●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 ●● ● Sep 15 [00:14] schestowitz > While researching Kappos, I discovered that, although he went to school [00:14] schestowitz > in California, he also studied at George Washington University, in [00:14] schestowitz > Washington, DC. [00:14] schestowitz > [00:14] schestowitz > I studied accounting at GWU, but didn't graduate, and, instead, taught [00:14] schestowitz > myself how to be an inventor, so, whenever I see GWU it catches my eye. [00:14] schestowitz > [00:14] schestowitz > I discovered that GWU has an Intellectual Property & Technology Law [00:14] schestowitz > Advisory [00:14] schestowitz > Council https://www.law.gwu.edu/intellectual-property-law-advisory-council [00:14] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.law.gwu.edu | Intellectual Property & Technology Law Advisory Council | GW Law | The George Washington University [00:14] schestowitz > . [00:14] schestowitz > [00:14] schestowitz > The members of this "council" proudly tell the world who they are, so I [00:14] schestowitz > sent them the e-mail below. They're fee-hungry phonies, like everybody [00:14] schestowitz > else, so I don't expect a response. But, you never know, maybe one of [00:14] schestowitz > them hates Kappos. [00:14] schestowitz > [00:14] schestowitz > [00:14] schestowitz > *COPY* [00:14] schestowitz > /Hello,/ [00:14] schestowitz > /Researching David Kappos, I found this - / [00:14] schestowitz > / Kappos earned his B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from the [00:14] schestowitz > University of California at Davis in 1983, and his law degree from the [00:14] schestowitz > University of California at Berkeley in 1990, although he spent his [00:14] schestowitz > third and final year of law school studying at the renowned intellectual [00:14] schestowitz > property law program at the George Washington University Law School in [00:14] schestowitz > Washington, DC. [00:14] schestowitz > http://www.allgov.com/officials/kappos-david?officialid=29178 [00:14] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.allgov.com | AllGov - Officials [00:14] schestowitz > - which [00:14] schestowitz > led me to discover your membership in the Intellectual Property & [00:14] schestowitz > Technology Law Advisory Council at [00:15] schestowitz > GWU. https://www.law.gwu.edu/intellectual-property-law-advisory-council [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://www.law.gwu.edu/intellectual-property-law-advisory-council%3E ) [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > /I wasn't aware that Kappos had attended GWU, but the mention of GWU [00:15] schestowitz > always catches my eye, so I decided to look you up, because I studied [00:15] schestowitz > accounting at GWU, but didn't graduate, and decided to try my hand at [00:15] schestowitz > being an inventor, and I taught myself the patent application process, [00:15] schestowitz > which included visits to the USPTO when it was in Crystal City. / [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > /Attached is: [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > [00:15] schestowitz > * /info about me at GWU and the USPTO/ [00:15] schestowitz > * /a report about my fifteen-year - yes, 15-year - dispute with the [00:15] schestowitz > extremely arrogant and incompetent and corrupt and inventor-hating [00:15] schestowitz > USPTO that I prepared earlier this year, and that I have sent to [00:15] schestowitz > various offices in Washington (can also be found [00:15] schestowitz > here http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/REPORT-ABOUT-THE-USPTO-PDF-VERSION.pdf [00:15] schestowitz > )/ [00:15] schestowitz > * /a complaint that I prepared about Mr. Kappos, addressing [00:15] schestowitz > his dishonesty and his corruption of the USPTO for the benefit of [00:15] schestowitz > IBM and Microsoft, and the consequent damage he has done to patent [00:15] schestowitz > application filers across America (can also be found [00:15] schestowitz > here http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Bar-complaint-David-Kappos.pdf [00:15] schestowitz > )/ [00:15] schestowitz > [00:15] schestowitz > /And, although I am not mentioned by name, the inventor discussed - [00:15] schestowitz > beginning at about 5:00 - in this Techrights video is [00:15] schestowitz > me. http://techrights.org/videos/uspto-conflicts.webm [00:15] *TechBytesBot has quit (connection closed) [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > / [00:15] schestowitz > /Just because I am a pro se inventor doesn't mean that I am stupid - [00:15] schestowitz > although, concidering what now know about the USPTO, I've often thought [00:15] schestowitz > I was stupid for wanting to be an inventor - so I know that you don't [00:15] schestowitz > collect your fees for caring about pro se inventors, but, you are, I [00:15] schestowitz > suppose, promoting yourself as having integrity, and, if you think there [00:15] schestowitz > is any integrity at the deeply corrupt and incompetent and [00:16] schestowitz > inventor-hating USPTO, please understand why I call you a fraud. / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > /You don't like me calling you a fraud? So, sue me. Read my documents, [00:16] schestowitz > and prove me wrong. / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > /The USPTO is a joke and a disgrace to the United States, and what is [00:16] schestowitz > needed is a "Right to Invent Act" that will reform the USPTO for the [00:16] schestowitz > benefit of inventors./ [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > /Feel free to tell me what you think. And, feel free to surprise me, [00:16] schestowitz > and tell me that you will do something about the USPTO./ [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > / [00:16] schestowitz > /Best regards,/ ● Sep 15 [01:06] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:12] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:12] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:17] *rianne_ (~rianne@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:19] *liberty_box (~liberty@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 15 [02:00] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:00] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:08] *rianne_ (~rianne@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:09] *liberty_box (~liberty@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 15 [03:00] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:00] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:12] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@r7zq4q2ys63yk.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:46] *rianne_ (~rianne@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:47] *liberty_box (~liberty@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 15 [04:34] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:35] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:54] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) [04:57] *rianne_ (~rianne@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:57] *liberty_box (~liberty@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 15 [05:21] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:21] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 15 [06:35] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [06:35] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@i8gtth78frzk8.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:54] *psywine (~psywine@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:55] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:56] *liberty_box (~liberty@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:56] *rianne_ (~rianne@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:57] *psywine has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Sep 15 [07:16] *TechBytesBot (~b0t@ju4kayhrhsm6a.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:16] TechBytesBot Hello World! I'm TechBytesBot running phIRCe v0.75 [07:26] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21565630 [07:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@anonymiss@despora.de reshared: NEWS #Orac #hydroxychloroquine #Ivermectin Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 6: More fraud? https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/09/08/ivermectin-is-the-new-hydroxychloroquine-take-6-more-fraud/ [07:26] schestowitz " [07:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> respectfulinsolence.com | Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine, take 6: More fraud? - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE [07:26] schestowitz One major positive ivermectin study was shown to be likely fraudulent. Now others are looking dicey. [07:26] schestowitz Seriously ? [07:26] schestowitz https://c19ivermectin.com/ [07:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-c19ivermectin.com | Ivermectin for COVID-19: real-time analysis of all 116 studies [07:26] schestowitz Who may have interest in promoting a molecule that is so cheap ? I dont see the logique. [07:26] schestowitz But you chose to listen to the people you want to believe. [07:26] schestowitz So dont take time to answer, it seems that people have chosen their side one year and a half and will then keep their beliefs. [07:27] schestowitz I dont trust easily, and have many reasons to be suspicious on our governments choices and conflicts of interest in this crisis. I just see that they ask much more proofs of evidence for these kind of molecules (well known, quite safe and really cheap) than for innovative and expansive treatments like Remdesivir and ARN and ADN anti-covid vaccines. [07:27] schestowitz Its a shame that we dont give these molecules a chance. Maybe they would really help us getting out of this mess. [07:27] schestowitz I believe that we may read Naomi Klein again. [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz @Loposum [07:27] schestowitz Is this a joke? Ivermectin is meant to use against parasites and worms, it does NOT work against viruses. [07:27] schestowitz Maybe you should not take your beliefs from a site that is anonymous. And obviously data is faked and hidden behind meta studies. [07:27] schestowitz Loposum [07:27] schestowitz Loposum - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz it does NOT work against viruses. [07:27] schestowitz If you say so [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz Its not only me Robert Koch Institute in Germany e.g. says its working against virus, but only in toxic doses, which makes in practically useless. [07:27] schestowitz https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/COVRIIN_Dok/Therapieuebersicht.pdf?