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schestowitzMore Linux goodness in the Chinese pipeline... http://is.gd/hK81w "Android2.1+Ubuntu" !linux ☛ #china ☛Nov 25 07:34
schestowitz:-)Nov 25 07:34
TechrightsBot-scTitle: 智器V3 迷你平板评测 | 创新平板电脑网 .::. Size~: 20.23 KBNov 25 07:34
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schestowitzoiaohm: http://cityblogger.com/archives/2010/11/24/a-replacement-for-x-finallyNov 25 12:40
TechrightsBot-scTitle: A replacement for X finally! | Prakash Advani's Blog .::. Size~: 58.51 KBNov 25 12:40
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/59233283 "!listening ☛ Felicidade http://bit.ly/dWYAlB #caetanoveloso ☛ #lupicinio ☛ #youtube ☛"Nov 25 12:53
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Hilton Garcia Fernandes (hgfernan)'s status on Thursday, 25-Nov-10 12:45:47 UTC - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 8.98 KBNov 25 12:53
TechrightsBot-scTitle:     YouTube        - Caetano Veloso - "Felicidade" (1974)   .::. Size~: 118.09 KBNov 25 12:53
schestowitzt's one of my favouritesNov 25 12:53
schestowitzbut I'm used to hear it sung by ladiesNov 25 12:54
oiaohmhttp://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=pts_iveland_karsk  Guess you have seen this.  schestowitzNov 25 13:11
TechrightsBot-scTitle: [Phoronix] Karsk: Make Finding Software/Driver Optimizations Easier .::. Size~: 25.04 KBNov 25 13:11
schestowitzI've posted this.... in the morningNov 25 13:13
oiaohmPhoronix has done a good job of stoping the kernel from regressions in performance that can be avoided.  schestowitzNov 25 13:15
schestowitzit did many articles recentlyNov 25 13:19
schestowitzNew server tooNov 25 13:19
oiaohmhttp://slashdot.org/story/10/11/25/0416208/Coder-Accuses-IBM-of-Patenting-His-Work  This will be fun for you schestowitzNov 25 13:20
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Coder Accuses IBM of Patenting His Work - Slashdot .::. Size~: 55.14 KBNov 25 13:20
oiaohmI remember using electricfence for memory debuging.Nov 25 13:21
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schestowitz"Never heard Felicidade sung by ladies. Couldn't find a fine female interpretation: even Maria Bethania is not so good at it." https://identi.ca/notice/59242355Nov 25 16:31
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Hilton Garcia Fernandes (hgfernan)'s status on Thursday, 25-Nov-10 16:24:21 UTC - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 8.51 KBNov 25 16:31
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9IAyUOSs4 < that's the one I likeNov 25 16:35
TechrightsBot-scTitle:     YouTube        - Astrud Gilberto - A Felicidade   .::. Size~: 147.09 KBNov 25 16:35
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schestowitzhttp://www.blogicalthoughts.com/images/signs/1319_signs.jpgNov 25 17:02
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Not a web page! Aborting image/jpeg type .::. Size~: 0 KBNov 25 17:02
schestowitz"Ah, Felicidade by Jobim. I like it, but prefer the one by Lupicinio Rodrigues. Indeed Astrid Gilberto is wonderful." https://identi.ca/notice/59242970Nov 25 17:04
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Hilton Garcia Fernandes (hgfernan)'s status on Thursday, 25-Nov-10 16:38:52 UTC - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 8.39 KBNov 25 17:04
schestowitzI think it's Astrud. I have some of her albums.Nov 25 17:04
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/59243737 "Felicidade by Jobim & De Morais seems more optimistic than the Lupicinio Rodrigues'. De Morais had a touch with ladies. :)"Nov 25 17:06
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Hilton Garcia Fernandes (hgfernan)'s status on Thursday, 25-Nov-10 17:00:22 UTC - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 8.41 KBNov 25 17:06
schestowitz"JOANNA(BRASIL) - FELICIDADE " is new to me and very goodNov 25 17:09
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zh7QReDRroNov 25 17:09
TechrightsBot-scTitle:     YouTube        - JOANNA(BRASIL) - FELICIDADE   .::. Size~: 116.31 KBNov 25 17:09
schestowitzhttp://www.itworld.com/open-source/128068/openrespect-its-about-timeNov 25 17:27
schestowitzMehNov 25 17:27
TechrightsBot-scTitle: OpenRespect: It's About Time | ITworld .::. Size~: 80.97 KBNov 25 17:27
schestowitzoiaohm: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODgxMQNov 25 17:37
TechrightsBot-scTitle: [Phoronix] Bringing Up Hardware First In Linux, Then Windows .::. Size~: 18.54 KBNov 25 17:37
schestowitzThis is important tooNov 25 17:37
schestowitzhttp://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1470.htmlNov 25 17:40
TechrightsBot-scTitle: The Joy of Tech comic... Monty Python's pre-flight circus. .::. Size~: 25.41 KBNov 25 17:40
MinceRlolNov 25 17:44
schestowitz"Agreed. Not Tweeting the word TERROR in capitals would be part of a low-profile response? ;)" https://twitter.com/#!/BenWoodsZD/status/7845325121257473Nov 25 17:55
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Twitter .::. Size~: 44.35 KBNov 25 17:55
schestowitzIt's TERROR~1 (as in FAT32 limitation, not just TERRORNov 25 17:55
FurnaceBoy4nobody will get that.Nov 25 17:56
FurnaceBoyit's Aspie humour :)Nov 25 17:56
MinceRno, it's computer geek humorNov 25 17:58
schestowitzSee also http://goo.gl/1E0Vv >So they should also give cargo a pat-downNov 25 17:59
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Al Qaeda¿s boast at ¿bargain¿ printer bomb plane plot  | Mail Online .::. Size~: 70.06 KBNov 25 17:59
schestowitzMinceR: but this guy writes for ZDNet UKNov 25 17:59
schestowitzHe should  know thisNov 25 18:00
MinceRsince when are zdnet writers known for being in the know? :>Nov 25 18:01
FurnaceBoyMinceR: well it's kind of 'extreme' geek humour.Nov 25 18:03
FurnaceBoyMinceR: obscure to most geeks, evenNov 25 18:03
FurnaceBoybut hilarious to those in the know...Nov 25 18:03
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: read that only 1% of cargo is inspected. combine that with the fact that ground staff have free access to the plane (sans scans)... and...Nov 25 18:04
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: gosh, maybe it's all just a scam?Nov 25 18:04
schestowitzThat's the thing...Nov 25 18:04
schestowitzIf you travel with electronics they don't open themNov 25 18:04
schestowitzThey pass them through a scanner, but it doesn't show all that muchNov 25 18:05
schestowitzMaybe they should use dogNov 25 18:05
schestowitzTheatreNov 25 18:05
schestowitzNeeds animalsNov 25 18:05
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: outside the us, dogs are used.Nov 25 18:05
schestowitzUber-sniffers...Nov 25 18:05
schestowitzLike in police TV showsNov 25 18:05
schestowitzOr snipers/watchersNov 25 18:05
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: in fact i think i've seen dogs used in US airports, but i no longer travel thereNov 25 18:05
schestowitzLike those whom they claim can watch a nervous person in a roomNov 25 18:06
schestowitzIn a crowd evenNov 25 18:06
schestowitzAs though people who go to hump 77 virgins will be nervous...Nov 25 18:06
schestowitzI think the dogs are threatreNov 25 18:06
schestowitzJust too many smellsNov 25 18:07
schestowitzFalse positivesNov 25 18:07
schestowitzDogs are not robots... you can't program to smell 10 seleted drugs, some of which can be well sealed or devoid of smells (or with added smell)Nov 25 18:07
schestowitzI have a better ideaNov 25 18:07
schestowitzLet's save lives where it's easier...Nov 25 18:08
schestowitzThe road, the hospital...Nov 25 18:08
schestowitzWithout terror~1->less occupationNov 25 18:08
schestowitzWithout occupation -> less terror~1Nov 25 18:08
schestowitzAnd here's the fun partNov 25 18:09
schestowitzDecommission the Military Industrial COmplexNov 25 18:09
schestowitzMake paramedics out of themNov 25 18:09
schestowitzAssign some to act as public servantsNov 25 18:09
schestowitzMake community, not warNov 25 18:09
schestowitzhttp://tinyogg.com/watch/LV2kt/Nov 25 18:41
TechrightsBot-scTitle: TinyOgg - Watch: Dennis Rodman: The most Bizarre Interview EVER! .::. Size~: 5.28 KBNov 25 18:41
schestowitzLOLNov 25 18:41
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICbUJX0Em7wNov 25 18:54
TechrightsBot-scTitle:     YouTube        - Ding-Bat Journalist and Muslim Call to Prayer   .::. Size~: 122.65 KBNov 25 18:54
schestowitzRepeal Pakistan's blasphemy law http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/nov/13/pakistan-blasphemy-law-asia-bibiNov 25 21:07
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  If Pakistan is serious about freedom of speech its blasphemy law must go, says Michael Nazir-Ali | Comment is free | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 186.15 KBNov 25 21:07
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/nov/13/amexica-war-ed-vulliamy-reviewNov 25 21:11
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Amexica: War Along the Borderline by Ed Vulliamy – review | Books | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 97.57 KBNov 25 21:11
schestowitzFurnaceBoy: Bombs Away: Afghan Air War Peaks With 1,000 Strikes in October http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/bombs-away-afghan-air-war-peaks-with-1000-strikes-in-october/Nov 25 21:14
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Bombs Away: Afghan Air War Peaks With 1,000 Strikes in October | Danger Room | Wired.com .::. Size~: 66.91 KBNov 25 21:14
schestowitzObama the peacemakerNov 25 21:14
FurnaceBoy:|Nov 25 21:14
FurnaceBoyNobelNov 25 21:15
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: BoycottNobel ?Nov 25 21:15
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/14/george-bush-accused-borrowing-memoirsNov 25 21:21
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  George Bush accused of borrowing from other books in his memoirs | World news | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 78.32 KBNov 25 21:21
schestowitzFurnaceBoy: hahaNov 25 21:21
schestowitznot Albert's faultNov 25 21:21
schestowitzhe gave obama a prize... while in his graveNov 25 21:21
FurnaceBoyAlfred?Nov 25 21:21
schestowitzObama uses his invention to carpet-bombNov 25 21:21
FurnaceBoydidn't he invent the great servant of power, modern explosives?Nov 25 21:22
schestowitzHe drives the enonomy..Nov 25 21:22
schestowitzWWhen he uses up a bomb they need to make a new oneNov 25 21:22
schestowitzObama's govt has just made a killing in Saudi ArabiaNov 25 21:24
schestowitzIIRC $90bn in weapon salesNov 25 21:25
schestowitzThe sad truth about money to be made (by some) in warNov 25 21:25
FurnaceBoybiggest money maker of allNov 25 21:25
MinceRwar is for making a killing :>Nov 25 21:25
FurnaceBoy#1 reason for iraqNov 25 21:25
MinceR(several, actually)Nov 25 21:25
FurnaceBoymomving cashNov 25 21:25
schestowitzTaxpayers foot the billNov 25 21:25
schestowitzIt's an orgy of spendingsNov 25 21:25
FurnaceBoyyepNov 25 21:26
FurnaceBoywas itemising it for somebody last nightNov 25 21:26
schestowitzBridges, arms, steel...Nov 25 21:26
schestowitzYou break something and then built it againNov 25 21:26
schestowitz"Broken Window" theoryNov 25 21:26
schestowitzremember the FAT joke?Nov 25 21:27
schestowitzTERROR~1?Nov 25 21:27
FurnaceBoyyusNov 25 21:27
schestowitzoops missed that in the bustle... *hangs head in shame* ;) https://twitter.com/BenWoodsZD/status/7903933225762816Nov 25 21:27
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Twitter / Ben Woods: @schestowitz oops missed t ... .::. Size~: 9.76 KBNov 25 21:27
schestowitz:-)Nov 25 21:27
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/14/reland-european-debt-crisis Ireland resists calls to seek EU financial aidNov 25 21:28
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Ireland resists calls to seek EU financial aid | Business | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 80 KBNov 25 21:28
schestowitzWar is GodNov 25 21:28
schestowitzGod is warNov 25 21:28
schestowitzIn God we trustNov 25 21:28
schestowitzMoney is GodNov 25 21:28
schestowitzWar is MneyNov 25 21:29
MinceRWar is PeaceNov 25 21:29
MinceRFreedom is SlaveryNov 25 21:29
MinceRIgnorance is StrengthNov 25 21:30
schestowitzIt isNov 25 21:30
schestowitzNot t the ignorantNov 25 21:30
schestowitzBut I know the linesNov 25 21:30
MinceR:)Nov 25 21:30
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/nov/24/sarah-palin-north-korea-alliesNov 25 21:32
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Sarah Palin: 'We've got to stand with our North Korean allies' | Richard Adams | World news | guardian.co.uk  .::. Size~: 201.91 KBNov 25 21:32
schestowitzIt's going viralNov 25 21:32
schestowitzGoodNov 25 21:32
MinceRi thought it already was when i saw it :>Nov 25 21:32
schestowitzI liked how after he corrected her she went on with opposing realityNov 25 21:32
schestowitzThis is the woman who might get the code to the nukes in 2 yearsNov 25 21:32
schestowitz"Oops! We nuked the wrong country?"Nov 25 21:33
MinceR:>Nov 25 21:33
schestowitz"South Korea, Mrs. President"Nov 25 21:33
MinceRMutually Assured Destruction would still work, wouldn't it? :>Nov 25 21:33
schestowitz"Oh, I can see South Korea from ma house in ALASKKKA"Nov 25 21:33
schestowitzhttp://www.stallman.org/archives/2010-sep-dec.html#15%20November%202010%20%28Shameless%20Sarah%20Palin%27s%20Alaska%29 "Sarah Palin appeared on video fishing for salmon, very close to some bears and setting a dangerous example."Nov 25 21:34
schestowitzLike that chopped turkey vid from the other thanksgiving (IIR)Nov 25 21:35
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/12/afghanistan-us-militaryNov 25 21:36
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Afghanistan: military quagmire and government money pit | Pratap Chatterjee | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk  .::. Size~: 106.35 KBNov 25 21:36
schestowitzIraq's disappearing Christians are Bush and Blair's legacy http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/12/backfiring-of-bush-crusadeNov 25 21:36
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Iraq's disappearing Christians are Bush and Blair's legacy | William Dalrymple | Comment is free | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 190.67 KBNov 25 21:36
MinceR"It's coming right for us!"Nov 25 21:38
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/#!/ender2070/status/7908735485743104Nov 25 21:39
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Twitter .::. Size~: 44.28 KBNov 25 21:39
schestowitz"@ender2070 maybe your blackberry is #tivoizated too but no free kernel yet"Nov 25 21:39
schestowitzBrandon started a new jobNov 25 21:39
schestowitzhttp://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=301798Nov 25 21:40
TechrightsBot-scTitle: TH - National/World Article .::. Size~: 69.24 KBNov 25 21:40
schestowitzIt's deadNov 25 21:40
schestowitzSo it means there's nothing rogue in them, sureNov 25 21:40
schestowitzNato summit to outline Afghanistan withdrawal planNov 25 21:45
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/15/nato-summit-afghanistan-withdrawalNov 25 21:45
TechrightsBot-scTitle:  Nato summit to outline Afghanistan withdrawal plan | World news | The Guardian  .::. Size~: 107.06 KBNov 25 21:45
schestowitzIt feels like wikileaks has exhausted its 15 minutes of fame for the leak it just publishedNov 25 21:46
schestowitzWales is rightly concerned about them using the wiki branding to promote their work, which is about leak, not wikiNov 25 21:46
FurnaceBoyhehNov 25 21:46
FurnaceBoyWhat's Wales got to do with it?Nov 25 21:47
MinceRsince when does the word "wiki" belong to wales?Nov 25 21:47
FurnaceBoywiki was invented by Ward Christensen, who runs a very interesting one at http://c2.comNov 25 21:47
FurnaceBoyyeah, i don't find Wales' views on it very relevant.Nov 25 21:47
FurnaceBoyhe's just upset because he doesn't run the most important site in the world any more.Nov 25 21:48
FurnaceBoy;)Nov 25 21:48
MinceRis there such a site?Nov 25 21:49
FurnaceBoyyeah, 4chan.org obvNov 25 21:49
MinceRlolNov 25 21:49
MinceRi think it's subjectiveNov 25 21:49
FurnaceBoyno, it's purely objectiveNov 25 21:49
FurnaceBoyand I get to sayNov 25 21:49
MinceRhow do you measure the importance of a site?Nov 25 21:49
FurnaceBoydon't even have toNov 25 21:49
FurnaceBoywhatever i say, isNov 25 21:50
MinceRoh, i seeNov 25 21:50
MinceRsure, then i decide that you're wrongNov 25 21:50
MinceR^+^Nov 25 21:50
MinceR^_^Nov 25 21:50
FurnaceBoythat's not allowed, obviouslyNov 25 21:50
FurnaceBoybecause that would totally wreck my systemNov 25 21:50
MinceRnow it isNov 25 21:50
MinceRbut only to meNov 25 21:50
MinceRthat's not my problem :>Nov 25 21:50
FurnaceBoyohNov 25 21:51
FurnaceBoywell i think u should be more sympathetic to the notion of me being boss of everything.Nov 25 21:53
MinceRsorry, i can'tNov 25 21:54
FurnaceBoyQuadrescence is on my sideNov 25 21:54
FurnaceBoyso ur outnumberedNov 25 21:54
MinceRit would conflict with the truth of me being the highest-ranked overdeityNov 25 21:54
MinceRnumbers are worthless against pure powerNov 25 21:54
FurnaceBoyprove it!Nov 25 21:55
FurnaceBoycook the carrots in my refrigeratorNov 25 21:55
MinceRi don't feel like cookingNov 25 21:55
MinceRbesides, any mortal can cookNov 25 21:55
FurnaceBoythen i don't feel like believing your overblown claimNov 25 21:55
MinceRi don't feel like caringNov 25 21:56
QuadrescencebadonkadonkNov 25 22:15
MinceRbeepNov 25 22:17
FurnaceBoyQuadrescence: ohaiNov 25 22:57
FurnaceBoyQuadrescence: u were sleeping???Nov 25 22:57
QuadrescenceFurnaceBoy: i went to eat with famNov 25 22:58
FurnaceBoyuauNov 25 22:58
FurnaceBoyokNov 25 22:58
FurnaceBoyfun?Nov 25 22:58
Quadrescenceit was goodNov 25 22:58
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