News from PANUG  - June 21, 2001

LINUX INSIDE
Another reminder that PANUG is co-hosting the Linux Inside
event this Saturday at 9:00 am at Novell's office. There will be
lots of demos. You'll see, for example, a demo of VNC - an
open source software package that provides functionality
similar to PC Anywhere except that nearly ANY machine
running nearly ANY operating system can be used at either
end of the communications link. For example, a Palm Pilot
could view and control a PC running Windows 2000; a Windows
98 PC could view and control a Linux PC; students in a classroom
could bring whatever computers they own to class and tune in to
the instructor's computer running nearly any operating system.

If you've any doubt about whether Open Source software stifles
innovation, as Microsoft claims, Linux Inside will help show
you the reality.


JOB POSTING
Here's a job posting that just arrived:

The U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station,
has an opening for a position designing, coding, testing, and
debugging applications for reduction, analysis, and graphical display
of hydrologic research data.  The incumbent writes and maintains
instructions and documentation for programs; assists in the design
and development of the research unit's web site; and provides
public access to online data and publications. The position is located
at the Redwood Sciences Laboratory (http://www.rsl.psw.fs.fed.us)
beside the Arcata Community Forest on the Humboldt State
University Campus in the town of Arcata in north-coastal California.

Required experience: Unix, perl, S language
Desired experience: C or Fortran, website design and development,
 HTML and Javascript

Internal Job Number: PSW-Term-378-01
Job title: Computer Specialist GS-05/07/09
Employer: U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Starting salary: $30,287 to $43,230 depending on experience
Application deadline:  July 9, 2001.

See complete vacancy announcement at
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/wfjic/jobs/IU8804.htm
for application instructions and further information.  If you have
further questions about the job after reading the vacancy announcement,
contact Jack Lewis at jl7001@humboldt.edu.  Note: the vacancy
announcement lists the job as GS-05/07.  That should read GS-05/07/09.
In other words you will be hired at the highest level (up to GS-09) for
which you are qualified.

WARNING MESSAGES
The following are warning messages on actual products.
Printed on a Sear's hair dryer: "Do not use while sleeping."
On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost."
Printed on the bottom of Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: "Do not
turn upside down."
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after
heating."
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or
operate machinery after taking this medication."
On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness."
On many brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor
use only."
On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other
use."
On Sainsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts."
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open
packet, eat nuts."
On a child's superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does
not enable you to fly."
On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your
hands or genitals." (Those zany Swedes)