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schestowitz-pirianne asked me not to comment, but her first shift is tomorrowOct 01 00:26
DaemonFCMatt GULAG managed to deplatform himself by choosing incompetent hosting.Oct 01 00:40
DaemonFCIt's strange that he didn't go straight to mastodon dot social. What's up with that?Oct 01 00:40
schestowitz-pii hope you will write about thisOct 01 00:50
schestowitz-pinotice also,Oct 01 00:50
schestowitz-piReichswine has mastidon.socialOct 01 00:50
schestowitz-piand stopped writing in JuneOct 01 00:50
schestowitz-piso something ain't quite rightOct 01 00:50
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 30/09/2023: A Government Shutdown and More Blizzard Layoffs ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/09/30/Links_30_09_2023_A_Government_Shutdown_and_More_Blizzard_Layoff.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/09/30/Links_30_09_2023_A_Government_Shutdown_and_More_Blizzard_Layoff.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:20
techrights-newsTechrights – Better Footage of Richard Stallman's Talk Last Week: “Freedom in computing, forty years after starting to really protect it” ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/09/30/Better_Footage_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_Last_Week_Freedom_in_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/09/30/Better_Footage_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Talk_Last_Week_Freedom_in_.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:20
techrights-newsTechrights – Snaps Were Never Good at Security, But the Media Coverage is Just Appalling ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Snaps_Were_Never_Good_at_Security_But_the_Media_Coverage_is_Jus.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Snaps_Were_Never_Good_at_Security_But_the_Media_Coverage_is_Jus.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:20
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The 8 Best Markdown Editors for Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/The_8_Best_Markdown_Editors_for_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/The_8_Best_Markdown_Editors_for_Linux.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/today_s_howtos.2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/today_s_howtos.2.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware: GPLed hardware and more ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Open_Hardware_GPLed_hardware_and_more.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Open_Hardware_GPLed_hardware_and_more.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Python 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Python_Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Python_Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:21
techrights-newsTechrights – One Positive Note About GNU/Linux Coverage in 2023 (Less Microsoft) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/One_Positive_Note_About_GNU_Linux_Coverage_in_2023_Less_Microso.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/One_Positive_Note_About_GNU_Linux_Coverage_in_2023_Less_Microso.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Lessons of Wayland: If You Insult Your Users, the Users Will Talk About You Negatively and Walk Away ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Lessons_of_Wayland_If_You_Insult_Your_Users_the_Users_Will_Talk.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Lessons_of_Wayland_If_You_Insult_Your_Users_the_Users_Will_Talk.gmi ∎Oct 01 01:36
schestowitz-piDaemonFC: i refreshed your blog like 40 times alreadyOct 01 01:42
schestowitz-pihoping to find a blog post about that topicOct 01 01:42
schestowitz-pirianne is waiting alsoOct 01 01:42
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MinceRdoes it have atom/rss?Oct 01 01:43
schestowitz-piit doesOct 01 01:46
schestowitz-pibut i only refresh that once a dayOct 01 01:47
DaemonFCI've been messing around with some other tasks.Oct 01 01:47
MinceRit can refresh more oftenOct 01 01:48
MinceRsome readers can even have different refresh interval per feedOct 01 01:48
MinceRs/val/vals/Oct 01 01:48
DaemonFCI'm pretty sure that Garrett and Lobsta and the rest of them were the ones that complained about my blog and had it suspended for a couple of days.Oct 01 01:48
DaemonFCI'm not sure I buy the story about "spam filters".Oct 01 01:48
schestowitz-pieverything is possibleOct 01 02:02
techrights-newsTechrights – Don't be Afraid of the Command Line, It Might Even be a Friend ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Don_t_be_Afraid_of_the_Command_Line_It_Might_Even_be_a_Friend.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Don_t_be_Afraid_of_the_Command_Line_It_Might_Even_be_a_Friend.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:15
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Matthew J. Garrett (M.J.G.) is Down and Might Never Come Back ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Matthew_J_Garrett_M_J_G_is_Down_and_Might_Never_Come_Back.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Matthew_J_Garrett_M_J_G_is_Down_and_Might_Never_Come_Back.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:16
techrights-newsTechrights – Don't be Afraid of the Command Line, It Might Even be a Friend ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Don_t_be_Afraid_of_the_Command_Line_It_Might_Even_be_a_Friend.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Don_t_be_Afraid_of_the_Command_Line_It_Might_Even_be_a_Friend.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:47
techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 30, 2023 ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/irc-log-300923.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/irc-log-300923.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:48
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Matthew J. Garrett (M.J.G.) is Down and Might Never Come Back ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Matthew_J_Garrett_M_J_G_is_Down_and_Might_Never_Come_Back.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Matthew_J_Garrett_M_J_G_is_Down_and_Might_Never_Come_Back.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mobsters Did Not Slow Down Tux Machines, They Made It Even Faster ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Mobsters_Did_Not_Slow_Down_Tux_Machines_They_Made_It_Even_Faste.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Mobsters_Did_Not_Slow_Down_Tux_Machines_They_Made_It_Even_Faste.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): New Month, New Beginning ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/New_Month_New_Beginning.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/New_Month_New_Beginning.gmi ∎Oct 01 02:49
techrights-newsTechrights – Beware the Microsoft Sharks ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Beware_the_Microsoft_Sharks.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Beware_the_Microsoft_Sharks.gmi ∎Oct 01 04:15
techrights-newsTechrights – Richard Stallman Gave a Talk Yesterday, Will Give Another Talk Today, and Will Give Two More Talks in Germany Later This Week ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Richard_Stallman_Gave_a_Talk_Yesterday_Will_Give_Another_Talk_T.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Richard_Stallman_Gave_a_Talk_Yesterday_Will_Give_Another_Talk_T.gmi ∎Oct 01 04:15
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Writing Stories With Us ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Writing_Stories_With_Us.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Writing_Stories_With_Us.gmi ∎Oct 01 04:15
schestowitz-pitomorrowOct 01 04:35
schestowitz-pi14 posts in 5 hours (5amm)Oct 01 04:35
schestowitz-pii  think the new TR and TM will be very rewardingOct 01 04:35
schestowitz-pithis coming week also source of incomeOct 01 04:35
techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Rising ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Gemini_Rising.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Gemini_Rising.gmi ∎Oct 01 05:32
techrights-newsTechrights – Malware in the Ubuntu Snap Store, Thanks to Canonical Bloatware Mindset ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Malware_in_the_Ubuntu_Snap_Store_Thanks_to_Canonical_Bloatware_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Malware_in_the_Ubuntu_Snap_Store_Thanks_to_Canonical_Bloatware_.gmi ∎Oct 01 05:32
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Writing Stories With Us ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Writing_Stories_With_Us.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Writing_Stories_With_Us.gmi ∎Oct 01 05:33
techrights-newstuxmachinesOct 01 05:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software is a Story of People, Not Just Code ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Free_Software_is_a_Story_of_People_Not_Just_Code.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/Free_Software_is_a_Story_of_People_Not_Just_Code.gmi ∎Oct 01 05:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The Debian Family ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/The_Debian_Family.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/01/The_Debian_Family.gmi ∎Oct 01 05:33
*Disconnected (Connection timed out).Oct 01 07:59
*Now talking on #tuxmachinesOct 01 08:00
techrights-secI think I see what the gemini proble was.  The new site has Agate with vhosts.Oct 01 09:36
techrights-secI've now added a vhost for gemini.techrights.org and a symlink from Oct 01 09:36
techrights-sec/home/gemini/gemini.techrights.org/ to /home/gemini/techrights.org/Oct 01 09:36
techrights-secI'll do similarly for tuxmachines.org    Oct 01 09:36
techrights-secLooking at sorting the agate logging work flow and splitting it out of syslogOct 01 09:36
techrights-secLogging with rsystlog is now set up for Agate, but both TM and TR go to theOct 01 09:36
techrights-secsame file, for now.  Oct 01 09:36
techrights-secOk, now TM and TR have their gemini logs separated in rsyslog.  Oct 01 09:36
techrights-secjournalctl still has them lumnped together thoughOct 01 09:36
schestowitz-piback Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pihole in tireOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-piseems like inner tube onlyOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-piexecpected sooner or laterOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pidue to about 130kg on the saddleOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-picatching up....Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pit hanks for noticing syslog taking agate stuff,Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pias per this morning's postOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pii added apachetop and run it for the two https sites now in tmax with two panesOct 01 09:38
schestowitz-picatching up...Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pimy monitoring box now done key-based ssh, will add more error detection bits over time, it'Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pis xfce4Oct 01 09:38
techrights-secEasy enough to patch/repair.  Just double check the inside of the tire for  Oct 01 09:38
techrights-secsharp objects first.  Oct 01 09:38
schestowitz-pia shop near us does the tube work on the spot while i wait thereOct 01 09:40
schestowitz-pibetter leave it to prosOct 01 09:40
schestowitz-pii don't do long trips where i need a repair kit and skills of my ownOct 01 09:40
schestowitz-piit blew just minutes before i got back homeOct 01 09:40
schestowitz-pigot about 300 pounds worth of stuff for less than 100Oct 01 09:40
schestowitz-pimaybe even 450Oct 01 09:40
techrights-secnpOct 01 09:40
techrights-sectmux is great, for the most partOct 01 09:40
