●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, November 14, 2022 ●● ● Nov 14 [00:09] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@w46rkvwdeebd6.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Nov 14 [03:40] *wallacer has quit (Quit: wallace dozed off) [03:45] *wallacer (~quassel@6bsu33ajs4zs4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Nov 14 [04:18] schestowitz-TR Substantial Underestimate of the True Circulation of COVID-19 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/covid19-circulation/ [04:18] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Substantial Underestimate of the True Circulation of COVID-19 [04:19] Techrightssec Summary? [04:19] schestowitz-TR in that page [04:22] Techrightssec Not seeing one there. [04:22] schestowitz-TR right below the video. "Description:" [04:22] schestowitz-TR with some references [04:24] schestowitz-TR he chooses title to avoid "pissing up" Gulag and its sponsors [04:24] schestowitz-TR his channel and all his videos will likely vanish at some point [04:24] schestowitz-TR they can even pick years-old videos, like they dom SwitchedToLinux [04:40] Techrightssec ack [04:41] schestowitz-TR can the like other-links for 11-14 be disregarded for the time being? [04:43] Techrightssec Yes, the file is being edited as an experiment in the work flow. [04:44] Techrightssec I think it will be better to do editing off of tr-new and then upload [04:44] Techrightssec as before. So tomorrow's will behave as more normal. But hopefully [04:44] Techrightssec the automated links and such can be done on tr-new ● Nov 14 [05:15] schestowitz-TR I think I will need to change my notifer for when the files are readt [05:15] schestowitz-TR *ready [05:15] schestowitz-TR atm it looks for latest other-links [05:25] Techrightssec that method will be good once again starting after a few minutes [05:25] Techrightssec I had forgotten about that. [05:25] Techrightssec Hammering out some scripting migration atm [05:26] schestowitz-TR thanks [05:26] schestowitz-TR trying hard to find stories atm [05:26] schestowitz-TR it gets harder over time [05:33] Techrightssec ok try now, ignore 2022-11-14.html it is an artifact [05:33] Techrightssec It'll take a few days to smooth out the details but the coarse part of [05:33] Techrightssec the merge works now on tr-new [05:33] Techrightssec In an interview, Mikko Hyppnen indicated that he thinks that the solution to [05:33] Techrightssec ending the blaming the victim which m$ does is to remove the ability for [05:33] Techrightssec the victim to modify his or her system and that only vendors should be in [05:33] Techrightssec full control of the systems. [05:41] schestowitz-TR ok, got the latest. should other links be ignored until later today? [05:41] schestowitz-TR or did you refer to the one with ~ at the end? [05:59] Techrightssec other links is good too [05:59] Techrightssec the ~ files should be ignored ● Nov 14 [06:00] schestowitz-TR Mikko Hyppnen is Establishment figure [06:00] schestowitz-TR f-secure iirc [06:06] Techrightssec Yes his fortune and his career is built on sucking up to m$ [06:09] schestowitz-TR the "media" picks "winners" and "losers" or "experts" and "cracks" [06:09] schestowitz-TR that media is also funded by advertisers that work foir SUPO, NSA etc. [06:09] schestowitz-TR the f in f-secure can stand for all sorts of things [06:09] schestowitz-TR there is a trademark sign after "secure" [06:34] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:35] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:36] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [06:36] *rianne_ (~rianne@ubimf8izmv24i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [06:36] *rianne_ (~rianne@freenode-r9p.jp8.7132oi.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [06:36] *liberty_box (~liberty@ubimf8izmv24i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [06:54] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Nov 14 [07:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [07:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:31] Techrightssec ack ● Nov 14 [08:11] *starstreak has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:12] *starstreak (~starstreak@muarsy2vret2q.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [08:32] schestowitz-TR Trying to blame "SSH" for people choosing lousy UNIX password. Amazing 'journalism'. https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/new-kmsdbot-malware-hijacking-systems.html [08:32] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thehackernews.com | New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks [08:37] Techrightssec Yep, their end goal is probably a push for proprietary interfaces rather [08:37] Techrightssec than a commodity shell/ [08:37] Techrightssec It's been part of a push by microsofters to block the protocol at the firewall [08:39] schestowitz-TR they associate real securityy with crime [08:39] schestowitz-TR "sideloading" [08:39] schestowitz-TR or remote "updates" (whose? what kind?) you cannot control or turn down [08:39] schestowitz-TR notice this trend in "industry" [08:39] schestowitz-TR proprietary VPNs and bloatware [08:39] schestowitz-TR then "clown computing" and "webapps" that only work with compromsied browsers [08:39] schestowitz-TR i.e. they're not "web", just "apps" for some hypervisor [08:41] schestowitz-TR "Improving cyber-security by purchasing licenses for all proprietary software is expensive, however, a better alternative may be to migrate to open-source software like Ubuntu Linux and LibreOffice." https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/11/14/sysnova-to-hold-cyber-security-awareness-training-for-it-professionals [08:41] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.dhakatribune.com | Sysnova to hold cyber security awareness training for IT professionals [08:43] schestowitz-TR when it comes to scientific, fact-based analysis, we are winning hsnds down [08:43] schestowitz-TR btw, that 'hypervisor' is no longer limited to JS [08:43] schestowitz-TR with wasm and other craps you now rely on tons oc crappy code at the 'hypervisor' level [08:43] schestowitz-TR not being defective, either intentionally or by accident (with CISA getting headsup_ [08:45] schestowitz-TR speaking of science, ons has new data tomorrow before midday (time judged by prior release times) [08:45] schestowitz-TR if the trend persists, and if we see such strong evidence of 'cardiac events pandemic', [08:45] schestowitz-TR then one has to start questioning those boosters, knowing that according to ons [08:45] schestowitz-TR those excess deaths are neither due to covid or long covid [08:45] schestowitz-TR *nor [08:58] Techrightssec fters to block the protocol at the firewall [08:58] Techrightssec ack ● Nov 14 [09:00] schestowitz-TR Twitter is Collapsing: In Numbers... https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/twitter-is-collapsing/ [09:00] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Twitter is Collapsing: In Numbers ● Nov 14 [10:18] Techrightssec ack [10:24] schestowitz-TR I've just posted a Torvalds clip [10:24] schestowitz-TR I found a better way to encode those clips, both as webm and without missing frames [10:24] schestowitz-TR I save the 'recipe' for future use cases [10:25] schestowitz-TR topics would be nice, but likely hard to think of [10:25] schestowitz-TR as the i/o in news is very low lately [10:25] schestowitz-TR not much news of significance [10:33] schestowitz-TR Antibodies tests for COVID-19 in the UK, 179 nanograms per millilitre (ng/ml) or 800 ng/ml: as of this past autumn, 70% or 95% have been exposed to COVID-19 (probably more so the latter; 179 nanograms is very little) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ons-antibodies.ods [10:35] Techrightssec ack [10:35] Techrightssec the above interview was full of canards to be addressed, not necessarily but [10:35] Techrightssec s/but/by/ [10:35] Techrightssec drawing attention to the interview or the book. That those myths and attitudes [10:35] Techrightssec are circulating in various monied circles is a *big* threat to the continued [10:35] Techrightssec existence of general purpose computing. As forecast when the first version [10:35] Techrightssec came out the xbox is a testbed for DRM to be rolled out to the general market [10:35] Techrightssec over time. There was another article recently about general-purpose versus [10:35] Techrightssec appliance-based computing. [10:35] Techrightssec ^ topic ? [10:35] Techrightssec not an article but another video :/ [10:35] Techrightssec https://youtu.be/EiWov2GWgDc [10:35] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Invidious: https://invidio.xamh.de/watch?v=EiWov2GWgDc [10:35] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> invidio.xamh.de | An Interview with Eben Upton- Creator and CEO of Raspberry Pi - Invidious ● Nov 14 [11:19] schestowitz-TR UK COVID-19 strategy: infect everybody, distract from the fact far more people than usual are dying every week [11:19] schestowitz-TR Over 13,000 Registered Deaths in the UK Per Week in Autumn (We're Still Losing Almost as Many People as When COVID-19 Started) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/uk-deaths-based-on-ons/ [11:19] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Over 13,000 Registered Deaths in the UK Per Week in Autumn (Were Still Losing Almost as Many People as When COVID-19 Started) [11:21] Techrightssec https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/are-we-doomed-the-future-of-our-smart:c [11:21] Techrightssec Both videos cover some common topics but from different directions [11:21] Techrightssec [11:21] Techrightssec ack [11:21] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-odysee.com | Are we doomed? The future of our smart world? [11:30] schestowitz-TR watching the video now [11:30] schestowitz-TR if it strikes many nerves, I might do a response [11:30] schestowitz-TR he's dressed up not like a hacker [11:30] schestowitz-TR but like a showman [11:30] schestowitz-TR don't be offneded [11:30] schestowitz-TR so far the video is shit [11:30] schestowitz-TR like internet of shit [11:30] schestowitz-TR 3 mins in [11:30] schestowitz-TR doesn't say anything [11:30] schestowitz-TR self-promotion [11:30] schestowitz-TR from the guy who looks like a magician and talks like one [11:30] schestowitz-TR now they add stock effects [11:30] schestowitz-TR for dramatic effect [11:30] schestowitz-TR don't want to trash-talk it [11:30] schestowitz-TR will just close [11:30] schestowitz-TR "smart... smart... smart" [11:30] schestowitz-TR he talks their language [11:30] schestowitz-TR anyway, it's just the media hyping up his name, I think [11:30] schestowitz-TR and his talking the same language [11:30] schestowitz-TR I've closed david copperfield and will check links now [11:31] Techrightssec yep [11:31] Techrightssec same with the gesturing and such; however, he's gen X [11:31] Techrightssec regardless of how he hops around [11:31] Techrightssec there are a lot of parts there, it is long [11:32] schestowitz-TR even if there are parts about "HEY HI" and "clown", I doubt it will improve [11:32] schestowitz-TR I know almost nothing about him except his name and where he works [11:32] schestowitz-TR and people quoting him a lot [11:37] Techrightssec the main topic ws his repeated pushing for appliance computing to replace [11:37] Techrightssec general purpose computing and his assertations that only the vendors should [11:37] Techrightssec have control over the computer not the people sitting at the keyboard [11:39] schestowitz-TR he mentioned "netflix" on "smart TV" [11:39] schestowitz-TR I think he's a hypocrite [11:39] schestowitz-TR with his "dumb watch" and "smart" things he has no control over [11:39] schestowitz-TR he is the pork-eating imam [11:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [11:41] schestowitz-TR like I said, I know very little about him [11:41] schestowitz-TR but he's the gimmick version of (fake?) security [11:41] schestowitz-TR like people who tell us about "software freedom" while shilling pluton, microsoft-restricted boot, [11:41] schestowitz-TR and mess about with "smart" gadgets at home in spite of how many flaws that introduced at many levels, even whilem [11:41] schestowitz-TR afk [11:42] Techrightssec yes, see https://www.usenix.org/conference/woot-07/exploiting-concurrency-vulnerabilities-system-call-wrappers [11:42] Techrightssec at least back in 2007 all such anti-virus hokum was just for show and bypasable [11:42] Techrightssec if nothing has changed (which it probably hasn't) then it is still hokum [11:42] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.usenix.org | Exploiting Concurrency Vulnerabilities in System Call Wrappers | USENIX [11:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:44] schestowitz-TR the f can stand for f*** rather than a nation [11:44] schestowitz-TR I am cycnical of the AV pushers [11:44] schestowitz-TR inc. kaspersky [11:44] schestowitz-TR no matter the outfit (black t-shirt, superhero, suit) [11:44] schestowitz-TR maybe mikko is a good salesman [11:46] Techrightssec see once instance at about 48m into the odysee video [11:46] Techrightssec he lies about "getting better security" from locking people out of their own [11:46] Techrightssec systems [11:46] Techrightssec I guess if one defines security as job security for shysters and poor quality [11:46] Techrightssec software then ok. But for standard confidentiality, integrity, and availability [11:46] Techrightssec that is not true. [11:47] schestowitz-TR there are analogies for this [11:47] schestowitz-TR where you outsource control and call that security [11:47] schestowitz-TR like slaves who got "barn safety" and food [11:47] schestowitz-TR but they didn't enjoy safety if they tried to run away [11:47] schestowitz-TR they could be shot in the back [11:47] schestowitz-TR there is the buzz-term "managed service [11:47] schestowitz-TR softer version of "outsourcing" [11:52] Techrightssec "those are much more secure because they *are* closed", he says [11:52] Techrightssec https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/17501-if-ye-love-wealth-better-than-liberty-the-tranquility-of [11:52] Techrightssec usually they were hanged when caught if not returned to servitude immediately, [11:52] Techrightssec at least in the US. Other regions had different practices through the ages [11:52] Techrightssec and in MENA the practice of keeping people as slaves is still ongoing and not [11:52] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.goodreads.com | Quote by Samuel Adams: If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tran... [11:52] Techrightssec let up over the centuries though the rest of the world modernized. Some cultures let slaves buy their freedom over a few years or else [11:52] Techrightssec gradually become a normal member of the tribe over time. So it varied a lot. Again, MENA still has [11:52] Techrightssec a prodigious slave trade. [11:52] Techrightssec and slave holdings and many jobs done are not far from slavery there anyway. [11:52] Techrightssec Thus it is reprehensible that sports events allow themselves to be used [11:52] Techrightssec for reputation washing there. ● Nov 14 [12:02] schestowitz-TR Poor research: "It's not immediately clear how the WordPress sites are breached, and Sucuri said it did not notice any obvious plugin flaws being exploited to carry out the campaign." https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/over-15000-wordpress-sites-compromised.html [12:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thehackernews.com | Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign [12:02] schestowitz-TR thehackernews.com | Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign [12:02] schestowitz-TR Webspam disguised as 'article' https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/what-is-external-penetration-test.html [12:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thehackernews.com | What is an External Penetration Test? [12:02] schestowitz-TR thehackernews.com | What is an External Penetration Test? [12:23] Techrightssec THe part of his video which was not about IoT was about blaming the victim [12:23] Techrightssec and using the blame as an excuse to wrest further control away from people. ● Nov 14 [13:01] *scientes23 (~c62ebe51@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:07] Techrightssec and in that video, they both omit a real, major crisis with embedded systems, [13:07] Techrightssec that of 32-bit time [13:07] Techrightssec https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20130813072244 [13:07] Techrightssec https://people.cs.nctu.edu.tw/~tsaiwn/sisc/runtime_error_200_div_by_0/www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/critdate.htm#Y2038 [13:07] Techrightssec That's at least as big a crisis as having the devices be online [13:07] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-undeadly.org | 64-bit Time on OpenBSD [13:07] Techrightssec More so in some ways because it affects old devices even whether they are [13:07] Techrightssec online or not [13:07] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-people.cs.nctu.edu.tw | Merlyn - Critical and Significant Dates - J R Stockton [13:09] schestowitz-TR email is fast becoming a massive waste of time [13:09] schestowitz-TR I cherry-pick what to open not because of classic spam [13:09] schestowitz-TR but PR agencies and shitheads writing "proposals" [13:09] schestowitz-TR which I delete but need to scam for a few seconds anyway [13:09] schestowitz-TR gmail does not solve this issue, it contributes to it [13:10] Techrightssec GMail contributes to the worsening of e-mail all around. [13:10] Techrightssec It's part of their ongoing moves to capture the service and take the protocols [13:10] Techrightssec private. [13:11] schestowitz-TR the best method I found was, [13:11] schestowitz-TR let it pile up for about a month [13:11] schestowitz-TR then, sort by subject line, author etc. to cluster the shit [13:11] schestowitz-TR it makes deletion a lot faster [13:11] Techrightssec It's part of their ongoing moves to capture the service and take the protocols [13:11] Techrightssec private. [13:11] Techrightssec /proprietary. [13:14] *scientes23 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [13:36] schestowitz-TR Bruce Schneier has mentioned "ransomware" and fails to note this is primarily a Microsoft Windows issue, to be resolved by disconnecting such machines and firing those who deployed such machines in the medical domain https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/11/a-digital-red-cross.html [13:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-A Digital Red Cross - Schneier on Security [13:36] schestowitz-TR A Digital Red Cross - Schneier on Security [13:36] schestowitz-TR Removing Microsoft would be vastly more effective https://www.wsj.com/articles/red-cross-wants-digital-symbols-to-deter-hackers-from-healthcare-institutions-11667571607 [13:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Red Cross Wants Digital Symbols to Deter Hackers From Healthcare Institutions - WSJ [13:36] schestowitz-TR Red Cross Wants Digital Symbols to Deter Hackers From Healthcare Institutions - WSJ [13:36] schestowitz-TR or maybe mikko an blame the patients and try to lock them out [13:36] Techrightssec ack [13:38] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@9zgmcm9suq87q.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:38] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [13:38] schestowitz-TR some weeks ago zemlin gave a talk in the uk about security [13:38] schestowitz-TR yes, zemlin the sec guru [13:38] schestowitz-TR parroting microsoft and snyk talking points [13:38] schestowitz-TR link in IRC [13:38] schestowitz-TR they pretend it's about money and propose tracking [13:38] schestowitz-TR of course he mentions github lots of times [13:38] schestowitz-TR I don't even want to link to it [13:39] Techrightssec It's just part of their ongoing campaign against software freedom [13:39] Techrightssec not about money at all [13:45] schestowitz-TR the copyrioght troll has just sent a physical letter [13:45] schestowitz-TR after like... 2 months? [13:45] schestowitz-TR for me it's nothing [13:45] schestowitz-TR to rianne (who doesn't know how such trolls operate) [13:45] schestowitz-TR it's more of a nuisance [13:48] schestowitz-TR good for the next letter-ripping video, I guess [13:48] schestowitz-TR just a question of when [13:48] schestowitz-TR then I can publish redacted PDFs too [13:48] schestowitz-TR it's an obviously BS claim [13:49] schestowitz-TR slow news today, at least I deleted about 300 spam [13:49] schestowitz-TR and got some more maintenance work done [13:55] schestowitz-TR This is Microsoft Windows, though the article fails to mention this explicitly (low-grade 'journalism' https://thehackernews.com/2022/11/new-earth-longzhi-apt-targets-ukraine.html [13:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thehackernews.com | New "Earth Longzhi" APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders [13:56] Techrightssec anyway 32-bit time would be a possible topic as would be the push towards [13:56] Techrightssec appliance computing. The lack of discussion about 32-bit time and whining [13:56] Techrightssec at the same time about locking out end users show that the priority is not [13:56] Techrightssec security and merely a ddistraction from their attacks on general-purpose [13:56] Techrightssec computing. [13:56] Techrightssec ^ topic ? ● Nov 14 [14:00] schestowitz-TR yes, that might be a good topic [14:00] schestowitz-TR one thing I don't fully understand is, [14:00] schestowitz-TR how does unix time system impact security? [14:00] schestowitz-TR btw, spamnil still doing clickfraud, but with 11 videos in 21 days it's clear he's going nowhere and [14:00] schestowitz-TR he knows it [14:00] schestowitz-TR still need to understand how 32-bit systemd are a secyurity rather than invalidity/end of life issue [14:03] Techrightssec The systems generally cannot be updated in the firmware, the whole unit must [14:03] Techrightssec be replaced. The problem is that devices being deployed even today are [14:03] Techrightssec still running 32-bit time. [14:04] schestowitz-TR with today's appalling quality of engineering, I doubt many will outlast 16 yrs [14:14] schestowitz-TR apropos, many "smart" systems depend on a clock to operate [14:14] schestowitz-TR where no clocks should be needed at all!! [14:16] schestowitz-TR imagine microwaves refusing to hear up because they got cracked [14:16] schestowitz-TR smoker detectors not buzzing because they have not yet been "configured" [14:16] schestowitz-TR or some washing machine failing due to having wrong time (not runtime but clock) [14:17] schestowitz-TR https://dwaves.de/2022/11/14/mental-disorder-is-up-13-globally-41-up-in-germany-in-the-last-10-years-the-github-rant-good-technology-makes-efficient-but-does-not-automatically-make-good-culture-or-good-people/ [14:17] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- mental disorder is up +13% globally +41% up in Germany in the last 10 years the github rant -> good technology makes efficient but does not (automatically) make good culture or good people | dwaves.de [14:17] schestowitz-TR german, we used to chat, weak english, but the ideas are spot on [14:17] schestowitz-TR published moments ago [14:18] Techrightssec Or dishwashers, or laundry machines, or refirgerators, or ... cars [14:25] schestowitz-TR cars are becoming exponentially more expensive to "repair" (you cannot mess with a scre driver in silicon) [14:25] schestowitz-TR and of course to purchase too [14:25] schestowitz-TR as for kettles, for now we just use the hob with a large pot instead because it's reliable [14:25] schestowitz-TR this past weekend we saw some kettles at the shop and I joked about how long they last for [14:25] schestowitz-TR the 'unbranded' (or "poorly" branded) ones barely stand a chace of aurviving a year [14:25] schestowitz-TR the rest maybe enough to get past the warranty day [14:25] schestowitz-TR I don't want a pile of half a dozen "good loocking but not working) kettle every decade [14:25] schestowitz-TR *kettles [14:25] schestowitz-TR electric showers can be similarly awful [14:25] schestowitz-TR plasticware [14:25] schestowitz-TR and not easy to replace, you'd need an electrician (almost as expensive as the plasticware) to safely [14:25] schestowitz-TR dismount and install "the next one" [14:25] schestowitz-TR so over the past 1-2 decades I find myself protesting a lot about tech that actually left the customer [14:25] schestowitz-TR worse off, aside from the gimmicks [14:25] schestowitz-TR sometimes I listen to football on FM radio (1990s) because going to a Web site takes longer [14:25] schestowitz-TR JS mess [14:25] schestowitz-TR and is more noise than signal [14:25] schestowitz-TR in fact, I used to have a command line program for scores, but that keeps breaking upstream and takes [14:26] schestowitz-TR ages to work around (for a few more months before next breakage) [14:26] schestowitz-TR "Drive thru" mentality = the biggest problem with my food is that I need to get my fat arse off the seat [14:26] schestowitz-TR "Smart things" = if only I could connect this thing to the Net, life would improve [14:26] Techrightssec The computers built into the car's local network appear mostly a means to [14:26] Techrightssec increase costs and lock out independent repair shops and force buyers into [14:26] Techrightssec maintenance subscriptions at the dealer. [14:26] Techrightssec I think we have a studdy on the waste of space that javascript causes... [14:28] schestowitz-TR andry dubbed this digital veganism [14:28] schestowitz-TR I think the association with morality (animals) misses the mark a bit [14:28] schestowitz-TR vegans get ridiculed for all sorts of things [14:28] schestowitz-TR but avoiding shitware is about practical benefits, too [14:28] schestowitz-TR at the pet shop yesterday we saw pig ears for sale (in the dog section) [14:28] schestowitz-TR that upset rianne, but dogs eat meat [14:33] schestowitz-TR --- [14:33] schestowitz-TR free software is about ethics of hoarding, sharing, and control over people (facilitated by the former two) [14:33] schestowitz-TR but the issue we speak of here are also about pragmatism and economics [14:33] schestowitz-TR I think for TR to analyse and put forth helpful vocabulary would be a contribution [14:33] schestowitz-TR andy's "digital vegan" is a metaphor [14:33] schestowitz-TR gemini tackles many issues at once, inc. energy consumption (lots more facets) [14:33] schestowitz-TR i hope that having more free time will let me 1) think and 2) write properly on these issues [14:33] schestowitz-TR do you still maintain that youtube-dl-based script for cutting and featching videos from gulagtube? [14:33] schestowitz-TR i know the swiss army knife was attacked with help from friedman/microsoft [14:33] schestowitz-TR but for the new TR it would help if I could make shortcuts and retrieve/process/clip vidoes [14:33] schestowitz-TR directly on the server [14:41] Techrightssec no that script has not been maintained or worth the effort due to [14:41] Techrightssec various problems with youtube [14:41] Techrightssec best to try other tools to download and then once the file is stored locally [14:41] Techrightssec hit it with ffmpeg [14:41] Techrightssec invidious might be better in that regard [14:41] schestowitz-TR atm I use some instances of invidious, retreieve the mp4 (it's the only option for audio+vide) [14:41] schestowitz-TR than ffmpeg with time range [14:41] schestowitz-TR then upload via wordpress or kio (for large files) [14:41] schestowitz-TR the new tr can handle many short posts like tm does [14:41] schestowitz-TR then, being able to raise issues rapidly, with static pages and maybe video clips [14:41] schestowitz-TR would imho be not just invaluable in the pace sense [14:41] schestowitz-TR but also more "fun" [14:41] schestowitz-TR with wordpress I spent some time messing about with knobs such as categories [14:41] schestowitz-TR I'm glad rianne and I no longer need to enter/select/multiselect categories [14:41] schestowitz-TR it speeds things up [14:41] schestowitz-TR but having some archibg and search for that site might be useful, as a future feature so to speak [14:42] schestowitz-TR I made a full backup of /var/www/t* last night and copied the tar.gz to "bubi" [14:44] schestowitz-TR to wit: what hurts microsoft et al the most if not new exposes or rapid posts [14:44] schestowitz-TR but a site that stays online decade after decade [14:44] schestowitz-TR so even "old" scandsls never go undocumented and cannot be denied in the absence of evidnece [14:44] schestowitz-TR tuxmachines reviews go a llllooooonnnggg way back [14:44] schestowitz-TR they show that even in 2005/6 the "desktop" was good enough compared to XP [14:44] schestowitz-TR youtube will collapse after FB and Twitter [14:44] schestowitz-TR the barrage of ads are suggestive of urgent call for profitability [14:57] schestowitz-TR [14:46:48] Well,, the copyright troll that tries to target techrights coverage of EPO crime now sends envelopes in the post. What next, anthrax attacks? Lawyers that do attend and copyright trolling need to be disbarred. Is the bar a "licence to blackmail"? [14:57] schestowitz-TR [14:49:18] --> psymin (~psymin@me3biw7mdts84.irc) has joined #boycottnovell-social [14:57] schestowitz-TR [14:52:22] According to this (source: ONS), the British population sometimes loses antibodies against COVID-19 over time. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ons-health.ods [14:57] schestowitz-TR [14:56:58] UK Survey on Top Issues as Perceived by the Public https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/uk-top-issues/ [14:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive UK Survey on Top Issues as Perceived by the Public [14:57] schestowitz-TR [14:56:59] [TechrightsSocial] schestowitz.com Blog Archive UK Survey on Top Issues as Perceived by the Public [14:58] Techrightssec They seem to object more about what articles are still online rather than [14:58] Techrightssec a whole site, in most cases. Articles critical of m$ or bill seem to [14:58] Techrightssec have frequently disappeared from sites that are still around [14:58] Techrightssec Though the do seem to prioritize eliminating solid, easily understood criticism [14:58] Techrightssec backed by clear data. [14:58] schestowitz-TR yes, crosscut deleted articles about both Microsoft and Gates after the latter had dbribed it [14:58] schestowitz-TR *bribed ● Nov 14 [15:00] *scientes87 (~c62ebe51@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [15:09] Techrightssec Same for many blogs as well [15:10] schestowitz-TR ONS: More than 1 in 50 People in England Estimated to be COVID-19 Positive This Month https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/covid-19-positive/ [15:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive ONS: More Than 1 in 50 People in England Estimated to be COVID-19 Positive This Month [15:10] schestowitz-TR the "new normal": quite a few people nearby coughing, and not even covering the mouth [15:32] Techrightssec Same for many blogs as well [15:32] Techrightssec ack [15:43] schestowitz-TR An Emergent Pandemic of Sudden Deaths in the UK (People Dying at Home) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/pandemic-of-sudden-deaths/ [15:43] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive An Emergent Pandemic of Sudden Deaths in the UK (People Dying at Home) [15:43] schestowitz-TR Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths: Open Data as OpenDocument Format (ODF) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/ons-but-odf/ [15:43] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths: Open Data as OpenDocument Format (ODF) ● Nov 14 [16:08] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ann6rz72hhbuu.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [16:14] *scientes87 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:15] Techrightssec ack [16:15] Techrightssec what was the summary? [16:15] Techrightssec gemini.techrights.org/2022/11/14/pat-gelsinger-and-linus-torvalds/ [16:15] schestowitz-TR it's in the headline [16:15] schestowitz-TR but transcript might help [16:16] schestowitz-TR Office for National Statistics Makes It Hard to Demonstrate Increase in Heart Failures https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/11/14/office-for-national-statistics-data/ [16:16] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Office for National Statistics Makes It Hard to Demonstrate Increase in Heart Failures [16:36] Techrightssec The drive is really slow, IPFS must still be running there :/ [16:36] Techrightssec The post has kind of a bad spin on things since LT realized his mistake [16:36] Techrightssec almost immediately and fixed the licensing right away, though he still [16:36] Techrightssec insists on saying open source to avoid uttering the f-word [16:42] schestowitz-TR a) ipfs is not running [16:42] schestowitz-TR b) thanks, I for the transcript [16:42] schestowitz-TR c) added it to www/wordpress too [16:43] Techrightssec np [16:44] schestowitz-TR i am still short on topics [16:44] schestowitz-TR 8 posts in my personal blog in past day [16:44] schestowitz-TR little in TR [16:47] Techrightssec general-purpose computing and Freedom ? [16:47] Techrightssec ^ topic ? [16:47] Techrightssec Linus really means the F-word when he says Open Source [16:47] Techrightssec ^ topic ? [16:47] Techrightssec Yes, and that intentionally created confusion can be rebutted. [16:47] Techrightssec especially in light of his 2012 Q&A session where he emphasized that choosing [16:47] Techrightssec the GPL for his work was the best decision he ever made *because of* [16:47] Techrightssec the reciprocity. That was overshadowed by the M$-owned press fussing [16:47] Techrightssec over his rightful frustration with nvidia. [16:49] schestowitz-TR this was not 2012 [16:49] schestowitz-TR oh, maybe it was actually [16:49] schestowitz-TR strange, I remembered it happening much later [16:52] schestowitz-TR OTA [16:52] schestowitz-TR I will go through the interview and remark on it [16:52] schestowitz-TR noting the SF aspects along the way [16:52] schestowitz-TR OTA [16:53] schestowitz-TR in 1991 it was Free software [16:53] schestowitz-TR he intentionally warps history [16:53] schestowitz-TR this was not 2012 [16:53] schestowitz-TR oh, maybe it was actually [16:53] schestowitz-TR strange, I remembered it happening much later [16:53] schestowitz-TR OTA [16:53] schestowitz-TR I will go through the interview and remark on it [16:53] schestowitz-TR noting the SF aspects along the way [16:53] schestowitz-TR OTA [16:54] Techrightssec Yes, and that intentionally created confusion can be rebutted. [16:54] Techrightssec especially in light of his 2012 Q&A session where he emphasized that choosing [16:54] Techrightssec the GPL for his work was the best decision he ever made *because of* [16:54] Techrightssec the reciprocity. That was overshadowed by the M$-owned press fussing [16:54] Techrightssec over his rightful frustration with nvidia. [16:54] Techrightssec It's in the TR WordPress site somewhere, many times, but can be approached [16:54] Techrightssec from a slightly new angle based on the full Gelsinger interview with LT [16:54] Techrightssec ack [16:54] Techrightssec be sure to cite the 2012 comment! please! ● Nov 14 [18:23] schestowitz-TR going to record epo video about menopause next [18:23] schestowitz-TR see scrollback in irc [18:23] schestowitz-TR mastodon'community' now censors critics of bill gates [18:23] schestowitz-TR i'm disgusted [18:23] schestowitz-TR i guess they might borrow some straw men [18:23] schestowitz-TR if "don't like gates" => qanon [18:23] schestowitz-TR OTA [18:23] schestowitz-TR DaemonFC: ^ [18:55] Techrightssec checking [18:55] Techrightssec It's rather important to note that LT still refers to freedom and reciprocity [18:55] Techrightssec despite using the phrase "open source". So while he is definitely for [18:55] Techrightssec backing the f-word up with deeds, he remains very reluctant to say it out loud. ● Nov 14 [19:38] schestowitz-TR OTA [19:38] schestowitz-TR draft ● Nov 14 [20:10] *GNUParallel (~5917e05f@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [20:12] *GNUParallel has quit (Quit: Connection closed) ● Nov 14 [21:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [21:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell ● Nov 14 [22:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Nov 14 [23:15] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [23:16] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [23:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [23:30] *Noisytoot has quit (Quit: ZNC 1.8.2 - https://znc.in) [23:32] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell