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techrightssec2A fair amount of referals come via the fediverse, it would seem.Dec 29 00:31
techrightssec2Those arrive in bursts.  It's otherwise mostly random, very recent posts, plusDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2a trickle of bots.  Unfortunately some of the bots keep hitting the same pagesDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2again and again, or at least "Bing" does that all the time.  The other botsDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2seem better programmed and don't do that as much or at all.Dec 29 00:31
techrightssec2I looked into the bots many weeks ago but haven't analyzed the recently.Dec 29 00:31
techrightssec2A very small portion of the patents embedded in H.264 have expired and a tinyDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2number of additional patents will expire soon:Dec 29 00:31
techrightssec2https://www.mpegla.com/wp-content/uploads/avc-att1.pdfDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2Yet phone makers went out of their way to avoid Ogg and paid at great expenseDec 29 00:31
techrightssec2to add H.264 with "hardware acceleration".Dec 29 00:31
techrightssec2When do the rest expire?Dec 29 00:31
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schestowitz-TRworking on 3 posts for midnight server timeDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TR\Dec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRvonick uptime 50 days, 8 hoursDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRthat's the machine that kept crashing due to storage-related issuesDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRI already moved critical files off of itDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRbut the problem seems to have temporarily gone awayDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRTR gets many visits on Microsoft 2023 layoff pagesDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRwhich sort of tells you something, imhoDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRregarding MPEG patents, I know none individuallyDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRthere are so many that it would be a waste of time to study that, unless you do it for a livingDec 29 03:42
schestowitz-TRDeaths Soaring in Ireland After COVID-19 and Vaccination https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/29/ireland-q2-2022/Dec 29 04:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Deaths Soaring in Ireland After COVID-19 and VaccinationDec 29 04:12
schestowitz-TRTime to pause covid mass vaccination https://rumble.com/v22ugd2-time-to-pause-covid-mass-vaccination.htmlDec 29 04:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-rumble.com | Time to pause covid mass vaccinationDec 29 04:44
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schestowitz-TRIn Norway GNU/Linux is found on over 12% of laptops/desktops this month https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway/#monthly-200901-202212Dec 29 08:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-gs.statcounter.com | Desktop Operating System Market Share Norway | Statcounter Global StatsDec 29 08:54
schestowitz-TRnot sure how accurateDec 29 08:54
schestowitz-TRI think Microsoft has gamed their data in recent monthsDec 29 08:55
schestowitz-TRin order to fake "success" of vista11Dec 29 08:55
schestowitz-TRbut I cannot prove itDec 29 08:55
techrightssec2They usually do game or outright cook their data to give the illusion of beingDec 29 08:56
techrightssec2better off than they really are. Dec 29 08:56
techrightssec2If I recall correctly there were some game companies helping them, and probablyDec 29 09:40
techrightssec2still do.  It might have been regarding WoW where game clients that used Dec 29 09:40
techrightssec2Windows even once during the first few months were counte as Windows and notDec 29 09:40
techrightssec2GNU/Linux even if the game was only ever played via GNU/Linux.  Those statsDec 29 09:40
techrightssec2were later used to drop support for the platform.  Game support, or more  Dec 29 09:40
techrightssec2specifically the politics coming from the gaming companies, is a whole can ofDec 29 09:40
techrightssec2worms.  Those issues were discussed online back when Slashdot was still around.Dec 29 09:40
schestowitz-TRi still remember thisDec 29 09:41
schestowitz-TRmany gnu/linux clients pretend to be windows (librewolf does my default; rianne and I look likeDec 29 09:47
schestowitz-TRFirefox on Windows)Dec 29 09:47
schestowitz-TRno wondows clientsDec 29 09:47
schestowitz-TRpretend to be gnu/linux Dec 29 09:47
techrightssec2Yes, many do, exacerbating the problem by not forcing the servers to addressDec 29 09:49
techrightssec2the full market.  In the 'old' days, marketers would jump at the chance toDec 29 09:49
techrightssec2increase their market share by a few percent.  Now they are all about forcingDec 29 09:49
techrightssec2a particular company's corporate ideology in such a way as to actively shrink Dec 29 09:49
techrightssec2market share while responding to compaints with F.O.A.D.Dec 29 09:49
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schestowitz-TRDonald Knuth’s 2022 ’Christmas Tree’ Lecture Is about Trees - The New Stack ⚓ https://thenewstack.io/donald-knuths-2022-christmas-tree-lecture-is-about-trees/ ䷉ Source: The New Stack | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//thenewstack.io/donald-knuths-2022-christmas-tree-lecture-is-about-trees/Dec 29 10:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-thenewstack.io | Donald Knuth's 2022 'Christmas Tree' Lecture Is about Trees - The New StackDec 29 10:13
schestowitz-TRStanford Lecture: Don Knuth - Twintrees, Baxter Permutations, and Floorplans (2022) - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zg6YRqT4Duo&feature=youtu.be | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://auragem.space/youtube/video/zg6YRqT4Duo&feature=youtu.beDec 29 10:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-yewtu.be | Stanford Lecture: Don Knuth - Twintrees, Baxter Permutations, and Floorplans (2022) - InvidiousDec 29 10:16
schestowitz-TRPhoronix has just RE-published an article for the THIRD time in two days. Maybe his xmas traffic puts him down, so he's bumping old stories.Dec 29 12:25
schestowitz-TRI can post another batch of Daily LinksDec 29 13:37
schestowitz-TRunless daily links are imminent from the Links accountDec 29 13:37
techrightssec2just a secDec 29 14:31
techrightssec2All set.  It took much longer than planned today. Dec 29 14:31
schestowitz-TRthanks, I thought something had gone wrongDec 29 14:32
schestowitz-TRglad it was fineDec 29 14:32
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schestowitz-TRcommondreams grabs para1 thrice in a rowDec 29 15:29
schestowitz-TRi think some variable might be echoed repeatedlyDec 29 15:29
schestowitz-TRfor now I remove second and third linesDec 29 15:29
techrightssec2checkingDec 29 15:38
techrightssec2hmm. seems to be in the source html the XPath will need changingDec 29 15:38
schestowitz-TRI've manually culled the ones from today and am progressing towards bedtime circa 6pmDec 29 15:39
schestowitz-TRbeen a productive day here at leastDec 29 15:39
schestowitz-TRmore so tomorrow:-)Dec 29 15:39
techrightssec2yep, the actual text + markup is in the source x3Dec 29 15:58
techrightssec2ok, the scraper is fixed in regards to commondreams.org but, as always,Dec 29 16:24
techrightssec2scraping remains brittle.Dec 29 16:24
techrightssec2Thanks for catching the change.Dec 29 16:24
schestowitz-TRit is a moving targetDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRbut at least it lets reading be done betterDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRlike in books, no mimages to distract meDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRI can't see the faces of people the articles are aboutDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRand this is fineDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRthat also shows why gemini is fineDec 29 16:26
schestowitz-TRthe imagination works moreDec 29 16:26
techrightssec2ackDec 29 16:54
techrightssec2Heads up: Rossmann reported that the NY bill got gutted leaving a uselessDec 29 16:54
techrightssec2piece of garbage with the old bill's name in it's place.  The change was a fewDec 29 16:54
techrightssec2words but it effectively opened a loophole that opponents can drive trucks      Dec 29 16:54
techrightssec2through.Dec 29 16:54
schestowitz-TRso basically a never-0ending battle with well-funded and tireless lobbyistsDec 29 16:55
schestowitz-TRlike upcDec 29 16:55
schestowitz-TRand the media covers it only as suits its ownersDec 29 16:55
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techrightssec2It was done more or less outside of democratic processes.  Dec 29 23:55
techrightssec2It reminds me of when the secretary left the Open Source discussion off of theDec 29 23:55
techrightssec2state of Oregon's agenda for the last session before the end of the season.Dec 29 23:55
techrightssec2That ensured it was not discussed with the old legislature, and the newDec 29 23:55
techrightssec2legislature was an entirely different power constellation with different peopleDec 29 23:55
techrightssec2and all.Dec 29 23:55
techrightssec2M$, and in this case also Apple, play the quite corrupt politicians with theirDec 29 23:55
techrightssec2lobbyists and legalized bribery.Dec 29 23:55

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