techrights-secfew rough edgesOct 01 09:40
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schestowitz-pithe new workflow works greatOct 01 11:21
schestowitz-pifile transfers are great, speed is highOct 01 11:21
schestowitz-pireading https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-remote-working-negatively-affecting-gen-z-1719922 with interestOct 01 11:42
schestowitz-pithis seems to conflate two things at times: work from home and GIG "work" [sic]Oct 01 11:42
techrights-secYes.  Gig "work" is toxic to society[ Oct 01 11:45
schestowitz-pithe third (last) person reports mostly positive thingsOct 01 11:48
schestowitz-pirememver that market surveys shows working from home means getting paid LESSOct 01 11:48
schestowitz-piThey did not explain WHYOct 01 11:48
schestowitz-piseems the "tradeoff" is, we give you "space" (you pay for you own!)Oct 01 11:48
schestowitz-piand in exchaange lower tge salaryOct 01 11:48
schestowitz-pialso,  many people hate where they liveOct 01 11:48
schestowitz-pior have people who live there too, so it's not one size fits all Oct 01 11:48
schestowitz-pisome jobs offer "hybrid" for for nuisance custome calls it can lead to anxiety at homeOct 01 11:48
techrights-secThere are occassional uses for on-site, such as when physical meetings withOct 01 11:53
techrights-secclients cannot be avoidedOct 01 11:53
techrights-secBut those are not usually everyday occurrences for most peopleOct 01 11:53
techrights-secFWIW, I think the new site is now set up properly for aiming gemini.techrights.org at techrights.org or the neOct 01 11:53
techrights-secw IP addressOct 01 11:53
schestowitz-pigoing to change dns again, will test in some client softwareOct 01 11:54
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> Microsoft is acting like "crypto bros" (frauds), pretending to be wasting a ton of energy as if that's the equivalent of profits rather than hefty bills. To be profitable you need efficiency. Also: "paying" the bills of "open" HEY HI (so-called 'investment') is a NET LOSS! Not a "win" for Azure.Oct 01 12:12
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schestowitz-pi<liberty_box> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66941965 - like the neighborOct 01 12:16
techrights-sechad to reboot the laptop, XFCE4 slowed to an absolutely unusable crawl suddenlyOct 01 12:44
techrights-secSeems to happen every week and a half or so of uptimeOct 01 12:44
techrights-secZoning violations are zoning violations and a threat to the health and Oct 01 12:44
techrights-secwelfare of not just the occupants but the neihbors, tooOct 01 12:44
schestowitz-pithanks for reminding us Oct 01 12:48
schestowitz-pii need to change all sorts of applications that point to gemini.trOct 01 12:48
schestowitz-pias they now try to go to some remote server for nom-gemini stuffOct 01 12:48
schestowitz-pibiabOct 01 12:48
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techrights-secthat kind of defeated the purpose for having a separate dns entry for gemini ;)Oct 01 16:09
schestowitz-piorganising the rooms a lot todayOct 01 16:46
schestowitz-pitidying up to help the wifeOct 01 16:46
schestowitz-pilots of cargo brought in today to photograph and sellOct 01 16:46
schestowitz-pigot many article topics for laterOct 01 16:46
schestowitz-piat least we made progress on gemini etc.Oct 01 16:46
schestowitz-pialso culled lots of bloat from her Debian system Oct 01 16:46
schestowitz-pishe installed lots of crap like snapd, ansible... while at siriusOct 01 16:46
techrights-secExcellent1Oct 01 16:46
techrights-secProbably a fresh re-installation would be appropriate.  It would also be a Oct 01 17:02
techrights-secgood test of the backups.  Oct 01 17:02
techrights-newsTechrights – Apple and Microsoft Problems ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Apple_and_Microsoft_Problems.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Apple_and_Microsoft_Problems.gmi ∎Oct 01 17:57
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 01/10/2023: Climate, Patents, Programming, and More ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Links_01_10_2023_Climate_Patents_Programming_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/01/Links_01_10_2023_Climate_Patents_Programming_and_More.gmi ∎Oct 01 17:57
schestowitz-pithanks for the suggestionOct 01 18:06
schestowitz-pisooner or later she needs to leave Debian 10 buster behindOct 01 18:06
schestowitz-pialso need to grab a newr snapshop as backup off her PC soonOct 01 18:06
schestowitz-pii hope we have good offsite backups for the new serverOct 01 18:06
schestowitz-pii will do that too some time soonOct 01 18:06
schestowitz-pineed to plug in a large driveOct 01 18:06
techrights-secThere are a lot of improvements in Bookworm though it is heavier on systemdOct 01 18:08
techrights-secIf it is not a Raspberry Pi, you nmight consider Devuan for it.  Oct 01 18:08
schestowitz-pihttps://www.publicdomainpictures.net/Oct 01 18:17
schestowitz-pirianne writes something for rmsOct 01 18:21
schestowitz-pithen a long breakOct 01 18:21
schestowitz-pii will write a lot after sleepOct 01 18:21
techrights-secworking a backup script to catch all the small configuration files automaticallyOct 01 18:22
techrights-secthen soon afk, tooOct 01 18:22
schestowitz-pibtw, almost all the old material is missing from gemini://gemini.techrights.org/archives.gmiOct 01 18:26
schestowitz-pii suppose copying across the files would helpOct 01 18:26
schestowitz-pimaybe more urgent than wordpress    Oct 01 18:26
schestowitz-pi"pages" and wiki "pages"Oct 01 18:26
techrights-secYesOct 01 18:26
schestowitz-piit looks like some but not all files were copief acrossOct 01 18:28
schestowitz-pisome things in gemini are not possible to fix until httpd work is doneOct 01 18:28
schestowitz-pibut anyway, i'll work on this tomorrowOct 01 18:28
schestowitz-pia little each dayOct 01 18:28
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