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Notices by lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net), page 99

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:59:46 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Kenny called about work stuff. Some long time co-workers are calling it quits, and he has the list.
    In conversation Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:59:46 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:54:24 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Punxsutawney Phil is a guest on the Weather Channel today.
    In conversation Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:54:24 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:52:21 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Schleepy today. But "happy Friday" to all.
    In conversation Friday, 17-Mar-2023 13:52:21 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 21:10:55 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I came in after work to find that my keycards didn't seem to do anything. So I went down to the front desk, where they were trying to reset their whole system. Apparently, a technician had come out to service something and had flipped a software switch, so that now, every lock defaults to unlock after the first key scan. Since their housekeeping staff came in and partially cleaned the room, my door is unlocked until they fix this issue.

    No, there was no announcement or sign. I just happened to walk up as two employees were discussing the issue and trying to enter codes to restore the traditional functionality.

    Oops!
    In conversation Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 21:10:55 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 20:34:42 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    After what seems like forever, the new bank approved my online banking account.

    I still intend to replace them. Among other reasons, the transfer process was bungled and their customer support staff is far understaffed (average wait time for a call: 1 hour, 30 minutes ... before you speak to a human). But also, they seem to be using a 3rd party for some of their online banking functions and I have serious qualms about that company's security practices.

    (And I note that ASP.Net / .aspx is _not_ the reason for my qualms. As far as I know, there are no inherent security issues that come from using .aspx to do your site. This is all idiotic decisions that some human made.)
    In conversation Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 20:34:42 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 14:21:20 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    @gnu2 No, in my old neighborhood, we all shared the pay phone in front of 7-11. No one had a home phone.
    In conversation Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 14:21:20 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:52:02 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I did a web search for some folks I knew in the 1970s and 1980s. Maybe because the sites that have info have better paywalls, and maybe because my old friends' names seem to be generic, but it is not possible to pare it down to a specific person in a specific city.
    In conversation Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:52:02 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:20:44 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman

    Today is RMS' 70th birthday.
    In conversation Thursday, 16-Mar-2023 11:20:44 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Richard Stallman - Wikipedia
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 23:08:38 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SubLzRKYuo4

    Harry Chapin was alive long after I thought he had died. His music vanished from the stations I listened to, and then I stopped listening.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 23:08:38 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Harry Chapin - W.O.L.D.
      from YouTube
      "Hello honey it's me... What did you think when you heard me back on the radio... ? And what did the kids say when they knew it was their long - lostdaddy-o....
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 21:17:42 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #USGS reports #earthquake in the Pacific near the Kermadec Islands. M7.1. Happened about 00:56 UTC on 2023-03-16. Coordinates: 30.2 S, 175.9 W.

    See: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ for more information. #Tsunami threat possible: see https://tsunami.gov/ for more information.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 21:17:42 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 21:11:25 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Another story: so in sixth grade, I was pretty small. The only students who were smaller were Donny (who hadn’t grown since first or second grade) and Oscar (whose parents were both about 4 feet tall; I saw him when we were in our 40s and he’s still not 5 feet tall), and Wendy (who again hadn’t grown since third grade). I grew a little over the Summer, so when I entered seventh grade, I was no longer in the shortest group, but I still felt that I was still slightly below the median height and weight.

    I grew later, up until I was around 22 years old.

    Anyway, there was this girl named Stephanie who decided that Black students should not have any non-Black friends. Stephanie was huuuge! Much taller than me and I’d guess she was somewhere North of 200lb. Whenever she decided to to oppress me and my friends, I just ran (or hobbled, I spent much of that year barely walking). She was too large to pursue me.

    But eventually, she started sending her thinner, faster friends to capture me and hold me until she arrived.

    Imagine being a seventh grade boy and being threatened with a fight by a much taller, stronger, heavier girl. But I lucked out … she pounded another boy and got transferred to a different school … until she beat someone at that school, so they sent her back briefly.

    I think her family moved away, because she was suddenly gone again, and I never heard about a triggering incident.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 21:11:25 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:59:09 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    I should clarify. I’m not going to stroll through East Los Angeles, South Central Los Angeles, or even your local “Misdemeanor Meadows” elevated crime zone based on some perception that a criminal that would attack me there would confront me even if I wasn’t in that zone.

    But if you’re in a place such as a school, where you and the attacker are there frequently, you can’t escape every time. Eventually, you’ll have to deal with them.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:59:09 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:50:26 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    That was pretty bizarre. They didn’t have special classes for gifted students yet, so our school district created an enrichment program for gifted students and force enrolled us. Then they measured our grades and test scores and had psychologists interview us. The data ended up going to Sacramento, where the state eventually created a statewide program. I moved to another district, where they didn’t have a program
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:50:26 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:44:34 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • SoCal: Southern California
    #NOAA / #NWS alerting to possible #tornado in #SoCal !SoCal Area near Needles in #San_Bernardino County #CA and in Mohave County #AZ. Also expect hail. Including #I-40 between mile markers 148-155 in #California and between 0-16 in #Arizona.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:44:34 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:34:47 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I learned a lot from an experience in junior high.

    René was a skinny braniac. We were in the same English and "elective" (extended learning for gifted students). I was probably right around 100lb. René was slightly taller and a good 15-20lb lighter. He wasn't a fast runner--not enough thigh muscle.

    John was bulkier and heavier than I was. He was taller than I, but shorter than René. One of John's upper arms was probably almost aa big as both of mine together, but he was heavy enough that he still struggled doing pushups.

    Our P.E. teacher decided we were going to learn a game few of us had ever seen: soccer. The team I was on had René and John. John wasn't great at soccer, but he was able to kick the ball harder than René. As a result, John became angry that René was unable to retain control of the ball. He challenged René to a fight after class.

    (I'd been in an introductory martial arts course at the community center, injured my knee, and had only recently been able to move it enough to walk freely. I knew I hadn't learned enough to use any of it in a fight.)

    There was zero chance that René was going to win, but he stayed there as the class headed for the locker room. John walked over to confront René. I got between them and pushed them apart. John turned to me, said "don't push me". I said "are you looking to start a fight?" and squared for a confrontation. John backed down.

    Afterwards, I asked René why he'd stayed there, facing an unwinnable fight. He said if he didn't, John would be forever looking for a chance to fight. He preferred to get it over with.

    What I learned is that when someone is determined to use violence against you, your only choice is whether to sail into the battle or whether to let the battle catch you as you attempt to flee.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:34:47 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:06:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > ... a conflict that cannot be won and risks a global war ...

    I think someone should pay more attention. Unless Putin's invasion is decisively turned back, the global war will come, regardless of our concessions to try to have "peace in our time". Just as it came when the German dictator was not opposed forcefully early enough.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 20:06:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 18:57:55 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • SoCal: Southern California
    #NOAA / #NWS alerting for severe #t-storm in !SoCal #I-40 between Amboy and Kelso, mile markers 61 to 87 in #San_Bernardino County. 60 MPH wind gusts, hail. Storm is moving East about 20 MPH.

    Also, flash flooding in SBCo and #AZ Mohave County around Needles and Arizona Village and Mohave Valley. Affects I-40 between mile markers 140 and 148.

    Turn around, don't drown.
    In conversation Wednesday, 15-Mar-2023 18:57:55 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Mar-2023 22:53:47 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > My friends, I thought I had #BOTulism, but I found out it was just #BOTulenza.

    http://rainbowdash.net/tag/botulenza
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Mar-2023 22:53:47 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  19. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Mar-2023 22:33:36 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Speaking of the #great and #evil #BOTenkhamen, ruler of all #BOTS by virtue of "the first #BOT to boot is boss" rule, http://rainbowdash.net/tag/botenkhamen
    In conversation Tuesday, 14-Mar-2023 22:33:36 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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