●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, March 11, 2023 ●● ● Mar 11 [00:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [00:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 11 [03:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [03:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 11 [04:22] schestowitz-pi2 Wow! MIT "technologyreview" now works with banksters on propaganda and spam mills. Terrible. technologyreview is dead; it does the same with Microsoft. Then again, MIT also enabled Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates. Bottomless pit. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/09/1067046/building-the-future-of-banking/ [04:22] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.technologyreview.com | Building the future of banking | MIT Technology Review [04:23] techrights[sec] MIT is up to its ears in Epstein-Gates money and politics [04:23] techrights[sec] They would not have framed RMS otherwise [04:23] techrights[sec] one would hope at least that it was "only" corruption [04:23] techrights[sec] at work [04:25] schestowitz-pi2 rms ddg e-mail: no response yet, i will press agaiu if needed [04:25] schestowitz-pi2 fsf cannot just pretend that ddg is not a problem [04:25] schestowitz-pi2 and even say it's ok to use that [04:25] schestowitz-pi2 rms is giving a talk in 6 or 5 days [04:38] techrights[sec] An equally big problem as the DDG scene is that the FSF is not involved [04:38] techrights[sec] in the so-caled "cybersecurity" negotiations going on around the world at [04:38] techrights[sec] the moment. Maybe the experts are keeping a low profile but none have [04:38] techrights[sec] blogged about it and all indications are that it is a festival for lobbyists [04:38] techrights[sec] from trash firms with terrible track records on quality and security. [04:38] techrights[sec] It seems that they are doubling down on back doors and don't give a rat's asshole that beligerants have no prob [04:38] techrights[sec] lem getting in as long as they themselve can [04:38] techrights[sec] get in easily. [04:39] schestowitz-pi2 it is framed like back doors are NEEDED for national security [04:39] schestowitz-pi2 of course it was pointed out sooner or later everyone can leevrage back doors [04:39] schestowitz-pi2 anyway, fsf needs to be more vocal [04:39] schestowitz-pi2 their blog is mostly, come on [date] to librea.chat to talk about some stuff [04:42] techrights[sec] Yes, see CALEA and CALEA2, both of which legislate backdoors. The matter [04:42] techrights[sec] however is that these mandate backdoors for anyone, anywhere to get in not [04:42] techrights[sec] just "the good guys". [04:42] techrights[sec] There are a lot of laws in the works around the world which will effectively [04:42] techrights[sec] ban use of FOSS in practice anywhere and in all contexts. [04:42] techrights[sec] CoCs help set that up. [04:42] techrights[sec] by paralyzng the communities and tearing down any one who might stand up [04:42] techrights[sec] for FOSS in the negotiations. [04:42] schestowitz-pi2 can't be "rude" to people who do terrible things [04:42] schestowitz-pi2 on the payroll of criminal firms [04:43] techrights[sec] It is "rude" to even object to the terrible things in the first place. CoC blocked [04:47] schestowitz-pi2 highlighting the danger of censorship of critics is a CoC violation [04:47] schestowitz-pi2 either way, notice how low-profile (quiet) LF has been [04:47] schestowitz-pi2 rianne and I realise they know public opinion is strongly against them [04:55] schestowitz-pi2 Phoronix openwashing a proprietary surveillance and mental assault company: "TikTok Owner Bytedance Goes Big On Open-Source Firmware" https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bytedance-CloudFW-Open-Source [04:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-TikTok Owner Bytedance Goes Big On Open-Source Firmware - Phoronix [04:56] techrights[sec] LF has been actively working against FOSS in general and against Linux specifically [04:56] techrights[sec] Sadly they've earned a dislike from the public, even people not in the know [04:56] techrights[sec] can see through their behaviors and Zemlin is only digging the hole deeper [04:56] techrights[sec] apparently on purpose. ● Mar 11 [05:00] schestowitz-pi2 Linux Patch Updated For Rumble Support On Latest Microsoft Xbox Controllers https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xbox-Controller-Rumble-Linux-v2 [05:00] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Linux Patch Updated For Rumble Support On Latest Microsoft Xbox Controllers - Phoronix [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 soon cited and repeated by microsofters at sites like neowin [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 linux.... MICROSOFT. YAY, NEWS! [05:01] schestowitz-pi2 microsofters learned to like phoronix and send traffic to it [05:01] techrights[sec] yes he sold out as we've commented for a while [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 again, i did not even click, i just see this in Kate, but I did also see some "linux" [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 sections in microsoft sites covering the same [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 phoronix helps them with some benchmarks that say Linux is slow [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 they link to those [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 maybe he just writes for traffic's sake, but [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 1) what aboutt principles [05:03] schestowitz-pi2 2) at what overall cost? [05:06] techrights[sec] I don't click on Phronix links any more, not even once since he sold out to m$ [05:06] techrights[sec] Probably [05:06] techrights[sec] microsofters don't care about how phoronix ends or when it ends, just that [05:06] techrights[sec] it can be exploited for their own goals for a while [05:06] techrights[sec] BTW cURL is having an even on "Zoom" instead of BigBlueButton [05:06] techrights[sec] wtf? [05:06] techrights[sec] Even Jitsi-Meet would be a better choice than "Zoom" [05:06] schestowitz-pi2 daniel stenberg doesn't give a shit about freedoim [05:06] schestowitz-pi2 if he chose BBB I'd go, wow, not bad... [05:08] techrights[sec] I have noticed that in his blogs; [05:09] techrights[sec] Few get FOSS. If you saw the panel discussion hosted by Rossmann the other day [05:09] techrights[sec] there was no clue until the last few seconds of the video and rather than [05:09] techrights[sec] exploring that, they ended the video. Nearly 100% of the population is in the [05:09] techrights[sec] 1980s mind set of "selling" software. [05:13] schestowitz-pi2 brb protein [05:13] schestowitz-pi2 very interesting discussion btw [05:20] schestowitz-pi2 not many sites are left that speak the language of community and of SF in general [05:20] schestowitz-pi2 not that there were many such sites before [05:20] schestowitz-pi2 but now veyr few are left and they are barely active [05:20] techrights[sec] Futhermore, several high visibility institutions have done 180-degree turns [05:20] techrights[sec] and now actively or passively work against their own interests. LF, EFF, FSF, [05:20] techrights[sec] FSFE, etc [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 rms seems to be belittling microsoft now [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 and his logic is flawed [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 because he misses the point that general-purpose computers [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 now move towards sobstrucitng bsd and gnu/linux from even bootstrapping [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 yet he thinks google and apple are an equal cause for concern [05:21] schestowitz-pi2 i never heard of google phoning an employer to get a "google hater" fired [05:22] techrights[sec] M$ does operate like a mafia or cult and even after all these decades he seems [05:22] techrights[sec] to not want to notice that. [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 i hope he will listen and respond regarding DDG [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 it would be disturbing if his stance was an evasion [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 and that in its own right would be worth reporting [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 but first he needs to explain why he uses it [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 i assume he does not understand what he is using [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 and microsoft^H^HDG has bribed enoug orgs to condition [05:24] schestowitz-pi2 him to trust it [05:28] schestowitz-pi2 I asked RMS about DDG and tolds him what DDG really is [05:28] schestowitz-pi2 he has not responded yet [05:28] schestowitz-pi2 people who use X hate to admit using X was a bad idea all along [05:28] schestowitz-pi2 and would go rather far to try to justify the self-harming practice [05:29] schestowitz-pi2 "I didn't have condition Y before these vaccines, but many people took these vaccines and the government strongly recommended them, so there cannot possible be a connection/correlation. It must be just me, the media doesn't talk about it.." [05:31] techrights[sec] It's a human weakness that most people succumb to, in that they dig in their [05:31] techrights[sec] heels rather than change their viewpoint. That is why propaganda and disinformation is so effective. Whatever [05:31] techrights[sec] gets into people's heads first stays there [05:31] techrights[sec] no matter how wrong. [05:53] schestowitz-pi2 Fellowship helps K-12 educators teach students about sustainability https://impact.govrel.umich.edu/dow-fellowship-sustainability/ [05:53] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-impact.govrel.umich.edu | Get outside: Fellowship helps K-12 educators teach students the importance of sustainability | Michigan Impact [05:53] schestowitz-pi2 teaching buzzwords [05:54] techrights[sec] https://research.com/education/why-facts-dont-change-our-mind [05:54] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 403 @ https://research.com/education/why-facts-dont-change-our-mind ) [05:54] techrights[sec] https://www.psd.gov.sg/challenge/ideas/big-idea/why-facts-don-t-change-minds [05:54] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.psd.gov.sg | Why Facts Don't Change Minds | Challenge [05:55] schestowitz-pi2 WHO director-general to receive Thomas Francis Jr. Medal on March 13 https://record.umich.edu/articles/who-director-general-to-receive-thomas-francis-jr-medal-on-march-13/ [05:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-record.umich.edu | WHO director-general to receive Thomas Francis Jr. Medal on March 13 | The University Record [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 corrupt politician gets medal [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 for the very "fine work" [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 maybe part of the recent "diversity" platitudes [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 many posts there and in other unis to that effect [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 trying to alter perceptions [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 mere perceptions [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 like LF [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 one day it's "minorities" [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 the next day it's "we work for Microsoft" [05:57] schestowitz-pi2 rinse, repeat [05:59] schestowitz-pi2 Young Americans pass on piece of paper, find path without college https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2023/0309/Young-Americans-pass-on-piece-of-paper-find-path-without-college [05:59] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Colleges see low enrollment as students seek alternative paths - CSMonitor.com ● Mar 11 [06:00] techrights[sec] Most (all?) universities there have fallen to microsoft and no longer have [06:00] techrights[sec] either a viable computing infrastructure or the ability to competently teach [06:00] techrights[sec] computer science; Most but not all of it has devolved from science to training [06:00] techrights[sec] and that training is specifically on ephemeral m$ gimmicks. [06:00] techrights[sec] masquerading as useful products but are really malware. [06:01] schestowitz-pi2 /Young-Americans-pass-on-piece-of-paper-find-path-without-college [06:01] schestowitz-pi2 maybe nowadays it's just paper [06:01] schestowitz-pi2 defends on the syllabus [06:01] techrights[sec] In most cases, especially the lower quality institutions, microsofters [06:01] techrights[sec] determine the syllabus [06:02] techrights[sec] in all areas related to ICT and, due to control of the labs, even in most [06:02] techrights[sec] non-ICT topics too [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 *depends [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 there is a national element to it, not just corporate [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 you can see that in 'satellite' countries [06:03] schestowitz-pi2 even what langs are taught [06:03] techrights[sec] Yes where entourages show up to kowtow to bill rather than roll him up in a [06:03] techrights[sec] blanket and beat him. [06:06] schestowitz-pi2 On TikTok and YouTube, Heres Why Quitting Videos Go Viral https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/business/quitting-videos-viral-tiktok-youtube.html [06:06] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nytimes.com | On TikTok and YouTube, Heres Why Quitting Videos Go Viral - The New York Times [06:06] schestowitz-pi2 BORG Drinking Is Going Viral on TikTok. What on Earth Is It? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/style/borg-drinking-tiktok.html [06:06] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nytimes.com | BORG Drinking Is Going Viral on TikTok. What on Earth Is It? - The New York Times [06:08] schestowitz-pi2 now i SEE THEM IN DANDEM [06:08] schestowitz-pi2 ONE IS UNDER "BUSINESS" [06:08] schestowitz-pi2 caps a mistake [06:08] schestowitz-pi2 "On TikTok and YouTube, workers are sharing their stories of leaving their jobs, giving thema sense of power [06:09] schestowitz-pi2 over often untenable situations." [06:09] schestowitz-pi2 sounds like a puff piece, two in a row, in tandem [06:09] schestowitz-pi2 michael: yo dawg, i herd the tiktok goes BIG on "open-source" [06:10] schestowitz-pi2 fi press says pres went to "DC" [06:10] schestowitz-pi2 but iirc, prioer to it Washington the state as well [06:10] schestowitz-pi2 anyway, seattle area does have some key things [06:10] schestowitz-pi2 so it would be interesting to know why he flew to the east coat [06:10] schestowitz-pi2 coast [06:11] schestowitz-pi2 could fly to poland instead and deal with real issues [06:11] schestowitz-pi2 not mr. pretzel gates ● Mar 11 [08:25] schestowitz-pi2 Beginners uses "apps" (terrible waste of time; inefficient); pros use software; pros with experience avoid all proprietary software and invest their workflow/skills in FREE software; gurus write their own software to suit their own workflow (they're the most efficient bunch). Linux did well partly because of Git. [08:40] techrights[sec] There are fewer and fewer IT people left let alone skilled IT people. That was [08:40] techrights[sec] already a problem 10 + years ago. Now it is beyond an acute crisis. [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 i am trying to think of either analogy or similar scenario in history [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 where some skills were denied for the working class [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 as soon as they had become a potential threat to the "equipment owners" ● Mar 11 [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 there is an epic credit crunch atm [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 and seems like many "young" companies will implode in the coming weeks [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 2008-like SHTF is here, but we no longer have the journalism of 2008 [09:59] schestowitz-pi2 so we are not even hearing the "r" word: recession [09:59] techrights[sec] and Tiktok [09:59] techrights[sec] Recession was years ago, I bet all the classical signs of a full-blown [09:59] techrights[sec] depression are visible now. The defining characterstics have probably been [09:59] techrights[sec] all