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June 30, 2015

03:53 pm :: [Discuss] SteamOS 2.0 Preview (Richard Pieri )


June 29, 2015

01:23 pm :: [Discuss] [Position-available] Embedded Linux contract in RI (John Spencer )


June 28, 2015

07:11 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )


June 27, 2015

07:33 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Steve Litt )

08:06 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Bill Bogstad )

07:20 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Laura Conrad )


June 26, 2015

03:47 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Peter Olson )

02:04 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )

01:45 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Peter Olson )

12:02 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )

11:47 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Bill Bogstad )

11:38 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Jack Coats )

10:54 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Richard Pieri )

10:24 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

09:33 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Laura Conrad )

09:09 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Dan Ritter )

08:39 am :: [Discuss] stumped: machine won't boot (Laura Conrad )

02:45 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Peter Olson )


June 25, 2015

04:44 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Mike Small )

04:39 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )

03:37 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )

03:32 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )

03:23 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )

03:04 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Derek Martin )


June 24, 2015

12:29 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Rohan Joshi )

12:10 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Tom Metro )

09:46 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Derek Atkins )

09:15 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Ricker )

08:07 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )


June 23, 2015

11:40 pm :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Bill Ricker )

10:03 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )

09:54 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Ricker )

08:48 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )

07:21 pm :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Bill Bogstad )

06:23 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Kent Borg )

06:06 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Kent Borg )

04:30 pm :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Brandon Vogel )

04:19 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Derek Atkins )

04:18 pm :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Derek Atkins )

12:17 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Steve Litt )

12:16 pm :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Mike Small )

11:43 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Jack Coats )

11:38 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )

11:27 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Chris Allen )

11:20 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Eric Chadbourne )

11:19 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Eric Chadbourne )

11:17 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Mike Small )

10:34 am :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )

10:18 am :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )

10:08 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Chris Markiewicz )

10:05 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

09:12 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Jack Coats )

09:04 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (Jerry Natowitz )

09:03 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Ted Roche )

08:44 am :: [Discuss] large log file transfer (John Malloy )

08:11 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Robert Krawitz )

02:04 am :: [Discuss] memory management (John Abreau )


June 22, 2015

10:49 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Don Silvia )

07:34 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

06:47 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Bill Ricker )

06:40 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )

06:33 pm :: [Discuss] inevitability of bad code (was Re: sandboxing web browsers) (Bill Ricker )

04:08 pm :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Greg Rundlett (freephile) )

03:38 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

03:13 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )

12:42 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Richard Pieri )

12:19 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (John Abreau )

11:56 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Rohan Joshi )

11:50 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Jack Coats )

11:40 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Richard Pieri )

11:34 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Derek Atkins )

10:56 am :: [Discuss] Firefox -> Icecat (edwardp at linuxmail.org )

10:45 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Bill Ricker )

10:40 am :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Richard Pieri )

10:40 am :: [Discuss] Firefox -> Icecat (Richard Pieri )

10:36 am :: [Discuss] Firefox -> Icecat (edwardp at linuxmail.org )

10:12 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Dan Ritter )

10:00 am :: [Discuss] A laptop for Linux (Rohan Joshi )

07:00 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )


June 21, 2015

10:38 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Tom Metro )

06:48 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Robert Krawitz )

05:58 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Dan Ritter )

03:39 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

03:33 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )

03:29 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )

03:28 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Richard Pieri )

03:28 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Steve Litt )

03:23 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Tom Metro )

02:44 pm :: [Discuss] memory leaks in browsers (Tom Metro )

02:23 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Tom Metro )

01:38 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Richard Pieri )

12:59 pm :: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers (Tom Metro )

11:57 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Bogstad )

11:55 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Ricker )

10:19 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

09:18 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Bogstad )

07:10 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )

00:20 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )


June 20, 2015

04:18 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Mike Small )

11:58 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )

10:25 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Dan Ritter )

09:41 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Jerry Feldman )

09:37 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )

09:36 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Richard Pieri )

09:32 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Feldman )

09:28 am :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Richard Pieri )

09:27 am :: [Discuss] SSD Drives (Jerry Feldman )


June 19, 2015

04:09 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Shirley Márquez Dúlcey )

03:28 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Richard Pieri )

03:07 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Joe Polcari )

02:52 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Drew Van Zandt )

02:51 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Joe Polcari )

02:46 pm :: [Discuss] memory managmeent (Rich Braun )

01:32 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Drew Van Zandt )

01:26 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Joe Polcari )

01:23 pm :: [Discuss] Cool Processing (Richard Pieri )

12:23 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Ricker )

12:04 pm :: [Discuss] memory management (Drew Van Zandt )

11:48 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Mike Small )

11:41 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Mike Small )

11:30 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Jerry Natowitz )

11:13 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Drew Van Zandt )

11:08 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Mike Small )

11:02 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Steve Litt )

10:46 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Dan Ritter )

10:44 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Marcia K Wilbur )

10:32 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Eric Chadbourne )

10:29 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Richard Pieri )

10:24 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Bill Ricker )

10:23 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Dan Ritter )

10:01 am :: [Discuss] memory management (Matthew Gillen )


June 18, 2015

06:47 am :: [Discuss] Error appearing on webpages (Edward Ned Harvey (blu) )


June 17, 2015

12:41 pm :: [Discuss] small toy trade? (Eric Chadbourne )

