Re: PLUG Thursday: Jekyll static site generator and AsciiDoc FTW(eb)

2022-04-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
er.hans Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss said on Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:45:32 -0400 Did the meeting end early? I came at 7:40pm and I was the only one there. https://LuftHans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx SteveT der.hans via PLUG-discuss said on Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:31:27 + (UTC) moin moin, Jek

Re: PLUG Thursday: Jekyll static site generator and AsciiDoc FTW(eb)

2022-04-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
lu-yuk-7xx SteveT der.hans via PLUG-discuss said on Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:31:27 + (UTC) moin moin, Jekyll is a simple to use static site generator. For easy, low maintenance, low resource sites like a blog, a static site generator (SSG) avoids complexity. An SSG allows low effort content cr

Re: external U.S.robotics fax modem

2022-04-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 19. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin Harold, I figured you are busy with other things. I myself keep busy too. I have looked in the garage. I thought I knew exactly where I had put the fax modems. It turns out I do not. That's what I get for cleaning things

Re: Stammtisch assistance Tuesday

2022-04-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
tonight. Or on list, of course :). ciao, der.hans On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 11:35:04 PM MST, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: moin moin, Stammtisch is this coming Tuesday starting at 19:00. I will likely be late or miss it due to an event for my kid. Would someone else run the

Stammtisch assistance Tuesday

2022-04-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Stammtisch is this coming Tuesday starting at 19:00. I will likely be late or miss it due to an event for my kid. Would someone else run the meeting in BigBlueButton for us? https://gettogether.community/events/17824/floss-stammtisch/ ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com

PLUG Thursday: Jekyll static site generator and AsciiDoc FTW(eb)

2022-04-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Jekyll is a simple to use static site generator. For easy, low maintenance, low resource sites like a blog, a static site generator (SSG) avoids complexity. An SSG allows low effort content creation and easy deployment. SSG can be hosted by a simple web server. No need to setup progra

Re: FOSSASIA tonight +

2022-04-07 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
ning until morning our time. ciao, der.hans On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 10:18:10 PM MST, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: moin moin, FOSSASIA is most of a day ahead of us, so their Thursday conference started tonight at 22:00 for us. I enjoyed the conference last year and learned

FOSSASIA tonight +

2022-04-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, FOSSASIA is most of a day ahead of us, so their Thursday conference started tonight at 22:00 for us. I enjoyed the conference last year and learned from a few programming classes given by students. https://eventyay.com/e/6b901f56/video/main-hall/630 It's a worldwide event with peopl

Re: HaveIBeenPwned.com

2022-03-22 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 22. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I use unique email addresses for every account, so I really need to grep the database for some regular expressions rather than consider a web lookup :). Looks like Wikipedia is confirming that's Troy's site rather than a phs

Re: cyber war / moving back to Linux

2022-03-22 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 22. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I have been researching all the ways to harden my linux box so I don't have problems. But some of the research I have found to be out of date so I may check on here for things I want to harden my linux box against any ty

Re: external U.S.robotics fax modem

2022-03-19 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 11. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin Harold, My apologies, I haven't gotten the chance to look in the garage. I should have time today or tomorrow. ciao, der.hans I would like that. Thanks. It be helpful to me to have my computer send and receive fax’s.

Re: external U.S.robotics fax modem

2022-03-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 10. Mar, 2022 schwätzte Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I have a couple old external modems if you need one. I haven't ever used them for fax, so no idea if that works. Actually, no idea if they work, but I ran into them while cleaning up the garage a couple weeks ago. If I ca

update firefox

2022-03-08 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, if you're using Firefox, then please update. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-09/ ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "The purpose of IT is to seamlessly and transparently provide the other # 9/10's of the iceberg fo

RE:valve onboarding suckath

2022-03-01 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 27. Feb, 2022 schwätzte Mike Bushroe via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin Misha, it's been a while since I tried to see if the account had somehow been created. I will try that again. Been working a different project the last couple nights. ciao, der.hans der:hans, if you have not completely

