[PLUG] "the sticks"

2019-05-24 Thread dfhubbard
Rod I am also a lover of "the sticks". If you take the official downtown Eagle Creek and the official downtown Boring and the official downtown Sandy, the exact center is where the house I grew up in used to be, according to the official county survey maps. Unfortunately the area is so over

Re: [PLUG] SSD Advice Needed

2019-05-24 Thread Chuck Hast
Yeah switchers don't like square waves On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 11:27 AM Tomas Kuchta wrote: > Look for "pico PSU" for your 12V power supply needs. > > Like this one: > http://www.mini-box.com/picoPSU-160-XT > > Also available on Amazon ... Also from alternative sellers. > > That is how I

Re: [PLUG] HP G62 Laptop...

2019-05-24 Thread Nat Taylor
Looking at supported OS's, try Suse... Perhaps the Tumbleweed rolling release version? Or maybe the Leap regular release if hte package is designed for older libraries? I dunno i'd try tumbleweed first? This says openSuse 11.4 or later: it'll have newer drivers than centOS

[PLUG] HP G62 Laptop...

2019-05-24 Thread Michael Christopher Robinson
I want to run CentOS 7 as the host system, but there doesn't seem to be a good driver for the Radeon video card. The install, no artifacting. When it actually boots to gnome though, terrible artifacting. I could just run Windows 7 instead of Linux, but I prefer Linux ;-) I'm trying to use this

Re: [PLUG] Can geeks defeat scammers? IOT solution needed?

2019-05-24 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 24 May 2019, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: Well, I always pronounced it "the sticks", but ok, correciton noted :-). Rodney, Then you'll also like Crane, Wagontire, and Riley. Especially the Crane Diner. They serve an excellent lunch for very reasonable prices. Carpe holiday weekend, Rich

Re: [PLUG] Can geeks defeat scammers? IOT solution needed?

2019-05-24 Thread Rodney W. Grimes
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:43 PM Rich Shepard > wrote: > > > On Fri, 24 May 2019, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > > > I b way far from "escatada"[sp?] > > > > In Oregon it's spelled Estacada. > > > > > > > And it's pronounced "est uh CAY duh" Well, I always pronounced it "the sticks", but ok,

[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] June PLUG Meeting: Why Packets Die

2019-05-24 Thread Michael Dexter
Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement Who: Tony Bourke What: Why Packets Die Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Lower Level) When: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at 7pm Why: The pursuit of technology freedom Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live Why do packets die? What

[PLUG] June PLUG Meeting: Why Packets Die

2019-05-24 Thread Michael Dexter
Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement Who: Tony Bourke What: Why Packets Die Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Lower Level) When: Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at 7pm Why: The pursuit of technology freedom Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live Why do packets die? What

Re: [PLUG] Can geeks defeat scammers? IOT solution needed?

2019-05-24 Thread Ali Corbin
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 12:42 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Fri, 24 May 2019, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I b way far from "escatada"[sp?] > > In Oregon it's spelled Estacada. > > > In the last hour I've received 3 calls from/to myself [snicker] > > When you answer do you have an intelligent

Re: [PLUG] Can geeks defeat scammers? IOT solution needed?

2019-05-24 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 24 May 2019, Richard Owlett wrote: I b way far from "escatada"[sp?] In Oregon it's spelled Estacada. In the last hour I've received 3 calls from/to myself [snicker] When you answer do you have an intelligent conversation? I suspect an IOT Answering Machine may be goal. I think

[PLUG] Can geeks defeat scammers? IOT solution needed?

2019-05-24 Thread Richard Owlett
I b way far from "escatada"[sp?] In the last hour I've received 3 calls from/to myself [snicker] I suspect an IOT Answering Machine may be goal. I think what I want is something that replaces my desk-set, records *everything* and can quizzed by local computer. Why should I refine my spec?