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| schestowitz | >>> I am looking for alternatives to that because the web page is lousy iwth | Feb 28 02:57 |
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| schestowitz | >>> javascriptbut but far, far worse, the installer is a maze of | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | >>> unauthenticated bash scripts fetched and run on sight as root from a | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | >>> second, opaque web site. | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | >> If run on some blank chromebooks, what's the worst that can happen? | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | >> Bricking maybe. | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | > Bricking is a small complaint. Worse would be a firmware-level rootkit. | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | Possible also, but not probable if you don't do to very dodgy domains. | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17315527#ac21b6503b9d0138bd2b047d7b62795e | Feb 28 02:57 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Price of Raspberry Pi 4B with 2GB RAM Drops to $35 Permanently http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/134551 | Feb 28 02:57 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Price of Raspberry Pi 4B with 2GB RAM Drops to $35 Permanently | Tux Machines | Feb 28 02:57 | |
| schestowitz | "What is it going to take for that website to get an SSL cert" | Feb 28 02:57 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16660826#524be6303be2013826987a163eb51328 | Feb 28 03:24 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #adobe makes even PDF files very dangerous https://dwaves.org/2019/12/02/even-pdf-s-can-contain-javascript-macros-why-adobe-why-how-to-disable-javascript-in-pdf-files/ | Feb 28 03:24 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | wow, I’m surprised and disappointed in myself for not even thinking of mentioning EME when writing the above. the proliferation of HTML DRM is a huge threat coming our way | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted - about 10 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Seeking to understand this issue (DRM in HTML), I found the following post that was (mostly) not too technical for me to understand. @Alexandre Oliva, do you agree with the comments at this link? | Feb 28 03:24 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> dwaves.org | » Even PDF s can contain JavaScript macros! Why? Adobe Why? – how to disable JavaScript in PDF files | dwaves.org | Feb 28 03:24 | |
| schestowitz | P.S. I usually avoid boingboing. | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | https://boingboing.net/2019/04/03/i-hate-being-right-2.html | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva - about 9 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | that article is accurate as far as I can tell, but it only talks about video. I see the real risk that the same infrastructure be slowly expanded in use over pictures and even text | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted | Feb 28 03:24 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boingboing.net | After years of insisting that DRM in HTML wouldn't block open source implementations, Google says it won't support open source implementations / Boing Boing | Feb 28 03:24 | |
| schestowitz | Ted - about 6 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | From what I understand, it seems that DRM is a tool that can easily be abused by the proprietary data folks. | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva - about 5 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | 'cept that’s not abusing DRM; that’s what DRM is designed to do | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted - about 5 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Abused in the same sense that stun guns that are used as designed. | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Alexandre Oliva - about 4 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | stun guns are designed to serve some purpose, but they can be used for other purposes as well. the former wouldn’t be abusing them, the latter would. whether the purposes themselves are abusive is an orthogonal matter I’m getting at. | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | DRM, OTOH, is designed for a purpose, and using it for that purpose is not abusing it, it’s using it for that purpose. also, the purpose itself is abusive, but that’s the same orthogonal matter. | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | using DRM for a different purpose could be abusive. for example, if we were to use a security hole in an implementation of DRM to jailbreak our own device, that would be abusing the DRM implementation (and IMHO it would be for a non-abusive purpose) | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Ted - about 4 hours ago | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | Now I see (I think). Thanks for explaining the nuances. :-) | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | boingboing isn't great, but Doctorow is a DRM issues guru and he writes there | Feb 28 03:24 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17317552#7b5fd5803bca0138269a7a163eb51328 | Feb 28 03:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #truthdig #cartoons #cartoon ☞ American Democracy https://www.truthdig.com/cartoons/american-democracy-2/ If "Democracy" had the letter "S" in it, it would be a dollar sign ;-) | Feb 28 03:26 | |
| schestowitz | "democra$$y there, fixed it for you, in the way bolsonaro's minister of education would" | Feb 28 03:26 |
| schestowitz | bol$onaro | Feb 28 03:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.truthdig.com | American Democracy - Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists | Feb 28 03:26 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17259777#0255a1103bb0013826987a163eb51328 | Feb 28 03:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Wow. Even smoke alarms turn into #listeningdevices #gafam #pentagon bugs inside your house. #espionage #surveillance https://www.iottechtrends.com/first-alert-smoke-alarm-airplay-2-alexa/ | Feb 28 03:27 | |
| schestowitz | "presumably that’s a trial run before they normalize the practice and turn it into a feature" | Feb 28 03:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.iottechtrends.com | First Alert Smoke Alarm with AirPlay 2 Support and Alexa - IoT Tech Trends | Feb 28 03:27 | |
| schestowitz | There is prior art: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-nude-photos-revenge-porn-upload-pictures-images-safety-a8365646.html | Feb 28 03:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.independent.co.uk | Facebook asks users to upload nude photos to ensure they are not used for 'revenge porn' | The Independent | Feb 28 03:29 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/DMCANews/status/1233247489777524736 | Feb 28 05:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DMCANews: I'm telling you... we're being "destroyed" from the inside...because we let these volunteers and non techies in...… https://t.co/1VAypJVtId | Feb 28 05:17 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DMCANews: I'm telling you... we're being "destroyed" from the inside...because we let these volunteers and non techies in...… https://t.co/1VAypJVtId | Feb 28 05:17 | |
| schestowitz | "I'm telling you... we're being "destroyed" from the inside...because we let these volunteers and non techies in... just sayin... #osi #linux #fauxpensource" | Feb 28 05:17 |
| schestowitz | http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/02/27/iam-media-uk-will-not-be-part-of-unitary-patent-and-unified-patent-court/#comments | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | The decision of the UK government does not come as surprise for those who were realistic enough to not take any utterance of the proponents of the continued participation of post-Brexit UK in the UPC for anything else than wishful thinking. What have Mr Pors, Mooney, Tillman and co to say now? | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | As London is mentioned expressis verbis in the UPCA there is no other way than to open the negotiations for transferring the London section to another location. | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | It should be the opportunity to change the stupid decision locating the “Central Division” in three different places. The EPO being in Munich, the Central Division should logically be in Paris. But logic and politics are not really compatible. | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | We have not heard the end of the UPC saga, but it’s future looks bleak. | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | In any case it means reopening the negotiations and re ratifying the whole agreement. I therefore take bets that, should it ever come into force, it will not be before 2031 at best. The FCC can happily wait until there is a new UPCA. No need to hurry a decision. | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | The irony is that the UPC has been strongly inspired by the UK procedure, and now UK will not participate! | Feb 28 05:39 |
| schestowitz | It is now time to rethink the whole system and to come up with a better one! There are too many approximations and problems in the UPCA so that it is high time to come up with something really helping European industry and European SMES and not just companies, mainly extra European, and having very deep pockets. | Feb 28 05:40 |
| schestowitz | Where there is will there might be way, but now we know there is no will. | Feb 28 05:40 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | IAM-Media: UK will not be part of Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court - Kluwer Patent Blog | Feb 28 05:40 | |
| schestowitz | De profundis UPC. Rest in peace! | Feb 28 05:40 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 05:40 |
| schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9sTSCosSt7BIsCMgvw | Feb 28 06:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://pleroma.site/notice/9sTSCosSt7BIsCMgvw ) | Feb 28 06:01 | |
| schestowitz | " if my daughter ever downloaded these tools, I'd be over the moon! - Children are more at risk from not understanding the telecommunications environment that will come to dominate their lives." | Feb 28 06:01 |
| schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9sTAesxBWo9uRro1bc | Feb 28 06:02 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 06:02 |
