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schestowitzFeedback Request: Organized Labor SheltersNov 02 05:43
schestowitz> Still not published, but I’m highlighting how the vendor companies andNov 02 05:43
schestowitz> permatemp employees depended on by big tech companies function as aNov 02 05:43
schestowitz> hedge against unionization. Any links to big tech union busting would beNov 02 05:43
schestowitz> appreciated.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz>Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz> https://medium.com/@wtfmitchel/organized-labor-shelters-af64a7c0d3c9Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz>Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz> Cheers,Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzGood work.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzMay I suggest you look through;Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2008/11/15/microsoft-layoffs-roundup/Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2009/02/27/msft-cuts-temp-wages/Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzThere are more.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzI'd love to have more insider accounts of these.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzPlease note I do know some people who work at Microsoft, but giving names would give them trouble.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzWish I covered Microsoft as closely as I did a decade back.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz> No doubt, I protect my people at Microsoft 😊Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz>Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz> I’ve got plenty of time to cover them and plenty more to cover, so I do just that.Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzArticle on #microsoft "Organized Labor Shelters" will be out soon. Whose labour? People abused by Microsoft...Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz Nov 02 05:43
schestowitz Published:Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzhttps://medium.com/@wtfmitchel/organized-labor-shelters-af64a7c0d3c9Nov 02 05:43
schestowitzCan a copy be made please, with link to your original?Nov 02 05:43
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schestowitzI consulted with Startpage and was one of many spokespeople. But it was more than work for me. I LOVED Startpage and the privacy features. This situation is breaking my heart.Nov 02 06:13
schestowitzI was hopeful that System1/Startpage would answer important questions to give me and all the fans comfort so we could continue to use the service in confidence. I even requested that PrivacytoolsIO hold off on de-listing it, which it has done.Nov 02 06:13
schestowitzOf course, the association with a pay-per-click tracking company was troubling, but I could see a scenario in which the relationship would provide financial support and even grow the privacy.Nov 02 06:13
schestowitzLet's hope the company answers the tough questions and undergoes an in-depth audit. I would love to use Startpage again with confidence -- and even recommend it, again.Nov 02 06:13
schestowitzhttps://www.reddit.com/r/privacytoolsIO/comments/dpqipq/who_owns_your_favorite_privacy_service_what_if/Nov 02 06:13
schestowitzquoteNov 02 06:14
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Who owns your favorite privacy service? What if it's a pay-per-click ad tracking company -- or even Facebook or Google. We need to ask this -- and more. : privacytoolsIONov 02 06:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16401266#a8907da0df5d01371e8d7a163ef10931Nov 02 06:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I have worked on the Debian LTS project for 11.75 hours (of 11.75 hours planned) and on the Debian ELTS project for 0 hours (of 5 hours planned) as a paid contributor. I have given back those 5 ELTS hours to the pool." #debian runs the world. https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/104Nov 02 06:19
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> sunweavers.net | My Work on Debian LTS/ELTS (October 2019) | sunweaver's NETNov 02 06:19
schestowitzDo those versions not include systemD?? (what I would see as wonderful)?Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzOtherwise, why not help, support, make Devuan grow? ;-) Cheers!!Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzNov 02 06:19
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about 10 hours agoNov 02 06:19
schestowitzif devuan wants to grow, it should be a little more honest and a little less attached to its limitations.Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzeither way, debian news is important to people fighting systemd and supporting devuan.Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzNov 02 06:19
schestowitztomgrz - about 8 hours agoNov 02 06:19
schestowitzThere are a number of GNU/Linux distributions which do not depend upon systemd. I myself use AntiX. But many people prefer Slackware. Also GuixSD is an up-and-coming distribution…Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzNov 02 06:19
schestowitztomgrz - about 8 hours agoNov 02 06:19
schestowitzI seem to remember that Debian offered a nosystemd option. What ever happened with that?Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzNov 02 06:19
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about 4 hours agoNov 02 06:19
schestowitzI seem to remember that Debian offered a nosystemd option. What ever happened with that?Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzian jackson has spent years keeping that option available. (so has devuan.) hes the one member of debians old guard fighting against the systemd monopoly, as far as i know.Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzsam hartman just keeps saying that its getting difficult: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2019/10/msg00002.html whether this is because hes a terrible leader with an agenda to eliminate options people have spent years fighting for, or he is simply acknowledging the state of things (repeatedly, as if to make a point or imply a decision being made) i can honestly only guess. the fight happens only among those who care, and thoseNov 02 06:19
schestowitzwho tolerate those who care. meanwhile, it is not certain how long “the [formerly] universal operating system” goes on before a decision is made to relegate all 32bit machines (which many of us still own and use) to ewaste. i cant say im too thrilled. https://share.naturalnews.com/posts/4a46dc60de9c013752a90cc47a07853cNov 02 06:19
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schestowitztomgrz - about an hour agoNov 02 06:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.debian.org | BITS from the DPL For September/October 2019Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzI’m currently running the Hurd on my 32-bit machine. Maybe I’ll have to keep it that way! ;-)Nov 02 06:19
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-share.naturalnews.com | https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/files/4.1.7/b...Nov 02 06:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16165145#d3f1c800ca210137098d7a163ef10931Nov 02 06:21
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Norbert Preining: RIP (for now) #Calibre in #Debian https://www.preining.info/blog/2019/10/rip-for-now-calibre-in-debian/Nov 02 06:21
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:21
schestowitzWill it work with pypy?Nov 02 06:21
schestowitzNov 02 06:21
schestowitzMichael Wiedmann - 27 days agoNov 02 06:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.preining.info | RIP (for now) Calibre in Debian – There and back againNov 02 06:22
schestowitzBut I can still find calibre (4.0.0+dfsg-1) in unstable!Nov 02 06:22
schestowitzNov 02 06:22
schestowitzDidier Lefèvre - 27 days agoNov 02 06:22
schestowitzCalibre 4.0 is releasedNov 02 06:22
schestowitzNov 02 06:22
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 27 days agoNov 02 06:22
schestowitzWill it work with pypy?Nov 02 06:22
schestowitzthe problem with pypy is (like it once was with python 3) there are fewer packages that work with it.Nov 02 06:22
schestowitzwith fig, it mostly relies on python 2 alone (pygame is optional) so it basically works with pypy immediately. you just change the interpreter it points to. with calibre this is probably more about the additional libraries. pypy may support it in the future (it may even support it now) but while pypys general support for the countless libraries out there continues to move forward, thats the big issue for making things work with pypy-- libraryNov 02 06:22
schestowitzsupport.Nov 02 06:22
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:22
schestowitzhttps://calibre-ebook.com/new-in/thirteenNov 02 06:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-calibre-ebook.com | calibre - New in calibre 4.0Nov 02 06:22
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16400767#bd3b8680df0f0137528d0cc47a07853cNov 02 06:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Guido leaving #python leadership meant a vacuum the criminals from #microsoft were very quick to exploit (they bought and snatched seats) http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/PythonNov 02 06:22
schestowitz"fsf has one too. probably not a coincidence-- more like a tactic."Nov 02 06:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Python - TechrightsNov 02 06:23
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16400988#1a028df0df0b01374b27005056264835Nov 02 06:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Theory: Swapnil is trashing #linux dot com with #openwash crap so as to sell himself (or his 'services') to the companies that take over the 'content'. For sale: sellout. http://techrights.org/2019/10/30/linux-com-is-a-microsoft-site/Nov 02 06:23
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:23
schestowitzthat’s so funny. e.eNov 02 06:23
schestowitzNov 02 06:23
schestowitzGonzalo Velasco - about 11 hours agoNov 02 06:23
schestowitzSWEET LORD!!! :-ONov 02 06:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Linux.com is a Microsoft Site | TechrightsNov 02 06:23
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:23
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16399692#87bcadb0deec01374b1d005056264835Nov 02 06:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Encouraged to see the Nodepad++ release. Obviously it is uncomfortable for rulers to have another authority capable of questioning the authority of the state." But... they don't support #gnu #linux Right? http://www.gnome.org/~michael/blog/2019-10-31.htmlNov 02 06:24
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:24
schestowitzI’m sick of the cracking in the FLOSS community. It started with morons and stubbotns arguing about GNU not, GNU yes / Linux nomenclature, then the “TLF” going “corporation-lover”, then RH and tits monsters eating our distros from the inside (PulseAudi0, systemDevil, Wayland…; = my way or the highway politics)… now it is only getting worse: more fragmented, weakened, against all the original good ideals!Nov 02 06:24
schestowitzNov 02 06:24
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about 13 hours agoNov 02 06:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> people.gnome.org | Stuff Michael Meeks is doingNov 02 06:24
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#RedixNov 02 06:24
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#ApathyNov 02 06:24
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/06/05/bribe-the-moderates-to-your-side/Nov 02 06:24
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsNov 02 06:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsNov 02 06:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Chapter 5: Open Source Judo — How to Bribe the Moderates to Your Side | TechrightsNov 02 06:24
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16393640#f9842120de4501378ccb002590d8e506Nov 02 06:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● Bernie #Sanders Says Give Aid to #Gaza and That Calling Out #Netanyahu 's Racist #Government Isn't #AntiSemitism https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/10/30/bernie-sanders-says-give-aid-gaza-and-calling-out-netanyahus-racist-government-isntNov 02 06:25
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:25
schestowitzthats a strawman, giving aid to gaza or critizing bibis racism is not antisemitic, nobody said soNov 02 06:25
schestowitzNov 02 06:25
schestowitzmurdeRED dreams GrandWizardOfZOG - a day agoNov 02 06:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Bernie Sanders Says Give Aid to Gaza and That Calling Out Netanyahu's Racist Government Isn't Anti-Semitism | Common Dreams ViewsNov 02 06:25
schestowitzbut could you explain https://forward.com/opinion/433643/ilhan-omar-just-came-out-against-sanctions-on-mideast-countries-so-why/ or https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Ilhan-Omar-votes-against-Turkey-sanctions-bill-Harms-civilians-606271 explain to me?Nov 02 06:25
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-forward.com | Ilhan Omar Just Came Out Against Sanctions. So Why Does She Back BDS? – The ForwardNov 02 06:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.jpost.com | Ilhan Omar votes against Turkey sanctions bill: Harms civilians - American Politics - Jerusalem PostNov 02 06:25
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16387987#a755d550de42013752610cc47a07853cNov 02 06:26
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I think I have enough material and facts about #librem and #purism If someone knows anything else, please comment (will check mail and notifications the next hour)...Nov 02 06:26
schestowitzWhat about the question at the end?Nov 02 06:26
schestowitzNov 02 06:26
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days agoNov 02 06:26
schestowitzive watched the video and read roys article.Nov 02 06:26
schestowitzi understand the context of my comments, though i have to say that delivery aside (and who is delivering it) i thought that was a strong presentation.Nov 02 06:26
schestowitzif stallman had given that talk i would have passionately applauded it. so the context of who it is from aside, whats wrong with the talk? i dont think he spent too much time talking about himself. he said very relevant stuff. almost like fsf 2.0 in a GOOD WAY. but i want to know whats wrong with it (we can still talk about the person doing the speech, but i want to talk about just the presentation for a moment.)Nov 02 06:26
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schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzwhat todd weaver is trying to do has a precedent, of sorts. apart from the obvious free software movement, what hes trying to do in terms of a (hardware) company is not unlike what compaq ultimately tried to do for other companies that ended up joining forces to take on ibm.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzthis is apart from the fact of how theyre allegedly (and possibly) handling the lack of income.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitztomgrz - a day agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzlack of income.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzTheir stuff is too expensive, and their market too narrow.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - a day agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzhe probably wanted to be the tesla of free software phones.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzhonestly, starting at the higher end isnt the worst idea-- i started at the other end with pengpod, im pretty sure they dont exist anymore (arm-based tablet running ubuntu, also runs debian.)Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzwas not too impressed. really wanted to be.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitztomgrz - a day agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzYeah, I myself tried selling ARM-based desktop systems that were more powerful than the Pi. Not much interest. But then I had no advertising…Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - a day agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzout of curiosity, you got any left? what did they go for?Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzNov 02 06:27
schestowitztomgrz - a day agoNov 02 06:27
schestowitzI had a number of different configurations. An early one was based on the Odroid2. The most recent was based upon the ROCK64. The board itself is absurdly cheap at $35. for the 2GB RAM version. The entire system was aimed at $64. I gave a few away for Green Party fundraisers. I have one left.Nov 02 06:27
schestowitz"Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15989605#78d94eb0b988013757ee4061862b8e7bNov 02 06:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I don't think we have to spend $750 billion a year on the military when we don't even know who our enemy is." https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/13/challenging-biden-iraq-war-vote-sanders-denounces-bloated-trump-pentagon-budgetNov 02 06:27
schestowitz"Finally!"Nov 02 06:27
schestowitzindeedNov 02 06:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Challenging Biden on Iraq War Vote, Sanders Denounces Bloated Trump Pentagon Budget During Democratic Debate | Common Dreams NewsNov 02 06:27
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16401504#56062150df2001371e8f7a163ef10931Nov 02 07:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: For better #security and #privacy #ProtonMail ought to #deletegithub and choose hosting that's not #proprietarysoftware working for NSA and the Pentagon https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/01/why-encrypted-email-service-protonmail-is-open-sourcing-its-mobile-apps/Nov 02 07:25
schestowitz"I think the folks at ProtonMail are interested in becoming as main-stream as possible."Nov 02 07:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> venturebeat.com | Why encrypted email service ProtonMail is open-sourcing its mobile apps | VentureBeatNov 02 07:25
schestowitzwhich is dine, imho, I have not seen any causes for alarm there (uet). IIRC, former NSA people founded it, but they might as well have been disgruntled defectors, so to speak...Nov 02 07:25
schestowitzwhich is fine, imho, I have not seen any causes for alarm there (yet). IIRC, former NSA people founded it, but they might as well have been disgruntled defectors, so to speak...Nov 02 07:26
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16229334#f6dd1810defc0137ddcf00163c5e21edNov 02 07:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #GitLab Core and #Eclipse IDE get #proprietarysoftware pushed to them by #microsoft -connected #whitesource which is like another Black Duck incarnation http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Black_DuckNov 02 07:26
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:26
schestowitz#GitLab agrees to listen to the Free Software Community’s suggestions on telemetry and proprietary softwares:Nov 02 07:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Black Duck - TechrightsNov 02 07:26
schestowitzhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly/issues/2113Nov 02 07:26
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:26
schestowitzGoodNov 02 07:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gitlab.com | Important Updates to our Terms of Service and Telemetry Services (#2113) · Issues · GitLab.org / gitaly · GitLabNov 02 07:26
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16399082#0b552600dee001374b23005056264835Nov 02 07:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● 'If These #Miners Were Bankers, Congress Would Have Bailed Them Out Already,' Says #Sanders as Bankrupt Murray Coal Threatens Pensions https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/31/if-these-miners-were-bankers-congress-would-have-bailed-them-out-already-saysNov 02 07:27
schestowitz"AS IN EVERY OTHER COUNTRY (of this bloody capitalist planet)"Nov 02 07:27
schestowitza global trendNov 02 07:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | 'If These Miners Were Bankers, Congress Would Have Bailed Them Out Already,' Says Sanders as Bankrupt Murray Coal Threatens Pensions | Common Dreams NewsNov 02 07:27
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16393091#881ac2d0dec80137883b047d7b62795eNov 02 07:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Geany is a programmer friendly open source text editor for Windows, Linux, macOS http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129940 #programming #freeswNov 02 07:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Geany is a programmer friendly open source text editor for Windows, Linux, macOS | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:27
schestowitz"Geany could be the best GUI text editor for programmers if it had configurable key-bindings with macro language. For an unknown reason all GUI editors are avoid this."Nov 02 07:28
schestowitzKate has someNov 02 07:28
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16395879#6f981b30dec70137884d047d7b62795eNov 02 07:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Tux logo of #linux will be replaced by this very ugly thing https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Systemd-New-Logo-2019 #systemdNov 02 07:28
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:28
schestowitz#redix #punix #ospsNov 02 07:28
schestowitzNov 02 07:28
schestowitzNicholas Christopoulos - about 20 hours agoNov 02 07:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Systemd Has A New Logo As Other Features Build Up For The Next Release - PhoronixNov 02 07:28
schestowitzGood, I want to know what to avoid.Nov 02 07:28
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:28
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16387675#7e9d9050ddba013752a90cc47a07853cNov 02 07:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Changing the #Python release cadence http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129919 #programmingNov 02 07:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Changing the Python release cadence | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:29
schestowitz"it already changes too quickly. why does everybody demand the opportunity to break things that people like to use?"Nov 02 07:29
schestowitzI still use python code from over a decade agoNov 02 07:29
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16375542#0bde06e0dc95013752870cc47a07853cNov 02 07:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Linus Torvalds: 'I'm not a programmer anymore' http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129848 #linux #kernelNov 02 07:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Linus Torvalds: 'I'm not a programmer anymore' | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:30
schestowitz"#zdnet"Nov 02 07:30
schestowitzsorry for the lack of trigger warningNov 02 07:30
