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The Geek's Raven
[An excerpt, with thanks to Marcus Bales]

Once upon a midnight dreary,
fingers cramped and vision bleary,
System manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,
Longing for the warmth of bedsheets,
Still I sat there, doing spreadsheets:
Having reached the bottom line,
I took a floppy from the drawer.
Typing with a steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command
But got instead a reprimand: it read "Abort, Retry, Ignore".

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The homeless are no longer allowed to be legal residents of Oklahoma

With all the new security measures in place in the U.S. these days, REAL ID, etc., it's hardly surprising that new opportunities would arise for States and the Feds to deal with various social issues and problems. In Oklahoma, and probably other states, they have used this opportunity to create obstacles and problems that could effectively solve the problem of the homeless. Simply make it difficult or impossible for them to prove their identity as legal residents! Until about a year ago, it was very easy, and not particularly expensive, to obtain an Oklahoma State ID, with picture and fingerprint proof of identity. Simply go to one of many conveniently available tag agencies, get photographed and fingerprinted, and your new ID was immediately produced and available to be taken away on site. Not anymore! Now, you make an appointment at a tag agency. They may or may not be available at your appointment. If they are available, they will take fingerprints and photograph, but, instead of being immediately available, your ID will, supposedly, be mailed sometime, from somewhere, out of state. No responsibility is taken for when, or if, you ever receive your ID at all. A reliable mailing address is necessary, which is often difficult or impossible to arrange. And, the state legally requires that some kind of "residential" address be provided to be put on the ID, even if the applicant is homeless, and actually has no residential address, at all. No doubt, the residential address and mailing address are easily confused, and are frequently confused. Great system! This system should effectively end the problem of homelessness in the state of Oklahoma. The State of Oklahoma has legally arranged to deny the existence of homelessness in their state.

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