Re: [Discuss] rsync issue

> "John" ==writes: John> Hi, folks. My home linux server has been acting up, and John> after 14 years, it may not be long for this world. So I John> thought I'd ask y'all what you might suggest as a John> replacement. John> I got the current one from

Re: [Discuss] Laptop as a remote access device?

> "Dale" == Dale R Worley writes: Dale> I'm looking into buying a laptop that's solely a remote access device, Dale> that is, a portable way to use ssh/X windows server to connect to a Dale> workstation that's at home. Does anyone have advice? It seems to me Dale> the requir

Re: [Discuss] html issue

> "John" == John Abreau writes: John> Just noticed this uread thread in my inbox. John> The issue is firefox, and I imagine, other web browsers, won't follow John> file:// urls from a web page; such urls work when entered directly at the John> address bar, but be ignored when

[Discuss] Annoying network problem

I have an intermittent but quite frequent problem with my network. Symptoms include: Backups via deja-dup to google drive which are supposed to take place nightly, a couple of times a week don't finish. When I come back to my computer after an absense of hours, the

Re: [Discuss] Abolish DST

> "Stuart" == Stuart Conner writes: Stuart> Having said that, UTC does make sense for computers and internet Stuart> coordination, but I’m personally not ready for one world time (and Stuart> government to follow). I can imagine world government leading to world time, but I don't

Re: [Discuss] Abolish DST (was This year's Beowulf Bash is not for the lily-livered)

> "Kent" == Kent Borg writes: Kent> On 11/22/21 8:12 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: >> Sundial clocks are the answer. Kent> I like them. But still have to pick what to calibrate to. Kent> I have mused with the idea of Somerville Solar Time, referenced to the Kent> Prospect Hil

Re: [Discuss] kindle files

> "Rich" == Rich Pieri writes: Rich> Calibre can do most of this but not with DRM-encumbered files without Rich> some extra plugins which I'm not going to explain because DMCA Rich> considerations. Calibre is perfectly happy to transfer and store DRM encumbered files. It just can

Re: [Discuss] desktop problem

> "dan" == dan moylan writes: dan> basically the mouse behaves as if i were punching the left dan> hand button randomly. whatever -- it's bizarre. dnf dan> upgrade didn't change anything. dan> any suggestions? I would guess the mouse might be transmitting the code for punc

[Discuss] Cambridge Municipal Broadband

On Monday (February 24), the Cambridge City Council will consider a resolution directing the City Manager to to produce a Request For Proposal for the municipal broadband feasibility study that was called for by the City's Broadband Task Force in August 2016. The text of the resolution is at

Re: [Discuss] audio -- timidity

> "dan" == dan moylan writes: dan> i'm running fedora 31 on a lenevo thinkpad. dan> a release or two ago, i had trouble getting any sound out of dan> timidity playing my midi files. one day, after doing a dnf dan> update, it suddenly started to work as expected. dan> no