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| schestowitz | >> Where do you contribute efforts these days? | May 25 08:52 |
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| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > As I said, I have mostly dropped out, I have contributed much time and energy with no pay to show for my trouble. I do play games and/or watch mostly videos on this Lubuntu 15.04 desktop. Yes I know Canonical and Shuttleworth have betrayed the cause, but it's the easiest one to get up-and-running with the least amount of bother. I have the Windows version of Steam running on top of PlayonLinux running the Windows versions of the games. It | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | works remarkably well considering. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > I do read the tech forums and am subscribed to two Ubuntu forums. But all I see is a) mostly new users with b) no previous posting history c) who can't speak English and whose attempt at installing Ubuntu d) wiped their Windows partition. Call me paranoid, I suspect this is the same troll posting the same rehashed fud over and over again. Slashdot has of course totally gone to shit. Techdirt.com does a lot better. And of course the | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | Microsoft Register is a total waste. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | >> Do you still speak to PJ? I have not spoken to her for years now, it seems like she really did retire. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > I emailed her back in Oct 2012 about restoring my Groklaw account, she couldn't remember me. I was under the impression some of the main contributors were taking over, eg. one called 'fox***' something or other. I haven't haven't heard from her since. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | >> I am down in London at least once a year (my employer is near there), so maybe we can catch up one day.. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | > Well, yea .. sure ... | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | Nowadays I think Android is a route to dethroning Microsoft. | May 25 08:52 |
| schestowitz | " | May 25 08:58 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130959 | May 25 08:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: clicking harder...  #laptop #bite #biting #glasses #click #clicking #harder | May 25 08:58 | |
| schestowitz | "Clippy: "I sense, that you are hungry. Would you like to go to Recipes.com now?"" | May 25 08:58 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130980 | May 25 08:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Mozilla Changes #FirefoxOS Strategy Due To Android’s Popularity http://stgist.com/2015/05/mozilla-changes-firefox-os-strategy-vs-android-3239 | May 25 08:58 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> stgist.com | Mozilla changes Firefox OS strategy due to Android’s popularity – STGIST [ http://ur1.ca/mmx4r ] | May 25 08:58 | |
| schestowitz | "Good to hear this, finally" | May 25 08:58 |
| schestowitz | "They should start by purging all those ad-infested apps in Marketplace." | May 25 08:59 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130859 | May 25 08:59 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mozilla shifts gears: $25 phones out, Android apps in http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mozilla-shifts-gears-25-phones-out-android-apps-in/ #android #mozilla #firefox #linux #firefoxos | May 25 08:59 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.digitaltrends.com | Mozilla Shifts Gears: $25 Phones Out, Android Apps In | Digital Trends [ http://ur1.ca/mmx4v ] | May 25 08:59 | |
| schestowitz | "Curious to see how they handle their app situation. I've used some of the apps in Firefox for android. They are not very good. I'd rather use native android apps." | May 25 08:59 |
| schestowitz | Maybe the key applications still work in FirefoxOS and making phonecalls is the important part | May 25 09:00 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130984 | May 25 09:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Vivaldi Web Browser Gets New Update and Options http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vivaldi-Web-Browser-Gets-New-Update-and-Options-482102.shtml #internet #www | May 25 09:00 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Vivaldi Web Browser Gets New Update and Options - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mmx52 ] | May 25 09:00 | |
| schestowitz | "#Vivaldi is #proprietary." | May 25 09:00 |
| schestowitz | Yes, I was going to add that tag. | May 25 09:00 |
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| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/AmareshMisraFC/status/603128865515438080 | May 26 10:22 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AmareshMisraFC: @schestowitz Remaining Archival Records Can Prove #CIA Killed #JFK http://t.co/jcd4e3sy79 | May 26 10:22 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.news786.in | News786-Remaining Archival Records Can Prove CIA Killed JFK | May 26 10:23 | |
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| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6135785 | May 26 18:35 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why a Rolling Release Model is the Way to Go for Any OS http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-a-Rolling-Release-Model-is-the-Way-to-Go-for-Any-OS-482089.shtml #gnu #linux | May 26 18:35 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I certainly like the idea, but from what I've seen, very few actually get this right." | May 26 18:35 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Why a Rolling Release Model is the Way to Go for Any OS - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mn6uk ] | May 26 18:35 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6125475 | May 26 18:36 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why does #bt keep shipping Home Hubs to us, even though it's clearly unrelated to the issue (REIN)? We have four Home Hubs now. | May 26 18:36 | |
| r_schestowitz | "Maybe the microphones in them are not working as well as BT wants." | May 26 18:36 |
| r_schestowitz | No conspiracy in there, the whole neighbourhood is suffering | May 26 18:36 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6137643 | May 26 20:10 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #RedHat Has Another Developer Now Working On #Nouveau http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Hans-Starts-Nouveau-Work #gnu #linux | May 26 20:10 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Red Hat Has Another Developer Now Working On Nouveau - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/mn7jv ] | May 26 20:10 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I hope they can make it usable. When I had an nvidia card, I had to use the proprietary X11 driver, unless I wanted to restart my computer every time it decided to freeze everything up." | May 26 20:10 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130392 | May 26 20:14 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #firedoglake discredits itself by publishing #gop misdirection ploys http://firedoglake.com/2015/05/21/mena-mashup-the-truth-about-libya-emerges/ | May 26 20:14 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> firedoglake.com | MENA Mashup: The Truth About Libya Emerges | Firedoglake [ http://ur1.ca/mmx2j ] | May 26 20:14 | |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 20:14 |
| r_schestowitz | Judicial Watch is indeed a GOP outfit and they are putting their own spin on the documents (as you say, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, Obama, Obama, Obama). This is a convenient distraction from the fact that, as #Hersh pointed out years ago, and these documents corroborate, both parties (including high-ranking Members of Congress on both sides) knew of and approved the #CIA operation running arms through Benghazi, Turkey, and into Syria. | May 26 20:14 |
| r_schestowitz | #Hersh outlined the strategic shift that began taking place in 2007 in which the #US began covertly assisting Sunni terrorist groups to bring about a proxy war in the region against #Iran. These recent documents provide further insight into this bipartisan strategic shift. | May 26 20:14 |
| r_schestowitz | When I read these documents I don't see President Obama and SoS Clinton in a vacuum, I see them diligently plugging away with a #US policy they inherited and gave a nod to back in the #Bush years. | May 26 20:14 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 20:14 |
| r_schestowitz | http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/07/07/preparing-the-battlefield | May 26 20:14 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newyorker.com | Preparing the Battlefield - The New Yorker [ http://ur1.ca/mn7kx ] | May 26 20:15 | |
| r_schestowitz | I didn't know it goes 8 years back | May 26 20:15 |
| r_schestowitz | I didn't know it goes 8 years back | May 26 21:32 |
| r_schestowitz | Indeed, here's a #Hersh piece from a little over a year ago detailing the contents of these now released documents, information which he obtained from a high-ranking source. It basically says the #Obama admin began the "rat line" policy from Benghazi through #Turkey and into #Syria in early 2012 and informed the "Gang of 8" of the operation (which was under the command of then-CIA Director David Petreus). | May 26 21:32 |
| r_schestowitz | That's effectively what passes for Congressional oversight in the post-9/11 era. It's very sad. | May 26 21:32 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130392 | May 26 21:32 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 21:32 |
| r_schestowitz | Indeed, here's a #Hersh piece from a little over a year ago detailing the contents of these now released documents, information which he obtained from a high-ranking source. It basically says the #Obama admin began the "rat line" policy from Benghazi through #Turkey and into #Syria in early 2012 and informed the "Gang of 8" of the operation (which was under the command of then-CIA Director David Petreus). | May 26 21:33 |
| r_schestowitz | That's effectively what passes for Congressional oversight in the post-9/11 era. It's very sad. | May 26 21:33 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 21:33 |
| r_schestowitz | http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n08/seymour-m-hersh/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line | May 26 21:33 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.lrb.co.uk | Seymour M. Hersh · The Red Line and the Rat Line: Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels · LRB 17 April 2014 [ http://ur1.ca/mn8ar ] | May 26 21:33 | |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Metztli_IT/status/603411773727707137 | May 27 08:38 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Metztli_IT: “Software is eating the world… The art world is the next part to be eaten” via @sprybear cc:@schestowitz #algorithm https://t.co/4Ltp2V5u18 | May 27 08:38 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@WSJD: What's hot in the art world? Algorithms http://t.co/pZ5Z61bhy9 http://t.co/yRraYlQzwl | May 27 08:38 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/OpenMandrivaOrg/status/603477681448034305 | May 27 09:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@OpenMandrivaOrg: @OpenMandrivaOrg keeps kicking fueled by community power! https://t.co/tB6p69tHMb | May 27 09:32 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: New about #mandriva somewhat baffling. Looks like news from 5 years ago. #gnu #linux #france #russia | May 27 09:32 | |
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| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6140521 | May 27 17:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #kde guru #riddell tells it to #shuttleworth like it is https://skitterman.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/information-exchange-between-the-ubuntu-community-council-and-the-kubuntu-council/ http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-UCC-KCC-Controversy #ubuntu | May 27 17:47 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> skitterman.wordpress.com | Information Exchange Between the Ubuntu Community Council and the Kubuntu Council | ScottK might have something to say ... [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqa ] | May 27 17:47 | |
| schestowitz | "clerics playing badminton for money. (6) [crossword]" | May 27 17:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Friction Building Around An Ubuntu Community Council Decision - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqb ] | May 27 17:47 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6140751 | May 27 17:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #EU dropped plans for safer pesticides after pressure from US http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/eu-dropped-plans-for-safer-pesticides-because-of-ttip-and-pressure-from-us/ who really controls #europe (corporations) | May 27 17:47 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 27 17:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> arstechnica.com | EU dropped plans for safer pesticides after pressure from US | Ars Technica [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqe ] | May 27 17:47 | |
| schestowitz | Now that we know glyphosate causes cancer, we keep promoting it | May 27 17:47 |
| schestowitz | Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study | May 27 17:47 |
| schestowitz | http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/21/roundup-cancer-who-glyphosate- | May 27 17:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study | Environment | The Guardian [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqh ] | May 27 17:47 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 27 17:47 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/SleepyPenguin1/status/603604584376971265 | May 27 17:54 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@SleepyPenguin1: BBC News - The government's data law - an attack on encryption? @schestowitz http://t.co/MuCzvlRjwS | May 27 17:54 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.bbc.co.uk | The government's data law - an attack on encryption? - BBC News | May 27 17:54 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Abettervision/status/603620991210758144 | May 27 19:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Abettervision: @schestowitz This superb analysis explains unseen network of influences that have created FF investment scandal: http://t.co/PlpL9B8OGE | May 27 19:01 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.claritypress.com | UNPRECEDENTED: Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis? | May 27 19:01 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6141664 | May 27 21:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If #us invasion of #iraq ever as success as #philippines (inc. waterboarding and genocide) Iraqis will speak English, admire US in 50 years | May 27 21:05 | |
| schestowitz | "Well, Tagalog has a lot of words from Spanish. A lot of times, you can get the gist of what's written in Tagalog by just regarding it as phonetically-spelled Spanish with a few extra words thrown in." | May 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz | True, but that just shows love for the previous coloniser as well. And Spain helped in Iraq invasion... | May 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz | US left in PH the love for US brands and English (in popular culture on TV). Spaniards left love for Catholicism (very extreme) -- the very ideology that sent them there to occupy. | May 27 21:06 |
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| schestowitz | [09:53] <schestowitz> Tuxmachines VM is down for 2.5 hours now... not sure why. | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <tessier> Checking... | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <schestowitz> thanks :-) | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <tessier> Odd that I didn't get paged. | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <schestowitz> I got some nagios alerts | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:04] <tessier> Looks like it has run out of memory and then the whole machine locked up. | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:05] <schestowitz> Oh | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:08] <tessier> back up | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:08] <schestowitz> thanks so much and sorry for the disturbance | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:10] <tessier> No problem. The good news is that we have just placed an order for more RAM for this machine so relief is on the way! | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:10] <schestowitz> thanks, yes, some people report uptime issue for the sites | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:11] <schestowitz> and I keep telling them, it's due to heavy load, not technical faults | May 28 10:13 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/603856491578302464 | May 28 10:44 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: #reality2015 https://t.co/ght3xkuD3b | May 28 10:44 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: In Japan: More Arrests For Cheating At Video #Games https://t.co/X2g5Q4geqT what next? #torture and death penalty? Excessive incarceration. | May 28 10:44 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Sebmeister/status/603860344499503104 | May 28 11:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sebmeister: Great to meet @schestowitz yesterday. Nice chat about global economies. Next stop. Politics served with beer? | May 28 11:01 | |
