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techrightssec2more tm gallery tests tomorrowDec 21 00:03
techrightssec2there may be some routing problems between here and tm for nowDec 21 00:03
techrightssec2afkDec 21 00:03
techrightssec2It just occurs to me now that the primitive IDS will need reworking becauseDec 21 00:03
techrightssec2of the strings in the gallery URLs, too.Dec 21 00:03
techrightssec2afkDec 21 00:03
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schestowitz-TRjust had to start ipfs again on the serverDec 21 04:19
schestowitz-TRsometimes it needs a "kick"Dec 21 04:19
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schestowitz-TRi had to log in there for the first time in weeks ;-)Dec 21 04:19
schestowitz-TRI also accessed back end of tm-new while at itDec 21 04:20
schestowitz-TRfor reasons now known to me this december we get far more traffic than in prior monthsDec 21 04:20
schestowitz-TRcool!Dec 21 04:20
schestowitz-TR/now/not/Dec 21 04:20
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techrightssec2Increasingly culture is locked up in proprietary platforms and formats, whenDec 21 08:26
techrightssec2it used to be freely available.Dec 21 08:26
schestowitz-TRworks ok in falkonDec 21 08:26
techrightssec2There were a lot of articles over a month ago about Saudi and Qatari controlDec 21 08:27
techrightssec2of Twitter through their ownership of the platform.  Nothing has come of thoseDec 21 08:27
techrightssec2articles despite some minor statements from a handful of politicians.Dec 21 08:27
techrightssec2^ topic ? x2Dec 21 08:27
schestowitz-TRqatar too?Dec 21 08:29
schestowitz-TRsomeone in irc mentioned itDec 21 08:29
schestowitz-TRanyway, maybe causing it to evalorate would be ther goalDec 21 08:29
schestowitz-TRwho knows...Dec 21 08:29
techrightssec2Yes apparently Qatar, too, and there are likely other smaller similar investorsDec 21 09:01
techrightssec2which contribute to the controlling block.  It's been severely overlooked in Dec 21 09:01
techrightssec2favor of giving free marketing to Musk as he distracts from what Twitter isDec 21 09:01
techrightssec2what Twitter is for and who actually controls it.Dec 21 09:01
schestowitz-TRksa has lkong been involvedDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRbut many more hands were involvedDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRinc. some govsDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRso it would be a leap to say qatar and ksa were the main controllersDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRand that musk was a fall manDec 21 09:09
schestowitz-TRbiab exerciseDec 21 09:09
techrightssec2The increase traffic seems to be mostly people and not so much bots.  JustDec 21 09:24
techrightssec2skimming through the timing suggests that it is checked and many of the Dec 21 09:24
techrightssec2articles read.  Dec 21 09:24
schestowitz-TRjust got a card ! ;-)Dec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRit's very nice, I will read it twice more laterDec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRmaybe while the 'kettle' (pot) is on Dec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRmirgarating the sites is easier with extra time at my disposalDec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRi also started blogging a lot more at mineDec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRmore so after abandoning social control mediaDec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRit was maybe NOT a waste of time when it peaked around 2015Dec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRnow it's just rapidly collasingDec 21 10:30
schestowitz-TRso cost benefit analysis says, quit it, the sooner, the betterDec 21 10:30
techrightssec2:)Dec 21 10:31
schestowitz-TRgoing through links atmDec 21 10:31
schestowitz-TRmade about 9 more memes, which can be seen  as uploaded (for later)Dec 21 10:31
techrightssec2ackDec 21 10:48
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schestowitz-TRoh, it is GOOD news that PCMag ceases publicationDec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRconsider the ***** they were publishing all these yearsDec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRi need to think how we can best promote mumble Dec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRit's a must-have for some businesses and homesDec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRbut not much 'brand recognition'Dec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRthe current series may run til late januaryDec 21 11:12
schestowitz-TRbut I'm starting to settle and become more productiveDec 21 11:12
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schestowitz-TRlink tax ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/victory-there-no-link-tax-end-year-bills | Source: EFFDec 21 12:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.eff.org | Victory! There Is No Link Tax in the End-of-Year Bills | Electronic Frontier FoundationDec 21 12:06
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schestowitz-TR"Smart" phones kill their dumb owners https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/12/ukraine-intercepting-russian-soldiers-cell-phone-calls.htmlDec 21 15:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Ukraine Intercepting Russian Soldiers’ Cell Phone Calls - Schneier on SecurityDec 21 15:08
schestowitz-TRwait till they find out carrying these devices around can be harmful to the "carrier" even outside the battlefielDec 21 15:16
schestowitz-TRdDec 21 15:17
techrightssec2There are so many things which can be done, and are done, to units with a foolDec 21 15:19
techrightssec2carrying such a tracking beacon.  It's not a whole lot different in regularDec 21 15:19
techrightssec2society either, except for reduced probability of artilery strikes or air strikes.Dec 21 15:19
schestowitz-TRloose spyphone sink shipsDec 21 15:20
schestowitz-TRthose are sometimes weaponised for censorship or at least slapp and, failing that, baseless thretasDec 21 16:11
schestowitz-TRself-censorshipDec 21 16:11
schestowitz-TRvis-a-vis, baseless threat... I've postponed release of the copyright troll material until maybe easterDec 21 16:11
schestowitz-TRwhen they lose track of their plotDec 21 16:11
techrightssec2Copyright is mostly about censorship or at least political control these daysDec 21 16:20
techrightssec2Note the constant abuse of the DMCA for the last 20 yearsDec 21 16:20
schestowitz-TRcopyright is a system for RESTRICTING distributionDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRa framework of impediment, not sharingDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRcopyleft is a trickDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRso what will be restricted?Dec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRwhatever states and lawyers mess withDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRso money determines what info/data can passDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRto keep the 'peasants' downDec 21 16:22
schestowitz-TRin spite of their vast (relative) numbersDec 21 16:22
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schestowitz-TR"The FSF has done a great job resisting corporate pressure and propaganda that attempts to push public opinion towards self-defeating behaviors. It has also stood strong in preserving its mission, of defending freedom for all software users, from submission to other valuable social justice causes." http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/2022-12-21-fsf-support.en.htmlDec 21 16:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.fsfla.org | ::[FSFLA]:: 2022-12-21-fsf-support.enDec 21 16:48
schestowitz-TRsometimes not even valuableDec 21 16:49
schestowitz-TRlike sexistsDec 21 16:49
schestowitz-TRdisguised as securityDec 21 16:49
schestowitz-TRpushing microsoft attacks on computer usersDec 21 16:49
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schestowitz-TRsometimes not even valuableDec 21 17:30
schestowitz-TRlike sexistsDec 21 17:30
schestowitz-TRdisguised as securityheadsup: going to sleep soon, just finalising another round of daily linksDec 21 17:30
schestowitz-TRpushing microsoft attacks on computer usersDec 21 17:30
schestowitz-TRheadsup: going to sleep soon, just finalising another round of daily linksDec 21 17:30
techrightssec2ackDec 21 17:30
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