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schestowitz-TR<DaemonFC> https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/10/07/hundreds-of-janitors-strike-at-facebook-campuses-across-bay-area-amid-impending-layoffs/Oct 08 00:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.eastbaytimes.com | Hundreds of janitors strike at Facebook campuses across Bay Area amid impending layoffsOct 08 00:14
schestowitz-TR[00:13] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- www.eastbaytimes.com | Hundreds of janitors strike at Facebook campuses across Bay Area amid impending layoffsOct 08 00:14
schestowitz-TR[00:13] <DaemonFC> A janitor strike at Facebook.Oct 08 00:14
schestowitz-TR[00:13] <schestowitz[TR]> "liiike" +1Oct 08 00:14
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schestowitz-TRvice layoffsOct 08 08:02
schestowitz-TRamong othersOct 08 08:02
schestowitz-TRseems aurora, the troll's employer, wants to be sold to microsoftOct 08 08:02
Techrights-sec:/Oct 08 08:02
Techrights-secIt's not the first round, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/business/media/vice-media-layoffs.htmlOct 08 08:09
Techrights-secBut merely a continuation,Oct 08 08:09
Techrights-sechttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/multiple-editorial-staff-laid-off-at-viceOct 08 08:09
Techrights-secand there was another round in the summer:Oct 08 08:09
Techrights-sechttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/vox-media-fires-39-staffers-across-company-due-to-economic-uncertaintyOct 08 08:09
Techrights-secDownsizing is anti-investment and an ideology not a business strategy.Oct 08 08:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nytimes.com | After a shift to video, Vice Media lays off writers. - The New York TimesOct 08 08:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Multiple editorial staff laid off at Vice | GamesIndustry.bizOct 08 08:09
Techrights-secIt leads only to dissolution.  So if they are downsizing, then liquidationOct 08 08:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Vox Media fires 39 staffers across company due to economic uncertainty | GamesIndustry.bizOct 08 08:09
Techrights-secappears to be their ultimate goal. Oct 08 08:09
schestowitz-TRthis was discussed in irc last night before midnightOct 08 08:10
Techrights-seccheckingOct 08 08:33
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "I’ve been a parent for a long time, but the arrival of the new baby has alienated me from my friends. Especially (but not exclusively) the childless ones." gemini://degrowther.smol.pub/20220708_baby_bluesOct 08 09:26
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Techrights-sec"But we dont have a healthy culture, so here we are."       Oct 08 09:30
schestowitz-TRi might leave for a stroll in a bitOct 08 09:30
schestowitz-TRit's nice an sunnyOct 08 09:30
schestowitz-TRnot sure how many more days like this we'll haveOct 08 09:30
Techrights-secackOct 08 09:34
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "It’s interesting the things you will do when your back is against a wall, and that’s exactly the position CounterPunch finds itself in. We are in a financial pickle." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/10/07/the-devil-is-knocking/ | Source: Counter PunchOct 08 09:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-The Devil is Knocking - CounterPunch.orgOct 08 09:44
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "CounterPunch needs your help and without it in generous measure in the next three weeks we will not survive." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/10/07/roaming-charges-71/ | Source: Counter PunchOct 08 10:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Roaming Charges: Up in Smoke, Down in Mirrors - CounterPunch.orgOct 08 10:50
schestowitz-TRback from stadiumOct 08 10:50
schestowitz-TRsillt mostly sunny, was clear sky when I leftOct 08 10:50
schestowitz-TRwe've got one video topic for today but need moreOct 08 10:58
schestowitz-TRi will try to get ideas when reaching rss feeds (soon)Oct 08 10:58
schestowitz-TRtook about an hour today to clean the tank completgely, including all the pebbles and stuffOct 08 10:58
schestowitz-TRbut next full change will be end of year, partial changes take about 10 minsOct 08 10:59
schestowitz-TRthe price of the treatment agents seems to have soaredOct 08 10:59
Techrights-secthere's a lot of illicit surveillance going on still around the net,Oct 08 10:59
Techrights-secTikTok seems to be ramping up drastically in that areaOct 08 10:59
Techrights-secs/TikTok/Bytedance/Oct 08 10:59
schestowitz-TRmore good reasons to lessen time spent on the www tbhOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRsean of gemini (second in command) us unemployed againOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRand solderpunk wrote a gempost yesterday Oct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRbut the funny thing isOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRthey don't need more timeOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRgemini is small, static, staleOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRthe last thing it needs is "improvementS"Oct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRit just needs more users/pagesOct 08 11:04
schestowitz-TRliving in boston has not been getting any cheaperOct 08 11:04
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Techrights-secackOct 08 11:09
schestowitz-TRif it is sunny again tomorrow, I might repearOct 08 11:10
schestowitz-TRit's where dubai tosses a ton of money for self-promotional purposesOct 08 11:10
schestowitz-TR*repeatOct 08 11:10
schestowitz-TRsince we are based here, maybe we won't be cut in case of rolling backoursOct 08 11:10
schestowitz-TR*outsOct 08 11:10
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schestowitzlots of green spaces and about 15 stadium-sizes pitches near us: https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=m126ph#map=15/53.4854/-2.1743Oct 08 11:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.openstreetmap.org | m126ph | OpenStreetMapOct 08 11:18
schestowitzwrong link. https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4869/-2.1850Oct 08 11:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.openstreetmap.org | OpenStreetMapOct 08 11:20
Techrights-seccheckingOct 08 11:30
Techrights-secIt looks like thre may be some fairly decent parks not so far away, tooOct 08 11:30
schestowitz-TRthat's good for bedminton, cycling, running, joggingOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TRsadly it's underutilisedOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TRlike, one person per 1/10 sqr/mileOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TReven on good daysOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TRbut the estate market is a shit investment atmOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TRso I don't expect logging etc.we only assume people prefer "couch & smart [sic] phone"Oct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TRsome walk the dog out, but not manyOct 08 11:33
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats? ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/gas-prices-democrats/ | Source: The NationOct 08 11:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.thenation.com | Will Gas Prices Tank Electoral Prospects for Democrats? | The NationOct 08 11:36
schestowitz-TRoctober surpriseOct 08 11:38
schestowitz-TRI suspect very much timed for effectOct 08 11:38
schestowitz-TRwe know who putin and mbs wantOct 08 11:38
schestowitz-TRiow, the voters in the us are asked to vote for foreign interestsOct 08 11:38
schestowitz-TRnot domesticOct 08 11:38
schestowitz-TRoil price as hostageOct 08 11:38
Techrights-secThe public in the US has been trained to respond to the relative fuel pricingOct 08 11:39
Techrights-secby voting in specified ways: raise the price and people mostly vote againstOct 08 11:39
Techrights-secthe incumbents, lower the price and people mostly vote for the incumbentsOct 08 11:39
Techrights-secThey've been trained to do that over generations now.Oct 08 11:39
schestowitz-TRus fancies speaking of 'election meddling'Oct 08 11:40
schestowitz-TRbut not in contexts such as theseOct 08 11:40
schestowitz-TRcrimea: gunpoint referendumOct 08 11:40
schestowitz-TRthis: blackmail with cost of livingOct 08 11:40
schestowitz-TRsome things "the government" says are correctOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRbut not everything it says is correctOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRtaking what it says without a grain of salt is badOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRbut in the us cynicism is now the defaultOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TResp. as both parties fail the large majorityOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRregarding prices, nothing is going to changeOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TResp. if people just obey with the government and its media sayOct 08 11:54
Techrights-secUsually they just bend the truth through multiple, selective omissionsOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRone recent example here is "Self-checkout"  and Spy metersOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRwhat's in it for the consumer?Oct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRyesterday I read that some shops abandon theseOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TRand people really should not shop in places to adopt theseOct 08 11:54
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "No one listened better than Studs. For those of you old enough to remember, that’s Studs Terkel, of course." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/pantheon-metropolitan-progressive-publishing/ | Source: The NationOct 08 11:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.thenation.com | The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone | The NationOct 08 11:55
schestowitz-TRmedia that's independent will be killed faster by inflationOct 08 11:56
schestowitz-TRthose who are not "in"Oct 08 11:56
schestowitz-TRgets squeezed the mostOct 08 11:56
schestowitz-TReven if they wrongly assumed their budget was "balanced"Oct 08 11:56
Techrights-secackOct 08 11:56
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Patents kill. "Their new bill is a giveaway to Big Pharma at the expense of seniors." ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/07/dems-say-bill-kill-price-controls-shows-gop-wants-you-spend-more-meds | Source: Common DreamsOct 08 12:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.commondreams.org | Dems Say Bill to Kill Price Controls Shows GOP 'Wants You… to Spend More' on MedsOct 08 12:00
schestowitz-TRin poor countries they raid news rooms and kidnap journalists from their homesOct 08 12:02
schestowitz-TRin rich countries the banks put publishers out of businessOct 08 12:02
schestowitz-TRso nobody knows how the patent system works, what copyright trolls do, how much bribery happens in gov.Oct 08 12:02
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> TikTok Tracking Non-Users - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Br9TX2MT-1M | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/Br9TX2MT-1MOct 08 12:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-yewtu.be | TikTok Tracking Non-Users - InvidiousOct 08 12:03
Techrights-secackOct 08 12:04
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> This was already patches upstream https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/ongoing-0-day-attacks-backdoor-zimbra-servers-by-sending-a-malicious-email/Oct 08 12:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-arstechnica.com | Unpatched Zimbra flaw under attack is letting hackers backdoor servers | Ars TechnicaOct 08 12:09
schestowitz-TR-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- arstechnica.com | Unpatched Zimbra flaw under attack is letting hackers backdoor servers | Ars TechnicaOct 08 12:09
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> What We Know About the Zero-Day Vulnerability Affecting Zimbra Collaboration and cpio | Flashpoint ⚓ https://flashpoint.io/blog/zero-day-vulnerability-zimbra-collaboration-cpio/ this seems to be a way to distract from several critical Microsoft flaws, including those affecting Exchange in a critical fashioOct 08 12:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-flashpoint.io | What We Know About the Zero-Day Vulnerability Affecting Zimbra Collaboration and cpio | FlashpointOct 08 12:09
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> the Zimbra issue is old news (about a month old) and servers have already been patched by responsible administratorsOct 08 12:10
Techrights-sec'they' must be really worried about the advance of FOSS to spread so muchOct 08 12:15
Techrights-secdated FUD about Zimbra and other projectsOct 08 12:15
Techrights-secOne giveaway is the use of the marketing phrase "zero-day"Oct 08 12:15
Techrights-secThat used to mean an exploit that was in active use before the vendor admittedOct 08 12:15
Techrights-secto it existing.  Now it just means bug with an exploit.  Oct 08 12:15
schestowitz-TRand as per Goodin, backdoor means not a backdoorOct 08 12:15
schestowitz-TRjust means server got compromisedOct 08 12:15
schestowitz-TRthat helps distract from what Microsoft is doingOct 08 12:15
schestowitz-TRthe real back doorsOct 08 12:16
Techrights-secpaid-for back doors on behalf of those that pay enough, or more specicificallyOct 08 12:17
Techrights-secbug doors.  Those are exploitable bugs about which the payers are informedOct 08 12:17
Techrights-seclong in advance of m$ getting around to patching them.  Oct 08 12:17
schestowitz-TRgiving the NSA adn FBI enough time to install a RAT or bootkit before the patches get deployed (too late)Oct 08 12:18
schestowitz-TRthe WIDNOWS of opportunityOct 08 12:18
Techrights-secAnd the FSB and just about any similar agency in all the other Internet-connected countries in the world.  Oct 08 12:19
schestowitz-TRwill add as POTENTIAL topicOct 08 12:19
schestowitz-TRseems like the zimbra hole might be a new oneOct 08 13:24
Techrights-secackOct 08 13:25
schestowitz-TRbut the last patch partly addresses it, I thinkOct 08 13:26
schestowitz-TRanyway, cisa released a list with THREE microsoft holesOct 08 13:26
schestowitz-TRactively exploitedOct 08 13:26
schestowitz-TRso some microsoft shill focus on the one that is "open source"Oct 08 13:26
Techrights-secCISA is a msft reseller working out of the DHS officesOct 08 13:27
Techrights-secwhich itself is a fraudOct 08 13:27
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> British gov. does not want to release COVID-19 too often becaus<techrights-news> British gov. does not want to release COVID-19 too often because then the public MIGHT study the data and might - GASP - reach different conclusions (from the media's)e then the public MIGHT study the data and might - GASP - reach different conclusions (from the media's)Oct 08 14:27
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> NHS Data: Almost Half of People Who Receive First COVID-19 Vaccine in England Are Children https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/10/08/first-covid-19-stats/Oct 08 14:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » NHS Data: Almost Half of People Who Receive First COVID-19 Vaccine in England Are ChildrenOct 08 14:27
Techrights-secackOct 08 14:27
schestowitz-TRonly a few hundreds per day decided to go on the wagon nowOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TR*decide Oct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRI want to know who has greater remorseOct 08 14:29
Techrights-secackOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRpeople who took shots and still got infectedOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRor people who waited and regret waitingOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRthe media cannot debate or discuss such questionsOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRit has become like a religionOct 08 14:29
schestowitz-TRhad to geta  digittal hand calculator to get these numbersOct 08 14:31
schestowitz-TRthey present what they fancyOct 08 14:31
schestowitz-TRand what looks goodOct 08 14:31
schestowitz-TRsomeone needs to be 'devil's advocate' hereOct 08 14:31
schestowitz-TResp. as evidence in the grapevine seems to contradict the central messaging strategyOct 08 14:31
Techrights-secAs we've discussed many times, there is very little independent press left anyOct 08 14:32
Techrights-secmore. Oct 08 14:32
schestowitz-TRin early 2021 I already started hearing stories from peopleOct 08 14:34
schestowitz-TRand those did not match what the media was tellingOct 08 14:34
schestowitz-TRthe hospitals here are filling up and it's like 15 degrees outside still, trees full of leavesOct 08 14:34
schestowitz-TRlater I will do some videosOct 08 14:34
schestowitz-TRI have at least 2 topics on the pile nowOct 08 14:34
Techrights-secackOct 08 14:34
schestowitz-TRto rant a little, much of this feels like reverse engineering the spin and lies with "statistics"Oct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRthey figure out how to make things good and adapt their measurements to fit the desires outcomeOct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRso my role here it to unspin the spin and to get the raw figures, then present them objectively and fully Oct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRor just show the parts they prefer not to be pronnouncedOct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRa lot of this is just looking at the same data over time and recalling what was observed before, then comparingOct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRthe media LOOOOVES comparring winters to summersOct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TRalways loved itOct 08 14:36
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Scotland Stopped Reporting COVID-19 Hospitalisations on 9/11 Despite Numbers Being TEN TIMES WORSE Than in 2020 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/10/08/scotland-vanishing-act/ policy unhinged from realityOct 08 14:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Scotland Stopped Reporting COVID-19 Hospitalisations on 9/11 Despite Numbers Being TEN TIMES WORSE Than in 2020Oct 08 14:46
Techrights-secackOct 08 14:47
schestowitz-TRin 2020 they still reported these numbers every dayOct 08 14:47
schestowitz-TR0   1   6   2   5 ...Oct 08 14:47
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> In August 2020 Very Few Scots Died With COVID-19 (Only 19 People), But Scotland Stops Reporting Coronavirus Deaths After an August With 206 Deaths (Over 10 Times Worse) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/10/08/scotland-secrecy/Oct 08 14:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » In August 2020 Very Few Scots Died With COVID-19 (Only 19 People), But Scotland Stops Reporting Coronavirus Deaths After an August With 206 Deaths (Over 10 Times Worse)Oct 08 14:59
schestowitz-TRtheyr BS rhymesOct 08 14:59
schestowitz-TR*theirOct 08 14:59
schestowitz-TRresearch mindset: let's reducedeath by doing studies on what causes them and what to do about itOct 08 15:04
schestowitz-TR2022 mindset: let's stop studying causes of deatha and just accept that longevity is fallingOct 08 15:04
Techrights-secackOct 08 15:04
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Generation Z for zombie (crackheads): "This morning I read a news story that absolutely horrified me. A high school in my area had all of their students walkout in protest of the school's new ban on mobile phones during class. Apparently, this is going on in many schools all over the world..." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=oWM2BrJO2hoOct 08 15:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-yewtu.be | Students Refuse To Give Up Phones In School - InvidiousOct 08 15:15
Techrights-secackOct 08 15:19
Techrights-secphone zombies are all over the sidewalks and parking lots these daysOct 08 15:19
schestowitz-TRthere is that Neanderthal cartoon where the upright man sits on a chair as he evolvesOct 08 15:21
schestowitz-TRthat cartoon can be updated to show him lying down supine with a "phone"Oct 08 15:21
schestowitz-TRwhile monkeys on branches got some real shit doneOct 08 15:21
Techrights-secackOct 08 15:40
Techrights-secthe article could enumerate some of the benefits of the GPL, maybe borrow something from LT's talk from 2012?Oct 08 16:15
schestowitz-TRdraftOct 08 16:16
schestowitz-TRI've added some text to that effect and will pursue a video of LT explaining itOct 08 16:16
Techrights-seccheckingOct 08 16:16
schestowitz-TRi cannot locate the video easilyOct 08 16:18
schestowitz-TRvideoa re hardOct 08 16:18
starstreak<schestowitz-TR> there is that Neanderthal cartoon where the upright man sits on a chair as he evolves <- did someone say neanderthalOct 08 16:32
schestowitz-TRthat's you!Oct 08 16:32
starstreaklol i have irc alerts for neanderthal and reptilian so i dont miss itOct 08 16:33
Techrights-sechttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/long-covid.htmOct 08 19:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cdc.gov | Long COVID - Household Pulse Survey - COVID-19Oct 08 19:03
schestowitz-TRseems like a surveyOct 08 19:07
schestowitz-TRweird Oct 08 19:07
schestowitz-TRI expected better research  Oct 08 19:07
Techrights-secperhaps no funding there?Oct 08 19:07
schestowitz-TRI'm rather underwhelmedOct 08 19:08
schestowitz-TRthe page as a whole, the domain...Oct 08 19:08
schestowitz-TReven smaller countries like NZ can do betterOct 08 19:08
schestowitz-TRwrose YET, the ZOE study i the UK seems to be absed on "app"Oct 08 19:10
schestowitz-TRhow many people in the high-risk group bother with "apps"Oct 08 19:10
schestowitz-TRseems like a self-selected subgroupOct 08 19:10
schestowitz-TR*selectingOct 08 19:10
schestowitz-TRgoing by death certificates is more reliableOct 08 19:10
Techrights-seccorrectOct 08 19:20
schestowitz-TRi took monday off workOct 08 19:21
schestowitz-TRI have some spare time this weekendOct 08 19:21
schestowitz-TR Why it’s OK that PGP sucks gemini://idiomdrottning.org/pgp loaded headlineOct 08 19:22
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Phoronix clickbait about KDE this evening. Sigh.Oct 08 19:28
schestowitz-TR Sometimes Phoronix should just link to the original and that is it. No need for commentary. Mailing lists, blogs... just link to them. Don't distort their message.Oct 08 19:28
Techrights-sechttps://docs.sequoia-pgp.org/sequoia_openpgp/Oct 08 19:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-docs.sequoia-pgp.org | sequoia_openpgp - RustOct 08 19:28
