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schestowitz__<li><h5><a href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/23/linux_5_6_rc_7/">Linus Torvalds ponders: Is Linux 5.6 going well because it's bug-free, or thanks to that other bug?</a></h5>Apr 01 01:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/23/linux_5_6_rc_7/">Linus )Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__<blockquote><p>Linus Torvalds has released a new release candidate of the Linux kernel – version 5.6 rc7 – and added a little COVID-19 commentary.Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__"The world around us may be going through strange times, but at least so far kernel development looks normal," he wrote on Sunday, US time.Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__"Nothing really stands out, it's all pretty small. I'm going to be optimistic, and say that it's because we're nicely on track for a normal calm release," he continued, before entertaining the pessimistic view that "obviously it may be partly because everybody is distracted by virus worries."Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__Or maybe not: The Register has looked at weekly message count as calculated by Indiana University's Linux Kernel Archive. Message volumes for March 2020 are in the same roughly 8,000-per-week range as they were in the last non-coronavirus and non-holiday-strewn month in recent history: October 2019. And intervening months were at about the same level, too.Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__</p></blockquote></li>Apr 01 01:43
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/b2gills/status/1245163868244058112Apr 01 03:40
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@b2gills: @schestowitz To an extent that is true of Raku. All of the surface level features are relatively easy to learn tho… https://t.co/exYKdUjSMcApr 01 03:40
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@b2gills: @schestowitz To an extent that is true of Raku. All of the surface level features are relatively easy to learn tho… https://t.co/exYKdUjSMcApr 01 03:40
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:40
schestowitz__To an extent that is true of Raku.Apr 01 03:40
schestowitz__All of the surface level features are relatively easy to learn though.Apr 01 03:40
schestowitz__Actually deep knowledge of another language generally hinders learning Raku, because  other languages aren't nearly as strangely consistent as Raku.Apr 01 03:40
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/afowles/status/1245137805057101824Apr 01 03:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@afowles: @schestowitz Dude confused several terms, namely: Majority Plurality Ranked ballots Ranked choice voting So other… https://t.co/G5i3etMP2kApr 01 03:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@afowles: @schestowitz Dude confused several terms, namely: Majority Plurality Ranked ballots Ranked choice voting So other… https://t.co/G5i3etMP2kApr 01 03:41
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__Dude confused several terms, namely:Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__MajorityApr 01 03:41
schestowitz__PluralityApr 01 03:41
schestowitz__Ranked ballotsApr 01 03:41
schestowitz__Ranked choice votingApr 01 03:41
schestowitz__So other than seriously botching the subject matter not a terrible read.Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/yingfuli/status/1245125944026824704Apr 01 03:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@yingfuli: @schestowitz For the same reason they have silenced Sanders, perhaps?Apr 01 03:41
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/jlboul/status/1245032977702232067Apr 01 03:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jlboul: @schestowitz Perhaps he didn't head advice on this matter, which would be: Don't get caught.Apr 01 03:42
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/alimay101234/status/1245030262662148097Apr 01 03:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@alimay101234: @schestowitz Nothing really even available here in terms of fresh produceApr 01 03:42
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/alcipone/status/1244968560222404611Apr 01 03:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@alcipone: @schestowitz Will it get counted in the Corona death count ?Apr 01 03:44
schestowitz__this laptop has been dying since OctoberApr 01 03:44
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fleming77/status/1244967047454482432Apr 01 03:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fleming77: Less welcome is the use of advanced surveillance and tracking techniques to monitor the movements of people to see… https://t.co/FwGaZdqb45Apr 01 03:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fleming77: Less welcome is the use of advanced surveillance and tracking techniques to monitor the movements of people to see… https://t.co/FwGaZdqb45Apr 01 03:44
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:44
schestowitz__Less welcome is the use of advanced surveillance and tracking techniques to monitor the movements of people to see if they are obeying quarantine restrictions. Another obvious way to apply technology is to manage the key resources being used to tackle itApr 01 03:44
schestowitz__@Livingstone_SApr 01 03:44
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:44
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/agargmd/status/1244961774165733376Apr 01 03:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@agargmd: How’s your so called Democrat agenda working now? Keep throwing Bernie under the bus this is what you get.… https://t.co/6jm96rxdAYApr 01 03:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@agargmd: How’s your so called Democrat agenda working now? Keep throwing Bernie under the bus this is what you get.… https://t.co/6jm96rxdAYApr 01 03:45
schestowitz__"How’s your so called Democrat agenda working now? Keep throwing Bernie under the bus this is what you get. #FeelTheBern"Apr 01 03:45
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/alimay101234/status/1244957861387677709Apr 01 03:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@alimay101234: @schestowitz Wow ...Apr 01 03:45
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/dualoe1/status/1244933269268774913Apr 01 03:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@dualoe1: @schestowitz 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤯Apr 01 03:45
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/mfwiniberg/status/1244905028512612352Apr 01 03:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@mfwiniberg: @fcassia @lproven @schestowitz @sbassi @glynmoody @mmasnick Very easily!Apr 01 03:46
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/1244874645016322048Apr 01 03:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fcassia: "CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT LAWYERS? (#COVID19 edition)" 🤔🤔🙄🙄🙁🤣 cc/@lproven @schestowitz @sbassi @glynmoody… https://t.co/iIOzulzkllApr 01 03:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fcassia: "CAN YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT LAWYERS? (#COVID19 edition)" 🤔🤔🙄🙄🙁🤣 cc/@lproven @schestowitz @sbassi @glynmoody… https://t.co/iIOzulzkllApr 01 03:46
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/KodiMaster1/status/1244813777545068544Apr 01 03:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@KodiMaster1: @schestowitz Great! Here is how to install OSMC on Raspberry Pi: https://t.co/SpglrZh21aApr 01 03:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> kodibeginner.com | How to Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi - Kodi BeginnerApr 01 03:47
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/GregLBean/status/1244747754674372608Apr 01 03:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GregLBean: @schestowitz China's (unproven) actions may be offensive but relate strictly to their own people. The US's proven… https://t.co/K7s2GHDbtNApr 01 03:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GregLBean: @schestowitz China's (unproven) actions may be offensive but relate strictly to their own people. The US's proven… https://t.co/K7s2GHDbtNApr 01 03:47
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:47
schestowitz__China's  (unproven) actions may be offensive but relate strictly to their own people. The US's proven atrocities (starvation, medical & financial sanctions, wars of aggression) against people of other nations are beyond offensive, they're grotesque.Apr 01 03:47
schestowitz__Why focus on China?Apr 01 03:47
schestowitz__"Apr 01 03:47
schestowitz__My posts critical of US foreign policy outweigh China criticism by a factor of 10 or soApr 01 03:48
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/EuroPleasureMac/status/1244742154611765256Apr 01 03:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@EuroPleasureMac: @MSCloud Windows is 💩 I'm switching to #Linux cc @schestowitzApr 01 03:48
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/ServerNewbie/status/1244740452982669312Apr 01 03:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@ServerNewbie: @schestowitz And here is another beat that Linux can easily measure speed test via terminal https://t.co/TMXtjoxA9cApr 01 03:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> servernewbie.com | How to Speed Test your VPS (linux ubuntu server) with screenshotsApr 01 03:48
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/jvantill/status/1244716678879088641Apr 01 03:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jvantill: @schestowitz Tutorial for the public to help explain what is going on. Please RT: https://t.co/spxPPJuQHkApr 01 03:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> theconnectivist.wordpress.com | What makes the Corona Virus so Viral? | The ConnectivistApr 01 03:49
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/birdsrulethesky/status/1244654955929251844Apr 01 03:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@birdsrulethesky: @schestowitz The price we pay for caring for the world that feeds our lives to live on this land. We are nothing but a golden toilet bowl.Apr 01 03:52
schestowitz__"The price we pay for caring for the world that feeds our lives to live on this land.  We are nothing but a golden toilet bowl."Apr 01 03:52
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/birdsrulethesky/status/1244654511890878466Apr 01 03:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@birdsrulethesky: @schestowitz https://t.co/tMpGOPkOGIApr 01 03:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@birdsrulethesky: @schestowitz https://t.co/tMpGOPkOGIApr 01 03:52
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schestowitz__x https://thehill.com/policy/technology/490523-bill-gates-calls-for-nationwide-shutdown-shutdown-anywhere-means-shutdownApr 01 05:43
schestowitz__# bill sezApr 01 05:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-thehill.com | Bill Gates calls for nationwide shutdown: 'Shutdown anywhere means shutdown everywhere' | TheHillApr 01 05:43
schestowitz__> The live CD option should work for a while,Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__>Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> "i might just run this laptop off a live CD from now on"Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__>Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> hard drives are easy to replace but only worth it if you think the restApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> of the machine will hold on for a few more years.  Eventually they ceaseApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> to even power-on self-test.  SSDs should be good for the duration of theApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> warranty but how rapidly they fail and what if any symptoms they give inApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__> advance are not well established.Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__The issue turned out to be more profound. For a little while, of overnight, it seemed like the screen was able to cope again, but in the morning it failed, as it did 2 years ago.Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__So no screenApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__Keyboard with many buttons not workingApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__No batteryApr 01 06:06
schestowitz__VERY VERY bad hard drive, cannot even boot a kernel off it!!Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__I gave up on it. No data of value lost, as the death was foreseen. Maybe one day I can use it for spare parts (which I doubt)Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__I still have my 1999 laptop here, with a damaged (by me) PSU. I booted DSL on it in 2011, but the  I forced a wire in, causing damage...Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__When you realise you don't even have ext4 support you realise that any work you do it would be hard to pass. Not to mention Wi-Fi support... an issue with my Palm PDA.Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__BTW, quite unusually today's "merged" daily links have many repetitions of yesterday (like timespan is >24hr), but these come in clusters and are thus easy to remove. No need to resent anything, but in case there's a bug or something it may be worth mentioning. Is it run by timer or manually?Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__Later this year I might make another Debian refurb for the now-orphaned external monitor. OR... should I order a Raspi for it? Does it do VGA OK at 1920px? Does it come with Rasp-bian preloaded or how does that work? I assume I can order online.Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__You recently suggested crafting a raspi for us. Would that connect to the existing orphaned VGA screen I have here? 1920px cross? I can put that next to me in the bedroom for various scripts etc. It would also be energy-efficient, more so than a laptop.Apr 01 06:06
schestowitz__Re: Github researchApr 01 06:13
schestowitz__> Copy of work in progress, not to difficult to glean from if you're curiousApr 01 06:13
schestowitz__Oh, very interestingApr 01 06:14
schestowitz__Much can be done with this data...Apr 01 06:14
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17617746#8988a000559d01387dcb268acd52edbfApr 01 06:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Obarun – An Arch Based Linux Distro Without Systemd http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/135829Apr 01 06:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Obarun – An Arch Based Linux Distro Without Systemd | Tux MachinesApr 01 06:15
schestowitz__"Apr 01 06:15
schestowitz__ Moo CrumpusApr 01 06:15
schestowitz__Apr 01 06:15
schestowitz__what is wrong with archlinux, you can choose whatever sysinit system you wantApr 01 06:15
schestowitz__"Apr 01 06:15
acer-box__https://twitter.com/weaponizedword1/status/1245214968825499659Apr 01 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@weaponizedword1: @RealCandaceO @Nukem37 The fact that Bill Gates has influence in how @WHO operates is a HUGE problem. He is a cance… https://t.co/3dxgzBMfHVApr 01 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@weaponizedword1: @RealCandaceO @Nukem37 The fact that Bill Gates has influence in how @WHO operates is a HUGE problem. He is a cance… https://t.co/3dxgzBMfHVApr 01 06:37
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acer-box__The fact that Bill Gates has influence in how @WHOApr 01 06:37
acer-box__ operates is a HUGE problem. He is a cancer to the health industry.Apr 01 06:37
acer-box__site:http://techrights.org "gates" "vaccine"Apr 01 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights | People's rights in the digital age | Plutocracy threatened by freedom, democracy, privacy & civil rightsApr 01 06:38
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acer-box__https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Big_PharmApr 01 06:38
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Big_Pharm )Apr 01 06:38
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acer-box__The fact that Bill Gates has influence in how @WHOApr 01 06:38
acer-box__ operates is a HUGE problem. He is a cancer to the health industry.Apr 01 06:38
acer-box__site:http://techrights.org "gates" "vaccine"Apr 01 06:38
acer-box__Copy and pasteApr 01 06:38
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acer-box__The fact that Bill Gates has influence in how @WHOApr 01 06:38
acer-box__ operates is a HUGE problem. He is a cancer to the health industry.Apr 01 06:38
acer-box__site:http://techrights.org "gates" "vaccine"Apr 01 06:38
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Techrights to Delete Articles From All Past Years to Save Disk Space #AprilFoolsDay #AprilFools #Aprilscherz… https://t.co/MzMhJmAqneApr 01 11:34
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Techrights to Delete Articles From All Past Years to Save Disk Space #AprilFoolsDay #AprilFools #Aprilscherz… https://t.co/MzMhJmAqneApr 01 11:34
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights to Delete Articles From All Past Years to Save Disk Space | TechrightsApr 01 11:34
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