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| schestowitz | [22:53] <schestowitz> I'll put that in my todo list | Dec 13 07:37 |
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| schestowitz | [22:55] <Source> Do you ever get picked up by larger outlets? | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:55] <schestowitz> yes | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:55] <schestowitz> what's "left" of them | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:55] <schestowitz> they're largely compromised | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <Source> I just found you by googling Nat Friedman Richard Stallman | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <Source> or DuckDuckGo | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> we're large enough on our own | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> DDG is no good | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> don't use DDG | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> it's spying by Nat's company | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2021/03/15/duckduckgo-in-2021/ | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> and xxxx's company | Dec 13 07:37 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Why You Should Avoid DuckDuckGo (DDG) 2021 Edition, Now Microsoft-Hosted and With Extra Privacy Risks | Techrights | Dec 13 07:37 | |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> hosted by Microsoft | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:56] <schestowitz> queries Microsoft server | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:57] <Source> well fuck lol | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <schestowitz> techrights is about 40,000 pages | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <schestowitz> not counting many documents | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <Source> what's the audience like? | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <schestowitz> and we have copies served from my home server too as a backup against censors | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <schestowitz> the audience is a mix | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:58] <schestowitz> patents, free software, ethics... | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [22:59] <schestowitz> http://techrights.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Icaza | Dec 13 07:37 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Miguel de Icaza - Techrights | Dec 13 07:37 | |
| schestowitz | [23:00] <Source> yeah... so I briefly worked with some former NSA people | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [23:01] <Source> one of them said that people working at the NSA get tired of being restricted by federal law | Dec 13 07:37 |
| schestowitz | [23:01] <schestowitz> one such person did an interview with me years agoi | Dec 13 07:38 |
| schestowitz | [23:01] <schestowitz> he died a year later (not related) | Dec 13 07:38 |
| schestowitz | [23:01] <schestowitz> he only told me on the call that he had worked there | Dec 13 07:38 |
| schestowitz | [23:01] <schestowitz> he used to run linux.com and maybe slashdot too | Dec 13 07:38 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <schestowitz> | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <Source> techinquiry.org/ | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <schestowitz> | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <Source> you have this right? another journalist sent me that | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2020/06/08/paul-cormier-hortonworks/ | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:03] <Source> yeah, Elastic has Endgame now | Dec 13 07:44 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Red Hat’s CEO is Still Connected to the NSA Through the Hortonworks Board | Techrights | Dec 13 07:44 | |
| schestowitz | [23:04] <Source> there's lots of stuff about them working with the NSA on their website | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:04] <Source> I don't know if there's any backdoors in their open source stuff | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:04] <Source> but probably. | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:04] <schestowitz> nobody checks the binaries | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:04] <schestowitz> among other issues | Dec 13 07:44 |
| schestowitz | [23:06] <Source> https://www.linkedin.com/in/naytri-shroff-a6872516/ | Dec 13 07:50 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 999 @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/naytri-shroff-a6872516/ ) | Dec 13 07:50 | |
| schestowitz | [23:06] <Source> or Chief of Staff | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:06] <schestowitz> wow | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:06] <schestowitz> she worked for Palantir? | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <Source> 3.5 years | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <schestowitz> wow | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <Source> Title Chief of Staff to Global Head of Business Development | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <Source> at Palantir | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <schestowitz> wow | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <schestowitz> didn't know | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <Source> Alex also mentioned some friend of theirs that was an early employee at Palantir | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:07] <Source> never got a name | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:08] <Source> told me he lives in Tarrytown and gave his wife a million dollars and she left him | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:08] <schestowitz> a name would help if you can find | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:08] <Source> and he was selling his house | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:08] <Source> yeah, I tried to figure it out, but people like that are usually offline | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:09] <schestowitz> they know what"online" means | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | [23:09] <schestowitz> because they extract data from that | Dec 13 07:50 |
| schestowitz | https://patents.justia.com/patent/7908371 | Dec 13 07:55 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patents.justia.com | US Patent for System and method of searching for classifying user activity performed on a computer system Patent (Patent # 7,908,371 issued March 15, 2011) - Justia Patents Search | Dec 13 07:55 | |
| schestowitz | [23:28] <schestowitz> :-) | Dec 13 07:55 |
| schestowitz | [23:28] <schestowitz> sounds like SOFTWARE patents | Dec 13 07:55 |
| schestowitz | [23:28] <schestowitz> which we oppose | Dec 13 07:55 |
| schestowitz | [23:28] <schestowitz> moral objections aside | Dec 13 07:55 |
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| activelow | this patent is not a patentable scientific/technical innovation | Dec 13 08:28 |
| activelow | tap and hook into GUI event handlers, keyboard sniffing... patent? crazy. | Dec 13 08:29 |
| schestowitz-TR | ytes | Dec 13 08:30 |
| schestowitz-TR | welcome to USPTO | Dec 13 08:30 |
| activelow | reminds me of, dbus, which implements it | Dec 13 08:30 |
| schestowitz-TR | shit patents | Dec 13 08:30 |
| schestowitz-TR | in large numbers | Dec 13 08:30 |
| schestowitz-TR | Assange had a stroke | Dec 13 08:30 |
| schestowitz-TR | as it turns out | Dec 13 08:30 |
| activelow | btw. NSA contribution to linux kernel was SELinux... RedHat | Dec 13 08:32 |
| schestowitz-TR | yes | Dec 13 08:33 |
| schestowitz-TR | now IBM | Dec 13 08:33 |
| schestowitz-TR | with DoD contracts | Dec 13 08:33 |
| schestowitz-TR | Red Hat is also close to Palantir | Dec 13 08:33 |
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| schestowitz-TR | but I cannot say much about that | Dec 13 08:33 |
| activelow | same with systemd/dbus... RedHat; i do not consider SELinux malicious, systemd/dbus are evil | Dec 13 08:33 |