Re: valve onboarding suckath

2022-02-26 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
. ciao, der.hans On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 4:33 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin moin, the SteamDeck looks great. Valve has done a lot to work with Linux and Free Software even putting out info on how to modify the SteamDeck if you can get one.

valve onboarding suckath

2022-02-26 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, the SteamDeck looks great. Valve has done a lot to work with Linux and Free Software even putting out info on how to modify the SteamDeck if you can get one. The first step to get a SteamDeck is to setup an account in order to order one. But, the signon hasn't been working for me. I

teach at MCC

2022-02-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Mesa Community College is looking for adjunct instructor(s). Dennis is working Linux, data analytics and networking classes. As I understand it, they might need an instructor in March and certainly will in August. Contact Dennis at the college: dennis.ki...@mesacc.edu ciao, der.han

Re: m.2 2280

2022-01-20 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
7;t do it, though. I might get another drive to have a cold spare. The spare can be smaller as I don't need everything on it in a pinch. Thanks for the input. ciao, der.hans On Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 7:34 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin m

Re: m.2 2280

2022-01-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
27;m running with luks and lvm, am considering adding a second drive to get raid. m.2 I've used around 4 years now and not died as well, a bit surprising, but no raid on it, just luks and lvm on single disk. HTH! Most definitely. Thanks! ciao, der.hans -mb On Sat, Jan

m.2 2280

2022-01-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I'm looking to upgrade my NVMe drive and get two in order to mirror. I see crucial has several differently priced options. They're all m.2 2280, so they should all work, right? Here's what I have now: https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-aorus-1tb/p/N82E16820009012?Item=N82E16820009012

Re: Jan topics?

2022-01-07 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 07. Jan, 2022 schwätzte Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin Steve, der.hans via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 7 Jan 2022 06:54:01 + (UTC) moin moin, anyone have a presentation they'd like to give next Thursday? I'm tapped out right now, so not likely to have something

Jan topics?

2022-01-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, anyone have a presentation they'd like to give next Thursday? I'm tapped out right now, so not likely to have something this month. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "Communications without intelligence is noise; # Intelligence without comm

Krita 5.0 released

2021-12-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, https://mastodon.technology/@kde/107495701881910886 Krita 5.0 is out! KDE's sophisticated design app for painting, drawing and animating, comes with tons of new features, massive overhauls to key components to make it much faster, and supports more file formats and customized wor

sysadm and DB jobs

2021-11-18 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I have several openings on my team to fill after people were promoted to new roles. All are remote US based. I need a couple people with good GNU/Linux sysadmin skills and/or somewhat knowledgeable with databases, preferably Elasticsearch and MongoDB. Those are hiring for the same ro

Stammtisch tonight

2021-11-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Stammtisch is toinght at 19:00 in Big Blue Button. https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/107284394106807606 https://gettogether.community/events/14477/floss-stammtisch/ ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "So the environment is not a luxury ...

SeaGL and Career Expo Fri and Sat

2021-11-01 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, SeaGL is this Friday and Saturday We will have a Career Expo on Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 Pacific time. For the Career Expo we're offering 30 minute career counseling sessions. The sessions can be for resume reviews, career counseling, mock interviews or job seeking assistance. Sig

TeaGL tea exchange signup closes tomorrow

2021-10-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, if you want to participate in SeaGL's TeaGL tea exchange the signup closes tomorrow. https://gnu-cloud.yourownnet.cloud/apps/forms/qMWxPBpSAaSQb2f6 Why, yes, you can sign up more than once :) Well, the form allows it anyway. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://

Nextcloud tonight

2021-10-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, been working on getting a speaker in for a good privacy talk, but wasn't able to get everything finalized for tonight. I will be presenting on Nextcloud. 19:00 tonight in BigBlueButton https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx Nextcloud for private, secure cloud featur

Re: krita, acer, samsung

2021-10-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
platform. ciao, der.hans On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 10:06 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin moin, I picked up an Acer 2 in 1 with touchpad for kid. We really needed to finally replace the laptop that had been gravity tested a few times at the begi

Re: krita, acer, samsung

2021-10-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
;s an exploratory toy, but it's something they can do together. A bit pricey (16" is ~550; Wacom One 13" is ~400), but hard to beat for someone with significant skill or talent who is transitioning from Analog to the digital world. I'll look at it if we end up going that dire

krita, acer, samsung

2021-10-11 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I picked up an Acer 2 in 1 with touchpad for kid. We really needed to finally replace the laptop that had been gravity tested a few times at the beginning of the pandemic. First thing kidling wanted was to install Krita ( much disappointment that it wasn't on there by default ). Many

RaiseMe @ ShellCon in 2 weeks

2021-09-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Friday and Saturday, October 8th and 9th, ShellCon will be virtual again this year. ShellCon is an infosec conference. RaiseMe will again be offering career counseling at ShellCon. https://shellcon.io/raiseme/ Also, at the beginning of November SeaGL will have a career expo for SeaG

hiring DBAs

2021-09-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, We have a strong need for an Elasticsearch DBA. https://jobs.lever.co/rackspace/44d25159-a523-4d2a-a322-450f12c57bad We also need a MongoDB DBA. https://jobs.lever.co/rackspace/04e324a2-6467-4e2f-9651-63e22480e0cf We're DBA aaS, so lots of instances and opportunity to work a variet

Apathy and Arsenic talk

2021-09-11 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, an entertaining talk about arsenic and digital privacy with a warning to not lick the wallpaper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egi8Lm5W3FY apparently, it's still legal to use arsenic in wall paper in England she says solutions for digital privacy issues need to be global ciao, d

Re: vi

2021-09-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 10. Sep, 2021 schwätzte Michael via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin MIchael, how does one save and exit with vi? Carefully. :) vi is a modal editor with editing mode and command mode. To exit cleanly, you need to be in command mode. Hit to make sure you're in command mode, then you can giv

Stammtisch tonight

2021-08-17 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, We'll be in Big Blue Button tonight at 19:00. https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/106774078450443511 https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Science is magic explained. - der.hans

PLUG August

2021-08-11 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, with school starting and other urgencies I just have not had the resources to put together talks for tomorrow. Sorry about that. Meeting starts at 19:00, we'll figure out what we'll do then. BigBlueButton https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx ciao, der.hans -- # https

Inkscape seeking feedback

2021-08-11 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Inkscape is seeking feedback on a new tool. The request is in two posts to Mastodon. https://mastodon.art/@inkscape/106720406255163559 https://mastodon.art/@inkscape/106720435806117447 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "Do something wonderf

Stammtisch and career night tonight

2021-07-20 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Career night starts at 18:00, Stammtisch starts at 19:00. Both in Big Blue Button https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/106611292975264429 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Wer bereit ist, gr

Re: Tempe job monsoon

2021-07-19 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
y I was planning on being out of town next week. I'll forward along job descriptions when I refresh them. Austin On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 1:10 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin moin, Tempe is planning a job event of sorts on the 21st

Steam Deck

2021-07-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Ted posted on Mastodon about an upcoming handheld from Valve that will ostensibly be available in December, but reservations start now. It's Linux-based and they claims to support installing 3rd party software and even other Operating Systems. The article also says SteamOS is moving

Re: Tempe job monsoon

2021-07-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
:10 AM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin moin, Tempe is planning a job event of sorts on the 21st and 28th. https://www.tempe.gov/government/communication-and-media-relations/tempe-job-fairs A week from Tuesday is our quarterly career night. We&

Tempe job monsoon

2021-07-13 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Tempe is planning a job event of sorts on the 21st and 28th. https://www.tempe.gov/government/communication-and-media-relations/tempe-job-fairs A week from Tuesday is our quarterly career night. We'll be offering resume reviews this time around. https://gettogether.community/series/

Re: Linux Friendly Color Printer

2021-07-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 30. Jun, 2021 schwätzte Phil Waclawski via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, HP does really seem to work well with Linux. However in our super dry climate I'd almost recommend a laser printer instead of an inkjet. They are HP plays nice with Linux, but plays printer firmware games and locks you

LibreOffice conf logo design contest

2021-07-04 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, LibreOffice has a conference coming up in September. They have a logo design contest going on for the conference. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/06/22/design-the-libreoffice-conference-2021-logo/ ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org

Akademy Talk Sessions Day 1 (fwd)

2021-06-19 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, KDE's Akademy is going on. Saturday at noon AZ is Kdenlive ( if I did time zone math correctly ). https://conf.kde.org/event/1/timetable/#20210619.detailed ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Less pages is more. -- der.hans -- Forwar

Stammtisch tonight

2021-06-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Stammtisch is tonight in BigBlueButton at 19:00. https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/106417443752257219 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who # are evil, but because of the

new DC in East Mesa

2021-06-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Construction on a new DC started in East Mesa, Ellsworth and something. Don't know if they're hiring local for operations planning, etc. If you do that type of thing, look at Comarch to see if they have openings. https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1691796/polish-company-open-north-am

Re: PLUG Virtual Meeting on June 10th

2021-06-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 07. Jun, 2021 schwätzte Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss so: moin oin Matt, Murph agreed to go second, so won't be starting until Sebastian is done. ciao, der.hans On 2021-06-07 09:34, PLUG Announcements via PLUG-discuss wrote: PLUG MEETING FOR JUNE 10TH [snip] BOB MURPHY: AN INTRODUCTION

containers and fediverse tonight

2021-06-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, We have 2 talks tonight, "Putting Containers on Waiters" and "An Introduction to the Fediverse" Thanks to Sebastian and murph! We'll be in BigBlueButton at 19:00. https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx Tuesday is Stammtisch in the same BBB room also at 19:00. Next month

Re: disable full screen apps in KDE

2021-06-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 08. Jun, 2021 schwätzte Matt Graham via PLUG-discuss so: On 2021-06-08 13:34, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: is there an easyish way to totally disable apps from going full screen in KDE? I do want to be able to ocassionally re-enable full screen for an app, but am fine if I first have

disable full screen apps in KDE

2021-06-08 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, is there an easyish way to totally disable apps from going full screen in KDE? I do want to be able to ocassionally re-enable full screen for an app, but am fine if I first have to acknowledge that it's a horrible idea and I deserve the repercussions :) ciao, der.hans -- # https://

LGM 2021 videos

2021-06-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Libre Graphics Meeting 2021 videos are now up on PeerTube. https://conf.tube/video-channels/lgm_2021_online/videos ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the # people, it is a

LayerOne InfoSec and Career this weekend

2021-05-29 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I'll be helping RaiseMe with career counseling this weekend at LayerOne. LayerOne is an InfoSec conference that went virtual this year. https://www.layerone.org/schedule/ Starts Saturday at 10:00. BTW, SELF is online this year as well and in a couple weeks from June 11th - 13th. h

Re: PLUG chat future options

2021-05-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 21. May, 2021 schwätzte der.hans via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I forgot to mention that we also have a Mastodon account. If you're in the Fediverse, please follow https://fosstodon.org/@PLUG We're starting to pick up a quite a crowd of fans of John Cage's 4'33"

Re: PLUG chat future options

2021-05-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
hen you'll be able to get into +r channels as well. ciao, der.hans Kelley kel...@posteo.net (•̃ ͜ʖ•̃)✌ On May 21, 2021, at 12:43 AM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: #PLUGaz -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Intelligence without compassion is a wast

Libre Graphics Mtg in the morning

2021-05-26 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, starting rather early for us at 10:30 Paris Time (UTC+2) https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2021/en/program.html Goes for 4 days. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Wer bereit ist, grundlegende Freiheiten aufzugeben, um sich # kurzfristige Si

PLUG chat future options

2021-05-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I have established #PLUGaz channels on Libera.chat and OFTC IRC networks. I also created a #PLUG room on Matrix. https://www.Libera.chat/ #PLUGaz on irc.Libera.chat:6697 https://www.OFTC.org/ #PLUGaz on irc.oftc.net:6697 OFTC requires craptcha to register a nick, so I'm not in fav

