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This week's AMA thread is brought to you by the anonymous sponsor who lets me promote anything I want to promote, and this week I'd like to promote Scott Horton's new book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan. No, I haven't actually read it yet, but I will soon and you should too.Procedure recap:Ask me anything (yes, anything) in the comment thread below this post; andI'll answer your question in comments, on a future podcast, or both.Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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I mentioned on the last episode of The KN@PP Stir Podcast that I might try to implement this -- and it's done.Short version: If you'd like to support my work without any real effort or great cost on your party, you can go here to lend me your CPU time to mine Monero (a popular cryptocurrency).Slightly longer version:The page (here's the link again) contains a Javascript Monero miner. Whenever you're thinking about how much you'd like to support KN@PPSTER (I know you think that, a lot), and also happen to be planning to be away from your computer for a...

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This week's podcast is brought to you by my anonymous sponsor who lets me promote whatever I want. Which, this week, is Minds.com, a social media site that I think you'll like (yes, it's a referral link). Check it out.In this episode: Thanks For Asking! (climate change, to the moon Alice, groups that aren't libertarian but that I like anyway) :: EFF leaves W3C over EME/DRM (see here for the referenced letter).Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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Post-hurricane update ...We're back in the house. Power has been restored, there's a tarp over the damaged roof, contractors will be in tomorrow to start fixing stuff. We don't have water at the moment because something caused a controller/pressure unit to burn up, but we do have electricity. The landlord's property manager is acting with alacrity to get things done, for which I am grateful.Last week, I mentioned that I hadn't seen any "price-gouging" going on around Gainesville in the run-up to the hurricane. This morning, I ran up against a bit of what I would call "price-gouging." It was,...

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Two signs I've seen in the last two days:Store close -- no electricityPool close until further noticeIf something is not open -- that is, if it is shut -- it is closed, not close.Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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... we're still sheltering at our church (where, thanks to helpful people, there's a generator for recharging phones, running hot spots, etc.).Irma remodeled our kitchen via the roof with a pine tree:Looks like it damaged two trusses on its way in. You can't really see in this picture, but in the very upper left hand corner there's actually a limb poking through the ceiling. Another limb looks like it fell on our central air/heat unit and bounced off. Because I can't be certain there wasn't any electrical damage (e.g. wires stripped and crushed together that might short and cause a...

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This week's AMA and the podcast to follow are brought to you by Paul Stanton, who's still hung up on peace. Check out Antiwar.com, the Libertarians For Peace Facebook group, and Veterans For Peace.Ask me anything in comments -- I'll answer in comments, on a future podcast, or bothLike KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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Well, this morning was our go/no-go time for evacuation, but we made our decision last night -- we're staying and riding Irma out at our church, which is open and outfitted as a shelter. It's a sturdy Quonset hut with lots of windbreak (also known as seven acres of jungle) around it. I spent part of yesterday afternoon nailing plywood over its windows and we moved some of our supplies into the common pool there last night.Main contributing factor to the decision: We still don't know where the storm is going to go, or how strong it's going to be...

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... at least that I can see.Some items are in short supply. The shelves everywhere are empty of bread, and it's hard to find batteries or bottled water.But yesterday evening we visited the Save-A-Lot in Archer.One of the items on our list was "more water, if we see any" (we thought we could use one more case, wanted one to give our older neighbor who insists on weathering the storm in situ, and any more could be dropped off at our church, which is operating as a shelter). We didn't expect to find any water, but we were keeping an eye...

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This week's podcast is brought to you by Paul Stanton, who's all about peace at the moment. Check out Antiwar.com, the Libertarians For Peace Facebook group, and Veterans For Peace.In this episode: Thanks For Asking! [amnesty for immigrants is not enough] :: Hurricane Prep (surge pricing and responsible conduct -- based on a column by Skyler J. Collins).Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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I love my Amazon Fire TV Stick, especially now that they've updated its operating system to let me limit the bandwidth/resolution so that I'm not eating up gigabytes watching HD video when SD is just peachy.I also love Google Play, mostly for the apps for my Android phone, but also for its book and movie stores. I rack up Google Play credit using the Google Opinion Rewards app, and spend that credit on stuff, including movies. So far so good.Amazon Fire TV does not offer a Google Play app. I understand there are ways to "sideload" unapproved apps onto the device,...

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Several people joined the Gainesville Mutual Aid public cell today on Cell 411.If you have a smart phone (Android or iOS) and you don't have Cell 411, you should get it. You can form private or public "cells" to easily let people know what's going on -- anything from a flat tire to an unexpected police encounter (you can stream that live so that confiscating your phone won't erase the evidence) to coordinating ride-sharing.Obviously this could come in handy during Irma.Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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Money helps. This morning, I placed an order at Amazon for one-day shipping on a few sundries -- a solar charger for phones, a fresnel lens for heating stuff up, a pack of those "emergency blanket" thingies in case there's a wetness event bringing on a need to conserve body heat. I placed that order using cash I earned from apps I flog here at KN@PPSTER (referral links ahead):S'More is an app that runs ads on your Android phone's lock screen. Not very intrusive. All it means is that when you go to unlock your phone there's an extra swipe involved....

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I guess I'll just blog mine. From said page:Amazon HQ2 will be Amazon’s second headquarters in North America. We expect to invest over $5 billion in construction and grow this second headquarters to include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs – it will be a full equal to our current campus in Seattle. In addition to Amazon’s direct hiring and investment, construction and ongoing operation of Amazon HQ2 is expected to create tens of thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the surrounding community.LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA, PLZ Hear me out.Levy County is convenient to...

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"Mandatory evacuation order" for the Florida Keys starting tomorrow morning. Irma has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Its most likely predicted paths seem to be:Up the Atlantic Coast of Florida;Up the Gulf Coast of Florida; orStraight up the middle of FloridaWhich, any way you cut it, probably means us (we're in north central Florida, about 50 miles from the Gulf Coast, 80 or so from the Atlantic, and it's going to be a big, wide storm). So we're stocking up on water and canned goods and food that doesn't have to be cooked in the expectation that we may...

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Many of the same people who are (correctly) pointing out that US president Donald Trump was constitutionally empowered to pardon terror kingpin Joe Arpaio continue to whine about "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," former US president Barack Obama's reprieve of punishment (deportation) for immigrants who came to the US as children with parents who didn't get the (unconstitutionally) required permission slip.So, recap:The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion,...

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Letters and books (but only if they are softcover and come directly from a commercial vendor) can be sent to Christopher Cantwell at:Christopher Cantwell Inmate #631424Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail160 Peregory LaneCharlottesville, VA 22902I just sent him this ...Suggestions for others who might want to participate in Cantwell's re-education:Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil,by Hannah ArendtMila 18, by Leon UrisDarkness at Noon, by Arthur KoestlerHeather Has Two Mommies, by Leslea Newman and Laura CornellNew Libertarian Manifesto, by Samuel Edward Konkin IIIKN@PPSTER's Big Freakin' Book of Stuff, by Thomas L. KnappIf you send him any of the above...

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This week's AMA thread is brought to you by Paul Stanton, who's all about peace at the moment. Check out Antiwar.com, the Libertarians For Peace Facebook group, and Veterans For Peace. Selah.TO DO LISTAsk me anything (yes, anything) in the comment thread below this postAwait my answer in comments, on the next episode of The KN@PP Stir Podcast, or both(Optional) Ask via my 21.co profile in the hope that paying me the princely sum of $1 will cause me to look upon your question with special favor:Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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This episode of The KN@PP Stir Podcast is brought to you by Paul Stanton, who wants me to throw some peace at ya. So, OK, I encourage you to check out Antiwar.com, the Libertarians For Peace Facebook group, and Veterans For Peace.In this episode: A bunch of digression concerning the fine art of slow-smoking ribs :: Thanks For Asking! (El Caudillo del Maricopa; Trust not in antitrust litigation; It's my party and I'll cry if I want to) :: The Lollipop Guild wants its credit limit increased.Like KN@PPSTER? Check out Tom Knapp's work at the Garrison Center too!

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For various reasons (including work for clients), I'm always keeping an eye on new social media outlets. Lately I've been using Minds. (yes, that's a referral link -- they have reward/affiliate mojo, although I haven't signed up for the financial affiliate part; you can accumulate "points" with which to "boost" your posts, that is, have them displayed on timelines of people you aren't connected to yet).Minds has been around for a couple of years (in public release, but it had a lengthy development period). It's trending lately (meaning I finally noticed it) as one of the "free speech alternatives" for...

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Thanks For Asking! — 09/19/17 Sep 20, 2017

A Cool New Way to Support KN@PPSTER! Sep 20, 2017

The KN@PP Stir Podcast, Episode 137: OK, Irmageddon Over it Now Sep 19, 2017

Home Again, Home Again … Sep 16, 2017

Word PSA Sep 15, 2017

After the Storm … Sep 13, 2017

Thanks For Asking! — 09/10/17 Sep 10, 2017

The Plan — Final Version Sep 10, 2017

No “Price Gouging” in the Gainesville Area Yet … Sep 9, 2017

The KN@PP Stir Podcast, Episode 136: Irmageddon a Little Nervous … Sep 9, 2017

Request to @Amazon and @Google: Play Nice, Please Sep 8, 2017

Regarding Disaster Preparedness Sep 7, 2017

Regarding Disaster Preparedness, Part 2 Sep 7, 2017

Because There’s No “Public Comment” Section on @Amazon’s RFP Page … Sep 7, 2017

Looks Like It’s On … Sep 6, 2017

About That Pardon Power … Sep 5, 2017

KN@PPSTER’s Books For Inmates Project … Sep 5, 2017

Thanks For Asking! — 09/05/17 Sep 5, 2017

The KN@PP Stir Podcast, Episode 135: Now We’re Not Cooking With Gas Sep 4, 2017

Meeting of the Minds … Sep 2, 2017