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schestowitz-pi2had to reboot the piMar 09 00:30
schestowitz-pi2services seem to have come back correctlyMar 09 00:30
schestowitz-pi2but still many tasks needed after thatMar 09 00:30
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schestowitz-pi2year; Sewage analysis suggests more infections https://nltimes.nl/2023/03/07/highest-new-covid-hospitalizations-year-sewage-analysis-suggests-infectionsMar 09 03:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nltimes.nl | Highest new Covid hospitalizations in a year; Sewage analysis suggests more infections | NL TimesMar 09 03:22
schestowitz-pi2re mexiconewsdailyrianne was sent by me their epehant storyMar 09 03:24
schestowitz-pi2it seemed improbable, then she said the photo of an "aftican alephant"Mar 09 03:24
schestowitz-pi2was in fact asianMar 09 03:24
schestowitz-pi2we saw similar bs in youtube, obv. bad reporting or made up stuffMar 09 03:24
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techrights[sec]Which article?  There is none recent in the daily links and the Mar 09 06:43
techrights[sec]6th had one on elephants but no photos.Mar 09 06:43
techrights[sec]The claim of a male circus elephant is suspcious becauwe those are usuallyMar 09 06:43
techrights[sec]female due to the males' temprament and unwillingness to put up with BSMar 09 06:43
techrights[sec]The males usually flip out sooner or later and generally hold grudges and Mar 09 06:43
techrights[sec]remember individiuals ...Mar 09 06:43
schestowitz-pi2"sancuaries" articlesMar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2rianne found it againMar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2"big boy" as elephant nameMar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2BS articleMar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2and there is a photo Mar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2shows asian elephantMar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2text says "african"Mar 09 06:44
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Why does Microsoft not sue Bill Gates for actively enabling and helping Jeffrey Epstein? ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/03/jpmorgan-sues-former-exec-over-jeffrey-epstein-relationship/Mar 09 06:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-federalnewsnetwork.com | JPMorgan sues former exec over ties to Epstein sex abuse | Federal News NetworkMar 09 06:48
techrights[sec]Should the site be removed from the list of sites to check?Mar 09 06:53
schestowitz-pi2no, that's the first time i notice such a thingMar 09 06:54
schestowitz-pi2there was a discussion about finnish medis and schools today in #techrights ircMar 09 06:54
schestowitz-pi2about 3 hours agoMar 09 06:54
techrights[sec]checkingMar 09 07:08
techrights[sec]"""Mar 09 07:35
techrights[sec]it is nearly impossible because everything is digitized, and nothing worksMar 09 07:35
techrights[sec]"""Mar 09 07:35
techrights[sec]windoze clown showMar 09 07:35
techrights[sec]at enormous economic cost as well as social cost Mar 09 07:35
schestowitz-pi2did a 90=min video (audio mostly) abour reporting to police, but it's for my site, not TRMar 09 09:34
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techrights[sec]Louis Rossmann has started a series on trying to get some state agency toMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]clarify or fix its records.  The process goes beyong byzantine and is reallyMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]more kafkaesqueMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]It's not that the New York state is so clueless that the left hand does notMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]know what the right hand is doing, the individual hands don't even know themselves what they are doing.   The rMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]ecordings he provides are really strange andMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]if they are in anyway representative of the population then the US has collapsedMar 09 09:38
techrights[sec]alreadyMar 09 09:39
schestowitz-pi2http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2015/04/14/police-protection/Mar 09 09:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Why I Believe British Police Serves and Protects Only Itself (and Maybe the Rich/Powerful)Mar 09 09:40
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schestowitz-pi2/Mar 09 09:47
schestowitz-pi2fro the first time I have the thing recordedMar 09 09:47
techrights[sec]Is there a text summary?Mar 09 09:49
techrights[sec]^ yes, I see it now Mar 09 09:49
schestowitz-pi2KafkaesqueMar 09 09:49
schestowitz-pi2solace: Mar 09 10:03
schestowitz-pi21) i suppose those are not necessarily new issuesMar 09 10:03
schestowitz-pi22) they're now becoming more visibleMar 09 10:03
schestowitz-pi2i've begun contacting past colleagues, telling them what's going onMar 09 10:04
schestowitz-pi2i've not told clients yetMar 09 10:04
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "Certainly self-hosted FOSS communities can die, but these are functions of community activity itself rather than the service they’re hosted on." https://ahelwer.ca/post/2023-03-08-google-groups/Mar 09 10:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ahelwer.ca | Google Groups has been left to die -Mar 09 10:22
schestowitz-pi2twitter could never "monetise" its huge level of activityMar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2it "Gave away" resources and could not profit enough from manipulation, inc.Mar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2spyng andcensorshipMar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2assuming youtube does run at a loss (gulag/alphabet hides this), the same willMar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2happen thereMar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2sooner or lateMar 09 10:27
