[conspire] CABAL (in-person + Jitsi Meet), Sat. Oct. 14, 2023

[paulz at ieee.org]

 Ignore my previous email.  There will indeed be CABAL tomorrow.
It being Oktober I will bring das Sauerkraut.
Many Americans have two misconceptions:
Oktoberfest actually starts in September and typically ends on the first Sunday of Oktober that Sunday is the 1st or 2nd of Oktober.
Most people do not understand that making sauerkraut is a preserving process.  My ancestors chopped up cabbage and added much salt so it wouldn't spoil and they would have something to eat in the winter.  We forget that frozen food has only been around for about a hundred years.  Canning was developed in the 1800's because Napoleon needed ways to store food for his troops.   Shipping fresh produce from South America or New Zealand is very new.  I remember when the produce department was rather bleak in January.
Back to preparing sauerkrayt.  As an analogy, suppose you had a can of green beans.  You could just open the can, warm it up and put it on your plate.  It would taste much better if you did more.  I like butter and lemon juice.  Ranch dressing is another choice.  A friend said he liked pineapple juice on his beans.
Similarly, preparing sauerkraut starts with draining the brine and rinsing the excess salt.  
Maybe Christian will come and we can discuss the fine points.
Paul

    On Friday, October 13, 2023 at 07:32:41 PM PDT, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:  
 
 Well, you've done it again, wasted an entire summer.  But the fall has
yet to be wasted, and whom better to waste it with but CABAL?  
I have some meat for the grille that will be marinating nicely, stuff
for fresh salad, and the likelihood of garlic bread is high.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, 4pm - 12am PDT (UTC -7)

Rick & Deirdre's house
1105 Altschul Ave. @ Gordon Ave.
W. Menlo Park
(lost?  call me: 650-283-7902)
http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/


_or_ attend online, via Jitsi Meet:  
http://meet.jit.si/CABAL
To attend remotely, you'll need:

o  Computer w/Web browser.  
  https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers

  mic w/ speakers/headphones.  Headphones/earbuds
  are recommended because they avert audio feedback loops.

o  or a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:

  o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid:
    https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/

  o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet

  o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905

  o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,
    MS-Windows), https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases
    (Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies.)


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