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Today, nearly eight months after I applied to the Boston Police Department for a License to Carry, they finally called to schedule my fingerprinting appointment for later this week.
This means they've got an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications.
They had an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications back in February when I applied.
It does not appear that they are doing anything to reduce that delay.
That doesn't seem OK.
#Boston #BostonMA #BPD
https://federate.social/@jik/116171635840497021

Today, nearly eight months after I applied to the Boston Police Department for a License to Carry, they finally called to schedule my fingerprinting appointment for later this week.
This means they've got an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications.
They had an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications back in February when I applied.
It does not appear that they are doing anything to reduce that delay.
That doesn't seem OK.
#Boston #BostonMA #BPD
https://federate.social/@jik/116171635840497021

Today, nearly eight months after I applied to the Boston Police Department for a License to Carry, they finally called to schedule my fingerprinting appointment for later this week.
This means they've got an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications.
They had an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications back in February when I applied.
It does not appear that they are doing anything to reduce that delay.
That doesn't seem OK.
#Boston #BostonMA #BPD
https://federate.social/@jik/116171635840497021

Today, nearly eight months after I applied to the Boston Police Department for a License to Carry, they finally called to schedule my fingerprinting appointment for later this week.
This means they've got an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications.
They had an eight-month backlog of processing LTC applications back in February when I applied.
It does not appear that they are doing anything to reduce that delay.
That doesn't seem OK.
#Boston #BostonMA #BPD
https://federate.social/@jik/116171635840497021

Hello #AllstonMA and #BrightonMA friends. Please be advised that Sunday's scheduled parade and Honan road race have been cancelled due to the looming bad weather.
I have not heard anything one way or the other about the Allston Village Street Fair. If you know more about it, please reply and weigh in.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA

Hello #AllstonMA and #BrightonMA friends. Please be advised that Sunday's scheduled parade and Honan road race have been cancelled due to the looming bad weather.
I have not heard anything one way or the other about the Allston Village Street Fair. If you know more about it, please reply and weigh in.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA

Hello #AllstonMA and #BrightonMA friends. Please be advised that Sunday's scheduled parade and Honan road race have been cancelled due to the looming bad weather.
I have not heard anything one way or the other about the Allston Village Street Fair. If you know more about it, please reply and weigh in.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA

Hello #AllstonMA and #BrightonMA friends. Please be advised that Sunday's scheduled parade and Honan road race have been cancelled due to the looming bad weather.
I have not heard anything one way or the other about the Allston Village Street Fair. If you know more about it, please reply and weigh in.
#Allston #Brighton #Boston #BostonMA

If anybody in the Greater #BostonMA Area is writing about the corporate capture of edtech and AI in higher ed, a timely fieldwork opportunity: https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/spaces/microsoft-ai-maker-space/

If anybody in the Greater #BostonMA Area is writing about the corporate capture of edtech and AI in higher ed, a timely fieldwork opportunity: https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/spaces/microsoft-ai-maker-space/

If anybody in the Greater #BostonMA Area is writing about the corporate capture of edtech and AI in higher ed, a timely fieldwork opportunity: https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/spaces/microsoft-ai-maker-space/

If anybody in the Greater #BostonMA Area is writing about the corporate capture of edtech and AI in higher ed, a timely fieldwork opportunity: https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/spaces/microsoft-ai-maker-space/

Anatomy of a recent AI robocall and how I responded to it

On Friday, I received a call from 351-300-0683 which my phone identified as suspected spam. The caller ID showed up as “Ms. Leila’s NeighborSchool”, which I can find no evidence of on the internet so I suspect it no longer exists and the phone number was reassigned.

I declined the call, so it went to voicemail. The caller left this message:
#robocalls #spam #tcpa #CambridgeHonda #ClassAction #Cambridge #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonMA
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Anatomy of a recent AI robocall and how I responded to it

On Friday, I received a call from 351-300-0683 which my phone identified as suspected spam. The caller ID showed up as “Ms. Leila’s NeighborSchool”, which I can find no evidence of on the internet so I suspect it no longer exists and the phone number was reassigned.

I declined the call, so it went to voicemail. The caller left this message:
#robocalls #spam #tcpa #CambridgeHonda #ClassAction #Cambridge #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonMA
1/8

Anatomy of a recent AI robocall and how I responded to it

On Friday, I received a call from 351-300-0683 which my phone identified as suspected spam. The caller ID showed up as “Ms. Leila’s NeighborSchool”, which I can find no evidence of on the internet so I suspect it no longer exists and the phone number was reassigned.

I declined the call, so it went to voicemail. The caller left this message:
#robocalls #spam #tcpa #CambridgeHonda #ClassAction #Cambridge #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonMA
1/8

Anatomy of a recent AI robocall and how I responded to it

On Friday, I received a call from 351-300-0683 which my phone identified as suspected spam. The caller ID showed up as “Ms. Leila’s NeighborSchool”, which I can find no evidence of on the internet so I suspect it no longer exists and the phone number was reassigned.

I declined the call, so it went to voicemail. The caller left this message:
#robocalls #spam #tcpa #CambridgeHonda #ClassAction #Cambridge #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonMA
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Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...

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Boston, July 18, 1972.

The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.

Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.

Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.

The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.

That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”

And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.

The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.

#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven

Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...

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Boston, July 18, 1972.

The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.

Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.

Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.

The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.

That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”

And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.

The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.

#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven

Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...

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Boston, July 18, 1972.

The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.

Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.

Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.

The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.

That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”

And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.

The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.

#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven

Stumbled on this post in a vintage Boston group. I think folks here will enjoy this...

-----------------------------------------------------------

Boston, July 18, 1972.

The Rolling Stones were supposed to play the Boston Garden that night. Fifteen thousand people were already inside, waiting for Mick, Keith and the boys to show up. Only problem was, the Stones weren't anywhere near Boston. Fog had forced their plane to land at T.F. Green in Rhode Island, and while they were waiting to get out of there, an altercation with police ended with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and three others getting hauled off to jail. Meanwhile, back at the Garden, 15,000 people were sitting around wondering what the hell was going on.

Stevie Wonder kept playing to buy some time, but everybody knew nobody had come to the Garden that night just to see Stevie. Boston was also dealing with trouble in the South End, so Mayor Kevin White had a decision to make. He needed his cops in the streets, but he also had a Garden full of angry Stones fans who had been waiting all night. So White went down there himself and started making calls. Somehow he got the Stones sprung from the Rhode Island lockup on $50 bail and into his personal custody.

Then the mayor walked onto the Garden stage, sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, and told 15,000 people, “The Stones have been busted, but I have sprung them!” The place went nuts. White arranged for the MBTA to stay open late, kept the crowd occupied while the Stones headed north with a police escort, and at one point was even throwing a football into the stands. You couldn't make this stuff up.

The Stones finally hit the Garden stage around 12:45 in the morning and played until after 2. They were hours late, but the crowd was still there. Nobody went home empty-handed, and Boston avoided what could have been one hell of a mess.

That's the kind of Boston story I love. No fancy press conference. No committee meeting. Just Kevin White walking into a packed Garden full of pissed-off people and basically saying, “Relax. They're coming.”

And somehow, the mayor pulled it off.

The Stones played. The crowd went home happy and Boston got one hell of a story.

#Boston #BostonMA #BostonGarden #RollingStones #KevinWhite #KevinFromHeaven

#3GoodThings @3goodthings

1. It's a beautiful day today, sunny and 80°F.

2. Picnic lunch date on the #motorcycle with Spouse, eating lunch and then walking by the river, culminating in…

3. Discovered a new ice cream place, https://www.naturalfruttiberri.com, which has absolutely amazing Saffron & Rose soft serve.
#Boston #BostonMA #Watertown #WatertownMA #food

#3GoodThings @3goodthings

1. It's a beautiful day today, sunny and 80°F.

2. Picnic lunch date on the #motorcycle with Spouse, eating lunch and then walking by the river, culminating in…

3. Discovered a new ice cream place, https://www.naturalfruttiberri.com, which has absolutely amazing Saffron & Rose soft serve.
#Boston #BostonMA #Watertown #WatertownMA #food

#3GoodThings @3goodthings

1. It's a beautiful day today, sunny and 80°F.

2. Picnic lunch date on the #motorcycle with Spouse, eating lunch and then walking by the river, culminating in…

3. Discovered a new ice cream place, https://www.naturalfruttiberri.com, which has absolutely amazing Saffron & Rose soft serve.
#Boston #BostonMA #Watertown #WatertownMA #food

#3GoodThings @3goodthings

1. It's a beautiful day today, sunny and 80°F.

2. Picnic lunch date on the #motorcycle with Spouse, eating lunch and then walking by the river, culminating in…

3. Discovered a new ice cream place, https://www.naturalfruttiberri.com, which has absolutely amazing Saffron & Rose soft serve.
#Boston #BostonMA #Watertown #WatertownMA #food

RE: https://mastodon.social/@starluna/117178735851915855

@starluna tagging me here gives me an opportunity to provide an update about what Boston poll-workers have been told regarding Feds showing up at the polls.

This is a long thread, so buckle up.
#Boston #BostonMA #politics #MAPoli #BosPoli #elections #voting #pollWorker

Bottom line up front: Feds at polls are considered observers, and if they don’t follow the rules observers are required to follow they can be removed or arrested if they refuse to leave.

Read on for more.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@starluna/117178735851915855

@starluna tagging me here gives me an opportunity to provide an update about what Boston poll-workers have been told regarding Feds showing up at the polls.

This is a long thread, so buckle up.
#Boston #BostonMA #politics #MAPoli #BosPoli #elections #voting #pollWorker

Bottom line up front: Feds at polls are considered observers, and if they don’t follow the rules observers are required to follow they can be removed or arrested if they refuse to leave.

Read on for more.
1/20

Analyzing the Red Sox’s Potential in MLB Postseason https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/790254/ #AmericanLeague #AmericanLeagueEast #Baseball #BaseballInjury #BaseballOdds #BaseballPreview #BostonMA #BostonRedSox #Injury #MajorLeagueBaseballPlayoffs #MajorLeagueBaseballPostseason #MLB #MLBInjury #MlbMatchup #MLBOdds #MLBPlayoffs #MLBPostseason #MLBPreview #MlbNews #SonnyGray #Sports