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roy_on_tedboxhttps://twitter.com/weaponizedword1/status/1244447461755817990Mar 30 04:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@weaponizedword1: @urbanx_f "Bill Gates Tells World Health Organization (WHO) What to Do, Still Pushing for Spendings on His Patents"… https://t.co/FgoeHy06PnMar 30 04:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@weaponizedword1: @urbanx_f "Bill Gates Tells World Health Organization (WHO) What to Do, Still Pushing for Spendings on His Patents"… https://t.co/FgoeHy06PnMar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedbox"Mar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedbox"Bill Gates Tells World Health Organization (WHO) What to Do, Still Pushing for Spendings on His Patents"Mar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedboxhttp://techrights.org/2011/11/04/who-is-gates/ …  Mar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedbox"The Gates Foundation-Connected GlaxoSmithKline Indirectly Paid Scientists to Exaggerate Vaccine Needs"Mar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedboxhttp://techrights.org/2010/06/07/gsk-philanMar 30 04:37
roy_on_tedbox"Mar 30 04:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Bill Gates Tells World Health Organization (WHO) What to Do, Still Pushing for Spendings on His Patents | TechrightsMar 30 04:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The Gates Foundation-Connected GlaxoSmithKline Indirectly Paid Scientists to Exaggerate Vaccine Needs | TechrightsMar 30 04:38
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schestowitz> "Erin Moon is an engineer, student, musician, and very tired. She's used, contributed to, and developed free software since she was a small kid. Over the last three years, her open source work..."Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> Her what?Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> https://libreplanet.org/2020/speakers/Mar 30 05:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-libreplanet.org | LibrePlanet — SpeakersMar 30 05:56
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> "...her open source work has focused on federated social media software, as a user, contributor, and maintainer. Her other personal work..."Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> "Other personal work" has got to be a reference to what she does with free software. What's next, the "Linux Project?"Mar 30 05:56
schestowitzThe bio comes from the person; so I think  changing the words to say Free software would risk annoying that person.Mar 30 05:56
schestowitz> JJ  AsgharJJ works on the IBM cloud as a developer advocate. He’s focusing on the IBM Kubernetes service...Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> They mean the Microsoft Github Kubernetes service.Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> Nice to know LibrePlanet is promoting "the IBM cloud"Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> WTFSF...Mar 30 05:57
schestowitz> Roy:Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz>  Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     I have  many reasons to be sceptical of IBM, which is also a longtimeMar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     patron of FSF along with Red Hat (even wonder why nothing negative isMar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     said about  systemd?).Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     The FSF never speak about these companies in relation to patent lobbyingMar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     and policy .Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     They were happy to see  RMS removed:Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz>     http://techrights.org/2019/11/28/diversity-forms/Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> I know. Weeks ago, I posted links from techrights to rms (and a fewMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> other GNu developers) pointing out the link between IBM/RedHat andMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Microsoft.  I pointed out to RMS that the most vocal signatories of theMar 30 06:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Diversity Comes in Many Forms | TechrightsMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> "Joint Statement" Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> <https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2019/joint-statement-on-the-gnu-project/>Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> were connected to RedHat and that they were proxies for Microsoft.Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> RedHat wasn't just happy to see RMS removed. As the poster child forMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> FOSS big business, they were used to front for the Microsoft-IBM machineMar 30 06:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-guix.gnu.org | Joint statement on the GNU Project — 2019 — Blog — GNU GuixMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> as they continued, unsuccessfully, to also oust him as head of GNU. IMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> sent him lots of advice about discussions he should have with hisMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> attorneys etc etc.Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Mar 30 06:00
schestowitz> Roy, I'm off to concentrate on wrapping up this business plan. PleaseMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> stay away from covid-19, we need you and techrights.orgMar 30 06:00
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org> to stay strong!!Mar 30 06:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Techrights | People's rights in the digital age | Plutocracy threatened by freedom, democracy, privacy & civil rightsMar 30 06:01
schestowitzThanks, xxx.Mar 30 06:01
schestowitzTwo links of interest for you:Mar 30 06:01
schestowitz1) http://techrights.org/2019/01/27/microsoft-as-a-buyer-of-rht/Mar 30 06:01
schestowitz2) http://techrights.org/2019/08/10/microsoft-leads-red-hat-events/Mar 30 06:01
schestowitzOh, actually a third:Mar 30 06:01
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2017/08/31/finjan-blue-and-ibm/Mar 30 06:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Always Remember That Red Hat Also Considered Microsoft as a Buyer | TechrightsMar 30 06:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Sometimes It Feels Like Microsoft — Not IBM — Bought Red Hat | TechrightsMar 30 06:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | IBM Helps a Microsoft-Connected Patent Troll Create Another Trolling Branch, Known as Finjan Blue | TechrightsMar 30 06:01
schestowitz>>> Perhaps, but the task becomes more arduous as it piles up.  Yes, thereMar 30 07:08
schestowitz>>> is overhead with a daily check, but it only takes a few minutes.  WhatMar 30 07:08
schestowitz>>> would help if only time and effort are in question would be a script toMar 30 07:08
schestowitz>>> send the logs directly into WordPress once they are present on the webMar 30 07:08
schestowitz>>> server.Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz>> I read this paragraph thrice and I still am not sure what it means toMar 30 07:08
schestowitz>> "send into wordpress"Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> Something like this mockup:Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> wget--post-data 'log=me&password=foo' \Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> --save-cookies irc-log.txt \Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/wp-login.phpMar 30 07:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Techrights › Log InMar 30 07:08
schestowitz> Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> wget--post-file=irc-log-280320.html \Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> --load-cookies irc-log.txt \Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/wp-admin/post-new.phpMar 30 07:08
schestowitz> Mar 30 07:08
schestowitz> That way once the IRC logs are detected, the WP post can be createdMar 30 07:09
schestowitz> automatically by script.Mar 30 07:09
schestowitz> Mar 30 07:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Techrights › Log InMar 30 07:09
schestowitz>> We upload to a directory totally disconnected from WP.Mar 30 07:09
schestowitz> Yes, that would be a holding directory.  Then the actual WP post needsMar 30 07:09
schestowitz> to be created.Mar 30 07:09
schestowitzOK, I see what you mean.Mar 30 07:09
schestowitzNext question then: do you know of a WordPress plugin that would turn new uploads into active posts/drafts?Mar 30 07:09
schestowitzPS - a little depressed this morning to see Internet rot. Many articles Techrights links to as vital sources cease to exist, except in IA and what we take as excerpts (if anything). Relieved to know Techrights is in several hands in these times of uncertainties.Mar 30 07:09
schestowitzPSS - any point in me quitting Twitter (rather than posing CCs there while mostly ignoring it)?  Even just checking replies there can take up ~30 mins/day. Mar 30 07:09
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/AmbyR00/status/1244382432918417411Mar 30 07:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@AmbyR00: @schestowitz Oh my, I quickly need to repair my MendelMax now.Mar 30 07:11
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SDGMasterglass/status/1244380743008124928Mar 30 07:11
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schestowitzhttps://youtu.be/P7sLREJPvhM Mar 30 07:11
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SDGMasterglass/status/1244378344436764673Mar 30 07:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SDGMasterglass: @schestowitz https://t.co/hxZ4hyKyalMar 30 07:11
schestowitz>> OK, I see what you mean.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>>Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> Next question then: do you know of a WordPress plugin that would turnMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> new uploads into active posts/drafts?Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz> I know almost nothing about WordPress.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitzMaybe it's a good thing. I adopted it back when I learned LAMP with cPanel etc.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> PS - a little depressed this morning to see Internet rot. Many articlesMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> Techrights links to as vital sources cease to exist, except in IA andMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> what we take as excerpts (if anything). >> It's rough because many people, myself included, have tried to convinceMar 30 08:52
