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techrights-newsTechrights – Microsoft Lunduke Still Fighting Cancel Culture With... Cancel Culture ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Microsoft_Lunduke_Still_Fighting_Cancel_Culture_With_Cancel_Cul.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Microsoft_Lunduke_Still_Fighting_Cancel_Culture_With_Cancel_Cul.gmi ∎Jul 20 05:13
techtrights-sec6With the (forced) exodus of employees from M$, the non-disparagement clause inJul 20 05:14
techtrights-sec6their separation paperwork will prevent airing how bad it really is there.  Jul 20 05:14
techtrights-sec6They've lifted non-compete clauses, due to those being invalid and illegal,Jul 20 05:14
techtrights-sec6but I would guess that the non-disparagerment clauses are still there.  Jul 20 05:14
techtrights-sec6Same for similar gag clauses in support contracts, especially the larger ones.  Jul 20 05:14
techtrights-sec6excellentJul 20 05:14
schestowitz-pimy lawsuit mentions thisJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pi[crude]Jul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piall our laptops are not encruptedJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pitoday backup drive will be set upJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piluks is for offsite only  Jul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pinothing to be gained from it being luked-lockedJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piif it stays homeJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pisoJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pii need tip onJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piwhat's a good place to "Jul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piposit" a driveJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piin case of house fireJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-piand to keep good condition for the hddJul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pi[no need for fast ansdwer, have not begun yet]Jul 20 05:17
schestowitz-pi[my dad has major operation todayJul 20 05:18
techtrights-sec6Well, safe deposit boxes are tedious and slow to access so that'd be out. Jul 20 05:18
techtrights-sec6LUKS is important for off-site backups, to protect the third party from pressureJul 20 05:18
schestowitz-pii leave home soonJul 20 05:18
schestowitz-pii will think about itJul 20 05:19
schestowitz-pii have thousands of good articles in my inboxJul 20 05:19
schestowitz-pisome are already draftedJul 20 05:19
schestowitz-pii will be busy with dad todayJul 20 05:19
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techtrights-sec6How far away is Tim?  If he is in town, you could rotate drivesJul 20 05:20
techtrights-sec6ohJul 20 05:20
techtrights-sec6never mindJul 20 05:20
schestowitz-pinoJul 20 05:20
schestowitz-pihe is of a police familyJul 20 05:20
schestowitz-pii like hinmJul 20 05:21
schestowitz-pibutJul 20 05:21
schestowitz-pinot that muchJul 20 05:21
techtrights-sec6Do you have a locker at the gym?Jul 20 05:21
schestowitz-piwe stopped gym 2021Jul 20 05:21
techtrights-sec6Or a research box at the University library?Jul 20 05:21
schestowitz-pii trust mike a lot\Jul 20 05:22
schestowitz-pibut last time i gave hima  driove he 'lost' itJul 20 05:22
schestowitz-pior lost track of it wJul 20 05:22
schestowitz-piwhen he movedJul 20 05:22
techtrights-sec6It'd have to be inside a tool box and not just a loose drive then.  Jul 20 05:22
techtrights-sec6Small tool boxes are cheap and could have a tiny pad lock just for decoration.  Jul 20 05:22
schestowitz-pii used to use my sister's mint installJul 20 05:23
schestowitz-pito place tars of my main critical filesJul 20 05:23
schestowitz-pii trust herJul 20 05:23
techtrights-sec6She's on the wrong continent though. Jul 20 05:23
techtrights-sec6Tarsnap /might/ be an option but it costs.Jul 20 05:23
schestowitz-pithanks for tipsJul 20 05:24
schestowitz-piwill think it through outdoorsJul 20 05:24
techtrights-sec6npJul 20 05:24
schestowitz-pithe backups are alsoi for my wifeJul 20 05:25
schestowitz-pibtw, my sense of purpose in life is,m organise, then spread, reliable infoJul 20 05:25
schestowitz-piso the data is crucial Jul 20 05:25
schestowitz-pii have many secretsJul 20 05:25
techtrights-sec6I had quite a bad dream about Umich last night but figured it out Jul 20 05:25
techtrights-sec6in the analysis when I woke up.  I've forgotten both now but theJul 20 05:25
