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schestowitz_bed2> One barrier to free software in Finland has been heavy corruption.  It'sDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> not the kind where you have to grease palms to get daily stuff done.Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> Finland officially has a low level of corruption because of the nearDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> absence of that kind and of the exceptional ability to fill out theDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> correct paperwork saying there is no corruption.  Instead it's at theDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> department and institution level.  Exceptions in hiring and bidding, forDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> example, are made for people's old friends, relatives and theirDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> businesses.  There has been a little discussion on television about theDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> problem but no movement yet.  It allows situations like the following.Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> About ten years ago, the local government's IT department was spun offDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> into a private company, which became publicly traded.  The variousDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> departments and institutions that depended on that IT department lostDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> all control and oversight.  In the same move, the company becameDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> publicly traded and the same local government that it had once servedDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> became a very major shareholder, along with many top local governmentDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> individuals.  The government then used its position to feed contracts toDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> this company and no other.  So if the contracts go away, the "investors"Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> lose some money.  And with all that in mind, M$ basically owns theDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> company, it will not really install any non-M$ software, especially inDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> the infrastructure.  On the desktop, Firefox is about the only exception.Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2I think Nokia is a similar story. Some nations have gov-funded corporations, esp. in the "defence" sector.Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> There's no control or influence over it because it is a separateDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> company.  There is no getting rid of it for another company (or evenDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> going back to in-house) because it employ's top administrator'sDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> relatives and ongoing personal and public investments depend on theDec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2> stock price.Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2Wikileaks went a long way in showing such things. We need leakers from Finland.Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409175Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2Million more Linux users and reason for game devs to port GNU/Linux to those without SteamOS, as well..."Dec 15 18:56
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 15 18:56
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schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3413462Dec 15 19:48
schestowitz_bed2"Broadcast is toxic."Dec 15 19:48
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schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409810Dec 15 19:51
schestowitz_bed2"The more I read stories about "secure" email providers shutting down, the more I wish that end-to-end email encryption was more widespread. Then there would not be an intermediary that was capable of providing encryption keys. PGP encryption for email has been around for quite a while, but almost nobody uses it."Dec 15 19:51
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3410796Dec 15 19:52
schestowitz_bed2"I don't see how that would protect anyone but the US government. If reporters have documents proving Levinson was working for the CIA, so do the people accusing him of spying. If reporters really want to protect people suspected of spying, they should condemn US torture of suspects through "extraordinary rendition" and the disgusting calls for execution of whistle blowers. Dishonesty, hypocrisy and lawless behavior make the Dec 15 19:52
schestowitz_bed2world a more dangerous place for everyone."Dec 15 19:52
schestowitz_bed2it shows how accountability works and it shows the the broadcast/media serves government, not a nation. The 1%, but not national interest.Dec 15 19:52
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schestowitz__>>> There's no control or influence over it because it is a separateDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>>> company.  There is no getting rid of it for another company (or evenDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>>> going back to in-house) because it employ's top administrator'sDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>>> relatives and ongoing personal and public investments depend on theDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>>> stock price.Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>>Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>> Wikileaks went a long way in showing such things. We need leakers fromDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__>> Finland.Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> Somewhere around 2009 the government auditing office in Finland checkedDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> up on where ~ 10 million EUR (or was it 15?) went that had been spent toDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> make local government web sites.  All the paperwork was in order butDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> when they actually checked, the sites showed no evidence of work  ThatDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> made at least one paper, but only in Finnish.  But AFAIK no changesDec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> resulted.  The same contractors are around.Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> As far as leaks go, the Finns seem to close ranks and cover things up.Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__> It's very hierarchical.Dec 15 20:49
schestowitz__maybe the NSA could take a lesson from Finland then :-)Dec 15 20:49
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schestowitzWeekend in Bradford With Relatives http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Weekend-in-Bradford-With-RelativesDec 17 00:22
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/dredeyedick/status/412908187499520000Dec 17 16:56
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TechrightsBNHello World! I'm TechrightsBN running phIRCe v0.71Dec 17 16:57
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3419187Dec 18 09:21
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Plans for my birthday (tomorrow); try to recover ~3TB of data, delete #seagate idiotic #microsoft software installed on H/W by default, RMADec 18 09:21
schestowitz__"..happy birthday! =)"Dec 18 09:21
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3417979Dec 18 09:25
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Sad Decline of ‘60 Minutes’ Continues With This Week’s NSA Whitewash http://www.thenation.com/blog/177598/sad-decline-60-minutes-continues-weeks-nsa-whitewash http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/CBSDec 18 09:25
TechrightsBN-> www.thenation.com | The Sad Decline of ‘60 Minutes’ Continues With This Week’s NSA Whitewash | The Nation  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ugm ]Dec 18 09:26
TechrightsBN-> techrights.org | CBS - TechrightsDec 18 09:26
schestowitz__"They should see the Gates Foundation segment - it was pure advertisement."Dec 18 09:26
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426029Dec 18 11:47
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The world ended... http://gawker.com/the-world-finally-ends-for-infamous-doomsday-preacher-h-1485018370Dec 18 11:47
TechrightsBN-> gawker.com | The World Finally Ends for Infamous Doomsday Preacher Harold Camping  [ http://ur1.ca/g7qtk ]Dec 18 11:47
schestowitz__"His "maker" is a DNA strand..."Dec 18 11:47
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424024Dec 18 11:48
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I have heard that Bruce Schneier is going to quit BT. Is it true? And if so, is that related to their collusion with NSA and back doors? #btDec 18 11:48
schestowitz__"OK, I've heard it: Arstechnica: NSA surveillance critic Bruce Schneier to leave post at BT"Dec 18 11:48
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schestowitz__"there they go again about blocking resources which are porn or not at least ... indeed"Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426229Dec 18 13:35
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: It's not about pr0n; these days, "pr0n" just means anything the government (or corporation) does not approve http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2319277/bt-will-automatically-block-porn-for-new-customersDec 18 13:35
TechrightsBN-> www.theinquirer.net | BT will automatically block porn for new customers- The Inquirer  [ http://ur1.ca/g7gg1 ]Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__":D"Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425978Dec 18 13:36
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What will Constitution expert and Peace Nobel Prize winner do now? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/federal-judge-finds-nsa-spying-unconstitutional/Dec 18 13:36
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | Updated: Federal judge finds NSA phone spying likely unconstitutional | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g7quh ]Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__"Finally !!!"Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424024Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__"Where'd you hear that?"Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__Turns out Ars if the original source.Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__*isDec 18 13:36
schestowitz__http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/nsa-surveillance-critic-bruce-schneier-to-leave-post-at-bt/Dec 18 13:36
TechrightsBNarstechnica.com | Update: NSA surveillance critic Bruce Schneier to leave post at BT | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g7vts ]Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424467Dec 18 13:37
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Spending one's birthday trying to salvage data which seems impossible restore due to #seagate *****ness - worst day ever.Dec 18 13:37
schestowitz__"Never use NTFS, ever."Dec 18 13:37
schestowitz__I didn'tDec 18 13:37
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424467Dec 18 13:37
schestowitz__"Oh man. Will has it right. Go enjoy your birthday. I once ran dd on one of my externals. Luckily it was nonsense and nothing important for the most part, but I know it's frustrating. Particularly when it's not your fault, as in your case. At least I only had myself to blame, lol."Dec 18 13:37
schestowitz__This is going to occupy some of my xmas. Truly enough, it turns out the lost data is not VERY valuable.Dec 18 13:38
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425978Dec 18 17:58
schestowitz__"Bravo!!! I suppose this judge will risk be fired..."Dec 18 17:58
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426229Dec 18 17:58
schestowitz__"It's a stupid decision! It's to the customers decide this!!"Dec 18 17:58
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426167Dec 18 17:59
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Schneier has indeed just quit #bt (which gives back doors to #nsa on the face of it)  http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/12/17/bt-back-door/1 http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/bt-modems-contain-nsa-back-doors-according-to-new-researchDec 18 17:59
TechrightsBN-> www.bit-tech.net | BT modems have NSA back-door, claim researchers | bit-tech.net  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ws3 ]Dec 18 17:59
TechrightsBN-> www.trustedreviews.com | Do BT modems really contain NSA back-doors? - News - Trusted Reviews  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ws4 ]Dec 18 17:59
schestowitz__"haha I first red your other post and commented about schneier :D"Dec 18 17:59
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426260Dec 18 17:59
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TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: World versus #NSA in one photo http://www.cambridge2000.com/gallery/images/PC1718172e.jpgDec 18 17:59
schestowitz__"I know , I put up the patch here on diaspora , but you beat me up with this one :D"Dec 18 17:59
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393774Dec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: USSR remembered: assassinating people abroad makes CIA no better than KGB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4SWr9BsCUDec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN-> www.youtube.com | Inside the KGB: Terror of the Soviet Union | History Documentary - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g63hp ]Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__"exactly!"Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425992Dec 18 18:04
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Home affairs committee asks home secretary whether she has been given proof by MI5 & MI6 to support their rhetoric" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/16/theresa-may-mps-spy-chiefs-nsaDec 18 18:04
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | MPs grill Theresa May over spy chiefs' 'melodramatic soundbites' on NSA files | Politics | The Guardian  [ http://ur1.ca/g7wtg ]Dec 18 18:04
schestowitz__"If they had any proof at all they would produce it ............ The comments at the bottom of these articles can be amusing."Dec 18 18:04
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426535Dec 18 18:04
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Most Popular Photoshop Alternative: GIMP http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-photoshop-alternative-gimp-1484836993 #gimp #gnuDec 18 18:05
TechrightsBN-> lifehacker.com | Most Popular Photoshop Alternative: GIMP  [ http://ur1.ca/g7wrw ]Dec 18 18:05
schestowitz__"It's few years I use it !"Dec 18 18:05
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426521Dec 18 18:05
schestowitz__'So much crazy!!! And the majors stole us too and all the governments agree it..."Dec 18 18:05
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: How about sentencing Clapper and Alexander, e.g. a decade in prison or serious fines? No, must prosecute sharers http://falkvinge.net/2013/12/17/swedish-man-sentenced-to-half-million-euro-in-damages-for-sharing-one-movie/Dec 18 18:05
TechrightsBN-> falkvinge.net | Swedish Man Sentenced to Half-Million Euro In Damages For Sharing ONE Movie - Falkvinge on Infopolicy  [ http://ur1.ca/g7vmp ]Dec 18 18:05
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schestowitz__Schneier still names himself as associated with BTDec 18 19:34
schestowitz__"Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a "security guru" by The Economist. He is the author of 12 books -- including Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Thrive -- as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter "Crypto-Gram" and his blog "Schneier on Security" are read by over 250,000 people. He has testified before Congress, is a Dec 18 19:34
schestowitz__frequent guest on television and radio, has served on several government committees, and is regularly quoted in the press. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Advisory Board Member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Security Dec 18 19:34
schestowitz__Futurologist for BT -- formerly British Telecom. "Dec 18 19:34
schestowitz__https://www.schneier.com/about.htmlDec 18 19:34
TechrightsBNwww.schneier.com | About Bruce SchneierDec 18 19:34
schestowitz__"I'm not sure if that's the best indicator of "equal rights" although I must say I'm glad to see some diversity."Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3416868Dec 18 19:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: weather report from norway...Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__"lol ^"Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3420355Dec 18 19:44
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: damn rightDec 18 19:44
schestowitz__http://www.youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYstube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYsDec 18 19:44
TechrightsBNCouldn't resolve host 'www.youhttp:' ( status 0 @ http://www.youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYstube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYs )Dec 18 19:44
schestowitz__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYsDec 18 19:44
TechrightsBNwww.youtube.com | Harptallica-The Unforgiven - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g7x7j ]Dec 18 19:44
schestowitz__"At which point I'd probably lose all my street cred if I noted that a lot of metal and grunge actually makes pretty decent muzak. The stuff's actually got melody to it. I'm remembering the first time I heard Nirvana in an elevator. And then there's Hayseed Dixie."Dec 18 19:44
schestowitz__"Smells like team spirit as dixieland jazz! Trumpets and banjos, oh my."Dec 18 19:45
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3410670Dec 18 19:45
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: # Linus on Google's accidentally doing right:  Android privacy tool withdrawn after "accidental" releaseDec 18 19:45
schestowitz__"Smells like team spirit as dixieland jazz! Trumpets and banjos, oh my.""Dec 18 19:45
TechrightsBN-> plus.google.com | Linus Torvalds - Google+ - This is sad. With all the posturing Google has done over…  [ http://ur1.ca/g756u ]Dec 18 19:45
TechrightsBN-> www.eff.org | Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+ | Electronic Frontier Foundation  [ http://ur1.ca/g6czk ]Dec 18 19:45
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3420031Dec 18 19:46
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 5th year anniversary https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_88bbc6b5977785c05213.gifDec 18 19:46
schestowitz__"..celebrate! =)"Dec 18 19:46
schestowitz__"Was that the shoe thrower?"Dec 18 19:46
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425857Dec 18 20:30
schestowitz__"I buy therefore I am."Dec 18 20:30
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: i don't know what it is, but it's on sale!Dec 18 20:30
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425826Dec 18 20:30
schestowitz__"Can't we do both? =)"Dec 18 20:30
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 18 20:31
schestowitz__[20:48] <tessier> I have no idea why the server is behaving differently. Are you seeing any more traffic than normal?Dec 18 20:51
schestowitz__[20:50] <schestowitz__> I've noticed a rise in comment spamDec 18 20:51
schestowitz__[20:51] <schestowitz__> Significant rise in fact. maybe that's the causeDec 18 20:51
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3419300Dec 18 23:51
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/french-intelligence-granted-snooping-powers-nsa-134122 but #nsa does not even obey the lawDec 18 23:51
TechrightsBN-> www.techweekeurope.co.uk | French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA  [ http://ur1.ca/g7w9z ]Dec 18 23:51
schestowitz__"You think intelligence agencies ever do?"Dec 18 23:51
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3431951Dec 20 00:27
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Exchange of views with Glenn GREENWALD, Author and columnist having made public the facts http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I085104 h/t LaurelDec 20 00:27
TechrightsBN-> ec.europa.eu | EC Audiovisual Service - Video  [ http://ur1.ca/g7yph ]Dec 20 00:27
schestowitz__"Soghoians bit was quite good too…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCUKuh3pQa4 "Dec 20 00:27
TechrightsBNwww.youtube.com | Christopher Soghoian @ LIBE Committee Inquiry on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g83hf ]Dec 20 00:27
