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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Hattie_T_Cat/status/1262929034838552577May 20 04:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Hattie_T_Cat: “GNOME Shell is a complex system, kept as simple as possible through JavaScript.” Pff. No thanks. https://t.co/tyk6xUCt6PMay 20 04:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Here’s Why #Ubuntu #Linux 20.04 Feels Insanely Fast And Responsive https://t.co/4aOZLZGqEYMay 20 04:37
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/AdrienneGT/status/1262859159709442048May 20 04:38
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AdrienneGT: Does #Microsoft need a ventilator? Should they have washed their hands of certain things ages ago? Didn't they lear… https://t.co/ttckbSvnhQMay 20 04:38
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AdrienneGT: Does #Microsoft need a ventilator? Should they have washed their hands of certain things ages ago? Didn't they lear… https://t.co/ttckbSvnhQMay 20 04:38
schestowitz"Does #Microsoft need a ventilator? Should they have washed their hands of certain things ages ago? Didn't they learn anything from #SteveJobs? Gotta hand it to the man. He may have had his quirks but he was a Marketing phenom!!! #GNU needs traction on #Hurd development."May 20 04:38
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stokesjmike1/status/1262855112004784129May 20 04:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stokesjmike1: @schestowitz Part of the team https://t.co/cG9YE6ojp4 https://t.co/5XamPjoyU0May 20 04:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.youtube.com | BARDA Whistleblower Links to Health Mafia - YouTubeMay 20 04:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stokesjmike1: @schestowitz Part of the team https://t.co/cG9YE6ojp4 https://t.co/5XamPjoyU0May 20 04:39
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/fcassia/status/1262845914554732544May 20 04:40
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fcassia: @schestowitz But I find no link to any referenced so-called "news story" 🤔🤔🤔May 20 04:40
schestowitzexercise to the readerMay 20 04:40
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jimmyroybloom/status/1262806515418890242May 20 04:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jimmyroybloom: Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) @schestowitz · 42s Burned.May 20 04:42
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1262805647029985281May 20 04:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: #change2020 https://t.co/EJOoBmRSuCMay 20 04:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: "Pandemics, like revolution, war and economic crises, are key determinants of historic change." https://t.co/sKUSQvBOk1May 20 04:42
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1262800101317185536May 20 04:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: The BND and other foreign intelligence services are no longer vital to US security. The NSA received approval, at l… https://t.co/9asFftRjKpMay 20 04:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: The BND and other foreign intelligence services are no longer vital to US security. The NSA received approval, at l… https://t.co/9asFftRjKpMay 20 04:42
schestowitz"The BND and other foreign intelligence services are no longer vital to US security. The NSA received approval, at long last, to do to Americans what It already does to everybody else, including the BND.  Then China steals it all."May 20 04:42
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1262796698314608641May 20 04:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: The stylus is built to look like a standard pen, just like many styluses. A magnet resides near the tip, and a batt… https://t.co/uuKEiV35YIMay 20 04:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: The stylus is built to look like a standard pen, just like many styluses. A magnet resides near the tip, and a batt… https://t.co/uuKEiV35YIMay 20 04:43
schestowitz"The stylus is built to look like a standard pen, just like many styluses. A magnet resides near the tip, and a battery provides about 12 hours of use. The stylus communicates with the smartwatch via Bluetooth to track position. A magnometer tracks motion to be relayed to the s..."May 20 04:43
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/StarchyArchie/status/1262770656053268489May 20 04:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@StarchyArchie: @SchestowitzMay 20 04:43
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1262760619989585920May 20 04:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: Effective medications should not go out of production without good reason. 'No profit' is never the truth. Big Pha… https://t.co/eRn60xbgt9May 20 04:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: Effective medications should not go out of production without good reason. 'No profit' is never the truth. Big Pha… https://t.co/eRn60xbgt9May 20 04:44
schestowitz"May 20 04:44
schestowitzEffective medications should not go out of production without good reason. 'No profit' is never the truth.May 20 04:44
schestowitzBig Pharma drafts trade deals to restrict importation of the low cost meds they won't make.May 20 04:44
schestowitzQuote TweetMay 20 04:44
schestowitzDr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)May 20 04:44
schestowitz"May 20 04:44
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/AmbyR00/status/1262701052559851520May 20 04:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AmbyR00: @schestowitz Archived: https://t.co/VKGGKUIEhNMay 20 04:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> archive.is | Attention Required!May 20 04:45
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/AmbyR00/status/1262700997111164928May 20 04:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AmbyR00: @jrobertson @schestowitz https://t.co/VKGGKUIEhNMay 20 04:45
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/RayJoha2/status/1262685910577172481May 20 04:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RayJoha2: @schestowitz WowMay 20 04:45
schestowitzRe: Book projectMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> Hi againMay 20 05:22
schestowitzHi, thanks for getting back to me on this. I know things work slowly in academia, I come from there myself...May 20 05:22
schestowitz> I would like to get back to the book project I suggested some time ago.May 20 05:22
schestowitz> There has been a delay in getting back to you but I got too much workMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> and had to convert all my materials for online teaching, etc. I thinkMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> your contribution and involvement will be helpful. I have observed thatMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> there is a good number of people who disagree or are not happy with whatMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> you write and have tried to undermine your posts.May 20 05:22
schestowitzObviously. But if you focus on the substance on their argument, then it often boils down to "style" or something along those lines. I'm used to stuff like that; it's how they typically deal with 'outliers'....May 20 05:22
schestowitz> In the previous email,May 20 05:22
schestowitz> I sent one minute ago, I inform that I have cited your works in twoMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> consecutive articles I have written and this is mainly because I wouldMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> like to recognise your contribution and place your daily work within theMay 20 05:22
schestowitz> mainstream academic writing.May 20 05:22
schestowitzThank you.May 20 05:22
schestowitzLike I said earlier, so-called 'popularity' is not the goal; in fact, history teaches that blunt criticism of some status quo is rarely accompanied by widespread support. Until perhaps much later, in retrospect...May 20 05:22
schestowitz> The book project will give you the opportunity to do this more. You mayMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> get some comments and guidelines from me regarding an objective andMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> relatively balanced approach in the writing but you can write a goodMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> story. As one of your readers, I think what comes to my mind first isMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> your criticism of the ongoing propaganda that may involve institutionalMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> players (e.g. directors of EPO), patent firms, academics, influentialMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> blogs (e.g. Ipkat), conferences, etc. I and Ingve have also a lot ofMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> materials about it and can share these with you and I am sure you haveMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> more information than us. For a book, you can write about this ongoingMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> propaganda and your contribution should have a more expansive approachMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> and a division of the various types of players involved and the variousMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> studies and communications they disseminate.May 20 05:23
schestowitzIf it's partitioned into distinct chapters, it may make it easier for me to compose in such a way that is self-contained. In terms of references, it won't take long to find some.May 20 05:23
schestowitz> I am open to suggestions about a writing style, from academic to popularMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> and any combination of them and will discuss this with otherMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> contributors. At present, I have also Ingve as a contributor also, theMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> patent attorney who initiated the constitutional complaint against theMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> UPC and also Benjamin, FFII’s director. As a minimum, each contributorMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> can write at least one chapter or around 12,000 words and is possible ofMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> course to write more.May 20 05:23
schestowitzIf I can reproduce the text separately (the 'preprint' loophole), then that might very well suit my existing workflow. In the past when I worked as a journalist they let me reproduce my articles in my site 6+ months after original publication.May 20 05:23
schestowitz> Regarding the issue of open access to your writings that you mention inMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> your previous email, my answer is this:May 20 05:23
schestowitz>May 20 05:23
schestowitz> If we opt for an academic publisher, dissemination of your originalMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> manuscript is usually made easily without much objections by theMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> publisher, considering also that academic publishers do not pay authorsMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> or the money they give is nominal. The article I sent you in my previousMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> email is such an example. I have submitted the original manuscript onMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> SSRN and did the same on previous occasions. There wasn't any previousMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> arrangement or contractual term that allows this, it’s just a commonMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> practice and and we simply do it.May 20 05:23
schestowitzYes, I understand. Money isn't the concern here. I'm happy to write for free, I have a nighttime job to pay my bills and satisfaction comes from writing, not money.May 20 05:23
schestowitzSo let's not worry about finances; I wish to pursue justice on the patent front.May 20 05:23
schestowitz> If the publisher is not academic, there will be a sales income which canMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> be considerable depending on the choice of the publisher and if theMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> books becomes a success. Popular publishers are also more open to ideasMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> and do not have the very strict standards of peer-review, especiallyMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> when it is academic peer-review that can block our work. In suchMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> circumstances, it is less common to disseminate submitted works on openMay 20 05:23
schestowitz> access basis, unless there is a previous deal with the publisher or aMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> submitted work is modified and used for another work subsequently –May 20 05:24
schestowitz> which is usually unproblematic. The key issue I think is theMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> dissemination of our ideas and arguments in a landscape where our viewsMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> are not mainstream for publishing standards, so this is a main concern.May 20 05:24
schestowitzIn the old days I published preprints in my Web site. When I say old I meant 15 or so years ago.May 20 05:24
schestowitz> We may have additional contributors for this book project which is aboutMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> democratic governance and the patent system. As I said I am open to anyMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> suggestions and especially on themes and writing style and choice ofMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> publishers. If this is still something of interest to you, please let meMay 20 05:24
schestowitz> know.May 20 05:24
schestowitzI look forward to any further updates on progress regarding the matter and also I'd like to know if I am permitted to republish your PDF, as I can assure you it'll give it broader reach. Source material (LaTeX, ODF, text) can sometimes be converted to HTML quite easily.May 20 05:24
schestowitz>> Earlier on:May 20 05:52
schestowitz>>May 20 05:52
schestowitz>> # RewriteEngine OnMay 20 05:52
schestowitz>> # RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^.*(/wp-login).* [NC]May 20 05:52
schestowitz>> # RewriteRule ^(.*)$ - [F,L]May 20 05:52
schestowitz>>May 20 05:52
schestowitz>> I uncommented it because load went up to ~50 or more.May 20 05:52
schestowitz>>May 20 05:52
schestowitz>> Loads of knocking on it, about 20 times/sec. Then it stopped.May 20 05:52
schestowitz> I vaguely remember a script to monitor load and toggle thatMay 20 05:52
schestowitz> configuration on and off.  I don't see anything on the disk or in cronMay 20 05:53
schestowitz> though.May 20 05:53
schestowitzOriginally it was for a particular type of flood, which hasn't happened in about a month. This past week we had two different types of floods, each requiring a different response.May 20 05:53
schestowitz>> I can see that in terms of uptime we're close to perfect since the HVMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> system update. I dread the day we need to reboot the VM, which we cannotMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> without a HV reboot and password reset. It'll happen one day... and IMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> suppose that since HV reboot is a big deal, then we might as well sneakMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> in a kernel update when the opportunity is there... along with passwordMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> recovery for sudoers.May 20 05:53
schestowitz> I expect that the demand for online services might lighten in the nextMay 20 05:53
schestowitz> few weeks so unless there is a tremendous backlog from the first wave ofMay 20 05:53
schestowitz> the virus then there might be a window of opportunity.  Either way IMay 20 05:53
schestowitz> hope it can be done before it becomes critical.May 20 05:53
schestowitzDepends mostly on kaniini.May 20 05:53
schestowitz>> I am working on some articles at this moment... news is exceptionallyMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> slow, so it gives me times to research properly things whose coverage isMay 20 05:53
schestowitz>> longstanding, even if belated ;-)May 20 05:53
schestowitz>>May 20 05:53
schestowitz> Nice.  If a post consists mainly or only of graphics, would it beMay 20 05:53
schestowitz> possible to annotate that with a word or symbol in the title?May 20 05:53
schestowitzI do try...May 20 05:53
schestowitz> speaking of repeated words, "happy happy" is intentional. given that i just corrected this in the previous article, i thought id better mention that i meant it this time.May 20 05:53
schestowitzI am happy happy to leave it as is... :-)May 20 05:53