| schestowitz | Sure, we'll arrange next time we meet | May 28 11:01 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/clarecurranmp/status/603865743587835904 | May 28 11:18 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@clarecurranmp: About time there was an update from NZ Govt on XP situation https://t.co/qeqTaUImYU | May 28 11:18 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Hope for UK software industry http://t.co/2SdGl3IMfO just bin #microsoft already, a huge #security risk | May 28 11:18 | |
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| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/LukeVizzicks/status/603942223932166144 | May 28 16:14 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@LukeVizzicks: @schestowitz Thanks for the RT :-) #Android | May 28 16:14 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Oxfordite/status/603942570704674816 | May 28 16:15 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Oxfordite: @schestowitz @BTretail point is, #REIN might be tricky, but on this repeated pattern, w suitable tech kit, it surely is not #rocketscience? | May 28 16:15 | |
| r_schestowitz | yes, they were on it for weeks now, the said... | May 28 16:16 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6146917 | May 28 21:08 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 11 pointless but awesome Linux terminal tricks http://www.networkworld.com/article/2926630/linux/11-pointless-but-awesome-linux-terminal-tricks.html #gnu #linux #clu | May 28 21:08 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I don't know. I don't have those packages installed on my computer. I'm sorry." | May 28 21:08 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.networkworld.com | 11 pointless but awesome Linux terminal tricks [ http://ur1.ca/mnufz ] | May 28 21:08 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6147953 | May 28 21:09 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 10 of the most popular lightweight Linux distros http://www.in.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-of-the-most-popular-lightweight-Linux-distros/articleshow/47444750.cms #gnu #linux | May 28 21:09 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.in.techradar.com | 10 of the most popular lightweight Linux distros | Techradar India [ http://ur1.ca/mnxk3 ] | May 28 21:09 | |
| r_schestowitz | "<s>Despite</s> being text-based, the installer is incredibly straightforward and simple to follow." | May 28 21:09 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > I didn't know it was discussed there. It's good that it's at least | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > being brought up. I saw what the moderator did and my reaction is, | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > fair enough, nothing rude said or done. There have been worse actions | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > than that... | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> It's not, usually. That moderator usually shuts such discussion down as | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> quick as he can since he arrived. I think that thread went on as long | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> as it did because he may not have been around for a few days. Some of | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> the others toe the same line. | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> But, yes, it's a good sign that it is at least brought up. I think it | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> and related topics would be much, much more frequently discussed if the | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> moderators weren't so actively squelching anything related to freedome, | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> GNU or GPL or RMS. | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >> > Do they suppress discussion of these two? Recently? | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > The last years it seemed to happen. Maybe early this year, too. I | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > haven't tracked it that much because I am slowly giving up on Ubuntu. I | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > just need a viable desktop alternative. I can try to remember to send | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > the link next time it happens. | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > FWIW I just heard an interview on episode 91 of BSDNow where, if I heard | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > correctly, a Debian Developer who works for M$ got briefly interviewed. | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > rah rah systemd. | May 28 22:27 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6146917 | May 28 22:50 |
| r_schestowitz | "i mean judging from what it does, how it makes text look" | May 28 22:50 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Not a Diaspora post? | May 28 22:51 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/wendycockcroft/status/604046931485159425 | May 28 23:10 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wendycockcroft: I use #LibreOffice. https://t.co/GyYBSgNv3H | May 28 23:11 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #LibreOffice Viewer for #Android released http://t.co/OMDUtl7xAY #odf on Android | May 28 23:11 | |
| r_schestowitz | My wife and I do too and we love it | May 28 23:11 |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/RamiSilawi/status/604049530909151232 | May 28 23:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RamiSilawi: @schestowitz It's a great distraction free writing space for #linux | May 28 23:32 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Zeipt/status/604098780468760576https://twitter.com/Zeipt/status/604098780468760576 | May 29 09:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Zeipt: @schestowitz hey, Greece is not Ukraine! And Ukraine will not choose the way of Greece) You are wrong with this different countries. Really) | May 29 09:56 | |
| r_schestowitz | I did not write that article | May 29 09:56 |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Morality124/status/604149162179862528 | May 29 09:57 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Morality124: @schestowitz Of course they'd ignore them. Those are "good" backdoors; done on purpose, in collaboration with gov't. https://t.co/OZ3sYTnrQN | May 29 09:57 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | UK Government Goes Full Orwell: Snooper's Charter, Encryption Backdoors, Free Speech Suppression | Techdirt | May 29 09:57 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6149429 | May 29 10:03 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #india politicians come out with statements about the #freesw policy which suggest they either got intimidated or bribed by #microsoft et al. | May 29 10:03 | |
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| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6152963 | May 30 01:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ☞ It is no exaggeration to say that the rich and getting richer BECAUSE of the recession, imposed upon the 99% to cheapen collective labour | May 30 01:16 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 01:16 |
| schestowitz | I would not say that this recession was something planned and less imposed, but most people think everyone fares bad in recessions and that's not true; for example, at times where people cannot afford expensive things like houses and cars they buy something else as compensation, maybe gadgets like iThings. | May 30 01:16 |
| schestowitz | And if someone has enough money and knows what is he doing then recessions are great times to buy; for example Morgan Stanley buying Smith Barney in the middle of recession: | May 30 01:16 |
| schestowitz | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Stanley_Wealth_Management | May 30 01:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Morgan Stanley Wealth Management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ http://ur1.ca/mof2b ] | May 30 01:16 | |
| schestowitz | Of course, the one hit harder is the working class. | May 30 01:16 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 01:16 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153282 | May 30 01:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Announcing #GitTorrent : A Decentralized #GitHub http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/ | May 30 01:17 | |
| schestowitz | "I've created an account on savannah as well - I want to check it out - might be interesting, also because of decentralation :) I'd be very happy if it worked well and if I could find then some others to rent a server and run an own instance." | May 30 01:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.printf.net | Chris Ball » Announcing GitTorrent: A Decentralized GitHub [ http://ur1.ca/mod5b ] | May 30 01:17 | |
| schestowitz | self-hosted git might work too, has web interface also... | May 30 01:18 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6150813 | May 30 01:18 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Beautiful #Mangaka Linux Is Based on Ubuntu 14.04, Designed for Anime and Manga Fans http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Beautiful-Mangaka-Linux-Is-Based-on-Ubuntu-14-04-Designed-for-Anime-and-Manga-Fans-482661.shtml #ubuntu #gnu #linux | May 30 01:18 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> linux.softpedia.com | Beautiful Mangaka Linux Is Based on Ubuntu 14.04, Designed for Anime and Manga Fans - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mof2z ] | May 30 01:18 | |
| schestowitz | "it looks rather based on elementary os based on ubuntu ;)" | May 30 01:18 |
| schestowitz | elementary os is Ubuntu in another dress (Apple-ish) | May 30 01:18 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153004 | May 30 01:19 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Dividing people into 'middle class', 'lower-middle class', 'low class' etc. a divide-and-rule approach. Majority of wealth in a tiny section | May 30 01:19 | |
| schestowitz | "As if understanding these categories has any bearing on social problems; the problem is the mechanism that causes the categories. In 'natural' small scale human groups hierarchy is small and tolerated, it revolves and finds equilibrium. In civilisation it turns into this capitalism thing and requires serious constraints and rebalancing, yet conservatism resists even minor controls such as redistribution of wealth" | May 30 01:19 |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/604468756396535808 | May 30 03:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@qu1j0t3: OH @schestowitz The "Petraeus Law": do something horrible but wholesale,get immunity. Just watch how free Tony Blair is after #iraq invasion | May 30 03:16 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/dhritiman/status/604506179486613504 | May 30 08:23 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@dhritiman: @pranesh_prakash The reason I can't stop using MS products is because I need MS Excel to file Income Tax and Sales Tax returns @schestowitz | May 30 08:23 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash/status/604522767438876672 https://twitter.com/dhritiman/status/604523018212155393 | May 30 08:24 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@pranesh_prakash: @dhritiman @schestowitz Not since AY 2013-2014. | May 30 08:24 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@dhritiman: @pranesh_prakash Gave up and started paying a CA. I think ST returns is still Excel based. Need to check that. @schestowitz | May 30 08:24 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash/status/604533463266394112 | May 30 08:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@pranesh_prakash: @dhritiman You can file it online. Only Web browser needed. @schestowitz | May 30 08:25 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6154008 | May 30 08:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Carl Sagan's #linux -powered spacecraft is in trouble http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/27/lightsail-solar-sailer-craft-trouble/ | May 30 08:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Did they mention Linux enough? I hate Engadget." | May 30 08:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.engadget.com | Carl Sagan's solar-powered spacecraft is in trouble [ http://ur1.ca/mohos ] | May 30 08:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Looks like a "disk full" issue to me. They should put more disk space when they send probes up in space." | May 30 08:29 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153581 | May 30 08:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #canonical has extremely low tolerance of criticism (even from its biggest supporters, like me). It can be hostile to non-obedient journos. | May 30 08:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Hostile like the Linux Action Show. Hmph." | May 30 08:29 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153641 | May 30 08:30 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #dell ought to mention #fedora http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/dell-offers-beginners-guide-to-installing-ubuntu/ #f22 | May 30 08:30 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.digitaltrends.com | Dell offers beginner's guide to installing Ubuntu | Digital Trends [ http://ur1.ca/mohp5 ] | May 30 08:30 | |
| schestowitz | "Dell should have done that and made their own, custom distro ten years ago. Had they done so, they would be in better shape today. Instead, they themselves Microsoft slaves instead of a computer company." | May 30 08:30 |
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| schestowitz | Yes, as in Bush out, Obama in. That's change, but the fools took hope. | May 30 19:49 |
| schestowitz | "https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6155319" | May 30 19:49 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Obama urges Senate to renew #NSA #surveillance powers http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-urges-senate-to-renew-nsa-surveillance-powers-2015-05-29 didn't he say he wanted "Change"? | May 30 19:49 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.marketwatch.com | Obama urges Senate to renew NSA surveillance powers - MarketWatch [ http://ur1.ca/momru ] | May 30 19:49 | |
| schestowitz | "Yes, as in Bush out, Obama in. That's change, but the fools took hope." | May 30 19:49 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6152999 | May 30 19:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Passivity of the so-called 'middle class' (a #propaganda term) enables those in power to crush it from below while inciting it 'downward' | May 30 19:51 | |
| schestowitz | "Bourgeoisie entails a specific class relationship of exploitation of the working class or proletariat. In terms of 'middle' class, it would refer to the 'upper middle class,' which often consists of professionals and small business owners." | May 30 19:51 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6155510 | May 30 19:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "redirects any visitors from IP addresses from Congress away from their site and towards a protest page." http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/243416-activists-black-out-websites-for-congress-in-patriot-act-protest #nsa | May 30 19:52 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> thehill.com | Thousands of websites block Congress in Patriot Act protest | TheHill [ http://ur1.ca/momsp ] | May 30 19:52 | |
| schestowitz | "occupydns!" | May 30 19:52 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6157420 | May 30 19:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: It could be argued that majority of #uk voters voted against current regime and voted the Tories out, but they stayed. | May 30 19:52 | |
| schestowitz | "A problem with the "majority rules" system of voting." | May 30 19:52 |
| schestowitz | "Majority rules is way better. The US system is so fucked." | May 30 19:52 |
| schestowitz | Winner takes all | May 30 19:53 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6156810 | May 30 19:55 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #HiSense #Chromebook #Benchmarks When Running Ubuntu Linux http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=HiSense-Chromebook-Ubuntu #gnu #linux | May 30 19:55 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | HiSense Chromebook Benchmarks When Running Ubuntu Linux - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/momtz ] | May 30 19:55 | |
| schestowitz | "Sorry. Roy - I’m going to have to tell you again that you rock… you put out some very good info, even if there’s just too much of it - it overwhelms my stream / time-line but thats ok." | May 30 19:55 |
| schestowitz | :-) | May 30 19:55 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/34tsqy/openwashing_of_binary_blobs_that_microsoft_uses/ | May 30 21:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Openwashing of Binary Blobs That Microsoft Uses to Attack Free Software and GNU/Linux From the Inside : linux [ http://ur1.ca/monos ] | May 30 21:25 | |
| schestowitz | "They list the RPi as an open platform. Please, tell me how you don't need binary blobs to even boot Linux on it." | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "I made thread a couple weeks ago addressing the Raspberry Pi's lack of openness." | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "Shh, don't disrupt Roy's circlejerk. There's some Micro$haft to be hatin' on! | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "Is it relatively more or less open to increase the amount of binary blobs running on a system?" | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "Are the chem trail sprayers GNU licensed either?" | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "i think chemistry is usually Public Domain" | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "90% of that entire site is "helpful" anti-Microsoft propaganda. 10/10 would read again solely for entertainment value." | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | Microsoft is one of the top contributors to Linux (even the kernel), ahead of SuSE. You wont hear about that on Soylentnews. | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | http://www.wired.com/2012/04/microsoft-and-linux/ (from 2012) | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.wired.com | Microsoft Cracks List of Top Linux Contributors | WIRED [ http://ur1.ca/monp4 ] | May 30 21:25 | |
| schestowitz | "It's just Hyper-V to merge Linux and Azure, nothing more. What is that other non-kernel help you are talking about?" | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "They actually interviewed a couple of Windows guys on last week's Linux action show, one also still heads projects for Debian and had prior to Windows. Also said he uses Debian at work... Was shocked. It was pretty interesting how much Windows is diving into open source." | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | "I couldn't care less. Windows is still a piece of garbage, the day Microsoft abandons Windows and lets it fucking die will be one of the best days of my life." | May 30 21:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | That's technically true, but a result of them being spotted using GPL'd code in their proprietary software that they released, which is illegal as the GPL legally mandates they GPL all software with GPL'd code in it. | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | They then spun their legally required contribution as "being friendly to open-source", and not covering their ass as otherwise they literally would have been forced to do so in court. Thus, no one talks about how "Microsoft is one of the top contributors". | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | The lack of skepticism towards Microsoft here is painful to read. | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | I'm not going to make the case that Microsoft is trying to gain control of Linux, but I'll point out that if they were, there's enough people here that would gladly support Microsoft in doing so that they would be capable of doing it. | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | It's the use of software that causes it to gain leverage, not it's mere existence. | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | "Lol, they mentioned being linked on Soylentnews. Not exactly helping their credibility." | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | "Cripes. Haven't read this much paranoid language since 1984." | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | Am I to assume you want with Microsoft runtimes (MS blobs )on your Linux servers? | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | MS is the last company I'd want BLOBS from( on my server). Seriously. | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | "if you don't want them, don't use them. its not that hard." | May 30 21:26 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/realtech/comments/34ragz/microsoft_windows_is_dying_british_government/ http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/34ra0a/microsoft_windows_is_dying_british_government/ | May 30 21:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Microsoft Windows is Dying, British Government Should Spend No More Money on It : realtech [ http://ur1.ca/monpm ] | May 30 21:27 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Microsoft Windows is Dying, British Government Should Spend No More Money on It : technology [ http://ur1.ca/monpn ] | May 30 21:27 | |
| schestowitz | "I'm all for Linux, but Windows 10 is going to be huge. Rumors of its death are being greatly exaggerated." | May 30 21:27 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/freesoftware/comments/31hv37/black_duck_tries_to_be_open_source_authority_so/ | May 30 21:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Black Duck tries to be "Open Source" authority so they can undermine GPL : freesoftware [ http://ur1.ca/monpv ] | May 30 21:27 | |
| schestowitz | "Wikipedia seems pretty uncritical of their work. Reads almost like a press release: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Duck_Software" | May 30 21:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Black Duck Software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ http://ur1.ca/monpw ] | May 30 21:27 | |
| MinceR | i don't doubt that it will be bloated | May 30 21:27 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | I guess that means that someone should update the page to mention this criticism and cite the article I linked to? | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | Certainly, Black Duck has more goals than just undermining the GPL. They want to have a successful business. But the more they are the authority, the more they can push their views. It's just something to be aware of. But I don't know the details, I'm just referencing the third-party article in the link, I'm not the author or knowledgeable enough to judge really. | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | "http://ohloh.net was acquired/created by Microsoft employees. Now I understand why it started running so slow and most project pages are not updated anymore. SCNR" | May 30 21:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.openhub.net | Open Hub, the open source network | May 30 21:28 | |
| schestowitz | "says page is Forbidden' | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | "Same for me, 403" | May 30 21:28 |
| schestowitz | Works for me."" | May 30 21:28 |
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| schestowitz | >> Where do you contribute efforts these days? | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > As I said, I have mostly dropped out, I have contributed much time and energy with no pay to show for my trouble. I do play games and/or watch mostly videos on this Lubuntu 15.04 desktop. Yes I know Canonical and Shuttleworth have betrayed the cause, but it's the easiest one to get up-and-running with the least amount of bother. I have the Windows version of Steam running on top of PlayonLinux running the Windows versions of the games. It | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | works remarkably well considering. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > I do read the tech forums and am subscribed to two Ubuntu forums. But all I see is a) mostly new users with b) no previous posting history c) who can't speak English and whose attempt at installing Ubuntu d) wiped their Windows partition. Call me paranoid, I suspect this is the same troll posting the same rehashed fud over and over again. Slashdot has of course totally gone to shit. Techdirt.com does a lot better. And of course the | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | Microsoft Register is a total waste. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | >> Do you still speak to PJ? I have not spoken to her for years now, it seems like she really did retire. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > I emailed her back in Oct 2012 about restoring my Groklaw account, she couldn't remember me. I was under the impression some of the main contributors were taking over, eg. one called 'fox***' something or other. I haven't haven't heard from her since. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | >> I am down in London at least once a year (my employer is near there), so maybe we can catch up one day.. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | > Well, yea .. sure ... | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | Nowadays I think Android is a route to dethroning Microsoft. | May 25 07:52 |
| schestowitz | " | May 25 07:58 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130959 | May 25 07:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: clicking harder...  #laptop #bite #biting #glasses #click #clicking #harder | May 25 07:58 | |
| schestowitz | "Clippy: "I sense, that you are hungry. Would you like to go to Recipes.com now?"" | May 25 07:58 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130980 | May 25 07:58 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Mozilla Changes #FirefoxOS Strategy Due To Android’s Popularity http://stgist.com/2015/05/mozilla-changes-firefox-os-strategy-vs-android-3239 | May 25 07:58 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> stgist.com | Mozilla changes Firefox OS strategy due to Android’s popularity – STGIST [ http://ur1.ca/mmx4r ] | May 25 07:58 | |
| schestowitz | "Good to hear this, finally" | May 25 07:58 |
| schestowitz | "They should start by purging all those ad-infested apps in Marketplace." | May 25 07:59 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130859 | May 25 07:59 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mozilla shifts gears: $25 phones out, Android apps in http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mozilla-shifts-gears-25-phones-out-android-apps-in/ #android #mozilla #firefox #linux #firefoxos | May 25 07:59 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.digitaltrends.com | Mozilla Shifts Gears: $25 Phones Out, Android Apps In | Digital Trends [ http://ur1.ca/mmx4v ] | May 25 07:59 | |
| schestowitz | "Curious to see how they handle their app situation. I've used some of the apps in Firefox for android. They are not very good. I'd rather use native android apps." | May 25 07:59 |
| schestowitz | Maybe the key applications still work in FirefoxOS and making phonecalls is the important part | May 25 08:00 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130984 | May 25 08:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Vivaldi Web Browser Gets New Update and Options http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vivaldi-Web-Browser-Gets-New-Update-and-Options-482102.shtml #internet #www | May 25 08:00 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Vivaldi Web Browser Gets New Update and Options - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mmx52 ] | May 25 08:00 | |
| schestowitz | "#Vivaldi is #proprietary." | May 25 08:00 |
| schestowitz | Yes, I was going to add that tag. | May 25 08:00 |
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| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/AmareshMisraFC/status/603128865515438080 | May 26 09:22 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@AmareshMisraFC: @schestowitz Remaining Archival Records Can Prove #CIA Killed #JFK http://t.co/jcd4e3sy79 | May 26 09:23 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.news786.in | News786-Remaining Archival Records Can Prove CIA Killed JFK | May 26 09:23 | |
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| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6135785 | May 26 17:35 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why a Rolling Release Model is the Way to Go for Any OS http://news.softpedia.com/news/Why-a-Rolling-Release-Model-is-the-Way-to-Go-for-Any-OS-482089.shtml #gnu #linux | May 26 17:35 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I certainly like the idea, but from what I've seen, very few actually get this right." | May 26 17:35 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> news.softpedia.com | Why a Rolling Release Model is the Way to Go for Any OS - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mn6uk ] | May 26 17:35 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6125475 | May 26 17:36 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why does #bt keep shipping Home Hubs to us, even though it's clearly unrelated to the issue (REIN)? We have four Home Hubs now. | May 26 17:36 | |
| r_schestowitz | "Maybe the microphones in them are not working as well as BT wants." | May 26 17:36 |
| r_schestowitz | No conspiracy in there, the whole neighbourhood is suffering | May 26 17:36 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6137643 | May 26 19:10 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #RedHat Has Another Developer Now Working On #Nouveau http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Hans-Starts-Nouveau-Work #gnu #linux | May 26 19:10 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Red Hat Has Another Developer Now Working On Nouveau - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/mn7jv ] | May 26 19:10 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I hope they can make it usable. When I had an nvidia card, I had to use the proprietary X11 driver, unless I wanted to restart my computer every time it decided to freeze everything up." | May 26 19:10 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130392 | May 26 19:14 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #firedoglake discredits itself by publishing #gop misdirection ploys http://firedoglake.com/2015/05/21/mena-mashup-the-truth-about-libya-emerges/ | May 26 19:14 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> firedoglake.com | MENA Mashup: The Truth About Libya Emerges | Firedoglake [ http://ur1.ca/mmx2j ] | May 26 19:14 | |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 19:14 |
| r_schestowitz | Judicial Watch is indeed a GOP outfit and they are putting their own spin on the documents (as you say, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, Obama, Obama, Obama). This is a convenient distraction from the fact that, as #Hersh pointed out years ago, and these documents corroborate, both parties (including high-ranking Members of Congress on both sides) knew of and approved the #CIA operation running arms through Benghazi, Turkey, and into Syria. | May 26 19:14 |
| r_schestowitz | #Hersh outlined the strategic shift that began taking place in 2007 in which the #US began covertly assisting Sunni terrorist groups to bring about a proxy war in the region against #Iran. These recent documents provide further insight into this bipartisan strategic shift. | May 26 19:14 |
| r_schestowitz | When I read these documents I don't see President Obama and SoS Clinton in a vacuum, I see them diligently plugging away with a #US policy they inherited and gave a nod to back in the #Bush years. | May 26 19:14 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 19:14 |
| r_schestowitz | http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/07/07/preparing-the-battlefield | May 26 19:15 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newyorker.com | Preparing the Battlefield - The New Yorker [ http://ur1.ca/mn7kx ] | May 26 19:15 | |
| r_schestowitz | I didn't know it goes 8 years back | May 26 19:15 |
| r_schestowitz | I didn't know it goes 8 years back | May 26 20:32 |
| r_schestowitz | Indeed, here's a #Hersh piece from a little over a year ago detailing the contents of these now released documents, information which he obtained from a high-ranking source. It basically says the #Obama admin began the "rat line" policy from Benghazi through #Turkey and into #Syria in early 2012 and informed the "Gang of 8" of the operation (which was under the command of then-CIA Director David Petreus). | May 26 20:32 |
| r_schestowitz | That's effectively what passes for Congressional oversight in the post-9/11 era. It's very sad. | May 26 20:32 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6130392 | May 26 20:32 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 20:32 |
| r_schestowitz | Indeed, here's a #Hersh piece from a little over a year ago detailing the contents of these now released documents, information which he obtained from a high-ranking source. It basically says the #Obama admin began the "rat line" policy from Benghazi through #Turkey and into #Syria in early 2012 and informed the "Gang of 8" of the operation (which was under the command of then-CIA Director David Petreus). | May 26 20:33 |
| r_schestowitz | That's effectively what passes for Congressional oversight in the post-9/11 era. It's very sad. | May 26 20:33 |
| r_schestowitz | " | May 26 20:33 |
| r_schestowitz | http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n08/seymour-m-hersh/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line | May 26 20:33 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.lrb.co.uk | Seymour M. Hersh · The Red Line and the Rat Line: Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels · LRB 17 April 2014 [ http://ur1.ca/mn8ar ] | May 26 20:33 | |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Metztli_IT/status/603411773727707137 | May 27 07:38 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Metztli_IT: “Software is eating the world… The art world is the next part to be eaten” via @sprybear cc:@schestowitz #algorithm https://t.co/4Ltp2V5u18 | May 27 07:38 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@WSJD: What's hot in the art world? Algorithms http://t.co/pZ5Z61bhy9 http://t.co/yRraYlQzwl | May 27 07:38 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/OpenMandrivaOrg/status/603477681448034305 | May 27 08:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@OpenMandrivaOrg: @OpenMandrivaOrg keeps kicking fueled by community power! https://t.co/tB6p69tHMb | May 27 08:32 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: New about #mandriva somewhat baffling. Looks like news from 5 years ago. #gnu #linux #france #russia | May 27 08:32 | |
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| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6140521 | May 27 16:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #kde guru #riddell tells it to #shuttleworth like it is https://skitterman.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/information-exchange-between-the-ubuntu-community-council-and-the-kubuntu-council/ http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-UCC-KCC-Controversy #ubuntu | May 27 16:47 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> skitterman.wordpress.com | Information Exchange Between the Ubuntu Community Council and the Kubuntu Council | ScottK might have something to say ... [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqa ] | May 27 16:47 | |
| schestowitz | "clerics playing badminton for money. (6) [crossword]" | May 27 16:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | Friction Building Around An Ubuntu Community Council Decision - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqb ] | May 27 16:47 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6140751 | May 27 16:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #EU dropped plans for safer pesticides after pressure from US http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/eu-dropped-plans-for-safer-pesticides-because-of-ttip-and-pressure-from-us/ who really controls #europe (corporations) | May 27 16:47 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 27 16:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> arstechnica.com | EU dropped plans for safer pesticides after pressure from US | Ars Technica [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqe ] | May 27 16:47 | |
| schestowitz | Now that we know glyphosate causes cancer, we keep promoting it | May 27 16:47 |
| schestowitz | Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study | May 27 16:47 |
| schestowitz | http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/21/roundup-cancer-who-glyphosate- | May 27 16:47 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | Roundup weedkiller 'probably' causes cancer, says WHO study | Environment | The Guardian [ http://ur1.ca/mnjqh ] | May 27 16:47 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 27 16:47 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/SleepyPenguin1/status/603604584376971265 | May 27 16:54 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@SleepyPenguin1: BBC News - The government's data law - an attack on encryption? @schestowitz http://t.co/MuCzvlRjwS | May 27 16:54 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.bbc.co.uk | The government's data law - an attack on encryption? - BBC News | May 27 16:54 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Abettervision/status/603620991210758144 | May 27 18:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Abettervision: @schestowitz This superb analysis explains unseen network of influences that have created FF investment scandal: http://t.co/PlpL9B8OGE | May 27 18:01 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.claritypress.com | UNPRECEDENTED: Can Civilization Survive the CO2 Crisis? | May 27 18:01 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6141664 | May 27 20:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If #us invasion of #iraq ever as success as #philippines (inc. waterboarding and genocide) Iraqis will speak English, admire US in 50 years | May 27 20:05 | |
| schestowitz | "Well, Tagalog has a lot of words from Spanish. A lot of times, you can get the gist of what's written in Tagalog by just regarding it as phonetically-spelled Spanish with a few extra words thrown in." | May 27 20:05 |
| schestowitz | True, but that just shows love for the previous coloniser as well. And Spain helped in Iraq invasion... | May 27 20:05 |
| schestowitz | US left in PH the love for US brands and English (in popular culture on TV). Spaniards left love for Catholicism (very extreme) -- the very ideology that sent them there to occupy. | May 27 20:06 |
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| schestowitz | [09:53] <schestowitz> Tuxmachines VM is down for 2.5 hours now... not sure why. | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <tessier> Checking... | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <schestowitz> thanks :-) | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <tessier> Odd that I didn't get paged. | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:03] <schestowitz> I got some nagios alerts | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:04] <tessier> Looks like it has run out of memory and then the whole machine locked up. | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:05] <schestowitz> Oh | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:08] <tessier> back up | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:08] <schestowitz> thanks so much and sorry for the disturbance | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:10] <tessier> No problem. The good news is that we have just placed an order for more RAM for this machine so relief is on the way! | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:10] <schestowitz> thanks, yes, some people report uptime issue for the sites | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | [10:11] <schestowitz> and I keep telling them, it's due to heavy load, not technical faults | May 28 09:13 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/603856491578302464 | May 28 09:44 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jrobertson: #reality2015 https://t.co/ght3xkuD3b | May 28 09:44 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: In Japan: More Arrests For Cheating At Video #Games https://t.co/X2g5Q4geqT what next? #torture and death penalty? Excessive incarceration. | May 28 09:44 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Sebmeister/status/603860344499503104 | May 28 10:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sebmeister: Great to meet @schestowitz yesterday. Nice chat about global economies. Next stop. Politics served with beer? | May 28 10:01 | |
| schestowitz | Sure, we'll arrange next time we meet | May 28 10:01 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/clarecurranmp/status/603865743587835904 | May 28 10:18 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@clarecurranmp: About time there was an update from NZ Govt on XP situation https://t.co/qeqTaUImYU | May 28 10:18 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Hope for UK software industry http://t.co/2SdGl3IMfO just bin #microsoft already, a huge #security risk | May 28 10:18 | |
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| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/LukeVizzicks/status/603942223932166144 | May 28 15:14 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@LukeVizzicks: @schestowitz Thanks for the RT :-) #Android | May 28 15:14 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Oxfordite/status/603942570704674816 | May 28 15:15 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Oxfordite: @schestowitz @BTretail point is, #REIN might be tricky, but on this repeated pattern, w suitable tech kit, it surely is not #rocketscience? | May 28 15:15 | |
| r_schestowitz | yes, they were on it for weeks now, the said... | May 28 15:16 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6146917 | May 28 20:08 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 11 pointless but awesome Linux terminal tricks http://www.networkworld.com/article/2926630/linux/11-pointless-but-awesome-linux-terminal-tricks.html #gnu #linux #clu | May 28 20:08 | |
| r_schestowitz | "I don't know. I don't have those packages installed on my computer. I'm sorry." | May 28 20:08 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.networkworld.com | 11 pointless but awesome Linux terminal tricks [ http://ur1.ca/mnufz ] | May 28 20:08 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6147953 | May 28 20:09 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 10 of the most popular lightweight Linux distros http://www.in.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/10-of-the-most-popular-lightweight-Linux-distros/articleshow/47444750.cms #gnu #linux | May 28 20:09 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.in.techradar.com | 10 of the most popular lightweight Linux distros | Techradar India [ http://ur1.ca/mnxk3 ] | May 28 20:09 | |
