●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 21, 2025 ●● ● Feb 21 [01:25] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:28] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:35] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer ● Feb 21 [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] The website is called tech rights but isnt even secured with HTTPS [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:18] schestowitz[TR2] false. [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] BhodiSatya, don't you take me from behind. BhodiSatya, ... [02:19] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jme9y3jr#OP [02:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jme9y3jr#OP ) [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] they have to start with useless sales channels , bunch of useless id--ts are there [02:24] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:25] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:25] schestowitz[TR2] Meanwhile on Reddit [02:25] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/s/YbbHhXx0qi [02:25] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Reddit - Dive into anything [02:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (connection closed) [02:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Connection closed) [02:34] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:34] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 21 [03:11] *frontin has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [03:52] *frontin (~haver@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #techbytes [03:56] *frontin has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Feb 21 [04:03] *frontin (~haver@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #techbytes [04:07] *frontin has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [04:13] *frontin (~haver@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 21 [06:28] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [06:28] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [06:28] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:28] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes [06:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [06:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [06:34] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:34] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 21 [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] "A FAQ" [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] x https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2025-February/067524.html [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] # :( [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] "Q: Why did you stop maintaining the official GnuPG FAQ? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: Inappropriate pressure from RMS, as well as to protest FSF's [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] decision to reappoint him to the Board. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: So if you're writing this, that means things are changing? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: Nope. Still not going to maintain the official FAQ. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: So what's this email about? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: I'm going to write an unofficial FAQ. If the core team [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] wants to later on bless it as an official resource, they [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] can, but as far as I'm concerned it will be 100% unofficial. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: Why now? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: Because I'm sick and tired, and tired and sick, of doing [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] nothing as my country tears itself apart. I can't do much [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] but I can explain things well. Maybe that will make GnuPG [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] more useful to people who are deeply concerned about the [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] trend of Western democracies towards surveillance capitalism [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] and authoritarian rule. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: How can I help? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: Let me know what questions you've always had. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: What will the format be? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: HTML, PDF, and ePUB. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: Are you accepting contributions? [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: No. I want there to be one authorial voice. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Q: Good luck, man. [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] A: That's not a question, but thanks. We all need it." [08:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnupg.org | A FAQ [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00015.html [08:57] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: [xbbn] How Do We Reboot a Spirit of Cooperation & Collaboration? A L [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] "" [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] Greetings All! [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] Paul I appreciate your simplicity in this and last couple of emails. [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] using what we already have an starting with putting all this new good [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] energy towards projects already going with people that have been doing [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] this work longer makes sense some like myself just found the FLOSS bus [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] and got on(or back on) and start slinging ideas :) [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] On that note communitybridge.com a collective I'm a part of, has been [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] hosting BBB for several years and offers collectives and cooperatives [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] donation based rooms. [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] Yours in light and shadow, Greetings All! [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] Paul I appreciate your simplicity in this and last couple of emails. [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] using what we already have an starting with putting all this new good [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] energy towards projects already going with people that have been doing [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] this work longer makes sense some like myself just found the FLOSS bus [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] and got on(or back on) and start slinging ideas :) [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] On that note communitybridge.com a collective I'm a part of, has been [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] hosting BBB for several years and offers collectives and cooperatives [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] donation based rooms. [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] Yours in light and shadow, [08:57] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 21 [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00016.html [09:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: Free book on software architecture [09:49] schestowitz[TR2]
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    On 17 December 2024, the EDPB released its long-awaited Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models. The process has highlighted some insufficiencies: an expedited timeline, limited and asymmetrical stakeholder involvement, and a problematic framing. In terms of content, this document has sparked intense de [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] bate, and it will continue to do so in the near future. The main reason for this is that, the more you reflect on it, the more it resembles a Rorschach testeveryone seems to see what they want to see.

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    A critical opportunity to strengthen cross-border enforcement
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    As EU negotiators continue trilogue discussions on the GDPR Procedural Regulation, civil society organisations across Europe are raising the alarm: the proposed reforms risk failing to address the long-standing enforcement challenges that have undermined the GDPRs effectiveness. In a joint letter, EDRi, Access Now and 34 fellow organisations call on policymakers to prioritise ro [11:05] schestowitz[TR2] bust, rights-centred enforcement mechanisms that ensure individuals can meaningfully exercise their rights.

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    Working together for free software: Our interview with Melanie Punz
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    Melanie Punz lives in Austria and has been using GNU/Linux and free software enthusiastically for almost twenty years now. Melanie has several years of experience in legal counsel in the international field (especially international contract law) and as a mediator. Below are Melanie's responses to questions posed by the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) Outreach and Communications Coordinat [11:50] schestowitz[TR2] or Eko K. A. Owen as part of our Working Together for Free Software series.

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    DIY micro lab analyzes ammonia levels in blood and urine
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    An Arduino Nano board controls the whole process through a custom PCB. That starts with heating the sample in a vial to release the ammonia vapor. The vapor travels via a tube through a gas diffuser into another vial containing Berthelots reagent. A magnetic stirrer beneath mixes the gas into the reagent. A 660nm (deep red) laser shines through that vial into a photo diode on the other [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] side, and the Arduino monitors that through a pre-amp.

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