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schestowitz> I've been wondering when this situation with Free Software (in general) was going to sink into him emotionally.  Maybe now?Sep 29 00:01
schestowitzHe responded to me. He's a little snowed in. Asked me to come back in 2 weeks for interview...Sep 29 00:01
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schestowitzRe: ContextSep 29 10:45
schestowitz> Often the articles could use a little more context:Sep 29 10:45
schestowitz>Sep 29 10:45
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280920.html#tSep%2028%2002:36:07Sep 29 10:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ FreeNode: Monday, September 28, 2020Sep 29 10:45
schestowitz>Sep 29 10:45
schestowitz> That would make them much more accessible to many more people.Sep 29 10:45
schestowitzIt would take a lot of time too. I use cross-refs instead.Sep 29 10:45
schestowitzre ContextSep 29 10:48
schestowitzhttps://www.theregister.com/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_political_pogrom/Sep 29 13:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | Python joins movement to dump 'offensive' master, slave terms • The RegisterSep 29 13:01
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zd6rTosudwGYaTyb2Sep 29 22:21
schestowitz"I must admit that's lower than I thought it would be."Sep 29 22:21
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-metalhead.club | mark: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site I must admit that's lo…" - \m/ Metalhead.club \m/Sep 29 22:21
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zd9V2h3O2HNuxoPoWSep 29 22:21
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mstdn.social | `Da Elf: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site From TheReg forums... B…" - Mastodon 🐘Sep 29 22:21
schestowitz"Sep 29 22:21
schestowitz From TheReg forums... Best Quote...Sep 29 22:21
schestowitz Re: Shared code baseSep 29 22:22
schestowitz"It's a Pandora's box"Sep 29 22:22
schestowitzNo it's not. At least Pandoras box contained Hope 🙂Sep 29 22:22
schestowitz"Sep 29 22:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zdepZmdALIYungxqySep 29 22:22
schestowitz" (haven't watched the video, but....) the same reason TeX isn't more popular than sadist word-processors: people are willing to suffer years of misery as long as the application *appears* user-friendly, rather than spend some time upfront in learning how to use something."Sep 29 22:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fsmi.social | PleromaSep 29 22:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zeBOIbuCgCAK4HCL2Sep 29 22:22
schestowitz"maybe support https so that people can actually read your site? (even disabling https-only mode it throws up an error when you load it lmao)"Sep 29 22:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mas.to | Tauin: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site maybe support https so …" - mas.toSep 29 22:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zeDl9lHT8j5RngkXgSep 29 22:22
schestowitz":welp: this is the second time i've caught you linking to broken websites Mr Roy :welp:"Sep 29 22:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mas.to | Tauin: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site :welp: this is the seco…" - mas.toSep 29 22:22
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zeLostMvlkhv2lCASSep 29 22:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-freespeechextremist.com | PleromaSep 29 22:23
schestowitz"Sep 29 22:23
schestowitzIt's funny how hysterical the Left is; a consequence of having an ideology based on symbols.Sep 29 22:23
schestowitzIf they were thinking clearly, they would see that Barrett is actually too moderate (outside of Jesus Inc stuff) for Trump to have appointedSep 29 22:23
schestowitz"Sep 29 22:23
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zebESYcxm675MiCFESep 29 22:24
schestowitz"@schestowitz I'm in the process of removing the word master from my projects because it promotes a dated version of project management that fails to attract developers. #gnu #linux #history"Sep 29 22:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mastodon.gamedev.place | Jastiv: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site I'm in the process of r…" - Gamedev MastodonSep 29 22:24
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zebESYcxm675MiCFESep 29 22:24
schestowitz"@schestowitz I'm in the process of removing the word master from my projects because it promotes a dated version of project management that fails to attract developers. #gnu #linux #history"Sep 29 22:24
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zecAVLckN9uXFJ88uSep 29 22:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-shitposter.club | PleromaSep 29 22:24
schestowitz"z the sitting on a pile of money is imho a good thing, and I say that as someone who contributed a lot to it.  I'd rather see them still around in 100 years than have them spend it all and burn out"Sep 29 22:24
schestowitz>>> I've been wondering when this situation with Free Software (in general) was going to sink into him emotionally. Maybe now?Sep 29 22:28
schestowitz>>Sep 29 22:28
schestowitz>> He responded to me. He's a little snowed in. Asked me to come back in 2Sep 29 22:28
schestowitz>> weeks for interview...>Sep 29 22:28
schestowitz> "snowed-in"?  Now you must be very curious.Sep 29 22:28
schestowitz>> set you up to help mitigate DDOS attacks from the server itself.Sep 29 22:30
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:30
schestowitz> I'm in no hurry to add to my list of responsibilities, but I wouldn'tSep 29 22:30
schestowitz> rule it out given the timeframe.Sep 29 22:30
schestowitz> http://top40db.net/Lyrics/?SongID=74348Sep 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-top40db.net | Lyrics: The Lone Ranger by Oscar Brown Jr.Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> The Lone RangerSep 29 22:31
schestowitz> by Oscar Brown Jr. (1974)Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> https://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question66325.htmlSep 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.funtrivia.com | Does the nickname that Tonto calls the Lone Ranger "Kemosabe" mean anything?Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>   Does the nickname that Tonto calls the Lone Ranger "Kemosabe" meanSep 29 22:31
schestowitz>   anything?Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> Various investigators have found other sources for this saying, some ofSep 29 22:31
schestowitz> them humorous and usually centering around the idea that "Kemo Sabe" isSep 29 22:31
schestowitz> actually an insult or vulgarity. For instance, a Far Side comic stripSep 29 22:31
schestowitz> has long since retired Lone Ranger discovering (in an Indian dictionary)Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> that "Kemo Sabe" is an Apache expression for a "horse's rear end."Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> https://alt.usage.english.narkive.com/ZfSmkb7M/what-is-origin-of-what-you-mean-we-kemo-sabeSep 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-alt.usage.english.narkive.com | What is origin of 'What you mean, "we," Kemo Sabe?'Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz>Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> Huffington Post:Sep 29 22:31
schestowitz> https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-you-mean-we-kemosabe_b_360034Sep 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.huffpost.com | "What you mean 'we,' kemosabe?"; Pakistani anti-American attitudes and their implications | HuffPostSep 29 22:31
schestowitz>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eajsDM7yZtwSep 29 22:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | The Corporation: IBM and the Holocaust - YouTubeSep 29 22:35
schestowitz>> need to get 5:13-6:00Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz>>Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz> Ok. It's a short clip.Sep 29 22:35
schestowitzRelated to two articles after this, as well...Sep 29 22:35
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