__blob=publicationFile [07:27] schestowitz Loposum [07:27] schestowitz Loposum - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz Many others say it does have benefits at low doses. [07:27] schestowitz https://covid19criticalcare.com/ [07:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-covid19criticalcare.com | Home - FLCCC | Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander [07:27] schestowitz Murkas Wylander - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz Your links dont get any better [07:27] schestowitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_misinformation#Ivermectin [07:27] schestowitz Loposum [07:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | COVID-19 misinformation - Wikipedia [07:27] schestowitz Loposum - a day ago [07:27] schestowitz OK you have the truth because you follow the people that you were told that are right and I dont. [07:27] schestowitz I surrender. You got me. [07:27] schestowitz I envy you. [07:27] schestowitz Tymefore Gratepayne [07:27] schestowitz Tymefore Gratepayne - about 18 hours ago [07:27] schestowitz A Nobel prize drug, used successfully for years, but out now out of patent and inexpensive is a fraud? Hmm [07:27] schestowitz " [07:28] schestowitz " [07:28] schestowitz Hi, [07:28] schestowitz I know that you and figos have had a severe falling-out. OK, maybe worse than that. However, this is an important piece, which would look really good as a follow-up to the earlier works you had published on your site. So, I think you should publish this: [07:28] schestowitz https://notabug.org/tomgrz/Free-Software_As_A_Right [07:28] schestowitz " [07:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-notabug.org | tomgrz/Free-Software_As_A_Right: Free Software As A Right - Essay license: creative commons attribution-share alike 4.0 international (cc by-SA 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ - NotABug.org: Free code hosting [07:31] schestowitz Hi, sorry to be getting back so late. JoinDiaspora stopped sending me email notifications last year and 1.5 days ago it even stopped sending notification over the Web, in addition to the bridge being broken, which means Twitter, Tumblr etc. get nothing. As it turns out, only about 500 people still actively use JoinDiaspora so I've just sent a donation. Not sure if that can help. it seems like some bits of the site are rotting, first email [07:31] schestowitz notifications and now this. I've only now checked to see if I missed direct messages and I found this. You probably won't get notified, so sending over email as well. I will post your article now, belatedly. [07:33] schestowitz Re: Have fun. [07:33] schestowitz > https://www.wiz.io/blog/secret-agent-exposes-azure-customers-to-unauthorized-code-execution [07:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.wiz.io | Secret Agent Exposes Azure Customers To Unauthorized Code Execution | Wiz Blog [07:33] schestowitz > [07:33] schestowitz I'm sure crackers are having lots of fun! [07:35] schestowitz wow, lots of missing messages [07:35] schestowitz diaspora not doing well [07:35] schestowitz e.g. [07:35] schestowitz " [07:35] schestowitz Hi there Dr. Roy, [07:35] schestowitz I'm needing your assistance in an article I'm writing. [07:35] schestowitz Can you help me ? [07:35] schestowitz Thanks in advance, [07:35] schestowitz " [07:35] schestowitz " [07:35] schestowitz Dear Roy, [07:35] schestowitz I see you are active in both diaspora and mastodon and Linux dev. [07:35] schestowitz So maybe you can point me in the right direction. I run my on pods for both diaspora and mastodon. I'm pretty happy with mastodon, but struggle with diaspora as it seens to only allows me to search/follow hashtags in users who are either on my own pod or who I'm already connected to on other servers. As I'm mainly interested in tags not in persons that's pretty limiting. [07:35] schestowitz Did I overlook something important in the configuration or is there some gem or plugin for diaspora that allows me to sort of globally search/subscribe to tags? [07:35] schestowitz Kind regards [07:35] schestowitz " [07:36] schestowitz " [07:36] schestowitz Hi Dr. Schestowitz. Would you (re)share the last English post of mine here in diaspora*? It is a new effort to defend rms. This time I focused on the more complete stallmansupport.org, not on my gitlab.io essay. [07:36] schestowitz And if you have a Twitter account, would you please post the following tweet (and then tell me so I can link to it)? [07:36] schestowitz #tolerance #rms #gnu #freethought [07:36] schestowitz Richard Stallman is still being viciously attacked by the mobs. The defamation campaign continues. Let's build better communities with dialogue, reason, truth. Stand up for justice! [07:36] schestowitz https://stallmansupport.org [07:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-stallmansupport.org | In Support of Richard Stallman - Introduction [07:36] schestowitz " [07:36] schestowitz " [07:36] schestowitz Hi, [07:36] schestowitz Just noticed Techrights isn't https. Is there some reason for this? [07:36] schestowitz Cheers! [07:36] schestowitz " [07:36] schestowitz "Have you received word whether or not the Twitter suspension is permanent and what the reason for it was?" [07:36] schestowitz "I am experiencing database errors and as such, I need to reinstall this instance. If you get unfollowed, that is why. Please follow back if I request it. Thank you!" [07:37] schestowitz "Hello, I am French but I like to follow your publications. Why did you stop posting on mastodon?" [07:37] schestowitz "Are you no longer on Mastodon anywhere? I have been away for a bit (life getting in the way) and noticed it's been 45 days+ since there was a post." [07:37] schestowitz "What is techrights doing with git? What are your goals?" [07:39] schestowitz We've just published our git repo over gemini [07:39] schestowitz http://techrights.org/git/ [07:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Git (Self-Hosted) | Techrights [07:39] schestowitz Sorry it took so long to notice the message. JoinDiapora has not been in a healthy state for over a year. [07:40] schestowitz " [07:40] schestowitz ssb-bot-feed https://github.com/marine-master/ssb-bot-feed [07:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://github.com/marine-master/ssb-bot-feed ) [07:40] schestowitz Patchwork You could be helpful there [07:40] schestowitz " [07:41] schestowitz " [07:41] schestowitz Hi Dr. Roy, [07:41] schestowitz I haven't heard about Fig for some time now. [07:41] schestowitz He vanished, closed his accounts and is silent. Do you know about him ? [07:41] schestowitz I'm worried, because he was very upset with the current affair of things going on with GNU/Linux. [07:41] schestowitz I fear he might have fallen into depression. [07:41] schestowitz If you know about him, tell him we care about him, and he can't loose himself now. [07:41] schestowitz Ok ? [07:41] schestowitz Best regards, [07:41] schestowitz " [07:41] schestowitz "Hi. Would you please reshare and publicize my text in defense of Richard Stallman? Check my diaspora* stream." [07:42] schestowitz Hi Roy, [07:42] schestowitz Did you see my piece yet? What's the story? [07:42] schestowitz about a year ago [07:42] schestowitz No one cares, right? [07:43] schestowitz about a year ago [07:43] schestowitz Not to brag or anything - mostly due to a lacking - this essay is the best summary of current thinking at this time. We should develop it further... [07:43] schestowitz about a year ago [07:43] schestowitz I'm asking figos to comment on it. If he does not want to deconstruct the text, maybe someone else might be interested? Let's see what he says. [07:43] schestowitz about a year ago [07:43] schestowitz I could break it down with some examples, particulars, observations and additional thoughts, but it would be better if someone else did. [07:43] schestowitz "Hi Roy, I notice Microsoft ads on this blog. Is it a Microsoft puppet?" [07:43] schestowitz " [07:43] schestowitz The subject says it all, since Johnson is a Tatcher on steroids. [07:43] schestowitz Now he thanks NHS for saving his life. [07:44] schestowitz Regards [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz Take a look: [07:44] schestowitz https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-hackers-have-been-quietly-targeting-linux-servers-for-years/?ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=23452979772571660365916152207780&mid=12780664 [07:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.zdnet.com | These hackers have been quietly targeting Linux servers for years | ZDNet [07:44] schestowitz And I'll not mention those A___holes, do not give them clicks. [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz Counterpunch gets a low rating for credibility on Media bias/Fact check. [07:44] schestowitz I hear a lot of journalists check this site if they are quoting other sources in their articles. [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/counterpunch/ [07:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mediabiasfactcheck.com | CounterPunch - Media Bias/Fact Check [07:44] schestowitz " [07:44] schestowitz I've created a Draft Wikipedia article on Jim Zemlin here: [07:44] schestowitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:James_(Jim)_Zemlin [07:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Draft:James Zemlin - Wikipedia [07:44] schestowitz " [07:45] schestowitz " [07:45] schestowitz Hi! [07:45] schestowitz I recently did a search for "Jim Zemlin" on Wikipedia, and found nothing! So, since nature abhors a void, I decided to draft something. But I do not have much information about his actual background and it is difficult to find. I figure you must have some. Can you provide me with as much biographical information as you have handy, along with the references? That would be a big help. I will be referencing TechRights, of course. This should be [07:45] schestowitz interesting.... 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