●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 03, 2021 ●● ● Oct 03 [00:07] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:07] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:40] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:41] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:44] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:44] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:54] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:54] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:56] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:56] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [01:24] schestowitz https://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1444331342691397635 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stautistic: @schestowitz Brutal hahahaha [01:24] schestowitz https://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1444331308751081480 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stautistic: https://t.co/pJYu98kKd1 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: " #IBM did not lose the Cloud. It never had the Cloud in the first place. IBM lost the Cloud in much the same way https://t.co/U3BCuHkdqy [01:24] schestowitz https://nitter.eu/AmaruSzakur/status/1444324005314445312 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-nitter.eu | Amaru Szakur (@AmaruSzakur): "Read the article. Upload filters will take down illegal streams (with pirate content). It will only take lets say the Police to play music while someone is streaming them for the stream to dissappear within 30 minutes. #DigitalServicesAct." | nitter [01:24] schestowitz https://twitter.com/Aldarosa/status/1444308324762075137 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Aldarosa: @schestowitz https://t.co/bpmiISJyO5 [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Aldarosa: @schestowitz https://t.co/bpmiISJyO5 [01:25] schestowitz https://twitter.com/chadmccullough/status/1444274912512851970 [01:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@chadmccullough: I hope they take him for everything. https://t.co/bmr8uegL64 [01:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #alexjones https://t.co/Js71Pr9y2c [01:30] *Despatche_ (~desp@u3xy9z2ifjzci.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:31] *Despatche has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:32] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21669576 [01:32] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams 'Everything Is on the Line': Senate Under Pressure to Protect #Abortion Rights https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/29/everything-line-senate-under-pressure-protect-abortion-rights [01:32] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | 'Everything Is on the Line': Senate Under Pressure to Protect Abortion Rights [01:32] schestowitz "heh, the quoted sentence reminded me of the movie the interns for some reason ;-)" [01:32] schestowitz Never watched that myself sadly... [01:33] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21655314#7cf617100373013ab13402000a000045 [01:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TheHill #Surveillance #Privacy #China #TikTok says it has one billion monthly users https://thehill.com/policy/technology/574136-tiktok-says-it-has-one-billion-monthly-users [01:33] schestowitz "wow Thats scary yet amazing to think about" [01:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> thehill.com | TikTok says it has one billion monthly users | TheHill [01:33] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21655678 [01:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TruthOut #china #cn Chinas #Emissions Are Made in America https://truthout.org/articles/chinas-emissions-are-made-in-america/ [01:33] schestowitz "so true [01:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> truthout.org | Chinas Emissions Are Made in America [01:34] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21662496 [01:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #uniMichigan #Environment Individuals are not to blame for #climatechange https://www.michigandaily.com/columns/individuals-are-not-to-blame-for-climate-change/ [01:34] schestowitz " [01:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.michigandaily.com | Who's really to blame for climate change [01:34] schestowitz Couldnt individuals continuously monitor their emissions footprint and make an effort to keep it under average, consistent with the Kant-imperative-minded observation that the universal generalization of the behavior would result in a collapse of both average and aggregate footprint? I mean, rather than saying individuals arent to blame, say individuals arent to blame if they consistently keep it under average. Not a [01:34] schestowitz tremendously high bar. [01:34] schestowitz Noam Bergman [01:34] schestowitz Noam Bergman - 3 days ago [01:34] schestowitz @peer of eyes This article doesnt say that individuals arent to blame. It says that big corporations bear more blame than individuals, through their power both in the markets and with politicians. The narratives of individual responsibility are partly a political tool corporations use to shift responsibility from themselves. Heres another piece from a few years ago that explains it well: [01:34] schestowitz Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals / Martin Lukacs [01:34] schestowitz " [01:34] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21662783 [01:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #NewYorkTimes #Misinformation #Disinformation #Facebook groups promoting ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment continue to flourish. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/technology/facebook-ivermectin-coronavirus-misinformation.html [01:34] schestowitz " [01:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.nytimes.com | Facebook Groups Promoting Ivermectin as a Covid-19 Treatment Flourish - The New York Times [01:34] schestowitz Yep, some real doctors use it also, they dont buy nor spread the CDC Church BS. [01:34] schestowitz Part_of You [01:34] schestowitz Part_of You - 4 days ago [01:34] schestowitz And they have treated patients, unlike the person who has writed this bs article [01:34] schestowitz Bosshammer [01:34] schestowitz Bosshammer - 3 days ago [01:34] schestowitz Hardly surprising as the only thing on offer is a vaccine. [01:34] schestowitz " [01:34] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21661325 [01:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #SiliconAngle #FB #facebook #Health #Instagram Kids put on hold after mental health backlash https://siliconangle.com/2021/09/27/instagram-kids-put-hold-mental-health-backlash/ [01:34] schestowitz "What about advertising in general?" [01:35] schestowitz Divisive [01:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> siliconangle.com | Instagram Kids put on hold after mental health backlash - SiliconANGLE [01:35] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21661124 [01:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #billgates -funded 'guardian' (Gates' guardian): #israel proves third shots significantly improves efficacy. Reality: more people died there in August 2021 with #covid19 than in August 2020 (pre-vaccination). Efficacy unproven. Companies should not decide their OWN numbers. [01:35] schestowitz " [01:35] schestowitz Fuck Bill Gates. [01:35] schestowitz But can you confirm the claims made in your second and third sentences? I was unable to. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/ [01:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | Israel COVID: 1,287,977 Cases and 7,778 Deaths - Worldometer [01:35] schestowitz " [01:37] schestowitz Efficacy has not been 95% or higher. They themselves admitted this later. Under "Daily New Cases in Israel" compare last summer's spike to this year's. [01:38] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17128576 [01:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Switching from Gnome to a tiling window manager https://blog.freesources.org//posts/2019/12/switch_to_sway/ #gnu #linux #Debian #sway [01:38] schestowitz "Oh, but Wayland is the future." [01:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.freesources.org | switch to sway [01:39] schestowitz They have been saying this for a long time and now with IBM the future of Red Hat is anything but certain [01:39] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21643300 [01:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #google #surveillance "Ive had this account for well over 10 years and had everything there. When I became more privacy-aware I deleted a lot of stuff from it and migrated to other services but I was finally able to delete it for good" https://mastodon.technology/@weltsnake/106976627736094230 [01:39] schestowitz "Yep, thats exactly what it felt like. [01:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mastodon.technology | weltsnake :mastodon:: "I finally deleted my google account :blobdab: I" - Mastodon for Tech Folks [01:39] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21656655 [01:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams #de #germany 'Fantastic!': #Berlin Votes to Expropriate 240K Apartments From Corporate Landlords https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/27/fantastic-berlin-votes-expropriate-240k-apartments-corporate-landlords [01:39] schestowitz "More if this! [01:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | 'Fantastic!': Berlin Votes to Expropriate 240K Apartments From Corporate Landlords [01:40] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21656623 [01:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TheNation How Do We Confront Americas Attachment to Violence? https://www.thenation.com/article/world/afghanistan-war-drones/ [01:40] schestowitz "It was founded on violence! There can be no future for this entity. [01:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thenation.com | How Do We Confront Americas Attachment to Violence? | The Nation [01:40] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21656577 [01:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CounterPunch Teach Youngsters About Corporatisms Harms https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/27/teach-youngsters-about-corporatisms-harms/ [01:40] schestowitz "This is illegal in the UK! [01:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.counterpunch.org | Teach Youngsters About Corporatisms Harms - CounterPunch.org [01:40] schestowitz Not strictly [01:41] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21621735 [01:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CounterPunch Imagine Life After #Capitalism https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/22/imagine-life-after-capitalism/ [01:41] schestowitz " [01:41] schestowitz Theres no life after capitalism. [01:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.counterpunch.org | Imagine Life After Capitalism - CounterPunch.org [01:41] schestowitz Bosshammer [01:41] schestowitz Bosshammer - 8 days ago [01:41] schestowitz We may be about to find out! [01:42] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21617248 [01:42] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #ibm #rehat shilling #microsoft https://fedoramagazine.org/install-powershell-on-fedora-linux/ #fedora is a mess. http://techrights.org/2021/08/20/we-build-fedora-and-then-ibm-blacklists-us/ [01:42] schestowitz "Is there any benefit to using PowerShell on Linux?" [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> fedoramagazine.org | Install PowerShell on Fedora Linux - Fedora Magazine [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Imperialistic Blacklist Machines: Racist IBM and Red Hat Just Like Donald Trump Have Turned Fedora Into an Utterly Racist Project That Blacklists, Shuns and Permanently Bans People Based on Their Nationality Alone | Techrights [01:43] schestowitz I suppose legacy compatibility [01:43] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21620510 [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Firefox Add-on Reviews: #YouTube your waybrowser extensions put you in charge of your video experience https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/youtube-your-way-browser-extensions-put-you-in-charge-of-your-video-experience/ [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> addons.mozilla.org | YouTube your waybrowser extensions put you in charge of your video experience - Firefox Add-on Reviews [01:43] schestowitz "Im testing youtube without suggested videos (with a ublock filter), its heaven." [01:43] schestowitz good [01:43] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21615062 [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TheHill #Environment Judge dismisses #Greenpeace lawsuit against #Walmart https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/573247-judge-dismisses-greenpeace-lawsuit-against-walmart [01:43] schestowitz "Extinction probability + 0,0032 % [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> thehill.com | Judge dismisses Greenpeace lawsuit against Walmart | TheHill [01:43] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21620537 [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Wow, look at #microsoft going down and down and down https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/php-maintains-an-enormous-lead-in-server-side-programming-languages/ #programming [01:43] schestowitz "Yeah well, statistics. 2020 Stack Overflow Survey lists PHP as the most dreaded language after VBA, Objective-C, Perl, Assembly and C. [01:43] *Despatche_ has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> arstechnica.com | PHP maintains an enormous lead in server-side programming languages | Ars Technica [01:43] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21623492 [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Sounds like it's pretty much all good news. Being able to boot multiple systems clearly shows how it really is just a small-form factor PC, that will come with #SteamOS (based on Arch Linux) by default. Users will be able to do whatever they want with it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/09/valve-answer-questions-about-the-steam-deck-in-a-new-faq-anti-cheat-for-all-linux-systems [01:43] schestowitz "anti-cheat aka spyware [01:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.gamingonlinux.com | Valve answer questions about the Steam Deck in a new FAQ, anti-cheat for all Linux systems | GamingOnLinux [01:43] schestowitz Even worse: rootkit [01:46] schestowitz "I think the proboscis monkey is scraping bogey crusts off" [01:46] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21594663 [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Funny #Animal Photos in Comedy Wildlife #Photography Awards https://www.insider.com/funny-animal-photos-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2021-9 #insider [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.insider.com | Funny Animal Photos in Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards [01:46] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21594727 [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Midnight now, so 10th year of marriage starts now. #covid19 made it impossible to celebrate our anniversary outside (far too many covidiots out there, emboldened by our regime). [01:46] schestowitz "congrats. may the next decade be at least as successful and productive!" [01:46] schestowitz Thank you! [01:46] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21592146 [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Similarly, Angela Merkel offers #epo a #monopoly as a #patent office for #europe (granting #monopolies to non-European firms) whilst also granting #immunity to criminals who took over the EPO http://techrights.org/wiki/EPO what has #germany turned into??? [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | EPO - Techrights [01:46] schestowitz "Neoliberal-globalist Merkel made it what it is. Shes been in power for 17 years. Shes shaped Germany for all that time. She opened Europes external borders with Jewish EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2015. She locks Germans in prison for disagreeing with a 20th century historical narrative. She spies on political opposition. She raids the homes of political opposition. She has been in office far too long and has been a [01:46] schestowitz disaster for Germany.' [01:46] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21594535 [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #epo #crime #europe #eu #corruption http://techrights.org/2021/09/11/jobs-as-bribes/ [01:46] schestowitz "|EU = BigGov bureaucracy. Corruption is a feature of large organisations, but those organisations who are largely de facto accountable only to themselves are very often the most corrupt. [01:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | EPO Expos: The Besieged Baltic States Part XX Top Jobs at EUIPO for Compliant Baltic Officials? | Techrights [01:47] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21594840 [01:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Crimepinos as chief of #epo shows that #corruption and crime as now JOB REQUIREMENTS at Europe's second-largest institution http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Ant%C3%B3nio_Campinos [01:47] schestowitz "This is one reason why small government is preferable and why large, centralised governments and government agencies are undesirable. The bigger the bureaucracy, the greater the probability of corruption, the more impactful the consequences of that corruption. [01:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Antnio Campinos - Techrights [01:47] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21594748 [01:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why You Should Avoid #DuckDuckGo (DDG) 2021 Edition, Now Microsoft-Hosted and With Extra Privacy Risks http://techrights.org/2021/03/15/duckduckgo-in-2021/ #Techrights page that is still read a lot | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/15/duckduckgo-in-2021/ [01:47] schestowitz "Oh, damn! I have been using DDG a lot. I have also been using Cloudflare for DNS. Can you recommend a more privacy friendly DNS service? Maybe dns9.quad9.net?" [01:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Why You Should Avoid DuckDuckGo (DDG) 2021 Edition, Now Microsoft-Hosted and With Extra Privacy Risks | Techrights [01:47] schestowitz " [01:47] schestowitz @Colonel Task: DNS-over-HTTPS public server list: [01:47] schestowitz https://github.com/curl/curl/wiki/DNS-over-HTTPS#publicly-available-servers [01:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-github.com | DNS over HTTPS curl/curl Wiki GitHub [01:47] schestowitz Colonel Task [01:47] schestowitz Colonel Task - 14 days ago [01:47] schestowitz Thank you @Harka. Do you have a few favorites? Id prefer not to use one associated with google. [01:47] schestowitz Harka [01:47] schestowitz Harka - 14 days ago [01:47] schestowitz @Colonel Task: Depends on what youre after. More privacy-friendly how? [01:47] schestowitz As you see, all servers come with a brief description. Probably no IP logging and no domain blocking and general reliability are some good things to look for. [01:48] schestowitz Harka [01:48] schestowitz Harka - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz Btw., DDG is a bit more private, if accessed using Tor Browser via: [01:48] schestowitz https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion [01:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Could not resolve host: duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion; Unknown error ( status 0 @ https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion ) [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz After reading this article from @Dr. Roy Schestowitz () , Im eager to avoid the issues described - fingerprinting and sharing of my data. [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz Yeah, I often browse with Tor, but have not used the onion site to connect with DDG. I just go to the address bar. [01:48] schestowitz Harka [01:48] schestowitz Harka - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz Firefox has some fingerprint resistance built-in now. That should help. See settings under Privacy & Security. Strict or Custom (with all turned on) are good. [01:48] schestowitz Harka [01:48] schestowitz Harka - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz The address bar goes to the WWW site. Go to the Onion site from above, then bookmark it onto your Bookmark Toolbar in Tor Browser. Then its just one click away. [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task [01:48] schestowitz Colonel Task - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz Did it. Thanks again! [01:48] schestowitz Harka [01:48] schestowitz Harka - 14 days ago [01:48] schestowitz Anytime! [01:48] schestowitz " [01:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21593870 [01:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What a truly bizarre thing to say... https://nitter.eu/PoorlyAgedStuff/status/1425207830722879488?s=20 [01:48] schestowitz "He knows hes lying as usual. [01:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> nitter.eu | Poorly Aged Things (@PoorlyAgedStuff): "" | nitter [01:49] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21591781 [01:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams Opinion | Children Around the World Are Suffering From #Climate Anxiety https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/17/children-around-world-are-suffering-climate-anxiety [01:49] schestowitz " [01:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Opinion | Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety | Ruby Harbour [01:49] schestowitz And I thought, parents and adults should make kids feel safe. Instead we scare the shit out of them, essentially telling them about our own trip, that the world is ending and spreading doom and gloom on all channels. Great job! [01:49] schestowitz Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier [01:49] schestowitz Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier - 14 days ago [01:49] schestowitz the study hasnt, AFAIK, been peer-reviewed as yet and can be downloaded from Lancet [01:49] schestowitz https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3918955 (dated 7th September) [01:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-papers.ssrn.com | Young People's Voices on Climate Anxiety, Government Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon by Elizabeth Marks, Caroline Hickman, Panu Pihkala, Susan Clayton, Eric R. Lewandowski, Elouise E. Mayall, Britt Wray, Catriona Mellor, Lise van Susteren :: SSRN [01:49] schestowitz Please note: "These preprints are early stage research