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Subject : [lug] Digest (9 messages)

From : lug-owner@lists.ncsu.[redacted]

Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:15:58 -0500


The Lug Digest
Volume 1 : Issue 337 : "text" Format

Messages in this Issue:
201411/3 : Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]>
201411/4 : Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Alan Porter <porter@trilug.[redacted]>
201411/5 : Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Brad Oaks <bradoaks@gmail.[redacted]>
201411/6 : Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Ian Kilgore <imkilgor@ncsu.[redacted]>
201411/7 : [TriLUG-announce] TriLUG Steering Committe Excess Hardware Sale
Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
201411/8 : Dinner tonight at Kabab and Curry, 2418 Hillsborough St
Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
201411/9 : [TriLUG-announce] Reminder: Thursday 13 November Meeting: The State
of Open Source Bookkeeping
Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
201411/10 : Talk on Machine Learning on 11/18
Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]>
201411/11 : Re: Talk on Machine Learning on 11/18
Rangeen Basu Roy Chowdhury <rbasuro@ncsu.[redacted]>

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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 11:24:59 -0500
From: Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Message-ID: <CAO6OnT6hxe5RMDBF99UphsbEO5BgxciVXp4YQ9UBJuL8Ra4rPA@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

I don't think the room we are in has recording equipment. But it's
HAPPENING TODAY! Don't miss it!

On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Joshua Small <jmsmall@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:

> Can the talk be recorded, so that future generations may also benefit, and
> those of us that will be attending can relive the glory that will occur?
>
> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm delighted to announce what is probably the highlight of this
>> semester's talk schedule: Our very own vice president, Ian "ik" Kilgore is
>> gracing us with his unique insights. He's given his talk the title: "YOUR
>> FOOD IS ALWAYS OUTSIDE OF YOU", with a subtitle of "(some ideas about Space
>> but definitely not Time)". Here's what he has to say about the content:
>>
>> "I'm going to, in an accessible way, cover some mathematical and physical
>> ideas that I think are important or at least pretty cool. (CHILL. OUT.) You
>> probably spent a lot of time in grade school factoring polynomials or
>> whatever. I don't care about that. I want to talk about why orbits work,
>> what happens in 5-D, why the World Series is slightly better than a coin
>> toss, databases are broken forever, truth itself is wrong, and what happens
>> if an infinite number of buses roll up at your house. Or some subset of
>> that.
>>
>> I'll cover three or four discrete topics, so don't worry if you get lost;
>> you'll be following along again in a few slides. Any equations will be
>> supplementary only- you won't have to understand them to get the general
>> idea.
>>
>> Here's what loudbot has to say:
>> < LOUDBOT> ik: GIVEN YOUR PAST PERFORMANCE THIS MAY QUALIFY AS A
>> MIRACLE"
>>
>>
>> When: Tuesday, 11/04/2014, 7pm
>> Where: EB2, 1229
>>
>> See you all there! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
>> -Markus, PR Officer of the LUG of NCSU
>>
>
>


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Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:20:45 -0500
From: Alan Porter <porter@trilug.[redacted]>
To: <lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]>
Subject: Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Message-ID: <5f025d2733f5862828c0473c10c1a859@trilug.[redacted]>


> I dont think the room we are in has recording equipment.

I bet every attendee has recording equipment in their pocket!

Alan



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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 12:35:11 -0500
From: Brad Oaks <bradoaks@gmail.[redacted]>
To: NCSU Linux Users Group <lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]>
Subject: Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Message-ID: <CAHQZ0kCCdu4Ob6aHHeh_H1rA1K881WLcLpaU1SRmatfz9=NGrw@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

We did capture audio. Will review it to see how the quality turned out. :)

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Alan Porter <porter@trilug.[redacted]> wrote:
>
>> I dont think the room we are in has recording equipment.
>
>
> I bet every attendee has recording equipment in their pocket!
>
> Alan
>
>

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 17:45:50 -0500
From: Ian Kilgore <imkilgor@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: "lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]" <lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]>
Subject: Re: Talk by ik on 11/04/2014
Message-ID: <CAOyKK9uHvJVo9hofmSKd06ixnqVC=pbR8vkx2Pav6sgXAjEHEg@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for having me, I had a great time as usual. I synced up the
audio we captured with the slides and posted it all on my blog:

http://blog.iank.org/your-food-is-always-outside-of-you.html

Here's the slides (PDF): http://iank.org/ncsulug_fa14.pdf
and here's the references I used
http://iank.org/ncsulug_fa14/ncsulug_fa14.html

Thanks,
Ian

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Brad Oaks <bradoaks@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:

> We did capture audio. Will review it to see how the quality turned out.
> :)
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Alan Porter <porter@trilug.[redacted]> wrote:
> >
> >> I dont think the room we are in has recording equipment.
> >
> >
> > I bet every attendee has recording equipment in their pocket!
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
>


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Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:37:42 -0500
From: Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
To: TriLUG General List <trilug@trilug.[redacted]>,
TriLUG Announce <trilug-announce@trilug.[redacted]>
Cc: "durham-makerspace@googlegroups.[redacted]" <durham-makerspace@googlegroups.[redacted]>
Subject: [TriLUG-announce] TriLUG Steering Committe Excess Hardware Sale
Message-ID: <CAPm8Nr2dVQAnk6CQh__LO5Sh2nq6VR+CZKh_VgUYXP3ChdRxdQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

Late 2013, TriLUG accepted a generous offer from Dash System to host a
server in their cabinet at Windstream Hosting in North Raleigh. Over
the years we had acquired a number of servers for which we no longer
have space to host. We would like to find homes for the following
systems:

http://trilug.org/~bfarrow/trilug-excess-hardware.jpg

The nominated the price next to each item is what the SC would like to
sell the item for. The bidding process will end just before the TriLUG
Thursday 13 Nov meeting at 5pm and the items can be collected at the
meeting or via other arrangements. All money raised will go to TriLUG.

=== Servers ===
* Dell PowerEdge SC1425, 2x Xeon 2.80 GHz 64bit Irwindale, 3GB
PC2-3200R RAM, no HDD ($100)
* Dell PowerEdge 750, Pentium4 2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB (i686/32-bit), 1GB
PC3200U RAM, 2x 36GB Fujitsu MAP3367NP HDD ($40)
* VA Linux FullOn 2x2, Intel L440GX+, 2x Pentium III 600E/256, 512MB
PC100 RAM, 3x IBM DMVS36M HDD ($50)

=== Networking ===
* Baystack 350F Autosense Switch ($15)
* Smartlink 8-port 100BaseT Switch ($10)

=== RAM (New) ===
* 3x Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ECC DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System
Specific Memory Model KTD-DM8400BE/2G ($40 each/$100 for 3)


To make an offer, please fill out this Google Form with your contact
details and your offer.
http://goo.gl/forms/n3WZbsKPkf

Questions should be directed to the TriLUG general mailing list or to
steering@trilug.[redacted]


Thanks,
Bill Farrow, TriLUG Steering Committee
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:51:01 -0500
From: Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Dinner tonight at Kabab and Curry, 2418 Hillsborough St
Message-ID: <1415742661.30782.2@smtp.gmail.[redacted]>

Hello, LUGgers,

Sorry for the late decision. Tonight's dinner is at Kabab and Curry,
the Indian/Nepalese place on Hillsborough Street.

Where: 2418 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2014

For newcomers, keep in mind that the LUG does not pay for dinner -
everyone pays for what they order. But if the restaurant isn't busy,
they shouldn't mind if you just hang out with us and maybe have a
beverage.

Thanks,
Matthew Frazier
Treasurer, LUG @ NC State
http://lug.ncsu.edu/


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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:47:59 -0500
From: Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
To: TriLUG General List <trilug@trilug.[redacted]>,
TriLUG Announce <trilug-announce@trilug.[redacted]>,
"durham-makerspace@googlegroups.[redacted]" <durham-makerspace@googlegroups.[redacted]>
Subject: [TriLUG-announce] Reminder: Thursday 13 November Meeting: The State
of Open Source Bookkeeping
Message-ID: <CAPm8Nr1p6WBQ-5theBj7gUbTAfV0dgo2xLgrA3DcVL3U2nFW-g@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

Topic: The State of Open Source Bookkeeping
Presenter: Eric Leary
When: Thursday, 13th November 2014, 7pm (pizza from 6.45pm)
Where: NC State Engineering Building I Room 1007, Centennial Campus
Parking: The parking decks and Oval Drive street parking are free after 5pm
Map: Google Maps
Sponsor:Apex Systems

Synopsis:
=========
The domain of financial record keeping could greatly benefit from new
open source projects that provide accounting software solutions for
the small to medium enterprise. The current offerings don't fulfill
contemporary requirements, are often buggy and moribund in the
maintenance of the code base, or are intractable to implement without
extensive commitment from third party developers.

