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roy https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656718  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656713  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656712Aug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Democrats to press for stronger whistleblower protections next year http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/08/29/democrats-to-press-for-stronger-whistleblower-protections-next-year/ #truth a priority now?Aug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> politics.blog.ajc.com | Democrats to press for stronger whistleblower protections next year | Political Insider blog [ http://ur1.ca/i3e1q ]Aug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Close U.S.-Jordan intel ties revealed by NSA memo leaked by Snowden http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/08/29/nsa-memo-leaked-snowden-shows-close-u-s-jordan-intel-ties/ #jordan #nsaAug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.worldtribune.com | Close U.S.-Jordan intel ties revealed by NSA memo leaked by Snowden - World Tribune | World Tribune [ http://ur1.ca/i3e1s ]Aug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "German politicians have already discussed plans to scrap the no-spy agreement Germany" http://www.thetrumpet.com/article/12047.32632.168.0/united-states/the-significance-of-germanys-break-from-americaAug 31 13:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thetrumpet.com | The Significance of Germany’s Break From America - theTrumpet.com [ http://ur1.ca/i3e1u ]Aug 31 13:51
royhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656604  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656588  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656567Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Neo-conservatives rants in #ciapost http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2014/08/27/the-consequences-of-a-radical-mindset-on-jihadist-terror/Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.washingtonpost.com | The consequences of a radical mindset on jihadist terror - The Washington Post [ http://ur1.ca/i3e27 ]Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Bad week for #bt http://www.telecompaper.com/news/bt-accused-of-supplying-cable-system-for-us-drone-strikes--1033509 http://rt.com/uk/183428-bt-drones-us-military/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/drones-us-military http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20774Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.telecompaper.com | BT accused of supplying cable system for US drone strikes - Telecompaper [ http://ur1.ca/i3e29 ]Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> rt.com | NO TITLE [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2b ]Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.theguardian.com | BT alleged to have supplied high-speed fibre-optic cable to aid US drone strikes | World news | The Guardian [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2c ]Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.ekklesia.co.uk | UK Government urged to act on fresh evidence of BT drones link | EkklesiaAug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: My Turn: The true cost of the 'war on terror' http://www.timesheraldonline.com/letterstotheeditor/ci_26424925/my-turn-true-cost-war-terror "51 million refugees are forced to flee their homes"Aug 31 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.timesheraldonline.com | My Turn: The true cost of the 'war on terror' - Vallejo Times Herald [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2e ]Aug 31 13:52
royhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656454  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656451 https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656444Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Guilt by association with dogs: "charged with murder" http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-charged-with-murder-says-he-didnt-know-his-dogs-could-kill-20140827-story.htmlAug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.latimes.com | Man charged with murder says he didn't know his dogs could kill - LA Times [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2q ]Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "drones as a metaphor for God" http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2014/08/what-does-texas-megachurch-have-say-about-drones/92642/ http://qz.com/256437/a-texas-megachurch-is-preaching-the-gospel-of-drones/Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.nextgov.com | What Does a Texas Megachurch Have to Say About Drones? - Nextgov.com [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2s ]Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> qz.com | A Texas megachurch is preaching the gospel of drones – Quartz [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2t ]Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Another torturous execution http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/08/28/3818416_drugs-killed-oklahoma-inmate-in.html?rh=1Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.mercedsunstar.com | OKLAHOMA CITY: Drugs killed Oklahoma inmate in troubled execution | National | Merced Sun-Star [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2u ]Aug 31 13:54
royhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656426  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656424  https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656421Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Today's "human rights are western concepts and not eastern and therefore not in keeping with our culture." http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/08/31/international-human-rights-dispelling-the-myths/Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.thesundayleader.lk | International Human Rights: Dispelling The Myths | The Sunday Leader [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2v ]Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Play about "fighter pilot assigned to operate drones in the Nevada desert." http://www.providencejournal.com/features/entertainment/theater-dance/20140831-gamm-theatre-season-opener-looks-at-lone-pilot-operating-killer-drones.eceAug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.providencejournal.com | Gamm Theatre season opener looks at lone pilot operating killer drones | Entertainment - Music, Theater, TV & more | Providence Journal [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2w ]Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #drones for #us #police http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/30/rebirth-reno-drone-tipping-point/14774007/Aug 31 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.rgj.com | Rebirth: Is Reno at a drone tipping point? [ http://ur1.ca/i3e2y ]Aug 31 13:54
royhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/506041403454267392Aug 31 13:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Becomes Year’s Top Film, Leads Labor Day Weekend http://t.co/na3tZfH4Cg ... https://t.co/8VpsgjxHLOAug 31 13:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> variety.com | Box Office: ‘Guardians’ No. 1 Film of Year | VarietyAug 31 13:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> joindiaspora.com | Box Office: ‘Guar...Aug 31 13:56
royhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656922Aug 31 13:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Becomes Year’s Top Film, Leads Labor Day Weekend http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-guardians-top-film-2014-wins-labor-day-weekend-1201294660/ it's a good film actually, unlike the trailerAug 31 13:57
roy https://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506105878911934465Aug 31 17:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 they should just move to Saudi then if they like it so much. Or why dont start the Caliphate there?Aug 31 17:03
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506109501037363200Aug 31 17:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 They need each other to survive. Money comes from oil and US would never let a Shiekh run SaudiAug 31 17:04
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506109236288704512Aug 31 17:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 Remember that the offspring of Abdul Wahab is ruling the Saudi together with the House of SaudAug 31 17:04
royhttps://twitter.com/ajdarcy78/status/506110462044667904Aug 31 17:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@ajdarcy78: @vevodemo @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 We shall see. Anyway, the first priority is for #Syria & #Iraq to erase all of those #ISIS animals.Aug 31 17:07
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506110747395764224Aug 31 17:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 better to drive them into Saudi then to erase them :) but I'm all with you!Aug 31 17:07
royhttps://twitter.com/arjunsethi81/status/506112487532818432Aug 31 17:14
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@arjunsethi81: @e_blurbs @CharleneKaprole @ricfouad @schestowitz @BBuerling @Sandhu_KP @MONTYOG @dpfournier Thx 4 sharing my @ACLU oped on FBI watchlists.Aug 31 17:14
schestowitz_loghttps://twitter.com/CharleneKaproleAug 31 17:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-twitter.com | Charlene Kaprolet (CharleneKaprole) on TwitterAug 31 17:35
schestowitz_loghttps://twitter.com/CharleneKaprole/status/506116081233432576Aug 31 17:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CharleneKaprole: @arjunsethi81 @e_blurbs @ricfouad @schestowitz @BBuerling @Sandhu_KP @MONTYOG @dpfournier @ACLU anytime lolAug 31 17:35
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4657413Aug 31 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #WikiLeaks Reveals US Interference in Ecuador's Affairs http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/WikiLeaks-Reveals-US-Interference-in-Ecuadors-Affairs-20140825-0048.htmlAug 31 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.telesurtv.net | WikiLeaks Reveals US Interference in Ecuador's Affairs | News | teleSUR [ http://ur1.ca/i3ftv ]Aug 31 19:49
schestowitz__"Correa should learn from Obama, that has plunged the US into debt and very likely will get the US into recession before leaving. Wars are expensive and enemies have no trade."Aug 31 19:49
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656917Aug 31 20:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Dave Lindorff (award-winning journalist) says that #IS is using weapons supplied by #cia - another failed strategy in #syria for sure.Aug 31 20:22
schestowitz__"Maybe a small country cannot, but a lot of small countries certainly can, and the US seems to be not so popular lately."Aug 31 20:22
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656710Aug 31 20:34
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Self-censorship in 'social' networks shows that in order to have real debates with real people one needs to meet them, not type on devicesAug 31 20:34
schestowitz__"Good for an afternoon weekend with beer, but I prefer a lot more political debates. After the third liter of beer you can still argue something reasonable about the local football team, but that's more difficult about the Middle East conflicts. =)"Aug 31 20:34
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schestowitz"matters how you define 'low spec'. GNOME3 is running pretty smooth, even on my old Eee, and as long as it's not the KDE, I don't think you will really get into trouble with any desktop environment, at least performancewise."Sep 01 19:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4659238Sep 01 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Low-Spec Hardware? Try these Desktop Environments http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20140831080320393/LeanDesktops.html #gnu #linuxSep 01 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxlinks.com | Low-Spec Hardware? Try these Desktop Environments - Linux Links - The Linux Portal Site [ http://ur1.ca/i3il9 ]Sep 01 19:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4662016Sep 01 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Lennart Poettering: Revisiting How We Put Together Linux Systems http://0pointer.net/blog/revisiting-how-we-put-together-linux-systems.htmlSep 01 19:49
schestowitz"I, for one, welcome our new Linux architecture overlord."Sep 01 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> 0pointer.net | Revisiting How We Put Together Linux Systems [ http://ur1.ca/i3miw ]Sep 01 19:49
schestowitz> http://fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/opening-multiple-browser-tabs-simultaneously-autokey-comes-to-the-rescue/Sep 01 19:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com | Opening multiple browser tabs simultaneously — AutoKey comes to the rescue | Fitzcarraldo's Blog [ http://ur1.ca/i3mju ]Sep 01 19:55
schestowitzAdd to next batch of daily linksSep 01 19:55
schestowitz> To me the new logo is sensational, thank you for your work.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> ____________________________________Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> Strange as it may be, if  I open to my website with my iPad I viewSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> today's article and see the new logo. But...if I click on the articleSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> title to get to Edit, I get an error message.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> Opening to the website with my MacBook Pro I view today's article withSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> the _old_ logo atop the website. Also, I do not have the Edit commandSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> and clicking on view Comment gives me an error message.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> Ditto on on my Windows 7 and Vista. I see the Old Logo.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitzThat's OK, it's due to cache and will expire soon.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitzThe only article I have issues opening is "TOP 5 MAD GENIUSES". Do you see it elsewhere?Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> Share Press feature is requesting I complete the Install...what do youSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> recommend, yes or no install?Sep 01 21:15
schestowitzI don't know what Share Press is or how it got there. I'd say ignore such requests.Sep 01 21:15
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4654617Sep 01 21:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: For extortionate rates #microsoft continues to provide patched to selected XP users, so now there's this: http://www.maximumpc.com/determined_developer_resurrects_windows_xp_unofficial_service_pack_4_2014Sep 01 21:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.maximumpc.com | Determined Developer Resurrects Windows XP with Unofficial Service Pack 4 | Maximum PC [ http://ur1.ca/i32zd ]Sep 01 21:23
schestowitz"Even working with windows using a "normal" languaje is a pain, I imagine the horrendus work it must be doing binary level patches"Sep 01 21:23
schestowitz> Everything on all devices is as described in my original "Wow! Oy VeySep 01 22:13
schestowitz> message.”Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz>Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz>  There is No new logo and other weird stuff going on.Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz>Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz> In my head I am hearing the old adage…”if it ain’t broke, don’t try toSep 01 22:13
schestowitz> fix it,” as the old Logo wasn’t that bad; just stale.Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz>Sep 01 22:13
schestowitz> Yet, I am confident that the problem will be resolved soon, and so, notSep 01 22:13
schestowitz> to worry.Sep 01 22:13
schestowitzIt's a cache issue with the image, hence temporary. The issue with the post/error is worth investigating though, but I need more information from you...Sep 01 22:13
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schestowitzhttps://www.joindiaspora.com/posts/4664875Sep 01 22:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Ultimate Linux Mint 1.4 Looks Much Better than Its Linux Mint Cinnamon Base – Gallery http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ultimate-Linux-Mint-1-4-Looks-Much-Better-Than-It-s-Linux-Mint-Cinnamon-Base-Gallery-457121.shtml #linuxmint #gnu #linux #cinnamonSep 01 22:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Ultimate Linux Mint 1.4 Looks Much Better than Its Linux Mint Cinnamon Base – Gallery [ http://ur1.ca/i3nb2 ]Sep 01 22:36
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4662161Sep 02 04:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "10 years armed unmanned aerial vehicles have been operated to kill individuals in at least seven countries" http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-457c-The-game-changer-in-global-conflicts#.VARc3aFPtBASep 02 04:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.morningstaronline.co.uk | Morning Star :: The game-changer in global conflicts [ http://ur1.ca/i3rm7 ]Sep 02 04:56
schestowitz"Drone warfare is just the tip of the iceberg, along the path to all but completely eliminate humans from the armed forces (note, not from war, or being victims of war, just from being part of the armed forces). When global armies no longer have the ability to question orders and have no conscience (because they're machines), then any order, no matter how inhumane or horrific would be followed without question. It's removing the finalSep 02 04:56
schestowitzsafeguard."Sep 02 04:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4664971Sep 02 04:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 5 tips on migrating to open-source software http://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-tips-on-migrating-to-open-source-software/ #freeswSep 02 04:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techrepublic.com | 5 tips on migrating to open-source software - TechRepublic [ http://ur1.ca/i3rmn ]Sep 02 04:57
schestowitz"I disagree. It's better to just give them a nice, working gnu/linux desktop. Given all the changes in Microsoft land, it's just as easy to do this as to give them Windows 7 (soon EOL anyway) or Windows 8. The sooner you get someone off Windows, the better off they are."Sep 02 04:57
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4668349Sep 03 10:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: You have your Windows in my Linux http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/you-have-your-windows-in-my-linux-249483 #gnu #linux #windowsSep 03 10:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.infoworld.com | You have your Windows in my Linux | Data Center - InfoWorld [ http://ur1.ca/i41e6 ]Sep 03 10:25
schestowitz"Info world using "Windows" as a synonym for ignorance to influence a gnu/linux decision. How interesting."Sep 03 10:26
schestowitz"I'm more concerned about the size of a target this is painting for pid 1. How soon will we see an exploit - if there aren't any already - that works across any Linux system running systemd?"Sep 03 10:26
schestowitz"Sep 03 10:26
schestowitzAfter reading this site I remembered some reasons to dislike systemd and learned some more:Sep 03 10:26
schestowitzhttp://boycottsystemd.org/Sep 03 10:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boycottsystemd.org | boycott systemdSep 03 10:26
schestowitzI have to really consider moving away from Linux and Gnome if this keeps going the worst way.Sep 03 10:26
schestowitz"Sep 03 10:26
schestowitz"Why Linux itself, Cronos?"Sep 03 10:26
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4667469Sep 03 10:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Censorship through clouds won't work due to sites that are #censorship resistant, e.g. http://imgur.com/a/Olaj7 #nsfwSep 03 10:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> imgur.com | Las fotos íntimas hot de Jennifer Lawrence - ImgurSep 03 10:30
schestowitz"So so, and have no idea who Jennifer Lawrence is."Sep 03 10:30
MinceR112649 < schestowitz> http://boycottsystemd.org/Sep 03 12:05
MinceRapprovedSep 03 12:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507148179025174529  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507147589125689344   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507147209281130497  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507145874666172416Sep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: With its powerful octa-core chip and unusual display, #Meizu MX4 is great – but can it “handle” #Ubuntu Touch? http://t.co/zRO84Srg2YSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.intomobile.com | Meizu MX4 is great - but can it "handle" Ubuntu Touch?Sep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #BlackDuck is a Microsoft-connected FUD vendor and - what a SHOCK - it does not like copyleft http://t.co/D5ZFdxNPpISep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Black Duck - TechrightsSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #microsoft staff (Ohloh) and their new boss created by Microsoft marketing man continue to smear #gpl and #gnu http://t.co/WonNwMXm1uSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.itworld.com | To be permissive or not to be permissive, that is the question for open source licensors | ITworldSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Bringing new security features to Docker http://t.co/bgD9ioI9Nn #docker #security #redhat #server #gnu #linuxSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> opensource.com | Docker security Part 2 | Opensource.comSep 03 13:52
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507145135944392704  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507144255132155904   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507143760841834498   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142826204078080Sep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Top 5 Essential Android Wear Apps http://t.co/3r4gPUgc49 #android #linuxSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.androidpolice.com | Top 5 Essential Android Wear AppsSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Secure file sharing (no #prism intrusion) on #gnu #linux http://t.co/DrXKfhz4cE http://t.co/tSaFlYNQykSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.webupd8.org | Download MEGAsync For Linux Desktops (MEGA.co.nz Linux Sync Client) ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blogSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> trueg.wordpress.com | Protecting And Sharing Linked Data With Virtuoso | Trueg's BlogSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Fox 'news' more worried about #obama than about #isis http://t.co/W3OMt4dE9k partisan politicsSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mediamatters.org | Sean Hannity Asks If Obama's "Radical Indoctrination" Affects His Decision-Making On Strikes Against Islamic State | Video | Media Matters for AmericaSep 03 13:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Expanding beyond one's borders and toppling foreign leaders mostly to do with resources, domination, control, corporate greed, not peaceSep 03 13:52
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142608066711552  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142373265399808  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507141922973319168  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507141315898138624Sep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A country's security and also positive perception worldwide is more likely to be improved by lack of intervention beyond its bordersSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: If acting like the "world's policemen" is intended to promote some notion of one's moral superiority/advocacy, why is US so widely loathed?Sep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Former British ambassador thinking that Westminster and the English 1% will use "terror" to keep looting the North http://t.co/S7KjxLh0oLSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.craigmurray.org.uk | Craig Murray » Blog Archive » After Project Fear, Expect Project TerrorSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #ciapost is grooming the corrupt Scott Walker http://t.co/XCmMSrhuRVSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mediamatters.org | The Wash. Post's Resident Scott Walker Cheerleader | Blog | Media Matters for AmericaSep 03 13:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507140575968370688  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507139196411461632 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507138626275516416  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507138059075612673Sep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: The plutocrats-owned #usatoday wants war, tries to pretend that it's "the people" who want war http://t.co/u2vbzWc3zDSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.fair.org | Does the Public Want More War?Sep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Google just banned our new #Android app before it even launched https://t.co/ND8ZdCbJez #privacy "interfering with" appsSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.disconnect.me | Online Privacy & SecuritySep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: "high-profile wins for the copyright industry are not the result of the police making use of surveillance powers" https://t.co/P3KCvY7cwLSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | Blunders By Convicted 'Fast And Furious 6' Cammer Made It Easy To Track Him Down | TechdirtSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #aol (corporate press) #revisionism https://t.co/R4ONSypOLrSep 03 13:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | Why Is Huffington Post Running A Multi-Part Series To Promote The Lies Of A Guy Who Pretended To Invent Email? | TechdirtSep 03 13:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137519306432512  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137298736361472  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137002261979136   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507136631045124097Sep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Thugs in #california lose their toys http://t.co/lZgkrKNF2TSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.latimes.com | Citing unsettling Ferguson images, Davis to return armored vehicle - LA TimesSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: City Of London 'Police' (banks' thugs) terrorises ISPs https://t.co/l7xh6NRjqm #uk #internet #censorshipSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | City Of London Police Issue Vague, Idiotic Warning To Registrars That They're Engaged In Criminal Behavior Because It Says So | TechdirtSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against #Sharia http://t.co/sXmkBAPzGq #internet #censorshipSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.iranhumanrights.org | Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against Sharia : International Campaign for Human Rights in IranSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A lot of the recent #propaganda about #microsoft #privacy comes from 'former' MS staff (now 'journalists') and 'news' sites run by MS MVPsSep 03 13:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507136440611135488  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507135096655446016  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507134987666456576  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507131981646532609 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507131066604593152Sep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #microsoft #propaganda seeking to portray it as #privacy proponent https://t.co/AKYLNkwHkc the truth: http://t.co/fug0FsaCh0Sep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | No, Microsoft Is Not Suddenly 'Defying' A Court Order To Turn Over Emails | TechdirtSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Microsoft and the NSA - TechrightsSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Systemd Controversy Not Going Away Quietly http://t.co/7lj9iQdMTA http://t.co/lJiMg5Y7q5 #linuxSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ http://ostatic.com/page_not_found )Sep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | [Phoronix] New Group Calls For Boycotting SystemdSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Intel Lands More Graphics Changes For Linux 3.18 http://t.co/limlcCASj8 #intel #linux #graphicsSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | [Phoronix] The Features To Find With The Imminent Release Of LLVM/Clang 3.5Sep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Another mindless rant from #microsoft booster Andrew Binstock seems more like superstition http://t.co/yz5OOr1mdPSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.drdobbs.com | The Curse of Version 6 | Dr Dobb'sSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 Released For Linux http://t.co/rvlskHdetg #games #gnu #linuxSep 03 13:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.gamingonlinux.com | A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 Released For Linux | GamingOnLinuxSep 03 13:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507130588902735872   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507130139432722432 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507129550816686081Sep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Open source as a philosophy for life http://t.co/hmoeknFyJ0 sharing, participation, collaboration, reciprocity...Sep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.computerweekly.com | Open source as a philosophy for life - Open Source InsiderSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Oracle's MySQL buy a 'fiasco' says Dovecot man Mikko Linnanmäki http://t.co/gjRnjjYoCw #mysql #oracle #gplSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.theregister.co.uk | Oracle's MySQL buy a 'fiasco' says Dovecot man Mikko Linnanmäki • The RegisterSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Meet The Open-Source Startup That Wants To Automate Your Next App http://t.co/qbZNtb1ypn needs JS, else blank page!Sep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> readwrite.com |Sep 03 13:55
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507128938154721280  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507128225496334336  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507127900345495552  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507127358735024128Sep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone http://t.co/yeBfGWNg42 #email #openxchangeSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.wired.com | The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone | Enterprise | WIREDSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: California, Texas serve as testing grounds for open-source voting technology http://t.co/LpehtnbOdD #votingSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.naco.org | California, Texas serve as testing grounds for open-source voting technologySep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: "avoid surveillance from organizations like the NSA. It's called Tox, and while it's still in development" http://t.co/ToVVfvD2IYSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.en.softonic.com | Tox aims to be an open source and secure alternative to Skype | News | SoftonicSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #webOS rises from the ashes (again) as #LuneOS: open source operating system for phones and tablets http://t.co/5NXP12lhicSep 03 13:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> liliputing.com | webOS rises from the ashes (again) as LuneOS: open source operating system for phones and tablets - LiliputingSep 03 13:55
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507224201456267264https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4675897Sep 03 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? http://t.co/g2QCbwAtBA "biggest security scandal of the republic"Sep 03 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.hurriyetdailynews.com | Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? - İSMET BERKANSep 03 20:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507224201456267264Sep 03 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? http://t.co/g2QCbwAtBA "biggest security scandal of the republic"Sep 03 20:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4675897Sep 03 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If beheadings were really the most shocking thing in the world, then the West would do something about 1+ beheadings/day by Saudi Arabia govSep 03 20:49
schestowitz"Or something about Saudi Arabia financing terrorists groups."Sep 03 20:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4674359Sep 03 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against #Sharia http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2014/08/makarem-internet/ #internet #censorshipSep 03 20:49
schestowitz"Maybe high-speed Internet services are against moral because the higher Porn Per Minute throughput."Sep 03 20:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4676489Sep 03 20:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Fox 'news' equates leaking celebrities' private photos with blowing the whistle on illegal surveillance and lies http://gawker.com/fox-news-host-snowden-is-just-as-bad-as-the-celeb-nude-1629606267Sep 03 20:50
schestowitz"Actually this incident should be a wake up call for those who use cloud services to save their private information but nobody does that, also its a good example for those who likes to take naked pictures but all we hear is that we need more survilance"Sep 03 20:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> gawker.com | Fox News Host: Snowden Is Just as Bad as the Celeb Nude Photo Hackers [ http://ur1.ca/i47yg ]Sep 03 20:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4667490Sep 03 20:51
schestowitz"Sep 03 20:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 'Cloud', #facebook #dropbox #gmail etc. preying on ignorance&laziness. Many people uninformed&lazy; they 'sell' their data for convenienceSep 03 20:51
schestowitzI'm thwarted here, helpless and divided. I can't run a mail server at home, don't trust a hosted service and no one I know has a clue.Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzFor a short time, I had a nice, free software email server at work. It's running under VMware, so I did not trust it, but the person taking care of it understood software freedom and would make progress. That person was fired by an aggressive and crazy business manager. Now I've got a nasty Microsoft server which has thrown away important email that I forgot to evacuate.Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzI have not had time to contact enough people at local institutions. The private school my daughters started with was hopelessly Microsoft captured. I have not found the right people at the Baldwin County public school systems. I made contact with the local public library but have not had time to get much done.Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzThat leaves me with myKolab. PJ recommended it, but I'd rather have something closer than that.Sep 03 20:51
schestowitz"Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzCloser in the acquaintance sense or geographically?Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4674771Sep 03 20:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #microsoft staff (Ohloh) and their new boss created by Microsoft marketing man continue to smear #gpl and #gnu http://www.itworld.com/big-data/434238/be-permissive-or-not-be-permissive-question-open-source-licensorsSep 03 20:51
schestowitz"Also "loh" means looser in russian (not very precisely but close enough) and "oh" is kind of a sigh :-)."Sep 03 20:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.itworld.com | To be permissive or not to be permissive, that is the question for open source licensors | ITworld [ http://ur1.ca/i47xt ]Sep 03 20:51
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4677538Sep 04 00:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: When I traveled to the US before 9/11 I could carry even air rifle in my suitcase; post 9/11 it feels like entering prison,with fingerprintsSep 04 00:06
schestowitz"Government building in the US resemble air ports very strongly these days. They even have the loudspeaker announcing random rules like "Guns are not allowed in this building" you know in case you missed that on the way in."Sep 04 00:06
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4644179Sep 04 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #AbsoluteLinux Is a Lightweight Distro Based on #Slackware 14.10 http://news.softpedia.com/news/Absolute-Linux-Is-a-Lightweight-Distro-Based-on-Slackware-14-10-456793.shtmlSep 04 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Absolute Linux Is a Lightweight Distro Based on Slackware 14.10 [ http://ur1.ca/i4dw9 ]Sep 04 17:56
schestowitz__"That would be 14.1"Sep 04 17:56
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4680422Sep 04 17:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Fox 'news' cannot tell apart immigrants from people who were forcibly imported as slaves http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/09/03/bill-oreilly-continues-to-insist-white-privileg/200639Sep 04 17:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mediamatters.org | Bill O'Reilly Continues To Insist White Privilege Doesn't Exist Because Asian-Americans Are Successful | Video | Media Matters for America [ http://ur1.ca/i4dwi ]Sep 04 17:57
schestowitz__"Its not only fox news , i red an artcicle about a guy named jose who kept sending his cv and had no luck getting a job . But when he left out that shitty 's' and became joe , miraculously his inbox became filled with job offerings . The land of the free :D"Sep 04 17:57
schestowitz__"Interesting experiment, I wonder if in the Land of the Lawsuit that can be considered as discrimination in a court."Sep 04 17:57
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/helioloureiro/status/507585798800044033Sep 04 19:34
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@helioloureiro: @mbjunior @Metztli_IT @linuxfoundation @schestowitz advocating for #systemd ? I didn't see this.Sep 04 19:34
schestowitz__> I just tested it again...it's still off by 1 hour.Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__> Here's exactly what happens when I format the edit time and date for posting...Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__> It is now 2:30 PM. I enter the time as14:30. I expect to see my posting on the weblog. It absolutely does not appear unless I wait until 3:30 to see it.Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__> As a test of the clock, I use the same article and although it is actual time of 2:30 I set the time as 13:30 and Bingo! The article is there.Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__In that case it's worth looking under the WordPress options for timezone and change them, or even ensure that the clock on the device used to access the site uses the correct timezone. Something is not set correctly and I very much doubt it's the server.Sep 04 19:40
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4627616Sep 04 20:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Programming in Rust http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/programming-in-rust #rust #mozillaSep 04 20:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxuser.co.uk | Programming in Rust | Linux User & Developer - the Linux and FOSS mag for a GNU generation [ http://ur1.ca/i4egf ]Sep 04 20:01
schestowitz__"Means just "general purpose".."Sep 04 20:01
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4678245Sep 04 20:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Is systemd as bad as boycott systemd is trying to make it? http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/09/03/is-systemd-as-bad-as-boycott-systemd-is-trying-to-make-it/ #systemd #linuxSep 04 20:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxbsdos.com | Is systemd as bad as boycott systemd is trying to make it? | LinuxBSDos.com [ http://ur1.ca/i4egh ]Sep 04 20:01
schestowitz__""From just a purely end-user perspective, systemd is an application that I’ve come to like a lot." Yes, if you are not the one that has to maintain and manage Windows computers then you might think Windows is wonderful, but I have not hear so many Windows sysadmins that thinks that way. I'm a user and admin at home and have no time to reinstall Windows every two months, that is one of the reasons I do not use Windows. That's alsoSep 04 20:01
schestowitz__why I chose Debian, I have no time to manage poorly assembled Linux distros nor time to be distro-hopping."Sep 04 20:01
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schestowitzRe: I think I know the cause of the time problemSep 04 23:53
schestowitz> Daylight savings time will end on Nov. 2nd and I think, then, my clock will sync with Word Press.Sep 04 23:53
schestowitzSome device might be out of sync, or buggy.Sep 04 23:53
schestowitzCaptain's log. We received a signal from Will Hill on StarDate 04/09/14 22:53. Translated to English it stated:> Thank you for thinking about this, but I had some very different things inSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> mind.  I thought you were running your own server at home and that it wouldSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> be easy to add accounts.  More importantly, I can trust someone like you toSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> resist intrustion and warn me if it happens.  I don't mind if there areSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> charges to offset costs but I am sorry that I did not understand yourSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> situation.Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> What I'm looking for is a return to local mail servers, boxes on site, toSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> protect people against mass surveillance.  If we could get schools,Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> libraries, clubs and advocacy organizations to run mail servers for people,Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> it would be much harder for governments and private companies to spy onSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> people.  There would be more for spies to keep track of, more people willingSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> to break gag orders, and the break would be easier to defend in court.Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> You may have seen the discussion I tried to have about this on Diaspora and G+Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4412606Sep 04 23:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@willhill@joindiaspora.com: <h3> An Interesting Conversation about Networks, Privacy and Email by Aaron Seigo on G+</h3> https://plus.google.com/u/0/107555540696571114069/posts/ahi8gi2FYuY http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2014/07/one-singular-sensation-your-email.html This discussion goes the rounds on Diaspora. It would be nice to use email and RSS as messaging systems. Diaspora already has an RSS feed for users and emails you but joindiaspoSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> https://plus.google.com/u/0/113579520393333767984/posts/j1B9z8n5NmdSep 04 23:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> plus.google.com | How many online accounts do you have? For most people, the number is,… [ http://ur1.ca/i4fi9 ]Sep 04 23:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> aseigo.blogspot.com | aseigo: one singular sensation: your email address [ http://ur1.ca/i4fia ]Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-plus.google.com | Can we have distributed communications systems or not?  A conversation on… [ http://ur1.ca/hwd4m ]Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> After some thought, I've concluded that the bullies have left us enough wiggleSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> room to have private mail servers.  Microsoft keeps trying to sell small andSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> medium businesses in house email servers, so it remains possible for clubsSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> and other organizations to do the same even if bullies don't allow itSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> in "dialup space".Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:59
schestowitz> Do you think we can run a campaign to get people to do it?  The general trendSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> is running the other way, with only large organizations bothering and thoseSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> are being lead into the fog.  I'm going to ask the guy who's in charge of mySep 04 23:59
schestowitz> work's IT stuff about how much it costs to do "commercial" networks andSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> private email service.  I'm sure the situation will be a little differentSep 04 23:59
schestowitz> where you are, but I'll tell you when I find out.Sep 04 23:59
schestowitzAt work we self-host E-mail. For me it's hosted by Ireland but the server is based in London physically.Sep 04 23:59
schestowitzA campaign would fall on deaf ears and many companies already offer services that market themselves as "nsa-proof" E-mail. Some are credible.Sep 04 23:59
schestowitzhttp://fossforce.com/2014/09/tux-machines-ten-months-later/#commentsSep 05 09:18
schestowitz"Sep 05 09:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fossforce.com | Tux Machines Ten Months Later - FOSS Force [ http://ur1.ca/i4gxm ]Sep 05 09:18
schestowitzhile I agree with a lot of what Roy and techrights says and I think it does need said[1], and while I won’t run servantware[1] apps[2] or drivers on my own machines, a position that itself might be considered radical, he and it have always come off too strident for me. There are better ways to say what needs said.Sep 05 09:18
schestowitzI actually find it surprising that he could/would tone it down like that for tuxmachines, but certainly it’s a pleasant surprise. =:^) I’ll have to drop by and see how it’s doing. (FWIW, the LXer feed is my “generic Linux” feed at present. That’s how I found FOSSForce, tho I recently subscribed to FOSSForce new-post notifications too, probably the reason I’ve been more active in the comments recently.)Sep 05 09:18
schestowitz[1] My list sig is an RMS quote:Sep 05 09:19
schestowitzEvery nonfree program has a lord, a master –Sep 05 09:19
schestowitzand if you use the program, he is your master.Sep 05 09:19
schestowitz[2] With the exception of one early 90s vintage game I still play in dosbox; I guess it and its authors are my master.Sep 05 09:19
schestowitz"Sep 05 09:19
schestowitz"My initial worries when Susan Linton decided to sell the site were unfounded. Roy and his wife are doing a good job keeping Tuxmachines going. I’m sure their efforts are appreciated by the Linux-using community. It is still my favourite meta site on Linux. I like the links to Android and Chrome OS topics, too, as they keep me informed on that side of things."Sep 05 09:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Metztli_IT/status/507813065228697601Sep 05 09:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Metztli_IT: ♺@schestowitz #Gentoo #GNU/#Linux 20140826 #Iron #Penguin Ed—#OpenSource fans, download! http://t.co/8tFBywjL6C cc:@mbJunior @a_vl @miccamanSep 05 09:55
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686153Sep 05 19:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft’s cheap assault on Android tablets is about to begin http://www.themukt.com/2014/09/05/microsofts-cheap-assault-android-tablets-begin/ #microsoft #android #dumping #negativepricingSep 05 19:41
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schestowitz"They think they can do to Android what they did to Palm."Sep 05 19:41
schestowitz"I would not use that Microsoft crap even for free, but this time average tablet users neither."Sep 05 19:41
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686115Sep 05 19:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Emacs as a general-purpose package manager http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8081 one day it might also become an editorSep 05 19:42
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schestowitz"already got viper mode"Sep 05 19:42
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4676255Sep 05 19:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I stopped using cellphones 11 years ago. Maybe in the future I should also quit driving given where things are going http://www.ktrh.com/articles/houston-news-121300/can-you-trust-the-car-of-12726895Sep 05 19:42
schestowitz"With some luck, we'll be driving some form of open source car."Sep 05 19:42
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686496Sep 05 19:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Insulting people who use #microsoft #windows and expect to have #privacy and #security http://www.linuxadvocates.com/2014/09/cryptowall-ransomware-psychology-of.htmlSep 05 19:44
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schestowitz"Also tells people to use the latest Microsoft because "Windows Legacy" is not secure. Linux Advocates is doing Microsoft's work."Sep 05 19:44
schestowitz"Sep 05 19:44
schestowitzI would not said loud what the article says, but I think exactly that. Really, how many years are Windows users willing to believe this time Microsoft will make a secure, not resource-hogging, privacy-respectful operating system?Sep 05 19:44
schestowitzI had 10 years of Windows and was enough to me.Sep 05 19:44
schestowitz"Sep 05 19:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686478Sep 05 19:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #btrfs rebalancing http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2014/09/btrfs-rebalancing.htmlSep 05 19:48
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schestowitz"Sep 05 19:48
schestowitzI didn't rebalance my root+home (subvolumes) btrfs since I migrated from ext4 in winter.Sep 05 19:48
schestowitzbtrfs fi showLabel: 'Primary' uuid: 99e54a80-ca74-4cb0-a604-a01379b85463 Total devices 1 FS bytes used 196.06GiB devid 1 size 291.74GiB used 234.06GiB path /dev/sda4Btrfs v3.14.2+20140530Sep 05 19:48
schestowitz"Sep 05 19:48
schestowitzI didn't rebalance my root+home (subvolumes) btrfs since I migrated from ext4 in winter.Sep 05 19:48
schestowitzNo problems detected and deduplication works.Sep 05 19:48
schestowitz"Sep 05 19:48
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schestowitz In his /*prime*/ he was the man that everyone wanted to be and every boySep 05 21:31
schestowitz> craved to have as a father. Tall for his times, 6 feet, , good looking,Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz> the ladies were attracted to him, well off financially, good businessSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> man, self-educated, the ultimate extrovert, he loved his family and hisSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> many friends.Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz> He had prematurely grey hair and therefore his early nickname was /Whitey./Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>  He had his first heart attack at age 37; he lived a fast life, smoked aSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> little too much, drank a little too much, caroused a little too much,Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz> never making any concessions health-wise to his atherosclerosis.Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz> Probably, he felt an early demise was imminent. Later he had at leastSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> two more heart attacks and a debilitating, humiliating stroke whichSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> confined him to a wheel-chair, slurred his speech, paralyzed his rightSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> arm but not his mind, which remained rapier sharp. He did not save hisSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> money or invest wisely...easy come, easy go was his secret motto.Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz> I remember that my mom used to tease him whenever Barbra Streisand wouldSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> sing /People Who Need People, /because the lyrics described himSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> perfectly..."the people who need people are the luckiest people in theSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> world.”Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>Sep 05 21:32
schestowitz>  Sadly, his luck ran out...he died broke and broken at age 54 onSep 05 21:32
schestowitz> September 4th, 1961; he never reached his December 19th, birthday.Sep 05 21:32
schestowitzFrom what I could gather from photos, he was an impressive person and a good father. His bio helps remind me to keep healthy and strive for a balanced life that restrains/restricts overspending and too much indulgence, which is potentially short-sighted. In a country like the US, where the health system was and remains privatised, being broke often leads a person to breaking.Sep 05 21:32
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_SpainSep 05 22:18
schestowitz'However, since the GFC, the Spanish economy's recent macroeconomic performance has been poor. Between 2008 and 2012, the economic boom of the 2000s was reversed, leaving over a quarter of Spain's workforce unemployed by 2012.[16][17] In 2012, the Spanish economy contracted by 1.4% and was in recession until Q3 of 2013.[18]"Sep 05 22:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Economy of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSep 05 22:18
schestowitz"Despite the poor recent performance of the Spanish economy generally, Spain's international trade situation has improved. During the boom years, Spain had built up a trade deficit eventually reaching a record amounting to 10% of GDP (2007).[19] During the economic downturn, Spain has been significantly reducing imports, increasing exports and kept attracting growing numbers of tourists. As a result, in 2013 it achieved a trade surplusSep 05 22:19
schestowitzfor the first time in three decades.[19]"Sep 05 22:19
schestowitzunem poyment 26%Sep 05 22:21
schestowitzuk 6.5Sep 05 22:21
schestowitzgerrmany 6.5Sep 05 22:21
schestowitzitaly 12Sep 05 22:22
schestowitzfrance 10%Sep 05 22:22
schestowitzportugal 14%Sep 05 22:23
schestowitzbrazil 4.3%Sep 05 22:23
schestowitzCanada 6.9%Sep 05 22:24
schestowitzUS  6.2%Sep 05 22:24
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4691806Sep 06 20:13
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Story Behind 'init' and 'systemd': Why 'init' Needed to be Replaced with 'systemd' in Linux http://www.tecmint.com/systemd-replaces-init-in-linux/ #init #linux #systemdSep 06 20:14
schestowitz"I agree init may need a replacement, but systemd is not an option."Sep 06 20:14
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schestowitz"Sep 06 20:14
schestowitz"It itself is a background processes which is designed to start processes in parallel, thus reducing the boot time and computational overhead."Sep 06 20:14
schestowitzThe boot time might be reduced but the computational overhead certainly not, running processes in parallel and low load are opposed. I have a "server" with Wheezy that has 12 virtual machines, and the more machines I add the more unstable becomes the startup. Starting up 5 virtual machines at the same time is no problem, but being a desktop computer starting 12 VM chokes the computer and last time I rebooted it did not manage to getSep 06 20:14
schestowitzload down 1.2 even after a month, when those same VM were loading the computer at 0.6 if started one at a time.Sep 06 20:14
schestowitzThe worst of all, making init scripts that run serially is very easy in Squeeze but after Wheezy and all this systemd crap is very difficult.Sep 06 20:14
schestowitz"Sep 06 20:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692783Sep 06 20:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #nsa is trying to be cool while spying on billions of innocent people and retaining - indefinitely - their data http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/09/04/nsa-exploring-use-mineral-oil-cool-servers/Sep 06 20:15
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schestowitz"I will leave it to the imagination: Oil + Access to millions of private photos = ????"Sep 06 20:15
schestowitz"Yes, go ahead #NSA and start vasting limited resources."Sep 06 20:15
schestowitz"Time to scrap NSA and let Space X take over.'Sep 06 20:15
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692522Sep 06 20:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #stingray becoming common knowledge and widely covered even by corporate media now http://madamenoire.com/466612/fake-cellphone-towers-installed-across-us-spying/Sep 06 20:16
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schestowitz"That is why I keep my cellphone mostly offline."Sep 06 20:16
schestowitz"That's why I don't use a cellphone!"Sep 06 20:16
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692432Sep 06 20:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Rand Paul’s Strategic Slipperiness on Foreign Policy http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/04/rand-pauls-strategic-slipperiness-on-for not a dove, but another breed of hawk?Sep 06 20:16
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schestowitz"#Politics"Sep 06 20:16
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Democrats to press for stronger whistleblower protections next year http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/08/29/democrats-to-press-for-stronger-whistleblower-protections-next-year/ #truth a priority now?Aug 31 12:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> politics.blog.ajc.com | Democrats to press for stronger whistleblower protections next year | Political Insider blog [ http://ur1.ca/i3e1q ]Aug 31 12:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Close U.S.-Jordan intel ties revealed by NSA memo leaked by Snowden http://www.worldtribune.com/2014/08/29/nsa-memo-leaked-snowden-shows-close-u-s-jordan-intel-ties/ #jordan #nsaAug 31 12:51
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "German politicians have already discussed plans to scrap the no-spy agreement Germany" http://www.thetrumpet.com/article/12047.32632.168.0/united-states/the-significance-of-germanys-break-from-americaAug 31 12:51
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Neo-conservatives rants in #ciapost http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2014/08/27/the-consequences-of-a-radical-mindset-on-jihadist-terror/Aug 31 12:52
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Bad week for #bt http://www.telecompaper.com/news/bt-accused-of-supplying-cable-system-for-us-drone-strikes--1033509 http://rt.com/uk/183428-bt-drones-us-military/ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/27/drones-us-military http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20774Aug 31 12:52
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: My Turn: The true cost of the 'war on terror' http://www.timesheraldonline.com/letterstotheeditor/ci_26424925/my-turn-true-cost-war-terror "51 million refugees are forced to flee their homes"Aug 31 12:52
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Guilt by association with dogs: "charged with murder" http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-charged-with-murder-says-he-didnt-know-his-dogs-could-kill-20140827-story.htmlAug 31 12:54
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "drones as a metaphor for God" http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2014/08/what-does-texas-megachurch-have-say-about-drones/92642/ http://qz.com/256437/a-texas-megachurch-is-preaching-the-gospel-of-drones/Aug 31 12:54
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Another torturous execution http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/08/28/3818416_drugs-killed-oklahoma-inmate-in.html?rh=1Aug 31 12:54
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Today's "human rights are western concepts and not eastern and therefore not in keeping with our culture." http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/08/31/international-human-rights-dispelling-the-myths/Aug 31 12:55
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Play about "fighter pilot assigned to operate drones in the Nevada desert." http://www.providencejournal.com/features/entertainment/theater-dance/20140831-gamm-theatre-season-opener-looks-at-lone-pilot-operating-killer-drones.eceAug 31 12:55
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #drones for #us #police http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/08/30/rebirth-reno-drone-tipping-point/14774007/Aug 31 12:55
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royhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656922Aug 31 12:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Box Office: ‘Guardians’ Becomes Year’s Top Film, Leads Labor Day Weekend http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-guardians-top-film-2014-wins-labor-day-weekend-1201294660/ it's a good film actually, unlike the trailerAug 31 12:57
roy https://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506105878911934465Aug 31 16:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 they should just move to Saudi then if they like it so much. Or why dont start the Caliphate there?Aug 31 16:04
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506109501037363200Aug 31 16:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 They need each other to survive. Money comes from oil and US would never let a Shiekh run SaudiAug 31 16:04
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506109236288704512Aug 31 16:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 Remember that the offspring of Abdul Wahab is ruling the Saudi together with the House of SaudAug 31 16:04
royhttps://twitter.com/ajdarcy78/status/506110462044667904Aug 31 16:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@ajdarcy78: @vevodemo @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 We shall see. Anyway, the first priority is for #Syria & #Iraq to erase all of those #ISIS animals.Aug 31 16:07
royhttps://twitter.com/vevodemo/status/506110747395764224Aug 31 16:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@vevodemo: @ajdarcy78 @schestowitz @Nutsflipped_z_1 better to drive them into Saudi then to erase them :) but I'm all with you!Aug 31 16:07
royhttps://twitter.com/arjunsethi81/status/506112487532818432Aug 31 16:14
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@arjunsethi81: @e_blurbs @CharleneKaprole @ricfouad @schestowitz @BBuerling @Sandhu_KP @MONTYOG @dpfournier Thx 4 sharing my @ACLU oped on FBI watchlists.Aug 31 16:14
schestowitz_loghttps://twitter.com/CharleneKaproleAug 31 16:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-twitter.com | Charlene Kaprolet (CharleneKaprole) on TwitterAug 31 16:35
schestowitz_loghttps://twitter.com/CharleneKaprole/status/506116081233432576Aug 31 16:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@CharleneKaprole: @arjunsethi81 @e_blurbs @ricfouad @schestowitz @BBuerling @Sandhu_KP @MONTYOG @dpfournier @ACLU anytime lolAug 31 16:36
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4657413Aug 31 18:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #WikiLeaks Reveals US Interference in Ecuador's Affairs http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/WikiLeaks-Reveals-US-Interference-in-Ecuadors-Affairs-20140825-0048.htmlAug 31 18:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.telesurtv.net | WikiLeaks Reveals US Interference in Ecuador's Affairs | News | teleSUR [ http://ur1.ca/i3ftv ]Aug 31 18:50
schestowitz__"Correa should learn from Obama, that has plunged the US into debt and very likely will get the US into recession before leaving. Wars are expensive and enemies have no trade."Aug 31 18:50
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656917Aug 31 19:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Dave Lindorff (award-winning journalist) says that #IS is using weapons supplied by #cia - another failed strategy in #syria for sure.Aug 31 19:23
schestowitz__"Maybe a small country cannot, but a lot of small countries certainly can, and the US seems to be not so popular lately."Aug 31 19:23
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4656710Aug 31 19:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Self-censorship in 'social' networks shows that in order to have real debates with real people one needs to meet them, not type on devicesAug 31 19:35
schestowitz__"Good for an afternoon weekend with beer, but I prefer a lot more political debates. After the third liter of beer you can still argue something reasonable about the local football team, but that's more difficult about the Middle East conflicts. =)"Aug 31 19:35
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schestowitz"matters how you define 'low spec'. GNOME3 is running pretty smooth, even on my old Eee, and as long as it's not the KDE, I don't think you will really get into trouble with any desktop environment, at least performancewise."Sep 01 18:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4659238Sep 01 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Low-Spec Hardware? Try these Desktop Environments http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20140831080320393/LeanDesktops.html #gnu #linuxSep 01 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxlinks.com | Low-Spec Hardware? Try these Desktop Environments - Linux Links - The Linux Portal Site [ http://ur1.ca/i3il9 ]Sep 01 18:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4662016Sep 01 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Lennart Poettering: Revisiting How We Put Together Linux Systems http://0pointer.net/blog/revisiting-how-we-put-together-linux-systems.htmlSep 01 18:49
schestowitz"I, for one, welcome our new Linux architecture overlord."Sep 01 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> 0pointer.net | Revisiting How We Put Together Linux Systems [ http://ur1.ca/i3miw ]Sep 01 18:49
schestowitz> http://fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/opening-multiple-browser-tabs-simultaneously-autokey-comes-to-the-rescue/Sep 01 18:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com | Opening multiple browser tabs simultaneously — AutoKey comes to the rescue | Fitzcarraldo's Blog [ http://ur1.ca/i3mju ]Sep 01 18:56
schestowitzAdd to next batch of daily linksSep 01 18:56
schestowitz> To me the new logo is sensational, thank you for your work.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz> ____________________________________Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz> Strange as it may be, if  I open to my website with my iPad I viewSep 01 20:15
schestowitz> today's article and see the new logo. But...if I click on the articleSep 01 20:15
schestowitz> title to get to Edit, I get an error message.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz>Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz> Opening to the website with my MacBook Pro I view today's article withSep 01 20:15
schestowitz> the _old_ logo atop the website. Also, I do not have the Edit commandSep 01 20:15
schestowitz> and clicking on view Comment gives me an error message.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz>Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz> Ditto on on my Windows 7 and Vista. I see the Old Logo.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitzThat's OK, it's due to cache and will expire soon.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitzThe only article I have issues opening is "TOP 5 MAD GENIUSES". Do you see it elsewhere?Sep 01 20:15
schestowitz> Share Press feature is requesting I complete the Install...what do youSep 01 20:15
schestowitz> recommend, yes or no install?Sep 01 20:15
schestowitzI don't know what Share Press is or how it got there. I'd say ignore such requests.Sep 01 20:15
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4654617Sep 01 20:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: For extortionate rates #microsoft continues to provide patched to selected XP users, so now there's this: http://www.maximumpc.com/determined_developer_resurrects_windows_xp_unofficial_service_pack_4_2014Sep 01 20:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.maximumpc.com | Determined Developer Resurrects Windows XP with Unofficial Service Pack 4 | Maximum PC [ http://ur1.ca/i32zd ]Sep 01 20:24
schestowitz"Even working with windows using a "normal" languaje is a pain, I imagine the horrendus work it must be doing binary level patches"Sep 01 20:24
schestowitz> Everything on all devices is as described in my original "Wow! Oy VeySep 01 21:14
schestowitz> message.”Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>  There is No new logo and other weird stuff going on.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> In my head I am hearing the old adage…”if it ain’t broke, don’t try toSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> fix it,” as the old Logo wasn’t that bad; just stale.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz>Sep 01 21:14
schestowitz> Yet, I am confident that the problem will be resolved soon, and so, notSep 01 21:14
schestowitz> to worry.Sep 01 21:14
schestowitzIt's a cache issue with the image, hence temporary. The issue with the post/error is worth investigating though, but I need more information from you...Sep 01 21:14
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schestowitzhttps://www.joindiaspora.com/posts/4664875Sep 01 21:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Ultimate Linux Mint 1.4 Looks Much Better than Its Linux Mint Cinnamon Base – Gallery http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ultimate-Linux-Mint-1-4-Looks-Much-Better-Than-It-s-Linux-Mint-Cinnamon-Base-Gallery-457121.shtml #linuxmint #gnu #linux #cinnamonSep 01 21:36
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4662161Sep 02 03:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "10 years armed unmanned aerial vehicles have been operated to kill individuals in at least seven countries" http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-457c-The-game-changer-in-global-conflicts#.VARc3aFPtBASep 02 03:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.morningstaronline.co.uk | Morning Star :: The game-changer in global conflicts [ http://ur1.ca/i3rm7 ]Sep 02 03:57
schestowitz"Drone warfare is just the tip of the iceberg, along the path to all but completely eliminate humans from the armed forces (note, not from war, or being victims of war, just from being part of the armed forces). When global armies no longer have the ability to question orders and have no conscience (because they're machines), then any order, no matter how inhumane or horrific would be followed without question. It's removing the finalSep 02 03:57
schestowitzsafeguard."Sep 02 03:57
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4664971Sep 02 03:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 5 tips on migrating to open-source software http://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-tips-on-migrating-to-open-source-software/ #freeswSep 02 03:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techrepublic.com | 5 tips on migrating to open-source software - TechRepublic [ http://ur1.ca/i3rmn ]Sep 02 03:58
schestowitz"I disagree. It's better to just give them a nice, working gnu/linux desktop. Given all the changes in Microsoft land, it's just as easy to do this as to give them Windows 7 (soon EOL anyway) or Windows 8. The sooner you get someone off Windows, the better off they are."Sep 02 03:58
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4668349Sep 03 09:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: You have your Windows in my Linux http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/you-have-your-windows-in-my-linux-249483 #gnu #linux #windowsSep 03 09:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.infoworld.com | You have your Windows in my Linux | Data Center - InfoWorld [ http://ur1.ca/i41e6 ]Sep 03 09:26
schestowitz"Info world using "Windows" as a synonym for ignorance to influence a gnu/linux decision. How interesting."Sep 03 09:26
schestowitz"I'm more concerned about the size of a target this is painting for pid 1. How soon will we see an exploit - if there aren't any already - that works across any Linux system running systemd?"Sep 03 09:26
schestowitz"Sep 03 09:27
schestowitzAfter reading this site I remembered some reasons to dislike systemd and learned some more:Sep 03 09:27
schestowitzhttp://boycottsystemd.org/Sep 03 09:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boycottsystemd.org | boycott systemdSep 03 09:27
schestowitzI have to really consider moving away from Linux and Gnome if this keeps going the worst way.Sep 03 09:27
schestowitz"Sep 03 09:27
schestowitz"Why Linux itself, Cronos?"Sep 03 09:27
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4667469Sep 03 09:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Censorship through clouds won't work due to sites that are #censorship resistant, e.g. http://imgur.com/a/Olaj7 #nsfwSep 03 09:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> imgur.com | Las fotos íntimas hot de Jennifer Lawrence - ImgurSep 03 09:31
schestowitz"So so, and have no idea who Jennifer Lawrence is."Sep 03 09:31
MinceR112649 < schestowitz> http://boycottsystemd.org/Sep 03 11:06
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507148179025174529  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507147589125689344   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507147209281130497  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507145874666172416Sep 03 12:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: With its powerful octa-core chip and unusual display, #Meizu MX4 is great – but can it “handle” #Ubuntu Touch? http://t.co/zRO84Srg2YSep 03 12:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.intomobile.com | Meizu MX4 is great - but can it "handle" Ubuntu Touch?Sep 03 12:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #BlackDuck is a Microsoft-connected FUD vendor and - what a SHOCK - it does not like copyleft http://t.co/D5ZFdxNPpISep 03 12:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Black Duck - TechrightsSep 03 12:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #microsoft staff (Ohloh) and their new boss created by Microsoft marketing man continue to smear #gpl and #gnu http://t.co/WonNwMXm1uSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.itworld.com | To be permissive or not to be permissive, that is the question for open source licensors | ITworldSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Bringing new security features to Docker http://t.co/bgD9ioI9Nn #docker #security #redhat #server #gnu #linuxSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> opensource.com | Docker security Part 2 | Opensource.comSep 03 12:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507145135944392704  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507144255132155904   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507143760841834498   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142826204078080Sep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Top 5 Essential Android Wear Apps http://t.co/3r4gPUgc49 #android #linuxSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.androidpolice.com | Top 5 Essential Android Wear AppsSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Secure file sharing (no #prism intrusion) on #gnu #linux http://t.co/DrXKfhz4cE http://t.co/tSaFlYNQykSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.webupd8.org | Download MEGAsync For Linux Desktops (MEGA.co.nz Linux Sync Client) ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blogSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> trueg.wordpress.com | Protecting And Sharing Linked Data With Virtuoso | Trueg's BlogSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Fox 'news' more worried about #obama than about #isis http://t.co/W3OMt4dE9k partisan politicsSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mediamatters.org | Sean Hannity Asks If Obama's "Radical Indoctrination" Affects His Decision-Making On Strikes Against Islamic State | Video | Media Matters for AmericaSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Expanding beyond one's borders and toppling foreign leaders mostly to do with resources, domination, control, corporate greed, not peaceSep 03 12:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142608066711552  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507142373265399808  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507141922973319168  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507141315898138624Sep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A country's security and also positive perception worldwide is more likely to be improved by lack of intervention beyond its bordersSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: If acting like the "world's policemen" is intended to promote some notion of one's moral superiority/advocacy, why is US so widely loathed?Sep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Former British ambassador thinking that Westminster and the English 1% will use "terror" to keep looting the North http://t.co/S7KjxLh0oLSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.craigmurray.org.uk | Craig Murray » Blog Archive » After Project Fear, Expect Project TerrorSep 03 12:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #ciapost is grooming the corrupt Scott Walker http://t.co/XCmMSrhuRVSep 03 12:53
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507140575968370688  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507139196411461632 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507138626275516416  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507138059075612673Sep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: The plutocrats-owned #usatoday wants war, tries to pretend that it's "the people" who want war http://t.co/u2vbzWc3zDSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.fair.org | Does the Public Want More War?Sep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Google just banned our new #Android app before it even launched https://t.co/ND8ZdCbJez #privacy "interfering with" appsSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.disconnect.me | Online Privacy & SecuritySep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: "high-profile wins for the copyright industry are not the result of the police making use of surveillance powers" https://t.co/P3KCvY7cwLSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | Blunders By Convicted 'Fast And Furious 6' Cammer Made It Easy To Track Him Down | TechdirtSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #aol (corporate press) #revisionism https://t.co/R4ONSypOLrSep 03 12:54
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137519306432512  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137298736361472  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507137002261979136   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507136631045124097Sep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Thugs in #california lose their toys http://t.co/lZgkrKNF2TSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.latimes.com | Citing unsettling Ferguson images, Davis to return armored vehicle - LA TimesSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: City Of London 'Police' (banks' thugs) terrorises ISPs https://t.co/l7xh6NRjqm #uk #internet #censorshipSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | City Of London Police Issue Vague, Idiotic Warning To Registrars That They're Engaged In Criminal Behavior Because It Says So | TechdirtSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against #Sharia http://t.co/sXmkBAPzGq #internet #censorshipSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.iranhumanrights.org | Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against Sharia : International Campaign for Human Rights in IranSep 03 12:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A lot of the recent #propaganda about #microsoft #privacy comes from 'former' MS staff (now 'journalists') and 'news' sites run by MS MVPsSep 03 12:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507136440611135488  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507135096655446016  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507134987666456576  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507131981646532609 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507131066604593152Sep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #microsoft #propaganda seeking to portray it as #privacy proponent https://t.co/AKYLNkwHkc the truth: http://t.co/fug0FsaCh0Sep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | No, Microsoft Is Not Suddenly 'Defying' A Court Order To Turn Over Emails | TechdirtSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Microsoft and the NSA - TechrightsSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Systemd Controversy Not Going Away Quietly http://t.co/7lj9iQdMTA http://t.co/lJiMg5Y7q5 #linuxSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ http://ostatic.com/page_not_found )Sep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | [Phoronix] New Group Calls For Boycotting SystemdSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Intel Lands More Graphics Changes For Linux 3.18 http://t.co/limlcCASj8 #intel #linux #graphicsSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | [Phoronix] The Features To Find With The Imminent Release Of LLVM/Clang 3.5Sep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Another mindless rant from #microsoft booster Andrew Binstock seems more like superstition http://t.co/yz5OOr1mdPSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.drdobbs.com | The Curse of Version 6 | Dr Dobb'sSep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 Released For Linux http://t.co/rvlskHdetg #games #gnu #linuxSep 03 12:55
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507130588902735872   https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507130139432722432 https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507129550816686081Sep 03 12:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Open source as a philosophy for life http://t.co/hmoeknFyJ0 sharing, participation, collaboration, reciprocity...Sep 03 12:55
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Oracle's MySQL buy a 'fiasco' says Dovecot man Mikko Linnanmäki http://t.co/gjRnjjYoCw #mysql #oracle #gplSep 03 12:55
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Meet The Open-Source Startup That Wants To Automate Your Next App http://t.co/qbZNtb1ypn needs JS, else blank page!Sep 03 12:55
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507128938154721280  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507128225496334336  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507127900345495552  https://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507127358735024128Sep 03 12:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone http://t.co/yeBfGWNg42 #email #openxchangeSep 03 12:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.wired.com | The Open Source Tool That Lets You Send Encrypted Emails to Anyone | Enterprise | WIREDSep 03 12:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: California, Texas serve as testing grounds for open-source voting technology http://t.co/LpehtnbOdD #votingSep 03 12:56
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: "avoid surveillance from organizations like the NSA. It's called Tox, and while it's still in development" http://t.co/ToVVfvD2IYSep 03 12:56
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #webOS rises from the ashes (again) as #LuneOS: open source operating system for phones and tablets http://t.co/5NXP12lhicSep 03 12:56
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507224201456267264https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4675897Sep 03 19:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? http://t.co/g2QCbwAtBA "biggest security scandal of the republic"Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.hurriyetdailynews.com | Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? - İSMET BERKANSep 03 19:50
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/507224201456267264Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Well, was it the US intercepting the official crypto phones? http://t.co/g2QCbwAtBA "biggest security scandal of the republic"Sep 03 19:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4675897Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If beheadings were really the most shocking thing in the world, then the West would do something about 1+ beheadings/day by Saudi Arabia govSep 03 19:50
schestowitz"Or something about Saudi Arabia financing terrorists groups."Sep 03 19:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4674359Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Grand Ayatollah Issues Fatwa Stating High Speed Internet is against #Sharia http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2014/08/makarem-internet/ #internet #censorshipSep 03 19:50
schestowitz"Maybe high-speed Internet services are against moral because the higher Porn Per Minute throughput."Sep 03 19:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4676489Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Fox 'news' equates leaking celebrities' private photos with blowing the whistle on illegal surveillance and lies http://gawker.com/fox-news-host-snowden-is-just-as-bad-as-the-celeb-nude-1629606267Sep 03 19:50
schestowitz"Actually this incident should be a wake up call for those who use cloud services to save their private information but nobody does that, also its a good example for those who likes to take naked pictures but all we hear is that we need more survilance"Sep 03 19:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> gawker.com | Fox News Host: Snowden Is Just as Bad as the Celeb Nude Photo Hackers [ http://ur1.ca/i47yg ]Sep 03 19:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4667490Sep 03 19:51
schestowitz"Sep 03 19:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 'Cloud', #facebook #dropbox #gmail etc. preying on ignorance&laziness. Many people uninformed&lazy; they 'sell' their data for convenienceSep 03 19:51
schestowitzI'm thwarted here, helpless and divided. I can't run a mail server at home, don't trust a hosted service and no one I know has a clue.Sep 03 19:51
schestowitzFor a short time, I had a nice, free software email server at work. It's running under VMware, so I did not trust it, but the person taking care of it understood software freedom and would make progress. That person was fired by an aggressive and crazy business manager. Now I've got a nasty Microsoft server which has thrown away important email that I forgot to evacuate.Sep 03 19:51
schestowitzI have not had time to contact enough people at local institutions. The private school my daughters started with was hopelessly Microsoft captured. I have not found the right people at the Baldwin County public school systems. I made contact with the local public library but have not had time to get much done.Sep 03 19:51
schestowitzThat leaves me with myKolab. PJ recommended it, but I'd rather have something closer than that.Sep 03 19:51
schestowitz"Sep 03 19:51
schestowitzCloser in the acquaintance sense or geographically?Sep 03 19:52
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4674771Sep 03 19:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #microsoft staff (Ohloh) and their new boss created by Microsoft marketing man continue to smear #gpl and #gnu http://www.itworld.com/big-data/434238/be-permissive-or-not-be-permissive-question-open-source-licensorsSep 03 19:52
schestowitz"Also "loh" means looser in russian (not very precisely but close enough) and "oh" is kind of a sigh :-)."Sep 03 19:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.itworld.com | To be permissive or not to be permissive, that is the question for open source licensors | ITworld [ http://ur1.ca/i47xt ]Sep 03 19:52
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4677538Sep 03 23:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: When I traveled to the US before 9/11 I could carry even air rifle in my suitcase; post 9/11 it feels like entering prison,with fingerprintsSep 03 23:07
schestowitz"Government building in the US resemble air ports very strongly these days. They even have the loudspeaker announcing random rules like "Guns are not allowed in this building" you know in case you missed that on the way in."Sep 03 23:07
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*[freenode-info] why register and identify? your IRC nick is how people know you. http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetupSep 04 14:25
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4644179Sep 04 16:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #AbsoluteLinux Is a Lightweight Distro Based on #Slackware 14.10 http://news.softpedia.com/news/Absolute-Linux-Is-a-Lightweight-Distro-Based-on-Slackware-14-10-456793.shtmlSep 04 16:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Absolute Linux Is a Lightweight Distro Based on Slackware 14.10 [ http://ur1.ca/i4dw9 ]Sep 04 16:57
schestowitz__"That would be 14.1"Sep 04 16:57
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4680422Sep 04 16:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Fox 'news' cannot tell apart immigrants from people who were forcibly imported as slaves http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/09/03/bill-oreilly-continues-to-insist-white-privileg/200639Sep 04 16:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> mediamatters.org | Bill O'Reilly Continues To Insist White Privilege Doesn't Exist Because Asian-Americans Are Successful | Video | Media Matters for America [ http://ur1.ca/i4dwi ]Sep 04 16:58
schestowitz__"Its not only fox news , i red an artcicle about a guy named jose who kept sending his cv and had no luck getting a job . But when he left out that shitty 's' and became joe , miraculously his inbox became filled with job offerings . The land of the free :D"Sep 04 16:58
schestowitz__"Interesting experiment, I wonder if in the Land of the Lawsuit that can be considered as discrimination in a court."Sep 04 16:58
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/helioloureiro/status/507585798800044033Sep 04 18:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@helioloureiro: @mbjunior @Metztli_IT @linuxfoundation @schestowitz advocating for #systemd ? I didn't see this.Sep 04 18:35
schestowitz__> I just tested it again...it's still off by 1 hour.Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__> Here's exactly what happens when I format the edit time and date for posting...Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__> It is now 2:30 PM. I enter the time as14:30. I expect to see my posting on the weblog. It absolutely does not appear unless I wait until 3:30 to see it.Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__>Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__> As a test of the clock, I use the same article and although it is actual time of 2:30 I set the time as 13:30 and Bingo! The article is there.Sep 04 18:40
schestowitz__In that case it's worth looking under the WordPress options for timezone and change them, or even ensure that the clock on the device used to access the site uses the correct timezone. Something is not set correctly and I very much doubt it's the server.Sep 04 18:41
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4627616Sep 04 19:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Programming in Rust http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/programming-in-rust #rust #mozillaSep 04 19:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxuser.co.uk | Programming in Rust | Linux User & Developer - the Linux and FOSS mag for a GNU generation [ http://ur1.ca/i4egf ]Sep 04 19:01
schestowitz__"Means just "general purpose".."Sep 04 19:02
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4678245Sep 04 19:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Is systemd as bad as boycott systemd is trying to make it? http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/09/03/is-systemd-as-bad-as-boycott-systemd-is-trying-to-make-it/ #systemd #linuxSep 04 19:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxbsdos.com | Is systemd as bad as boycott systemd is trying to make it? | LinuxBSDos.com [ http://ur1.ca/i4egh ]Sep 04 19:02
schestowitz__""From just a purely end-user perspective, systemd is an application that I’ve come to like a lot." Yes, if you are not the one that has to maintain and manage Windows computers then you might think Windows is wonderful, but I have not hear so many Windows sysadmins that thinks that way. I'm a user and admin at home and have no time to reinstall Windows every two months, that is one of the reasons I do not use Windows. That's alsoSep 04 19:02
schestowitz__why I chose Debian, I have no time to manage poorly assembled Linux distros nor time to be distro-hopping."Sep 04 19:02
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schestowitzRe: I think I know the cause of the time problemSep 04 22:53
schestowitz> Daylight savings time will end on Nov. 2nd and I think, then, my clock will sync with Word Press.Sep 04 22:53
schestowitzSome device might be out of sync, or buggy.Sep 04 22:53
schestowitzCaptain's log. We received a signal from Will Hill on StarDate 04/09/14 22:53. Translated to English it stated:> Thank you for thinking about this, but I had some very different things inSep 04 22:59
schestowitz> mind.  I thought you were running your own server at home and that it wouldSep 04 22:59
schestowitz> be easy to add accounts.  More importantly, I can trust someone like you toSep 04 22:59
schestowitz> resist intrustion and warn me if it happens.  I don't mind if there areSep 04 22:59
schestowitz> charges to offset costs but I am sorry that I did not understand yourSep 04 22:59
schestowitz> situation.Sep 04 22:59
schestowitz>Sep 04 22:59
schestowitz> What I'm looking for is a return to local mail servers, boxes on site, toSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> protect people against mass surveillance.  If we could get schools,Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> libraries, clubs and advocacy organizations to run mail servers for people,Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> it would be much harder for governments and private companies to spy onSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> people.  There would be more for spies to keep track of, more people willingSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> to break gag orders, and the break would be easier to defend in court.Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> You may have seen the discussion I tried to have about this on Diaspora and G+Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> https://joindiaspora.com/posts/4412606Sep 04 23:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@willhill@joindiaspora.com: <h3> An Interesting Conversation about Networks, Privacy and Email by Aaron Seigo on G+</h3> https://plus.google.com/u/0/107555540696571114069/posts/ahi8gi2FYuY http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2014/07/one-singular-sensation-your-email.html This discussion goes the rounds on Diaspora. It would be nice to use email and RSS as messaging systems. Diaspora already has an RSS feed for users and emails you but joindiaspoSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> https://plus.google.com/u/0/113579520393333767984/posts/j1B9z8n5NmdSep 04 23:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> plus.google.com | How many online accounts do you have? For most people, the number is,… [ http://ur1.ca/i4fi9 ]Sep 04 23:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> aseigo.blogspot.com | aseigo: one singular sensation: your email address [ http://ur1.ca/i4fia ]Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-plus.google.com | Can we have distributed communications systems or not?  A conversation on… [ http://ur1.ca/hwd4m ]Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> After some thought, I've concluded that the bullies have left us enough wiggleSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> room to have private mail servers.  Microsoft keeps trying to sell small andSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> medium businesses in house email servers, so it remains possible for clubsSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> and other organizations to do the same even if bullies don't allow itSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> in "dialup space".Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz>Sep 04 23:00
schestowitz> Do you think we can run a campaign to get people to do it?  The general trendSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> is running the other way, with only large organizations bothering and thoseSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> are being lead into the fog.  I'm going to ask the guy who's in charge of mySep 04 23:00
