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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pEK3GhzC7BLMdrstENov 23 05:18
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schestowitz"Nov 23 05:18
schestowitzHello do you know much about Gradle wrapper properties?Nov 23 05:18
schestowitzWe have a quick question related to something that looks unusual in the code of an open-source app.Nov 23 05:18
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:18
schestowitzI don't know about this...Nov 23 05:19
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pEY8UTkp2q2sXazDsNov 23 05:19
schestowitz" Now, if only they'd support phonecalls on the desktop using VoIP."Nov 23 05:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:19
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pDrTHpSklUThLQ4EiNov 23 05:20
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:20
schestowitzYes. One cannot help but to get a sense of #stateCapture from some #nonProfits.Nov 23 05:20
schestowitzSad but true - we must remain #vigilant of any and all excesses.Nov 23 05:20
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schestowitz"Nov 23 05:20
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pDn9lmTHfzEz2STrMNov 23 05:20
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schestowitz" reply 21 ah, thanks.  I thought it was your wiki.  Anyway, the git account that started the "avoid github" issue has opened an issue on other projects like YaCy, which should perhaps all be linked from the wiki"Nov 23 05:20
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pDk5T7mPFGw6KgOSeNov 23 05:20
schestowitz" I'd like a house that spreads my cleans the floor and watches for eyes and lenses focused on the house. That's as far as the surveillance I'd be comfortable with."Nov 23 05:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:20
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pDXtho8n0xAiQ7Zy4Nov 23 05:21
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:21
schestowitzAll I read is 'Linux will get wide adoption as desktop OS in Russia by 2021'. Nov 23 05:21
schestowitzWouldn't that be nice!Nov 23 05:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:21
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:21
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pDVxe1CcWJ6DGytqCNov 23 05:21
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:21
schestowitz Sweden  has dropped the rape charges against him...Nov 23 05:21
schestowitzhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/julian-assange-rape-case-investigation-sweden-sexual-assault-prison-jail-a9209006.htmlNov 23 05:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:21
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.independent.co.uk | Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation into WikiLeaks founder | The IndependentNov 23 05:21
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pC4uHbQc4l9u28dBQNov 23 05:21
schestowitz"I am still using it.  I still need to find a fault in it."Nov 23 05:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pC031ra0BXRvI2nCaNov 23 05:22
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:22
schestowitzFYI #Australians cut there per capita energy #consumption by over 30%.Nov 23 05:22
schestowitzOur govt just being in more people via irresponsibly high #immigration levels so industry never see a down day.Nov 23 05:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:22
schestowitz#GDP is a terrible measure of an #economy. Our govt know about #GenuineProgressIndicators (aka #GPI) but they choose to help there #banker and #donor #mates in #bigFinance.Nov 23 05:22
schestowitzA good #book we can recommend is #GameOfMates by #DrCameronMurray, exposing a #cabal of #Aussie #racketeers.Nov 23 05:22
schestowitz"Nov 23 05:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pBwfpNfwf4SgeIlu4Nov 23 05:22
schestowitz"Endless War = Global Resource Management"Nov 23 05:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pBGaxaPoWF4c4G0ESNov 23 05:22
schestowitz"I don't find anything on your mastodon node: https://pleroma.site/tag/techrghts"Nov 23 05:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:23
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:23
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pBGaxaPoWF4c4G0ESNov 23 05:23
schestowitz" I don't find anything on your mastodon node: https://pleroma.site/tag/techrghts"Nov 23 05:23
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pBC4o0jTqLLpcykgyNov 23 05:23
schestowitz"the CEO of Cox once said "fuck the RIAA."  they also have policies that exploit loopholes to avoid permanently dropping repeat DMCA offenders."Nov 23 05:23
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 05:23
schestowitz> i might not, but im kind of adamant about you uploading the articles. not just because its your website, but it helps.Nov 23 05:35
schestowitz> Nov 23 05:35
schestowitz> you should really have a way of doing that again, and im happy to help you put together the tools for it.Nov 23 05:35
schestowitz> Nov 23 05:35
schestowitz> nobody with the bandwidth seems to want to archive things, even when its a single file, and thats part of what makes my job more difficult. the server is on your side, you know. and i can help you get the files from it-- even if you dont run the code from inside the server, its still faster (and less trouble) if its done on your side-- plus then you have a tool/method/whatever to update the backup in the future. im pretty adamant about Nov 23 05:35
schestowitznot putting the articles up personally.Nov 23 05:35
schestowitzMaybe I'll explore some wordpress tools for converting DB to static files. There must be something somewhere...Nov 23 05:35
schestowitz> Let me ask a favour, if possible please don't ever send to both of those emails at once. Either is fine, don't worry about that. Thanks.Nov 23 05:36
schestowitzI was not sure which one was used. The reply then told me. :-)Nov 23 05:36
schestowitzInternalNov 23 06:15
schestowitz==============================================Nov 23 06:15
schestowitz***If you have any questions, please put them in the relevant Slack channel rather than in the handover***Nov 23 06:15
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schestowitz> Hi, Roy,Nov 23 06:50
schestowitz> Nov 23 06:50
schestowitz> Attached was "2019-11-22-merged.html" and not the IRC table.Nov 23 06:50
schestowitzOops. That's what happens when I do this as soon as I wake up and the head is not working yet.Nov 23 06:50
schestowitzA  couple of weeks back I sent the wrong file (the file from the prior date... of what was intended), which meant that the same logs were posted two days in a row, my bad...Nov 23 06:50
schestowitzI notice it days later. The correct files had been uploaded, but the blog post did not link to the correct files because the file I sent was wrong. Every 2 days at the gym I check the files uploaded and once a week I check that we didn't miss a day by accident, so at least there are safeguards.Nov 23 06:50
schestowitzSee Att.Nov 23 06:50
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1043439903130001408?focusedComNov 23 07:31
acer-box__"Terrible - but well... there is no f# nuclear pact anymore - thanks Donald!"Nov 23 07:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | UN watchdog report says Iran exceeds heavy-water limit under nuclear pact | CBC NewsNov 23 07:31
acer-box__He is responsible for Iran doing it. He violated the  treaty/deal.Nov 23 07:31
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/media/1044180587062407168?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044180587062407168:0:0:0:1044278827777921024Nov 23 07:33
acer-box__"Nov 23 07:33
acer-box__And real #journalism is a very difficult profession and starting in the 90's became a very dangerous profession.Nov 23 07:33
acer-box__By coercion and outright force all institutions/professions that should be protected by the 1st amendment are under duress by the government and useful idiots.Nov 23 07:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | In 2019 to make money from journalism you have to quietly defect to the PR industry, still pretending (faking) to be a "journalist" when in fact you're an enemy of #journalism -- distorting truths by totally inverting them for clients. #microsoftloveslinuxNov 23 07:33
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acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044278159851417600?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044278159851417600:0:0:0:1044278783586365440Nov 23 07:33
acer-box__"pfft. give it a rest."Nov 23 07:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | The Walls are Closing in on Donald Trump - CounterPunch.orgNov 23 07:33
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044274805152755712?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044274805152755712:0:0:0:1044276916544417792Nov 23 07:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Ex-Republican Justin Amash Says There's Not a Jury in Country ThatNov 23 07:33
acer-box__"I guess "ex-Republican" is his main qualifier, huh?Nov 23 07:33
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/media/1044517309427486720?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044517309427486720:0:0:0:1044520366076858368Nov 23 07:34
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1044520358376525824Nov 23 07:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | #microsoft receives a SPECIAL permission from Donald #trump to undermine and interfere with #GNU #Linux at #Huawei while suing Foxconn over its "unlicensed-by-Microsoft" use of Linux: http://techrights.org/2019/03/12/microsoft-foxconn/ @sjvnNov 23 07:35
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044521946004684800?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044521946004684800:0:0:0:1044524725480456192Nov 23 07:35
acer-box__"Why is Microsoft donating so much money to the Linux Foundation?"Nov 23 07:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Web Site Which Exposed Microsoft Crimes is Gone From the Web, But Copies Still ExistNov 23 07:35
acer-box__These are not donations but bribesNov 23 07:35
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044534306079956992?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044534306079956992:0:0:0:1044536256880631808Nov 23 07:36
acer-box__"Nov 23 07:36
acer-box__So Assange rots in prison for exposing corruption and getting Trump electedNov 23 07:36
acer-box__Trump invites the guy who hides and suppresses corruption and should be sitting in prison to a private dinner.Nov 23 07:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Donald Trump had undisclosed dinner with Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel at White House, Facebook confirmsNov 23 07:36
acer-box__Trumps idea of draining the swampNov 23 07:36
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044535034053283840Nov 23 07:36
acer-box__"Nov 23 07:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | ● NEWS ● #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Trump hosted #Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the #WhiteHouse in October https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-hosted-zuckerberg-undisclosed-dinner-white-house-october-n1087986 one can imagine what they agreed on...Nov 23 07:36
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044666120386174976?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044666120386174976:0:0:0:1044672470561800192Nov 23 07:36
acer-box__"elefant afraid of the mouse :)"Nov 23 07:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Korean Peninsula Troubles Pose U.S. Security ChallengeNov 23 07:36
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044672477525327872?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044672477525327872:0:0:0:1044677343234945024Nov 23 07:37
acer-box__"That guy has him pegged."Nov 23 07:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | Bernie vs. Bernie: 2020 Candidate Sits Down for Interview With...Nov 23 07:37
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044731635053314048?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044731635053314048:0:0:0:1044732648439103488Nov 23 07:37
acer-box__"It's all they know how to do. like the kitten and puppy posts that were all the rage not that long ago."Nov 23 07:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | "Smart home assistants" Stop with these stupid euphemisms for #cctv +#listeningdevices for #surveillance by #pentagon over #gafam consumerism hype https://www.iottechtrends.com/all-about-echo-loop/Nov 23 07:37
acer-box__https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1044248515834097664?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1044248515834097664:0:0:0:1044745713298587648Nov 23 07:37
acer-box__"What about Jesus"Nov 23 07:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.minds.com | [Guest Post] IP Education Series #3Nov 23 07:37
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16572432#0b4ec950efeb0137788d002590d8e506Nov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Trump hosted #Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the #WhiteHouse in October https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-hosted-zuckerberg-undisclosed-dinner-white-house-october-n1087986 one can imagine what they agreed on...Nov 23 07:41
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_78e0dfb7ed48814e138e.jpgNov 23 07:41
schestowitzIt upsets me to think of you getting a nuke dropped on your head. I’m a kind of sensitive little snowflake when it comes to the oppression and murder of others than myself. Perhaps I should learn from trump how to only care about myself.Nov 23 07:41
schestowitzHow about the oppression and murder of innocent people in Libya. And Libya is still a in much more fucked up state than it was during the dictator era. They may not have thrown a nuke at them but her and Obama have the blood of innocents in their hands.Nov 23 07:41
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya#Civilian_lossesNov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.nbcnews.com | Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in OctoberNov 23 07:41
schestowitz72+ Civilian casualties. And counting:Nov 23 07:41
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_2011_Libyan_Civil_WarNov 23 07:41
schestowitzWell for one thing, she certainly “understands the responsibility of being a POTU[S]”. better than this monster does.Nov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | 2011 military intervention in Libya - WikipediaNov 23 07:41
schestowitzShe most certainly doesn’t:Nov 23 07:41
schestowitz20 October 2011: When Hillary Clinton learned of the possible war crime and resulting death of Muammar Gaddafi she was covered to have said: “We came, we saw, he died” in paraphrasing the famous quote of the Roman imperator Julius Caesar veni, vidi, vici.Nov 23 07:41
schestowitzhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-on-qaddafi-we-came-we-saw-he-died/Nov 23 07:41
schestowitzThrowing a party over a war crime! How is this responsible? You may think that she may be better than the raving lunatic you have now, but really, she isn’t.Nov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Aftermath of the 2011 Libyan Civil War - WikipediaNov 23 07:41
schestowitzBut let’s return to how this discussion stared. You criticizing Assange. Do you think we should be left in the dark about what our politicians do and say behind closed doors? I never quite understood the reasoning that Assange is to be blamed for her loosing the election!Nov 23 07:41
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cbsnews.com | Clinton on Qaddafi: "We came, we saw, he died" - CBS NewsNov 23 07:41
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16578357#e38c3070efea013752cb0cc47a07853cNov 23 07:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #FSF #GNU #emacs event... no# rms ? Well, did he self-banish or is he made to feel uninvited? He's right there in Boston... http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-fsfs-emacsconf-2019-satellite-was-an-m-x-successNov 23 07:42
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:42
schestowitzbetween former employees and current ones, the stories dont add up. someone is lying.Nov 23 07:42
schestowitzits very important to figure out who. until we can prove otherwise, i have no reason not to think oliva is stallmans closest friend, and one who has stuck his neck out farther than anybody else. one other person at the fsf is golden in my book.Nov 23 07:42
schestowitzeveryone else is suspect. with the very important caveat that most are almost certainly innocent, but we dont know which. the more this is added up, the closer we are to proving there is a scandal. if on the other hand, there is no scandal, then the incompetence in handling this is staggering. if the fsf cant admit mistakes of this magnitude, theyre fucking worthless. i dont believe that-- so im trying to find the “real” answer Nov 23 07:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.fsf.org | The FSF's EmacsConf 2019 satellite was an M-x success! — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareNov 23 07:42
schestowitzinstead.Nov 23 07:42
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:42
schestowitzWalsh and Oliva?Nov 23 07:42
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16576472#da2d8ed0ef8101371e9f7a163ef10931Nov 23 07:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I have two answers to that question. First, most white Americans misunderstand racism solely as intentional beliefs held by individual racists who hate people on the basis of race." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/11/21/explaining-trumps-racism Nov 23 07:44
schestowitz'"Nov 23 07:44
schestowitzPeople do not understand the subconscious. After all these years?Nov 23 07:44
schestowitzNov 23 07:44
schestowitztomgrz - about 13 hours ago Nov 23 07:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.commondreams.org | Explaining Trump’s Racism | Common Dreams ViewsNov 23 07:44
schestowitzNow that I think about it, I learned absolutely nothing about subconscious psychology in High School. You would need to take a college course, or engage in personal study.Nov 23 07:44
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16576526#4483c9d0ef8101371e9d7a163ef10931Nov 23 07:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #Korea Peninsula Troubles Pose U.S. Security Challenge https://www.truthdig.com/articles/korean-peninsula-troubles-pose-u-s-security-challenge/ "risks to the national security of the U.S. and one of its most important alliances in the region."Nov 23 07:44
schestowitz"Kim is even tired of the photo ops."Nov 23 07:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.truthdig.com | Korean Peninsula Troubles Pose U.S. Security Challenge - TruthdigNov 23 07:44
schestowitzIncreased his "market value".. after all he did... party with the US flagNov 23 07:45
schestowitzIncreased his "market value".. after all he did... parity with the US flagNov 23 07:45
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16576542#e1ba3200ef8001371e9d7a163ef10931Nov 23 07:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "There are two ways to practice politics: you can either follow polls or shape them.  For four decades now, Democrats have been poll followers, and Republicans have been poll shapers." https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/11/21/sorry-president-obama-we-do-need-tear-down-system Nov 23 07:46
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:46
schestowitzMaybe “tear down” is not the best terminology? How about “redesign”?Nov 23 07:46
schestowitzI had this discussion with a member of the Green Party once, where he/she used the phrase “shatter the system”. I argued that “shatter” does not sound constructive. They promised to think about it.Nov 23 07:46
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 07:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.commondreams.org | Sorry, President Obama—But We Do Need To Tear Down The System | Common Dreams ViewsNov 23 07:46
schestowitztomgrz - about 14 hours ago Nov 23 07:46
schestowitzreconstruct? refurbish? democratize? “make sustainable”?Nov 23 07:46
schestowitz"Nov 23 07:46
schestowitzExposeNov 23 07:46
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16576549#2d23ef60ef8001371ea17a163ef10931Nov 23 08:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "This is how the government keeps working for giant corporations and the wealthy and well-connected." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/21/warren-raises-corruption-alarm-after-trump-zuckerberg-and-thiel-hold-secret-white #socialcontrolmedia #fascism #surveillanceNov 23 08:01
schestowitz"This is how the government keeps working for giant corporations and the wealthy and well-connected." Precisely.""Nov 23 08:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.commondreams.org | Warren Raises 'Corruption' Alarm After Trump, Zuckerberg, and Thiel Hold Secret White House Meeting | Common Dreams NewsNov 23 08:02
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16571027#b69d2c00ef790137c7342a0000053625Nov 23 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #linuxfoundation is a #proprietarysoftware #marketing operation. #openwashing and misuse of the #linux brand are the "specialties"... on the latter they even have a monopoly. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:02
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:02
schestowitzNov 23 08:02
schestowitzSo we have to leave #Android to use #/e/ for example:)?Nov 23 08:02
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Linux Foundation - TechrightsNov 23 08:02
schestowitz"You’re guilty of that yourself by misusing the Linux brand and giving it away to Google’s Android with no strings attached. Either Android is Linux or it isn’t and if it is, you can’t give Google a pass just because they contribute a line or two to the project. While commercial entitites have a right to use Linux, the fact that they don’t even bother to credit it means that whatever they create with it is an abomination like Nov 23 08:03
schestowitzFrankenstein’s monster, not Linux."Nov 23 08:03
schestowitzAndroid does make use of Linux. For now.Nov 23 08:03
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16571670#cd82f1b0ef26013752d50cc47a07853cNov 23 08:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #NotMyPrimeMinister #NotMyPresidentNov 23 08:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_8f6bb29c8462c8f8f11c.jpgNov 23 08:05
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzOvereducated authoritarian bastards…Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzNov 23 08:05
schestowitztomgrz - a day ago Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzThe difference is, they are in the plane.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzNov 23 08:05
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - a day ago Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzkind of sucks as a metaphor.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzits meant to demonstrate subservience to skilled pilots, but most of the people who have abused their authority and put the people in danger are the ones who designed the fucking plane.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzso should that guy design the plane for these people? probably not. but neither should the people in charge! see? its false dilemma. youre fired, new york times cartoonist. pack your brushes and gtfo.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzNov 23 08:05
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - a day ago Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzWHO THINKS I SHOULD DRAW THE CARTOON THEN?Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzfuck it, no, i cant really draw.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzNov 23 08:05
schestowitztomgrz - about 11 hours ago Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzYes, the people who are mispiloting the plane are not in it. They are by the pool, with a tonic.Nov 23 08:05
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:05
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16572021#ef7fc420ef790137550b101b0e91c357Nov 23 08:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If only #linuxfoundation loved #gnu as much as it loves #billgates Nov 23 08:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_4f3e7b7d7eea6bdd52a7.pngNov 23 08:06
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:06
schestowitzNov 23 08:06
schestowitzdogmatic idiocyNov 23 08:06
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16223126#d730dd00ef0c01371ea77a163ef10931Nov 23 08:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This observation about the @LinuxFoundation seems very appropriate (and true) now that #LinuxDotcom ’s sole editor is (re)posting #Microsoft tweets (shades of @JonoBacon ) http://techrights.org/2019/10/12/microsoft-tweets-in-linux-platforms/ #linux @zoobabNov 23 08:06
schestowitz"These people wish to cut-out a part of your brain."Nov 23 08:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Microsoft Tweets in Linux Platforms | TechrightsNov 23 08:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16452028#15b26200e63b0137748f002590d8e506Nov 23 08:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #DocumentFoundation welcomes the release to #OASIS of the TC Committee Draft of ODF Version 1.3 for ratification http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/130252 #opendocument of #odf is the only format we use at work.Nov 23 08:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | The Document Foundation welcomes the release to OASIS of the TC Committee Draft of ODF Version 1.3 for ratification | Tux MachinesNov 23 08:08
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzNot exactly, but much better than continued use of Microsoft Office. You can share documents with people using Libre Office and Google docs. It’s not perfect but it does not require Microsoft Windows and allows people to escape that hole.Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzMicrosoft’s failure here is due to the rock and hard place their 1990’s strategy of making everything force Microsoft Windows use. Microsoft does everything in their power to make sure Office documents do not work well on other platforms - the trademarked fonts, opaque new “office open” formats, awful plugins, etc. This trap is still forceful but it mostly makes them an outcast in a world where everyone uses Android, Chromebook, Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzand Apple junk. I’m very happy for this failure and Microsoft’s stubborn refusal to make documents interchangeable or even publish reasonable standards. To do that, they would have used ODF and not played games with it.Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzMicrosoft’s strategy is still forceful at my place of work. Varian Medical System’s electronic records software uses Microsoft Word as an editor. While it’s possible to import pdf documents into the system, the billing department has to do a screenshot of the record system because there seems to be no way of annotating the pdf or otherwise exporting information required by insurance companies - dates of service, signatures, etc. The Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzsolution to this is to use database fields in Word templates to import that information and then just print or save out the Word doc. So people make images of qa software reports to paste into word docs, with all the associated loss of quality, so that they don’t have to manually enter what the database should just be able to give the insurance company. Outside of a rational file format, everyone has to spend all sorts of time doing Nov 23 08:08
schestowitzwhat computers should do.Nov 23 08:08
schestowitz'One day Google might do similar things to keep people with "G" thingsNov 23 08:08
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16453072#98580f40e5c5013752b30cc47a07853cNov 23 08:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #linuxfoundation is very belatedly coming under massive fire today, and it's not even for the most worthy reasons http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:09
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:09
schestowitzfor a start. but in this instance, what the linux foundation is being most heavily criticised for, is excluding someone with the same weapon used against stallman.Nov 23 08:09
schestowitzi would say the criticism the linux foundation is receiving, it the criticism that stallman ousters should be receiving.Nov 23 08:09
schestowitza most worthy reason indeed! but i understand that there are still worse things the linux foundation does… imo this is a pretty bad thing though, and its about time someone got heavy criticism for it.Nov 23 08:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Linux Foundation - TechrightsNov 23 08:09
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:09
schestowitzBoth deserve condemnation. RMS warns against defending him to the point of  criticising the FSF as GNU depends on it.Nov 23 08:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16355304#6435d570daba013752870cc47a07853cNov 23 08:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Somebody Needs to Explain to the #LinuxFoundation That #GNU / #Linux (or #SoftwareFreedom ) is Not a #Religion http://techrights.org/2019/10/27/smearing-gnu-linux-as-religion/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:11
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:11
schestowitzyou cant explain things to liars, because they lie anyway.Nov 23 08:11
schestowitzall you can do about it is explain things to the other people theyre lying to.Nov 23 08:11
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:11
schestowitztrueNov 23 08:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Somebody Needs to Explain to the Linux Foundation That GNU/Linux (or Software Freedom) is Not a Religion | TechrightsNov 23 08:11
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16095749#41c7f4e0cee70137b1a30cc47a07853cNov 23 08:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@fsf@framasphere.org: We stand with the GNOME Foundation @gnome against this unethical attack on free software: https://u.fsf.org/2wz Nov 23 08:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.gnome.org | GNOME Foundation facing lawsuit from Rothschild Patent Imaging – GNOMENov 23 08:12
schestowitzWe must separate the gnome patent issue from other issuesNov 23 08:12
schestowitzi think you both misunderstand my comment-- mono was a known patent problem and everybody was warned against using it.Nov 23 08:12
schestowitzthats what i mean when i say “brought it on themselves.” i have lots of problems with gnome though the only ones im actually commenting on here are in fact patent-related. of course, as i implied, the fsf (and everybody) should fight bogus patents regardless of whether groups like gnome are foolish enough to take risks with things like mono or .net.Nov 23 08:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:12
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16190350#c546fbf0cc6b013709797a163ef10931Nov 23 08:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #linuxfoundation hurts #linux http://techrights.org/2019/09/28/unhealthy-to-linux/Nov 23 08:13
schestowitz"I see GitHub as the greatest threat - or at least the focal point. It’s a black hole for the entire planet."Nov 23 08:13
schestowitzIn the 'Arctic'...Nov 23 08:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | LF Kool-Aid is Unhealthy to Linux | TechrightsNov 23 08:13
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16413849#503d6ed0e10a0137527f0cc47a07853cNov 23 08:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "survey by The New Stack co-sponsored by The Linux Foundation and VMware" #thenewstack is a #propaganda mouthpiece of #proprietarysoftware companies and #zemlinpac that sells its #openwashing services https://www.techrepublic.com/article/two-key-signs-enterprise-open-source-adoption-is-maturing/Nov 23 08:14
schestowitz"s/adoption/co-opting/"Nov 23 08:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.techrepublic.com | Two key signs enterprise open source adoption is maturing - TechRepublicNov 23 08:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16469117#82a8f440e5c50137690b047d7b62795eNov 23 08:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "it looks like the @linuxfoundation is allowing racists to use the code of conduct to exclude people based on their race-- the code of conduct is being used as a tool of racism itself." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16452444#790ab150e4290137528f0cc47a07853cNov 23 08:15
schestowitz"couldn’t get more Orwellian if you tried…"Nov 23 08:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This is who tells #linuxfoundation who to ban now, based on "ethics"? https://twitter.com/havetobekiddin1/status/1192550283366346760Nov 23 08:15
schestowitzindeedNov 23 08:15
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16005398#b0fe9310bb2f0137098f7a163ef10931Nov 23 08:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@sapiens@pod.geraspora.de reshared: Richard M. Stallman has resigned as FSF president and from the board of directors https://www.fsf.org/news/richard-m-stallman-resignsNov 23 08:16
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzIs there an effort to ‘decapitate’ (as in decapitation strategies) GNU/Linux?Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzLooks like the answer is given.Nov 23 08:16
schestowitz SapiensNov 23 08:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.fsf.org | Richard M. Stallman resigns — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareNov 23 08:16
schestowitzSapiens - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzhttps://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#16_September_2019_(Resignation)Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzTo the MIT community,Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzI am resigning effective immediately from my position in CSAIL at MIT. I am doing this due to pressure on MIT and me over a series of misunderstandings and mischaracterizations.Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzRichard StallmanNov 23 08:16
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-stallman.org | 2019: July - October Political Notes - Richard StallmanNov 23 08:16
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:16
schestowitz“Immediately” tells us a lot.Nov 23 08:16
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzIt was not really his choice. He just makes it look better.Nov 23 08:16
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16045697#d6158900befd0137098b7a163ef10931Nov 23 08:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "The BeagleBoard.org Foundation introduced #BeagleBone -AI SBC at Embedded World 2019 last February." https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/09/20/buy-beaglebone-ai-sbc-ai-edge-applications/Nov 23 08:17
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzNot at all “open”. The BeagleBone people have taken a wrong turn.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comNov 23 08:17
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.cnx-software.com | $118 BeagleBone-AI SBC is Made for AI Edge ApplicationsNov 23 08:17
schestowitzaww, i was in the market for one.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzwhich sbc is the best in this regard? ive got a pi (someone just gave it to me) but i decided 8 years ago to never buy one. i thought beaglebone was the best.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:17
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzThe AI component of this thing is completely closed-source - a BLOB available from TI.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzThe most “open” SBC today? That’s kind of a tough question. The problem is that none of those with the Mali GPU are clean, except for some seriously under-powered units based upon the Allwinner A20, wherein the Mali graphics have been reverse engineered, or if you operate them as a headless unit.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzMany ARM SBCs have some vendor-supplied binary object as part of the boot sequence as well ( I do not know the rational for that). Probably the best choice is the ASUS C201P, retrofitted with Libreboot and Prawn-Debian. I have to admit I do not think that Prawn has been audited…Nov 23 08:17
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:17
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzA used C201 will set you back about $100.Nov 23 08:17
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:17
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Nov 23 08:17
schestowitzIt would take a laboratory - something like the America’s Test Kitchen. ;-)Nov 23 08:18
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:18
schestowitzIs Arduino still problematic?Nov 23 08:18
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15921251#75b69220b3070137c1960cc47a07853cNov 23 08:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #LibreOffice has a new Macro Team https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/09/06/libreoffice-has-a-new-macro-team/ #freesw Nov 23 08:21
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:21
schestowitzi will accept this as them taking the matter very seriously until they have another major fuckup.Nov 23 08:21
schestowitzits still my opinion that libreoffice ought to “ship” with macros off by default.Nov 23 08:21
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:21
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Nov 23 08:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> blog.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice has a new Macro Team - The Document Foundation BlogNov 23 08:21
schestowitzMaybe run libreoffice under firejail? You can configure firejail so that the software is only able to access files in certain directories.Nov 23 08:21
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comNov 23 08:21
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Nov 23 08:22
schestowitznot a bad idea actually. though unless it became a standard practice, it wouldnt really mitigate my concerns-- i want users to be secure, not just me, and i dont consider macros secure.Nov 23 08:22
schestowitzat least it seems like the document foundation is being proactive. (i wish they would retain 32bit support as well.)Nov 23 08:22
schestowitzi can imagine some designs that would make macros a lot safer. imagine a noscript-like feature where macros only ran on whitelisted documents. surely we can agree that macros are more powerful than javascript by design? i think theyre more dangerous. if there is an exception to this rule, it is that people on average probably open more webpages in a week than odt documents. but averages arent everything.Nov 23 08:22
schestowitz tomgrzNov 23 08:22
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Nov 23 08:22
schestowitzI’m right now playing around with a 32-bit AMD machine. Loaded to the gills with 2GB of memory! Actually, the thing works pretty well…Nov 23 08:22
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:22
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16059068#992488c0c0620137525f0cc47a07853cNov 23 08:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Corporate Linux Foundation has once again outsourced everything to #microsoft !! https://www.linuxfoundation.org/uncategorized/2019/09/operator-led-effort-hosted-by-linux-foundation-and-gsma-publishes-initial-specifications-for-common-nfv-infrastructure-empowered-by-lfns-ovp-framework/Nov 23 08:22
schestowitz"maybe there should be a wiki page for outsourcing to github. youre the only person i know that can manage that one, and unfortunately its going to be a very long page."Nov 23 08:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.linuxfoundation.org | Operator-Led Effort Hosted by Linux Foundation and GSMA publishes Initial Specifications for Common NFV Infrastructure, Empowered by LFN’s OVP Framework - The Linux FoundationNov 23 08:22
schestowitzone day maybe LF will also outsource Linux itself to Linux. Check who does LTS for Linux now. Greg and Levin from Microsoft.Nov 23 08:23
schestowitzone day maybe LF will also outsource Linux itself to Microsoft. Check who does LTS for Linux now. Greg and Levin from Microsoft.Nov 23 08:23
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16355304#db629c00eff7013752750cc47a07853cNov 23 08:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Somebody Needs to Explain to the #LinuxFoundation That #GNU / #Linux (or #SoftwareFreedom ) is Not a #Religion http://techrights.org/2019/10/27/smearing-gnu-linux-as-religion/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:24
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:24
schestowitzi think most of our favourite organisations (im not saying i ever loved the linux foundation-- it was meant to hold a trademark i havent loved in years) are being slowly and gradually bought off-- eff, fsf, no differently than pbs and npr.Nov 23 08:24
schestowitzthere are books written about pbs and npr being gradually bought off over decades. they were originally created i think, by federal grants. im not ignoring some of the interesting differences between how you would go about buying off npr and how you would go about buying off the fsf instead.Nov 23 08:24
schestowitzto some degree it doesnt matter. its still whats happening. the real point is, its not such a ridiculous thing to say. sure, stallman would have never let that happen. stallman who?Nov 23 08:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Somebody Needs to Explain to the Linux Foundation That GNU/Linux (or Software Freedom) is Not a Religion | TechrightsNov 23 08:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Linux Foundation - TechrightsNov 23 08:25
schestowitzI wrote articles about how Bill Gates bribes both NPR and PBSNov 23 08:25
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15997642#6d7c0fc0ba75013709917a163ef10931Nov 23 08:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: We welcome information and pointers about #linuxfoundation A lot of people out there heard all sorts of things which they know the public and the real #linux community needs to know. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:25
schestowitz"Good move. The more info-ammo the better."Nov 23 08:25
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16045697#43dacf90eff8013752670cc47a07853cNov 23 08:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "The BeagleBoard.org Foundation introduced #BeagleBone -AI SBC at Embedded World 2019 last February." https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/09/20/buy-beaglebone-ai-sbc-ai-edge-applications/Nov 23 08:27
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:27
schestowitzafter years of boycotting them, i finally got a raspberry pi. it was free, someone randomly gave it to me. (this was someone i know. though perhaps someday we will look at used sbcs with the same bit of scepticism as a found usb drive.)Nov 23 08:27
schestowitzid like to replace it with something more libre, but at least i can say first-hand what its like to use a rasp pi now, including what it feels like in terms of speed and power.Nov 23 08:27
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.cnx-software.com | $118 BeagleBone-AI SBC is Made for AI Edge ApplicationsNov 23 08:27
schestowitzdid they resolve that Marvell issue for good?Nov 23 08:27
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16355304#f845a4d0eff8013752d50cc47a07853cNov 23 08:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Somebody Needs to Explain to the #LinuxFoundation That #GNU / #Linux (or #SoftwareFreedom ) is Not a #Religion http://techrights.org/2019/10/27/smearing-gnu-linux-as-religion/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_FoundationNov 23 08:30
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:30
schestowitzyes, but a lot of this predates even bill gates.Nov 23 08:30
schestowitzthen again, that example does more to prove my point than the earlier examples. cheers.Nov 23 08:30
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:30
schestowitzhttps://share.naturalnews.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_70ad26cc3f5fa0d271bb.pngNov 23 08:30
schestowitzyou mean CORPORATE donation of OLIGARCHICNov 23 08:30
schestowitzyou mean CORPORATE donation or OLIGARCHICNov 23 08:30
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16172590#060941d0cae40137099b7a163ef10931Nov 23 08:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #LinuxFoundation Firing All #GNU #Linux -Oriented Journalists and Giving Jobs to #Microsoft http://techrights.org/2019/10/06/whose-foundation/ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Linux_Foundation #deletegithubNov 23 08:31
schestowitz"Githup is the very mechanism for subversion of Free Software. GitHug is the battlefield, folks…"Nov 23 08:31
schestowitzIs is the landgrabNov 23 08:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Linux Foundation: Firing All GNU/Linux-Oriented Journalists and Giving Jobs to Microsoft | TechrightsNov 23 08:32
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16114671#dc6f6960c593013752650cc47a07853cNov 23 08:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: When it comes to #linuxfoundation the term "Linux" no longer means Linux. It means Windows, Microsoft, #proprietarysoftware and so on. #branddilution = death of Linux as a recognisable, meaningless brandNov 23 08:32
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:32
schestowitzlinux already is meaningless as a brand.Nov 23 08:32
schestowitzwhat is “linux” going to mean in 10 years from now, other than “selling out to corporations?”Nov 23 08:32
schestowitzby the definition of “success” for linux, everything has gone perfectly according to plan. corporations love linux. it is now a meaningless placeholder, yes-- but its a meaningless placeholder on everybodys lips!Nov 23 08:32
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:32
schestowitz>>> A Google search for "open source" brings up only several pages of M$ spam.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz>> Googlebombing in action.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz>>Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz>> But is this unique to this past week?Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz>>Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz> It started some weeks ago, maybe a month or two.  It's not new butNov 23 08:47
schestowitz> getting more complete.  It has been weeks since a search like this,Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz> Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz> https://www.google.com/search?q=open+source&tbs=qdr:wNov 23 08:47
schestowitz> Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz> has turned up anything even remotely related to OSS.  It's now all M$Nov 23 08:47
schestowitz> spam.  I have no hard data on that though, just subjective observations.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzDepends on location and localisation, as always with "big G"...Nov 23 08:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.google.com | open source - Google SearchNov 23 08:47
schestowitzFor me, all top 10 results are unrelated to Microsoft.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzTomorrow I do my weekly check of "open source" 'news'... I typically isolate and count how many are about MS and GitHub. Hopefully not many this past week.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzI think that the googlebombing and openwashing aspects have been mostly covered by now and the same for Gates' fake 'charity' a decade back. Same for many aspects of LF sellout and Linux.com being a sham 'Linux' site.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzI dropped 'openwashing report' when it started to feel repetitive. I don't want to be a parrot as the EPO matters are more urgent, we have inside insights, and even if repetitive at times, at least we made a big difference there.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzIf you search Google (English) for Breton stuff Techrights will be quite prominent. Not much about him in non-French/German media, so we fill up  a gap.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzToday I'll research EPO things if all goes according to plan. I will post links while studying the situation. We might get more traffic around Weds because of the Breton hearings.Nov 23 08:47
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16578357#00f6f160eff4013752dd0cc47a07853cNov 23 08:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #FSF #GNU #emacs event... no# rms ? Well, did he self-banish or is he made to feel uninvited? He's right there in Boston... http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-fsfs-emacsconf-2019-satellite-was-an-m-x-successNov 23 08:51
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzim neutral on walsh. i have nothing against her, and she seems nice in person. i suspect shes closest to mako in terms of her ideological makeup. i used to know what that means. i really dont want to say anything unfair to her though. you asked.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzi trust walsh and i trust the guy in charge of the free software directory. only i dont know his name, and on looking for it, it doesnt seem like there is “a person” in charge of the free software directory. but he does have a name, the guy im thinking of.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitznonetheless, the board is useless right now. i mean that! useless.Nov 23 08:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.fsf.org | The FSF's EmacsConf 2019 satellite was an M-x success! — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareNov 23 08:51
schestowitzim going to lean harder into the fsf. nothing changes directly when i do that, i dont think this will be any different. im merely documenting my feelings about the situation, and later on we will find out what i was right about and what i was mistaken about. i continue to hope im mistaken.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzthere is really nothing we can count on from the fsf to help us solve these problems, or answer these questions. repeatedly we are told to just ask-- but we get nothing for it but more questions. its time to stop pretending thats a real exchange. im done with that, until real answers are forthcoming (i dont think it will be any day soon.) you know you can give someone the sort of answer to shut them up, without telling them anything-- Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzthats the sort we keep getting. enough of that, no more.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comNov 23 08:51
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about an hour ago Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzsome people might think its a contradiction to say the board is worthless and that im neutral on walsh.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzwalsh isnt the board. the board itself is worthless. walsh isnt enough to change that. neither is oliva. why would i hold walsh to a higher standard than oliva? but the board serves no purpose-- none. i consider it a joke.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzat this point it is there solely because it is a requirement, not because it serves any real purpose.Nov 23 08:51
schestowitz“what about the budget?”Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzoh, the budget formed around a giant bribe and pretending that members can pay a donation to have a say? that budget?Nov 23 08:51
schestowitz"Nov 23 08:51
schestowitzafaik they did not just accept some new, big corporate patron Nov 23 08:51
schestowitz                <li>Nov 23 09:18
schestowitz                  <h5><a href="https://threatpost.com/linux-webmin-servers-attack-p2p-botnet/150513/">Linux Webmin Servers Under Attack by Roboto P2P Botnet</a> [iophk: targeted is not the same as breached]</h5>Nov 23 09:18
schestowitz                  <blockquote>Nov 23 09:18
schestowitz                    <p>The botnet is targeting a remote code-execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-15107) in Webmin, a web-based system configuration tool for Linux servers. CVE-2019-15107 was previously patched on Aug. 17 and can be mitigated by updating to Webmin 1.930, said researchers with NetLab 360.</p>Nov 23 09:19
schestowitz                    <p>[...]</p>Nov 23 09:19
schestowitz                    <p>It’s not the first time that Linux servers have been targeted by botnets. Muhstik, for instance, which has been around since March 2018 and has wormlike self-propagating capabilities, is known to compromise Linux servers and IoT devices, and then launch cryptocurrency mining software and DDoS attacks. </p></blockquote></li>Nov 23 09:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-threatpost.com | Linux Australia Breached by Hackers | ThreatpostNov 23 09:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1198169674749374465Nov 23 09:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jrobertson: The trouble is, workers have gotten sick, and even died, after cutting this engineered stone and breathing in its d… https://t.co/XMCv0TcXUlNov 23 09:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jrobertson: The trouble is, workers have gotten sick, and even died, after cutting this engineered stone and breathing in its d… https://t.co/XMCv0TcXUlNov 23 09:24
schestowitz"Nov 23 09:24
schestowitzThe trouble is, workers have gotten sick, and even died, after cutting this engineered stone and breathing in its dangerous dust, public health officials say.Nov 23 09:24
schestowitzOverseas, some are even calling for a ban on selling engineered quartz for countertops.Nov 23 09:24
schestowitz"Nov 23 09:24
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1198147117354770432Nov 23 09:24
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz @echo_pbreyerNov 23 09:24
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/economics-and-ip-good-bad-and-ugly-and.html?showComment=1574469972634#c8098526537856859980Nov 23 11:48
schestowitz"Nov 23 11:48
schestowitzA detailed discussion of the impact of IP on innovation in the electric lamp industry can be found in the book "The Electric Light Industry ", Arthur A Bright, Jr, Macmillan, 1949, which is the first in a planned "Studies of Innovation" series of books written for M.I.T. Many examples of the different way companies had used their IP: the disputes between Swan and Edison, how Swan used the monopoly afforded by Edison's patent in the UK to Nov 23 11:48
schestowitzmaintain quality, contrasted with the free for all in Europe (where Edison's patents were not upheld), leading to cheap lamps of poor quality and no-one being able to make a profit, resulting in the Electric Lamp cartel, details of the GE's licencing arrangements in the USA, etc., etc. Comprehensively referenced.Nov 23 11:48
schestowitzI don't have any details of what other books on the topic of innovation MIT may have commissioned.Nov 23 11:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Economics and IP: the good, the bad and the ugly (and a request for reader feedback)? - The IPKatNov 23 11:48
schestowitz"Nov 23 11:48
schestowitz"Thank you 'Quality, what do you expect' for your detailed reply."Nov 23 11:48
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/economics-and-ip-good-bad-and-ugly-and.html?showComment=1574416539101#c9012374292636345570Nov 23 11:51
schestowitz"Nov 23 11:51
schestowitzI part one on my desk right now for me to review! (Part two is at home, so that I my peruse it leisurely with a whiskey.) First take on part one is that it is from the law & economics school of thought - which is heavy on the law. Nov 23 11:51
schestowitzI second Kristofer's recommendation on Towse. Scotchmer's Innovation and Incentive is one of my favourite books. And I have to plug my own book - Searle and Brassell, "Economic Approaches to IP," the first have of which focuses on policy. Nov 23 11:51
schestowitz"Nov 23 11:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Economics and IP: the good, the bad and the ugly (and a request for reader feedback)? - The IPKatNov 23 11:51
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/economics-and-ip-good-bad-and-ugly-and.html?showComment=1574416736393#c2917942609086819519Nov 23 11:52
schestowitz"Thanks for the reply. I have not engaged much with the 'anti-IP' advocates, but I do wonder if my definition of 'anti-IP' is different from yours. It's hard for me to really comment as I don't know how economics is being used in these arguments. However, my experience with IP expansionists is that there is often a cherry-picking of economics, which is unfortunate. "Nov 23 11:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Economics and IP: the good, the bad and the ugly (and a request for reader feedback)? - The IPKatNov 23 11:52
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/economics-and-ip-good-bad-and-ugly-and.html?showComment=1574416964599#c8161094788205799749Nov 23 11:53
schestowitz"I think the response might be in your avatar 'immenselydifficult.' In addition to the comments here, I'm having some really interesting e-mail conversations. There are, unfortunately, a lot of reasons why economists aren't working on some of these topics (which I hope to find time to blog about.) Equally, there seems to be problems in getting both the IP community and the government to have faith in the economic analysis. "Nov 23 11:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Economics and IP: the good, the bad and the ugly (and a request for reader feedback)? - The IPKatNov 23 11:53
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/shifting-burden-of-proof-for-back-to.html?showComment=1574418440972#c6578971924631436550Nov 23 11:54
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/shifting-burden-of-proof-for-back-to.html?showComment=1574418440972#c6578971924631436550Nov 23 11:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Shifting the burden of proof back to the patentee (T 1299/15) - The IPKatNov 23 11:54
schestowitz"I've had a case where the OD raised a sufficiency objection ex officio in the oral hearing and refused an adjournment to obtain proof of adequate disclosure. The burden of proof was thus placed on the patentee and at the same time the patentee was prevented from satisfying their burden. Hopefully the new rules of procedure will take such a situation into account when allowing new evidence."Nov 23 11:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/KompKamp/status/1198292104734228482Nov 23 18:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@KompKamp: @schestowitz @StartPageSearch @LaneBrown @NYMag 🤔Does that mean @Snowden is wrong because he favors… https://t.co/VXZxtkZro9Nov 23 18:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@KompKamp: @schestowitz @StartPageSearch @LaneBrown @NYMag 🤔Does that mean @Snowden is wrong because he favors… https://t.co/VXZxtkZro9Nov 23 18:15
schestowitz"🤔Does that mean @Snowden  is wrong because he favors @StartPageSearch ? I irreverently trust Snowden."Nov 23 18:15
schestowitzHe hasn't kept up perhaps with what happened months agoNov 23 18:16
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/kimcyr68/status/1198324778312110082Nov 23 19:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@kimcyr68: @schestowitz @TheNamibian @wikileaks Actually President Trump pardoned convicted war criminals. This process is ri… https://t.co/laB7ORQj8sNov 23 19:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@kimcyr68: @schestowitz @TheNamibian @wikileaks Actually President Trump pardoned convicted war criminals. This process is ri… https://t.co/laB7ORQj8sNov 23 19:48
schestowitz"Nov 23 19:48
schestowitzActually President Trump pardoned convicted war criminals.  This process is ridiculous and backwards.  #FreeAssangeNOW #NoUSExtradition #FirstAmendment #journalists Nov 23 19:48
schestowitz@couragefoundNov 23 19:48
schestowitz Nov 23 19:49
schestowitz@wikileaksNov 23 19:49
schestowitz Nov 23 19:49
schestowitz@DEAcampaignNov 23 19:49
schestowitz"Nov 23 19:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/KompKamp/status/1198306903463514116Nov 23 19:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@KompKamp: @schestowitz @StartPageSearch @LaneBrown @Snowden Thank you for answering.Nov 23 19:51
schestowitzI had used ixquick/startpage for ages prior to thisNov 23 19:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MarkKen20510303/status/1198299960711753729Nov 23 19:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MarkKen20510303: A much needed correction to the Tory line on power generation. https://t.co/fS9kd2mSkvNov 23 19:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: " #Denmark constructed the first multi-megawatt wind turbine – 54 meters tall with a 54 meter wingspan – in order t… https://t.co/xPF9wpAqy5Nov 23 19:52
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/RedOwlDr/status/1198293746120417281Nov 23 19:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@RedOwlDr: @schestowitz SO ARE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS!Nov 23 19:53
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1198278439721209856Nov 23 19:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@glynmoody: "get brexit done and move on" makes no sense, even on its own terms. if we just drop #brexit, we can move on immed… https://t.co/JSoYTO9JCKNov 23 19:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@glynmoody: "get brexit done and move on" makes no sense, even on its own terms. if we just drop #brexit, we can move on immed… https://t.co/JSoYTO9JCKNov 23 19:57
schestowitz""get brexit done and move on" makes no sense, even on its own terms.  if we just drop #brexit, we can move on immediately.  and all the polls show that people do not want brexit "done", they want it gone..."Nov 23 19:57
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/TonyBolognaJD/status/1198273434444324864Nov 23 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@TonyBolognaJD: pro nato propaganda RT @schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Ukraine : Ten Talking Points for Rational People… https://t.co/5CNSWooULpNov 23 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@TonyBolognaJD: pro nato propaganda RT @schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Ukraine : Ten Talking Points for Rational People… https://t.co/5CNSWooULpNov 23 19:59
schestowitz"Nov 23 19:59
schestowitzpro nato propaganda RT Nov 23 19:59
schestowitz@schestowitzNov 23 19:59
schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Ukraine : Ten Talking Points for Rational People https://counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/ukraine-ten-talking-points-for-rational-people/… "since Bill Clinton’s has sought… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1198272444949311493Nov 23 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/11/22/ukraine-ten-talking-points-for-rational-people/… )Nov 23 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Ukraine : Ten Talking Points for Rational People https://t.co/FzHfvMp06X "since Bill Clinton’s has sought… https://t.co/Ja33WiCL7UNov 23 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.counterpunch.org | Ukraine: Ten Talking Points for Rational People - CounterPunch.orgNov 23 19:59
schestowitz"Nov 23 19:59
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/LizMcIntyre/status/1198257507950583808Nov 23 20:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@LizMcIntyre: I wouldn't say #Startpage is spying, but questions are being raised because pay-per-click ad company System1 owns a… https://t.co/Jo2vZ7zFLINov 23 20:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@LizMcIntyre: I wouldn't say #Startpage is spying, but questions are being raised because pay-per-click ad company System1 owns a… https://t.co/Jo2vZ7zFLINov 23 20:01
schestowitz"I wouldn't say #Startpage is spying, but questions are being raised because pay-per-click ad company System1 owns a majority of it now. Many questions are still unanswered. #privacy"Nov 23 20:01
schestowitzIf they track clicks or help track clicks, then they're spyingNov 23 20:01
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1198241089381122048Nov 23 20:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: @schestowitz Let me guess, lol.Nov 23 20:03
schestowitz\https://pleroma.site/notice/9pEY8UTkp2q2sXazDsNov 23 20:11
schestowitz" Now, if only they'd support phonecalls on the desktop using VoIP."Nov 23 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 20:11
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pFti6tCIWGEKyHYwqNov 23 20:11
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:11
schestowitz why track faces when people wear the same clothes all day?Nov 23 20:11
schestowitzIt's less hard, more reliable and probably serves the same goal (orwellian future)Nov 23 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 20:11
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:11
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pG1qbZWu2xlRqe1PENov 23 20:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://pleroma.site/notice/9pG1qbZWu2xlRqe1PE )Nov 23 20:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzNo problem, Dr. Roy.Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzSee you on the FV.Nov 23 20:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pG5OtRdG7zSaTzZImNov 23 20:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzYes, #extortion and #rentSeeking are abhorrent. We need to end professional #lobbying by jailing those involved as criminals. In Russia for a time they were apparently given the #DeathPenalty!Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzLobbying in the #USA is said to have shot up in the 1970s and has only risen since. In #Australia today, the dodgy #PropertyCouncil, #BusinessCouncil, #MigrationCouncil and even some #unions and #universities lobby for irresponsibly high immigration levels to maintain the #speculation #ponzi.Nov 23 20:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 20:12
schestowitz"Nov 23 20:12
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pG5nOHuEjm1CC7kX2]Nov 23 20:12
schestowitz"Who booted out the guy with some amount of brains?"Nov 23 20:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 20:13
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pGAuqjlMQkxEAWuUyNov 23 20:13
schestowitz"@schestowitz It's not just the heresay, it's the way also that social media is making public discourse more extreme. https://happyantipodean.blogspot.com/2019/04/social-media-is-bad-for-journalism.html"Nov 23 20:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaNov 23 20:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-happyantipodean.blogspot.com | Happy Antipodean: Social media is bad for journalismNov 23 20:13
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pGF5yWT9cG6NNs9IW\Nov 23 20:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 400 @ https://pleroma.site/notice/9pGF5yWT9cG6NNs9IW\ )Nov 23 20:14
schestowitz"in 2004 Bush made a deal.....Seniors in my area were red lined.  I now and still have a policy with Medicare/UnitedHealtcare  with a small presc.  I have 10 emails from the advantage plans begging ....on the basis of zero costs....What a scam...I will hold on to it and suffer with the rising costs that the current adm + Dems allow to happen.  It's all a scam and it must be dealt with.  IMO Bernie has the plans and we ill be the forces Nov 23 20:14
schestowitzbehind them...That's all we can do, isn't it?"Nov 23 20:14
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/e_ros_ion/status/1198331076000784385Nov 23 20:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-No status found with that ID.Nov 23 20:15

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