●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 ●● ● Feb 22 [02:27] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) [02:27] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@9yedbrzwn8h6g.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [04:21] schestowitz-TR2 Upside of Microsoft SPAM machine for HEY HI (while LAYING OFF many in the "marketing" department/FUD teams): oversight or lack of FUD against GNU/Linux. They threw 99% of the efforts into this lie that "SEARCH ENGINES ARE DEAD" ("oh, here, use a chatbot that lies instead") [04:22] schestowitz-pi psydruid: they are the wheel in the rodent's cage [04:42] *schestowitz-pi2 (~pi@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:42] *asusbox has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:42] *asusbox (~rianne@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:42] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:42] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:42] *asusbox has quit (connection closed) [04:43] *asusbox (~rianne@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:43] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:44] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [04:45] *rianne_ (~rianne@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:45] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-448.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [04:46] *liberty_box (~liberty@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:53] schestowitz-pi2 it looks like the router just rebooted itself after patch applied last night [04:53] schestowitz-pi2 this time the ssh connection stayed alive and the ip address did not change [04:53] schestowitz-pi2 hopefully that's not just a matter of luck [04:53] schestowitz-pi2 as that saves a lot of time/trouble ● Feb 22 [05:45] techrights[sec] If m$ is unable to spam the search engines, they will likely counter the loss [05:45] techrights[sec] by trying to become the front-end (e.g. with their wonky LLM) or by , as you [05:45] techrights[sec] point out, starting a whisper campaign against search engines in general. [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 doctorow's essay on this echoes my thoughts because [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 what people should satrive for are actual web pages [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 composed by domain experts [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 like fish enthusiasts [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 not some wordmachine [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 btw, i took a look at linux.com [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 as LF was eerily quiet this month [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 and not just because i abandoned quiterss [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 wtf happened to linux.com??????????????????? [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 they should free up the dns space [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 and let someone else run such an important domain [05:47] schestowitz-pi2 if they're unwilling or incapable of doing so themeslves [05:48] techrights[sec] I suspect that the VCcode spam is part of that whisper campaign, as it's so new. [05:49] *Mio14 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 vscode [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 1) proprietary [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 2) spyware [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 3) controlled by Microsoft [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 4) pushed GPL violations (copilot) [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 5) github etc. [05:49] schestowitz-pi2 kate does all the important stuff coders need, inc. git integration [05:50] techrights[sec] Yes, Linux.com should hand it over to non-m$ community leaders. [05:50] techrights[sec] VSCode is just another attempt to become a^wthe bottleneck in all development. [05:50] techrights[sec] Kate is excellent, Geany is excellent. Either obviate any perceived benefits [05:50] techrights[sec] that m$ garbage might have talked up but all without the disadvantagees of the [05:50] techrights[sec] m$ gargabe. [05:50] *Mio14 (~quassel@freenode-q1n.iak.fgsf49.IP) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [06:10] schestowitz-TR2 Green Party respond to successful four-day week trial | The Green Party https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/02/21/green-party-respond-to-successful-four-day-week-trial/ Source: Green Party UK | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2023/02/21/green-party-respond-to-successful-four-day-week-trial/ [06:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.greenparty.org.uk | Green Party respond to successful four-day week trial | The Green Party [06:10] techrightssec ^garbage [06:11] schestowitz-TR2 this would be a step in a good direction [06:11] schestowitz-TR2 but oligarchy would use it [06:11] schestowitz-TR2 for wage reduction [06:11] schestowitz-TR2 and might not like people having spare time [06:12] schestowitz-TR2 as they can use it toorganise [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 one theme i'd like to explore (interjecting a bit, don't mind the above), [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 is what happened to "the news" [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 news cycles [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 news on the web [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 ownership [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 as it seems to be an unexplored or barely expllored problem [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 linux.com is part of a borader trend here [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 and that has little to do with "advertising industry" or ad blocking etc [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 the subject has come up in the US, partly because of Sanders, [06:14] schestowitz-pi2 as if they fail to fund the media oligarchs will control the narrative all across the board [06:54] schestowitz-pi2 i linked to that hours ago, spoke with wife about what this would have meant to us [06:54] schestowitz-pi2 had there been no vendatta [06:54] schestowitz-pi2 and they did the separation "properly" [06:54] schestowitz-pi2 anyway, this is the us, not the uk [06:54] schestowitz-pi2 i am not familiar with the law here because the media does not cover this much ● Feb 22 [08:27] schestowitz-pi2 sam varghese is vanishing again [08:27] schestowitz-pi2 biab, exercise ● Feb 22 [09:36] techrights[sec] http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-210223.html#tFeb%2021%2020:57:59 [09:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 [09:36] techrights[sec] What is the fallout from Gemany's corruptin and fraud regarding the refusal to [09:36] techrights[sec] acknowledge the death of the Unified Patent Court> [09:36] techrights[sec] ? [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 it is not just germany [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 it's a national thing [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 a class thing [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 an occupational thing [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 belenux, oligarchy, patent lawyers... [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 a multifaceted conflict of interest exemplifies [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 death of properly function system ('democracy' unfit a label for this) [09:38] schestowitz-pi2 *functioning [09:42] schestowitz-pi2 yes, the remark about mozilal is maybe a tad too harsh but not far from the truth [09:42] schestowitz-pi2 money and scum like gulagboy tuen everything to shit [09:42] schestowitz-pi2 like stuffing pluton this week into linux [09:42] schestowitz-pi2 brown-nosing microsoft [09:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [09:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [10:00] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [11:15] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [11:26] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [11:33] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 the page does not say Microsoft [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 not even a sponsor [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 where can it be shown? [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 i also see microsoft stefaono there [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 lots of speakers in total [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 microsoft is a racist-sexist trap [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 checking who else is there [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 there are at least 2 or 3 micromoles there [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 but on on a % level, they are not much [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 how many keynotes in total [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 3 if you count MS MVP [12:04] schestowitz-pi2 not counting several ex-Microsoft there [12:06] schestowitz-pi2 can you check if in past years they also had MSFT spakers [12:06] schestowitz-pi2 and/or microsoft as sponsor? [12:06] schestowitz-pi2 this is not enough of a smoking gun's smoke [12:06] schestowitz-pi2 given the ratio of microsoft [12:06] schestowitz-pi2 and microsoft not listed as sponsor [12:07] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [12:14] schestowitz-pi2 wait, I know how I can approach this, as a side note [12:14] schestowitz-pi2 i usualyl pounce at these things, this time I can envision the comeback, but I already have a related [12:14] schestowitz-pi2 draft and can merge the issues ● Feb 22 [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 excelent that we've now established a timeline and when it started [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 going to make a post out of this later [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 the new workflow is a lot more efficient [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 but what's time consuming now it wading through and choosing more news picks [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 that's ok though, but must allocate more time to do aricles [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 by setting time limits/boundaries/squotas [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 got some topics to cover, but none urgent [13:02] schestowitz-pi2 seems like FUD capacity at Microsoft has gone down [13:03] schestowitz-pi2 companies in panic, with layoffs avoided at all costs to save face [13:04] techrights[sec] Layoffs there are usually hidden in various ways. [13:16] schestowitz-pi2 ryan's latest blog post, basxed on irc, was liked by rianne and by me [13:16] schestowitz-pi2 worth a read [13:16] schestowitz-pi2 not for TR, but covers some OK points [13:16] schestowitz-pi2 without casual racism [13:24] techrights[sec] checking [13:24] techrights[sec] ack [13:29] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [13:55] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/20x/sponsor/open-source-watch [13:56] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.socallinuxexpo.org | Open Source Watch | 20x [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 sjvn [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 "media partner" is like at EPO [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 take the money from the sponsors [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 e.g. black duck this year [13:56] schestowitz-pi2 and pass it to sjvn to do some "requested" (by sponsors) puff pieces [13:57] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 es [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 i did manage to produce some posts today [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 some were 'urgent' [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 the fish we put in the hospital is not doing well [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 but my hopes for her were not high [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 going to focus on catching up with links now [16:50] schestowitz-pi2 other than that, all is quiet and calm on the eastern front [16:52] techrights[sec] M$ infiltration of and destruction of the conferences is an important topic. [16:52] techrights[sec] It goes all the way back to the incidents covered in the Plaintiff's Exhibits [16:52] techrights[sec] from Comes v M$ when they bragged about killing two Macintosh conferences. [16:52] techrights[sec] A very similar thing is going on here. [16:53] schestowitz-pi2 i plan to maybe do a video about this tomorrow, in the same batch as epo videos [16:53] schestowitz-pi2 it's called "killing with kindness" [16:53] schestowitz-pi2 kindness = "microsoft loves linux" [16:55] techrights[sec] 'smile while pulling the trigger' [16:55] techrights[sec] Wasn't it Christine Hall who said something about "microsoft loves linux" [16:55] techrights[sec] :: "I love chicken" [16:56] schestowitz-pi2 yes, but many said similar things [16:56] schestowitz-pi2 similar analogies ● Feb 22 [18:49] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [20:54] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@n2v3s93fm6dp8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [21:54] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [21:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell ● Feb 22 [22:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell