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Re: [luv-talk] Firefox OS phone at JB Hifi
by Peter Ross 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

P.S. Forgot the camera: useless. But it is $99 and I was not interested in this function. Regards Peter From: "Peter Ross" <Petros.Listig(a)fdrive.com.au> > To: luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au > Sent: Thursday, 18 December, 2014 11:37:39 AM > Subject: Re: [luv-talk] Firefox OS phone at JB Hifi> > From: dan062(a)yahoo.com.au >> From ZTE au website, JB HiFi selling Firefox OS phones. >> (http://www.zte.com.au/devices/Firefox_OpenC.htm) >> >> Any one seen them and any experience? > > I bought one a few months ago. It is basic but functions (for me) - as a > classic phone, sending SMS, Nokia's maps and as a WiFi hotspot. A few > times I read webpages but I rarely do (I prefer bigger screens and am not > desperate to need web brosing all the time) > > It is a step forward from the original ZTE Open, with Firefox OS 1.3 > instead of 1.0. > > With data switched off it lasts close to a week. > > And I love the feeling that Apple and Google (and associated darker > forces) do not know everything about me. > > Which should be a non-negotiable requirement for any equipment but .. > well, we live in times where the indecent is considered standard. > > Recently I saw a jealous husband monitoring his (unfaithful, he suspects) > wife via "Find a friend" app on an iPhone. > > It's scary to see what's possible today. For everyone.. > > Regards > Peter > > _______________________________________________ > luv-talk mailing list > luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-talk >

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Re: [luv-talk] Firefox OS phone at JB Hifi
by Peter Ross 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

From: dan062(a)yahoo.com.au > From ZTE au website, JB HiFi selling Firefox OS phones. > (http://www.zte.com.au/devices/Firefox_OpenC.htm) > > Any one seen them and any experience? I bought one a few months ago. It is basic but functions (for me) - as a classic phone, sending SMS, Nokia's maps and as a WiFi hotspot. A few times I read webpages but I rarely do (I prefer bigger screens and am not desperate to need web brosing all the time) It is a step forward from the original ZTE Open, with Firefox OS 1.3 instead of 1.0. With data switched off it lasts close to a week. And I love the feeling that Apple and Google (and associated darker forces) do not know everything about me. Which should be a non-negotiable requirement for any equipment but .. well, we live in times where the indecent is considered standard. Recently I saw a jealous husband monitoring his (unfaithful, he suspects) wife via "Find a friend" app on an iPhone. It's scary to see what's possible today. For everyone.. Regards Peter

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Any audio of November- Raspberry Pi update + systemd?
by Douglas Ray 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

My car took me only half-way to the meeting before last: On 30/10/14 10:42 AM, Andrew Pam wrote: > LUV Main November 2014 Meeting: Raspberry Pi update + systemd > > Start: Nov 5 2014 19:00 > End: Nov 5 2014 21:00 and I dearly wanted to see these! Does anyone have any audio? TIA Douglas Ray

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flash-key self-zeroed syndrome?
by Douglas Ray 15 Dec '14

15 Dec '14

I've seen USB flash drives corrupted. I've seen them infected. I've seen them die. But how often do you find one that just zeros itself? Anyone else ever seen this? From boot-sector to the end. Somewhere between unplugging it at my end, and the Officeworks staff trying to read it on their machine. After repartition/newfs it claims to be a happy trooper, but I'm a natural worrier - now that we know flash-drive firmware can be zapped... My guess is that the probabilities are 1. something other than the USB wiped it; 2. The USB wiped itself; 3. something has reprogrammed the firmware, and wiped the flash incidentally; unless someone else has seen this happen elsewhere, in a more trusted environment. The unit is a Patriot Element 8GB, and has had infrequent use. cheers, Douglas Ray

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Re: [luv-talk] ssd on pcie
by Rohan McLeod 14 Dec '14

14 Dec '14

James Harper wrote: > It seems that I can get msata ssd card these days, and a dual or quad pcie msata card (msata card mounts on the pcie card), and save myself a bunch of existing sata ports and other server real estate. It seems that a "quad pcie msata card" is quite in-expensive and do able; see for example : http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/319167/HDD_ADAPTERS_DOCKS/Addonics/AD4MSPX2.asp; if you are happy with 6Gb/s ~ 600MB/s ie SATA III max-read; and whilst the 'PCIe direct' see for example http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/fastest-pcie-ssds,2-821.html , are faster (3300MB/s max read) ; couldn't see much sign of support for multiple-drives per card; and bang per buck aka $/GB is likely still woeful; .............judging by the NON prominance of prices ! regards Rohan McLeod

