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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Today in Techrights ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Dec 28 02:38
techrights-newsTechrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎Dec 28 02:38
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  What comes after open source? Bruce Perens is working on it ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/What_comes_after_open_source_Bruce_Perens_is_working_on_it.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/What_comes_after_open_source_Bruce_Perens_is_working_on_it.gmi ∎Dec 28 02:48
techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 27, 2023 ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_27_2023.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_December_27_2023.gmi ∎Dec 28 02:48
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  General Resolution: Statement about the EU Legislation "Cyber Resilience Act and Product Liability Directive" ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/General_Resolution_Statement_about_the_EU_Legislation_Cyber_Res.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/General_Resolution_Statement_about_the_EU_Legislation_Cyber_Res.gmi ∎Dec 28 03:11
techrights-newsTechrights – [Video] The Current, Contemporary Patent System Seems to Be Failing Even Very Large Companies ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_The_Current_Contemporary_Patent_System_Seems_to_Be_Faili.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_The_Current_Contemporary_Patent_System_Seems_to_Be_Faili.gmi ∎Dec 28 03:33
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techrights-newsTechrights – Say No to Hate ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Say_No_to_Hate.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Say_No_to_Hate.gmi ∎Dec 28 03:45
schestowitz-pi2> Maybe the fact that jono worked for m$ unofficially prior to a formal transferDec 28 04:15
schestowitz-pi2> is worthy of revisiting some time in the future?Dec 28 04:15
schestowitz-pi2i am leaving that outDec 28 04:15
schestowitz-pi2as i don't think there is factual basis to that framingDec 28 04:15
schestowitz-pi2or maybe i am missing somethingDec 28 04:16
schestowitz-pi2(from my notes)Dec 28 04:16
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techrights-newsTechrights – [Video] Microsoft's TPM Position is a Wake-up Call About Canonical (Which Helps Microsoft Push and Promote TPM) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_Microsoft_s_TPM_Position_is_a_Wake_up_Call_About_Canonic.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_Microsoft_s_TPM_Position_is_a_Wake_up_Call_About_Canonic.gmi ∎Dec 28 04:36
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techrights-newsTechrights – OSI Co-Founder Has Plan B, Seeing That OSI is Basically Defunct (Nowadays a Propaganda Arm of Microsoft et al) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/OSI_Co_Founder_Has_Plan_B_Seeing_That_OSI_is_Basically_Defunct_.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/OSI_Co_Founder_Has_Plan_B_Seeing_That_OSI_is_Basically_Defunct_.gmi ∎Dec 28 05:00
techrights-newsTechrights – Free Software is 'Food for the Soul' (and for Perfectly Fine But Supposedly "Old" PCs) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Free_Software_is_Food_for_the_Soul_and_for_Perfectly_Fine_But_S.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Free_Software_is_Food_for_the_Soul_and_for_Perfectly_Fine_But_S.gmi ∎Dec 28 05:28
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techrights-sec2His actions were consistently to shit on the community, but yeah that is Dec 28 05:43
techrights-sec2100% an opinion.  Mark seemed to think that shitting on the communityDec 28 05:43
techrights-sec2every day and all day and being a corporate spinmeister instead was great.Dec 28 05:43
techrights-sec2However, perhaps one fact can be dug out of that: what was his role inDec 28 05:43
techrights-sec2letting the microsofters into the project with MotU access?Dec 28 05:43
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Still unsolved https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-from-covid/ turning FIVE soon. The vaccine monopoly cartel (patents) still unable to produce a working solution that is safe and reliable. All about money, not problem-solving.Dec 28 07:15
schestowitz-pi2backDec 28 07:15
schestowitz-pi2catching up...Dec 28 07:15
