Multiannual Linux SxS List Bump

[Matthew Carpenter]

On Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:54:19 PM EDT Jay Nugent via Linux-users wrote:
> Greetings fellow Calderians,
> 
> On Thu, 5 Mar 2020, James McDonald via Linux-users wrote:
> > How many people are still on this list?
> 
>     Still here, retired, and still running nothing but Linux.  More and
> more I'm using Raspberry-Pi computers because they are cheap (like me),
> fast (unlike me), and they run on 12-volts D.C. with just a little $4
> regulator.  More and more of my house runs off of a 12 VDC Solar power
> system.  A couple PV panels on the roof and a large bank of deep-cycle
> batteries is enough for *most* of my needs - lighting, fans, Ham radios,
> scanners, weather alert radios, alarm system, cellphone and tablet and
> Fit-Bit rechargers, etc.  And in a pinch I can pump and filter my own
> water supply using 12vdc.
 
Nice!

>     Now that my garage roof has been re-shingled, we will be putting up 16
> 290-watt PV panels on the South facing roof.  One or two will be dedicated
> to the 12 VDC system with the rest of the panels using Enphase inverters
> backfeeding the Grid.  Next year we will upgrade our gas furnace to
> Geo-Thermal and hope that we generate enough Solar power to offset the
> cost of running the geo-thermal compressor.  The house is all paid for, so
> now we want to reduce our ongoing monthly electric/fuel costs, which will
> be great in retirement! :)
> 
>     Wrote a 'Primer' about the Solar project, but it's a couple years (and
> many additional projects) out of date:  http://www.nuge.com/solar

I know, I made my wife read it :)

> > Anything noteworthy to talk about?
> 
>     Linux related....I'll be heading up to Lansing (actually Diamondale) to
> our State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to upgrade a Dell PC to
> RedHat Fedora Workstation.  The current workstation's browser is too old
> and won't support the State's "MI-CIMS / WebEOC" web-based event tracking
> tool.  So I've been 'volunteered' by our AUXCOMM leader to perform the
> upgrade and to also re-install a Packet Radio networking program called
> "JNOS", and perform some other 'radio' related repairs.  So we're just
> waiting to set a date amd time to get this all done.

Have fun.  I just drove through, going from my meetings in Detroit back toward 
Grand Rapids where I live.

> > Is everybody OK regarding Coronavirus? Here in Australia people are
> > hoarding toilet paper of all things.
> 
>     Being a "Prepper" (solar, water, communications, medical, etc.) we are
> prepared for any long-term quarantine that may become required....or if we
> decide to self quarantine just to stay AWAY from other people to reduce
> our exposure.  If we had to, my wife and I would not need to leave the
> house for a year or more.  Now DON'T show up...but if you do, we can
> always use more fertilizer for the garden (wink)  Oh, the tomatoes are
> REALLY good this year!  DOH!
> 
>     We've been following the "JohnS Hopkins Coronavirus Dashboard".  They
> update the figures from all around the world at 4pm Eastern time, with
> several periodic updates during the day.  It's good to see the large
> numbers of people who have "recovered" without incident.
> 
> https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/84698?fbclid=IwA
> R1lfYAlwYd9fFoLJzSAz5fnQ1Q9R6NlgoT4aQNUNd9BA940Q48RlL1Wodw

I have been too (probably because of your email).
You can now get to it here:  https://plague.com

>     My wife works at Mott Hospital, part of the University of Michigan
> Hospital complex, and gets daily updates regarding the virus situation.
> Michigan has no current cases and has had several suspect cases that were
> confirmed as NOT being Covid-19.  So we do the wash hands, don't touch
> face, routine, and have a goodly supply of Hydrogen Peroxide on hand.
> 
>     We have limited our outside travels a bit, but we will go into Hermit
> mode *IF* there is any increase in cases in our part of Michigan.  There
> are four Tier-4 hospitals equipped to handle Covid-19 cases here in
> Michigan -- two in Grand Rapids and 2 in the Detroit area.  But I expect
> UofM can handle anything critical that might crop up.  As long as cases
> are identified early and the CDC tracks down that persons contacts for the
> prior several days, I trust that the 'system' will work fine and no large
> scale Pandemic will result.
> 
> 
>     Now for something really scary...go stream the movie "Contagion".
> You'll better understand the incredible work the CDC does in tracking down
> patients, their contacts, and getting them all isolated and tested.
> You'll never touch another door knob or crash-bar without thinking about
> all the germs/virii you just picked up!  Creapy!!!

Yeah, this turn has caused me to do what my wife does normally:  wash and dry 
with paper-towel, which is then used to open the door before throwing in the 
trash.

Stay healthy all!

Matt