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“Mr Inkscape” Explains How To Pronounce His Name
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

In the comments to an article on an “Inkscape hackfest” from earlier this year, I asked, and he answered <http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/inkscape-hackfest-planned-for-late…>.

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Bruce Schneier On Securing A Raspberry π
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Make magazine has an article about securing it. Reading it, I am struck by how much work it is to secure. I fear that this is beyond the capabilities of most tinkerers, and the result will be even more insecure IoT devices. <https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/09/securing_a_rasp.html>

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mailing list etiquette
by Peter Reutemann 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Hi everyone In light of recent events, a little refresher on the mailing list etiquette seems to be appropriate. You can find it here: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug Yes, there are topics which can kick off a flame war (vi/emacs, systemd). Some things are like politics or religion and cannot be discussed objectively. But calling other people names and/or posting snide, demeaning or threatening comments (on- or off-list) is below this list. I usually have a very hands-off approach to moderation, considering that we are all (or at least most of us are) adults and should know what is considered acceptable social behavior. However, if inciting behavior should continue, I reserve my right to ban people from this list. Last but not least: if you don't like the actual content being posted here, no one forces you to be a member of this mailing list. Simply unsubscribe. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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Re: [wlug] Tesla Remotely Extends The Range Of Some Cars To Help With Hurricane Irma
by Eric Light 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Did.... You actually just threaten me? E -------------------------------------------- Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es On Tue, 12 Sep 2017, at 14:39, gb wrote: > > "snark" ... "being a dick" ... would you like to say that to my face? > > > On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 14:04 +1200, Eric Light wrote: > > Is that snark really necessary, gb? I'm not sure about the rest of us, > > but I'm in this group for interesting news, tips, guidance, etc. > > > > The diversity of information here is one of the reasons that I've been > > on the list for almost a decade. I'm sure a full 30% of Peter's posts > > aren't Linux-specific, for example. That only adds to the benefit that > > we get as a group. > > > > Lawrence's post is fascinating, and could be the starting point for an > > interesting discussion if we could go ahead and not be dicks - either to > > the poster, or about the content. > > > > E > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? > > A: http://five.sentenc.es > > > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2017, at 12:51, gb wrote: > > > Well that's got zero to do with linux, or Waikato ... unless someone > > > owns a Tesla in Waikato? (I doubt it). > > > > > > I've got some cool anecdotes on crappy things banks do with our money > > > supply, shall I share them here too? > > > > > > On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 12:02 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > > > > Tesla sometimes sells cars with more hardware battery capacity than > > > > is initially available for use by customers, offering the > > > > additional capacity as a subsequent software update. > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > But last week, Tesla decided to temporarily make this extra > > > > capacity available even to Floridians who hadn't paid for the > > > > upgrade to ensure they had enough range to get out of Florida ahead > > > > of Hurricane Irma. > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > Presumably, their vehicles will get a downgrade once hurricane > > > > season is over. > > > > > > > > <https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/09/tesla-remotely-extends-the-range-of-so…> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > > Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > > wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > .

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Tesla Remotely Extends The Range Of Some Cars To Help With Hurricane Irma
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Tesla sometimes sells cars with more hardware battery capacity than is initially available for use by customers, offering the additional capacity as a subsequent software update. ... But last week, Tesla decided to temporarily make this extra capacity available even to Floridians who hadn't paid for the upgrade to ensure they had enough range to get out of Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma. ... Presumably, their vehicles will get a downgrade once hurricane season is over. <https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/09/tesla-remotely-extends-the-range-of-so…>

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Google Chrome Will Soon Detect Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

'Google Chrome 63 will include a new security feature that will detect when third-party software is performing a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack that hijacks the user's Internet connection.... Most MitM toolkits fail to correctly rewrite the user's encrypted connections, causing SSL errors that Chrome will detect. The new Chrome 63 feature is in the form of a new warning screen. This new error will appear whenever Chrome detects a large number of SSL connection errors in a short timespan, a sign that someone is trying -- and failing -- to intercept the user's web traffic. This includes both malware and legitimate applications, such as antivirus and firewall applications. The new Chrome error won't show up for all antivirus and firewall software, but only for those that do not rewrite SSL connections in a proper way, resulting in SSL errors. Chrome 63 is set for release on December 5, but users can already test it by enabling it in the Google Chrome dev branch' -- source: https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/09/10/1928232 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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OBS Studio – Record and Live Stream Videos from Linux Desktop
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

'OBS Studio is a free and open source cross-platform app with which you can create video records of your desktop screen and also live stream directly. You can use it to conveniently share your gaming, art, entertainment activities with Twitch.tv, YouTube, Hitbox.tv, DailyMotion, Connectcast.tv, CyberGame.tv, CashPlay.tv along with custom streaming servers free of charge! It comes with many in-house features that allow you to produce professional videos e.g. Studio Mode lets you live preview and adjust your scenes and sources before making them available for public viewing; you can choose to set any combo of hotkeys to start/stop streams or recordings, switch between scenes, mute audio sources, e.t.c.' -- source: https://www.fossmint.com/obs-studio-record-and-live-stream-videos-from-linu… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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Document Liberation Project Announces Initial QuarkXPress Support
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Libre Graphics World may not update very often, but its articles are usually worth reading. Like this one <http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/document-liberation-project-announ…>: Initially, Scribus was pretty much modeled after QuarkXPress, and the two projects still share some similarities. Early in the history of Scribus, it made a lot of sense to introduce support for QXP files. Users got mad with Quark's continuous quirks and bad user support, they would jump ship at the very next opportunity. Paul Johnson, former Scribus contributor, actually started working on support for QXP files in 2004. But after he had posted to a public mailing list about his progress, he reportedly received a cease and desist letter from Quark. Scribus was nowhere near its current fame at the time, and even now it would not be able to handle legal expenses (save for a theoretical FSF intervention). Back then Paul just stopped working on that project. The good news is, Quark no longer seems to be in a position to be such a bully.

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Vodafone Ending Its E-Mail Service
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Vodafone will no longer be offering e-mail service to its customers after November <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11919531>. It doesn’t seem to have notified some of its customers; certainly I didn’t receive any notification. Of course, I just have to figure out where to get a new server to handle my existing address. The real headache is for those who have been using the ISP’s domain for their address; that has been a bad idea for the last 20 years.

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How to hurricane-proof a Web server
by Peter Reutemann 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

'I had enough to worry about as Hurricane Harvey plowed into the Texas Gulf Coast on the night of August 25 and delivered a category 4 punch to the nearby city of Rockport. But I simultaneously faced a different kind of storm: an unexpected surge of traffic hitting the Space City Weather Web server. This was the first of what would turn into several very long and restless nights.' -- source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/how-to-hurricane-pro… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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