February 2021
- Puppet by Simon Anderson
Managing fleets of systems can sometimes lead to boring and repetitive work, which in turn can lead to mistakes being made and productivity dropping. I will be talking about how we can use some simple tools to streamline and standardise the tasks so that system admins and the like and use their time more productively and more enjoyable whilst not having to worry about human-error mistakes being made (as much)
March 2021
Do you think Raspberry Pis are a great idea, but need help getting started? Do you have a Raspberry Pi project that you would like to show to others?
April 2021
Carpark 1 @ UWA. Please RSVP and be there before 9:30am. We are doing a car rally/scavenger hunt followed by a PLUG in the pub. Location for the pub to be announced.
May 2021
- Editing Video with code by James Henstridge
When PLUG started holding hybrid in-person/online meetings using Big Blue Button, we wanted a way to publish professional looking videos from the slides, camera footage and audio. Rather than editing everything together manually, I built some scripts to automate the process using GStreamer Editing Services: a library for non-destructive video editing.
June 2021
- Riff.CC by Benjamin Arntzen
Riff.CC is a free community-run website for streaming, downloading and sharing legally free culture such as movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music. It has a unique non-profit business model where you are paid a special currency, BON, in exchange for your seeding efforts. We have 3,000 items on the site and are working hard on reaching 200,000 soon.
July 2021
- Lightning Talks by Yuchen Pei, Harry McNally, Margaret Wood
An assortment of short talks on a variety of subjects If you would like to talk for 5-10 minutes on a relevant subject please contact the PLUG Committee.
August 2021
- Free Software vs commercial - why not both by Chris McCormick
A survey of some ways people are building sustainable businesses on top of FLOSS.
September 2021
What is involved in putting on a PLUG talk? Come along and find out more about our AV system and investigate the features of BigBlueButton. This will be an informal session, with the opportunity to get hands on experience.
October 2021
Doors open 18:00 so you can get a drink and order food. The quiz will start at 19:00