From togo at of.net Tue Mar 1 08:02:52 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:02:52 -0800
Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
In-Reply-To: <20050228051716.GA18615@private>
References: <20050228051716.GA18615@private>
Message-ID: <20050301160252.GA2902@private>
According to Tony Godshall,
> ... as described in...
>
> http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
>
> I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> channels, and we get 3Mbps.
>
> Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> I'd happy go elsewhere too.
>
> If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> Saturday following the BAD meeting.
Hi, folks
The pcHDTV-3000 card that EFF is recommending is apparently
antenna-reception only. Should be able to get hdtv
reception here at the appartment, at least according to the
website they refer us to.
But for cable, it looks like I need the Air2PC card, and it
looks like they are back-ordered till April, tho the pcHDTV
cards are still available (by mail order). So I won't be
ready to do HDTV till then, but I'm happy to host the
build-in anyway, just to get the base system together and
capable of recording analog.
So let's schedule an initial build-in for folks who have
their hardware together or want to set up the base system
and another for May.
Does Sat. 13 March at 10 AM work for people? Who'd be
coming? I'm near Webster St in Alameda.
I'll do another one once my Air2PC card comes in.
Tony
From togo at of.net Tue Mar 1 17:37:36 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:37:36 -0800
Subject: Wanna be on TV? [Re: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR
build-in?]
In-Reply-To: <20050301160252.GA2902@private>
References: <20050228051716.GA18615@private> <20050301160252.GA2902@private>
Message-ID: <20050302013735.GA31212@private>
According to Tony Godshall,
> According to Tony Godshall,
> > ... as described in...
> >
> > http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
> >
> > I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> > My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> > channels, and we get 3Mbps.
> >
> > Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> > a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> > I'd happy go elsewhere too.
> >
> > If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> > Saturday following the BAD meeting.
>
> Hi, folks
>
> The pcHDTV-3000 card that EFF is recommending is apparently
> antenna-reception only. Should be able to get hdtv
> reception here at the appartment, at least according to the
> website they refer us to.
>
> But for cable, it looks like I need the Air2PC card, and it
> looks like they are back-ordered till April, tho the pcHDTV
> cards are still available (by mail order). So I won't be
> ready to do HDTV till then, but I'm happy to host the
> build-in anyway, just to get the base system together and
> capable of recording analog.
>
> So let's schedule an initial build-in for folks who have
> their hardware together or want to set up the base system
> and another for May.
>
> Does Sat. 13 March at 10 AM work for people? Who'd be
> coming? I'm near Webster St in Alameda.
>
> I'll do another one once my Air2PC card comes in.
EFF is sending their kit.
They also inquired as to whether they could pass along
my contact info to a reporter that is interested in
covering the story. Wanna be on TV?
From togo at of.net Wed Mar 2 14:56:38 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:56:38 -0800
Subject: [buug] ANNOUNCE: EFF PVR Build-In, Saturday 12 March, 11AM
Message-ID: <20050302225638.GB7411@private>
[I previously posted...]
> Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
> ... as described in...
>
> http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
>
> I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> channels, and we get 3Mbps.
>
> Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> I'd happy go elsewhere too.
>
> If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> Saturday following the BAD meeting.
Hi, folks.
PVR Build-In will be Saturday 12 March, 11AM at my
second-floor apartment in Alameda (two blocks West of
Webster, near shoreline). My apartment is second floor
and looks West, so I think we have a pretty good chance
of picking up San Francisco HDTV stations.
EFF has confirmed that they are sending the EFF build-in kit:
* EFF hat and a few t-shirts
* Cool case stickers
* KnoppMyth ISO - a CD with the latest KnoppMyth distribution
* Print version of "Cooking with EFF: KnoppMyth and pcHDTV for DTV Liberation"
I told them I have two RSVP's so I assume they are only
sending three T-shirts. Let me know ASAP if you plan to
show and maybe they'll send more.
If you want it to be an HDTV PVR, you'll need to get
a Linux-friendly HDTV tuner, such as the pcHDTV
(antenna-only) or Air2PC (antenna + unencrypted digital
cable). EFF's instructions are for pcHDTV so that would
probably be simplest. If you want to do Analog, that's fine
too- the cards typically do both cable and antenna.
EFF recommends a P4 at 3GHz+ with 800MHz FSB to record HDTV.
http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php#requirements
HDTV tuner cards seem to be going fast, so order right away!
The priority will be to get EFF HDTV PVRs up and running but
folks wanting to do analog are also welcome. I believe the
EFF-supplied (KnoppMyth) CD supports has a pretty recent kernel
device lib. Lower spec computers are OK for Analog, especially
if you have a card with hardware MPEG encoding. See...
