●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 ●● ● Oct 13 [00:25] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@2jhmc32syugya.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:59] schestowitz >> When someone mentioned it to me regarding Hack-a-Day (with evidence of [00:59] schestowitz >> deletions) I could almost sympathise because in IRC the subject of COVID [00:59] schestowitz >> routinely gets brought up and there's always the change of some idiot [00:59] schestowitz >> posting truly ridiculous things. ● Oct 13 [01:00] schestowitz > It wasn't really a Covid issue though [01:00] schestowitz > [01:00] schestowitz > Did you look at the nature of the drawing that brought Professor Ridd [01:00] schestowitz > before the High Court? [01:00] schestowitz You lost me on that last one. I don't know who that is and what this case is. ● Oct 13 [05:15] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) ● Oct 13 [07:35] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:43] *the_janitor has quit (Quit: reboot or something) ● Oct 13 [08:22] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@r7zq4q2ys63yk.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:23] *spazz has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 13 [09:20] *spazzz (~spazz@urifce6zxwtdi.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 13 [10:57] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) ● Oct 13 [12:57] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@juwac8rxypkig.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 13 [13:38] schestowitz https://www.fosslife.org/top-linux-distros-based-kde [13:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fosslife.org | Top Linux Distros Based on KDE [13:38] schestowitz "| [13:38] schestowitz KDE is one of the most customizable and fastest desktop environments available, says Ankush Das. Although you can always install KDE from scratch, you might want to choose a distribution that comes with KDE out of the box. [13:38] schestowitz This article lists several KDE-based Linux distros to consider. [13:38] schestowitz " ● Oct 13 [14:28] *sears_hardware has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:31] *sears_hardware (~search_social@akqta89mfqm5k.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 13 [15:21] *schestowitz-TR2 is now known as sandwich [15:21] *sandwich is now known as sandwitz [15:42] *sandwitz is now known as schestowitz-TR ● Oct 13 [16:20] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:28] schestowitz visualbob (@bobduffy): "I believe COVID restrictions and subsequent income stimulus, to allow for lock downs, cut the world's ability to create supply while retaining the demand. Thus cost of basic materials inflates. This was predicted at the start of the Pandemic. Get people to work inflation corrects" | nitter https://nitter.eu/bobduffy/status/1448303049349365764 #nitter | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/10/13/#latest [16:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-nitter.eu | visualbob (@bobduffy): "I believe COVID restrictions and subsequent income stimulus, to allow for lock downs, cut the world's ability to create supply while retaining the demand. Thus cost of basic materials inflates. This was predicted at the start of the Pandemic. Get people to work inflation corrects" | nitter [16:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [16:29] schestowitz https://twitter.com/humanidee/status/1448155684302819331 [16:29] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@humanidee: @schestowitz Wow, she's really going somewhere. Maybe UK parliament can have Julian Assange come address them? ● Oct 13 [17:10] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@juwac8rxypkig.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:22] *blitzed has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:28] *blitzed (~blitzed@4wpiswdzgnhac.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:53] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:54] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 13 [18:06] *rianne (~rianne@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:08] *liberty_box (~liberty@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:36] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:36] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:38] *rianne (~rianne@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:39] *liberty_box (~liberty@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 13 [19:15] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:16] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:21] *rianne (~rianne@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:21] *liberty_box (~liberty@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:47] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 13 [20:32] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@j7e2ctm68xba6.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:58] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:58] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 13 [21:12] *rianne (~rianne@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:12] *liberty_box (~liberty@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:12] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:24] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@kb7gttbdzq9z6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 13 [22:02] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:54] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:54] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 13 [23:02] *rianne (~rianne@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:03] *liberty_box (~liberty@62vhapicsw4ds.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:27] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@2fiqis2r4vbx6.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:58] schestowitz >>>> When someone mentioned it to me regarding Hack-a-Day (with evidence of [23:58] schestowitz >>>> deletions) I could almost sympathise because in IRC the subject of COVID [23:59] schestowitz >>>> routinely gets brought up and there's always the change of some idiot [23:59] schestowitz >>>> posting truly ridiculous things. [23:59] schestowitz >>> It wasn't really a Covid issue though [23:59] schestowitz >>> [23:59] schestowitz >>> Did you look at the nature of the drawing that brought Professor Ridd [23:59] schestowitz >>> before the High Court? [23:59] schestowitz >> You lost me on that last one. I don't know who that is and what this [23:59] schestowitz >> case is. [23:59] schestowitz > Despite the discussion on the FOSDEM list, it was not a case about [23:59] schestowitz > anti-vax issues [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > The Ridd case was about climate denial and the Anderson case was about [23:59] schestowitz > the swastika [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > According to the Australian courts, swastikas are OK but climate [23:59] schestowitz > skeptics are not. Go figure. [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > Notice that it is not about climate though, it is about Ridd's attitude [23:59] schestowitz > to colleagues too: [23:59] schestowitz > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-13/qld-controversial-queensland-academic-court-battle-jcu/100534402 [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > Anderson's "victory" for the swastika: [23:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.abc.net.au | Controversial Queensland scientist Peter Ridd has lost a High Court battle against JCU dismissal - ABC News [23:59] schestowitz > https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/court-backs-academics-free-speech-in-swastika-dismissal-case-20210831-p58ngf.html [23:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.smh.com.au | University of Sydney lecturer Tim Anderson backed by court in swastika dismissal case [23:59] schestowitz > [23:59] schestowitz > Nothing about anti-vax in either case. The FOSDEM list reply was just [23:59] schestowitz > nonsense to stifle the discussion. [23:59] schestowitz FOSDEM is corporate now. [23:59] schestowitz http://techrights.org/2021/02/08/fosdem-ibm-gag/ http://techrights.org/2021/01/04/fosdem-us/ [23:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | FOSDEM and Free Speech: Will It Blend? | Techrights [23:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | FOSDEM or FOSDEMerica? | Techrights