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- FW: You're invited to a July 4th vegan potluck!, (continued)
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- FW: You're invited to a July 4th vegan potluck!, Robert
- Just FYI. Hi South Bay Veggies, neighbors, and a few others! As many of you know, the South Bay Veggies have been having an annual July 4th vegan potluck and barbecue for decades, but our usual location is unavailable this year. So, we will be celebrating...
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- Fw: Is clubhouse available July 4th?, Robert
- I guess we can go if we want. It's an option. Good news! We can have the clubhouse on the 4th for our 4th of July vegan potluck. It won't be the same as Sarah's parents' garden, but there are both pluses & minuses.Pluses:More central location in the valle...
Re: Levitt Lawn Goes Global: FREE Music June 20 –21 (fwd), robert
- Yes. It's on my calendar, I believe.
Re: ACLU-SCC: amended agenda for chapter meeting tonight (fwd), robert
- Priorities, priorities... The Defend Democracy Tours sounds kinda interesting.
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- patronscan, robert
- It looks like you won't be able to maintain your anonymity even when you buy alcohol at the corner store in where-I-live. where-I-live is threatening to start a trial with patronscan.com where you will be tracked nationally. Not sure what Tennessee is like...
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Re: Noelle, you can now watch "Deep dive on HSAs—help make them work for you" on demand (fwd), robert
- I wouldn't quite say "sells", but rather "offers". Anyway, our HSA will be completely in Fidelity in about one week, cutting our ties with Cigna's HSABank.
Joanne Freeman's reference to Julia Angwin book, Robert
- Here's the book amazon.com
Re: Your package is now with its carrier! (fwd), robert
- Unfortunately, I guess you'll need to return this battery. Not sure how we managed to get the wrong battery.
Re: Return 5322447680:Return started (fwd), robert
- Thanks. If you want me to drop it in a mailbox, please tell me.
problems with the Rust language, Robert
- youtube.com This guy brings up some really good points, especially inferred types. This is one thing that I always hated about C++ operators is that they create a layer of opaqueness, and the inferred types in Rust seem to do the same thing. It makes it di...
- Re: problems with the Rust language, Robert
- Python is difficult, too. Python is trying to fix this (python.org ), but it going to be a slow slog trying to dig out of the hole it has created. LISP and Perl and handful of other languages have a similar problem. If abused, C++ can have this problem, to...
- Re: problems with the Rust language, Robert
- youtube.com This is a scathing critique of Rust. I don't think I agree about the arguments about the flexibility of types and type inference since that would require adding a lot of inefficiencies to the language (i.e., make it more like Haskell). But, the...
Re: You've scheduled: Levitt where-I-live Outdoor Concert with John Santos Sextet (fwd), robert
- Did you message the attendee about how to find us?
Re: You've scheduled: Levitt where-I-live Outdoor Concert with John Santos Sextet (fwd), robert
- Did you message the attendee about how to find us?
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Re: You've scheduled: Levitt where-I-live Outdoor Concert with John Santos Sextet (fwd), robert
- When should we leave for this, given that we'll be taking light rail?
Re: Week Three in 250 to 250 (fwd), robert
- Will all this be on Youtube?
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- Re: Week Three in 250 to 250 (fwd), robert
- I thought I did. Upon a re-reading, yes, I see that she references her Youtube channel for the videos. We'll anxiously await. Maybe that's what all those videos we've been watching have been about?
Re: De Coster v. Amazon.com, Inc. Class Action Litigation Notice (fwd), robert
- I doubt that you'll get any money. Fergitabatyt!
Re: Newsom ♥️ Billionaires (fwd), robert
- Unsurprising.
Re: Plan Sunday with 180 performances across 45 venues (fwd), robert
- makemusicday.org Not sure when we'd be able to squeeze this in tomorrow. Sounds like fun, 'tho. Probably should plan better for next year (assuming that this is not one of the programs that will be cut from the budget).
Re: regulate AI, robert
- This would have to be regulated through a worldwide treaty, like chemical weapons, since China may even be ahead in this technology. And, yeah, it could potentially be bad, but we still have time.
census, Robert
- Maintaining people's privacy is important for people to feel confident in participating in the census. Adding noise seems like a fairly good way to help preserve that privacy (but I suspect that it will not be sufficient over time). There is a paradox, 'th...
Re: Reminder for This Is Now with Angie Coiro: Cory Doctorow (fwd), robert
- There's also Sultana Mediterranean and Mama Coco. This will be afterwards, right? I think we'll have time to decide then.