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16199312#1e0ba520cd260137528b0cc47a07853cNov 02 07:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Beware open source vendor lock-in http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129091 #freesw #openwashing #lockinNov 02 07:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Beware open source vendor lock-in | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:31
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:31
schestowitzand on ONE issue, open source just leaps way ahead of the fsf, where it takes ages to get them to acknowledge the concept of #punixNov 02 07:31
schestowitzmarilyn de villiers and karl fischer, who i probably wouldnt even like if i knew more about them, have nonetheless just make some very valid points about the future of floss. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#RedixNov 02 07:32
schestowitzof course theyre technically behind the free software federation https://web.archive.org/web/20191007072820/http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Free_Software_Federation who have three separate terms for this (hopefully one day we are going to find a de facto standard among them, not that there has to be but it might help) and thats nice. and even the fsf has (this is about credit where credit is due) a growing inkling about this, but theyNov 02 07:32
schestowitzarent going to just come out and say it any day soon. neither is techrights behind on this. i have worked to show the similarities between techrights and an organisation. i need some people to tell me that techrights fits the definition of “organisations and institutions that advocate for free software.”Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/organizationNov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsNov 02 07:32
schestowitz(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzIn response to the crisis, the nations in the region formed an organization. If you want to be part of this organization, you have to follow its rules.Nov 02 07:32
schestowitz(countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzOver time, the spontaneous movement had become an organization.Nov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Free Software Federation - TechrightsNov 02 07:32
schestowitzhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/institutionNov 02 07:32
schestowitzAn organization similarly long established and respected, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.Nov 02 07:32
schestowitz(informal) Other places or businesses similarly long established and respected.Nov 02 07:32
schestowitz(informal) A person similarly long established in a place, position, or field.Nov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wiktionary.org | organization - WiktionaryNov 02 07:32
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/home/historyNov 02 07:32
schestowitzFounded in 2006, this Web site represents more than just a message; it serves a community and a growing movement. Having attracted hundreds of million of hits, Techrights is now an internationally-recognised platform for advocacy of digital rights and personal privileges. Activism here is both positive and negative, as Techrights often criticises companies and organisations that harm society. The site was best known for Boycott Novell untilNov 02 07:32
schestowitz2010. The goal here is to maximise freedom, reduce surveillance, and generally promote the sharing of knowledge, which in turn requires transparent systems, lenient licensing terms, no censorship, and active collaboration among parties.Nov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wiktionary.org | institution - WiktionaryNov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights History | Techrights | People's rights in the digital ageNov 02 07:32
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzI wrote that so long ago. Did we stay true to this message  in your opinion?Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16260969#4e3d2310d2a90137527d0cc47a07853cNov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pack Your Bags – Systemd Is Taking You To A New Home http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129378 #ibm #redhat #systemd doing to #linux what Linux did to #gnuNov 02 07:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Pack Your Bags – Systemd Is Taking You To A New Home | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:32
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzNov 02 07:32
schestowitzfuck noNov 02 07:32
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:32
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16129224#72feb700cc0c013799ff002590d8e506Nov 02 07:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #LibreOffice 10/20 Logo Community Contest http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128760Nov 02 07:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | LibreOffice 10/20 Logo Community Contest | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:33
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzdont make it look like a reversed v sign…Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzNov 02 07:33
schestowitzJon Patterns - 25 days agoNov 02 07:33
schestowitzMake it look like a middle finger instead : -)Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzNov 02 07:33
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 25 days agoNov 02 07:33
schestowitzits hard to make a simple design that represents someone flipping off a 32bit processor, but im sure librelogo is up to the task.Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzi dont hate libreoffice, i hate that everyone thinks 64bit is better, when in many ways it is inferior (in terms of hardware salvage/e-waste reduction, 32bit is superior. for low ram machines, 32bit is more economical…) they didnt actually have to ditch 32bit.Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzNov 02 07:33
schestowitzJon Patterns - 25 days agoNov 02 07:33
schestowitzAgreed it is a shame 32 bit support isn’t supported.Nov 02 07:33
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:33
schestowitzI'm still on 32...Nov 02 07:34
schestowitz> I have to go now to gym JooJoo is ill againNov 02 07:35
schestowitzI'm working till 9, so can't make it. Sunday or Monday instead?Nov 02 07:35
schestowitzBest wishes to lovely JooJoo, tell us if we can help some way.Nov 02 07:35
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036193427045306368?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036193427045306368:0:0:0:1036222417387151360Nov 02 07:41
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:41
schestowitzI used to be a Warming Alarmist. I understand the position, but once you study the actual science more deeply, it all falls apart.Nov 02 07:42
schestowitzTake for instance the Warming Alarmist claim that Global Warming will result in more droughts and larger deserts -- the opposite is true. Warming results in more rain, not less. During the far warmer Holocene Optimum, the Sahara was green for 3,000 years!Nov 02 07:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Demanding Seat at the Table, Youth Organizers Announce New Wave ofNov 02 07:42
schestowitzBefore the Holocene, the cold of the last glacial period of the current Ice Age resulted in 90,000 years of agriculture and civilization being relatively impossible across nearly all of the planet. These idiot children don't understand anything. They are reacting emotionally with near zero critical thinking skills. (Ref: Climate Basics: Nothing to Fear -- #1 Weather Bestseller for 14 weeks)Nov 02 07:42
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:42
schestowitzThe key question is, what do 8 billion people contribute to the change and what change?Nov 02 07:42
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036197309205008384?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036197309205008384:0:0:0:1036217102755192832Nov 02 07:42
schestowitz"Precautionary Principle -- jumping off the cliff of civilization just to be doing something. "Just do it!""Nov 02 07:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | The Revolution Is Here: Democrats Ignore It at Their PerilNov 02 07:42
schestowitzThere need to be more political power with actual leverageNov 02 07:42
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036157597954629632?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036157597954629632:0:0:0:1036158052734623744Nov 02 07:43
schestowitz"it was exepcted. people who work against country should not be allowed to be in some charge"Nov 02 07:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Umbrella Movement icon Joshua Wong barred from Hong Kong electionNov 02 07:43
schestowitz>which< country?Nov 02 07:43
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036110037646397440?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036110037646397440:0:0:0:1036111202107285504Nov 02 07:43
schestowitz"you wouldn't ever understand"Nov 02 07:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Woman's hijab falls off whilst playing soccer, opponents come to her rescueNov 02 07:44
schestowitzSure, she might be punish, but I condemn the punishment itselfNov 02 07:44
schestowitzSure, she might be punished, but I condemn the punishment itselfNov 02 07:44
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036087115091828736?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036087115091828736:0:0:0:1036092755448778752Nov 02 07:44
schestowitz"I prefer Manjaro especially with it being on ARCH #Linux"Nov 02 07:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | MX Linux 19 overview | simple configuration, high stability, solid performance.Nov 02 07:44
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/media/1035105854342664192?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1035105854342664192:1035108385592545280:1035972769023610880:0:1036006599269310464Nov 02 07:44
schestowitz"most important part is "they can"."Nov 02 07:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | 'During his campaign for president, Donald #Trump said that he could 'stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody' without losing voters.' https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/10/26/course-us-president-can-murder-somebody-without-legal-jeopardy-aint-greatNov 02 07:44
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036276142172561408?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036276142172561408:0:0:0:1036277955224068096Nov 02 07:45
schestowitz"#FreeLInus"Nov 02 07:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Corporate Disciplining Bad for One's HealthNov 02 07:45
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036275811141312512?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036275811141312512:0:0:0:1036278347617984512Nov 02 07:45
schestowitz"so happy they have yet to bow to the outrage mob and drop the acronym. #GNUorFU"Nov 02 07:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | GIMP 2.10.14 Released With New Show All View Mode, Loaded Images Now Default to 72 PPI | Tux MachinesNov 02 07:46
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036567000934232064?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036567000934232064:0:0:0:1036567618797154304Nov 02 07:46
schestowitz"he looks like he needs to take a shit .. fuck , I hate facebook so fucking much"Nov 02 07:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Zuckerberg doubles down on Facebook political ads policy afterNov 02 07:46
schestowitzEventually that company needs to just go awayNov 02 07:46
