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*tedbox is now known as r_schestowitzFeb 17 01:38
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s37RjahfwIjfqMz9kFeb 17 02:47
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:47
r_schestowitz@schestowitz thanks Dr. Roy. I hope this discussion can motivate @steven_ovadia as well.Feb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz@Valenoern @alcinnz @kind @fatboy @ambrevar @jeko @zig @strypey @steven_ovadia @victorhck @freedcreative @redstarfish @lanesweets @masterofthetiger @stevenrooseFeb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:48
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r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s39ZNHQi6bMhe7qHgFeb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz"@schestowitz oh amazing! Good luck @steven_ovadia. Thanks Dr. Roy!"Feb 17 02:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:48
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s3hBh5EpLrjc6IpcmFeb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz@schestowitz Solution:Feb 17 02:48
r_schestowitzDisregard the giant companies and silicon valley (same for the famous universities), and join the smaller and virtually unknown companies outside of the already oversaturated areas.Feb 17 02:48
r_schestowitzOh, and don't even bother with LinkedIn…Feb 17 02:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:48
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:48
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s47p2P65ewDq60rOyFeb 17 02:49
r_schestowitz"Imagine he would use his Gollum voice to record audiobooks of Trump’s complete bibliography in-character. They would be comedy gold."Feb 17 02:49
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r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s4TJgEGgQ0j52OsboFeb 17 02:49
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:49
r_schestowitzI made my first steps into UNIX with NetBSD on my Amiga. Good times.Feb 17 02:49
r_schestowitzHow is it like to use NetBSD these days?Feb 17 02:49
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:49
r_schestowitzLike running a toaster ;)Feb 17 02:49
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s5klo6MtouXz3fADgFeb 17 02:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://pleroma.site/notice/9s5klo6MtouXz3fADg )Feb 17 02:50
r_schestowitzdr schestowitch i presume???⚒🛠⚖️👨‍🎨👨🏼‍🏫👨🏽‍💻🖖🏾😱🧐🤓😏😁""Feb 17 02:50
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s5tMuCtxh3bGcv5AeFeb 17 02:50
r_schestowitz"@schestowitz Good article, but Sanders is barely a Social Democrat, and definitely not a Democratic Socialist"Feb 17 02:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:50
r_schestowitzdo labels matter?Feb 17 02:50
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s5wt6zCHjn21tYfbcFeb 17 02:51
r_schestowitz"well shit"Feb 17 02:51
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r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s69zW9MwBIxDShVvk\Feb 17 02:51
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r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/proxy/dw1IYyblz_vMLp5-8lQVIz2GhY4/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYWNrZXJzLnRvd24vc3lzdGVtL21lZGlhX2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzL2ZpbGVzLzAwMS83ODkvNzY3L29yaWdpbmFsLzZlZTg2OTQwOGZjMWQ3MjAuanBn/6ee869408fc1d720.jpgFeb 17 02:51
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6JL0wCZ29gN3rp6OFeb 17 02:51
r_schestowitz"@schestowitz I like this term of yours: #clowncomputing. I will be using instead of Server as a Software Substitute(#SaaSS)."Feb 17 02:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:51
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6m1bCcv4zDive0IKFeb 17 02:52
r_schestowitz" I'm getting reports that startpage does track its users, and maybe ddg too from @hello"Feb 17 02:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:52
r_schestowitz\http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/StartpageFeb 17 02:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Startpage - TechrightsFeb 17 02:52
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6m3Sh5WegRuhmSEyFeb 17 02:52
r_schestowitz"@schestowitz 2) There *is* reason to suspect Brave: it isn't on #debian / reproducibly built."Feb 17 02:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzI noticed thatFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6niG7hGhh2kkFC0eFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:53
r_schestowitz@jeffcliff @schestowitz @hello Feb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzHard evidence needed. Feb 17 02:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzYou're the guy with BSc.Feb 17 02:53
r_schestowitz"|Feb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6pxoB38dF4ccM2QyFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitz"@EMPEROR @hello @schestowitz hard evidence that it's not in debian?"Feb 17 02:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:53
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6q1Wp3bXuFxIqEj2Feb 17 02:53
r_schestowitz"@EMPEROR @hello @schestowitz https://bugs.debian.org/864795 it's still in wnpp"Feb 17 02:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-bugs.debian.org | #864795 - RFP: brave-browser -- web browser with privacy and micropayment features - Debian Bug report logsFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6qBTQF6LfSJ0ydCyFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitz"@EMPEROR @hello @schestowitz https://reproducible-builds.org/who/ brave is not listed here"Feb 17 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-reproducible-builds.org | Who is involved? — reproducible-builds.orgFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6qHk2cE2uBaNukt6Feb 17 02:54
r_schestowitz"@schestowitz 3) brave appears to be developed primarily in the nsamicrosoft walled garden"Feb 17 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6qP1JuNhiLCcTQxMFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitz""Feb 17 02:54
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6qP1JuNhiLCcTQxM"Feb 17 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitz"No, Hard evidence that duckduckgo is tracking users."Feb 17 02:54
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6siH5qA3zRX4Cc9wFeb 17 02:54
r_schestowitz"@EMPEROR  @schestowitz That I'll have to defer to @hello on"Feb 17 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:55
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6snj9lFZxa16dWCGFeb 17 02:55
r_schestowitz"@EMPEROR @hello @schestowitz for the record: i use ddg as my #1 search engine still"Feb 17 02:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:55
r_schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9s6stldSwhwfRXPWQCFeb 17 02:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaFeb 17 02:55
r_schestowitz"so do I"Feb 17 02:55
r_schestowitzEven their own (former) employees would tell you not toFeb 17 02:55
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075372917358088192?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075372917358088192:0:0:0:1075373221076029440Feb 17 02:57
r_schestowitz"#Anonymous #Occupy #Democracy #Elections #Voterigging"Feb 17 02:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Surprise! MIT Study Claims Voatz E-Voting Technology Is A... | MindsFeb 17 02:57
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075422285112897536?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075422285112897536:0:0:0:1075422857169567744Feb 17 02:57
r_schestowitz"ate price for it...He is dead and if warranted he is in hell."Feb 17 02:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Backlash After Kobe Bryant’s Death Illustrates Continued ... | MindsFeb 17 02:57
r_schestowitz"Drop it. If he is guilty of a crime he has already paid the ultimate price for it...He is dead and if warranted he is in hell."Feb 17 02:57
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075343018274160640?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075343018274160640:0:0:0:1075436555900706816Feb 17 02:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Bernie Sanders Takes Lead in Texas Primary Poll, Doubling... | MindsFeb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1075436539379343360Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075452185755254784?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075452185755254784:0:0:0:1075460439997190144Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzbluecollarbytesFeb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzi think the reality of human nature, and its obsession on being 'all tech all the time', makes it so they can't hear warnings, unless google maps starts warning of distracted drivers.Feb 17 02:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | In an Age of Newspeak Buzzwords, Listening Devices (Bugs)... | MindsFeb 17 02:58
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075476693413265408?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075476693413265408:0:0:0:1075500056136380416Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzDo you notice how they only plead to government, and in Greta Thunberg’s case, world government?Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzWhy do you think that is?Feb 17 02:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Measuring Our Impact on the Planet | MindsFeb 17 02:58
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 02:58
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075772629924974592?focuFeb 17 02:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Kubernetes’ Inevitable Takeover of the Data Center | MindsFeb 17 02:59
r_schestowitz"i hate infra. whenever i work on a project, infra takes more time than work on the actual business i am trying to make. k8s is great tool but helps fuckall anyway."Feb 17 02:59
r_schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1075772629924974592?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1075772629924974592:0:0:0:1075774048411267072Feb 17 02:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Kubernetes’ Inevitable Takeover of the Data Center | MindsFeb 17 02:59
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r_schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16947126#2361067015b1013845552a0000053625Feb 17 05:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Very suspicious: #minds banned me last night, with apparent >three< quick 'strikes' in succession. Reason? "0.8" What the heck does that even mean?!?! I contacted MINDS; they promptly apologised and unbanned. Who did this?Feb 17 05:28
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 05:28
r_schestowitzim surprised that website doesnt induce seizures. i found it completely unusable.Feb 17 05:28
r_schestowitzits a pity because i know theres good stuff there.Feb 17 05:28
r_schestowitz"Feb 17 05:28
schestowitz>> Sad as it may seem, itwire -- which removed/loosened CF (I think) --Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> broke ALL the feeds advertised for Sam. Can we fix/work around?Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>>Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> https://www.itwire.com/open-sauce.htmlFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz> I could set up scraping for that page but it would be best to firstFeb 17 06:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.itwire.com | iTWire - Open SauceFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz> contact Sam if you have his address.Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz> Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> advertised:Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&format=feed&Itemid=2419Feb 17 06:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&format=feed&Itemid=2419 )Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz> ITWire is still advertising these atom and rss feeds so their removalFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz> may have been an oversight.  Or else the purge of FOSS material wasFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz> incomplete.Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz> Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> advertised:Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&amp;format=feed&amp;Itemid=2419&amp;type=atomFeb 17 06:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&amp;format=feed&amp;Itemid=2419&amp;type=atom )Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>>Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> advertised:Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&amp;format=feed&amp;Itemid=2419&amp;type=rssFeb 17 06:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.itwire.com/journalist/sam-varghese.html&amp;format=feed&amp;Itemid=2419&amp;type=rss )Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>>Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> They use Joomla and they don't maintain it properly. A lot of their siteFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> is a bigger mess than TR, except they have a budget..Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>>Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> I don't want the site as a whole, just FOSS/Sam... but I spent a lot ofFeb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> time in vain. HTML scraping the last resort.Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>>Feb 17 06:27
schestowitz>> They commit self-harm on a technical level.Feb 17 06:28
schestowitz> Given the ease with which Apache2 can do redirection, that self-harm isFeb 17 06:28
schestowitz> intentional.Feb 17 06:28
schestowitzOK. but is there a working feed URL we can find?Feb 17 06:28
schestowitzI think I syndicated and followed him over RSS since 2007.Feb 17 06:28
schestowitzAt some stage it broke/stopped updating, maybe a decade or more ago. Can't recall when.Feb 17 06:28
schestowitzWe used to chat; try Sam Varghese <whataloadofbull@yahoo.co.uk>Feb 17 06:28
schestowitz>> OK. but is there a working feed URL we can find?Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> I looked around and there is just the main feed:Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> https://www.itwire.com/&format=feed&Itemid=435&type=atomFeb 17 08:16
schestowitz> Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> ***and that does not work*** either.  They may have broken or, worse,Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> taken down their feeds.  For now it looks like they have no feedsFeb 17 08:16
schestowitz> anywhere.  The question is whether they are doing that on purpose.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz> Feb 17 08:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.itwire.com | iTWire - Record profit guidance from Candle send shares upFeb 17 08:16
schestowitz>> I think I syndicated and followed him over RSS since 2007.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>>Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>> At some stage it broke/stopped updating, maybe a decade or more ago.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>> Can't recall when.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>>Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>> We used to chat; try xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFeb 17 08:16
schestowitz> I've sent off a short email asking him.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitzWow.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitzTalk about self harm...Feb 17 08:16
schestowitzMabye they're  close to defunct.Feb 17 08:16
schestowitz>>> We used to chat; try Sam Varghese xxxxxxxxxxxxFeb 17 08:17
schestowitz>> I've sent off a short email asking him.Feb 17 08:17
schestowitz>>Feb 17 08:17
schestowitz> That address no longer works.  My message bounced almost instantly.Feb 17 08:17
schestowitzThis does not shock me. We have not communicated for ages...Feb 17 08:17
schestowitz> Here's a site-wide feed:Feb 17 08:18
schestowitz> Feb 17 08:18
schestowitz> https://www.itwire.com/itwire-rss/itwire.feedFeb 17 08:18
schestowitzwith mime-types set all wrong it seems.... :///Feb 17 08:18
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/hyperalp/status/1229315564620918784Feb 17 08:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@hyperalp: Was?? Auf der ISS lief Microsoft? Hätte ich nie geglaubt. https://t.co/03U7rtqS4VFeb 17 08:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: #ISS dumped #microsoft and moved to #debian #gnu #linux after a Windows infection https://t.co/hUMmXShbhMFeb 17 08:19
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r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/VinayTaylor/status/1229444663410491392Feb 17 17:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@VinayTaylor: Take it back to the old school https://t.co/ze9bBK5VFyFeb 17 17:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | The Uselessness of Social Control Media and Why We Need RSS Feeds’ Resurgence More Than Ever | TechrightsFeb 17 17:01
r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Sheikh_al_Touar/status/1229365275964923907Feb 17 17:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Anatomy of a Crime and Protection From Prosecution #Finance #fraud #law #patents #brevets #fraude #finances #France… https://t.co/Ukh0V5lH1MFeb 17 17:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Anatomy of a Crime and Protection From Prosecution #Finance #fraud #law #patents #brevets #fraude #finances #France… https://t.co/Ukh0V5lH1MFeb 17 17:01
r_schestowitz"Anatomy of a Crime and Protection From Prosecution #Finance #fraud #law #patents #brevets #fraude #finances #France #Europe"Feb 17 17:01
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