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ANN: Meeting on Tuesday!

Eric Andreychek — 2008-09-05T17:25:53

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just a quick reminder about the meeting this coming Tuesday. As usual, we have two talks: 1. A programmer from Mapquest will be spending some time talking about how mapping and routing work, their development platforms (including Linux), and all sorts of similar goodies. 2. I will be doing a talk called "Staving Off The Apocalypse with pfSense" (how to save the world with a router). See you on Tuesday! -Eric - -- Eric Andreychek | Lucy: "What happens if you practice the OpenThought LLC | piano for 20 years and then end up not eric-2NzNsDCoGT1eUblJweXhKg< at >public.gmane.org | being rich and famous?" http://OpenThought.net | Schroeder: "The joy is in the playing." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIwWuhR5UKaDAjAG4RAiv9AJ9gZD7Dwbfnn+9h9Pcc7wR04Zr/9QCgxkW8 B4OnaEex0IDmeeHAIerinro= =L202 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Bob Igo — 2008-09-05T15:00:51

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nathan Powell wrote: | Well, all I am saying is, I dated a girl from on there and woke up in a | tub full of ice with one kidney. At least it was a girl. This is Craigslist, after all. - -- Bob Igo StormLogic -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwUmj65uO8u5kvxoRAq+GAJwItgDkM0uwiWkt5sh/OnRPbeJVaACfUPF4 7WiwIQDGdjXjI9RXsrvgDdQ= =jWTb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Chuck Vohs — 2008-09-05T14:56:09

I didn't know you could find a date on the internet. Is that safe? Nate, did she ever come back for the other kidney?

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Nathan Powell — 2008-09-05T14:53:02

That's a safe assumption. However you'll pay a premium for a machine that can take the heavy footfalls of running _and_ has a longer deck since your stride will be much longer. Well, all I am saying is, I dated a girl from on there and woke up in a tub full of ice with one kidney.

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Bob Igo — 2008-09-05T14:08:09

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nathan Powell wrote: | I have no comment on the other factors, but as an exercise fanatic, I | will offer two points. | | 1. Look at the deck length in relationship to your stride. Too short of | a deck will make frustrating git commits potentially dangerous. Yeah, I wouldn't want to tag a commit as "fixed the goeriutlskjdfndg][';" | 2. Not entirely, but as with most things, you get what you pay for. A | treadmill that is designed for walking will often not stand up to the | rigors of running. If you are going as cheap as possible, just do | google searches for people having problems. Amazon reviews etc. Good point. I looked at the Harrisburg Craigslist instance and looked up specific models from there. I already found one that was powerless, but people said it's very hard to walk on because you have to push hard to keep the belt moving. I've found at least one so far that people recommend for walking but not running. | I am assuming you are not interested in running on this thing, so that | might not matter, but it is something to consider. But poorly made is | poorly made. I don't want to preclude running on it, though. Any idea if the ones made for running would automatically do well for walking? | And for Pete's sake, be careful. You mean because it's Craigslist and instead of a treadmill I'll be forced to by Hummel figurines at knife-point? - -- Bob Igo StormLogic -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwT1J65uO8u5kvxoRAp3AAJ9+7RtprZ+Yk3ReiDkT/lssILwB+gCdFZll Qmf11L9n/au+a7YFPnf87TM= =UsnK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Bob Igo — 2008-09-05T14:03:22

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Phil Sorber wrote: | Have you considered something like this: | | http://www.brookstone.com/sl/product/1173-mini-exercise-bike.html I think that'd be an interesting alternative, but the idea behind the treadmill is something you can do in the background at a low rate and still get exercise. The bike would probably require more energy, produce more noise, and interfere more with typing and mousing, but it'd be great for other times, like when playing video games :) - -- Bob Igo StormLogic -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwTwq65uO8u5kvxoRAmCoAJ9YVRqmXubBSzL1AyUgBgikY71xfACcDV63 NgLyAEujqdBGyllrSKOilyE= =HqxO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Bob Igo — 2008-09-05T14:01:40

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fleet Teachout wrote: | Bookmark this and check often. I picked up a treadmill for $125 just a | week ago. Nice! Thanks for the tip. - -- Bob Igo StormLogic -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwTvE65uO8u5kvxoRAnFiAJ9Zey4W0ChtGliMjQefJIKUfqH24gCeLrrh DRPlryoN/7xV+mtcbJ94q9o= =D6nf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-04T21:36:38

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Bob Igo wrote: http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/search/spo?query=treadmill&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max Bookmark this and check often. I picked up a treadmill for $125 just a week ago. - fleet -

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Phil Sorber — 2008-09-04T19:42:21

Have you considered something like this: http://www.brookstone.com/sl/product/1173-mini-exercise-bike.html Bob Igo wrote:

Re: vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Nathan Powell — 2008-09-04T19:32:09

I have no comment on the other factors, but as an exercise fanatic, I will offer two points. 1. Look at the deck length in relationship to your stride. Too short of a deck will make frustrating git commits potentially dangerous. 2. Not entirely, but as with most things, you get what you pay for. A treadmill that is designed for walking will often not stand up to the rigors of running. If you are going as cheap as possible, just do google searches for people having problems. Amazon reviews etc. I am assuming you are not interested in running on this thing, so that might not matter, but it is something to consider. But poorly made is poorly made. And for Pete's sake, be careful.

vaguely OT: treadmill desk?

