- luv-talk - example.com

Nexus 6P
by Brian May 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Hello, I have given Mum my old Nexus 6P. It worked perfectly when I had it, but now it regularly loses all mobile reception (shows no signal) every 1 to 7 days. The only way to fix the problem is to reboot it. Any ideas? -- Brian May <brian(a)linuxpenguins.xyz> https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/

3 2

Re: [luv-talk] android tablet + phone recommendations?
by Andrew McGlashan 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Hi, My preference is a good mobile for WiFi hotspot -- the right radios for the /right/ network that you need to use. Nothing else much matters for the hotspot device, other than it should have updates for the software to keep it reasonably secure (as secure as a mobile phone can be). It's a bonus if it us good otherwise and/or if it otherwise provides for all other mobile needs. The non-phone devices, all that they need is WiFi. And any device for mobile phone calls, well it needs the right network to be useful for any location I'm in (for calls, not data). I had a 6GB data mobile plan with unlimited standard AU calls, dropped that down to a 3GB data plan with unlimited calls. On my hotspot phone, I nnow have 50GB of 4G LTE data. The phone plan mobile (with 3GB now) rarely does data other than as a WiFi client via the hotspot; occasionally I need to turn on data for MMS, which is a pain. So, 53GB of mobile data never gets close to be used, but I also never have to worry about going over my limits in normal circumstances. If I needed more data, I have other options (on the road I mean). As for fixed line services, I have unlimited data, but even then due to the huge amount of mobile data available to me, I don't even worry about switching back to non mobile data these days when that is served via hotspot to other portable devices -- except for the laptop, that plugs in to the wired network and WiFi is switched off. Almost all my more serious "data" work is done from fixed wire connections. I'm not a big fan of using mobiles more than necessary, but it is handy having plenty of data available if or when I need it from time to time. Whenever I want mobile tablets or laptops on the road, then it is very easy to connect to my regular hotspot phone and therefore those other devices have no need for any 4G SIM slots with possible /less good/ radio connectivity. SIM slots are only useful, in my view, for devices that make calls or devices that offer me hotspot services. I actually

1 0

Re: [luv-talk] Any simple sketcher good for 2D floorplans & elevations?
by Russell Coker 29 Apr '17

29 Apr '17

On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:19:47 PM Paul van den Bergen via luv-main wrote: > Not sure if it's what you are after, but there is a phone app called > MagicPlan that maps existing structures as a floor plan using the camera. While we're at it let's not forget Minecraft. You can make a 3D model of the house and walk through it. See how your pet wolf and ocelot will fit inside your home and test how defensible it is against zombie and skeleton attack. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

2 1

UPS Recommendations
by Colin Fee 31 Mar '17

31 Mar '17

My freely acquired APC Back-UPS RS 1500 is showing signs of dying so I'm looking to replace it. I got it about 7-8 years ago and replaced the batteries in 2014. I'll need to run approx 500W of gear from it (headless server, cable modem, router, 4-port switch). It's currently connected to the server via USB and monitored with apcupsd I would to retain similar functionality. Looking for your recommendations/thoughts? Have looked at various things online, APC or CyberPower seem to be popular and reliable. Has anyone had experience with CyberPower's software on linux? For the curious it keeps switching to battery then back to mains. It switches for about 1 to 2 secs, occasionally about 5 to 6, long enough for the alarm to start to beep, then back. Passes self-test OK and is not indicating batteries are bad. In the past 24 hours it has generated 11,761 power fail/power back events! There doesn't appear to be any mains supply issues. It's curious (and coincidental) that this has happened yesterday and today with Hazlewood going off-line. -- Colin Fee tfeccles(a)gmail.com

2 1

Fwd: Fund raising for Footscray Lentil As Anything.
by spyder.king＠yahoo.com.au 14 Mar '17

14 Mar '17

Sent from my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ Subject: Fund raising for Lentil Footscray. I think some of the Lentil As Anything vegetarian restaurants have been at least self-supporting despite the customer choosing how much to pay. This has never been true of the buffet in Footscray and it seems to have been supported by other branches for a long time, for charitable reasons. So LAA like it's customers now treats it as a charity, calls for volunteer labour, more donations and has organised fund raisers. The income at Footscray is lower than ever so the venue is expected to close unless things change. They are hoping to get some relief from the fund raiser on March 26 but more publicity risks more customers paying less than they cost. https://lentilasanything.com/culture/events/footscray-lentils-needs-your-he… http://www.starweekly.com.au/news/dire-days-as-footscray-lentil-as-anything…

1 0

Free stuff
by Russell Coker 25 Feb '17

25 Feb '17

I have a free fax machine and some desktop PCs that are probably quad core. Contact me off list if interested. -- Sent from my Nexus 6P with K-9 Mail.

