Just the Russian government post-Snowden. http://www.inquisitr.com/1354255/low-tech-opsec-germany-and-russia-buying-typewriters-to-avoid-nsa-spying/
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Tom Kastner <[email protected]> wrote: > Is Cyanogen anything like Cydia? That's what I use to jailbreak my iPod so > I can use the far superior Dvorak keyboard layout instead of that archaic > and clunky QWERTY which was designed to slow down typists. Anyone still use > a typewriter? > On Jul 14, 2014 1:01 PM, "Paul Flint" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Greetings List Lurkers, >> >> So, this is the official notice of the Barre Open Systems Institute >> (BOSI) Adult Swim. For those coming in via the Internet, The swim stars at >> 5:00 PM EST, our continuing vanity being to include a goggle hangout >> https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1 until 6:00 PM EST. >> >> This is all predicated on Chris Yarger finding the Key to the Hedding >> United Methodist Church, and I would not count on pizza tonight if I were >> you. >> >> I am gonna try to join Kevin Cole and G+ in 5-6 PM if all works out. >> Chris Yarger will be your host at the Adult Swim, with his latest project: >> >> http://bzinga.net >> >> ...and his new Android Keyboard....He will likely also show off his phone >> running cyanogen-mod. His new gig sometimes keeps him late. >> >> Projects abound....We need to help Big John get the kiosk project out the >> door. Our ongoing major objective is to continue to try to figure out how >> to invest the time and resources to turn the Barre Open Systems Institute >> into more than just the Adult Swim technical clinic and more into a real >> learning facility. Thankfully we have input both from several sources on >> this topic. At risk of repetition, anybody willing to actively get >> involved here is blessed. We have had some interest from the folks at >> Norwich, the Young Hackers Academy in Montpelier, and the Greenfield Tech >> Scouts are actually here with Bram, but actual structure seems still pretty >> far away. >> >> As I cannot say too damn often, The meeting today is back at 40 >> Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641! >> >> The BOSI Adult Swim is essentially about helping out fellow users of open >> source products in a clinic environment. Despite my very best of >> intentions, the Adult Swim is really almost a perpetual Linux install-fest, >> and only secondarily a learning environment, not to say that We are >> actually doing some cool stuff with Zenity and bash scripts, see: >> >> http://bzinga.net >> >> Once again, the goal of the meeting shall be as usual, to get organized >> and try to get the various projects moving forward. >> >> >> The ever growing list of projects (now on our web site :^) includes: >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/nodejs - ok, it is on the list. >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/snobot - jesum they love this robot >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/furmon - monitor that pellet furnace >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/arduino - moving in the arduino groove >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/javajive - to get better at Javascript >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/tsp - Temperature Sensors Project >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/robotsrules - The quest for Roberts Rules >> - >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/visual.bash - Yea, I am not kidding... >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/mrtg - remedial raw mrtg for the slow... >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/raspberry - all rPi'ness >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/strembot.org - maybe a very cool project. >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/organized - oh please let me be organized! >> - http://docbox.flint.com:8081/music - this may be the least organized >> site ever! >> >> >> Otherwise, Barre indeed remains a great venue for a Linux and Open Source >> Software meeting and general system rejuvenation. Expect to be remotely >> preached at on the various topics of Open Source and how I am confident it >> shall cure all the evils and ills of this wicked world. In a perfect >> meeting, people would come in, sit down, see the stuff we have been doing >> and hopefully help us get the DIY stuff we are doing done, or maybe just >> fix a laptop. >> >> So, do not forget that the Barre library stocks "Linux World", and the >> latest issue is on the shelf, and it is good. The DVD's are available to >> checkout and copy, we shall to continue provide copies and isos of each and >> every one. Anyway, come and do open source stuff. For more information >> about the BOSI Adult Swim meeting time and location try this: >> >> http://bosivt.org/directions >> >> Show up at Hedding UMC if you have questions or are interested in Linux >> or the concept of free and open systems. Again, we are in the basement of >> the Hedding UMC facility which is actually working out pretty well. >> >> If you wish to be included on the "Linux_adult_swim" mailing list, send a >> response to this note. Let me know if you have any difficulties. >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> >> >> Paul Flint >> (802) 479-2360 >> (802) 595-9365 Cell >> >> /************************************ >> Based upon email reliability concerns, >> please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. >> >> Paul Flint >> Barre Open Systems Institute >> 17 Averill Street >> Barre, VT >> 05641 >> >> http://www.bosivt.org >> http://family.flint.com/flint >> skype: flintinfotech >> Work: (202) 537-0480 >> >> Consilium _ gratuitum .~. >> ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) >> valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X >> quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ numerantur ^^-^^ >> >
