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[06:31]	schestowitz	d<li>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                    <h5><a href="https://harishpillay.com/2023/11/15/running-a-web-based-bastion-host/"> Running a web-based bastion host </a></h5>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                    <blockquote>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                        <p>So, Ive been stuck with two issues: </p>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                        <p> a) no ssh access to my servers when I am in a location thats blocking ssh access. </p>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                        <p> b) No access resources on the web on ports like 9090 for management or any non-80 or non-443 port. </p>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                        <p> I have a solution for the first problem but none for the second one (yet).</p>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                    </blockquote>
[06:31]	schestowitz	                                </li>
[06:31]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-harishpillay.com | Running a web-based bastion host life one degree north, one-o-three degrees east
[06:32]	schestowitz	"Microsoft is making its own AI chip so it's less dependent on Nvidia"
[06:32]	schestowitz	x https://qz.com/microsoft-ai-chip-will-make-it-less-dependent-on-nvidia-1851028071
[06:32]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-qz.com | Microsoft's own AI chip will make it less dependent on Nvidia
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[07:26]	schestowitz	  <li>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                            <h5><a href="https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/vertigo">vertigo</a></h5>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                            <blockquote>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                                <p>I wrote my own terminal and you wont believe what happened next. I called it vertigo. </p>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                                <p> I was going to say that this took about two weeks of part time effort, but an early update shows me running ls and printing letters (no numbers) one month ago. Time flies when youre having fun. There was a pause in the middle, so I think two weeks is still about right. </p>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                                <p> I dont think its necessarily better than alternatives in general (Ive been calling it the worlds worst terminal for a while now), but its better for me in the sense that I understand everything it does, and I can make it do things it doesnt yet do.</p>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                            </blockquote>
[07:26]	schestowitz	                        </li>
[07:26]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-flak.tedunangst.com | vertigo
[07:40]	schestowitz	            <li>
[07:40]	schestowitz	                <h5><a href="https://news.opensuse.org/2023/11/16/gear-framworks-kernel-up-in-tw/">Gear, Frameworks, Kernel updates in Tumbleweed</a></h5>
[07:40]	schestowitz	                <blockquote>
[07:40]	schestowitz	                    <p>A large amount of software updates made it into openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots this week.</p>
[07:40]	schestowitz	                    <p>Most snapshots came with several new versions for those who used their command line to zypper dup.</p>
[07:40]	schestowitz	                </blockquote>
[07:40]	schestowitz	            </li>
[07:40]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.opensuse.org | Gear, Frameworks, Kernel updates in Tumbleweed - openSUSE News
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[09:41]	schestowitz	  <li>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                    <h5><a href="https://kevquirk.com/i-asked-ai-to-generate-a-headshot-for-me">I Asked AI to Generate a Headshot for Me</a></h5>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                    <blockquote>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                        <p>I needed a new headshot for work, as I was pissed in my old one. But instead of getting a photographer, I asked AI to do it for me instead.</p>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                    </blockquote>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                </li>
[09:41]	schestowitz	                                
[09:41]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-kevquirk.com | I Asked AI to Generate a Headshot for Me | Kev Quirk
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[15:29]	schestowitz	https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2023/11/10/suepo-report-2022-epo-management-keeps-ignoring-staff-in-major-reforms/#comments
[15:29]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | SUEPO report 2022: EPO management keeps ignoring staff in major reforms - Kluwer Patent Blog
[15:30]	schestowitz	"    blablabla
[15:30]	schestowitz	    November 13, 2023 at 6:35 pm
[15:30]	schestowitz	    lovely post that EPOs PR department could have written.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    Well done
[15:30]	schestowitz	    PS: do not hesitate to join EPOs paradise for a ride: they are desperately looking for capable and loyal recruits.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    one of those...
[15:30]	schestowitz	    November 14, 2023 at 6:47 pm
[15:30]	schestowitz	    Yes, bt then, the actions of management regarding acknowledgement of staff speak much louder than their words.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    See last paragraph: when will my staff representation be allowed to send me messages?
[15:30]	schestowitz	    Without fear of disciplinary procedures?
[15:30]	schestowitz	    Experienced Examiner
[15:30]	schestowitz	    November 14, 2023 at 8:29 pm
[15:30]	schestowitz	    Dear Law Sniffer,
[15:30]	schestowitz	    EPO examiners are knowledge workers. It is next to impossible to check their work with reasonable effort. Better keep them happy, otherwise, quality may drop and you will not notice it. Quality has already dropped, and one reason is of course staff motivation.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    It appears that EPO management is driving staff motivation further down by ignoring not only recommendations from its internal appeal committee, but also by ignoring an  ILO-AT judgment. Bad communication and perceived lack of interest of EPO management also play a role. In short, the EPO turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to staff.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    You may have overlooked that the report does not ask for financial benefits. The report criticizes the approach from EPO management towards several issues highly relevant for staff. You may also have overlooked that the majority of EPO employees left their home country to work elsewhere. This is a high commitment, and people rightly expect to be treated with respect.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    The increasing gap between staff and management needs to be addressed. The current president was elected to close the gap and to restore social peace. The public and applicants should be kept informed of the progress on this tasl. You ask to stop reporting the bad news, basically, you shoot the messenger.
[15:30]	schestowitz	    The tone of your comment suggests that you are jealous about the EPO package. Feel free to apply. If you decide not to apply, then please refrain from further complaints.
[15:30]	schestowitz	Concerned observer
[15:30]	schestowitz	November 13, 2023 at 12:12 pm
[15:30]	schestowitz	Question: what is the TRUE financial position of the EPO?
[15:30]	schestowitz	More pertinently, how is it possible to square the circle between the gloomy PREDICTIONS in the financial studies commissioned by the EPO and the much healthier picture that emerges from each publication of ACTUAL financial results?
[15:30]	schestowitz	This question has bugged me since the 2019 report, which relied upon a nonsensical assumption (ie no increases in EPO official fees over the course of about a decade) to predict large holes in the EPOs finances.
[15:30]	schestowitz	If SUEPO is correct, then those apparent holes have already been filled. Moreover, the above-mentioned annual report from SUEPO states that It should be noted that the real finances of the EPO published every quarter and the actual results of the RFPSS and EPOTIF point to the excellent financial health of the EPO.
[15:30]	schestowitz	If this is true, then what will be the overall effect of regular hikes in the EPOs official fees (including some significant increases in early renewal fees), combined with continued efforts by management to suppress the EPOs cost base? Can we assume that an already healthy financial position will become even healthier? If so, what an earth does the EPO intend to do with the vast wealth that it is steadily accumulating?
[15:30]	schestowitz	Caballero
[15:30]	schestowitz	November 13, 2023 at 5:49 pm
[15:30]	schestowitz	Applications are up, grants are down, resulting in:
[15:30]	schestowitz	1. a growing backlog of pending applications.
[15:30]	schestowitz	2. more stress on the examiners and ever decreasing work conditions.
[15:30]	schestowitz	I guess the EPO just needs more examiners and raise the official fees in order to pay them.
[15:30]	schestowitz	Joris Verhelst
[15:30]	schestowitz	November 14, 2023 at 10:28 am
[15:30]	schestowitz	BREAKING: The EPO is not able to listen
[15:30]	schestowitz	"
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[16:37]	schestowitz	<jrmu> greetings Guest90 , oldfashionedcow 
[16:37]	schestowitz	<jrmu> Guest90: our main network is over at ircnow so if you connect to irc.ircnow.org and join #team you will probably get a faster response
[16:37]	schestowitz	<jrmu> the ports are unfiltered so you are welcome to set up a webserver