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techrights-newsTechrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎May 01 05:04
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techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Trying OpenBSD and Usenet Reborn Released ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Trying_OpenBSD_and_Usenet_Reborn_Releas.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Trying_OpenBSD_and_Usenet_Reborn_Releas.gmi ∎May 01 05:29
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techtrights-sec6gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-30May 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6^ or what islam is doing to basically everybody especially EuropeMay 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6anyway, those were good posts yesterday sorry I could not provide     May 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6input properly.  My mom has a habit of calling just as I am packing things May 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6up for the night and then yacks for a Very Long Time.  It's importantMay 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6to let her talk though.  I notice that I  am losing more of my multitaskingMay 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6ability, which has been declining for years.  Same for changing gearsMay 01 05:33
techtrights-sec6mentally, between different types of tasksMay 01 05:33
schestowitz-pifamily and health are still importantMay 01 05:34
schestowitz-piwhen i was a young geek it was hard to "get"May 01 05:34
schestowitz-piit.May 01 05:34
schestowitz-pibtw, re:May 01 05:34
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> Microsoft is (as expected) faking "results" again, using obviously meaningless buzzwords. It can just rebrand things as "cloud". Where's the May 01 05:34
schestowitz-piinvestigative press these days? It also rebrands things as "hey hi" now.May 01 05:34
schestowitz-pinobody will spoon-feed that to usMay 01 05:34
techtrights-sec6yes, the investigative press has been mostly eliminated by the 0.1%May 01 05:34
techtrights-sec6https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/04/30/0150205#1402300May 01 05:34
techtrights-sec6They'd also be covering the transmigation attacks egged on by the 0.1%'sMay 01 05:34
techtrights-sec6fellow oligarch, Putler, except that it goes against the interest of the 0.1%May 01 05:34
techtrights-sec6to do so.  May 01 05:34
schestowitz-pithat comment makes senseMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pisoylent news juist put up the irc "walls" againMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pire msftMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pibear with me, i will only talk when i get the leadMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pibirds come 5:15 now May 01 05:37
schestowitz-pityoo early for rianne to do her scheduleMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-piwe rotate and keep times so they know when to come, which side, and whenMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pito leaveMay 01 05:37
schestowitz-pito forageMay 01 05:37
techtrights-sec6There are no birds nearby now, the snow has all melted except for our yardMay 01 05:37
techtrights-sec6For a couple of days the forest/tree farm was full of birds singing as theyMay 01 05:37
techtrights-sec6gathered here in preparation for spreading out and stakign out nesting sites.May 01 05:37
schestowitz-pii am starting to get back into teaMay 01 05:38
schestowitz-piseeing coffeee ain'tcoming in fast enough anymoreMay 01 05:38
schestowitz-pibiab, teaMay 01 05:38
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schestowitz-pibackMay 01 05:49
schestowitz-pii'd say talking to parents is devalued by the "too busy makin' money" peopleMay 01 05:49
schestowitz-piharvey had this issue with his kidsMay 01 05:49
schestowitz-piat the end of the day money is a man-made concept May 01 05:49
schestowitz-piwe are humanMay 01 05:49
schestowitz-pitrust, romance, idea, sympathy etc.May 01 05:49
schestowitz-piof course some people have none of the aboveMay 01 05:50
schestowitz-pi_but_May 01 05:50
schestowitz-pi "too busy makin' money"May 01 05:50
schestowitz-piusually they won't even use it/all of it anywayMay 01 05:50
schestowitz-pithey don't deliver bank statemnets "6 feet under"May 01 05:50
schestowitz-piryan brought up burial plans hours agoMay 01 05:51
schestowitz-pipeople like to think people will give a * about them 10,20, 30 years after deathMay 01 05:51
schestowitz-pior remember themMay 01 05:51
schestowitz-piunless they are napoleon or hitler or putinMay 01 05:52
schestowitz-pinobody will really mention themMay 01 05:52
schestowitz-pimaking a million dollars is nothingMay 01 05:52
schestowitz-pimany people did thatMay 01 05:52
schestowitz-piSoon she will realise that the work she devoted her life to was not hers and nobody cared about what she did https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/apex-legends-writer-gets-laid-off-24-hours-after-the-character-she-wrote-is-revealed-because-thats-what-the-games-industry-in-2025-looks-like/May 01 05:53
techtrights-sec6yesMay 01 05:54
techtrights-sec6Which is why it is frustrating that so many people only cooperate with May 01 05:54
techtrights-sec6strangers to attack or drag down someone else.  I think you and Rianne had May 01 05:54
techtrights-sec6termed these 'crab peopl;e' though the tall poppy syndrome and jante's lawMay 01 05:54
techtrights-sec6are other names.  All three are very mild descriptions of how it really worksMay 01 05:54
schestowitz-picrab mentalityMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pilike crabs in a bucketMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pilet them f* each other efforts upMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pii think twitter is a good analogyMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pimany a-holes in a bucketMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pii need topicsMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pibut will come up with some soonMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pii am starting to see what msft is hidingMay 01 05:58
techtrights-sec6yes I understand the metaphorMay 01 05:58
techtrights-sec6yesMay 01 05:58
techtrights-sec6I'll keep an eye open for possible topics while doing link triageMay 01 05:58
schestowitz-pimicrosoft blocks our phgone #May 01 05:59
schestowitz-pianother coincidenceMay 01 05:59
techtrights-sec6yes, and they probably scan the Teams audio too but certainly the textMay 01 05:59
techtrights-sec6in *all* messages passing through M$ Outlook to the relevant addressesMay 01 05:59
techtrights-sec6as per that 2014 incident May 01 05:59
schestowitz-pii use ecnrypted phone relay via polandMay 01 06:00
techtrights-sec6Out of curiosity, why is m$ relevant to a phone number?  What tech is beingMay 01 06:00
techtrights-sec6used in place of a phone?May 01 06:00
schestowitz-piyou can guess as well as iMay 01 06:00
schestowitz-pidon't knowMay 01 06:00
techtrights-sec6The phone network is a terrible mess with scores of layers some going backMay 01 06:02
techtrights-sec6to the 1800sMay 01 06:02
techtrights-sec6GSM and other wireless have intentional holes which are so big on can almostMay 01 06:02
techtrights-sec6not call them holes.  For example the phone authenticates to the towerMay 01 06:02
techtrights-sec6but the tower does not authenticate to the phone, thus it is 'trivial'May 01 06:02
techtrights-sec6to deploy  IMSI catchers aka 'stingrays'May 01 06:02
schestowitz-pirule of thumb: don't write or say on phone what is very tacticalMay 01 06:03
schestowitz-pirianne and i do use pgpMay 01 06:03
techtrights-sec6But can the law firms be trained to use PGP and if they are running M$ on theMay 01 06:03
techtrights-sec6desktop it weould help only incrementally.  May 01 06:03
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/May 01 06:04
schestowitz-pitldr problem much bigger than any one sectorMay 01 06:04
techtrights-sec6Very well done post.  May 01 06:06
schestowitz-pityMay 01 06:23
schestowitz-pii want to keep posts: short, to the point, not too manyMay 01 06:23
schestowitz-piif long, it means lots needs to be saidMay 01 06:23
schestowitz-pidraft eta 5 minsMay 01 06:23
schestowitz-piewxpandingh a bitMay 01 06:23
schestowitz-pidraftMay 01 06:23
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techtrights-sec6checkingMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6not finding the draft atmMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6checkingMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6hmm if they are banking on 'good  will' then maybe you should link toMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6old 1990s articles about him being the most hated man in tech if not alsoMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6the planetMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6it was so mainstream that even the simpsons covered itMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27rfr59RiEMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6recall the ":more evil than satan himself" search results in Google's   May 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6first years?May 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6also the money (see tr articles) spend on reputation laundering belie May 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6the assertion that m$ has accumulated any "good will"May 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6through revisionist history, articles now call the "more evil than satan        May 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6himself" a "Google bomb", it was organic according to  Google execs' publicMay 01 06:30
techtrights-sec6statements at the timeMay 01 06:30
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techtrights-sec6That was back when search engines accepted limitde regex search queriesMay 01 06:34
techtrights-sec6https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-google-bombMay 01 06:34
techtrights-sec6It'll be impossible to find the press releases on it from GoogleMay 01 06:34
whatA_"the thing they don't want it printed"May 01 06:35
whatA_I wonder revisionism counts as thatMay 01 06:36
schestowitz-pithat tooMay 01 06:43
schestowitz-pidebt data out soonMay 01 06:43
schestowitz-pii will follow up May 01 06:43
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schestowitz-piwill us eencrypted call around 9amMay 01 07:02
schestowitz-pigonna do articles nowMay 01 07:02
schestowitz-pihttp://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Celebrating_Tux_Machines.shtmlMay 01 07:02
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Celebrating Tux Machines ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Celebrating_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Celebrating_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎May 01 07:03
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techrights-newsTechrights – What GNU/Linux Means to Us ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/What_GNU_Linux_Means_to_Us.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/What_GNU_Linux_Means_to_Us.gmi ∎May 01 08:06
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techrights-newsTechrights – Some of the Evidence We'll Be Relying Upon in the Lawsuits Against Matthew J. Garrett ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Some_of_the_Evidence_We_ll_Be_Relying_Upon_in_the_Lawsuits_Agai.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Some_of_the_Evidence_We_ll_Be_Relying_Upon_in_the_Lawsuits_Agai.gmi ∎May 01 09:28
schestowitz-pifyi, the call was very goodMay 01 09:34
schestowitz-pithanks for the linksMay 01 09:34
schestowitz-pigonna do links nowMay 01 09:35
schestowitz-pii mean the 9am callMay 01 09:35
schestowitz-piwe're goodMay 01 09:35
techtrights-sec6excellentMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6I'm very glad they were of useMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6yes I figured  that was the call referred to May 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6The other thing which is imporant but universally ignored would be the May 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6details in the M$ licensing which not even law firms read, whether theyMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6have an "IT department" or not.  Printed out, all the relevant licensesMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6and EULAs are about 2cm of A4 paper for your standard, fully stocked, May 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6fully updated Windows desktop.  It's worse if any m$ services or servers areMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6involved.  The tldr there is that the license grants (or did whe I lastMay 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6read through such a stack) the right for M$ to read and change files on the May 01 09:40
techtrights-sec6computer remotely, not limited to system files.  May 01 09:41
techtrights-sec6https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/put-stick-that-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-itMay 01 09:41
techtrights-sec6https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%2Fstick%20that%20in%20your%20pipe%20and%20smoke%20itMay 01 09:41
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Kubuntu 22.04 updates after April 2025 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Kubuntu_22_04_updates_after_April_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Kubuntu_22_04_updates_after_April_2025.gmi ∎May 01 09:45
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Can a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? Only if it looks like this and has these specs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Can_a_Linux_laptop_replace_my_MacBook_Only_if_it_looks_like_thi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Can_a_Linux_laptop_replace_my_MacBook_Only_if_it_looks_like_thi.gmi ∎May 01 09:46
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techtrights-sec6That then has severe repercussions for attorney-client privilege in the caseMay 01 09:51
techtrights-sec6of law firms and courts.  May 01 09:51
techtrights-sec6^ subset of privacyMay 01 09:51
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/RetroArch_1_21_0_is_out_with_PipeWire_FFmpeg_Camera_Driver.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/RetroArch_1_21_0_is_out_with_PipeWire_FFmpeg_Camera_Driver.gmi ∎May 01 10:38
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Building_Debian_in_a_GitLab_Pipeline.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Building_Debian_in_a_GitLab_Pipeline.gmi ∎May 01 10:40
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Owen Le Blanc: creator of the first Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Owen_Le_Blanc_creator_of_the_first_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Owen_Le_Blanc_creator_of_the_first_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎May 01 10:40
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> "Despite being the home of the first Linux distribution, Le Blanc said, the University of Manchester was always a bit reluctant to use open-source software and he found himself ""spending more and more energy to defend what we had"". He said that there is still too much reluctance in universities, governments, and businesses to use free and open-source software or anything that doesn't come with a price tag. (LWN covered some May 01 10:41
schestowitz-piof hMay 01 10:41
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> urdles for open-source adoption in Mexican government in March.)"May 01 10:41
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> https://lwn.net/Articles/1017846/May 01 10:41
schestowitz-pi-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Owen Le Blanc: creator of the first Linux distribution [LWN.net]May 01 10:41
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Track_Moon_Phases_From_Your_Ubuntu_Desktop_With_Luna.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Track_Moon_Phases_From_Your_Ubuntu_Desktop_With_Luna.gmi ∎May 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6FOSS was defacto at universities through to the early 00s.  M$ got a foot inMay 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6the door in the late 90s and used the intervening time to maneuver politicallyMay 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6until there was a global purge of IT departments 2003 - 2008May 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6The main goal was to attach the teachers next to ensure that the could not getMay 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6the resources and services needed to teach.  Those that toed the line survived.May 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6The ones with integrity left or were 'eased out' by the administrations whichMay 01 10:45
techtrights-sec6obeyed the microsofter in allowing them to set the curricula indirectly at firstMay 01 10:45
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  KDE 3 lives to fight another day as Trinity Desktop 14.1.4 hits the shelves ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/KDE_3_lives_to_fight_another_day_as_Trinity_Desktop_14_1_4_hits.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/KDE_3_lives_to_fight_another_day_as_Trinity_Desktop_14_1_4_hits.gmi ∎May 01 10:46
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techtrights-sec6A huge and growing problem is the revisionism being spread that M$ is the normMay 01 10:50
techtrights-sec6and not a johnny-come-lately outlier May 01 10:50
techtrights-sec6That is in part enabled by people not knowing jack diddly shit about computersMay 01 10:50
techtrights-sec6and when they see what is on their desk as the alpha and omega of the complex        May 01 10:50
techtrights-sec6nertwoof services and software which they are really using day in and day out  May 01 10:50
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Libreboot_25_04_Open_Source_Boot_Firmware_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Libreboot_25_04_Open_Source_Boot_Firmware_Released.gmi ∎May 01 10:53
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Ultramarine Linux: An Anime-Inspired Fedora-Based Distro With Serious Features ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ultramarine_Linux_An_Anime_Inspired_Fedora_Based_Distro_With_Se.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ultramarine_Linux_An_Anime_Inspired_Fedora_Based_Distro_With_Se.gmi ∎May 01 11:06
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Proton 10 Beta Brings More Steam Games to Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Proton_10_Beta_Brings_More_Steam_Games_to_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Proton_10_Beta_Brings_More_Steam_Games_to_Linux.gmi ∎May 01 11:08
schestowitz-pigoing to park and bird shortlyMay 01 11:14
schestowitz-pivery hot indoorsMay 01 11:14
techtrights-sec6utalk crash ate a good rantMay 01 11:19
schestowitz-pii saw everything up to the crashMay 01 11:19
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techtrights-sec6okMay 01 13:02
techtrights-sec6luckyMay 01 13:02
techtrights-sec6apropos bitcoinMay 01 13:02
techtrights-sec61) it is likely that most "HODLers" are merely lost walletsMay 01 13:02
techtrights-sec62) the experiment ended in 2009 prior to Sastoshi publishingMay 01 13:02
techtrights-sec6That bubble is popping and might take some of the other energy wasters with it.May 01 13:02
schestowitz-piit was hot outsideMay 01 13:16
schestowitz-piven for the bird   May 01 13:16
schestowitz-pi*evenMay 01 13:16
schestowitz-piit'll be hard to type, so will focus on links till it cools downMay 01 13:16
schestowitz-picooking alsoMay 01 13:16
schestowitz-piafter 3 calls in 2 days, esp. this morning's, i realise we need to focus on what we doMay 01 13:27
schestowitz-pithe rest will take care of itselfMay 01 13:27
schestowitz-pii could use topicsMay 01 13:27
schestowitz-pii saw and saved your rantsMay 01 13:27
schestowitz-pibut i assume [no-quote]May 01 13:27
schestowitz-piparaphrase ok?May 01 13:27
whatA_which rantMay 01 13:33
schestowitz-pisee #techbytesMay 01 13:36
schestowitz-pi /historyMay 01 13:36
techtrights-sec6paraphraseMay 01 13:38
techtrights-sec6apropos comment about Manchester,May 01 13:38
techtrights-sec6https://www.gentoo.org/news/2025/04/30/osuosl.htmlMay 01 13:38
techtrights-sec6as mentioned, FOSS was the norm and is still ubiquitous but now only underMay 01 13:38
techtrights-sec6the surface due to m$ politics and revisionismMay 01 13:38
techtrights-sec6yes but it can fit in the postMay 01 13:39
schestowitz-pihttps://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Urgent_OSU_Open_Source_Lab_needs_your_help.shtmlMay 01 13:39
schestowitz-pirianne saw it firstMay 01 13:39
techtrights-sec6yes but it can fit in the postMay 01 13:40
techtrights-sec6http://www.citi.umich.edu/ "until 2013"May 01 13:40
schestowitz-pisometimes i cover xMay 01 13:41
schestowitz-piand then i recall something i read earlierMay 01 13:41
schestowitz-piand it fits inMay 01 13:41
schestowitz-pijust realised due to the call this morningMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-pii forgot i had a draftMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-pisee prelim. draft plsMay 01 13:42
techtrights-sec6there is a very large number of such FOSS activities which have been put May 01 13:42
techtrights-sec6either on ice or on the back burner once the microsofters get into theMay 01 13:42
techtrights-sec6administrationMay 01 13:42
techtrights-sec6   May 01 13:42
techtrights-sec6checkingMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-pii would not say us of msMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-piit's even bigger than gafamMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-pi(imho)May 01 13:42
schestowitz-pi*or msMay 01 13:42
schestowitz-pifoss is "ideology"May 01 13:42
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techtrights-sec6checkingMay 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6m$ is politics + ideologyMay 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6not tech, their tech is an after though which can be produced by LLMs andMay 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6only has to work well enough to win during the sales demo  May 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6one of the articles in today's batch cite 30% to 40% May 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6that's a lot of slopMay 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6their substitution of LLMs for developers shows that tech is secondaryMay 01 13:47
techtrights-sec6and their expenditures show that politics and ideology are foremost May 01 13:47
schestowitz-pityMay 01 13:48
schestowitz-piwilld develop thoughts some moreMay 01 13:48
schestowitz-pino hurryMay 01 13:48
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techtrights-sec6np May 01 13:58
schestowitz-pigoing thru your link re thisMay 01 14:00
schestowitz-pii see 1-3 spilt articlesMay 01 14:00
schestowitz-piwill take timeMay 01 14:00
schestowitz-piworse than i thoughtMay 01 14:00
techtrights-sec6split?  which ones?May 01 14:07
schestowitz-pibad phrasing by meMay 01 14:07
schestowitz-pii can do several articlesMay 01 14:07
techtrights-sec6ok May 01 14:07
schestowitz-piatrm trying to put "iout there" the "fresh" linkls asapMay 01 14:08
schestowitz-pitm already fresh - rianne and marisuMay 01 14:08
schestowitz-pimorn articlesMay 01 14:10
schestowitz-pirianne wakes up, tm up to dateMay 01 14:10
schestowitz-pilinks leftovers out asapMay 01 14:10
schestowitz-pithen the restMay 01 14:10
schestowitz-pithen articlesMay 01 14:10
schestowitz-pithen linux catchupMay 01 14:10
techtrights-sec6https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/barracuda-finds-that-23-of-html-email-attachments-are-malicious.htmlMay 01 14:11
techtrights-sec6^ apropos web mailMay 01 14:11
techtrights-sec6^ topicMay 01 14:11
techtrights-sec6"plain text, it was good enough for Shakespeare"May 01 14:11
schestowitz-piadded for laterMay 01 14:11
schestowitz-pieta links 10 minsMay 01 14:11
schestowitz-pitiming mattersMay 01 14:11
schestowitz-pi"Leaders regret firing workers for [slop] primarily because there is little knowledge readily available on how to implement [slop], making it hard for the switch to be worthwhile." https://www.thehrdigest.com/55-of-companies-regret-ai-layoffs-hr-leaders-need-to-take-note/ May 01 14:16
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, ROS, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Arduino_ROS_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Arduino_ROS_and_More.gmi ∎May 01 14:30
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Linux Kernel and FUD ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Kernel_and_FUD.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Kernel_and_FUD.gmi ∎May 01 14:44
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 01/05/2025: Slop Blowback, Social Control Media as Vehicle of "Sextortion" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Slop_Blowback_Social_Control_Media_as_Vehicle_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Slop_Blowback_Social_Control_Media_as_Vehicle_.gmi ∎May 01 14:47
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Kubernetes v1.33 and Kiwi TCMS 14.2 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.gmi ∎May 01 15:49
techtrights-sec6 May 01 16:00
techtrights-sec6"Essex Police loses accuracy complaint versus Telegraph over Allison Pearson questioning"May 01 16:00
techtrights-sec6https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/essex-police-loses-accuracy-complaint-versus-telegraph-over-allison-pearson-questioniMay 01 16:00
techtrights-sec6ng/May 01 16:00
techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Small Web and Going Offline ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Small_Web_and_Going_Offline.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Small_Web_and_Going_Offline.gmi ∎May 01 16:15
techtrights-sec6correction, the Perl book (PDF) was 1st edition not 2nd edition there in LinksMay 01 16:15
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Firefox Tab Groups ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.gmi ∎May 01 16:32
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schestowitz-pipingMay 01 16:59
schestowitz-pii may need many more hours to cover draft #1May 01 16:59
schestowitz-pican you see #2?May 01 16:59
techtrights-sec6pongMay 01 16:59
techtrights-sec6checkingMay 01 16:59
techtrights-sec6the are very few dyed-in-the-wool microsofters who are self-harming enoughMay 01 16:59
techtrights-sec6to use m$ for web serversMay 01 16:59
techtrights-sec6please describe in the text what people should be looking for in the graphicsMay 01 16:59
techrights-newsTechrights – Microsoft Has Become Almost Extinct in Web Servers, Netcraft Now Ranks It in Only One Category (Microsoft Down Sharply), Deranked/Outranked in All the Rest ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_Has_Become_Almost_Extinct_in_Web_Servers_Netcraft_Now.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_Has_Become_Almost_Extinct_in_Web_Servers_Netcraft_Now.gmi ∎May 01 17:05
schestowitz-pityMay 01 17:12
schestowitz-pidecide to set aside linksMay 01 17:13
schestowitz-piand finish the other articlesMay 01 17:13
techtrights-sec6note the correction above regarding the PDF linkMay 01 17:14
schestowitz-pii sawe it but do not know what link it refers toMay 01 17:16
techtrights-sec6oops.  I amd getting the days wrong.  It's still Thursday.  Never mind.May 01 17:16
techtrights-sec6Sorry for the distraction.  May 01 17:16
schestowitz-pibetter safe than sorry ^_^May 01 17:17
schestowitz-pimight make a megapost nowMay 01 17:17
schestowitz-pior split it upMay 01 17:17
schestowitz-pihttps://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:MSFT/explorer/total_debt/May 01 17:18
schestowitz-pistill eaiting for dataMay 01 17:18
schestowitz-pi*WaitingMay 01 17:18
whatA_Suggestion: better split them into a Multi-Work Series rather than cramming them into some 128+ pages of Story ArcMay 01 17:19
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whatA_not 128+page but 1 single page jam-packed with Story Arc (MegaPost)May 01 17:19
whatA_e.g. that runaway success of TR that is Macro$haft Gothub ExposeeMay 01 17:20
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techtrights-sec6they'll delay as much as they can to allow the deceptive insinuations to May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6spread properly and settle in.   Once the false perception of economic May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6soundness has been locked into place, by getting into awareness first,May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6then they will allow a weak and quiet correction to be issued May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-mindsMay 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6"""May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6Once formed, the researchers observed dryly, impressions are remarkably                 May 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6perseverantMay 01 17:23
techtrights-sec6"""May 01 17:23
schestowitz-piwhatA_: in think i know what you meanMay 01 17:24
techrights-newsTechrights – No, Microsoft, Plagiarism is Not "AI" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.gmi ∎May 01 17:28
schestowitz-piwhatA_: ^May 01 17:31
schestowitz-pishortMay 01 17:31
schestowitz-pinext will be longMay 01 17:31
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎May 01 18:26
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  7 Linux Text-Processing Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Plain Text ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/7_Linux_Text_Processing_Tips_to_Get_the_Most_Out_of_Your_Plain_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/7_Linux_Text_Processing_Tips_to_Get_the_Most_Out_of_Your_Plain_.gmi ∎May 01 18:31
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Canonical releases Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_releases_Ubuntu_24_04_Desktop_image_for_the_Qualcomm_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_releases_Ubuntu_24_04_Desktop_image_for_the_Qualcomm_.gmi ∎May 01 18:46
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Tails 6.15 Update Drops Support for Legacy Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Tails_6_15_Update_Drops_Support_for_Legacy_Broadcom_Wi_Fi_Chips.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Tails_6_15_Update_Drops_Support_for_Legacy_Broadcom_Wi_Fi_Chips.gmi ∎May 01 18:47
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.gmi ∎May 01 18:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/felix86_is_a_new_open_source_Linux_emulator_to_run_x86_64_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/felix86_is_a_new_open_source_Linux_emulator_to_run_x86_64_Linux.gmi ∎May 01 18:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos  ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎May 01 18:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Ubuntu finally Made NVIDIA 570 for 24.04 | 22.04 Desktop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ubuntu_finally_Made_NVIDIA_570_for_24_04_22_04_Desktop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ubuntu_finally_Made_NVIDIA_570_for_24_04_22_04_Desktop.gmi ∎May 01 18:51
techtrights-sec6https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=63977&page=1&cid=1402016#commentwrapMay 01 18:53
schestowitz-piu know who killed fosstodonMay 01 18:55
techtrights-sec6     May 01 18:55
techtrights-sec6who?May 01 18:55
techtrights-sec6I have not followed that circus in detailMay 01 18:55
schestowitz-pi\May 01 18:55
schestowitz-pi"nazi" is code for "terf" etcMay 01 18:55
schestowitz-piabrice Bellard should have better s** to deal withMay 01 19:00
techtrights-sec6the T E and R are redundant.  F is sufficientMay 01 19:01
techtrights-sec6Sadly the troons are active misogynists and hate F to the core.May 01 19:01
techtrights-sec6yes the tactic is to  aim at the productive people and foul them up and May 01 19:01
techtrights-sec6if possible burn them outMay 01 19:01
techtrights-sec6Bellard also made Qemu.  He's a bona fida geniusMay 01 19:03
techtrights-sec6No wonder the troons are used to attack him on behalf of M$ on behalf of TLAsMay 01 19:03
schestowitz-pihe made over 10 very important projectsMay 01 19:04
schestowitz-pii cannot even recall them allMay 01 19:04
schestowitz-pihe should not have to deal with s**** like thisMay 01 19:04
schestowitz-pinor shjould rmsMay 01 19:04
schestowitz-pior torvalds with "training" for "manners"May 01 19:04
schestowitz-piit is like "coup" as per caroleMay 01 19:06
schestowitz-pior "flood thje zone withn shit"May 01 19:06
schestowitz-pibut it's not a "wing" thingMay 01 19:06
schestowitz-pithe oligarchy does itMay 01 19:06
techtrights-sec6yes, unnecessary medial or psychologicl treatment is a classic tortureMay 01 19:07
techtrights-sec6The troons use many USSR methods.May 01 19:07
schestowitz-piwe came under that as wellMay 01 19:07
schestowitz-pibut enduredMay 01 19:07
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Notes from the Graz Plasma sprint ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Notes_from_the_Graz_Plasma_sprint.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Notes_from_the_Graz_Plasma_sprint.gmi ∎May 01 19:07
techtrights-sec6yesMay 01 19:08
techtrights-sec6Some of that may have been behind the trouble which I and others got at my oldMay 01 19:08
techtrights-sec6job.  May 01 19:08
schestowitz-pia lot of workplace tribalism hereMay 01 19:11
schestowitz-pisome are vocal about itMay 01 19:11
schestowitz-piesp. the older ladiesMay 01 19:11
schestowitz-pithey have little to loseMay 01 19:11
techtrights-sec6Microsoftianism is worse that tribalismMay 01 19:12
techtrights-sec6'tantmafia'May 01 19:12
techtrights-sec6they use the younger ment to fight against the younger women in the most May 01 19:12
techtrights-sec6obvious manner but people still fall for it and play along to the detrimentMay 01 19:12
techtrights-sec6of all at workMay 01 19:12
schestowitz-pitr will write about this every day for yearsMay 01 19:13
schestowitz-pii want to document factsMay 01 19:13
schestowitz-pilike i did siriusMay 01 19:13
schestowitz-pileave aside the "not US" or any other 'bait'May 01 19:13
schestowitz-piwe can do betterMay 01 19:13
schestowitz-pithe key part is, twist everyu attack on you to make it work against the attacker May 01 19:13
techtrights-sec6The prerequisit is exceptional fluency in the working language.  May 01 19:14
schestowitz-pii think analytical skills beat itMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pirandom though from earlierMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pifabrice:May 01 19:16
schestowitz-pimad eMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pixMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pimade y \ made z ... 2010-2020May 01 19:16
schestowitz-pi2020-2025 dealt with shitMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pirms 1983 made gnuMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pi...May 01 19:16
schestowitz-pifsf May 01 19:16
schestowitz-piblah..May 01 19:16
schestowitz-pi2019: dealt with shiutheads online and hide from the publicMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pi2023: cancer -..May 01 19:16
schestowitz-pitorvalds gotr bollocking many timesMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-piesp. 2018May 01 19:16
techtrights-sec6They beat it but not the politicsMay 01 19:16
techtrights-sec6The politics are language basedMay 01 19:16
schestowitz-pii get yhour point and laREGRELY AGREEMay 01 19:17
schestowitz-pii will discuss with rianne in an hour May 01 19:17
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Lefto.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Lefto.gmi ∎May 01 19:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Firefox, Mozilla, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Firefox_Mozilla_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Firefox_Mozilla_and_More.gmi ∎May 01 19:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  XScreenSaver 6.10 and appeal of keyboard launchers for (Unix) desktops ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/XScreenSaver_6_10_and_appeal_of_keyboard_launchers_for_Unix_des.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/XScreenSaver_6_10_and_appeal_of_keyboard_launchers_for_Unix_des.gmi ∎May 01 19:23
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  BSD: FreeBSD and ZFS, DragonFly 6.4.1, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/BSD_FreeBSD_and_ZFS_DragonFly_6_4_1_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/BSD_FreeBSD_and_ZFS_DragonFly_6_4_1_and_More.gmi ∎May 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6okMay 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6I probably mentioned about the private company renting office space on theMay 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6edge of campus that wanted hardware for SVN version control?May 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6The microsofters found out about the meeting and dropped in uninvited May 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6and not only switched the language from ENglish to Finnish but spoke rapidlyMay 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6in dialect with idioms so that even the fluent foreigners could not participateMay 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6The got up and left and the boss informed the key people that the decisionMay 01 19:24
techtrights-sec6was made and the meeting was over.  They would purchase a 4k EUR blade serverMay 01 19:25
techtrights-sec6with some 32 cores or some shit for SVN.  THere was a lot of RAM and May 01 19:25
techtrights-sec6some large HDDs too.  May 01 19:25
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu: AnduinOS 1.3.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and Qualcomm Dragonwing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_AnduinOS_1_3_0_EU_Cyber_Resilience_Act_CRA_and.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_AnduinOS_1_3_0_EU_Cyber_Resilience_Act_CRA_and.gmi ∎May 01 19:29
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 01 19:31
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 01 19:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 01 19:33
schestowitz-pihttps://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/06/26/windows-hpc-failure/May 01 19:34
schestowitz-piown le blanc just said much time was wastedMay 01 19:34
schestowitz-pitrying to justify what he was doingMay 01 19:34
schestowitz-pihe has phdMay 01 19:35
schestowitz-piat sirius brown nosers made decisionsMay 01 19:35
schestowitz-pii had no desire to join themMay 01 19:35
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 01/05/2025: Apple Lies to Courts, European Patents Thrown Out by British Courts Again ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Apple_Lies_to_Courts_European_Patents_Thrown_O.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Apple_Lies_to_Courts_European_Patents_Thrown_O.gmi ∎May 01 19:35
techtrights-sec6yep at my old job people were hired because of marriage or simliar relationsMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6me neitherMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6nepotism sucksMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6but round here all jobs are given *only* to high school buddies or cousins orMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6closer relatives (or some that have multiple categories)May 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6the microsofters have really been allowed to dig in that wayMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6now all the university computer equipment is rented and there is no oversightMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6or even influence by the faculty any more, not even the most remote influenceMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6the microsofters basically have detatched from any possibility of controlMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6and via the software instead are those that control the curricula andMay 01 19:37
techtrights-sec6teaching methodsMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> <MinceR> https://www.pcworld.com/article/2651749/office-is-too-slow-so-microsoft-is-making-it-load-at-windows-startup.htmlMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> since the 90sMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> thehn people wonderMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> why windows uses up so much ramMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> slow to open other office suitesMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> takes a long tyime to starttMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-pi<schestowitz[TR2]> microsoft cheats benchmarksMay 01 19:38
techtrights-sec6In one of the recent articles Nadella admitted that up to 40% of the newMay 01 19:38
techtrights-sec6code as AI slopMay 01 19:38
schestowitz-picheap labout that slings around other people's workMay 01 19:40
schestowitz-piyesterday while running we joked that our colleague hannah (they/them)May 01 19:40
schestowitz-picould never solvbe ticketMay 01 19:40
schestowitz-pionly close themMay 01 19:40
schestowitz-piand sarinGas was praising they/them May 01 19:40
schestowitz-pifor closing without solving!May 01 19:40
schestowitz-pishe did the threesome with mr kinkMay 01 19:40
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techtrights-sec6trying to talk on mumble now but the connections to the US keep breaking upMay 01 19:55
techtrights-sec610+ years ago, zero hour contracts were illegal, now they are standard practiceMay 01 19:55
techrights-newsTechrights – Gopher/Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Slop/LLM Bot Troubles and Driving Angry ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gopher_Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Slop_LLM_Bot_Troubles_and_Drivin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gopher_Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Slop_LLM_Bot_Troubles_and_Drivin.gmi ∎May 01 20:00
techtrights-sec6:/May 01 20:08
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