January 2013 - luv-talk

Re: [luv-talk] New Motherboard/System Selection
by Hiddensoul (Mark Clohesy) 05 Jan '13

05 Jan '13

Hi Andrew On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Andrew Voumard <andrewv(a)melbpc.org.au>wrote: > Hi, > > It's a Cirque PowerCat GDB450 (it's a TouchPad), and no, there is no > Linux driver on their site - but - they did release internals to a > Why not just use a USB to RS232 adaptor like this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-to-RS232-9-Pin-Serial-DB9-Cable-Converter-Ad… I am in no way endorsing this seller or product but he was the first in the list and is just used as an example. Most of them just work with *nix as a serial device and should be transparent to the touchpad protocol as it is just a serial port If that does not work there is always a PCI to Serial port card like this http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-RITMO-PCI-TO-DUAL-SERIAL-CARD-CCT25-/1406575… again no endorsement of seller or product just an example > Sorry if I picked the wrong list. I don't know how to switch this to > luv-talk but if it can be done then sure, otherwise continue it there or > here ? > > just change the reply to address when you send the reply from luv-main to luv-talk's address ie luv-talk(a)lists.luv.asn.au -- Mark "Pockets" Clohesy Mob Phone: (+61) 406 417 877 Email: hiddensoul(a)twistedsouls.com G-Talk: mark.clohesy(a)gmail.com - GNU/Linux.. Linux Counter #457297 "I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code" "Linux is user friendly...its just selective about who its friends are" What is the quickest way to push* ifconfig down *then* ifconfig up* to 5000 or so workstations? "Power Cycle the building"

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Fake Wikipedia entry on Bicholim Conflict finally deleted after five years
by Andrew McGlashan 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Hi All, For those that think Wikipedia has all the answers and is _the_ resource to quote --- Russell ... anybody else? Fake Wikipedia entry on Bicholim Conflict finally deleted after five years » Consider this another cautionary tale against believing everything you read on Wikipedia, or the Internet in general. Wikipedia's volunteer editors recently removed an elaborate article that purporte... https://plus.google.com/105492284418862345045/posts/7YxKUGcVAFu Cheers -- Kind Regards AndrewM Andrew McGlashan Broadband Solutions now including VoIP Current Land Line No: 03 9012 2102 Mobile: 04 2574 1827 Fax: 03 9012 2178 National No: 1300 85 3804 Affinity Vision Australia Pty Ltd http://affinityvision.com.au http://securemywireless.com.au http://adsl2choice.net.au In Case of Emergency -- http://affinityvision.com.au/ice.html

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Re: [luv-talk] Fake Wikipedia entry on Bicholim Conflict finally deleted after five years
by Trent W. Buck 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

Since no one has mentioned it yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia My favourite part is this block quotation: WebMD is the only news source whose coverage of chemical risk is regarded as accurate by a majority (56 percent) of toxicologists, closely followed by Wikipedia's 45 percent accuracy rating. By contrast, only 15 percent describe as accurate the portrayals of chemical risk found in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal.^[6]

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Retro.asn.au - a special interest group for people who enjoy collecting and playing retro video games
by David E Payne 01 Jan '13

01 Jan '13

If any of you might want to go this meeting if it was on another date I'd suggest you point that out ASAP. But as I can't see a link to email on the website http://retro.asn.au/ I'm Bcc: ing this to a co-convenor. Either he can tell me an email to post (won't be for some days) or he can check luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au for comments or I'll check for comments in a few days. I always recommend groups go for the last *day of the month because sometimes that's the 4th & sometimes the 5th which could mean some folk can get there who otherwise never could. But nearly everyone goes for the first 3 weeks of the month. Dav(e/id/o/y) Will Romney become god of his own universe? www.mormonthink.com

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