changed around to avoid it being mentioned. However, if one goes by [09:59] techrights[sec] the definition used in past decades, I' [09:59] techrights[sec] d guess one has been going on for a long while already. ● Mar 11 [10:13] schestowitz-pi2 https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-brace-for-more-consumers-to-fall-behind-on-their-loans-11675030305 [10:13] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Banks Brace for More Consumers to Fall Behind on Their Loans - WSJ [10:13] schestowitz-pi2 -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Banks Brace for More Consumers to Fall Behind on Their Loans - WSJ [10:16] DaemonFC "Ashley Tyrner, CEO of FarmboxRx, said she had spoken to several friends whose businesses are backed by venture capital. She described them as being beside themselves over the banks failure. Tyrners chief operating officer tried to withdraw her companys funds on Thursday but failed to do so in time. [10:16] DaemonFC One friend said they couldnt make payroll today and cried when they had to inform 200 employees because of this issue, Tyrner said." [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 had a long chat over mumble about the economy [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 also got some advice on the pension situation [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 and actioned it [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 what'sgood about it is, i document it in public as the company claims to be "open source" [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 i know many other companies that also compromised if not abandoned FS [10:17] schestowitz-pi2 so there are lessons in there... [10:23] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [10:36] techrights[sec] The standard FDIC limit is 250k USD so those businesses will be out a lot of [10:36] techrights[sec] money [10:38] schestowitz-pi2 i plan to issue a part every 2-3 days re pensions [10:38] schestowitz-pi2 next might be audio... tomorrow [10:38] schestowitz-pi2 i'll also look into the sites and do backup -- very important to never lose what we worked on for many years [10:38] schestowitz-pi2 TM is 20 next summer [10:59] techrights[sec] It might be good to keep up the pace on the migration of tm-old to tm-new ● Mar 11 [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 yes, i agree [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 i think at this point it's getting close to, change dns [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 but I want to check many many edge [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 cases [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 there is a question of commitment to susan here [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 she devoted her life to that site, inc. historic reviews [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 and I'd like to think everyone would treat other people's hard work like this [11:01] schestowitz-pi2 you remember MadPenguin and what happened to it [11:19] schestowitz-pi2 seeing the way rianne gets "news", youtube and billbc [11:19] schestowitz-pi2 i realise this is very lego-like children shit like scrolling through cubes with headlines [11:19] schestowitz-pi2 and click-baiting photographs. it seems like an awful way to get zeitgeist/news [11:19] schestowitz-pi2 like something you would present to a chimp in a bio experiment [11:20] techrights[sec] It's a very inefficient method, by design. The goal is not that of delivering [11:20] techrights[sec] information but instead that of "engagement" otherwise known as wasting time. [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 scroll, pinch, stare, drool [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 and too many topics, so the mind spills all over the place [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 while emotions run "high" [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 i complained about what twitter had become, a sea of endless shocks or mental riggered [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 totally unrelated topics [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 back around 2017 [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 i find it dificult to manage the mind [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 so I learned to "tame" that [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 i like how in kate things get clustered by topic and i hardly need to click anything [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 the full text is right there and no photos steal my attention [11:24] schestowitz-pi2 everything should be possible to convey in words, inc. all the old literatures [11:25] schestowitz-pi2 illusions shatter your chosen mental/visual conceptions [11:25] schestowitz-pi2 and can ruin expectations [11:25] schestowitz-pi2 same for news [11:25] schestowitz-pi2 i didn't care what Justice Jackson looked like [11:25] schestowitz-pi2 i only saw her face after she had joined SCOTUS [11:28] techrights[sec] Yep [11:36] schestowitz-pi2 https://robertreich.org/post/711428902411763712">Think Grocery Prices Are High Now? Just Wait. [11:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-robertreich.org | Robert Reich (Think Grocery Prices Are High Now? Just Wait....) [11:37] schestowitz-pi2 reading and watching it at the moment [11:37] schestowitz-pi2 we hope our 'loopholes' will remain available [11:37] schestowitz-pi2 sunday market [11:39] schestowitz-pi2 Social control media is the problem. It needs to be abandoned, not changed. RSS/XML/Atom far better "protocols" for avoidance of manipulation. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/10/protocol-based-social-media-is-having-a-moment-as-meta-medium-flipboard-and-mozilla-all-get-on-board/ | Source: Techdirt [11:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Protocol-Based Social Media Is Having A Moment As Meta, Medium, Flipboard, And Mozilla All Get On Board | Techdirt [11:41] schestowitz-pi2 Gizmodo and the focus on "privacy" rather than the most toxic aspects of TikTok -- the aspects shared across and amongst other social control media provocateurs https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/10/gizmodo-found-28000-apps-sending-tiktok-user-data/ | Source: Techdirt [11:41] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Gizmodo Found 28,000 Apps Sending TikTok User Data | Techdirt [11:42] schestowitz-pi2 next thing you know corporate media will call people who reject and avoid their brain damage [11:42] schestowitz-pi2 (social control media etc.) "elitist" -- the same tactics Microsofters use against FS [11:55] techrights[sec] Name calling works, as stupid as that is, so they us it. Thus we have systemd [11:55] techrights[sec] infecting all distros of importance ● Mar 11 [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/03/11/Databases_MongoDB_Woes_and_Two_Postgres_Projects.shtml [12:08] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Databases: MongoDB Woes and Two Postgres Projects [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 see the formatting in 2nd and 3rd links [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 i like it as it's a big step up [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 and does not take much effort :-) [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 authoritative links inline [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 and richer structure [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 gonna finalise daily links in a mo [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 i try to throttle myself down to max 3 posts in 10-20 mins [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 anything faster can overwhelm readers [12:08] schestowitz-pi2 so i've changed my posting workflow a bit since january [12:10] schestowitz-pi2 this mornign i noted (to rianne) that irc has been conflict-free lately [12:10] schestowitz-pi2 and it turns outpeople who don't agree can act like adult [12:11] schestowitz-pi2 CoC and bans would be spurious, IBM pushes CoC a lot in recent days, trying to rationalise it [12:11] schestowitz-pi2 fedoa barely has a community left, so coc is in effect an extension of employment contracts [12:11] schestowitz-pi2 to community, sans the salary [12:11] schestowitz-pi2 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/03/11/Debian_Project_What_is_the_difference_between_a_Project_and_a_p.shtml [12:11] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines Debian Project -- What is the difference between a Project and a proper Association? [12:13] techrights[sec] The CoC is doing its intended job. :( [12:13] techrights[sec] It ensures minimal participation and selects the political alliegance of those [12:13] techrights[sec] it does allow to participate. [12:13] techrights[sec] There's a world of difference. [12:13] techrights[sec] A CoC-blocked project is inevitably going on life support unless taken over [12:13] techrights[sec] and fully controlled by a corporate sponsor [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 the strawman, namecalling, diversion tactis is: [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 consistently potray any antaginism to a CoC as right-wing bigotry [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 and a "safety" issue [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 in reality, it's about controlling the debate and selecting which volunteers to 'fire' [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 based on apachetop a lot of people read irc logs [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 i reckon they focus on particular things in the or find them via searchers [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 when so many sites are dead or webspam i can imagine the logs do come up [12:15] schestowitz-pi2 in results [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 older irc logs, circa 2014-2018 (twitter KILLS API first time aroiund) [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 contain archives of many important tweets, inc. snowden, wikileaks.. [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 i nowadays use them also to archive important comments [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 knowing they will be as recoverable as groklaw comments in a few years [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 i think we are the only foss site covering the theme of www languishing [12:17] schestowitz-pi2 domains left to rot etc. [12:48] schestowitz-pi2 the Twitter Files included evidence: [12:48] schestowitz-pi2 that the big pharma advertisers in SaudiTwitter [12:48] schestowitz-pi2 pressured Twitter to obstruct/ban/shadowban [12:48] schestowitz-pi2 people who called for 'IP' (patents) waiver [12:48] schestowitz-pi2 so that might help explain what zoobab and I experienced at the time [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 btw, i never opened the redditson video or that reddit threat [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 i have a stricter policy now about dealing with trash ;-) [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 there's _no lack_ of news in kate [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 usually 10k-20k lines of text [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 i refresh that only once day, some time between misnight and 6am typically [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 then i go through yesterday's news [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 this pevents me stepping over rianne's toes with overlapping stories (dupes) [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 and also helps ensure you see the other stories before me [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 i need to make a hard "break" - a slot in which to work on articles/videos [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 but am still adapting and also weeding out some obviously bad rss feeds [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 there are not many left to add as not many well-funded site are born [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 and those that are new fail to grain audience and shut down soon thereaftermoon [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 btw, rmember mashable? i realise today i've not heard of it in years [12:49] schestowitz-pi2 it was all the rage around 2010 ● Mar 11 [13:02] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:17] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:17] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:23] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [13:23] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@nqkitbgnqjad4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:46] schestowitz-pi2 underpaid https://truthout.org/articles/public-universities-run-on-underpaid-labor-now-grad-workers-are-fighting-back/ | Source: TruthOut [13:46] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-truthout.org | Public Universities Run on Underpaid Labor. Now Grad Workers Are Fighting Back. - Truthout [13:47] schestowitz-pi2 not sure it is feasible for them to do in 1 hour the work expected in 8 [13:47] schestowitz-pi2 iow, getting paid more properly for their skills [13:49] schestowitz-pi2 USA: abortion pills are illegal, semi-automatic rifles with several magazines are legal. FREEDOM! ● Mar 11 [14:18] schestowitz-pi2 commondreams shilling TikTok trash... a blow to themselves https://www.commondreams.org/news/willow-project-tiktok-climate-biden | Source: Common Dreams [14:18] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.commondreams.org | Echoing Climate TikTok, Al Gore Says Biden OK of Willow Would Be 'Recklessly Irresponsible' [14:19] schestowitz-pi2 tiktok <3 nature [14:19] schestowitz-pi2 more greenwashing please!! [14:59] schestowitz-pi2 Mixing together "Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care" simply distracts from the battle for abortion rights and alienates both men and women. https://truthout.org/articles/co-dems-introduce-bills-that-would-protect-abortion-and-gender-affirming-care/ | Source: TruthOut [14:59] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-truthout.org | CO Dems Introduce Bills That Would Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care - Truthout ● Mar 11 [15:00] schestowitz-pi2 abortion a baby and aborting a penis is a very different thing a [15:00] schestowitz-pi2 and done for different reasons [15:00] schestowitz-pi2 imagine a bill for "war in ukraine and bringing down insulin price" [15:01] schestowitz-pi2 wildlife and BillBC... but BillBC still airing Bill Gates interviews, despite knowing that he enabled Jeffrey Epstein. No lessons learned from Jimmy Savile.. https://truthout.org/articles/bbc-wildlife-docuseries-wont-air-last-episode-over-fears-of-right-wing-backlash/ | Source: TruthOut [15:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-truthout.org | BBC Wildlife Docuseries Wont Air Last Episode Over Fears of Right-Wing Backlash - Truthout [15:38] schestowitz-pi2 Criminals (Microsoft) pretend to care about women, despite their notoriety when it comes to sexism https://siliconangle.com/2023/03/10/r-ladies-aims-bridge-data-science-gender-gap-says-microsoft-cloud-advocate-wids2023/ [15:38] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-R-Ladiesaims to bridge data science gender gap, says Microsoft cloud advocate - SiliconANGLE [15:46] schestowitz-pi2 Russia Lists World Wildlife Fund, Others as Foreign Agents www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-03-10/russia-lists-world-wildlife-fund-others-as-foreign-agents [15:51] schestowitz-pi2 Just up and quitting: Victorian schools short 1000 teachers https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/just-up-and-quitting-victorian-schools-short-1000-teachers-20230301-p5col9.html [15:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theage.com.au | Victoria teacher shortages: Almost 1000 jobs being advertised by government [15:52] schestowitz-pi2 It is not "brutal"; the West did the same (at least at first!) https://www.theage.com.au/world/asia/man-behind-shanghai-s-brutal-covid-zero-laws-becomes-china-s-second-in-charge-20230311-p5craa.html [15:52] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theage.com.au | Li Qiang has become Chinas next premier ● Mar 11 [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 Lenovo Begins Supporting LinuxBoot Firmware With ByteDance https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lenovo-LinuxBoot-Byt [16:00] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Linux Hardware Reviews & Performance Benchmarks, Open-Source News - Phoronix [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 eDance [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 two tiktok openwashing stories in one day [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 lenovo (china also) [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 and it boils down to few lines of code [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 TikTok Owner Bytedance Goes Big On Open-Source Firmware https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bytedance-CloudFW-Open- [16:00] schestowitz-pi2 Source [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 tbh, i was about to tell you, phoronix has 0 (zero) stgories of relevancre today or past 24 hours [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 or stories of actual importance [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 some yeasrs ago I'd miss a lot by not checking it [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 now it's bland [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 and worse.. you get lots of Microsoft "placements" [16:02] schestowitz-pi2 set aside ads [16:03] techrights[sec] Yes, there is very clearly a campaign going on to whitewash and promote it [16:03] techrights[sec] in spite of the severe damage it does to health (mental and physical) and [16:03] techrights[sec] to culture. The latter is unprecedented in history, short of traditional [16:03] techrights[sec] genocide. [16:03] schestowitz-pi2 last night (toothbrushing iirc) I though of a aimpls algorithmic way of organising the links for consumption [16:03] schestowitz-pi2 by kate [16:03] schestowitz-pi2 but I will implement tomorrow [16:04] techrights[sec] What would be the change? [16:17] schestowitz-pi2 it is about how I process rrrrr..09 [16:17] schestowitz-pi2 and how I remove dupes cross-days [16:17] schestowitz-pi2 such that I spend less time seeing the same things again [16:17] schestowitz-pi2 i need to automate this [16:18] techrights[sec] It's in Git now [16:18] techrights[sec] The browser marks seen links as purple (or whatever color) [16:18] techrights[sec] For Kate, there is the de-duplication script which might work. [16:18] techrights[sec] Or a modification of it. [16:19] schestowitz-pi2 sorry, was afk (tea) [16:19] schestowitz-pi2 i partly did the work, but have not finished [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenBSD-Guided-Disk-Encryption [16:24] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-OpenBSD Finally Adds Guided Disk Encryption To Its Installer - Phoronix [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 he copied a mailing list message, added some photograph [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 which as far as I can see if not related to disk encryption [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 it's the same with linux, not just openbsd [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 a long time ago there was a news site called KernelTrap [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 it did this a lot better [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 i am not moaning about someone parking in mailing lists and reorting some changes [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 but adding a top of nasty ads on top and i between (Microsoft shitposts, tiktok) [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 is giving the site a bad rap [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 15 years ago there were still news sites analysing things like the novell deal, [16:24] schestowitz-pi2 the mono situation, etc [16:39] techrights[sec] There is little to no analysis any more and most sites have been paid by bill [16:39] techrights[sec] not to cover technology policy or rights related to the digital era. The [16:39] techrights[sec] rest, who have not been paid, fall victim to social control media and the [16:39] techrights[sec] influence that bill has bought there topo [16:39] techrights[sec] %too [16:42] schestowitz-pi2 got the file, will try using it tonight [16:42] schestowitz-pi2 i wrote one to de-dupe the text as well [16:42] schestowitz-pi2 moments ago [16:42] schestowitz-pi2 all this stuff will mature over time [16:42] schestowitz-pi2 LWN weekly release outside paywall was due [16:56] schestowitz-pi2 lwn weekly done [16:56] schestowitz-pi2 weekend tasks done [16:56] schestowitz-pi2 flatoutlines MERGED, de-duped [16:57] schestowitz-pi2 Gateway to DRM, censorship of GNU/Linux "apps", and proprietary spyware https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/flathub-linux-desktop-app-store-growing [16:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Flathub, the Linux desktop app store, is growing up | Open Source Watch ● Mar 11 [17:02] techrights[sec] "Snaps" and "Flatpaks" are central to pushing DRM and proprietary garbage into [17:02] techrights[sec] the distros. [17:03] schestowitz-pi2 plu centralisation, not the debian mirror way [17:04] techrights[sec] Yes, especially with 'Snaps' which are served out of a single, centralized, [17:04] techrights[sec] proprietart, closed source site. ● Mar 11 [21:52] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ifxy3drk44hp2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 11 [22:11] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed)