Subj : Re: GUI??  was: squirrel and Møøse
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Sat Jul 29 2017 16:06:34

-=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 28-Jul-2017 03:57 <=-

 NB>> Being as you are the local Wizard

 MK> I get the impression that they think of me as more of a mad scientist
 MK> with more emphasis on the madness than the science. 

But isn't that part of the definition of Wizard...?  At least in some
circles.... ;)

 NB>> Access is appreciated greatly, I'm sure

 MK> For sure.  Without me it would be very expensive and probably not any
 MK> better as for speed, not that they really care about speed.  The cost
 MK> is their primary concern as everyone out here isn't what anyone would
 MK> call finacially well off. 

So you are providing a real service....  ;) 

 MK> Anyhow as shown below the new real time clock seems to be working. 
 MK> I've got it up to the second (and better) accuracy to at least one of
 MK> the well connected machines so I am happy thus far.  We'll see in a
 MK> week or two what the drift looks like.  So far it looks to be an
 MK> excellent idea. 

So, you've answered this set from the raspi3....?  And, I presume, the
tagline generator requires a real time clock to generate the proper
number of days to the next cybertoasts...  Time will tell if the drift
will be a problem.... ;)

 MK> ... Future cybertoasts of note:
 MK> 2018-01-01 is  157 days from now and falls on a Monday.
 MK> 2024-11-05 is 2657 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.
 MK> -!- GNU bash, version 4.4.12(1)-release (arm-slackware-linux-gnueabi)
 MK>  ! Origin: Pointy Stick Society - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001.32)

Quoted for reference...

ttyl          neb

.... Fortune cookie slip:  Learn Chinese: expensive    gui

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