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schestowitz>> Yes, HTML is a lot better and easier to work with, otherwise I need toNov 28 08:01
schestowitz>> manually convert all the formatting.Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Let me help you do any heavy lifting at the org-mode stage, justNov 28 08:01
schestowitz> say what you need and some elisp may solve it.Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz>> In the footnote I already see " yound students".Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Spotted a few others myself this morning, like misspelling RMS's nameNov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz>> Are you OK with both Techrights and Tux Machines publishing this?Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:01
schestowitz> We're nearly there.. but yes to both. And I don't feel any need toNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> pitch it around anywhere else so it's your exclusive unless youNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> _want_ to allow others to reprint.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitzThanks, appreciated!Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> In Techrights I typically do long videos to discuss publications withNov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> personal interjections of my experiences/views.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> That sounds interesting. As I build up publicity for the book I'veNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> been doing a load of BBC radio interviews and now "vloggers" (sorryNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> for sounding like an old fart) have been have been asking me toNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> participate (I don't do any social media things myself).  Long formNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> discussions seem a much better way to deeply explore issues whichNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> don;t work in soundbite-media.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitzI have a history with the BBC suppressing information and even spiking factual articles. They have conflicting interests.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> -- : from other messageNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> personal opinion: better to avoid the term, made up by MicrosoftNov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> lobbyists to deflect and mislead regulators: Details atNov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> http://techrights.org/2021/06/29/microsoft-behind-big-tech-narrative/Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Microsoft is a Lot Worse Than Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple | TechrightsNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Fascinating. I think I've swallowed the hook and too far invested inNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> the term now. It does have some uses. One cannot avoid the utility ofNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> saying "tech giants" etc to avoid a tedious list of companies who willNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> rebrand in time anyway. Indeed there are so many difficult butNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> interesting terms bandying around that may help or hinder theNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> conversation; "techno-feudalism" is one I picked up from YanisNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> VaroufakisNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/techno-feudalism-replacing-market-capitalism-by-yanis-varoufakis-2021-06.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> The stronger but salient "technofascism" has been in my vocab for aNov 28 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.project-syndicate.org | Techno-Feudalism Is Taking Over by Yanis Varoufakis - Project SyndicateNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> while.  Shoshana Zuboff' "surveillance capitalism" is obviouslyNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> spot-on.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitzI didn't know it was her who had coined it.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz>> Don't let M$ steal or disparage a nationality.Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Thanks for this check. Actually you are on the money regarding a muchNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> bigger subject that I may write up as an artcile if I can find aNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> taker: about how unconscious prejudice thwarts clear securityNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> thinking. In my book I prefaced with an apology for any Sinophobia orNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> Russophobia that creeps into the prose. Last week we had a veryNov 28 08:02
schestowitz> vibrant and fun discussion about stereotypes, as my class has 5Nov 28 08:03
schestowitz> Nigerian students who are really amused that "westerners" condiderNov 28 08:03
schestowitz> them all scammers. We ended up talking about how biases should be openNov 28 08:03
schestowitz> and treated with fun, but that they swing both ways when we talk aboutNov 28 08:03
schestowitz> Silicon Valley as a bunch of "rich old white guys" etc.Nov 28 08:03
schestowitz1 hour ago in our IRC channel:Nov 28 08:03
schestowitz7:36] <schestowitz> [03:28] <AdmFubar> https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59400762Nov 28 08:03
-altlink_902/#boycottnovell-๐Ÿ“ฃ Cloudflare: bbc.com | ๐Ÿ™† Alternative: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59400762Nov 28 08:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.bbc.com | Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law - BBC NewsNov 28 08:03
schestowitz[07:36] <schestowitz> proprietary software with GCHQ back doors STILL legalNov 28 08:03
schestowitz[07:38] <schestowitz> as if passing more laws will stop security breachesNov 28 08:03
schestowitz[07:38] <schestowitz> it's easy to be cynicalNov 28 08:03
schestowitz> You asked for electronic review copies of the last bookNov 28 08:03
schestowitzThanks, I've sent this to my friend.Nov 28 08:03
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schestowitzRe: Article on Information UnchainedNov 28 08:06
schestowitz> Hope you're keeping very well,Nov 28 08:06
schestowitzJust catching up with email this morning. Today I'll post a lot about software patents.Nov 28 08:06
schestowitz> A new Times HE article this week is my first foray into sci-fi,Nov 28 08:06
schestowitz> imagining what a wonderful world it would be for my little girl if sheNov 28 08:06
schestowitz> could grow up in a world where science was free for everyone to joinNov 28 08:06
schestowitz> in.Nov 28 08:06
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:06
schestowitz> https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/2048-information-unchained-and-even-schoolgirls-win-nobel-prizesNov 28 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.timeshighereducation.com | In 2048, information is unchained and even schoolgirls win Nobel prizes | Times Higher Education (THE)Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> (disabling javascript avoids you having to sign in to read articles)Nov 28 08:07
schestowitzThanks for the tip.Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> If these article messages are unwelcome/annoying please let me knowNov 28 08:07
schestowitz> and will stop sending announcements.Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> Otherwise I'd love to hear your thoughts and feelings about these andNov 28 08:07
schestowitz> other tech-rights issues affecting us all these days, or about theNov 28 08:07
schestowitz> book https://digitalvegan.netNov 28 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-digitalvegan.net | Digital Vegan BookNov 28 08:07
schestowitz> Nov 28 08:07
schestowitz> all best wishes and thanksNov 28 08:07
schestowitzThe other day we discussed which barriers remain, and patents are still on the top of the list.Nov 28 08:07
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