Re: IRC network takeover

2021-05-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
at 3:26 PM, Matthew Crews via PLUG-discuss wrote: On 5/19/21 12:57 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: Do we want to move to Matrix or other FLOSS chat? I for one think this is a good time to move to Matrix. Its a FLOSS solution, supports a lot of modern features that people expect (like

Re: IRC network takeover

2021-05-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
people can use whichever they choose. I believe there's also an option to bridge between Matrix and Mattermost. ciao, der.hans SteveT Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 19 May 2021 13:31:34 -0700 I’ll swing by. I like IRC. I hope we stay with IRC. On May 19, 2021, at 12:57 P

Re: IRC network takeover

2021-05-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
tthew Crews via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: On 5/19/21 12:57 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: Do we want to move to Matrix or other FLOSS chat? I for one think this is a good time to move to Matrix. Its a FLOSS solution, supports a lot of modern features

Re: IRC network takeover

2021-05-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 20. May, 2021 schwätzte Matthew Crews via PLUG-discuss so: On 5/19/21 12:57 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: Do we want to move to Matrix or other FLOSS chat? I for one think this is a good time to move to Matrix. Its a FLOSS solution, supports a lot of modern features that people

Re: IRC network takeover

2021-05-19 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
9, 2021, at 12:57 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: moin moin, it seems there's been a takeover of the IRC network we've been using for years. https://lwn.net/Articles/856543/ Several of the volunteer staff I know of have resigned. I do not know them, just know of them. Others t

IRC network takeover

2021-05-19 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, it seems there's been a takeover of the IRC network we've been using for years. https://lwn.net/Articles/856543/ Several of the volunteer staff I know of have resigned. I do not know them, just know of them. Others that I do know have been actively helping people move. Here's a stat

Stammtisch tonight

2021-05-18 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Stammtisch is tonight at 19:00 in Big Blue Button. https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/106257976472599921 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "It's your difference that gives you the power tha

pine book pro production pausing

2021-05-17 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, for those interested, the PineBook Pro will be pausing production after this week due to parts shortage. They could runout of available parts anytime now. See the last bit of this blog post for more info. https://www.pine64.org/2021/05/15/may-update-connection-established/ ciao, d

Libre Graphics Meeting, end of May

2021-05-17 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Libre Graphics Meeting has an online conference set for the end of the month, the 27th throug the 30th. https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2021/en/program.html It's centered on EU, so badly timed for us. How to Simulate Rotating Space Stations will be at 08:00 for us. Perhaps that can

FTC defending right-to-repair

2021-05-07 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, "the FTC said manufacturers were, among other things, regularly breaking or stretching warranty law, deliberately designing products that are hard to fix, keeping repair information secret, using patent and trademark law to thwart repair efforts, discouraging independent third-party re

Pepper&Carrot treasure hunt game

2021-05-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Someone made a DIY treasure hunt card game using David Revoy's CC-licensed Pepper & Carrot. David posted about it. https://www.davidrevoy.com/article840/derivation-treasure-hunt-by-filipe-vieira The comic is "A free(libre) and open-source webcomic supported directly by its patrons to

remote jobs

2021-05-03 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, the following is from a Mastodon post. It didn't mention Elastic, Ansible and Red Hat, which are also generally hiring for at least some remote jobs. Also, I believe GitLab is still 100% remote. jobs, jobs, jobs! Netflix has remote jobs https://jobs.netflix.com/search?q=p&locat

Re: terminal accessibility

2021-04-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
I used BASH via the Emacs full edit screen shell buffer, it was more convenient than a terminal app in a lot of ways. It also had some nasty gotchas or glitches, but that was two decades ago. On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 12:36 der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:

terminal accessibility

2021-04-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I got a question about terminal accessibility. The accessiblity team there has orca for GUI. Looks like orca was originally for providing accessibility for GNOME. orca - Scriptable screen reader They still need something that works for command line. Anyone know if orca works with g

2d 2 3d LibreOffice 2 OpenSCAD

2021-04-28 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, This morning I shared about a proprietary software transforming 2D pictures into 3D pixel art. In the afternoon, @seachaint made a similar free software in python using a XSLX file (Libreoffice Calc and Gnumeric supports it) and OpenSCAD for rendering. It works very well! I love

updating on Mars

2021-04-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Post from Joey Hess, "so NASA is getting ready to upgrade a linux box on mars to fix their helicopter..." https://octodon.social/@joeyh/106066196617083368 https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/290/work-progresses-toward-ingenuity-s-first-flight-on-mars/ ciao, der.hans

Jamulus for online music together

2021-03-30 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Chemnitzer Linux-Tage had a presentation on Jamulus, a Free Software project for low-latency sound for playing music together online. https://jamulus.io/ https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2021/de/programm/beitrag/120 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLin

Re: FLOSS Stammtisch tonight @ 19:00

2021-03-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
e wants in early, I can be around for conversations. -Eric From the central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Social media dept. On Mar 16, 2021, at 3:16 PM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: moin moin, just a reminder that the FLOSS Stammtisch is in BBB tonight at 19:

FLOSS Stammtisch tonight @ 19:00

2021-03-16 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, just a reminder that the FLOSS Stammtisch is in BBB tonight at 19:00. https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx Hope to see you there. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # Delicious red tape, like a Twizzler but flat. And adhesive. --

jitsi for tonight's meeting

2021-03-11 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, The host I use for jitsi has automated live transcription, so we're going to use that for tonight's meeting. https://8x8.vc/estammtisch/em45wrksd-8x8 Normally jitsi is the fall back if we have issues with BigBlueButton, so we're just going the other direction tonight. I will be in t

Re: FLOSS thermostats?

2021-03-07 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
hoddy dev's. -mb On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:17 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: Fascinating idea, Still searching, but https://blog.particle.io/open-source-thermostat/ is a neat read. On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:48 AM der.hans via PLUG-

return of Spectre

2021-03-04 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, The new Bond movie has been delayed over a year, but Spectre is back. https://www.techradar.com/news/working-spectre-exploits-for-windows-and-linux-devices-found Linking through to BleepingComputer ... As Voisin said, the exploits will break if the machine it's executed on runs

FLOSS thermostats?

2021-03-04 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, We're replacing the home air handler soon. Anyone have experience with a FLOSS digital thermostat? Or at least something that doesn't require connecting to the internet? I would like to do some automation via local connections, but want to keep everything within a local network segm

Re: accessibiliy questionaire

2021-03-04 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
021, at 1:00 AM, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: moin moin, We have a great talk on accessibility scheduled for our meeting next Thursday. The presenter pointed out that we should consider accessibility needs of our audience. To that end, I created a Nextcloud form to allow anonymous feedback on wha

accessibiliy questionaire

2021-03-04 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, We have a great talk on accessibility scheduled for our meeting next Thursday. The presenter pointed out that we should consider accessibility needs of our audience. To that end, I created a Nextcloud form to allow anonymous feedback on what accessibility requests people might have f

Re: Password managers

2021-02-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 24. Feb, 2021 schwätzte pademc1 via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, I'm looking for a new password manager. I have been using LastPass.I tried to upgrade to the paid version but I keep getting shut down.So, what do you recommend? "Just because you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean that t

local tech support job at Hyperion Works

2021-02-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Nick over at Hyperion Works is hiring for an onsite / offsite sys admin. HW is a Linux shop that creates custom solutions for companies, but also supports whatever infrastructure the customer has. https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/hyperion-works-32d8994b/technical-support-lead-66fcda

Stammtisch tomorrow, rover Thursday

2021-02-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, the Free Software Stammtisch is tomorrow @ 19:00 in BigBlueButton. https://floss.social/@FLOX_advocate/105739675688486456 Thursday Perseverance arrives on Mars. Find a good link to watch live. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "The world is

need talks for Thu

2021-02-09 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I'm working on getting something really interesting for March, but don't yet have anything for this week. Do you have a presentation or recommendation for something we can get for Thursday night in BigBlueButton? Aside from the meeting Stammtisch next Tuesday, Perseverance is also la

Re: OT: Off topic ... Hi from an old timer ... plus, a Question

2021-01-26 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 26. Jan, 2021 schwätzte Mike Schwartz so: moin moin Mike, OT: Off topic ... Hi from an old timer ... plus, a Question Please forgive me if I have been "out of radio contact" for too long. Yeah, it's been a while :). I believe both CenturyLink and Cox are offering Gigabit if you're in the

update your sudos

2021-01-26 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, the short of the long: local sudo exploit for privilege escalation via 10 year old bug https://hackers.town/@yojimbo/105623965789775818 https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-research/2021/01/26/cve-2021-3156-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-sudo-baron-samedit ciao, der.hans -- # ht

Re: Looking to hire consultant to install Debian 10

2020-12-31 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 31. Dec, 2020 schwätzte Jeff Tatreau via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin Jeff, We do have a few consultants on the list who provide services like this. Please let me know if you don't hear back from one of them shortly. ciao, der.hans Thank you Jeff Tatreau Arizona Best Color Graphics 715 S

Re: mailman hosting

2020-12-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 23. Dec, 2020 schwätzte Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss so: What about all this dmarc/dkim crap? Do they do a good job with that so you don't have to jump through 33,000 hoops of widely varying height to interact with the varous monopolomails like gmail, yahoo, hotmail and the like? If someone'

Re: mailman hosting

2020-12-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 22. Dec, 2020 schwätzte keith Miller via PLUG-discuss so: I LOVE Zimbra and complete mail server and free unless you need support or some really special plugin, which I have not Haven't played with Zimbra in a long time. Does it have virtual mailboxes or tags as mailboxes or something simil

Re: mailman hosting

2020-12-24 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
ed on the amount of email they sent me this month ... They did finally get it working and I've got people on my list. All the same, I might move the list to another provider. I'll try to test someone with mailman3 next week. ciao, der.hans On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 10:5

mailman hosting

2020-12-21 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, I need to setup a discussion list to use with some friends. Just looking for a simple mailman hosting environment. Anybody have some recommendations for a company that interacts well with the community? Yes, I could somewhat easily host this myself, but I'd rather pay someone else a

Re: Saturn and Jupiter conjunction

2020-12-20 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
uding Saturn's rings, all in one look. Quite amazing. ciao, der.hans Phil W On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 6:21 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: moin moin, Right now is a great time to view the conjunction in the western sky. https://www.planetary.org/arti

Saturn and Jupiter conjunction

2020-12-20 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Right now is a great time to view the conjunction in the western sky. https://www.planetary.org/articles/jupiter-and-saturn-great-conjunction-viewing-guide https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-dec-21-2020 ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHa

Stammtisch Tuesday

2020-12-15 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, Stammtisch is tomorrow now. Still in Big Blue Button starting at 19:00. https://lufthans.bigbluemeeting.com/b/plu-yuk-7xx https://gettogether.community/series/14/floss-stammtisch/ ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "I came to open source for

Re: Split 7zip

2020-12-14 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
Am 15. Dec, 2020 schwätzte Sebastian via PLUG-discuss so: moin moin, The split utility does a binary hatchet job to files. Generally, you can cat them together ( or you could when I last used split some time ago ). cat foo.7z.001 foo.7z.002 >foo.7z Then do whatever you do with 7zip files. Is

cucumber salad recipe

2020-12-10 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
moin moin, here are the compilation instructions for my cucumber salad. I had visions of making it a man page :), but didn't get to reviewing the necessary syntax. ciao, der.hans -- # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org # "I have seen the enemy, and it is shiny." -- Benjy Feen

Re: end of year virtual party

2020-12-06 Thread der.hans via PLUG-discuss
iscuss wrote: On 2020-12-04 07:49, der.hans via PLUG-discuss wrote: Speaking of making things, perhaps we can share some recipes ahead of time, so we can try out some different things. Ask and you shall receive - world famous snickerdoodles! https://jillr.dev/recipes/snickerdoodles/ This is mo

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