User Tools

Site Tools


balug:covid-19

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision
Previous revision
Next revision Both sides next revision
balug:covid-19 [2021-11-15T03:32:27+0000]
rick_moen [Timezone Conversion]
balug:covid-19 [2022-05-08T18:43:07+0000]
michael_paoli updated: SF-LUG, Felton LUG, BerkeleyLUG
Line 22: Line 22:
 **San Francisco Bay Area [L]UGs** known to be having / having started conducting virtual meetings. ​ In general **see the LUG[s] Web site and/or list(s) for the most current information**:​ \\ **San Francisco Bay Area [L]UGs** known to be having / having started conducting virtual meetings. ​ In general **see the LUG[s] Web site and/or list(s) for the most current information**:​ \\
 ^San Francisco Bay Area [L]UG/SIG (list(s)) ​                                                                                                                                                                                 ^first >​=2020-03-17 virtual meeting ​                                                      ^last verified (still) having virtual meetings ​                                           ^ ^San Francisco Bay Area [L]UG/SIG (list(s)) ​                                                                                                                                                                                 ^first >​=2020-03-17 virtual meeting ​                                                      ^last verified (still) having virtual meetings ​                                           ^
-|[[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!aboutgroup/​felton-lug|Felton LUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​felton-lug|Felton LUG]]) \\ 1st/3rd Saturday, 11am TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​FeltonLUG|[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​felton-lug/​d8v0IIWjGes/​3wx_c1ibBQAJ|2020-05-02]] ​      ​|[[https://​groups.google.com/​g/​felton-lug/​c/​846iJbGVYoU/m/G8ANOarpAwAJ|2021-11-06]]       | +|[[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!aboutgroup/​felton-lug|Felton LUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​felton-lug|Felton LUG]]) \\ 1st/3rd Saturday, 11am TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​FeltonLUG|[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​felton-lug/​d8v0IIWjGes/​3wx_c1ibBQAJ|2020-05-02]] ​      ​|[[https://​groups.google.com/​g/​felton-lug/​c/​AmTlGvVileI/m/GmHrtO56BAAJ|2022-05-08]]       | 
-|[[https://​www.sf-lug.org/​|SF-LUG]] ([[http://​linuxmafia.com/​mailman/​listinfo/​sf-lug|SF-LUG]]) \\ 1st Sunday, 11am-1pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​sf-lug.org ​                                             |[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​sf-lug/​2020q2/​014744.html|2020-05-03]] ​                ​|[[https://​www.sf-lug.org/​|2021-10-03]]                                                   | +|[[https://​www.sf-lug.org/​|SF-LUG]] ([[http://​linuxmafia.com/​mailman/​listinfo/​sf-lug|SF-LUG]]) \\ 1st Sunday, 11am-1pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​sf-lug.org ​                                             |[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​sf-lug/​2020q2/​014744.html|2020-05-03]] ​                ​|[[https://​www.sf-lug.org/​|2022-05-01]]                                                   | 
-|[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG/​|Pi.BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 3rd Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG ​       |[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​berkeleylug/​ZwJZn1BkImA/​Z8K8CarVAgAJ|2020-05-03]] ​     |[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG/​|2021-10-14]]                                   | +|[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG/​|Pi.BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 3rd Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG ​       |[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​berkeleylug/​ZwJZn1BkImA/​Z8K8CarVAgAJ|2020-05-03]] ​     |[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​Pi.BerkeleyLUG/​|2022-04-17]]                                   | 
-|[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​|BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 2nd/4th Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​BerkeleyLUG ​                        ​|[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​berkeleylug/​1zBU7LfyUJE/​ZUp-qxg9AQAJ|2020-05-10]] ​     |[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​meetings/​|2021-10-21]]                                         | +|[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​|BerkeleyLUG]] ([[https://​groups.google.com/​forum/#​!forum/​berkeleylug|BerkeleyLUG]]) \\ 2nd/4th Sunday 11am-2pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​BerkeleyLUG ​                        ​|[[https://​groups.google.com/​d/​msg/​berkeleylug/​1zBU7LfyUJE/​ZUp-qxg9AQAJ|2020-05-10]] ​     |[[https://​berkeleylug.com/​meetings/​|2022-05-08]]                                         | 
-|[[https://​red.ht/​rhugs|Red Hat User Groups]] - San Francisco Bay Area                                                                                                                                                       ​|[[https://​events.redhat.com/​profile/​form/​index.cfm?​PKformID=0x182439abcd|2020-07-01]] ​   |[[https://events.redhat.com/profile/form/index.cfm?​PKformID=0x266343abcd|2020-11-11]]    +|[[https://​red.ht/​rhugs|Red Hat User Groups]] - San Francisco Bay Area                                                                                                                                                       ​|[[https://​events.redhat.com/​profile/​form/​index.cfm?​PKformID=0x182439abcd|2020-07-01]] ​   |[[https://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Red-Hat-User-Group/events/​281855986/|2021-11-16]]| 
-|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​cabal|CABAL]] ([[http://​linuxmafia.com/​mailman/​listinfo/​conspire|CABAL]]) \\ 2nd Saturday, 4pm-8pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​CABAL \\ Hybrid meeting: ​ Can attend in-person (W. Menlo Park) with proof of vaccination.|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​conspire/​2020-September/​011111.html|2020-09-12]]|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​conspire/​2021-September/011692.html|2021-10-10]]|+|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​cabal|CABAL]] ([[http://​linuxmafia.com/​mailman/​listinfo/​conspire|CABAL]]) \\ 2nd Saturday, 4pm-8pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​CABAL \\ Hybrid meeting: ​ Can attend in-person (W. Menlo Park) with proof of vaccination.|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​conspire/​2020-September/​011111.html|2020-09-12]]|[[http://​linuxmafia.com/​pipermail/​conspire/​2022-April/011985.html|2022-04-09]]|
 |[[https://​www.balug.org/​|BALUG]] ([[https://​lists.balug.org/​|BALUG]]) \\ 3rd Tuesday 6:30pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​BALUG.org ​                                                                        ​|[[https://​lists.balug.org/​pipermail/​balug-announce/​2021-February/​000316.html|2021-03-16]]|[[https://​lists.balug.org/​pipermail/​balug-announce/​2021-February/​000316.html|2021-03-16]]| |[[https://​www.balug.org/​|BALUG]] ([[https://​lists.balug.org/​|BALUG]]) \\ 3rd Tuesday 6:30pm TZ="​America/​Los_Angeles",​ https://​meet.jit.si/​BALUG.org ​                                                                        ​|[[https://​lists.balug.org/​pipermail/​balug-announce/​2021-February/​000316.html|2021-03-16]]|[[https://​lists.balug.org/​pipermail/​balug-announce/​2021-February/​000316.html|2021-03-16]]|
  
