July 2022 - Roundtable

How does on get the date function to work in Libre Office spreadsheet?
by eh＠eduardhiebert.com 07 May '23

07 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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retbleed
by Trevor Cordes 18 Jul '22

18 Jul '22

Oh joy, Spectre is back. New kernels are out to fix the new retbleed. Retbleed preys upon the fix for Spectre-2 that we all had fun with a few years ago. Some people thought the retpoline wasn't enough of a fix and that returns could also be a target for these gadget & sidechannel attacks. Turns out they were right. Unlike past vulns that were only, or worse, on Intel, this one is slightly worse on AMD. Anyhow, early numbers predict a 12-25% slowdown of your box once you update and reboot. Joy indeed! Info: just google retbleed

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Reminder: MUUG BBQ, Tonight, July 12, 6:30pm
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 12 Jul '22

12 Jul '22

A reminder that the MUUG BBQ is this evening. (Details below.) At this point, we're past the RSVP deadline, but we can probably accommodate a few more people (especially if they bring a potluck item to share). So, please do let us know if you plan to come, and haven't already let us know... MUUG BBQ: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 MUUG is having a summer BBQ and everyone is invited! Spouses, children, and significant others are also welcome to attend. Date: July 12th, 2022 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Brad’s place, 2942 Henderson Hwy, East St. Paul The MUUG board has decided it is time for all of us to try and get together in person – so we are hosting a BBQ event! Burgers, hot dogs, and pop will be provided by MUUG. Feel free to bring your own food to share with others and your own beverages if you like. *Please RSVP* via email to <board(a)muug.ca> with the subject “MUUG BBQ” *before July 10th* so we know how much food we need to buy. Detailed directions to Brad's place, and contact information, can be found in the June 2022 newsletter: https://muug.ca/pub/muuglines/pdf/muug2206.pdf For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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BGP data in real time?
by John Lange 10 Jul '22

10 Jul '22

Does anyone know of a good way for monitoring BGP route data in near real-time? There are several public BGPPlay sites out there but the data seems delayed? That being said, one challenge I'm having with the sites is the time stamps don't say which timezone they are in. I assume it is UTC but if that is the case then the data is at least a couple hours old on any of the sites I've found. John

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MUUG BBQ, Tuesday, July 12, 6:30pm
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 06 Jul '22

06 Jul '22

MUUG BBQ: Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 MUUG is having a summer BBQ and everyone is invited! Spouses, children, and significant others are also welcome to attend. Date: July 12th, 2022 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Brad’s place, 2942 Henderson Hwy, East St. Paul The MUUG board has decided it is time for all of us to try and get together in person – so we are hosting a BBQ event! Burgers, hot dogs, and pop will be provided by MUUG. Feel free to bring your own food to share with others and your own beverages if you like. *Please RSVP* via email to <board(a)muug.ca> with the subject “MUUG BBQ” *before July 10th* so we know how much food we need to buy. Detailed directions to Brad's place, and contact information, can be found in the June 2022 newsletter: https://muug.ca/pub/muuglines/pdf/muug2206.pdf For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their web server: https://muug.ca/ -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/

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Fedora 36 subtle font breakage
by Adam Thompson 04 Jul '22

04 Jul '22

For the two of you this will affect :-) : https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Fedora36FontconfigMystery -Adam

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