| schestowitz | This cannot have been about real feminism in my opinion. Feminism is a powerful flag, exactly because of ongoing injustice against women globally. | Feb 28 06:02 |
| schestowitz | To abuse the outrage and impetus present in such a movement, to tarnish someone for another undisclosed reason, is a definite dick move, but it doesn't require one. | Feb 28 06:02 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 06:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Feb 28 06:02 | |
| schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9sSc2xB3ykT06R2RXs | Feb 28 06:02 |
| schestowitz | "@schestowitz * #assangeisajournalist" | Feb 28 06:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Feb 28 06:02 | |
| schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9sSbxeCR6v4xnQ9OVc | Feb 28 06:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Feb 28 06:02 | |
| schestowitz | " #assageisajournalist" | Feb 28 06:02 |
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| schestowitz | >>> Bricking is a small complaint. Worse would be a firmware-level rootkit. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | >> Possible also, but not probable if you don't do to very dodgy domains. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | > Some of the domains called in the scripts look dodgy but since the | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | > pieces pulled in by the scripts are not verified, it would be possible | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | > to MitMM them. Verifying the pieces as they are pulled in before | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | > running them would reduce the amount of blind faith needed. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | I had a similar experience recently. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | By the way, KDE shat itself two days in a row now, after weeks of smooth sailing. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | The only way to resolve this was to restart. | Feb 28 09:08 |
| schestowitz | I hope it's not some chronic issue that will persist, or I might choose another DE with less complexity. | Feb 28 09:08 |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1233363369417154561 | Feb 28 13:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: As Snowden indicated, they often just swapped 'interesting' emails they'd found. Obviously not the ones with the '… https://t.co/Appixs2MWb | Feb 28 13:01 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: As Snowden indicated, they often just swapped 'interesting' emails they'd found. Obviously not the ones with the '… https://t.co/Appixs2MWb | Feb 28 13:01 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 13:01 |
| schestowitz | Kevin Quinn Retweeted Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) | Feb 28 13:01 |
| schestowitz | As Snowden indicated, they often just swapped 'interesting' emails they'd found. Obviously not the ones with the 'intel'. | Feb 28 13:01 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 13:01 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/wheelofchange/status/1233337812633706496 | Feb 28 13:03 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wheelofchange: @schestowitz Here you see a number of Belgian citizens celebrating the flag behind them ... In 2019 it is a Nazi… https://t.co/JMLiXFc6l5 | Feb 28 13:03 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wheelofchange: @schestowitz Here you see a number of Belgian citizens celebrating the flag behind them ... In 2019 it is a Nazi… https://t.co/JMLiXFc6l5 | Feb 28 13:03 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 13:03 |
| schestowitz | Here you see a number of Belgian citizens celebrating the flag behind them | Feb 28 13:03 |
| schestowitz | ... In 2019 it is a Nazi flag no persecution or arrests | Feb 28 13:03 |
| schestowitz | .. location : an ancient Concentration Camp | Feb 28 13:03 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 13:03 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1233318110490497024 | Feb 28 13:03 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz And installing dependencies towards closed source hosting platforms. I doubt the FSF will do better. W… https://t.co/zBfFDCzXX0 | Feb 28 13:03 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz And installing dependencies towards closed source hosting platforms. I doubt the FSF will do better. W… https://t.co/zBfFDCzXX0 | Feb 28 13:03 | |
| schestowitz | "And installing dependencies towards closed source hosting platforms. I doubt the FSF will do better. We need to avoid sysadmins in the middle. Something like IPFS or filecoin based, where everybody around the planet can donate cpu/disk/bandwidth." | Feb 28 13:04 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Clues/status/1233231412666544128 | Feb 28 13:04 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Clues: @schestowitz Safe from terrorists, democrats, and ANTIFA? Sweet. | Feb 28 13:04 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/SandraEckersley/status/1233136048474972160 | Feb 28 13:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@SandraEckersley: @schestowitz @couragefound @wikileaks Doesn’t he need to be behind bullet proof glass for his own protection? He’s… https://t.co/PvtqPzG6bR | Feb 28 13:05 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@SandraEckersley: @schestowitz @couragefound @wikileaks Doesn’t he need to be behind bullet proof glass for his own protection? He’s… https://t.co/PvtqPzG6bR | Feb 28 13:05 | |
| schestowitz | "Doesn’t he need to be behind bullet proof glass for his own protection? He’s said repeatedly he is at risk of being killed. #Assange" | Feb 28 13:05 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/jaffamonkey/status/1233377386684723200 | Feb 28 13:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jaffamonkey: Business as usual then 🤦♂️ https://t.co/cppWyklZLt | Feb 28 13:05 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #microsoft is running #github at a loss just to dominate the #freesw community and basically oppress the competitio… https://t.co/UQAJPY6wpI | Feb 28 13:05 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/GerritASmit/status/1233386039370305541 | Feb 28 13:54 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GerritASmit: @schestowitz @mckornegoor | Feb 28 13:54 | |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/tinfoilsec/status/1233408958053933061 | Feb 28 15:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@tinfoilsec: At the linux foundation in 2020, 3 board members are current or past MS employees. https://t.co/YbdIJSFAq0 Sometim… https://t.co/3TLgoJcquT | Feb 28 15:51 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:51 |
| schestowitz | At the linux foundation in 2020, 3 board members are current or past MS employees. | Feb 28 15:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Reminder: At Linux Foundation in 2020 Three Board Members, Including the Vice Chair and Director at Large, Are Current or Past Microsoft Employees | Techrights | Feb 28 15:51 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@tinfoilsec: At the linux foundation in 2020, 3 board members are current or past MS employees. https://t.co/YbdIJSFAq0 Sometim… https://t.co/3TLgoJcquT | Feb 28 15:51 | |
| schestowitz | https://tinyurl.com/rywa5dm | Feb 28 15:51 |
| schestowitz | Sometimes they *are* out to get you. | Feb 28 15:51 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:51 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/CultureClap/status/1233419576605626368 | Feb 28 15:53 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz Not white predators Which is a good thing Yay them, but they chose to be gross So good riddance | Feb 28 15:53 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Which is a good thing | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Yay them, but they chose to be gross | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | So good riddance | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Everyone is "gross" in >some< people's eyes | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Not white predators | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Which is a good thing | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | Yay them, but they chose to be gross | Feb 28 15:53 |
| schestowitz | So good riddance | Feb 28 15:54 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:54 |
| schestowitz | Everyone is "gross" in >some< people's eyes | Feb 28 15:54 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/CultureClap/status/1233420303491117057 | Feb 28 15:55 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz No Not like that kiddo Damn, welp thanks for showing your ass on this reply Noted | Feb 28 15:55 | |
| schestowitz | ' | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | No | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | Not like that kiddo | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | Damn, welp thanks for showing your ass on this reply | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | Noted | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | So you think people should be banished by those who disagree with them, and also those who stand for free speech? | Feb 28 15:55 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1233420426304356352" | Feb 28 15:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: Who wants to be associated with a ragtag band of freedom fighting rebels in their company these days? https://t.co/jNRafN5hUb | Feb 28 15:56 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ith OSI’s co-founders both out (not long after the start of this year), as well as the founder of the FSF, one must… https://t.co/Hjo2Cq00WF | Feb 28 15:56 | |
| schestowitz | "eedom fighting rebels in their company these days?James Robertson added," | Feb 28 15:56 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:56 |
| schestowitz | James Robertson Retweeted Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) | Feb 28 15:56 |
| schestowitz | Who wants to be associated with a ragtag band of freedom fighting rebels in their company these days? | Feb 28 15:56 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:56 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/CultureClap/status/1233420944305246209 | Feb 28 15:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz I think people who chose to make others feel unsafe and refuse to acknowledge and grow from their mist… https://t.co/AhdCHJpjIx | Feb 28 15:58 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz I think people who chose to make others feel unsafe and refuse to acknowledge and grow from their mist… https://t.co/AhdCHJpjIx | Feb 28 15:58 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | I think people who chose to make others feel unsafe and refuse to acknowledge and grow from their mistakes should be removed from the communities that they are prohibiting from growing | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | It's called maturity... | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | FSF has not been growing since RMS left | Feb 28 15:58 |
