●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, March 08, 2023 ●● ● Mar 08 [00:00] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [00:00] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [00:00] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [00:00] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-448.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [00:30] schestowitz-pi2 Duration of masters degrees to be shortened https://cphpost.dk/2023-03-07/news/politics/duration-of-masters-degrees-to-be-shortened/ [00:30] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-cphpost.dk | Duration of masters degrees to be shortened - The Post The Post [00:31] schestowitz-pi2 eventually they might just ask you for tuition fees to get one [00:40] schestowitz-pi2 Slashdot article with some new news about Daryl http://grokthelaw.freeforums.net/thread/394/slashdot-article-new-news-daryl [00:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-grokthelaw.freeforums.net | Slashdot article with some new news about Daryl | GroktheLaw ● Mar 08 [03:53] schestowitz-pi2 Abandoning security theatre at long last? Little by little? https://yle.fi/a/74-20021299 [03:53] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-yle.fi | Helsinki Airport to toss out travel-sized bottle requirements by summer | News | Yle Uutiset ● Mar 08 [04:54] techrights[sec] m$ may be running out of marketing money and will have to rely more on its [04:54] techrights[sec] cult's minions for free actions [04:54] techrights[sec] chatgpt is probably completely unsutainable for them an only burning unused [04:54] techrights[sec] azure space in their empty datacenters. It's certainly costing them money [04:54] techrights[sec] in both ways, without a revenue let alone a profit [04:54] techrights[sec] Probably more government bailouts are on the way. [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 i posted a lot of links yesterday, but this was not why i lacked time to do articles [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 the real reason was, pension investigation [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 i'm going to do some articles and maybe videos today [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 topics needed [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 i have some ideas, but they are not "great" [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 also, i should note, not many anti-linux articles out there so far this year [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 just the typical "hey hi" spam/noise from microsoft [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 i think they accepted the losses in client side and tried "server" via "clown" (Azure) [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 now that it's failing microsoft is 'pulling a metaverse" (meta) [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 with "hey hi" [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 this helpos delude some shareholder [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 "no, we are not actually losing, we are just CHANGING" [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 admfubar posted something related to this in #techrights about an hour ago [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 it's basically a sort of alarm among investors or something [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 hey hi might, after all, not be possible to monetise, according to them [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 gpt-4 is just more waste of power and does not fix the glaring issues [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 hey hi hype is waste of money along two lines [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 1) spam budget [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 2) electricity bills (plus hardware, staff...) [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 let them burn themselves out [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 the chatbot is worthless, glorified ELIZA [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 it DID help persuade the media not to talk about the layoffs [04:57] schestowitz-pi2 inc. github, azure layoffs ● Mar 08 [05:00] techrights[sec] it [05:00] techrights[sec] Probably more government bailouts are on the way. [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 microsoft has had the media declare there is an "HEY HI _ARMS_ race" [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 this is "war" [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 china china china [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 give us bailout, we are market LEEEEDERS. NOM NOM NOM. [05:09] techrights[sec] Apparently they need bailouts to maintain even the illusion. [05:09] techrights[sec] Especially 2) [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]] [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > The article singles out Microsoft's software for rejection. It says [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > nothing about Apple's software, which is roughly equally unjust. [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > They are not exactly equivalent, but each does important injustices [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > that the other doesn't do (or not that we know of). [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > My experience says that this is likely to have the effect of teaching [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > people that Apple is superior. [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > I was also disappointed that it doesn't criticize nonfree software [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 > as unethical. Did I overlook something to that effect? [05:09] schestowitz-pi2 On the basis of ethics, in various senses, Microsoft is by far worse. To spare a lot of examples (history of 50 years almost), let's just say that Microsoft's attack on computing in general, on computer users in general, and on GNU/Linux is not comparable to what any other company did. Not even close. [05:11] techrights[sec] These days Apple is trying hard to catch up with m$ on the race to the bottom. [05:11] techrights[sec] Maybe if there is a follow up article it could emphasize the general unethical [05:11] techrights[sec] nature of proprietary software. Apple seems to be working an approach towards [05:11] techrights[sec] lock-in via the file formats and "cloud". I hear that when using Apple systems [05:11] techrights[sec] it is all but impossible to avoid uploading your files to them. Eventually [05:11] techrights[sec] they will pull an Adobe. [05:20] techrights[sec] With Adobe it may be that you have to, in practice, [05:20] techrights[sec] upload all your files to them to even begin to work on them with rented software [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 the media will call it smart, clown, and modern [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 this is where peer pressure can really harm people [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 inc. advertising [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 which is a phanton "friend" [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 in FB's case, they might even borrow the face [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 it creates a sort of social anxiety [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 and nobody wants to "admit" using an 'old' phone [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 or doing things the 'old' way [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 "what will my friends think !!" [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 https://blog.opensource.org/meet-the-2023-candidates-for-osis-board/ [05:23] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-blog.opensource.org | Meet the 2023 candidates for OSIs board - Voices of Open Source [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 thoughts? [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 Gael Blondelle (proposed by Open Forum Europe) [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 Gabriele Columbro (proposed by Linux Foundation) [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 Matt Jarvis (proposed by OpenUK) [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 Anne-Marie Scott (proposed by Apereo Foundation) [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 they even tell me the genders [05:23] schestowitz-pi2 thst's more important than software freedom [05:25] techrights[sec] d software [05:25] techrights[sec] Facebook dumping "Metaverse" apparently and trying to jump on the low-income [05:25] techrights[sec] high-energy costs of "AI" instead [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 spring has come. 1 degree here, i was thinking about bringing the bikes out and garden [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 but that can wait.. [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 i want to see if by summer we get "sane" numbers of weekly deaths [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 if not, the "new normal" is like 100,000 _extra_ deaths per year [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 across all age groups [05:53] schestowitz-pi2 RMS gave talks in Spain, India, and Switzerland at the end of last year. FSF did not even _mention_ them. https://stallman.org/talks.html next week he turns 70 and the following day he gives a talk that the FSF did in fact advertise. It's about so-called "phones" that are "smart". [05:53] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-stallman.org | Talks - Richard Stallman [05:55] schestowitz-pi2 i just posted something about OSI [05:55] schestowitz-pi2 not sure the above has much in it to be worth publishing (rms and fsf) [05:55] schestowitz-pi2 regarding sco, i cannot add much to the debate, just mention the importance of the date [05:55] schestowitz-pi2 anything about microsoft "hey hi" at this point would be "free publicity" ● Mar 08 [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 ZDNet has changed the presentation of the "Linux" section to hide how inactive the site has truly become. It's the next CNET, a botfarm. [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 "do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information" is a lie. ZDNet sells your data through its owner/parent company. This is face-saving obligatory lie. https://www.zdnet.com/do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information/ [06:03] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Do Not Sell or Share My Information | ZDNET [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Do Not Sell or Share My Information | ZDNET [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 34.13 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 215.23 swarm size (avg): 0 [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 " 2023 ZDNET, A Red Ventures company. All rights reserved." " 2023 CNET, a Red Ventures company. All rights reserved." Same company, same shit. Expect yet MORE layoffs and more bot-written fake 'articles'. Red Ventures is a data-harvesting operation and it issues lies/clickbait to lure you into the spyboxes. [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 view-source:https://www.cnet.com/do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information/ so they say, hey!! you can opt out of spying. just fill out this form in a page with dozens of XSS/trackers!! [06:04] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information - CNET [06:04] schestowitz-pi2 -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information - CNET [06:04] schestowitz-pi2 The WWW is no longer a news platform and probably never was. Unlike newspapers, it lacks a viable business model for anything other than manipulation, surveillance, and censorship. Those three things say what the REAL product is. It's NOT news and not information. [06:58] schestowitz-pi2 "I feel sad about leaving this behind, but also relieved from the amount of work, not to speak of the insults (You are a Nazi etc) I often get from the Debian side. I also feel sorry for all of you who have relied on these packages for long time, have given valuable feedback and helpful comments." http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/03/08/End_of_support_and_updates_to_the_KDE_Plasma_Debian_builds.shtml [06:58] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines End of support and updates to the KDE/Plasma Debian builds ● Mar 08 [08:11] techrights[sec] Can the hypertext anchore text be expanded from "don't even code" to [08:11] techrights[sec] "people who don't even code" instead? Thinking SEO and such there. [08:11] techrights[sec] s/anchore/anchor/ [08:11] techrights[sec] https://www.grammarly.com/blog/sentence-diagramming/ [08:11] techrights[sec] https://www.wikihow.com/Diagram-Sentences [08:11] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Everything You Need to Know About Sentence Diagramming | Grammarly [08:11] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-How to Diagram Sentences: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow [08:13] schestowitz-pi2 I've just changed the anchor text ● Mar 08 [09:41] techrights[sec] thanks [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 regarding my letter [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 i joked that I could: [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 1) cc, "so how has that secret money from bill gates worked out for you, eh?" [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 emails to the CEO are now bouncing [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 from... GMAIL!! [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 weird [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 not sure if forwarding relay or... [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 2) send cc to his g/f in the US [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 then hear days later he has been kicked out with a suitcase [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 he is working double-shifts at the moment [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 trying to slow down the collapse, which is inevitable [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 when i organise all the evidence i think it can be reported to auth/police [09:45] schestowitz-pi2 no point using a lawyer from a company that hides [09:57] techrights[sec] It certainly appears that fraud and other crimes may have been committed by [09:57] techrights[sec] the company executives. [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 better to report to authorities before or after I publish aboutit? [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 I think I already have right here all the evidence that I need. I don't want to give them [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 time to shift money between unfrozen accounts. ● Mar 08 [10:09] techrights[sec] What did your lawyer have to say? [10:35] techrights[sec] Not about suing about about the most effective channel to report the crime to. [10:35] schestowitz-pi2 no point suing [10:35] schestowitz-pi2 as by the time it's a finished case they cannot pay up [10:36] techrights[sec] Not about suing about about the most effective channel to report the crime to. [10:59] techrights[sec] o report the crime to. [10:59] techrights[sec] Then is there any further action needed on your part? Will the provider [10:59] techrights[sec] report any criminal activity they might find or is it practice to cover it up? [10:59] techrights[sec] What kind of evidence is needed for a formal police report? ● Mar 08 [11:00] schestowitz-pi2 i already reported to the pension provider [11:00] schestowitz-pi2 they are investigating, but there's no timeline [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 been over a day already [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 i cannot rely on them as they have no strong incentive to work on this quickly [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 and swifly and cannot seize a bank account [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 the most obvious evidence is, [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 them saying (manager, recorded) my money wasn't paid in [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 against all my payslips showing otherwise [11:01] techrights[sec] Is there a unit specializing in white collar crime? [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 and colleagues being stonewalled when asking the company about it [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 yes, it's not "999" police, I need to first check which unit [11:03] techrights[sec] Important to contact the right organization. [11:05] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:06] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 police here uses the term (in heading) [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 "MICROSOFT SCAMS" [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 as a category [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 as if only Microsoft applies [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 Microsoft itself is a scam [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 biab [11:18] schestowitz-pi2 OTA (on phone) ● Mar 08 [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 f*ing useless [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 met my expectations [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 they suggest phoning someone else [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 oe solicitor etc. [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 maybe I'll cover this in my personal site ● Mar 08 [13:34] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:34] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:36] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [13:36] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@nqkitbgnqjad4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 "Left commentators on YouTube periodically raise alarms about the algorithmic bias on YouTube that favors right wing outlets and broadcasters." https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/08/drug-use-harm-reduction-and-youtube-hyperventilators/ | Source: Counter Punch [13:56] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Drug Use, Harm Reduction, and YouTube Hyperventilators - CounterPunch.org ● Mar 08 [14:08] techrights[sec] I'm disappointed but not surprised. It's about as same as their coverage [14:08] techrights[sec] for computer crime, death threats, and everything else. [14:08] techrights[sec] Is there /any/ way to pressure them into filing a report on the matter? [14:08] techrights[sec] Is dealing with crime still their responsibility? [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 i shall post portions maybe this week [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 i need to first listen and write down time markers [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 also, this will be second of a set of 3 [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 in the Standard Life section [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 after that I can get back to NOW:Pensions [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 I not only warned them about the account holder [14:17] schestowitz-pi2 but also have them on the record lying to me about sending 2 people [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 written assurances [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 either way, it's both a deterrence and liability for them [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 so it sort of shields of solidifies the newer accounts [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 however, the older one is likely worth like 12k per staff [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 could easily amount to 100k total [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 for a company that keeps its uk accounts empty, [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 based on the accountants' report [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 epo is becoming a liability to the eu (see the link in latest Daily Links) [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 likewise, sirius helps me report on the state of pensions... and police enforcement [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 so i'm grateful in a sense for _that_ (at least; yes, it's generally annoying, but that's life) [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 rianne goes to central library tomorrow [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 we practice topics [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 like, how the library can compete for kids' minds and "(screen)time" [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 i make the argument that offering more terminals with internet misses the point [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 as that would compete over the wrong things [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 she had some better ideas [14:48] schestowitz-pi2 she doesn't do any social control media, but watches some channels in youtube a lot [14:50] techrights[sec] Wise. There is generally no safe level of exposure so best to keep it [14:50] techrights[sec] second or third hand. [14:54] schestowitz-pi2 fishing expedition, but techdirt defends condy nasty. just bypass these "masters; they're themselves the censorship monsters https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/07/reddit-pushes-back-on-idiotic-unmasking-fishing-expedition-by-movie-studios/ | Source: Techdirt [14:54] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Reddit Pushes Back On Idiotic Unmasking Fishing Expedition By Movie Studios | Techdirt [14:55] schestowitz-pi2 some time in the coming weeks we might know [14:55] schestowitz-pi2 rianne goes to yorkshare next week [14:55] schestowitz-pi2 *shire ● Mar 08 [15:05] schestowitz-pi2 did i miss something? [15:05] schestowitz-pi2 i looked away, session was reset [15:11] schestowitz-pi2 snowing here today [15:11] schestowitz-pi2 but doesn't "feel" cold ● Mar 08 [17:17] schestowitz-pi2 wrapping things up shorty [17:17] schestowitz-pi2 this month will be culmination of months of investigation [17:17] schestowitz-pi2 should be "fun"... ● Mar 08 [21:16] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@23e3k5titpcus.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 08 [23:05] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed)