Re: Time to resign,
Ted Pomeroy <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:12:45 -0600
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--===============0801045953471808684== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f0c3d0060770948c" --000000000000f0c3d0060770948c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NMGLUGers, Thank you, life goes on and change happens. I am not quitting computing, not yet. I am just letting you know I am not necessarily going to be at meetings or trying new things too often. The Chromebook adventure has been interesting and fun. I now have a really portable, and rugged, little machine. I am all for FOSS myself, but see that seniors are taking other routes to the Internet - phones and tablets, eg. The personal computer is interesting, but no longer the cultural item it was 20 years ago. And I am no longer up to dis-assembly of a tower for fun and education. I will still provide free replacement of software on laptops seniors may have problems with. The stream of this is now a trickle. You active members will have to take over the posting of comments, the "Latest" tab on the website. And any other edits. I was never fully competent with some parts of notices. In general my activity is less, which is fine and natural. I'm just letting you know. I may make one more post about the Chromebook conversion. That seems to be a success. I cannot take a lot of credit, I made a good enough choice of hardware and found the technique on the web. I am always glad to prevent the waste of hardware and glad for the extended support of strangers from the web. Be well, thank you, Ted On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:17=E2=80=AFPM Jonathan Haack <jonathan@jonathanh= aack.com> wrote: > No - that's heresy! I demand a recount ... I mean, I object! Will you > reconsider sir? > > If not, I understand and thank you for your service, but come on mane ... > more GNU/Linux to be had! > > JMH > On 10/10/23 11:57 AM, Ted Pomeroy wrote: > > NMGLUGers, I think it is time for me to resign my active membership in th= e > GLUG. Although I keep computing, I am no longer breaking new ground and n= ot > interested in being the hobbyist I once was. > Oddly though, I am still doing some things. I am writing this on Xubuntu, > Gnu/Linux installed on a former student 11 inch Chromebook(tm). The > conversion removed all of the former OS after borrowing a script to rewri= te > the boot system with SeaBios or one of the other Coreboot varieties. > Instructions are found at MrChromebox dot tech or other pages on the 'net= . > No major glitches, no major issues. I am limited by the emmc chip on the > board - 16 Gb, but it works. > Nice to have a really functional terminal and man pages and such. As well > as the freedom to choose my applications and modifications. Used student > C-books are cheap because the support for each hardware is only 4 years. = A > real waste of resources and trash producer for the landfill. > I may try to be present at this weeks meeting, I will have nothing to tur= n > in and the recent discussions have gone beyond my level of activity, but = it > is fun to listen. > Be well, Thank you, Ted P. > > _______________________________________________ > nmglug mailing [email protected]://lists.nmglug.org/listinf= o.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org > > -- > *Jonathan Haack* > Educator and Technologist > phone: 505-310-6638 > mastodon: Mastodon <https://gnulinux.social/@oemb1905> > email: jonathan-z41ulFnQs1aKQSNuG+CHvAC/[email protected] > [image: Jonathan Haack] <https://jonathanhaack.com/> > _______________________________________________ > nmglug mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org > --000000000000f0c3d0060770948c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">NMG= LUGers, Thank you, life goes on and change happens. I am not quitting compu= ting, not yet. I am just letting you know I am not necessarily going to be = at meetings or trying new things too often. The Chromebook adventure has be= en interesting and fun. I now have a really portable, and rugged, little ma= chine. I am all for FOSS myself, but see that seniors are taking other rout= es to the Internet - phones and tablets, eg. The personal computer is inter= esting, but no longer the cultural item it was 20 years ago. And I am no lo= nger up to dis-assembly of a tower for fun and education. I will still prov= ide free replacement of software on laptops seniors may have problems with.= The stream of this is now a trickle.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty= le=3D"font-size:large">You active members will have to take over the postin= g of comments, the "Latest" tab on the website. And any other edi= ts. I was never fully competent with some parts of notices. In general my a= ctivity is less, which is fine and natural. I'm just letting you know.= =C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">I may ma= ke one more post about the Chromebook conversion. That seems to be a succes= s. I cannot take a lot of credit, I made a good enough choice of hardware a= nd found the technique on the web. I am always glad to prevent the waste of= hardware and glad for the extended support of strangers from the web.=C2= =A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Be well, th= ank you, Ted</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla= ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 12:17=E2=80=AFPM Jonathan Haack &= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jonathan-z41ulFnQs1aKQSNuG+CHvAC/[email protected]">jonathan-z41ulFnQs1aKQSNuG+CHvAC/[email protected]= </a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:= 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">= <u></u> =20 =20 =20 <div> <p>No - that's heresy! I demand a recount ... I mean, I object! Wil= l you reconsider sir?</p> <p>If not, I understand and thank you for your service, but come on mane ... more GNU/Linux to be had!</p> <p>JMH<br> </p> <div>On 10/10/23 11:57 AM, Ted Pomeroy wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20 <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">NMGLUGers, I think it is time for me to resign my active membership in the GLUG. Although I keep computing, I am no longer breaking new ground and not interested in being the hobbyist I once was. <br> </div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Oddly though= , I am still doing some things. I am writing this on Xubuntu, Gnu/Linux installed on a former student=C2=A0 11 inch Chromebook(tm). The conversion removed all of the former OS after borrowing a script to rewrite the boot system with SeaBios or one of the other Coreboot varieties. Instructions are found at MrChromebox dot tech or other pages on the 'net. No major glitches, no major issues. I am limited by the emmc chip on the board - 16 Gb, but it works. <br> </div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Nice to have a really functional terminal and man pages and such. As well as the freedom to choose my applications and modifications. Used student C-books are cheap because the support for each hardware is only 4 years. A real waste of resources and trash producer for the landfill.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">I may try to be present at this weeks meeting, I will have nothing to turn in and the recent discussions have gone beyond my level of activity, but it is fun to listen.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Be well, Thank you, Ted P.<br> </div> </div> <br> <fieldset></fieldset> <pre>_______________________________________________ nmglug mailing list <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= mglug.org</a> <a href=3D"http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org" target= =3D"_blank">http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org</a> </pre> </blockquote> <div>-- <br> <b>Jonathan Haack</b><br> Educator and Technologist<br> phone: 505-310-6638<br> mastodon: <a href=3D"https://gnulinux.social/@oemb1905" target=3D"_bl= ank">Mastodon</a><br> email: <a href=3D"mailto:jonathan-z41ulFnQs1aKQSNuG+CHvAC/[email protected]" target=3D"_blank= ">jonathan-z41ulFnQs1aKQSNuG+CHvAC/[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://jonathanhaack.com/" target=3D"_blank"><img alt=3D"= Jonathan Haack" width=3D"95" height=3D"95" border=3D"0"></a> </div> </div> _______________________________________________<br> nmglug mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= mglug.org</a><br> <a href=3D"http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nm= glug.org</a><br> </blockquote></div> --000000000000f0c3d0060770948c-- --===============0801045953471808684== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ nmglug mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org --===============0801045953471808684==--