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    Lisp macros are magical
    [08:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.steve.fi | Lisp macros are magical [08:26] schestowitz
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    Since I've recently returned from a visit to the UK, and caught COVID-19 while I was there, I figured I'd see if my brain was fried by adding macro support.

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    I know lisp macros are awesome, it's one of those things that everybody is told. Repeatedly. I've used macros in my emacs programming off and on for a good few years, but despite that I'd not really given them too much thought.

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    Pale Moon scares people away from the NoScript extension to protect MoonChilds profits. Bonus: Corrosive people (boosted by Microsoft) in FOSS Communities.
    [08:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-baronhk.wordpress.com | Pale Moon scares people away from the NoScript extension to protect MoonChilds profits. Bonus: Corrosive people (boosted by Microsoft) in FOSS Communities. | BaronHK's Rants [08:52] schestowitz
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    So it just turns it off and makes it sound like the extension is sketchy, and then you have to read that and say Oh bullshit! and turn the extension back on.

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    • ● Sep 24 [10:14] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [10:15] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@64u3jrb5tny32.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 24 [11:38] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:46] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@22agg6qj8dxhg.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 24 [12:37] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@memzbmehf99re.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 24 [13:42] schestowitz > Dear Investor. [13:42] schestowitz > [13:42] schestowitz > Well, you are free to understand and think as you wish, we [13:42] schestowitz > are not forcing you to do anything. [13:42] schestowitz > BITETHS [13:42] schestowitz How did you find out about them in the first place? Who referred you to them? Obv. charlatans and crooks. I've been calling out these scams for years. ● Sep 24 [16:42] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:42] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:45] schestowitz > Someone online contacted me from Linkedin seemed genuine obviously was not [16:45] schestowitz I dumped all social media this year. All of it. [16:46] schestowitz > I can send you their phone number but its not helpful [16:46] schestowitz That would not help recover the money [16:46] schestowitz I think government intervention is needed now [16:47] schestowitz > Any thoughts or ideas Roy? [16:47] schestowitz A government needs to crack down on them and recover funds ● Sep 24 [18:32] schestowitz > Action fraud UK said no [18:32] schestowitz On what basis? They can't be arsed? [18:33] schestowitz > Any idea how or who ? [18:33] schestowitz First you meed to know where they are based. From the comms I can see mandarin/cantonese, not hangul (korea). ● Sep 24 [19:01] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:03] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:16] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:17] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:20] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:23] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 24 [21:52] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) ● Sep 24 [22:22] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [22:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [22:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:33] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@22agg6qj8dxhg.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [22:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 24 [23:31] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:31] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@fici29dumxqp6.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes