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schestowitzMicrosoft Tells Antitrust Regulators to Sod Off For Another Couple of Weeks < http://boycottnovell.com/2009/04/1... >Apr 17 00:30
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_Hicham_DaemonFC : how r u doing?Apr 17 01:10
DaemonFCtired :PApr 17 01:10
_Hicham_lot of reviews today?Apr 17 01:13
DaemonFCnot reallyApr 17 01:16
DaemonFCdodged bill collectors, watched TVApr 17 01:17
DaemonFCthink I'll take a nap :PApr 17 01:17
_Hicham_what time is it in there?Apr 17 01:18
DaemonFC8:30 pmApr 17 01:19
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twitter:)Apr 17 03:44
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balzacwho's still up?Apr 17 05:30
DaemonFCMicrosoft has cut the price on Windows Home ServerApr 17 06:08
DaemonFC:PApr 17 06:08
DaemonFCit's the same price as Windows Vista Home PremiumApr 17 06:08
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balzac^_^Apr 17 06:31
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balzacThe news is pretty eventful todayApr 17 06:32
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schestowitzMooinApr 17 08:02
schestowitzI have like 6000 posts in BN, but they are not categorised well. 6000 will be reached shortly..  someone might help me organise these: "Hmmm...I agree, a list of ex-MS employees in government positions would be very interesting. We'll see what we can come up with. "Apr 17 08:03
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schestowitzTwitter Investor Talks About Possible Google Deal <  http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/04/16/t... >Apr 17 08:28
schestowitzThere were some similar talks at one time about Google negotating Digg takeover. Never materialised.Apr 17 08:36
PetoKraushmm royApr 17 08:40
PetoKrauswhat are you doing on 14th of july?Apr 17 08:40
PetoKraus:PApr 17 08:40
PetoKrausthere's a gig in Manchester I would like to go to ^^ :)Apr 17 08:40
schestowitzWe can meet up if you're aroundApr 17 08:41
schestowitzWHich band? I might just be around the city centreApr 17 08:41
PetoKrausNine Inch Nails.... at m.e.n. arenaApr 17 08:41
schestowitzI'm not a NIN fan, but I can meet you. The last time I was in the M.E.N. Arena was like 8 years agoApr 17 08:42
schestowitzhttp://websound.ru/issues/18...Apr 17 08:43
PetoKrausyeahApr 17 08:44
PetoKrausthey had april fools joke like thatApr 17 08:44
PetoKrausit's down now, seemsApr 17 08:44
PetoKraushm, megabus seems to be cheap indeedApr 17 08:45
PetoKraus€£20 for the bus tickets down and upApr 17 08:45
schestowitzYeah, they are affordable. I rode one ages ago (as a teenager)Apr 17 08:46
schestowitzRead a book on it and got nauseous.Apr 17 08:46
schestowitzBill Bryson...Apr 17 08:47
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?...Apr 17 08:57
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?...Apr 17 09:01
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schestowitzTax-free Internet shopping may be at an end < http://news.cnet.com/8301-1... > Tax crunch....Apr 17 09:12
schestowitzGoing forward and going back fast. Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law  < http://www.nytimes.com/2009/0... >Apr 17 09:13
schestowitzPirate Bay verdict is in today: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/p...Apr 17 09:18
schestowitzRIAA mysteriously yanks case < http://www.p2pnet.net/story/20354 >Apr 17 09:19
schestowitzAs a vocal opposer of sw patents, I strongly urge Linux to upgrade to GPLv3 now. http://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/...Apr 17 09:26
schestowitzThis is a new post from the SFLC by the way.Apr 17 09:31
schestowitzIt's about TomTom and GPLv3. There are many reasons to make the compromises, particularly when the situation is put in perspective. Microsoft did not hire many lobbyists to mock GPLv3 and spread disinformation in the media for nothing; It did so because it's hugely afraid of GPLv3 adoption.Apr 17 09:31
schestowitzMore signs of a GOogle-Twitter deal (today): http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/4... (Schmidt: Google Would Be ‘Happy’ To Work With Twitter)Apr 17 09:34
*schestowitz has just mailed Linus about gplv3Apr 17 09:35
*woofy suspects that linus has a spam filter on mails containing the word gplv3 alreadyApr 17 09:42
schestowitzWindows sales (chart): http://www.microsoft-watch....Apr 17 09:42
woofyand it seems like it's linus who's blocking linux to go gpl3Apr 17 09:43
schestowitzYes.Apr 17 09:43
schestowitzAnd people who didn't even read GPLv3 and say "what he said" (Linus)Apr 17 09:43
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ShadycatWhat is the reality?Apr 17 09:58
schestowitzAbout what?Apr 17 09:59
schestowitzNovellsoft?Apr 17 09:59
ShadycatI thought it was  route for MS to get Silvershite on Linux OS's, trying to squish Adobe flashApr 17 09:59
Shadycatyes whats the dealApr 17 10:00
Shadycatwhy are MS pushing in on LinuxApr 17 10:01
schestowitzBasically, putting Mcirosoft in LinuxApr 17 10:01
schestowitzEmbodiment as formats, software, IDEsApr 17 10:01
schestowitzBut for legal reasonsApr 17 10:02
schestowitzNot just advancement of MS 'standards' (which carry patent royalties)Apr 17 10:02
benJImanFlash has such a terrible EULA that even silverlight is an improvement.Apr 17 10:02
schestowitzWhy does Sam Varghese mock Ubuntu users? http://www.itwire.com/con...Apr 17 10:02
schestowitzBalrog: Adobe does not sue LinuxApr 17 10:02
schestowitzbenJIman: Microsoft doesApr 17 10:02
schestowitzYou can't call a chef a natural born killer just because he holds a knife.Apr 17 10:03
benJImanAdobe does not yet perhaps. And they've aggressively defended violations of their EULAs in the past.Apr 17 10:03
schestowitzThey are not anti-LinuxApr 17 10:04
schestowitzGet it? :-)Apr 17 10:04
schestowitzOr does OpenSUSE live like an ostrich?Apr 17 10:04
benJImanLinux is not an end in itself. Freedom is important and flash is even worse than silverlight at restricting freedoms.Apr 17 10:04
schestowitzBallmer: “Linux is a cancer” < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/0... >Apr 17 10:05
MinceRr4wrApr 17 10:07
schestowitzBill Snyder, an Apple and Microsoft investor, is attacking FOSS with FUD again. http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.ph... See commentsApr 17 10:10
schestowitzIt must bee feelin' hot in Redmond. The FUD mill is busy..Apr 17 10:10
schestowitzGlyn Moody should really apply for the job of Executive Director at FSFE http://www.computerworlduk.com/commu...Apr 17 10:17
schestowitzDeath of Linux on netbooks greatly exaggerated < http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2... >. Microsoft resorted to nothing but outright lies (c/f/ "Slog")Apr 17 10:21
schestowitzI think Apple has more money in the bank than Microsoft right now. Microsoft issued debt in 2008.Apr 17 10:28
schestowitzIt's a shame that Linux sites don't realise that they peddle Microsoft's 'propaganda book': http://www.linuxjournal.com/conten...Apr 17 10:32
schestowitzMicrosoft May Sell Debt in First-Ever Bond Offering (Update1) < http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p... > (from Nov. 2008)Apr 17 10:33
schestowitzOld: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2008/09/... "As notable in the announcement was Microsoft’s plan to tap the debt marketsfor the first time."Apr 17 10:33
schestowitz1999 reference: Microsoft employee accused MSFT of fraud, Microsoft pays him $4 million: http://web.archive.org/web/20070308032...Apr 17 10:34
schestowitzMicrosoft calls Novell Support Advisor "NSA". How tactless is *that*?Apr 17 10:52
schestowitzhttp://www.h-online.com/open/Health-C... "Among the openSUSE developers who are known to have been fired are Hubert Figuiere, AbiWord, OpenOffice, and GNOME developer; Stephan Binner, KDE developer, Rodrigo Moya, GNOME developer, Martin Lasarsch, evangelism and infrastructure, and Luc Verhaegen"Apr 17 10:57
schestowitz"...an x.org developer who worked on the open-source ATI graphics stack, and the RadeonHD and the VIA Unichrome drivers. Some of these developers, notably Stephan Binner and Luc Verhaegen, are important contributors in their respective fields."Apr 17 10:57
schestowitzJust in: Pirate Bay founders found guilty < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/... >Apr 17 11:01
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schestowitzPirate Bay  -- going to jail for providing links to files? http://www.theregister.co.uk/200...Apr 17 11:02
schestowitzCarphone Warehouse blocks union website < http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/0... >Apr 17 11:04
schestowitzAnother product bases itself on GNU/Linux (Ubuntu in this case): http://www.desktoplinux.com/n...Apr 17 11:05
oiaohmExactly the ruling I wanted on Pirate bay.Apr 17 11:05
oiaohmebox on ubuntu has been that way for a year.Apr 17 11:06
schestowitzA key FOSS person from SA is leaving. could this man have been pushed out gently? Can anyone check?Apr 17 11:07
oiaohmSA ?Apr 17 11:08
oiaohmSouth Australia does not seam right.Apr 17 11:08
schestowitzSupport grows for mobile Linux: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/hardw...Apr 17 11:12
schestowitzoiaohm: South AfricaApr 17 11:12
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schestowitz"Jo Shields, Manager of the Oxford Supercomputing Centre" http://www.hexus.net/content/it... What a coincidence... almost the same place as the other Jo ShieldsApr 17 11:14
schestowitzNokia is running to Linux for haven: http://www.rethink-wireless.com...Apr 17 11:15
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schestowitzGNU/Linux distributions come before Macs at Logitech: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news...Apr 17 11:17
schestowitzThousands more Linux boxed deployed in the Philippines: http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/in...Apr 17 11:19
schestowitzObviously, Only A Criminal Knows How To Use The Linux Command Line! < http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/04/16/obv... >Apr 17 11:25
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schestowitzMass migration to GNU/Linux in switches: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news...Apr 17 11:27
oiaohmAnother lot of invisable numbers for Linux.Apr 17 11:28
schestowitzThe media conglomerates intend to rip us all off like the telephone companies: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_...Apr 17 11:31
schestowitzoiaohm: "invisible" only if you go by Microsoft-funded (and the likes) 'surveys'/selective trackers from IDC, NPD, and Gartner.Apr 17 11:32
schestowitz"The Linux Foundation is recommending KVM over Xen " Good. Xen was hijacked by Micro-citrix.Apr 17 11:33
schestowitzIndian press: Desktop-Linux Can Shape Enterprise Cost   < http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/D... >Apr 17 11:36
schestowitzNettops running Ballnux: http://www.nordichardware.se/ny...Apr 17 11:37
schestowitzASUS rejects Windows and chooses Linux for phones:  http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssCons...Apr 17 11:38
schestowitzActually they'll do both OSesApr 17 11:39
schestowitzThe Common Public License (CPL) is dead: http://www.sutor.com/newsite/bl...Apr 17 11:41
schestowitzoiaohm: why are you anti-Pirate Bay? Rogue sofwtare?Apr 17 11:41
schestowitzWith Pirate Bay 'down', the MAFIAA could go Rambo-trigger-happy on innocent sites.Apr 17 11:43
schestowitzThe war on CLIs: Blinking Cursors Don't Break Laws, Inputting Text Breaks Laws < http://ostatic.com/blog/blinking-curs... >Apr 17 11:45
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schestowitzReported rise in Linux sales, for those who rely on h/w and support: http://ostatic.com/blog/linux-in-try...Apr 17 11:51
oiaohmI am anti source of computer virus infections I have seen. schestowitz.Apr 17 11:53
schestowitzSharing of software can cause thisApr 17 11:53
schestowitzLike any medium of sharingApr 17 11:53
oiaohmThere is a difference.Apr 17 11:54
schestowitzIncluding that of information, which is sometimes provably false. But you can't just close down the Web because of that, can you?Apr 17 11:54
oiaohmdownload.com and other major legal application sharing locations go out of there way to confirm that everything is as clean as able.Apr 17 11:54
oiaohmpirate bay has been verry much share without any regulation or control.Apr 17 11:55
schestowitzMore info on Moldova: http://www.stallman.org/moldova2.txtApr 17 11:55
oiaohmThis leads to problems.Apr 17 11:55
schestowitzOf course it doesApr 17 11:56
schestowitzit does not auditApr 17 11:56
schestowitzPeople should know this coming inApr 17 11:56
schestowitzJust as In don't believe what I see in Fox, CNN and other lie-disseminating fronts of large corporationsApr 17 11:56
oiaohmNext problem supply of illegal software is one of the biggest blockers to people trying other cheeper legal software.Apr 17 11:57
schestowitzWhy not use FOSS as a solution?Apr 17 11:58
oiaohmIf pirate bay had like restricted themselfs to like music and video items that could be simply filtered for.    I would not be out for there blood.Apr 17 11:58
schestowitzThere's a lot of great FOSS/NUX news today.Apr 17 11:58
schestowitzIf people did not have to 'steal', then they would get it from the original sitesApr 17 11:59
schestowitzLike mozilla.comApr 17 11:59
oiaohmLots of illegal software users are use to like MS Office.Apr 17 11:59
schestowitzPirate bay does filesApr 17 11:59
schestowitz0s and 1sApr 17 11:59
oiaohmIf it don't look act like MS Office they will not touch it.Apr 17 11:59
schestowitzIt's not about formatsApr 17 11:59
schestowitzIt's just a broadcasting service for what's on your HDDApr 17 11:59
schestowitzBruce Byfield is still busy knocking GNOME against KDE (non-constructive): http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/o...Apr 17 12:00
MinceRoiaohm: are you out for TPB's blood?Apr 17 12:00
oiaohmSo it would be file for me to broadcast slander about you on line just because it was not on my harddrive I would not be account able.Apr 17 12:01
oiaohmIts the same kind of thing.Apr 17 12:01
oiaohmLaw makes it simple here you provide a link to something without at least doing some basic checks for problems you can be libable if its illegal software same rule.Apr 17 12:02
oiaohmAnyone who thinks they don't have to take some responsablieds for the end results to there users like TPB should not be in business.Apr 17 12:03
MinceRtime to check for links to outside sites on the websites of the proponents of that ideaApr 17 12:03
MinceRchange themApr 17 12:03
MinceRand see how they like such accusations.Apr 17 12:04
MinceRaccusing someone of crime because of where their off-site links point is an idiotic ideaApr 17 12:04
MinceRsomething only clueless politicians could have come up with.Apr 17 12:04
schestowitzKDE glory (I like this guy's screenshots): http://introducingkde4.blogspot.com/2009/...Apr 17 12:05
oiaohmNo MinceR.   Off-site link could be like a youtube video.   For a while pro nazii sites and illegel mp3 sites here used it.  Since they were not hosting but leading users intentionally to illegal items they tried to say they were not guilty.Apr 17 12:06
oiaohmIt comes under the providing due care to end users.Apr 17 12:07
MinceRthe ones who do the hosting should be guiltyApr 17 12:07
MinceRsince they control what resource is at a particular URL.Apr 17 12:07
oiaohmOne hosting and one providing the link are both guilit.Apr 17 12:07
schestowitzYes, MinceR Apr 17 12:07
MinceRsay if your site provided a link to an innocent looking page on my siteApr 17 12:07
schestowitzoiaohm: using the same logic, let's shut down the NetApr 17 12:08
oiaohmthe person with link is not guilt if host had changed the location.Apr 17 12:08
schestowitzSome politicians wanted itApr 17 12:08
schestowitzThe Internet may contains viruses and bad contentApr 17 12:08
schestowitzSo you could sue ISPsApr 17 12:08
MinceRwhat if i changed it to an video of child porn with an illegally obtained soundtrack on itApr 17 12:08
schestowitzThey provide access to such materialApr 17 12:08
MinceRwould you consider yourself guilty?Apr 17 12:08
MinceRnote that you haven't changed anything in your control, yet it points to something other than you intendedApr 17 12:09
MinceRshould people also be banned from publishing links to web searches since they can't guarantee what comes up?Apr 17 12:09
oiaohmISP here are legally reposnable for all sites they host.   There is a question if they are legally required to virus scan there caches.Apr 17 12:09
MinceRwhy should they be?Apr 17 12:09
MinceRif the user wants to be virus-free, he should scan their own stuff anywayApr 17 12:10
oiaohmISP are also reposnable for removing are links.Apr 17 12:10
MinceRor make sure their system is not vulnerable.Apr 17 12:10
oiaohmFrom sites they host that point to illegal stuff.Apr 17 12:10
MinceRperhaps politicians and legislators should stop looking for more fascistic ways to limit freedoms just because some asshole can rake in more money that wayApr 17 12:10
oiaohmRemember person can profit from crime of illegal items though advertising.Apr 17 12:11
MinceRthen prove that they profited from it.Apr 17 12:11
oiaohmTraffic can be profit.Apr 17 12:11
oiaohmalso providing links person can profit.Apr 17 12:11
MinceRalso, linking isn't necessarily advertising.Apr 17 12:11
oiaohmLinking is aways a form of advertising.Apr 17 12:13
zoobab01schestowitz: for Digistan, we are working on COSS:Apr 17 12:13
oiaohmIf no one can find there way to the illegal content how are they going to get it.Apr 17 12:13
zoobab01http://groups.google.com/group/comp....Apr 17 12:13
zoobab01P2P standardsApr 17 12:14
schestowitzzoobab01: I mailed Linus about migration to GPLv3 because of patents (linking to SFLC)Apr 17 12:14
zoobab01no need of a Standards Body anymoreApr 17 12:14
schestowitzI suppose you saw the SFLC post...?Apr 17 12:14
zoobab01he will say that GPLv3 is politicalApr 17 12:14
zoobab01no?Apr 17 12:14
zoobab01url?Apr 17 12:14
MinceRoiaohm: so is a library catalog an advertisement too?Apr 17 12:14
schestowitzWait..Apr 17 12:14
MinceRis a directory listing in a filesystem advertising?Apr 17 12:15
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oiaohmBy law here listing illegal content in a library catalog providing way to access it is a breach.Apr 17 12:15
MinceRyou have stupid lawsApr 17 12:16
schestowitzzoobab01: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/b...Apr 17 12:16
MinceRno news thereApr 17 12:16
oiaohmSo internet is getting no special treatment.Apr 17 12:16
MinceRof course it isn'tApr 17 12:16
MinceRthe people responsible for lawmaking don't know anything about the internetApr 17 12:16
oiaohmAnti cracking laws here were design specially for internet secuirty problems.Apr 17 12:17
schestowitzno nmapApr 17 12:17
oiaohmCopy right protection laws here did not need alteration.Apr 17 12:17
schestowitzBecause, of course, illegalising it would end crime LMAOApr 17 12:18
schestowitzThese people are patently idiots IMHOApr 17 12:18
schestowitzVery humble opinionApr 17 12:18
schestowitzSo they lock people out of nmap...Apr 17 12:18
schestowitzSure, sure... the CRIMINALS will be prevented access to this binary/code BECAUSE OF LAWApr 17 12:18
schestowitzLike content violators will be scared of DMCA or DRM... sure, sure..Apr 17 12:18
oiaohmnmap is legal here.Apr 17 12:19
schestowitzAnd banning pot will end itApr 17 12:19
schestowitzRather than elevate its valueApr 17 12:19
schestowitzAnd criminalise some kidsApr 17 12:19
MinceRit worked so well for ethanolApr 17 12:19
schestowitzCritimalising on the Web rarely stops somethingApr 17 12:19
MinceRoh, and gunsApr 17 12:19
schestowitzWatch Craigslist and prostitutesApr 17 12:19
oiaohmUse of cracking tools on items you don't own and don't have approval to use land you in illegal trouble here.Apr 17 12:19
schestowitzThey just moved somewhere else.Apr 17 12:19
MinceRthese lawmakers live in an interesting world of law-abiding criminals.Apr 17 12:19
MinceRan interesting _fantasy_ world.Apr 17 12:20
schestowitz:-) .."law-abiding criminals."Apr 17 12:20
MinceR(by their definition of "criminal")Apr 17 12:20
MinceRby my definition of "criminal", there are a lot of criminals who might do their crimes while not breaking lawApr 17 12:21
MinceRpoliticians, for exampleApr 17 12:21
MinceRand ballmer's gangApr 17 12:21
MinceRthey do nothing but cause harm to societyApr 17 12:21
MinceRpartly for their own gain and partly just for funApr 17 12:22
oiaohmhttp://www.snopes.com/crime/sta...  Guns is backed up by numbers MinceRApr 17 12:22
schestowitzMore FOSS FUD from former Microsoft employee (feelin' da heat !!): http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/...Apr 17 12:22
MinceRwhere does it say that nobody owned guns outside the armed forces?Apr 17 12:23
MinceRthat's right, nowhereApr 17 12:23
oiaohmCutting automatic weapons and pump action cut 10 percent off or armed crime.Apr 17 12:23
MinceRand you may want to check other places too, not just australiaApr 17 12:23
oiaohmAustralians are still able to get gun licences MinceRApr 17 12:23
schestowitzWhat are these for BTW?Apr 17 12:23
schestowitzGuns I mean... for civilians.Apr 17 12:24
oiaohmJust particular classes of weapons were removed.Apr 17 12:24
schestowitzIt's the same issue with patentsApr 17 12:24
oiaohmMost fun one here is a bullet proff vest is a restricted weapon here.Apr 17 12:24
oiaohmYes you need a licence to wear one.Apr 17 12:24
MinceRlet's hear your outrageous arguments defending that.Apr 17 12:25
oiaohmIt works MinceRApr 17 12:25
MinceRlolApr 17 12:25
zer0c00lDamn piratebay founders sent to jail: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...Apr 17 12:25
MinceRi have an ideaApr 17 12:26
zer0c00l"It is almost certain that The Pirate Bay will keep on sailing, long after today's court judgement"Apr 17 12:26
oiaohmNow you see someone wearing body armor you know to run.Apr 17 12:26
MinceRlet's kill everyone on EarthApr 17 12:26
MinceRi'm certain it will reduce all kinds of crime to 0!Apr 17 12:26
oiaohmOr some way get out there way.Apr 17 12:26
schestowitzI really dread the fact that some proprietary sw company created by former Microsofter speaks for FOSS: http://www.sdtimes.com/link/33421Apr 17 12:26
MinceRoh, i always wanted to flee.Apr 17 12:26
MinceRit's a fundamental need in my life to be oppressed, pushed around and hunted.Apr 17 12:27
MinceRthankfully, i have the state to do that for me!Apr 17 12:27
oiaohmMinceR: how do you think holding a gun makes you safer.Apr 17 12:27
MinceRby shooting my enemy before he can kill me?Apr 17 12:27
MinceRdead people don't aim so well you knowApr 17 12:27
oiaohmAlso you can miss and hit someone who you should not.Apr 17 12:28
MinceRso can the other guyApr 17 12:28
MinceRand guess what, so can armed forcesApr 17 12:28
oiaohmthe police can also shot the worng guy.Apr 17 12:28
oiaohmIe you.Apr 17 12:28
schestowitzSUSE is having problems after Novell's Microsoft deal: http://www.h-online.com/open/Health-Check-...Apr 17 12:28
zer0c00llol "It used to be only movies, now even verdicts are out before the official release."Apr 17 12:28
zer0c00lverdict leaked?Apr 17 12:29
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schestowitzzer0c00l: yes, last nigthApr 17 12:29
MinceRespecially if they don't allow me to wear a bulletproof vestApr 17 12:29
schestowitzThe TPB guys knew ahead of timeApr 17 12:29
oiaohmPolice also found since they are allowed bullet proff vests and normal people are not.  Gun man is less likely to fight.Apr 17 12:30
schestowitz"enemy" is subjectiveApr 17 12:30
schestowitzTo say guns defend against enemies is foolishApr 17 12:30
zoobab01http://www.youtube.com/watch?...Apr 17 12:30
oiaohmGun is a double sided item.Apr 17 12:30
schestowitzIt's like vain nations that say they develop nuclear warheads for "defense"Apr 17 12:30
MinceRand those gunmen won't get bulletproof vests because it's illegal and they're law-abiding citizens!Apr 17 12:30
schestowitzNukes don't offer any defenceApr 17 12:30
schestowitzThey create world atrocities. Period.Apr 17 12:30
schestowitzGuns killApr 17 12:31
schestowitzGuns never defendApr 17 12:31
MinceRwhile you're at it, why not get some explosive collars any policeman can detonate by remote control?Apr 17 12:31
oiaohmWearing a bullet proof vest will get attention here.Apr 17 12:31
MinceRit's the same ideaApr 17 12:31
MinceRtaking away all power from citizensApr 17 12:31
schestowitzExcept in case where cops lives were saved when people shot their pistol/holsterApr 17 12:31
schestowitzSame with knifesApr 17 12:31
oiaohmSo its not like a criminal is going to walk up to a bank undetected wearing one.Apr 17 12:31
MinceRthen you can push them around with impunityApr 17 12:31
schestowitzThere's a campaign here about knifes turning against their ownersApr 17 12:31
schestowitzzoobab01: I saw this video this morning (DM link)Apr 17 12:32
schestowitzzoobab01: was the siren related to his speech?Apr 17 12:32
schestowitzThe lady asked him to endApr 17 12:32
oiaohmReduction in guns also reduced number of kids harmed by miss stored guns.Apr 17 12:33
oiaohmGuns are + and -.  Killing feature of them make them a problem.Apr 17 12:33
MinceRthere's a law of nature that if someone owns a gun and he's not in any armed forces, he'll store their gun in clear access for their kids.Apr 17 12:33
MinceRthe killing feature makes them what they are.Apr 17 12:34
oiaohmKids locks keys.Apr 17 12:34
oiaohmThere are a lot of kids you cannot keep out of things.Apr 17 12:34
MinceRthen don't get a gun.Apr 17 12:34
iwmwwhat are you talking about? people without guns/knives are just sheeps in the sheep-penApr 17 12:34
MinceRor a kid.Apr 17 12:34
MinceRiwmw: exactlyApr 17 12:34
oiaohmLaw here does not block you from having every class of weapon with the right storage and classifation.Apr 17 12:35
zer0c00lhttps://thepiratebay.org/special...Apr 17 12:35
iwmwoiaohm: law also turns against those who use the weaponApr 17 12:36
oiaohmIe ammorers here are allowed to have everything.Apr 17 12:36
iwmwit means that if you have a gunApr 17 12:36
iwmwyou're almost not allowed to use itApr 17 12:36
iwmwunless you want to go directly to jailApr 17 12:36
iwmweven if you defended yourselfApr 17 12:37
oiaohmSecurity guards are allowed to use theres to defend self.Apr 17 12:37
iwmwagainst multiple attackersApr 17 12:37
oiaohmIts all about the right classivation.Apr 17 12:37
iwmwit's about right lawsApr 17 12:37
iwmwin russia they are pretty fucked upApr 17 12:37
oiaohmTo get those classicafications you have to be trained to use them correctly and store them correctly.Apr 17 12:37
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iwmwand guess what then?Apr 17 12:38
oiaohmThere is no point in a person having a gun if they cannot use it correctly.Apr 17 12:38
iwmwmkay, you can use it correctlyApr 17 12:38
oiaohmAnd shots like a stack of by standing people.Apr 17 12:38
schestowitzMore on the success story in RP: One of the Philippines Leading Retailers to Use Linux-based System < http://www.junauza.com/2009/04/one-of-phi... >Apr 17 12:38
oiaohmLaws here don't forbid gun owner ship.Apr 17 12:38
oiaohmJust put requirements on it.Apr 17 12:39
iwmwoiaohm: laws here do the sameApr 17 12:39
oiaohmSo preventing idiots and insane from having them.Apr 17 12:39
iwmwoiaohm: you don't look at another sideApr 17 12:39
oiaohmThe idea arm everyone some how makes it better.  It don't.Apr 17 12:40
iwmwand at that side when you're trained to correctly use the gun and get oneApr 17 12:40
iwmwyou're actually not allowed to use it when you shouldApr 17 12:41
iwmwin russia you actually is not allowed to even defend yourself properlyApr 17 12:42
oiaohmIf you have the right class of licence for defend you are allowed to here.Apr 17 12:42
iwmw'cause if you kill the attacker or break smth you will most likely to go to jailApr 17 12:42
oiaohmMany cases were killing criminal has been legal.Apr 17 12:43
oiaohmOk killing not armed criminal lands you in trouble.Apr 17 12:43
iwmwand that's a total bsApr 17 12:43
schestowitziwmw: similar case in the UKApr 17 12:43
schestowitzmaybe not in the USApr 17 12:43
oiaohmIf you have non leathal weapons.Apr 17 12:43
schestowitzLand of the 2 inch barrel and the farmer with his daughterApr 17 12:43
schestowitzSome kid got shot in the back ages ago... and then the debate awokeApr 17 12:44
schestowitz:-( Argh! The Microsoft liars are still relying on fake surveys...sometimes the survey /numbers/ are cooked. I have evidence of IDC/MS doing it.Apr 17 12:44
oiaohmAn ammorer here I know has a full tank its even legal for him to take it on road.Apr 17 12:44
schestowitzoiaohm: what is nonlethal weapon?Apr 17 12:44
schestowitzIt's like saying, friendly enemyApr 17 12:44
oiaohmTazers/peper spray/rubber bullets.  Ok weapons not intenendt to kill.Apr 17 12:45
oiaohmEven glue traps.Apr 17 12:45
oiaohmKinda a very warped hand grand that basically creates a sticky mess.Apr 17 12:46
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tacone:( http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-...Apr 17 12:46
schestowitzzoobab01:  http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2009... http://www.linuxjournal.com/cont...Apr 17 12:48
schestowitztacone: Sarko will be gettin' some tonightApr 17 12:48
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iwmwwtfApr 17 12:51
iwmwyou mean, they killed tpb?Apr 17 12:51
tacone900.000$ each guyApr 17 12:51
iwmwand 1 year in prisonApr 17 12:51
taconeand 1 year jailApr 17 12:51
taconebut they will appeal to the high court, so it's not over.Apr 17 12:52
schestowitzThey go to Microsoft?Apr 17 12:52
taconeand they claim not to know where the servers really are. so nothing will be shut down - claims sundeApr 17 12:52
iwmwi think that that court was boughtApr 17 12:52
schestowitzI thought so tooApr 17 12:52
taconeobviouslyApr 17 12:52
schestowitzWhat are the chances?Apr 17 12:52
schestowitzThink of the vested interests.Apr 17 12:52
taconethe sentence has leaked at least 1 hour before.Apr 17 12:52
Omar871So, you guys have heard of the The Pirate Bay case, eh?Apr 17 12:53
taconeno reason to make the sentence leak if they're not bought.Apr 17 12:53
schestowitzSome US Judges recently got caught for corruptionApr 17 12:53
schestowitzNot just oneApr 17 12:53
schestowitzAnd you may assume this to be just the case where they got CAUGHTApr 17 12:53
schestowitzThere's lots more like that ANDApr 17 12:53
Omar871What do you guys think of the case?Apr 17 12:53
schestowitzThe RIAA got caught appointing a crony as a judge last yearApr 17 12:53
schestowitzThat's factualApr 17 12:53
schestowitzOBAMAA put 5 RIAA lawyers in charge alreadyApr 17 12:54
tacone3.6 millions USD they can find easily just with the donate button.Apr 17 12:54
schestowitzMaybe even moreApr 17 12:54
