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schestowitz-TRhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZy54lbJ9sJul 28 01:03
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*Disconnected (Remote host closed socket).Jul 28 06:28
*Now talking on #boycottnovellJul 28 06:29
*Topic for #boycottnovell is: TechRights.org | Channel #boycottnovell for http://TechRights.org | Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those who oppose software freedom :: please also join channels #techrights and #boycottnovell-socialJul 28 06:29
*Topic for #boycottnovell set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:22:10 2021Jul 28 06:29
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schestowitz-TR "Cybersecurity is a hot field and while we've made leaps and bounds in the field, there's also been a growing number of clickbait and sensationalist headlines making the rounds" gemini://remyabel.srht.site/posts/2022-07-28.gmiJul 28 08:05
Techrights-sec2It depends entirely on the working definition "cybersecurity".  In 99% of Jul 28 08:07
Techrights-sec2occurrences it turns out to be obfuscated bullshit cons to get guaranteed salesJul 28 08:07
Techrights-sec2Yes it's a form of social engineering for sales purposes. Jul 28 08:07
schestowitz-TRsocial engineering or tricking peopleJul 28 08:07
schestowitz-TRor just back doors, likely there by intentionJul 28 08:07
schestowitz-TRsoon they will do this with carsJul 28 08:07
schestowitz-TR"your car no longer receives UPDATES. You might DIE."Jul 28 08:07
Techrights-sec2Already being done AFAIK, the software is there.  It's only a matter of Jul 28 08:08
Techrights-sec2hardware generations before they start to abuse it in ways that John DeereJul 28 08:08
Techrights-sec2hasn't even dreamed of yetJul 28 08:08
Techrights-sec2No, it'll be you car no longer receives updates, it won't start.  PerhapsJul 28 08:08
Techrights-sec2there might be a high-priced extended life contract available, on a monthlyJul 28 08:08
Techrights-sec2or quartly  basis, gouging on the prices.Jul 28 08:08
schestowitz-TRUbuntu Extended Long Term SupportJul 28 08:09
Techrights-sec2But it looks rather clear that they are going to a both a very short service Jul 28 08:09
Techrights-sec2life cycle (maybe 5 years) on top of leasing.  The latter allows enforcementJul 28 08:09
Techrights-sec2of the former.  Jul 28 08:09
schestowitz-TR11 years ago I bought a car with my momJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRalmost 12 yearsJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRthe prices were higher than what I was used to (Toyota)Jul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRNow, if one looks, it's insane priceJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRone year's salary savings might not be enoughJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TReven for a "decent" occupationJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRso you basically go in and out of work for years just to pay for the tincan that gets you to and from workJul 28 08:12
schestowitz-TRteatimeJul 28 08:17
schestowitz-TRI finish work in an hourJul 28 08:17
schestowitz-TRone more night, than some days offJul 28 08:17
schestowitz-TRi am very happy epo examiners are carrying ON with industrial actionJul 28 08:17
schestowitz-TRpatent grants will sinkJul 28 08:17
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Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 08:35
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Techrights-sec2looking, but have no index of my own atmJul 28 08:40
Techrights-sec2along the way: (2019) https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-bootJul 28 08:40
Techrights-sec2https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/microsoft-accused-of-locking-out-linux-in-eu-antitrust-complaint/Jul 28 08:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.fsf.org | Will your computer's "Secure Boot" turn out to be "Restricted Boot"? — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free softwareJul 28 08:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-arstechnica.com | Microsoft accused of locking out Linux in EU antitrust complaint | Ars TechnicaJul 28 08:40
schestowitz-TRcan you find the url of the uef--related antitrust (eu)Jul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRfor the:Jul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRdraftJul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRms peter?Jul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRyou previously gave me the ec link Jul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRmaybe arse technically pedo links to thatJul 28 08:41
Techrights-sec2https://www.reuters.com/article/microsoft-eu-idINDEE92P08E20130326Jul 28 08:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-EXCLUSIVE - Linux users file EU complaint against Microsoft | ReutersJul 28 08:41
schestowitz-TRok, that's betterJul 28 08:42
schestowitz-TRyou sent it to me around the tiem lenovo escalatedJul 28 08:44
Techrights-sec2still lookingJul 28 08:44
Techrights-sec2The EP and EC sites aren't really indexedJul 28 08:44
schestowitz-TRmjg59_: maybe you can help?Jul 28 08:44
schestowitz-TRyou are the one who helped MicrosoftJul 28 08:44
schestowitz-TRto squash the complaintsJul 28 08:45
Techrights-sec2https://learnlinuxandlibreoffice.org/1-why-switch-to-linux/1-4-uefi-the-microsoft-kill-switchJul 28 08:46
Techrights-sec2no idea, but still lookingJul 28 08:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-learnlinuxandlibreoffice.org | 1.4 UEFI... The Microsoft Kill SwitchJul 28 08:46
schestowitz-TRmaybe grep LinksJul 28 08:46
schestowitz-TRfor ec siteJul 28 08:46
schestowitz-TRit was about 2 weeks ago in otherlinksJul 28 08:46
Techrights-sec2https://dilbert.com/strip/1999-03-29Jul 28 08:47
Techrights-sec2checking the files here thenJul 28 08:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Dilbert Comic Strip on 1999-03-29 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsJul 28 08:47
schestowitz-TRI've added those 4 other links in the meantimeJul 28 08:48
schestowitz-TRthey're good referenes for those looking to file a similar complaint nowJul 28 08:48
Techrights-sec2https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-7-2013-000162-ASW_EN.htmlJul 28 08:53
Techrights-sec2^ that one?Jul 28 08:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.europarl.europa.eu | Parliamentary question | Answer to Question No E-000162/13 | E-000162/2013(ASW) | European ParliamentJul 28 08:53
Techrights-sec2checkingJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2I want to make it easier for people to REUSE the previous complaintJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2which I assume chose words carefully wrt the lawJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2so that it can be resubmitted more or lessJul 28 08:56
schestowitz-TRcheckingJul 28 08:56
schestowitz-TRI want to make it easier for people to REUSE the previous complaintJul 28 08:56
schestowitz-TRwhich I assume chose words carefully wrt the lawJul 28 08:56
schestowitz-TRso that it can be resubmitted more or lessJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2yes refreshing awareness of the official documents is always goodJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/07/12/matthew-garrett-makes-noise-about-lenovo-attacking-gnu-linux-six-years-after-accusing-me-of-spewing-nonsense-for-taking-action-agaiJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2nst-lenovo/Jul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2The europarl link is only to a statement though and not any official policyJul 28 08:56
Techrights-sec2[Jul 28 08:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-baronhk.wordpress.com | Matthew Garrett makes noise about Lenovo attacking GNU/Linux six years after accusing me of “spewing nonsense” for taking action against Lenovo. – BaronHK's RantsJul 28 08:56
schestowitz-TRyes, I've noticed. Maybe that's the one I recalled from other links.Jul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRit's better than nothing.Jul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRI've just hard-linked it in the summary.Jul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRfwiw.Jul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRLF will do something... :-) like selling SBOM snake-oilJul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRremembverJul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TR"they they fight you"Jul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRwe are there nowJul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRthey bleed market shareJul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRbut we need to fight backJul 28 08:58
schestowitz-TRnot just say "Jul 28 08:59
schestowitz-TR"oh, they fight us"Jul 28 08:59
Techrights-sec2https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3AC2013%2F346E%2F01Jul 28 08:59
Techrights-sec2Q&A there but not more, yetJul 28 08:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-eur-lex.europa.eu | CE2013346EN.01000101.xmlJul 28 09:00
schestowitz-TRmaybe we should touch the topic, briedly, every day?Jul 28 09:00
schestowitz-TR(brieflyJul 28 09:00
schestowitz-TRwe ought to siolate the MSFT apologists, who are hareming usJul 28 09:00
schestowitz-TRand ought not be listened toJul 28 09:00
Techrights-sec2perhaps, but the EU sites are as filled with information as they are innavigableJul 28 09:01
Techrights-sec2probably on purposeJul 28 09:01
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Techrights-sec2UEFI comes up again here: Jul 28 09:02
Techrights-sec2https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:C:2014:011E:FULL&from=ENJul 28 09:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-eur-lex.europa.eu | Official Journal C 11E/2014Jul 28 09:02
schestowitz-TRI will add those two linksJul 28 09:03
schestowitz-TRany little effort to organising the EU/EC web-mess would help visibility/discoverabilityJul 28 09:03
schestowitz-TRwe have an extensive wiki on this subjectJul 28 09:03
schestowitz-TRwith many examples of uefi making security yet worseJul 28 09:03
Techrights-sec2https://www.welivesecurity.com/2018/09/27/lojax-first-uefi-rootkit-found-wild-courtesy-sednit-group/Jul 28 09:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-LoJax: First UEFI rootkit found in the wild, courtesy of the Sednit group | WeLiveSecurityJul 28 09:07
Techrights-sec2https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-7-2013-000162_EN.htmlJul 28 09:08
Techrights-sec2^ that's probably a factor which contributed to the cancelling of ameliaJul 28 09:08
Techrights-sec2https://dilbert.com/strip/1999-03-30Jul 28 09:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.europarl.europa.eu | Parliamentary question | UEFI Secure Boot and European Union standardisation | E-000162/2013 | European ParliamentJul 28 09:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Dilbert Comic Strip on 1999-03-30 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsJul 28 09:08
schestowitz-TRIv'e just mentioned her by nameJul 28 09:09
schestowitz-TRadding linking nowJul 28 09:09
schestowitz-TRadding link to wiki/aardJul 28 09:11
Techrights-sec2https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds\=080166e5cde66f8b&appId=PPGMSJul 28 09:12
Techrights-sec2UEFI is now considered a malware vector, officiallyJul 28 09:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 400 @ https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds\=080166e5cde66f8b&appId=PPGMS )Jul 28 09:12
Techrights-sec2TR warned against the complexity years agoJul 28 09:12
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schestowitz-TRlots in the wiki about itJul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRI cannot recall itJul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRI have recording of a long conference call I had with inteklJul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRnever published itJul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRjust wrote ABOUT it (summary)Jul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRcall over landline, so low quality recordingJul 28 09:14
Techrights-sec2https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-01-15Jul 28 09:14
Techrights-sec2https://dilbert.com/strip/1997-01-14Jul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRand iirc audacity crashed, so I have many small files with bits of the callJul 28 09:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Dilbert Comic Strip on 1997-01-15 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsJul 28 09:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Dilbert Comic Strip on 1997-01-14 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsJul 28 09:14
schestowitz-TRnot a large single fileJul 28 09:14
Techrights-sec2Its the author of the learnlinuxandlibreoffice.org link above available?Jul 28 09:17
Techrights-sec2^IsJul 28 09:17
Techrights-sec2It's two authors. David Spring, M.Ed. and Elizabeth Hanson, M. Ed.Jul 28 09:17
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schestowitz-TRmaybe try to contact themJul 28 09:18
schestowitz-TRI made a mistakeJul 28 09:18
schestowitz-TRI'm trying to do all this while stil handing over at workJul 28 09:18
schestowitz-TR20 mins late alreadyJul 28 09:18
schestowitz-TRhang on...Jul 28 09:18
schestowitz-TRadding the linksJul 28 09:18
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 09:19
Techrights-sec2https://learnlinuxandlibreoffice.org/news/false-accusations-against-linux-security-continueJul 28 09:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-learnlinuxandlibreoffice.org | False Accusations Against Linux Security ContinueJul 28 09:19
schestowitz-TRI think I spoke to him over email beforeJul 28 09:20
schestowitz-TRhas he wanted to be freatured in TMJul 28 09:20
schestowitz-TRhang on, I'm over-multi-=tasking hereJul 28 09:20
Techrights-sec2that contact can be used as basis to refresh contacctJul 28 09:20
Techrights-sec2okJul 28 09:20
schestowitz-TROK, all links you found added to the post nowJul 28 09:22
schestowitz-TRso we have one anchor for refsJul 28 09:22
schestowitz-TRdid not check all the linksJul 28 09:22
schestowitz-TRwork.Jul 28 09:22
schestowitz-TRmaybe you can double check Jul 28 09:23
schestowitz-TRwhile IO hand over my shiftJul 28 09:23
Techrights-sec2still finalizing links  Jul 28 09:23
schestowitz-TRthe goal should be to make a fresh complaint easierJul 28 09:24
schestowitz-TRby giving the complainant what they needJul 28 09:24
schestowitz-TRand to rerepat ion TR every now and thenJul 28 09:24
schestowitz-TReven if just using some humour, meme, new daily links on ther topicJul 28 09:24
schestowitz-TRbrbJul 28 09:24
Techrights-sec2yes, I think that can be best done by coordinating a little between authorsJul 28 09:24
schestowitz-TROK, officially done with work nowJul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRso we have some old (but still working) URLs on the affairs of 2014Jul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRsome might vanish over the next 5 yearsJul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRnot many un-compromised ones leftJul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRSJVN said Microsot is "Linux company"Jul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRreminds me of how media treats EPO affairsJul 28 09:32
schestowitz-TRremember:Jul 28 09:33
schestowitz-TR"then they fight you"Jul 28 09:33
schestowitz-TRif we're the only ones left in the ftrenches to fight backJul 28 09:33
schestowitz-TRand we don't risk deathJul 28 09:33
schestowitz-TRthen all the betterJul 28 09:33
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 09:33
schestowitz-TRwe cxan bring up the subject in the context of early august figures from statcounterJul 28 09:35
schestowitz-TRa) showing WHY they do thisJul 28 09:35
schestowitz-TRb) remaining to many peop[le how small Windows really has become in the grand context of thingsJul 28 09:35
schestowitz-TR(rianne told me her aunt has no laptop anymore, just tablet and phone)Jul 28 09:35
schestowitz-TR|(I read this has become common in china)Jul 28 09:35
schestowitz-TR(in place like indonesia, seems just a phone and "FB" is computing to many people)Jul 28 09:35
Techrights-sec2tablet or phone means ultra-passive use of the NetJul 28 09:43
schestowitz-TRrianne mentioned this yesterdayJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRwhen wifi stopped workingJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRher aunt maria used toi have a laptopJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRbut at some stage people stop buying news onesJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRas they barely use theseJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRrmemeber:Jul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRthey turn them offJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRand if they use windows they need toi power it upJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRtakes timeJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRthewn windows updatesJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRhogJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRso windows made computing unpleasantJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRpeople then associate pc with windowsJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRand become fatigued   Jul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRthere are other examples like that where one brand gives a bad name to whole product types, not linesJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRby vortue os sucking really badlyJul 28 09:48
schestowitz-TRlike taking one hour for system updateJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRjust cause you wanted to boot and check/reply to emailJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRnot worth the electricityJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRliam dawe wrote about this in the context of booting into windows for firts time ina  while ro ruin someJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRgame and then spending ages just to get that done, with windows updates and other woesJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRwindows updates is a jokeJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRit's like kde neon updating the whole system as it's rolling and basically gets a new imageJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRkde neon also deals poorly with ram afaikJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TR4gb is not enough (what I have on this machine)Jul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRbut then again, neon is a bit of an experiment, not a "proper" production machineJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRand I get to play with latest kde plasma this wayJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRand somtimes do videos showingthe latest srrivals featurs-wiseJul 28 09:49
schestowitz-TRI really need to start hiding the computers here. got some dodgy people a few houses down the road (from the back). had like 30-40 cops here around 10pm last night dispersing a crowd and arresting people, just over the fence from me... some arrivals here (people) ruin the place, but then again it was never crime-free. more details in irc logs.Jul 28 09:51
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 09:52
schestowitz-TRno ambulance at any pointJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRand I heard banging on door or similarJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRso I can guess they just needed loads of cops to handle a situationJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRwhich I doubt the media will report onJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRas nobody was seemingly hurtJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRso to them it's just "shavs"Jul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TR/*chavsJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRmany teens around , no idea whyJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TRmaybe some party turned violentyJul 28 09:55
schestowitz-TR*violentJul 28 09:55
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 09:55
Techrights-sec2flashcrowd ?Jul 28 10:01
Techrights-sec2fueled by tiktok or whateverJul 28 10:01
schestowitz-TRtell me moreJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRat one point I thoiughtJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRwhy 40 copsJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRshouting at kidsJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRaround 12 year oldsJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRshouting MOVE!!!Jul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRGo !!!Jul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRand the kids thinking twice before goingJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRmaybe trying to get footage of some bad sceneJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRlike 40 kidsJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRthen the police pinning down some old menJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRI don't know what flashcrowd is in relation to tiktok, but I reckoned the kids were there to observe somethingJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRand that became very very loud outsideJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRI took the headphones offJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRlots of shouting, not screamingJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRthen many police sirensJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRand the vans kept coming and comingJul 28 10:04
schestowitz-TRlike d-dayJul 28 10:04
Techrights-sec2no idea but TikTok actively encourages / trains kids in those ages to engageJul 28 10:05
Techrights-sec2in very antisocial and destructive behavior for clicksJul 28 10:05
Techrights-sec2spontaneous mob; recently fueled by SMS nowadays fueled by social control mediaJul 28 10:05
Techrights-sec2anyway they use their phones to contact their acquaintances, n-degrees out, Jul 28 10:06
Techrights-sec2and with or without encouragement the recipients of the contact decideJul 28 10:06
Techrights-sec2that it'd be exciting to show up on siteJul 28 10:06
Techrights-sec2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_CrowdJul 28 10:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Flash Crowd - WikipediaJul 28 10:07
schestowitz-TRI decided to not check what happenedJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRhaving already wasted a lot of time, in vain, lasty nightJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRofficial police site, social control media accountJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRthen random stuff based on keywords in Gulag seatch and TwitterJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRbut it was weird that so many cops were dispatchedJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRlike d-dayJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRpayloads of copsJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRunloading officers with vests onJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRwhile a lot of kids hang aboutJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRwe did have incidents beforeJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRpeople banging on doorsJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRor shouting at someoneJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRoften girl and manJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRdisputesJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRsometimes more then bangingJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRbut threatsJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRor someone shouting at the boss from the outside at nightJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRhappens on average once a yearJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRthis one seemed similar Jul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRI was baffled by the scene that followedJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TResp. the age of the kids infesting the placeJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRmany girls, tooJul 28 10:14
schestowitz-TRnot some "scullywags"Jul 28 10:14
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schestowitz-TRsheelving for nasltalgic purposes the prototypes we had of new TMJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRrunning on the pi in the first week or twoJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRmy backup stacks are getting trickier to deciopher over timeJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRmostly because of mental notes that erodesJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRe.g. where I put files as a phd student, what machine name, which version if truly latest Jul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRnew-new-new-final.extensionJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRi'm very meticulousJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRbut as data piles up you can forget contextsJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRand namesJul 28 10:51
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 10:51
Techrights-sec2it could probably still run on an RPiJul 28 10:51
Techrights-sec2I tend to include the date in the file nameJul 28 10:51
schestowitz-TRthough it is very improbable you would want to reopen very old latex filesJul 28 10:54
schestowitz-TRrather than the resultant pdfJul 28 10:54
schestowitz-TRi used my site as a more authoritative place for "final" materialJul 28 10:54
schestowitz-TRa lot of profs never did thisJul 28 10:54
schestowitz-TRand now they're locked out of their own publicationsJul 28 10:54
schestowitz-TRcannot evern send to a friend/peer their own papersJul 28 10:54
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 10:59
schestowitz-TRby shelf (sorry, typos)Jul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRI mean setting aside things that are large and I don't wsant backed up over and over againJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRfor the next decadeJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRas they're extremely unlikelky to change any longerJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRlike all the phd-related stuff from early 2000sJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRslim homkedir = faster and leaner backupsJul 28 11:04
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRbut the filing hierachy on the external disks becomes crucial when you look for something more thanJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRa decade laterJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRand indexing millions of files is not fdeasibleJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TROK, so I'\ve put aside the prototypesJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRI might also have lots of the raw graphics stuff for TM in thereJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRbut cannot recall file namesJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRcleaning up dayJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRrianne is back tomorrowJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRher working files (text diectory) is accessed over the Net from YorkshireJul 28 11:04
schestowitz-TRand she uses irc for collab Jul 28 11:05
schestowitz-TRthe total was 108 files, 18mb, not so largeJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRdo we embrace the mindset of minimal external files?Jul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRe.g. button as cssJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRno images for entries  Jul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRand no images for categories (ph-nuke/slashdot style)?Jul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRit's a matter of taste, I added a lot of those things months after taking over from susanJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRthe google translate thing at the top was always a privacy trade-offJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRatm, the "search" page is 404 in "new"Jul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRmeanwhile it can link to search in old Jul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRin the "new" site it would be wise to not link to Google and instead promote rss a lotJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TReverything-as-a-Google-search-bar mindset is gateway to censworshipJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRbecause it ties you to middlemenJul 28 11:10
schestowitz-TRsame for "follow us on" [social control media]Jul 28 11:10
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Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 11:57
schestowitz-TR "Climate change killing elephants" ☛ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-62323058 | Source: BBCJul 28 11:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.bbc.co.uk | Climate change killing elephants, says Kenya - BBC NewsJul 28 11:58
schestowitz-TRwe still donate like 4 times a yearJul 28 11:58
schestowitz-TRrianne saw the url you sent regarding the crying goatJul 28 11:58
schestowitz-TRshe cried tooJul 28 11:58
schestowitz-TRI did not click myselfJul 28 11:59
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 11:59
Techrights-sec2sometimes the stories are quite sadJul 28 11:59
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Who Still Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 in England? Kids Under 12, the New 'Captive Market', Almost 2/3 of New Clients https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/07/28/potential-market-covid19/Jul 28 17:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Who Still Gets Vaccinated for COVID-19 in England? Kids Under 12, the New ‘Captive Market’, Almost 2/3 of New ClientsJul 28 17:32
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Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 17:34
Techrights-sec2and by reclassifying it as endemic the public will not adjust their behaviorJul 28 17:34
Techrights-sec2nor will the governments encourage people to do so; one of the few hopes is Jul 28 17:34
Techrights-sec2that /newer/ far more effective vaccines are developed, but those seem to all beJul 28 17:34
Techrights-sec2stoppedJul 28 17:34
schestowitz-TRI suppose keeping it in ciorculation helps not just the "travel" and "hospitality" serctorJul 28 17:34
schestowitz-TRbut also AstraZeneca, whicvh targets those "unvaccinated kids"Jul 28 17:34
schestowitz-TRalso, lessened incentive to make better vaccines nowJul 28 17:34
schestowitz-TRit would "send the wrong message" to billions of early customersJul 28 17:34
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schestowitz-TRot: will soon be out of "proper" foods and will start nibbling at cereal, soy, nutsJul 28 17:35
schestowitz-TRas expectedJul 28 17:35
schestowitz-TRhahahahahahahJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRjust chedked twitter analyticsJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRthe site is so deadJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRI think they must have lost like 50% of activity since I left in start of MarchJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRFB too is suffering (you sent links)Jul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRso it's a trend, not a brand thingJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRI hope they all bleedy profusely Jul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRand this experiment once known as "social media" won't be reattemptedJul 28 17:38
Techrights-sec2it's a good trendJul 28 17:38
schestowitz-TRI know what will replace themJul 28 17:41
schestowitz-TRthe popcorn industry ;-)Jul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRrianne watched the robertson videoJul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRI keep telling her youtube is a burning platform (not in these words, elop)Jul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRshe said many of her channel lost a lot in viewershipJul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TR*her channels (ones she followed)Jul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRthat lesens incentive to invest in new videosJul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRgulag stopped cpumping capital to moptivate and reward (monetise) producersJul 28 17:42
schestowitz-TRit was floated by losses for over a decadeJul 28 17:42
Techrights-sec2one can hope that social media is discontinued but given the strong controlJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2aspect of it, there is every likelihood that it will be given bailout afterJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2bailoutJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2youtube is almost over as far as I can tellJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2unless you have bookmarked specific channels, it is almost impossible to findJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2them   Jul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2anymoreJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2Google seems to rip off uploaders these days and the few youtube videos whichJul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2I've seen lately are jammed full of irrelevant advertising, lots of it.Jul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2as Lunduke pointed out, having the string "Linux" in the video title is Jul 28 17:45
Techrights-sec2a guaranteed way to have it demonetized, and quicklyJul 28 17:45
schestowitz-TRthose ads can pay moreJul 28 17:45
schestowitz-TRrelevant to what, linux?Jul 28 17:45
schestowitz-TRthey'd rather sell holidays and such..Jul 28 17:45
schestowitz-TRI find a date range I can use to make a videoJul 28 17:49
schestowitz-TRto show the muisk affair and how twitter faked the numbersJul 28 17:49
schestowitz-TROTAJul 28 17:49
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schestowitz-TRTh video went OK, mentioned how all social control media is crisis controlJul 28 18:33
schestowitz-TRI'll do the text nowJul 28 18:33
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 18:35
schestowitz-TRsometimes I wonder,Jul 28 18:36
schestowitz-TRif I could go back in time Jul 28 18:36
schestowitz-TRand tell trmancoJul 28 18:36
schestowitz-TRno, no thanks, no identicaJul 28 18:36
schestowitz-TRand instead produce stuff elsewhereJul 28 18:36
schestowitz-TRsince 2009Jul 28 18:36
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 18:41
schestowitz-TRI fed he monsterJul 28 18:42
schestowitz-TR*theJul 28 18:42
schestowitz-TRnow there is an obligatiobn to slay itJul 28 18:42
Techrights-sec2yesJul 28 18:42
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schestowitz-TR<libertybox> rianne_: all we have left now is potatoes - famous last words :-)Jul 28 18:51
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 18:51
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Techrights-sec2checkingJul 28 19:03
Techrights-sec2probably would benefit from quoting some figures in the draft showing the declineJul 28 19:03