| MinceR | but they're not keeping it from growing anymore ;) | Feb 28 15:58 |
| MinceR | who cares about actual growth when you can enjoy potential growth | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | GringoIndio (he/they) #ExoCTO @CultureClap 4m4 minutes ago | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | More | Feb 28 15:58 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | What does he/they mean? | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | I am asking genuinely | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | As I am not sure, MinceR | Feb 28 15:59 |
| MinceR | he/they is preferred pronoun/whatever shit | Feb 28 15:59 |
| MinceR | bit of a red flag | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | but why "they"? | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | BTW, he "follows" me in Twitter | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | not sure it's a good thing | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | as he's not supportive | Feb 28 15:59 |
| schestowitz | so maybe looking for their ne xt "skull" | Feb 28 16:00 |
| MinceR | yup | Feb 28 16:00 |
| schestowitz | "CultureClap" as username | Feb 28 16:00 |
| schestowitz | Sounds like "Slap" | Feb 28 16:00 |
| schestowitz | should I do a post about his aggressive response? | Feb 28 16:01 |
| schestowitz | calling me "kiddo" and warning me? | Feb 28 16:01 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/CultureClap/status/1233421888589910017 | Feb 28 16:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz Maybe ya boy shouldn't have been such an arrogant abrasive dipshit Colonizers need to stop complainin… https://t.co/ngT56E103O | Feb 28 16:02 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CultureClap: @schestowitz Maybe ya boy shouldn't have been such an arrogant abrasive dipshit Colonizers need to stop complainin… https://t.co/ngT56E103O | Feb 28 16:02 | |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | Maybe ya boy shouldn't have been such an arrogant abrasive dipshit | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | Colonizers need to stop complaining when their settler ways get held to count | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | The good one does will never outweigh the harm one causes and refuses to repair | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | Dicky Twiddleshits had a chance and pissed it away | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 16:02 |
| schestowitz | I will do a post about it | Feb 28 16:03 |
| schestowitz | without words | Feb 28 16:03 |
| schestowitz | just to show what types we deal with | Feb 28 16:03 |
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| schestowitz | MinceR: http://techrights.org/2020/02/28/opposing-stallman/ | Feb 28 16:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | People Who Oppose Stallman Can be Rude and They Pick on People Who Merely Defend Stallman’s Role at FSF | Techrights | Feb 28 16:26 | |
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| schestowitz | " | Feb 28 18:28 |
| schestowitz | Hi Roy, | Feb 28 18:28 |
| schestowitz | Feb 28 18:28 | |
| schestowitz | You’ve covered Endless before so wanted to keep you in the know of some company news. The Endless team announced that they are moving Endless OS and Hack to a non-profit foundation. While these business units began as a commercial entity, the Endless team has been working towards this idea for years to align closer with their core mission of bridging the digital divide. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Operating as a non-profit also allows Endless to migrate resources to product development and philanthropic involvement, which will help get products into the hands of so many more people worldwide. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | I’ve included the blog post below which details a few more changes that are happening within the Endless ecosystem including recent partnerships with both GNOME and Donors Choose to help champion coding education through various programs in schools in cities and hard to reach places in America. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Are you interested in connecting with Founder, Matt Dalio, about the change in business and what’s next for Endless? | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Best, | Feb 28 18:28 |
| schestowitz | Alicia | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Announcement: https://www.endlessnetwork.com/blog-1/endless-2-0 | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Since 2011, our mission at Endless has been to connect the unconnected and close the digital divide. I am proud to say that we have grown far beyond our original product of Endless OS, an operating system which was focused on delivering digital agency and personal computers in the most remote regions of the world. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | Two of the factors that remain constant in our quest at Endless are that the world is rapidly changing and we still have much more to do. One of the most important things that has contributed to our success at Endless is our agility and flexibility in the way we approach our mission. I am proud of both our ability to remain steadfastly committed to our mission and the way we continue to evolve our business in pursuit of our goals. | Feb 28 18:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.endlessnetwork.com | — Endless | Feb 28 18:28 | |
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| schestowitz | It is with this in mind that we would like to announce some exciting changes. We are moving Endless OS and Hack to a non-profit foundation. Although we started out as a commercial entity, we have been working towards this idea for years because we feel that a foundation is the right place for all of our efforts. Simply put, this change allows us to separate commercial demands from the real reason that we are doing this, which is to have | Feb 28 18:28 |
| schestowitz | impact. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | This new alignment will allow us to partner with others who have similar DNA to have that impact. Our enthusiasm behind these changes also lies in what we will be able to do with others beyond our operating system. We now have the freedom to push everything we do upstream into open source communities. The possibilities remain ENDLESS. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | These exciting changes come with a bit of mixed emotion. The entity known as Endless Mobile Inc. will be winding down and allowing us to reallocate our remaining resources on the work we would still like to accomplish. From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful for all of the team’s blood, sweat and tears and am extremely proud of every OS release, every app built, every computer shipped and every life we have touched with the | Feb 28 18:28 |
| schestowitz | incredible products we have built over the past 8 years. We could not have accomplished any of this without that talented and dedicated group of amazing people, and we want to honor their commitment by securing the future of Endless OS at the heart of our mission. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | I am also extremely grateful for the steadfast belief, support, and guidance of our investors. They have remained at our side throughout our entire journey and I am incredibly grateful for their continued assistance throughout this latest transition. | Feb 28 18:28 |
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| schestowitz | To update you, our most recent efforts have been focused on bringing coding education to the United States through three initiatives: Hack uses Endless OS, a full personal computer operating system, to teach kids to code and create through both games and real-world engineering tools. Endless Studios is developing a collection of coding-based games called Terminal Two focused on inspiring the pursuit of learning in the next generation of | Feb 28 18:29 |
| schestowitz | gamers. Finally, The Endless Mission is a sandbox-style creation game built in partnership with E-Line Media. Collectively, these initiatives are built to be the most delightful way for kids to learn to code. | Feb 28 18:29 |
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| schestowitz | Our current work has not stopped here. In the last year and a half, we have also proudly partnered with both GNOME and Donors Choose and pledged significant financial support to help champion coding education through various programs in our schools. We have also worked in emerging markets and in prison systems with World Possible and the Foundation For Learning Equality, helping them to build products that live beyond our operating | Feb 28 18:29 |
| schestowitz | system and provide agency to those they serve. We have also executed philanthropic deployments, including a donation of 7,000 computers in 2019 to underserved children. In total, we estimate that we have provided educational tools for approximately 150,000 kids in need. Endless has become more than an organization that has merely built an operating system. We are an organization that executes impact investments, philanthropic | Feb 28 18:29 |
| schestowitz | partnerships, and builds our own products. | Feb 28 18:29 |
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| schestowitz | With these new developments reenergizing me, I would like to leave you with this battle cry. People in the open-source community, please participate in what we are doing! Non-profit organizations who care about delivering internet access and computers to those beyond the reach of connectivity and bandwidth, join us if you haven’t already. Tell us how we can help you. We want to harness the power of this community to achieve our shared | Feb 28 18:29 |
| schestowitz | vision. | Feb 28 18:29 |
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| schestowitz | At Endless we remain focused on building technology that cultivates digital agency among youth and aspire to build a network of creators sharing the same values and drive. We look forward to sharing more updates and exciting news in the coming months. | Feb 28 18:29 |
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