●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 ●● ● Mar 23 [00:30] schestowitz LOL, BT. Like some "online" 'banks' that simple FAIL (by design) to operate at certain times: "Sorry, but we are doing some maintenance on the site at the moment. It should be back, better than ever, in a short while." [00:30] schestowitz " [00:30] schestowitz Mar 13 [00:30] schestowitz geolode :mastodon: @geolode@social.tchncs.de [00:30] schestowitz @tuxmachines great Browser! [00:30] schestowitz ' [00:48] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 23 [02:04] *prep (~b9dc66f9@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [03:02] *prep has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:21] *prep (~178140fa@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [04:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:34] *u-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [04:44] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:54] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Mar 23 [05:14] *prep has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [05:42] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Mar 23 [06:58] schestowitz
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    Open letter to the ACM regarding Codes of Conduct impersonating the Code of Ethics
    [06:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | Open letter to the ACM regarding Codes of Conduct impersonating the Code of Ethics [06:58] schestowitz
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    We are writing to request the association's opinion on the phenomena of Codes of Conduct in the free, open source software domain.

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    The association operates a Code of Ethics with the stated aims of improving standards of professionalism in the industry at large.

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    The free, open source software domain is becoming increasingly prominent as a subset of the industry. In many cases it is the first point of contact for students in computing.

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    The largest and most well known employers in the industry have all engaged with the open source concept in some way. These employers and their management count among the members of the association governed by the official Code of Ethics.

    • ● Mar 23 [07:04] schestowitz https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-air-defense-becomes-its-surprising-trump-card-against-russia-11647970237 [07:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Ukraines Air Defense Becomes Its Surprising Trump Card Against Russia - WSJ [07:04] schestowitz # paywall [07:04] schestowitz = [07:04] schestowitz https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/praising-putin-roger-stone-aaron-lewis-laud-russian-war-1324749/ [07:04] schestowitz = [07:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.rollingstone.com | Praising Putin: Roger Stone, Aaron Lewis Laud Russian War on Ukraine - Rolling Stone [07:19] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [10:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Mar 23 [13:30] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@24m4cjnx52ddc.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:36] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [15:59] *Despatche (~desp@u3xy9z2ifjzci.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [16:07] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [16:07] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@6mu9ke9nvarfy.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [17:14] *click (~2ee8fbbf@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:57] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Mar 23 [18:02] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:02] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:53] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [18:53] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@hesgbeic4mr84.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [19:07] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:11] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:57] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ycspytvtgvkdq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 23 [21:03] *click has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [21:13] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:22] schestowitz >>> Do you suggest any additional sections or evidence links from Techrights [21:22] schestowitz >>> or elsewhere to include in the open letter? [21:22] schestowitz >>> [21:22] schestowitz >>> Would you be interested in putting out a call for your readers to [21:23] schestowitz >>> suggest evidence or send emails direct to ACM adding their own personal [21:23] schestowitz >>> experience? [21:23] schestowitz >>> [21:23] schestowitz >>> Do you think there is anything in there that would be a turn-off for [21:23] schestowitz >>> anybody endorsing it? [21:23] schestowitz >>> [21:23] schestowitz >>> The letter was submitted to ACM, BCS and ACS, the latter two already [21:23] schestowitz >>> acknowledging it [21:23] schestowitz >> I seem to be getting targeted any time I get involved in this. For now I [21:23] schestowitz >> mostly limit the connection to TuxMachines, which isn't opinionated. [21:23] schestowitz > Do you mean technical measures like DDoS or is it some social [21:23] schestowitz > phenomena/blackmailing? [21:23] schestowitz > [21:23] schestowitz > Are they still telling you I had a relationship with an intern or do [21:23] schestowitz > they have some other story now? [21:23] schestowitz > [21:23] schestowitz > Nonetheless, do you think there is anything in the article itself that [21:23] schestowitz > makes it awkward for somebody who is a genuine outsider to endorse it? [21:23] schestowitz That article is fine. [21:23] schestowitz It was added days ago, but they will look for your least credible bits and highlight those instead. Like publishing address of de Bluff. [21:26] schestowitz > Hi Roy, [21:26] schestowitz > [21:26] schestowitz > I'm Tracy from the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. I wanted to share a [21:26] schestowitz > story tip / new research that might be of interest. Its at the [21:26] schestowitz > intersection of tech platforms, censorship, and the war in Ukraine: [21:26] schestowitz > [21:26] schestowitz > TikTok has blocked 95% of content for users in Russia, according to new [21:27] schestowitz > research released today by Tracking Exposed [21:27] schestowitz > . [21:27] schestowitz > Right now, the 55 million TikTok users in Russia can view virtually no [21:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-tracking.exposed | Home | Tracking Exposed [21:27] schestowitz > content from outside Russia whether it be by the BBC or Charlie [21:27] schestowitz > dAmelio. [21:27] schestowitz > [21:27] schestowitz > TikTok is the last global social media platform operating in Russia, and [21:27] schestowitz > this is the first time a platform has restricted access to content at [21:27] schestowitz > this scale. TikTok had previously announced it would not allow new [21:27] schestowitz > content uploads in Russia but /never/announced that it had banned [21:27] schestowitz > access to all foreign accounts in Russia. [21:27] schestowitz > [21:27] schestowitz > The research was conducted by Tracking Exposeds TikTok Observatory [21:27] schestowitz > , [21:27] schestowitz > an open-source research hub investigating TikToks algorithm. TikTok [21:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-tiktok.tracking.exposed | TikTok Algortihm Observatory | TikTok Tracking Exposed [21:27] schestowitz > Observatory is funded by Mozilla [21:27] schestowitz > . [21:27] schestowitz > [21:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/a-new-way-to-keep-tiktok-accountable/ ) [21:27] schestowitz > *Would you be interested in covering this story? See attached the press [21:27] schestowitz > release and complete report for your review. *I**can also introduce you [21:27] schestowitz > to Marc Faddoul [21:27] schestowitz > of [21:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 400 @ https://mobile.twitter.com/marcfaddoul ) [21:27] schestowitz > TikTok Observatory, who led this research. [21:27] schestowitz > [21:27] schestowitz > Best [21:27] schestowitz > Tracy [21:27] schestowitz > ---------- [21:27] schestowitz > [21:27] schestowitz > Tracy Kariuki [21:27] schestowitz > Communications Officer [21:27] schestowitz > Advocacy & Insights | Mozilla Foundation [21:27] schestowitz > Bonn, Germany. Timezone: CET [21:27] schestowitz > Slack:@tracy [21:27] schestowitz > Pronouns: she/her [21:35] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [21:41] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@v6xmmrhxmbafc.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:59] schestowitz >> That article is fine. [21:59] schestowitz >> [21:59] schestowitz >> It was added days ago, but they will look for your least credible bits [21:59] schestowitz >> and highlight those instead. Like publishing address of de Bluff. [21:59] schestowitz > Where did I publish her address? It is definitely not in the open letter. [21:59] schestowitz > [21:59] schestowitz > Various sites mention she was in Somerville but that is no big secret, [21:59] schestowitz > she says as much herself in some places, I never wrote more than that: [21:59] schestowitz > [21:59] schestowitz > https://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/oscon-or-2018/public/schedule/speaker/284216.html [21:59] schestowitz > [21:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-conferences.oreilly.com | Speaker: Molly de Blanc: Open Source Conference | OReilly OSCON [21:59] schestowitz > Nonetheless, what exactly are they doing to blackmail you? Is it a [21:59] schestowitz > technical threat, anti-social blackmail, something else? 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