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by Gary

I recently had some issues with an old install, fc 25, and espeak. As a longer term solution, I'll upgrade the OS. But, I got some nice AI help in fixing my current install in the meantime. Although some sequences were out of order, and things like that, given the different functions involved, it saved me a lot of reading and research. But, I'm digressing. During the troubleshooting process, it occurred to me that it would be nice to know what my settings had been and how the espeak app was functioning before it just stopped, for no apparent reason. I was wondering if "fingerprinting" an app on the system is a common thing, or just too much effort to get anything useful in the end, and what other people are doing.

2 weeks, 3 days

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AI revisited

by Gary

I find that in the evening, sometimes, I enjoy exploring a topic with AI for an hour or two. If done right, it can be very informative, and well, relaxing. I started to wonder, "Why didn't I do this with regular old Google?" Then I remembered that I did. Maybe 10 to 15 years ago. Back before the search results go so bad. By bad I mean tilted a lot toward selling you stuff as opposed to providing you with information. That took all the fun out of Googling for things. And, something else must have changed, because the results became much less diverse and it is harder to get around the just plain stupidity that occurs naturally :) But, I can't help wondering if, or perhaps when, the public and free AI will become the same way. Perhaps you will be able to pay for "better" AI, just like ca ble TV used to be. But, it will end up being the same, only different LOL. Jus t like cable TV. I guess there is no way to avoid it :( But, in some ways, it is a trip down memory lane LOL.

2 weeks, 5 days

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change of topic for September meeting, tomorrow

by Brian E. Lavender

Title: September General Meeting Tags: general meeting Event: 2025-09-16 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Speaker: Brian E. Lavender Location: Bel Air #502 S.E.G.R. Author: Brian E. Lavender Slug: september-2025 We have a change of topic for the September meeting. Have you ever used the Liferay *Digital Experience Platform*? The next meeting, we will do a little exploring in Liferay. We will investigate [Liferay](https://liferay.dev/), [form](https://learn.liferay.com/w/dxp/low-code/forms/creating-and-managing-… creation, and [special field types](https://learn.liferay.com/w/dxp/low-code/forms/developer-guide/writi…. -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

3 weeks, 6 days

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article on Secure boot

by Brian E. Lavender

I saw the following articles on Secure Boot. Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/ Secure boot certificate rollover is real but probably won't hurt you https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 1 week

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Re: Seeking speaker for June LUGOD meeting!

by Brian E. Lavender

Hey Bill, How is life in England? Any interesting LUGS? I was scanning old posts from SacLUG. Brian On Sun, Jun 05, 2016 at 07:28:56PM -0700, Bill Kendrick wrote: > > I've got speakers lined up for July and August, but no one for June. > Anyone interested in speaking? LUGOD's June meeting is on Monday the 20th. > > Thanks! > > -- > -bill! > Sent from my computer > _______________________________________________ > Lug-nuts mailing list > Lug-nuts(a)saclug.org > http://lists.saclug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lug-nuts -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 2 weeks

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September Meeting Byte Vision presentation

by Brian E. Lavender

We will be back at Bel Air on Arden. https://www.saclug.org/articles/2025/september-2025.html When: Tue September 16, 2025 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM Speaker: Kevin Brisson Location: Bel Air #502 S.E.G.R. 4320 Arden Way Sacramento, CA 95864 Kevin will present his Byte Vision local document analysis tool. https://github.com/kbrisso/byte-vision I hope to see everyone there! Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 2 weeks

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social this Tuesday at Kupros

by Brian E. Lavender

See you at Kupros this Tuesday! https://www.saclug.org/articles/2025/august-2025.html Time: 6:30pm - 8:30 pm We usually sit upstairs at one of the big tables. I will try to put a "penguin" in one of the number holders. Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 3 weeks

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GIMP floating logo

by Brian E. Lavender

In haste, I used a GIMP script fu to create the SacLUG log for the current site. Some have blessed it because it reminds them of a logo for the year 2000. Others have cursed it for the same reason. I admit the logo is a bit ridiculous. I just hopped over the GIMP tutorials and I found a page for creating simple floating logo. https://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Floating_Logo/ Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 3 weeks

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Boeing 787 has critical failure of mode of all electrical power

by Brian E. Lavender

Did you know that the Generator Control Units for the Boeing 787 will go into failsafe mode causing loss of all AC electrical power if they are left on for more than 248 days? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/05/01/2015-10066/airworthine… This something that could have been prevented with the use of formal methods. Check this slide presentation from Vermon Tech and their CubeSat project. http://lemuria.cis.vermontstate.edu/CubeSat/PUBLIC/SPARK-Frama-C-Day-2017.p… Brian -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

1 month, 3 weeks

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Debian 13 is out!

by Brian E. Lavender

Debian 13 is out! https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250809 -- Brian Lavender https://www.brie.com/brian/ "There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." Professor C. A. R. Hoare The 1980 Turing award lecture

2 months

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