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Techrights-secafkDec 21 04:31
Techrights-secgemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/20/not-so-smart-cars/Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-secEventually the supply of old cars will run out and then even those thatDec 21 04:31
Techrights-sechave succeeded, until then, in avoiding them will have their hand forced.Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-secThe only way out is to influence the supply chain.  Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-secAnother aspect to cover, one which is as pernicious as the software aspects,Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-secis the push to move all aspects of car use and car maintenance over to        Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-secsubscription based models.                     Dec 21 04:31
Techrights-sec      Dec 21 04:43
Techrights-secEven roadside service subscriptions have replaced the spare tire + jackDec 21 04:43
Techrights-secI don't mean leasing a car or similar to leasing, but the repair contractsDec 21 04:43
Techrights-secin place of being able to choose where and when to do maintenance.  AlsoDec 21 04:43
Techrights-secvarious functionalties, such as the remote start addressed by Louis in his Dec 21 04:43
Techrights-secvideo.  However, whole cars are being pushed as a subscription "service"Dec 21 04:43
Techrights-secnowadays: https://www.repairsmith.com/i/blog/how-do-car-subscription-services-work/Dec 21 04:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.repairsmith.com | How Do Car Subscription Services Work? | RepairSmith BlogDec 21 04:43
Techrights-sechttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_subscriptionDec 21 04:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Vehicle subscription - WikipediaDec 21 04:43
Techrights-secThat's a different matter.Dec 21 04:43
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Techrights-sechttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.skodaauto.connect&hl=en&gl=USDec 21 05:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-play.google.com | MyŠKODA - Apps on Google PlayDec 21 05:08
schestowitz-TRwhat a clusterfuck. You can see it in reviews, too.Dec 21 05:09
Techrights-secyep     Dec 21 05:18
Techrights-secbtw happy solsticeDec 21 05:18
Techrights-secas for those reviews, I figure with a distribution of scores like that, manyDec 21 05:18
Techrights-secof the +5 votes are probably shills.Dec 21 05:18
schestowitz-TRthere is a whole industry for thatDec 21 05:18
Techrights-secackDec 21 05:19
Techrights-secrouter maintenance; eta 30 minutesDec 21 05:26
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Techrights-secmaintenance doneDec 21 06:04
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schestowitz-TRI should mention thisDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TReven though it was posted in irc logs for full transparency alreadyDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRthere's this small firm that seems to offer ipfs mirroring (so to speak, metapher) servcieDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRthey contacted me in twitterDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRthan in email as well, as I never reply to "tweets"Dec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRmaybe they can help sort out othe capacity issuesDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRe.g. by pinning (or similar) the contentDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRshall they ever cease to do this, fineDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRbecause the way ipfs works, nothing is essentialDec 21 09:08
schestowitz-TRas long as at least one node still has a copyDec 21 09:08
Techrights-secThat would be great.Dec 21 09:09
Techrights-secAny improvement in the current workflow and back end would be very helpful.Dec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRit would potentially reduce somewhat the strain on our home networkDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRI still have a fibreoptic router installed and ready to useDec 21 09:10
schestowitz-TRbased on some readings I did, there's a risk associatedDec 21 09:10
schestowitz-TRlike downtimes and suchDec 21 09:10
schestowitz-TRI don't want to be the first in my whole area to adopt itDec 21 09:10
schestowitz-TRand I already had bad experiences, which is why I bailed outDec 21 09:10
Techrights-secackDec 21 09:15
Techrights-secFibre would probably help relability and the local services. Dec 21 09:15
Techrights-secRemote sites would not be noticeably faster because of the lag /on/ theDec 21 09:15
Techrights-secremote servers themselves.  Many pages take > 10 seconds to load and thenDec 21 09:15
Techrights-seca second or two on top of that to finish rendering.Dec 21 09:15
schestowitz-TRtopic change if you don't mind:Dec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRcolleague (Hannah) got covid, she's not the firstDec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRwe are a small companyDec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRthe strain means rianne gets extra paid shiftsDec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRbut as you may have noticed, covid slipped out of control hereDec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRand I am guessing right after xmas, just like last year, we'll lock down againDec 21 09:17
schestowitz-TRyou know who the gov will blameDec 21 09:17
Techrights-secackDec 21 09:18
Techrights-secbe sure that the pay rates are comensurate with overtime work i e 2x or moreDec 21 09:18
Techrights-secThe UK is going to have a major problem after Xmas + New Year since thereDec 21 09:18
Techrights-secare no precautions being taken.  I expect the US will hit 1M dead soon.Dec 21 09:18
schestowitz-TRsince 2011 when I joined they always paid the same for extra shiftDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRyewt worse, the more you are paid, the higher the taxDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRso overtime shift are, in a sense, paying less than the normalDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRbut this is not ogligatory , just an extraDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRand I compensate for the BS salary by working lessDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRor working not hardDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRthey know they pay way below market valueDec 21 09:21
schestowitz-TRand thus cannot complainDec 21 09:21
Techrights-secWhat kind of compensation can they give for the shifts then, if not monetary?Dec 21 09:23
Techrights-secA double shift is a real burden even if it does not necessarily feel like itDec 21 09:23
Techrights-secat the moment.  Dec 21 09:23
schestowitz-TRI like how someone in ibm  the layofff board put itDec 21 09:23
schestowitz-TRabout controlling the salary by taking it down a gearDec 21 09:24
Techrights-secHow did IBM do that?Dec 21 09:24
schestowitz-TRnot IBM, some workers. They just pace down the workDec 21 09:25
Techrights-secackDec 21 09:26
Techrights-secWhat does your union recommend?Dec 21 09:26
schestowitz-TRwe don't have a union, but I chat with some colleagues OTRDec 21 09:26
Techrights-secIn some countries it is very useful to have membership.  Dec 21 09:27
schestowitz-TRI considered joining one when Samreen (aka "Sarin Gas") was harassing workersDec 21 09:27
Techrights-secackDec 21 09:34
schestowitz-TRan UNOFFICIAL collective, led by me I think, contributed to her demiseDec 21 09:34
schestowitz-TRthe person who replaced her is a kind oneDec 21 09:36
schestowitzLederhosen....Dec 21 09:53
schestowitzhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sassimunich/4243929681/Dec 21 09:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.flickr.com | FlickrDec 21 09:53
schestowitzMiguel de Icaza in the back:Dec 21 09:54
schestowitzhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sassimunich/4244701434/in/photostream/Dec 21 09:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.flickr.com | FlickrDec 21 09:54
schestowitzFriend and CEO of Stripe Patrick Collison (maybe not sure if this is him)Dec 21 09:54
schestowitzhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sassimunich/4246408902/in/album-72157623140728850/Dec 21 09:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.flickr.com | FlickrDec 21 09:54
schestowitzhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sassimunich/4245640193/in/album-72157623140728850/ (Possibly John Collison on the far left)Dec 21 09:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.flickr.com | FlickrDec 21 09:54
schestowitzDoes not look like the guy, but that was 12 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_CollisonDec 21 09:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Patrick Collison - WikipediaDec 21 09:54
schestowitz-TRcould use further research on this, as Nat will still serve MicrosofftDec 21 09:55
Techrights-secgoodDec 21 09:56
Techrights-secbtw there are masks which do a better job of filtering incomming particles thanDec 21 09:56
Techrights-secothersDec 21 09:56
schestowitz-TRre masks, we only use them when buying food I think (or few other shops), usually the ones with hardly anybody inside them, or at quiet hoursDec 21 09:56
schestowitz"Dec 21 09:58
schestowitzA profile of the brothers published in Forbes in 2021 claimed the brothers had "escaped" from Limerick, describing it as a "warzone" because of a gang feud and it was "the 'murder capital' of Europe".[21] It claimed "shootings, pipe bomb attacks, and stabbings" happened there every night.[21] It also claimed that "Some bad neighbourhoods are even walled off by a dirty graffitied 10-foot-high barrier, like the Berlin Wall".[21]Dec 21 09:58
schestowitzThe article received a lot of publicity online, causing a backlash.[21] Patrick tweeted "Not only mistaken about Limerick but the idea of ‘overcoming’ anything is crazy. We are who we are because we grew up where we did".[21] John tweeted it was "daft".[21] Patrick O'Donovan called on the magazine and author to apologise to the people of Limerick "or the insult and hurt caused" by it.[21] He also tweeted "I am calling on them to come to Dec 21 09:58
schestowitzLimerick where I will gladly set the record straight in respect of what our county and city has to offer as opposed to what your work of fiction depicts," and "Please let me know when suits to visit."[21] Niall Collins tweeted that the article was a "disgraceful description of Limerick, home to so many fine and decent people".[21]Dec 21 09:58
schestowitzThe article was removed from the website on 9 April 2021.[21]Dec 21 09:58
schestowitz"Dec 21 09:58
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripe_(company)Dec 21 09:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Stripe (company) - WikipediaDec 21 09:59
Techrights-secok avoidance is good mitigation, but multiple methods reinforce each otherDec 21 10:06
Techrights-secback in a few hoursDec 21 10:06
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Techrights-secbackDec 21 12:42
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Techrights-secbackDec 21 15:19
Techrights-secMany forget, or choose to omit intentionally, the fact that GNU/Linux and Dec 21 15:19
Techrights-secthe BSDs are in and of themselves an "IDE" if used properly.  Thus Dec 21 15:19
Techrights-secM$ VSC and other boondoggles are attempting to solve a problem that doesDec 21 15:19
Techrights-secnot exist.  M$ VSC is on top of that just a vector for breaking not just thingsDec 21 15:19
Techrights-secbut ways of thought.  Dec 21 15:19
Techrights-secCorey Doctorow, among many others, has also written a lot about the softwareDec 21 15:19
Techrights-secin cars and other consumer devices.Dec 21 15:19
Techrights-secs/Corey/Cory/Dec 21 15:20
Techrights-sechttps://boingboing.net/2011/12/27/the-coming-war-on-general-purp.htmlDec 21 15:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-boingboing.net | The Coming War on General Purpose Computation | Boing BoingDec 21 15:20
Techrights-sechttps://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Coming_War_on_General_ComputationDec 21 15:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikisource.org | The Coming War on General Computation - Wikisource, the free online libraryDec 21 15:20
Techrights-secfrom 28C3 in 2011Dec 21 15:20
Techrights-secalso, software showed up in public consciousness, though briefly:Dec 21 15:20
Techrights-sechttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339250/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vw-diesel-emissions-scandal/Dec 21 15:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.caranddriver.com | Everything You Need to Know about the VW Diesel Emissions ScandalDec 21 15:20
Techrights-sechttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339250/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vw-diesel-emissions-scandal/Dec 21 15:20
schestowitz-TRare both links at thge bottom meant to be the same?Dec 21 15:21
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Techrights-sechttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/business/audi-vw-emissions-scandal.htmlDec 21 15:44
Techrights-secfixedDec 21 15:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nytimes.com | ‘A Few Dirty Tricks’: Documents Show Audi’s Role in the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal - The New York TimesDec 21 15:44
schestowitz-TRtyDec 21 15:46
Techrights-secnpDec 21 15:46
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schestowitzhttp://wikibin.org/articles/alex-graveley.htmlDec 21 17:03
schestowitz"Dec 21 17:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-wikibin.org | Alex GraveleyDec 21 17:03
schestowitzAlex Graveley (legal name Balabhadra Battacarya Graveley) is a professional software developer based in San Francisco. He is known in the free software community for his work on GNOME, and for creating the Tomboy, Gimmie, and Pyro Desktop projects.Dec 21 17:03
schestowitzGraveley has worked for VMware Inc. as an engineer since 2004 on its Linux desktop products. He was technical lead on the VMware Workstation 6.0 software release in May, 2007.Dec 21 17:03
schestowitzFrom 2000 to 2003, Graveley worked for Ximian Inc. on projects including Ximian Desktop, Novell Evolution, and the HTTP client library libsoup.Dec 21 17:03
schestowitzHe dropped out of high school in the 10th grade, and has spent considerable time traveling abroad in Brazil and Southeast Asia.Dec 21 17:03
schestowitz'Dec 21 17:03
schestowitzAll these projects will need to distance himself from him very soonDec 21 17:03
schestowitzhe's a massive liability to themDec 21 17:03
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