Topic: AI for beginners from a beginner – Open Source AI for Generalists
Recently I saw a demo of AI technology that could count the number of people in a security camera video feed. I thought it was pretty cool and started Googling “how did they do that?”. First I came across scientific papers that require you to have an advanced math degree to understand, but soon I stumbled across a whole other class of open source projects that are pre-packaged and ready to go with zero math. If you can handle the level of complexity roughly equivalent to compiling a Linux program from source, you can also start using powerful AI today.
I’m sure it will be interesting to many of your members.
CLUG Meeting May 15 – 6:15 to 8:30 PM – Nicholls Family Library
Pioneers wanted. Get help running your own small low power servers. Using commercially available libre/open single board computer product OR repurposed hardware (contains pure Debian Gnu Linux)
Calgary Linux Users Group Meeting
DATE:
May 15, 2019 — 6:15 to 8:30 PM
LOCATION:
Nicholls Family Library Nicholls Family Library Program Room — (on second floor) seating – 40 1421 33 Street SW
Calgary AB T3C 1P2
The Nicholls Family Library is located in Westbrook CTrain Station.
There is parking near the building and drop off area near NNW side.
This Library’s web site seems able to give directions:
FreedomBox home servers solution By design, setup and use is goal-ed to be easy and similar to installing APPS on a smart phone to federate all your devices and friends.
This Pure Debian project has matured with a thriving forum. Besides buying the commercial version you can also try out a similar image of the FreedomBox OS on your own repurposed hardware.
My talk will strive to give you a feel for what starting out as FreedomBox Pioneer could look like.
Place: Nose Hill Library – 1530 Northmount Drive NW, T2L 0G6, (Brentwood)
In Main Meeting Room
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Innovating your own solutions in GNU Linux.
Moved the backup data for Mint time shift.
I asked what the Dec 12 meeting was going to be about? The response:
Yes, I have the latest LTS Linux Mint but is anyone able to show us something else interesting or even better? I happen to have been looking into a Ubuntu flavor a customer of mine specifically requested.
Rather than do another Linux Distribution demo I took the opportunity to fix or repair a multi-boot laptop of mine that was developing some issues.
My chosen solution may also demonstrate some of the concepts well.
Oh, also I am ecstatic at having a working interim solution towards my goals.
Who would like to meetup Downtown and try out the New Modern Main Calgary Public Library facilities?
They have 30 meeting rooms of various sizes so in future it could be feasible to have multiple channels of interest going on at the same time if desired?
image of Room 3-19C ===>
Rooms have to be booked by Calgary Public Library members who agree to the CPLibrary and CLUG rules.
Date: Dec 5, 2018 — booked from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Place: Central Library 3-19C Meeting Room. (seating for 12 and wall mount TV –HDMI cable).
Address: 800 3 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7 just across 3rd street SE, East & south of City Hall train station.
See Map below! zoom in for detail.
Getting there:
Calgary Transit seems the best way to get there.
Unless you have your own parking spot you may find may find the Parking Authorities costs high in the downtown core. There is a drop off point [map pin] and special needs elevator on the south east side via 8 Ave SE, across from a small pay for lot. Also another larger parking lot starting a block more to the east.
Image elevator entrance and exit above near drop off point at SE side:
Read any parking instructions carefully and be prepared to pay. I might be walking from outside the downtown area. Good exercise for me:)