schestowitz5 are those we know about...Apr 17 12:54
tacone1 year of jail... bad thing.Apr 17 12:54
Omar871And, why The Pirate Bay only?Apr 17 12:54
schestowitzBig victimApr 17 12:54
schestowitzMake the smaller ones scaredApr 17 12:54
taconebecause TBP is the one getting sueApr 17 12:54
schestowitzSame reason the US invaded IraqApr 17 12:54
schestowitzIt was to create awe and fearApr 17 12:55
Omar871I mean is it the only site that contains copyrighted content?Apr 17 12:55
schestowitz"Showing who's the boss so to speak"Apr 17 12:55
taconeother torrent sites have been shut down. but they didn't oppose resistance.Apr 17 12:55
Omar871OhApr 17 12:55
schestowitzSo all the TPB lookalikes will be dreading too nowApr 17 12:55
schestowitzBUTApr 17 12:55
schestowitzThe issue I have is thisApr 17 12:55
schestowitzThere are many similar services that are not identicalApr 17 12:55
schestowitzLike GoogleApr 17 12:55
schestowitzLike YahooApr 17 12:55
taconeon the other hand, TPB was HARD to bring down.Apr 17 12:55
schestowitzLike MSNApr 17 12:55
schestowitzYou put in song nameApr 17 12:55
schestowitzYou get resultsApr 17 12:55
schestowitzThis led to lawsuits in CHinaApr 17 12:55
taconein fact, they are still not brought down.Apr 17 12:55
schestowitzIs Europe next?Apr 17 12:55
taconeone women claimsApr 17 12:56
schestowitzWhat about sharers?Apr 17 12:56
schestowitzThey WON"T STOPApr 17 12:56
Omar871So, have they really defeated TPB now?Apr 17 12:56
taconethat this sentence may open the way to sue ISPSApr 17 12:56
schestowitzThey have 1 terabyte external HDDsApr 17 12:56
Omar871Will it be shut down?Apr 17 12:56
schestowitzThey'll just change mode of sharingApr 17 12:56
taconeand slow down broadband spreading in EUApr 17 12:56
schestowitzOr encrypt their trafficApr 17 12:56
schestowitzSo nothing it solved hereApr 17 12:56
schestowitzThey just relocate the sharingApr 17 12:56
taconeOmar871: sunde stated it will be hard to shut down TPB even if they loose the appealApr 17 12:56
zoobab01TPB relies on TORApr 17 12:57
taconethe location of the server is - according to him - unknown even to them.Apr 17 12:57
Omar871TOR?Apr 17 12:57
schestowitztacone: the bext they can do is strip DNSApr 17 12:57
schestowitzBut then...Apr 17 12:57
zoobab01http://www.torproject.org/Apr 17 12:57
schestowitzpeople will breoacast IPsApr 17 12:57
schestowitzAnd they'll play whack-a-moleApr 17 12:57
taconethey can hide behind tor as a DNS systemApr 17 12:58
taconeor other services too large to be put in causeApr 17 12:58
schestowitzHehe.Apr 17 12:58
schestowitzI small another DE crackdown..Apr 17 12:58
schestowitzRias..Apr 17 12:58
schestowitzraidApr 17 12:58
taconeI think it's time to get some alternative DNS system.Apr 17 12:58
iwmwwe better make different internetsApr 17 12:59
oiaohmLOLApr 17 12:59
oiaohmtor is tracable.Apr 17 12:59
taconewe might ship cd's with ordinary mail.Apr 17 12:59
MinceRit's traceable if you've compromised enough nodes :>Apr 17 12:59
oiaohmIts also traceable by timing attack MinceRApr 17 13:00
MinceRi think it's time to lobby for a huge bandwidth extension to the internetApr 17 13:00
MinceRand then we can just use freenet or whatever.Apr 17 13:00
MinceRoiaohm: but timings are configurable, aren't they?Apr 17 13:00
MinceRalso, if enough users are there it becomes less feasibleApr 17 13:00
iwmwdid anyone see the videos: http://thepiratebay.org/special/2... ?Apr 17 13:01
MinceRa bit of itApr 17 13:01
MinceRtl;dwApr 17 13:01
iwmwi will only be able to look at them at homeApr 17 13:01
oiaohmTor timings are not configurable.Apr 17 13:02
oiaohmLink though Tor for a single lasting connection like irc goes though the same nodes repeatly.Apr 17 13:02
MinceRicApr 17 13:03
oiaohmSo its not what you call bomb proff to monitoring while in use.Apr 17 13:03
MinceReven then you'll need to see traffic around all nodesApr 17 13:03
iwmwit's so funny how freenode supports torApr 17 13:03
oiaohmYou only need to see traffic at the ends.Apr 17 13:03
oiaohmtiming of the packets passing though tor can confirm if you are close to the end points.Apr 17 13:04
iwmwyou gotta register your identity firstly then you can use torApr 17 13:04
oiaohmIf it was changing paths between nodes all the time you could not follow.Apr 17 13:04
schestowitzI can't reach TPB :-oApr 17 13:04
oiaohmBasically enough packets and Tor network hide is rendered usless.Apr 17 13:05
iwmwstrange, it's opening hereApr 17 13:05
taconei can.Apr 17 13:05
taconethe videos are skippyApr 17 13:06
taconetoo many people watching.Apr 17 13:06
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schestowitztacone: so they should make a torrent :-)Apr 17 13:07
schestowitzI've only ever used BitTorrent  legallyApr 17 13:07
taconethey probably did.Apr 17 13:08
trmancohi allApr 17 13:08
ShadycatTPB 12 months, whats the pointApr 17 13:09
schestowitz"Show them and scare the rest"Apr 17 13:09
schestowitzDivide and conquerApr 17 13:09
ShadycatSend it underground more likeApr 17 13:10
schestowitzAnything preventing Linux-dedicated torrent services from getting polluted by bad stuffApr 17 13:10
schestowitzLike someone putting porn under a name like ubuntu-x86-9.04.iso?Apr 17 13:10
schestowitzThey just can't police binary data which people shareApr 17 13:10
Shadycatencrypted connections, remote proxies, ISP's that dont really careApr 17 13:11
Shadycatit wont stopApr 17 13:11
oiaohmAgain how many people would find that simply.Apr 17 13:11
tacone"so go ahead sue google"Apr 17 13:12
ShadycatTPB never did anything wrong really, its like hammering google for supplying a means to find thingsApr 17 13:12
oiaohmThey have in the past.Apr 17 13:12
oiaohmYoutube has to respond to take downs.Apr 17 13:13
oiaohmTPB told take down request to get stuffed.Apr 17 13:14
iwmwtpb got a kewl advertisement by that courtApr 17 13:14
taconethey wonder why didn't google volounteer to help them.Apr 17 13:14
oiaohmSo they are getting stuffed.Apr 17 13:14
iwmwnow they can sell tpb for much more than that sumApr 17 13:14
oiaohmYou cannot really defend someone who shows disrespect.Apr 17 13:14
oiaohmNow if TPB a was responding to take down requests.  It would have been another matter.Apr 17 13:15
