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schestowitz> No, you already published an article about this very thing (I can pointJul 27 04:25
schestowitz> you to that if you like.)Jul 27 04:25
schestowitzI did mention this in passing. Thank you!Jul 27 04:25
schestowitz> I'm trying to send you something *without a name*, but it isn't readyJul 27 04:25
schestowitz> yet. It may take a few days at least, it has already taken a few days.Jul 27 04:25
schestowitz> Feel free to write about it, but I don't prefer credit.Jul 27 04:25
schestowitzExcellent, thanks!Jul 27 04:25
schestowitz> Also whether they succeeded is a matter for debate. This was/is a matter of trying to get him out of GNU, this was after they got him out of the FSF. Is it your opinion that they have succeeded there as well? Did they get him out of GNU, or is it more like he says? That he is still the head of the project?Jul 27 04:26
schestowitzI was referring to the FSF only.Jul 27 04:26
schestowitz>>> I'm not sure this one made it into the links but despite the sponsor, itJul 27 04:29
schestowitz>>> has very good content, relevant to JA and CM:Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>>>Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>>> https://youtu.be/-t4m7VZOFMc&t=4m25sJul 27 04:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://youtu.be/-t4m7VZOFMc&t=4m25s )Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>>>Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>> I saw it. It was and still is a broken URL. I even mentioned it in IRC.Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>> Should a hyphen be in the URL?Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>>Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz> Try this longer URL then:Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t4m7VZOFMc&t=4m25sJul 27 04:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | “Neither Flynn Nor Stone Were Guilty—There Was No Russian Hack” Bill Binney Makes His Case - YouTubeJul 27 04:29
schestowitzThanks. Kirk Weibe follows me in Twitter and sometimes interacts with me.Jul 27 04:29
schestowitzDid you see my diagram about why Twitter sucks?Jul 27 04:29
schestowitz> Also, keep in mind that because of his uncertain future he cannot beJul 27 04:31
schestowitz> seen to even hinting at dissatisfaction with the orange one.  It'sJul 27 04:31
schestowitz> pushing his luck even question the administration, in his situation.Jul 27 04:31
schestowitz> Nonetheless he brings up essential facts.Jul 27 04:31
schestowitzBinney supports Trump. I mentioned this several times before.Jul 27 04:31
schestowitzThis is problematic in my eyes.Jul 27 04:32
schestowitzBut... that should not discredit what he said about privacy.Jul 27 04:32
schestowitz> Wow! That worked and it was painless and easy.Jul 27 04:35
schestowitz:-DJul 27 04:35
schestowitzRe: New Article: DBDJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> _The real way that DRM hurts your freedom is almost ENTIRELY aboutJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> copyright._Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz> : the fear of legal reprecussions and the direct practical matter ofJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> posting "restricted' works on the internet when it is subject toJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> takedown notices.Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz> "When the FSF says: "If we are to win the battle against DRM, it isJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> important to have larger numbers on our side..."Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz> If the FSF wants greater numbers of active participants, it must be moreJul 27 04:36
schestowitz> active and true to the movement itself.  It's a feedback loop.Jul 27 04:36
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:37
schestowitzRe: I need your help solving a slight computer problemJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> I can use only 1 setting for the size of the print on my devices. ForJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> example if I use a size 5 it is supposed to be the same size on allJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> devices.Jul 27 04:39
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:39
schestowitz> However, on my devices the print size is much larger on my laptopJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> compared to my iPhone and iPad. Trying to upsize my laptop print to helpJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> the other devices works for the other devices, but then the Laptop printJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> is too large and uncomfortable.Jul 27 04:39
schestowitz>Jul 27 04:39
schestowitz> So, I am asking your opinion as to the percentage of people you thinkJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> read my blog on a Laptop compared to the percentage reading on tabletJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> and smart phone. I’m asking because I may have to set it so the tabletJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> and smart phone are the Goldilocks right size and the Laptop isJul 27 04:39
schestowitz> ballooned and oversized.Jul 27 04:40
schestowitzWith zooming inside the browser I don't think the question matters that much. Nowadays it's easy for readers to adjust font sizes.Jul 27 04:40
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acer-boxhttps://mobile.twitter.com/jfinkhaeuser/status/1287643507004444672?p=pJul 27 08:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mobile.twitter.com | TwitterJul 27 08:02
acer-box'"So because vagueposting is not liked, this was triggered by paulgraham.com/conformism.html - good points, but the heroic contrarian rhetoric sort of destroys it. Also techrights.org/2020/07/24/soc… - a bit softer on the rhetoric, but manages to end with a questionable "long live rms". *sigh*"Jul 27 08:02
schestowitzhttps://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-abidali-neemuchwala-resigns-board-starts-search-for-successor/articleshow/73789746.cmsJul 27 08:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.businessinsider.in | Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala resigns, board starts search for successor | Business Insider IndiaJul 27 08:26
schestowitz"Jul 27 08:26
schestowitzThe shareholders are thrilled with his entry too. IBM’s  ..Jul 27 08:26
schestowitzRead more at:Jul 27 08:26
schestowitzhttps://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-abidali-neemuchwala-resigns-board-starts-search-for-successor/articleshow/73789746.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppstJul 27 08:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.businessinsider.in | Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala resigns, board starts search for successor | Business Insider IndiaJul 27 08:26
schestowitz"Jul 27 08:26
schestowitzx https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mma/mma-fighter-gives-up-title-to-avoid-fighting-fellow-e2-80-98muslim-brothers-e2-80-99/ar-BB17b3XpJul 27 09:11
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.msn.com | MMA fighter gives up title to avoid fighting fellow ‘Muslim brothers’Jul 27 09:11
schestowitz# msn gives him a free pass on perpetration of hate crimeJul 27 09:11
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schestowitzx https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/microsoft-nba-team-up-to-put-virtual-fans-in-basketball-arenas-2268636Jul 27 09:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gadgets.ndtv.com | Microsoft, NBA Team Up to Put Virtual Fans in Basketball Arenas | Technology NewsJul 27 09:12
schestowitz# spamJul 27 09:12
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acer-boxhttps://mobile.twitter.com/HollieS__/status/1287719717252272130?p=pJul 27 14:09
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mobile.twitter.com | TwitterJul 27 14:09
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acer-box'The European Patent Office acknowledges [...] that it has hired a military-connected privatised spying giant.' techrights.org/2015/06/06/pri… Why do HS2 hire this 'military-connected privatised spying giant' (aka @Control_Risks)?🤔 @UAZKMS @stophs2 @Hs2Rebellion @ICOnews @guardianecoJul 27 14:09
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/toxicreverend/status/1287292553549627392Jul 27 21:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@toxicreverend: @schestowitz Coronavirus is flying out of toilets when flushed Section 1 REFERENCE CITATION POSTED Includes PEE… https://t.co/lBZFO50aHfJul 27 21:46
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@toxicreverend: @schestowitz Coronavirus is flying out of toilets when flushed Section 1 REFERENCE CITATION POSTED Includes PEE… https://t.co/lBZFO50aHfJul 27 21:46
schestowitz>> Binney supports Trump.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz> Maybe, maybe not, it is hard to tell.  Again, because of his precariousJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> situation he cannot be seen to even hinting at dissatisfaction with theJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> orange one.  That can come off appearing as support.  However, it isJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> hard to really know.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>> I mentioned this several times before.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>>Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>> This is problematic in my eyes.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz> Yes, because of the tribalism and all-or-nothing approach many haveJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> towards sources nowadays.  They can't accept him on the topics he is theJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> authority on.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>> But... that should not discredit what he said about privacy.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz> It doesn't but with all the tribalism going on and more beingJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> cultivated, it does become a hindrance in some circles.  R is not theJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> only group in denial of facts and promulgating lies, D does it onJul 27 21:46
schestowitz> occasion too.  Neither should do it even once though.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitzWhen  I say that Binney supports trump I say that based on what he previously said and wrote. Even directly and explicitly IIRC.Jul 27 21:46
schestowitz>>> Try this longer URL then:Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>>>Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t4m7VZOFMc&t=4m25sJul 27 21:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | “Neither Flynn Nor Stone Were Guilty—There Was No Russian Hack” Bill Binney Makes His Case - YouTubeJul 27 21:47
schestowitz>> Thanks. Kirk Weibe follows me in Twitter and sometimes interacts with me.Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>>Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>> Did you see my diagram about why Twitter sucks?Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>>Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz> I presume this one?Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2020/07/24/twitter-annotated/Jul 27 21:47
schestowitz>Jul 27 21:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | How Social Control Media Works: The Case of Twitter, Visualised and Annotated | TechrightsJul 27 21:47
schestowitz> People are not rational about their use because it is a psychologicalJul 27 21:47
schestowitz> addiction more than anything else, from their perspective.  From theJul 27 21:47
schestowitz> owners' perspective it exits for mass manipulation of opinion.Jul 27 21:47
schestowitzYes, that's the one!Jul 27 21:47
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