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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): GStreamer 1.22.3 stable bug fix release ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/20/GStreamer_1_22_3_stable_bug_fix_release.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/20/GStreamer_1_22_3_stable_bug_fix_release.gmi ∎May 21 00:47
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/2023/05/20/today_s_howtos.2.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/20/today_s_howtos.2.gmi ∎May 21 01:02
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Games: Godot 4.0.3 and Steam Deck News ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Games_Godot_4_0_3_and_Steam_Deck_News.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Games_Godot_4_0_3_and_Steam_Deck_News.gmi ∎May 21 01:34
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Devices: Emotion Aid, NUC, VisionFive 2 RISC-V, and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Devices_Emotion_Aid_NUC_VisionFive_2_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Devices_Emotion_Aid_NUC_VisionFive_2_RISC_V_and_More.gmi ∎May 21 01:37
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/2023/05/21/today_s_howtos.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎May 21 01:38
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Python news and programming ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Python_news_and_programming.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Python_news_and_programming.gmi ∎May 21 01:47
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Shows: Bad Voltage, Self-Hosted, and Hackaday Podcast ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Shows_Bad_Voltage_Self_Hosted_and_Hackaday_Podcast.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Shows_Bad_Voltage_Self_Hosted_and_Hackaday_Podcast.gmi ∎May 21 01:47
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Security_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 21 02:01
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): This Week in GNOME #96 Polished Settings ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/This_Week_in_GNOME_96_Polished_Settings.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/This_Week_in_GNOME_96_Polished_Settings.gmi ∎May 21 02:02
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Firefox Nightly Report and TDF’s Annual Report for LibreOffice ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Firefox_Nightly_Report_and_TDF_s_Annual_Report_for_LibreOffice.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Firefox_Nightly_Report_and_TDF_s_Annual_Report_for_LibreOffice.gmi ∎May 21 02:03
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/2023/05/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 21 02:05
techrights-newshttp://techrights.org/2023/05/20/the-other-wiki/May 21 02:11
techrights-newsLinks 20/05/2023: GStreamer 1.22.3, LibreOffice Looks to Attract New Contributors | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/gstreamer-1-22-3/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/gstreamer-1-22-3/May 21 02:15
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): wmbusmeters, parse data from your utility meter - nice free software ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/wmbusmeters_parse_data_from_your_utility_meter_nice_free_softwa.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/wmbusmeters_parse_data_from_your_utility_meter_nice_free_softwa.gmi ∎May 21 02:18
techrights-newsLondon Police Chief Publicly Admits the System is Failing Victims | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/May 21 02:29
techrights-newsStunning New Admission by Police Chief http://techrights.org/wiki/Crimes_of_Sirius_Open_Source#Police_Gets_InvolvedMay 21 02:31
techrights-newsSirius Open Source wiki page will likely have been visited 100k time by year's end. This is OPEN SOURCE? Fraud? http://techrights.org/wiki/Sirius_Open_SourceMay 21 02:32
techrights-newsIn the News 2 Days Ago: http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/ so basically the police and the courts accept that, YES! We do protect the powerful and mostly gaslight the rest.May 21 02:34
techrights-news[Meme] Illegally and Unconstitutionally Starting ’Unified Patent Court’ in Violation of Numerous Conventions | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/unified-patent-court-milan/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/unified-patent-court-milan/May 21 02:41
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Proprietary and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Proprietary_and_More.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Proprietary_and_More.gmi ∎May 21 02:46
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎May 21 02:46
techrights-newsMicrosoft Layoffs Continue: Workers Given Notice on Friday of Long (Holiday) Weekend, This Time Nuance | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/microsoft-nuance-layoffs/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/microsoft-nuance-layoffs/May 21 03:05
schestowitz-pi2good news todayMay 21 03:11
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techrights[sec]_gmMay 21 04:08
schestowitz-pi2TR is, at this point, showing police failureMay 21 04:18
schestowitz-pi2video processingMay 21 04:18
techrights[sec]_What would be the next step then to escalate the pursuit of getting the stolenMay 21 04:18
techrights[sec]_money back from Sirius? May 21 04:18
schestowitz-pi21. complaint to hmrcMay 21 04:19
schestowitz-pi22. ombuds May 21 04:19
schestowitz-pi23. lawsuit (expensive though), can be class actionMay 21 04:19
schestowitz-pi2draft addedMay 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2maybe you can spot typosMay 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2or add a witty sensence hereMay 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2it May 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2it's not ocerMay 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2reminds of a lot of epoMay 21 04:23
schestowitz-pi2grinding them downMay 21 04:23
techrights[sec]_checkingMay 21 04:35
techrights[sec]_In mentioning that the Friday call fell on deaf ears, the sentence might May 21 04:35
techrights[sec]_include notice of whether you got through the menu system to ever reach anMay 21 04:35
techrights[sec]_actual humanMay 21 04:35
techrights[sec]_The two automated messages indicate that 1) they are not doing anything andMay 21 04:35
techrights[sec]_2) it probably hasn't even reached someone's desk yet May 21 04:35
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techrights[sec]_Btw it is telling that m$ is linking the possibility of raises to stock priceMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_because it suggest that m$ makes most of its money through financializationMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_and that the office format monopoly rents are weak or gone and that the OEMMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_monopoly rents are weak or goneMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_Probably gone, since they are now basically giving away WindozeMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_Sped-up songs are a trend right now. People love fast songs so much that Spotify has a plaMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ylist devoted solely to 150% fast songs. Why though? Who knows  trends come and go becaMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_use something in the zeitgeist bubbles up. But the fact is, listeners want sped-up songs rMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ight now. So what does this mean for you^ wrong paste , )(*& firefox fscking the clipboardMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ stillMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/stock-price-most-important-lever-to-gMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_et-pay-raise-microsoft-cmo-tells-employees/articleshow/100371169.cmsMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_Btw it is telling that m$ is linking the possibility of raises to stock priceMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_because it suggest that m$ makes most of its money through financializationMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_and that the office format monopoly rents are weak or gone and that the OEMMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_monopoly rents are weak or goneMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_Probably gone, since they are now basically giving away WindozeMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_Sped-up songs are a trend right now. People love fast songs so much that Spotify has a plaMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ylist devoted solely to 150% fast songs. Why though? Who knows  trends come and go becaMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_use something in the zeitgeist bubbles up. But the fact is, listeners want sped-up songs rMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ight now. So what does this mean for you^ wrong paste , )(*& firefox fscking the clipboardMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_ stillMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/stock-price-most-important-lever-to-gMay 21 04:45
techrights[sec]_et-pay-raise-microsoft-cmo-tells-employees/articleshow/100371169.cmsMay 21 04:45
schestowitz-pi2i will do a follow-up post with your observations at some pointMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2i've lowered the priority of May 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2'weekend catchup links'May 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2always articles before these... as they're rarely containing anything crucialMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2will refine them over time to sweep up anything important but overlookedMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2throughout the weekMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2we leave home in 1.5 hoursMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2not sure the video will finish by thenMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2the next few days are all nice and sunnyMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2yuo know, it's quite a miracle TM managed to still be this activeMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2given the lack of material on wwwMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2even before opensource.com and linux.com diedMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2phoronix and lxer struggle to find relevant storiesMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2the former is shitposting a lotMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2[x] released -> just link to the sourceMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2his blurbs often link to shithubMay 21 04:56
schestowitz-pi2even for profits that merely MIRROR thereMay 21 04:57
schestowitz-pi2*projects May 21 04:57
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): This week in KDE: Preliminary HDR support ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/This_week_in_KDE_Preliminary_HDR_support.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/This_week_in_KDE_Preliminary_HDR_support.gmi ∎May 21 05:38
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): 7 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Replacements_for_ls.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Replacements_for_ls.gmi ∎May 21 05:38
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Bodhi Linux 7.0 Beta is Now Available for Testing ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Bodhi_Linux_7_0_Beta_is_Now_Available_for_Testing.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Bodhi_Linux_7_0_Beta_is_Now_Available_for_Testing.gmi ∎May 21 05:39
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/2023/05/21/Android_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎May 21 05:54
techrights-newsWhen It Comes to Financial Spin-Doctoring, Microsoft is Now Marketers Marketers Marketers Marketers | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/spin-doctoring-demise-msft/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/spin-doctoring-demise-msft/May 21 06:05
techrights-newsBritish Police Refuses to Tackle Fraud That Took Place 100% Inside Britain (Sirius ’Open Source’) | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/british-police-tolerates-business-crime/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/british-police-tolerates-business-crime/May 21 09:19
techrights[sec]_https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10034572May 21 09:26
schestowitz-pi2i cannot read it but can guess from words and picturesMay 21 09:28
schestowitz-pi2btw, was gonna askMay 21 09:28
schestowitz-pi2why are so many homes in northern scand' laden with metal on the outside?May 21 09:28
schestowitz-pi2i assume it's some thermal effectMay 21 09:28
techrights[sec]_Don't you have a translation link to prepend to foreign links?May 21 09:28
schestowitz-pi2some browser do that in the background, i'll try it manuallyMay 21 09:29
schestowitz-pi2https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-US&u=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10034572&client=webappMay 21 09:30
techrights[sec]_That house in the background is wood not metal.  May 21 09:33
techrights[sec]_Only got a little way through digging the potato patch, resting and will resume May 21 09:33
techrights[sec]_soonMay 21 09:33
schestowitz-pi2today at the market someone sold guns and even bullets/ammoMay 21 09:34
schestowitz-pi2this is illegal for the marketMay 21 09:34
schestowitz-pi2and afaik for the uk, don't see how those bullets could be "fake"May 21 09:34
schestowitz-pi2i checked the norway-russia border some weeks agoMay 21 09:34
schestowitz-pi2i noticed the building materialMay 21 09:34
schestowitz-pi2esp. in the northMay 21 09:34
techrights[sec]_If there is metal, then the building is most likey unheatedMay 21 09:48
schestowitz-pi2today's stock from the market was not as good as beforeMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2at least we harvestedMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2or had accumulated beforeeMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2today there is a football parade hereMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2as the local team might win all the 3 biggest title in the coming weeksMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2starting with last nightMay 21 09:49
schestowitz-pi2biab,, maybe 11amMay 21 09:49
techrights-news[Meme] The Sirius ’Open Source’ Revolutionary Tax: Quietly Stealing Money From People’s Salaries Under the Guise of ‘Pension’ (That Doesn’t Exist) | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/sirius-open-source-stealing-money/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/sirius-open-source-stealing-money/May 21 10:09
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schestowitz-pi2in 2004 or thereabouts (maybe 2005) CNET employed Matt the co-founder of WordPressMay 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2he went from Texas to SF IIRC and installed WordPress for them to blogMay 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2This shows how creating a small (at the time) CMS on top of other people's work (b2/michel) can get one gigs later onMay 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2There can be short-term but lucrative thing as one knows one's own code and can get things done fast, then train othersMay 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2-----May 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2re RtR, their narrower goals make lobbying easier. FSF takes on LOADS of issues in many places.May 21 11:19
schestowitz-pi2re https://www.sciencealert.com/long-covid-seems-to-make-distinct-changes-to-the-immune-system mom got COVID AGAIN 2 months agoMay 21 11:19
techrights[sec]_Maybwe the FSF should focus on a few subgoals for a while?May 21 11:21
schestowitz-pi2maybe, it has barely even blogged latelyMay 21 11:22
schestowitz-pi2they still have some twitter account which imho sends the wrong messageMay 21 11:22
schestowitz-pi2rather than spread the messageMay 21 11:22
techrights[sec]_My thought is that they should prioritize a few, specific, strategically     May 21 11:28
techrights[sec]_important goals and work on those for a couple of years mostly (or completely)May 21 11:28
techrights[sec]_to the exclusion of distractions May 21 11:28
schestowitz-pi2headsup: parade today and 7 tasks in my todo, will write once an hourMay 21 11:29
schestowitz-pi2but productive, just trying to avoid multitasking, head very fullMay 21 11:29
schestowitz-pi2the parade is right next to usMay 21 11:29
techrights[sec]_And working on those few, specific, strategically important goals shouldMay 21 11:36
techrights[sec]_be supplmented with the targeted use of lobbyists.  Right now there is a  May 21 11:36
techrights[sec]_window of opportunity as there is a bit of mistrust and dissatisfaction withMay 21 11:36
techrights[sec]_m$ but the policy makers are just going along with m$ because they appear toMay 21 11:36
techrights[sec]_think that it is the alpha and omega of computin.May 21 11:36
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW): Using BTT Pad 7 touchscreen display with Raspberry Pi CM4 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Using_BTT_Pad_7_touchscreen_display_with_Raspberry_Pi_CM4.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/Using_BTT_Pad_7_touchscreen_display_with_Raspberry_Pi_CM4.gmi ∎May 21 12:29
