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TechrightssecackNov 21 05:01
schestowitz-TRSTOP OUTSOURCING TO GULAG. Sabine Hossenfelder: "I am aware that the RSS feed has stopped working properly. Google seems to not maintain this platform. I will soon move this blog elsewhere." http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2022/11/science-news-nov-9.htmlNov 21 05:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-backreaction.blogspot.com | Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Science News Nov 9Nov 21 05:06
schestowitz-TRhas blogspot f'ed up rss??Nov 21 05:07
schestowitz-TRor feedburner or something?Nov 21 05:07
schestowitz-TRimagine after 20 years you lose your rss feeds and hence all the followers ever gainedNov 21 05:07
schestowitz-TRbecause gulag hates rss or somethingNov 21 05:07
TechrightssecackNov 21 05:10
Techrightsseccould be. her blog has not been present in the feed recently.Nov 21 05:10
Techrightssecmany blogs have gone quiet thoughNov 21 05:10
schestowitz-TRas they habitually say, "live and learn"Nov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRmany got burned by feedburner last yearNov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRsome had used it prior to gulag taking overNov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRthere was no clear business modelNov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRa warning signNov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRit's not a charityNov 21 05:11
schestowitz-TRbeen a super-productive weekendNov 21 05:35
schestowitz-TRi think now I can devote all time to TRNov 21 05:35
schestowitz-TR"I have never made a mystery of my personal dislike for the web with its gratuitous ever-growing complexity, inefficiency, lack of expressivity, hostility to the developer and to the general user." https://ageinghacker.net/blog/posts/33/Nov 21 05:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ageinghacker.net | Announcing make-gallery, a simple web image gallery generatorNov 21 05:48
schestowitz-TRoh, disregard my email, I see there is already a sourcehut ticket for it! cheers!!Nov 21 06:00
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schestowitz-TRSweden ☛ https://thedissenter.org/sweden-expands-espionage-law/ | Source: The DissenterNov 21 10:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thedissenter.org | Sweden Expands Espionage Law, Endangers Press FreedomNov 21 10:05
TechrightssecYes, there was something about that overreaching law the other day in the linksNov 21 10:06
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Techrightssechttps://siecledigital.fr/2022/11/17/le-ministre-de-leducation-nationale-ne-veut-pas-de-microsoft-office-365-ni-de-google-workspace/Nov 21 10:33
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 10:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-siecledigital.fr | Le ministre de l'Éducation nationale ne veut pas de Microsoft Office 365 ni de Google WorkspaceNov 21 10:33
schestowitz-TRthat's good newsNov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRand one that yes, indeed, I will coverNov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRwife likes the news tooNov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRi need to check some more info on thisNov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRstill catching up with links, but with rain and cold weather I don't expect to be out muchNov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRmore topics would help (recording in series is a lot more efficient because of preparatory procedures(Nov 21 10:35
schestowitz-TRFreezr "P.E.B.C.A.K.": "I removed Ubuntu from my daughter's laptop and this was good, then I installed Devuan 4 times in a row cause excess of pebcakness…" gemini://warp.geminispace.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmiNov 21 10:40
Techrightssecapparently flatpak is being used to make a real mess of package repositoriesNov 21 10:42
Techrightssecand installation, as well as be a vehicle for entrance of proprietary software Nov 21 10:42
Techrightssechttps://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/packaging-modern-linux-apps-is:fNov 21 10:42
TechrightssecBrodie does not cover any of that explicitly but given the capabilities andNov 21 10:42
Techrightssecthe abuses of those capabilities, there is a real problem now which is lookingNov 21 10:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-odysee.com | Packaging Modern Linux Apps Is Incredibly DifficultNov 21 10:42
Techrightssecworse each monthNov 21 10:42
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 10:42
Techrightssechttps://www.mondaq.com/uk/patent/1251662/european-software-patentability-zooming-back-inNov 21 10:54
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 10:54
Techrightssechttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/tiktok-in-china-versus-the-united-states-60-minutes/Nov 21 10:54
TechrightssechealthNov 21 10:54
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 10:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.mondaq.com | European Software Patentability: Zooming Back In - Patent - European UnionNov 21 10:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cbsnews.com | TikTok in China versus the United States | 60 Minutes - CBS NewsNov 21 10:54
schestowitz-TRthanks, that's 4Nov 21 10:55
TechrightssecnpNov 21 11:09
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schestowitz-TRWorld Cup ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/11/21/letter-from-london-world-cup-blues/ | Source: Counter PunchNov 21 11:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Letter from London: World Cup Blues - CounterPunch.orgNov 21 11:22
schestowitz-TRbased on two long paragraphs, it is goodNov 21 11:22
schestowitz-TRarsenal #1, mancity #2, and newcastle #3 are all oilNov 21 11:25
schestowitz-TRIOW, top 3 "english" clubs are atm oil disguised as "sports"Nov 21 11:25
schestowitz-TRthe same is true in other european countries where the top teams wear oil on their sleeveNov 21 11:25
Techrightssec"""Nov 21 11:25
Techrightssecmore than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had died since Qatar won the right to host the evNov 21 11:25
Techrightssecent in 2010. Obviously the figure will be larger now. Nov 21 11:25
Techrightssec"""Nov 21 11:25
TechrightssecackNov 21 11:25
TechrightssecsportswashingNov 21 11:25
schestowitz-TRslots 4-6 include hedge fundsNov 21 11:27
schestowitz-TReven boxing has become like thisNov 21 11:27
schestowitz-TRMbS used a british boxer to do sportwashing with a title fight hosted in land of the swordNov 21 11:27
schestowitz-TRand he even uttered some "allah" BS after winning the fight despite being (afaik) christian or nonreligiousNov 21 11:27
schestowitz-TRmakes you wonder if they made a condition or paid for that BSNov 21 11:27
Techrightssecto inure the public to their crimesNov 21 11:27
schestowitz-TRearlier today I read in the links of a danish journalist getting his camera smashedNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRfor a non-crimeNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRtheis world cup (head cut) charade might lead me to just boycott football as a wholeNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRit's far too soaked in oil/blood money nowNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TR"they pay our bills, so ignore the crimes"Nov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRin the boxing case, one modus isNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRyou bribe them to say something like inshalahhNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRand then make claims in the press they they converted to islamNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRand then hope people who idolised the champion/populist/celebNov 21 11:34
Techrightssecprobably paid forNov 21 11:34
Techrightssecyes smashedNov 21 11:34
Techrightssecthe crime of being non-qatariNov 21 11:34
Techrightssecboycotting it all is an option.  a compromise would be to watch/support onlyNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRwill also convert, except the "also" (there was also a covversion, but not the origiunal one)Nov 21 11:34
Techrightssecthe teams (if any) which are not paid with blood moneyNov 21 11:34
TechrightssecackNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRKSA does a lot of this "dawah"Nov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRiirc, they fancied saying John Brennan had converted to islamNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRno evidence neeedd for those who like the messageNov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRit's like "fake it till you make it"Nov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TR(mo ali was not a muslim at first, he even changed his name, like sinead oconnor)Nov 21 11:34
schestowitz-TRin the english league, ethics is hardly an option nowNov 21 11:36
schestowitz-TRdue to operation costsNov 21 11:36
schestowitz-TRyou get a choice between grifters, monopolists, banksters, jihadis, and the odd politician (the former owner ofNov 21 11:36
schestowitz-TRthe team across the road was a former thai prime ministerNov 21 11:37
TechrightssecackNov 21 11:37
Techrightssecso it might not be a viable option to watch any moreNov 21 11:42
schestowitz-TRI ignored it completely 1998-2014Nov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRuntil it was across the roadNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRand the chants were loud and clearNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRthere is one local player ... playing in that teamNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRsort of like countrries that buy failing nba starsNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRor guld sstates naturalising atheletesNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TR*gulfNov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRonyl phil foden is local  the rest is some sheikh's "fantasy football" but "in real life"Nov 21 11:45
schestowitz-TRthe management is almost entirely spanish (and their language spoken)Nov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRthe ownership if dubaiNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRbut the public face is englishNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRover time the % of locals goes downNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRI remember as a child it was like 50% local, maybe 20% other cities, the rest from overseasNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRthe richer clubs brought more from overseasNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRto sell the logos and the ads on jersies, billboards, and apparel that costs 50 cents to produce in china/banglNov 21 11:49
schestowitz-TRand 50 pounds at the shops worldwide (status symbol or status by assoiciation)Nov 21 11:49
Techrightssecyep and the rest are bought in so it's not about a local identity butNov 21 11:50
Techrightssecabout "investors" and abusing foreign talent albeit with sky high financialNov 21 11:50
TechrightsseccompensationNov 21 11:50
TechrightssecWith that much of the team from abroad, one is not cheering any specificNov 21 11:50
Techrightssecteam identity but simply a corporate logo     Nov 21 11:50
schestowitz-TRthe way you put it is not incorrectNov 21 11:51
schestowitz-TRand thus I recently found myself pondering just putting it all asideNov 21 11:51
schestowitz-TRqatar being the last straw for many reasonsNov 21 11:51
schestowitz-TRSinéad OConnor, who went insane  https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/11/20/i-will-rise-and-i-will-return-the-lucidity-of-sinead-oconnoNov 21 11:55
schestowitz-TRr/ | Source: Counter PunchNov 21 11:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-I Will Rise and I Will Return: The Lucidity of Sinéad O’Connor - CounterPunch.orgNov 21 11:55
schestowitz-TRapropos, in today's links, paywalled ;/Nov 21 11:55
TechrightssecWhich one is paywalled?Nov 21 11:56
schestowitz-TRhttps://www.counterpunch.org/2022/11/20/i-will-rise-and-i-will-return-the-lucidity-of-sinead-oconnoNov 21 11:56
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinéad_O%27Connor#Tweets_about_non-MuslimsNov 21 11:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Sinéad O'Connor - WikipediaNov 21 11:56
schestowitz-TRone can rely on mentgall ill people to become "bomb mules"Nov 21 12:01
schestowitz-TRand likewise high-profile 'punchbags' to do high-profile dawahNov 21 12:01
schestowitz-TRthe common denominator is, the mind does not workNov 21 12:01
schestowitz-TRand isn't permitted to, eitherNov 21 12:01
Techrightssechttps://unixsheikh.com/articles/dont-use-reddit-for-linux-or-bsd-related-questions.htmlNov 21 12:03
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 12:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-unixsheikh.com | Don't use Reddit for Linux or BSD related questionsNov 21 12:03
schestowitz-TRpredator drones need to put rainbow falir on themNov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TRthat will comfort the women they killNov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TR*flairNov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TR(sarcasm)Nov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TRThe US Army has done lots of pinkwashing in recent yearsNov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TRthen you check which countries it exports weapons to...Nov 21 12:09
schestowitz-TRgemini.tr:/tmp/*pdf in justa  minute...Nov 21 12:16
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schestowitz-TRreddit 20minNov 21 13:53
schestowitz-TR3 more videos (out of 7)Nov 21 13:53
TechrightssecackNov 21 13:53
schestowitz-TR7 done, now working on text while transcodingNov 21 14:40
schestowitz-TRwill keep text short due to time shortagesNov 21 14:40
TechrightssecackNov 21 14:41
TechrightssecWIth the text, don't keep it too short.  Remember the GemText audience pleaseNov 21 14:41
TechrightssecThanks!Nov 21 14:41
schestowitz-TRright, maybe concise rather than shortNov 21 14:41
schestowitz-TRdraftNov 21 15:32
schestowitz-TRthanks, I do an overlapping workflow, so video #2 already processing and text for it is almost ready nowNov 21 15:32
schestowitz-TRuploading #1Nov 21 15:32
schestowitz-TR(will use thanksgiving to watch up with unread feeds)Nov 21 15:32
schestowitz-TR*catchNov 21 15:32
TechrightsseccheckingNov 21 15:59
Techrightssecs/KB/kB/ iirc the units are case sensitiveNov 21 15:59
Techrightssecperhaps it could be pointed out that the search engines *cough*google*cough*Nov 21 15:59
Techrightssecare in a strong position to reward fast-loading, small web pages over bloatedNov 21 15:59
Techrightssecslow javascript-infested ones.  however, they seem to be doing the oppositeNov 21 15:59
Techrightssecand promoting the poorest technical quality above all else.  maybe that is   Nov 21 15:59
Techrightssecsomehow connected to the push for QUIC and HTTP/3 which is built around Nov 21 15:59
Techrightssecadvertisment auctions run by javascript-laden pages prior to rendering theNov 21 15:59
Techrightssecactual content.  Nov 21 15:59
TechrightssecSee table #5 Nov 21 16:15
Techrightssechttps://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811/nist-guide-si-chapter-4-two-classes-si-units-and-si-prefixesNov 21 16:15
TechrightsseccheckingNov 21 16:15
TechrightssecWhat would it take for the EU (or any other part of Europe) to insist on Nov 21 16:15
Techrightssechaving accountability from the European Patent Office in regards to laws andNov 21 16:15
Techrightssectreaties?  If there is a way out, then it should be addressed.  The caseNov 21 16:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nist.gov | NIST Guide to the SI, Chapter 4: The Two Classes of SI Units and the SI Prefixes | NISTNov 21 16:15
Techrightssecfor the poor state of the European Patent Office is made yet again, but Nov 21 16:15
Techrightsseca call for the desired action is missing.Nov 21 16:15
schestowitz-TRthanks, #1 and #2 videos doneNov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRtext for #1 readyNov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRfor #3Nov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRin the 3rd and 4th videos I call for action, like informing MEPsNov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRI agrtee with youNov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRrms just said epo should not existNov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRhe said this to epo workers Nov 21 16:33
schestowitz-TRand they cheeredNov 21 16:33
TechrightssecFriday is "Buy Nothing Day"Nov 21 16:35
Techrightssec^ topic ?Nov 21 16:35
TechrightssecExcellent.  Though a word or two in Gemini is always good.  Nov 21 16:35
TechrightssecSorry to be pushing Gemini so hard.  However, TR has a big advantage thereNov 21 16:35
Techrightssecat the moment and it is useful not to waste the opportunity while it exists.Nov 21 16:35
schestowitz-TRright, I will get back to discussing article through gemini or newswaffleNov 21 16:37
schestowitz-TRshowing it in actionNov 21 16:37
schestowitz-TRis already a form of 'advertising'Nov 21 16:37
schestowitz-TRand I can cover most articles by just showing their text innewswaffleNov 21 16:37
schestowitz-TRmight be of use: several old and new pages/articles on buiythingday Nov 21 16:56
schestowitz-TRfor inclusion in teomorrows videos/articles Nov 21 16:56
schestowitz-TRdraftNov 21 17:17
schestowitz-TRi've also just added draft for the tiktok posNov 21 17:17
schestowitz-TR*postNov 21 17:17
TechrightsseccheckingNov 21 17:18
Techrightssecack     Nov 21 17:18
Techrightssecs/imminent/iminent (it's not!)/Nov 21 17:18
Techrightssec:)Nov 21 17:18
Techrightssec^imminentNov 21 17:18
schestowitz-TRthanks, addedNov 21 17:19
schestowitz-TRone can lose one's m,ind dealing with lies of such proportionNov 21 17:19
schestowitz-TRand EU COMPLICIT!Nov 21 17:19
schestowitz-TRzoobab cannot take it well like I doNov 21 17:19
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schestowitz-TRthe last two videos/articles addedNov 21 18:32
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