Peter Hardy writes:
> On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 16:56 +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote:
>> ...but the real question is if we love or hate the GMT/UTC difference, and
>> 23:59:61?
>>
>> Also, do we hate the earthquake that changed the length of the day for
>> messing
>> with our time-keeping?
>> http://www
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 05:47:37PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
>
>
> > On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:27:23PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > > Not sure what Linux has to do with this -- there's far more going on
> > > (with dates and times especially) in a complex stack of software than
> > > just the OS.
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 06:25:46PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote:
> > None of this would be a problem if we'd just switch to decimal time in a
> > single timezone and call it a day.
>
> Actually, we would still have to deal with the changing length of the day, and
> with the increasing difference be
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 08:53:30PM +1100, Jim Donovan wrote:
> Having been the target of a road-rage attack recently (driver behind chucked
> a rock at me) I can see the value of having front and rear cameras recording.
> They're actually pretty affordable these days (see
> http://www.etronixmar
Nick Andrew wrote:
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 05:47:37PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 03:27:23PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
Not sure what Linux has to do with this -- there's far more going on
(with dates and times especially) in a complex stack of software than
Nick Andrew wrote:
Indeed. The Earth's rotational period does vary slightly (effect of
earthquakes notwithstanding). One reason time is hard to deal with
sensibly is our insistence on synchronising it to the mean solar day.
// off topic Easter Time time ramblings
Isaac Asimov figured it out y
Jake Anderson wrote:
The bank may well be pretty sure that nothing will go wrong but given
the cost/benefit ratio its prudent not to take the chance that there is
one line of code somewhere or another in the many tens of millions they
have that will freak out when the clock goes backwards.
Wha
"As of March, we have 37 financial members. This represents a decline
from 51 members twelve months ago. I suspect that this is merely due to
inadequate promotion on our part. A challenge we currently face is
presenting a good reason to become a member. Other than voting rights
and a warm and f
jon wrote:
> "As of March, we have 37 financial members. This represents a decline
> from 51 members twelve months ago. I suspect that this is merely due
> to inadequate promotion on our part. A challenge we currently face is
> presenting a good reason to become a member. Other than voting rights
>
On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 08:14:03AM +1100, jon wrote:
> I don't know if this is the place to raise this, but as a new member I
> can think of two things that might help:
It's good. It's been weighing on my mind too.
> 1. Make it possible to obtain and renew membership online -- or even by
> sn
Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG) Incorporated
2010 Annual General Meeting
===
Friday 26th March 2010
at Google Australia, Pyrmont
President's Report 2009-2010 by Sridhar Dhanapalan
Diversification and change have been the theme
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Heracles wrote:
> PS. WHo is the treasurer now and can I organise to pay my subs online
> please?
http://slug.org.au/contacts.html
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On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:38:35 +1100
Heracles wrote:
> {note to Jon: forget Scribus, it still crashes regularly. I have been
> trying to use the "stable" version to produce a magazine I write for
> another computer club and had to go back to using OOo as Scribus
> crashed almost every time I trie
Alan L Tyree wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:38:35 +1100
> Heracles wrote:
>
>
>
>> {note to Jon: forget Scribus, it still crashes regularly. I have been
>> trying to use the "stable" version to produce a magazine I write for
>> another computer club and had to go back to using OOo as Scribus
jon wrote:
"As of March, we have 37 financial members. This represents a decline
from 51 members twelve months ago. I suspect that this is merely due to
inadequate promotion on our part. A challenge we currently face is
presenting a good reason to become a member. Other than voting rights
an
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:49:41 +1100
Heracles wrote:
> Alan L Tyree wrote:
> > On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:38:35 +1100
> > Heracles wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> {note to Jon: forget Scribus, it still crashes regularly. I have
> >> been trying to use the "stable" version to produce a magazine I
> >> wri
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:14:03 +1100
jon wrote:
> 1. Make it possible to obtain and renew membership online
Yes, I'd become a member if I could do it online or via snail mail.
> 2. Take advantage of the increasing interest in Linux on the desktop
> by setting up an Applications SIG and/or focuss
I have to agree with Daniel. shutting them down is the safe option. Having a
service unavailable through the wee hours is far preferable then say having
to undo a whole of transactions that inadvertantly get run twice (think of
all the automated payment systems scheduled to run at certain times). A
Heracles wrote:
> Alan L Tyree wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:38:35 +1100
>> Heracles wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> {note to Jon: forget Scribus, it still crashes regularly. I have been
>>> trying to use the "stable" version to produce a magazine I write for
>>> another computer club and
Rick Welykochy writes:
> Nick Andrew wrote:
>
>> Indeed. The Earth's rotational period does vary slightly (effect of
>> earthquakes notwithstanding). One reason time is hard to deal with
>> sensibly is our insistence on synchronising it to the mean solar day.
>
> // off topic Easter Time time ramb
On Fri, Apr 02, 2010 at 12:10:38PM +1100, meryl wrote:
> > * New and upgraded applications demonstrated and discussed
> > * Distros compared and evaluated
> > * Using Linux with various peripherals -- scanners, printers,
> > tablets, multiple screens
> > * Bash programming techniques -- but keeping
We should all just use unix timestamp for all date/time communications
and be done with it.
There I fixed it,
http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/129138460976317329.jpg
Hail me as leader
Daniel Pittman wrote:
Rick Welykochy writes:
Nick Andrew wrote:
Indeed. The Earth'
Rick Welykochy wrote:
Jake Anderson wrote:
The bank may well be pretty sure that nothing will go wrong but given
the cost/benefit ratio its prudent not to take the chance that there is
one line of code somewhere or another in the many tens of millions they
have that will freak out when the cloc
FYI:
PLUG has had similar discussions and similar issues.
It may be worthwhile having the bodies discuss things informally
to see what ideas can be brainstormed.
On Fri, Apr 02, 2010, meryl wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:14:03 +1100
> jon wrote:
>
> > 1. Make it possible to obtain and renew me
Jake Anderson wrote:
We should all just use unix timestamp for all date/time communications
and be done with it.
There I fixed it,
http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/129138460976317329.jpg
Hail me as leader
Hey Leader,
Are the horses drawing a UTC cart clock or sumthink?
Happy
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:47:32 +1100
Jake Anderson wrote:
> Rick Welykochy wrote:
> > Jake Anderson wrote:
> >
> >> The bank may well be pretty sure that nothing will go wrong but
> >> given the cost/benefit ratio its prudent not to take the chance
> >> that there is one line of code somewhere or a
G'day all
Has this been covered in Australia?
Could this happen in Australia?
http://immi.is/?l=en&p=intro
David
On Fri, 2010-04-02 at 14:37 +1100, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote:
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On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:32:44 +1100
David Andresen wrote:
> G'day all
>
> Has this been covered in Australia?
>
> Could this happen in Australia?
>
> http://immi.is/?l=en&p=intro
>
> David
Well, it has been considered to some extent. In Dow Jones and Company
Inc v Gutnick [2002] HCA 56 the H
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