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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2810161Jul 06 00:59
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pen tower https://d2tq98mqfjyz2l.cloudfront.net/image_cache/1373066655779184.jpgJul 06 00:59
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2810158Jul 06 00:59
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Oracle switches Berkeley DB license http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/oracle-switches-berkeley-db-license-222097 #oracle #databaseJul 06 00:59
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sebsebsebschestowitz: nice at last finaly :)  identi.ca has changed to pump.io !Jul 06 01:14
sebsebsebgoblin_: good news if your about to :) ^Jul 06 01:14
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DaemonFCI had so many rebates to mail in this week that I had to use a grocery bag to take them to the post office.Jul 06 03:02
DaemonFCIt's unreal.Jul 06 03:02
DaemonFCI love the beer rebates. Sometimes I have an entire closet full of nothing but beer.Jul 06 03:03
DaemonFCFree beer. :)Jul 06 03:03
sebsebsebDaemonFC: Humble Ebook Bundle 2Jul 06 03:04
sebsebsebDaemonFC: is okJul 06 03:05
DaemonFCA lot of what comes with those bundles is crap.Jul 06 03:05
sebsebsebthe e book ones or?Jul 06 03:05
DaemonFCI'd say that with the game bundles, you're lucky if there's one really good game.Jul 06 03:06
sebsebsebohJul 06 03:06
DaemonFCoh, I haven't done the ebook ones.Jul 06 03:06
sebsebseband yeah the weekly  doesn't seem that good when I tried to install the gamesJul 06 03:06
sebsebsebone I had issues withJul 06 03:06
sebsebsebDaemonFC: e book is  kind of itneresting this timeJul 06 03:06
sebsebsebone book mentiong FIrefox and gimp and bot nets :dJul 06 03:06
sebsebseband there's some kind of old orietly book as part of it as well and suchJul 06 03:06
sebsebseboreiely above howeveri t's spelt you know what I meanJul 06 03:07
sebsebsebthe big  geek book s  sellerJul 06 03:07
sebsebsebthe famous oneJul 06 03:07
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iophkhttp://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125717-Satoru-Iwata-Refuses-to-Layoff-Nintendo-EmployeesJul 06 10:06
TechrightsBot-trTitle: The Escapist : News : Satoru Iwata Refuses to Layoff Nintendo Employees .::. Size~: 105.75 KBJul 06 10:06
iophk'“It’s going to be an exciting transition though because the 360 console wasn’t built with advertising in mind, it was more of an afterthought, so we’ve had to adapt to the technology and how we work to fit them in to the console,” said Technical Account Manager for Xbox LIVE Advertising, “whereas this new one is going to have advertising in mind.'Jul 06 10:17
iophkhttp://sticktwiddlers.com/2013/06/28/xbox-one-dashboard-created-with-advertising-in-mind/Jul 06 10:17
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Xbox One Dashboard Created "With Advertising In Mind" .::. Size~: 105.42 KBJul 06 10:17
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811162Jul 06 11:23
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Time to Halt Universities’ Right to Apply for Patents as Boston University Turns Aggressive http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/ban-universities-swpats/ #swpats #bostonJul 06 11:23
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811178Jul 06 11:23
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Too Many Microsoft Proxies Inside the FOSS World http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/copyleft-antagonism/ #microsoft #blackduck #openlogic #outercurve #xamarinJul 06 11:23
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811213Jul 06 11:23
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Patents Still Kill, Governments Urged to Intervene  http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/patents-as-ransom/ #patent #india #monopoly #medicineJul 06 11:23
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811229Jul 06 11:23
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Vista 8.1 is Already Slammed by Critics, Microsoft Tries to Force People to Use Windows http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/monopoly-against-will/ #windows #vista8 #microsoftJul 06 11:23
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schestowitziophk: Microsoft really knows what users want :-)Jul 06 11:24
iophkmoar ads!Jul 06 11:24
schestowitzIt burns your house down, but hey, it had ads.Jul 06 11:25
schestowitziophk: do me a favour, find out who develops this http://news.softpedia.com/news/Native-exFAT-Support-Finally-Arrives-on-Linux-365770.shtmlJul 06 11:25
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Native exFAT Support Finally Arrives on Linux .::. Size~: 50.89 KBJul 06 11:25
schestowitzI can't find the real nameJul 06 11:25
iophkCan the incendiary be remotely detonated?  :>  If so it might have been added for an agency or two.Jul 06 11:25
schestowitzand the company he/she works forJul 06 11:25
iophkI'll lookJul 06 11:26
iophkNot much activity : https://github.com/rxrz/exfat-nofuse/commits/masterJul 06 11:29