techtrights-sec6anaylsis is important so I will try to recall that.  Jul 20 05:25
schestowitz-pii hardly have bad dreams since 10+ years ago, maybe 20+Jul 20 05:26
schestowitz-piit was different when i was youngJul 20 05:26
techtrights-sec6Now I remember.  Just after the microsofters gained control over the Jul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6university's administration and bureacrats, they fired all (or nearly all)Jul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6of the senior ICT staff, focusing on anyone who was well-known for being Jul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6good at what they do.  Then, and this is IMHO related, the whole universityJul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6jumped into DEI with both feet and that kept *everyone* fighting and squabblingJul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6as a distraction for at least one full academic generation -- i.e. longJul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6enough for people to forget that there had ever been ICT at the U.Jul 20 05:28
schestowitz-piandy covered this several timesJul 20 05:28
techtrights-sec6And long enough for all the new people to perceive that the lack of ICTJul 20 05:29
techtrights-sec6"had always been this way".  Jul 20 05:29
techtrights-sec6Yes, he has, but somehow it remains important.  Jul 20 05:29
techtrights-sec6It has destroyed Finnish institutions as well, and at about the same time       Jul 20 05:29
techtrights-sec6period, but I expect that other countries are affected .  Jul 20 05:29
techtrights-sec6It has destroyed Finnish institutions as well, and at about the same time Jul 20 05:30
techtrights-sec6period, but I expect that other countries are affected too.  Jul 20 05:30
schestowitz-piyou will never find a "memo"Jul 20 05:30
schestowitz-pilike, us gov Jul 20 05:30
schestowitz-pilet's do "cloud"Jul 20 05:30
schestowitz-piand take over ict everywhereJul 20 05:30
schestowitz-piit wasn't planned upfrontJul 20 05:30
schestowitz-pibut it was made up along the way, imhopJul 20 05:30
techtrights-sec6Nope.  Nor a signed affidavit admiting to malfeasance.  Jul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6It was planned but not but the victim insitutions.  Jul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6It was planned very carefully and the attack/takeover implemented inJul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6several discrete steps.  Now UMich, for example, has no ICT infrastructure.Jul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6The early steps were (like with the other institutions) leaving developmentJul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6consortia, firing senior staff, outsourcing first to innocuous companies andJul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6then sequeing to hard core microsoftianism.  Jul 20 05:32
techtrights-sec6From my observations, it was definintely planned even if the universityJul 20 05:33
techtrights-sec6administration was in the dark about what was being done to them by vendors.  Jul 20 05:33
schestowitz-picannot comment on umichJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pii know nothingJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pii saw some unmich articlesJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-piwas gonna share but you were busyJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pisome lawsuitJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-piseveral articlesJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pidiscrimination and another topic, iircJul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pinot very critical but stillJul 20 05:34
techtrights-sec6Yes, the DEI stuff is to keep people fighing each other and not noticingJul 20 05:34
techtrights-sec6that the vendors have taken over and are carving up the institution.  Jul 20 05:34
schestowitz-pii am old enough not to fret too muchJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pihad mumble with mom yesterday      Jul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pionce topoic that emerged wasJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pisome old peopleJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pipensionersJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-piwith money in the bankJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pimask in.. welkl, they refuse to see what goes on around themJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pivery selfish and evilJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pii was talking about an in-law's momJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-piwho complaints about "negativity"Jul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pieasy for herJul 20 05:36
techtrights-sec6some are like that.  others see but feel helplessJul 20 05:36
techtrights-sec6blaming the victim is a time honored tradition :/Jul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pishe is in her 70sJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pi*bask inJul 20 05:36
schestowitz-pithere is no "academnia" for me to get back intoJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-piwhat was thereJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-piwas thereJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-piwasJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pithere.Jul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pino more.Jul 20 05:38
schestowitz-piit's gone.Jul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pithere is no going back to the 90sJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pior the CS "dream era" Jul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pinow it's rajesh and rakesh and... DEI... and 60 hours a weekJul 20 05:38
schestowitz-pino thanksJul 20 05:38
techtrights-sec6not any more. it is gone.Jul 20 05:39
techtrights-sec6it was delivered a death blow by the Bologna Treaty but other factorsJul 20 05:39
techtrights-sec6have had society kicking it while it was down, too.  Jul 20 05:39
schestowitz-pibeing scholar now: mark up exams, peer review for free, do vivas, travel across country, read thesis Jul 20 05:40
schestowitz-piteachingf based on GAFAM syllabusJul 20 05:40
schestowitz-pi"researech",. HAHA! slop...Jul 20 05:40
schestowitz-piand.  WHO HAS THE TIME???Jul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6Ha.  You won't keep your job there if you work only 60 hours per week.Jul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6And to get ahead, it's more like over 90 per week, especially atJul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6"top" insitution.  Jul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6That "based on GAFAM syllabus" is exactly what I refer to above, theJul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6vendor capture of the administrators and bureaucrats who had earlierJul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6captured the institutions themselves.  Jul 20 05:40
techtrights-sec6Overworked and frazzled people don't organize or push back ... Jul 20 05:40
schestowitz-pi"MS copilot" sales:Jul 20 05:41
schestowitz-pihttp://techrights.org/n/2025/04/23/Microsoft_Studies_Again_Leon_Musolff_is_Writing_Papers_With_Mic.shtmlJul 20 05:41
schestowitz-piliterally sponsored by msJul 20 05:41
schestowitz-pimole-demiaJul 20 05:41
techtrights-sec6nize or push back ... Jul 20 05:42
techtrights-sec6YepJul 20 05:42
techtrights-sec6M$ buys silence and then buys praise with chump change to impoverished researchers.  Jul 20 05:42
techtrights-sec6"M$ Research"  == "Muppet Labs"Jul 20 05:42
schestowitz-piagreedJul 20 05:42
schestowitz-pibiabJul 20 05:42
schestowitz-pimore articlesJul 20 05:42
techtrights-sec6npJul 20 05:42
schestowitz-piA DAY AGO:Jul 20 05:43
schestowitz-pimisc:570784Jul 20 05:43
schestowitz-piTM:330180Jul 20 05:43
schestowitz-piTR:1355261Jul 20 05:43
schestowitz-piBN:409010Jul 20 05:43
techrights-newsTechrights – More Microsoft Shutdowns That Mostly Slipped Under the Radar ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/More_Microsoft_Shutdowns_That_Mostly_Slipped_Under_the_Radar.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/More_Microsoft_Shutdowns_That_Mostly_Slipped_Under_the_Radar.gmi ∎Jul 20 06:05
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IsambardPrinceThere's a bug in my computer.Jul 20 06:24
IsambardPrinceIt keeps popping out then crawling back in.Jul 20 06:24
techrights-newsTechrights – Nice Recovery (From Actual Fire) by PCLinuxOS, New Version of PCLinuxOS Released, Now Top of DistoWatch ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Nice_Recovery_From_Actual_Fire_by_PCLinuxOS_New_Version_of_PCLi.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Nice_Recovery_From_Actual_Fire_by_PCLinuxOS_New_Version_of_PCLi.gmi ∎Jul 20 06:31
schestowitz-pihttps://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Nice_Recovery_From_Actual_Fire_by_PCLinuxOS_New_Version_of_PCLi.shtmlJul 20 06:32
schestowitz-piwe have amicable contactsJul 20 06:32
schestowitz-piu might wanna consider itrJul 20 06:32
schestowitz-pifor a future laptopJul 20 06:32
techtrights-sec6apropos the other post:Jul 20 06:32
techtrights-sec6https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/cgi-bin/uy/webpages.cgi?/logicalfallacies/Appeal-to-NoveltyJul 20 06:32
techtrights-sec6There is one piece of proprietary software needed for access to governmentJul 20 06:33
techtrights-sec6services which is .deb + x86 based.  Jul 20 06:33
schestowitz-pileaving very soonJul 20 06:34
schestowitz-piwon't touch LinksJul 20 06:34
schestowitz-pibefore 9:30 BSTJul 20 06:34
techtrights-sec6No distrowatch link for PCLinuxOS?Jul 20 06:34
techtrights-sec6Almost done with links anyway here.  Jul 20 06:34
techtrights-sec6But taking a short break in a few minutesJul 20 06:34
schestowitz-pinothing will be seen or posted anyway, till 10ishJul 20 06:35
techtrights-sec6Can't be helped, I got a late start today.  Jul 20 06:35
schestowitz-piprio: download the osiJul 20 06:36
schestowitz-piiso Jul 20 06:36
schestowitz-pihence the URLJul 20 06:36
schestowitz-piwhat counts isJul 20 06:36
schestowitz-piusersJul 20 06:36
schestowitz-pinot gaming DW clocksJul 20 06:36
schestowitz-piout the q: underground 'bunker' for data/hddJul 20 06:38
schestowitz-pialso nor essitant to heat/collapseJul 20 06:38
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Videos: GNU/Linux and Free Software Clips in Invidious ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Videos_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Clips_in_Invidious.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Videos_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Clips_in_Invidious.gmi ∎Jul 20 06:42
techrights-newsTechrights – Taking Stock of a Good and Productive Week ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Taking_Stock_of_a_Good_and_Productive_Week.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Taking_Stock_of_a_Good_and_Productive_Week.gmi ∎Jul 20 06:50
IsambardPrinceschestowitz-pi, Wayland messes up several assistive technology features I may need which ChromeOS has.Jul 20 07:05
IsambardPrinceTo be honest, X11 window managers usually had them too.Jul 20 07:05
IsambardPrinceGNOME put a lot of effort into being ADA compliant at one point. Even public libraries used GNOME sometimes.Jul 20 07:06
IsambardPrinceNow they can't. If they go to use GNOME and it's not ADA compliant, anyone who has trouble using that computer because of this can sue the library.Jul 20 07:06
IsambardPrinceSo they end up using Windows.Jul 20 07:06
IsambardPrinceIt's sad that in 20 years, GNOME has taken so many steps backwards.Jul 20 07:07
IsambardPrincehttps://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/volunteers-honor-pat-tillmans-legacy-by-building-benches-for-chicagos-city-parks/Jul 20 07:14
IsambardPrince"After the 9/11 attacks, Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman put his NFL career on hold and enlisted in the Army. He was killed in April 2004 by friendly fire in Afghanistan."Jul 20 07:15
IsambardPrinceThey forgot the part where the Army tried to lie and say it was enemy fire.Jul 20 07:15
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Garuda Linux Retires MHWD and Settings Manager ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Garuda_Linux_Retires_MHWD_and_Settings_Manager.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Garuda_Linux_Retires_MHWD_and_Settings_Manager.gmi ∎Jul 20 08:07
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techtrights-sec6Another option, one which I have not explored, is that you can transferJul 20 09:57
techtrights-sec6OpenZFS snapshots over SSH *and* OpenZFS supports encryption.  Jul 20 09:57
techtrights-sec6"OpenZFS Native Encryption - Klara Systems"Jul 20 09:57
techtrights-sec6https://klarasystems.com/articles/openzfs-native-encryption/Jul 20 09:57
IsambardPrinceI've used ZFS before because of OpenSolaris.Jul 20 10:19
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IsambardPrinceI was hoping OpenSolaris would become more developed.Jul 20 10:20