schestowitz-pi2*laterMar 09 10:27
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "As I’ve written before, I’m all in favor of banning government use of TikTok." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/09/the-us-governments-war-on-tiktok-is-idiotic-but-there-are-upsides/ | Source: Counter PunchMar 09 11:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-The US Government's War on TikTok is Idiotic, But There are Upsides - CounterPunch.orgMar 09 11:35
schestowitz-pi2the article does not mention fdroid of freeswMar 09 11:39
schestowitz-pi2it does, however, talk about the nature of the netMar 09 11:39
schestowitz-pi2and so-called 'app' storesMar 09 11:39
schestowitz-pi2the author is usually goodMar 09 11:39
techrights[sec]At this point I am rather certain there is a campaign to promote social controlMar 09 14:05
techrights[sec]media abuse and to promote ByteDance in particular.Mar 09 14:05
schestowitz-pi2https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2038666.htmlMar 09 14:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Growing fears: TikTok seeks to calm Europe's fears over data privacyMar 09 14:06
schestowitz-pi2 RTL Today - Growing fears: TikTok seeks to calm Europe's fears over data privacyMar 09 14:06
schestowitz-pi2holy. fucking. shit.Mar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2for the first time ever i lost my working file for daily linksMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2despite working on it locally over sshMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2so in case the machine dies I have remoteMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2and if remote downMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2then I have localMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2kate crashed (rare) and then wrote to the remote file 0 bytesMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2good news: after some checks I found that under /tmp kate kept a LOCALMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2copyMar 09 15:48
schestowitz-pi2so I lost nothing, only about 5 minutesMar 09 15:49
schestowitz-pi2it's good that it keeps such backups Mar 09 15:49
schestowitz-pi2even if the program is not configured to make "~" backups by defaultMar 09 15:49
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Clover in the opium? ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2023/03/08/tiktok-introduces-project-clover-allay-europes-spying-concerns/Mar 09 16:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-TikTok introduces Project Clover to allay Europe’s spying concerns - SiliconANGLEMar 09 16:11
techrights[sec]Good that it cached the working file.Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]The privacy aspect is a real problem but nonetheless a complete distraction Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]from the more serious damage to physical and mental health.  That in turn is   Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]only a drop in the bucket compared to the cultural damage that has been    Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]inflicted on an entire generation.  If it goes longer, and the politicians hereMar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]will ensure that it does, then I will have to call it what it is       Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]cultural genocide facilitated by local politicians, large businesses, andMar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]any other individual or group advocating and covering for the (mis-)use of Mar 09 16:33
techrights[sec]social control media and ByteDance's tiktok in particular.Mar 09 16:33
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schestowitz-pi2we are enjoying our premium but heavily discounted foodMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2we barely need to search any shops anymoreMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2the "market" covers about 80% of the wholeMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2i hope it'll last, it's over 100 years old alreadyMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2a long traditionMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2i will part for the night soonMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2trying to adjust the sleep cycles to coincide with end of daylightMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2the workflow improved a lot and i actually get used to it nowMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2i spoke to more former colleagues about pensions todayMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2there will be more material about it soon, maybe tomorrow and weekendMar 09 17:40
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Good. This university is smart. Enroll there. ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2023/03/09/covid-19-hong-kong-university-entrance-exam-candidates-must-wear-masks-despite-end-of-mandate/Mar 09 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-hongkongfp.com | Covid-19: Hong Kong university entrance exam candidates must wear masks despite end of mandate - Hong Kong Free Press HKFPMar 09 17:42
