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qu1j0t3:)Apr 19 00:20
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XFaCE"Nugent is going to be the new "N" word for white people.Apr 19 02:32
XFaCE"Quit jerkin in the tool shed ya nugent" orApr 19 02:32
XFaCE"Did you hear about that nugent on the news last night" or evenApr 19 02:32
XFaCE"There's white people,and then there's nugents.""Apr 19 02:32
XFaCEqu1j0t3: are you back on identi?Apr 19 03:28
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qu1j0t3noApr 19 04:28
XFaCEokApr 19 04:49
XFaCEThen I'll just have to mirror your damn tweet!Apr 19 04:49
XFaCEYou dickApr 19 04:49
XFaCE _Apr 19 04:50
XFaCE( )Apr 19 04:50
XFaCE UApr 19 04:50
XFaCE.|\Apr 19 04:50
XFaCEokayApr 19 04:50
XFaCEthat didn't workApr 19 04:50
XFaCEIT's supposed to be a tongue going "phbbthhh"Apr 19 04:51
XFaCEqu1j0t3: I was joking aroundApr 19 04:51
XFaCEAgh? WHAT HAVE IDONE?Apr 19 04:51
XFaCEqu1j0t3: This is even worse than the guy saying Fuck on Fox news!!Apr 19 04:51
qu1j0t3XFaCE: i think you're bored. :)Apr 19 05:11
qu1j0t3XFaCE: man. i'm so busy these days. and when you get older, time speeds up. it's like hellApr 19 05:11
XFaCEqu1j0t3: Are you just the physical embodiment of depression?Apr 19 05:12
qu1j0t3XFaCE: not really noApr 19 05:12
qu1j0t3XFaCE: those are facts!Apr 19 05:12
qu1j0t3call me in 20 years kidApr 19 05:13
XFaCEyeah yeah I knowApr 19 05:16
XFaCEin fact, I get more news from you than the main TV stations in CanadaApr 19 05:16
qu1j0t3ha.Apr 19 05:34
qu1j0t3odd.Apr 19 05:34
qu1j0t3well, i follow shitloads of CanucksApr 19 05:34
qu1j0t3since g20Apr 19 05:34
qu1j0t3and I don't have a tvApr 19 05:34
MinceRhttp://www.seattlerex.com/seattle-rex-vs-apple-the-verdict-is-in/Apr 19 06:50
TechrightsSocialTitle: Seattle Rex vs. Apple: The Verdict Is In | Seattle Rex .::. Size~: 141.1 KBApr 19 06:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1533050Apr 19 07:47
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Quick Preview Of #Xubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' [Video]  http://www.muktware.com/articles/3539/quick-preview-xubuntu-1204-precise-pangolin-video #ubuntu #gnu #linuxApr 19 07:47
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Quick Preview Of Xubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' [Video] .::. Size~: 30.99 KBApr 19 07:47
schestowitz"Xubuntu is great. That's my OS of choice. I install it to most of my clients and friends. One thing I didn't like in new Ubuntu base in general was this whole dnsmasq gimmick, but they seem to give us - users with custom dnsmasq.conf - choice, so it's allright now. "Apr 19 07:47
schestowitz"i confess i like Lubuntu far more, it's much more lighter - the difference of the ram space used between xkfe and lxde very significant "Apr 19 07:47
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1527885Apr 19 07:48
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Speed up your computer with Ubuntu http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/linux/3351283/speed-up-your-computer-with-ubuntu/ #ubuntu #gnu #linuxApr 19 07:48
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Speed up your computer with Ubuntu - PC Advisor .::. Size~: 121.79 KBApr 19 07:48
schestowitz"Unity looks kinda nice, but it takes too much resources. Also, I don't know why they stick to buggy Compiz ... I'd also like to see a way to move Unity 2D bar to the bottom of the desktop, which IS POSSIBLE, but only with Unity 3D ... "Apr 19 07:48
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schestowitzsomeone has just asked me for a bio to go publicApr 19 14:38
schestowitzI wrote this :-)Apr 19 14:38
schestowitz"Roy is a Software Engineer, interdisciplinary researcher, and an advocate of fair competition. He holds a doctoral degree in Medical Biophysics. As a familiar face in the free/open source software world, he has appeared on television several times was featured in films. He won several awards over the years for his academic achievements, programming accomplishments, and also various sports. Roy also runs the site Techrights, Apr 19 14:38
schestowitzwhich has amassed hundreds of millions of hits over the years."Apr 19 14:38
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XFaCEqu1j0t3: Really dude? C is such a bad language? Really?Apr 19 15:27
qu1j0t3lolApr 19 15:28
qu1j0t3the language isn't bad. but people are the problem.Apr 19 15:28
qu1j0t3we need C family languages out of the mainstreamApr 19 15:29
qu1j0t3but there is a bizarre obsession with them among young programmersApr 19 15:29
MinceRwhat should they use instead?Apr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3software engineering is in a direly bad stateApr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3MinceR: appropriate languagesApr 19 15:30
MinceRwhat languages do you consider appropriate?Apr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3what best models the problem.Apr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3the ignorance in the industry is staggeringApr 19 15:30
MinceRand what makes you think that moving away from C-family languages is going to help the state of software engineering at all?Apr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3LOLApr 19 15:30
qu1j0t3MinceR: are you a working programmer?Apr 19 15:31
MinceRyesApr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3good stuffApr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3use what you likeApr 19 15:31
MinceRso why is it a problem if they like C?Apr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3lolApr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3   qu1j0t3 | the ignorance in the industry is staggeringApr 19 15:31
MinceRC causes ignorance?Apr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3C was a fine language for a programmer starting a career in 1990.Apr 19 15:31
qu1j0t3it's 2012, though.Apr 19 15:32
MinceRit's still a fine language, but it's not worth focusing on a single languageApr 19 15:32
MinceR(and it never was)Apr 19 15:32
qu1j0t3exactlyApr 19 15:32
qu1j0t3i agree 100%Apr 19 15:32
qu1j0t3i'm not knocking the language. i'm knocking the systemic ignoranceApr 19 15:32
qu1j0t3anyway, i gotta workApr 19 15:33
qu1j0t3in PHP. which i did not expect to be using after 2004.Apr 19 15:33
qu1j0t3what a jokeApr 19 15:33
MinceRicApr 19 15:34
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1533020Apr 19 15:56
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Modest proposal to Canonical:  #Ubuntu could legally fork linux and just remove some branding, then call it the "Ubunu kernel". PR problem solved. ;-)Apr 19 15:56
schestowitz"That's an interesting idea. However, the 99% of the world that doesn't use Ubuntu (or a free OS in general) doesn't care about kernels, or other plumbing. The fixation on plumbing and the insistence on co-branding amongst some free software advocates can actually scare people away from Ubuntu (and other OS'es). An experiment: Ask 10 people at random on the street what kernel is on their computer. Let's compare notes."Apr 19 15:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1533050Apr 19 16:09
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Quick Preview Of #Xubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' [Video]  http://www.muktware.com/articles/3539/quick-preview-xubuntu-1204-precise-pangolin-video #ubuntu #gnu #linuxApr 19 16:09
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Quick Preview Of Xubuntu 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' [Video] | Muktware .::. Size~: 19.28 KBApr 19 16:09
schestowitz"@exn: Please explain why you dislike the use of dnsmasq."Apr 19 16:10
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XFaCEMinceR: qu1j0t3: C is closer to Assembly than C++, so I would assume it be a better language to understandApr 19 18:13
MinceRwhich do you assume to be a better language to understand what?Apr 19 18:34
qu1j0t3XFaCE: hm. well. i don't think C can teach much.Apr 19 18:43
qu1j0t3XFaCE: in the sense that a deck of cards can't teach you to play poker.Apr 19 18:43
qu1j0t3XFaCE: if you want to learn about architecture then you need to study that. etc.Apr 19 18:43
XFaCEqu1j0t3: OkApr 19 19:08
qu1j0t3XFaCE: wait, let me find you some nice links on thatApr 19 19:08
qu1j0t3http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2012-April/315351.html XFaCEApr 19 19:09
TechrightsSocialTitle: C. Gordon Bell architecture books .::. Size~: 7.59 KBApr 19 19:09
XFaCEthxApr 19 19:10
schestowitzXFaCE: don't forget to sort out Apr 19 19:41
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Techrights_CanadaApr 19 19:41
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XFaCEschestowitz: my exams are almost doneApr 19 19:43
XFaCEpls be patient :)Apr 19 19:43
schestowitzok :-)Apr 19 19:48
schestowitzXFaCE: http://identi.ca/notice/92887589Apr 19 19:53
TechrightsSocial@Sander (sandersch)'s status on Thursday, 19-Apr-12 18:44:01 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz I wish you good luck with that sir.Apr 19 19:53
schestowitzcontext http://identi.ca/conversation/92565076#notice-92887589Apr 19 19:54
TechrightsSocialTitle: Conversation - Identi.ca .::. Size~: 13.5 KBApr 19 19:54
XFaCEnice!Apr 19 19:54
schestowitzwork is tiring me..Apr 19 20:09
schestowitzEvery night I get 7 hours of sleep, on average. Last night I had to help a colleague by waking up before 6.Apr 19 20:09
qu1j0t3schestowitz: this is a constant source of tension in my household :)Apr 19 20:10
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTAZWkHAx-8&feature=player_embeddedApr 19 20:40
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qu1j0t3XFaCE: https://twitter.com/#!/qu1j0t3/status/193099019235508224Apr 19 23:10
TechrightsSocial@qu1j0t3: Commons probe go! after Auditor finds Harper Govt has been hiding costs of F-35 weaponry for at least 2 yrs http://t.co/xc4vPifN #StopHarperApr 19 23:10
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qu1j0t3https://twitter.com/#!/BlueDuPage/status/193104986186584064Apr 19 23:44
TechrightsSocial@BlueDuPage: RT @thinkprogress: FACT: The average Fortune 500 CEO now paid 380 times as much as the average worker http://t.co/QkxYJ12k #4jobsApr 19 23:44
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Average Fortune 500 CEO Now Paid 380 Times As Much As The Average Worker | ThinkProgress .::. Size~: 31.98 KBApr 19 23:45
qu1j0t3https://twitter.com/#!/AntDeRosa/status/193104585852854273Apr 19 23:45
TechrightsSocial@AntDeRosa: EU agrees to share airline passenger data with U.S http://t.co/wJ1YUTnOApr 19 23:45
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