Bob Igo — 2008-09-04T19:23:40

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I plan to implement my own treadmill desk, such as http://www.treadmill-desk.com/ Has anyone in the CPLUG done this successfully or unsuccessfully? There are some examples of minimal implementations involving a standard treadmill and some boards stacked for the desk part, and I suppose that might work as a starting point. For those of you who haven't tried this, my query gracefully falls back to a question about recommended "standing desks" or "stand up desks" and a question about recommended cheap (but durable) treadmills that do well at < 10 Mph. I plan to use the desk exclusively with a laptop, so I really only need one surface for the laptop and mouse. Any suggestions? - -- Bob Igo StormLogic -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIwDW765uO8u5kvxoRAsrOAJ0UDXcdHjBGBgv9UpLQ9gkvzfpnvwCfbybv UDtpdwgJagogpWt8hK3E92M= =E+Ui -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Daily email attachments

Marion, Peter — 2008-09-02T12:57:01

Is anyone else seeing the daily email showing each attached email as email_####.eml? It used to show the topic, I am no longer seeing that. This only started a couple of weeks ago. -- Pete Marion Security Architecture Room 435 (717) 214-6581 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE This electronic message transmission, which includes any files transmitted with it, may contain confidential or privileged information and is only intended for the individual or entity named above. If you have received this email in error, please purge it and all attachments and notify me immediately .

Re: Fwd: free: 75-node supercomputer

Greg M — 2008-09-02T06:12:45

Other costs aside, it might be cheaper to operate than a kerosene furnace this winter, not to mention other benefits like bragging rights and.... um... yeah. -greg On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Roy J. Tellason public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Work at home?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-01T14:28:43

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, Stephen Rees wrote: Thanks, - fleet -

Re: Work at home?

Stephen Rees — 2008-09-01T06:56:22

I've been contacted by www.hitfreelance.com for PHP programming, I plan to try them out, you may wish to as well. Their pay sucks, but I suppose once you have developed your own set of standard includes, you may be able to code fast enough to make it worth it. -Stephen BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; } On Sun 08/31/08 20:17 , Fleet Teachout wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, Sam Lesher wrote: Thanks. I've visited and will go through their pre-testing process tomorrow. Too late and too tired at the moment. - fleet - _______________________________________________ CPLUG mailing list To unsubscribe send a mail to cplug+unsubscribe-n/VI1dMKjLJeoWH0uzbU5w< at >public.gmane.org Archives: http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.linux.cplug.general

Re: Work at home?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-01T03:17:01

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, Sam Lesher wrote: Thanks. I've visited and will go through their pre-testing process tomorrow. Too late and too tired at the moment. - fleet -

Re: Work at home?

Sam Lesher — 2008-09-01T01:37:45

There is a company called NEW (National Electronic Warranties) Corp that handles extended warranty and service plans for companies like Best Buy, etc. They hire home based customer service reps to take calls from customers about warranty service, troubleshooting as needed and determining whether the device needs to be sent in (I think). I believe you do have to travel for the initial training. Here is a link with more info: https://www.newcorp.com/careers/index.html Sam

Re: Work at home?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-09-01T01:14:08

On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, John (yt) Hogenmiller wrote: Either. The big problem for me is if I need to leave the house I have to know in advance about how long I'll be gone - so I can take an adequate supply of oxygen. At home is not a problem - I have an oxygen concentrator the runs off house current. Thank you very much for the pointers. I'll visit both! - fleet -

Re: Work at home?

John (yt) Hogenmiller — 2008-09-01T00:29:26

Are you focused on the work from home part or the side gig part? Probably your best bet for work from home is elance.com. If you want to get out and about doing the side gig thing, I've had a lot of success with onforce.com. The trick is to pay close attention to work orders before you acept them. You can end up with some that are hours away, or more annoyingly, some that are close by, but the parts are being delivered an hour away. Most work orders are a flat fee or have an spend limit. However, if you're selective you can get some pretty choice work for some pretty big companies. Most of them only take up 1-2 hours of your time. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Fleet Teachout public.gmane.org> wrote:

Re: Work at home?

Roy J. Tellason — 2008-08-31T19:46:26

I dunno, but I'm interested in that as well. And I haven't seen a darn thing anywhere that doesn't look bogus once I start looking closer at it. Rebate processing? Stuffing envelopes? I sure wouldn't mind a work-at-home deal, or telecommuiting at least some of the time, though overall I need to aim a bit higher on the income scale, so if any of you guys know of something that might work I'd sure like to hear about it.

Work at home?

Fleet Teachout — 2008-08-31T18:18:03

I have given up my "business;" but find I really miss the "pocket money." Would anyone have any ideas about a part-time work-at-home computer job? $100-$200 a month in income would suit me just fine. - fleet -