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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. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.

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, January 5.

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)

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I still got the miseries, but today for the first time they seem a little less miserable. One hopes that normal insanity–well, “normal” may be too much to hope for during the Trumpling of America–will resume by the weekend.

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I got me a case of the miseries (as my South Carolina grandmother would have said).

Posting will be sporadic for their miserable duration.

You heard of ice-fishing? Now there’s ice-hunting.

A hunter was injured recently after accidentally shooting himself in the chest when he used the butt of his rifle to test how thick an icy surface was.

Massachusetts Environmental Police said the hunter hit the butt of his muzzleloader rifle to check the ice.

The gun discharged, hitting him in the chest.

According to the story, bystanders competently administered first aid. The hunter and his quarry are both singly in treatment together.

Marshall Thompson, as Arthur Poe:

Most people can resist anything except temptation.

Via Job’s Anger.

Via Job’s Anger.

Our next number is dedicated to Donald, Bill-O, and all the boys and girls at Fox News.

It’s 72 Fahrenheits here in mid-December (after temps in the 20s two days ago–who says climate change isn’t real?), and I’m taking it easy.

Via Juanita Jean.

Off to drink liberally.

The Charlotte Observer observes:

Saying “thank you” is always right, but Trump’s moves since the election seem to be saying “fooled you.” His top appointments and others under consideration are a mix of billionaires, hard-right Republicans and generals. It’s not a group that appears concerned with the needs of working people.

The Observer and a majority of the voters saw through the con before the election, but they don’t get to attend the Electoral College.

More observations at the link.

When fellowship is needed, join us . . . .

When: Thursday, December 8, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Via PoliticalProf.

Give thanks with politeness.

A 2-year-old boy in Philadelphia is in critical condition after his 4-year-old cousin accidentally shot him on Thanksgiving, police said.

The children appear to have been playing with a gun at the 2-year-old’s home in the 3500 block of North 9th Street on Thursday at about 4:23 p.m., police said. The 4-year-old boy was handling the gun when the weapon discharged, shooting his cousin in the chest. The victim’s mother and her boyfriend were home at the time of the incident, according to police.