papers that have not been peer-reviewed. The findings should not be used for clinical or public health decision making and should not be presented to a lay audience without highlighting that they are preliminary and have not been peer-reviewed. " [01:49] schestowitz There may have been advancement past pre-print stage, (if anyone has a link?) but its possibly a bit soon as yet. [01:50] schestowitz Harka: it's not a bad thing to caution kids when justified [01:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21589096 [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Today we celebrate (or midnight marks) our 9th wedding anniversary. We're non-conformists and minimalists, so of course we did this in a tiny ceremony in Cyprus, which cost no more than an ordinary holiday (I also missed the flight back!) http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Town/DSC_5507a [01:50] schestowitz "Congratulations! [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> schestowitz.com | DSC 5507a [01:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21587936 [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Manjaro Chooses Proprietary Poo Vivaldi Over #FreeSoftware http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/155438#comment-31007 [01:50] schestowitz "\First they choose systemDevil, now this??" [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Forget Firefox, Vivaldi Steals Default Browser Spot In Popular Linux Distro | Tux Machines [01:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21596065 [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Python in 2021: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly https://new.pythonforengineers.com/blog/python-in-2021-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ [01:50] schestowitz " [01:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> new.pythonforengineers.com | Python in 2021: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly [01:50] schestowitz Un short: windows person who strugle because there is no good way to compile stuff under windows. A person who doesnt read documentation. Want to use python under windows? Use WSL or a VM. [01:50] schestowitz The real problem of Python is the GIL. Pypy implementation might be a possible situation in some cases. [01:51] schestowitz " [01:51] schestowitz "Situation solution" [01:52] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21598516 [01:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Clickbait garbage, trying to suggest to readers penguins came from another planet or something (likely by distorting what research ACTUALLY said, citing a British tabloid) https://www.indy100.com/news/penguin-poo-venus-phosphine-nasa-b1919261 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/phosphine-on-venus-an-indicator-of-life-scientists-after-heated-debate-4201337.html [01:52] schestowitz "Coincidence" [01:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.indy100.com | Scientists baffled after discovering gas typically found on Venus in penguin poo | indy100 [01:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.news18.com | Phosphine on Venus an Indicator of Life: Scientists After Heated Debate [01:53] schestowitz Simpler explanation: ALIENS!!! [01:53] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21596081 [01:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #BBC #Health Infection known as #madcow disease found on #Somerset farm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-58602051 [01:53] schestowitz " [01:53] schestowitz no risk to food safety [01:53] schestowitz just higher prices. [01:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.bbc.com | Infection known as mad cow disease found on Somerset farm - BBC News [01:53] schestowitz " [01:53] schestowitz Declining nutrition -> shorter, worse lives [01:54] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21596743 [01:54] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CPJ #BillBC crew threatened by #COVID19 protesters in #UK https://cpj.org/2021/09/bbc-news-crew-threatened-by-covid-19-protesters-in-uk/ [01:54] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> cpj.org | BBC news crew threatened by COVID-19 protesters in UK - Committee to Protect Journalists [01:54] schestowitz https://image-processor.vanwanet.com/optimize/s:1236:1236/quality:85/plain/https://cdn.lbryplayer.xyz/speech/f02835a8b9dbab8f:b.jpg [01:54] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21600698 [01:54] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: In #proprietarysoftware #security is not the goal and sometimes only an afterthought; sometimes it's a goal, originally, but then come three-letter agencies and demand secret #backdoors in future versions [01:54] schestowitz "I hope their wives got my ddk pic ahahaha Vaseline lubers" [01:55] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21600692 [01:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Google is a #surveillance company; #Microsoft is too. And surveillance companies do not want security; in fact, true #security is a business risk to them. [01:55] schestowitz "As soon as they started G-mail it was obvious to me. Did you think it meant gangsta or God or something, in association with the internet? Definitely G-man, government man, fed, etc Stop targeting good activists. Be a real man. Otherwise youre a g-clown, as it were. Anything but trustworthy authorities, likely to be in serious trouble for treasons during international cybercriminal streetsweeps? Youd be surprised how much history can be [01:55] schestowitz made in a short time. Thousands of years it has taken for some of these slews were picking off like skeet pidgeons, going 200km/hr through downpours, typing under verandas, getting hit by Mack trucks, flying thru this spacetime like oh never mind theyre prolly semi autistic atheists with gender problems [01:55] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21607164 [01:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Bad #Documentation Doesnt Make Software Advanced! - Invidious https://yewtu.be/watch?v=IL0TGlsSMHo #video #freesw [01:55] schestowitz "Actually, once I got to see the source code of systemdick. That thing is hermetic, just for the Red Rat initiated. Yup, its a cult, and, obfuscation by complexity. [01:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> yewtu.be | Bad Documentation Doesn't Make Software Advanced! - Invidious [01:59] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21611133 [01:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #covid19 #patent #cartel isn't sending anything to poor countries. To keep the inflated pricing with #patents they're now pushing, like drug dealers, these vaccines to kids whose lives won't be saved by this (and they can still contract it regardless) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/20/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine [01:59] schestowitz "Profit motive corrupts everything [01:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.nytimes.com | Some Parents Arent Ready for Young Children to Get Vaccine - The New York Times ● Oct 03 [02:00] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21572545 [02:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: # Java 17 LTS Released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/155649#comment-30969 [02:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Programming Leftovers | Tux Machines [02:00] schestowitz "#Oracle Should just make all versions of #Java Open Source and Long Term Free #LTF [02:00] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21570957 [02:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams #Egypt 'Dismaying': #HumanRights Groups Blast Biden Plan to OK Millions in Military Aid for Egypt https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/14/dismaying-human-rights-groups-blast-biden-plan-ok-millions-military-aid-egypt [02:00] schestowitz "They always do that. They say it helps stabilize the region - pacification. Israels the key partner to the US there, obviously, but its funny cos most of Egypt is invaded by Mediterreans. Ever notice that the Nubian Egyptians kinda up and vanished? LOL. They survived. Look out, the world is not taking colonialism nicely. Statues will continue flying. Run, man! Ride back east! LOL" [02:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | 'Dismaying': Human Rights Groups Blast Biden Plan to OK Millions in Military Aid for Egypt [02:01] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21571373 [02:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CounterPunch Inside a Timber Sale Scam https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/14/inside-a-timber-sale-scam/ #Wildlife #Nature [02:01] schestowitz " Worse for the public is that the North Bridger Timber sale is nothing more than an effort to subsidize and channel public forests to the private timber industry, while the taxpayer foots the bill. [02:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.counterpunch.org | Inside a Timber Sale Scam - CounterPunch.org [02:01] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21569121 [02:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: For about 10 hours already the #joindiaspora bridge to other sites (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr) has been down/broken. No idea why, but I hope there's a plan to correct this. For nearly a year it has not sent me email notifications either. [02:01] schestowitz " [02:01] schestowitz FYI Joindiaspora.coms federation AND notifications are both down. [02:01] schestowitz I noted this yesterday here https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3ccd85a0f72b01394a55002590d8e506 [02:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Not a Diaspora post? [02:01] schestowitz You can file issues to the podmin email address (in the LH sidebar on Desktop Web client), here: incoming+feneas-association-8-issue-@git.feneas.org [02:01] schestowitz I encourage doing this. [02:01] schestowitz Local posts can be seen on the Public Activity stream: [02:01] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/public [02:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-joindiaspora.com | JoinDiaspora* [02:01] schestowitz (Thats how I found this thread.) [02:01] schestowitz Ive yet to see any official confirmation or response to multiple support emails. [02:01] schestowitz podmin@joindiaspora.com [02:01] schestowitz podmin@joindiaspora.com - 18 days ago [02:01] schestowitz Should be fixed: https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21570156 [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@podmin@joindiaspora.com: ### We had an issue with our redis server. We fixed it but it will take a while till everything is back again. Sorry for any inconvenience! #diaspora #joindiaspora #federation #issue [02:02] schestowitz " [02:02] schestowitz belated thanks to all who fixed this !!! :-) [02:02] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21572370 [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 4PM. New #nhs #uk numbers on #covid19 ... 200+ deaths agin https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ Some figures on excess deaths: http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/09/15/wales-and-england-excess-deaths/ [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/ ) [02:02] schestowitz "https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/usa/ [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> schestowitz.com | schestowitz.com Blog Archive Wales and England Excess Deaths, by Week [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | COVID Live Update: 235,394,756 Cases and 4,810,856 Deaths from the Coronavirus - Worldometer [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | United Kingdom COVID: 7,871,014 Cases and 136,910 Deaths - Worldometer [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | Mexico COVID: 3,671,611 Cases and 277,976 Deaths - Worldometer [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | Russia COVID: 7,560,767 Cases and 209,028 Deaths - Worldometer [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.worldometers.info | 404 Not Found [02:02] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21574775 [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: In terms of deaths linked to #covid19 #biden and his #vaccine #patent pools aren't doing better this year than last year. 2000+ deaths per day and it's not even winter yet. I can almost deduce things... about efficacy. They'll blame Greek letters... [02:02] schestowitz " [02:02] schestowitz 2000 deaths per day covid? where? [02:02] schestowitz CDC exposes their own criminality, posts corona mortality rates by age group: Mirror this before they take it down |. Only 6000 people have died from corona alone. 95% had 2.5 comorbidities or more - which killed them! [02:02] schestowitz 0-19 years old: 99.997% survival [02:02] schestowitz 20-49 years old: 99.98% survivaL [02:02] schestowitz 50-69 years old: 99.5% survival [02:02] schestowitz 70+ years old: 94.6% survival [02:02] schestowitz Which means the mortality rate, just simple math, would be 10x lower than currently reported. Which we know is still wildly inflated by counting all deaths with corona as deaths from corona. Only 6000 people have died from corona alone. [02:02] schestowitz " [02:03] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21577108 [02:03] schestowitz "link http and unsafe site [02:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Chris Sherlock, an insider of #LibreOffice , cautions about the direction of this very important and widely used project http://techrights.org/2021/09/16/corporate-libreoffice/ #Techrights #DocumentFoundation #libo #FreeSW | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/09/16/corporate-libreoffice/ [02:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Deleted Post: LibreOffice is Becoming Dominated by a Bunch of Corporates, and Has no Place for the Enthusiastic Amateur. | Techrights [02:03] schestowitz it's a safe site, don't let Google decide for you what is "safe" [02:04] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21579274 [02:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CounterPunch The Plot to Destroy Sagebrush on the #Bighorn https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/15/the-plot-to-destroy-sagebrush-on-the-bighorn/ #Nature #Wildlife [02:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.counterpunch.org | The Plot to Destroy Sagebrush on the Bighorn - CounterPunch.org [02:04] schestowitz " [02:05] schestowitz I guess spreading the word that Wyoming beef has herbicides would be false and misguided. [02:05] schestowitz The problem of invasive species is a big problem in the American West where the ecosystem is disrupted by grazing and human interactions. [02:05] schestowitz In some cases controlling the timing of grazing, and rotating grazing animals ( cattle, goats, horses ) can help control a number of undesirable plants without chemical warfare. [02:05] schestowitz ' [02:05] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21581875 [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This is poppycock. #microsoft #windows undermines ALL #encryption at every level https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-encryption-software-for-windows/ even its own 'encryption' is backdoored: http://techrights.org/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ http://techrights.org/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/ [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.ubuntupit.com | 10 Best Encryption Software For Windows To Keep Your Data Secure [02:05] schestowitz "The only true way to keep your data secure is to write your own encryption software on a non-connected pc, and use physical USB drives to move the encrypted files. I have used the standard AES library, but the password is where it gets convoluted. Whatever password I choose at encryption time itself goes through a multi stage process of encryption involving several levels of randomness resulting in a final password of not less than several hundred [02:05] schestowitz characters. Combine this with the fact that the encrypted file gets encrypted at every iteration, so the end result is file > encrypted file > encrypted file of the encrypted file, and so on until its done. Brute force attacks on an AES-256 encrypted file with an extremely long password with several layers of encryotiin just isnt going to work." [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Former Microsoft Engineer Working on Windows BitLocker Confirms Government Asks Microsoft for Back Doors | Techrights [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Microsoft BitLocker Has Bug/Back Doors, Windows Laptop/Desktop Encryption Just a Farce | Techrights [02:06] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21584099 [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft's attack on #Linux (WSL) is not being used as a FUD source against "Linux" https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-malware-uses-windows-subsystem-for-linux-for-stealthy-attacks #wsl = MASSIVE FAILURE http://techrights.org/2021/06/01/the-death-of-wsl-and-wsl2/ [02:06] schestowitz " [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.bleepingcomputer.com | New malware uses Windows Subsystem for Linux for stealthy attacks [02:06] schestowitz Un nouveau logiciel malveillant utilise le sous-systme Windows pour Linux pour des attaques furtives. [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | The Death of WSL and WSL2 | Techrights [02:06] schestowitz Des chercheurs en scurit ont dcouvert des binaires Linux malveillants crs pour le sous-systme Windows pour Linux (WSL), ce qui indique que les pirates essaient de nouvelles mthodes pour compromettre les machines Windows. [02:06] schestowitz Cette dcouverte souligne que les acteurs de la menace explorent de nouvelles mthodes dattaque et se concentrent sur le WSL pour chapper la dtection. [02:06] schestowitz Utilisation de WSL pour viter la dtection [02:06] schestowitz Les premiers chantillons ciblant lenvironnement WSL ont t dcouverts dbut mai et ont continu apparatre toutes les deux ou trois semaines jusquau 22 aot. Ils agissent comme des chargeurs pour lenvironnement WSL et bnficient dune dtection trs faible sur les services publics danalyse de fichiers. [02:06] schestowitz Dans un rapport publi aujourdhui, les chercheurs en scurit du Black Lotus Labs de Lumen indiquent que les fichiers malveillants contiennent la charge utile ou la rcuprent sur un serveur distant. [02:06] schestowitz Ltape suivante consiste injecter le logiciel malveillant dans un processus en cours dexcution en utilisant des appels dAPI Windows, une technique qui nest ni nouvelle ni sophistique. [02:06] schestowitz Sur le petit nombre dchantillons identifis, un seul tait accompagn dune adresse IP publiquement routable, ce qui laisse penser que les acteurs de la menace testent lutilisation de WSL pour installer des logiciels malveillants sur Windows. [02:06] schestowitz Les fichiers malveillants sappuient principalement sur Python 3 pour effectuer leurs tches et sont empaquets comme un excutable ELF pour Debian laide de PyInstaller. [02:06] schestowitz Comme le suggre le taux de dtection ngligeable sur VirusTotal, la plupart des agents de points de terminaison conus pour les systmes Windows nont pas de signatures construites pour analyser les fichiers ELF, bien quils dtectent frquemment les agents non-WSL avec des fonctionnalits similaires - Black Lotus Labs [02:06] schestowitz Il y a moins dun mois, lun des fichiers Linux malveillants a t dtect par un seul moteur antivirus sur VirusTotal. Lactualisation de lanalyse dun autre chantillon a montr quil navait pas t dtect du tout par les moteurs du service danalyse. [02:06] schestowitz Traduit avec www.DeepL.com/Translator (version gratuite) [02:06] schestowitz " [02:06] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21585251 [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TruthOut Youth #Climate Anxiety Is Skyrocketing and Government Inaction Is to Blame https://truthout.org/articles/youth-climate-anxiety-is-skyrocketing-and-government-inaction-is-to-blame/ young people stand to suffer the most, for longest [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> truthout.org | Youth Climate Anxiety Is Skyrocketing and Government Inaction Is to Blame [02:06] schestowitz "And the empire oligarchs have ramped up their propaganda against China and appear to be gearing up to a nuclear winter. [02:06] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21582399 [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Links 16/9/2021: Linux Mint Has New Web Site, LibreOffice 7.2.1, KDE Plasma 5.23 Beta, and Sailfish OS Verla http://techrights.org/2021/09/16/sailfish-os-verla/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/09/16/sailfish-os-verla/ [02:06] schestowitz "When 'll U use https:)?" [02:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Links 16/9/2021: Linux Mint Has New Web Site, LibreOffice 7.2.1, KDE Plasma 5.23 Beta, and Sailfish OS Verla | Techrights [02:06] schestowitz There is also https with a self-signed cert [02:08] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21362917 [02:08] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Firefox 91.0 Released with Enhanced Cookie Clearing / Https-First Policy http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154345#comment-30516 #mozilla [02:08] schestowitz " [02:08] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Mozilla Firefox 91 Arrives as the New ESR Series, Brings Back Simplified Printing | Tux Machines [02:08] schestowitz Fk that. I need Firefox cleaning. [02:08] schestowitz Harka [02:08] schestowitz Harka - 26 days ago [02:08] schestowitz @tom grzyb: You mean history? You can automatically clean it on exit. Or not even create one at all. [02:08] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:08] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:08] schestowitz I go one better - I have it all in a RAM disk which disappears when I shut down the desktop. [02:08] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:09] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:09] schestowitz Actually I have a number of browsers, and a number of Firefox profiles. I present a whole range of signatures on the internet! [02:09] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:09] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:09] schestowitz when not using Tor [02:09] schestowitz Harka [02:09] schestowitz Harka - 25 days ago [02:09] schestowitz Good idea! I do the same to reduce fingerprinting. [02:09] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:09] schestowitz tom grzyb - 24 days ago [02:09] schestowitz I just like to keep corporate (and other) snoops computers occupied. [02:09] schestowitz " [02:09] schestowitz I recommend Falkon [02:09] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21549659 [02:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "While this is generally true some of the systems in use today are rather dated (to put it mildly). A great example is the method that pilots use in poor visibility to find the runway; their Instrument Landing System (ILS), a technology invented in 1929." https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/efb-tampering-the-human-factor/ [02:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.pentestpartners.com | EFB Tampering. The Human Factor | Pen Test Partners [02:09] schestowitz " [02:09] schestowitz @Brad Koehn Have you read this article, and if so, what insights can you offer? [02:09] schestowitz Brad Koehn [02:09] schestowitz Brad Koehn - 22 days ago [02:09] schestowitz The ILS is great, and GPS is a competing technology that, while not quite as accurate, is far more cost-effective (as no land-based NavAID need to be installed, calibrated, and maintained). Still, in really foul weather theres no substitute for ILS. [02:09] schestowitz The NOTAM system became a train wreck, largely because it became a CYA tool for FAA employees. Its full of crap, and I often use a free, legal alternative in the form of a flight briefer (a human) to sort through it all. The FAA is working on improving the system and bringing it into the 21st century. Im not holding my breath. [02:09] schestowitz The EFB concern is a complete nothingburger. There are so many layers of safety built into the system that a compromised EFB isnt really going to result in any issue, any more than dumping a coffee on it would. Besides, as targets go the EFB is much harder than most if you wanted to mess with the system. [02:09] schestowitz Ted [02:09] schestowitz Ted - 22 days ago [02:09] schestowitz Thanks. My perception was that NOTAM was a failed system, so Im glad to know there are workarounds. [02:09] schestowitz Brad Koehn [02:09] schestowitz Brad Koehn - 22 days ago [02:09] schestowitz 1-800-WX-BRIEF is an awesome, certified, and totally free briefing service. [02:09] schestowitz " [02:09] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21538813 [02:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Those graphs show that with 25 million Brits not being "fully vaccinated" (COVID) progress has pretty much stalled https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations [02:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations ) [02:09] schestowitz "Thats inevitable when the numbers are beyond the 80% mark (of people aged 16 and above). At least first dose is at 90% of that population. [02:10] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480459 [02:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Brendan Gregg: Analyzing a High Rate of Paging http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2021-08-30/high-rate-of-paging.html #linux #kernel [02:10] schestowitz " [02:10] schestowitz Does Linux Page or Swap. I think it still does a relatively primitive swap. Nothing like the virtual memory of VMS. [02:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.brendangregg.com | Analyzing a High Rate of Paging [02:10] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:10] schestowitz tom grzyb - about a month ago [02:10] schestowitz I do not understand why Linux has never learned how to deal transparently with virtual memory and paging. This problem was largely solved many years ago. [02:10] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:10] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - about a month ago [02:10] schestowitz @tom grzyb [02:10] schestowitz you can propose a patch ;-) [02:10] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:10] schestowitz tom grzyb - about a month ago [02:10] schestowitz Well beyond my pay-grade! [02:10] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:10] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - about a month ago [02:11] schestowitz so bad !!! [02:11] schestowitz linux is perfectly for me for 20 years [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - about a month ago [02:11] schestowitz I have been very happy with it also. But many people complain about the swapping, and the only real solution seems to be buy more memory. Lucky for me I have enough for what I do. [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - about a month ago [02:11] schestowitz yes linux use much more memory than windows, but less more CPU [02:11] schestowitz when i install l new linux on a old windows i must add ram at least 2Go for very simple system or 3-4 Go [02:11] schestowitz its a habit now :-) [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 28 days ago [02:11] schestowitz In the old days it was quite possible to run a X-11 based GUI on linux with as little as 1GB. (I did) You could get away with less, but you could not actually do any work. [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 28 days ago [02:11] schestowitz I had a 1Ghz (Pentium Coppermine), 1GB system running RedHat 4.x which served me quite well for quite a while from about 1999 to 2004. [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - 28 days ago [02:11] schestowitz yes but at that time win 98 was fine with 16 Mo. I had a win 95 with 4 Mo [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:11] schestowitz I hated the Pentium 4. I had two that kept overheating, while the Coppermine kept plugging away [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:11] schestowitz I do believe that the Pentium III was the last good chip that Intel has made. AMD has been better in many ways ever since, even if not always in raw benchmarks. [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 25 days ago [02:11] schestowitz In fact, this very moment I am using an Athlon X2 5400B, manufactured in 2009, and running at 2.8Ghz. It does everything I need and more. I would not use it for video editing or gaming, but I have no need. [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - 25 days ago [02:11] schestowitz Im still afraid of the amd cpus that melt if you put too much strain on them while the intels go down in frequency to avoid burning out. But my son took one of the last amd and he seems to be delighted with it (a Ryzhom ?) [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:11] schestowitz tom grzyb - 24 days ago [02:11] schestowitz My newest computers are all ARM-based. Apple has followed my lead. ;-) [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org [02:11] schestowitz herve_02@diasp.org - 24 days ago [02:11] schestowitz :-) [02:11] schestowitz " [02:11] schestowitz The main RAM hog is not Linux but crap that companies like Google and Mozilla push to us on top of it [02:11] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21538976 [02:11] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "No doubt that information from the inventor himself would be very relevant and accurate as to factual issues!" What inventors??? This system has been hijacked by self-serving #law firms, not #science https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/09/school-canons-opine.html [02:12] schestowitz "Science? Low-level engineering in this case. Whatever, to me whats wrong with patent law is that someone can be the intellectual owner of something they dont at all understand. According to me, this should rather be a contradiction in terms. Could this stipulation suffice? [02:12] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> patentlyo.com | Law School Canons: Its a Pain to Opine | Patently-O [02:12] *Despatche (~desp@u3xy9z2ifjzci.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:17] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21510917 [02:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #Techdirt #copyright #copyrights #Sony Music Says #DNS Service Is Implicated In Copyright Infringement At The Domains It Resolves https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210903/07234647492/sony-music-says-dns-service-is-implicated-copyright-infringement-domains-it-resolves.shtml [02:18] schestowitz "Dont buy Sony products!" [02:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | Sony Music Says DNS Service Is Implicated In Copyright Infringement At The Domains It Resolves | Techdirt [02:18] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21510649 [02:18] schestowitz " [02:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This is not about #religion but about premature push to vaccine every person for one particular thing, even before clinical trials are completes https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/03/its-time-end-religious-exemptions-during-public-health-emergencies [02:18] schestowitz That clinical trials werent complete before deployment thats actually disputable, but whatever, once entered the massive deployment phase, how much time and how many administrations of the vaccines under the current regime would you demand, to admit that further experience has provided the critical information that clinical trials hadnt? Is there a limit? [02:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Opinion | Its Time to End Religious Exemptions During Public Health Emergencies | Mike Lofgren [02:18] schestowitz Also, to address its abstracted form, I doubt that your objection is indifferent to the severity of the one particular thing and that youd likewise raise it if everything else equal, the one thing happened to be more severe, like, say, smallpox. [02:18] schestowitz " [02:18] schestowitz "How cruel!!!" [02:19] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21509898 [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TruthOut #Finance 35 Million People Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor Day https://truthout.org/articles/35-million-people-are-set-to-lose-unemployment-benefits-on-labor-day/ [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> truthout.org | 35 Million People Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor Day [02:19] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21508087 [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Holly+" unsettles narratives of voice ownership and offers a vision of communal #music making https://www.lumendatabase.org/blog_entries/holly-plus-voice-instrument-tool-and-ownership #lumendatabase [02:19] schestowitz "SUPER COOL [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.lumendatabase.org | [02:19] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21493248 [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Torvalds: "I think the companies getting involved has been hugely important - and that may sound so obvious as to be trite and stupid, but some corners of the open-source community have been fairly negative to any commercial involvement." The issue is NOT corporate involvement, but WHICH or WHOSE. [02:19] schestowitz "IOW, the issue is not corporate involvement, its corporate corruption" [02:19] schestowitz exactly [02:19] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21079653 [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #twitter is becoming irrelevant to most people. It's just a platform for celebs (or 'celeb' politicians) and #cancelCulture hate mobs. To the ordinary person, Twitter hasn't had any real value for YEARS. It's even a LIABILITY. http://techrights.org/2020/06/08/twitter-cancel-culture/ [02:19] schestowitz "Very proud for i never make an account in Bullshitwer xDDDDDD :) [02:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Social Control Media: Where Cancel Culture Thrives | Techrights [02:20] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21504657 [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams #Afghanistan Opinion | Let's Open the Books: We Need a Truth Commission for the Afghan War https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/02/lets-open-books-we-need-truth-commission-afghan-war [02:20] schestowitz "Lol" [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Opinion | Let's Open the Books: We Need a Truth Commission for the Afghan War | Robert C. Koehler [02:20] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21501226 [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This was the last #uk report on excess deaths (more than 6 months ago). Why did they stop? #borisnaro hiding the possible "bodies pile up high" effect? http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/covid-19-excees-uk.png [02:20] schestowitz " [02:20] schestowitz Have you looked at the vaccines deaths and adverse reactions? [02:20] schestowitz https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/vaccine_deaths_from_2010_2020_fo [02:20] schestowitz " [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.whatdotheyknow.com | Vaccine deaths from 2010-2020 for new vaccines - a Freedom of Information request to Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency - WhatDoTheyKnow [02:20] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21501441 [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Number of Brits Who Died (and Still Die) Because of COVID-19 is a Lot Higher Than the Official Figures http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/09/03/borisnaro-data/ #uk #england #covid19 #datascience #health [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> schestowitz.com | schestowitz.com Blog Archive The Number of Brits Who Died (and Still Die) Because of COVID-19 is a Lot Higher Than the Official Figures [02:20] schestowitz "Why do so many politicians take COVID deaths as a personal afront?" [02:20] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21501308 [02:20] schestowitz "You missed this: skarnet.com" [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What ever happened to #Obarun, long time no noise from it. | systemd-free linux community https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2021/09/02/350/ #sysdfree #gnu #linux #withoutSystemd [02:20] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> sysdfree.wordpress.com | What ever happened to Obarun, long time no noise from it. | systemd-free linux community [02:20] schestowitz never heard of it [02:21] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21488890 [02:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "So while comments are going away, this isn't an end of the conversation. It's just time to change the channels we use to talk and listen to each other. I know we all still have plenty to say." https://www.salon.com/2021/08/31/salon-is-closing-comments-for-good-heres-why/ #techrights mostly uses #irc these days. #socialcontrolmedia is #censorship outside one's control [02:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.salon.com | Salon is closing comments for good. Here's why | Salon.com [02:21] schestowitz " [02:21] schestowitz A serious mistake I think [02:21] schestowitz That list of platforms for future comments chills me to the bone: [02:21] schestowitz "You can find us and join the discussions on: [02:21] schestowitz Facebook [02:21] schestowitz Twitter [02:21] schestowitz Instagram [02:21] schestowitz YouTube [02:21] schestowitz Pinterest [02:21] schestowitz LinkedIn [02:21] schestowitz . . . and even TikTok! [02:21] schestowitz Do you like Reddit? You can often find our stories being shared and discussed in places like r/politics and r/futurology." [02:21] schestowitz Why are there so many sheep out there? [02:21] schestowitz ' [02:21] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21355553 [02:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: News roundup: #PinePhone keyboard, mainline Linux kernel, and #Waydroid http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154382 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [02:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | News roundup: PinePhone keyboard, mainline Linux kernel, and Waydroid | Tux Machines [02:21] schestowitz "can you please stop the double-posting with the joindiaspora accounts linux and Dr. Roy Schestowitz? [02:22] schestowitz Some people asked to be able to follow only GNU/Linux related things w/o 'politics' [02:22] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21533071 [02:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #FrontpageMag #nz #NewZealand #Police Let a Jihadi Stab Six People https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/09/new-zealand-police-let-jihadi-stab-six-people-robert-spencer/ [02:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.frontpagemag.com | New Zealand Police Let a Jihadi Stab Six People | Frontpagemag [02:22] schestowitz "change that headline the government of new zealand let a jihadi stab six people' [02:23] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21521361 [02:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Media and Web sites are governed in the speech sense by those who pay them and thus 'sustain' them (for personal gain) http://techrights.org/2021/07/05/bill-gates-pays-twitter/ #twitter #socialcontrolmedia #billgates #censorship [02:23] schestowitz "The gain is often about control, not money. [02:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Reality is Warped When You Pay for Perception Management (or: Bill Gates Pays Twitter for Propaganda) | Techrights [02:24] schestowitz You can disable Firefox telemetry though, or is this not complete? [02:24] schestowitz "You can disable Firefox telemetry though, or is this not complete?" [02:24] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21450302 [02:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Mozilla is increasingly dabbling in the "data ecosystem" and you should NOT trust #firefox with your #privacy anymore http://techrights.org/2021/07/07/mozilla-data-stewardship-slant/ [02:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Mozilla Does Not Respect Your Privacy | Techrights [02:24] schestowitz they move the goalposts [02:24] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21509616 [02:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #eon / # #eonnext said they would phone me back (escalation), but it has been a day and no call. #npower was taken over by vandals and incompetent tyrants. Their #greenwashing with words like "sustainable" and "renewable" impress nobody. [02:24] schestowitz "sustainable and renewable frustration, maybe? :-/" [02:24] schestowitz They gave a little compensation at the end, but underlying issue not resolved [02:25] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21520943 [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #rairfoundation #nz #newzealand https://rairfoundation.com/new-zealand-muslim-terrorist-revealed-refugee-ahamed-aathil-mohamed-samsudeen-threatened-attack-was-coming/ [02:25] schestowitz " [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> rairfoundation.com | New Zealand Muslim Terrorist Revealed: 'Refugee' Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen Threatened Attack Was Coming - RAIR [02:25] schestowitz https://nelsonweekly.co.nz/2020/10/immigration-deports-10-year-old-with-special-needs/ [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-nelsonweekly.co.nz | Immigration deports 10-year-old with special needs | Nelson Weekly [02:25] schestowitz Just to add to the madness. [02:25] schestowitz I would rather take my chances with the ADHA [02:25] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21515456 [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #TheDailyFail occasionally writes about the threat of "smart" meters; yet companies then associate critics with "cranks"... [02:25] schestowitz "one has to be very very dense to consider such things smart" [02:25] schestowitz The people who push it call it "Smart", not the recipients [02:25] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21509685 [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #Orac #science #TomChivers and reasonable apologia for science denial https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/09/03/tom-chivers-misunderstands-science-denial/ [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> respectfulinsolence.com | Tom Chivers and "reasonable" apologia for science denial - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE [02:25] schestowitz " [02:26] schestowitz This criticism-of-a-criticism-of-a-criticism would deserve a better abstract summary for people unfamiliar with either of the lower floors. [02:26] schestowitz tpq1980@iviv.hu [02:26] schestowitz tpq1980@iviv.hu - 27 days ago [02:26] schestowitz Unfortunately, science has been co-opted and corrupted by a corrupt political class in the thrall of an even more corrupt supranational plutocratic elite. [02:26] schestowitz The nature of science is the crucible of ideas and the battle of interpretation and understanding of the physical world. Science is rarely if ever settled and what is understood as scientific truth today may become scientific falsity given enough time. [02:26] schestowitz The idea that the majority scientific opinion is unquestionable orthodoxy is itself anti-scientific. What science gives us is the best empirical understanding currently available and in no way gives us an unquestionable, unchallengable or undeniable absolute understanding. [02:26] schestowitz When we cease to question scientific understanding and brand sceptical minds as deniers, we act against the nature of science. There is too much political and plutocratic influence in science and we misuse, abuse and misunderstand science at our peril. [02:26] schestowitz peer of eyes [02:26] schestowitz peer of eyes - 27 days ago [02:26] schestowitz Genuine skepticism needs to be protected, but its easy to monkey. Skeptical postures are easy to practice without skepticism, in a tribal manner. [02:26] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21511619 [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #covid19 #vaccination in the #uk almost stalled. With remaining "gains" being mostly very young people whom they persuade to join the #patent pool of #astrazeneca (not because it's life-saving for those age groups) [02:26] schestowitz " [02:26] schestowitz My analysis of the mRNA Covid Vaccines. [02:26] schestowitz https://gettr.com/post/p9qkakb2ff [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gettr.com | GETTR - The Marketplace of Ideas [02:26] schestowitz https://gettr.com/post/p9luu0cb3b [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gettr.com | GETTR - The Marketplace of Ideas [02:26] schestowitz The article I based the analysis on. [02:26] schestowitz https://dailyexpose.co.uk/2021/08/14/f-o-i-request-reveals-adverse-reactions-to-the-covid-19-injections-are-17-5-times-higher-than-adverse-reactions-to-all-other-vaccines-combined-since-2010/ [02:26] schestowitz The FOIA data request the article is based on. [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-theexpose.uk | F.O.I request reveals adverse reactions to the Covid-19 injections are 17.5 times higher than adverse reactions to all other vaccines combined since 2010 The Expose [02:26] schestowitz https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/vaccine_deaths_from_2010_2020_fo [02:26] schestowitz The illegality of vaccines mandates: [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.whatdotheyknow.com | Vaccine deaths from 2010-2020 for new vaccines - a Freedom of Information request to Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency - WhatDoTheyKnow [02:26] schestowitz International illegality. [02:26] schestowitz https://gettr.com/post/p9qda0694b [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gettr.com | TPQ1980 on GETTR [02:26] schestowitz Illegality in the USA. [02:26] schestowitz https://gettr.com/post/p5ruhg [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gettr.com | TPQ1980 on GETTR [02:26] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21513330 [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Even Australian patent profiteers concerned that #patents are being offers to bots or to some computer programs? This is an own goal to the #patent system and its stated goals. https://blog.patentology.com.au/2021/08/in-becoming-first-country-to-recognise.html [02:26] schestowitz "Next: Patents created in the Cloud." [02:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.patentology.com.au | In Becoming the First Country to Recognise Non-Human Inventors, is Australia a Hero of Progress, or a Chump? ~ patentology [02:26] schestowitz Smart parents [02:27] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21515583 [02:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Neither represents a true accomplishment anymore as both get granted by RICH people's front groups, which judge people's merit based on their services to oligarchy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/opinion/elon-musk-prize-patent.html [02:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.nytimes.com | Opinion | Whats Better, a Prize or a Patent? - The New York Times [02:27] schestowitz "Stop polluting and start planting trees. Can I have my 100 million now?" [02:27] schestowitz well put [02:33] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21496487 [02:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CounterPunch #Afghanistan An Old Soldiers Denial on Afghanistan https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/01/an-old-soldiers-denial-on-afghanistan/ [02:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.counterpunch.org | An Old Soldiers Denial on Afghanistan - CounterPunch.org [02:33] schestowitz " [02:33] schestowitz Yes, Sloane is mistaken, but so is Hornberger, the author of this opinion piece. [02:33] schestowitz Sloane has it all wrong. The U.S. soldiers who died in Vietnam and Afghanistan didnt die for the Constitution or so that Americans and others could exercise their rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Instead, the sad truth is that they died for nothing, as they loyally followed orders to kill or be killed. The same holds true for those who came back maimed and traumatized, which has led many of them to take their own [02:33] schestowitz lives after returning home. [02:33] schestowitz U.S. troops in Vietnam and Afghanistan did not die for nothing; they died for capitalism and to support the shareholders of large defense contractors. Am I wrong? [02:33] schestowitz Eileen Brophy [02:33] schestowitz Eileen Brophy - about a month ago [02:33] schestowitz @Ted Yes you are right, they died to make money for the wealthy as usual. [02:33] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21037528 [02:33] schestowitz " [02:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Vim vs. #Nano vs. #Emacs : Three sysadmins weigh in | Enable Sysadmin https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/3-text-editors-compared #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/06/22/#latest [02:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.redhat.com | Vim vs. Nano vs. Emacs: Three sysadmins weigh in | Enable Sysadmin [02:33] schestowitz Interesting, but they forgot cat inside #Emacs [02:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [02:33] schestowitz First, run #Eshell: [02:33] schestowitz M-x eshell [02:33] schestowitz Then: [02:33] schestowitz $ *cat > hello.sh [02:33] schestowitz Hello, world! [02:33] schestowitz ^D [02:33] schestowitz $ cat hello.sh [02:33] schestowitz Hello,world! [02:34] schestowitz $ [02:34] schestowitz Et voil. [02:34] schestowitz " [02:34] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21496076 [02:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #DeSmog #Energy Majority of Academics Behind EV-Sceptic Paper Are Petrol or Diesel Specialists https://www.desmog.com/2021/09/01/academics-electric-vehicles-petrol-diesel-cars/ EVs are just a lesser evil, hardly the overall solution [02:34] schestowitz "Plenty of academics, including me, have expressed scepticism about EVs as a climate solution, as they retain the high energy demand lifestyles we have to change." [02:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.desmog.com | Majority of Academics Behind EV-Sceptic Paper Are Petrol or Diesel Specialists - DeSmog [02:34] schestowitz It's a yuppie non-solution like edible straws for drinks served in plastic containers [02:34] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21494168 [02:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Sleeping With the Enemy: Bed Bugs Or How #Surveillance is Creeping Into Our Bedrooms (and Beds) THigHT http://techrights.org/2021/07/14/sleeping-with-bugs/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/14/sleeping-with-bugs/ [02:34] schestowitz "tackle? How 'bout attack!" [02:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Sleeping With the Enemy: Bed Bugs Or How Surveillance is Creeping Into Our Bedrooms (and Beds) | Techrights [02:34] schestowitz It is one [02:35] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21494259 [02:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Jelle van der Waa: "In looking to moving my phone to LineageOS, I've started thinking about moving my mail, contacts and calendar data to my own server." Thumbs up! https://vdwaa.nl/xandikos-server-setup.html [02:35] schestowitz "Oddly, when people are talking and writing about open-source phones, they rarely mention using them as phones, or even if they can be used as phones - you know, to make telephone calls." [02:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> vdwaa.nl | Jelly's blog Xandikos CardDAV/CalDAV server [02:35] schestowitz They're computers that ALSO can make calls [02:35] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21494579 [02:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I only found out about #systemd later and was getting annoyed with #pulseaudio in the early 2010s" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-010921.html#tSep%2001%2019:44:31 [02:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, September 01, 2021 [02:35] schestowitz "Its crap, I tell ya! [02:37] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21494713 [02:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #ibm #layoffs latest post: "Its all #offshoring now, just trading on a failed name from yesteryear. It is called unlocking shareholder value by the Welchian Wall Street parasites that sold out America." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cxVSAsz#replies [02:37] schestowitz "Yep. We have seen this pattern before. And its not pretty. [02:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thelayoff.com | Quit financial engineering and go back to your roots, IBM - post regarding IBM layoffs [02:37] schestowitz SUN [02:37] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21493475 [02:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Treasure by #krita artist David REVOY https://www.davidrevoy.com/article858/the-treasure #kde [02:37] schestowitz "Very Nice [02:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.davidrevoy.com | The Treasure - David Revoy [02:38] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21487001 [02:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The meat-eating 'vegan' http://techrights.org/2019/09/05/zemlin-pac-sucking-linux/ [02:38] schestowitz " [02:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | A Linux Foundation Without Linux-Using Staff | Techrights [02:38] schestowitz maybe an open vegan? [02:38] schestowitz [02:38] schestowitz (does anyone know the article Im talking about? I cant seem to find it online to link to it) [02:38] schestowitz " [02:38] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21488732 [02:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #CommonDreams Opinion | #Afghanistan May Forever Be the Graveyard of Empires https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/31/afghanistan-may-forever-be-graveyard-empires [02:38] schestowitz "Les talibans en Afghanistans , retour aux primitif !! [02:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.commondreams.org | Opinion | Afghanistan May Forever Be the Graveyard of Empires | Michael Winship [02:47] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21487279 [02:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Overhyped #M1 Chip Boots #NetBSD Operating System https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-netbsd-boot #bsd #unix [02:47] schestowitz |"Echt_JETZT_oder_wie?_Nicht_schlecht,_Herr_Specht!| [02:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tomshardware.com | Apple's M1 Chip Boots NetBSD Operating System | Tom's Hardware [02:47] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21481838 [02:47] schestowitz "This is how climate warming could cause another ice age;-( [02:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #ScienceFocus #Environment Why is the #GulfStream slowing down and what does it mean for the future of the #UK s #climate ? https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-is-the-gulf-stream-slowing-down-and-what-does-it-mean-for-the-future-of-the-uks-climate/ [02:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.sciencefocus.com | Why is the Gulf Stream slowing down and what does it mean for the UK? - BBC Science Focus Magazine [02:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21481669 [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TheNation #Health The Disastrous Opening of One #Arkansas School District https://www.thenation.com/article/society/arkansas-school-quarantine-mask-covid-19/ [02:48] schestowitz "I personally know the teacher in the article." [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thenation.com | The Disastrous Opening of One Arkansas School District | The Nation [02:48] schestowitz oh wow, small world [02:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21483311 [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "The idea of a corporate pension belongs to a world where there was mutual trust and loyalty between employer and employee, where you might work for one company for life and be proud of that fact. That world is long passed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cAvQpFp#replies [02:48] schestowitz "These and other concessions were gained by the strength of labour unions, like the 8 hour day. [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thelayoff.com | Nabisco workers on strike ... - post regarding IBM layoffs [02:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21481901 [02:48] schestowitz " [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #Salon #Ivermectin must be administered despite #CDC and #FDA warnings, #Ohio judge orders https://www.salon.com/2021/08/30/ivermectin-must-be-administered-despite-cdc-and-fda-warnings-ohio-judge-orders/ "it has no effect and could be dangerous." [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.salon.com | Ivermectin must be administered despite CDC and FDA warnings, Ohio judge orders | Salon.com [02:48] schestowitz The misuse and overdoses are precisely why doctors should prescribe Ivermectin and educate patients with regard to its safe use. [02:48] schestowitz The FDAS position regarding Ivermectin is now neutral. People shouldnt be taking horse medication but without a prescription for human Ivermectin, what choice do they have. [02:48] schestowitz One corrupted study does not invalidate the accumulating data that suggests Ivermectin is safe and useful to treat and prevent covid. This is being treated as a political issue rather than a health issue. [02:48] schestowitz Bosshammer [02:48] schestowitz Bosshammer - about a month ago [02:48] schestowitz https://www.thedesertreview.com/opinion/columnists/indias-ivermectin-blackout/article_e3db8f46-f942-11eb-9eea-77d5e2519364.html [02:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thedesertreview.com | India's Ivermectin Blackout | Columnists | thedesertreview.com [02:48] schestowitz ' [02:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21482267 [02:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: NEWS #TruthOut As #Biden Threatens More #War , Dont Forget the #Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal https://truthout.org/articles/as-biden-threatens-more-war-dont-forget-the-afghanistan-invasion-was-illegal/ [02:49] schestowitz "A quoi cela a servit !!! a rien !! tant de morts pour rien !!!" [02:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> truthout.org | As Biden Threatens More War, Dont Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal [02:49] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480466 [02:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Disqus is #proprietarySoftware and a mess to be avoided for so many reasons. The latest cautionary tale: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/08/commenting-issues [02:49] schestowitz "I have avoided Disqus so completely, and for so many years, I was not sure that they still existed." [02:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.omgubuntu.co.uk | Are You Experiencing Issues with Comments on this Site? - OMG! Ubuntu! [02:49] schestowitz It ought not exist [02:49] schestowitz before blog comment were replace by social contol media there was this outsourcing [02:50] schestowitz IBM LIVES! [02:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480536 [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #SCO v. #IBM settlement deal is done, but zombie case shuffles on elsewhere http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/155087 #Kernel #Linux http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/SCO [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | SCO v. IBM settlement deal is done, but zombie case shuffles on elsewhere | Tux Machines [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | SCO - Techrights [02:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21474662 [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #gnu #linux distro #Bluestar 5.13.13 is out https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/ #germany #de [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> sourceforge.net | BluestarLinux download | SourceForge.net [02:50] schestowitz "Blutearsky Linux?" [02:50] schestowitz https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Flag_of_NATO.svg/125px-Flag_of_NATO.svg.png [02:50] schestowitz " [02:50] schestowitz Entrer une description pour l'image ici [02:50] schestowitz NATos? [02:50] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:50] schestowitz tom grzyb - about a month ago [02:50] schestowitz Whenever I see the alphabetic sequence Pro, I am suspicious. [02:50] schestowitz tom grzyb [02:50] schestowitz tom grzyb - about a month ago [02:50] schestowitz at least they are hosted on sourceforge and not gaghug. Though it is still a proprietary platform. [02:50] schestowitz ' [02:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480380 [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Kyndryl helps #IBM fake 'growth' https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cAjrPmq#replies [02:50] schestowitz "IBM is history. Can be grow that? [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thelayoff.com | 90,000 layoffs Tuesday - post regarding IBM layoffs [02:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480390 [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "You both may be asking the exact same question in a different way. Perhaps 125k employees are leaving #IBM , but only 90k of #Kyndryl employees will actually end up working for Kyndryl." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1cAjrPmq#replies [02:50] schestowitz "Advanced Math. [02:50] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21480446 [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Linux 5.15 Block Changes From Removing LightNVM To Fixing Up The Floppy Driver - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.15-Block #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/08/31/#latest [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Linux 5.15 Block Changes From Removing LightNVM To Fixing Up The Floppy Driver - Phoronix [02:50] schestowitz "Huh? [02:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [02:51] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21475778 [02:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Write a guessing game in #ncurses on GNU/Linux | https://opensource.com/article/21/8/guess-number-game-ncurses-linux #FreeSW #RedHat #GNU #Linux [02:51] schestowitz "For Python theres urwid.org" [02:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> opensource.com | Write a guessing game in ncurses on Linux | Opensource.com [02:51] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21473535 [02:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Patents are not rights; this guy is #a liar or lawyer. Also, #Switzerland played a considerable role in enabling #EPO #corruption https://www.mondaq.com/intellectual-property/1106372/patents-comparative-guide [02:51] schestowitz " [02:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.mondaq.com | Patents Comparative Guide - Intellectual Property - Switzerland [02:51] schestowitz Well, WIPO is seated in Geneva, so theres that. [02:51] schestowitz Its also deeply ironic that the so-called unification problem in physics was spearheaded by a former patent clerk in Bern. We can only lament that a mind like Einsteins is pretty much the contrary of what IP lawyers optimize for. ● Oct 03 [03:02] schestowitz
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    Linus Torvalds, a Finnish Swede who changed computing forever
    [03:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 400 @ https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/20083-linus-torvalds-a-finnish-swede-who-changed-computing-forever.html">Linus ) [03:02] schestowitz
    [03:02] schestowitz

    What few people know is that, although Torvalds was born and raised in Helsinki, he is actually part of Finlands Swedish-speaking minority, the Finland Swedes. As the 30th anniversary of the release of Linux fast approaches, we thought wed continue our ongoing Finnish-Swedish culture series by looking at the life and achievements of one of the most famous members of this community.

    • [03:08] schestowitz # the article on Linus is badly out of date and even contains dead links, [03:08] schestowitz # it even mentions OSDL as his current employer; [03:08] schestowitz # also misses the connection with Android and ChromeOS [03:41] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:49] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@mk6xfchm4h5bg.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:55] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:56] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@mk6xfchm4h5bg.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [04:16] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:17] *blitzed has quit (Quit: +++ATH0&D2 NO CARRIER NO CAREER) [04:22] *blitzed (~blitzed@39qv35uzv86mi.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [05:11] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@nbnsvpfizihkw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [08:57] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:58] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 03 [09:42] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:43] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [10:39] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [10:40] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@mf675eetsurxw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [11:05] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:05] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:20] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:20] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:55] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:55] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 03 [12:07] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:08] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:42] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:42] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:53] *rianne (~rianne@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:53] *liberty_box (~liberty@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [13:25] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [13:26] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 03 [14:56] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:56] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 03 [15:02] schestowitz http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/10/is-veuve-cliquots-orange-colour-or.html?showComment=1633080999103#c3668504683522254957 [15:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Is Veuve Clicquots orange a colour or a figurative mark? - The IPKat [15:02] schestowitz "Well what a complex and tangled web. It would clearly have been better to go both for the orange colour as such and for the orange rectangle, as "colour mark" and "figurative" respectively. The additional cost of two applications for a mark which is clearly highly regarded by its owners, compared to just one, is trivial, especially compared to the amounts which must have been spent by both parties on this matter! A useful guide for the future.... 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[23:05] schestowitz Icavot [23:05] schestowitz Icavot - about 4 hours ago [23:05] schestowitz Free software is great and governments should follow the policy public money, public code. However bitcoin is not good: https://scitechdaily.com/bitcoin-boom-driving-increased-energy-consumption-exacerbating-global-chip-shortage-and-threatening-international-safety/ [23:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-scitechdaily.com | Bitcoin Boom Driving Increased Energy Consumption, Exacerbating Global Chip Shortage, and Threatening International Safety [23:05] schestowitz "