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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

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Multicore World 2017
by Lev Lafayette 10 Jan '17

10 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

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Any wet chemists, nitric acid on a tree stump
by Mark Trickett 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Hello All, I have several willow tree stumps that I wish to remove. As they are in ground where I want to put the footings for a carport, and wish the ground relatively undisturbed, I do not want to dig them out, or have them ground up. I do know that Nitric Acid will convert the cellulose to cellulose nitrate, gun cotton, but I am looking for a way to not have all the cellulose to go that way, I want it to burn, not go bang. I have read somewhere about a suitable mix poured into holes drilled into the stump, and I do recall the Nitric acid, and that there was something else. If anyone can make suitable suggestions, or point to the process, I would be very grateful. Regards, Mark Trickett

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Old hardware
by Keith Bainbridge 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

G'day Somebody here was looking for old hardware Could you please contact me off-list. A friend is looking to dispose of some gear, likely laptops that aren't overly used. Keith Bainbridge 0447667468 keithrbau(a)gmail.com Sent from my APad

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IT in action
by Peter Ross 17 Dec '16

17 Dec '16

Hi all, Over the last week I have seen - the ATO website being down for three days - a bank website where for 3 days I cannot amend or delete a scheduled transaction, and - a superannuation website where I could not retrieve a password(the URL sent was pointing towards Nirvana), for a few days after a scheduled upgrade, performed during the day. All three problems lasted for multiple days. According to my wife, an accountant, she has, over the last year or so, no certainty to lodge statements on any given day, because the ATO website is so extremely unreliable. Have a good weekend Peter

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Pre-emptive masking of browser history at ISP
by Rohan McLeod 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Assembled cogniscenti; just wonder what is the established wisdom regarding: "Pre-emptive masking of browser history at ISP" in the light of : http://www.pressherald.com/2016/11/26/under-new-law-authorities-may-view-in… regards Rohan McLeod

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systemd
by Andrew McGlashan 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hi, I understand that systemd is a done deal for most and many know my position. But.... this "Open Letter to Linux" back from August 2014, really hits the spot in so many ways; I could not have put it better. I'm happily using Devuan these days as a replacement myself. https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/8/12/459 Cheers AndrewM

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Desktop Mood?
by David Turk 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Yes you read right… Desktop Mood, not mode. I was pondering if anyone has done, or more likely aware of some good research, on how the computer or tablet or phone background can have on a persons mood. The colours, the pattern, or picture, etc. Does having a picture of loved ones^^ make a difference? ^^Can include pets. Does an outdoor scene do it for you? And how close to reality does it have to be? i.e. Do Mountain scenes cut the mustard for you, or does it have to be your local park? Thoughts? Or you could be like me… Boring :)

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You're invited to our first Inner Melbourne Arduino, etc meeting at RMIT
by David Turk 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

You're invited to our first meeting ever: https://www.meetup.com/Melbourne-Beginners-Arduino-Projects/events/23582136…

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Re: [luv-talk] Is it possible to make tracking the meta-data not just illegal but impossible ?
by Peter Ross 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Rohan McLeod via luv-talk <luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au> wrote: > “We have to find ways to protect not only the content of the text message or > the phone call, but to disguise the fact that the communication > happened at all,” (Ed Snowden quote) Well..a kind of Tor for mobile devices? Imagine many people are running something like Asterisk, at home or as a VM. Your phone is looking up the "nearest" server, establishes a secured connection and uses the server to call. Does it work in principle? What are the challenges? I would also think of a 'web of trust', maybe using PGP to chose and establish connections. So I am storing well-known PGP keys which identify friends; servers I trust. I can chose to trust friends' friends - maybe the degree of trust (level of separation). BTW: I have interest in it, if there are others who think it is a good idea, and worth to do some serious brainstorming to figure out a good solution.. I am up for it. I have the feeling a lot of the technologies are out there, it is just a matter of getting the plumbing right. Regards Peter

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