[Nottingham] [Talk] *TODAY* 8:30pm Thursday 24/09/2020: Assorted Sorting!

[Martin]

Folks,

> Staying virtual until we continue to evolve onwards around the
> SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resultant COVID-19...
> 
> See:
> 
> Gov.UK - Coronavirus (COVID‑19)
> https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
> 
> Gov.UK - COVID-19: long-term health effects
> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-long-term-health-effects/covid-19-long-term-health-effects
> 
> Also:
> 
> Wikipedia - COVID-19 pandemic, Signs and symptoms
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic#Signs_and_symptoms
> 
> Hence:


*NLUG* continues technically online!

All are welcome, technical and non-technical alike!



*TODAY* 8:30pm (BST) Thursday 24/09/2020 (That's 7:30pm _GMT_  )

https://meet.jit.si/NLUGmeet13


After introductions we have an exploration into:



*Assorted Sorting*==================


> Sorting a list of text and numbers is easy?... Yes?? Surely...?
> 
> 
> This evening will cover some of my recent very unexpected fun in trying
> to get _not_ _unexpected_ results from the mere "<" operator...
> 
> What is a comparison to do? :-P
> 
> 
> Here's to rediscovering how trying to organise from alpha to omega might
> involve a few diversions...
> 
> So enjoy a fun ride on old Aleph, relish the thorny fun of Ye Olde
> typesetters of old, and giggle at my modern day unexpected fun getting
> bashed by '<'!
> 
> Aside: This fun aside spanning a few thousand years gives an interesting
> background to some of our modern day alphabetical quirks:
> 
> Evolution of the Alphabet
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kGuN8WIGNc
> 
> Are there fonts for that?? ;-)
> 
> 
> This will be as technical or as vague an overview as our discussions
> take us. All good interesting fun!
> 
> 
> As always, to warm up merrily in our cyberworld, we need no
> excuse for us to first catch up with what the group has been doing!

Have your beverages to hand, and lets party!


See y'all online.

All welcome :-)

Stay safe!
Martin


> Technical bits:
> 
> See:
> 
> Jitsi Meet Security & Privacy
> https://jitsi.org/news/security/
> 
> For mobile devices:
> 
> Android app:
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet
> 
> Apple app:
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905
> 
> 
> History and background:
> 
> Jitsi is a collection of free and open-source multiplatform voice
> (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging applications:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitsi