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So how’s the book review committee going? Well, it’s… kinda not going at all?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbyg8nC4Xo4“Paul Roub is another book review committee member whose personal philosophy is books are ‘innocent until proven guilty’ — in other words, he generally assumes they shouldn’t be removed from the shelves until proven otherwise.”
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/05/18/nearly-300-books-submitted-for-review-at-brevard-schools-including-bible-book-ban/70229611007/Apparently my pre-order excitement has been featured on the home page for Charles Petzold’s “The Annotated Turing” for 15 years or so. Huh.
Moms For Liberty and the Banality of Evil
Very much worth mentioning that Orlando Code Camp is a completely free event. I heartily recommend signing up if you’re looking for a great way to spend a Saturday in March.
I was going to speak at @onetug@dotnet.social Orlando Code Camp in 2020 but, well, COVID.
Hey kids, maybe don’t build your own presentation software for a talk. Even if you have a really specific, fun reason. You might have to revivify it a couple of years later and question so many life choices. Hypothetically.
Speaking at school board meetings: still scary. Doing so with news cameras present: abject terror.
Speaking out a school board meeting is nerve-wracking enough for me - and I’m a tall, straight, middle-aged white guy. Playing life on easy mode (H/T @scalzi@mastodon.social), especially around here. I’m so impressed, in particular, with the #lgbtq students and family who are here to speak on the record. Not sure I’d be that brave.
A wonderful venue — and the livelihood for some fantastic people — needs some help while they’re shut down through no fault of their own (again). Donations help, and so does sharing the campaign…
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