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schestowitz-TRdraftJan 12 04:44
schestowitz-TRmight interest youJan 12 04:44
schestowitz-TRvideo processing stillJan 12 04:44
techrigthsseccheckingfJan 12 05:22
schestowitz-TRadding linkJan 12 05:22
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schestowitz-TRnations run by their people want to get aheadJan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRby teaching the youngJan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRnations run against their people want to keep people behindJan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRstagnation, not advancement, can also be a business modelJan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRlike moderna raising the price of covid vaccines by %4000Jan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRwithout bothering to even improve them Jan 12 08:01
schestowitz-TRmsft layoffs likely next weekJan 12 09:08
schestowitz-TRdraftJan 12 09:08
schestowitz-TRmarked accordingly in categories and headlineJan 12 09:09
schestowitz-TRsometimes it's the best one hasJan 12 09:09
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techrigthssecstill a rumor thoughJan 12 09:26
schestowitz-TRfirefox, quiterss and other reply on rss/feed/meta to tell where the feed isJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRhe probably didn't craft the page to highlight where the feed isJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRreturning visits/bookmarks/subs are very valuableJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRthe lifeblood of a sitgeJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRfeedburner burned a lot of sitesJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRthey outsourcedJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRfoolishlyJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRin exchange for some worthless stats and widgetsJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TR*rely onJan 12 10:14
schestowitz-TRthe kids today look the sameJan 12 10:44
schestowitz-TRbut don't act the sameJan 12 10:45
schestowitz-TRi wonder how that's perceived by those in positions of powerJan 12 10:45
schestowitz-TReither way, not direcly my problemJan 12 10:45
schestowitz-TRbut we noticed that in recent decades the number of kids with mental "diagnosis'Jan 12 10:49
schestowitz-TRnto birth defects, not that it's not a problem tooo..Jan 12 10:49
schestowitz-TRseems to have increased shrplyJan 12 10:49
schestowitz-TRlots of "problematic" kidsJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRmental, physicalJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRthe explanations or hypothesis are not easy to have a stab atJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRbut common sense helpsJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRirc mentions rising costs of raising catsJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRnow with soaring food pricesJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRthe same goes for kidsJan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRcars' median/average price is not over $40k Jan 12 10:50
schestowitz-TRand it's hard to raise kids without a carJan 12 10:50
techrigthssecTwo of the latest Louis Rossmann videos address patents and their anticompetitive nature.  The shorter video is aJan 12 11:04
techrigthssec digest of the longer one.  It's on the edgeJan 12 11:04
techrigthssecof hardware patents and not a software patent matter but the same kind ofJan 12 11:04
techrigthssecgames are being played with the hardware by SamsungJan 12 11:04
techrigthssechttps://roadzen.medium.com/the-real-cost-of-owning-a-car-eu-efa814dde33aJan 12 11:18
techrigthssec30k ammortized over 5 yerars = 6k / yearJan 12 11:18
techrigthssec100 per week in fuel = 5k / yearJan 12 11:18
techrigthssec2k per year in maintenanceJan 12 11:18
techrigthssec1k per year in insurance   Jan 12 11:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-roadzen.medium.com | The Real Cost of Owning a Car — EU | by Roadzen | MediumJan 12 11:18
techrigthssecsum = 14k per year, with the above completely made up, low-ball numbersJan 12 11:18
techrigthssecso owning a car is like taking a 15k to 20k paycutJan 12 11:18
techrigthssecKids are in the ball park of 250k per kid to raise to age 18,Jan 12 11:19
techrigthssecammortized over 18 years is about 14k per yearJan 12 11:19
techrigthssecSo two cars and two kids could be 56k per year minimum,Jan 12 11:19
techrigthssecthen there is mortgage, etc Jan 12 11:19
techrigthssecIn some countries one must save for college expenses, too Jan 12 11:19
techrigthsseca basic in-state 4-year degree will be about 11k per year, not counting        Jan 12 11:19
techrigthssecroom and boardJan 12 11:19
schestowitz-TRfrom what I understand, back in 2000 (I checked in the 90s) a 4-year degree in a "decent"Jan 12 11:20
schestowitz-TRUS uni can cost 200-250k all things includedJan 12 11:20
schestowitz-TRforget about the diploma millsJan 12 11:20
schestowitz-TRI still have letters from someJan 12 11:20
schestowitz-TR1990sJan 12 11:20
techrigthssecYes, out of state will run on average 25k per year, but the high-end schoolsJan 12 11:23
techrigthssecwill be substantially more.  There is a *world* of difference between Jan 12 11:23
techrigthssecthe different levels of institution there.  Some will run around 50k per year.Jan 12 11:23
techrigthssecAnd 4 years is not necessarily realistic.  In the hard sciences or in engineering 4.5 or 5 years is much more comJan 12 11:23
techrigthssecmon. Jan 12 11:23
techrigthssecSo our of state at certain schools will run 250k just for the basic degree, notJan 12 11:23
techrigthsseca good deal.  Then taking on a loan for that will cripple future earningsJan 12 11:23
techrigthssecand while it will allow a masters degree, it will actively eliminate theJan 12 11:23
techrigthssecpossiblility of a PhD. Jan 12 11:23
schestowitz-TR2022 fares?Jan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TR2023?Jan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TR2010?Jan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TR2000?Jan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TRit only moves upJan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TRsame for cars in the above-mentioned urlJan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TRnow average 42,000 usdJan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TR(my phd was funded by eu)Jan 12 11:24
schestowitz-TRexcept cost of living, but i worked jobs at the same timeJan 12 11:24
techrigthssecMost student jobs are not ecomonically sensible only good for a combionationJan 12 11:29
techrigthssecof entertainment and "experience".  Jan 12 11:29
schestowitz-TRthankfully I never picked high-budget vicesJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRbtw, the smell/odor of himalayan salt got badJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRlike sulfurJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRdidn't notice that as much beforeJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRmicrosoft is trying to showhorn vista into massively underpowered PCsJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRthose are disposed of at the stores for nothingJan 12 11:36
schestowitz-TRdfc noticed the same Jan 12 11:36
techrigthssecThat is only a show to make people dissatisfied with the "old" hardware Jan 12 11:38
techrigthssecso they will go out and unquestioningly buy TPM 2.0; It also distracts fromJan 12 11:38
techrigthsseccoverage of how to upgrade "old" hardware with GNU/LinuxJan 12 11:38
schestowitz-TRthe cooking salt has been himalayan for a whileJan 12 11:41
schestowitz-TRbut only in recent days the odor became more of an issueJan 12 11:41
schestowitz-TRso it'll be limited to some dishes, like pastasJan 12 11:41
schestowitz-TRI've just had so much paste that i might be done eating for the day (11am)Jan 12 11:41
schestowitz-TRwith pesto Jan 12 11:41
schestowitz-TR"Two U.S. universities have recently taken the cultivation of ignorance to new lows" ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/01/11/patrick-lawrence-dimming-the-lights/ | Source: ScheerpostJan 12 11:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Patrick Lawrence: Dimming the Lights - scheerpost.comJan 12 11:53
schestowitz-TRblackrock ☛ https://scheerpost.com/2023/01/11/blackrock-says-were-all-doomed-its-being-optimistic/ | Source: ScheerpostJan 12 11:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-BlackRock Says We're All Doomed. It's Being Optimistic - scheerpost.comJan 12 11:56
techrigthssecThe Government Killed Him: A Tribute to Activist and Programmer Aaron Swartz 10 Years After His Death"""Jan 12 12:00
techrigthssechttps://scheerpost.com/2023/01/12/the-government-killed-him-a-tribute-to-activist-and-programmer-aaron-swartz-10-Jan 12 12:00
techrigthssecyears-after-his-death/Jan 12 12:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-'The Government Killed Him': A Tribute to Activist and Programmer Aaron Swartz 10 Years After His Death - scheerpost.comJan 12 12:00
schestowitz-TRmaybe conde nasty can write something nastyJan 12 12:02
schestowitz-TRtheir rag, new yorker, is under attack at the momentJan 12 12:02
schestowitz-TRrunning plutocratic shite front to backJan 12 12:03
schestowitz-TRsame rag that started the attack on torvaldsJan 12 12:03
schestowitz-TRresulting in temporary oustingJan 12 12:03
schestowitz-TRto room "101" (`984)Jan 12 12:03
schestowitz-TR*1984Jan 12 12:03
techrigthssecackJan 12 12:12
schestowitz-TRTwitter Going Down the Drain https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/01/12/twitter-down-the-drain/Jan 12 12:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Twitter Going Down the DrainJan 12 12:34
schestowitz-TRneed to keep an eye on TR httpdJan 12 15:00
schestowitz-TRfor the first time in months I resatarted the serviceJan 12 15:00
schestowitz-TRas it was timing out on meJan 12 15:00
schestowitz-TRseems back to normal nowJan 12 15:00
schestowitz-TRheavy loads on the site today, 5-10 hits/secJan 12 15:00
techrigthssecOnce TM is fully migrated, TR is next.Jan 12 15:01
techrigthssecThe error I see from here is "Timed out" failed to reach a server.Jan 12 16:57
schestowitz-TRrestarting httpdJan 12 16:59
schestowitz-TRback laterJan 12 16:59
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techrigthssecHTTP requests continue to trickle in slow enough to skim as the log growsJan 12 21:38
techrigthssec\Jan 12 21:38
techrigthssecotr: router update back in ~ 30 minutesJan 12 21:38
techrigthssecInkjet printers are to be avoided at all costs and in all situations.  Jan 12 21:38
techrigthssecThe problem is the ink, which dries quickly when not used and is   Jan 12 21:38
techrigthssecoutrageously expensiveJan 12 21:38
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psydruidI have a Brother all-in-one laser printer here that has worked for 5 years and that you can also scan from using fully free driversJan 12 22:11
schestowitz-TRour printer died recentlyJan 12 23:43
schestowitz-TRa replacement would be uneconomic at this pointJan 12 23:43
schestowitz-TRwe never - not even once - used the scanner in itJan 12 23:44
schestowitz-TRthey are cash cows for the inkJan 12 23:44
schestowitz-TRbut we only used black and bought that cheaply in ebayJan 12 23:44

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