Line 97: Line 97:
  
  
-GNU date(1) will use your system'​s TZ database to convert time/date correctly, including compensating for DST / standard-time ​issues at either your and/or the remote location.+GNU date(1) will use your system'​s TZ database to convert time/date correctly, including compensating for DST / Standard Time issues at either your and/or the remote location.
  
 It is also possible to generalize that syntax, to convert to a timezone //​differing//​ from your local timezone, by prefacing the foregoing command with an output-timezone qualifier, e.g., as follows requesting conversion to Arizona time/date: It is also possible to generalize that syntax, to convert to a timezone //​differing//​ from your local timezone, by prefacing the foregoing command with an output-timezone qualifier, e.g., as follows requesting conversion to Arizona time/date:
Line 105: Line 105:
 $ $
  
-Quoting //must be as shown//, and timezone //names// must be correct, or you will get errors or (worse) silent ignoring of the provided timezone qualifier. ​ Use [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​List_of_tz_database_time_zones#​List]|canonical TZ database names]]. Do //not// use familiar 3- or 4-letter shortcut names like PST and PDT, which are neither unique nor standardised -- nor UTC offsets like UTC-8, which have Daylight Saving Time vs. Standard Time problems.+Quoting //must be as shown//, and timezone //names// must be correct, or you will get errors or (worse) silent ignoring of the provided timezone qualifier. ​ Use [[https://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​List_of_tz_database_time_zones#​List|canonical TZ database names]]. Do //not// use familiar 3- or 4-letter shortcut names like PST and PDT, which are neither unique nor standardised -- nor UTC offsets like UTC-8, which have DST vs. Standard Time problems.
  
 (As people have asked: ​ No, BSD date(1), as available on MacOS X, cannot do this work, for lack of the -d option.) (As people have asked: ​ No, BSD date(1), as available on MacOS X, cannot do this work, for lack of the -d option.)
 +
 +//​However//,​ "​homebrew"​ to the rescue: ​ If you [[https://​brew.sh|install homebrew]] on your Mac and run "brew install coreutils"​ to install the GNU coreutils, then GNU date will become available as binary executable "​gdate"​ (as will many other fine GNU enhancements).
 +
 +On Microsoft Windows, [[https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=m6Si0-Ac5Kc|install GnuWin]], to acquire GNU coreutils and thus its "​date"​ utility.
 +
 +If you would rather use a WebUI, [[https://​www.timeanddate.com/​worldclock/​converter.html|outsourced tools]] exist.
 +
 +
 +
 +----\\ ​
 +%%"​Timezones are so weird. ​ Australia is in 2022, Canada is in 2021, and the United States is in 1935."​%%\\
 +%%     ​--Santiago Mayer%%
balug/covid-19.txt · Last modified: 2024-02-28T17:27:11+0000 by rick_moen