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Online Resources on Public Speaking

• Speaking.io - Website with lots of tips for public speaking.
• Toastmasters Clubs in Singapore - International organisation that trains public speaking with large presence in Singapore.
• Toastmasters Guidebook Summary - Summary of the topics covered in the Toastmasters Guidebook.
• Tips for audience engagement - "Rules" for audience engagement
• Moar tips for audience engagement - Audience engagement strategies.
• Simple exercises for public speaking - Simple exercises to practice public speaking.
• [Overcoming Nervousness](http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/

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List of Resources for Software Developers new to OSS projects.

General

1. First pull request initiatives
   • https://twitter.com/yourfirstpr
   • https://github.com/yourfirstpr
   • lower the barrier https://the-pastry-box-project.net/charlotte-spencer/2015-september-16

• first timers (maybe we shouldn't be so strict as only first timers, but we can refer to some concepts here) https://medium.com/@kentcdodds/first-timers-only-78281ea47455

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# original post: http://blog.hostonnet.com/uninstall-gui-from-ubuntu-14-04-lts
sudo apt-get purge -y lightdm
sudo shutdown -r now

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoclean

apt-get purge -y unity*
sudo apt-get purge -y unity*
sudo apt-get purge -y gnome-*

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 // Enable GPIO D
  RCC_AHB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_AHB1Periph_GPIOD, ENABLE);

  // Initialize GPIO for PD15 (DAC Clear Pin)
  GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStructure;
  GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_OUT;
  GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_OType = GPIO_OType_PP;
  GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_PuPd  = GPIO_PuPd_UP;
  GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_50MHz;
  GPIO_InitStructure.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_15;

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#	micro-controller	favourites
1	Arduino	13
2	RPi	4
3	STM32	3
4	Particle Photon	2
5	PIC32	1
6	PC104	1
7	Intel 8080	1
8	ESP32	1

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#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/autoconnectnet

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          noip
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Simple script to start a program at boot

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OTHER="USBMODEM"
USBMODEM="19d2:1545"
USBINTERFACE="2"

CUSTOM_APN="internet"
APN_USER="0"
APN_PASS="0"
NOSMART

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[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 460800
ISDN = 0

Phone = *99#
Stupid Mode = 1
Username = 0
Password = 0

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Setting up the Beagle Bone from Scratch

Install Debian.

• Get latest Debian (8.4) from BeagleBone latest images.
• Flash the .img onto the SDCard using dd if=bone-debian-8.4-lxqt-4gb-armhf-2016-05-13-4gb.img of=/dev/rdisk2 bs=64m
• Restart the BB and connect over USB. It should as USB Mass Storage
• Install the RNDIS drivers from the mounted USB Mass Storage.
• If you are on OSX El Capitan, you might need to use this RNDIS driver
• Restart the Host machine and BB and it will enumerate as a Network interface.
• SSH to the BB using ssh [email protected]

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Talks

1. NUS, ECE Shannon Centenary
2. NUS, IMS, 18th May 2016 6:30pm - 7:30pm, NUS University Hall Auditorium: Apple vs Samsung: a Mathematical Battle by James Davis
3. NUS, SoC, 6th May 10:00am - 12:00pm, LT 19: Maximizing Information per Bit: A New Approach to the Design of Numerical Computing Systems by Dr. John L. Gustafson