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3431911Dec 20 00:28
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: As expected, parts of #europe benefit from the abandonment of law and order in north America http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c93d30dc-6821-11e3-8ada-00144feabdc0.htmlDec 20 00:28
TechrightsBN-> www.ft.com | Saab shares soar on $4.5bn Brazil defence deal - FT.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g838w ]Dec 20 00:28
schestowitz__"^^ same here."Dec 20 00:28
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schestowitz__>> I am starting to wonder if the server issues all began when I added theDec 20 21:16
schestowitz__>> Tuxmachines DB, which was not imported successfully (it still lacks someDec 20 21:16
schestowitz__>> tables). More likely it's due to many spammers hammering on the site.Dec 20 21:16
schestowitz__> Dec 20 21:16
schestowitz__> Probably spammers.  Having extra databases or tables shouldn't affectDec 20 21:16
schestowitz__> the existing ones unless they somehow change the content.  Then theDec 20 21:16
schestowitz__> issue would be one of corruption rather than unavailability.  TheDec 20 21:16
schestowitz__> migration is probably a bit tricky, I suspect.Dec 20 21:16
schestowitz__[root@techrights boycottn]# nice -9 mysql -u root XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -h localhost drupal < drupal.sql Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__ERROR 1062 (23000) at line 3880: Duplicate entry 'maß' for key 'PRIMARY'Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__I may need help with it. The database was damaged. I repaired it on the remote server, but there were still issues with it. Notably:Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__mysql> show databases;Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| Database            |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| information_schema  |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| boycottn_drupal     |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| boycottn_wiki       |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| boycottn_wrdp1      |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| diaspora_production |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| drupal              |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| mysql               |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__| test                |Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.users&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT u.*, s.* FROM users u INNER JOIN sessions s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = &#039;t90ml8pqf59ftke31gb7ce6hm3&#039; in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.system&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT name, filename, throttle FROM system WHERE type = &#039;module&#039; AND status = 1 AND bootstrap = 1 ORDER BY weight ASC, filename ASC in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.url_alias&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT COUNT(pid) FROM url_alias in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__And on it goes. I still have the shell log of when I repaired the DB on the 'old' server. It did repair everything, but the error above remains:Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__ERROR 1062 (23000) at line 3880: Duplicate entry 'maß' for key 'PRIMARY'Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__I already have some out-of-date Drupal directory to test it all with.Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__There is another DB, one for screenshots, and it's about 3 GB in size (the images are in the DB itself on the face of it). This one is less critical...Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__Today I got told that the domain was finally siezed by my host and they're waiting for me to give guidance for change of nameservers.Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__Tux Machines serves over 100,000 hits per day and I want to avoid disasters that would drive away readers... e.g. xmas downtime.Dec 20 21:17
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3434999Dec 21 05:53
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Any government which still signs deals with #microsoft given what we now know simply deserved suing (class action) https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/01/nsa_helps_micro_1.htmlDec 21 05:53
TechrightsBN-> www.schneier.com | Schneier on Security: NSA Helps Microsoft with Windows Vista  [ http://ur1.ca/g8b22 ]Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__"Which Linux distro does the NSA hate the most?"Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__Clearly not Red Hat - red hat staff is said to have put NSA code in Linux (not just SELinux)Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/the-day-google-had-to-start-over-on-android/282479/Dec 21 05:54
TechrightsBNwww.theatlantic.com | The Day Google Had to 'Start Over' on Android - Fred Vogelstein - The Atlantic  [ http://ur1.ca/g8b28 ]Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__"Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__I think the Verge is stretching things to say the cancellation of Google's "Sooner" project was "starting over". Source article is FRED VOGELSTEIN. I don't know to trust his interpretation. It could be that iPhone's developer thrust/sweatshop was the problem. Here's the explanation the Verge does not give us,Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__What the Android team had been working on, a phone code-named Sooner, sported software that was arguably more revolu­tionary than what had just been revealed in the iPhone ... However, the Sooner phone was ugly. It looked like a Black-Berry, with a traditional keyboard and a small screen that wasn’t touch-enabled. ..Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__A phone with a touchscreen, code-named Dream, that had been in the early stages of development, became the focus. Its launch was pushed out a year until fall 2008. Engineers started drilling into it all the things the iPhone didn’t do to differentiate their phone when launch day did occur. Erick Tseng, then Android’s project manager, remembers suddenly feeling the nervous excitement of a pending public performance. Tseng had Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__joined Google the year before out of Stanford business school after Eric Schmidt, himself, sold him on the promise of Android. “I never got the feeling that we should scrap what we were doing—that the iPhone meant game over. But a bar had been set, and whatever we decided to launch, we wanted to make sure that it cleared the bar.”Dec 21 05:54
schestowitz__"Dec 21 05:54
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schestowitz_bed2> One barrier to free software in Finland has been heavy corruption.  It'sDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> not the kind where you have to grease palms to get daily stuff done.Dec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> Finland officially has a low level of corruption because of the nearDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> absence of that kind and of the exceptional ability to fill out theDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> correct paperwork saying there is no corruption.  Instead it's at theDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> department and institution level.  Exceptions in hiring and bidding, forDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> example, are made for people's old friends, relatives and theirDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> businesses.  There has been a little discussion on television about theDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> problem but no movement yet.  It allows situations like the following.Dec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> Dec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> About ten years ago, the local government's IT department was spun offDec 15 18:54
schestowitz_bed2> into a private company, which became publicly traded.  The variousDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> departments and institutions that depended on that IT department lostDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> all control and oversight.  In the same move, the company becameDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> publicly traded and the same local government that it had once servedDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> became a very major shareholder, along with many top local governmentDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> individuals.  The government then used its position to feed contracts toDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> this company and no other.  So if the contracts go away, the "investors"Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> lose some money.  And with all that in mind, M$ basically owns theDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> company, it will not really install any non-M$ software, especially inDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> the infrastructure.  On the desktop, Firefox is about the only exception.Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2I think Nokia is a similar story. Some nations have gov-funded corporations, esp. in the "defence" sector.Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> There's no control or influence over it because it is a separateDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> company.  There is no getting rid of it for another company (or evenDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> going back to in-house) because it employ's top administrator'sDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> relatives and ongoing personal and public investments depend on theDec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2> stock price.Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2Wikileaks went a long way in showing such things. We need leakers from Finland.Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409175Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2Million more Linux users and reason for game devs to port GNU/Linux to those without SteamOS, as well..."Dec 15 18:55
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 15 18:55
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schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3413462Dec 15 19:47
schestowitz_bed2"Broadcast is toxic."Dec 15 19:47
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schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409810Dec 15 19:50
schestowitz_bed2"The more I read stories about "secure" email providers shutting down, the more I wish that end-to-end email encryption was more widespread. Then there would not be an intermediary that was capable of providing encryption keys. PGP encryption for email has been around for quite a while, but almost nobody uses it."Dec 15 19:50
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3410796Dec 15 19:51
schestowitz_bed2"I don't see how that would protect anyone but the US government. If reporters have documents proving Levinson was working for the CIA, so do the people accusing him of spying. If reporters really want to protect people suspected of spying, they should condemn US torture of suspects through "extraordinary rendition" and the disgusting calls for execution of whistle blowers. Dishonesty, hypocrisy and lawless behavior make the Dec 15 19:51
schestowitz_bed2world a more dangerous place for everyone."Dec 15 19:51
schestowitz_bed2it shows how accountability works and it shows the the broadcast/media serves government, not a nation. The 1%, but not national interest.Dec 15 19:51
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schestowitz__>>> There's no control or influence over it because it is a separateDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>>> company.  There is no getting rid of it for another company (or evenDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>>> going back to in-house) because it employ's top administrator'sDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>>> relatives and ongoing personal and public investments depend on theDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>>> stock price.Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>>Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>> Wikileaks went a long way in showing such things. We need leakers fromDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__>> Finland.Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> Somewhere around 2009 the government auditing office in Finland checkedDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> up on where ~ 10 million EUR (or was it 15?) went that had been spent toDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> make local government web sites.  All the paperwork was in order butDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> when they actually checked, the sites showed no evidence of work  ThatDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> made at least one paper, but only in Finnish.  But AFAIK no changesDec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> resulted.  The same contractors are around.Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> As far as leaks go, the Finns seem to close ranks and cover things up.Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__> It's very hierarchical.Dec 15 20:48
schestowitz__maybe the NSA could take a lesson from Finland then :-)Dec 15 20:48
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schestowitzWeekend in Bradford With Relatives http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Weekend-in-Bradford-With-RelativesDec 17 00:20
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/dredeyedick/status/412908187499520000Dec 17 16:55
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TechrightsBNHello World! I'm TechrightsBN running phIRCe v0.71Dec 17 16:55
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3419187Dec 18 09:20
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Plans for my birthday (tomorrow); try to recover ~3TB of data, delete #seagate idiotic #microsoft software installed on H/W by default, RMADec 18 09:20
schestowitz__"..happy birthday! =)"Dec 18 09:20
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3417979Dec 18 09:24
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Sad Decline of ‘60 Minutes’ Continues With This Week’s NSA Whitewash http://www.thenation.com/blog/177598/sad-decline-60-minutes-continues-weeks-nsa-whitewash http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/CBSDec 18 09:24
TechrightsBN-> www.thenation.com | The Sad Decline of ‘60 Minutes’ Continues With This Week’s NSA Whitewash | The Nation  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ugm ]Dec 18 09:24
TechrightsBN-> techrights.org | CBS - TechrightsDec 18 09:24
schestowitz__"They should see the Gates Foundation segment - it was pure advertisement."Dec 18 09:24
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426029Dec 18 11:46
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The world ended... http://gawker.com/the-world-finally-ends-for-infamous-doomsday-preacher-h-1485018370Dec 18 11:46
TechrightsBN-> gawker.com | The World Finally Ends for Infamous Doomsday Preacher Harold Camping  [ http://ur1.ca/g7qtk ]Dec 18 11:46
schestowitz__"His "maker" is a DNA strand..."Dec 18 11:46
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424024Dec 18 11:46
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I have heard that Bruce Schneier is going to quit BT. Is it true? And if so, is that related to their collusion with NSA and back doors? #btDec 18 11:46
schestowitz__"OK, I've heard it: Arstechnica: NSA surveillance critic Bruce Schneier to leave post at BT"Dec 18 11:46
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schestowitz__"there they go again about blocking resources which are porn or not at least ... indeed"Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426229Dec 18 13:34
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: It's not about pr0n; these days, "pr0n" just means anything the government (or corporation) does not approve http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2319277/bt-will-automatically-block-porn-for-new-customersDec 18 13:34
TechrightsBN-> www.theinquirer.net | BT will automatically block porn for new customers- The Inquirer  [ http://ur1.ca/g7gg1 ]Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__":D"Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425978Dec 18 13:34
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What will Constitution expert and Peace Nobel Prize winner do now? http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/federal-judge-finds-nsa-spying-unconstitutional/Dec 18 13:34
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | Updated: Federal judge finds NSA phone spying likely unconstitutional | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g7quh ]Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__"Finally !!!"Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424024Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__"Where'd you hear that?"Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__Turns out Ars if the original source.Dec 18 13:34
schestowitz__*isDec 18 13:35
schestowitz__http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/12/nsa-surveillance-critic-bruce-schneier-to-leave-post-at-bt/Dec 18 13:35
TechrightsBNarstechnica.com | Update: NSA surveillance critic Bruce Schneier to leave post at BT | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g7vts ]Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424467Dec 18 13:35
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Spending one's birthday trying to salvage data which seems impossible restore due to #seagate *****ness - worst day ever.Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__"Never use NTFS, ever."Dec 18 13:35
schestowitz__I didn'tDec 18 13:35
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3424467Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__"Oh man. Will has it right. Go enjoy your birthday. I once ran dd on one of my externals. Luckily it was nonsense and nothing important for the most part, but I know it's frustrating. Particularly when it's not your fault, as in your case. At least I only had myself to blame, lol."Dec 18 13:36
schestowitz__This is going to occupy some of my xmas. Truly enough, it turns out the lost data is not VERY valuable.Dec 18 13:36
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425978Dec 18 17:56
schestowitz__"Bravo!!! I suppose this judge will risk be fired..."Dec 18 17:56
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426229Dec 18 17:57
schestowitz__"It's a stupid decision! It's to the customers decide this!!"Dec 18 17:57
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426167Dec 18 17:57
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Schneier has indeed just quit #bt (which gives back doors to #nsa on the face of it)  http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/12/17/bt-back-door/1 http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/bt-modems-contain-nsa-back-doors-according-to-new-researchDec 18 17:57
TechrightsBN-> www.bit-tech.net | BT modems have NSA back-door, claim researchers | bit-tech.net  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ws3 ]Dec 18 17:57
TechrightsBN-> www.trustedreviews.com | Do BT modems really contain NSA back-doors? - News - Trusted Reviews  [ http://ur1.ca/g7ws4 ]Dec 18 17:57
schestowitz__"haha I first red your other post and commented about schneier :D"Dec 18 17:57
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426260Dec 18 17:58
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TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: World versus #NSA in one photo http://www.cambridge2000.com/gallery/images/PC1718172e.jpgDec 18 17:58
schestowitz__"I know , I put up the patch here on diaspora , but you beat me up with this one :D"Dec 18 17:58
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393774Dec 18 18:01
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: USSR remembered: assassinating people abroad makes CIA no better than KGB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4SWr9BsCUDec 18 18:01
TechrightsBN-> www.youtube.com | Inside the KGB: Terror of the Soviet Union | History Documentary - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g63hp ]Dec 18 18:01
schestowitz__"exactly!"Dec 18 18:01
