●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, January 02, 2022 ●● ● Jan 02 [00:20] *SomeH4x0r has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:21] *SomeH4x0r (~someh4xx@yaf5revuadim4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [01:12] *psydroid4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:22] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 02 [02:28] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@yfek6fr3tfmr2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [02:35] schestowitz-TR Hi, [02:35] schestowitz-TR I have some spare time [02:35] schestowitz-TR I thought the following might be worth implementing: [02:35] schestowitz-TR trigger update of latest vids page when a new post gets published [02:35] schestowitz-TR as part of the existing pipeline [02:35] schestowitz-TR then, gemini is called to do the same, after http [02:35] schestowitz-TR caveat: tr-remote-gemini-cron-updater is using key-based access to the SBC [02:35] schestowitz-TR it does not do the same over http/s [02:35] schestowitz-TR so I am typing away in ytalk [02:35] schestowitz-TR thinking some php hackm for calling the back end [02:35] schestowitz-TR the refresh-gllarry script tuns in userspace [02:35] schestowitz-TR I will check if wordpress can be chained to a shell script [02:38] schestowitz__[TR] techrights bin]$ time ./refresh-video-gallery.sh [02:38] schestowitz__[TR] real 0m0.038s [02:38] schestowitz__[TR] user 0m0.032s [02:38] schestowitz__[TR] sys 0m0.016s [02:39] schestowitz__[TR] so upon some further investigation, one viable option might be to run it every 5 minutes (any downsides? it's not so i/o-intensive), then put a time delay of at least 300 seconds in tr-remote-gemini-cron-updater, just to give it enough time to fetch the latest addition ● Jan 02 [03:04] *SomeH4x0r has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:07] *SomeH4x0r (~someh4xx@u24cqz6d6jkie.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] Upon the start of a new year: [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] gemini@raspberrypi:~/gemini/tr_text_version $ /home/gemini/bin/gemini-cron-updater.sh [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] Sun 2 Jan 03:54:50 GMT 2022 [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] mkdir: cannot create directory ./bulletins/2022/01/: No such file or directory [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] So I've made a note to myself to create a new year's director for: [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] bulletins [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] boycottnovell [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] irc [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] social [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] techbytes [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] I've also made some changes, which the git logs now. [04:19] schestowitz__[TR] The main changes are in a Perl file. I'm not good at Perl, so likely added poor practices to the file. Could use a fast audit. ;-) [04:50] Techrights-sec2 Tampere might be a wholly owned microsoft subsidiary wit hthe ability to [04:50] Techrights-sec2 mint PhDs in exchange for 3 years of work+marketing. m$ has its own union of [04:50] Techrights-sec2 sort to coordinate attacks, afaik. ● Jan 02 [05:14] schestowitz-TR Thanks for hacking on my perl 'hack' [05:14] schestowitz-TR It's much better now clarity-wise [05:14] Techrights-sec2 np [05:20] Techrights-sec2 the gemini clients don't make a clear distinction between Gemini links [05:20] Techrights-sec2 and ones requiring a non-Gemini, external browser, Without additional [05:20] Techrights-sec2 markings, it is all too easy to accidentally click on one and be subjected [05:20] Techrights-sec2 to not just a pop-up window but a whole application. [05:20] schestowitz-TR not just ANY application, like 200MB of it! [05:21] schestowitz-TR last I chedked, in amfora config files you can only specify what to use for http/s but nothing for multimedia [05:21] Techrights-sec2 :/ for a lean browser, yeah [05:21] schestowitz-TR netsurf is about 32mb blank, older firefox around 200mb [05:24] Techrights-sec2 There's slightly more flexibility in Amfora than that but not much more [05:24] Techrights-sec2 and I'm trying to leave it as close to default as I can. Though I have [05:24] Techrights-sec2 changed my client's colors for extrnal protocol links. [05:24] schestowitz-TR so have I,. for monitoring I use it a lot [05:24] schestowitz-TR bill's guardian now writes about "prince andrew" again... I suppose all that googlebombing will play with people's memory [05:31] Techrights-sec2 yes and to completely distract from bill; it looks like the press aims to [05:31] Techrights-sec2 focus on the prince as the sole bad guy; given how few testimonies and witnesses [05:31] Techrights-sec2 were at the trial, I suspect that selection of witnesses was *very* carefully [05:31] Techrights-sec2 curated to leave only the prince exposed; he'll take one for the team and [05:31] Techrights-sec2 being old and royal nothing will happen and then the press will move on [05:31] Techrights-sec2 leaving the actual criminals unaddressed, is one likely outcome of it all. [05:33] schestowitz-TR all we can do it use these articles to ROPE in what they distract from, or bring up the related bits, ESP. when that's done by Bill-funded 'media' like The Beelb (BBC), guardian, and N- P.R. [05:34] Techrights-sec2 ack [05:34] schestowitz-TR he thinks he can move on by drowning out tyhe signal with greenwashing puff pieces, but people push back [05:35] Techrights-sec2 I hope that pushback continues; however he continues to buy lots of reputation [05:35] Techrights-sec2 management and revisionism ● Jan 02 [06:07] schestowitz__[TR]
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    Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects
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    Six years ago, I wrote a post speaking out against the use of Slack for the instant messaging needs of FOSS projects. In retrospect, this article is not very good, and in the years since, another proprietary chat fad has stepped up to bat: Discord. Its time to revisit this discussion.

    [06:07] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html">Please ) [06:07] schestowitz__[TR]

    In short, using Discord for your free software/open source (FOSS) software project is a very bad idea. Free software matters thats why youre writing it, after all. Using Discord partitions your community on either side of a walled garden, with one side thats willing to use the proprietary Discord client, and one side that isnt. It sets up users who are passionate about free software i.e. your most [06:07] schestowitz__[TR] passionate contributors or potential contributors as second-class citizens.

    • [06:51] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:56] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@joseon-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [06:56] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [08:00] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 02 [09:26] *tech_exorcist (~tech_exorcist@28sj384zrmwke.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:28] *liberty_box (~liberty@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [11:14] *psydroid4 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:48] Techrights-sec2 apropos : gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/01/02/louis-on-gnu-linux/ [11:48] Techrights-sec2 the text he was reading (while drunk?) is frequently pasted all over the place [11:48] Techrights-sec2 by trolls to get mods agitated against FOSS. It has been an ongoing tactic [11:48] Techrights-sec2 for decades. [11:49] schestowitz-TR did not know, but he did not seem too happy. [11:51] Techrights-sec2 back in an hour or two ● Jan 02 [13:25] schestowitz__[TR] " [13:25] schestowitz__[TR] Hard reckonings [13:25] schestowitz__[TR] Whether it's my own newfound awareness, or whether changes are happening in the world, increasingly on my radar is e-waste (WEEE) 1, the chemistry of electronic products and the effects of waste on the environment. This year I read much more on chip fabrication, VLSI composition, recycling (or lack of) and got deeper into the problems of hardware monopoly, questionable provenance and insecure supply chains, not just of software but the [13:25] schestowitz__[TR] gadgets it runs on. A more holistic understanding of tech rights as an ecological and global sociological issue has grown in my mind. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] Surprising myself, I've gone from a Bitcoin disciple to a crypto-dissident. Yes, we need a way to divorce human affairs from the wickedness of the banking elites, but this isn't it. Sometimes you just need the courage to say, oops I made a mistake, back to the drawing board. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] Pondering the trap that is "proof of waste" is depressing. It's one of those tragedies where we think we can solve it by "pushing through". If tomorrow we built enough fusion reactors to eliminate all fossil fuels and provide a surplus of electricity, Bitcoin would adjust its value and expand its activity to burn-off the entire surplus. We have created a monstrous non-intelligent paperclip maximiser. I wonder why we didn't see this coming; [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] that combining unfettered greed with a boundless appetite for energy might create a Godel Sentence for humanity already on the precipice of climate catastrophe. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] Staying the course [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] Another theme I have dealt with this year is "tenacity versus resignation". People have different coping strategies to technological terror, some get mad, some get even, some get the hell out of there. I began the year helping a student write an inspiring story of how he graduated without non-free software. Elsewhere I have encountered learned helplessness. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] With the supermarket boycott, a disappointing number of people said to me "But what's the point Andy? They're all just doing the same". Despite there being absolutely no evidence that other British supermarkets were violating privacy rights there's a pervading sense around tech that a possibility once is a necessity forever, which feeds into a nihilistic refusal to resist even the most tepid incursions by technological abusers. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] What I've learned is that small, polite but resolute gestures make big changes, and that standing intransigently up for principles as an army of one does make the difference. Despite every armchair theorist's wisdom on the intractability of 'network effects' we successfully flipped our whole family communication circle from Whatsapp to Signal in a few weeks. [13:26] schestowitz__[TR] " [13:33] *tech_exorcist has quit (connection closed) [13:39] *tech_exorcist (~tech_exorcist@9jw4gist7eai4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [14:00] schestowitz__[TR] x https://itwire.com/cio-trends/which-programming-language-and-technologies-should-you-learn-in-2022.html [14:00] schestowitz__[TR] # utter bullshit, not only are the numbers irrelevant, C# is not part of C/C++ [14:00] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-itwire.com | iTWire - Which programming language and technologies should you learn in 2022 [14:04] *tech_exorcist has quit (Quit: see you later) [14:09] schestowitz-TR weeks ago http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/The-Corona-Times/Ro [14:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/The-Corona-Times/Ro ) [14:09] schestowitz-TR y-s-Birthdays/20211217_140421 [14:09] schestowitz-TR weeks ago http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/The-Corona-Times/Roy-s-Birthdays/20211217_140421 [14:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com | 20211217 140421 [14:09] Techrights-sec2 nice; looked tasty [14:12] schestowitz__[TR] x https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/27/22855644/cipher-punk-nft-drop-jillian-york-opensea-tokens [14:12] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theverge.com | Messy NFT drop angers infosec pioneers with unauthorized portraits - The Verge [14:12] schestowitz__[TR] # the verge is usually much better and does not need to stoop to backing [14:12] schestowitz__[TR] # false allegations against RMS and casting aspersions against JA [14:12] schestowitz__[TR] Your stance on The Verge is FAR too generous. They're Gates-controlled (or were): [14:13] schestowitz__[TR] http://techrights.org/2020/07/16/gates-press-sunset/ [14:13] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The Gates Press (GatesGate) Part VI: Sunsetting for Now | Techrights [14:13] schestowitz__[TR] BTW, I saw the same article and pointed this out publicly [14:15] Techrights-sec2 too many publications are beholden to bill's money either through m$ [14:15] Techrights-sec2 advertising or else, much worse, through their slush fund^W^W foundation [14:15] schestowitz-TR yes, I just mark these for death or always point out the strings if I link to them [14:18] Techrights-sec2 it's hardd because of the propagana model which works by having a small [14:18] Techrights-sec2 weak carrier signal of decent articles which theu intersperse with disinformation [14:18] Techrights-sec2 and misdirection [14:18] Techrights-sec2 I avoid THe Register and THe Guardian still [14:18] Techrights-sec2 sending them traffic (I marked The Register recrntly) means you help all the othe [14:18] Techrights-sec2 r articleles they publish become more visible [14:18] schestowitz-TR sending them traffic (I marked The Register recrntly) means you help all the othe [14:18] schestowitz-TR r articleles they publish become more visible [14:38] Techrights-sec2 Wired and The Register both turned to crap, though were once great. [14:38] Techrights-sec2 WIred used to cover hot topics and policy matters. [14:38] schestowitz-TR nostalgic and sentimental attachment to something that's long-gone [14:39] Techrights-sec2 nah just complaining about the decline [14:39] schestowitz-TR see draft [14:40] schestowitz-TR I expect to link a lot to this kind of index, like the hospital series and Doyen/EQE [14:40] Techrights-sec2 ack [14:45] Techrights-sec2 The direction that Ford may be heading can be as bad or worse than where [14:45] Techrights-sec2 John Deere is now. The peoole forced to buy cars have no choice but to [14:45] Techrights-sec2 accept whatever is pushed on them by the dealers and the dealers promote [14:45] Techrights-sec2 what they are told to promote by the manufacturers. [14:45] Techrights-sec2 That's how the world ended up with everyone commuting to work in what are [14:45] Techrights-sec2 legally and tonnage-wise actually medium sized trucks. [14:50] schestowitz-TR OK, I have add you as a quote, which I think improves it a lot and gives diversity of opinions [14:57] schestowitz-TR 'https://smartgrowthamerica.org/bigger-vehicles-are-directly-resulting-in-more-de [14:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-smartgrowthamerica.org | Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of people walking - Smart Growth America [14:57] schestowitz-TR aths-of-people-walking/ [14:57] Techrights-sec2 'https://smartgrowthamerica.org/bigger-vehicles-are-directly-resulting-in-more-deaths-of-people-walking/ [14:58] schestowitz-TR interesting, never thought of it like that... but we try to walk away from roads when/if possible (parks/canal..) [14:59] schestowitz__[TR] see Rianne with Goslings months ago: http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/The-Corona-Times [14:59] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com | The Corona Times ● Jan 02 [17:10] *tech_exorcist (~tech_exorcist@agkps5rm7zn9y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [17:50] *Disconnected (Connection timed out). ● Jan 02 [20:14] schestowitz > Okay. Well, I think Part 9 is probably ready. I will pause now so you [20:14] schestowitz > can ingest it if you like - please check links and give it one more [20:14] schestowitz > SPAG sanity check (spelling and grammar) [20:14] schestowitz Thanks, I've checked everything and it's ready to go but the server lost connectivity (that did not happen last year) and the admin is AFK :-o so I hope the site will be back online soon. Last year we had better uptime than AWS. [20:53] schestowitz > please do one last diff, as I picked up a few typos. [20:53] schestowitz > [20:53] schestowitz > I will check the main site in an hour [20:53] schestowitz > [20:53] schestowitz > Lets chat about your video one day when you have time, [20:53] schestowitz > it was awesome. [20:53] schestowitz OK, I will check one para at the time and compare again... when the network is back online ;-) [20:53] schestowitz Been down for 3 hours already. Worst duration in ~4 years. ● Jan 02 [21:31] *Now talking on #boycottnovell [21:31] *Topic for #boycottnovell is: TechRights.org | Channel #boycottnovell for http://TechRights.org | Free Software Sentry watching and reporting maneuvers of those who oppose software freedom :: please also join channels #techrights and #boycottnovell-social [21:31] *Topic for #boycottnovell set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:22:10 2021 [21:31] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *schestowitz has quit (Connection closed) [21:31] *spazzz (~spazz@urifce6zxwtdi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *viera (~viera@njsz8uc49vydg.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *rianne_ (~rianne@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *Seaduck- (~seaduck@ys9kag65kxsiu.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *rianne__ (~rianne@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:31] *rianne (~rianne@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:32] *libertybox (~schestowitz_log@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:32] *liberty_box (~liberty@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:32] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:32] *schestowitz (~roy@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:32] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +q #boycottnovell schestowitz [21:32] *schestowitz (~schestowi@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [21:34] *buzzert (~buzzert@zmgw33tt22mkn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:35] *leah (~leah@wrh2nipuzrd3y.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:36] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #boycottnovell [21:36] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #boycottnovell MinceR [21:37] *TechrightsBN (~b0t@ju4kayhrhsm6a.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:37] TechrightsBN Hello World! I'm TechrightsBN running phIRCe v0.75 [21:43] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@txi9fstwkuxpq.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:44] *qa2 (~sid145515@frp6gv52kp9fi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 02 [22:05] *activelow (~activelow@5j2hsrvteqpeu.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [22:16] schestowitz "I don't know what we can do to work towards Greener Gadgets and tackle World Wide Waste 2021. It's one small part of thinking as a Digital Vegan." [22:35] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: Leaving) [22:37] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell