Re: ditching Apple products due to boycotts?

2010-05-17 Thread David Huerta
Spouting broken logic is something I can tolerate, but putting words in my mouth is something that I won't. As a libertarian, I don't like mob mentalities in general is something I am very much against, especially when it leads to violence. I said specifically that I was against laws that are

Linux-compatible Embedded Board Recommendations?

2010-04-02 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, I'm looking for a custom Linux-compatible embedded computer board akin to the Beagleboard to run a bare-bones Linux system. Hardware requirements: * Relatively low power consumption * Ethernet * Preferred open hardware spec * Maybe a serial port to terminal in * Price $200 *

Re: Unified PHX Tech Calendar

2010-03-30 Thread David Huerta
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 10:43 PM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: Can Eventification handle recurring events? Not quite, although if you search for past PLUG events, you can copy that event to a new one and just change the date to create the next event. It would be nice if there was info

Re: which t-mobile android phone?

2010-03-16 Thread David Huerta
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:14 PM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: - As far as I know you will not get any of the following features with any of the Android phones currently available: . tether and call at the same time Hmm. I was told that's possible. . on phone internet connection and

Unified PHX Tech Calendar

2010-03-09 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, For a while now, the idea for an online calendar with all FOSS related events has been discussed as being something everyone wants. Having a single calendar to promote every valley user group would be really handy to get event notices out to a large, shared audience of people, and

Re: Unified PHX Tech Calendar

2010-03-09 Thread David Huerta
-?ref=title .dh On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Brian Cluff br...@snaptek.com wrote: Is there a method for that calender to pull from some existing calendar?  It would be nice if you could set something up to pull from the PLUG calendar feed directly. Brian Cluff On 03/09/2010 09:42 AM, David

Re: Site whoring...

2010-02-15 Thread David Huerta
On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Craig White craigwh...@azapple.com wrote: Just launched a new web site for a friend/customer... about 6 weeks of development time **whew** http://www.allasianmassage.com (a little rushed but seems to be pretty stable and pretty well debugged... no

Re: Open-Hardware-Centric Group Forming in the Valley

2010-02-01 Thread David Huerta
pl...@lufthans.com wrote: Am 10. Jan, 2010 schwätzte David Huerta so: If you don't already know about HeatSync Labs, its an Arizona non-profit that wants to create the engineer's equivalent to an artist's collective.  They're starting up some interesting projects involving open hardware

Re: quiet

2010-01-10 Thread David Huerta
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 3:41 PM, mike havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote: kinda quiet out there in PLUG land! Too quiet... -- [.dh] --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your

Open-Hardware-Centric Group Forming in the Valley

2010-01-10 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, If you don't already know about HeatSync Labs, its an Arizona non-profit that wants to create the engineer's equivalent to an artist's collective. They're starting up some interesting projects involving open hardware platforms, such as the RepRap 3D printer and Arduino, and they'll

Re: Open-Hardware-Centric Group Forming in the Valley

2010-01-10 Thread David Huerta
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:31 PM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: There are lots of days open. This is the second event they've scheduled the same night as a nearby event that has now been going for over a decade. Nein. The location only had that day open for HeatSync Labs to meet, if I

PLUG Group on Identi.ca

2009-11-18 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, I created a group on Identi.ca for PLUG, pixelated logo and everything! Anyway, if you use Identi.ca, the AGPL-licensed microblogging system (like Twitter, but with source code), check it out: http://identi.ca/group/plug -- [.dh]

Re: Wil Wheatons: Just A Geek

2009-11-01 Thread David Huerta
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Actually, I see a good number of .Net references  Hes probably getting paid for it.  Not Joking.  -jmz If Microsoft could be that creative

Re: Wil Wheatons: Just A Geek

2009-11-01 Thread David Huerta
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Joshua Zeidner jjzeid...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.amazon.com/Just-Geek-Wil-Wheaton/dp/059600768X Anyone read this?  Another Burton Barr find... looks somewhat lame by the pic on the back, which is Wil sitting at his Geek Desk, with lots of Geek Books,

Re: new west side location or cancel?

2009-09-17 Thread David Huerta
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 11:42 AM, der.hans pl...@lufthans.com wrote: When I've asked recently the DeVry campus at I-17 and Dunlap has come up multiple times. Anyone have a contact over there that might sponsor us? Would DeVry give us wireless access along with a room that has a projector?

Re: LinuxCon RideShare?

2009-09-09 Thread David Huerta
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Anyone driving to Portland for LinuxCon? Anyone wanting to rideshare gas (I have a Hyundai 2009 Accent - 37-41mpg highway)? I'm very interested in going to LinuxCon, but lack the funds/vacation time for it. :( --

Re: LinuxCon RideShare?

