Not Quite a motss.con ix (via Zoom)

On Friday, November 25, 2022, the soc.motss.con bunch had another Zoom call.

We had 22 people over the course of the 2.5 hours or so I was there. I had fun catching up, and it seemed like others did too. Discussion topics (as I wrote them down, but not necessarily in chronological order) included:
Zoom issues (and audio and video and...) Programming and technology Family calendars Locations and visiting Work commitments and family obligations Thanksgiving and other harvest festivals Climate change Summer camp motss.con CFP ideas Pennsylvania and railroads Amtrak cross-country travel Upcoming likely railroad strike UK university and U-Cal strikes Student debt relief Twitter and social media Layoffs and the tech industry Autonomous vehicles, bicycles, and scooters Travel, lodging, and accessories Locking down and other safety measures Previous pandemics, flu, polio, antivaxers, and conspiracy theories Canning Childhood vaccinations... and adulthood vaccinations too Gun control More con location ideas (Los Angeles CA, Palm Springs CA, Philadelphia or Bethlehem PA) Reminiscing of cons of yore Dogs and their related antics Cute animals and clothing therefor Holidays in places other than in the USA Hair, haircuts, barber shops, facial hair, and hair options (and not just for the hair on one's head) Forensic art history Cleaning centuries of grime off paintings and buildings What to watch on broadcast or streaming video (and when or how): Abbott Elementary (ABC or Hulu) Documentary about the Automat (Horn & Hardart) Interview with a Vampire (AMC+) The Good Place The White Lotus Dancing with the Stars (because Shangela but it was awful) Joy in seeing old friends even if we haven't met in person