<div dir="auto">Rick,</div><div dir="auto">Thank you for inviting me! I will come if I am not too tired. I will tell you all how I was scammed. It is a grey area thing. $997.  Joe McCall and flip the dirt. I was a fool. I am hoping to get the $ back. We will see.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Respectfully,</div><div dir="auto">Elise Scher</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM Rick Moen <<a href="mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com">rick@linuxmafia.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Will we have nice weather?  Magic 8-ball says: no.  90% chance of<br>
precip, maybe thunderstorms.  Fine, we need the water.  But:<br>
<br>
Hey, it'll be great inside.  Fresh-cooked Dr. Martin's Mix for one<br>
(<a href="http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/dr-martins-mix.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/dr-martins-mix.html</a>), homebaked <br>
carrot cake (<a href="http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/carrot-cake.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/recipes/carrot-cake.html</a>),<br>
and a whole lot of other options, plus good conversation and company.<br>
See you there.<br>
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Saturday, Apr. 11th, 2026, 4pm - 12am PDT (UTC -7)<br>
<br>
Rick & Deirdre's house<br>
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1105+Altschul+Ave.+@+Gordon+Ave?entry=gmail&source=g">1105 Altschul Ave. @ Gordon Ave</a>.<br>
W. Menlo Park<br>
(lost?  call me: 650-283-7902)<br>
<a href="http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linuxmafia.com/cabal/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
_or_ attend online, via Jitsi Meet:<br>
<a href="http://meet.jit.si/CABAL" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://meet.jit.si/CABAL</a><br>
To attend remotely, you'll need:<br>
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o  Computer w/Web browser.<br>
   <a href="https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jitsi.github.io/handbook/docs/user-guide/supported-browsers</a><br>
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   mic w/ speakers/headphones.  Headphones/earbuds<br>
   are recommended because they avert audio feedback loops.<br>
<br>
o  or a specialised Jitsi Meet client program:<br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Client (28MB APK) for Android 5.0+, via F-Droid:<br>
     <a href="https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jitsi.meet/</a><br>
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   o Jitsi Meet Client for Android, via Google Play Store<br>
     <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jitsi.meet</a><br>
<br>
   o Jitsi Meet Client for iOS, via Apple iTunes Store<br>
     <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jitsi-meet/id1165103905</a><br>
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   o Jitsi Meet Electron desktop client (86MB binary: Linux x86_64, MacOS,<br>
     MS-Windows), <a href="https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/releases</a><br>
     (Recommendation for headphones/earbuds still applies.)<br>
<br>
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