2009-09-09 Thread David Huerta
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM, David Huerta huerta...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Anyone driving to Portland for LinuxCon? Anyone wanting

Re: Time to Trade in My Blackberry

2009-08-31 Thread David Huerta
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Benjamin Francombfran...@gmail.com wrote: I've been keeping an eye on the Nokia N8x series of devices since they run Linux.  They will be releasing the n900 soon, and it looks really interesting. From Wikipedia: The Nokia N900 is Nokia's next Maemo device,

Re: Web based ssh console

2009-08-06 Thread David Huerta
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Shawn Badgerbadger.sh...@gmail.com wrote: Does any on the list know of a good web based ssh client? I would prefer it to run on my own system as opposed to going though one that I don't have control over. It would also be nice if it was able to pass x-windows as

Re: West-Side St(ory/ammtisch) Tomorrow

2009-07-14 Thread David Huerta
On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Tunat...@supertunaman.com wrote: Top of the morning to ya! It's that week, the one in which the third wednesday of the month occurs. I'm stoked about this one! Here's what's going down this month: * See touch (if he lets you) Dave Huerta's toorcamp hard hat

Re: west side during the summer

2009-06-22 Thread David Huerta
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Mike Schwartzmike.l.schwa...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I guess I forgot, that it asks me to enter the library card number (and a password) for my GLENDALE  library card -- which some persons (like, some non-Glendale residents) do not have. Well, I guess ONE of

Re: senior network admin - godaddy.com

2009-05-21 Thread David Huerta
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Charles Jones charles.jo...@ciscolearning.org wrote: Jason Hayes wrote: Not sure if this has been posted here yet or not. Godaddy.com is looking for a senior network admin (posted 5/18/09) Job specs and application form online at,

Re: Best first programming language

2009-05-19 Thread David Huerta
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Dennis Kibbe denn...@li3-188.members.linode.com wrote: I searched the archive but didn't find a previous discussion about this. A friend who graduates from high school next week wants to take a summer course in programming. His goal is to become a business

Re: OT: Most fun in Arizona?

2009-05-16 Thread David Huerta
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Josef Lowder j...@actionline.com wrote: What are the most fun things to do in Arizona? I moved here from Washington state  8 years ago and while I am now aclimated and glad to be here, I do miss all of the incredible variety of things that we so much enjoyed

Re: OT: Speed Cams

2009-04-02 Thread David Huerta
On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Alan Dayley ala...@consultpros.com wrote: Please stop this thread.  Yes, it is appropriately marked OT for off-topic.  Yes, many on this list enjoy law/politics/ethics/etc. discussions.  However, every time in recent history that we have had an off topic thread

Friends of Gnome

2009-03-23 Thread David Huerta
For fellow Gnome fans, The Gnome Foundation has recently began promoting a Friends of Gnome fund raiser for the Gnome Foundation. Funds will be used for various things related to improving and promoting Gnome/GTK+/FLOSS. Last year, this included a GTK+ hackfest. If interested, go here:

Re: Hackfest Linux Security Series: Security Distros

2009-02-27 Thread David Huerta
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Lisa Kachold lisakach...@obnosis.com wrote: Backtrack 4 Beta is available, but so is Samarai (from InGuardians) and  more: BackTrack Chaox-NG Damn Vulnerable Linux ( DVL ) DEFT FCCU Frenzy grml Hakin9 Helix HeX KCPentrix Knoppix-NSM Network Security

Re: Epic Epoch Time Party Time

2009-02-10 Thread David Huerta
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Tuna t...@supertunaman.com wrote: I'm sure you are all aware of the UNIX epoch, and how it will be 1234567890 on the night of Friday the 13th, 23:31:30. I suggest that we have a PLUG party on this night to go down in history. We will all watch the clocks on

Re: OT: Linux - Stop holding our kids back

2008-12-09 Thread David Huerta
Interesting article about how a teacher took away Linux disks from a kid who was passing them out. I'm speechless. I think this pretty much sums it up though: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/backinblack1979/picard_facepalm.jpg -- david [.dh] huerta delugphx.org

Re: PPC Linux

2008-08-12 Thread David Huerta
I will be installing linux on a mac g4. I was wondering if anyone is currently running a ppc linux server and if so any distro recommendations. I run YellowDog Linux on my iBook G4, but have found that there's not a lot of pre-built packages for various applications available (Banshee, for

Re: Valley companies using OOo?

2008-08-04 Thread David Huerta
anybody know of companies in the Valley that use OpenOffice.org that might be interested in getting some training for employees? I'm still trying to promote and fill the online OOo class at MCC :). UHaul uses OpenOffice at their HQ, from what my friend who works there tells me. ... david

Bluetooth tethering in Linux

2008-08-02 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, I've recently signed up for a smartphone/data plan which allows me to use my smartphone as a dial-up modem. I'm able to do this in Mac OS X, but was wondering if anyone had any luck doing similar under Linux/PPC? There seem to be few cases of this working from what I've seen thus

Re: Bluetooth tethering in Linux

2008-08-02 Thread David Huerta
I just got my phone working using the instructions from the following page. It works with bluetooth with my treo on Sprint. Maybe it can help with the Alltel setup. http://jesselang.com/2007/12/06/sprint-palm-treo-650-bluetooth-dun-with-ubuntu-the-dirt/ The article is aimed at Ubuntu users,

Re: Defcon 16 Rider Share?

