<div dir="ltr"><div>Apologies, I normally never post here, but is it OK to forward this ONLY to my local Linux User Group founder, and my son in Rome, Italy, who installed Linux a year or 2 ago? both of them have been told many times about the Cabal barbecues I went to in the 90s and oughties? They are not listserv members.</div><div><br></div><div>I will be at the event tonight. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Lorne Salter</div><div>Gabriola Island <br></div><div>British Columbia<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 00:28, Rick Moen <<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi ho! Seeing that the world is falling apart, the sky is the <br>
colour of a dead television channel, and the air is barely breathable, <br>
let's get together on Jitsi Meet!<br>
<br>
<br>
CABAL Virual Edition: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, 4pm - 8pm Pacific<br>
Daylight Time.[1]<br>
<br>
Where? Here, via videoconferencing: <a href="http://meet.jit.si/cabal" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meet.jit.si/cabal</a> <br>
<br>
<br>
You will need:<br>
<br>
o Computer w/supported Web browser. Best results reported with:<br>
o Chromium<br>
o Chrome<br>
o Microsoft Edge v. 79.0.309 or later<br>
o (some others, e.g., Firefox, might work but are not guaranteed)<br>
<br>
o A computer with mic and speakers/headphones. Headphones/earbuds<br>
are recommended (because they avert audio feeback loops).<br>
<br>
Upon joining @ that URL, your browser will probably ask if the page <br>
may have permission to connect to your microphone and speaker. Say yes.<br>
<br>
<br>
If you haven't done computer videoconferencing before:<br>
<br>
o You can check your setup for problems at <a href="https://test.webrtc.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://test.webrtc.org/</a> .<br>
(Don't worry about minor bobbles like 'Reflexive connectivity'<br>
getting dinged.)<br>
<br>
o You might want to show up 15 minutes early, to thrash out problems.<br>
(Problems are common during first-time videoconferencing.)<br>
<br>
<br>
I will have fresh garlic bread and other home cooking. You probably won't,<br>
unless you're in my household, but, hey, that's the year 2020 for you.<br>
I expect we'll continue with 2nd Saturday 4-8 pm online CABAL meetings<br>
for the duration of the Martian Death Flu.<br>
<br>
When will reality get restored? Haha. "Der mentsh trakht un got lakht."<br>
<br>
<br>
I will promise with extreme insincerity to give a prize to the farthest<br>
flung videoconfercing participant. Astronauts calling from the ISS<br>
will automatically win.<br>
<br>
<br>
[1] If not in the Pacific Daylight Time time zone, check using <br>
<a href="https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/</a> Or try something lik this Bourne shell<br>
recipe (tested on Debian):<br>
<br>
:r! grep worldclock .bashrc<br>
alias worldclock='zdump America/{Los_Angeles,Mexico_City,New_York,Sao_Paulo} Europe/{London,Berlin,Moscow} Asia/Calcutta PRC Japan Australia/{Perth,Melbourne}'<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Cheers, "My hot flight attendant asked how I like my coffee. <br>
Rick Moen And that's when she told me: 'That's cute, honey, but <br>
<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com" target="_blank">rick@linuxmafia.com</a> the coffee's free. You don't have to pay for it, here."<br>
McQ! (4x80) (seen on Twitter)<br>
<br>
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