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techrights-newsTechrights – Links 20/07/2025: More GAFAM Lawsuits, Layoffs, and SLAPPs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Links_20_07_2025_More_GAFAM_Lawsuits_Layoffs_and_SLAPPs.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Links_20_07_2025_More_GAFAM_Lawsuits_Layoffs_and_SLAPPs.gmi ∎Jul 20 10:55
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techrights-newsTechrights – Slopwatch: Planet Ubuntu, LinuxSecurity, and More ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Slopwatch_Planet_Ubuntu_LinuxSecurity_and_More.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Slopwatch_Planet_Ubuntu_LinuxSecurity_and_More.gmi ∎Jul 20 12:02
techrights-newsTechrights – Jamie Zawinski Complained About Wayland, Then Decided to Give It a Go, Now Complains Again About Wayland ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Jamie_Zawinski_Complained_About_Wayland_Then_Decided_to_Give_It.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Jamie_Zawinski_Complained_About_Wayland_Then_Decided_to_Give_It.gmi ∎Jul 20 12:12
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techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 20/07/2025: Summertime and OCC25 Wrap-up ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Gemini_Links_20_07_2025_Summertime_and_OCC25_Wrap_up.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Gemini_Links_20_07_2025_Summertime_and_OCC25_Wrap_up.gmi ∎Jul 20 12:42
techtrights-sec6"Infographic: Every Microsoft Acquisition Since 1986"Jul 20 12:51
techtrights-sec6https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/07/19/0023239Jul 20 12:51
psydruidOpensolaris had binary blobsJul 20 12:55
psydruidand I think Openindiana still has someJul 20 12:56
psydruidhttps://illumos.org/docs/developers/build/#getting-the-closed-binariesJul 20 12:58
psydruidfor aarch64 there aren't any, but I don't know in what state that isJul 20 12:59
psydruidnor riscv64 or alphaJul 20 12:59
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techtrights-sec6Some idiot with black text on a black background: Jul 20 14:56
techtrights-sec6https://blog.canoozie.net/async-i-o-on-linux-and-durability/Jul 20 14:56
techtrights-sec6"Framed by social control media: Alex Belfield, Voice of Reason"Jul 20 14:56
techtrights-sec6https://danielpocock.com/en/framed-by-social-media-alex-belfield-voice-of-reason/Jul 20 14:56
techrights-newsTechrights – Framed by social control media: Alex Belfield, Voice of Reason ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Framed_by_social_control_media_Alex_Belfield_Voice_of_Reason.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Framed_by_social_control_media_Alex_Belfield_Voice_of_Reason.gmi ∎Jul 20 15:03
schestowitz-piit is white on black bg hereJul 20 15:14
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Open Data, Open Access, and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Open_Data_Open_Access_and_Standards.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Open_Data_Open_Access_and_Standards.gmi ∎Jul 20 15:34
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Retro and Open Hardware ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Retro_and_Open_Hardware.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/20/Retro_and_Open_Hardware.gmi ∎Jul 20 15:37
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techrights-newsTechrights – Links 20/07/2025: Fending Off BRICS and US Government Attacks Its Own Media (Like China and Russia) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Links_20_07_2025_Fending_Off_BRICS_and_US_Government_Attacks_It.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/20/Links_20_07_2025_Fending_Off_BRICS_and_US_Government_Attacks_It.gmi ∎Jul 20 15:39
schestowitz-pihdd pluggedJul 20 15:54
schestowitz-piwill format as ext4Jul 20 15:54
techtrights-sec6try LUKSJul 20 15:54
techtrights-sec6https://www.cyberciti.biz/security/howto-linux-hard-disk-encryption-with-luks-cryptsetup-command/Jul 20 15:54
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techtrights-sec6Did LUKS work?Jul 20 16:32
schestowitz-pidoing rianne's laptop firstJul 20 16:33
schestowitz-pifor offsite backupJul 20 16:33
schestowitz-pii might fromat the older oneJul 20 16:33
schestowitz-piafter copying it to the new  Jul 20 16:33
techtrights-sec6it'd be good to work out the details in practice so you can do it on all of themJul 20 16:33
schestowitz-pii will let you know how i get onJul 20 16:34
schestowitz-pii still catch up with many things"Jul 20 16:34
schestowitz-pi"the cost of doing business"Jul 20 16:34
techtrights-sec6thanks Jul 20 16:34
schestowitz-pimsft will do its best to torture criticsJul 20 16:35
schestowitz-pioine must reistJul 20 16:36
techtrights-sec6yesJul 20 16:48
techtrights-sec6for sureJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-piimhoJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-piand imeJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-pithe solutionJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-pireverse itJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-pitroture themJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-pi"toerment their lawyers"Jul 20 16:48
techtrights-sec6yes pushing back is the most effective action IME tooJul 20 16:48
schestowitz-piwill resume epo soonJul 20 16:49
schestowitz-pithey left me alone in 2015Jul 20 16:49
schestowitz-pitrhanks D.A.G.Jul 20 16:49
schestowitz-pitriaged all stocks todayJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pibeauty/bath/etc maybe 1 yrJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pifood 6 months-ishJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-piassuming nothing comes in suddenlyJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pii got like 10kg of fruit todayJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pifruit was affordable when i was a kidJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pivery affoirdableJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pii assume climate+overpop etc (greeflation also) Jul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pichanged thatJul 20 17:05
schestowitz-pinow people are less healthy, more obese, lack vitsJul 20 17:05
techtrights-sec6On top of the absolute numbers in over population the carrying capacityJul 20 17:07
techtrights-sec6is going down due to over use and over exploitation in a non sustainable mannerJul 20 17:07
techtrights-sec6So from a carrying capacity perspective, overpopulation is skyrocketingJul 20 17:07
schestowitz-pithe uae dubi stuff today was illuminatingJul 20 17:08
schestowitz-pimnaybe this is "the future"Jul 20 17:09
schestowitz-pifruit is no longer affordableJul 20 17:09
schestowitz-piit is a luxity to many, even in GREAT Brit.Jul 20 17:09
schestowitz-pi*xuryJul 20 17:09
techtrights-sec6With slaves no lessJul 20 17:09
schestowitz-pinot just from africaJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pialso pakistanJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pise asiaJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pithe article mentions africans in dubaiJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pii did not open the jwz linkJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pii guess he just linked to the other oneJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-piand maybenutterd somehtingJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pi*utteredJul 20 17:10
schestowitz-pii guessedJul 20 17:10
techtrights-sec6Wage slavery means society is more than halfway there alreadyJul 20 17:11
techtrights-sec6pakistan, haiti, UAE, other models for the future.Jul 20 17:11
techtrights-sec6Too short to quote or repost but since it is JWZ it often warrants notice in Jul 20 17:11
techtrights-sec6Other LinksJul 20 17:11
techtrights-sec6He comes across as a genuine and good person as far as I can tellJul 20 17:11
schestowitz-piat least he always resopoinds to meJul 20 17:11
schestowitz-pihe can be smugJul 20 17:11
techtrights-sec6He sometimes has reason to be at least a little smugJul 20 17:11
schestowitz-piryan likes his stuffJul 20 17:11
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schestowitz-pistill triaging hereJul 20 17:41
schestowitz-pifinding things i forgot we have or boughtJul 20 17:41
schestowitz-pia big house for just 2 tennatsJul 20 17:41
schestowitz-pihelps w stockpilingJul 20 17:41
techtrights-sec6Be sure to rotate ammo storesJul 20 18:09
techtrights-sec6it ages out after some timeJul 20 18:09
schestowitz-pibbe scares us less than junk, less quality, hyperprocessed "foods"Jul 20 18:17
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schestowitz-pi      Most of Nova Scotia's universities are in the red. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-universities-grappling-with-budget-shortfalls-amid-financial-challenges-1.7576133Jul 20 18:25
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techtrights-sec6afkJul 20 23:19
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