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
I have limited room, so you'll need to RSVP me if you plan
to come.
Tony
From togo at of.net Thu Mar 3 08:28:01 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 08:28:01 -0800
Subject: [buug] ANNOUNCE: EFF PVR Build-In, Saturday 12 March, 11AM
Message-ID: <20050303162801.GB9042@private>
[I previously posted...]
> Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
> ... as described in...
>
> http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
>
> I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> channels, and we get 3Mbps.
>
> Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> I'd happy go elsewhere too.
>
> If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> Saturday following the BAD meeting.
Hi, folks.
PVR Build-In will be Saturday 12 March, 11AM at my
second-floor apartment in Alameda (two blocks West of
Webster, near shoreline). My apartment is second floor
and looks West, so I think we have a pretty good chance
of picking up San Francisco HDTV stations.
EFF has confirmed that they are sending the EFF build-in kit:
* EFF hat and a few t-shirts
* Cool case stickers
* KnoppMyth ISO - a CD with the latest KnoppMyth distribution
* Print version of "Cooking with EFF: KnoppMyth and pcHDTV for DTV Liberation"
I told them I have two RSVP's so I assume they are only
sending three T-shirts. Let me know ASAP if you plan to
show and maybe they'll send more.
If you want it to be an HDTV PVR, you'll need to get
a Linux-friendly HDTV tuner, such as the pcHDTV
(antenna-only) or Air2PC (antenna + unencrypted digital
cable). EFF's instructions are for pcHDTV so that would
probably be simplest. If you want to do Analog, that's fine
too- the cards typically do both cable and antenna.
EFF recommends a P4 at 3GHz+ with 800MHz FSB to record HDTV.
http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php#requirements
HDTV tuner cards seem to be going fast, so order right away!
The priority will be to get EFF HDTV PVRs up and running but
folks wanting to do analog are also welcome. I believe the
EFF-supplied (KnoppMyth) CD supports has a pretty recent kernel
device lib. Lower spec computers are OK for Analog, especially
if you have a card with hardware MPEG encoding. See...
http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
I have limited room, so you'll need to RSVP me if you plan
to come.
Tony
From togo at of.net Sun Mar 6 15:53:08 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 15:53:08 -0800
Subject: [buug] ANNOUNCE: EFF PVR Build-In, Saturday 12 March, 11AM
In-Reply-To: <20050303165101.I87532@formulae.org>
References: <20050303162801.GB9042@private>
<20050303165101.I87532@formulae.org>
Message-ID: <20050306235308.GA26818@private>
> > [tony]
> > > Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
> > > ... as described in...
> > >
> > > http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
> > >
> > > I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> > > My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> > > channels, and we get 3Mbps.
> > >
> > > Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> > > a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> > > I'd happy go elsewhere too.
> > >
> > > If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> > > Saturday following the BAD meeting.
> >
> > [more tony]
> > Hi, folks.
> >
> > PVR Build-In will be Saturday 12 March, 11AM at my
> > second-floor apartment in Alameda (two blocks West of
> > Webster, near shoreline). My apartment is second floor
> > and looks West, so I think we have a pretty good chance
> > of picking up San Francisco HDTV stations.
> >
> > EFF has confirmed that they are sending the EFF build-in kit:
> >
> > * EFF hat and a few t-shirts
> > * Cool case stickers
> > * KnoppMyth ISO - a CD with the latest KnoppMyth distribution
> > * Print version of "Cooking with EFF: KnoppMyth and pcHDTV for DTV Liberation"
> >
> > I told them I have two RSVP's so I assume they are only
> > sending three T-shirts. Let me know ASAP if you plan to
> > show and maybe they'll send more.
> >
> > If you want it to be an HDTV PVR, you'll need to get
> > a Linux-friendly HDTV tuner, such as the pcHDTV
> > (antenna-only) or Air2PC (antenna + unencrypted digital
> > cable). EFF's instructions are for pcHDTV so that would
> > probably be simplest. If you want to do Analog, that's fine
> > too- the cards typically do both cable and antenna.
> >
> > EFF recommends a P4 at 3GHz+ with 800MHz FSB to record HDTV.
> >
> > http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php#requirements
> >
> > HDTV tuner cards seem to be going fast, so order right away!
> >
> > The priority will be to get EFF HDTV PVRs up and running but
> > folks wanting to do analog are also welcome. I believe the
> > EFF-supplied (KnoppMyth) CD supports has a pretty recent kernel
> > device lib. Lower spec computers are OK for Analog, especially
> > if you have a card with hardware MPEG encoding. See...
> >
> > http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
> >
> > I have limited room, so you'll need to RSVP me if you plan
> > to come.
