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This is interesting. I recently had to deal with somebody who really hates Falun Gong, so it’s on my mind. I had to try and get him to chill out, because it was affecting our outreach effort.

I’m working on a testing script to see if my server can run BBB. Useful if you’re building old systems to use as a development box. This is based on the BBB installation instructions. It doesn’t do everything, just several preflighting tasks. It ends before the Firewall section.

I just got this today.

I’m watching this video. It’s interesting. The video is about Pavlov and coercive persuasion, in prisoner of war camps, and in cults. I wonder how much brainwashing happens to American people who somehow get associated with a wartime enemy. I’m thinking about the Japanese Americans in concentration camps during WW2, Muslim Americans and Arab Americans…

Copied from The Print India: Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries,…

This is a list of businesses that sell komochi, traditional plain, non-sugared, round-shaped mochi. This is used in ozoni, toasted and eaten plain, or with flavorings. Fresh mochi can be eaten fresh, right after being pounded, when it’s warm. Once it’s cooled, it is re-heated in a pan or microwave, to soften the rice. Frozen,…

Safety Walks wrote an opinion piece about a recent killing, where an unhoused person with mental illness pushed a woman, Michell Go, in front of a subway train, killing her. He turned himself in. The news stories noted, repeatedly, that he was mentally ill. SW says: 61-year-old homeless attacker, Martial Simon is identified as a…