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| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz | Salary Adjustment Procedure: Test appeals | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz | With our previous publication we informed you about the open letter we sent to the President. Aiming to avoid flooding the administration with mass legal actions, we suggested the possibility to use test appellants. | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz | Earlier this week, we received an affirmative reply from the President, in which the President confirmed that the Office would be willing to apply the final outcome of the legal proceedings to all staff in the same situation in fact and law. SUEPO will now be finding a team of active staff members & pensioners that will act as test appellants for the different circumstances we can identify – and supporting this group throughout the legal | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz | proceedings. The first step for them will be filing the Request for Review by 30 September 2020. | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 08:57 |
| schestowitz-TR | [08:30] <schestowitz-TR> Assange had a stroke | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | yes I read, but it is only mentioned in one or two places | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | it is probably a side effect of his physical mistreatment as well as | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | probably /one/ of the side effects of the medications forced into him | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | the goal is to kill him | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | notice also that the judge is a long time friend of the polictician who | Dec 13 09:08 |
| Techrights-sec | had him removed illegally from the embassy | Dec 13 09:08 |
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| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | [LSCMN] Salary adjustment procedure: Virtual Floor Meetings - Why 1 day of strike? | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | Publication on behalf of the Munich Staff Representatives (LSCMN) | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | This week, the Local Staff Committee Munich held 7 Virtual Floor Meetings which were very well attended by around 1.000 staff members. We thank you for your participation which confirms again the need of staff to be informed of what is going on in the Office and to gather in person again. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | For your records and for those who could not attend, we invite you to view the slides of the presentation. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 12:42 | |
| schestowitz | Emails to the President and VP4 | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | In the meetings, we called on you to make your views known by sending an email to the President (president@epo.org) and VP4 (vp4office@epo.org), preferably adding in cc. your Local Staff Committee (mnstcom@epo.org) to keep your staff reps updated. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | In this publication, we provide an example of an email, as well as a short list of questions to help you put your thoughts into writing. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 12:42 | |
| schestowitz | How to register for the strike? | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | In the GCC meeting of 10 December, Mr Campinos confirmed that the strike on 15 December 2020 can take place and Ms Simon explained that her services were working on the activation of the strike registration tool and it has now been activated. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 12:42 | |
| schestowitz | Please use the online strike registration tool (also accessible via q/myfips -> Teleworking, time and leave -> Strike registration). More information on industrial actions can be found here. In case you cannot use the tool, you can also inform your line manager in writing. | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 12:42 | |
| schestowitz | Make the day of strike count. To support you, we need you to support us! | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 12:42 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | LSCMN] Salary adjustment procedure: Outcome of the General Assembly of Thursday 19 November | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | Publication on behalf of the Munich Staff Representatives (LSCMN) | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | Dear colleagues, | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | The first General Assembly of the Local Staff Committee Munich by video-conference was very well attended by around 1.300 staff members. We thank you for your participation which confirms the need of staff to be informed of what is going on in the Office and to gather in person again. | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | We received very positive feedback on the factual presentation of the salary adjustment procedure and the broken promises of Mr Campinos, as well as the organisation of the Q&A session. | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | For those who could not attend, we invite you to view the slides of the presentation and the video of the General Assembly with the Q&A session below. | Dec 13 12:43 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 13 12:43 |
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| schestowitz | Publication on behalf of the Munich Staff Representatives (LSCMN) | Dec 13 13:04 |
| schestowitz | Last week, the Local Staff Committee Munich held 7 Virtual Floor Meetings which were very well attended by around 1.000 staff members. The attendance adds to the 1.300 attendees of the General Assembly of 18-11-2020. For your records and for those who could not attend, we invite you to view the slides of the presentation. | Dec 13 13:04 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 13:04 | |
| schestowitz | In case you are still hesitating to go on strike, you can find some last minute food for thought in this paper. | Dec 13 13:04 |
| schestowitz | Dec 13 13:04 | |
| schestowitz | Your Local | Dec 13 13:04 |
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| Techrights-sec | still mostly away ... | Dec 13 15:37 |
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| schestowitz-TR | rianne was amused by the bear and cat story | Dec 13 16:21 |
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| schestowitz | > Dear Dr Schestowitz | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > Thank you for your email of 15 November 2021, regarding Yorkshire Health | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > Solutions. | Dec 13 18:04 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > Manchester CCG have investigated this matter thoroughly and I now attach | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > our final response to your complaint. Should you not agree with the | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > outcome of your complaint, there are details which outline next steps | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > you are able to take at the end of the attached letter. | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > Kind regards, | Dec 13 18:05 |
| schestowitz | Thank you, Niall. I am satisfied with the outcome. | Dec 13 18:05 |
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| schestowitz | Re: more rumors | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > Please look out for any rumors about Kristina and her friend. | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > Such rumors are rather easy to contradict. Maybe it is better to let | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > the trolls run amuck for a while before showing they are wrong and | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > making fools of them. | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedians_in_OSCAL_2018_02.jpg | Dec 13 23:19 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-commons.wikimedia.org | File:Wikimedians in OSCAL 2018 02.jpg - Wikimedia Commons | Dec 13 23:19 | |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedians_in_OSCAL_2018_01.jpg | Dec 13 23:19 |
| -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-commons.wikimedia.org | File:Wikimedians in OSCAL 2018 01.jpg - Wikimedia Commons | Dec 13 23:19 | |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > Now she is in the UK on the Chevening scholarship at SOAS in London. Do | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | > you want to try and meet her? | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | I've heard no rumours, nor seen malicious tongues lately. | Dec 13 23:19 |
| schestowitz | I could use some more context. | Dec 13 23:19 |
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