schestowitz-pi2i wrote to rms about duckduckgoMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2no reply from him on this issue yetMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2maybe he travelsMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2maybe I will ask again next weekMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2if FSF cannot speak out against this POS microsoft proxy, then FSF cannot speak against anythingMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2which renders it toothlessMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2atm gnuemacs www extension defaults tom DDGMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2and many other gnu/linux applicationsMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2help Microsoft spy via DDGMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2RMS even USES the darn thing, as he noted in an essayMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2this is really now goodMar 09 17:45
schestowitz-pi2*notMar 09 17:45
techrights[sec]ackMar 09 17:56
schestowitz-pi2microsoft censoring, spying on and curating reality for free software is not an optionMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2there's no room for compromise on this, not negotiableMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2but what seems to be happening is, astroturfing platforms like redditMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2and a handful of bribesMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2of chains people to this delusion that DDG must be OKMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2because tor (bribed) et al use it and say it's saferMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2even if they could not spy, the "curation" (censorship) itselfMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2places much power in the hands of organised crimeMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2and now ddg announced integration of microsoft hey hiMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2i will press rms again if neededMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2maybe fsf is "worried" speaking out against what many fools useMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2will "upset" themMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2like the time rms took my advise and spoke out against spyware in ubuntuMar 09 18:00
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "from a "mild" COVID case in November, I developed long COVID, with debilitating symptoms that included persistent shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and insomnia." ☞ https://www.axios.com/2023/03/09/long-covid-a-recipe-for-recovery MIIIIILD..... very very mild.Mar 09 18:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.axios.com | Long COVID: A recipe for recoveryMar 09 18:09
techrights[sec]YaCy did not take off.Mar 09 18:10
schestowitz-pi2mild my arse!Mar 09 18:10
schestowitz-pi2we barely even know where and when the thing started,, and why...Mar 09 18:10
schestowitz-pi2let alone its long-term impactMar 09 18:10
schestowitz-pi2"masks off, peasants!"Mar 09 18:10
techrights[sec]https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htmMar 09 18:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cdc.gov | Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mar 09 18:12
schestowitz-pi2the ttoals are more interesting as with scarce testing the underlying causes(R) get misclassifiedMar 09 18:13
schestowitz-pi2somewhatMar 09 18:13
schestowitz-pi2based on political "policy"Mar 09 18:13
schestowitz-pi2the AZ product was tested on my friendsMar 09 18:15
schestowitz-pi2none of them could recommend it, to put it MILDLYMar 09 18:15
schestowitz-pi2it fucking destroyed themMar 09 18:15
schestowitz-pi2in eu parl last year, upon pressing from MEP, pfizer admitted it had not tested whgetherMar 09 18:16
schestowitz-pi2te vaccine would curb transmissibilityMar 09 18:16
schestowitz-pi2so... what the actual f?Mar 09 18:16
schestowitz-pi2i am still a lot more afraid of the live virusMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2not the synthetic stuffMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2but.. it's getting harder to avoid people who are unmaskedMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2rianne is in the library at the momentMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2they speak to herMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2so she will take off the masksMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2of course they wear none themselves, so droplets are free to fly both waysMar 09 18:19
schestowitz-pi2we take several parameters other than time into accountMar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2and sometimes skip some vendors/storesMar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2but then again, lots of options in the market and centre of townMar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2sometimes I just go "too many people, we are GOING"Mar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2doing final set of daily links atm Mar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2i spent hours today on my personal blogMar 09 18:36
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Hypocrisy of enterprise IT security gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2023/03-09-hypocrisy-of-enterprise-it-security.gmi "So Apple introduced the new API, System extensions. It runs the extension in it's own "sandbox" (ignoring technical details here) and the system does the IPC."Mar 09 18:40
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "Signal, the messaging system, published a blog post on how we were all different and they were trying to adapt to those differences. Signal was for everyone, told the title. Ironically, that very same day, I’ve lost access to my signal account. We are all different, they said. Except myself." gemini://ploum.net/2023-03-09-losing-signal.gmiMar 09 18:42
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