2008-07-25 Thread David Huerta
Anyone planning to go to Las Vegas for the weekend of August 8 - 10? I have to be back by the 11th, but I am thinking of driving down and I might like gas sharing riders? http://defcon.org it's Defcon 16 - be sure to read the site and be prepared? I'll be riding up as well with some

Re: Spy Bill Debate Comes to an End

2008-07-09 Thread David Huerta
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Jason Spatafore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's time to move to Canada And enjoy having your calls to the U.S. tapped? From what it seems, Canadian laws are heavily influenced by U.S. poilitical pressures, more lately in the areas of intellectual property and

Re: Cisco VPN Client for Linux

2008-07-02 Thread David Huerta
I also need a Cisco VPN client for Linux. I was able to connect to the server I needed to after installing kvpnc. I am sure vpnc can do the same. hmm... I tried connecting with vpnc just now and it spit back a vpnc: server requested domain, but none set (use Domain ... in config or --domain.

Re: Anybody have a kindle to rent?

2008-05-11 Thread David Huerta
. Does anyone have a kindle or know where I might find one to rent for a day (or a couple of hours) to test some ebook formats. Joseph, You mean the Amazon Swindle? If enough people accept the DRM on ebooks, there will be no incentive in the future for Amazon, or anybody else to offer

Re: {Disarmed} Hans Reiser found guilty

2008-04-30 Thread David Huerta
*ahem*: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/439149860_a3c52f154b.jpg On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 6:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would it be in bad taste to say that ReiserFS always offered 'killer' performance compared with ext3? :) :) :) -Original Message- From: Craig White

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-17 Thread David Huerta
I take issue with some of these governmental decisions. If we as a country have a short coming, work on it and make it better. Do not roll over and play dead! So far, off shore consulting has not hurt me however if they ever get their act together they could literally kill me. I cannot

Slightly OT: Conky Script for Au/Ag prices?

2008-01-24 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, I've recently discovered Conky, the awesome overly customizable system monitor for Linux and have configured it to display system/weather data, etc. I was wondering, however, if anyone knew of a Conky script that would retrieve the latest Gold/Silver/Palladium prices, as this is

Re: ****Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

2007-11-25 Thread David Huerta
Haha, I have that shirt, except mine reading fighting terrorism since 1492. On Nov 22, 2007 2:28 PM, Jerry Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw this on a Tshirt: Homeland Security: since 1624 and a bunch of Native Americans with guns were in the picture!! On Thursday 22 November 2007

Re: OT - The One Laptop Per Child Program

2007-11-08 Thread David Huerta
This video explains the technical specifications behind Sugar, specifically its security features:

Re: Test

2007-09-24 Thread David Huerta
Hmm... I guess I can post to the list after all. Did anyone catch my last post about DeLUG looking for a guest speaker for their next meeting, by chance? ...the galactic inquisitor reference came from the the Venture Brothers :). On 9/23/07, David Huerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am

Re: Test

2007-09-24 Thread David Huerta
Noted; I didn't realize that. On 9/24/07, David Munson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, I saw it. It won't punt it back to you by default, just so you know. On 9/24/07, David Huerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm... I guess I can post to the list after all. Did anyone catch my last post about

Re: DeLUG Speaker Wanted

2007-09-24 Thread David Huerta
Hi David. I can do my general Virtualization or Xen presentation if you would like. You can preview them here if you want: http://uberhip.com/godber/plug/ I have played with FreeNAS but wouldn't really be prepared to do a presentation on it. Austin Awesomesauce. Xen

FreeNAS Presenter?

2007-09-22 Thread David Huerta
Hey everyone, We're looking for a guest speaker for the next DeLUG meeting on October 8th. There's been some interest in network storage, so I was wondering if there was anyone on the list that would be willing to present on the subject. I was thinking FreeNAS would be cool, but really any

Re: Cancel September 29?

2007-08-25 Thread David Huerta
Err, I meant I thought it was on the 22nd of September. On 8/25/07, David Huerta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought ASULUG was having their Installfest on the 29th? On 8/25/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Considering ASULUG is having their big installfest on the 22'nd, I'm

Re: OT: Discovery stores closing

2007-07-29 Thread David Huerta
On 7/28/07, der.hans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: moin moin, pretty empty at this point, but the bricks and mortor Discovery Store locations are shutting down and they'll be online only. What's left is discounted quite a bit. Any news on how soon it will be closing? -- david [.dh] huerta