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Bottled Water: Vastly Wasteful
I am amazed at the amount of resources bottled water consumes. http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/infographic-day-bottle-water-really-bad-yes
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Tiny Computers: 4 for $100
This would be an awesome exhibit for LinuxFest Northwest 2012: small usb computer kit.
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Quick thot on MySQL
Had a good question in my MySQL talk about how to monitor performance, and of course I suggested turning on the MySQL slow query log. What I neglected to mention, however, was mytop. This little utility is found in the rpmforge repo and it’s like a top(1) for your mysql queries. The basis for it…
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Bellingham PD demonstrate bomb robot at LinuxFest Northwest 2011
Bellingham’s police department offers a rare opportunity to see their bomb disposal robot and control van. The manipulator can reach 8ft high, it can go up and down curbs and stairs, and it can reach under cars. The side of the manipulator is mounted with two shotgun barrels that can be loaded with water or…
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BPD robot @LFNW, shows removable wheels
The robot’s wheels can be removed so as to pass thru narrow doorways. BPD robot, removable wheels
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Another Great Linuxfest Northwest
What an impressive LinuxFest. It felt really pro this year with big printed badges and registration. I would have been. Happy to have picked up my badge friday night if I knew what the crowd might have been Sat morning. The robot room was definitely Liam’s favorite. Thank you BAIRS! I really dug the competition…
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Linuxfest 4pm ride unlikely? #lfnw
If there is interest in after-talks ride please find me beforehand. I realize that after talks lots of people will be packing up and heading home.
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