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Fwd: 2011 USENIX Annual Technical Conference Program Now Available
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 13 May '11

13 May '11

FYI... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2011 USENIX Annual Technical Conference Program Now Available Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 15:09:26 -0700 From: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj(a)usenix.org> To: info(a)muug.mb.ca, gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca We're pleased to invite you to attend the 2011 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC '11): http://www.usenix.org/atc11/proga USENIX ATC '11 is again part of the USENIX Federated Conferences Week. Not only do you get a 3-day conference program filled with the latest systems research, but you'll also have increased opportunities to network with peers across multiple disciplines. The technical program begins on Wednesday, June 15, and includes refereed papers, invited talks, and a poster session. http://www.usenix.org/events/atc11/tech/ The impressive slate of invited speakers includes: - Keynote Address: "An Agenda for Empirical Cyber Crime Research," by Stefan Savage, UCSD - Plenary Talk: "Dead Media: What the Obsolete, Unsuccessful, Experimental, and Avant-Garde Can Teach Us About the Future of Media," by Finn Brunton, NYU - "Helping Humanity with Phones and Clouds," by Matthew Faulkner and Michael Olson, Caltech - "Linux PC Robot," by Mark Woodward, Mohawksoft The USENIX ATC '11 Refereed Papers present the latest in groundbreaking systems research. Be among the first to check out the latest innovative work in the systems field. A joint Poster Session and Happy Hour between USENIX ATC '11 and WebApps '11 will be held on the evening of Wednesday, June 15. The poster session is an excellent forum to discuss new ideas and get useful feedback from the community. Poster submissions are due May 13, 2011. http://www.usenix.org/events/atc11/poster.html Finally, don't miss the opportunity to mingle with colleagues and leading experts in the combined Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and at the various evening social events, including the joint poster session, vendor BoFs, and receptions. http://www.usenix.org/events/fcw11/activities.html The full program is available at: http://www.usenix.org/events/atc11/tech/ Register by May 23, 2011, for the greatest savings. http://www.usenix.org/events/fcw11/registration/ USENIX ATC '11 promises to be an exciting showcase for the latest in innovative research and cutting-edge practices in technology. We look forward to seeing you in Portland. On behalf of the USENIX ATC '11 Program Committee, Jason Nieh, Columbia University Carl Waldspurger USENIX ATC '11 Program Chairs atc11chairs(a)usenix.org P.S. Connect with other attendees, check out additional discounts, and help spread the word! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176554335729285 Twitter: http://twitter.com/usenix #ATC11 Additional Discounts: http://www.usenix.org/events/fcw11/discounts.html Help Promote: http://www.usenix.org/events/atc11/promote.html ---------------------------------------------- 2011 USENIX Annual Technical Conference June 15-17, 2011, Portland, OR http://www.usenix.org/atc11/proga Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 23, 2011 Part of USENIX Federated Conferences Week http://www.usenix.org/fcw11 -----------------------------------------------

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Another ipv6 ebook: IPv6 for Enterprise Networks
by Sean Walberg 13 May '11

13 May '11

http://www.ciscopress.com/deals/index.asp IPv6 for Enterprise Networks $9.99. Sean -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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Re: [RndTbl] IPv6
by Adam Thompson 13 May '11

13 May '11

Unfortunately, no-one is willing to be the bad guy in that story... Not even a *country* can really pull it off. Think about how many non-IPv6-capable devices there are out there: virtually every single home router, printer, modem, camera, etc. Now as soon as a flag day is declared, the self-entitled of the world will rise up and say to their government, "who's going to pay for my new equipment?" Never mind that we've all known this day would come for over 10 years... On the other hand, I might turn out to be the first who actually has to manage a dual-stack network... and be willing to talk about it, anyway. Assuming I'm not on powerful drugs as a result of doing so! Holy **** does it get complicated! -Adam Trevor Cordes <trevor(a)tecnopolis.ca> wrote: >On 2011-05-11 Sean Cody wrote: >> Anyone have an interest or are is implementing ipv6 anywhere? >> >> An intro to ipv6 would be a great presentation topic so if you can >> share your experience, please do! > >Seconded. But don't look at me. > >Does anyone know when home ISP's like Shaw will start to offer IPv6 to >home users? I don't think v6 will go anywhere until the ISP's with >their massive IP pools start switching end users to it. Correct? > >All of this 6-to-4 stuff seems stupid and overly complex. I would like >to just see a day picked where 4 is shutoff and only 6 can be used. >We'll all be !@$#%ing our pants for a few days/weeks but then it'll be >done. >_______________________________________________ >Roundtable mailing list >Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca >http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable >

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book xylophone
by Trevor Cordes 12 May '11

12 May '11

A xylophone made of O'Reilly books! http://www.buzzfeed.com/sgtdopushups/book-xylophone-21dz

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IPv6
by Sean Cody 12 May '11

12 May '11

Anyone have an interest or are is implementing ipv6 anywhere? An intro to ipv6 would be a great presentation topic so if you can share your experience, please do! It's been on my someday/maybe list forever and will continue to be until continue to be until you help (or an employer makes me learn)! Any takers? Pretty please? -- Sean (mobile)

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Re: [RndTbl] xfs inode adjust?
by Adam Thompson 12 May '11

12 May '11

Seriously? You're worried about the space inodes will take on a TWELVE TERABYTE file system? What amount of disk space (%) could this actually save? Is it really worth worrying about today? I guess I could see it if it's going to waste >1Gb, if only to save time during the mkfs process... -Adam Trevor Cordes <trevor(a)tecnopolis.ca> wrote: >I'm making (as we speak) a 12TB RAID6 array, using XFS. My first >attempt I noticed XFS was making waaay too many inodes. I know in ext3 >I can adjust the inode count, like # bytes per inode, etc. Does anyone >know how to do the same in XFS? Man xfs is super confusing on inode >count manipulation. I have no idea what numbers it wants in its >parameters. > >Since my fs has mostly large (2-4GB) files, I like to reduce the inode >count by 1-3 orders of magnitude from the defaults to give me more >usable space. > >Thanks! >_______________________________________________ >Roundtable mailing list >Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca >http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable >

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xfs inode adjust?
by Trevor Cordes 11 May '11

11 May '11

I'm making (as we speak) a 12TB RAID6 array, using XFS. My first attempt I noticed XFS was making waaay too many inodes. I know in ext3 I can adjust the inode count, like # bytes per inode, etc. Does anyone know how to do the same in XFS? Man xfs is super confusing on inode count manipulation. I have no idea what numbers it wants in its parameters. Since my fs has mostly large (2-4GB) files, I like to reduce the inode count by 1-3 orders of magnitude from the defaults to give me more usable space. Thanks!

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RAIDing swap
by Trevor Cordes 11 May '11

11 May '11

Further to last night's discussion: I always RAID1 swap when I do RAID1 setups. If you don't RAID your swap, and 1 disk dies, and any swap space is being used, then your system *will* crash when it next does a page-in from swap. It may even crash on the next page-out. RAID1 on swap increases your uptime and survivability substantially. If all you care about is data integrity and don't care about uptime and a crash/reboot cycle (ie: a simple home machine), then yes, not raiding swap would be acceptable. You would gain a performance advantage.

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printers needing a good home
by Adam Thompson 09 May '11

09 May '11

Free for the asking: 1 x HP LaserJet 4ML – last reported to be working fine, but no toner left 1 x Epson CX4800 (scan+print) – some ink left, but rear feed roller needs cleaned I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow, but they can picked up (or delivered if I’m heading your way) sometime next week. -Adam Thompson athompso(a)athompso.net

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Next meeting
by Robert Keizer 09 May '11

09 May '11

Come one come all, A small heads up that there will be two desktop computers as door prizes tomorrow. Specs below: Standard desktop size. Dual socketed AMD Single Cores, 32bit, 1.8-2.8Ghz 2-4Gb ram. The machines are fully working and are simply lacking a hard drive - be forewarned, these machines do not have SATA on-board. ( Although they do have sata power cables ). All the best, Rob

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