[Michael]
> This is the first I've heard of this, sounds really neat.
>
> Anyone have an idea if you follow the general build-guidelines how
> many channels we're talking about?
I don't know for sure. The antenna selection site the EFF
references (antennaweb.org) predicted I could receive this
amazing list...
* red - uhf KCSM-DT 43.1 PBS SAN MATEO CA 248? 9.4 43
red - uhf KICU 36 IND SAN JOSE CA 115? 29.9 36
* red - uhf KICU-DT 36.1 IND SAN JOSE CA 115? 29.9 52
red - uhf KKPX 65 PAX SAN JOSE CA 136? 51.6 65
* red - uhf KKPX-DT 66.1 PAX SAN JOSE CA 220? 10.1 41
red - uhf KBHK 44 UPN SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 44
* red - uhf KBHK-DT 44.1 UPN SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 45
red - vhf KGO 7 ABC SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 7
* red - uhf KGO-DT 7.1 ABC SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 24
red - vhf KTVU 2 FOX OAKLAND CA 248? 9.4 2
* red - uhf KTVU-DT 2.1 FOX OAKLAND CA 248? 9.4 56
red - uhf KCNS 38 SAH SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 38
* red - uhf KCNS-DT 38.1 SAH SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 39
red - uhf KSTS 48 TEL SAN JOSE CA 114? 29.3 48
* red - uhf KSTS-DT 48.1 TEL SAN JOSE CA 114? 29.3 49
* red - uhf KTEH-DT 54.1 PBS SAN JOSE CA 115? 30.0 50
red - uhf KTLN 68 IND NOVATO CA 312? 31.1 68
* red - uhf KTLN-DT 47.1 IND NOVATO CA 312? 31.1 47
red - uhf KFSF 66 TFA VALLEJO CA 248? 9.4 66
* red - uhf KFSF-DT 66.1 TFA VALLEJO CA 248? 9.4 34
red - vhf KQED 9 PBS SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 9
* red - uhf KQED-DT 9.1 PBS SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 30
red - uhf KMTP 32 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 32
* red - uhf KMTP-DT 33.1 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA FCC Ext 248? 9.4 33
red - vhf KRON 4 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 4
* red - uhf KRON-DT 4.1 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 57
red - uhf KDTV 14 UNI SAN FRANCISCO CA 114? 29.3 14
* red - uhf KDTV-DT 14.1 UNI SAN FRANCISCO CA 114? 29.3 51
red - uhf KTSF 26 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA 220? 10.2 26
* red - uhf KTSF-DT 26.1 IND SAN FRANCISCO CA 220? 10.1 27
red - uhf KBWB 20 WB SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 20
* red - uhf KBWB-DT 20.1 WB SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 19
red - vhf KPIX 5 CBS SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 5
* red - uhf KPIX-DT 5.1 CBS SAN FRANCISCO CA 248? 9.4 29
blue - vhf KNTV 11 NBC SAN JOSE CA 137? 51.6 11
* blue - vhf KNTV-DT 11.1 NBC SAN JOSE CA 137? 51.6 12
blue - uhf KRCB 22 PBS COTATI CA 323? 42.9 22
* blue - uhf KRCB-DT 22.1 PBS COTATI CA 323? 42.9 23
blue - uhf KTEH 54 PBS SAN JOSE CA 115? 30.0 54
violet - vhf KCRA 3 NBC SACRAMENTO CA 36? 54.9 3
violet - vhf KVIE 6 PBS SACRAMENTO CA 35? 54.6 6
violet - uhf KSMS 67 UNI MONTEREY CA 133? 82.1 67
* violet - uhf KSMS-DT 31.1 UNI MONTEREY CA 135? 57.4 31
violet - uhf KION 46 CBS MONTEREY CA 141? 92.8 46
violet - uhf KDTV-CA 28 UNI SANTA ROSA CA 328? 63.8 28
violet - vhf KXTV 10 ABC SACRAMENTO CA 37? 53.4 10
violet - uhf KAXT-CA 22 IND SANTA CLARA-SAN JOSE CA 121? 42.3 22
violet - uhf KMCE-LP 43 AZA SAN MARTIN, ETC. CA 133? 82.1 43
violet - uhf KTFK 64 SAH STOCKTON CA 52? 22.4 64
violet - uhf KFTY 50 IND SANTA ROSA CA 328? 64.9 50
violet - uhf KFTL-CA 28 IND SAN FRANCISCO, ETC CA 115? 30.0 28
violet - vhf KOVR 13 CBS STOCKTON CA 37? 53.4 13
violet - vhf KSBW 8 NBC SALINAS CA 133? 82.1 8
violet - uhf KTNC 42 AZA CONCORD CA 52? 22.5 42
violet - uhf KCBA 35 FOX SALINAS CA 133? 82.2 35
The asterisks are digital.
