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sebsebsebschestowitz: Grr lsot connection and so ^ both chansMay 05 02:06
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FurnaceBoyschestowitz: must read-- http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewives-of-wall-street-look-whos-cashing-in-on-the-bailout-20110411?print=trueMay 05 03:21
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schestowitzmono booster now quiet just yet. http://twitter.com/directhex/statuses/65937113845202945 http://twitter.com/verofakto/statuses/65936687250931712 http://twitter.com/directhex/statuses/65932428916699136 well, mono has died, they won't last for longMay 05 08:29
TechrightsBot-sc@directhex: @verofakto in tomorrow's logs, Roy will bemoan how I "smear" techrights by quoting from IRC. Which is the official place for discussion.May 05 08:29
TechrightsBot-sc@verofakto: @directhex I am shocked. On my techrights?? Shocked, I tell you.May 05 08:29
TechrightsBot-sc@directhex: I'm sure you can imagine what a classy place #techrights IRC has been. Hint: comparing @migueldeicaza to Bin Laden.May 05 08:29
schestowitzhttp://www.directoryinventor.com/inventor/4e6957a7ae45d335f53bce424b25391f_1.html Linus TorvaldsMay 05 09:08
schestowitzYikesMay 05 09:08
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/M4n1sh/statuses/66023384043098113May 05 09:56
TechrightsBot-sc@m4n1sh: @directhex @verofakto They have even declared the age above you are competent enough to contribute to Open Source http://goo.gl/yZ3JuMay 05 09:56
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schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/M4n1sh/statuses/66023674188283904May 05 09:57
TechrightsBot-sc@m4n1sh: @verofakto Here is the gem - http://goo.gl/pUJwOMay 05 09:57
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schestowitz"Sony needs to accept that they no longer own and control the PS3 when they sell it to you. Notice it's only PSN that gave away all your personal data, not Xbox Live when the 360 was hacked, not iTunes when the iPhone was jailbroken, and not GMail when Android was rooted. Because other companies aren't crazy."May 05 10:24
schestowitzhttp://geohotgotsued.blogspot.com/2011/04/recent-news.htmlMay 05 10:24
TechrightsBot-scTitle: geohot got sued: Recent News .::. Size~: 301.8 KBMay 05 10:24
MinceRor other companies got lucky :>May 05 10:25
MinceRor they didn't get some people so pissed off at them to want them break in :>May 05 10:25
MinceRs/them b/to b/May 05 10:26
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/72712770May 05 10:28
TechrightsBot-sc@satipera (satipera)'s status on Thursday, 05-May-11 09:04:28 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz Okay, ty. I will have another go. 2 x I have had source can't be read 1/2 way through.May 05 10:28
schestowitzhttp://socialmediatoday.com/bradfriedman/290930/lawyers-use-google-help-pick-jurorsMay 05 10:35
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Lawyers Use Google To Help Pick Jurors | Social Media Today .::. Size~: 68.06 KBMay 05 10:35
schestowitz /google/search engine/?May 05 10:35
schestowitzGore & Apple cult http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8484268/Al-Gore-joins-ex-Apple-engineers-to-reinvent-the-e-book.htmlMay 05 10:40
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Al Gore joins ex-Apple engineers to reinvent the e-book - Telegraph .::. Size~: 71.26 KBMay 05 10:40
MinceRgore decides to go back to useless endeavors again?May 05 11:31
schestowitz"[PJ: I told you I thought it was just a bug, not intentional, from what I saw in my research. One thing Apple has a good record on is privacy.]"May 05 11:31
schestowitzYesterday ^^May 05 11:31
schestowitzLOLMay 05 11:31
MinceRLOLMay 05 11:31
MinceRPJ back to crApple apologism again?May 05 11:31
schestowitz!google apple privacy violationsMay 05 11:31
TechrightsBot-sc[1] - Apple Sued Over App Privacy Violations | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/28/apple-privacy-lawsuit_n_802058.htmlMay 05 11:31
TechrightsBot-sc[2] - Apple hit with another suit alleging privacy violations | Phones ... | http://www.macworld.com/article/157575/2011/02/apple_privacy_suit.htmlMay 05 11:31
TechrightsBot-sc[3] - Apple Hit With Another Suit Alleging Privacy Violations | PCWorld ... | http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218351/apple_hit_with_another_suit_alleging_privacy_violations.htmlMay 05 11:31
TechrightsBot-sc[4] - [H]ard|OCP - Apple Hit With Another Suit Alleging Privacy Violations | http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/02/01/apple_hit_another_suit_alleging_privacy_violationsMay 05 11:31
schestowitzMinceR: one last blast before Groklaw goes into static modeMay 05 11:32
schestowitzI already told her it's futileMay 05 11:32
MinceRor it will be full-on crApple hype from now onMay 05 11:32
schestowitzPosting stuff about how hypePad is all great...May 05 11:32
schestowitzNo point to itMay 05 11:32
MinceR"SCO is dead, finally we can focus on advertising crApple!"May 05 11:32
schestowitzIt takes away from the good work she has done teaching lawyers about FOSSMay 05 11:33
MinceRindeedMay 05 11:33
schestowitzMinceR: great comedy (new): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMYIl5b-paYMay 05 12:18
TechrightsBot-scTitle: YouTube         - Atheist Comedy: Fine-Tuned Universe .::. Size~: 124.71 KBMay 05 12:18
schestowitz> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Collections/OpenSSHMay 05 12:48
TechrightsBot-scError processing the URL: HTTP/1.0 403 ForbiddenMay 05 12:49
schestowitzIt is very well put together. Bookmarking and adding to daily links.May 05 12:49
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qu1j0t3schestowitz: it's weird, you talk about pj's pro-apple posts but i don't remember seeing one in the 8 years i've been reading GL. got a cite ?May 05 13:11
oiaohmqu1j0t3: there were a few.  PJ mostly netural.  PJ has basically done some pro for a lot of different parties normally that would be hated.May 05 13:12
qu1j0t3oiaohm: yes, i've heard people mention them, just don't remember seeing one.May 05 13:12
qu1j0t3what are those other parties?May 05 13:12
oiaohmqu1j0t3: It was normally when apple was being attacked by patent trolls.May 05 13:13
oiaohmSame with other parties.May 05 13:13
qu1j0t3eh?May 05 13:13
qu1j0t3no,May 05 13:13
qu1j0t3schestowitz was referring to posts praising apple products.May 05 13:13
qu1j0t3where are these?May 05 13:13
oiaohmPJ did have a apple laptop and a few other things.  But I really did not count that.  Since it was a true case of buying and using.May 05 13:14
oiaohmIe not given or bribed.May 05 13:14
oiaohmBut was a little lack of due care by PJ but everyone is entiled to a few human errors.May 05 13:15
MinceRthere's this constant stream of side comments like "omg omg hypePhone is soooo innovative"May 05 13:16
MinceRand "crApple has such a great record on privacy"May 05 13:16
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oiaohmMinceR: To be correct Apple did have a great record on privacy until they got caught doing the wrong thing with the iphone.May 05 13:20
qu1j0t3MinceR: where are these comments? can anyone cite one?May 05 13:20
MinceRqu1j0t3: they're randomly scattered on the siteMay 05 13:21
MinceRi can't be arsed to find them nowMay 05 13:21
qu1j0t3well, i'd be interested to see one.May 05 13:21
oiaohmMinceR: I have seen a lot like I find here.  http://lifessimplelittlepleasures.ie/index.php/bits-pieces/groklaw-news-picks/  Problem is I am not exactly sure if this is the real groklaw PJ  Never find matching stuff on groklaw itself.May 05 13:29
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Groklaw News Picks | Life's simple little pleasures .::. Size~: 38.61 KBMay 05 13:29
schestowitznews picks is where the ads areMay 05 13:39
schestowitzNot postsMay 05 13:39
schestowitzPosts on psystar are not the adsMay 05 13:39
schestowitzthat's defence of AppleMay 05 13:39
schestowitzbut not adsMay 05 13:39
schestowitzshe says she just objectively writes about it, so I said, why bother defending a company worth a third of a trillion?May 05 13:40
schestowitzShe should defend FOSSMay 05 13:40
schestowitzhttp://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=20110414184224418&title=Designated+place+to+discuss&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=915115#c915142 "Tech Rights comes fairly close with article coverage. It covers a much broader range of topics, though. "May 05 13:40
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Groklaw - Digging for Truth .::. Size~: 17.03 KBMay 05 13:40
schestowitz"Techrights discusses Freedom issues." http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=20110411195227234&title=I+believe+PJ+had+made+a+decision+not+to+endorse+anyone&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=914522#c914758May 05 13:40
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schestowitzsome troll links to http://identi.ca/notice/72658056May 05 14:14
TechrightsBot-sc@gnufreex's status on Wednesday, 04-May-11 15:53:09 UTC - Identi.ca: @clacke And that is why people (me included) are happy that mono guys are fired: mono evang. is not going to be profesionall job anymore.May 05 14:14
schestowitzSaying it's our position or somethingMay 05 14:14
schestowitzI already explained TR's position is not some text of people who hang out in IRCMay 05 14:14
MinceRthe trolls probably suffer from reading comprehension issuesMay 05 14:15
schestowitzNo, they just have dirt-digging withdrawal symptomMay 05 14:16
schestowitzMicrosoft's bullies are effective...May 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:08] < > hi royMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:09] < > I have a personal issue to discuss with you, in privateMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:09] < > I would use Skype, but I'm unable to do that nowMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:10] < > As as I said, this is [...]  motivated mostly by crippling fearMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:10] < > How are you today?May 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:13] < > I know you dislike private text conversations on the IRC at leastMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:14] < > but this is an extremely personal issue, and sharing it on IRC would be self-defeatingMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:18] < > it's about my fear for my future roy, if I continue to post at TechrightsMay 05 14:30
schestowitzMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:18] < > If you want, we could use a different medium, like Jabber or somethingMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:19] < > But what about people like the Microsoft Munchkins?May 05 14:30
schestowitzMay 05 14:30
schestowitz[14:20] < > ok, I have an opportunity to go on skype, one secMay 05 14:30
schestowitzSee what the Mono maniacs do?May 05 14:30
schestowitzI don't think it's self-defeatingMay 05 14:30
schestowitzIn fact, it just helps show the extent of the corruptionMay 05 14:30
schestowitzWhere intimidation of critics proves handy for themMay 05 14:30
schestowitzThey try to paralyse oppositionMay 05 14:31
schestowitz[14:33] <  I understand that RoyMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:33] <  But at the same time, you are much stronger in this regard than I amMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:33] <  You were able to weather the calls to your university and employers trying to smear youMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:34] <  I'm only in 1st yearMay 05 14:47
schestowitzMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:34] <  I guess it was stupid of me to come here with (mostly) my real nameMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:34] <  My family couldn't handle potential smear calls and threatsMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:34] <  they aren't set up to even conceive such thingsMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:35] <  No, I will mention Wikileaks in publicMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:35] <  I will also mention TechRights in publicMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:36] <  But following this Conservative Majority, and after reading previous attacks upon you and Twitter, I am worriedMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:36] <  Does this me I would crawl back to Microsoft and purposely forget things? NoMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:36] <  That isn't what I'm sayingMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:37] <  what I'm saying is that I am not strong enough to face the consequences of thisMay 05 14:47
schestowitzMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:37] <  I'm not the person who can take attack calls and personal, real-life attacksMay 05 14:47
schestowitz[14:37] <  I can stand online attacks, I have beforeMay 05 14:47
MinceRperhaps he could build and use strong anonymityMay 05 14:50
schestowitzIt's hardMay 05 14:57
schestowitzEsp. if someone is hellbent on unmasking youMay 05 14:57
schestowitzpeople could unmask you if they triedMay 05 14:57
schestowitzSomeone your IP address is showing up in IRC for exampleMay 05 14:57
schestowitzIf they have a friend at a .hu ISP they can get your details by making a quick callMay 05 14:57
schestowitzI believe this is how some people in COLA (USENET) got unmasked and abused)May 05 14:58
schestowitzI've seen people unmasked time after timeMay 05 14:58
schestowitzIt just takes someone wanting to do thatMay 05 14:59
schestowitzand we had a powwow about it in BN IRC around 2008 with some anon dudeMay 05 14:59
MinceRwell, i'm not trying hardMay 05 15:00
MinceRi could do a lot better than this :>May 05 15:01
schestowitz>>> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Collections/OpenSSHMay 05 15:01
TechrightsBot-scError processing the URL: HTTP/1.0 403 ForbiddenMay 05 15:02
schestowitz>> May 05 15:02
schestowitz>> It is very well put together. Bookmarking and adding to daily links.May 05 15:02
schestowitz> May 05 15:02
schestowitz> Thanks.  If you notice any thing that has been forgotten or needsMay 05 15:02
schestowitz> clarification (except for certificates) I'd be grateful for feedback.May 05 15:02
schestowitzUsually I keep a list of commands around, this one is more comprehensive.May 05 15:02
schestowitzMinceR: TOR?May 05 15:02
MinceRnot just TorMay 05 15:02
MinceRit can be combined with other meansMay 05 15:02
schestowitzOne of the mono bullies http://identi.ca/notice/72724411May 05 15:04
TechrightsBot-sc@rclayton's status on Thursday, 05-May-11 12:56:39 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz oh really? well, perhaps your friend gnufreex didn't get the memo: http://identi.ca/notice/72658056May 05 15:04
TechrightsBot-sc@gnufreex's status on Wednesday, 04-May-11 15:53:09 UTC - Identi.ca: @clacke And that is why people (me included) are happy that mono guys are fired: mono evang. is not going to be profesionall job anymore.May 05 15:04
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schestowitzMy colleagues write very messy codeMay 05 16:36
schestowitzAnd poorly documentedMay 05 16:36
schestowitzAnd guess what? it makes *me* look bad.May 05 16:36
schestowitz"[XXXX] has added a function which was missing and the ICP implementation depended upon. I am still in a position where the code gives many errors and keeps requiring something new every time I mend the probematic bits. This leaves me having to learn all the code rather than just use it by the interfaces (like a black box). For changes that I make to the code to stick I might also require version control accesss at one stage.May 05 16:36
schestowitzIt's not just a case of rearranging the deck and I cannot keep track of changes that I make. merging manually with diff would be hard if my amendments are conflicting."May 05 16:36
MinceRi just had mercurial completely fuck up a rebaseMay 05 16:37
MinceRanother day wastedMay 05 16:38
schestowitzdoesn't OOo still use it?May 05 16:41
MinceRdunnoMay 05 16:41
MinceRi can tell git is a lot more usableMay 05 16:42
schestowitz!google mercurial openofficeMay 05 16:42
TechrightsBot-sc[1] - Mercurial/Getting Started - OpenOffice.org Wiki | http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Mercurial/Getting_StartedMay 05 16:42
TechrightsBot-sc[2] - Mercurial Pilot - OpenOffice.org Wiki | http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Mercurial_PilotMay 05 16:42
TechrightsBot-sc[3] - OpenOffice.org Document Version Control With Mercurial : David R ... | http://www.ensode.net/roller/dheffelfinger/entry/openoffice_documents_version_control_withMay 05 16:42
TechrightsBot-sc[4] - OpenOffice.org development switches to Mercurial - GullFOSS | http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_development_switches_toMay 05 16:42
schestowitzGurl FOSS...May 05 16:43
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schestowitzhttp://identi.ca/notice/72733935  http://identi.ca/conversation/70365654#notice-72733935 http://identi.ca/notice/72734615May 05 16:56
TechrightsBot-sc@satipera (satipera)'s status on Thursday, 05-May-11 15:44:49 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz ExcommunicationMay 05 16:56
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TechrightsBot-sc@satipera (satipera)'s status on Thursday, 05-May-11 15:54:23 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz Scrub that I thought the factory was in the Phillipines.May 05 16:56
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