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qu1j0t3schestowitz: https://twitter.com/johnnypemberton/status/322471750870892544 eikonos Apr 12 02:21
TechrightsSocial@johnnypemberton: loving this renewed bullshit North Korea scare. so what's the actual important story they don't want us thinking about?Apr 12 02:21
qu1j0t3schestowitz: okay, so there *is* a way to neutralise the motherfuckers. I hope there are a zillion civilian versions of this under development: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/04/09/navy_deploys_laser_weapon_to_shoot_down_drones_video.htmlApr 12 02:26
TechrightsSocialTitle: Navy deploys laser weapon to shoot down drones. (video) .::. Size~: 82.2 KBApr 12 02:26
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qu1j0t3eikonos: what do you think? http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/04/11/rbc_chief_issues_open_letter_apology_to_canadians_over_outsourcing.htmlApr 12 03:03
TechrightsSocialTitle: Royal Bank apologizes to outsourced workers | Toronto Star .::. Size~: 69.53 KBApr 12 03:03
eikonosi bet he's really sorryApr 12 03:09
eikonossorry that he got caughtApr 12 03:09
qu1j0t3i get that whiff tooApr 12 03:09
qu1j0t3check out his compensationApr 12 03:09
qu1j0t3http://business.financialpost.com/2013/02/04/rbc-boosts-ceos-pay-25-to-12-6-million/Apr 12 03:11
TechrightsSocialTitle: RBC CEO Gord Nixon’s pay surges to $12.6-billion on record profit | FP Street | News | Financial Post .::. Size~: 94.81 KBApr 12 03:11
qu1j0t3$12.6 million a yearApr 12 03:12
qu1j0t3you'd probably tell the media everything they wanted to hear, no?Apr 12 03:12
qu1j0t3why risk such a paydayApr 12 03:12
eikonosrbc was only doing what maggie would have wantedApr 12 03:12
eikonossomeone on twitter mentioned that the foreign workers needed bonds posted by relatives in india to be paid if they didn't come backApr 12 03:13
eikonosie: if they ran offApr 12 03:13
eikonoshe's reliable, but i have no specific sourceApr 12 03:13
qu1j0t3sighApr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3yeahApr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3see, Canadian immigration is really very strict.Apr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3i know first-handApr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3there's a weird contradiction hereApr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3the Harper govt reaction is mutedApr 12 03:14
qu1j0t3what will canadians think when the cut-rate foreign workers are *Americans* :-)Apr 12 03:15
qu1j0t3CONFUSINGApr 12 03:15
qu1j0t3and.......Apr 12 03:15
qu1j0t3how could ANYONE looking at what the RBC just tried to do.....Apr 12 03:15
qu1j0t3NOT conclude that it is INEVITABLY going to cheapen and shrink the local labour marketApr 12 03:16
qu1j0t3...which YOU WOULD THINK would be against a Canadian government's mandate?Apr 12 03:16
qu1j0t3honestly there are some days I wonder why I'm hereApr 12 03:16
qu1j0t3on earthApr 12 03:16
eikonosyeahApr 12 03:17
eikonosi know what you meanApr 12 03:17
eikonoseven for RBC, they're peeing where they sleepApr 12 03:17
eikonoswhich they ought to realize is bad, but i guess it's someone else's problemApr 12 03:18
qu1j0t3about 350 x the average canadian wage, RBC chief bankedApr 12 03:19
qu1j0t325% increase over previous yearApr 12 03:19
qu1j0t3yeah that's why the apology -- peeing where they sleepApr 12 03:20
qu1j0t3it's amazing canadians aren't shocked at that inequityApr 12 03:20
qu1j0t3Quebec is at least originally egalitarian,no?Apr 12 03:20
qu1j0t31:350 is beyond a reasonable disparityApr 12 03:21
qu1j0t31:3 would be tolerable, I supposeApr 12 03:21
qu1j0t3it happens because they can get away with itApr 12 03:21
eikonosexactlyApr 12 04:23
MinceRhttp://www.pbase.com/hammerbolt/image/149628362.jpgApr 12 07:03
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schestowitzdented, but...Apr 12 08:44
schestowitzIn essence, Korea was part of the Empire of Japen from 1910Apr 12 08:45
schestowitzSo essentially the Koreas (Korea) was part of JapanApr 12 08:45
MinceRicApr 12 09:07
MinceRhttp://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/533767_10151355974035754_1255668959_n.jpgApr 12 09:08
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529975Apr 12 10:53
TechrightsSocial@willhill@joindiaspora.com: ESR swears off Nvidia.  "I don't have an nVidia card anymore, and short of being forced at gunpoint never will again."  He has some choice words for nvidia-settings too and managed to work an ATI card.  ATI used to be the worst.   https://plus.google.com/u/0/108967323530519754654/posts/MVMkhihKL5AApr 12 10:53