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The Jolla Tablet
by thelionroars 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

The crowdfunding campaign for the Jolla tablet has been launched in the past few hours, and is already 100% beyond its funding goal. In a nutshell, it's an open source OS based on Linux that is also capable of running Android applications. It has some similar specs to an iPad mini and is shipping in May 2015 for around $220. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jolla-tablet-world-s-first-crowdsourced-… For those not familiar with Jolla and Sailfish: http://jolla.com/tablet Australia is not included in the countries for shipping, but is the highest voted for in the poll for which countries to add.

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The Lab
by Russell Coker 27 Nov '14

27 Nov '14

I highly recommend The Lab. Liquid nitrogen ice cream made while you watch. http://goo.gl/maps/YEuUo -- Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with K-9 Mail.

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Fwd: Opposing marriage equality
by Michael Scott 22 Nov '14

22 Nov '14

This is my response to Russell which was lost when the LUV server was down. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Scott <luv(a)inoz.net> Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [luv-talk] Opposing marriage equality To: Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> Cc: luv-talk(a)luv.asn.au On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Russell Coker <russell(a)coker.com.au> wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2014, Michael Scott <luv(a)inoz.net> wrote: > > You've made a generalised judgement about "those people", you've > stretched > > death threats against a 14yo actor > > That's death threats against a 5yo actress. > Actor/Actress. Who's being sexist now? > > > for a show which includes lesbian > > partners to your subject title "Opposing marriage equality", and YOUR > link > > refers to one of "YOUR" people actually shooting someone!! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Research_Council > > # In 2010, the FRC paid $25,000 to congressional lobbyists for what they > # described as "Res.1064 Ugandan Resolution Pro-homosexual promotion" in a > # lobbying disclosure report.[38] The US House of Representatives > resolution > # condemned the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill,[39] a bill which, among > other > # things, would have imposed either the death penalty or life imprisonment > for > # sexual relations between persons of the same sex > > # The Southern Poverty Law Center designated the FRC as a hate group in the > # Winter 2010 > > # A shooting incident outside the FRC headquarters in 2012 > > I've quoted the relevant sections of the Wikipedia page above. Relevant to whom? > After the FRC > spent a lot of money lobbing in favor of the death penalty for gay people > in > Uganda they were listed as a hate group. After that a FRC security guard > was > shot. > > Shooting a security guard is the wrong thing to do and the shooter is > serving > jail time for it. Causing people to be killed by unjust laws in Uganda is > also the wrong thing to do. > I couldn't agree more. You've generalised about ALL people who disagree with same sex marriage, because some nut jobs made death threats against a young actor. A nut job shoots a security guard outside a FRC building, and you don't see the irony? Should I be worried about YOU shooting me because of my beliefs? Do you believe that I would make death threats against somebody ASSOCIATED with a TV show, because the TV show had a same-sex couple? YOU'RE drawing that line.

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Indiegogo updates....
by Andrew McGlashan 22 Nov '14

22 Nov '14

Hi, I chose to support a project and pledged monies on that project. What I want to know is: "Is it normal to get lots of /nothing/ updates, and I mean *LOTS* ?" I'm already sold on the product and the updates don't tell me anything new of any significance. Also, I was surprised that "stretch" goals were being used as a means to up-sell, rather than reward the supporters -- you want a gold one? Okay as an original supporter you can have it for $10 more per unit. The marketing rubbish on an already subscribed campaign is extreme. So much so, that I would consider pulling my support (not sure if I can or not). Thoughts? A.

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From 2pm today, volunteer warehouse ah.. renovation
by David E Payne 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

It warms my heart to see a bunch of community minded youngsters planning to paint & redecorate an old warehouse without payment from the owner. https://www.facebook.com/events/358905414271359/ Dav* "This 31 October, it will be time to dress up, show off your best ideas and maybe even scare a few people. You guessed it: it’s the inaugural World Cities Day." http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/02/2014-world-cities-day-challen…

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