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/17348971#9daf99c03fe70138b10d7a163ef10931May 20 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fergie@pluspora.com: **[Bloomberg's online tactics test the boundary of disinformation](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/mike-bloomberg-social-media-disinformation-118520)** **Never. Bloomberg. NEVER.** #NeverBloomberg #disinformation #election2020May 20 08:49
schestowitz"May 20 08:49
schestowitz#donaldbloombergMay 20 08:49
schestowitztomgrzMay 20 08:49
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months agoMay 20 08:49
schestowitzI will not vote for him. I pledged long ago to never vote Republican.May 20 08:49
schestowitzmichael_moceri@pluspora.comMay 20 08:49
schestowitzmichael_moceri@pluspora.com - 3 months agoMay 20 08:49
schestowitzI joked a while back that he’s 95% as bad as 45.May 20 08:49
schestowitzWhat’s potentially closer to the truth is that he’s 95% as evil. But he’s also more generally competent, which makes him more frightening.May 20 08:49
schestowitzIf Bloomberg ends up being the nominee, I’m voting Green Party.May 20 08:49
schestowitztomgrzMay 20 08:49
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzPeople have tried and tried to school me in the calculus of the lesser evil, but I still do not understand. I have to do what is right.May 20 08:50
schestowitzPaul FergusonMay 20 08:50
schestowitzPaul Ferguson - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzAlso, please take a moment to view this, which also includes some background on Bloomberg: Bernie Sanders and the Establishment Red Scare MeltdownMay 20 08:50
schestowitzViolante de RojasMay 20 08:50
schestowitzViolante de Rojas - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzHated bloomie when he was NYC mayor…,still do…May 20 08:50
schestowitztomgrzMay 20 08:50
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzHowever Blooberger may have been as Mayor of New York City (and he was pretty bad), imagine that multiplied many times over…May 20 08:50
schestowitzBob LaiMay 20 08:50
schestowitzBob Lai - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzBluebooger?May 20 08:50
schestowitzKenny ChaffinMay 20 08:50
schestowitzKenny Chaffin - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzBoogerberg!May 20 08:50
schestowitzPaul FergusonMay 20 08:50
schestowitzPaul Ferguson - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzBloombooger? :-)May 20 08:50
schestowitzbisbo_nian@pluspora.comMay 20 08:50
schestowitzbisbo_nian@pluspora.com - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzBloombooger…falls off the tongue the easiest.May 20 08:50
schestowitztomgrzMay 20 08:50
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months agoMay 20 08:50
schestowitzMy fav is Bloomburgermeister. Fits pefectly.May 20 08:50
schestowitz"May 20 08:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15626439#7dd9e7c09b12013781110cc47a07853cMay 20 08:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Brad Linder of #liliputing is another person who always writes "GNU/Linux" because he too cares about simple facts http://techrights.org/2013/09/20/wilful-omissions/May 20 08:50
schestowitz"May 20 08:50
schestowitztheir penchant for rewriting history is one of the reasons i left open source (many, many years ago) for free software, and have warned people about it ever since.May 20 08:50
schestowitzopen source is like a suckerpunch– it mostly affects people that dont know whats coming, because it wouldnt do as well in a fair fight.May 20 08:50
schestowitzeven one year into co-founding osi, bruce perens complained about open source “overshadowing” free software. his words: “this was never fair.”May 20 08:50
schestowitz"May 20 08:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | The Linux Foundation’s Big Lie: ‘Linux’ is 22 Years Old | TechrightsMay 20 08:50
schestowitz>> (Cron Daemon) wrote on 20/05/2020 06:00:May 20 09:08
schestowitz>>> 962M   36M  97% /tmpMay 20 09:08
schestowitz>>May 20 09:08
schestowitz>> I have just changed the job to daily, as /tmp gets filled up too fastMay 20 09:08
schestowitz>> sometimes.May 20 09:08
schestowitz> Which module is causing those leftover files and how new is that part ofMay 20 09:08
schestowitz> Wordpress?May 20 09:08
schestowitzIt's the image resizer in mediawiki IIRCMay 20 09:08
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schestowitz            <li>May 20 10:37
schestowitz              <h5><a href="https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2020/05/18/help-curl-the-user-survey-2020/">Help curl: the user survey 2020</a></h5>May 20 10:37
schestowitz              <blockquote>May 20 10:37
schestowitz                <p>The annual curl user survey is up. If you ever used curl or libcurl during the last year, please consider donating ten minutes of your time and fill in the question on the link below! </p></blockquote></li>May 20 10:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-daniel.haxx.se | Help curl: the user survey 2020 | daniel.haxx.seMay 20 10:37
schestowitz"Even publishing  in xxxxxxxxxxx is dicey because that narrows the world down to a few thousand  people, a fraction of who live in the US, and maybe a few work in xxxxxxxx, and only one works in a xxxxxxxxxx that had a malware attack recently.  The bad  guys will know, we just have to find a way of getting details out without the  spooks being able to point the finger convincingly.  I have to wonder if they  would be bold enough at thisMay 20 10:51
schestowitzpoint to say something like, "This guy works here and is one of the few people on Earth that's ever xxxxxxxxxxxxx for this xxxxxxxxxxxxx.  We keep an eye on him and think he's spilling the beans, you should get rid of him."May 20 10:51
schestowitzOK, I'll try to do a little more general background work.May 20 10:51
schestowitz"May 20 10:51
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