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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v7.4 Released ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/PostgreSQL_pgAdmin_4_v7_4_Released.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/PostgreSQL_pgAdmin_4_v7_4_Released.gmi ∎Jul 06 00:51
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): New Release: Tor Browser 12.5.1 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/New_Release_Tor_Browser_12_5_1.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/New_Release_Tor_Browser_12_5_1.gmi ∎Jul 06 00:52
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients with Penguin with a Pumpgun, and Love Shore - 2023-07-05 Edition - Boiling Steam ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients_with_Penguin_with_a_P.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients_with_Penguin_with_a_P.gmi Jul 06 00:52
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): GNOME Podcasts 0.6 Released, Ported to GTK4 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/GNOME_Podcasts_0_6_Released_Ported_to_GTK4.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/GNOME_Podcasts_0_6_Released_Ported_to_GTK4.gmi ∎Jul 06 00:52
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Nitrux 2.9 Released with New Upgrade Tool, Latest KDE Software, and Much More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/06/29/Nitrux_2_9_Released_with_New_Upgrade_Tool_Latest_KDE_Software_a.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/06/29/Nitrux_2_9_Released_with_New_Upgrade_Tool_Latest_KDE_Software_a.gmi ∎Jul 06 00:52
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: MakuluLinux, Destination Linux, mintCast ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/Audiocasts_Shows_MakuluLinux_Destination_Linux_mintCast.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/Audiocasts_Shows_MakuluLinux_Destination_Linux_mintCast.gmi ∎Jul 06 01:00
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/Security_Leftovers.2.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/Security_Leftovers.2.gmi ∎Jul 06 01:00
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today's π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎Jul 06 01:00
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Software: Google Analytics Alternatives, 8 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based News Aggregators, and Display Animated ASCII Birthday Wish in Linux Terminal ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/05/Software_Google_Analytics_Alternatives_8_Best_Free_and_Open_Sou.shtmlJul 06 01:01
techrights-newsLinks 05/07/2023: pgAdmin 4 v7.4 and Kiwi TCMS 12.5 | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/05/pgadmin-4-v7-4/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/05/pgadmin-4-v7-4/Jul 06 01:21
techrights-newsEuropean Patent Office is Struggling With Recruitment (Maddening Corruption Turns Out to Lead to That) | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/05/off-putting-corruption/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/05/off-putting-corruption/Jul 06 01:57
techrights-news[Meme] Racing Towards Minimum Wage | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/05/epo-salaries/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/05/epo-salaries/Jul 06 02:17
techrights-news[Meme] Racing Towards Minimum Wage | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/05/epo-salaries/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/05/epo-salaries/Jul 06 02:17
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techrights-newsBTT (Bringing Teams Together) Loathed by Staff of the EPO | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/05/btt-bringing-teams-together/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/05/btt-bringing-teams-together/Jul 06 02:59
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 06:13
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today's π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 06:13
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): #HowTo Add Dotted Underlines in LibreOffice and OpenOffice ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/How_to_Add_Dotted_Underlines_in_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/How_to_Add_Dotted_Underlines_in_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice.gmi ∎Jul 06 06:13
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.4.2, Linux 6.3.12, Linux 6.1.38, and Linux 5.15.120 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_4_2_Linux_6_3_12_Linux_6_1_38_and_Linux_.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_4_2_Linux_6_3_12_Linux_6_1_38_and_Linux_.gmi ∎Jul 06 06:13
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techrights[sec]_The uprising against France from within is being spun as about race  Jul 06 07:02
techrights[sec]_so as to distract from the actual political cause: islamJul 06 07:02
techrights[sec]_Congrats on the good feedback in the zz emailJul 06 07:02
techrights[sec]_The spin in France is like most other topics, like class and economics, Jul 06 07:02
