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schestowitz> M$ has some kind of threat or leverage when "selling" it systems.  OneApr 16 13:13
schestowitz> explanation that has been offered to me by several Finns is that M$Apr 16 13:13
schestowitz> offers access to back doors in their system.  Having M$ systems is seenApr 16 13:13
schestowitz> as allowing competitors and foreign interests to rummage through theApr 16 13:13
schestowitz> data and communications.  Conversely it allows the authorities toApr 16 13:13
schestowitz> rummage as well, thus the pressure to keep the public on M$.Apr 16 13:13
schestowitzMS Findland helps sell control. People should leak information related to it. Apr 16 13:13
schestowitz> Hi, Roy,Apr 16 13:15
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:15
schestowitz> Normally March and April are the absolute best time to be in Finland.Apr 16 13:15
schestowitz> There's longish days, clear blue skies over bright snow and good toApr 16 13:15
schestowitz> excellent ski conditions.  However, this month, like last year, it'sApr 16 13:15
schestowitz> suddenly gotten warm and the snow is melting away and the top layer isApr 16 13:15
schestowitz> slush.Apr 16 13:15
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:15
schestowitz> I'm not that into skiing that I am willing to drive further north toApr 16 13:15
schestowitz> extend the season, but am disappointed that the ideal conditions lastedApr 16 13:15
schestowitz> for such a short time.Apr 16 13:15
schestowitzWe've had winter here until last week. It's unprecedented. I never recall anything at all like this. The US had had weird weather too. In other parts of the world summer came very early; I heard it's similar near the equator. The climate is drunk, it needs to go to sleep.Apr 16 13:15
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schestowitz> A few others seen to think that eventually all the M$ stuff will blowApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> over and these things will come to light.  I'm not sure.  When M$ startsApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> to go, the majority will go suddenly because nearly all its money comesApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> from the monopoly rents on OEM and Office format monopolies.  When theApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> monopolies go, M$ will deflate.  But I expect that the last little bitApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> will have a long tail.  Perhaps because of the backdoors, perhapsApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> because of the cult.  What is really needed is for a few M$ insiders toApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> change sides and tell what they know.  That hasn't happened yet.  I'mApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> not sure there has even been one, not even a low-level insider, who hasApr 16 13:31
schestowitz> changed sides yet.Apr 16 13:31
schestowitzA lot is already known about it, but Microsoft is too powerful in politics for anything to be done. Cisco has been trying to compete with Chinese router giants by giving government backdoors, filters etc. and was never punished for this, just berated in the press.Apr 16 13:31
schestowitzstupidstupid BT connection keeps fallingApr 16 13:31
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schestowitz>> I just got my salary raised by 25% (an hour ago)... but I will have lessApr 16 13:33
schestowitz>> time to run Techrights.Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> I am going on vacation next Monday (until May 2nd), will be swimmingApr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> with some dolphins with the wife if all goes as planned...Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> You have fool access to Techrights, so I guess you can take charge ofApr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> it. If you need any more passwords of privileges, or if you want toApr 16 13:34
schestowitz>> drive all related accounts, I can give you that.Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz>>Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> Congratulations.Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> I'll watch the site for you.  I guess that's about a week and a half.  IApr 16 13:34
schestowitz> hope you two have fun with the dolphins.  They're amazing, though I'veApr 16 13:34
schestowitz> never played with them.Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:34
schestowitz> You can add me to anything you think you need to, I think there is timeApr 16 13:34
schestowitz> to get up to speed by Monday.Apr 16 13:34
schestowitzI think the site needs to be more open for people to contribute. Some have publishing privs (you do) but never post an article.Apr 16 13:34
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schestowitz> I'm not able to tie together concepts and events that well, especiallyApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> past events and names.  If I figure out a replacement bibliographicApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> database, I might be able to write more than short comments because itApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> is such a useful crutch.  But for a while now, I've had troubleApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> reading and comprehending what's going on in the text.  A lot of stuffApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> I just skip or cheat by glomming on to a single paragraph and workingApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> from that.Apr 16 13:44
schestowitz> Apr 16 13:44
schestowitz> About making the site more open, it would be nice to bring back someApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> of the earlier regulars.  I'm not sure what stopped them from postingApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> comments.  One technical problem there is that WordPress sees all theApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> connections as coming from the accelerator/proxy rather than theApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> actual source.  I believe it is possible to carry the sourceApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> information forward through the proxy but that would probably beApr 16 13:44
schestowitz> something for Tracy or whoever takes care of the accelerator/proxy.Apr 16 13:44
schestowitzThe site got around 30,000 comments before requiring people to subscribe to comment. It helps weed out trolls, abuse, and time wasters, reduced the level of feedback.Apr 16 13:44
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