May, 2017 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. 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.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting on the first Thursday of the month (May 4, 2017).
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.
The Art of the Con 0
At The Guardian, Richard Wolffe joins the those looking back on Donald Trump’s first 100 days. His perspective varies from many of the other run-of-the-mill churned out articles; it’s worth a look.
Here’s a bit:
This may be a familiar feeling for the victims of Trump University, but it’s a new experience for the American people at large, and can thus be counted as another landmark of the first 100 days.
Football uber Alles 0
Signe comments on the NFL Draft’s invasion of Philadelphia this past weekend.
Honest to Pete, from all the hullabaloo, you’d think football mattered.
GOP Health Care: “Don’t Get Sick. If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly” 0
Dick Polman takes a look at Trump Care v. 2.0. A snippet (italics in the original):
His answer:
“Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying ‘Pre-existing is not covered.’ Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, ‘Has to be.’….They say we don’t cover pre-existing conditions. We cover it beautifully.”
I know this might shock you, but the truth is precisely the opposite of what Trump said.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A day at the beach is no fun without a little politeness.
