KCLUG October 2004

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here is a paragraph from the microsoft 2004 annual report
by David Nicol 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

http://www.davidnicol.com/October2004/microsoft_challenged.htm -- David L Nicol transportation infrastructure technology contracting since 2002

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RE: OT RE: long sig
by Brian Kelsay 29 Oct '04

29 Oct '04

Brian, there was a reenactment of the invasion of Morocco in that movie I mentioned. They killed pretty much the whole Moroccan army in that battle. The US Marines swarmed into the palace and took the king/sultan into custody. I didn't watch the whole movie, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the why and the outcome. Something to do with the taking of some American hostages (women and children) by the king/sultan's brother (played by Sean Connery) on the mainland in Tangiers. This was also at the time Teddy was running for reelection, I think. He was also preparing to start the Panama Canal or it was just underway. The first machine gun had been invented (similar to Gatling gun) and it had a part in the invasion on both sides. The king/sultan had a prototype delivered just prior to the attack, but it jammed or ran out of ammo at some point. Brian Kelsay >>> "Brian Densmore" <> 10/26/04 02:59PM >>> I think you're thinking of Teddy's Rough Riders and the charge up San Juan Hill. He wasn't president then. It was however one of the greatest acts of stu<bs><bs><bs>bravery the current age has seen. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Hutchins > > Didn't we invade Morocco or something like that?

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RE: Cron
by Brian Densmore 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

Ok thanks everyone for the responses. Some questions and clarifications. Where is the cron log? I don't see one specifically for cron. How would I add logging to the script? According to the way I read the crontab entry, the script should be called by the run-parts script as root. If this is the case then it should have rights to write to the file. Yes, I'm still rather new at scripting and cron. I'm only using cat grep and awk in the script and all paths are fully qualified. The file that the script is writing to is set up exactly like the log files in /var/log. I had considered making it world writtable for debugging, but that wouldn't solve my problem, because I want to lock it down. So I guess I need to figure out "who" is running cron jobs, although I thought it was root. ------------------------------------------------------------ /etc/crontab # /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab # Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab' # command to install the new version when you edit this file. # This file also has a username field, that none of the other crontabs do. SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin # m h dom mon dow user command 25 6 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 47 6 * * 7 root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly 52 6 1 * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly # ---------------------------------------------------- My holding blacklist file particulars of import rw-r--r-- root.adm /etc/illegalips.txt > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Hutchins > > May I suggest you develop some logging or error reporting > that shows you if > the script is getting called? > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan > > Just a guess, but cron doesn't know about your $PATH > -----Original Message----- > From: John M Geiger > > what is the setting in your /etc/crontab file for running daily > jobs? I have to believe the script is being kicked off by cron but, > as someone else has noted, may have a PATH problem or other > environmental variable problem of some sort. > > Or, just to make sure, the ID that your blacklist script runs > under does have permission to update the blacklist hold file, right?

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RE: HDTV cards for Linux
by Brian Densmore 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

Ok, now I'm confused. Isn't the HD-3000 a HD video capture card? Doesn't it have the proper connectors going into the card? If not what would be the point of the card? I see two connectors that *look* like coax connectors on the card, one of which is specifically designated as an antenna connector. Not that I care, I won't be buying one, I have no use for a HD card in my Linux machine. Unless it is useful for doing 3D modeling, but a good 21" monitor and a decent graphics card is all that is really needed there. I would suspect most VGA monitors are natively capable of HDTV? Or am I wrong on that one? > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Clinton > > Brian Densmore wrote: > > Elaborate please. I thought some cable companies were > > ... > > ... arrives at the cable box, it's decoded and given to the TV > for display > (480i/p, 720i/p, 1020i/p, DVI -- all standards). You could > receive the > signal from the cable box and do something with it if you had > the right > connectors but, other than that, you won't be decoding the > data stream > from the cable company yourself. > > > I'm not sure what all the hubbub is about anyway. > > Well, as an owner of a 1080i CRT TV, I can attest to the great > improvement in quality offered by HD signals. Ok. I hadn't noticed any problem with current selections. I guess you have be an aficionado to appreciate. Kind of like high end stereo systems capable of blowing the windows out of one's house. I have an old friend that had one of those systems, he's deaf now and his $10,000 (1978 dollars) stereo is useless to him. I'm sure HD is great to look at, kind of like Ferrari's. I'm perfectly happy with my old beat up Chevy though.

