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schestowitz__Hi,Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__I wish to ask before I allude to this or write something: which parts are you feel comfortable with us disclosing, without names (projects names, persons) at this stage? It does need to be reported at some level...Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__[reply]Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__Let me have a think about this.Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__I'm hopeful that VIA / Dolby have moved on with their shakedowns, but recognise that this behaviour isn't acceptable.Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__Thanks,Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__[xxxx]Mar 21 11:31
schestowitz__"Mar 21 11:32
schestowitz__Hi Roy,Mar 21 11:32
schestowitz__I took a look again today because I want to make sure the information you give is accurate.Mar 21 11:32
schestowitz__"Mar 21 11:32
schestowitz__Happy for you to publish things, but don't want attention that it's from xxxxxxxxxx at this time.Mar 21 11:33
schestowitz__If you want to outline what you plan to write and can send before publishing I'd be much obligedMar 21 11:33
schestowitz__Best,Mar 21 11:33
schestowitz__"Mar 21 11:33
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schestowitzx https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-sudo-windows-hello/Mar 21 15:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.xda-developers.com | WSL Hello sudo brings Windows Hello authentication to Windows Subsystem for LinuxMar 21 15:01
schestowitz# spamMar 21 15:01
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/camusards/status/1373656875061940226Mar 21 17:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@camusards: @AminejendNBA https://t.co/U7yGR3rQiiMar 21 17:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Gates Foundation Critique - TechrightsMar 21 17:47
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/NormanTShenley/status/1373628116871086086Mar 21 17:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@NormanTShenley: https://t.co/xl9qRPpXssMar 21 17:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Melinda and Zoophilia Found in Tandem in the Illegal Pornographic ‘Stash’ of Bill Gates’ Engineer | TechrightsMar 21 17:47
schestowitzhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26532125Mar 21 17:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.ycombinator.com | IBM Is Destroying Red Hat and Red Hatters Are Leaving | Hacker NewsMar 21 17:58
Techrights-secwowMar 21 17:59
Techrights-secHN tends not to allow TR stories to stay longMar 21 17:59
schestowitzyes, exactly. I just observe this for now... in tmuxMar 21 17:59
schestowitzfunnily enough, only MINUTES earlier I ranted about HN in http://techrights.org/2021/03/21/discrediting-sites/Mar 21 18:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | The Anatomy of Means and Methods for Discrediting a Site (and How to Avoid Them) | TechrightsMar 21 18:01
Techrights-secthis one would have been better to have there:Mar 21 18:01
Techrights-secgemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/08/02/red-hat-layoffs/Mar 21 18:01
Techrights-secRelevant Zappa quote there.Mar 21 18:02
Techrights-secThe image do-not-enter-1557761.jpg is unnecessarily largeMar 21 18:12
Techrights-secIt should have been trimmed down by two orders of magnitude before uploadMar 21 18:12
Techrights-secWordPress does not trim the images and the large file size is slowing thingsMar 21 18:12
Techrights-secdown in addition to wasting bandwidth.Mar 21 18:12
schestowitzI see IBM employees commenting now. ad him, obviously...Mar 21 18:12
Techrights-secad hominem is all htey have as a response, that confirms the contentMar 21 18:13
Techrights-sechttps://www.theregister.com/2021/03/17/ibm_exec_payouts/Mar 21 18:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | IBM's CEO and outgoing exec chairman take home $38m in total for 2020 despite revenue shrinking by billions • The RegisterMar 21 18:16
schestowitzmozilla would call that "discount" ^_^Mar 21 18:17
Techrights-secmozilla: https://lbry.tv/@BrodieRobertson:5/mozilla-firefox's-slow-and-painful-death:9Mar 21 18:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lbry.tv | Mozilla & Firefox's Slow And Painful DeathMar 21 18:18
Techrights-secIn:Mar 21 18:19
Techrights-sechttp://techrights.org/2021/03/21/discrediting-sites/Mar 21 18:19
Techrights-secslashdot ought to have been mentioned even right before its first buyout /selloutMar 21 18:19
Techrights-secit got infiltrateMar 21 18:19
Techrights-secdMar 21 18:19
schestowitzyes, I could mention other sites. I lost a very long video due to microphone shortcut on keyboard. Lessons learned, new protocol: turn off sound, test mic, check aspect ratio is correct (I f'ed it up SEVERaL times today!)Mar 21 18:20
schestowitzThe lost video mentioned other sites and gave examplesMar 21 18:21
schestowitzthey seem to have just spiked it though it was like a most popular storyMar 21 18:25
schestowitz"[flagged] "Mar 21 18:26
schestowitzHahahahahaha.Mar 21 18:26
schestowitzJust proves my pointMar 21 18:26
Techrights-secIt's now gone from the pages there at HNMar 21 18:38
Techrights-secThough those with the link to the discussion can still load the discussion.Mar 21 18:38
schestowitzwotth doing a quick video about this? it keeps happening and i've come to expect this...Mar 21 18:39
Techrights-secprobably, reddit, hn, slashdot are all M$ sites.  The first two always haveMar 21 18:41
Techrights-secbeen, the last one only in "recent" years.Mar 21 18:41
Techrights-secSlashdot started out reflecting the Internet and IT community and was thusMar 21 18:41
Techrights-secfully about FOSSMar 21 18:41
schestowitzwill try to focus on EPO instead the next couple of days. It's frustrating to be 'gas-lit' by those massive corporations with their shills/workers in commentsMar 21 18:51
Techrights-secYes, the attention can bring people's awareness to EPO and sw patentsMar 21 18:53
Techrights-secAbout the RPF question earlier, I still cannot recall what I noticed, butMar 21 19:01
Techrights-secin the course of trying I notice that they seem to push ZigBee and notMar 21 19:01
Techrights-seceven mention 6LowPan.Mar 21 19:01
schestowitzIf we have solid links and stuff, maybe worth doing an article about...Mar 21 19:01
Techrights-secThe first step would be tracking down the licensing information aboutMar 21 19:02
Techrights-secboth Zigbee and 6LowPAn and, where relevant, the software patents.Mar 21 19:02
schestowitzNow that I am on top of some feeds I will do a quick mention about what happened, no video needed (I also don't want to link to ad hom)Mar 21 19:22
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