schestowitz-TRgood ideaJul 28 19:06
schestowitz-TRI talked about themJul 28 19:06
schestowitz-TRbut need a text summary (ocncise) of the % fallJul 28 19:06
schestowitz-TRdoneJul 28 19:06
schestowitz-TRshort draftJul 28 19:07
schestowitz-TRgood ideaJul 28 19:07
schestowitz-TRI talked about themJul 28 19:07
schestowitz-TRbut need a text summary (ocncise) of the % fallJul 28 19:07
schestowitz-TRdoneJul 28 19:07
Techrights-sec2yesJul 28 19:07
schestowitz-TRa lot of historically--significant info will vanishJul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TRjust just @realDonaldTrumpJul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TRbaffling historians for these periods of timeJul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TRLoC quit indexing and archiving this brigademillJul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TRseeing no value in itJul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TR(anymore)Jul 28 19:09
schestowitz-TR*not justJul 28 19:09
Techrights-sec2yes various laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding official communication Jul 28 19:10
Techrights-sec2are violated severely through using any social control media in place of        Jul 28 19:10
Techrights-sec2official channelsJul 28 19:10
schestowitz-TRtragicJul 28 19:11
schestowitz-TRfor about a decade political public discourse was done from people's toilet seatsJul 28 19:11
schestowitz-TRwithout any consultation with peers, legal advisors, etc. Jul 28 19:11
Techrights-sec2https://www.startpage.com/av/proxy-image?piurl=https%3A%2F%2Fencrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcRD6UA8oeG47N2txr-qyq-gX00En4E_5_-L9CWnSTMwMhDv40RS%26s&sp=1659031910T3a06ae035a53cca305c3978e8aaf20b0f9569de9348e3be8182a1ca1ce55343cJul 28 19:15
schestowitz-TRit was meant as a jokeJul 28 19:17
schestowitz-TRbut only "the donald" knows how much truth there it to itJul 28 19:17
schestowitz-TRmaybe his f* buddy knows tooJul 28 19:17
schestowitz-TRmaybeJul 28 19:17
schestowitz-TRand secret service... maybeJul 28 19:17
Techrights-sec2there was a lot of speculation and given the only time he could be 'undisturbed'Jul 28 19:17
Techrights-sec2and alone with his twitter app was probably on the shitterJul 28 19:17
schestowitz-TRyes, times of day being like 5amJul 28 19:18
schestowitz-TRso not in office and too early for breakfastJul 28 19:18
Techrights-sec2not just times of day but from what outsiders said of his schedule andJul 28 19:18
Techrights-sec2when and where he was otherwise prevented from "tweeting"; without adult Jul 28 19:18
Techrights-sec2supervision he would likely have been "tweeting" all his waking hoursJul 28 19:18
schestowitz-TRtwitter was, to him, a command and control toolJul 28 19:22
schestowitz-TRuntil january ~8thJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRthe term C&C was explicitly used by US authorities in re twitterJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRabout a decade earlierJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRhence my borrowing of that term in such a contextJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRmobilising with hate and disinfoJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRI got menacing emails and cracking attemptsJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRwhen I was on top of his comments until he blocked meJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRI was messing with the troops he was rallyingJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRand thus became targetJul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TR2017Jul 28 19:23
schestowitz-TRyou could get millions of impression by sneaking and holding up at the top of his "comments"Jul 28 19:23
Techrights-sec2I think that attributes too much forethought and planning to himJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2It looks more like a typical twitter addiction combined with visceral outburstsJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2and emotional tempertantrums of a (mentally) 8-year-oldJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2Yes it looks like it is often used for C&C but by those with the abilityJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2to plan and have discipline to stay on messageJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2yepJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2He was technically required to unblock everyone IIRC but never didJul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2s/technically/legally/Jul 28 19:25
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 19:25
schestowitz-TRwhat can I say other than: you were right (not to bother with those shit platforms)Jul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRI remember in  airpot I'd feel compelled to go onlineJul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRliuke in dubaiJul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRto catch up with the trail of notifications and maybe post some updatesJul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRsame in irc etc.Jul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRpacing down postings as if social control media was the target platformJul 28 19:26
schestowitz-TRso it was controlling my lifeJul 28 19:27
schestowitz-TRin the context of football, I saw it mentioned that some high-profile playersJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRbecame too focused on their online presence and therefore could not focus on the gamesJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRand were neglecting some of the trainingJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRso the coaches had to explain to them, set that asideJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRwe're here to train/play Jul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRthe addition factor of non-narcoticsJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRharned or lowered their potentialJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRthey saw themselves as celebs, not performers or atheletesJul 28 19:30
schestowitz-TRand some comments they receive can harm their morale, not just waste timeJul 28 19:30
Techrights-sec2overal it was the best move though, to not waste time with social control mediaJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2sadly too many adults are addicted and, worse, many young people have *lost*Jul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2nearly their entire childhoods flicking at the screen instead of doing real  Jul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2thingsJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2yep them tooJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2however, youth spend far more contact hours with social control media's skinnerJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2boxes than they do with either their friends or relatives combined, as far asJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2I can discernJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2The addiction's foundation is generically designed against your average personJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2but the adaptive nature then tunes it to each individual, preying on theirJul 28 19:32
Techrights-sec2weaknesses over time; as many studies show, there is no safe level of exposureJul 28 19:32
schestowitz-TRthere is notJul 28 19:33
schestowitz-TRpartly because it's designed to be limitlessJul 28 19:33
schestowitz-TRone of the reason I alter urls algorithmically to invidious and similarJul 28 19:33
schestowitz-TRto remove all that -- as RMS too now puts is -- addictive UIsJul 28 19:33
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <DaemonFC> " In the video, Mosseri attempted damage control by arguing that more users are sharing and consuming videos so that the company will have to lean intoJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TRthat shift toward video while continuing to support photos."Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <DaemonFC> OM NOM NOM VIDEO OM NOMJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <DaemonFC> KETCHUP!!!!Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] * DaemonFC spits it outJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <schestowitz[TR2]> " consuming video"Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <schestowitz[TR2]> yum!!!!Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <DaemonFC> OKAY, WHO IS THE DEAD CANADIAN ASSHOLE THAT PUT KETCHUP IN THIS!?Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:48] <schestowitz[TR2]> That video was... DELICIOUSJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:49] <schestowitz[TR2]> MOAR pls!!Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:49] <DaemonFC> I am TRYING to CONSUME video here!Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:49] <schestowitz[TR2]> on nom nomJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:49] <schestowitz[TR2]> *omJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:49] <schestowitz[TR2]> "let me put my apron on"Jul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TRMisinformation/Disinformation: "Discovery Engine" = brainwash model for "engagement"  https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23281451/facebook-instagram-meta-recommendation-discovery-engine-ai | Source: The VergeJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:44] <DaemonFC> schestowitz The $29 billion hit was caused entirely by the $10 million hit caused by Apple, again.Jul 28 19:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theverge.com | Instagram, Facebook to show more posts from accounts you don’t follow - The VergeJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:44] <techrights-news> Facebook dying. Twitter is likely dead already, just not officially.  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/meta-q2-2022-earnings-1235187468/ | Source: Hollywood ReporterJul 28 19:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.hollywoodreporter.com | Meta Q2 2022 Earnings: Revenue Declines – The Hollywood ReporterJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:44] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- www.hollywoodreporter.com | Meta Q2 2022 Earnings: Revenue Declines  The Hollywood ReporterJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:45] <techrights-news> "engagement trends"  https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/27/23281294/facebook-meta-revenue-declines-for-first-time | Source: The VergeJul 28 19:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theverge.com | Meta reports revenue decline for the first time in Q2 earnings - The VergeJul 28 19:37
schestowitz-TR[11:45] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- www.theverge.com | Meta reports revenue decline for the first time in Q2 earnings - The VergeJul 28 19:37
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schestowitz-TR[11:45] <DaemonFC> "The parent company of Facebook and Instagram saw a 1 percent drop in revenue and 36 percent decline in net income."Jul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TR[11:45] <DaemonFC> schestowitz MalinvestmentJul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TRthere is notJul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TRpartly because it's designed to be limitlessJul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TRone of the reason I alter urls algorithmically to invidious and similarJul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TRto remove all that -- as RMS too now puts is -- addictive UIsJul 28 19:38
Techrights-sec2whenever people have tried to show me something on "their" phone, it usuallyJul 28 19:38
Techrights-sec2turns into a bunch of aimless flicking on their part in futile attempts to Jul 28 19:38
Techrights-sec2locate what they had seen or thought they saved earlier.  I'd say as good as    Jul 28 19:38
Techrights-sec2none understand dynamic algorithmic sorting, neither the dynamic part nor theJul 28 19:38
Techrights-sec2algorithmic part.  Jul 28 19:38
schestowitz-TR"successful" games have always been addictive ones, played by many crackheads for the longest timne possible Jul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRbased on perceived advancewment, belongingJul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRthis was imitated by social control media with scoresJul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRthey then started using the words "engagement" and "gamification"Jul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRI realise this around 2016Jul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRwhen I was in the trenches with wikileaksJul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRand noticed it felt like we were playing laserquest or somethhingJul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRscoring political pointsJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2There are a few MOOs and maybe some MUDs around still.Jul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2The games were designe to be fun to play, the social control media is muchJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2more malicious; from the victim's perspective, it is purely about engagementJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2not playing or having fun or even getting anything doneJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2anyway, if the picture linked to earlier is not too rude it would be relevantJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2for that or another articleJul 28 19:43
Techrights-sec2:/Jul 28 19:43
schestowitz-TRI already have that (or similar) picture on my driveJul 28 19:45
schestowitz-TRI used it several times in the past in TwitterJul 28 19:45
schestowitz-TRthe hard time was locating these memes on diskJul 28 19:45
Techrights-sec2by the way in the draft, near the bottom is a chart, which year is that from?Jul 28 19:46
Techrights-sec2it is not labeledJul 28 19:46
Techrights-sec2ok good that you have archived a copy of that image ;)Jul 28 19:46
Techrights-sec2EXIF metadata can be searched by various utilities, if the image has beenJul 28 19:46
Techrights-sec2updated to contain it of courseJul 28 19:46
schestowitz-TRthe filenames are IDsJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRand no useful metadataJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRsome uploaders or file selectors have preview for all imagesJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRsome only for one image at the timeJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRsome no preview at allJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRso it's a time-consumign processJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRspent hours of my life just searching for memes in a bagJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRre chart, based on the events named the year should be obviousJul 28 19:49
schestowitz-TRthere is even a link re SECJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRwallstreet will be last to fallJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRafter it empties the cookie jarJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRbecaause it controls the cookie jarJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRor the regime that claims to have control over it (graft) first, ordinary citiziens will go brokeJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRthen the corporattions will 'max up' the debtJul 28 19:50
schestowitz-TRand tell us wall street exisrs to protect our "common[sic]wealth"Jul 28 19:50
Techrights-sec2those tooJul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2nothing technical stops you from adding your own metadata as you add the objectJul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2to your own archive, and erase any metadata which might have been there firstJul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2https://www.linux.com/news/how-add-metadata-digital-pictures-command-line/Jul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2wallstreet seems to have been bailed out more than a few times in the last Jul 28 19:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-How to add metadata to digital pictures from the command line - Linux.comJul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2100 or so years :/Jul 28 19:52
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 19:52
schestowitz-TRindia took time to realise what "Commonwealth" means, esp. when your skin is darkJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRmake us more tea... no, not serve tea, farmingJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRafter opium wars china rose better off than indiaJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRgdp must be like 5 times higher, at least...Jul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRin 2019 I stopped "engaging" with Twitter (I had already/alwayys posted there indirectly)Jul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRwhich means no more memesJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRso any metadata work would not be worth the investmentJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRthe same is true for a lot in TM and TRJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRI spend hundreds of hours, maybe 1000+ hours doing with Daily Links whatJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRis now automated, compacting the daily lumpsJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRhence I can do 3-5 lumps per dayJul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRat least I can say that, with old TM, I did not significant work on drupal since 2014 or 15Jul 28 19:55
schestowitz-TRwhen I added images to categories and added a few tabs here and there to enhance the experienceJul 28 19:55
Techrights-sec2ackJul 28 19:56
Techrights-sec2drupal is also a messJul 28 19:56
schestowitz-TRback then drupal 6 was already barely supportedJul 28 19:56
schestowitz-TRdrupal is drupalJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRit does what it doesJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRfor some people it's the only wayJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRand for some sitesJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRbut the sites changeJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRthe software "evolves"Jul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRso people start to reassess format-shifting in teh CMS senseJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRsome clients of work move TO DrupalJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRTechDirt moved not just to WordPressJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRbut to WordPress.com (WP MU)Jul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRfine, good luck with that....Jul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRmarius also uses wordpress.com afaikJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRthey register their own domainJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRand link that to their wordpress.com (centralised) accountJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRit became a web hosting companyJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRthat censors a lotJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRand puts ads in your posts without paying you, daemonfc has told me (I don't see ads)Jul 28 19:59
Techrights-sec2yes in that way one pays a subscription to that company in exchange forJul 28 19:59
Techrights-sec2them maintaining pretty much all aspects of the components and systemJul 28 19:59
Techrights-sec2there were some other problems too but I can't recall what they are at theJul 28 19:59
Techrights-sec2momentJul 28 19:59
schestowitz-TRthe ui changes you cannot reject?Jul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRwithoutsystemd complained about theseJul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRwanted to even move off the platformJul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TReasy "in theory'Jul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRfrom wordpress.com to self-hosted wordpress '.org'Jul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRflorrian mueller and I discussed what it means that he outsourced his blog, fosspatents,Jul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRto blogspot.ccom and what risks that entailsJul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRhe said the urls were his ownJul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRas if he can just self-host proprietary blogger/blogspot (blogger.com)Jul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRat best, he can replicsate the url structure with some other cms, afaikJul 28 20:02
schestowitz-TRflorian is selling himself in microsoft linkedin these daysJul 28 20:06
schestowitz-TRI no longer read his blogJul 28 20:06
schestowitz-TRit does not have much left to offer anywayJul 28 20:06
schestowitz-TRhe markets himself to patent "professionals"Jul 28 20:06
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