today's leftovers

• Package bumps and extra b43 firmware

  Getting ready to build the next 64-bit release of EasyOS, have been working on a few things and not documenting. So, had better report some of it...

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppCCTZ 0.2.11 on CRAN: Updates

  A new release 0.2.11 of RcppCCTZ is now on CRAN. RcppCCTZ uses Rcpp to bring CCTZ to R. CCTZ is a C++ library for translating between absolute and civil times using the rules of a time zone. In fact, it is two libraries. One for dealing with civil time: human-readable dates and times, and one for converting between between absolute and civil times via time zones. And while CCTZ is made by Google(rs), it is not an official Google product. The RcppCCTZ page has a few usage examples and details. This package was the first CRAN package to use CCTZ; by now four others packages include its sources too. Not ideal, but beyond our control.

• Aurélien Jarno - GNU libc 2.34 in unstable

  The GNU libc version 2.34 has just been accepted into unstable. Getting it ready has been more challenging than other versions, as this version integrates a few libraries (libpthread, libdl, libutil, libanl) into libc.

• Power10 Entry Machines: The Power S1024 And Power L1024 [Ed: Missing disclosure: IBM pays for all of these puff pieces]

• Thoroughly Modern: Latest IT Trends – Bring Security, Speed, And Consistency To IT With Automation

• Big Blue Unveils New Scalable VTL For IBM i

• IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 24, Number 32

• As I See It: Thank God It’s Thursday

Python Programming

• How to Install Plotly Dash in Python

  In this guide, we'll show you how to install Plotly Dash on your Linux system. You must have Python installed on your system Dash.

• How to use Python to Calculate Percentage

  In this guide, We will learn how to use the Python IDLE shell to figure out percentages. You can use any IDE you want because the logic doesn't change.

• Python requirements.txt File

  “We need to employ a lot of modules while creating Python apps for various functionalities. The number of modules a given application uses can be considerable. Generally, it is advised to create a virtual environment tailored to the project when developing such massive programs, as well as smaller ones, because doing so enables us to install anything we want and of any version without overburdening the available package space. The script and dependencies must be installed on the user’s computers for them to utilize the developer. Because the dependencies are set up in a virtual environment, it would be useless to share the entire virtual environment because the folder size would be enormous, and there would be a risk of integrity problems. When this occurs, programmers include a requirements.txt file in the project that contains a list of all the dependencies that have been installed in the virtual environment as well as information on the version that is being utilized. To utilize the program, the borrower or end-user merely needs to set up a virtual environment and install any necessary components. This post will explain how to create the requirements.txt file and install dependencies using it.”

• Python Argparse Examples

  “The interpretation of command line arguments has been made by the use of the Python module argparse. By providing user input elements to be processed, argparse would be used to give customization and reuse of the program in place of explicitly specifying variables within the function.”

• Plotly.graph_objects.choroplethmapbox

  According to the aggregated statistics, a choropleth map is a statistical map comprised of colored polygons. It is mainly applied in geographical areas, such as countries, states, counties, and postal codes. When working with statistical analysis, you often encounter scenarios where you must plot a choropleth map. Therefore, this article will discuss how you can create a choropleth Mapbox using Plotly’s graph_objects.

• Dplotly.graph_objects.choropleth

  A choropleth map, or Choropleth for short, is a map made up of colored polygons that describe data. This tutorial will cover how to create a choropleth map using go.Choropleth.

Android Leftovers

• Android warning for all users over ‘battery killer’ mistakes that quickly drain your phone

• Android users delete these apps, they steal Facebook and banking passwords | Gadgets Now

• Weekend poll: What materials do you want your next Android phone to be made from?

• Pixel Launcher adds Play Store search on Android 13 - 9to5Google

• OnePlus Nord CE 2 gets OxygenOS 12 updated based on Android 12

• Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Gets Android 12 - Phandroid

• Android Volume Keeps Going Down? (Do this First!) - Gotechtor

• Top Tips For Trading Bitcoin On Your Android Device

• LG Ultra Tab Android tablet gets official - Geeky Gadgets

• LG Launches New Android Tablet in South Korea – Phandroid

GUADEC Notes

It was really lovely to get back to GUADEC. I loved being around old friends and meeting the new faces within the project. The venue was stellar and I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of the talks this year. For me, my favorite talks were the progressive webapps talk by Phaedrus Leeds, Federico’s meme-filled talk on accessibility, and Rob’s talk about the Endless deployment to Oaxaca, Mexico. [Note: I hope someone goes back to the youtube videos and adds timestamps / links to all the talks. It would be easier to find and browse them. ] On my part, I gave a talk on GNOME Crosswords and participated on a panel on how to get a Job with Free Software. The crosswords talk in particular seemed pretty successful. It had a great article written about it in lwn.net (thanks Jake!), which lead to an increase in bug reports and crossword contributions. One observation: it felt that attendance was down this year. I don’t know if it was Covid or Mexico, but some combination led to a smaller crowd than usual. I saw that there was a mini-GUADEC in Berlin as well (which I’ll assume was a lagging indicator of the above and not a cause.) Read on