However, plan use an indoor antenna, so the list could be
way shorter. But the signals are digitally encoded, so I would
expect the image to be snow-free (if it comes in at all).
If someone brings an outdoor antenna to try (we can do a
temporary mount to the bannister), I'll try that too.
Part of my plan for the build-in for me is to play with the
technology, tho it may turn out I return the antennas to
Best Buy and Radio Shack and stick to Alameda Power and Telecom
for now. But if I do start to use the pcHDTV right away, I figure
I'll put a couple of analog tuners in my box too and have MythTV
grab each show from the source that comes in best- Daily Show and
Hitler Channel and Discovery from cable, broadcast networks in HDTV
from antenna where possible and from analog cable where not. I
ought to be able to get PBS from either- AP+T carries five KQED
channels in (unencrypted, I hope) digital. I would be surprised
if their broadcast antennas produce anything different. Actually,
tho, I think when they run HDTV stuff, some or all of the non-HD
digital channels go into "not available" status.
I do have a Motorola HDTV tuner/PVR provided by AP+T (for
$2/mo extra, what a deal!) for comparison, but I don't
subscribe to any of the premium channels.
Come to the Build In and find out the answer to your
question, or wait till it's over and you'll get a better
answer (at least for a second floor apartment in West Alameda
near the waterline with line of sight to SF blocked by 2-story
townhouses and trees and line of sight to SJ blocked by the
rest of the apartment building).
Tony
From togo at of.net Tue Mar 8 00:52:42 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:52:42 -0800
Subject: [buug] Re: ANNOUNCE: EFF PVR Build-In, Saturday 12 March, 11AM
In-Reply-To: <20050306235308.GA26818@private>
References: <20050303162801.GB9042@private>
<20050303165101.I87532@formulae.org>
<20050306235308.GA26818@private>
Message-ID: <20050308085242.GB26347@private>
> > > I'm no expert. The recommendation at EFF was to use
> > > antennaweb.org to determine what is best, but that
> > > only
> > > works for outdoor antennas (it said I need a get a
> > > "red"
> >
> > Wow, directional antenna sounds complicated...
> > for my location, most stations come up "yellow"
> >
> > > one for most of the stations) but EFF also said they use
> > > an indoor one themselves. I live in an apartment, so I'm
> > > going to get an indoor one. Still haven't identified which
> > > one... they range from $30 ugly and unpowered to past $100
> > > decorative and powered.
> >
> > "Terk" make a HDTV antenna that's in a sort of grey
> > tubelike thing, perhaps it would suit your apartment.
> > I'm using one of their regular TV antennas here and
> > it seems to be fairly OK just sitting on top of the
> > deck railing. It does need some power to work best,
> > and mounting it high up would be better, but for now...
I picked up a discreet bar type by Jensen at Best Buy
and a picture frame one at Radio Shack. Many of the
antennas available look like they just added "Ready For
HDTV" on the outside of a regular old model antenna.
I also liked a Terk one with a pair of low almost
decorative diamond-shapped loops. I thought the toothed
one looked cool but stood out too much as is probably too
directional. If you bring an antenna too we can try both
and see if one works better.
My pcHDTV card arrived today! Yeay!
From todv at google.com Tue Mar 8 13:44:56 2005
From: todv at google.com (Tod Vanlandingham)
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:44:56 -0800
Subject: [buug] (Google) Sr. Unix/Linux Systems Administrator
(Scripting/Programming, Algorithm, Networking Experience)
Message-ID: <200503082144.j28Lii70019490@216-239-45-4.google.com>
I was curious if you would be open to distributing the job description below
to all of your UG members. I will personally respond to each person that is
interested in this opening.
Thank you,
Tod Vanlandingham
Recruiter
Google
(650) 623-4291
todv at google.com
Company: Google
Contact: Tod Vanlandingham
Email: todv at google.com
Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html
Job Title:
Sr. Systems Administrator W/Software Engineer Background (Extensive
Unix/Linux System Administration, Scripting/Coding, and Networking
Experience)
Company: Google
Location: Either Mountain View, CA or Dublin, Ireland
-We are looking for a detail-oriented systems professional, seasoned Unix
jockey, Internet services architect, database whiz, performance analyst, or
software engineer, at the top of their game.
-Can you help achieve increased Availability, Reliability, Uptime, and
Quality? (for our systems and services, naturally) Site Reliability
Engineers (SREs) are involved in all aspects of running our site, from
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environments, and focus on making continual improvements to our services.
-Looking for the next cool problem to solve, in a fast-paced and
Engineering-driven environment?
-Can you write a script or application that performs practically the entire
job you once held earlier in your career?
-Does your idea of a good time involve taking things apart just to see how
they work? Are you successful putting them back together when you're done?
-This position requires a passion for problem solving, deep understanding of
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-As an SRE, you will wear many hats: performance analyst, service
architect, system/database administrator, capacity planner, tools
developer, monitoring expert, and technical evangelist, for all components
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I will take the guess work out of whether or not you are a fit!!!
If you can answer yes to all of the following questions, you are a
possible fit, so please apply!
1. Do you have at least a BS or BA in computer science or a related
technical field?
2. Do you have 3+ years of experience as a Unix/Linux Systems
Administrator or networking architecture experience?
3. Do you have experience in a high-volume or critical production
service environment?
4. Do you have experience in Python programming or Perl or scripting?
5. Do you have experience with programming and troubleshooting skills
in C/C++ and or Java?
6. Do you have excellent written and verbal communication skills?
7. Have you been at a majority of your companies for at least 3 years
or more (this question does not apply to contractors)?
If you have answered yes to all of the above questions, please read on and
apply for this position!
Please be sure your resume clearly reflects the experience asked about
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For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of
your resume to : todv at google.com
Thank you,
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Google
Talent Acquisition
(650) 623-4291
todv at google.com
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From togo at of.net Wed Mar 9 12:11:57 2005
From: togo at of.net (Tony Godshall)
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:11:57 -0800
Subject: [buug] (Google) Sr. Unix/Linux Systems Administrator
(Scripting/Programming, Algorithm, Networking Experience)
In-Reply-To: <200503082144.j28Lii70019490@216-239-45-4.google.com>
References: <200503082144.j28Lii70019490@216-239-45-4.google.com>
Message-ID: <20050309201157.GA29013@private>
Hi, Mr. Vanlandingham.
I'm on a project now, but I should be freed up in two to
four weeks. I'll be updating my resume soon... does it make
sense to send it to you in that timeframe?
Tony
According to Tod Vanlandingham,
> I was curious if you would be open to distributing the job description below
> to all of your UG members. I will personally respond to each person that is
> interested in this opening.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Tod Vanlandingham
>
> Recruiter
>
> Google
>
> (650) 623-4291
>
> todv at google.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Company: Google
>
> Contact: Tod Vanlandingham
>
> Email: todv at google.com
>
> Website: http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/eng/reli.html
>
>
>
> Job Title:
>
>
>
> Sr. Systems Administrator W/Software Engineer Background (Extensive
> Unix/Linux System Administration, Scripting/Coding, and Networking
> Experience)
>
>
>
> Company: Google
>
>
>
> Location: Either Mountain View, CA or Dublin, Ireland
>
>
>
> -We are looking for a detail-oriented systems professional, seasoned Unix
> jockey, Internet services architect, database whiz, performance analyst, or
> software engineer, at the top of their game.
>
>
>
>
>
> -Can you help achieve increased Availability, Reliability, Uptime, and
> Quality? (for our systems and services, naturally) Site Reliability
>
> Engineers (SREs) are involved in all aspects of running our site, from
> design to debug, from architecture to applications. Google SREs spend their
> time troubleshooting problems in large-scale clustered application service
> environments, and focus on making continual improvements to our services.
>
>
>
> -Looking for the next cool problem to solve, in a fast-paced and
>
> Engineering-driven environment?
>
>
>
> -Can you write a script or application that performs practically the entire
> job you once held earlier in your career?
>
>
>
> -Does your idea of a good time involve taking things apart just to see how
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From apgodshall at gmail.com Wed Mar 2 16:05:35 2005
From: apgodshall at gmail.com (Tony Godshall)
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 16:05:35 -0800
Subject: [buug] TV tuner cards and P4 3GHz burned-in motherboard source.
In-Reply-To: <20050302225638.GB7411@private>
References: <20050302225638.GB7411@private>
Message-ID: <3424dc900503021605461334dc@mail.gmail.com>
Here's a description of the two HDTV cards...
http://mythtv.beirdo.ca/wiki/index.php/FAQ#What_is_the_difference_between_the_air2pc_and_the_pchdtv_.28hd3000.29_Capture_Cards
Looks like the pcHDTV can decode both analog and digital TV signals, but the
firmware can't do digital-cable decode (yet, if ever)
Looks like the Air2PC can't do analog but can do both HDTV and non-HDTV
digital from both antenna and cable.
I guess if you can affort to, you should get both to cover all bases ;-)
I'm getting the pcHDTV, which is available now and is most directly compatible
with the EFF instructions. I'm also getting an indoor HDTV antenna and back-
ordering an Air2TV.