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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/2023/05/21/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/05/21/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎May 21 12:42
techrights-newsLinks 21/05/2023: ScummVM and Lagrange 1.16 | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/lagrange-1-16/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/lagrange-1-16/May 21 12:46
techrights-newsLinks 21/05/2023: WordPress 6.2.2 and ESPClicker | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/wordpress-6-2-2/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/wordpress-6-2-2/May 21 12:50
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> China goes for β€˜broker’: Digging into the possible concern over stock-trading apps ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/05/20/china-goes-for-broker-digging-into-the-possible-concern-over-stock-trading-apps/May 21 13:37
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> LOL!!! Phoronix doing a WHOLE ARITLCE about ONE line of code. Also: Phoronix takes bribes from AMD, sooooo (he even posts job ads for ONE opening... as 'article') https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-One-Liner-System-ResumeMay 21 13:56
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techrights[sec]_superspreader event: https://yle.fi/a/74-20032749 no masks, no distancing,May 21 15:12
techrights[sec]_lots of the crowd shouting for the durationMay 21 15:12
schestowitz-pi2like the parade/rally for footballMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2we tried to distance, but waves fo people swept over with the busMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2we ran awayMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2"oh, come on, spoilsport, take the jabs and get infected like the rest of us!!"May 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2my dad did take the vaccine but says a lot of the peer pressure was about ensuringMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2others take the same risks you didMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2and to avoid jealousy also ensuring if something bad happens, everybodyMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2suffersMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2or something to that effectMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2he says it betterMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2they also loathe people turning down the infectionMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2because that would "prove" you can do ok without itMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2same for "smart" phone ownership or carMay 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2or kids!May 21 15:13
schestowitz-pi2you need them too!! spend 350k per kid, work hard, like me...May 21 15:14
schestowitz-pi2"you selfish!!":May 21 15:14
schestowitz-pi2"i spread my dna as a 'gift' to the world..."May 21 15:14
techrights[sec]_I saw part on TV since Satu watched, no part of the crowd seemed to have May 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_any men.  I wonder if Jere set up a tent out back behind the stadium likeMay 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_Rod Stewart was alleged to do back in the day.  May 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_It's not economically viable for most people to afford kids any more.  It hasn'tMay 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_been the case for decades now.   May 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_Those that have them now either have loads of money or don't give a shit aboutMay 21 15:15
techrights[sec]_either their kids or society, not mutually exclusive.       May 21 15:15
schestowitz-pi2"afford" is a relative measureMay 21 15:16
schestowitz-pi2us household debt exceeds 17 trillion nowMay 21 15:16
schestowitz-pi2householdMay 21 15:16
schestowitz-pi2the kids are "in the cards"May 21 15:16
schestowitz-pi2literally andf figuratively May 21 15:16
techrights[sec]_That is spreading around the world.  In AU teachers are so underpaid thatMay 21 15:16
techrights[sec]_they cannot afford to live in the districts where they teach, according to\May 21 15:16
techrights[sec]_long term trends which were recently summarized.May 21 15:16
techrights[sec]_https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=23/05/20/1449204May 21 15:16
schestowitz-pi2aussie has an under-reported poverty issueMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2it's endemic and there are docus about itMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2rianne showed me someMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2the "working poor"May 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2white(tm) people, not immigrantsMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2anyway, make another kid, take another cardMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2prey the economy woprks out okMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2and food/energy stay affordableMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2because they are not luxuriesMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2*prayMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2today we found many protein bars for a great priceMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2buckwheat was nowhere to be found anymoreMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2we get lots of japanese foods thereMay 21 15:19
schestowitz-pi2dirt cheapMay 21 15:19
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techrights[sec]_the "economy" is superstitious animism carried over from before the stoneageMay 21 15:23
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schestowitz-pi2wish we could teleport some goods to youMay 21 15:24
schestowitz-pi2i wonder what will happen to pension schemes when the "stock market"May 21 15:24
schestowitz-pi2falls back to earth (reality)May 21 15:24
techrights[sec]_Dunno.  The stock bubble has not had a recent since before the 1990s.  ThereMay 21 15:25
techrights[sec]_was a slight distruption about 20 years ago but not a proper reset. May 21 15:25
schestowitz-pi2you can align these with crossnational debt graphsMay 21 15:27
schestowitz-pi2and see that a lot of "growth" was detachment from real value, or real assetsMay 21 15:27
schestowitz-pi2such as rare earthsMay 21 15:27
schestowitz-pi2so it's a momnumental inter-connected ponzi scheme of sorts, cross-borderMay 21 15:27
schestowitz-pi2CEOs that rake in $1000 an hour in companies that never made a profit...May 21 15:27
techrights[sec]_Especially so, becsause of so many companies embezzling via stock buy backMay 21 15:28
techrights[sec]_schemes, which both smugggle money out of the company to prevent re-investmenMay 21 15:28
techrights[sec]_and keep the prices at unrealistic, artificial levels.May 21 15:28
schestowitz-pi2give the workers "shares" instead of pay increasesMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2then tell them they need to help the ponzi scheme to be rewardedMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2my sister got some shares and dad tells her to sell asapMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2companies paying their staff in "shares" is problematicMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2because it means that the compensation is a function May 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2and they have no insider knowledge (inside trading)May 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2when aurora or bakkt go from 50 to 1 you can imagine who sold firstMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2"count the chicken, not the eggs"May 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2some eggs will never hatchMay 21 15:31
schestowitz-pi2eggs=stocksMay 21 15:31
techrights[sec]_The type of shares which they foist off onto regular employees tend to be May 21 15:32
techrights[sec]_rather worthless from the start and decline from there over time. May 21 15:32
techrights[sec]_Precisely since tghe 1990sMay 21 15:32
techrights[sec]_The type of shares which they foist off onto regular employees tend to be May 21 15:32
techrights[sec]_rather worthless from the start and decline from there over time. May 21 15:32
techrights-newsLinks 21/05/2023: Unifont 15.0.02 and KDE Plasma 6 Plans | Techrights βš“ http://techrights.org/2023/05/21/kde-plasma-6-plans/ | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/21/kde-plasma-6-plans/May 21 15:59
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techrights-newsUsing a tiny device like this as a speaker https://www.makeuseof.com/android-phone-speaker-pc/May 21 16:09
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Gulag will suck a LOT more. In pursuit of money at the expense of your time. https://www.maketecheasier.com/ads-when-youtube-videos-paused/May 21 16:21
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techrights[sec]_:/May 21 16:41
techrights[sec]_It's just Google burning the future on the way down.May 21 16:41
techrights[sec]_s/the/their/May 21 16:41
schestowitz-pi2you know who this hurts the most? creators.May 21 16:42
schestowitz-pi2because they put eggs (audience) in this basket May 21 16:42
schestowitz-pi2those ads are not for themMay 21 16:42
schestowitz-pi2it all changed quickly when what's-her-name stepped downMay 21 16:42
schestowitz-pi2they clearly had money issuesMay 21 16:42
schestowitz-pi2THEIR future, OUR pastMay 21 16:42
techrights[sec]_Yes, quite a few conferences and other events were foolish enough to May 21 16:44
techrights[sec]_leave their only copies of the even recordings in YoutubeMay 21 16:44
techrights[sec]_Google more or less de-indexes pages based on age alone, which has nothingMay 21 16:44
techrights[sec]_to do with relevance.  May 21 16:44
techrights[sec]_What's left of the libraries have been doing that here, as I have ranted manyMay 21 16:44
techrights[sec]_times before.  They target "old" material for burning first.  May 21 16:44
schestowitz-pi2google search sevrely penalises old pages for being "bad"May 21 16:46
schestowitz-pi2even if they're a lot more accurate and authoratativeMay 21 16:46
schestowitz-pi2a graveyard mindsetMay 21 16:46
schestowitz-pi2old people/bodies = no relatives left who know themMay 21 16:46
schestowitz-pi2old book = nobody interested in the messageMay 21 16:46
techrights[sec]_Unfortunately the old books can be highly relevant, and not just for history.May 21 16:49
techrights[sec]_Not everything is churn.  For example, I had to fight with a bookstore downMay 21 16:49
techrights[sec]_in Turku about a Javascript book which they deemed "too old" to stock evenMay 21 16:49
techrights[sec]_though the language had not been updated since the book was published.  May 21 16:49
techrights[sec]_WhatMay 21 16:51
techrights[sec]_a waste of time, I never even used that small book.May 21 16:51
techrights[sec]_E-books are even more susceptible since there is only every one copy.  May 21 16:51
techrights[sec]_The EMP will take that out easily.  May 21 16:51
schestowitz-pi2one day nukes will take out the books along with their potential readersMay 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2and even storage devices can be damagedMay 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2the upside is, nobody left to write "Bill Gates Says" piece ;-)May 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2long-range missiles (uk) and f16s (us) bring us closer to thatMay 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2missile defense system are ovrrated, esp. for hypersonicMay 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2i still feel like media asks all the wrong questions about debt defaultMay 21 16:54
schestowitz-pi2they make it a partisan affairMay 21 16:54
techrights[sec]_It looks like SN will shut down very soon.  More info about that scheduledMay 21 16:55
techrights[sec]_for tomorrow evening according to the queue there.May 21 16:55
techrights[sec]_No static archive.  May 21 16:55
schestowitz-pi2no static archive?May 21 16:56
schestowitz-pi2shit!May 21 16:56
schestowitz-pi2i hate this about the webMay 21 16:56
schestowitz-pi2you curate links and 10 years down the line the majority do not workMay 21 16:56
techrights[sec]_ The discussions and such will also be lost.  There    May 21 16:58
techrights[sec]_could be a way to archive with the right &mode and &threshold options and GETMay 21 16:58
techrights[sec]_requests.  I have a few thousand comments there and many posted articles too. May 21 16:58
techrights[sec]_I'm not sure how the IA has any method to pour links in via API.May 21 16:58
schestowitz-pi2TM turns 19 in a couple weeksMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2i do try to either write in a platform where durability depends on my ownMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2health (financial health, too) or make copies of comms from elsewhereMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2twitter will do a mega-purge within a year or twoMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2musk and ksa can decide what goes and what staysMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2big hammer/razorMay 21 17:01
schestowitz-pi2like omidyar buying gchq and nsa leaksMay 21 17:02
schestowitz-pi2and even deciding what gets published, buried, who becomes unemployed May 21 17:02
techrights[sec]_Hotlinking is the weak point in TMMay 21 17:02
techrights[sec]_Even Schneier crawled off with his tail bewteen his legs after all that.  HeMay 21 17:03
techrights[sec]_has not really been active since then.  May 21 17:03
schestowitz-pi2he reached an age where he lacks incentive to produce a lotMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2he's probably about 70May 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2when i was 20 i had greater urge to produce a lotMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2my material from back there is still online, even in the same URLsMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2as i said, gulagism makes sure few people will find or visit old pages/materialMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2thoughMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2it's all FOMO and "engagement"May 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2gemini is a good response to itMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2less news- and buzzwords-drivenMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2people can binge on lots of old textMay 21 17:09
schestowitz-pi2today's www is a lot like the paper inside the garbage canMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2relevant today, within days nobody has a copy except what's left of May 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2newspaper archiving housesMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2even though the logistics of the www could address this issue of disposableMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2"daily" news, where the reader maybe reads about 10% of the wholeMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2and won't glance at the majority of the printed thingMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2social control media shortened shelf life to mer minutesMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2*mereMay 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2FOMO -May 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2> adrenalie -> "engagement"May 21 17:10
techrights[sec]_Yes a lifecycle of minutes and based on misinformation at best and more likelyMay 21 17:10
techrights[sec]_flat out disinformation for the most part. May 21 17:10
schestowitz-pi2in MSM, I've noticed that abortion isues (women's issue) is being increasinglyMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2coupled with "gender-affirming"May 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2that would not only upset women, to whom abortion rights matter most, but itMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2also sways the minds of menMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2there are many examples where you fuse together x with y and z1,z2...May 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2to lower public supportMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2i wonder if this is intentional at some levelMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi21) jose like software freedom because it gives him controlMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi22) jose likes free software because it's good for latinxMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi23. people like SF because it empower society May 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi23 has no ethnicity or genderMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2it also does not limit itself to any prejudices outside the core issueMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2DEI stuff fragments support for said issuesMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2by focusing on a dimension not relevant to the issuesMay 21 17:15
schestowitz-pi2i hope TR gets the right balance on thisMay 21 17:15
techrights[sec]_Yes, fragmentation is a primary goal of wedging DEI into projects.May 21 17:24
schestowitz-pi2gonna be afk soonMay 21 17:30
schestowitz-pi2started making fs backup of tr-oldMay 21 17:30
schestowitz-pi2on tr-new, 1.8tr in ipfs since rebootMay 21 17:30
schestowitz-pi2gnMay 21 17:30
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