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Commits · rxrz/exfat-nofuse · GitHub .::. Size~: 75.98 KBJul 06 11:29
schestowitzwho is this?Jul 06 11:29
iophkStill looking...Jul 06 11:29
iophkFew are interested in M$ products like FAT / exFATJul 06 11:30
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iophkIt will take a while.Jul 06 11:33
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schestowitz[Joosun HahnJul 06 11:36
schestowitzIn the source fileJul 06 11:36
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schestowitzSeattle Jul 06 11:37
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jehahnJul 06 11:37
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Jason Hahn (jehahn) on Twitter .::. Size~: 189.77 KBJul 06 11:37
iophkMaybe different personJul 06 11:37
schestowitzYes, I'm checking for cluesJul 06 11:38
schestowitzSamsung..Jul 06 11:38
schestowitzhttp://phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?81642-Native-Linux-Kernel-Module-Is-Out-For-Microsoft-exFAT/page5Jul 06 11:39
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Native Linux Kernel Module Is Out For Microsoft exFAT - Page 5 .::. Size~: 89.18 KBJul 06 11:39
schestowitz" The code mentions joosun hahn, who seems to work for Samsung."Jul 06 11:39
iophkStrange there is no contact info in the READMEJul 06 11:41
schestowitzmayeb Samsung staffJul 06 11:41
schestowitzoutside of workJul 06 11:42
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811275Jul 06 11:47
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Novell/SUSE is Microsoft in Linux  http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/microsoft-in-linux/ #novell #kernel #linux #microsoft #exfat #swpatsJul 06 11:47
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811298Jul 06 12:02
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft Has Built a Patent Front Against Linux/Android  http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/patent-front-with-swpats/ #microsoft #nokia #apple #motorola #google #androidJul 06 12:02
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_3ec2175c11380c59b5fd.jpgJul 06 13:11
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811447Jul 06 13:35
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Edward Snowden offered asylum by Venezuelan president http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/06/edward-snowden-venezuela-asylum #snowden #venezuelaJul 06 13:35
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811452Jul 06 13:35
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 'Normalising' bad behaviour https://diasp.eu/uploads/images/scaled_full_fc0c828566e27ddb2aa7.jpegJul 06 13:35
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811475Jul 06 13:41
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mad Crew Animation Studio Makes 'Krita' Part Of Its Workflow  http://www.muktware.com/5698/mad-crew-animation-studio-makes-krita-part-its-workflow #kde #gnu #linuxJul 06 13:41
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811485Jul 06 13:41
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: David Brooks Applies His Mental Equipment to the Egypt Coup http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/07/05/david-brooks-mental-equipment/  "been known to cite eugenicist  Steve Sailer "Jul 06 13:41
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: David Brooks Applies His Mental Equipment to the Egypt Coup .::. Size~: 69.08 KBJul 06 13:41
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811492Jul 06 13:43
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "U.S. law seems to require suspending aid to Egypt in case of a coup."  http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/07/05/can-the-nyt-call-a-coup-a-coup/ #egypt #policyJul 06 13:43
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Can the NYT Call a Coup a Coup? .::. Size~: 64.62 KBJul 06 13:43
schestowitzhttp://www.pirateparty.org.uk/blog/2013/jul/6/party-long-live-finance-officer/Jul 06 13:47
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Party: Long live the Finance Officer. - Pirate Party UK .::. Size~: 44.6 KBJul 06 13:47
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811493Jul 06 13:47
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mobile Privacy: 'You can't see the contract until after we've done a credit check' https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2013/mobile-privacy-you-cant-see-the-contract-until-after-weve-done-a-credit-check #privacy #ukJul 06 13:47
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Open Rights Group - Mobile Privacy: 'You can't see the contract until after we've done a credit check' .::. Size~: 27 KBJul 06 13:47
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811498Jul 06 13:47
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Good people leave British parliament http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/blog/2013/jul/5/tom-watson-resignation-and-failure-labour-civil-li/ #uk #tomwatson #debill #copyrightJul 06 13:47
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2808761Jul 06 13:48