ShadycatTrue but its a political stanceApr 17 13:15
oiaohmYep do the wrong things lose.Apr 17 13:15
schestowitztacone: put some queries in GoogleApr 17 13:15
oiaohmanti-virus people like me also hated that TPB would not take down infected files.Apr 17 13:15
taconeschestowitz: ?Apr 17 13:16
schestowitzSomething like 'index of mp3'Apr 17 13:16
schestowitzDirectory contentApr 17 13:16
taconei know google indexes 'emApr 17 13:16
schestowitzYou could accuse Google of proving links to servers with files on themApr 17 13:16
MinceRi thought that would help antivirus people get more profit ;)Apr 17 13:16
schestowitzSame thing as TPBApr 17 13:16
Shadycatits about being bullied to comply, most people dont even know about linux because M$ bullies the marked, webbooks are a good exampleApr 17 13:16
schestowitzBut Google is a registered businessApr 17 13:16
schestowitzand google makes money with ads that wayApr 17 13:16
schestowitzJust a case of point..Apr 17 13:16
taconeno ads on that searchApr 17 13:16
taconei think they carefully avoid putting ads on that kind of queries.Apr 17 13:17
MinceRoiaohm: so do you want to ban web search? :>Apr 17 13:17
taconeif they don't to profit on those searches, they're kinda clean.Apr 17 13:17
iwmwgoogle should be bannedApr 17 13:17
oiaohmThere is a difference here.Apr 17 13:17
MinceRgoogle should be, but web search in general?Apr 17 13:17
iwmwnopeApr 17 13:18
oiaohmIf I find a site virus infected that google has indexed I report it to them.Apr 17 13:18
schestowitzGoogle encouraGES PIRACY :-)Apr 17 13:18
oiaohmIt will be removed.Apr 17 13:18
MinceRoiaohm: nope. if library catalogs are advertisement then so are search engines.Apr 17 13:18
schestowitzThe Pirate Google (TPG)Apr 17 13:18
ShadycatlolApr 17 13:18
schestowitzIt's just used by angry kids to download musicApr 17 13:18
schestowitzAnd to get cr4acked softwareApr 17 13:18
oiaohmAgain google does not refuse take down requests.Apr 17 13:18
schestowitzSue them.Apr 17 13:18
schestowitzThey don't even know how many servers they haveApr 17 13:18
taconethey just handle it one by one. as well as tpbApr 17 13:18
Shadycatand virus for the malware magnet most of the runApr 17 13:18
oiaohmSame with a library if you find something illegal in there open cat that should be in the restricted you report it to them.Apr 17 13:19
taconedifference is tpb only handles take down requests by police.Apr 17 13:19
taconeif you find paedophilyApr 17 13:19
taconethey encourage you to report it to policeApr 17 13:19
taconenot to theme.Apr 17 13:19
taconethem.Apr 17 13:19
iwmwfirst you gotta download itApr 17 13:19
iwmwand then watch for hoursApr 17 13:19
oiaohmThey move it they have no fowl.Apr 17 13:20
iwmwuntil you realise that the girl is youngApr 17 13:20
iwmwshe's definitely 17.5, not 18Apr 17 13:20
schestowitzWatch how Microsoft profits (with ads) for people looking for a free ride: Apr 17 13:20
schestowitzhttp://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=m...Apr 17 13:20
schestowitzSue Microsoft!Apr 17 13:20
schestowitzPiratesApr 17 13:20
oiaohmtacone: again duty of care.Apr 17 13:20
schestowitziwmw: soem teachers was accused of thisApr 17 13:21
oiaohmInstead of taking the offencive they pass it off to police.Apr 17 13:21
schestowitzFor reporting something, which means handlingApr 17 13:21
schestowitzThen there were the kids sextingApr 17 13:21
taconeoiaohm: tpb is following swedish laws. not American's.Apr 17 13:21
oiaohmSo that means the window that the content is displays is up longer.Apr 17 13:21
oiaohmswedish laws don't forbid a site from self cenering content.Apr 17 13:22
oiaohmIf the content is a risk to users.Apr 17 13:22
oiaohmLike virus infected.Apr 17 13:22
oiaohmMy hate of them is pure line they took they they could just completely drop duty of care for there users.Apr 17 13:23
ShadycatWhat will they do when its hosted in a country where the laws dont applyApr 17 13:25
MinceRor you could just care about what code you run or your machine.Apr 17 13:25
MinceRShadycat: they'll try to convince obama to bomb that country, of courseApr 17 13:25
ShadycatMaybeApr 17 13:25
MinceRbecause they're turristsApr 17 13:25
ShadycatlolApr 17 13:26
iwmwcountries should be bombedApr 17 13:26
MinceRand obama just does what his paying clients tell him toApr 17 13:26
iwmwespecially the most peaceful onesApr 17 13:26
iwmwlike any other politicianApr 17 13:26
oiaohmDuty of Care line is in most countries bar the ones at war.  Ok not a place where I would want a server.Apr 17 13:26
oiaohmAnyone else not noticed google's malware warnings.Apr 17 13:28
MinceRi remember when google decided everything was a malware siteApr 17 13:30
oiaohmYep glitch.Apr 17 13:31
oiaohmNo filtering system is glitch free.   At least attempting to do the right thing keeps people like me on your side.Apr 17 13:32
schestowitzAttemptApr 17 13:35
schestowitzNot a blockApr 17 13:35
MinceRoiaohm: do i want to keep you on my side? :>Apr 17 13:36
iwmwas for me the filter should be optionalApr 17 13:37
iwmwand they shouldn't exclude ANY sites from indexingApr 17 13:38
MinceRagreedApr 17 13:38
iwmweven those containing viruses and illegal stuffApr 17 13:38
oiaohmNot sure you would see it the same way after understanding the costs.Apr 17 13:46
oiaohmAs viruses get more advanced more of them are getting anti-virus and other protection software disabling.Apr 17 13:47
iwmwand whatApr 17 13:47
iwmwthat site shouldn't be removed from indexing but blocked by optional filterApr 17 13:48
oiaohmThey day will come that protection software will be that large that computer cannot work if you run it unless there is work to remove viruses from circulation.Apr 17 13:48
oiaohmSimple fact detection software has limits.Apr 17 13:49
iwmwisn't protection software already overbloated?Apr 17 13:49
oiaohmIt gets worse the more viruses that are in active circulation.Apr 17 13:49
MinceRand that's what access control and clueful users are for. ;)Apr 17 13:50
oiaohmDo you need root to spam everyone.Apr 17 13:50
oiaohmdoes a virus need root to replacte and cause hurm.Apr 17 13:51
oiaohmAs now.Apr 17 13:51
MinceRdo you need root to infect executables in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin or /usr/sbin?Apr 17 13:51
oiaohmnop.Apr 17 13:51
oiaohmInfecting core executables just provides a way to rapply infect everyone on machine.Apr 17 13:51
oiaohmNot that its required so viruses can stay spreeding.Apr 17 13:52
MinceRis it possible to only allow certain processes to access the network? yes it is.Apr 17 13:52
oiaohmWithout very tight rules nothing stops a virus from controlling the applciations users can use to access the network.Apr 17 13:52
MinceRalso not all protection mechanisms are about keeping a huge database around and looking for patterns from it.Apr 17 13:52
MinceRnot all of them have performance costs.Apr 17 13:53
oiaohmI know not all.Apr 17 13:53
oiaohmPart of protection is also removing source.Apr 17 13:54
MinceRthen there's EMP. :>Apr 17 13:55
taconeoiaohm: agreedApr 17 13:56
oiaohmIf site running people take responsable for cleaning up infections like everyone else has to.  Spreeds can be better controlled.Apr 17 13:56
tacone(about not neededing root)Apr 17 13:56
MinceRthere are other considerations too, not just controlling spreads.Apr 17 13:57
oiaohmYes OS secuirty is important.Apr 17 13:57
oiaohmBy slowing the spreed you increase the time users have to get thre machine secuirty patched.Apr 17 13:57
MinceRi still think it's a bad idea to enforce limitations on search engines.Apr 17 13:57
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oiaohmGoogles can be clicked passed.Apr 17 13:58
oiaohmThey warn you twice.Apr 17 13:58
MinceRit can also probably be completely removed via greasemonkey, for example. :>Apr 17 13:58
oiaohmThat is user going out of there way to be harmed.Apr 17 13:59
MinceRor it isn't.Apr 17 14:00
oiaohmTPB had many options.  Removing the tracker for a torrent slows its effectiveness of spreed.Apr 17 14:00
oiaohmSo buying time.Apr 17 14:00
oiaohmDoes it stop a torrent from spreeding completely no.Apr 17 14:00
oiaohmCan that alert people that there is a problem.Apr 17 14:01
oiaohmYes.Apr 17 14:01
MinceRnot completely? now there's a jokeApr 17 14:01
oiaohmEmule and other systems.Apr 17 14:02


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Gemini Links 19/12/2024: Port Of Miami Explosion, TurboQOA, Gnus
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Fake Articles About 'Linux'
Dated yesterday
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IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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FSF Has Made It Halfway to Its Target (Funding Goal) a Week Before Christmas Day
$400,000 definitely seems reachable now, especially if they extend the "deadline"
[Meme] The Master Churnalist
Speaking of press releases being passed off as "journalism"
Spamnil's TFiR: Still Pretending Press Releases Are 'Articles' (TFiR 'Originals' as Plagiarism or Fluff)
Same as last year
Links 18/12/2024: Zakir Hussain Dies, TuneIn Layoffs
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Links 18/12/2024: Karate Love and Advent of Code
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Windows (or Microsoft) Has Become the "One Percent" (Market Share) in Chad
How long before it falls below 1%?
Arvind Krishna, IBM's CEO, Will Eventually Suck Up to Donald Trump Like His Predecessor Did or the Watson Family Did With Adolf Hitler
Literally Hitler
Being a Geek Need Not Mean Being Sedentary
"In the past 18 months," Berkholz writes, "I’ve lost 75 pounds and gone from completely sedentary to fit, while minimizing the effort to do so (but needing a whole lot of persistence and grit)."
GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don
"resistance" to dictatorship and defenders of democracy?
Slop Spaghetti From the Chef, Second Time Today
Fresh slop ready out the oven!
IBM - Like Microsoft - Lies About the Number of People It's Laying Off (Several Tens of Thousands, Not Counting R.T.O. "Silent" Layoffs and Contractors/Perma-Temps)
How many waves of silent layoffs have we seen so far at IBM this year?
Links 18/12/2024: EU Launches Probe Into TikTok (At Last!)
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Links 18/12/2024: Doha/Qatar Trafficking, Bloat Comfort Zone, and Advent of Code 2024
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Saving What's Left of Decent and Independent Journalism on the Web
We increasingly (over time) try to make local copies (hosted on our server) of important documents; it's hard to rely on third parties
[Meme] Microsoft's Latest Marketing Pitch
"Stop Being Poor; buy a new PC with TPMs"
In South Africa, a Very Large Nation, Web Developers Can Already Ignore Microsoft Browsers (Edge Measured Below 3% in 55 Nations)
The dumb assumption you must naively test with Microsoft browsers is no longer applicable in a lot of places
Open Source Initiative (OSI) is the Voice of Bill Gates and Satya Nadella
Not hard to see what they've done with the money
Microsoft Boasts That Its (Microsoft-Sponsored) "Open Source AI" Propaganda Got Cited in Media (That's Just What the Money Did)
This is a grotesque openwashing campaign
In Many Places Around the World, Perhaps as Expected, Yandex is Nearly Bigger Than Microsoft (Like in Several African Countries)
Microsoft may soon fall to "third place" in search
Keeping Productive This Christmas
We've (pre)paid for hosting till almost January 2026 and fully back on the saddle
IBM and Canonical Leave Money on the Table Because Microsoft Pays Them Not to Compete and Instead Market Windows, WSL, Microsoft 'Clown Computing', and TPMs
Where are the regulators?
Other Editors Who Agree "Hey Hi" (AI) is Just Hype But Won't Say So Publicly as It Might Upset Key Sponsors
Some media would gladly participate in a scam to make money
Brian Fagioli's Latest "Linux" Article Appears to be Fake
Another form of plagiarism/ripoff using bots?
IBM (and Red Hat) is a Patent Troll, Still Leveraging Software Patents to Extract Money Out of Other Companies by Suing Them
Basically, when it comes to patents, IBM is demonstrably part of the problem, not the solution
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IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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