Now to get a computer. Can anyone recommend a good
burned-in-and-tested motherboard+CPU+memory vendor for me to put into
an existing case? Or
should I just go down to compusa/circuit city/fry's/wherever and get a mass-
market box to get the best bang-for-the-buck?
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:56:38 -0800, Tony Godshall wrote:
> [I previously posted...]
> > Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
> > ... as described in...
> >
> > http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
> >
> > I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> > My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> > channels, and we get 3Mbps.
> >
> > Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> > a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> > I'd happy go elsewhere too.
> >
> > If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> > Saturday following the BAD meeting.
>
> Hi, folks.
>
> PVR Build-In will be Saturday 12 March, 11AM at my
> second-floor apartment in Alameda (two blocks West of
> Webster, near shoreline). My apartment is second floor
> and looks West, so I think we have a pretty good chance
> of picking up San Francisco HDTV stations.
>
> EFF has confirmed that they are sending the EFF build-in kit:
>
> * EFF hat and a few t-shirts
> * Cool case stickers
> * KnoppMyth ISO - a CD with the latest KnoppMyth distribution
> * Print version of "Cooking with EFF: KnoppMyth and pcHDTV for DTV Liberation"
>
> I told them I have two RSVP's so I assume they are only
> sending three T-shirts. Let me know ASAP if you plan to
> show and maybe they'll send more.
>
> If you want it to be an HDTV PVR, you'll need to get
> a Linux-friendly HDTV tuner, such as the pcHDTV
> (antenna-only) or Air2PC (antenna + unencrypted digital
> cable). EFF's instructions are for pcHDTV so that would
> probably be simplest. If you want to do Analog, that's fine
> too- the cards typically do both cable and antenna.
>
> EFF recommends a P4 at 3GHz+ with 800MHz FSB to record HDTV.
>
> http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php#requirements
>
> HDTV tuner cards seem to be going fast, so order right away!
>
> The priority will be to get EFF HDTV PVRs up and running but
> folks wanting to do analog are also welcome. I believe the
> EFF-supplied (KnoppMyth) CD supports has a pretty recent kernel
> device lib. Lower spec computers are OK for Analog, especially
> if you have a card with hardware MPEG encoding. See...
>
> http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
>
> I have limited room, so you'll need to RSVP me if you plan
> to come.
>
> Tony
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From ms at formulae.org Thu Mar 3 16:51:01 2005
From: ms at formulae.org (Michael Salmon)
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:51:01 -0800
Subject: [buug] ANNOUNCE: EFF PVR Build-In, Saturday 12 March, 11AM
In-Reply-To: <20050303162801.GB9042@private>
References: <20050303162801.GB9042@private>
Message-ID: <20050303165101.I87532@formulae.org>
This is the first I've heard of this, sounds really neat.
Anyone have an idea if you follow the general build-guidelines how
many channels we're talking about?
Thanks
Michael
On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 08:28:01AM -0800, Tony Godshall wrote:
> [I previously posted...]
> > Subject: [buug] Re: Anyone interested in doing a EFF PVR build-in?
> > ... as described in...
> >
> > http://eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/buildin.php
> >
> > I can host a half dozen or so at my apt in Alameda.
> > My cable brings in, I think, a couple of free HDTV
> > channels, and we get 3Mbps.
> >
> > Alameda is not as handy as some places, but it's only
> > a short bus ride from downtown SF or downtown Oakland.
> > I'd happy go elsewhere too.
> >
> > If folks are interested, I'll announce a meeting for a
> > Saturday following the BAD meeting.
>
> Hi, folks.
>
> PVR Build-In will be Saturday 12 March, 11AM at my
> second-floor apartment in Alameda (two blocks West of
> Webster, near shoreline). My apartment is second floor
> and looks West, so I think we have a pretty good chance
> of picking up San Francisco HDTV stations.
>
> EFF has confirmed that they are sending the EFF build-in kit:
>
> * EFF hat and a few t-shirts
> * Cool case stickers
> * KnoppMyth ISO - a CD with the latest KnoppMyth distribution
> * Print version of "Cooking with EFF: KnoppMyth and pcHDTV for DTV Liberation"
>
> I told them I have two RSVP's so I assume they are only
> sending three T-shirts. Let me know ASAP if you plan to
> show and maybe they'll send more.
>
> If you want it to be an HDTV PVR, you'll need to get
> a Linux-friendly HDTV tuner, such as the pcHDTV
> (antenna-only) or Air2PC (antenna + unencrypted digital
> cable). EFF's instructions are for pcHDTV so that would
> probably be simplest. If you want to do Analog, that's fine
> too- the cards typically do both cable and antenna.