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "nine-and-a-half-month legal fight against criminal charges brought against him for allegedly stealing a $1" http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/06/the-dude-who-went-to-pizza-court.html banks?Jul 06 13:48
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: The Dude Who Went to Pizza Court - Lowering the Bar .::. Size~: 42.78 KBJul 06 13:48
schestowitz"The customer is always right...."Jul 06 13:48
schestowitzor arrested... in some states.Jul 06 13:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2807878Jul 06 13:49
TechrightsBot-tr@johpunk@joindiaspora.com: ![chkn](http://www.ohdios.com/img/t/l-240826.gif) #gifJul 06 13:49
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schestowitz"nop"Jul 06 13:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2808400Jul 06 13:49
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Bit Apple: Savvy pros push Bitcoin currency  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM4tpf2qKYE #bitcoinJul 06 13:49
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Bit Apple: Savvy pros push Bitcoin currency - YouTube .::. Size~: 220.42 KBJul 06 13:49
schestowitz"I hope the #zerocoin protocol is finished soon; bitcoin must be anonymous, or it will be an instrument of oppression."Jul 06 13:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2807821Jul 06 13:50
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Stallman on Operating System Security and Web Anonymity http://bytesmedia.co.uk/2013/07/04/security-and-web-anonymity/ "Well, I generally use DuckDuckGo first"Jul 06 13:50
schestowitz"Jul 06 13:50
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Bytes Media - Stallman on Operating System Security and Web Anonymity .::. Size~: 46.04 KBJul 06 13:50
schestowitzWhat? Did anyone try to discuss this with him yet?Jul 06 13:50
schestowitz#yacy #seeks #startpage #ixquickJul 06 13:50
schestowitz"Jul 06 13:50
schestowitzI did bring up the problem with DDG, listen to the audio...Jul 06 13:51
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811518Jul 06 14:02
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Boxee become Microsoft-taxed (Ballnux), by association http://www.muktware.com/5694/samsung-buys-out-boxee-30-millionJul 06 14:02
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Samsung Buys Out Boxee For $30 million | Muktware .::. Size~: 63.96 KBJul 06 14:02
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811527Jul 06 14:02
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Rootkits and #drm villaint #sony innovates tracking people and remotely disabling, wiping phones http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/04/sony-rolling-out-my-xperia-remote-lock-wipe-and-phone-tracking-service-globally-in-the-coming-weeks/ trust them?Jul 06 14:02
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Sony Rolling Out 'my Xperia' Remote Lock, Wipe, And Phone Tracking Service Globally In The Coming Weeks .::. Size~: 164.81 KBJul 06 14:02
schestowitznon-political groups like open source technology advocates Jul 06 14:05
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811540Jul 06 14:06
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Another nail in the #IRS scandal’s coffin  http://www.salon.com/2013/07/05/another_nail_in_the_irs_scandals_coffin/ "non-political groups like open source technology advocates"Jul 06 14:06
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Another nail in the IRS scandal’s coffin - Salon.com .::. Size~: 142.29 KBJul 06 14:06
schestowitziophk: any need for a post on this? ^Jul 06 14:07
schestowitzWho might be behind this?Jul 06 14:07
schestowitzAnd what motives?Jul 06 14:07
schestowitzI heard some theory about OSS being used as a tax scam, but no example givenJul 06 14:07
iophkProbably no need for a post yet.  At least I cannot think of an angle on it for right now.Jul 06 14:13
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811544Jul 06 14:15
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Netrunner 13.06 #Enigma is here http://www.netrunner-os.com/13-06-released/ #gnu #linuxJul 06 14:15
TechrightsBot-tr-> Title: Netrunner 13.06 Enigma is here .::. Size~: 34.56 KBJul 06 14:15
schestowitziophk: not something that would add new informationJul 06 14:15
schestowitzhence, just a mention in daily links againJul 06 14:16
schestowitzI think the exfat advancement is a subject worth pursuing, it's like UEFI and OOXMLJul 06 14:16
schestowitzSome people advance them rather than push for the standardsJul 06 14:16
schestowitzODF, ext4...Jul 06 14:16
schestowitzBTWJul 06 14:16
schestowitzSamsung has its own flash media FSJul 06 14:17
schestowitzFor LinuxJul 06 14:17
schestowitzSo soemhow I doubt Samsung would want to shill for exfatJul 06 14:17
schestowitzThey made their own Linux FS to compete against exfatJul 06 14:17
schestowitzF2FS or somethingJul 06 14:17
iophkThe code might be a fork of an existing Linux driver.Jul 06 14:17
schestowitz!google F2FS Jul 06 14:17
TechrightsBot-tr[1] - F2FS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2FSJul 06 14:17
TechrightsBot-tr[2] - F2fs - ArchWiki | https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/F2fsJul 06 14:17
TechrightsBot-tr[3] - [Phoronix] F2FS On Phoronix | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php%3Fpage%3Dsearch%26q%3DF2FSJul 06 14:17
TechrightsBot-tr[4] - filesystem - How To Make Use Of F2FS? - Ask Ubuntu | http://askubuntu.com/questions/267793/how-to-make-use-of-f2fsJul 06 14:17
schestowitzyeah, that's one among several others out thereJul 06 14:18
iophkThe lack of a license means it's proprietary and it could even also be patented  (at least for the US)Jul 06 14:20
schestowitzMicrosoft wrote proprietary code for LinuxJul 06 14:23
schestowitzAnd then found itself violating the GPLJul 06 14:23
schestowitzSo it started a PR campaign to pretend it was ready to comply with the GPLJul 06 14:23
iophkIf that code is a fork of an existing driver then it is GPLJul 06 14:23
schestowitzAnd IDG contacted me for quotesJul 06 14:23
schestowitzWhile they were planning the PR adsaultJul 06 14:24
iophkYeah, M$ was really spining the license violation.Jul 06 14:24
schestowitzHe wanted some quotes for 'balance'Jul 06 14:24
schestowitzTom H and Sam R were involved in the PRJul 06 14:24
iophkChumps and useful idiots, as well as the usual shills and astroturfers, really played up that material.Jul 06 14:24
schestowitzhistory will recall this not as a GPL violatio Jul 06 14:24
schestowitzPaul Krill is the one who helped themJul 06 14:24
schestowitzAnd tried to portray it as such across all the IDG sitesJul 06 14:24
schestowitz2009 IIRCJul 06 14:24
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811576Jul 06 14:38
TechrightsBot-trNot a Diaspora post?Jul 06 14:39
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811576Jul 06 14:42
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Ubuntu Touch revamped from the ground up – no longer running as an Android shell  http://www.intomobile.com/2013/07/05/ubuntu-touch-revamped-ground-up-no-longer-running-android-shell/ #linux #ubuntu #androidJul 06 14:42
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811582Jul 06 14:43
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Birmingham Amps Up Research With New #Linux #Supercomputer http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/supercomputers/birmingham-amps-up-research-with-new-lin/240157761 #hpcJul 06 14:43
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811591\Jul 06 14:46
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mozilla launches its own open-source, web-based mobile operating system http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mozilla-launches-its-own-open-source-web-based-mobile-operating-system/23288 #mozilla #firefox #linuxJul 06 14:47
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811591Jul 06 14:47
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mozilla launches its own open-source, web-based mobile operating system http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mozilla-launches-its-own-open-source-web-based-mobile-operating-system/23288 #mozilla #firefox #linuxJul 06 14:47
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811593Jul 06 14:48
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Johns Hopkins University Helps Develop Open Source Software to Track Diseases http://blog.executivebiz.com/2013/07/johns-hopkins-university-helps-develop-open-source-software-to-track-diseases/ #opensource #healthJul 06 14:48
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schestowitzMicrosoft: http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/OpenSkan-Open-Source-Full-Body-3D-ScannerJul 06 14:49
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811602Jul 06 14:58
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Yet another inane piece by Rachel King ties #linux to iPhone and open source to #facebook http://www.zdnet.com/aspen-ideas-festival-the-influence-of-open-source-tech-on-design-art-7000017543/  #zdnet is a jokeJul 06 14:58
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2808549Jul 06 18:03
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: European firms 'could quit US internet providers over NSA scandal' http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/04/european-us-internet-providers-nsa #eu #nsa #surveillanceJul 06 18:03
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schestowitz"Grandstanding. Just like Germany and Japan were going to stop using nuke power....it will still have to be 100% elbow grease and innovation by the tax feedstock, if anything is to be done."Jul 06 18:03
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2805953Jul 06 18:04
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: A lot of US citizens now know that the NSA/CIA don't work for US citizens. And that's an important step: acceptance.Jul 06 18:04
schestowitz"Is now a bad time to mention that these agencies (and foreign counterparts) are owned by a diplomatically immune Globalist Elite cabal of insider traders, and their extra-national offshore mega-banks, or are we still waiting for that curtain to drop?"Jul 06 18:04
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2805082Jul 06 18:04
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "US Postal Service scoops metadata from your letters" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/04/usps_scanning_mail_metadata/ and knows who you meet/talk to based on cellphone geo-snoopingJul 06 18:04
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schestowitz"Jul 06 18:06
schestowitzI don't see any reason why they couldn't scan an unopened folded letter. Just blast it with bright enough light (or other spectrum), and they could scan/defold the contents. In fact, it would be silly to assume they don't already do this. The USPS has been under intense surveillance throughout its history, and I'm sure this approach occurred to them by at least the 50's. They were storing copies in Xerox machines in Soviet embassies inJul 06 18:06
schestowitzthe late 50's, I think.Jul 06 18:06
schestowitzIf I were to shine a deer-spotting light through a letter (500-1200 lumens), I would easily be able to read much of its contents.Jul 06 18:06
schestowitzSoviet Xerox: http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=47ddf19823b89Jul 06 18:06
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schestowitzThis consumer-grade product can listen through 20cm of concrete: http://dx.com/p/wall-listening-ninja-spy-device-penetrates-20-cm-solid-concrete-11763Jul 06 18:06
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Wall Listening Ninja Spy Device (Penetrates 20-cm Solid Concrete) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme .::. Size~: 166.09 KBJul 06 18:06
schestowitz"Jul 06 18:06
schestowitzOne could forge metadata for the "from" address.Jul 06 18:06
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schestowitzhttp://technologytales.com/2013/07/04/a-look-at-windows-8-1/Jul 06 18:35
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schestowitzLipstick, pigJul 06 18:35
schestowitz"What you get now is more configuration options to go with the new Start button"Jul 06 18:35
schestowitzLOLJul 06 18:35
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/GaryArmstrong/status/353569854239944704Jul 06 18:44
TechrightsBot-trNot a tweet?Jul 06 18:44
schestowitz" like Mint but I keep going back to Ubuntu. #linux"Jul 06 18:44
schestowitzI wonder why though...Jul 06 18:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2797223Jul 06 18:44
schestowitz"the slides: http://grothoff.org/christian/uva2013.pdf "Jul 06 18:44
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Talk on #PRISM and #GNUnet at the University of Amsterdam  https://gnunet.org/uva2013 40 minutes from now... #amsterdam #gnu #freedom #privacyJul 06 18:45
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811275Jul 06 18:45
schestowitz"This is bullshit. Interoperability is no harm to anyone."Jul 06 18:45
TechrightsBot-trNot a web page! Aborting application/pdf typeJul 06 18:45
schestowitzIt's a trap and door for extortion. Antitrust complaints are harmed by that. Complaints should be the way t go, but bribed parties stand in the way. It's like OOXML...Jul 06 18:46
TechrightsBot-trNot a Diaspora post?Jul 06 18:46
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2811298Jul 06 18:47
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft Has Built a Patent Front Against Linux/Android  http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/patent-front-with-swpats/ #microsoft #nokia #apple #motorola #google #androidJul 06 18:47
TechrightsBot-trCouldn't resolve host 'techrights.org' ( http://techrights.org/2013/07/06/patent-front-with-swpats/ )Jul 06 18:47
schestowitz"This is not only an affront to f(l)oss, but general computing innovation as well. Poor, inept Microsoft is a victim of its own incompetence and is tied up in thinking akin to "if you can't join 'em, beat 'em" (rather than the other way around). Poor, backwards Microsoft... I really do pity them... sometimes."Jul 06 18:47
iophkIs this ARM?  It looks good so far.  http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3265Jul 06 19:45
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Update on Our Laptop (aka Novena) «  bunnie's blog .::. Size~: 56.19 KBJul 06 19:45
iophkhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/05/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-spyJul 06 20:19
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Edward Snowden is a whistleblower, not a spy – but do our leaders care? | World news | guardian.co.uk .::. Size~: 143.83 KBJul 06 20:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2812013Jul 06 20:26
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #NSA has failed to foil the biggest terror plot of all: itself. Controlling people by fear. Or claiming to be trying to achieve this.Jul 06 20:26
schestowitz"Funny that they don't seem to be trying real hard to put jester the molester in jail for doing exactly what both of them claim is the reason they are after anonymous, ain't it?"Jul 06 20:26
schestowitzAlex.com redesign: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitter.comJul 06 20:29
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schestowitztwiter continues to declineJul 06 20:29
schestowitzhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bolivia-says-european-nations-kidnapped-evo-morales-in-hunt-for-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-8686124.htmlJul 06 20:33
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Bolivia says European nations ‘kidnapped’ Evo Morales in hunt for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - Europe - World - The Independent .::. Size~: 149.83 KBJul 06 20:33
schestowitzNYTimes justifies the NSA http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/06/opinion/lincolns-surveillance-state.html?ref=opinion&_r=0Jul 06 20:34
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Log In - The New York Times .::. Size~: 10.41 KBJul 06 20:34
schestowitzLOLJul 06 20:58
schestowitzhttp://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/uk-world-news/2013/07/02/cia-whistleblower-attacks-obama-59067-33554086/Jul 06 20:58
TechrightsBot-trTitle: CIA whistleblower attacks Obama - Chester Chronicle .::. Size~: 67 KBJul 06 20:58
schestowitz"Attacks Obama"Jul 06 20:58
schestowitzWho's attacking who?Jul 06 20:58
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2812043Jul 06 21:06
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Are you more afraid of so-called 'terrorism' or of every government around world hoarding your private chats, videos, etc. for 100 years?Jul 06 21:06
schestowitz"Government no question."Jul 06 21:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2812167Jul 06 21:06
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: So #Bolivia and #Nicaragua also offer #asylum to #snowden now http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-offered-asylum-by-venezuela-nicaragua-and-now-bolivia-8691647.htmlJul 06 21:06
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schestowitz"Mmm, this is getting insteresting . . ."Jul 06 21:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2804416Jul 06 21:08
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: State Department Facebook: DOS Spent $630,000 On 'Likes' For Social Media Pages, Report Indicates  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/state-department-facebook-likes-spent-630000_n_3541734.html #astroturfJul 06 21:08
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schestowitzAlso:Jul 06 21:08
schestowitz    The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations... [US Centcom] oversees...what is described as an "online persona management service" that will allow one US serviceman...to control up to 10 separate identities.Jul 06 21:08
schestowitz    [This single] Centcom contract stipulates that each fake online persona must have a convincing background, history and supporting details, and that up to 50 controllers should be able to operate false identities from their workstations "without fear of being discovered by sophisticated adversaries".Jul 06 21:08
schestowitz    The project has been likened by web experts to China's attempts to control and restrict free speech on the internet...It will allow the US military to create a false consensus in online conversations, crowd out unwelcome opinions and smother commentaries or reports that do not correspond with its own objectives...[D]eveloping false online personalities – known as "sock puppets" – is used by many governments, private companies Jul 06 21:08
schestowitzand non-government organisations...Jul 06 21:08
schestowitzhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networksJul 06 21:08
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media | Technology | The Guardian .::. Size~: 120.99 KBJul 06 21:08
schestowitzDoing what they accuse the Chinese of doing. Hypocrites!Jul 06 21:08
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2804031Jul 06 21:09
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Understanding the latest leaks is understanding the rise of a new fascism http://johnpilger.com/articles/understanding-the-latest-leaks-is-understanding-the-rise-of-a-new-fascism #spying #surveillanceJul 06 21:09
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schestowitz"So, wait, I'm paralyzed with inaction until I know whether they're bludgeoning me with a hammer, or mallet? Is it a stick, or a cane??? ANSWER ME. I MUST KNOW"Jul 06 21:09
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2812207Jul 06 21:09
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "revealed to the world how the CIA used torture to extract information from prisoners as a matter of official policy" http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353615Jul 06 21:09
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schestowitz"The wise wizard on Fox News Fear Alert:<BR> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6LtL9lCTRA "Jul 06 21:10
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Bush: We Don't Torture People - YouTube .::. Size~: 100.27 KBJul 06 21:10
schestowitzhttp://identi.ca/conversation/100274861#notice-101475373Jul 06 21:10
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schestowitz"and a fighter for Freedom and Democracy for all"Jul 06 21:10
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schestowitziophk: http://www.zdnet.com/whats-behind-microsofts-pending-reorg-7000017629/Jul 06 21:35
TechrightsBot-trTitle: What's behind Microsoft's pending reorg? | ZDNet .::. Size~: 80.01 KBJul 06 21:35
schestowitzthe reorg was supposed to be July 1stJul 06 21:35
schestowitzthe xbox guy quitJul 06 21:35
schestowitzand they seem to have postponed the bad newsJul 06 21:35
iophkQuit and quit.  He's probably still working for  them somehow.Jul 06 21:36
schestowitz"Weeks ago, I received a few tips that Microsoft was planning to split the company along devices and services lines. This isn't too surprising, given Microsoft's work to make itself over from a software company to a devices and services one -- a mission CEO Steve Ballmer announced last year. But the devices/services split seems a bit too simplistic, as Microsoft still is delivering on-premises software, too. So I'm wondering if the newJul 06 21:36
schestowitzbusiness units will be more along the lines of devices/services/software. As I've blogged before, I'm curious if Microsoft plans to do away with its structure, instituted in 2003, of pairing a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with each of its more product-focused divisional chiefs."Jul 06 21:36
schestowitzMary alread helps the damage controlJul 06 21:36
schestowitz"According to one of my tipsters, Microsoft is/was considering appointing a consumer- and a business-focused leader of each of its new divisions. In other words, there would be a consumer devices chief, as well as an enterprise devices chief. Given Microsoft execs' insistence that lines between consumer and enterprise are blurring, I'm not sure whether this tip seems believable, however. Like other Microsoft watchers, I've heard the Jul 06 21:36
schestowitzWindows and Windows Phone teams would likely become part of the new devices division at Microsoft, if the company ends up cleaving along those lines."Jul 06 21:36
iophkReord is always bad new.  It's usually the result of misplaced priorities and confusion.Jul 06 21:36
schestowitzThe real news is, possibly layoffsJul 06 21:36
iophkThere have been layoffs for years.  I'm not sure where to dig sources, but permatemps and contractors were a way to do layoffs without having to report them.Jul 06 21:37
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2812290Jul 06 21:37
TechrightsBot-tr@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: According to Microsoft PR (Mary Jo Foley), #Microsoft "reorg" got postponed, the #layoffs are still possibly imminentJul 06 21:37
schestowitziophk: yes, exactlyJul 06 21:38
schestowitzLet me do a quick searchJul 06 21:38
schestowitzhere is one of ZDnet's boosters for Microsoft http://www.zdnet.com/build-2013-our-first-sight-of-a-faster-hacker-powered-microsoft-7000017671/Jul 06 21:39
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Build 2013: Our first sight of a faster, hacker-powered Microsoft | ZDNet .::. Size~: 79.65 KBJul 06 21:39
schestowitzsee his Web siteJul 06 21:39
schestowitzAnother pollutant in ZDNetJul 06 21:39
schestowitzProbably hired as part of the VIsta 7/8 PR contractJul 06 21:39
schestowitzhttp://allthingsd.com/20110412/nokia-rd-workers-prepare-to-research-and-develop-new-job-leads/?mod=googlenewsJul 06 21:40
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Nokia CEO announces layoffs - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD .::. Size~: 59.92 KBJul 06 21:40
schestowitzhttp://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/12/are-microsoft-layoffs-coming/Jul 06 21:40
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Today in Tech: Are Microsoft layoffs coming? - Fortune Tech .::. Size~: 36.84 KBJul 06 21:40
iophkIt'd be useful to update the journalist list. Jul 06 21:40
schestowitzhttp://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/12/are-microsoft-layoffs-coming/Jul 06 21:40
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Today in Tech: Are Microsoft layoffs coming? - Fortune Tech .::. Size~: 36.84 KBJul 06 21:40
schestowitzI think I covered the marketing layoffs at that timeJul 06 21:40
schestowitzless astroturf in the pipelineJul 06 21:40
schestowitzthe marketers hire shills for social mediaJul 06 21:41
schestowitztrickle-down bribes also reach journalistsJul 06 21:41
schestowitze.g. laptop 'gifting'Jul 06 21:41
iophk* givingJul 06 21:41
schestowitziophk: who's missing in the list? I updated it last yearJul 06 21:41
schestowitzMany of the writers are no longer aroundJul 06 21:41
iophkIs Bisson there?Jul 06 21:41
schestowitzhttp://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-marketing-layoffs-said-to-begin-february-1/11788 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/02/microsoft-american-air-brace-for-reported-layoffs/Jul 06 21:42