Quickbooks Online and Xero accounting will be held up as
representative targets from the commercial world that the open source
community should pursue with competitive products and frameworks. The
talk will delve into GnuCash and other open source offerings, showing
their strengths and weaknesses in today's world.

Bio:
=========
Eric is not an accountant, he is a bookkeeper. He has been using
Quickbooks for over 17 years in a wide range of industries, but he is
drawn to Python and Open Source for some strange reason. I think he
would prefer to give it all up and go back to theater set design, but
such is life.

Sponsor:
=========
Apex Systems, an On Assignment company (NYSE: ASGN), provides
organizations with scalable IT staffing solutions to address critical
gaps in their current workforce and augment workforce management
strategies. We specialize in providing IT professionals for contract,
contract-to-hire, direct placement, and managed solutions to clients
in Fortune 500, mid-market, and emerging companies. Our specialized
technology and industry practice groups help us match the most
talented and qualified technical professionals to great companies
across the country. Apex was named to Inavero’s Best of StaffingTM
Client lists in 2012 and 2013.

Apex and On Assignment combine to be the 2nd largest IT staffing and
services firm in the U.S.

Visit http://www.apexsystemsinc.com to learn more about Apex. To view
our current job openings and join our Talent Network, visit
http://itcareers.apexsystemsinc.com.
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:15:57 -0500
From: Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Talk on Machine Learning on 11/18
Message-ID: <CAO6OnT751=uNa=WetNhW+0pVxizR2UfwjaakYPh6=JYfhxPV7Q@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

Hey all,

the end of the semester is nearing, and we're glad to announce another
GREAT talk: Barry Peddycord III will give a an easy introduction to Machine
Learning on Tuesday.

Here's his summary:

I'll be presenting a quick talk on some of the basic principles and
techniques in machine learning. I'll be talking about how to learn a
decision tree, the basics of clustering, and (if there's time) maybe even
scratch the surface of natural language processing!

This should be fun! This is designed to be a beginner-level talk, so no
prerequisites are needed to take anything away from the presentation.


When: Tuesday, 11/18/2014, 7pm
Where: EB2, 1229

It's going to be an awesome talk, so make sure to be there! Also, as usual
every semester, we'll have elections on movie night, which is scheduled for
12/2. After Barry's talk we'll start taking nominations for officer
positions! If you want to get more involved with the LUG, this is a great
opportunity (and it doesn't look bad on your CV, either)!

-Markus, PR Officer of the LUG of NCSU


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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:15:14 -0800
From: Rangeen Basu Roy Chowdhury <rbasuro@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Talk on Machine Learning on 11/18
Message-ID: <CAC4QhZ2czpzkJ8MRqZm2HzAxirJFJnLWY5pnkHvBvBT9-r5daQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>

Can someone record this please? Like the last talk.

On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Markus Eger <meger@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> the end of the semester is nearing, and we're glad to announce another
> GREAT talk: Barry Peddycord III will give a an easy introduction to Machine
> Learning on Tuesday.
>
> Here's his summary:
>
> I'll be presenting a quick talk on some of the basic principles and
> techniques in machine learning. I'll be talking about how to learn a
> decision tree, the basics of clustering, and (if there's time) maybe even
> scratch the surface of natural language processing!
>
> This should be fun! This is designed to be a beginner-level talk, so no
> prerequisites are needed to take anything away from the presentation.
>
>
> When: Tuesday, 11/18/2014, 7pm
> Where: EB2, 1229
>
> It's going to be an awesome talk, so make sure to be there! Also, as usual
> every semester, we'll have elections on movie night, which is scheduled for
> 12/2. After Barry's talk we'll start taking nominations for officer
> positions! If you want to get more involved with the LUG, this is a great
> opportunity (and it doesn't look bad on your CV, either)!
>
> -Markus, PR Officer of the LUG of NCSU
>



--
Thanks!
Rangeen Basu


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