April 2022 - Roundtable

How does on get the date function to work in Libre Office spreadsheet?
by eh＠eduardhiebert.com 08 May '23

08 May '23

Hi, I've formatted the cells as date mm/dd/yy and entered the values as is. Also tried by preceeding with equal sign in case deemed to be a formula but neither works. I assume a difference between two days yields the difference in days, correct? Or are the formula different than plain math? Eduard the Osborne guy at last meeting

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An amusing stories about the use of Null
by Bill Reid 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

For those who have dealt with Null values in programming and databasesyou will find this quite amusing. This week on Radiolab... FORWARD TO A FRIEND <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/ftaf.aspx?qs=2d681a26e860f810ff89eb73d5f2eb03ce…> VIEW IN BROWSER <https://view.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=2d681a26e860f810ff89eb73d5f2eb03ce90c4010e4…> BECOME A MEMBER <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f1900d10893d11f327f837b2a475569…> <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f190037fd844f763204af09b62e3f66…> (Photo by Ben Hershey) *New episode on the podcast feed: NULL <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f1900f20e9a7b7538a4e8a4689ad00b…>* Several years ago, computer engineer Joseph Tartaro changed his license plate to read: “NULL.” It was an experiment. With this new plate, he wondered, would he ever get a traffic ticket again? Underlying his question was a simple fact: to a computer, “NULL” means empty. This week we find out what happened to Joseph (spoiler, it didn’t go as planned) and hear from folks who feel cursed by their last name Null. Read: a list of all the wrong assumptions about names that are embedded in the code of many web sites <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f190032e4b676c40400773c4f957485…>. Listen to "NULL" <https://click.lists.wnyc.org/?qs=7a5991c4989f190072c82ce1228fb9ce403313e048…> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Reminder: MUUG Online Meeting, Tonight, Apr 12, 7:30pm -- Cloud-init
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 12 Apr '22

12 Apr '22

A reminder that the MUUG online meeting will be on BBB this evening... The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, April 12th, at 7:30pm: Cloud-init Kevin McGregor will provide an overview of cloud-init, a widely-supported way to initialize instances of cloud-aware distros (i.e. pretty much all of them!) on your public, private or home cloud. This will once again be an online meeting. Stay tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which will be made available about a half hour before the meeting starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there are issues with connecting.) The group holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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MUUG Online Meeting, Tuesday, Apr 12, 7:30pm -- Cloud-init
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting online, on Tuesday, April 12th, at 7:30pm: Cloud-init Kevin McGregor will provide an overview of cloud-init, a widely-supported way to initialize instances of cloud-aware distros (i.e. pretty much all of them!) on your public, private or home cloud. This will once again be an online meeting. Stay tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which will be made available about a half hour before the meeting starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there are issues with connecting.) The group holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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Skullspace Hax festival April 1-3 may interest MUUG members
by Mark Jenkins 01 Apr '22

01 Apr '22

Hey MUUG folks, My latest project has been organizing an event at our local hackerspace Skullspace this upcoming weekend (with online participation options as well) It's a weekend festival that includes a movie night, talks, a DJ evening and a chill out day with exhibits and gaming. https://hax.skullspace.ca I don't have any talks that are about unix-like systems specifically, but I am happy to report that I will be running my live streams using GNU/Linux and obs-studio. One interesting problem I solved recently was figuring out how to incorporate live footage from a Go Pro Hero 9 into my live stream. My recent notes on this are a github gist at https://is.gd/kgCSHA --------- Another free/libre/open-source software angle is that I'm planning to host a game of Pioneers, a computer clone of the board game Catan. (one of the elements with remote participation) The Pioneers client and server are packed by many GNU/Linux distros. So, again, more info at https://hax.skullspace.ca Our building door may or may not be locked at certain times. If it's open, come up 1.5 flights of stairs to the 2nd floor. If the building door is closed, push the small white buzzer labeled "sksp" and wait for someone to come down. Mark Jenkins

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