●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, February 27, 2023 ●● ● Feb 27 [01:20] schestowitz-pi2 running ddos protection now ● Feb 27 [02:47] schestowitz-pi2 i think I found a solution! [02:47] schestowitz-pi2 open firefox locally on another machine, bringing in the feeds megafile over ssh [02:47] schestowitz-pi2 then I have a 3-screen setup for handling feeds [02:47] schestowitz-pi2 and the graphics are all rendered locally ● Feb 27 [07:00] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:00] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:01] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:03] schestowitz-pi2 it is like a miracle [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 the fish starts to eat a little today [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 we moved her to the hospital exactly a week ago [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 and she did not eat or poo since then [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 now she swims better [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 and it looks like the little parasite we saw is off her body [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 the body is not thin [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 and she looks health [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 she no longer swims vertically or diagonally, just slowly and horizontally [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 if she regains her appetiate and starts pooing again, we can moved her from the epsom hospital to [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 meet the new "kids" [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 but i don't want to get my expectations too high just yet [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 on tuesday i was about to discard her as she looked dead already [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 and last water change she was collapsing to her side, then woke up among impact [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 she only bited the freshly0-entered food at the top now, but barely [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 like bolimic [07:04] schestowitz-pi2 /s/o/u/ [07:06] techrights[sec] sftp -i key roy@192.168.0.11/home/roy/Documents/megafile.html [07:06] techrights[sec] The SFTP client can fetch individual files easily, as part of a script. [07:06] techrights[sec] There is also a -b optino which can read a batch of SFTP commands [07:08] *rianne_ (~rianne@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:08] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-448.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [07:08] *liberty_box (~liberty@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 going to try the ssh thing now, or in a moment, as a laptop fell offline [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 rianne did not plug the unit in the socket [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 so it went to sleep [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 one of the upsides of being "pulse"-like-connected to irc [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 you know when connections are lost [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 based on what leaves irc [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 many homes in us losing power atm [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 some for days [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 rich portland home lost it for 6 dsyd [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 no linux kernel work for almost a a week [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 in cold places, inc. some us states, no power can lead to death [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 def. in most of canada [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 that can kill a lot more than a terror attack would [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 and is totally preventable without enough financial investmenta [07:11] schestowitz-pi2 and polical will [07:11] techrights[sec] The power outages there seem due to malfeasance. [07:25] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:27] *wallacer (~quassel@6bsu33ajs4zs4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:27] techrights[sec] The political will would be needed to rein in the various corporations involved [07:27] techrights[sec] in not maintaining the lines proplerly. [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 rianne has two lots, but they are in cities where there are even more fundamental isues [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 for instance, some water is sourced from pumping (underground wells) [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 not clean enoug for drinking, low water pressure (need to buy motor for good current), and sometimes [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 lots of air instead of water [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 due to insufficient capacity [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 this has ruined some nearby "high-profile" projects/developments [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 you can make a nice house [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 but you cannot just "buy" access to good water infra [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 set aside electricity [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 that's another issue, which impacts connectivity [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 making a country work well starts with good infra [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 the manchester infra is relatively robust [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 we're considered a strategic city for northern england [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 so i expect this to stay that way for decades [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 btw, manchester did (at the end) bring that trophy home [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 even i watched the goals, which is against my post-qatar 'policy' [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 but such games are very rare (final) and it was 3-min long [07:33] schestowitz-pi2 youtube is becoming a thing to avoid not out of principles but out of pure pragmatism [07:44] techrights[sec] Youtube is impractical to watch any more. [07:44] techrights[sec] I notice that more sites have ceased writeups and articles and are starting [07:44] techrights[sec] to merely link to AP or Reuters or other wireservice. [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 kent's (uni) is CNN [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 and some few oithers [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 umich went on weekend-long pause [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 and stated that upfrontg [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 emory is on and off [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 like active one day, inactive the next [07:48] schestowitz-pi2 i have one friend from emory, but he's british-irish [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 as for michael west, he's drowning in aap [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 he dliuted his own site [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 and now he popsts things that contradict his (and his colleagues') general message [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 just to maintain traffic [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 in effect doing no real service [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 just offering some web space and hosting to AP [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 there was another example I had in mind but forgot about [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 muktware (now known as 'tfir') is lots of copy-pasted press releases [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 mindly etited by monika [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 former colleague of spamnil [07:49] schestowitz-pi2 when he was paid to actually write things, not relay trash for bad and/or very obscure companies ● Feb 27 [08:24] schestowitz-pi2 cure companies [08:24] schestowitz-pi2 in your links under overpop is a common smear debunked, i put in editorial comments before [08:24] schestowitz-pi2 a note to say media conflates the term "infertility" with something else, to shame people to make consumers [08:26] techrights[sec] checking [08:26] techrights[sec] Yes, there is propaganda pushing for further overpopulation. [08:26] techrights[sec] However, the "propganda" catageory is generally about propaganda rather than [08:26] techrights[sec] specific examples of it. [08:26] techrights[sec] Or of it getting debunked. [08:26] techrights[sec] old: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1820362116 [08:26] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 503 @ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1820362116 ) [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 if it was a health issue, it would be treated as such [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 i know someone who had 9 babies and 9 dead babies [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 hardly an accomplishment [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 18 with 50% "success rate" since [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 mid teens [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 she still said "CONDON" [sic] in her 80s [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 can't even say it right [08:29] schestowitz-pi2 illiterate [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 in the old days, many kids helped artound the farm [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 now it is child labour [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 and you cannot discpline a kid [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 that's a crime [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 in the old days, more kids meant more warriors for the village, or more girls to make [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 future warriors [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 but human population was like 8 million, not 8 billions, and weapons were carried by limbs [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 "cannon fodder" [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 kids can still help the parents, like i used to do laundry and such (housework) [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 the prooblem is when kids are sold outside the family as labourers [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 or worse, as sex objects [08:41] schestowitz-pi2 (happens, not covered much in the media for various reasons) [08:44] schestowitz-pi2 biab, gym [08:44] schestowitz-pi2 fish swimming a bit more, bites the flakes a little ● Feb 27 [09:42] *Mio14 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [09:48] *Mio14 (~quassel@freenode-9v0.ann.s0acj2.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 i plan to do coverage of CAs [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 seeing that many people 'borrow' the ideas [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 and another to suggest alternatives to github [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 maybe another part in the 2021- series [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 just need more 'beef' for these [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 the fish started swimming more vigorously at times [09:53] schestowitz-pi2 a good sign ● Feb 27 [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 good news: 2 days ago i wrote that gemini growth was slowing down [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 but in the 2 days since then geminispace became busier again [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 not sure why [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 it sometimes happens [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 it sometimes happens when the media promotes it somewhere [10:40] schestowitz-pi2 like spiegel [10:43] schestowitz-pi2 gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi about 10 new capsules since that video ● Feb 27 [11:03] schestowitz-pi2 re scotus, eff did cover the issue in prior years [11:04] schestowitz-pi2 now it's like fsf, hardly saying or even doing much [11:04] schestowitz-pi2 i might add, that's kind of like mozilla too (SF, overlap) [11:05] schestowitz-pi2 theory: it pays better to not say anything, i.e. not piss off anyone "important" [11:05] schestowitz-pi2 then, donations will come from those who prefer for you to be inactive [11:05] schestowitz-pi2 and for firefox to bleed to death [11:06] schestowitz-pi2 on one machine i cannot install any theme or extension in firefox [11:06] schestowitz-pi2 seems like a very basic bug [11:06] schestowitz-pi2 eff did cover section 260 before [11:18] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Feb 27 [12:24] techrights[sec] EFF did cover Section 230 before but there is very important activity going [12:24] techrights[sec] on now that ought to be tracked. [12:24] schestowitz-pi2 EFF stopped covering it [12:24] schestowitz-pi2 so it's probably not so important ^_^ [12:26] techrights[sec] :/ [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 same for EPO and swpats [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 last year they issued a bizarre face-saving statement [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 to the effect of, we cannot cover everything [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 me: you hardly cover ANYTHING anymore [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 they are not understaffed except willfully [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 btw, their finances turned sour years ago [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 go see the Charity Navigator [12:26] schestowitz-pi2 I think I took screenshots of that [12:47] techrights[sec] They lost their donation base when they stopped with following their charter [12:47] techrights[sec] They cover basically nothing for the money they have had [12:47] schestowitz-pi2 "lie back, do nothing" [12:47] schestowitz-pi2 -corporate interests [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 out of curiousity, knowing that posting style changed somewhat in TM [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 with in-line stuff or in-blockquote stuff, i checked the gemtext versions of pages [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 they all seem OK [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 coping with the additional stuff [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 thought about doing a video about carpet, footrest, mice, cameras and peripherals [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 how to manage these in this office [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 which used to be the dining room [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 other than that, it's only semi articles [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 incomplete ideas [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 it does not help that in foss-o-sphere there is little original reporting [12:52] schestowitz-pi2 it's more like an echo chamber [12:53] schestowitz-pi2 phoronix is unappealing [12:53] schestowitz-pi2 i stopped even clicking [12:53] techrights[sec] I haven't checked Phoronix on purpose fora while. The headlines show up in \some searches somehow, perhaps m$ [12:53] techrights[sec] SEO, but the headlines have indicated trash [12:53] techrights[sec] content only. [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 lkmlgit +50 ----+++++ something.c [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 ----->>> [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 Google Noise - 'Linux': something something Linux 6.3 - Phoronix [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 sorry, won't click [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 MIGHT click on lkml/git if it was more easily accessible and now just a mesh of numbers [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 something with email domains in the URL [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 for a number of months, in 2022 for the most part, I used phoronix as a vessel to see the original [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 messages in MLs about what was changed and who by [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 skipped the middeleman [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 but many links were gitlab, which didn't render at all in quiterss (JS always turned off) [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 or, worse yet, microsoft crap (github) [12:57] schestowitz-pi2 so many links were not usable either ● Feb 27 [13:01] techrights[sec] The most recent batch of links weighed in at around 170 links. That's [13:01] techrights[sec] a lot, way too many for a single page IMHO [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 yes, there is always this difficulty and dilemma [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 due to link clustering esp. for tuxmachines [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 the cutoff determines where the clustering stops [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 i needed some more howos and stuch [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 to avoid stuff like generic "today's leftovers" [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 better if everything left over can be retrofitted into a group [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 still refining this process over time [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 it's a never-ending optimisation [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 as the goalposts too are moving [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 if you can think if better workflows, that will def. help [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 i know where the weaknesses are [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 this is one of them [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 atm i try to come up with "worthy" topic [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 not to shitpost for quota's sake [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 i stopped doing memes for now [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 they are not a priority [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 poems i stopped years ago [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 there is suff going on behind the sceenes [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 github, epo, upc, wipo/iana [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 and irc, even if disruption abated somewhat, is still a source of distraction [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 i seriously think of removing phoronix out of my sight completely, but that would not leave much [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 for kernel space [13:07] schestowitz-pi2 i could do a video to show firefox failing to get extensions on kdeneon, but that's a bug, not intentional [13:31] techrights[sec] Is Thierry Breton leading another attack against Net Neutr [13:32] schestowitz-pi2 i aw that koch-funded reason foundation (reason.com) does [13:32] schestowitz-pi2 *saw [13:32] schestowitz-pi2 did not notice EC/EU [13:34] techrights[sec] It is elsewhere too [13:34] techrights[sec] Times of India has it [13:34] techrights[sec] There are some good papers in India and they tend to cover EU and US better [13:34] techrights[sec] than the US papers and about as good as the EU ones. [13:35] techrights[sec] Though some of that comes from the wire feed services which the US-based [13:35] techrights[sec] sites tend to ignore. [13:36] schestowitz-pi2 they have a conflict of interest [13:36] schestowitz-pi2 as "established" media [13:39] schestowitz-pi2 if you see [13:39] schestowitz-pi2 draft [13:39] schestowitz-pi2 can you suggest the next section/s? [13:40] techrights[sec] The spin is to label double-dipping/double-billing as "fair share" and [13:40] techrights[sec] that gets parroted a lot now. [13:40] techrights[sec] checking [13:40] techrights[sec] Nice [13:40] techrights[sec] Let's Encrypt was a good step but only one step in a direction. Unfortunately [13:40] techrights[sec] Mozilla and Google have headed that off by preventing self-signed certificates. [13:43] techrights[sec] . [13:43] techrights[sec] s/jar of worms/can of worms/ [13:43] techrights[sec] An additional topic might be about use of the "AI" to strip both attribution [13:43] techrights[sec] and licensing from various creative works, ranging from software to art and [13:43] techrights[sec] literature. [13:51] schestowitz-pi2 ok, drafting [13:51] schestowitz-pi2 added to thge draft [13:51] schestowitz-pi2 anything else? [13:51] schestowitz-pi2 5 is a nicer number than 4 [13:55] techrights[sec] Here is the source code aspect, [13:55] techrights[sec] https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/8/23446821/microsoft-openai-github-copilot-class-action-lawsuit-ai-copyright-v [13:55] techrights[sec] iolation-training-data [13:55] techrights[sec] but the same applies to all the works it is used to rip off [13:55] techrights[sec] Each violation is a violation and due a large fine independently of any other [13:55] techrights[sec] violations. [13:55] techrights[sec] Thinking [13:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theverge.com | The lawsuit against Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI that could change the rules ofAIcopyright - The Verge [13:55] techrights[sec] Maybe ongoing net neutrality and the disingenuous and misleading labels for [13:55] techrights[sec] opposition to it and attempts at double-billing? [13:55] techrights[sec] https://www.tofugu.com/japan/number-four-superstition/ [13:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.tofugu.com | The Number Four: Why Do Japanese People Fear It? ● Feb 27 [14:03] schestowitz-pi2 what would br the "replace" angle? [14:03] techrights[sec] checking [14:03] techrights[sec] needs to counter? [14:03] techrights[sec] needs to counteract? [14:03] techrights[sec] needs to bloc? [14:03] techrights[sec] ^block [14:04] schestowitz-pi2 post finalised soon, working on point 5 now [14:28] techrights[sec] ok [14:28] techrights[sec] s/for Gemini Protocol/for the Gemini Protocol/ [14:28] *Mio14 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [14:31] *Mio14 (~quassel@freenode-n3m.iak.fgsf49.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [14:42] schestowitz-pi2 post finalised soon, working on point 5 now [14:42] schestowitz-pi2 ok, first pass complete [14:42] schestowitz-pi2 going to catch up with tm, then do a final read [14:42] techrights[sec] s/crypto/cryptocurrency/ in that one context [14:55] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 27 [15:20] schestowitz-pi2 lxo will work with us oin articles soon [15:20] schestowitz-pi2 finalising [15:20] schestowitz-pi2 found anc corrected many typos [15:20] techrights[sec] Excellent ● Feb 27 [16:06] schestowitz-pi2 the best passenger cabin is a living room [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 and you can help yourself to whatever drink you want [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 i'm going to job to tesco around the corner in a few moments [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 way to do exercise and maybee get lucky with discounts [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 last time we got 4 alpro (oats) for quarter original price [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 good to blend with rye flake -- very filling, good for weight reduction [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 *jog [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 it's very empty there at this time and i still wear a mask just in case [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 they recently (this month) replaced the shelves with much higher ones so that they can stock more items [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 yesterday we bought many very good masks for dirt cheasp [16:07] schestowitz-pi2 stores are offloading them [16:07] techrights[sec] Good, having more in stock is a plus, as far as I [16:08] schestowitz-pi2 we have about 20 kg of various good grain [16:08] schestowitz-pi2 food can last maybe 4 months without replenishing [16:08] schestowitz-pi2 we didn't find a bat ;/ only gold clubs [16:08] schestowitz-pi2 not heavy enough [16:09] schestowitz-pi2 *golf [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 firefox just wasted all my ram [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 and ti would not allow me to install any extensions [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 inc. ad blockers [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 goodbye, firefox [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 the software you made is thankfully compatible with falkon [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 i had not thought of trying, just went to firefox [16:21] schestowitz-pi2 and took a lot of s*** for that [16:21] techrights[sec] Too bad ● Feb 27 [17:34] schestowitz-pi2 More Korean women have wisened up https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-korean-women-think-marriage-childbirth-unneccessary-survey [17:34] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.straitstimes.com | More South Korean women think marriage, childbirth unneccessary: Survey | The Straits Times ● Feb 27 [19:40] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 27 [20:58] *Moocher5254 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:58] *Moocher5254 (~quassel@i7sfqsqsuqk4i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 27 [21:05] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@4wdz55cy37z58.irc) has joined #boycottnovell