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schestowitz-TRThe reason the ytalk connection was dropped, my machine was rebootedApr 19 06:07
schestowitz-TRI studied the logs, after I had taken the opportunity to do a full system updateApr 19 06:07
schestowitz-TRand could not see anything connection the ongoing drive warningsApr 19 06:07
schestowitz-TRto the incidentApr 19 06:07
Techrights-secno worries, it should have reconnected automatically form myApr 19 06:07
Techrights-secend though Apr 19 06:07
Techrights-secfrom my end thoughApr 19 06:07
Techrights-secI have a loop going here.Apr 19 06:08
schestowitz-TRso it turns out alex jones, like andrew lee, is also living the us lifestyleApr 19 06:10
schestowitz-TR50k in assets, then just borrow... 1 million to 10 millionApr 19 06:10
schestowitz-TRand they say this is the world's most potent economtApr 19 06:10
schestowitz-TR(never mind motivation o bury the debt in ch11)Apr 19 06:10
Techrights-secyep goog riddance to him though I suppose his backers won;t let his be the end of him and his bullshitApr 19 06:10
Techrights-secyep another "successful bankruptcy" to show at business schools as a modelApr 19 06:10
schestowitz-TRtheory: the national deficit, granting about 20 trillion in public debt is about a decade or a little moreApr 19 06:12
schestowitz-TRcovers up for the fakeness of the private sectorApr 19 06:12
schestowitz-TRwhich is in the redApr 19 06:12
Techrights-secit's hard to explain but the money is not the global currency but the debtApr 19 06:16
Techrights-secitself, that also gives more leverage over the borrowerApr 19 06:16
Techrights-secyes and it does help hide the fakeness of the private sector Apr 19 06:16
Techrights-secan additional problem is that Enron-style accounting is now allowed and Apr 19 06:16
Techrights-secencouraged so it is almost impossible to find out what the bottome line is.Apr 19 06:16
Techrights-secGenerally that takes an audit and business schools have prepared scammersApr 19 06:17
Techrights-secfor that by teaching everyone how to keep two separate sets of books, onlyApr 19 06:17
Techrights-secone of which is for the government.  The big Enterprise Resource PlanningApr 19 06:17
Techrights-secpackages don't let people keep track of that for their business anyway.Apr 19 06:17
Techrights-secIt has become a shell game.Apr 19 06:17
Techrights-secYes, in otherwords they are intentionally obfuscating their dire situationApr 19 06:17
schestowitz-TRSee, I am not so stupid but I could never make sense of the financial statement of a 10-person (little more) companyApr 19 06:17
schestowitz-TRwhere I have been for over 10 yearsApr 19 06:17
schestowitz-TRmy BS meter off the chart, I still needed help from better sniffersApr 19 06:17
schestowitz-TRdon't mean to sound cocky, but it seems a good majority of companies are like thatApr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRsome are more upfront about itApr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRapparently rianne and I, as we do have actual savings and no debt/liabilities, are Apr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRa lot better off than a god majority of householdsApr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRtwo days ago I saved about 30 pounds on food and did exercise at the same time (went to 7 shops+1 at Apr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRthe end, a second visit)Apr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRnot many people in thoseApr 19 06:22
schestowitz-TRhigh inflation rates penalise not only savers, they hurt everybodyApr 19 06:22
Techrights-secperhaps, but as mentioned it is now established practice to cook the booksApr 19 06:23
Techrights-secand to use accoubnting methods which facillitate thatApr 19 06:23
Techrights-secyes that is a goal ,but the low interest rates also discourage savings,Apr 19 06:23
Techrights-secthey try to push everyone to put their money into speculation instead.Apr 19 06:23
Techrights-secBasically they wish people to gamble what little they might have put awayApr 19 06:23
schestowitz-TRyes, in IRC I've said this repeatedly over the past yearApr 19 06:25
schestowitz-TRWall Street now eats the middle class (what's left of it)Apr 19 06:25
schestowitz-TRby putting more pressure on remaining savers to "feed the machine"Apr 19 06:25
schestowitz-TRthis will end like in 2007-8Apr 19 06:25
Techrights-sec... what's left of the middle class is rapidly vanishing, pushed downApr 19 06:25
Techrights-secinto povertyApr 19 06:25
schestowitz-TR1) the standards of "poverty" are adjustedApr 19 06:28
schestowitz-TR2) "full employment" redefinedApr 19 06:28
schestowitz-TR3) more hours, more working people per householdApr 19 06:28
schestowitz-TR4) reducation in compensation, pension age etc.Apr 19 06:28
schestowitz-TR"if you can't make it good, make it look like you need Epstein for "rich people"..."Apr 19 06:28
schestowitz-TRBecause that's all he is renowned for, nothing else....Apr 19 06:28
Techrights-secthe definition of poverty is bent also to exclude more impoverished peopleApr 19 06:29
Techrights-secfrom the category, so effectively much of the lower end of what had beenApr 19 06:29
Techrights-secmiddle class is in practice poor and feeling itApr 19 06:29
Techrights-secbasicallyApr 19 06:29
schestowitz-TRit is even worse when you factor in much of the "lifestyle" being fed by loansApr 19 06:30
schestowitz-TRour old filmmaking friend contemplated suicide over it 15 years agoApr 19 06:30
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Techrights-secthat's too bad;Apr 19 06:32
Techrights-secI think he's doing much better now, bites from pinnepeds asideApr 19 06:32
Techrights-sec^pinnipedApr 19 06:32
schestowitz-TRit's the financial equiv of anabolic steroidsApr 19 06:32
schestowitz-TRmake me look big nowApr 19 06:32
schestowitz-TRwe'll worry about all "that bad stuff" later onApr 19 06:32
Techrights-secyep, to a certain extentApr 19 06:32
schestowitz-TRwith soma and all that, they make yet more "susccess stories"Apr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRmore billionaires like sackler family with purdue Apr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRso there's something to celebrate after all!Apr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRin 'ol england' they had pubs and booze to compel the hard-working class to keepApr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRworking harderApr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRbut the drugs are no longer limited to liquid formApr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRthe last effect is also longerApr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRif the drinking shortens the life, no pension, work till deathApr 19 06:40
schestowitz-TRa sort of lifespan or longevity 'eugenics'Apr 19 06:40
Techrights-secanother thing the us does is the culture, especialy through business, puts Apr 19 06:42
Techrights-secnearly everybody in a dire situation where the normal reaction is stressApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secif not downright depression then instead of fixing the problem or moving theApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secpeople to better jobs (on the false assumption that any exist) they sellApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secexpensive mindaltering medication to force a happy or at least less depressedApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secfeeling into their heads -- for an additional feeApr 19 06:42
Techrights-sechttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db377.htmApr 19 06:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cdc.gov | Products - Data Briefs - Number 377 - September 2020Apr 19 06:42
Techrights-secand that's the /old/ data, not including recent yearsApr 19 06:42
Techrights-sechttps://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news/antidepressant-prescribing-up-6-since-2019Apr 19 06:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pharmaceutical-journal.com | Antidepressant prescribing up 6% in last three months of 2020 - The Pharmaceutical JournalApr 19 06:42
Techrights-sec(UK(Apr 19 06:42
Techrights-sechttps://www.upi.com/Health_News/2020/09/04/Antidepressant-use-rising-in-US-mostly-in-women-CDC-says/7341599224503/Apr 19 06:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Antidepressant use rising in U.S., mostly in women, CDC says - UPI.comApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secon average women are more in tune with surroundings and environmentApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secpint-a-dayApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secmore importantly larger business can charge more for them and theyApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secare able to exclude smaller businesses from participationApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secold:Apr 19 06:42
Techrights-sechttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/astounding-increase-in-antidepressant-use-by-americans-201110203624Apr 19 06:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.health.harvard.edu | Astounding increase in antidepressant use by Americans - Harvard HealthApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secchinese fentanyl or taliban heroin shortens it more and faster Apr 19 06:42
Techrights-secit also removes people from politics, like Pince or Tom Petty, more conveniently than what had to be done with John LennonApr 19 06:42
Techrights-secyes in pratcie there is a eugneics programme against those that are honestApr 19 06:55
Techrights-sechard working , smart, or a combination there of.Apr 19 06:55
Techrights-secLook for example at the characteristics selected for in the US military andApr 19 06:55
Techrights-secthen the long term darwinian fitness effect their time in the service hasApr 19 06:55
Techrights-secit's even bad for the officers, not just the enlistedApr 19 06:55
Techrights-secpatriotism overlaps with a kind of altruism, so that too is being bred outApr 19 06:55
Techrights-secchina is also doing a heavy eugenics programme against its citizens with Apr 19 06:55
Techrights-secthe social credit score; they look to be trying to breed obedience and Apr 19 06:55
Techrights-secunquestioningness into the population or at least remove independence andApr 19 06:55
Techrights-secquestioning from the gene poolApr 19 06:56
Techrights-secEurope is doing quite badly too.Apr 19 06:56
schestowitz-TRI have checked the film archive of our friendApr 19 06:57
schestowitz-TRit's still there fully intact (on the surface of it)Apr 19 06:57
schestowitz-TRin the Internet ArchiveApr 19 06:57
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schestowitz-TR"At the Chevrolet dealer to get the Buick fixed, I noticed that nobody was in there to buy a car." https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022Apr 19 07:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-baronhk.wordpress.com | 2022 – BaronHK's RantsApr 19 07:16
schestowitz-TR/04/19/at-the-chevrolet-dealer-to-get-the-buick-fixed-i-noticed-that-nobody-was-in-there-to-buy-a-car/\Apr 19 07:17
Techrights-secyep the "luxury" cars are real lemons since all repairs *must* take placeApr 19 07:17
Techrights-secat the dealer so that too becomes a revenue streamApr 19 07:17
schestowitz-TRhttps://www.projectcensored.org/in-push-for-profits-pfizer-pre-empting-national-governments-powers/ Apr 19 07:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 520 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/in-push-for-profits-pfizer-pre-empting-national-governments-powers/ )Apr 19 07:18
Techrights-secackApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secand the other vaccine lines seem to have been starved of funding evenApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secthough they looked very promising Apr 19 07:21
Techrights-secon another topic, /tmp/techrights-monitor-tr.py has the updated monitoring Apr 19 07:21
Techrights-secscript here; it's not set up for more than one site at a time but has a lotApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secof bells and whistles which I find useful Apr 19 07:21
Techrights-secat around 03:40 UTC each day there is a bit of a slowdown but not long enoughApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secto trigger a full alarmApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secyes I remember, it's just that even with ionice and nice in use the siteApr 19 07:21
Techrights-secslows down enough to noticeApr 19 07:21
schestowitz-TRthat's the backup time, with wordpress being the biggest tollApr 19 07:22
schestowitz-TRthat used to result in much longer period of unavailabilityApr 19 07:22
schestowitz-TRwhen that  machine was about 8 coresApr 19 07:22
schestowitz-TRmaybe the db locks up until the dump is complete and httpd keeps connections to it on holdApr 19 07:22
schestowitz-TRi forgot how that works, we've not had to worry much since the server moveApr 19 07:22
Techrights-secthat could be it though I don't know enough about the db to say either wayApr 19 07:23
Techrights-secit has to lock the tables in some way for a period of time in order toApr 19 07:23
Techrights-sechave a coherent dumpApr 19 07:23
schestowitz-TRthis technical approach may sound obscene until you realise the size of the DB when not compressedApr 19 07:25
schestowitz-TRfor tuxmachines the 170k nodes being dump also leads to a sort of 'hang', but it lasts under a minuteApr 19 07:25
schestowitz-TRto tuxmachines visitors it's like "the site is a bit slow" and then it comes back OK with a pageApr 19 07:25
Techrights-secyes it is hugeApr 19 07:25
Techrights-secTR is as far as I know an unusually large wordpress instanceApr 19 07:25
Techrights-secyes the slowdown is short nowadays, that is quite good Apr 19 07:25
schestowitz-TRI don't have to speculate how much hosting on such hardware costs "in the market", per anumApr 19 07:27
schestowitz-TR*annumApr 19 07:27
Techrights-secIt is quite a generous contributionApr 19 07:28
schestowitz-TRhttps://www.projectcensored.org/one-third-of-child-care-workers-in-us-going-hungry-despite-labor-shortage/ Apr 19 07:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 520 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/one-third-of-child-care-workers-in-us-going-hungry-despite-labor-shortage/ )Apr 19 07:50
Techrights-secthe dedicated work ethic is being bred outApr 19 07:51
Techrights-secas people starve to death while doing important/essential jobsApr 19 07:51
Techrights-secThat study was from 2019, the situatioon is most likely far worse fromApr 19 07:51
Techrights-sec2020 and 2021Apr 19 07:51
schestowitz-TRi could sound like an old cliche, but...Apr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRautomation was supposed to help people work lessApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRlet the invention take care of much of the restApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRsweden did, at one point, experiement with workhours reductionApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRmaybe that was there to stayApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRswitzerland (rich) dabbled in ubiApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRfor some corporate/ruling class these programmes are undesirableApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRin weaker democracies these can never materialiseApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRlet alone get testedApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRone alternative does existApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRreject the systemApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRwork at the margins of itApr 19 07:54
schestowitz-TRand do not obey Apr 19 07:54
Techrights-seckind of, but the societal pressure to work oneself deep into debt is   Apr 19 07:58
Techrights-sectremendous and a matter of knowledge, given that the educational systemApr 19 07:58
Techrights-secwas neutralied in the US during the Reagan administration the knoweldgeApr 19 07:58
Techrights-sechas been gone for a whileApr 19 07:58
schestowitz-TRI am miffed only by the term "work deep into debt"Apr 19 07:58
schestowitz-TRas it is the consumption (of kids) that cause the debtApr 19 07:58
schestowitz-TRthe work, unless it's something like gambling, it not likely to causeApr 19 07:58
schestowitz-TRthe debtApr 19 07:59
schestowitz-TRbut creating a business that operates at a loss mightApr 19 07:59
schestowitz-TRyou work and lose at the same timeApr 19 07:59
Techrights-secpartially, cars, wasteful travel and kidsApr 19 07:59
Techrights-seckids are reckeoned to cost 250 k EUR to raise to 18, and the costsApr 19 07:59
Techrights-secextend for quite a few years after 18 these daysApr 19 07:59
Techrights-sechttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/51233/51233-h/51233-h.htmApr 19 07:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.gutenberg.org | The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Marching Morons, by C. M. Kornbluth.Apr 19 07:59
schestowitz-TRkids and cars are connectedApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRbecause cars are expected when you have kidsApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRpeople ask funny questions when you walk the kids 45-minute walksApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRto get placesApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TResp. in certain weatherApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRso it is another "hidden" costApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRwhich few ould factor inApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TR*wouldApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRlol, "the marching morons"Apr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRI like the titleApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRincidentally, upstairs 20 mins ago rianne and I joked about our colleaguesApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRwho actually invested their personal money in the companyApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRto them, well... they work hard like mulesApr 19 08:03
schestowitz-TRto us, no... we do the bare minumium and don't careApr 19 08:03
Techrights-secyes if you have kids the logistics of raising them *requires* that a carApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secis used even in most of EuropeApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secthat adds to the debt, and now even in Europe there is a growing trendApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secfor societies to cultivate "student debt" as if that were a normal thingApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secwtf?  That's foolishApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secespecially given the pull towards clown and M$Apr 19 08:05
Techrights-secif the company were heading in a viable direction that woud be a differentApr 19 08:05
Techrights-secmatter, but clown and m$ are a dead endApr 19 08:05
Techrights-sectyhen again mules are not smart nor known for being smartApr 19 08:05
schestowitz-TR1) it's not clown and MS, but clown and some occasional nonfreeApr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TRwhich is still now googApr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TR*goodApr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TR2) in the UK we had the show (predates my adult life) Only Fools and HorsesApr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TRand you know what comes after thatApr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TRrianne anmd I already joke that if one day the company goes under we'll be like "LOL! real sorry!"Apr 19 08:08
schestowitz-TRThis sort of mindset is quite healthy, I thinkApr 19 08:08
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Techrights-secyes, the numbers show that it is a bad investment, one should never investApr 19 08:10
Techrights-secfor other than solid numbers not wishful thinking or other emotional factorsApr 19 08:10
Techrights-secAt least a certain level of detachment is healthyApr 19 08:10
Techrights-secHowever, apropos cores mentioned earlier, Kaniini mentioned "soon", is thereApr 19 08:10
Techrights-secany way to help with that?  I suppose it is a matter of time which he doesnApr 19 08:10
Techrights-sechave thoughApr 19 08:10
schestowitz-TRa new job and little spare time led to thisApr 19 08:11
schestowitz-TRbut worry not, at least the verbal commitment is thereApr 19 08:11
schestowitz-TR12 months ago it was not that goodApr 19 08:11
schestowitz-TRjudging by volume of daily links, easter monday too got shaved off as a holidayApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TReach year it feels to me like the "champion" economy and the "bext system!"Apr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TRis trying to sustain itself like the EPO doesApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TRby stealing more and more from workersApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TRBattistelli tookm away many holidaysApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TRhis orange minion brought nonse backApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TR*nonApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TR*noneApr 19 08:13
schestowitz-TRholiday became "long weekend" and long weekend is now just "slow Friday"Apr 19 08:15
schestowitz-TRboohoo! can't wait till dec 24th (rianne already booked a day off work so we can Apr 19 08:15
schestowitz-TRbargain-hunt that day) when we have a "long weekend" againApr 19 08:15
Techrights-secyes, the presence of any links at all is due almost entuirely to Apr 19 08:15
Techrights-sectrolling through the RSS feeds Apr 19 08:15
schestowitz-TRsame in quiterssApr 19 08:17
schestowitz-TRit doesn't feel much different than the average weekeneApr 19 08:17
schestowitz-TRbut maybe cause I mostly follow non-corporate blogsApr 19 08:17
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Techrights-secsameApr 19 08:20
schestowitz-TRcan't complainApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRI need to post some things to "feel" productiveApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRand I don't need a break from work/kids/stressApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRbut I had some tgasks in my TODO list which I relied on the "long weekend" (formerly known as holiday)Apr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRto get everything doneApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRsome of the backup stuff for instanceApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRlots of stuff happening in the backgroundApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRwithout it, I'd be able to write moreApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRI lowered my irc activities a bitApr 19 08:22
schestowitz-TRa lot of the time it's not leading to any good articlesApr 19 08:22
Techrights-secackApr 19 08:23
Techrights-secexcercise several times per day is important and getting up from the computer every 20 minutes for at least a few miniutes is essentiApr 19 08:23
Techrights-secalApr 19 08:23
Techrights-secok if it is in good hands with mincerApr 19 08:23
schestowitz-TRone potential area to expand in: find more stuff, esp. aggregator, for Planet GeminiApr 19 08:24
schestowitz-TRthis is where I go for all my "discoverables"Apr 19 08:24
schestowitz-TRas for exercise, I got my shotput ball wrapped up in a used pillowcase to do exercise with, like in a gymApr 19 08:26
schestowitz-TRthe other ball is with a friend, MarkApr 19 08:26
schestowitz-TRI've not seen him in 10 months due to the plagueApr 19 08:26
schestowitz-TRthere's no sign of that being brought under controlApr 19 08:26
schestowitz-TR"we are the controls!!!"Apr 19 08:26
Techrights-secexcellentApr 19 08:27
Techrights-secif you had 3 you could juggle but only if there are neighbor below :PApr 19 08:27
Techrights-secyes, there is no sign of leveling off anywhere that I have read aboutApr 19 08:27
schestowitz-TRthis is the proper 7.2kg, the 6kg is with my friendApr 19 08:28
schestowitz-TRhe too might be using it sometimesApr 19 08:28
schestowitz-TRso I don't want to ask for it backApr 19 08:28
schestowitz-TRone can be creative to get the same done with one, like one set each armApr 19 08:28
schestowitz-TRand stairs foir climbing exerciseApr 19 08:28
Techrights-sec"The Flying Karamazov Brothers" used to challeng the audience to bringApr 19 08:31
Techrights-secup 3 things to juggle until one person brought up to the stageApr 19 08:31
Techrights-sec1) a bowling ballApr 19 08:31
Techrights-sec2) a pingpong ballApr 19 08:31
Techrights-sec3) a pound of butterApr 19 08:31
schestowitz-TRLOL!Apr 19 08:31
schestowitz-TRpaper, rock, scissorsApr 19 08:31
Techrights-secthey've since modified the rules for their challengeApr 19 08:32
schestowitz-TRChinese Republic of Macron  https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/18/french-president-again-calls-for-an-end-to-online-anonymity/ Apr 19 08:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-French President (Again) Calls For An End To Online Anonymity | TechdirtApr 19 08:37
schestowitz-TRI should prepare to explain that my two masks and hoodie are a religious ritualApr 19 08:37
schestowitz-TRand that it would violate by religious freedom to identify with something otherApr 19 08:37
schestowitz-TRthan fingerprints on cash In hand outApr 19 08:38
Techrights-secLOL might workApr 19 08:39
Techrights-secthese daysApr 19 08:39
schestowitz-TRnext, the "cranks" and "COVIDiots" are people who take their health seriouslyApr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TRaccording yo modified government narratives and leafletsApr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TRworse yet -- they might be terroprists anmd pedos waiting to attackApr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TR"take off their mask! Punch the nazis"Apr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TRI should form a united front with Saudi women!Apr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TRWe do have some shared interests after all!!Apr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TR(not the Saudi feminists, the ones who protect the sexists)Apr 19 08:40
Techrights-sechttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/02/28/a-look-behind-the-plague-doctor-mask/Apr 19 08:40
Techrights-seceven back then it was a businessApr 19 08:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.forbes.com | A Look Behind The Plague Doctor MaskApr 19 08:40
schestowitz-TRnext, the "cranks" and "COVIDiots" are people who take their health seriouslyApr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRaccording yo modified government narratives and leafletsApr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRworse yet -- they might be terroprists anmd pedos waiting to attackApr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TR"take off their mask! Punch the nazis"Apr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRI should form a united front with Saudi women!Apr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRWe do have some shared interests after all!!Apr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TR(not the Saudi feminists, the ones who protect the sexists)Apr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRlike I said in the video from Sunday, part of the objective is to keep people away Apr 19 08:42
schestowitz-TRwe have millions of infections per monthApr 19 08:42
Techrights-sechttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/02/28/a-look-behind-the-plague-doctor-mask/Apr 19 08:43
Techrights-seceven back then it was a businessApr 19 08:43
Techrights-secfrom the link above  "Canes also make handy tools for enforcing social distancing, which was actually something medieval and RenaissaApr 19 08:43
Techrights-secnce people had realized could slow the spread of plague."Apr 19 08:43
Techrights-secyepApr 19 08:53
schestowitz-TR"There should be a mandatory course in public health in our nation's law schools."  https://www.commondreams.org/nApr 19 09:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.commondreams.org/n )Apr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRews/2022/04/18/right-wing-judge-kills-cdc-mask-mandate-travelApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRyou don't want people who use PUBLIC transport to live long anywayApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRif you are a RICH sociopathApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRpolluteApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRinfectApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRsaddle with debtApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRsaturate with narcoticsApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRmake sure they reproduce like rabitsApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRmore consumers and collaterals for debtApr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TR"There are (IIRC) 168 hours in a week! WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK, WORK HARDER, PEASANTS!"Apr 19 09:11
schestowitz-TRfunny thought that occured to me many times while walking back homeApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TR5-7 years ago I was thinking, as I walkedApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRAssange is in there posting things from an embasstApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRnot touching a pavement for many yearsApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRnow, assange is stuck in a cell with signal deprivation for 1000+ daysApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRwhereas me and rianne are like him inside the embassyApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRdoing workouts at homeApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRgoing up and down a bitApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRSo one might joke that for many in soviety, esp. non-docile folks,Apr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRprison is the next phaseApr 19 09:27
Techrights-secackApr 19 09:27
Techrights-secsensoryApr 19 09:27
Techrights-secackApr 19 09:27
schestowitz-TRI have always found it ridiculous that rich people are confined to home arrestsApr 19 09:28
schestowitz-TRthey have mansions!!Apr 19 09:28
schestowitz-TRIs that supposed to teach them a lesson?Apr 19 09:28
schestowitz-TR"work harder, make a bigger mansion, as one day this mansion will be your cell|"Apr 19 09:28
Techrights-secmansions are large and often have a lot of facilities on sitgeApr 19 09:41
schestowitz-TRrianne's aunt has bad newsApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRher husband diedApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRI knew himApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRhe died while joggingApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRsomeone found him deadApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRnext month we'll travel to here (Yorkshire)Apr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRbecause she wants family to be with herApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRto not be alone at homeApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRrianne will probably stay over a few daysApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRI will visit for the day and get backApr 19 09:54
Techrights-secthanks sad.  my condolences Apr 19 09:54
Techrights-sectake extra strong filters for the trainApr 19 09:54
schestowitz-TRwe are still debating the details hereApr 19 09:57
schestowitz-TRmaybe rianne stays there 3 nights, then brings her here for some days Apr 19 09:57
schestowitz-TRwe still have 2 spa/massage vouchersApr 19 09:57
schestowitz-TRwe've not used due to concerns (about contact)Apr 19 09:57
schestowitz-TRso I reckon they can use thoseApr 19 09:57
schestowitz-TRin Dec. 2018 I slepyt "away" (Berlin)Apr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TREver since then the nightly cron jobs have meantApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRI cannot easily be afk overnightApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRpossible, but can be trickyApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRthe cron jobs were set up around 2019Apr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRanyway, all this is not applicable, still up to debate, until next monthApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRfor rianne it'll be good to spend a lot of time with family Apr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRshe is a nurse and very COVID-awareApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRso I don't worry about THATApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRIf there's a guest I feel safe being here, it's herApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRas a side note, a friend who is a nurse killed herself recentlyApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRand a doctor at the hospital also killed himself this yearApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRthose don't count as COVID deathsApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRthe mental and financial devastation cause due to or alongside theApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRpandemic do not get added to talliesApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRtoday in irc (main channel) our young ukrainian lad is again talkingApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TRabout him being suicidalApr 19 10:03
schestowitz-TR(an hour ago)Apr 19 10:03
Techrights-sec:/ the stress at those jobs is terrible in normal times and as the politiciansApr 19 10:05
Techrights-secramp it up to drive people to privatized Apr 19 10:05
Techrights-secwar is awful )thatäs an understatement=Apr 19 10:05
Techrights-sechope he hangs in there most of the rest of Europe supports defense of Apr 19 10:05
Techrights-secUA but the bureaucracy is deadly slow to act on itApr 19 10:05
Techrights-sectech savy is important in these timesApr 19 10:05
schestowitz-TRI am careful not to say the wrong thingsApr 19 10:07
schestowitz-TRsaying nothing is also unhelpfulApr 19 10:07
schestowitz-TRhe is about 18Apr 19 10:07
schestowitz-TRbut VERY tech-savvy and mature in this regardApr 19 10:07
schestowitz-TRbnchs also (22)Apr 19 10:07
schestowitzTwitter is JOURNALISM DONCHU NO??? http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/ukraine-in-twitter/Apr 19 10:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Twitter: We’re Actually a News Site, Follow These ‘Tweets’ and Twits | TechrightsApr 19 10:34
schestowitz-TRthe trigger word was mentioned in IRCApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRCoC and PoCoCApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRwhich triggered a trollApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRbut "matey" shot the troll and the troll lostApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRI will use an alarm clock from the 90s that uses fm and am radioApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRit still worksApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRearlier this month I let it run on for a bitApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRinc. into commercial breaks and "content"Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRwhat an awful pile of shit it wasApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRi eneded up mentally drainedApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRbefore even waking out of bedApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRTwitter is JOURNALISM DONCHU NO??? http://techrights.org/2022/03/21/ukraine-in-twitter/Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRYesterday I was thinking of the AOL flopppy=subscriber slantApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRWhen Twitter says it has "x active users"Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRwhat does Twitter Inc. mean??Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRActive as in clicked on some twitter link in Gulag search and had twitter browser cookie?Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRLogged in but just readingApr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRLogged in in past 365 days?Apr 19 10:36
schestowitz-TRReading but not posting? Not even liking? You know what the Twitter CFO will favour,,,Apr 19 10:37
Techrights-secI can't tolerate any commercial radio or television, and not just because ofApr 19 10:37
Techrights-secthe adsApr 19 10:37
Techrights-secyes, there is a strong parallel from what I seeApr 19 10:37
Techrights-secit sounds like they are lying about a lot of statsApr 19 10:37
schestowitz-TRI have repeatedly stated, and can provide some prooof/evidence, that they herd all the usersApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRinto few accounts/tweets/topicsApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRthey funnel in all the traffic to give a false impression of importanceApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRthey might as well pay MSM to feed into this frenztApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRin the past the traffic was more nicely spreadApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRbut now they herd people into few places by provoking themApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRif now pushing things, even into "NOTIFICATIONS"Apr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRthinss that have nothing to do with you Apr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRthey show me "tweets" from people I do not "follow" Apr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRin my notifications barApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRI last saw it when I checked last weekApr 19 10:40
Techrights-sectht would be profitable for them to do and be easy for them to do andApr 19 10:40
Techrights-secbe low risk for them to do so it is probable that even without strongApr 19 10:40
Techrights-secevidence one can presume it is being doneApr 19 10:40
schestowitz-TRthey might try to argue they are trying to help YOU!Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRTo know what's important Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRthe pluocrats have long sought ways to control public rageApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRand tpo shift focus to and away from certain topicsApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRlike FB rebranding as "mta"Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRto break the news/noise cycleApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRBTW, the "Linux" events that pocker money from these mobstersApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRnow they change their sites to say "meta" is a sponsorApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRLF has one for meta, one for FBApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRlike Microsoft with the two palms, GitHub and MicrosoftApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRI was gona say something else ebut forgotApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRthough maybe it was about FB doing its "experiments" with manipulatiob of emotionsApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRthey do not need to make it directly profitableApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRthey can rent or outright sell the platforms to oligarchs like Trump and MuskApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRmaybe they want to "take turns"Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRhence resist the temptatiun to sell to just one power brokerApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRbutr the ability to shift TO and AWQAY from topics all around the worldApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRin many languages Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRis incredible powerfulApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRwith media scattered across nations, languages and different owners it's very easy toApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRcoordinates blackouts etc.Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRI have much to say about how Russian invasion was handled by social control mediaApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRbut that might get me labeled "Russian agents" or "apologist"Apr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRmedia consolidation has been studied as a threat for decadesApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRfew dare question consolidatiomn aspectsApr 19 10:46
schestowitz-TRof this new form of aggregatinonApr 19 10:47
schestowitz-TRlike one universal fake RSS readerApr 19 10:47
schestowitz-TRwhere rich people and politicians constantyly stick their palmsApr 19 10:47
Techrights-secRSS is mostly limited to blogs, as far as the useful stuff goesApr 19 10:58
schestowitz-TRWell, that's too bad then :-)Apr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRSo I won't be seeing much of the corporate "media"Apr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRLike I said earlier, one area for expansion might be Planet GeminiApr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRI saw only one sponsored spam there so farApr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRAs for my patent feed, good lord! I have to go through maybe 40 shits to find just one decent articleApr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRbut I found an approach of extracting value from the setApr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRand I lowered its priority in generalApr 19 11:00
schestowitz-TRI don't trust Planets they are good usually for only a while after theyApr 19 11:02
schestowitz-TRare first set up and then people either figure out how to game themApr 19 11:02
schestowitz-TRor otherwise start maniupulating the outputApr 19 11:02
Techrights-secI don't trust Planets they are good usually for only a while after theyApr 19 11:02
Techrights-secare first set up and then people either figure out how to game themApr 19 11:02
Techrights-secor otherwise start maniupulating the outputApr 19 11:02
Techrights-sec40:1 is still better than what has become the new averageApr 19 11:08
Techrights-secFWIW it's Earth Day again on Friday, but the airlines are increasing theirApr 19 11:08
Techrights-secflights again and on top of that were still flying empty planes to "keep" their slots at the airports.   Apr 19 11:08
schestowitz-TRif not enough people "help" them by flying, then maybe our regimesApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRshould bail them out some moreApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRIOW, taking our money as taxpayers forciblyApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRto feed the likes of starving Dick Bransom and his ilkApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRbecause planes are too big to FALLApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRand they help prototype bombers and jetsApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRwe really need thoseApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRfor their very very "precise" targetingApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRBoeing: we make missiles and war planesApr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TR(we also design some made-in-china, assembled-in-Murica "civilian" products)Apr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRwe are the "JBO CREATORS", bail us out.Apr 19 11:11
schestowitz-TRBiden, increase the military budget. Ukraine something....Apr 19 11:11
Techrights-secunfortunately most of the military budget looks like graft and other Apr 19 11:12
Techrights-secnon-producing crap, such as the large bailouts to M$Apr 19 11:12
schestowitz-TRthe hoplolens BS doesn't seem like it's coming to fruitionApr 19 11:12
schestowitz-TRthe "media deserts" occasionally float some puff piece about parents' homesApr 19 11:13
schestowitz-TRwho will be held accountable for this theft (graft)?Apr 19 11:13
schestowitz-TRcan't criticise "the troops", they keep US/us safe...Apr 19 11:13
Techrights-secthat's what it amounts to -- theft -- and money spent there means taht  Apr 19 11:14
Techrights-secactual effective tools are not bought or used so lives are lost directlyApr 19 11:14
Techrights-secand indirectlyApr 19 11:14
schestowitz-TRfiscally eugenicist :-)Apr 19 11:16
schestowitz-TR(the use and misuse of money to eliminate the "undesirable" -- to the fake economy -- elements)Apr 19 11:16
Techrights-secagain those with a base level of altruism, patriotism/loyalty, health,    Apr 19 11:18
Techrights-secintellect, and education are those that are entering the military serviceApr 19 11:18
Techrights-secunder a defacto draft due to poverty and such; so it is those attributesApr 19 11:18
Techrights-secwhich are being eliminated from societyApr 19 11:18
schestowitz-TRif microsoft could get money from qatar for computing services in a department that doe snot have computersApr 19 11:18
schestowitz-TRand the US regime turns a blind eye to complaints about itApr 19 11:18
schestowitz-TRwhy not hand over $22,000,000,000 to Microsoft for something that will never be delivered?Apr 19 11:18
schestowitz-TR"SUPPORT THE TROOPS.... TROOPS NEED HELMETS!!!"Apr 19 11:18
Techrights-secyepApr 19 11:19
Techrights-secqatarr and worseApr 19 11:19
Techrights-secentering the miliatary lowers their biological fitness, for the most partApr 19 11:19
Techrights-secthere are many drawbacks with few to no benefits and even when there areApr 19 11:19
Techrights-secadvantages they are usually offset by the disadvantages.Apr 19 11:19
Techrights-sechttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/forever-chemical-poisons-drinking-water-near-military-bases-n1101736Apr 19 11:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nbcnews.com | A 'forever chemical' contaminates drinking water near military basesApr 19 11:19
Techrights-sechttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-groundwater-us-military-bases/Apr 19 11:20
Techrights-sechttps://apnews.com/article/us-army-fort-ord-chemical-exposure-cancer-c1078dd520322f2a4130e2f7077b7892Apr 19 11:20
Techrights-secmany bases, not just one or twoApr 19 11:20
Techrights-secand it affects the communities nearby as wellApr 19 11:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cbsnews.com | Toxic "forever chemicals" found in groundwater near more U.S. military bases - CBS NewsApr 19 11:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-apnews.com | What Lies Beneath: Vets worry polluted base made them ill | AP NewsApr 19 11:20
schestowitz-TRdon't worry, there are no military bases anywhere near manhattan and beverly hillsApr 19 11:20
schestowitz-TR Rape  https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/04/18/i-can-do-whatever-i-want-to-you Apr 19 11:22
schestowitz-TRreminded me of Okinawa when I first saw itApr 19 11:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-meduza.io | NO TITLEApr 19 11:22
schestowitz-TRor the women who drank poison when the Sovets advanced towards BerlinApr 19 11:22
Techrights-secthat last article is a longer readApr 19 11:24
Techrights-secunfortunately it's all throttled through facebookApr 19 11:24
schestowitz-TRanother cancer alley-like storyApr 19 11:26
schestowitz-TRI think I saw it in alternative media years before th MSM touched the matterApr 19 11:26
schestowitz-TRfirst in hawaii IIRCApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRpentagon is the world's biggest contributor to both pollution and climate change IIRCApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRair, water etc.Apr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRMicrosoft ios again copying ICBMApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRfor many years ICBM made a tons of money off gov/military contractsApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRAamzon is also entering the spaceApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRas even domestically states enagage in war and intel operations againstApr 19 11:27
schestowitz-TRtheir "own" populationApr 19 11:27
Techrights-secYoure not just serving for six years, like me, and then youre out, she said. If youve been given cancer, thats a life sentenceApr 19 11:28
Techrights-sec.Apr 19 11:28
Techrights-secmost bases with heavy equipment (which is nearly all) especially planesApr 19 11:28
Techrights-secare toxicApr 19 11:28
Techrights-seccarbon and chemicalsApr 19 11:28
Techrights-secyes amazzon is a bad deal for the nation in many waysApr 19 11:28
Techrights-sechttps://www.civilbeat.org/2021/12/water-contamination-on-military-bases-isnt-new-and-thats-a-problem/Apr 19 11:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.civilbeat.org | Water Contamination On Military Bases Isn't New. And That's A Problem - Honolulu Civil BeatApr 19 11:28
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schestowitz-TRwhy was the subject suppressed by the media for so longApr 19 11:29
schestowitz-TRand what finally broke the silenceApr 19 11:29
schestowitz-TRalso, what will the outcome of this "ourage" be?Apr 19 11:29
schestowitz-TRfewer planes?Apr 19 11:29
schestowitz-TRgreenwashing?Apr 19 11:29
schestowitz-TRreperations? (LOL, sorry I spat out my coffee)Apr 19 11:29
Techrights-seco   Apr 19 11:31
Techrights-secoutrage which will be express impotently as "tweets" which are so ephemeralApr 19 11:31
Techrights-sec'that no one will noticeApr 19 11:31
Techrights-sec'Apr 19 11:31
schestowitz-TRso Musk Social will change the trending a bit with a few button pressesApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRand maybe add some will smith or kardahian arse to herd people some other placeApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRwhen it comes to ourage cycles, the subject have been studiedApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRyou can change people'e aattention span and outrage quotient or facesApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TR('rage-shifting' for lack of a proper term)Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRin less than 18 monthsApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRmaybe in 18 secondsApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TR"she said what?"Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TR"he slapped who?"Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TR"Trump tweets WHAT??"Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRBTW, few people still read "long form"Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRbooks, long articles etc.Apr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRunless it's some action firms with breasts and explosionsApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRre techrights, not many topics I see for todayApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRbut that's alright, we have a large trove of material and the important thing is keeping the site online, running, ranksApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TROK for people to find info on pertinent info they look forApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRrianne finished cooking and is now posting to TMApr 19 11:35
schestowitz-TRI will follow after she's done (we try to avoid overlap for risk of "dupes")Apr 19 11:35
Techrights-sec*very* few people /can/ read long form any moreApr 19 11:53
Techrights-secof those not all actually do Apr 19 11:53
Techrights-secand to paraphrase an unattributed / unattributable saying,Apr 19 11:53
Techrights-secthere is no difference between those that cannot read and those that do notApr 19 11:53
Techrights-secreadApr 19 11:53
Techrights-secin practiceApr 19 11:53
schestowitz-TRsame with swimming and many other thingsApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRI've not driven for a long time but can still drive OKApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRdriving is actually very easy with today's carsApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRthe human rights issues asideApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TReven parking became simpler because they give you prompts about cars, pavements and show you angles you could notApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRget beforeApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TR\Apr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRbtw, my video about LF CoC was in front page of LXerApr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRthose are the sorts of topics you do NOT expect to appear (or stay) in Reddit, Fucker News, and other Apr 19 11:55
schestowitz-TRcorporate BS that posthumously exploits victims of themselvesApr 19 11:55
Techrights-sec:)Apr 19 11:56
schestowitz-TRnews of actual vericity is again thin todayApr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TRso I think I will take it easy and focus on my maintenance tasks from TODOApr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TRthings like backups and shuffling around equipment (did lots of that yesterday again)Apr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TRI work 5:30pm onwardsApr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TRrianne barelyy found news worthy of TM this morningApr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TRwe'll widen the draft nets a bitApr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TR*drift Apr 19 11:57
schestowitz-TR*veracityApr 19 11:59
schestowitz-TRyou can tell I'm not alarmed by IRC typos, I think people can recognise the informal value of itApr 19 11:59
schestowitz-TRand in case of faux pas you can use the typos to reaffirm this assertion that IRCApr 19 11:59
schestowitz-TRshould be interpreted as informal Apr 19 11:59
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Techrights-secit may be nextweek before the news recovers a bit but it seems that for manyApr 19 12:49
Techrights-secyears the news diminishes permanently after each major holidaApr 19 12:49
schestowitz-TRI think that's to do with operational cyclesApr 19 12:51
schestowitz-TRlike, your contract ends at the end of the year i.e. dec 23rdApr 19 12:51
schestowitz-TRor various other decision made effective after a breakApr 19 12:51
schestowitz-TRto me, personally, it seems like assurance that our articlesApr 19 12:51
schestowitz-TRon particular topics will be ranked higherApr 19 12:51
schestowitz-TResp. those which are very old and have no "competition" left  Apr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRonlineApr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRkeeping sites online is not cheapApr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRthe MBAs and marketers who run interferences do not know even the very basicsApr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRand need to hire companies like us, under SLA, to do simple stuff like Apr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRrestart mysql or apply system updatesApr 19 12:52
Techrights-secit may be nextweek before the news recovers a bit but it seems that for manyApr 19 12:52
Techrights-secyears the news diminishes permanently after each major holidayApr 19 12:52
Techrights-secperhaps it is something like that Apr 19 12:52
Techrights-secyes but overall it would be better for more sites to cover important issuesApr 19 12:52
Techrights-secwellApr 19 12:52
schestowitz-TRthe sites which perrish (not blogs IME) are doing more harm than good, on averageApr 19 12:54
schestowitz-TRbecause the output is decided on by advertisersApr 19 12:54
schestowitz-TRA lot of Mono and .NET boosting came not from blogsApr 19 12:54
schestowitz-TRbut from complicity corporate mediaApr 19 12:54
schestowitz-TRhotice how zdnet too fell to less than 50% of its capacity 2 years agoApr 19 12:54
schestowitz-TRthis is what we want!!!Apr 19 12:54
Techrights-secwellApr 19 12:55
Techrights-seckind of.  as zdnet is now, it would be better for the world if it shutdown; however the zdnet of 20 years ago was great and had propeApr 19 12:55
Techrights-secr FOSS coverage, likeApr 19 12:55
Techrights-secmost magazines also had back then;  BYTE was one of the first shutdown IIRCApr 19 12:55
Techrights-secCMP killed it probably because all the editors became enthusiastic aboutApr 19 12:55
Techrights-sec"Linux"Apr 19 12:55
schestowitz-TRmany other CMP "properties" in its "portfolio" vanished or became inactiveApr 19 12:56
schestowitz-TRone of those "toxic asets" to put on the "bad" book or "balance sheet"Apr 19 12:56
Techrights-secyes their goal is to shutdown anything that's not toeing the lineApr 19 12:57
Techrights-secIt's not an investment per se, though they may try to call it that in theApr 19 12:57
Techrights-secpress release, but instead an ideological maneuverApr 19 12:57
schestowitz-TRElop <3 NokiaApr 19 12:57
schestowitz-TRIcahn <3 Yahoo!Apr 19 12:57
schestowitz-TRMicrosoft <3 LinuxApr 19 12:57
schestowitz-TRI supported LF when it startedApr 19 13:00
schestowitz-TRNow I cannot wait to see it reaching its "successful bankruptcy"Apr 19 13:00
Techrights-secyes LF seemed like a good idea at the beginning, if I understandApr 19 13:04
Techrights-seccorrectly it was to provide independent employment for Linus but rather quickly itApr 19 13:04
Techrights-secgot infiltrated by microsofters and subverted to represent corporate interestsApr 19 13:04
Techrights-secwithin the kernel rather than general promotion and advancement of the Apr 19 13:04
Techrights-seckernel itself.  No project is too small for M$ to attack and LF was notApr 19 13:04
Techrights-secjust big but important.  Apr 19 13:05
schestowitz-TRand now, in turn, LF is used to corrupt mediaApr 19 13:05
schestowitz-TRFOSS Force is one of manyApr 19 13:05
Techrights-secFOSSforce fell more recentlyApr 19 13:06
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schestowitz-TRI think we need to research tidelift and explain to people what this POS isApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRseems like another OSI if not worseApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRbut I once heard a Red Hat founder too was involvedApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRI found out they'r e bankrolled by 'curious' entitiesApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRthat remind me of things we saw in the novell eraApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR[16:17] <techrights-news> Regarding TideLift, it's funded by 'former' Microsoft as the General Manager of General Gatalyst (Quentin CApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRlark)Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR[15:42] <techrights-news> Don't ask Tidelift about Stalin. It might say something about Hitler being bad and thus Stalin being good.Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRTidelift = corporate shills.Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR[15:41] <techrights-news> Tidelift is a longtime Microsoft booster, in effect trying to reform the image of a company that commits crApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRimes and attacks Free software https://tidelift.com/about/lifter/microsoft_commits https://blog.tidelift.com/wtf-the-data-behind-micrApr 19 16:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-tidelift.com | Which open source projects has Microsoft committed to?Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRosofts-surprising-open-source-track-recordApr 19 16:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://blog.tidelift.com/wtf-the-data-behind-micr )Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR[15:36] <techrights-news> tidelift is joining the Microsoft-led FUD campaign https://blog.tidelift.com/finding-1-security-is-open-souApr 19 16:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://blog.tidelift.com/finding-1-security-is-open-sou )Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TRrce-developers-most-urgent-challenge-while-complying-with-government-requirements-is-a-rising-concern see http://techrights.org/2022/Apr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR01/14/white-house-security-theatre/Apr 19 16:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | 2022 | TechrightsApr 19 16:20
Techrights-secackApr 19 16:20
Techrights-secokApr 19 16:20
schestowitz-TR 20 years at Microsoft, now behind tidelift https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/uncategorised/quentinclark/Apr 19 16:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.thetwentyminutevc.com | 20VC: Lessons From Working with Bill Gates, How To Lead Without Authority and The Difference Between Leadership and Management & How Fundraising Changes In A COVID World with Quentin Clark, Managing Director @ General Catalyst - 20VCApr 19 16:22
schestowitz-TRwe need to do at least one blog post on the matterApr 19 16:23
schestowitz-TRthey also have "everyone who opposes me is homophobic" SimmonsApr 19 16:23
Techrights-sec:(Apr 19 16:23
Techrights-secshills and astroturfers aboundApr 19 16:23
Techrights-secyepApr 19 16:23
Techrights-secackApr 19 16:23
schestowitz-TRI seem to have underestimated how awful they areApr 19 16:24
schestowitz-TRwhen they were first introduced it still seemed benignApr 19 16:24
schestowitz-TRnow they are another black duckApr 19 16:24
schestowitz-TRpretending to speak 'for' usApr 19 16:24
Techrights-secblackduck and snyk and other fake frontsApr 19 16:25
Techrights-secI have met people fooled by blackduckApr 19 16:25
Techrights-secmost people don't know where to turn for information so they believe theApr 19 16:25
Techrights-secmarketing lies spread by the twoApr 19 16:25
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Techrights-secI used to read MásGNULinux and notice that the daily links mention ofApr 19 19:34
Techrights-secPedro Francisco's passing.  Any more details about that?  Apr 19 19:34
schestowitz-TRlwn, gnu, and the projectApr 19 19:34
schestowitz-TRI put these in TMApr 19 19:35
schestowitz-TRlwn links to the emailApr 19 19:35
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Techrights-sec Yes the LWN and theApr 19 19:36
Techrights-secSavannah links were about the same e-mail.  Apr 19 19:36
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Techrights-sec Apr 19 19:46
Techrights-secPerhaps there is more somewhere?  The actual site he ran has been offline  Apr 19 19:46
Techrights-secfor a long time.Apr 19 19:46
schestowitz-TRrianne has just mistakenly posted a dupeApr 19 19:47
schestowitz-TRbut to a different source Apr 19 19:47
schestowitz-TRand out of respect we decided to leave itApr 19 19:47
schestowitz-TRI told her you had asked about himApr 19 19:47
schestowitz-TRif you find more, post here or in next batch/es and I will add as a commentApr 19 19:47
schestowitz-TRTechrights Daily Links title included his nameApr 19 19:47
Techrights-secIt has been offline since last year basicallyApr 19 19:48
Techrights-secokApr 19 19:48
Techrights-sechttps://web.archive.org/web/*/www.masgnulinux.esApr 19 19:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-web.archive.org | Wayback MachineApr 19 19:48
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