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036718710587633664?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036718710587633664:0:0:0:1036719876926713856Nov 02 07:47
schestowitz"health for rich. poor can die."Nov 02 07:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Thanks to Trump, 4 Million US Children Are Uninsured as CoverageNov 02 07:47
schestowitzThat is their mottoNov 02 07:47
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1036986489140129792?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1036986489140129792:0:0:0:1036988342669783040Nov 02 07:47
schestowitz"No real answers yet. Next time he dies he'll have a diary of informtation"Nov 02 07:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Baghdadi Had No Real Answer for the Crumbling of His Caliphate - CounterPunch.orgNov 02 07:47
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1037088297824161792?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1037088297824161792:0:0:0:1037090290894508032Nov 02 07:47
schestowitz"Good read... thanks, Doc."Nov 02 07:47
schestowitzGlad you liked itNov 02 07:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | 'New technologies are capable of tracking and recording your every movement, revealing detailed information about your lifestyle and personal choices that you make. For example, your mobile phone registers...' https://linuxsecurity.com/features/features/emerging-technology-and-privacy-what-you-need-to-know?rssNov 02 07:47
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16396181#c44d8dd0de9a01378847047d7b62795eNov 02 07:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #Russia Isn't Getting the Recognition It Deserves on #Syria https://www.truthdig.com/articles/russia-isnt-getting-the-recognition-it-deserves-on-syria/Nov 02 07:55
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:55
schestowitzI just can’t understand how any freedom loving person could support either US or Russian war policy in Syria.Nov 02 07:55
schestowitz“While publicly supporting the peaceful transition of power in Tunis and Cairo, in private the Russian government watched the events unfolding in Egypt and the Maghreb with trepidation, concerned that the social and political transformations underway were a continuation of the kind of Western-backed “color revolutions” that had occurred previously in Serbia (2000), Georgia (2003) and Ukraine (2004).”Nov 02 07:55
schestowitzIsn’t it obvious that this paragraph makes no sense? Were they like the “color revolutions”? Yes, in that they were popular uprisings against unpopular leaders, but they weren’t “Western backed”, were they?Nov 02 07:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.truthdig.com | Russia Isn't Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria - TruthdigNov 02 07:55
schestowitzThe only way that makes sense, is that Putin could see that supporting the uprisings, which were calling for the “fall” (change) of US-backed authoritarian regimes, could come around to threaten his or his allies’ authoritarian regimes too.Nov 02 07:55
schestowitzAnd, btw, Russia was already Assad’s #1 military supplier before any of the Arab Spring uprisings. They were there from the start, before the US started sending arms, and long before first Russia, then the US, joined Assad in bombing civilians in 2015.Nov 02 07:55
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:55
schestowitzThis whole 'proxy' war fucked over this county's people, and it's not the first country to which it happened and still happens (you can name some)Nov 02 07:56
schestowitzSorry we cannot treat you, we cannot infringe on a patent…Nov 02 07:56
schestowitz tomgrzNov 02 07:56
schestowitztomgrz - a day agoNov 02 07:56
schestowitzPatents over Patients!Nov 02 07:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16396287#8c538430de9901371e997a163ef10931Nov 02 07:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review, a site of people who lobby (for profit) for #patents on life, plants, nature, bodyparts etc. https://www.lifesciencesipreview.com/news/epo-upholds-validity-of-eye-transplant-patent-3762Nov 02 07:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.lifesciencesipreview.com | EPO upholds validity of eye transplant patentNov 02 07:57
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/02/06/bogus-european-patents-kill-cancer-patients-but-epo-still-has-the-audacity-to-ride-the-wave-of-world-cancer-day/   http://techrights.org/2015/12/26/epo-and-cancer/Nov 02 07:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Bogus European Patents Kill Cancer Patients, But EPO Still Has the Audacity to Ride the Wave of World Cancer Day | TechrightsNov 02 07:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Insensitivity at the EPO’s Management – Part II: Patent Office as a Cancer | TechrightsNov 02 07:57
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16396192#2dea2a60de9701371e837a163ef10931Nov 02 07:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "it urges "STOP THE WITCH HUNT!" It (sort of) shows "Shifty Schiff, Nervous Nancy (and) Hack Jerry Nadler" as the witches in Hocus Pocus." https://www.commondreams.org/further/2019/10/30/syphilitic-chimpanzees-incNov 02 07:57
schestowitz"People in the White House do not have better things to do?"Nov 02 07:57
schestowitzClinton used it to get a  blow jobNov 02 07:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Syphilitic Chimpanzees Inc. | Common Dreams FurtherNov 02 07:58
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16396169#f6cecf20de9301371e9d7a163ef10931Nov 02 07:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Microsoft loves particular aspects of #GNU / #Linux http://techrights.org/2019/10/31/microsoft-wolf-of-wall-street/ #swpats #blackmailNov 02 07:58
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:58
schestowitzOne thing that Microsoft cannot like is that Linux runs on many systems that MS does not. I’m using one now!Nov 02 07:58
schestowitz Fernando SantagataNov 02 07:58
schestowitzFernando Santagata - about 23 hours agoNov 02 07:58
schestowitzMicrosoft loves Linux [¹]Nov 02 07:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Microsoft Loves Linux | TechrightsNov 02 07:58
schestowitz[¹] some restrictions applyNov 02 07:58
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:58
schestowitzMore of us need to tackle this whole big lieNov 02 07:58
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16388436#1998d310dde20137528f0cc47a07853cNov 02 07:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Torvalds has never been the same since returning to #Linux ; he knows who the real bosses are and speculations about his displeasure may be loosely affirmed by apparent health decline http://techrights.org/2019/10/30/losing-control-of-linux/Nov 02 07:59
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzhe chose the side that doesnt care about people, and they only used him. now they own and exploit his name.Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzit isnt fair to him, though neither is what he did to everybody that did care about people.Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzNov 02 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days agoNov 02 07:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Torvalds ‘Aging Faster’ Since Losing Control of Linux | TechrightsNov 02 07:59
schestowitzso who is really “about hate,” mr. torvalds? the people standing up for freedom, or the people who turned on you the same way you turned on us?Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzNov 02 07:59
schestowitzherve_02@diasp.org - a day agoNov 02 07:59
schestowitzThe question is : imagine you need surgery, some complicated intervention. What would you choose :Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzthe surgeon that is very cool and friendly but, well, some patients died and some have severe side effects.Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzthe one that act as a shit, talks bad to people, maybe a little racist, probably homophobic, well the man you can easily hate, but he never failed and did things that looks like magic ?Nov 02 07:59
schestowitz"Nov 02 07:59
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16389274#131cca90dea801371e917a163ef10931Nov 02 08:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #copyright #torrentfreak ☞ EU: 51% of Young People Pirated [sic] Nothing During the Last Year https://torrentfreak.com/eu-51-of-young-people-pirated-nothing-during-the-last-year-191030/Nov 02 08:03
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:03
schestowitzThis means, they abstained from music and movies, even if their access was legal, because the propaganda has told them, that ANY streaming or download is “piracy”. In a decade the creators of music and movies will have no public any more.Nov 02 08:03
schestowitz Hartwig ThomasNov 02 08:03
schestowitzHartwig Thomas - a day agoNov 02 08:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> torrentfreak.com | EU: 51% of Young People Pirated Nothing During the Last Year - TorrentFreakNov 02 08:03
schestowitzBy the way: It is impossible to determine, whether a source is “illegal”, i.e. whether the content was uploaded without proper rights. Therefore in Switzerland all downloads are legal. Thus “consuming content from illegal sources” is never piracy and therefore 100% of the Young People in Switzerland abstained from “piracy” during the last year.Nov 02 08:03
schestowitzHowever, the “collecting societies” are heavily into piracy. They hold empty storage media and network bandwidth hostage and blackmail the IT specialists and the whole population into paying exorbitante “protection” fees.Nov 02 08:03
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:03
schestowitzSo it is even a lot worse than I thoughtNov 02 08:03
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16395804#07f251c0de8d0137528f0cc47a07853cNov 02 08:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #FSF Blogs: Last call for Free Software Awards nominations: Submit by 11/6 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/last-call-for-free-software-awards-nominations-submit-by-11-6Nov 02 08:04
schestowitz"#nominatestallman @Alexandre Oliva"Nov 02 08:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.fsf.org | Last call for Free Software Awards nominations: Submit by 11/6 — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareNov 02 08:04
schestowitzRichard M. Stallman:Nov 02 08:05
schestowitzSo, very ironic things have happened, but nothing to match this. Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is sort of like giving the Han Solo Award to the rebel fleet.Nov 02 08:05
schestowitzhttps://www.quotes.net/mquote/1057473Nov 02 08:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.quotes.net | [when awarded the Linus Torvalds Award]Richard M. Stallman: So, very ironic things have happened, but nothing to match this. Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is sort of like giving the Han Solo Award to the rebel fleet.Nov 02 08:05
schestowitzoh, priceless-- heading towards the fStore for mozapps.Nov 02 08:06
schestowitz#NOzilla #osps #snaplike blame canonical and apple for setting this precedentNov 02 08:06
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:06
schestowitzoh, priceless-- heading towards the fStore for mozapps.Nov 02 08:06
schestowitz#NOzilla #osps #snaplike blame canonical and apple for setting this precedentNov 02 08:06
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16395838#ddef1b9Nov 02 08:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Mozilla Addons Blog: Firefox to discontinue sideloaded extensions https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2019/10/31/firefox-to-discontinue-sideloaded-extensions/ #firefox has deprecated so much third-party code over the years -- code that was their advantage!Nov 02 08:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.mozilla.org | Upcoming changes to extension sideloading | Mozilla Add-ons BlogNov 02 08:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16205085Nov 02 08:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@0mega@nerdpol.ch: ![](https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED715/5b4c82823f0d6.jpeg) ___ #funny #stupification via @{schestowitz@joindiaspora.com}Nov 02 08:13
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15925469#adbba6c6-135d-991d-748d-108565488270Nov 02 08:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "The leaked information came from a former #Siri grader, one of the contract workers tasked with evaluating Siri's accuracy." https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-designed-siri-to-deflect-questions-about-feminism-metoo-report-2019-9Nov 02 08:13
schestowitz"@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Good #Siri ! #Feminists and #masculinists are both crazy and must be placed together into one padded cell. Problem fixed. Okay, you need 1) a lot love, 2) tolerance and acceptance and 3) a really potion of willingness to learn about other genders."Nov 02 08:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.businessinsider.com | Apple Siri leak reveals it deflects questions about feminism, #MeToo - Business InsiderNov 02 08:13
schestowitzSiti and the likes of it ought not existNov 02 08:13
schestowitzSiri and the likes of it ought not existNov 02 08:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16148000Nov 02 08:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@drummyfish@diasp.org: # #Stackexchange ( #stackoverflow ) is seeing some issues, mainly poisoning by a #COC. Might by interesting to @{Free Software Foundation; fsf@framasphere.org} and @{Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊); schestowitz@joindiaspora.com}. A friend of mine informed me about this, it seems like the COC catastrophe is continuing to ruin everything. I am pasting an excerpt of the message: SE has recently been making some changes,Nov 02 08:15
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:15
schestowitz#Stackexchange ( #stackoverflow ) is seeing some issues, mainly poisoning by a #COC.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzMight by interesting to @Free Software Foundation and @Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊).Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzA friend of mine informed me about this, it seems like the COC catastrophe is continuing to ruin everything.Nov 02 08:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> judaism.meta.stackexchange.com | Stack Overflow Inc., sinat chinam, and the goat for Azazel - Mi Yodeya MetaNov 02 08:15
schestowitzI am pasting an excerpt of the message:Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzSE has recently been making some changes, including changing the license under which content is contributed, and more significantly introducing a new code of conduct.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzIn the process of introducing their new CoC, they dimissed a particularly influential moderator for questioning the implications of such changes.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzThis is a very public, undeniable case of CoCs being abused as an excuse to enforce an agenda, which is likely to have a much wider impact on the CoC debate.Nov 02 08:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> meta.stackexchange.com | Firing mods and forced relicensing: is Stack Exchange still interested in cooperating with the community? - Meta Stack ExchangeNov 02 08:15
schestowitzIt takes a bit of piecing together to find out the entirety of what happened, but a good starting point is here:Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzhttps://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5193/stack-overflow-inc-sinat-chinam-and-the-goat-for-azazelNov 02 08:15
schestowitz(It’s on the Judaism meta because that’s the SE site that the dismissed person was moderator for. Information about the incident and subsequent resignations and protests have been scattered across a myriad of other sites.)Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzOr here:Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzhttps://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/333965/firing-mods-and-forced-relicensing-is-stack-exchange-still-interested-in-cooperNov 02 08:15
schestowitzWhile I’m very concerned that this sets a rather nasty precedent, the number of people that have spoken out against it and the number of moderators that have resigned in protest is encouraging.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzYou may wish to share this news with any open source/free software groups that you know of (if they aren’t already aware), since naturally this is as much about freedom as anything else.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitz#freesoftware #sjwNov 02 08:15
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:15
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzmalleus hackerum-- codes of conduct used to ban people, not help peopleNov 02 08:15
schestowitz Miloslav ČížNov 02 08:15
schestowitzMiloslav Číž - 9 days agoNov 02 08:15
schestowitzYes, same as with technology itself – used to enslave people instead of help them.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzRules do not empower people and laws don't legalise things; they make more things illegal.Nov 02 08:15
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16127011Nov 02 08:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@icavot@pod.orkz.net: **Richard Stallman:** >***“I wasn’t forced. Based on the way the FSF was being attacked by people outside, I agreed I needed to resign. Blame them, not the board.”*** More info: http://techrights.org/2019/10/01/what-stallman-wants/ via @{Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊); schestowitz@joindiaspora.com} #SupportRMS #RMS #Stallman #RichardStallman #witchhunt #FSF #MIT #FOSS #GNU #freespeech #freethought #FreeSoftwareNov 02 08:17
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzNov 02 08:17
schestowitzRichard Stallman:Nov 02 08:17
schestowitz“I wasn’t forced. Based on the way the FSF was being attacked by people outside, I agreed I needed to resign. Blame them, not the board.”Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzMore info: http://techrights.org/2019/10/01/what-stallman-wants/ via @Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)Nov 02 08:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Guest Post: What Stallman Wants | TechrightsNov 02 08:17
schestowitz#SupportRMS #RMS #Stallman #RichardStallman #witchhunt #FSF #MIT #FOSS #GNU #freespeech #freethought #FreeSoftwareNov 02 08:17
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:17
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzA Reflection on the Departure of RMSNov 02 08:17
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:17
schestowitzMonkeymind - about a month agoNov 02 08:17
schestowitzFrom the post I linked in my previous comment:Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzThe free software community needs to develop good leadership, and RMS has been a bad leader in many ways for a long time now. He has had plenty of people who have tried to help him, and he does not want help.Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzMIT needs to establish as best it can that paramount are the interests of women to have a safe and fair place to study and work. It must make clear that this is more important than the coddling of a whiny child who has never reached the emotional maturity to treat people decently.Nov 02 08:17
schestowitzIndeed, RMS’s mere presence on the scene in this way has served to make it harder to deal with other cases of bad leaders’ bad behavior. It is time for the free software community to leave adolescence and move to adulthood, and this requires leaving childish tantrums, abusive language, and toxic environments behind.Nov 02 08:17
schestowitz chomwittNov 02 08:17
schestowitzchomwitt - about a month agoNov 02 08:17
schestowitzThe problem is that by the way RMS and FSF acted raised questionmarks (and obviously i dont refer to the slander attack) . I refer to question regarding serious mistakes that make fsf seems like a house of cards . So in my mind RMS and FSF should do sth about that . Asking people to support bythemselfs sound not logical. Imagine interpersonal relations. Someone made sth and lowered your trust and the next moment in addition wants your moneyNov 02 08:18
schestowitzor support! Shouldnt he or it (fsf) explain , tell how the feel in public (i meat at least to the people who care) ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz chomwittNov 02 08:18
schestowitzchomwitt - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzI mean for the moment , officially both RMS and FSF act as they dont care or the want to let the storm pass.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz IcavotNov 02 08:18
schestowitzIcavot - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzAs for me, I still support Richard Stallman:Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzI think Dr Stallman’s views on Mr Minsky’s case (professor at MIT, allegedly involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s scandal) have been misinterpreted and in some cases intentionally distorted. This is nothing but a witch hunt.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzMr Stallman is famous for his intellectual honesty. He should be applauded for it, not ostracized, regardless of whether you agree with him or not. And deep in your heart you know he is one of the best humans that have set foot on this planet.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzTaking into account all the above, Richard Stallman should be reinstated as president of the Free Software Foundation.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:18
schestowitzMonkeymind - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzHe’s not a saint, no matter how many haloes he wears. He’s a real human being, warts and all. One of the warts is that he won’t address many of his other warts. This is not unusual, there are many people who are like that. It would be good if he did address these personal issues, because in a figurehead position, they cause all kinds of bigger problems, as we’ve seen. This is why I am glad he left this position.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzNone of this detracts from the fact that he has done a lot of foundational work, and I recognize him as exceptional, and I built my career on much if the work that he originally started or inspired.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzHe’s still a dick in many ways. He’s human. Let other people give the FSF leadership a try. They may fail in other ways, as humans do. But let’s not pretend RMS is somehow superhuman and entitled to being a dick because of all the great work he’s done.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz chomwittNov 02 08:18
schestowitzchomwitt - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzYou say common sense .Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzBut you say half of if.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzIs it common sense for profit-seeking media outlets to willingly or unwillingly make groundless defamation attacks to pressure leaderships of organizations to go away because they are real human beings and expressed an opinion to protect a person they care for ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzIs it common sense for an organization and a community to ‘give it a try’ not because the choose it to but because outsiders are pressing for it ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzIs it common sense and polite manners other organizations to propose of the chararacter traits that they wish for fsf not sparing a word for defamation attack on the founder of libre software ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzIs it common sense to use narcissisticaly the power of private social to ask for a person to loose their job because you dont agree and dont want to discuss with ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:18
schestowitzTrocatintas - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitz@Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος +1Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:18
schestowitzMonkeymind - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzI don’t know about defamation attacks. But many people have been trying to discuss these issues with RMS for many decades, and it seems he’s the one not willing to discuss these issues. That they finally blew up in this way was just a matter of time.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz chomwittNov 02 08:18
schestowitzchomwitt - about a month agoNov 02 08:18
schestowitzOk, you dont wont to address arguments and facts about smear campaigns and scapegoating and people losing their jobs in a few days because suddenly the internet is sticking ugly names to them.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzYour problem is RMS .Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzThe logic pithole that those forces who shouted the most are the ones that are accused for such actions doesnt bother you ?Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzSo you care only about the outcome that obviously you find it ‘good’ for the free software world.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzDoesnt bother that the free software community is driven to such important decisions not by maturity or discussion but because a scandal broke loose and RMS was a cool little distraction for more powerfull and influential people, not to mention the obvious that RMS didnt expoit women, neither shovel millions to epstein .Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzSo Hell broke loose, injustice prevails , scapegoats are sluttered, people how had relation with epstein are worry free but we are happy cause the scapegoat was someone we didnt like. I guess you like more all the other leaders of free open world.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitzBut since i personally believe that for example open organization X is sleeping with google or microsoft with its revolving doors having reached light speed i’d happy if by the same means , the bad stars of exploitation scandal , twitterinquisition , young narcissist bloated boats , cheap journalism align and their leader is pressed to step off… because as you say i think he is a dick.Nov 02 08:18
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:18
schestowitzMonkeymind - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzWell, he demonstrated he is, among other things, most of them exceptionally great, a dick who won’t address his being a dick.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzPeople who have worked closely with him, who admired and continue to admire him for all the good he has done, had to conclude that this side of his personality exists, that he knows about it, and that he is not willing to address it.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzThat this causes problems beyond his immediate circle of friends, for the free software movement, has become evident multiple times in the past, the present hubbub makes it abundantly clear.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:19
schestowitzTrocatintas - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzhad to conclude that this side of his personality exists, that he knows about it, and that he is not willing to address it.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzWho are these “people”? Is it the vengeful Google employee who never understood the GPL license and who got dismissed by Stallman because he went 2 years without working on the Hurd?Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:19
schestowitzMonkeymind - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzNo, not Thomas Bushnell. Here. This image sums up his personality nicely, and also demonstrates the problematic side of it:Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzDoor to RMS officeNov 02 08:19
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:19
schestowitzTrocatintas - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzThat image only shows someone else’s “personality”.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzAs an active feminist and one who has witnessed much bad behavior among tech CEOs over the past 30 years, I think that accusing Richard Stallman of not supporting women, gays, or any other minority group is false. Look at his real history — not the sign about welcoming “hot ladies” on his MIT Media lab office door, which someone else wrote as a joke and which he removed but not before someone took a photo of it — but his record inNov 02 08:19
schestowitzhelping to give everyone in the world access to free software. He has truly made our world a better, more free place.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:19
schestowitzMonkeymind - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzI agree that he made the world a better place.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzI also am of the opinion that it was good if him to step down from the leadership of the free software movement.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzOne can support good causes and still have problematic aspects. This is only human.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzI don’t want to put RMS on a pedestal of hero worship. For one, it is not a very free position to find oneself.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzHe can be into both “hot ladies” and Amnesty International, as RMS. But not as the leader of Free Software. That position comes with requirements of public conduct he is not willing to fulfill. So then it is good for both Free Software and himself to step down.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:19
schestowitzTrocatintas - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzHe didn’t do the “hot ladies” thing.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:19
schestowitzTrocatintas - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzIt’s not good for any movement to have their fiercest advocates forced by outside influences to “step down”.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz MonkeymindNov 02 08:19
schestowitzMonkeymind - 30 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzLook, I don’t think we’re going to reach any kind of agreement here regardong RMS. Thanks for the respectful discussion, you certainly made your points well.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzLet’s keep supporting free software, and I hope the FSF and Stallman will both get out of this in a good way.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz chomwittNov 02 08:19
schestowitzchomwitt - 29 days agoNov 02 08:19
schestowitzWell its sad that we cant reach a consensus. A common ground should in my perspective be:Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzAn organization of freesoftware should have democratic functioning and frequent elections .Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzDefamation attacks against any member of the free software community should be condemned.Nov 02 08:19
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16101441#7fe3b230c429013752410cc47a07853cNov 02 08:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Notice #microsoft is not even mentioned :/ she still has microsofters on staff to misguide her severely"-iophk (yes, #lizWarren hires from Microsoft) https://thehill.com/policy/technology/463397-warren-proposes-investing-in-congressional-tech-expertise-to-diminish https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/27/20886788/elizabeth-warren-2020-candidate-lobbyists-google-facebook-corruption-technology-scienceNov 02 08:20
schestowitz"how is this different from creating an office for tech lobbyists?"Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16010324#519a8320bbec0137098d7a163ef10931Nov 02 08:20
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzI wish someone could summarize the chain/sequence of events. Are people not quoting him properly or are they taking things out of context to suit their purposes?Nov 02 08:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> thehill.com | Warren proposes investing in congressional tech expertise to diminish lobbying power | TheHillNov 02 08:20
schestowitzStallman is a dividing figure for sure — There doesn’t seem to be any middle ground, one either hates or likes the guy. Perhaps hate is too strong. That being said, I’m going to contradict myself and say I’m on the fence in terms of whether I like the guy. In terms of contributing to the GNU ecosystem, should that really matter?Nov 02 08:20
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:20
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months agoNov 02 08:20
schestowitzIt starts with this mailing list in which we can see Stallman being baited into an irresistible argument about the guilt of his dead friendNov 02 08:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.theverge.com | Elizabeth Warren wants to hire an army of nerds to defeat Google’s lobbyists - The VergeNov 02 08:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@trocatintas@diasporing.ch reshared: Remember: RMS is "demented" for defending a dead friend BUT: #billgates isn't demented for hanging out with a serial pedophile (KNOWING he was that) AND: Writers who slander RMS (intentional lies) are NOT demented Riiiight...Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzThen someone decided to take it out of context and show outrage!Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzRemove Richard StallmanNov 02 08:20
schestowitzAnd everyone else horrible in tech.Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzThen Vice picked it up and distorted it even further…Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzFamed Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Described Epstein Victims As ‘Entirely Willing’ - VICENov 02 08:20
schestowitzAnd after this it all broke loose everywhere else until a bunch of people who either didn’t read the full emails or wanted to deliberately destroy Stallman started demanding his resignation.Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzAmid Epstein Controversy, Richard Stallman is Forced to Resign as FSF President - It’s FOSSNov 02 08:20
schestowitzDespite there still being some reasonable voicesNov 02 08:20
schestowitzRe: [libreplanet-discuss] No, Stallman isn’t “nuts” nor does he deserveNov 02 08:20
schestowitzThe damage was done and the reasonable views got drowned out by the lynching mob mentality.Nov 02 08:20
schestowitz TrocatintasNov 02 08:20
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months agoNov 02 08:20
schestowitz@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) has been following this matter, you can look into his stream to get more info and Techrights:Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzAs Richard Stallman Resigns Let’s Consider Why GNU/Linux Without Stallman and Torvalds Would be a Victory to Microsoft | TechrightsNov 02 08:20
schestowitz SteveNov 02 08:20
schestowitzSteve - about a month agoNov 02 08:20
schestowitz@Trocatintas Thanks for your summary and referencing Dr. Schestowitz’s post on it. I read both and think I’ve got the gist of it now. I’m of the opinion that we shouldn’t let political shite like this, interfere in software work. It’s a form of thought control, and if the man hasn’t been convicted of any criminal action regarding children (even if adolescent), not a good idea to censure him like this.Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzI’m upset with Gnome Foundation too. They seem to be on this Political Correctness crusade as of late, as has Debian.Nov 02 08:20
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:20
schestowitzSee the people who run themNov 02 08:20
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15818600#f041efe0aa5101373963047d7b62795eNov 02 08:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@victorhck@pod.orkz.net: ![Image](https://www.cyberciti.biz/media/new/cms/2019/08/Linux-celebrates-28th-birthday.png) #LinuxNov 02 08:21
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzLOL thats awesomeNov 02 08:21
schestowitz **joeNov 02 08:21
schestowitz**joe - 2 months agoNov 02 08:21
schestowitz@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) @LinuxNov 02 08:21
schestowitz Carsten Raddatz (劉愷恩)Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzCarsten Raddatz (劉愷恩) - 2 months agoNov 02 08:21
schestowitz$ sudo emerge --verbose app-birfday/cakeNov 02 08:21
schestowitz NiXNov 02 08:21
schestowitzNiX - 2 months agoNov 02 08:21
schestowitz#gentoo fan I see , I running #funtoo right nowNov 02 08:21
schestowitz Carsten Raddatz (劉愷恩)Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzCarsten Raddatz (劉愷恩) - 2 months agoNov 02 08:21
schestowitzHi! 👋 Funtoo fan, I never managed to check for differences. Are there any? Or was everything political after the split?Nov 02 08:21
schestowitz hackbyteNov 02 08:21
schestowitzhackbyte - 2 months agoNov 02 08:21
schestowitz@Carsten Raddatz (劉愷恩) No, there are real technical differences, a lot even… ;)Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzIf all of them really matter that much is another topic… I like it that most of my update/upgrade ebuilds are just working out of the box … mkay, at least, most of the time…Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzWhile on gentoo … it was nice to steadily balance on the bleeding edge …but it was a hassle too sometimes… ;)Nov 02 08:21
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:21
schestowitzThis joke is years oldNov 02 08:21
schestowitz                    <li>Nov 02 08:25
schestowitz                      <h5><a href="https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3083315/python-creator-guido-van-rossum-quits-dropbox-triggering-his-retirement">Python creator Guido van Rossum quits Dropbox, triggering his retirement</a></h5>Nov 02 08:25
schestowitz                      <blockquote>Nov 02 08:25
schestowitz                        <p>Van Rossum is leaving Dropbox, where he has spent the last six years as their Python Charmer in residence, a natural fit for a platform built, in no small part, in Python - the language he created and declared himself ‘Benevolent Dictator for Life' (BDFL).</p>Nov 02 08:25
schestowitz                        <p>Last year, he stepped down from his role in managing Python itself, handing over responsibilities to a Python Council, meaning he's free and clear of responsibilities. Nice work if you don't need it. </p></blockquote></li>Nov 02 08:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theinquirer.net | Python creator Guido van Rossum quits Dropbox, triggering his retirement | TheINQUIRERNov 02 08:25
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/killyourfm/status/1190527763293360128Nov 02 08:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@killyourfm: @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm Tell you what, Roy: I'll take the professional step you failed to take: Hi… https://t.co/XcjadQi3uPNov 02 08:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@killyourfm: @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm Tell you what, Roy: I'll take the professional step you failed to take: Hi… https://t.co/XcjadQi3uPNov 02 08:28
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:28
schestowitzTell you what, Roy: I'll take the professional step you failed to take:Nov 02 08:29
schestowitzHiNov 02 08:29
schestowitz@BryanLundukeNov 02 08:29
schestowitz, has Purism given Forbes money for undisclosed native articles or  otherwise "paid" pieces about Librem 5?Nov 02 08:29
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/killyourfm/status/1190528000363810816Nov 02 08:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@killyourfm: @DXMTechSupport @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm Or, to be fair, Forbes in general, which is strictly against our polic… https://t.co/a94kQMg3hNNov 02 08:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@killyourfm: @DXMTechSupport @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm Or, to be fair, Forbes in general, which is strictly against our polic… https://t.co/a94kQMg3hNNov 02 08:29
schestowitz"Or, to be fair, Forbes in general, which is strictly against our policy in any situation, with or without disclosure."Nov 02 08:29
schestowitzOver the years I wrote a lot about journalistic misconduct at ForbesNov 02 08:29
schestowitzAnd the finger was not pointing at you, I did not even name you, nor did the source quotedNov 02 08:30
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DXMTechSupport/status/1190531672531296258Nov 02 08:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DXMTechSupport: @killyourfm @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm It took me a few seconds to type 'site:https://t.co/typRALhooQ "purism"' i… https://t.co/Prm9sgsMTHNov 02 08:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.forbes.com | ForbesNov 02 08:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DXMTechSupport: @killyourfm @schestowitz @Akien @Puri_sm It took me a few seconds to type 'site:https://t.co/typRALhooQ "purism"' i… https://t.co/Prm9sgsMTHNov 02 08:30
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:30
schestowitzIt took me a few seconds to type 'site:http://forbes.com "purism"' into Google and see that it's implausible.Nov 02 08:30
schestowitzThat's a basic level of fact checking that could have happened here.Nov 02 08:30
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:30
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16395804#f905b540df78013752670cc47a07853cNov 02 08:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #FSF Blogs: Last call for Free Software Awards nominations: Submit by 11/6 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/last-call-for-free-software-awards-nominations-submit-by-11-6Nov 02 08:44
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:44
schestowitzeven back then, the camera pans away from him talking to watch torvalds as his kids get up on stage.Nov 02 08:44
schestowitzi thought that was sort of representative of “linux” co-opting free software, even 20 years ago.Nov 02 08:44
schestowitzhttps://invidio.us/watch?v=GsHh2wfy_-4&t=4340 not only did they mispronounce “gnu” as linux, they pronounced “federation” as “association”Nov 02 08:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.fsf.org | Last call for Free Software Awards nominations: Submit by 11/6 — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareNov 02 08:44
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-invidio.us | Revolution OS English subtitle - InvidiousNov 02 08:44
schestowitzyes, that exactly was the footage/scene I had in mind when I typed the commentNov 02 08:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16129224#044d1a00df7a013752ab0cc47a07853cNov 02 08:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #LibreOffice 10/20 Logo Community Contest http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128760Nov 02 08:45
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | LibreOffice 10/20 Logo Community Contest | Tux MachinesNov 02 08:45
schestowitzi tried the latest openoffice-- still comes in 32bit.Nov 02 08:45
schestowitzi understand it contains non-free components-- as does devuan.Nov 02 08:45
schestowitzit would be nice to have a libre version of both.Nov 02 08:45
schestowitz“like libreoffice or gnuinos?”Nov 02 08:45
schestowitz“yes, but for 32bit.” (gnuinos had a 32bit libre version of devuan, and libreoffice still offers an older version as 32bit. but both of these things have abandoned 32bit for future versions-- im not sure you can even still download the 32bit gnuinos.)Nov 02 08:45
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:45
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16387675#adf05870df7a0137529f0cc47a07853cNov 02 08:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Changing the #Python release cadence http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/129919 #programmingNov 02 08:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Changing the Python release cadence | Tux MachinesNov 02 08:46
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:46
schestowitzthat speaks to backwards compatibility, but says nothing to the fact that python developers are routinely dragged through fads that force their code to part with compatibility.Nov 02 08:46
schestowitzits one thing when they add new features. what irks me is the way they more or less insist that you use them even when the old features work well-- even across a broader history of interpreters.Nov 02 08:46
schestowitzas an extreme example of the opposite, i made a few minor changes to fig in later versions that made it work even on an old emac (a ppc mac, not unlike the idea tenfourfox.) what did i change? a couple commands were not backwards compatible. i think the way it exited the program was one. its the culture of speedy deprecation that i find irritating and it better serves corporations like google than users.Nov 02 08:46
schestowitz"Nov 02 08:46
schestowitzphp has that issue as wellNov 02 08:46
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DXMTechSupport/status/1190548645357088768Nov 02 09:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DXMTechSupport: @schestowitz @killyourfm @Akien @Puri_sm But when you do the most basic of fact checking here, by searching for men… https://t.co/8HsNL0jwwPNov 02 09:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DXMTechSupport: @schestowitz @killyourfm @Akien @Puri_sm But when you do the most basic of fact checking here, by searching for men… https://t.co/8HsNL0jwwPNov 02 09:31
schestowitz"But when you do the most basic of fact checking here, by searching for mentions of "purism" on http://forbes.com , it's definitely Jason who shows up"Nov 02 09:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.forbes.com | ForbesNov 02 09:31
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schestowitz<rianne> http://linuxgizmos.com/smart-streetlamp-computer-has-a-camera-sensors-and-myriad-x-ai-analytics/   I would say not really for the front page..maybe you can combine it with another Intel related newsNov 02 12:10
schestowitz http://linuxgizmos.com/intel-rounds-out-its-comet-lake-line-with-new-pentium-and-celeron-parts/ no OS mentioned.Nov 02 12:10
schestowitz https://securityboulevard.com/2019/11/researchers-find-sms-monitoring-malware-in-linux-telecom-servers/ - Is this the same Silviu of Softpedia before?Nov 02 12:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxgizmos.com | Smart streetlamp computer has a camera, sensors, and Myriad X AI analyticsNov 02 12:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxgizmos.com | Intel rounds out its Comet Lake line with new Pentium and Celeron partsNov 02 12:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 502 @ https://securityboulevard.com/2019/11/researchers-find-sms-monitoring-malware-in-linux-telecom-servers/ )Nov 02 12:10
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/shanmukhateja94/status/1190489643503902720Nov 02 13:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@shanmukhateja94: @killyourfm @Puri_sm I have learnt to be skeptical about everything I see on techrights. It's like a propoganda/con… https://t.co/oK1dvHHLcDNov 02 13:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@shanmukhateja94: @killyourfm @Puri_sm I have learnt to be skeptical about everything I see on techrights. It's like a propoganda/con… https://t.co/oK1dvHHLcDNov 02 13:39
schestowitz"Nov 02 13:39
schestowitzI have learnt to be skeptical about everything I see on techrights. It's like a propoganda/conspiracy theory outlet...just pushing out clickbait crap for views.Nov 02 13:39
schestowitzThink of it like Fox News. It's a scam.Nov 02 13:39
schestowitz"Nov 02 13:39
riannehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50266955Nov 02 13:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bbc.co.uk | Dresden: The German city that declared a 'Nazi emergency' - BBC NewsNov 02 13:41
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Sheikh_al_Touar/status/1189969768968790016Nov 02 15:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: New EPO #meme : "17 reasons to cry" If you want to cry, then read this book, now you have at least a good reason to… https://t.co/9dp4S4zwKHNov 02 15:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: New EPO #meme : "17 reasons to cry" If you want to cry, then read this book, now you have at least a good reason to… https://t.co/9dp4S4zwKHNov 02 15:07
schestowitz"New EPO #meme : "17 reasons to cry" If you want to cry, then read this book, now you have at least a good reason to cry. #deception #patents #Europe #Memes pic.twitter.com/qive68A9ex"Nov 02 15:07
schestowitz[15:07] <xxxx> heyNov 02 15:15
schestowitz[15:07] <xxxx> she started a gofundmeNov 02 15:15
schestowitz[15:07] <xxxx> LOLNov 02 15:15
schestowitz[15:07] <xxxx> https://www.gofundme.com/f/divorce-lawyer-moving-out-expensesNov 02 15:15
schestowitz[15:08] <xxxx> slander & defamation much?Nov 02 15:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Missing content type. Ignoring.Nov 02 15:15
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/02/breaking-new-referral-to-enlarged-board.html?showComment=1572601631413#c811961213928870404Nov 02 15:33
schestowitz"Nov 02 15:33
schestowitzThe oral decision to refer to the EBA was taken op 7 Feb. Today is 1 Nov. The written decision is still not available in the register, so it is not yet issued.Nov 02 15:33
schestowitzDoes any of the Kats, or someone else, know why it is not yet there? And is there any news or expectation when it will be?Nov 02 15:33
schestowitzBest, RoelNov 02 15:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Breaking: New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on double-patenting - The IPKatNov 02 15:33
schestowitz"Nov 02 15:33
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/11/breaking-high-court-of-england-and.html?showComment=1572616709861#c8493095854216607541Nov 02 15:37
schestowitz"Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzThis is a really interesting decision, and potentially has a major impact on the BBC. Recently, the BBC restricted the content that TuneIn was able to provide to UK users, with the result that BBC Radio stations are no longer available on the current TuneIn Android app (link; BBC blog post).Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzMy reading of this decision is that since "The unlicensed provision to UK-based users of links to radio stations that are already licensed in the UK is not an act of communication to the public and is, therefore, non-infringing;" TuneIn does not require a license from the BBC to provide UK users with access to its content. I'm therefore hoping that BBC radio stations will reappear on TuneIn soon.Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzIt also seems that this decision will protect other internet radio broadcasters like Radionomy since their content is only available on a license basis and e.g. TuneIn don't carry their stations.Nov 02 15:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | BREAKING: High Court of England and Wales weighs in on communication to the public and linking - The IPKatNov 02 15:37
schestowitz"Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzThis is a really interesting decision, and potentially has a major impact on the BBC. Recently, the BBC restricted the content that TuneIn was able to provide to UK users, with the result that BBC Radio stations are no longer available on the current TuneIn Android app (link; BBC blog post).Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzMy reading of this decision is that since "The unlicensed provision to UK-based users of links to radio stations that are already licensed in the UK is not an act of communication to the public and is, therefore, non-infringing;" TuneIn does not require a license from the BBC to provide UK users with access to its content. I'm therefore hoping that BBC radio stations will reappear on TuneIn soon.Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzIt also seems that this decision will protect other internet radio broadcasters like Radionomy since their content is only available on a license basis and e.g. TuneIn don't carry their stations."Nov 02 15:37
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1189841052028551168Nov 02 15:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: Internet was supposed to be resistant to a nuclear attack, 50 years later the web is barely resistant to simple cen… https://t.co/RoqJgoGFrMNov 02 15:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: Internet was supposed to be resistant to a nuclear attack, 50 years later the web is barely resistant to simple cen… https://t.co/RoqJgoGFrMNov 02 15:57
schestowitz"v'Nov 02 15:57
schestowitz"Internet was supposed to be resistant to a nuclear attack, 50 years later the web is barely resistant to simple censorship #fail #design #censorship"Nov 02 15:57
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rwlehoux/status/1190348168204103680Nov 02 18:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@rwlehoux: SQUIRM TRAITORS SQUIRM!!! https://t.co/UrfRv5u3vFNov 02 18:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: NSA #susanrice https://t.co/nNP1tbNX9G #trump #militarism #alienationNov 02 18:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/kayesem/status/1190569915666903040Nov 02 18:08
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@kayesem: This... https://t.co/rpy6no2ZVkNov 02 18:08
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #nytimes ☞ Professors, Beware. A ‘Student Information Officer’ Might Be Watching. https://t.co/ZdDsusns2RNov 02 18:08
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/23_L/status/1190572923318362113Nov 02 18:08
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@23_L: @schestowitz The "free press" are dig their own graveNov 02 18:08
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/kayesem/status/1190576358524628992Nov 02 18:09
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@kayesem: Avoid technology at all costs. I often get asked why I don’t have many gadgets. My response? Those who know what dr… https://t.co/hCKqqzsmZkNov 02 18:09
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@kayesem: Avoid technology at all costs. I often get asked why I don’t have many gadgets. My response? Those who know what dr… https://t.co/hCKqqzsmZkNov 02 18:09
schestowitz"Avoid technology at all costs. I often get asked why I don’t have many gadgets. My response? Those who know what drives tech avoid it all costs. It’s riddled with surveillance cancer."Nov 02 18:09
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/trolltrip/status/1190593324207497216Nov 02 18:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@trolltrip: Chinese #Lenovo is trying to stop people from talking about failing to install #Linux on #Yoga. #Censorship https://t.co/4tDNj53RJ9Nov 02 18:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Lenovo Laptop Love..Not! https://t.co/LfzCP0Ieat same 'ol ways? https://t.co/PntgVUjKccNov 02 18:10
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/ArgusC/status/1190594067781931008Nov 02 18:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@ArgusC: @schestowitz @OMAHAGEMGIRL It's a cult 😳Nov 02 18:10
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1190595812755005440Nov 02 18:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: oh, what a shame... https://t.co/xs7N6uhUdwNov 02 18:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Russia is struggling to implement the nationwide #DPI system it needs for ‘ #Internet isolation’ https://t.co/f5VGkY1k9vNov 02 18:10
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1190647269474873349Nov 02 18:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: Canada jumped into the wrong side of Haitian history when it backed the US inspired coup that overthrew the Aristid… https://t.co/Wv4XBseYR6Nov 02 18:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: Canada jumped into the wrong side of Haitian history when it backed the US inspired coup that overthrew the Aristid… https://t.co/Wv4XBseYR6Nov 02 18:12
schestowitz"Canada jumped into the wrong side of Haitian history when it backed the US inspired coup that overthrew the Aristide government. It's surprising that anti-government Haitians have a voice in Quebec, they weren't the 'right kind' of Haitian immigrants."Nov 02 18:12
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/spindown11/status/1190648053923033088Nov 02 18:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@spindown11: exactly his intention https://t.co/R3xp1Y5dfYNov 02 18:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Baghdadi May be Dead, But #Trump has Brought #ISIS Back to Life https://t.co/c3ciszjEYONov 02 18:12
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1190649510420262913Nov 02 18:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@j082298: @schestowitz You are one of many , a voice crying out in the wilderness. You inspire me!! Don't stop,you never know… https://t.co/rlSb4BFFmgNov 02 18:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@j082298: @schestowitz You are one of many , a voice crying out in the wilderness. You inspire me!! Don't stop,you never know… https://t.co/rlSb4BFFmgNov 02 18:13
schestowitz"https://twitter.com/j082298/status/1190649510420262913"Nov 02 18:13
schestowitz"You are one of many , a voice crying out in the wilderness. You inspire me!! Don't stop,you never know how many lives you are changing! Thanks."Nov 02 18:13
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