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schestowitz>> simple and reliable componentsSep 21 03:44
schestowitz>Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz> CONTRABAN to the bloat industry.Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz>Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz> "guys, theyre using simple and reliable components!"Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz>Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz> "bastards!"Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz>Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz> "dont worry, we can fix them..."Sep 21 03:44
schestowitz>Sep 21 03:44
schestowitzHi RMS,Sep 21 04:34
schestowitzLong time since we last spoke.Sep 21 04:34
schestowitzWould you be willing to do a short interview with me/us for Techrights? I promise to ask only respectful questions and not touch the controversial topics or bring up loaded statements.Sep 21 04:34
schestowitzWe could discuss matters such as privacy and freedom during pandemic/lockdowns to side-step more difficult (at this time) subjects.Sep 21 04:34
schestowitzRegards,Sep 21 04:34
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schestowitz>>  can we rip:Sep 21 09:58
schestowitz>> 11:40-15:40Sep 21 09:58
schestowitz>> @Sep 21 09:58
schestowitz>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAZDoYjOBfkSep 21 09:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | Daniel Pocock - 037: Distributing VoIP applications and packages - YouTubeSep 21 09:58
schestowitz>>Sep 21 09:58
schestowitz> Ok.  It's there as video0A.webm.  See if it has the right segment.Sep 21 09:58
schestowitz> Again, ffmpeg cuts these by the second and not by frame.Sep 21 09:58
schestowitzThat's a good cut, thank you.Sep 21 09:58
schestowitzRe: monitoring boxSep 21 09:58
schestowitz> Interesting that you've chosen a vertical layout.Sep 21 09:58
schestowitzThe desk is too narrowSep 21 09:58
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schestowitz> I would happily donate to an astronomy project/radio telescope arraySep 21 20:39
schestowitz> lease conceived to locate the ball, after Canta hit it that far out ofSep 21 20:39
schestowitz> the park with his article.Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz>Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz> It's Canta's Comet! Everyone should read. I wish they would. (ThousandsSep 21 20:39
schestowitz> may!)Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz> Of course I would have titled it something like:Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz>Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz> "The big thing the new FSF just don't get (or now ignores)"Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz>Sep 21 20:39
schestowitz> I'm not saying his title isn't better, just mine comes right out andSep 21 20:39
schestowitz> says exactly what his article means to me. To be fair, it means moreSep 21 20:39
schestowitz> than that. I wish the FSF would read it (they might, though it's tooSep 21 20:40
schestowitz> obvious they won't get it.)Sep 21 20:40
schestowitz>Sep 21 20:40
schestowitz> So here's my compromise title: "The Worrying State of PoliticalSep 21 20:40
schestowitz> Judgement in the FSF"Sep 21 20:40
schestowitz>Sep 21 20:40
schestowitz> But he's still right. He nails it, even in the title. So let's justSep 21 20:40
schestowitz> change the font and have a plane sky-write it over the FSF. They stillSep 21 20:40
schestowitz> won't get it, but they can't say we didn't do our best to explain!Sep 21 20:40
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