techrights[sec]_change the debate to race to steer away from a solution.  Jul 06 07:02
techrights[sec]_yes, i share this video re franceJul 06 07:03
techrights[sec]_so does rianneJul 06 07:03
techrights[sec]_but won't say it out loud outside the homeJul 06 07:03
techrights[sec]_after 3-month hiatus she sends applications againJul 06 07:03
techrights[sec]_expectations are low nowJul 06 07:03
schestowitz-pi3yes, i share this video re franceJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3so does rianneJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3but won't say it out loud outside the homeJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3after 3-month hiatus she sends applications againJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3expectations are low nowJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi32 vids processing, long onesJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3draftJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3working next on the moz post Jul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3rianne uses rrrrr regularly nowJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3the tools help me "cover" all linux thingsm quickly, then shift back to writingJul 06 07:05
schestowitz-pi3and videosJul 06 07:05
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techrights-newsA Month After Empty Promises Perhaps - Just Maybe! - IBM (Red Bait) Can Ask the COMMUNITY to Bring Back OpenSource.com | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/a-month-empty-promises/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/a-month-empty-promises/Jul 06 07:17
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techrights-newsMozilla Waters Down Its Vision of The Internet | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/mozilla-vision-of-the-internet/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/mozilla-vision-of-the-internet/Jul 06 07:48
techrights-news[Meme] It’s Dead, Jim (or Dying Very Fast, Even Being Murdered) | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-being-murdered/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-being-murdered/Jul 06 08:25
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techrights[sec]_A disturbingly large number of items under the press freedom and censorshipJul 06 09:14
techrights[sec]_categories -- yet againJul 06 09:14
schestowitz-pi3topics and themes change over timeJul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3swpats is very 2005Jul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3now we see www demiseJul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3and attacks on pressJul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3notice we do cover those aspects more in recent yearsJul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3draftJul 06 09:15
schestowitz-pi3waiting for 2 videos....Jul 06 09:15
techrights-newsThe European Patent Office (EPO) is Being Crushed to Pieces and EPO Staff Isn’t Gullible Enough or Sufficiently Blind to That | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-crushed-to-pieces/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-crushed-to-pieces/Jul 06 09:28
techrights[sec]_Huge coordinated attacks on the press on several frontsJul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_Though hidden from public view, Assange's case is the lead case which Jul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_will more or less determine whether even the US will have any press left Jul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_or if it will just be a handful of stenographers working for corporateJul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_interests with occcasional input from the government.  Jul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_Amfora has no searchJul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_NPR has turned to shit and mostly only republishes wirefeed articles   Jul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_sanitized of their provenance so as to appear as original to NPR.Jul 06 09:31
techrights[sec]_SSH to tr-new timing out a lot now, stillJul 06 09:31
schestowitz-pi3open irc scrollback, search nprJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3it's likely worth the laughJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3(i, too, noticed the timeouts today)Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3http://techrights.org/irc/Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:36:55   DaemonFC          https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1184198897/white-people-foJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3od-is-trending-on-chinese-social-mediaJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:06   DaemonFC          UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Non-English language spoken).Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:06   DaemonFC          FENG: She starts piecing her lunch together. A friend triJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3es to add an extra slice of ham to her cracker.Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:06   DaemonFC          (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:06   DaemonFC          UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: (Non-English language spoken).Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:06   DaemonFC          UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Non-English language spoken).Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:08   DaemonFC          :)Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:16   DaemonFC          Somehow I think there may be Imperialism here.Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:18   DaemonFC          :DJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:37:44   DaemonFC          Let's turn to our expert on Imperialism, mjg59_Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:47:44  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] VERY important NEWJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:47:49  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] "SOCIAL MEDIA"Jul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:48:00  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] BillPR is not even writing much anymoreJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:48:09  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] it reposts articles from OTHER sitesJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:48:17  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] WITHOUT attributionJul 06 09:32
schestowitz-pi3Thu 02:48:25  β”‚ γ€–schestowitz[TRγ€— β”‚] it fired its own staffJul 06 09:33
techrights[sec]_Very good news today or yesterday regarding "smart" phones in Dutch schoolsJul 06 09:36
schestowitz-pi3a) sanction tiktokJul 06 09:36
schestowitz-pi3b) sanction social conrol mediaJul 06 09:36
schestowitz-pi3c) sanction host device, skinnerboxJul 06 09:36
schestowitz-pi34) sanction proprietary s/wJul 06 09:36
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): The 6 Best File Systems for Installing Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/The_6_Best_File_Systems_for_Installing_Linux.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/The_6_Best_File_Systems_for_Installing_Linux.gmi ∎Jul 06 09:40
techrights-newsThe European Patent Office (EPO) is Being Crushed to Pieces and EPO Staff Isn’t Gullible Enough or Sufficiently Blind to That | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-crushed-to-pieces/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/epo-crushed-to-pieces/Jul 06 10:23
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): LWN Articles About Linux Kernel ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/LWN_Articles_About_nLinux_Kernel.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/LWN_Articles_About_nLinux_Kernel.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:28
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Security_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:29
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi Pico and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_and_More.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_and_More.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:29
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Games: AMD, Selaco, lack Dragon Mage, and ProtonUp-Qt ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Games_AMD_Selaco_lack_Dragon_Mage_and_ProtonUp_Qt.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Games_AMD_Selaco_lack_Dragon_Mage_and_ProtonUp_Qt.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:29
techrights-newsGemini Links 06/07/2023: Fire Retardants and lp0 on fire | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/fire-retardants/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/fire-retardants/Jul 06 10:34
techrights[sec]_https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10037261Jul 06 10:37
techrights[sec]_one does not "consume" culture.  their statement illustrates a fundamentalJul 06 10:37
techrights[sec]_misunderstanding.  Jul 06 10:37
techrights[sec]_Anyway, cultural activities are being used as an additional wedge to createJul 06 10:37
techrights[sec]_further class differencesJul 06 10:37
schestowitz-pi3yle is billbc fi imhoJul 06 10:38
schestowitz-pi3same motivations, similar fundingJul 06 10:38
schestowitz-pi3btw irc due?Jul 06 10:38
schestowitz-pi3i have not yet done the text for noam video, it'll take ages to encodeJul 06 10:38
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Gemini Articles of Interest ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Gemini_Articles_of_Interest.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Gemini_Articles_of_Interest.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:40
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Jul 06 10:40
techrights-newsIRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 05, 2023 | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/irc-log-050723/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/irc-log-050723/Jul 06 11:49
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today's π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Jul 06 12:05
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): New TUXEDO Stellaris 17 Linux Laptop Promises the Fastest Notebook Hardware on the Planet ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/New_TUXEDO_Stellaris_17_Linux_Laptop_Promises_the_Fastest_Noteb.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/New_TUXEDO_Stellaris_17_Linux_Laptop_Promises_the_Fastest_Noteb.gmi ∎Jul 06 12:06
schestowitz-pi3<techrights-news> The Associated Press: "layoffs are not rising..." this is patently a lie. The "press" is lying for capitalism now. Welcome to Russia/China. Bad news DISALLOWED.Jul 06 14:00
schestowitz-pi3<techrights-news> 2023: Western 'free' press cannot spread "bad sentiments" (truth) because it's bad for "morale" or "consumer confidence" or "stock market".Jul 06 14:00
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schestowitz-pi3good newsJul 06 14:14
schestowitz-pi3doing draft...Jul 06 14:14
schestowitz-pi3trying hard not to send traffic to MSFT spinJul 06 14:14
schestowitz-pi3screenshots _can_ helpJul 06 14:14
schestowitz-pi3draft, shortJul 06 14:14
techrights[sec]_CheckingJul 06 14:17
techrights[sec]_ChatGPT wasn't just hype it was a marketing gimmick only made possible by  Jul 06 14:17
techrights[sec]_massively underutilized (unsold) Azure capacity.  Jul 06 14:17
techrights[sec]_Don't fall for the idea that ChatGPT was about LLMs Jul 06 14:17
schestowitz-pi3adding without quotesJul 06 14:18
schestowitz-pi3polishing, publishingJul 06 14:18
schestowitz-pi3tyhis is a good prediction from TRJul 06 14:18
techrights-newsTurns Out Microsoft Chatbots Are, Indeed, a Passing Fad (Userbase Down Sharply) | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/chatbots-passing-fad/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/chatbots-passing-fad/Jul 06 14:21
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Comparing Ubuntu vs macOS for enterprise developers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Comparing_Ubuntu_vs_macOS_for_enterprise_developers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Comparing_Ubuntu_vs_macOS_for_enterprise_developers.gmi ∎Jul 06 14:22
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): 11 Best Free and Open Source GUI ebook Readers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/11_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_GUI_ebook_Readers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/11_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_GUI_ebook_Readers.gmi ∎Jul 06 14:22
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 14:22
schestowitz-pi3adding to textJul 06 14:27
schestowitz-pi3gonna have a field day with a "poem"Jul 06 14:27
schestowitz-pi3http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/shitGPT.pngJul 06 14:27
techrights[sec]_In short, it is about turning empty, money-losing server farms into advertisingJul 06 14:28
techrights[sec]_Speaking of culture, if the verb people push is "consume" instead of "participate" then itJul 06 14:40
techrights[sec]_is not culture they speak of but indoctrination and brainwashinggJul 06 14:40
techrights[sec]_instead.Jul 06 14:40
schestowitz-pi3i consume foodJul 06 14:41
schestowitz-pi3the word is OKJul 06 14:41
schestowitz-pi3i don't eat my music, thank youJul 06 14:41
psydroid2my friends apparently use ChatGPT for learning about some thingsJul 06 14:48
schestowitz-pi3bad ideaJul 06 14:49
psydroid2I just told them soJul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3the rumour says they will tell us that the layoffs are just staff being replacedJul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3by ChatGPT Jul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3put together some lousy salad of wordsJul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3as draftJul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3bad ideaJul 06 14:50
schestowitz-pi3still better than shitgpt Jul 06 14:50
techrights[sec]_In which areas?Jul 06 14:51
techrights[sec]_It would not be a believable lie for any tech savvy people but the 99% of theJul 06 14:51
techrights[sec]_population knows *nothing* about tech and will fall for such a lie.  Jul 06 14:51
techrights[sec]_There was a link about some study to that effect recently, looking for itJul 06 14:51
psydroid2now they have this thingJul 06 14:51
psydroid2https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-365-frontline-is-now-generally-available/ba-p/3859292Jul 06 14:51
psydroid2for shit workersJul 06 14:51
schestowitz-pi3customer [sic] support [sicJul 06 14:51
schestowitz-pi3]Jul 06 14:51
techrights[sec]_https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/research-shows-mobile-phone-users-do-not-understand-what-data-they-might-be-sharing/Jul 06 14:53
techrights[sec]_^ important linkJul 06 14:59
techrights[sec]_It's about data but general understanding can be extrapolatedJul 06 14:59
techrights[sec]_Ok but I exaggerated, the study shows that 43% don't understand,Jul 06 14:59
techrights[sec]_though my /opion/ is that most don'tJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3addedJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3we need to be PRO-activeJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3and respond to the SPIN even BEFORE it starrtsJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3to derail itJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3see draftJul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3will change to 43%Jul 06 14:59
schestowitz-pi3to avoid scolding/trollingJul 06 14:59
techrights-newsThe Mass Layoffs Are Smart and Intelligent, Says Microsoft | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/layoffs-are-good-news-said-microsoft/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/layoffs-are-good-news-said-microsoft/Jul 06 15:09
techrights[sec]_The conference schedule is posted now and the talk is /supposed/ to be 25 minJul 06 15:51
techrights[sec]_but I see that they've made mistakes like scheduling 60 minutes for lunch ratherJul 06 15:51
techrights[sec]_than 90.  So they are very likely to run overtime with the earlier talks.  SinceJul 06 15:51
techrights[sec]_there are two of them, it is quite possible that I end up with 5 or 10 minutesJul 06 15:51
techrights[sec]_So I will make a super-short version of the talk too just in case.  Jul 06 15:51
schestowitz-pi3yes, those slots are not predictableJul 06 15:52
schestowitz-pi3sometimes it's worth making 'offline' versions of the talks too Jul 06 15:52
schestowitz-pi3so the real thing is just a presntation of thatJul 06 15:52
schestowitz-pi3or sub-set of a "deck"Jul 06 15:52
techrights[sec]_ Yes I mightJul 06 15:53
techrights[sec]_do that.  I will definitely have slides off of the conference site over on Jul 06 15:53
techrights[sec]_TM-new Jul 06 15:53
techrights[sec]_Since there is, at best, only time for 6 slides, I am thinking of labellingJul 06 15:53
techrights[sec]_them 1/30, 2/30, etc ;) Jul 06 15:53
schestowitz-pi3conmferences are still valuable for networkingJul 06 15:54
schestowitz-pi3like how matt mullenwag got a job at cnetJul 06 15:54
schestowitz-pi3and got paid to keep developing wordpressJul 06 15:54
schestowitz-pi3while deploying it for themJul 06 15:54
schestowitz-pi3or making some adjustments based on what they ased Jul 06 15:54
schestowitz-pi3which went upstreamJul 06 15:54
techrights[sec]_The official title is "GemText and HTML static site generator for TuxMachines.org"Jul 06 15:56
techrights[sec]_I'm mainly there to promote TM's visibility and encourage people to Jul 06 15:56
techrights[sec]_use Gemini and Perl5.  If I run into one administrator, I might remind himJul 06 15:56
techrights[sec]_that the lies about ISO 29500 were just that, lies, and that the specificationJul 06 15:56
techrights[sec]_has /nothing/ to do with reading or writing legacy formats.  Jul 06 15:56
schestowitz-pi3every sunday i make a page with perl news, mostly perl.orgJul 06 15:57
schestowitz-pi3it is derived from rrrrr (python+bash to process it)Jul 06 15:57
schestowitz-pi3either way, seems like msft is being replacedJul 06 15:57
schestowitz-pi3what with? we hope more gnu/linux, not gulag and appleJul 06 15:57
schestowitz-pi3draftJul 06 15:57
techrights[sec]_checking Jul 06 16:02
techrights[sec]_Might clarify that the totals are for all clients, both mobile and normal Jul 06 16:02
techrights[sec]_laptop / desktop.  If you have anything about Christian E's observationJul 06 16:02
techrights[sec]_about monopoly rents, then a one-line summary + link would be great.  THere'sJul 06 16:02
techrights[sec]_no way that m$ can make money from rents at less thanb 85% and the rentsJul 06 16:02
techrights[sec]_are where nearly all of its Windows-related income used to come from. Jul 06 16:02
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schestowitz-pi3working, linking, rephrasingJul 06 16:04
techrights[sec]_So it's not just a matter of gloating over m$ decline and cheering forJul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_the rise of Android/Linux and GNU/Linux.  Jul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_Bailouts and government handouts are keeping m$ afloat aside from whatJul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_it can't fill in from buying and selling its own stock.  Jul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_The productivity suite format monopoly still stands but as they now give awayJul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_MSO and O365 there's no money from that.  With Windows at low double-digit Jul 06 16:05
techrights[sec]_market shares, there's no monopoly rents holding them afloat either.   Jul 06 16:05
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techrights-newsGNU/Linux at 7% in Turkey, Windows All-Time Low in India | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/turkey-gnu-linux-share/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/turkey-gnu-linux-share/Jul 06 16:13
schestowitz-pi3the messgae is more compelling nowJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3i also added an old quoteJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3i hope that each of this is a thorn on the sideJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3and can, in totality, hand them over their back sideJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3i plan to do 2-3 epo posts tonightJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3big court decision tomorrowJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3sirius will be weekendJul 06 16:14
schestowitz-pi3(of course much is the increased productivity is owing to TR programs;Jul 06 16:16
schestowitz-pi3i juyst divert the extra time toewards posts/similar, not non-FOSS links)Jul 06 16:16
techrights[sec]_:)Jul 06 16:22
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schestowitz-pi3msft attacks lt and rmsJul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3so that they fai, to spawn more followersJul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3and work to\getherJul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3they are "sexist"... or somethingJul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3"problematic"Jul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3"join us now and share the software"Jul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3red bait: pay us to share the codeJul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3fsf: no comment.Jul 06 16:25
schestowitz-pi3tail wags the dog, today's video mentiond many gnu devs are redhat.comJul 06 16:26
techrights[sec]_"racist" is the go-to excuse to get things done extraprocedurally these daysJul 06 16:29
techrights[sec]_How long will Red Hat continue to allow GNU development?Jul 06 16:29
schestowitz-pi3relicense gnu., crok ciritcs' mouths with a cocJul 06 16:30
schestowitz-pi3*corkJul 06 16:30
schestowitz-pi3the hatters already made up an alternative acronym "GNU"Jul 06 16:30
schestowitz-pi3it did not quite take offJul 06 16:30
schestowitz-pi3btw, notice how zemlin and sheela mcirosoft made up a new "CC"Jul 06 16:30
schestowitz-pi3now CC is Confidential DRM ComputingJul 06 16:30
techrights-newsLinks 06/07/2023: Linux 6.4.2 and Canonical’s Power Grab | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/07/06/canonical-power-grab/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/07/06/canonical-power-grab/Jul 06 16:32
techrights[sec]_:(Jul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_What bullshitters but very typical m$, they always rewrite acronyms.  It's Jul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_a tactic they have used for several decades now.  Jul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_Remember when they tried "RMS" for DRM too?   Jul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_After I helped get the world to mock them for having advertising as theirJul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_single largest line item in their reported budget their next report had Jul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_an acronym for my name, but that was just a one-off.  That and all subsequentJul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_reports had shuffled around the advertising to hide it and make it lookJul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_like it was not their main activity.  I guess to be fair it is not.  LobbyingJul 06 16:33
techrights[sec]_and politicking is their main activity since /many/ years back.Jul 06 16:33
schestowitz-pi3i will rest soon, later think of way to highlight acronym-jacking   Jul 06 16:35
techrights[sec]_Advertising though is a close second. Jul 06 16:35
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Windows TCO Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 16:35
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): BSD and π˜›π˜Άπ˜Ή π˜”π˜’π˜€π˜©π˜ͺ𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/BSD_and_Programming_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/BSD_and_Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Jul 06 16:35
schestowitz-pi3" Confidential Computing (CC)"Jul 06 16:39
schestowitz-pi3https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/07/06/confidential-kubernetes/Jul 06 16:39
techrights[sec]_biabJul 06 16:39
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.1.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Today_in_Techrights.1.gmi ∎Jul 06 16:43
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techrights[sec]_backJul 06 23:01
techrights[sec]_hmm they are tring to steal CCC too  Jul 06 23:01
techrights[sec]_afk     Jul 06 23:01
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): KDE Gear 23.04.3 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series to Fix More Bugs ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/KDE_Gear_23_04_3_Is_Out_as_the_Last_Update_in_the_Series_to_Fix.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/KDE_Gear_23_04_3_Is_Out_as_the_Last_Update_in_the_Series_to_Fix.gmi ∎Jul 06 23:44
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Immutable Distro blendOS 3 Now Officially Available Based on Arch Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Immutable_Distro_blendOS_3_Now_Officially_Available_Based_on_Ar.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/07/06/Immutable_Distro_blendOS_3_Now_Officially_Available_Based_on_Ar.gmi ∎Jul 06 23:44

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