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schestowitzHad some hard-drove issues last nightAug 12 06:46
schestowitzOdd oneAug 12 06:46
schestowitzI didn't quote realise that VirtualBox adopted the 'open' core model: http://www.twit.tv/floss130Aug 12 07:48
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schestowitzhttp://theweek.com/article/index/205794/the-anti-justin-bieber-tool-mdash-and-5-more-bizarre-firefox-add-onsAug 12 09:07
TechrightsBot-trTitle: The anti-Justin Bieber tool — and 5 more bizarre Firefox add-ons - The Week .::. Size~: 47.51 KBAug 12 09:07
schestowitzCPU hog?Aug 12 09:07
schestowitzhttp://theweek.com/article/index/205918/hp-scandal-does-it-matter-that-jodie-fisher-once-did-softcore-pornAug 12 09:07
TechrightsBot-trTitle: HP scandal: Does it matter that Jodie Fisher once did softcore porn? - The Week .::. Size~: 45.19 KBAug 12 09:07
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oiaohmWonder if I should use this channel more.Aug 12 11:05
schestowitzYes.Aug 12 11:06
schestowitzThat's what I'm trying to doAug 12 11:06
schestowitzEspecially if it's not about NovellAug 12 11:06
schestowitzAt some stage the identica+twitter bots will hopefully move here too\Aug 12 11:06
schestowitzhttp://www.katonda.com/blog/12/2010/1660Aug 12 11:11
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Why I won't buy a Dell Streak | Katonda .::. Size~: 23.51 KBAug 12 11:11
schestowitzFair points thereAug 12 11:11
schestowitzOdd form factorAug 12 11:11
schestowitzNot pocket sized... nor big enough for work to get doneAug 12 11:12
oiaohmSo my Linux news move here.Aug 12 11:12
oiaohmNot like I bring in much Novell stuff schestowitzAug 12 11:12
schestowitzAaron Seigo: '"some of my best friends are black!" or "i know some gay people" ... meh ... the problem remains until we stop emphasizing the differences.' http://identi.ca/Aug 12 11:13
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Public timeline - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 41.43 KBAug 12 11:13
schestowitzoiaohm: yeah, Linux news here...Aug 12 11:14
schestowitz-Social is good for gossip, I guess.Aug 12 11:14
oiaohmAnd trouble.  schestowitzAug 12 11:14
schestowitzLike when we talk behind ryan's back if he blabbers :-)Aug 12 11:14
oiaohmhttp://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/360208/vodafone-capitulates-over-htc-desire-upgradesAug 12 11:16
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Vodafone capitulates over HTC Desire "upgrades" | News | PC Pro .::. Size~: 43.87 KBAug 12 11:16
oiaohmAndroid is already starting to disrupt phone carriers ways of doing business.Aug 12 11:16
schestowitzDidn't smybian too?Aug 12 11:17
schestowitz*ymAug 12 11:17
oiaohmNot at this level.Aug 12 11:18
schestowitzAndroid increases Web/app monocultureAug 12 11:18
schestowitzGoogle being at the centreAug 12 11:18
schestowitzWindows is dad beef hereAug 12 11:18
schestowitz*deadAug 12 11:18
oiaohmCustomers are expecting power effective clients without crap installed running in background.Aug 12 11:18
schestowitzMicrosoft is just trying to tax Android nowAug 12 11:18
oiaohmWith android.Aug 12 11:18
schestowitzIt gave up on competing with productsAug 12 11:18
oiaohmEven  if MS does tax everything competing against them there income will still reduce massively.Aug 12 11:19
oiaohmProblem for MS is patents are only 20 years.Aug 12 11:19
schestowitzhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10924682Aug 12 11:19
TechrightsBot-trTitle: BBC News - Google offices raided by Korean police .::. Size~: 48.17 KBAug 12 11:19
oiaohmAnd it costs R&D to make more.Aug 12 11:19
schestowitzTo write applicationsAug 12 11:20
schestowitzBut still, they try...Aug 12 11:20
schestowitzTechrights/BN is mostly about the software patents issueAug 12 11:20
schestowitzhttp://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/185-jennifer-cloer/343204-a-guest-post-from-ibms-jean-staten-healyAug 12 11:22
schestowitz"Not to be pedantic ... but this guest post by Ms. Healy incorrectly implies that Apple's iOS is based on Linux and/or is open source. This of course is not the case at all. It is proprietary with the exception of its Darwin/BSD core."Aug 12 11:22
oiaohmAnd cups don't forget cups without that Apple would barely be able to print schestowitzAug 12 11:25
schestowitzYeahAug 12 11:30
schestowitzWell, they didn't ruin it for LinuxAug 12 11:30
schestowitzApple bought lots of stuff, but not as much as Google hadAug 12 11:31
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifvp3Fxi7UoAug 12 12:01
TechrightsBot-trTitle: YouTube- Food police target organic foods in California! .::. Size~: 111.67 KBAug 12 12:01
schestowitzShockingAug 12 12:01
oiaohmhttp://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100811/01343110578.shtml  Ok this is getting scary.Aug 12 12:47
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Music Festival Producer Pre-Sues Bootleggers | Techdirt .::. Size~: 89.5 KBAug 12 12:47
oiaohmSuing to get ruling before you have done anything.Aug 12 12:47
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/crosbie/statuses/20964655447 " http://eff.org/r.p76 @eff get/give a clue why #NetNeutrality IS a trojan horse for regulatory capture, and threat to #Internet. @schestowitz  "Aug 12 16:10
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TechrightsBot-trTitle: A Review of Verizon and Google's Net Neutrality Proposal | Electronic Frontier Foundation .::. Size~: 25.61 KBAug 12 16:10
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/Doppeldenk/statuses/20963575819Aug 12 16:10
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Twitter / 1984: RT Google executive buys ' ... .::. Size~: 12 KBAug 12 16:10
schestowitzhttp://identi.ca/conversation/45556280#notice-45918165 "echnically it's not skynet until they put guns on them :|"Aug 12 16:11
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Conversation - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 9.31 KBAug 12 16:11
schestowitz"rootkits optional? :D #fucksony #fucksonysoooomuch " http://identi.ca/conversation/45558269#notice-45918269Aug 12 16:12
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schestowitzhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/technology/11google.html?_r=1Aug 12 16:27
TechrightsBot-trTitle: The New York Times > Log In .::. Size~: 9.01 KBAug 12 16:27
draoantgyhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn0Aug 12 16:28
schestowitz^_^Aug 12 16:29
schestowitzCleaning the keyboard?Aug 12 16:29
schestowitzhttp://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODQ4NQAug 12 17:29
TechrightsBot-trTitle: [Phoronix] Intel's GEM-Free UMS Driver Still Doesn't Fix Things .::. Size~: 19.59 KBAug 12 17:29
schestowitzhttp://easylinuxcds.com/blog/?p=3992 Mildly interestingAug 12 18:43
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Peppermint OS One-08042010 Screenshots | EasyLinuxCDs.com Blog .::. Size~: 39.58 KBAug 12 18:43
schestowitzhttp://blog.ixproject.org/?p=6 #iphonelinuxAug 12 18:44
TechrightsBot-trTitle:   My first post, introducing iX. at iX .::. Size~: 19.06 KBAug 12 18:44
schestowitzhypeXAug 12 18:44
schestowitzhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/11/exclusive-sony-ericsson-to-introduce-android-3-0-gaming-platfor/Aug 12 19:19
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone -- Engadget .::. Size~: 219.11 KBAug 12 19:19
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Aondohmm isnt pdf supposed to be some sort of standard?Aug 12 21:20
Aondoironicly standard.no has some files im unable to open, without acrobat reader 9.0 it saysAug 12 21:20
MinceRit's standard in the Adobe (and m$) wayAug 12 21:21
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schestowitzYeahAug 12 21:42
schestowitzISO blessed it but nobody blesses ISO anymoreAug 12 21:42
schestowitzSame for MPEG4Aug 12 21:42
schestowitzNorway is still relatively progressive standards wiseAug 12 21:43
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/crosbie/statuses/20999045259 "We are actually in the midst of a developing #copyright & #patent crisis, irrespective of the uncertainty concerning #swpats."Aug 12 21:47
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schestowitzGlyn's neighbourhood connects reformists with lawyers who are progressiveAug 12 22:36
Aondoit was actually a friend of mine with osx that said he was unable to open the same pdf's and asked me if i was able to open them on any viewer in linuxAug 12 22:37
Aondosince he was unable tooAug 12 22:37
schestowitzMacs fail @ PDF now?Aug 12 22:39
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schestowitzhttp://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?doc_id=195529&section_id=466Aug 12 23:39
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Internet Evolution - Editor's Blog - Sometimes It Isn't Facebook's Fault .::. Size~: 226.64 KBAug 12 23:40
schestowitz"Just as in the early days of blogging people were keen to publicize examples of people “fired for blogging” when actually they were fired for something else but a blog was involved in learning about it, so we see stories that blame social media for things that are actually rooted in the world of atoms." http://webmink.com/2010/08/12/links-for-2010-08-12/Aug 12 23:40
TechrightsBot-trTitle: ☞ Patently Bad « Wild Webmink .::. Size~: 41.83 KBAug 12 23:40

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