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techrights-newsTechrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎Apr 29 04:45
techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 28, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_April_28_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_April_28_2025.gmi ∎Apr 29 04:45
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Apr 29 04:46
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techrights-newsTechrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎Apr 29 04:47
techrights-newsTechrights – Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Microsoft_is_Already_Laying_Off_Lots_of_Contractors.gmi ∎Apr 29 05:00
techrights-newsTechrights – What Fake News Looks Like (IBM) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/What_Fake_News_Looks_Like_IBM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/What_Fake_News_Looks_Like_IBM.gmi ∎Apr 29 05:27
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techrights-newsTechrights – Gemini Links 28/04/2025: Free Speech and Perfectionism in Design ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Gemini_Links_28_04_2025_Free_Speech_and_Perfectionism_in_Design.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Gemini_Links_28_04_2025_Free_Speech_and_Perfectionism_in_Design.gmi ∎Apr 29 06:01
techrights-newsTechrights – New Video Report About Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/New_Video_Report_About_Microsoft_Cancelling_Multi_Billion_Dolla.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/New_Video_Report_About_Microsoft_Cancelling_Multi_Billion_Dolla.gmi ∎Apr 29 06:19
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  While Windows 10 users panic, Ubuntu makes extending support easy - here's how ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/While_Windows_10_users_panic_Ubuntu_makes_extending_support_eas.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/While_Windows_10_users_panic_Ubuntu_makes_extending_support_eas.gmi ∎Apr 29 07:40
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  LibreWolf is now in my Slackware repository ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/LibreWolf_is_now_in_my_Slackware_repository.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/LibreWolf_is_now_in_my_Slackware_repository.gmi ∎Apr 29 07:45
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techrights-newsTechrights – statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, Windows at All-time Low ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Adoption_Surging_in_Switzerland_Windows_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Adoption_Surging_in_Switzerland_Windows_a.gmi ∎Apr 29 07:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Kdenlive 25.04.0 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.gmi ∎Apr 29 07:56
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Kdenlive 25.04.0 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Kdenlive_25_04_0_released.1.gmi ∎Apr 29 07:58
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Plasma Sprint 2025 – A Recap ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Plasma_Sprint_2025_A_Recap.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Plasma_Sprint_2025_A_Recap.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:13
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  DebLight OS is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/DebLight_OS_is_a_lightweight_and_fast_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/DebLight_OS_is_a_lightweight_and_fast_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:16
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:23
techrights-newsTechrights – Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Google_Spreading_Misinformation_and_Lies.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Google_Spreading_Misinformation_and_Lies.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:24
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  NixOS Logo and Branding Update ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/NixOS_Logo_and_Branding_Update.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/NixOS_Logo_and_Branding_Update.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:26
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Turntable is a Universal Scrobbler App for Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Turntable_is_a_Universal_Scrobbler_App_for_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Turntable_is_a_Universal_Scrobbler_App_for_Linux.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:33
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Avocado OS: Open-source Linux platform for embedded systems - Help Net Security ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Avocado_OS_Open_source_Linux_platform_for_embedded_systems_Help.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Avocado_OS_Open_source_Linux_platform_for_embedded_systems_Help.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Urgent Update: Kali Linux Users Must Manually Install New Repository Key ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Urgent_Update_Kali_Linux_Users_Must_Manually_Install_New_Reposi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Urgent_Update_Kali_Linux_Users_Must_Manually_Install_New_Reposi.gmi ∎Apr 29 08:43
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎Apr 29 09:02
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schestowitz-pijust hung out the large "21" balloonsApr 29 10:22
schestowitz-pidid gardening tooApr 29 10:22
schestowitz-pi(for TM)Apr 29 10:22
techtrights-sec6:)Apr 29 10:24
schestowitz-pijust waiting for LinksApr 29 10:39
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techtrights-sec6checkingApr 29 10:50
techtrights-sec6lots of odd errors  caught be the scripts today, good thing the scripts Apr 29 10:50
techtrights-sec6are part of the work flowApr 29 10:50
techtrights-sec6.pk has been massively overpopulated, like bangladesh, for decadesApr 29 10:50
techtrights-sec6however, with nukes, the water conflicrt with .in becomes seriousApr 29 10:50
techtrights-sec6especially since the nukes are controlled by jihadisApr 29 10:50
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schestowitz-piback indoorsApr 29 12:26
schestowitz-pitoday 25Apr 29 12:26
schestowitz-pitomorrow 27Apr 29 12:26
schestowitz-pithen 25Apr 29 12:26
schestowitz-pibbq againApr 29 12:26
techtrights-sec6hot summer weather thereApr 29 12:27
techtrights-sec6it is sunny today but only +3°C with wind and high humidityApr 29 12:27
techtrights-sec6with the wind chill it is like -8°C outApr 29 12:27
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Framework, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Framework_and_More.gmi ∎Apr 29 12:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Red Hat Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ∎Apr 29 12:52
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos  ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Apr 29 12:59
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎Apr 29 13:00
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techrights-newsTechrights – Links 29/04/2025: Water Scarcity, LLM Slop Backfiring Again in Legal Documents ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Links_29_04_2025_Water_Scarcity_LLM_Slop_Backfiring_Again_in_Le.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Links_29_04_2025_Water_Scarcity_LLM_Slop_Backfiring_Again_in_Le.gmi ∎Apr 29 13:03
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techrights-newsTechrights – Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Just_Sending_More_and_More_Threats_Does_Not_Change_the_Fact_We_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Just_Sending_More_and_More_Threats_Does_Not_Change_the_Fact_We_.gmi ∎Apr 29 13:44
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techrights-newsKali issues warning to users about update failures due to lost repository signing key ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kali-issues-warning-to-users-about-update-failures-due-to-lost-repository-signing-key/Apr 29 15:17
schestowitz-piHey-Hi (AI) Isn't Your Friend or Lover or Partner in Crime gemini://the-brannons.com/hey-hi/Apr 29 15:41
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techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Kubernetes v1.33 and Kiwi TCMS 14.2 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.gmi ∎Apr 29 15:54
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schestowitz-piFrom the Community | The death of authentic reading culture ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/27/from-the-community-the-death-of-authentic-reading-culture/Apr 29 16:50
schestowitz-piDHS restores international student records, U-M continues to monitor ☞ https://record.umich.edu/articles/dhs-restores-international-student-records-u-m-continues-to-monitor/ "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reinstated SEVIS records for 14 enrolled U-M students and 11 graduates whose records had previously been terminated"Apr 29 16:52
techtrights-sec6SE Mich is a hotbed of jihad and islam.  Howver, the U does nothing toApr 29 16:58
techtrights-sec6mitigate or avoid it.  The campus and the political structure are becomingApr 29 16:58
techtrights-sec6quite infiltrated and subverted.  Apr 29 16:58
schestowitz-piREMINDER: Rackham hosting fall well-being symposium  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lX99N-2xg1_HVR-_-hd9vS6SxcXJHN44dLXMz19S0XM/edit?tab=t.0Apr 29 17:11
schestowitz-pifrom umuch rss feedApr 29 17:11
schestowitz-piit is like something from an elementary school runs their sitesApr 29 17:12
techtrights-sec6Using Google DOcs instead of a secure, private, in-house option?Apr 29 17:13
techtrights-sec6Yes, that it has become elementary school level over the last two decadesApr 29 17:13
techtrights-sec6after they fired nearly all the skilled people and alienated the restApr 29 17:13
schestowitz-pii am familiar with thisApr 29 17:13
schestowitz-pii left uni woprk 2012Apr 29 17:13
techtrights-sec6Whatever.  It's a major embarassment.  Apr 29 17:14
techtrights-sec6Yes.Apr 29 17:14
schestowitz-pii saw smokeApr 29 17:15
schestowitz-pii did not inhaleApr 29 17:15
schestowitz-piWashtenaw County Community Action Network loses federal AmeriCorps funding ☞ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/washtenaw-county-community-action-network-loses-federal-americorps-funding/Apr 29 17:19
schestowitz-piPower Outages in Spain and Portugal: Photos  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/world/europe/spain-power-outage-photos.htmlApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-piCS deadApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-pimy letter sent 10 days agoApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-pinot reeceivedApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-pijust a f*ing greeting cardApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-piyes, the world ie getting better!Apr 29 17:20
schestowitz-piWashtenaw County Community Action Network loses federal AmeriCorps funding  hApr 29 17:20
schestowitz-pihttps://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/washtenaw-county-community-action-network-loses-federal-americorps-funding/Apr 29 17:20
techtrights-sec6disnfo on sw patents, how they work, and how NPEs work: Apr 29 17:32
techtrights-sec6"OIN marks 20 years of defending Linux and open source from patent trolls | ZDNET"Apr 29 17:32
techtrights-sec6https://www.zdnet.com/article/oin-marks-20-years-of-defending-linux-and-open-source-from-patent-trolls/Apr 29 17:32
techtrights-sec6^ needs debunkingApr 29 17:32
techtrights-sec6^ topic ?Apr 29 17:32
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW):  Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Firefox_139_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Here_s_Wha.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Firefox_139_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Here_s_Wha.gmi ∎Apr 29 17:39
schestowitz-piworking on itApr 29 17:46
schestowitz-pihard cozx don't wanna parrot liesApr 29 17:46
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schestowitz-piDisinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents)Apr 29 17:47
schestowitz-piAll in all, this anniversary is just a PR stunt with revisionismApr 29 17:47
techrights-newsTechrights – Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Disinformation_and_Marketing_Spam_From_and_For_OIN_GAFAM_s_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Disinformation_and_Marketing_Spam_From_and_For_OIN_GAFAM_s_and_.gmi ∎Apr 29 18:00
techtrights-sec6yes the challeng is to debunk without quoting or otherwise drawing attention Apr 29 18:04
techtrights-sec6to the pageApr 29 18:04
techtrights-sec6poor stevenApr 29 18:04
schestowitz-pirianne hates himApr 29 18:04
schestowitz-piand boycotts his articlesApr 29 18:04
schestowitz-pii do notApr 29 18:04
schestowitz-pihe helped me a lot in the pastApr 29 18:04
techtrights-sec6yes back in the day, he was one of the better writers.Apr 29 18:05
techtrights-sec6it'd be an interesting story to find out what they did to him toApr 29 18:05
techtrights-sec6get him to write utter shitApr 29 18:05
schestowitz-pimoney.Apr 29 18:05
techtrights-sec6more than that aloneApr 29 18:05
schestowitz-piif only i could prove itApr 29 18:05
techtrights-sec6true, there is not a way to find out unless he himself talksApr 29 18:06
schestowitz-pioccam's razor: money.Apr 29 18:06
techtrights-sec6occams razor is overused Apr 29 18:07
techtrights-sec6same for hanlon's razor, which is often used to hide maliceApr 29 18:07
techtrights-sec6anyway sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from maliceApr 29 18:07
schestowitz-pisjvn used to be an important voiceApr 29 18:08
schestowitz-pinow i seldom see himApr 29 18:08
schestowitz-pithat says a lotApr 29 18:08
schestowitz-pi2487    /n/2025/04/25/Richard_Stallman_and_the_Unix_Philosophy.shtmlApr 29 18:09
schestowitz-pi2472    /n/2025/04/22/GNOME_Microsoft_and_GitHub_The_Lack_of_Reporting_on_Abusive_Col.shtmlApr 29 18:09
schestowitz-pi2189    /n/2025/04/20/Microsoft_s_Lawsuit_Diplomacy_SLAPPs_Riding_UK_Libel_Law_and_Pi.shtmlApr 29 18:09
schestowitz-pi1974    /n/2025/04/16/Linux_com_as_Spamfarm_of_the_Linux_Foundation_Partner_of_the_Ga.shtmlApr 29 18:09
schestowitz-pi1948    /n/2025/04/17/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Privacy_Fiasco_in_Detail_In_Conclusi.shtmlApr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6yes there were many  Apr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6ZDNet and the others had strong pro-FOSS, pro-Linux attitudes and lots and lotsApr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6of writers covering the beat directly and indirectlyApr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6BYTE's whole staff was starting to get into Linux when CMP bought themApr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6out and shut them downApr 29 18:09
techtrights-sec6That was *the* main computing magazine for a good 3 decades -- at leastApr 29 18:09
schestowitz-pibooks and mags died/dieApr 29 18:10
schestowitz-pi(the web is next perhaps)Apr 29 18:10
schestowitz-piskinnerboxes herd cattle bettereApr 29 18:10
techtrights-sec6Nope/ these were actively killed.  Apr 29 18:12
techtrights-sec6Yes, the web is next, but like with the magazines and books, it is not dying aApr 29 18:12
techtrights-sec6natural death,.  Apr 29 18:12
schestowitz-pithought experiment: tell person under 30Apr 29 18:12
schestowitz-pi"oh, there is a book about that! go read that book!"Apr 29 18:12
schestowitz-pizero chance , 0%, the book will be read Apr 29 18:12
schestowitz-piif it physically exists at allApr 29 18:12
techtrights-sec6There are two articles about that vs COnde Nast's Reddit.Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6The two describe one experiment.  Just the one we know about.Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6There were others like the ones Facebook got caught doing.   Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec60%Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6Here, as mentioned, they;'ve been burning books.  And the libraries haveApr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6only a single copy of popular books with waiting lists of 30 to 70 people Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6instead of buying spares.  Apr 29 18:13
techtrights-sec6I've been proofreading a book on software architecture.  It's interestingApr 29 18:16
techtrights-sec6and informative.  Only a third of the way through now, almost a week to goApr 29 18:16
techtrights-sec6at this pace.  Apr 29 18:16
schestowitz-piit hurts some people if you day that books are dyingApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-pibecause they hboth or either eread and write booksApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-pibut telling a smoker to quit smoking is also hardApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-pimaybe a poor analogyApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-pianyway, for one to write a book a real audicience is neededApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-piotherwise they will never physicallyu existApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-piand now some cheaters fake writing books using slopApr 29 18:17
schestowitz-pilike "bodybuilders" that inject steroidsApr 29 18:17
techtrights-sec6The 'apps' on the smartphones are skinner boxes as mentioned but one of theApr 29 18:18
techtrights-sec6way they are made addictive is pacing and the pacing takes the victims outApr 29 18:18
techtrights-sec6of this world as real life and other potential information sources becomeApr 29 18:18
techtrights-sec6*way* to slow paced to tolerate.  Apr 29 18:18
schestowitz-pimy sister's susband told me the same at the pub a few months agoApr 29 18:19
schestowitz-pisomething about "too slow"Apr 29 18:19
schestowitz-piit f's up the brainApr 29 18:19
techtrights-sec6yep if they can damage the mind early enough it is broken permanentlyApr 29 18:21
techtrights-sec6and resembles ADHDApr 29 18:21
techtrights-sec6For all practical purposes, the damage is the sameApr 29 18:21
schestowitz-pii have little patients for kids these daysApr 29 18:22
schestowitz-pithe ones i see seem clinicallyt lameApr 29 18:22
schestowitz-piand maybe they arApr 29 18:22
schestowitz-pieApr 29 18:22
schestowitz-pi*patienceApr 29 18:22
techtrights-sec6clinically is the right descriptionApr 29 18:22
schestowitz-pitoday when we went out to the sun i made sure the kids were _not_ outdoorsApr 29 18:24
schestowitz-pisometimes is very much seems like their parents 'offload' them to usApr 29 18:24
techtrights-sec6I've been moving dumbbells around until my arms and shoulders burn lately Apr 29 18:29
techtrights-sec6Lots of reps. Apr 29 18:29
techtrights-sec6My strength has improved a lot over the last week and I will increase theApr 29 18:29
techtrights-sec6reps yet again on thursdayApr 29 18:29
techtrights-sec6These are the old, cast iron ones which can be held different waysApr 29 18:29
techtrights-sec6not the sucky new ones which can be held in exactly a single position.  Apr 29 18:29
schestowitz-pifuny you should mention itApr 29 18:30
schestowitz-pi30 secs ago i went to check my weightsApr 29 18:30
schestowitz-pithere is no fixed regimen anymoreApr 29 18:30
schestowitz-pii did some lifts while proofreading re oinApr 29 18:30
schestowitz-pii have just finished linksApr 29 18:30
techtrights-sec6I could get some kettle bells some time but not untill I have outgrown Apr 29 18:32
techtrights-sec6these old dumbbellsApr 29 18:32
techtrights-sec6Triaging links takes a lot more time these days since few sources writeApr 29 18:32
techtrights-sec6in the news pyramid style of yore.  Bloggers sure don't and they have Apr 29 18:32
techtrights-sec6random variations in structure, sometimes even with the same blogger.  Apr 29 18:32
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schestowitz-pitoday we got good news from canadaApr 29 18:41
schestowitz-pimichjael geist quiet latelyApr 29 18:41
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