August, 2016 archive
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, August 4.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (JANAF Shopping Center). (Map)
Join the forums.
Stray Thought: On Walls 0
The Great Wall of China worked out so very nicely, did it not?
. . . the Great Wall never effectively prevented invaders from entering China . . . .
Follow the link for details.
That Which Is Yet To Be 0
Ed at Gin and Tacos thinks he knows how the Trump campaign will proceed.
Read it. (Frankly, I would not bet against him.)
Always Have a Fallback 0
Shorter Dick Polman: “Rosebud.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another unload of politeness:
If you point a gun at someone and pull the trigger, that is not an accident. If you neglected to check whether the gun was loaded, it is at the least negligence, because you pointed a gun and someone and pulled the tri–oh, never mind. Just remember, every time something like this is called an accident, ammosexuals have a little thrill go down their legs.
And, in more news of the polite . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite when exchanging information after the collision.
Afterthought:
Sounds more like a “shoot and run” than a “hit and run” to me. One wonders whether the shooter was the hitter or the hittee.