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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1805574Jul 19 00:07
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: #ows #globalrevolution #anonymous #corporategreed #occupythebanksJul 19 00:07
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schestowitz"Here in the UK, public utilities are organised and regulated as private-sector companies that are allowed to make massive profits from fleecing the consumer. Whatis the difference?"Jul 19 00:07
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1757798Jul 19 00:14
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Alpha 2 Released! https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2012-June/000965.html #ubuntu #gnu #linuxJul 19 00:14
TechrightsSocial-> Title: 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) Alpha 2 Released! .::. Size~: 4.93 KBJul 19 00:14
schestowitz"If by "most people", you are referring to the small slice of civilization that hangs out on Diaspora* then maybe ;) Last time I checked though, that's not representative of the general population."Jul 19 00:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1802617Jul 19 00:16
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: When society fiends can make a majority believe in some invisible dude in the sky, for the CoC it's easy to make people believe fire cools.Jul 19 00:16
schestowitz"Yup. Replace "Satan" with "The Terrorists", "God" with "the Government", "stoning" with "nuclear warhead carrying drones" and you've pretty much got it."Jul 19 00:16
schestowitzhttp://identi.ca/notice/95484040Jul 19 00:18
TechrightsSocial@Aurélien (gnuteck)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jul-12 11:52:33 UTC - Identi.ca: !Linuxlibre 3.4.5 .deb is now available at the !fsfla & fscorsica.org ... recipe at !libreplanet update! !GNU !FSF #Debian Libre #KernelJul 19 00:18
FurnaceBoyschestowitz: http://livingbehindthegates.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/is-the-common-core-a-runaway-train-is-it-unstoppable-lets-ask-stephen-krashen/Jul 19 02:27
TechrightsSocialTitle: Is the Common Core a Runaway Train? Is it Unstoppable?  Let’s Ask Stephen Krashen « Living Behind the Gates .::. Size~: 72.57 KBJul 19 02:27
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schestowitz>     I am *usually* getting those right. The quotes are from SJVN (Steven),Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz>     who has his own opinionated opinion on the name of systems that includeJul 19 05:58
schestowitz>     GNU and Linux.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> It looks like most of the quotes are from Malmrose.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> Which are from SJVN?Jul 19 05:58
schestowitzSJVN always writes "Linux" rather than "GNU/Linux". He's hard to persuade on this subject. I've known him for many years.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> Anyway, you can add "[GNU/]" to those; that is the conventionJul 19 05:58
schestowitz> to indicate you have corrected an error in a quotation, withoutJul 19 05:58
schestowitz> misrepresenting what the other person said.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitzI have done just that.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz>     These days, Android and Ubuntu omit the "Linux" andJul 19 05:58
schestowitz>     Steven recently wrote about this naming phenomena. Do you want me toJul 19 05:58
schestowitz>     contact Steven regarding the subject?Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> Jul 19 05:58
schestowitz> I don't fully understand -- what would you ask him?Jul 19 05:58
schestowitzMaybe he can write an article explaining why it should be "GNU/Linux" and not "Linux". He has not done so.Jul 19 05:58
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/mshweb/statuses/225705001555726337  http://twitter.com/mendonto/statuses/225700870552182784Jul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial@mshweb: Stallman warnt zurecht vor den kommenden restricted Boot Systemen http://t.co/FhjKv6F5Jul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial-> Title: TechBytes Episode 69: Richard Stallman on Restricted Boot (UEFI), Coreboot, GRUB, and Boot Freedom | Techrights .::. Size~: 97.77 KBJul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial@mendonto: Microsoft UEFI is digital handcuffs - http://t.co/Ie8ft2FBJul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial-> Title: TechBytes Episode 69: Richard Stallman on Restricted Boot (UEFI), Coreboot, GRUB, and Boot Freedom | Techrights .::. Size~: 97.77 KBJul 19 06:00
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/phonenewsdotcom/statuses/225776325259051008Jul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial@phonenewsdotcom: @schestowitz Thought you might want to see Red Hat refusing to comment on Windows RT and Fedora pact, exclusive: http://t.co/V8h2GihbJul 19 06:00
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Follow-up: Microsoft-Fedora Pact Has Dire Unanswered Questions | PhoneNews.com .::. Size~: 49.26 KBJul 19 06:00
schestowitzhttp://www.reddit.com/r/gnu/comments/ws692/the_fsf_compliance_lab_doubles/Jul 19 06:16
TechrightsSocialTitle: The FSF Compliance Lab Doubles : gnu .::. Size~: 44.16 KBJul 19 06:16
schestowitz"This is definitely the correct approach!"Jul 19 06:16
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1806800 "I guess you know the screenshots are unavailable ....."Jul 19 10:48
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #GParted 0.13.0-1 Screenshots (07/15/2012) http://www.chrishaney.com/?linux&release=GParted%200.13.0-1 #gnu #linuxJul 19 10:49
TechrightsSocial-> Title: GParted 0.13.0-1 Screenshots .::. Size~: 25.75 KBJul 19 10:49
schestowitz>> http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/07/17/2326253/richard-stallman-speaks-about-uefi?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2FslashdotLinux+%28Slashdot%3A+Linux%29&utm_content=Google+FeedfetcherJul 19 10:55
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schestowitz> Congratulations.  I notice that they used the Bytesmedia URL insteadJul 19 10:55
TechrightsSocialTitle: Richard Stallman Speaks About UEFI - Slashdot .::. Size~: 349.54 KBJul 19 10:55
schestowitz> of the Techrights one.  Which do you want promoted?Jul 19 10:55
schestowitzBytesmedia was running out of bandwidth, so I set up a redirection.Jul 19 10:55
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schestowitz> One way to save bandwidth in the face of being slashdotting (let'sJul 19 11:56
schestowitz> hope it happens more often) would be to whittle away on the file size.Jul 19 11:56
schestowitz>  At the end of the interview, it would be enough just to play theJul 19 11:56
schestowitz> instrumental portion of the theme rather than the full theme or anJul 19 11:56
schestowitz> extended mix.  As far as the extended mix goes, it's worse than aJul 19 11:56
schestowitz> waste of time to address the trolls.  AFAIK there is only DaemonFCJul 19 11:56
schestowitz> left even Snit is gone.Jul 19 11:56
schestowitzhttp://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/wt15i/phoronix_serious_sam_3_ported_to_linux_running_on/Jul 19 12:42
TechrightsSocialTitle: [Phoronix] Serious Sam 3 Ported To Linux, Running On Ubuntu : Ubuntu .::. Size~: 44.03 KBJul 19 12:42
schestowitz"Jul 19 12:42
schestowitzThat was surprisingly tame and factual for a phoronix article. After reading the croteam announcement on their website earlier today, I was expecting something like this:Jul 19 12:42
schestowitzSerious Sam 3 has been ported to run natively on Linux! No WINE involved! Will be released tomorrow! Croteam also vows to target Linux first before any other platform including windows for their next game!Jul 19 12:42
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schestowitzitchens does good pwnage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7R-X1CXiI8Jul 19 14:12
TechrightsSocialTitle: Christopher Hitchens VS John And Tom Metzger       - YouTube .::. Size~: 152.36 KBJul 19 14:12
FurnaceBoyhttps://twitter.com/newsycombinator/status/225652422163451904Jul 19 15:10
TechrightsSocial@newsycombinator: Oracle spreading FUD about CentOS http://t.co/DcBYjMwvJul 19 15:10
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Oracle Spreading FUD about CentOS - Bashton Ltd .::. Size~: 10.18 KBJul 19 15:10
FurnaceBoyhttps://twitter.com/newsycombinator/status/225471222241173504Jul 19 15:10
TechrightsSocial@newsycombinator: Whistleblower Binney says the NSA has dossiers on nearly every US citizen http://t.co/7tAcAN4iJul 19 15:10
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Privacy and Security Fanatic: HOPE 9: Whistleblower Binney says the NSA has dossiers on nearly every US citizen .::. Size~: 94.93 KBJul 19 15:10
FurnaceBoyhttps://twitter.com/newsycombinator/status/225184333831487488Jul 19 15:11
TechrightsSocial@newsycombinator: Microsoft changes skype supernodes architecture to support wiretapping http://t.co/6DC9jNpYJul 19 15:11
TechrightsSocial-> Title: skype-open-source: Microsoft changes skype supernodes architecture to support wiretapping .::. Size~: 137.13 KBJul 19 15:11
schestowitzyeah, I wrote about this skype changeJul 19 18:35
schestowitzit also mentioned the NSAJul 19 18:36
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1806726Jul 19 18:48
TechrightsSocial@linux@joindiaspora.com: A first look at  Dell's “Sputnik” Ubuntu Linux developer laptop http://www.zdnet.com/a-first-look-at-dells-sputnik-ubuntu-linux-developer-laptop-7000001166/ #ubuntu #gnu #linux #dellJul 19 18:48
schestowitz"Classify this under "Yawn". #System76 has been doing this for eons, and they're serious about #Ubuntu."Jul 19 18:48
TechrightsSocial-> Title: A first look at Dell's 'Sputnik' Ubuntu Linux developer laptop | ZDNet .::. Size~: 69.55 KBJul 19 18:48
schestowitzFurnaceBoy: I am going to do a post about OracleJul 19 18:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1807787 "Dr. Roy Schestowitz do you know good webpages with actual and accuraced bechmarks of all possible (new and old) graphic boards on Linux - i got very curious about this after Torvalds making public his oppinion about nVidia! :D - btw, is ATI Fire Pro 9800 the best one defaultly supported on Linux? where from can i find better information about this?"Jul 19 18:50
TechrightsSocialNot a Diaspora post?Jul 19 18:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1807747Jul 19 18:51
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: Jul 19 18:51
TechrightsSocial  Photo by richleighton@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_977f82c126ded4eac21d.jpegJul 19 18:51
schestowitz"No, it's called a hold over. Males start out as femaless and then are changed at the right developmental stage."Jul 19 18:51
FurnaceBoyhttps://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/226027340482883585Jul 19 19:55
TechrightsSocial@qu1j0t3: MT @drgrist #Walmart Heirs Have As Much Wealth As Bottom 40% Of Americans *Combined* http://t.co/YdKtd9JO // #USA—Your country is BROKEN.Jul 19 19:55
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Walmart Heirs Have As Much Wealth As Bottom 40 Percent Of Americans Combined | ThinkProgress .::. Size~: 34.48 KBJul 19 19:55
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1806785Jul 19 21:40
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: **Crashkurs in Online Piraterie** ![Bild](https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.onlinegraduateprograms.com/music-movies-programs-piracy.jpg) Nähere Infos findet man [hier](http://www.onlinegraduateprograms.com/blog/2012/07/crash-course-in-online-piracy/). Und auch Telepolis hat einen kurzen [Artikel](http://www.heise.de/tp/blogs/6/152407) darüber geschrieben. **Tags:** #german #deutsch #onlinepiraterJul 19 21:40
TechrightsSocialNot a web page! Aborting application/xml typeJul 19 21:40
schestowitz"This is a nice poster but it does not condemn digital restrictions."Jul 19 21:40
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Nothing found for  Blog 2012 07 Crash-course-in-online-piracy ) .::. Size~: 5.91 KBJul 19 21:40
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Grafischer Crash-Kurs zur Online-Piraterie | Telepolis .::. Size~: 31.9 KBJul 19 21:40
schestowitzThis film is well done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg8WlXZxAgQJul 19 23:43
TechrightsSocialTitle: Bill Maher's Religulous Part 1       - YouTube .::. Size~: 29.31 KBJul 19 23:43
XFaCEschestowitz: Too bad Bill said some stupid things in regards to SOOPAJul 19 23:45
XFaCE*SOPAJul 19 23:45

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