schestowitz> work's IT stuff about how much it costs to do "commercial" networks andSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> private email service.  I'm sure the situation will be a little differentSep 04 23:00
schestowitz> where you are, but I'll tell you when I find out.Sep 04 23:00
schestowitzAt work we self-host E-mail. For me it's hosted by Ireland but the server is based in London physically.Sep 04 23:00
schestowitzA campaign would fall on deaf ears and many companies already offer services that market themselves as "nsa-proof" E-mail. Some are credible.Sep 04 23:00
schestowitzhttp://fossforce.com/2014/09/tux-machines-ten-months-later/#commentsSep 05 08:19
schestowitz"Sep 05 08:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fossforce.com | Tux Machines Ten Months Later - FOSS Force [ http://ur1.ca/i4gxm ]Sep 05 08:19
schestowitzhile I agree with a lot of what Roy and techrights says and I think it does need said[1], and while I won’t run servantware[1] apps[2] or drivers on my own machines, a position that itself might be considered radical, he and it have always come off too strident for me. There are better ways to say what needs said.Sep 05 08:19
schestowitzI actually find it surprising that he could/would tone it down like that for tuxmachines, but certainly it’s a pleasant surprise. =:^) I’ll have to drop by and see how it’s doing. (FWIW, the LXer feed is my “generic Linux” feed at present. That’s how I found FOSSForce, tho I recently subscribed to FOSSForce new-post notifications too, probably the reason I’ve been more active in the comments recently.)Sep 05 08:19
schestowitz[1] My list sig is an RMS quote:Sep 05 08:19
schestowitzEvery nonfree program has a lord, a master –Sep 05 08:19
schestowitzand if you use the program, he is your master.Sep 05 08:19
schestowitz[2] With the exception of one early 90s vintage game I still play in dosbox; I guess it and its authors are my master.Sep 05 08:19
schestowitz"Sep 05 08:19
schestowitz"My initial worries when Susan Linton decided to sell the site were unfounded. Roy and his wife are doing a good job keeping Tuxmachines going. I’m sure their efforts are appreciated by the Linux-using community. It is still my favourite meta site on Linux. I like the links to Android and Chrome OS topics, too, as they keep me informed on that side of things."Sep 05 08:20
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Metztli_IT/status/507813065228697601Sep 05 08:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Metztli_IT: ♺@schestowitz #Gentoo #GNU/#Linux 20140826 #Iron #Penguin Ed—#OpenSource fans, download! http://t.co/8tFBywjL6C cc:@mbJunior @a_vl @miccamanSep 05 08:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> betanews.com | Gentoo Linux 20140826 Iron Penguin Edition -- open source fans, download now!Sep 05 08:56
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686153Sep 05 18:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft’s cheap assault on Android tablets is about to begin http://www.themukt.com/2014/09/05/microsofts-cheap-assault-android-tablets-begin/ #microsoft #android #dumping #negativepricingSep 05 18:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.themukt.com | Microsoft's cheap assault on Android tablets is about to begin - The Mukt [ http://ur1.ca/i4iub ]Sep 05 18:42
schestowitz"They think they can do to Android what they did to Palm."Sep 05 18:42
schestowitz"I would not use that Microsoft crap even for free, but this time average tablet users neither."Sep 05 18:42
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686115Sep 05 18:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Emacs as a general-purpose package manager http://savannah.gnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=8081 one day it might also become an editorSep 05 18:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> savannah.gnu.org | GNU Guix - News: Emacs as a general-purpose package manager [Savannah] [ http://ur1.ca/i4d0p ]Sep 05 18:43
schestowitz"already got viper mode"Sep 05 18:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4676255Sep 05 18:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I stopped using cellphones 11 years ago. Maybe in the future I should also quit driving given where things are going http://www.ktrh.com/articles/houston-news-121300/can-you-trust-the-car-of-12726895Sep 05 18:43
schestowitz"With some luck, we'll be driving some form of open source car."Sep 05 18:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.ktrh.com | Can You Trust the Car of the Future? | KTRH [ http://ur1.ca/i4iui ]Sep 05 18:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686496Sep 05 18:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Insulting people who use #microsoft #windows and expect to have #privacy and #security http://www.linuxadvocates.com/2014/09/cryptowall-ransomware-psychology-of.htmlSep 05 18:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.linuxadvocates.com | CryptoWall RansomWare: The Psychology of Mass Insanity ~ Linux Advocates [ http://ur1.ca/i4haz ]Sep 05 18:45
schestowitz"Also tells people to use the latest Microsoft because "Windows Legacy" is not secure. Linux Advocates is doing Microsoft's work."Sep 05 18:45
schestowitz"Sep 05 18:45
schestowitzI would not said loud what the article says, but I think exactly that. Really, how many years are Windows users willing to believe this time Microsoft will make a secure, not resource-hogging, privacy-respectful operating system?Sep 05 18:45
schestowitzI had 10 years of Windows and was enough to me.Sep 05 18:45
schestowitz"Sep 05 18:45
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4686478Sep 05 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #btrfs rebalancing http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2014/09/btrfs-rebalancing.htmlSep 05 18:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> aseigo.blogspot.com | aseigo: btrfs rebalancing [ http://ur1.ca/i4iv9 ]Sep 05 18:49
schestowitz"Sep 05 18:49
schestowitzI didn't rebalance my root+home (subvolumes) btrfs since I migrated from ext4 in winter.Sep 05 18:49
schestowitzbtrfs fi showLabel: 'Primary' uuid: 99e54a80-ca74-4cb0-a604-a01379b85463 Total devices 1 FS bytes used 196.06GiB devid 1 size 291.74GiB used 234.06GiB path /dev/sda4Btrfs v3.14.2+20140530Sep 05 18:49
schestowitz"Sep 05 18:49
schestowitzI didn't rebalance my root+home (subvolumes) btrfs since I migrated from ext4 in winter.Sep 05 18:49
schestowitzNo problems detected and deduplication works.Sep 05 18:49
schestowitz"Sep 05 18:49
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schestowitz In his /*prime*/ he was the man that everyone wanted to be and every boySep 05 20:32
schestowitz> craved to have as a father. Tall for his times, 6 feet, , good looking,Sep 05 20:32
schestowitz> the ladies were attracted to him, well off financially, good businessSep 05 20:32
schestowitz> man, self-educated, the ultimate extrovert, he loved his family and hisSep 05 20:32
schestowitz> many friends.Sep 05 20:32
schestowitz>Sep 05 20:32
schestowitz> He had prematurely grey hair and therefore his early nickname was /Whitey./Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz>Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz>  He had his first heart attack at age 37; he lived a fast life, smoked aSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> little too much, drank a little too much, caroused a little too much,Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz> never making any concessions health-wise to his atherosclerosis.Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz> Probably, he felt an early demise was imminent. Later he had at leastSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> two more heart attacks and a debilitating, humiliating stroke whichSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> confined him to a wheel-chair, slurred his speech, paralyzed his rightSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> arm but not his mind, which remained rapier sharp. He did not save hisSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> money or invest wisely...easy come, easy go was his secret motto.Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz>Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz> I remember that my mom used to tease him whenever Barbra Streisand wouldSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> sing /People Who Need People, /because the lyrics described himSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> perfectly..."the people who need people are the luckiest people in theSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> world.”Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz>Sep 05 20:33
schestowitz>  Sadly, his luck ran out...he died broke and broken at age 54 onSep 05 20:33
schestowitz> September 4th, 1961; he never reached his December 19th, birthday.Sep 05 20:33
schestowitzFrom what I could gather from photos, he was an impressive person and a good father. His bio helps remind me to keep healthy and strive for a balanced life that restrains/restricts overspending and too much indulgence, which is potentially short-sighted. In a country like the US, where the health system was and remains privatised, being broke often leads a person to breaking.Sep 05 20:33
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_SpainSep 05 21:19
schestowitz'However, since the GFC, the Spanish economy's recent macroeconomic performance has been poor. Between 2008 and 2012, the economic boom of the 2000s was reversed, leaving over a quarter of Spain's workforce unemployed by 2012.[16][17] In 2012, the Spanish economy contracted by 1.4% and was in recession until Q3 of 2013.[18]"Sep 05 21:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Economy of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSep 05 21:19
schestowitz"Despite the poor recent performance of the Spanish economy generally, Spain's international trade situation has improved. During the boom years, Spain had built up a trade deficit eventually reaching a record amounting to 10% of GDP (2007).[19] During the economic downturn, Spain has been significantly reducing imports, increasing exports and kept attracting growing numbers of tourists. As a result, in 2013 it achieved a trade surplusSep 05 21:20
schestowitzfor the first time in three decades.[19]"Sep 05 21:20
schestowitzunem poyment 26%Sep 05 21:22
schestowitzuk 6.5Sep 05 21:22
schestowitzgerrmany 6.5Sep 05 21:22
schestowitzitaly 12Sep 05 21:23
schestowitzfrance 10%Sep 05 21:23
schestowitzportugal 14%Sep 05 21:24
schestowitzbrazil 4.3%Sep 05 21:24
schestowitzCanada 6.9%Sep 05 21:24
schestowitzUS  6.2%Sep 05 21:25
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4691806Sep 06 19:14
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The Story Behind 'init' and 'systemd': Why 'init' Needed to be Replaced with 'systemd' in Linux http://www.tecmint.com/systemd-replaces-init-in-linux/ #init #linux #systemdSep 06 19:14
schestowitz"I agree init may need a replacement, but systemd is not an option."Sep 06 19:14
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tecmint.com | The Story Behind 'init' and 'systemd': Why 'init' Needed to be Replaced with 'systemd' in Linux [ http://ur1.ca/i4pzj ]Sep 06 19:14
schestowitz"Sep 06 19:15
schestowitz"It itself is a background processes which is designed to start processes in parallel, thus reducing the boot time and computational overhead."Sep 06 19:15
schestowitzThe boot time might be reduced but the computational overhead certainly not, running processes in parallel and low load are opposed. I have a "server" with Wheezy that has 12 virtual machines, and the more machines I add the more unstable becomes the startup. Starting up 5 virtual machines at the same time is no problem, but being a desktop computer starting 12 VM chokes the computer and last time I rebooted it did not manage to getSep 06 19:15
schestowitzload down 1.2 even after a month, when those same VM were loading the computer at 0.6 if started one at a time.Sep 06 19:15
schestowitzThe worst of all, making init scripts that run serially is very easy in Squeeze but after Wheezy and all this systemd crap is very difficult.Sep 06 19:15
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692783Sep 06 19:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The #nsa is trying to be cool while spying on billions of innocent people and retaining - indefinitely - their data http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/09/04/nsa-exploring-use-mineral-oil-cool-servers/Sep 06 19:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.datacenterknowledge.com | NSA Exploring Use of Mineral Oil to Cool its Servers [ http://ur1.ca/i4rxs ]Sep 06 19:16
schestowitz"I will leave it to the imagination: Oil + Access to millions of private photos = ????"Sep 06 19:16
schestowitz"Yes, go ahead #NSA and start vasting limited resources."Sep 06 19:16
schestowitz"Time to scrap NSA and let Space X take over.'Sep 06 19:16
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692522Sep 06 19:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #stingray becoming common knowledge and widely covered even by corporate media now http://madamenoire.com/466612/fake-cellphone-towers-installed-across-us-spying/Sep 06 19:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> madamenoire.com | Fake Cellphone Towers Could Be Spying On You | MadameNoire [ http://ur1.ca/i4rxv ]Sep 06 19:17
schestowitz"That is why I keep my cellphone mostly offline."Sep 06 19:17
schestowitz"That's why I don't use a cellphone!"Sep 06 19:17
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/4692432Sep 06 19:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Rand Paul’s Strategic Slipperiness on Foreign Policy http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/04/rand-pauls-strategic-slipperiness-on-for not a dove, but another breed of hawk?Sep 06 19:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> reason.com | Rand Paul’s Strategic Slipperiness on Foreign Policy - Hit & Run : Reason.com [ http://ur1.ca/i4rxx ]Sep 06 19:17
schestowitz"#Politics"Sep 06 19:17
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