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Old, lazy, and buggy latency test

anthony — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:10:32 +0000

On my Ubuntu laptop at work, I resurrected one of my old, lazy, and buggy method to check latency to some network device. Perhaps it may be useful to someone.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
limit_ms=150
sleep_duration=1
while [ true ]; do
pong_res=$(ping -c 1 10.0.0.30 | sed -n 's/.*time=\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
echo "$(date +%s): pong response is $pong_res"
if [ "$pong_res" -gt "$limit_ms" ]; then
/usr/bin/notify-send -u critical -t 30000 "Ping Alert" "Above Threshhold: $pong_res";
fi
sleep "$sleep_duration"
done

Ubuntu Wisconsin – Friendly Testing

anthony — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:48:38 +0000

You are formally invited to this event put together by Ubuntu Wisconsin LoCo’s very own Ian Weisser (Cheesehead): Help us with Ubuntu Friendly.

Find us today at 9:00CDT (02:00 GMT)
#ubuntu-us-wi on Freenode or the web client

Ubuntu Friendly is the new hardware validation and database client. The application tests your system hardware, and sends a hardware report
back to a database that you can see at http://friendly.ubuntu.com.

If you have ever wished for a compatibility list when shopping for hardware, here’s how the Ubuntu community is building that list.

Requirements: (See the video at http://friendly.ubuntu.com/participate/ )

Ubuntu 11.10 on a laptop (installed to HDD, not in VM)
The ‘checkbox-cli’ or ‘checkbox-gtk’ package
Headphones and Mic (optional)
USB stick, USB HDD, Firewire HDD (optional) – CD-R, Audio CD (optional)

Tonight we’ll run through the tests (20 minutes or so). The goal is to help build that compatibility list AND file bugs to improve the beta. This is an easy activity to fit into your evening plan. It’s fast, easy, and you can do it while watching TV.

Ubuntu Wisconsin Presentation – Success

anthony — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:07:08 +0000

Rick Schwai’s resentation was a great success in Rhinelander! We had 13 people in attendance. My wife and I were happy to attend, and I provided any clarification on questions during the presentation, as well as talked about the Ubuntu Local Community. After, Rick took a survey and interest form, and everyone was able to take one (or a few) free Ubuntu 10.04 LTS CDs

I am looking forward to working with Rick on future presentations in the area, whether I’m able to attend or not. If anyone else in the LoCo is interested in presenting or has any questions, please let us know on the mailing list.

Here are a few pictures of the venue, and Rick’s setup.

Ubuntu Wisconsin on the radio

anthony — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:08:44 +0000

Rick Schwai from our own Ubuntu Wisconsin Local Community had an interview with WXPR regarding his upcoming presentation, “Introduction To Ubuntu.” Above is the sound clip from WXPR, where Rick got a little more than a minute of airtime giving a brief introduction to Ubuntu, giving listeners taste of what they can see on October 3rd. If you’re in the area and find this interesting, we hope to see you there. I’ll be there, with a nice stack of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS CDs to hand out to anyone who attends.

Stop on by:

When: Mon, 03 Oct. 2011 18:30 – 19:30 CDT

Where: Rhinelander District Library

Why: Introduction to Ubuntu

Let me know if you have any questions, and we hope to see you there!

Ubuntu Global Jam – Wisconsin Brainstorm Triage Jam

anthony — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Brainstorm Triage Jam

IRC event in #ubuntu-brainstorm and #ubuntu-us-wi conducted by the Ubuntu Wisconsin LoCo Team.

Sept 3, 2011 1700-2000 UTC (that’s 1200-1500 CDT)

Lean how the various teams and upstream projects interact by triaging Brainstorm ideas.

Meet new people who want to improve Ubuntu, too!

No experience necessary, no coding skills necessary – all training provided. Mentoring provided.

Details

When: Sat, 03 Sept. 2011 17:00 – 20:00 UTC

IRC Channel: #ubuntu-brainstorm, #ubuntu-us-wi

Event Contact: Ian Weisser

Organizing Team(s): Ubuntu Wisconsin LoCo Team

Global Event: Ubuntu Global Jam