techrights-sec2Also, apropos IRC cache, iirc Xi visited Bill prior to visiting little BushDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2on his /first/ visit to the US.  checking...Dec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2nope, I remember wrong, it was much later than Little BushDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/business/bill-gates-xi-jinping.htmlDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/science/china-flexes-tech-muscles-before-state-visit-with-meeting-of-industry-giants.htmlDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2It looked as a snub to president ObamaDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2The 2023 vist was to undermine Blinken's planned visit.Dec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/bill-gates-will-reportedly-meet-chinas-xi-this-week.htmlDec 28 07:16
techrights-sec2https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year-from-covid/Dec 28 07:16
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Understanding the Realm of ROS, Harnessing Gazebo, and Pioneering the Simulation of Intelligent Machines ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Understanding_the_Realm_of_ROS_Harnessing_Gazebo_and_Pioneering.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Understanding_the_Realm_of_ROS_Harnessing_Gazebo_and_Pioneering.gmi ∎Dec 28 07:31
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "further I believe UPC case law , supported by the influence of the EU, will become intertwined with EPO case law, leading to much more leniency at the EPO" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2023/12/unambiguous-disclosure-without-patent.html?showComment=1703683343898#c1364721314176234273Dec 28 07:38
schestowitz-pi2-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- ipkitten.blogspot.com | Unambiguous disclosure without patent profanity (T 2171/21) - The IPKatDec 28 07:38
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "The leniency will come from the UPC realising it needs to be less formalistic than the EPO when acting judicially and deciding on huge amounts of money to be given in damages. At the moment the EPO doesn't really see see the financial implications of its decisions and therefore has become too abstract and academic"Dec 28 07:38
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schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> and not sure what to do with Ontario Criminal Dec 28 07:48
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> except neuteringDec 28 07:48
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> by consentDec 28 07:48
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> so no more neglected babies are scattered aroundDec 28 07:48
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> DaemonFC: so me a small favourDec 28 07:49
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> take screenshots with evidence ofDec 28 07:49
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> 1) subscribing you to spamDec 28 07:49
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> 2) trying to crack into your accountDec 28 07:49
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> upload them somewhere i can download themDec 28 07:49
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  AIO-3588L AI Mainboard: 8K Display Support, High RAM, and 48MP ISP ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/AIO_3588L_AI_Mainboard_8K_Display_Support_High_RAM_and_48MP_ISP.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/AIO_3588L_AI_Mainboard_8K_Display_Support_High_RAM_and_48MP_ISP.gmi ∎Dec 28 08:08
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  The System76 Guide to Gaming on Pop!_OS ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/The_System76_Guide_to_Gaming_on_Pop_OS.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/The_System76_Guide_to_Gaming_on_Pop_OS.gmi ∎Dec 28 08:15
techrights-newsTechrights – Gulagboy's Army of Online Militants Now Cracking Accounts of (or Subscribing to SPAM) Myself, My Wife, and People Associated With Techrights ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Gulagboy_s_Army_of_Online_Militants_Now_Cracking_Accounts_of_or.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Gulagboy_s_Army_of_Online_Militants_Now_Cracking_Accounts_of_or.gmi ∎Dec 28 08:23
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time High in South America This Month, Based on Data From statCounter ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_High_in_South_America_This_Month_Ba.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_High_in_South_America_This_Month_Ba.gmi ∎Dec 28 09:03
techrights-sec2https://media.ccc.de/c/37c3Dec 28 09:19
techrights-sec2https://media.ccc.de/v/37c3-12326-you_ve_just_been_fucked_by_psyopsDec 28 09:19
techrights-sec2^ the second link is probably worth prioritizing time to watch or listenDec 28 09:19
schestowitz-pi2checking in a momentDec 28 09:19
schestowitz-pi2http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/GNU_Linux_Year_in_Review_The_North_American_Perspective.shtmlDec 28 09:21
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux Year in Review: The North American Perspective ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/GNU_Linux_Year_in_Review_The_North_American_Perspective.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/GNU_Linux_Year_in_Review_The_North_American_Perspective.gmi ∎Dec 28 09:22
techrights-sec2It's a follow up from the year when Snowden spoke to CCC via telepresenceDec 28 09:23
schestowitz-pi2is it ok to listen only (while posting links)Dec 28 09:23
schestowitz-pi2iow, is there anything _crucial_ ina  talk about such an abstract topic?Dec 28 09:23
techrights-sec2I think so but there are occasiona graphics, such as the logo which Dec 28 09:24
techrights-sec2he does not read and it is important to know what text is on the logoDec 28 09:24
schestowitz-pi2thanks, will watch on and off thenDec 28 09:25
schestowitz-pi2or another PCDec 28 09:25
schestowitz-pi2but visuals are more ditracting than soundDec 28 09:25
schestowitz-pi2talking is hardest, like mumble while... writing/reading/sortingDec 28 09:25
schestowitz-pi2there is a "rogue" char in today's links batchDec 28 09:26
schestowitz-pi2i am _guessing_ it might be gizmos or redhat.com againDec 28 09:26
schestowitz-pi2^typoDec 28 09:26
techrights-sec2off in the corner of another display would be fineDec 28 09:26
techrights-sec2can't do mumble while other linguistic tasks like writing/reading/sortingDec 28 09:26
techrights-sec2If you mean pete warden's blog, it is more general than just the vehicleDec 28 09:28
schestowitz-pi2no, there is something breaking down the utf-8 workflowDec 28 09:32
schestowitz-pi2have not checked yetDec 28 09:32
schestowitz-pi2have not found or edited the culpritDec 28 09:32
schestowitz-pi2 nano  ~links/Links/m2023-12/2023-12-28-supplementary.htmlDec 28 09:32
schestowitz-pi2you will see the culprit there right awayDec 28 09:32
schestowitz-pi2middleDec 28 09:32
techrights-sec2which line / link is suspect?Dec 28 09:36
techrights-sec2checking     Dec 28 09:36
techrights-sec2There are only three links?  Is that the problem or do you Dec 28 09:36
techrights-sec2mean the \x{A0} symbols?Dec 28 09:36
schestowitz-pi2yes, i just wanted to show youDec 28 09:37
schestowitz-pi2they seldom happen, but happened a week ago in redhat.comDec 28 09:37
schestowitz-pi2linuxgizmos used to do that a lot for a while, not anymore...Dec 28 09:37
schestowitz-pi2removed bad symbols, refetchedDec 28 09:39
schestowitz-pi2alll ok nowDec 28 09:39
schestowitz-pi2i guess liam copy pasted that FOSS game nameDec 28 09:39
schestowitz-pi2from some shitty external editorDec 28 09:39
techrights-sec2I've updated tr-rss-since.pl but those symbols were in the bodyDec 28 09:39
techrights-sec2I'll have to check that againDec 28 09:39
schestowitz-pi2thanks, btw, rianne and i probably already saved an hour owing to "tm" and "tr" stuffDec 28 09:40
schestowitz-pi2a lot faster, savings as function of timeDec 28 09:40
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techrights-sec2great, I'm glad it helpsDec 28 09:43
schestowitz-pi2thanks for fixing many images in the wikiDec 28 09:45
schestowitz-pi2i have simple suggestions to bring back the rest by a few lines of codeDec 28 09:45
schestowitz-pi2i agree with you it is betrter to "shelve" that wikiDec 28 09:45
schestowitz-pi2and not edit "in-place"Dec 28 09:45
schestowitz-pi2only a donkey is stubborn enough to carry out a plan that was misguidedDec 28 09:45
schestowitz-pi2thew wiki was ok for 2009 needsDec 28 09:45
techrights-sec2poettering's mess: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmergeDec 28 10:06
schestowitz-pi2i didn't know face rec was done in 1950s already Dec 28 10:06
schestowitz-pi2or 60sDec 28 10:06
schestowitz-pi2press pause after his self-promotion partasDec 28 10:42
schestowitz-pi2worth watching the rest?Dec 28 10:42
schestowitz-pi2https://techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_Trevor_Paglen_on_Perception_Management_Online_and_Prior_.shtmlDec 28 10:42
techrights-newsTechrights – [Video] Trevor Paglen on Perception Management Online and Prior to the Net ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_Trevor_Paglen_on_Perception_Management_Online_and_Prior_.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Video_Trevor_Paglen_on_Perception_Management_Online_and_Prior_.gmi ∎Dec 28 10:42