schestowitz> others of the importance of long term preservation and access to digitalMar 30 08:52
schestowitz> material since at least the mid-1990s.  Some projects and institutionsMar 30 08:52
schestowitz> actively fight against it.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitzWith static sites there's less worry about maintenance and upgrades, but now we need full-time sysadmins to  run even simple sites. So some find it "expensive"... Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> Relieved to know Techrights isMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> in several hands in these times of uncertainties.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz> Yes.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> PSS - any point in me quitting Twitter (rather than posing CCs thereMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> while mostly ignoring it)?  Even just checking replies there can take upMar 30 08:52
schestowitz>> ~30 mins/day.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz> Not sure.  In public relations and outreach it should be reduced butMar 30 08:52
schestowitz> probably cannot be completely avoided.  Just be sure to occasionallyMar 30 08:52
schestowitz> steer people toward the Fediverse and other decentralized optionsMar 30 08:52
schestowitzI already do that, but some people will never move. I told Zoobab several time to post outside Twitter (as well) so I can cite him there.Mar 30 08:52
schestowitz> Apropos IRC, the logs from yesterday are either not uploaded or else notMar 30 09:00
schestowitz> in the usual place.Mar 30 09:00
schestowitzOdd. I'm sure I uploaded them a minute past midnight. Maybe DST issues, let's see...Mar 30 09:00
schestowitzOh, it does seem like indeed a  DST issue. All the files are there now. I'll  recheck yesterday's to ensure the rewrite didn't cause any damage.Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> -------- Forwarded Message --------Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Office Hours: April 1, 2020 18:00 UTCMar 30 09:01
schestowitz> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:25:15 -0400Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> From: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.orgMar 30 09:01
schestowitz> CC: Tom Jones <thj@freebsd.org>Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:01
schestowitz> Hello everyoneMar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> This coming Wednesday at 18:00 UTC we will hold the first "FreeBSDMar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Office Hours", an interactive online event where users, contributors,Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> and developers can ask questions and get advice.Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> We are still experimenting with the format, but the first iteration willMar 30 09:02
schestowitz> be an open Google Meet:Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> https://meet.google.com/yak-ydnk-rncMar 30 09:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-meet.google.com | MeetMar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> That will also be recorded and posted to Youtube later in the day.Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> Mar 30 09:02
schestowitz> We are still seeking some additional src, ports, and docs committers toMar 30 09:02
schestowitz> help field the questions as well.Mar 30 09:02
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Dan6779/status/1244599264082354179Mar 30 13:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Dan6779: @schestowitz Roy, Spread the word about this alternative way to fight viruses! Instead of chlorine, fluoride, and o… https://t.co/V3pvnfmPsmMar 30 13:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Dan6779: @schestowitz Roy, Spread the word about this alternative way to fight viruses! Instead of chlorine, fluoride, and o… https://t.co/V3pvnfmPsmMar 30 13:27
schestowitz"Roy, Spread the word about this alternative way to fight viruses! Instead of chlorine, fluoride, and ozone, CHLORINE DIOXIDE should be in every water supply!"Mar 30 13:27
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1244597349659414531Mar 30 13:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: @schestowitz You might want to look at this doctor's account. @Thomas_BinderMar 30 13:27
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SleepyPenguin1/status/1244588304345051136Mar 30 13:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SleepyPenguin1: @schestowitz If in fact he hadn't told me of his death back in 2001 after I talked to him for three years in BBC Br… https://t.co/NMfUA1vQSSMar 30 13:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SleepyPenguin1: @schestowitz If in fact he hadn't told me of his death back in 2001 after I talked to him for three years in BBC Br… https://t.co/NMfUA1vQSSMar 30 13:28
schestowitz"If in fact he hadn't told me of his death back in 2001 after I talked to him for three years in BBC Broadcasting House. He died about a year later."Mar 30 13:28
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/GregLBean/status/1244562763042582530Mar 30 13:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GregLBean: @schestowitz Just for perspective, do you see the issue of China possibly covering up deaths of its people, more o… https://t.co/fECuMfc0XjMar 30 13:28
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GregLBean: @schestowitz Just for perspective, do you see the issue of China possibly covering up deaths of its people, more o… https://t.co/fECuMfc0XjMar 30 13:28
schestowitz"Just for perspective,  do you see the issue of China possibly covering up deaths of its people, more or less offensive than the millions of non-US citizen's deaths US is directly responsible for (and tried to and still cover up )  through wars and sanctions?"Mar 30 13:28
schestowitzBoth are offensiveMar 30 13:28
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/KristianHarstad/status/1244562288973164545Mar 30 13:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@KristianHarstad: @schestowitz Correct. Russia's also lying, by the way - they are deliberately miscategorising covid19 cases and deaths as pneumoniaMar 30 13:29
schestowitz"Correct. Russia's also lying, by the way - they are deliberately miscategorising covid19 cases and deaths as pneumonia"Mar 30 13:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/ra_na_fiz81/status/1244558923157438464Mar 30 13:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ra_na_fiz81: @schestowitz Strange, the virus seems to not be mutating fast. In principle once having it, one should develop immunity.Mar 30 13:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Atypicalissue/status/1244540896953028609Mar 30 13:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Atypicalissue: @schestowitz I don’t get it but a sponge is going to have to do as a result.Mar 30 13:30
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r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/1244021471132999681Mar 30 15:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: #billgates -bribed site on #covid19 situation Has Gates already put himself in some Arctic Vault? https://t.co/qZUetILystMar 30 15:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.seattletimes.com | ER doctor who criticized Bellingham hospital’s coronavirus protections has been fired | The Seattle TimesMar 30 15:25
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r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/interbiznw/status/1244605981289410562Mar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@interbiznw: @schestowitz This is disgusting. Whatcom County Deserves better than PeaceHealth. Here is a video of him explaining… https://t.co/FgjYTmEEwWMar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@interbiznw: @schestowitz This is disgusting. Whatcom County Deserves better than PeaceHealth. Here is a video of him explaining… https://t.co/FgjYTmEEwWMar 30 15:26
r_schestowitz"This is disgusting. Whatcom County Deserves better than PeaceHealth. Here is a video of him explaining his concerns!!! Now they turn off reviews to CENSOR the truth! REAL CLASSY @PeaceHealthStJo"Mar 30 15:26
r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1244608327348297728Mar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: @schestowitz ? https://t.co/lHRR1R4FvbMar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@va_shiva: Anniversary of #Email August 30 when 1st US COPYRIGHT for “Email” issued for my 1978 invention when as a 14-yr-old… https://t.co/nJgkrPT2ZXMar 30 15:26
r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/interbiznw/status/1244604493133541376Mar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@interbiznw: @schestowitz Yeah, Don't you know that's why he stepped down from the board seat he's held for 34 years. He's Defin… https://t.co/W6F9dHx9eWMar 30 15:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@interbiznw: @schestowitz Yeah, Don't you know that's why he stepped down from the board seat he's held for 34 years. He's Defin… https://t.co/W6F9dHx9eWMar 30 15:26
r_schestowitz"Yeah, Don't you know that's why he stepped down from the board seat he's held for 34 years. He's Definitely in some bunker somewhere."Mar 30 15:26
r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/dan_hanke/status/1244632097660305408Mar 30 15:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@dan_hanke: @schestowitz JFK, X, MLK, RFK, Leo Ryan and Fred Hampton would like a conference call with you on this matter.Mar 30 15:27
r_schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1244632404012089344Mar 30 15:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @schestowitz @GOP Fiscal eugenics, modern medicine...same thing in the US.Mar 30 15:59
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