schestowitz-TRyes, but still pgpOct 08 19:29
Techrights-secyes thunderbird *really* dropped the ball there, and probably did so on Oct 08 19:32
Techrights-secpurposeOct 08 19:32
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schestowitz-TRI still send messages with pgpOct 08 19:34
schestowitz-TRbut not even sure how much I trust itOct 08 19:34
schestowitz-TRthe CSO for thunderbird is CIAOct 08 19:34
schestowitz-TRand Mozilla is funded by a spying company, GulagOct 08 19:34
schestowitz-TRit sucksOct 08 19:34
Techrights-secIt's not possible any more with thunderbird...Oct 08 19:34
schestowitz-TRgmail's business model is based on going through your emailOct 08 19:36
schestowitz-TRpgp thwarts this modelOct 08 19:36
schestowitz-TRso mozilla will never strive to make all messages (properly) encryptedOct 08 19:36
schestowitz-TRit also discourages the use of rssOct 08 19:36
schestowitz-TRwith rss the mitm spying is hardOct 08 19:36
schestowitz-TRand very much limited (feedburner was dropped; gulag gets more data another way)Oct 08 19:36
Techrights-secGoogle basically bought her and by extension MozillaOct 08 19:37
Techrights-secor vice versa, it does not matter so much which happened firstOct 08 19:37
schestowitz-TRconsidering her age she must be mentally broken and feebleOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRto choose to hoard this moneyOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRknowing everyone hates here so muchOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRinc. many mozills insiders and ex insidersOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRexcept asa who sucks up to herOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRbut then again career climbing people like these serve the bossesOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRin positions of powerOct 08 19:39
Techrights-secackOct 08 19:39
schestowitz-TRalso see: james zemlinOct 08 19:39
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1577216901083590656Oct 08 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: EPO patents on business methods: "Patentability of business methods (Article 52(2)(c) EPC), a recently started deba… https://t.co/JvcxleCadlOct 08 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: EPO patents on business methods: "Patentability of business methods (Article 52(2)(c) EPC), a recently started deba… https://t.co/JvcxleCadlOct 08 20:11
schestowitzEPO patents on business methods: "Patentability of business methods (Article 52(2)(c) EPC), a recently started debate illustrates that this issue still seems to be very unclear. Clear guidance at the level of the Contracting States of the EPC is necessary"Oct 08 20:11
schestowitz-TRScotland is Already Suffering a COVID-19 Surge, Admissions to ICUs Nearly Doubled in a Week https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/10/08/scotland-covid-19-surgeOct 08 20:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Scotland is Already Suffering a COVID-19 Surge, Admissions to ICUs Nearly Doubled in a WeekOct 08 20:37
schestowitz"People call post-COVID conditions by many names, including: long COVID, long-haul COVID, post-acute COVID-19, post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), long-term effects of COVID, and chronic COVID."Oct 08 20:42
schestowitzhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.htmlOct 08 20:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cdc.gov | Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions | CDCOct 08 20:42
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "Post-COVID conditions can include a wide range of ongoing health problems; these conditions can last weeks, months, or longer." https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.htmlOct 08 20:43
schestowitz-TR-TechrightsSocial/#boycottnovell-social- www.cdc.gov | Long COVID or Post-COVID Conditions  | CDCOct 08 20:43
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "As of July 2021, “long COVID,” also known as post-COVID conditions, can be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.htmlOct 08 20:43
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Surviving COVID-19 Does Not Mean Going Back to Normal (Mortality Rates Are Still at All-Time Highs) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/10/08/surviving-covid-19/Oct 08 20:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Surviving COVID-19 Does Not Mean Going Back to Normal (Mortality Rates Are Still at All-Time Highs)Oct 08 20:55
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