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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1087417Dec 26 15:48
schestowitz"Dec 26 15:48
schestowitzIt is funny, how self-important the desktop/hom/personal computer market has become. All that operating system talk we read on the internet actually covers only a few percent of the IT industry.Dec 26 15:48
schestowitzWe have a huge number of java applications running in our company, because they have to run on different platforms. We rewrote a few of them in C++ and Python to see how much faster the native binary ran, when there was no virtual machine or interpreter in between. That might not matter on the desktop (fast, expensive machines) most of the time, but I am amazed what can be done on an Adroid device, if the process does not Dec 26 15:48
schestowitzhave to run through Dalvik.Dec 26 15:48
schestowitzBasically all the comfort we built up over the last 10 years, from clean and fast to feature rich and well integrated interfaces, currently runs through the same process again, just less integrated and in the browser. I hope I'll see the day, when they manage to let you run web applications seamlessly integrated into whatever local system you run, without giving up the sandbox security of web browsers.Dec 26 15:48
schestowitz"Dec 26 15:48
TechrightsSocial@: Dec 26 15:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1087417Dec 26 15:49
schestowitz"You should also deny mating with Apple users. It's time IT and eugenics find together."Dec 26 15:49
schestowitzBoycott are intended to change a company's negative spirit/methodology, it's not about users.Dec 26 15:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1094916Dec 26 15:49
schestowitz"There are some good products made by Apple but the problem is Apple's dictatorship on their use, apps, modifications, and like understanding of the word support."Dec 26 15:49
schestowitz"It could be done, sadly, with the high amount of iSheep out there, is not going to be an easy task to carry out. But the company must be schooled."Dec 26 15:50
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schestowitz"I must have decided to boycott them sometime in the 90's. I will keep it up, in light of their recent behaviour."Dec 26 15:50
schestowitz"How am I supposed to boycott something I've never bought or used products from? ;)"Dec 26 15:50
qu1j0t3LOLDec 26 16:08
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1094928Dec 26 17:17
schestowitz"As do I (bought because at one time Apple WAS much better than the alternatives, and I'd hoped that was still true). Some aspects of their HW is still better than the alternatives."Dec 26 17:17
TechrightsSocial@: Dec 26 17:17
schestowitzMade in the same factories as others'Dec 26 17:17
schestowitz"Thanks Roy." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1094883Dec 26 17:17
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MinceRmade in the same factories, but with extra gimmicks that make them subpar and often hazardous :>Dec 26 17:18
schestowitzI was tempted to say that, esp. the battery aspectDec 26 17:19
MinceRdon't forget the MagUnsafe connector either :>Dec 26 17:20
schestowitzWhat's that about?Dec 26 17:21
MinceRhttp://switchingtomac.com/forums/index.php?topic=1474.0;wap2Dec 26 17:21
TechrightsSocialTitle: MagSafe MacBook/* - Power Connectors .::. Size~: 10.87 KBDec 26 17:21
MinceRhttp://www.flickr.com/search/?q=melting+magsafeDec 26 17:22
MinceRappledefects.com is down :/Dec 26 17:22
TechrightsSocialTitle: melting magsafe - Flickr: Search .::. Size~: 129.71 KBDec 26 17:22
schestowitzLOLDec 26 17:22
schestowitzSO AppleDec 26 17:22
schestowitzIt's xmas, buy a new iToyDec 26 17:23
qu1j0t3yes the original magsafe was a very bad design. it has been corrected now.Dec 26 17:33
qu1j0t3i knew many people (including my wife) who had magsafe failuresDec 26 17:33
qu1j0t3insufficient strain relief. i can't believe it took them so long to fix it.Dec 26 17:34
qu1j0t3it's funny, the old non-magnetic coaxial connectors don't have the problem...Dec 26 17:36
MinceR:>Dec 26 17:52
MinceRthat's what you get when a pointless gimmick is more important than a mature designDec 26 17:52
qu1j0t3it has nothing to do with the magnetica part, which is brilliantDec 26 17:53
qu1j0t3it is the cable, it is the cable attachment, a very basic problem of strain relief.Dec 26 17:53
MinceRit being a new and flawed construction has everything to do with itDec 26 17:53
qu1j0t3the magsafe itself is brilliant.Dec 26 17:53
qu1j0t3but, the original design, badly flawed in that wayDec 26 17:53
qu1j0t3one would not throw out the magsafe idea to fix an unrelted issue. so the new design is fine.Dec 26 17:54
MinceRi find it pointlessDec 26 17:54
qu1j0t3just odd that it took them so long.Dec 26 17:54
schestowitzI didn't even know much about it. Maybe I should subscribe to AppleDefectsDec 26 17:54
qu1j0t3since the original design was very dangerousDec 26 17:54
qu1j0t3i.e. lawsuit cityDec 26 17:54
schestowitzBut the site seems defective ATM. Maybe Apple took over it.Dec 26 17:54
MinceRthe design everyone else uses works fine and can't harm magnetic data storage devices and such :>Dec 26 17:54
schestowitz"You don't have permission to access / on this server."Dec 26 17:55
qu1j0t3the magnet is internal, afaik.Dec 26 17:55
MinceRthe magnetic field is externally accessible neverthelessDec 26 17:55
MinceRotherwise it wouldn't workDec 26 17:55
qu1j0t3doubtfulDec 26 17:55
qu1j0t3the socket is recessed quite a bitDec 26 17:55
qu1j0t3and magnets have always been used elsewhere in laptopsDec 26 17:56
qu1j0t3latching lids, etcDec 26 17:56
qu1j0t3i never corrupted a floppy around a laptop ;DDec 26 17:56
MinceRdunno, i don't think i've ever had a laptop with a magnetic latchDec 26 17:57
MinceRmost of them have hooks, the tablet PC has some sort of spring, not sure about the Eee PCDec 26 17:58
qu1j0t3i have seen such things...Dec 26 17:58
qu1j0t3sometimes the latches are magnetically operated, i.e. proximity moves the latchDec 26 17:59
qu1j0t3but in any case.. the fields aren't an issueDec 26 17:59
schestowitzthe 'official' bio?Dec 26 18:11
schestowitzwrong channekDec 26 18:11
schestowitzqu1j0t3: http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/27/4907896.htmlDec 26 19:58
schestowitz"Ruth seems to have confused correlation and causation."Dec 26 19:58
TechrightsSocialTitle: Gates Keepers :: Does being rich cause giving? .::. Size~: 20.1 KBDec 26 19:58
schestowitz"Zuckerberg and Soros: Biggest Wealth Gainers are Philanthropically Inclined"Dec 26 19:59
qu1j0t3lulzDec 26 19:59
qu1j0t3schestowitz: Coca-Cola is giving TWO MILLION DOLLARS to combat global warming, accompanied with an ad campaign featuring polar bears. Blatant greenwashing.Dec 26 20:00
qu1j0t3two million dollars.Dec 26 20:00
qu1j0t3probably much less than the ad placements cost.Dec 26 20:00
schestowitz"Waiter, I'll have another Coke{tm}"Dec 26 20:02
qu1j0t3the audience has been trained to be uncritical. Coke 1, environment -1Dec 26 20:02
schestowitzI had a chat about this over the phone todayDec 26 20:02
schestowitzHow the media makes people resistant to logicDec 26 20:02
schestowitzThe context was, someone who could not talk about anything other than moneyDec 26 20:03
schestowitzand then I said, right, he is... but then again, you can't talk about politics unless it suits the dogma of Rupert MurcdochDec 26 20:03
qu1j0t3right. murdoch frames acceptable positions.Dec 26 20:03
schestowitzAnd proved my case by putting her off while explaining some simple truismsDec 26 20:03
schestowitzwhat's bad is that a lot of the public adores rather than suspects the super-wealthyDec 26 20:04
qu1j0t3yesDec 26 20:04
schestowitzthe goal is not to *be* like them, it is to check what they actually do to societyDec 26 20:04
qu1j0t3this is also media reinforcedDec 26 20:04
schestowitz"job creators" LOLDec 26 20:04
qu1j0t3media owned by rich, won't explore crimes of the richDec 26 20:05
schestowitz"Bill Gates’ wealth increased by $5 billion to bring his net worth to $59 billion"Dec 26 20:05
qu1j0t3it's checkmateDec 26 20:05
schestowitzfrom the above linkDec 26 20:05
schestowitzand best of all, he does not pay tax because he is, one would believe, "giving away" money.Dec 26 20:05
qu1j0t3LOLDec 26 20:05
schestowitzhttp://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/09/116_95401.htmlDec 26 20:05
schestowitz"President Lee Myung-bak returned home Saturday from a trip to New York and Seattle that included speeches at the U.N. General Assembly and a high-level nuclear safety meeting, bilateral summits and a meeting with Microsoft founder Bill Gates."Dec 26 20:05
TechrightsSocialTitle: Lee returns home from trip to New York, Seattle .::. Size~: 66.61 KBDec 26 20:05
schestowitz"One wonders what Le Myung-bak's electoral constituents think of him taking 'global advice' from a nonKorean college drop out code developer?"Dec 26 20:05
schestowitzvisiting him like he is a political figure (which he is, but the public never elected him)Dec 26 20:05
schestowitzhe's richDec 26 20:05
schestowitzThat's a ticket to politics right thereDec 26 20:06
schestowitzJust install your puppets, fund their campaign to represent the funder by proxyDec 26 20:06
schestowitzI have some gates posts in the coming weeksDec 26 20:06
qu1j0t3'college drop out code developer' <--- all irrelevant and say nothing.Dec 26 20:08
qu1j0t3what he is, fundamentally, is a criminal sociopath.Dec 26 20:08
qu1j0t3which happens to describe most of the news-making figuresDec 26 20:08
qu1j0t3by some ODD COINCIDENCEDec 26 20:08
schestowitzI heard so from other peopleDec 26 20:10
schestowitzThose who don;'t play by these rules don't survive in politicsDec 26 20:10
schestowitzDec 26 20:10
schestowitz[20:08] <qu1j0t3> 'college drop out code developer' <--- all irrelevant and say nothing.Dec 26 20:10
schestowitz[20:08] <qu1j0t3> what he is, fundamentally, is a criminal sociopath.Dec 26 20:10
schestowitzoopsDec 26 20:10
schestowitzhttp://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/28/4909188.htmlDec 26 20:10
TechrightsSocialTitle: Gates Keepers :: Melinda on family planning .::. Size~: 20.29 KBDec 26 20:10
qu1j0t3schestowitz: yeah, gun control is a terrible idea: http://t.co/81ia7FC5Dec 26 20:13
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schestowitzhttps://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/watch-this-first-steven-brill-and-diane-ravitch-on-book-tv/ "Dec 26 20:13
schestowitz<a href="http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/29/4909191.html" title="Another Melinda talking head "></a>Dec 26 20:13
schestowitz<blockquote cite="http://gateskeepers.civiblog.org/blog/_archives/2011/9/29/4909191.html">Dec 26 20:13
schestowitzMoonshots and Mandela. Can't lose with those images. Here is a talking head of Melinda from the Social Good Summit where hundreds of people were put in a room to listen to people talk about how good their programmes were. The audience was expected to tweet about it - manufactured consent for the networked generation.Dec 26 20:13
schestowitz</blockquote>Dec 26 20:13
schestowitz"Dec 26 20:13
TechrightsSocialTitle: Watch this First: Steven Brill and Diane Ravitch on Book TV | Seattle Education .::. Size~: 452.42 KBDec 26 20:14
TechrightsSocialTitle: Gates Keepers :: Another Melinda talking head .::. Size~: 17.66 KBDec 26 20:14
TechrightsSocialTitle: Gates Keepers :: Another Melinda talking head .::. Size~: 17.66 KBDec 26 20:14
qu1j0t3lolDec 26 20:21
schestowitz"The United States bequeathed to the Philippines the English language and a stronger affinity for Western culture. Since independence the Philippines has had an often tumultuous experience with democracy, with popular "People Power" movements overthrowing a dictatorship in one instance but also underlining the institutional weaknesses of its constitutional republic in others."Dec 26 20:25
schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhilippinesDec 26 20:25
TechrightsSocialError processing the URL: HTTP/1.0 403 ForbiddenDec 26 20:25
schestowitzWhy are they still called after a Spanish king then?Dec 26 20:25
schestowitzJosé Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, and Mariano Ponce: leaders of the Propaganda Movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Filipino_Ilustrados_Jose_Rizal_Marcelo_del_Pilar_Mariano_Ponce.jpgDec 26 20:26
TechrightsSocialTitle: File:Filipino Ilustrados Jose Rizal Marcelo del Pilar Mariano Ponce.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .::. Size~: 37.15 KBDec 26 20:26
schestowitzdidn't realise how small east timor was http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zvX68cjBQ0k/Tnz9w7UeVtI/AAAAAAAABRE/_3r3V5RNeKA/s1600/southeast_asia_map_region.pngDec 26 20:32
TechrightsSocialNot a web page! Aborting image/png typeDec 26 20:32
qu1j0t3schestowitz: Puerto Rico ... etcDec 26 20:33
MinceRthe Vatican is smallerDec 26 20:33
schestowitzso is their poplutionDec 26 20:35
schestowitz[sarcasm] arse sex with kids doesn't make many many kids [/sarcasm] Dec 26 20:36
MinceR:>Dec 26 20:36
MinceRthat's luckyDec 26 20:36
schestowitzThei cult leaders also dress like they're gay http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SeMlGuvgFf8/TcMgSY4VFII/AAAAAAAAAMA/8F9k29vZvQQ/s1600/Pope-John.jpgDec 26 20:37
TechrightsSocialNot a web page! Aborting image/jpeg typeDec 26 20:37
schestowitzOther cult leaders grow beards and stuff, which won't attract womenDec 26 20:38
schestowitzI'd be more afraid of ScintologyDec 26 20:38
schestowitzat least *they've* got some sense of styleDec 26 20:38
schestowitz*ScientologyDec 26 20:38
schestowitzand they have got thetans, tooDec 26 20:38
schestowitzI ought to be careful what I say though, my theist g/f is moving in with me this weekDec 26 20:39
qu1j0t3oh look: http://www.salon.com/2011/12/26/the_id_of_newt/Dec 26 20:40
TechrightsSocialTitle: The id of Newt -   Newt Gingrich - Salon.com .::. Size~: 135.2 KBDec 26 20:40
qu1j0t3TIL a new euphemism, 'opportunity society' -- a society that doesn't give a fuck for anyone who's not richDec 26 20:40
schestowitzboxing day nearly over... enjoyed the big break and got back intp shape. The rowing contest had me optimised for back (2 months of practice), but now I drop weight and get back to more balance.Dec 26 20:49
schestowitzqu1j0t3: Newt scares meDec 26 20:49
schestowitzwhat he would do esp.Dec 26 20:49
schestowitzThese people have it written on their grinDec 26 20:50
schestowitznot to mention the scandals of lying at the highest levelsDec 26 20:50
schestowitzWith his admissionDec 26 20:50
schestowitzbut Fox covered up for himDec 26 20:50
schestowitzFox as in RupertDec 26 20:50
schestowitzThey need checkenshits like him in powerDec 26 20:50
schestowitz*chiDec 26 20:50
schestowitzThe US requires candidates to be some kind of x-ianDec 26 20:53
qu1j0t3https://twitter.com/#!/ryancoleman/status/151405132129644544Dec 26 20:53
TechrightsSocial@ryancoleman: is anyone really surprised? “@ryan: Wow, GoDaddy is blocking domain transfers away to other registrars? Disgusting. http://t.co/4FH8lOaF”Dec 26 20:53
TechrightsSocialError processing the URL: HTTP/1.1 404 Not FoundDec 26 20:53
schestowitzIIRC, Newt or Romney is MormonDec 26 20:53
schestowitzI think the latterDec 26 20:53
schestowitzThe US is very one-sided on the religion sideDec 26 20:53
qu1j0t3yes, I know.Dec 26 20:53
schestowitzand it MUST be religious.. to be electableDec 26 20:53
qu1j0t3there really is no hope for themDec 26 20:53
schestowitzwith exceptionsDec 26 20:53
schestowitzAFAIK, in the Philippines over 90% of the people are Christian, with Roman-Catholic being the dominant denomination, I guess owing to the Spanish colonialism at least in part.Dec 26 20:53
qu1j0t3it's a broken society just heading further downhillDec 26 20:53
schestowitzThen look at IndonesiaDec 26 20:53
schestowitzOr SaudiDec 26 20:54
schestowitzSome VERY religious placesDec 26 20:54
schestowitzHere in the UK Christianity is assumed and everyone celebrated xmas.Dec 26 20:54
schestowitzAtheists tooDec 26 20:54
qu1j0t3https://twitter.com/#!/orgnet/status/151404942731657216Dec 26 20:55
TechrightsSocial@orgnet: Why online social networks are a VERY BAD place to plan anti-government activities ... you plan, they map. http://t.co/FYsTDjH7 #SNADec 26 20:55
MinceRit's a pagan holidayDec 26 20:55
schestowitzI celebrated with my neighbour Lance, who is Chinese. I also attended 2 more xmas parties before the 25th.Dec 26 20:55
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qu1j0t3schestowitz: the USA political classes are not really religious.Dec 26 20:55
schestowitzMinceR: yeah :-)Dec 26 20:55
schestowitzbut don't tell this to peopleDec 26 20:55
qu1j0t3schestowitz: there was a good discussion of this I read recently. Dec 26 20:55
MinceRit should probably be called something else to hammer this point homeDec 26 20:55
schestowitzThey often get offended if they're religiousDec 26 20:55
MinceRyule or saturnalia or whateverDec 26 20:55
schestowitzlike you atheists 'steal' their holidayDec 26 20:55
qu1j0t3MinceR: 'hypocrisy' and 'fraud' are perfectly good words :)Dec 26 20:55
schestowitzMinceR: LOLDec 26 20:55
schestowitzqu1j0t3: they're notDec 26 20:56
schestowitzthey use it as a veilDec 26 20:56
MinceRqu1j0t3: i wouldn't call the winter solstice holiday "hypocrisy" or "fraud" :>Dec 26 20:56
schestowitzGates is pagan :-)Dec 26 20:56
schestowitzNa... atheistsDec 26 20:56
schestowitzCloset atheistDec 26 20:56
schestowitzAnd Jobs is insaneDec 26 20:56
MinceRnot anymoreDec 26 20:56
MinceRhe's dead now :>Dec 26 20:56
schestowitzthe worms areDec 26 20:56
MinceRhe has lost the information that made him crazyDec 26 20:57
qu1j0t3MinceR: oh right missed lines I thought you were saying 'another word for religion in the USA political class'Dec 26 20:58
qu1j0t3MinceR: nmDec 26 20:58
MinceR:>Dec 26 20:58
MinceRi suspected soDec 26 20:58
schestowitzMinceR: can you find that vid about religion and leadership/gov over time?Dec 26 20:58
schestowitzI bookmarked it AFAIK, can still find itDec 26 20:58
schestowitzI didn't bookmark it, just checked all my browsersDec 26 20:59
schestowitzqu1j0t3 would enjoy itDec 26 21:00
schestowitzSomeone saw an old CV/resume. My current one is not public. The one in on the Web is from when I was 22... I've just turned 30. That's why I put age and not DOB in CVs... people tend not to realise they look at old CVsDec 26 21:02
schestowitzIt's bad when personal web pages get out of dateDec 26 21:02
schestowitzWith old opinions, old taste in music, old knowledge, out of date and debunked ideas, etc.Dec 26 21:02
schestowitzold employers at timesDec 26 21:02
MinceRschestowitz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-PeQBV5TDgDec 26 21:02
TechrightsSocialTitle: I Could Just Murder You A History of Government on Earth [Mirror]       - YouTube .::. Size~: 126.2 KBDec 26 21:03
qu1j0t3https://twitter.com/#!/hotdogsladies/status/151415370715119616Dec 26 21:34
TechrightsSocial@hotdogsladies: GoDaddy's the insane roommate who stole your change and peed on the seat for years—now sobbing, hiding your car keys, and blocking the door.Dec 26 21:34
schestowitzMinceR: excellent, thanls. qu1j0t3 watch this...Dec 26 21:42

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