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Microsoft marketing layoffs said to begin February 1 | ZDNet .::. Size~: 78.7 KBJul 06 21:42
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Microsoft, American Air Brace for Reported Layoffs - ABC News .::. Size~: 37.68 KBJul 06 21:42
schestowitzThat's from the time marketers got laid off, I remember thatJul 06 21:42
schestowitziophk: nope, not there yetJul 06 21:42
schestowitzHe's not so prolificJul 06 21:42
schestowitzand rarely bashed Linux openluyJul 06 21:42
schestowitzJust Microsoft PR placementsJul 06 21:42
schestowitzhttp://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2012/02/tweet-announces-microsoft-layoffs.htmlJul 06 21:42
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Tweet signals Microsoft marketing layoffs - Puget Sound Business Journal .::. Size~: 94.54 KBJul 06 21:42
schestowitzhttp://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2012/02/tweet-announces-microsoft-layoffs.htmlJul 06 21:43
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Tweet signals Microsoft marketing layoffs - Puget Sound Business Journal .::. Size~: 94.41 KBJul 06 21:43
schestowitzWhat BS: http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2012/07/microsoft-announces-rare-layoffs/Jul 06 21:44
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Microsoft announces rare layoffs | Oregon Business Report .::. Size~: 29.4 KBJul 06 21:44
schestowitzRare?Jul 06 21:44
schestowitzNot reallyJul 06 21:44
iophkRevisionism.  Jul 06 21:44
schestowitzSee the TR wiki for many examples of layoffs prior to thatJul 06 21:44
iophkRare == every QJul 06 21:44
schestowitzYeah, rewriting huistory for perception managementJul 06 21:44
schestowitzMaybe the PR staff wasn't cut yetJul 06 21:44
schestowitzso they planeted this garbage articleJul 06 21:44
schestowitz!google techrights layoffsJul 06 21:44
TechrightsBot-tr[1] - Microsoft Nearly Loses Nokia; Are Major Layoffs Coming? | Techrights | http://techrights.org/2013/06/27/rainy-day-on-monday/Jul 06 21:44
TechrightsBot-tr[2] - Microsoft - Layoffs - Techrights | http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_-_LayoffsJul 06 21:44
TechrightsBot-tr[3] - Rumours of Additional (Stealth) Microsoft Layoffs | Techrights | http://techrights.org/2010/05/31/stealthily-shrinking-microsoft/Jul 06 21:44
TechrightsBot-tr[4] - Quick Mention: More Microsoft Layoffs | Techrights | http://techrights.org/2010/07/07/microsoft-layoffs-2010/Jul 06 21:44
schestowitzhttp://ur1.ca/ejwjzJul 06 21:45
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schestowitziophk: another spin patternJul 06 21:47
schestowitz"Microsoft moving 39 area jobs"Jul 06 21:47
schestowitzhttp://www.newsday.com/business/microsoft-layoffs-other-business-briefs-1.4316579Jul 06 21:47
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Microsoft layoffs; other business briefs .::. Size~: 49.12 KBJul 06 21:47
schestowitz'Moves'Jul 06 21:47
schestowitzhttp://techcrunch.com/2013/02/07/microsoft-owned-yammer-hit-with-small-round-of-layoffs/Jul 06 21:48
TechrightsBot-trTitle: Microsoft-Owned Yammer Hit With Small Round Of Layoffs  |  TechCrunch .::. Size~: 73.35 KBJul 06 21:48
schestowitziophk: I have a good post about it comignJul 06 21:53
schestowitzI searched my archives for low-profile/silent layoffsJul 06 21:53
schestowitzThere have been quite a few, missed due to media gagJul 06 21:53
iophkHow far down on the food chain does the muzzling persist?  The top execs have publicly declared 'no-disparragement' clauses in their departure agreementsJul 06 21:54
iophkDo the flunkies have the same constraints or is it done out of misplaced loyalty?Jul 06 21:55
schestowitzMeh http://www.mis-asia.com/tech/applications/telekom-malaysia-offers-microsoft-office-365-in-its-office-in-a-box/Jul 06 21:55
TechrightsBot-trTitle: MIS-Asia  - Telekom Malaysia offers Microsoft Office 365 in its ‘Office in a Box’ .::. Size~: 32.92 KBJul 06 21:55
schestowitziophk: well, the important thing is to keep the wiki pages re layoffs as complete as possibleJul 06 21:56
schestowitzMicrosoft will diminish like NokiaJul 06 21:56
schestowitzthe less income it gets, the smaller it will becomeJul 06 21:56
schestowitzNovell was also like thatJul 06 21:56
schestowitzNothing scares a company like rumours of lyoffsJul 06 21:56
schestowitz1. it harms recruitmentJul 06 21:56
schestowitz2. it arms modaleJul 06 21:56
schestowitz3. staff starts leaving proactively (brain drainJul 06 21:56
schestowitz4. customers no longer think Microsoft "will always be around" hence safe betJul 06 21:57
schestowitzNovell hated it when insiders told me about Novel, layoffs anonymouslyJul 06 21:57
schestowitzSometimes they don't even have to announce layoffsJul 06 21:57
schestowitzThey just stop hiringJul 06 21:58
schestowitzwhile many people leaveJul 06 21:58
schestowitzand then some Novell exec, for example, would give out ever-decreasing staff countsJul 06 21:58
schestowitzto which s/he can lump in some people who are not even full-timersJul 06 21:58
iophkLayoffs through attritionJul 06 21:59
iophkgtgJul 06 22:05
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