>
> EFF recommends a P4 at 3GHz+ with 800MHz FSB to record HDTV.
>
> http://www.eff.org/broadcastflag/cookbook/guide.php#requirements
>
> HDTV tuner cards seem to be going fast, so order right away!
>
> The priority will be to get EFF HDTV PVRs up and running but
> folks wanting to do analog are also welcome. I believe the
> EFF-supplied (KnoppMyth) CD supports has a pretty recent kernel
> device lib. Lower spec computers are OK for Analog, especially
> if you have a card with hardware MPEG encoding. See...
>
> http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1
>
> I have limited room, so you'll need to RSVP me if you plan
> to come.
>
> Tony
> _______________________________________________
> Buug mailing list
> Buug at weak.org
> http://www.weak.org/mailman/listinfo/buug
From brian at planetshwoop.com Thu Mar 10 21:51:59 2005
From: brian at planetshwoop.com (Brian Sobolak)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:51:59 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [buug] Gentoo as VMWare host?
Message-ID:
Has anyone had any luck running Gentoo as a host OS? I some things online
about using it as a guest, but I am more interested in using it as a host
OS.
Any experiences?
brian
From rushans at brc2.com Thu Mar 10 22:09:28 2005
From: rushans at brc2.com (Neal Samarakkody)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:09:28 -0600
Subject: [buug] Gentoo as VMWare host?
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <42313618.2050008@brc2.com>
Brian Sobolak wrote:
>
> Has anyone had any luck running Gentoo as a host OS? I some things
> online about using it as a guest, but I am more interested in using it
> as a host OS.
>
> Any experiences?
there is an ebuild for vmware workstation. i have had no problems
running solaris, windows xp, debian, and fedora as guests inside a
gentoo host.
~rushan
From mp at rawbw.com Tue Mar 15 23:25:35 2005
From: mp at rawbw.com (Michael Paoli)
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:25:35 -0800
Subject: [buug] UNIX/LINUX Systems Administration book recommendation(s) (?)
Message-ID: <1110957935.4237df6fcaab4@webmail.rawbw.com>
A question I seem to get asked every once in a while, is
on recommendations for UNIX/LINUX Systems Administration
books.
Unfortunately, as I haven't read much in the way of such a more
general book (having mostly learned from man pages and more
specific topic books and/or other documentation ... and of course
practice and experience), I can't offer much in the way of personally
comparing and contrasting such books, however ...
I have, however, generally and consistently heard good things about
_Unix System Administration Handbook_ - Evi Nemeth, et. al.
I'd also think it highly probable that
_Linux Administration Handbook_ - Evi Nemeth, et. al.
is of similar quality.
O'Reilly is also an excellent source of technical books.
I've heard people highly recommend and use:
Essential System Administration - ?leen Frisch
references:
http://www.admin.com/
http://www.oreilly.com/
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esa3/
From glim at mycybernet.net Sat Mar 19 15:31:00 2005
From: glim at mycybernet.net (glim at mycybernet.net)
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:31 -0500
Subject: [buug] [OT]Yet Another Perl Conference, North America,
2005 Registration now open
Message-ID:
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language. Conference registration for Yet Another Perl Conference North
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From brian at planetshwoop.com Wed Mar 30 12:43:19 2005
From: brian at planetshwoop.com (Brian Sobolak)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:43:19 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [buug] OT: Rational Clear Case?
Message-ID: <58720.4.17.250.5.1112215399.squirrel@webmail.psys.org>
Has anybody here used IBM (nee Rational) ClearCase product? I'm
interested in personal opinions about it from actual users.
(Yes, I have read the Linuxmafia FAQ)
brian
--
Brian Sobolak
http://www.planetshwoop.com/
From mailinglists at stefanco.com Wed Mar 30 14:32:22 2005
From: mailinglists at stefanco.com (Stefan Lasiewski)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:32:22 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [buug] OT: Rational Clear Case?
In-Reply-To: 6667
Message-ID: <20050330223222.77937.qmail@web81707.mail.yahoo.com>
I used Clearcase in an office of 15-20 developers from
2000-2002. This was Clearcase 4.x, running on Solaris
8 & 7 machines (maybe a few RedHat machines). I
haven't used it since.
The good:
- Great automatic merging ability, which saved time &
effort when it worked.
- You can version text files, symlinks, directories
and many binary files-- jpegs, Word documents, etc.
Clearcase stores the delta of the file, so you're not
storing redundant data over & over.
- Clearcase has a nice file system which looks and
feels like a regular Unix filesystem but has some
really nifty features. You can browse to any version
of a element with 'filename.c@@/versionnumber' and
apply any Unix tool to that element.
The bad:
- Clearase is very complex -- many places, even small
shops, have a dedicated Clearcase administrator to
take care of the exceptions. Version control shouldn't
be rocket science. I'm not sure we ever managed it
correctly...
- Clearacase had more features and processes then we
could handle as a small shop. Clearcase LT (The
'lightweight' version) was too limited for our use.
We didn't use Rational's Unified Change Management
(UCM) because it seemed too process heavy.
- Very expensive. The guess of $5000/seat license
probably isn't far off the mark. During the dotcom
boom, know of two 100-employee companies (40
developers) who paid $1 million for package containing
Clearcase, Rational Rose and some other tools.
- Their atomic commits weren't always atomic.
Sometimes the checkin would fail, and some elements
made it into the repository while other elements
failed.
- There were some very obscure bugs in Clearcase 4.
For example, when removing (or adding) elements,
Clearcase normally removes (or adds) the data, the
file name and links to the file name from the
repository. But several times a week, Clearcase failed
to remove one of these things-- leaving you with
references to your non-existing element all over the
place.
-= Stefan
--- Brian Sobolak wrote:
>
> Has anybody here used IBM (nee Rational) ClearCase
> product? I'm
> interested in personal opinions about it from actual
> users.
>
> (Yes, I have read the Linuxmafia FAQ)
>
> brian
>
> --
> Brian Sobolak
> http://www.planetshwoop.com/
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From rick at linuxmafia.com Wed Mar 30 14:50:05 2005
From: rick at linuxmafia.com (Rick Moen)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:50:05 -0800
Subject: [buug] OT: Rational Clear Case?
In-Reply-To: <20050330223222.77937.qmail@web81707.mail.yahoo.com>
References: <20050330223222.77937.qmail@web81707.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20050330225005.GK27314@linuxmafia.com>
Quoting Stefan Lasiewski (mailinglists at stefanco.com):
> The bad:
> - Clearase is very complex -- many places, even small
> shops, have a dedicated Clearcase administrator to
> take care of the exceptions. Version control shouldn't
> be rocket science. I'm not sure we ever managed it
> correctly...
The load is also a server-killer. You'd think they were selling
hardware.
From xtifr at debian.org Wed Mar 30 15:05:05 2005
From: xtifr at debian.org (Chris Waters)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:05:05 -0800
Subject: [buug] OT: Rational Clear Case?
In-Reply-To: <58720.4.17.250.5.1112215399.squirrel@webmail.psys.org>
References: <58720.4.17.250.5.1112215399.squirrel@webmail.psys.org>
Message-ID: <20050330230505.GA9957@starless.xtnet>
On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 02:43:19PM -0600, Brian Sobolak wrote:
> Has anybody here used IBM (nee Rational) ClearCase product? I'm
> interested in personal opinions about it from actual users.
> (Yes, I have read the Linuxmafia FAQ)
I have, although only with HPUX, not with Linux. And not for several
years (around the time that Pure/Atria was merging with Rational).
Overall, I thought it was a decent system, albeit a fairly complex one
that required a fair amount of administration to bring up and to keep
up. It worked best with a fairly conservative, traditional
development model and had some performance issues. There were some
interesting features, and there were a few warts. Overall, a mixed
bag, but I certainly didn't hate it, and wouldn't flee in terror at
the thought of using it again, at least not in a large organization
that could afford to administer it properly. The graphical project
overview browser was pretty nice (tho slow).
--
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xtifr at debian.org | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single
or xtifr at speakeasy.net | volcaniconi- standalone haiku
From mp at rawbw.com Thu Mar 31 23:32:30 2005
From: mp at rawbw.com (Michael Paoli)
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 23:32:30 -0800
Subject: [buug] Certifications
Message-ID: <1112340750.424cf90edef21@webmail.rawbw.com>
Question was asked at last meeting about certifications.
One thing I ran across relatively lately - not a particular endorsement or
recommendation, but in any case:
Brainbench - http://www.brainbench.com/ is running a limited time free
opportunity on their certifications. Essentially all their certifications
are free to obtain (just take and score suitably on the relevant test(s))
... but this only runs through 2005-04-04.
At other times they seem to occasionally offer some certifications for free.
I don't recall if they've ever offered them all for free at the same time
in the past, but they may have occasionally done so for brief periods.
Some other certifications I mentioned earlier in full or part:
http://www.sans.com/ --> http://www.giac.org/
USENIX/SAGE certification http://www.usenix.org/ -->
http://www.sage.org/ --> http://sageweb.sage.org/programs/cert/
http://www.lpi.org/
Many vendors also have certification programs for their own products (e.g.
Sun Microsystems, Red Hat, IBM, etc.)