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Network Engineer
by Dustin Decker 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

Howdy All, Saw this SAIC opportunity on Dice.com. http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=1102&op=5&type=14&dockey=xml/4/0/ 40e5993fb0b2e3505af11e6502e93315@activejobs0&source=2 Here's a snippet: Desired Skills: Familiarity with traffic sensors, serial and discrete interfaces and association with equipment capable of operating in extreme outdoor environments. Demonstrated problem solving skills, ability to work in a dynamic environment and balance multiple tasks, deadlines and customers. I wonder what they're up to now? D.

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Re: Video quality Re: HDTV cards for Linux
by Jason Clinton 28 Oct '04

28 Oct '04

Jeff Martin wrote: > What kind of output does the cable box have for the HDTV? > If you display HDTV on a computer monitor do you think it would be the > same quality as a dedicated HDTV monitor? IIRC, the TW Cable box supports composite out in 480i/p and 1080i and DVI (which is autonegotiated). Audio is AC3 optical or RCA stereo. I'm using the DVI connector for my CRT TV.

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RE: HDTV cards for Linux
by Leonard, Phil 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

> Also, I believe that the FCC has mandated that all >through-the-air broadcasts will be HD by 2007, if you take much stock in >that. Actually I think the rule is all TV stations have to continue to broadcast the old NTSC format through 2007. In other words they can't obsolete everyone's old TV's until then.

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RE: Graphic for CD Labels from last year's ITEC
by Brian Densmore 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

Overland Park Convention Center 6000 College Boulevard OP, KS > -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Hildreth > > What is OPCC? What is the address of this? >

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Re: Graphic for CD Labels from last year's ITEC
by djgoku 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

If someone can pick it up I will print them at kinkos by OPCC. Bill has the cd's don't know if he was going to drop them off or what. thanks, Jonathan On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:00:15 -0500, djgoku <djgoku(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 13:54:17 -0500, Steven Hildreth > > > <sphildreth(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I just returned from ITEC and the only thing they have is the stuff > > that Uncle Jim (books), Monty (business cards and stickers) and myself > > (notebook) brought no CD's, No Handouts. > > > > Do we know where the give away CD's are? > > > > How about the handouts? > > > > Lots of people showing up, it would sure be good to let them walk away > > with a linux Cd. > > > > Regards, > > Steven (Tallen) > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:03:34 -0500, djgoku <djgoku(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Who is going to ITEC today? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:48:28 -0500, D. Joe Anderson <kclug(a)etrumeus.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 05:46:28AM -0700, Leo Mauler wrote: > > > > > > > > > The label is my own invention incorporating the KCLUG logo and > > > > > the KCLUG website URL, loosely based on a KNOPPIX CD label > > > > > from the Phoenix LUG. > > > > > > > > Cool. Got link? > > > > > > > > I always like seeing what people put together for this sort of > > > > thing. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Kclug mailing list > > > > Kclug(a)kclug.org > > > > http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > dj_goku > > > -www.djgoku.com- > > > -www.tektronic.org- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Kclug mailing list > > > Kclug(a)kclug.org > > > http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug > > > > > > > > -- > > > dj_goku > -www.djgoku.com- > -www.tektronic.org- > > > -- dj_goku -www.djgoku.com- -www.tektronic.org-

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RE: HDTV cards for Linux
by Brian Densmore 27 Oct '04

27 Oct '04

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Clinton > > Brian Kelsay wrote: > > So, do you get the HDTV signal from the air or can you get it from > > your cable connection? What is the total cost of the card? > > I'm pretty sure there's no way to get it from a cable carrier. DMCA, > thank you. > Elaborate please. I thought some cable companies were already sending HDTV signal. I see ads all the time for some satellite provider saying all of their channels are in HDTV format (I've got a box of salt handy for that claim), as opposed to their cable competitors who only provide a few channels in HDTV. I'm not sure what all the hubbub is about anyway. It's not like the human eye has that kind of resolution where it's going to amount to a hill of beans.

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