12:21 pm :: [Discuss] Error appearing on webpages (Max Timchenko )

11:56 am :: [Discuss] Error appearing on webpages (Bill Horne )


June 16, 2015

07:37 pm :: [Discuss] Bringing up Linux with Suckless Init plus daemontools-encore (Bill Ricker )

03:17 pm :: [Discuss] Bringing up Linux with Suckless Init plus daemontools-encore (Steve Litt )


June 14, 2015

07:26 am :: [Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - Linux in Supercomputing: Trends in High Performance Computing (Jerry Feldman )


June 12, 2015

06:37 pm :: [Discuss] HE Network Tools (edwardp at linuxmail.org )

02:07 pm :: [Discuss] HE Network Tools (Eric Chadbourne )

01:06 pm :: [Discuss] Seeking help on "Portal" package (Bill Ricker )

11:28 am :: [Discuss] Seeking help on "Portal" package (Bill Horne )

09:01 am :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Matt Shields )

06:58 am :: [Discuss] Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVI reminder Saturday June 13, 2015 (Jerry Feldman )


June 11, 2015

07:07 pm :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Dan Ritter )

05:53 pm :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (John Abreau )

04:40 pm :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Drew Van Zandt )

04:35 pm :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Tom Metro )

09:01 am :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Matt Shields )

08:44 am :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Edward Ned Harvey (blu) )

08:00 am :: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's (Matt Shields )


June 10, 2015

10:09 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Jack Coats )

04:52 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Richard Pieri )

04:36 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Mike Small )

04:28 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Greg Rundlett (freephile) )

03:29 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Jared Carlson )

03:26 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Eric Chadbourne )

03:16 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Mike Small )

02:45 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Matthew Gillen )

01:18 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Ryan Lee Stanyan )

01:14 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Mike Small )

12:39 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (John Abreau )

12:18 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Eric Chadbourne )

12:15 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Mike Small )

12:02 pm :: [Discuss] swift? (Bill Ricker )

10:53 am :: [Discuss] swift? (Eric Chadbourne )

10:30 am :: [Discuss] swift? (Eric Chadbourne )


June 07, 2015

03:00 pm :: [Discuss] static discharge protection when building a PC (Tom Metro )

11:17 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Jerry Feldman )

06:49 am :: [Discuss] Boston Linux and Unix InstallFest LVI Saturday June 13, 2015 (Jerry Feldman )


June 05, 2015

03:10 pm :: [Discuss] Fwd: Boston.pm Tech meeting - SD card (in)security with Perl - Federico's Lab (Bill Ricker )

12:11 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Mike Small )

11:40 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Bill Horne )

11:24 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Bill Horne )

09:26 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Seth Gordon )

07:03 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Mike Small )


June 04, 2015

11:28 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Richard Pieri )

04:35 pm :: [Discuss] Bare-bones Parted cheat-sheet (Steve Litt )

01:27 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Derek Martin )

01:23 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Rich Braun )


June 03, 2015

10:09 pm :: [Discuss] Ivy Bridge -> Haswell (Stephen Adler )

06:32 pm :: [Discuss] Firefox - Hello feature (edwardp at linuxmail.org )

12:30 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Bill Ricker )

12:17 pm :: [Discuss] Firefox - Hello feature (Bill Ricker )

12:17 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Dan Ritter )

12:03 pm :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Jerry Natowitz )

11:41 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Mike Small )

11:25 am :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Mike Small )

10:41 am :: [Discuss] PC Build (Edward Ned Harvey (blu) )

09:45 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Dan Ritter )

09:16 am :: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com (Jerry Natowitz )

00:28 am :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Eric Chadbourne )


June 02, 2015

08:06 pm :: [Discuss] PC Build (Steve Litt )

07:58 pm :: [Discuss] Firefox - Hello feature (edwardp at linuxmail.org )

06:48 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Richard Pieri )

06:18 pm :: [Discuss] PC Build (Greg Rundlett (freephile) )

05:10 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Bill Ricker )

04:49 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Richard Pieri )

03:55 pm :: [Discuss] PC Build (Edward Ned Harvey (blu) )

03:31 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Matthew Gillen )

01:37 pm :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Eric Chadbourne )

01:08 pm :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Eric Chadbourne )

11:55 am :: [Discuss] xapo, what do you think? (Matt Shields )

11:48 am :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Richard Pieri )

11:43 am :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Richard Pieri )

11:40 am :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (John Abreau )

11:17 am :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Richard Pieri )

11:13 am :: [Discuss] xapo, what do you think? (Eric Chadbourne )

11:05 am :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Dan Ritter )

11:02 am :: [Discuss] xapo, what do you think? (Dan Ritter )

11:01 am :: [Discuss] xapo, what do you think? (Richard Pieri )

10:46 am :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Eric Chadbourne )

10:39 am :: [Discuss] firefox: hello & pocket (Eric Chadbourne )

10:01 am :: [Discuss] PC Build (Greg Rundlett (freephile) )

09:55 am :: [Discuss] xapo, what do you think? (Eric Chadbourne )


June 01, 2015

12:26 pm :: [Discuss] Cross platform Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware (Richard Pieri )

12:03 pm :: [Discuss] Cross platform Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware (Matthew Gillen )

10:56 am :: [Discuss] Mandriva out of business (Mike Small )

00:33 am :: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l (Shirley Márquez Dúlcey )


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