techrights-sec2yes\Dec 28 10:42
techrights-sec2there are some questions at the end tooDec 28 10:42
techrights-sec2notably the question about why he backed offDec 28 10:42
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schestowitz-pi2"you're fucked"Dec 28 10:48
schestowitz-pi2no coc i assumeDec 28 10:48
schestowitz-pi2that's why ccc failed :-)Dec 28 10:48
schestowitz-pi2yes, what he says about "black sites" makes senseDec 28 10:48
schestowitz-pi2where they try to suck you into BSDec 28 10:48
schestowitz-pi2"innoculate"Dec 28 10:50
schestowitz-pi2"vaccinate"Dec 28 10:50
schestowitz-pi2against propagandaDec 28 10:50
schestowitz-pi2yes, this is why we do some exposesDec 28 10:50
schestowitz-pi2and show the patterns one can expectDec 28 10:50
techrights-sec2Yes, prebunking has been known to be effective even many decades ago.  Dec 28 11:06
schestowitz-pi2expectDec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2a)Dec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2b)Dec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2c)Dec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2if a b c happen, ignoreDec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2be waryDec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2us: iran brainwashes peopleDec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2"if see a confession, it is staged"Dec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2iran: only an american spy would say thatDec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2[i had a better example in mind, forgot it whilke typing]Dec 28 11:10
schestowitz-pi2lots of workplay possinle here; we prebunk your debunking of our bunk...Dec 28 11:12
schestowitz-pi2poker faces and sleigh of handsDec 28 11:12
schestowitz-pi2seeming and being credible not the sameDec 28 11:15
schestowitz-pi2appearance ~= realityDec 28 11:15
schestowitz-pi2hence, lots of ad homDec 28 11:15
schestowitz-pi2they did this to me since 2004 at leastDec 28 11:15
schestowitz-pi2trvor refused to discuss the rabbit holes (in q and a)Dec 28 11:16
schestowitz-pi2as it can be played back out of context laterDec 28 11:16
schestowitz-pi2^ typo correctedDec 28 11:16
techrights-sec2Yet known lies have been propagated and treated as true, especially Dec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2those eminating from Iran and Iran's Hamas. Dec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2The business communnity has loved bullshitting and bluffing for ages andDec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2admire it more than real skill.  That's one of the reasons the venerate theDec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2college dropout Bill Gates who's college tenure centered around playingDec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2Risk (aka leveraging local monopolies) and playing poker (aka bluffing)Dec 28 11:17
techrights-sec2Those are his two 'skills'Dec 28 11:17
schestowitz-pi22004: linux news and msft criticism is "spam"Dec 28 11:18
schestowitz-pi22007: roy failing his phdDec 28 11:18
schestowitz-pi22014: roy fakes a phdDec 28 11:18
schestowitz-pi2now it's TR is this and that... latest is "transphobic" or "far right"Dec 28 11:18
techrights-sec2yepDec 28 11:19
techrights-sec2and earned criticism of M$ is "bashing" and warrants a permaban.Dec 28 11:19
schestowitz-pi2openrespect Dec 28 11:19
schestowitz-pi2  -jono billconDec 28 11:19
schestowitz-pi2"ma shark is bigga than yo shark"Dec 28 11:19
schestowitz-pi2see gmxDec 28 11:20
schestowitz-pi2coming soonDec 28 11:20
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Zorin OS 17 Released with Quick Settings Menu, Spatial Desktop Effects, and More ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/20/Zorin_OS_17_Released_with_Quick_Settings_Menu_Spatial_Desktop_E.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/20/Zorin_OS_17_Released_with_Quick_Settings_Menu_Spatial_Desktop_E.gmi ∎Dec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Fnord666> Having found that a quorum of the governance committee was not present, this meeting is adjourned.Dec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Bytram> dittoDec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Fnord666> Next meeting will be in one week, maybe.Dec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Fnord666> January 3rd, 2024 at 1900 UTCDec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Bytram> I've got 17 past the hour, bubyeDec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Bytram> Fnord666: ++Dec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2* Fnord666 has changed the topic to: SoylentNews Governance Committee - Next Meeting is on Wednesday January 3rd, 2024 @ 21:00 UTC | This channel IS logged and publicly displayed here https://logs.sylnt.us/%23governance/Dec 28 11:27
techrights-sec2checkingDec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Fnord666> Have a happy new year everyoneDec 28 11:27
schestowitz-pi2<Fnord666> Bytram: BTW we did miss requerdanos but he's not in the channelDec 28 11:28
schestowitz-pi2* Bytram has changed the topic to: SoylentNews Governance Committee - Next Meeting is on Wednesday January 3rd, 2024 @ 21:00 UTC (1600 EST)| This channel IS logged and publicly displayed here https://logs.sylnt.us/%23governance/Dec 28 11:28
schestowitz-pi2<Bytram> Fnord666: thanks!Dec 28 11:28
techrights-sec2checkingDec 28 11:31
techrights-sec2no quorum :/Dec 28 11:31
schestowitz-pi2honest question: 10 years ago, 5 ago, 1 ago, nowDec 28 11:36
schestowitz-pi2how is SN activity?Dec 28 11:36
techrights-sec2it peaked a few years ago and some very dedicated trolls droveDec 28 11:37
techrights-sec2away a number of key people on the staff and then other trollsDec 28 11:37
techrights-sec2worked overtime as griefers to drive away many community members.Dec 28 11:37
techrights-sec25 years ago was peak, 1 year ago the sudden decline resulted, nowDec 28 11:37
techrights-sec2it is rather smallDec 28 11:37
techrights-sec2It can still recover but it at a juncture. Dec 28 11:37
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schestowitz-pi2i sent you about 2 emails todayDec 28 11:46
techrights-sec2nothing new in gmx since about an hour agoDec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2from a private public list (no public archive) Dec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2"""Dec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2..my fairly educated guess is, this harm was and is the whole idea;                                Dec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2"kill off Debian with SystemD, and the whole Debian derivative treeDec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2comes crashing down."Dec 28 11:48
techrights-sec2"""Dec 28 11:49
techrights-sec2-- Arnt Karlsen via Devuan ListDec 28 11:49
techrights-sec2That would be /hundreds/ of distros felled in one moveDec 28 11:49
techrights-sec2EFF used to be about rights for /all/ peopleDec 28 11:49
techrights-sec2checkingDec 28 11:49
techrights-sec2yes two are thereDec 28 11:49
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> EFF barely covers patent-related corruption or even bad patents anymoreDec 28 11:54
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> When asked about why it won't cover EPO scandals, the EFF would not even respondDec 28 11:54
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> One might guess that before doing anything EFF needs to ask its biggest shareholders.. Google, Facebook, Craigslist etc. It only needs to hand over a token of appreciation to actual people, so it seems like EFF works for THEM. Sometimes is accidentally does... when interests overlap these rich people's.Dec 28 11:54
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> democracynow needs to rebrand as hamasNOW. Hamas = democracy.Dec 28 11:54
techrights-sec2forwardedDec 28 11:56
techrights-sec2:(Dec 28 11:56
techrights-sec2Collatoral damage from social control media warfareDec 28 11:56
techrights-sec2Or maybe intentionl damage?Dec 28 11:56
schestowitz-pi2phewDec 28 11:58
schestowitz-pi2i was about to say gmx = unfit for commsDec 28 11:58
schestowitz-pi2can you relay the email and, if so, suitable for printing?Dec 28 11:58
schestowitz-pi2(anyone can join the list anyway)Dec 28 11:58
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Thew Free speech person at EFF, who gets paid MILLIONS for the contract (see IRS filings), is trying to silence Wikileaks. So you know whose speech EFF is protecting and why...Dec 28 12:05
techrights-sec2In the Psyops video, the central role of m$ is (intentionally?) omitted.Dec 28 12:14
schestowitz-pi2MSFT is not namedDec 28 12:14
schestowitz-pi2but i agree that Google is the bigger culprit in the context of his remarksDec 28 12:14
techrights-sec2Definitely but m$ is up to its ears in it too.Dec 28 12:15
schestowitz-pi2he hardly mentioned brandsDec 28 12:21
schestowitz-pi2but focused on the patternsDec 28 12:21
schestowitz-pi2which is good imhoDec 28 12:21
techrights-sec2Human brains are hardwired to respond to patternsDec 28 12:21
schestowitz-pi2the msg also ages betterDec 28 12:23
schestowitz-pi2fb might not be around in a decadeDec 28 12:23
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/2023/12/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎Dec 28 12:42
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> In Canada, Assisted Death May Soon Be Available for the Mentally Ill ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/canada/medical-assisted-death-mental-illness.html DeamonFCDec 28 12:49
techrights-sec2  Dec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2A certified employee working in one of those kinds of homes had blown theDec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2whistle on the employer for several unethical or illegal practices.   OneDec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2was to move people to hospice if they became too difficult, especiallyDec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2in regards to food.  They were given pain killers instead of food andDec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2expire usually in far under 10 days.  Unrelated, that is what happenedDec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2to an aunt last month.  Dec 28 12:58
techrights-sec2A certified employee working in one of those kinds of homes had blown theDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2whistle on the employer for several unethical or illegal practices.   OneDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2practice was to move people to hospice if they became too difficult, especiallyDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2in regards to food.  They were given pain killers instead of food andDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2expire usually in far under 10 days.  Unrelated, that is what happenedDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2to an aunt last month.  Dec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2One should have the right to go with dignity but once it becomes legalizedDec 28 12:59
techrights-sec2it will simply be misused for financial and bureaucratic reasons.  Dec 28 12:59
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> some put their bodies inside them, e.g. "modern cars"Dec 28 13:01
schestowitz-pi2<schestowitz> a computer onto which you insert your soft bodyDec 28 13:01
schestowitz-pi2<Sompi> It's weird how many people are completely okay with the fact that nothing works properly and every technical device they use is controlled by soDec 28 13:01
schestowitz-pi2meone elseDec 28 13:01
schestowitz-pi2<Sompi> And even say weird things like "it is actually a good thing, because of climate change" or somethingDec 28 13:01
techrights-sec2Yeah, that's a side effect of m$.  People become inured to tech not workingDec 28 13:02
techrights-sec2and begin to accept catatrophic failure and corruption through an everDec 28 13:02
techrights-sec2increasing portion of their lives. Dec 28 13:02
techrights-sec2^ the hospice thing seems to be an international trendDec 28 13:06
schestowitz-pi2unless you are jimmy cartewrDec 28 13:07
schestowitz-pi2then you are s moral fossil to bash trumpism over the head withDec 28 13:07
schestowitz-pi2i guessDec 28 13:07
techrights-newsTechrights – "Kill off Debian with SystemD, and the whole Debian derivative tree comes crashing down." ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Kill_off_Debian_with_SystemD_and_the_whole_Debian_derivative_t.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/_Kill_off_Debian_with_SystemD_and_the_whole_Debian_derivative_t.gmi ∎Dec 28 13:12
techrights-sec2M$ UEFI in M$ UbuntuDec 28 13:21
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  statCounter: GNU/Linux Share More Than Trebled in South Africa This Year (From 1.7% to 5.5% in Less Than 12 Months) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Share_More_Than_Trebled_in_South_Africa_T.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Share_More_Than_Trebled_in_South_Africa_T.gmi ∎Dec 28 14:17
schestowitz-pi2https://yle.fi/a/74-20066700Dec 28 14:30
schestowitz-pi2fillerDec 28 14:30
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techrights-sec2Yeah, it's typical holiday fillerDec 28 14:34
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schestowitz-pi2https://yle.fi/a/74-20066844Dec 28 15:21
schestowitz-pi2rusha sezDec 28 15:21
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Microsoft Layoffs Next Month Likely ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Microsoft_Layoffs_Next_Month_Likely.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Microsoft_Layoffs_Next_Month_Likely.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:29
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Lawsuit Against Microsoft for Mass-scale Plagiarism (Disguised as 'Innovation') ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Lawsuit_Against_Microsoft_for_Mass_scale_Plagiarism_Disguised_a.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Lawsuit_Against_Microsoft_for_Mass_scale_Plagiarism_Disguised_a.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:30
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Security Leftovers and Windows TCO ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:34
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Undoing Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Some Open Hardware/Modding News ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Undoing_Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Some_Open_Hardware_Modding.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Undoing_Digital_Restrictions_DRM_and_Some_Open_Hardware_Modding.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:39
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.11 released ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_II_game_engine_fheroes2_v1_0_11_relea.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_II_game_engine_fheroes2_v1_0_11_relea.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:42
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techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Finally migrated my email to OpenBSD.Amsterdam! ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Finally_migrated_my_email_to_OpenBSD_Amsterdam.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Finally_migrated_my_email_to_OpenBSD_Amsterdam.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:44
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Software-Sharing and Open Access ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Software_Sharing_and_Open_Access.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Software_Sharing_and_Open_Access.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:45
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  β‡¨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/today_s_howtos.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:50
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 28/12/2023: Kangaroo Patent Courts in EU and Stupid Patent of the Month Returns ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Links_28_12_2023_Kangaroo_Patent_Courts_in_EU_and_Stupid_Patent.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/12/28/Links_28_12_2023_Kangaroo_Patent_Courts_in_EU_and_Stupid_Patent.gmi ∎Dec 28 15:56
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  10 Best Modern Screenshot Apps for Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/10_Best_Modern_Screenshot_Apps_for_Linux.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/10_Best_Modern_Screenshot_Apps_for_Linux.gmi ∎Dec 28 16:30
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Linux Foundation now spends only 2% of their revenue on Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Linux_Foundation_now_spends_only_2_of_their_revenue_on_Linux.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Linux_Foundation_now_spends_only_2_of_their_revenue_on_Linux.gmi ∎Dec 28 16:34
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Will schneier now dub REMOTE KILL SWITCHES "Security Features"?☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/new-iphone-security-features-to-protect-stolen-devices.htmlDec 28 16:54
techrights-news➲ π•Ώπ–šπ– π•Έπ–†π–ˆπ–π–Žπ–“π–Šπ–˜ ⨦ (NEW):  Use Chimera OS to Turn Your PC Into a Steam Deck ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Use_Chimera_OS_to_Turn_Your_PC_Into_a_Steam_Deck.shtml | β™Ύ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/12/28/Use_Chimera_OS_to_Turn_Your_PC_Into_a_Steam_Deck.gmi ∎Dec 28 17:07
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techrights-sec2https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/french-man-put-orbeez-bathtub-213909076.htmlDec 28 17:56
techrights-sec2more tiktokDec 28 17:56
schestowitz-pi2act of terror, but for lols and likesDec 28 17:59
schestowitz-pi2powered by "social"Dec 28 17:59
techrights-sec2like smashing an egg on your own kid's head and laughing at him, exceptDec 28 18:00
techrights-sec2at a neighborhood scaleDec 28 18:00
schestowitz-pi2new idea for smashing pipes without caustic materialsDec 28 18:01
schestowitz-pi2this one has deferred effect Dec 28 18:01
techrights-sec2clogged thoroughlyDec 28 18:01
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psydroid2Arsenal giving up the title race early this seasonDec 28 22:18
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