PLUG Meeting February 9th
Yael Grauer: What
Mr. Robot Gets Right
Description: Not only does Mr. Robot set the bar for
dystopian hacker suspense thrillers, it’s also a great hacking
show that’s true to the culture and portrays technology
authentically.
In this presentation, Yael will discuss what Mr. Robot gets
right... and the mostly free, mostly open source programs used
by the characters on the show.
Biography: Yael is a freelance tech reporter covering
online privacy and security, mass surveillance, and digital
freedom. She has written for WIRED, Ars Technica, Slate,
Motherboard, the Intercept, Forbes Tech, and more. She also
co-hosts Monday Morning Dumpster Dive, a podcast on Friday news
dumps that also airs on KJZZ.
For fun, Yael enjoys hiking, gardening, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and
spending time with her husband and their puppy.
der.hans: etckeeper - revision control for /etc/
Description: Ever debug a service problem for hours just
to discover it was a new typo in a configuration file? Ever have
someone (maybe you) bork a conf file and not realize it for
days? Put /etc/ into version control, then track what changes
and when.
etckeeper tracks changes in /etc/ with version control. It ties
into package management systems for automagic checkins after
updates. It also records important metadata such as permissions
and ownership that version control systems (VCS) usually do not
track.
Use the VCS you know and let etckeeper help you with some of the
oddities found in /etc/.
An imporatant feature is detecting inadvertant changes or
tracking what someone (maybe even you) did late at night or
early in the morning. By tracking changes, you can document
them, replicate them elsewhere or even back them out.
Biography: der.hans is a Free Software, technology and
entrepreneurial veteran. He is a repeat author for the Linux
Journal with his article about online privacy and security using
a password manager as the cover article for the January 2017
issue.
He is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG), BoF
organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and
founder of the Free Software Stammtisch.
He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE,
SeaGL, LFNW) and many local groups.
The meeting will start at 7pm at The
Desert Breeze Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so
if you would like to help setup and/or chat for a while, arrive a
little early.
Meeting Location:
Desert Breeze Substation
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd
Chandler, AZ 85226
The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert
Breeze Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and
Rural. It is very close
to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public
transportation is
available into the late hours.
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We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall
after the meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably.
Please feel free to join us. Please come even if you aren't
hungry, the food is not mandatory.
See the
meeting information on our web site for more information.
See you there,
Brian Cluff