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425992Dec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Home affairs committee asks home secretary whether she has been given proof by MI5 & MI6 to support their rhetoric" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/16/theresa-may-mps-spy-chiefs-nsaDec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | MPs grill Theresa May over spy chiefs' 'melodramatic soundbites' on NSA files | Politics | The Guardian  [ http://ur1.ca/g7wtg ]Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__"If they had any proof at all they would produce it ............ The comments at the bottom of these articles can be amusing."Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426535Dec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Most Popular Photoshop Alternative: GIMP http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-photoshop-alternative-gimp-1484836993 #gimp #gnuDec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN-> lifehacker.com | Most Popular Photoshop Alternative: GIMP  [ http://ur1.ca/g7wrw ]Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__"It's few years I use it !"Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3426521Dec 18 18:03
schestowitz__'So much crazy!!! And the majors stole us too and all the governments agree it..."Dec 18 18:03
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: How about sentencing Clapper and Alexander, e.g. a decade in prison or serious fines? No, must prosecute sharers http://falkvinge.net/2013/12/17/swedish-man-sentenced-to-half-million-euro-in-damages-for-sharing-one-movie/Dec 18 18:04
TechrightsBN-> falkvinge.net | Swedish Man Sentenced to Half-Million Euro In Damages For Sharing ONE Movie - Falkvinge on Infopolicy  [ http://ur1.ca/g7vmp ]Dec 18 18:04
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schestowitz__Schneier still names himself as associated with BTDec 18 19:33
schestowitz__"Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a "security guru" by The Economist. He is the author of 12 books -- including Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust Society Needs to Thrive -- as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter "Crypto-Gram" and his blog "Schneier on Security" are read by over 250,000 people. He has testified before Congress, is a Dec 18 19:33
schestowitz__frequent guest on television and radio, has served on several government committees, and is regularly quoted in the press. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an Advisory Board Member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Security Dec 18 19:33
schestowitz__Futurologist for BT -- formerly British Telecom. "Dec 18 19:33
schestowitz__https://www.schneier.com/about.htmlDec 18 19:33
TechrightsBNwww.schneier.com | About Bruce SchneierDec 18 19:33
schestowitz__"I'm not sure if that's the best indicator of "equal rights" although I must say I'm glad to see some diversity."Dec 18 19:42
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3416868Dec 18 19:42
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: weather report from norway...Dec 18 19:42
schestowitz__"lol ^"Dec 18 19:42
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3420355Dec 18 19:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: damn rightDec 18 19:43
schestowitz__http://www.youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYstube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYsDec 18 19:43
TechrightsBNCouldn't resolve host 'www.youhttp:' ( status 0 @ http://www.youhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYstube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYs )Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xppNIBGzxYsDec 18 19:43
TechrightsBNwww.youtube.com | Harptallica-The Unforgiven - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g7x7j ]Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__"At which point I'd probably lose all my street cred if I noted that a lot of metal and grunge actually makes pretty decent muzak. The stuff's actually got melody to it. I'm remembering the first time I heard Nirvana in an elevator. And then there's Hayseed Dixie."Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__"Smells like team spirit as dixieland jazz! Trumpets and banjos, oh my."Dec 18 19:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3410670Dec 18 19:44
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: # Linus on Google's accidentally doing right:  Android privacy tool withdrawn after "accidental" releaseDec 18 19:44
schestowitz__"Smells like team spirit as dixieland jazz! Trumpets and banjos, oh my.""Dec 18 19:44
TechrightsBN-> plus.google.com | Linus Torvalds - Google+ - This is sad. With all the posturing Google has done over…  [ http://ur1.ca/g756u ]Dec 18 19:44
TechrightsBN-> www.eff.org | Awesome Privacy Tools in Android 4.3+ | Electronic Frontier Foundation  [ http://ur1.ca/g6czk ]Dec 18 19:44
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3420031Dec 18 19:44
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 5th year anniversary https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_88bbc6b5977785c05213.gifDec 18 19:44
schestowitz__"..celebrate! =)"Dec 18 19:44
schestowitz__"Was that the shoe thrower?"Dec 18 19:44
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425857Dec 18 20:28
schestowitz__"I buy therefore I am."Dec 18 20:28
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: i don't know what it is, but it's on sale!Dec 18 20:28
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3425826Dec 18 20:29
schestowitz__"Can't we do both? =)"Dec 18 20:29
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 18 20:29
schestowitz__[20:48] <tessier> I have no idea why the server is behaving differently. Are you seeing any more traffic than normal?Dec 18 20:49
schestowitz__[20:50] <schestowitz__> I've noticed a rise in comment spamDec 18 20:49
schestowitz__[20:51] <schestowitz__> Significant rise in fact. maybe that's the causeDec 18 20:49
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3419300Dec 18 23:50
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/french-intelligence-granted-snooping-powers-nsa-134122 but #nsa does not even obey the lawDec 18 23:50
TechrightsBN-> www.techweekeurope.co.uk | French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA  [ http://ur1.ca/g7w9z ]Dec 18 23:50
schestowitz__"You think intelligence agencies ever do?"Dec 18 23:50
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3431951Dec 20 00:26
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Exchange of views with Glenn GREENWALD, Author and columnist having made public the facts http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I085104 h/t LaurelDec 20 00:26
TechrightsBN-> ec.europa.eu | EC Audiovisual Service - Video  [ http://ur1.ca/g7yph ]Dec 20 00:26
schestowitz__"Soghoians bit was quite good too…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCUKuh3pQa4 "Dec 20 00:26
TechrightsBNwww.youtube.com | Christopher Soghoian @ LIBE Committee Inquiry on Electronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens - YouTube  [ http://ur1.ca/g83hf ]Dec 20 00:26
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3431911Dec 20 00:26
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: As expected, parts of #europe benefit from the abandonment of law and order in north America http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c93d30dc-6821-11e3-8ada-00144feabdc0.htmlDec 20 00:26
TechrightsBN-> www.ft.com | Saab shares soar on $4.5bn Brazil defence deal - FT.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g838w ]Dec 20 00:26
schestowitz__"^^ same here."Dec 20 00:26
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schestowitz__>> I am starting to wonder if the server issues all began when I added theDec 20 21:15
schestowitz__>> Tuxmachines DB, which was not imported successfully (it still lacks someDec 20 21:15
schestowitz__>> tables). More likely it's due to many spammers hammering on the site.Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__> Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__> Probably spammers.  Having extra databases or tables shouldn't affectDec 20 21:15
schestowitz__> the existing ones unless they somehow change the content.  Then theDec 20 21:15
schestowitz__> issue would be one of corruption rather than unavailability.  TheDec 20 21:15
schestowitz__> migration is probably a bit tricky, I suspect.Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__[root@techrights boycottn]# nice -9 mysql -u root XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -h localhost drupal < drupal.sql Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__ERROR 1062 (23000) at line 3880: Duplicate entry 'maß' for key 'PRIMARY'Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__I may need help with it. The database was damaged. I repaired it on the remote server, but there were still issues with it. Notably:Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__mysql> show databases;Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| Database            |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| information_schema  |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| boycottn_drupal     |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| boycottn_wiki       |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| boycottn_wrdp1      |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| diaspora_production |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| drupal              |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| mysql               |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__| test                |Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__+---------------------+Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.users&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT u.*, s.* FROM users u INNER JOIN sessions s ON u.uid = s.uid WHERE s.sid = &#039;t90ml8pqf59ftke31gb7ce6hm3&#039; in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.system&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT name, filename, throttle FROM system WHERE type = &#039;module&#039; AND status = 1 AND bootstrap = 1 ORDER BY weight ASC, filename ASC in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__[Sun Dec 15 23:38:44 2013] [error] [client 10.0.2.11] PHP Warning:  Table &#039;drupal.url_alias&#039; doesn&#039;t exist\nquery: SELECT COUNT(pid) FROM url_alias in /home/boycottn/public_html/tuxmachines/www/apache2/includes/database.mysql.inc on line 128Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__And on it goes. I still have the shell log of when I repaired the DB on the 'old' server. It did repair everything, but the error above remains:Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__ERROR 1062 (23000) at line 3880: Duplicate entry 'maß' for key 'PRIMARY'Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__I already have some out-of-date Drupal directory to test it all with.Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__There is another DB, one for screenshots, and it's about 3 GB in size (the images are in the DB itself on the face of it). This one is less critical...Dec 20 21:15
schestowitz__Today I got told that the domain was finally siezed by my host and they're waiting for me to give guidance for change of nameservers.Dec 20 21:16
schestowitz__Tux Machines serves over 100,000 hits per day and I want to avoid disasters that would drive away readers... e.g. xmas downtime.Dec 20 21:16
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3434999Dec 21 05:51
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Any government which still signs deals with #microsoft given what we now know simply deserved suing (class action) https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/01/nsa_helps_micro_1.htmlDec 21 05:51
TechrightsBN-> www.schneier.com | Schneier on Security: NSA Helps Microsoft with Windows Vista  [ http://ur1.ca/g8b22 ]Dec 21 05:51
schestowitz__"Which Linux distro does the NSA hate the most?"Dec 21 05:51
schestowitz__Clearly not Red Hat - red hat staff is said to have put NSA code in Linux (not just SELinux)Dec 21 05:52
schestowitz__http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/the-day-google-had-to-start-over-on-android/282479/Dec 21 05:52
TechrightsBNwww.theatlantic.com | The Day Google Had to 'Start Over' on Android - Fred Vogelstein - The Atlantic  [ http://ur1.ca/g8b28 ]Dec 21 05:52
schestowitz__"Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__I think the Verge is stretching things to say the cancellation of Google's "Sooner" project was "starting over". Source article is FRED VOGELSTEIN. I don't know to trust his interpretation. It could be that iPhone's developer thrust/sweatshop was the problem. Here's the explanation the Verge does not give us,Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__What the Android team had been working on, a phone code-named Sooner, sported software that was arguably more revolu­tionary than what had just been revealed in the iPhone ... However, the Sooner phone was ugly. It looked like a Black-Berry, with a traditional keyboard and a small screen that wasn’t touch-enabled. ..Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__A phone with a touchscreen, code-named Dream, that had been in the early stages of development, became the focus. Its launch was pushed out a year until fall 2008. Engineers started drilling into it all the things the iPhone didn’t do to differentiate their phone when launch day did occur. Erick Tseng, then Android’s project manager, remembers suddenly feeling the nervous excitement of a pending public performance. Tseng had Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__joined Google the year before out of Stanford business school after Eric Schmidt, himself, sold him on the promise of Android. “I never got the feeling that we should scrap what we were doing—that the iPhone meant game over. But a bar had been set, and whatever we decided to launch, we wanted to make sure that it cleared the bar.”Dec 21 05:53
schestowitz__"Dec 21 05:53
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