[conspire] CABAL (in-person + Jitsi Meet), Sat., Oct. 31, 2026 (rescheduled)

[Rick Moen]

This is a late reminder that our make-up CABAL will be on Halloween
2026, the fifth Saturday (tomorrow), delayed because Deirdre and I had
been on this trip abroad:  https://seadream.com/voyages/12637   As
you'll note, disembarked in Malta last Saturday.  The next day, this
past Sunday, we had a very long travel day, getting home.  

Tomorrow, for CABAL, I will definitely have the usual fresh garlic
bread, probably Chicken Curry and Potatoes
(http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/chicken-curry-and-potatoes.html),
and we'll see what else.  Join us!  It'll be fun.

Weather?  Possibility of light rain, coming in from the south.

I delayed this announcement because of the kind of week I've had -- in a
word, trying.  Monday early evening, our cat released in our bathroom a
very alive and annoyed squirrel, and, during a mad sequence of events, I
got scratched by the wild rodent.  So, I went through most of a day
(Tuesday) with my HMO, where they tried to convince me the risk of
rabies was so low I should ignore it.  I listened carefully and pondered
some downsides to post-exposure treatment I'd not heard of, and
ultimately said "Yes, I do indeed 'feel strongly' about post-exposure
treatment.  Hit me."  So, a lot of poking followed, I left feeling very
shaky (and shaking), and that evening had symptoms of... something.  I'd 
already had, on Sunday and Monday, some mild cold-like symptoms, and by
Tuesday had them strongly.   It was unclear whether my immune sysstem
was merely bugging out from the rabies prophylaxis, or I had a head
cold, or strep throat, or something else.  So, I waited, and mostly
stayed under the covers. 

Today, I feel much better, and _think_ I no longer have any
transmissible respiratory bug, but it seems only fair to warn guests so
they can apply their own risk profiles.  (But at least it won't be
rabies, nei?)




Saturday, Oct. 31st, 2026, 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.)