Re: Fw: Receipt from Cellphone repair center #rV23, Robert
- Thanks.
Re: paper check risks, robert
- Probably should forward this to Gail. Here's the version that doesn't require a login: archive.is I see reports of this phenomenon going back to 2021. So, it's been going on for a while. I think I've always dropped my mail into the blue boxes just before ...
father's day repair kit, Robert
- During the first 12 years of my life, we never had a new television. My dad would go to the dump and bring a few TVs home and figure out which one was the easiest to fix, and that was our television. 📺 Similarly for cars. 🚗 We never had a new car all while...
- Re: father's day repair kit, Robert
- I definitely learned to be frugal from my mom. And while I did watch my dad work on cars and televisions (and departed once the "shit"s and "fuck"s came out), I never picked up on repairing either. (Interestingly, my sister did.) However, I do know some th...
creating limits on income or wealth, Robert
- I asked Brave Leo about this. brave.com . I followed up with "how can money be made without coercion since the primary concentration of government is the monopoly on coercion via the police and military?" I thought its answer was surprisingly balanced ('th...
expensive hardware, Robert
- We attended keplers.org last night. Doctorow thinks that, after the AI big tech comes crashing down, for anybody who still has money will be able to get GPUs for pennies-on-the-dollar. I cannot find archived recordings of This is Now shows. If I find it, I...
using rsync for back-ups, Robert
- One problem with using rsync is that, when using --backup-dir for keeping versioned back-ups, is that there's no way to apriori exclude files from going into the --backup-dir directory but still copy the file to its destination. Because certain programs (i...
Re: Video: Honoring Bob Thurman - "You are Already Infinite" (fwd), robert
- Wow. 🤯 Did you tell my mom? I guess we should get ready for all the tributes on KPFA.
Re: MyHeritage user Sheryl Bane sent you a message (fwd), robert
- 👍
Pythonbytes podcast tools, Robert
- pythonbytes.fm I listened to this. They mentioned something called "pi", described here: github.com . It's like Claude Code, except simpler. Haven't tried it yet. They also mention "skills" called "superpowers" which can be useful for Claude Code and other...
emailing events going forward, Robert
- Obviously, with my poor hearing, I think you'll need to send me emails or text or Delta Chat messages when you have events from now on. I will try to look at your calendar (I was remiss this week) as well.
Re: FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE - Cuba After Castro - Film now available ONLINE on YouTube (fwd), robert
- We should look for it on Means.TV . I wonder when Abby Martin's other film will become available?
Re: [Sonic #8295743] Sonic Feedback Survey, Robert
- The COVID transmission did not happen at the time of the install, but a few days after (June 23, 2023) when we were having problems with the landline phone connection. (FWIW, it turned out to be a firmware problem on the fiber ONT box and took over six wee...
antifa sting, Robert
- reddit.com Interestingly, while a Signal group was infiltrated during the sting operation, there were many meetings where phones were collected before the meetings and, so, there were plants within the group itself. So, watch yourself out there!
packing list for Sacramento, Robert
- Below is my list. It's basically the same as the one for Santa Rosa. Anything need to be dropped? Anything missing? -- toothbrush toothpaste hairbrush floss Post-Its black silk shorts shorts socks underwear pair socks flannel shirt t-shirts Greek fisherman...
You're confirmed for: Childfree Social Brunch, Meetup
- Title: You're confirmed for: Childfree Social Brunch You're going! Childfree Social Brunch Bay Area Childfree Connections A spot opened up! You, plus 1, are now confirmed! 6/27/2026, 11:00:00 AM PDT Wildseed Palo Alto 855 El Camino Real (Suite 4), Palo Alt...
President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- The reason he didn't sign it was because he wants the SAFE Act passed. There's an amusing video about the SAFE Act here: youtube.com
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- I do find it funny. I think npr.org has a more balanced explanation. Married women would be most widely affected, but transwomen and transmen may also have problems, quite aside from anybody who doesn't have ready access to a birth certificate or passport....
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- brave.com are there restrictions on vote-by-mail in the save act? Executive Summary: Significant Restrictions on Mail Voting Yes, the SAVE Act imposes severe restrictions on vote-by-mail, effectively ending universal no-excuse absentee voting in the United...
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- As a follow-up, I asked "does registering to vote under the save act disproportionately affect women versus men?" Yes, registering to vote under the SAVE Act would disproportionately affect women compared to men, primarily due to name changes associated wi...
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- As another follow-up, I asked "would proof of citizenship be required for each and every election under the SAVE Act?" No, under the SAVE Act, proof of citizenship is not required for each and every election. The requirement to present documentary proof of...
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- As another follow-up, I asked "Besides women, who would be most affected and cause the most deterrence to voting under the regime of the SAVE Act?" Beyond women, the SAVE Act would disproportionately deter voters with disabilities, rural residents, young v...
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- theguardian.com I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that one of the side effects of the SAVE Act will be to railroad people into the new passport application system which surveils and tracks all Americans. I figure it's just a matter of time before American...
- Re: President Trump not signing the housing affordability act, Robert
- what's the probability of a house committee to investigate this tracking and compromising the privacy of millions of Americans? Probability of House Committee Investigation The probability of a House committee investigating the National Design Studio (NDS)...
Re: Don't fall for the latest billionaire scheme to cut Social Security (fwd), robert
- Well, that's good.
Re: Fans of Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Subhumans, metal, and radical artwork rejoice! (fwd), robert
- Antifa?
class and socialism, Robert
- youtube.com The paradox is that the more you try to stop people from talking about "class" and "socialism", the more they want to talk about them. 😏
Re: Emy, robert
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Re: cybersecurity, robert
- Wow, that was nasty.
Re: antifa prosecution used zines as evidence, robert
- I had no idea that there was a bug in the Apple version of Signal which permitted viewing previously deleted messages. Yet another mark against Apple products ('tho, to their credit, they did patch it afterwards, apparently).
use of Signal, robert
- After reading reddit.com , I'm realizing that this is a complicated problem. If you are in a group, you have to ensure that everybody in the group has good security practices. This may be a limitation of existing messengers in general, and there may not be...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: Privacy and Surveillance in the Digital Age, Robert
- Too bad we'll miss this. Sounded like a good one. Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event 0C; C; 0C; ; C; C; 00C; C; 200...
Re: social media bans worldwide, robert
- This is a complete disaster. I don't want to lose free speech, no matter what costs there may or may not be.
Re: I want the phone company back!, Robert
- I went through the laborious process of opening a separate bank account for only paying ACH-based bills. It took two weeks to do it, but at least I didn't have to go through the USA PATRIOT Act bullshit for the separate account. I've been seeing a lot of ...
- Re: I want the phone company back!, Brian
- C (not C++) is great for what it's for, namely writing operating systems. But it has a lot to answer for, especially = vs. ==. C++ syntax was always horrible. It's almost the case that every string of five punctuation characters has a meaning. But at leas...
Re: more surveillance and PostHog too, robert
- When, in American's history, has anyone ever favored a national ID? I think it is precisely this feature that distinguishes Americans from those in other countries, especially countries in Europe. I always wondered why, after Nazi Germany used identificati...
2026 summer potluck, Robert
- Not sure if you can make it, but I'll put it out there. We're having our annual summer backyard potluck on July 18 at 4pm. You can RSVP at , but don't have to.
Fortification, Robert
- iam.org Saw this in my podcast feed. Not sure you want more virtual meetings, however. We should start the organizing of in-person meetings. We'll get around to it...
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- Re: Fortification, Robert
- Autumn. It was on spotify.com . I didn't read the application. Wow. $2500? Yeah, not worth the therapy. Forget about it.
FW: Thank you for contacting Ash Kalra's office, Robert
- Got the generic letter.
📅 FW: Just scheduled: The Other Side of the Fence: Exploring the Childfree Choice, Robert
- Any interest? Bay Area Childfree Connections invites you to a new event 00C; 00C; 0C; C; 0C; ; C; C; 00C; C; 200...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: America at 250: What Is Your Hope for the Future?, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: Abortion: Where are We Now?, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: The Two-Party System: Is It Still Serving America?, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
📅 FW: Just scheduled: 50 States, 50 Experiments, Robert
- Any interest? Crossing Party Lines: San Francisco Bay Area invites you to a new event C; x200C; x200C; #x200C; 200C; x200C; x2...
Re: You've been removed from where-I-live and South Bay Cohousing:Intentional Neighborhoods (fwd), robert
- I did. Raines deleted the entire meetup.com group. I asked him about it.
Benn Jordan's shadow workers and erosion of freedom, Robert
- youtube.com This video got 1.2 million views last time I saw. I was going to say that Benn just re-invented technofeudalism, but, after doing a look-up, I realize that Benn's analysis goes further than that. While both technofeudalism and what Benn Jordan ...
fan to cool off your mini computer, Robert
- ebay.com Could you please buy this? Thanks.
- Re: fan to cool off your mini computer, Robert
- Note that the downside of this is that you'll have to manually turn it on and off. But, it's not that loud so you may be able to get away with just leaving it on.
Re: Monet (fwd), robert
- Is pick-up time going to be the usual 11am?
Re: Newsom's other proposed tax, robert
- "have it cut in at, say, an income of $10 million". Even Alan Simpson said that that would too high a threshold. I would set it at $500,000, but I'd accept $1 million. "Eliminating the stepped-up basis would prevent millionaires and billionaires from pass...
Re: Controversially, the Supreme Court Rules for Common Sense (fwd), robert
- Well, Newsom's statements show that this view isn't limited to "right wingers".
Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- Yep. About covers it.
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- iapp.org Oops. It already passed.
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- Sadly, Zoe voted for this legislation. govtrack.us I guess she, along with Ash Kalra, joins the pile of Democrats that I will not like from now on.
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- Below is the letter I sent to Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla. -- I urge you to oppose the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act (H.R. 7757). Based on the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) detailed analysis and consistent opposition to this type ...
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- I think this article, michaelgeist.ca , makes some very strong arguments. The primary one is that, if there should be regulation at all (not sure that there should be), it should be the platforms that should have to change, not the users.
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- michaelgeist.ca Yeah, I agree, this article makes some very strong arguments. It should be the platforms that should have to change, not the users.
- Re: Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing (fwd), robert
- counterpunch.org Not sure why the author talks about its failure when it was entirely wrongheaded to begin with. When I got my first tech job after coming out of Evergreen, I had a co-worker (Diyuen's boyfriend, Ron) who was a Libertarian. That was the fir...
Re: geofencing, robert
- Another mostly-good decision. Maybe they are throwing a few bones so that people don't hate them quite so much.
Trump using his presidency to earn some cash, Robert
- brave.com Trump will have made between $8 billion and $12 billion by the time he leaves office in 2028. By comparison, "By the time Barack Obama left office in January 2017, he and his wife Michelle Obama had accumulated a combined net worth of approximate...
- Re: Trump using his presidency to earn some cash, Robert
- I don't really buy the concept of "percent increase/decrease". However, I do think it's an interesting question, so I looked it up. brave.com Executive Summary: Dramatic Wealth Disparities and Data Ambiguities The percentage increase in net worth for U.S. ...
Ca employees return to office, Robert
- reddit.com I didn't know this: "this campaign [is] against "the loneliness epidemic" that he and his wife are engaged in. [...] his sons were getting into trouble and becoming radicalized online by Andrew tate videos. Which is why he moved his family out o...
rise of the Democratic Socialists of America, Robert
- npr.org I remember people used to call Bill Clinton "Slick Willie". I haven't heard anyone quite as slick as this Brad Lander person, a DSA supporter, in a while, probably since Bill Clinton.
extreme communism and religion, Robert
- I had to look this up. I had remembered that this statement was taken out of context, but couldn't remember the exact context. It is interesting how people are willing to compromise their religious beliefs in certain circumstances, maybe even for "revoluti...
- Re: extreme communism and religion, Robert
- wikipedia.org Apparently, the relationship between income and happiness is very complicated. It's not just average income, but also societal and environmental circumstances. I found this statement interesting: "In the United States, a different explanation...
refactor vs. rewrite, Robert
- I think of "rewrite" is completely re-implementing a program or a system, in perhaps a different language but also possibly using a completely different set of libraries or modules. I think of "refactor" is when smart parts of a program are re-implemented,...
Re: Subjects or Citizens? (fwd), robert
- These statements are definitely made through the eyes of an American. I doubt that many other peoples would even consider having this point of view. That said, I agree with Miller in that, if given the choice, even with less security or safety, I am incli...
Re: Alex Jones is Dead, robert
- What? JFK wasn't a conspiracy, and 9/11 wasn't an inside job? What is the world coming to?
debconf, Robert
- Today, I discovered debconf. I didn't realize that it was a "shadow" configuration database for Debian. I discovered this when I spent almost all yesterday moving SSD and hard drives from my wife's old computer (fan died) to a new computer, and had trouble...
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