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Eric Raymond - Google+ - My first attempt to go multi-monitor failed in a surprising… .::. Size~: 327.07 KBApr 12 10:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529927Apr 12 11:28
TechrightsSocial@rysiek@joindiaspora.com: Is it just me, or does #Google seem to be killing #RSS/#Atom? http://blog.vrypan.net/2013/4/11/Googleplus-pages-notifications/ Why would they ever want to kill a non-centralised, federated communication tool?.. /via @{sirmacik ; sirmacik@joindiaspora.com}Apr 12 11:28
TechrightsSocial-> Title: blog.vrypan.net | You know, Google, the web already had this feature. .::. Size~: 8.65 KBApr 12 11:28
schestowitzTwitter killed those too, I thinkApr 12 11:28
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529906Apr 12 11:31
TechrightsSocial@sylviaj@joindiaspora.com: ### Somewhere in the World Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDxGOL-EDaM #musicvideo #music #photo #somewhere-intheworldtonight #altiyan-childsApr 12 11:31
TechrightsSocial  Photo by sylviaj@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_014dde43dea1f120f552.jpgApr 12 11:31
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Altiyan Childs Somewhere in the world with lyrics - YouTube .::. Size~: 235.09 KBApr 12 11:31
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529897Apr 12 11:33
TechrightsSocial@ramil_rodaje@diasp.org: ### **[Patching the Internet in Realtime: Fixing the Current WordPress Brute Force Attack](http://blog.cloudflare.com/patching-the-internet-fixing-the-wordpress-br#!/)** #CloudFlare #WordPress #internetApr 12 11:33
TechrightsSocial  Photo by ramil_rodaje@diasp.org: https://diasp.org/uploads/images/thumb_medium_0e1671585e1b07b23642.pngApr 12 11:33
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Patching the Internet in Realtime: Fixing the Current WordPress Brute Force Attack - CloudFlare blog .::. Size~: 109.16 KBApr 12 11:33
schestowitzhttp://www.muylinux.com/2013/04/11/nace-klyde-kde-lightweight-desktop-environment/Apr 12 11:36
TechrightsSocialTitle: Nace KLyDE, KDE Lightweight Desktop Environment .::. Size~: 117.04 KBApr 12 11:37
schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529129Apr 12 12:17
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Media Still Hype Staged Toppling of #Saddam Statue as Genuine  http://news.antiwar.com/2013/04/09/media-still-hype-staged-toppling-of-saddam-statue-as-genuine/ #iraqApr 12 12:17
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Media Still Hype Staged Toppling of Saddam Statue as Genuine --   News from Antiwar.com .::. Size~: 33.74 KBApr 12 12:17
schestowitz"Oph! Sorry. I was thinking of two-term Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who brokered the deal of selling chemical weapons to Saddam. But wait...didn't the CIA overthrow Iraq's democratically elected socialist, Mohammed Mossadeq? Also, I think Saddam Hussein was a CIA asset during all that, and all the way up to his installation as dictator."Apr 12 12:18
schestowitzhttp://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CGIQFjAH&url=http%253A%252F%252Frense.com%252Fgeneral35%252Frums.htm&ei=Ga1nUb-dIYa7igLZ_4DoDA&usg=AFQjCNGeqjCr_8vWXNxm4PdjjtA_WysQYg&bvm=bv.45175338,d.cGEApr 12 12:18
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schestowitzhttp://www.globalresearch.ca/from-the-1953-cia-overthrow-of-democracy-in-iran-to-the-iraq-war-to-the-criminal-gulf-catastrophe-and-deaths-bp-was-there/19484Apr 12 12:18
TechrightsSocialTitle: From the 1953 CIA Overthrow of Democracy in Iran, to the Iraq War, to the Criminal Gulf Catastrophe and Deaths, BP Was There  |  Global Research .::. Size~: 65.79 KBApr 12 12:18
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm6EH5YRONc&feature=player_embeddedApr 12 12:18
TechrightsSocialTitle: Iraq's Saddam Hussein U.S. CIA Asset Client Dictator.flv - YouTube .::. Size~: 176.18 KBApr 12 12:19
schestowitzIran I know of, no Iraq. Donald was a diplomat, not underground.Apr 12 12:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529655Apr 12 12:20
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I consider Free Software to be a capitalist pursuit. I don't say Open Source..." http://www.americanteeth.org/2013/04/08/i-am-a-libertarian-capitalist-and-i-support-free-software/ #freedom !fsfApr 12 12:20
TechrightsSocial-> Title: American Teeth - I am a Libertarian Capitalist and I Support Free Software .::. Size~: 11.22 KBApr 12 12:20
schestowitz"What ever..."Apr 12 12:20
schestowitzIndeed... the tone of the headline is...Apr 12 12:20
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529649Apr 12 12:37
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Linux. Be Passionate, But Not a Fanboy http://www.unixmen.com/linux-be-passionate-but-not-a-fanboy/ #gnu #linux #advocacyApr 12 12:37
schestowitz"Apr 12 12:37
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Linux. Be Passionate, But Not a Fanboy | Unixmen .::. Size~: 90.57 KBApr 12 12:37
schestowitz"there is not one operating system that can provide all services for every hardware"Apr 12 12:37
schestowitzSupercomputers, servers, PCs, laptops, tablets, phones, routers, e-readers, plug computers.Apr 12 12:37
schestowitzThe only things Linux doesn't seem to work on are things that don't have CPUs and things that have intentionally locked out Linux.Apr 12 12:37
schestowitzBut yeah, fanboy-ism can be a problem for pretty much anything.Apr 12 12:37
schestowitz"Apr 12 12:37
MinceRhttp://25.media.tumblr.com/cc80b968b537f24d97fecdf229fae0b1/tumblr_ml46g0YV051qhm0txo1_500.jpgApr 12 12:56
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529574Apr 12 13:06
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Some controversial changes in #gimp http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=why_does_the_gimp_development_team_hate&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 shame, I made about 10,000 images with it...Apr 12 13:06
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Penguin Pete's Blog - Why Does the Gimp Development Team Hate Gimp? .::. Size~: 26.67 KBApr 12 13:06
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:07
schestowitzWell its massive ........Apr 12 13:07
schestowitzand at least I have a copy of it now ..........Apr 12 13:07
schestowitzkeith@keith-Aspire-7730ZG:~$ git clone https://github.com/mskala/noxcf-gimp.git Cloning into 'noxcf-gimp'... remote: Counting objects: 324496, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (43604/43604), done. remote: Total 324496 (delta 280525), reused 324334 (delta 280366) Receiving objects: 100% (324496/324496), 183.51 MiB | 577 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (280525/280525), done.Apr 12 13:07
TechrightsSocialTitle: mskala/noxcf-gimp · GitHub .::. Size~: 70.68 KBApr 12 13:07
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:07
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitzSeems to be compiling ok ... added the newer bablApr 12 13:08
schestowitzsoon see if it works .......Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"So far so good and now to see if v2.9.1 becomes my main version."Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitzYes .......... works /////// back in action again .......one happy bunny ;)Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz♥ ♥ ♥ thanks to the developers and noticed martin was in there too - so good to see they finally gave us what we wanted ;)Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"Thank you Matthew Skala"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:08
schestowitzAnyone that knows a little about compiling into a opt directoryApr 12 13:08
schestowitzafter first downloading the files with the command belowApr 12 13:08
schestowitzIts over 182 meg so it takes a bit of time ...... then it needs compiling as shown in the instructions on the link at the bottom.Apr 12 13:08
schestowitzkeith@keith-Aspire-7730ZG:~$ git clone https://github.com/mskala/noxcf-gimp.gitApr 12 13:09
TechrightsSocialTitle: mskala/noxcf-gimp · GitHub .::. Size~: 70.68 KBApr 12 13:09
schestowitzIts just as the instructions tell you on Gimpuser .....Apr 12 13:09
schestowitzhttp://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/compiling-gimp-for-ubuntuApr 12 13:09
schestowitz"Apr 12 13:09
TechrightsSocialTitle: Compiling GIMP 2.8-RC1 for Ubuntu 12.04 — Tutorials — gimpusers.com .::. Size~: 69.05 KBApr 12 13:09
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2530449Apr 12 13:31
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![](http://goo.gl/xZChg) #Image #Picture #Sad #Cartoon - #War by: Eray ÖzbekApr 12 13:31
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schestowitz"baby watching parasoccer :D?"Apr 12 13:31
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2530259Apr 12 19:21
TechrightsSocial@fkliron@diasp.org: Orthodox Jew Flies In Plane Covered In Huge Plastic Bag, Possibly To Avoid Cemetery Flyover http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/11/orthodox-jew-flies-plane-huge-plastic-bag-photo_n_3064473.html lol #news   ![t](http://i.imgur.com/jpOezc5.jpg)Apr 12 19:21
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Orthodox Jew Flies In Plane Covered In Huge Plastic Bag, Possibly To Avoid Cemetery Flyover (PHOTO) .::. Size~: 276.35 KBApr 12 19:21
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schestowitzMinceR: see thisApr 12 19:21
schestowitzReligion is the most widely spread mental illnessApr 12 19:21
MinceRindeedApr 12 19:23
MinceRit seems that hungary is about to force kids to pray at schoolApr 12 19:23
MinceRthey're calling it "christian meditation"Apr 12 19:23
MinceRalso, i hope that guy suffocatedApr 12 19:24
eikonosyeah.. were there any holes in the bag?Apr 12 19:25
MinceRif there were, so much for his ritual purityApr 12 19:25
eikonosi like that plastic can be a shield against impurity. i mean, if it works for food in refrigerators, it must work on magical religious impurities tooApr 12 19:26
qu1j0t3MinceR: lolwutApr 12 19:26
MinceReikonos: lolApr 12 19:27
MinceRespecially if it's holy plastic!Apr 12 19:27
eikonos"that half a lemon has been in there 6 months and it's as if it were just sliced open now, thanks to the power of Jehovah's Own brand plastic wrap!"Apr 12 19:28
MinceR:DApr 12 19:28
MinceRthey would call it Adonai's Own thoughApr 12 19:28
MinceRalso, they must make sure it doesn't cover their genitalsApr 12 19:29
MinceRbecause you know, that's just evilApr 12 19:29
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2530870Apr 12 19:37
TechrightsSocial@claudiom@joindiaspora.com: Dang, listening to the #TLLTS guys reminisce about #Linux back in the old days is putting a tear in my eye. I'm getting all nostalgic! :'-)Apr 12 19:37
schestowitz"We never mention PizzaPizza, Bitcoin, Coldfusion, or the Silk Road. :-p"Apr 12 19:38
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2529927Apr 12 19:41
TechrightsSocial@rysiek@joindiaspora.com: Is it just me, or does #Google seem to be killing #RSS/#Atom? http://blog.vrypan.net/2013/4/11/Googleplus-pages-notifications/ Why would they ever want to kill a non-centralised, federated communication tool?.. /via @{sirmacik ; sirmacik@joindiaspora.com}Apr 12 19:41
TechrightsSocial-> Title: blog.vrypan.net | You know, Google, the web already had this feature. .::. Size~: 8.65 KBApr 12 19:41
schestowitz"Why? Because in the past 5 or so years they discovered that the openess that made them great is conflicting with making even more money. So they replace open standards with properitary protocols, one by one."Apr 12 19:41
schestowitzqu1j0t3:  http://uncrunched.com/2013/04/11/jennifer-allen-false-defamatory/Apr 12 19:49
TechrightsSocialTitle: Letter To Jennifer Allen Regarding False And Defamatory Statements | Uncrunched .::. Size~: 46.84 KBApr 12 19:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2531935Apr 12 19:49
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #assange number 2? http://uncrunched.com/2013/04/11/jennifer-allen-false-defamatory/Apr 12 19:49
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Letter To Jennifer Allen Regarding False And Defamatory Statements | Uncrunched .::. Size~: 46.84 KBApr 12 19:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2531952Apr 12 20:17
TechrightsSocial@wildwalkerwoman@diasp.org: Apr 12 20:17
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schestowitzThe little boy does not know what "Muslim" means. He's not a Muslim, he's indoctrinated and used by his parents.That's the business model of religions.Apr 12 20:18
schestowitzhttp://news.sky.com/story/1077456/nazi-essay-assignment-lands-teacher-in-troubleApr 12 20:57
TechrightsSocialTitle: Nazi Essay Assignment Lands Teacher In Trouble .::. Size~: 29.45 KBApr 12 20:57
schestowitzhttp://news.sky.com/story/1077456/nazi-essay-assignment-lands-teacher-in-troubleApr 12 20:58
TechrightsSocialTitle: Nazi Essay Assignment Lands Teacher In Trouble .::. Size~: 29.45 KBApr 12 20:58
MinceRhttp://www.geeklove.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1830.htmlApr 12 21:26
TechrightsSocialTitle: The Joy of Tech comic... Champ at the Bitcoin .::. Size~: 29.82 KBApr 12 21:26
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