :-) Andrew Howard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To

Re: [nlug] Southeast Linuxfest 2010

2010-01-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
://www.southeastlinuxfest.org Is anyone from Nashville planning to go? I didn't even know this existed. Tentatively count me in! I won't know what my schedule is like for June for another month. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post

Re: [nlug] 2o7 cookies?

2010-01-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
. / sarcasm please tell me that the rules you have in place are in a config named cookie_monster Andrew McElroy - John Wallace johnw...@gmail.com wrote: What do you guys think of web sites that use Omniture's 2o7.net tracking cookies? -- Steven Critchfield cri...@basesys.com

Re: [nlug] Legal Requirement for AV on Linux

2010-02-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
(read dark nets). it would be double plus good if this were built into a router. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [nlug] Legal Requirement for AV on Linux

2010-02-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
the price per seat. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit

[nlug] [ot]nominate nashville for google fiber

2010-02-10 Thread andrew mcelroy
always better). Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit

Re: [nlug] [ot]nominate nashville for google fiber

2010-02-10 Thread andrew mcelroy
and intelligent purpose, no? I'll post my sales pitch to why Google should choose Nashville after work. Andrew McElroy Curt On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:44 PM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: Wouldn't it be great to have Google run fiber to Nashville, TN? Google is looking for cities to test

Re: [nlug] [ot]nominate nashville for google fiber

2010-02-11 Thread andrew mcelroy
is already being slapped by the fcc for non net neutral practices. Also keep in mind how much actual cash google has on hand. I don't think Att wants to go up against google. Google could buy comcast on a whim if they so desired. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [nlug] Wireless PCI adapter for Ubuntu

2010-02-11 Thread andrew mcelroy
dongle has been fantastic. Linksys still is a hit or miss. Andrew McElroy Thanks, -- Russ Crawford 615/506-4070 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

Re: [nlug] Linux section in About.com

2010-02-25 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Russ Crawford russ.m.crawf...@gmail.com wrote: Linux for the non-geek perspective The real story is this: http://linux.about.com/b/2010/02/21/ubuntu-approved-for-the-us-government.htm Ubuntu Approved for the US Government Respectfully, Andrew McElroy Sign

Re: [nlug] LinuxFest on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Watkins College of Art Design

2010-03-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
Rosa Parks Blvd Nashville, TN 37228 Google Directions http://goo.gl/JgN7 Date and Time Saturday, March 20, 2010 10:00am - 5:00pm Glad to see these continue. I will be there! Andrew McElroy Flier (JPG) http://www.crashinground.com/crash180/images/nlug_spring10_2.jpg Installing Linux

Re: [nlug] LinuxFest on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Watkins College of Art Design

2010-03-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
Android development happens. Andrew McElroy -- Greg Donald destiney.com | gregdonald.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [nlug] LinuxFest on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Watkins College of Art Design

2010-03-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
it would take to make that proof of concept something production ready. It would be very useful to be able to drop in and out of python from ruby or vice versa. Andrew McElroy On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 13:07, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Greg Donald

Re: [nlug] Anyone know what these httpd log messages might mean?

2010-05-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
it was html encoded, but it doesn't decode to anything intelligible. is %27%28%20%3F%5EZ%28%2DN%2BP%20%20%0A any where in the id column in any tables that fusebox uses? HTTP/1.1 with response code(s) 200 1 responses What ever it is its returning a 200 ok and in this instance 1 times. Andrew

Re: [nlug] NLUG Meeting tonight

2010-05-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
certificate. Andrew M The new NLUG officers are: Chris McQuistion: President Howard White: Vice President Andrew McElroy: Treasurer John Eldredge: Secretary On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Bill Woody woody39...@gmail.com wrote: Well... Did you get elected or did they discover at the last

Re: [nlug] NLUG Meeting tonight

2010-05-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Bill Woody woody39...@gmail.com wrote: An impeachment may be in order. I am sure many members had no idea he is Sithy. This ofcourse all depends on what the definition of is, infact is. Andrew Bill On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:24 PM, andrew mcelroy sophri

Re: [nlug] Ubuntu 10.04 upgrade broke sound input

2010-05-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
downloaded the iso in the last 2 days or so, you may want to redownload it. there was a terrible memory leak issue with X.org Andrew McElroy -- Greg Donald destiney.com | gregdonald.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post

Re: [nlug] new members

2010-05-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
contagious. I got mono that way. What's the emoticon for awkward? Being privvy to the experiences of others was instrumental in my Linux education. I see the value. Getting new members will expand those experiences for us draw upon. Bill Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you

Re: [nlug] Re: Surviving the move to Windows from Linux

2010-05-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
in windows. I hope this helps/ is allowed. Andrew McElroy I found a AutoHotKey script that should handle alt+drag: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/get-the-linux-altwindow-drag-functionality-in-windows/ XP had a powertoy for Virtual Desktops that might work: http

Re: [nlug] Re: Surviving the move to Windows from Linux

2010-05-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:17 AM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Don Delp nesma...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Don Delp nesma...@gmail.com wrote: So there have been some changes at work, something along the lines

Re: [nlug] Re: Surviving the move to Windows from Linux

2010-05-19 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Drew cothar...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Bucky 'Igneous' Wolfe pmigne...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Don Delp nesma...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, now in all seriousness, has anyone got tips on making Windows feel

Re: [nlug] Pac Man?

2010-05-21 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Todd Wittenmeier magito...@gmail.comwrote: I had a lady call me freaking out thinking it was a Virus.. I LOL'd pretty hard. -Todd perfect chance to instill into her work usage of internet only. Andrew McElroy On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Don Delp

Re: [nlug] top posting - bottom posting

2010-06-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
for in the NLUG fundages? Is this a call for a NLUG BP? Andrew McElroy gk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr

Re: [nlug] Presentation volunteers for Linux Fest needed

2010-06-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
about how to top post in a conversation string? *ducks* Andrew McElroy JMJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr

Re: [nlug] [Promotion] Linux users are Invited

2010-06-15 Thread andrew mcelroy
. I don't mean to put anyone or anything down, but the point is lost on me. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [nlug] http://www.tpc.int/

2010-06-30 Thread andrew mcelroy
( that would be 72 hours of fax time per day). This means 72 hours of potential advertising time per day. Andrew McElroy ... Jack Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23 On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: I On Wed, Jun 30

[nlug] [OT] Thorium reactor with LFT Reactor as a viable nuclear

2010-08-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
useful in explaining the LFTR position: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWUeBSoEnRk I'll spare you the election literature that I have had up for sometime for a particular candidate in regards to this technology. Respectfully, Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [nlug] [OT] Thorium reactor with LFT Reactor as a viable nuclear

2010-08-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Andrew Farnsworth farn...@gmail.com wrote: Why produce H anyway?  Both the Sun and the Gas Giants are just crazy with it, lets go mine them! The fastest way to get money for it would be to say that the terrorist will do it if we don't. Either that or say

Re: [nlug] [OT] Thorium reactor with LFT Reactor as a viable nuclear

2010-08-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
will go out of style. I'd like to see this on a large scale. Oh. My favorite part. Because liquid H in a fuel tank is more a prescription for disaster than gasoline, I see huge improvements in the human gene pool. What's not to like? Everything. Andrew McElroy On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Re: [nlug] [OT] Thorium reactor with LFT Reactor as a viable nuclear

2010-08-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 3:18 PM, Bill Woody woody39...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 3:46 PM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Bill Woody woody39...@gmail.com wrote: Y'all already know we can't continue down the current path. Why continue

Re: [nlug] Looking for work

2010-08-25 Thread andrew mcelroy
to brush up on android and the happenings in perl 6. Also what databases do you know? While NoSQL has a lot of hype behind it, being familiar with at least a hello world couchdb or mongodb might not hurt either. It's a tough market, but not an impossible one. Andrew McElroy -- John F. Eldredge

Re: [nlug] Looking for work

2010-08-25 Thread andrew mcelroy
the above information. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options

[nlug] dirvish troubleshooting

2010-08-25 Thread andrew mcelroy
.htm that link is pretty close to what I have done. I will admit that my mistake may be that i did apt-get install dirvish rather than install it from source. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email

Re: [nlug] Darwin Award honorable mention

2010-09-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
claims it was another student who made the dare. Do we now have the capacity to hear the dead. I thought electrocuted meant to be killed by electricity. What's going on here? Andrew McElroy -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly

Re: [nlug] Darwin Award honorable mention

2010-09-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Richard Thomas r...@dicksonlife.com wrote: On 9/4/2010 3:47 PM, John F. Eldredge wrote: but his lawsuit claims that he suffered permanent brain damage Obligatory How could they tell? Because he enrolled into an MBA program after the incident? Andrew

[nlug] [~OT] Conference date for 3d rapid prototyping machine conference?

2010-09-08 Thread andrew mcelroy
conference and when the dates are suppose to be? I understand it to be on or around the 12th. Thanks, Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group

Re: [nlug] Reminder: NLUG Linux Fest tomorrow (Saturday, Sept 25th)

2010-09-24 Thread andrew mcelroy
on the main NLUG site. If a couple people could commit to helping set up at 9:30, that would be Count me in. Andrew McElroy very helpful. Thanks, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk

[nlug] tonight's presentation - GIMP

2010-10-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
Greetings all, This is just a quick reminder that I will be presenting GIMP tonight. One small note, if anyone has a projector adapter for a MacBook Pro (the new ones), I'd be rather grateful. I'm looking in Chris' direction :-) Respectfully, Andrew McElroy -- You received this message

Re: [nlug] tonight's presentation - GIMP

2010-10-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Chris McQuistion cmcquist...@watkins.edu wrote: I've got one.  (I assume you're referring to the mini-displayport to VGA adapter?) You are correct. Please bring it. Andrew Chris On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 9:22 AM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [nlug] Ubuntu for Server

2010-10-12 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Dave Tomlin davetom...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone using Ubuntu Server 10.04.1 for production servers.  Seems like most say to go with CentOS, but I'm partial to .deb and the abundance of packages for Ubuntu.  Thanks. Ubuntu Server 10.04 works for me in

[nlug] topic ideas

2010-11-01 Thread andrew mcelroy
that this group would be interested in hearing about. I wouldn't mind presenting on it, but I would love to have someone else help with such a presentation. My only exposure to NoSQL is through the lense of Ruby. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [nlug] IBM: The Mainframe is Back Baby

2010-11-03 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: Cute IBM is declaring that the mainframe is back, and running Linux on them. hyperbole What's next, declaring a refresh on the Hollerith? (for participating fascist regimes) / hyperbole IBM really doesn't get this cloud

Re: [nlug] IBM: The Mainframe is Back Baby

2010-11-03 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Michael Chaney mdcha...@michaelchaney.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 4:04 PM, andrew mcelroy sophri...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: Cute IBM is declaring that the mainframe is back, and running Linux

Re: [nlug] IBM: The Mainframe is Back Baby

2010-11-04 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Michael Chaney mdcha...@michaelchaney.com wrote: To bring this back to the original point about IBM - it's useful to remember that IBM also turns out some really good 1U servers - I just sold one last month. The IBM defense makes a lot of sense now. Just saying.

Re: [nlug] More Oracle Open Source Fallout

2010-11-07 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Mark J. Bailey m...@jobsoft.com wrote: They are moving into Poland!  :-) http://developers.slashdot.org/story/10/11/07/0332252/Oracle-To-Monetize-J ava-VM?from=fb I never thought of the JVM as Poland. Now that you mention it, the analogy does fit rather well.

Re: [nlug] Encryption

2010-11-17 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Nathanael Ries nathanael.r...@gmail.com wrote: Our university is looking into encryption software to use in their production environment, especially with regards to laptops.  Does anyone have any recommendations for things that have worked for you in a

[nlug] alternative to the ~200 miracle patch news

2010-11-18 Thread andrew mcelroy
For those who haven't heard about the miracle ~200 line linux kernel patch http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=articleitem=linux_2637_videonum=1 Here is an alternative: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/11/alternative-to-200-lines-kernel-patch.html -- You received this message because you are

[nlug] changes in linux (generally ubuntu) over the last several years.

2010-12-30 Thread andrew mcelroy
Greetings, Hopefully the following will be coherent enough to start a discussion. I have noticed since 2003 (XFree86 - Xorg - big news at the time), but really since 2006 that there have been some rather significant changes in Linux (generally ubuntu) distros. For one, upstart replaced SysV in

Re: [nlug] I have a job!

2011-01-26 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Curt Lundgren verif...@gmail.com wrote: Awesome, John!  I understand unemployment, and exactly how it feels to be employed again. It's righteous. Curt Yeah. It feels even better when you have minions around the world. I recently upgraded to a better job my

[nlug] git link I was looking for last night at presentation

2011-02-09 Thread andrew mcelroy
http://library.edgecase.com/git_immersion/index.html This is the link I was looking for last night. It is a fairly complete walk through on using and understanding git. enjoy. Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post

Re: [nlug] Internet Kill Switch... Round 3

2011-02-10 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:41 PM, David R. Wilson da...@wwns.com wrote: Anyone notice that our President now has that available? http://conservativeactionalerts.com/blog_post/show/2011 Of course they are also asking for donations to fuel this machine. Worth a read. Your thoughts? I

Re: [nlug] background processes

2011-02-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
running seven scripts at a time. And sendmail not finding dns will not longer slow your system boot by five minutes. In Ubuntu, upstart is the newish service deamon. It allows for parallel startup of services. http://upstart.ubuntu.com/getting-started.html Andrew McElroy On Feb 13, 2011, at 8

Re: [nlug] Re: background processes

2011-02-13 Thread andrew mcelroy
On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:19 PM, xor johnw...@gmail.com wrote: What ever happened to Dagmar? Its been ages since I've seen the guy. He used to be a regular at the NLUG meetings way back in the day.. He was at the last PhreakNIC. You might find him at the local se2600 meetings. Andrew On

[nlug] [JOB][Offtopic] PHP Programmer in Smyrna, TN

2011-02-15 Thread andrew mcelroy
everything in ruby in the next 7 months. Also, this individual will obviously have to know Git. :-) Respectfully, Andrew McElroy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups NLUG group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

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