1 0

free Google cloud training event
by Russell Coker 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

https://cloudplatformonline.com/gcp-au-googlecloudonboard.html It's free as in training not free as in software. But will still interest some people. It's not clear if the lunch is free, but that's a possibility. ;) -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

1 0

The REAL conspiracy against LUV beginners meeting on Saturday, 18 February 2017
by David E Payne 18 Feb '17

18 Feb '17

If you go to Wadham House, 52 Wadham Parade, Mt Waverley, Melbourne Australia from ~2:30 Saturday 18th you're likely to see some old relics from the early days of personal computing; and some of them will probably bring some old computer equipment. It doesn't seem to be mentioned on https://www.facebook.com/MICOM -The-Microcomputer-Club-of-Mel bourne-147406550461/?fref=ts The Google Plus group https://plus.google.com/102315068350046740812 is dORMANT. A bit of life at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/micommem but it's a closed Google group you have to apply to join. It may appear that The Grand Conspiracy inconvenienced LUV by arranging maintenance of the LUV Beginner's venue to avoid a conflict with the MiCOM'S 40th anniversary. No no no! Actually the original MiCOM group was influenced in early 1977 to adopt the third Saturday for meetings so that their 40th Anniversary Meeting would be on the same day that LUV Beginners WEREN'T going to have a meeting! Presumably THEY wanted some LUVee Loveys that once were were MiCOM LUVers to turn up at the underwhelming 40th wet blanket. (I think they are also behind Mark's Willow stump problem for opposite reasons ;~) I say RESIST! Don't let THEM push you around! Spend the time preparing White Knight sorry, "White Night" placards & costumes to show your support for the only people that can save us from Hilarious & other elitists' CONsPiracy :- President Donald Jesus Trump and his mentor Lyndon LaRouche!

1 0

Multicore World 2017
by Lev Lafayette 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

The 6th Multicore World will be held on Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd of February 2017 at Shed 6 on the Wellington (NZ) waterfront. Nicolás Erdödy (Open Parallel) has once again done an amazing job at finding some the significant speakers in the world in parallel programming and multicore systems to attend. Although a short - and not an enormous conference - the technical quality is always extremely high, dealing with some of the most fundamental problems and recent experiences in these fields. This year's conference includes figures such as Tony Hey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hey) speaking on the convergence of data and compute, Michelle Simmons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Simmons) on quantum computing, John Gustafson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gustafson_%28scientist%29) on hardware for universal numbers, Satoshi Matsuoka on Japanese HPC, Big Data, and artificial intelligence, Juan Carlos Guzman and Andrew Ensor on developments with the Square Kilometer Array, Nathan DeBardeleben on supercomputer resilience, Happy Sithole on using OpenStack for HPC in Africa, and many other high quality speakers (even some politicians). For anyone interesting in parallel programming and high throughput computing this is certainly one of the best local conferences that concentrates with a laser-like focus on those subjects. Of course, you do have to put up with me being MC. :) Multicore World http://multicoreworld.com/ Multicore World Programme https://openparallel.com/multicore-world-2017/program-2017/ Multicore World Speakers List https://openparallel.com/multicore-world-2017/ -- Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech Mngmnt) (Chifley) mobile: 0432 255 208 RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt

1 0

Multicore World 2017
by Lev Lafayette 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

A nearby conference that people in cloud/hpc/parallelism may be interested in. (20-22nd February 2017. Wellington, New Zealand) Multicore World 2017, an initiative of Open Parallel, is a significant high technology event hosted within Australasia. Now in it's sixth consecutive year, and presenting a unique line-up of some of the most respected speakers in their field from around the World, MW2017 offers an informal environment with an emphasis on interaction and the value of information exchange between peers. Those attending this global think-tank hold senior executive and/or trend setting technologist and scientific roles within their respective organisations. Scheduled international keynotes & speakers are: Prof Michael Kelly (U Cambridge, UK), John Gustafson (A*Star, Singapore), Prof Tony Hey (STFC, UK), Happy Sithole (CHPC, South Africa), Pete Beckman (Argonne, US), Prof Michelle Simmons (UNSW, Australia), Dave Jaggar (fmr ARM, NZ), Paul McKenney (IBM, US), Prof Shaun Hendy (U Auckland, NZ), Anshu Dubey (U Berkeley, US), Prof Bruce Mellado (U Witwatersrand, South Africa), Victoria MacLennan (Optimal BI, NZ), Prof Andreas Wicenec (ICRAR, Australia), Nathan DeBardeleben (LANL, US), Paul Fenwick (Perl, Australia), Mark Moir (Oracle, US) & another 15+ distinguished speakers. http://www.multicoreworld.com/ -- Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech Mngmnt) (Chifley) mobile: 0432 255 208 RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt -- Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech Mngmnt) (Chifley) mobile: 0432 255 208 RFC 1855 Netiquette Guidelines http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt

1 0