| r_schestowitz | "<s>Despite</s> being text-based, the installer is incredibly straightforward and simple to follow." | May 28 20:09 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > I didn't know it was discussed there. It's good that it's at least | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > being brought up. I saw what the moderator did and my reaction is, | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > fair enough, nothing rude said or done. There have been worse actions | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>>>> >>> > than that... | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> It's not, usually. That moderator usually shuts such discussion down as | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> quick as he can since he arrived. I think that thread went on as long | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> as it did because he may not have been around for a few days. Some of | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> the others toe the same line. | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> But, yes, it's a good sign that it is at least brought up. I think it | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> and related topics would be much, much more frequently discussed if the | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> moderators weren't so actively squelching anything related to freedome, | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >>> >> GNU or GPL or RMS. | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | >> > Do they suppress discussion of these two? Recently? | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > The last years it seemed to happen. Maybe early this year, too. I | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > haven't tracked it that much because I am slowly giving up on Ubuntu. I | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > just need a viable desktop alternative. I can try to remember to send | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > the link next time it happens. | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > FWIW I just heard an interview on episode 91 of BSDNow where, if I heard | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > correctly, a Debian Developer who works for M$ got briefly interviewed. | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | > rah rah systemd. | May 28 21:27 |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6146917 | May 28 21:50 |
| r_schestowitz | "i mean judging from what it does, how it makes text look" | May 28 21:50 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Not a Diaspora post? | May 28 21:51 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/wendycockcroft/status/604046931485159425 | May 28 22:10 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wendycockcroft: I use #LibreOffice. https://t.co/GyYBSgNv3H | May 28 22:11 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #LibreOffice Viewer for #Android released http://t.co/OMDUtl7xAY #odf on Android | May 28 22:11 | |
| r_schestowitz | My wife and I do too and we love it | May 28 22:11 |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/RamiSilawi/status/604049530909151232 | May 28 22:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RamiSilawi: @schestowitz It's a great distraction free writing space for #linux | May 28 22:32 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Zeipt/status/604098780468760576https://twitter.com/Zeipt/status/604098780468760576 | May 29 08:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Zeipt: @schestowitz hey, Greece is not Ukraine! And Ukraine will not choose the way of Greece) You are wrong with this different countries. Really) | May 29 08:56 | |
| r_schestowitz | I did not write that article | May 29 08:56 |
| r_schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Morality124/status/604149162179862528 | May 29 08:57 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Morality124: @schestowitz Of course they'd ignore them. Those are "good" backdoors; done on purpose, in collaboration with gov't. https://t.co/OZ3sYTnrQN | May 29 08:57 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.techdirt.com | UK Government Goes Full Orwell: Snooper's Charter, Encryption Backdoors, Free Speech Suppression | Techdirt | May 29 08:57 | |
| r_schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6149429 | May 29 09:03 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #india politicians come out with statements about the #freesw policy which suggest they either got intimidated or bribed by #microsoft et al. | May 29 09:03 | |
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| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6152963 | May 30 00:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ☞ It is no exaggeration to say that the rich and getting richer BECAUSE of the recession, imposed upon the 99% to cheapen collective labour | May 30 00:16 | |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 00:16 |
| schestowitz | I would not say that this recession was something planned and less imposed, but most people think everyone fares bad in recessions and that's not true; for example, at times where people cannot afford expensive things like houses and cars they buy something else as compensation, maybe gadgets like iThings. | May 30 00:16 |
| schestowitz | And if someone has enough money and knows what is he doing then recessions are great times to buy; for example Morgan Stanley buying Smith Barney in the middle of recession: | May 30 00:16 |
| schestowitz | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Stanley_Wealth_Management | May 30 00:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Morgan Stanley Wealth Management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ http://ur1.ca/mof2b ] | May 30 00:16 | |
| schestowitz | Of course, the one hit harder is the working class. | May 30 00:16 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 00:16 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153282 | May 30 00:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Announcing #GitTorrent : A Decentralized #GitHub http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/ | May 30 00:17 | |
| schestowitz | "I've created an account on savannah as well - I want to check it out - might be interesting, also because of decentralation :) I'd be very happy if it worked well and if I could find then some others to rent a server and run an own instance." | May 30 00:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> blog.printf.net | Chris Ball » Announcing GitTorrent: A Decentralized GitHub [ http://ur1.ca/mod5b ] | May 30 00:17 | |
| schestowitz | self-hosted git might work too, has web interface also... | May 30 00:18 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6150813 | May 30 00:18 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Beautiful #Mangaka Linux Is Based on Ubuntu 14.04, Designed for Anime and Manga Fans http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/Beautiful-Mangaka-Linux-Is-Based-on-Ubuntu-14-04-Designed-for-Anime-and-Manga-Fans-482661.shtml #ubuntu #gnu #linux | May 30 00:18 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> linux.softpedia.com | Beautiful Mangaka Linux Is Based on Ubuntu 14.04, Designed for Anime and Manga Fans - Softpedia [ http://ur1.ca/mof2z ] | May 30 00:18 | |
| schestowitz | "it looks rather based on elementary os based on ubuntu ;)" | May 30 00:18 |
| schestowitz | elementary os is Ubuntu in another dress (Apple-ish) | May 30 00:18 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153004 | May 30 00:19 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Dividing people into 'middle class', 'lower-middle class', 'low class' etc. a divide-and-rule approach. Majority of wealth in a tiny section | May 30 00:19 | |
| schestowitz | "As if understanding these categories has any bearing on social problems; the problem is the mechanism that causes the categories. In 'natural' small scale human groups hierarchy is small and tolerated, it revolves and finds equilibrium. In civilisation it turns into this capitalism thing and requires serious constraints and rebalancing, yet conservatism resists even minor controls such as redistribution of wealth" | May 30 00:19 |
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| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/604468756396535808 | May 30 02:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@qu1j0t3: OH @schestowitz The "Petraeus Law": do something horrible but wholesale,get immunity. Just watch how free Tony Blair is after #iraq invasion | May 30 02:16 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/dhritiman/status/604506179486613504 | May 30 07:23 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@dhritiman: @pranesh_prakash The reason I can't stop using MS products is because I need MS Excel to file Income Tax and Sales Tax returns @schestowitz | May 30 07:23 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash/status/604522767438876672 https://twitter.com/dhritiman/status/604523018212155393 | May 30 07:24 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@pranesh_prakash: @dhritiman @schestowitz Not since AY 2013-2014. | May 30 07:24 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@dhritiman: @pranesh_prakash Gave up and started paying a CA. I think ST returns is still Excel based. Need to check that. @schestowitz | May 30 07:24 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/pranesh_prakash/status/604533463266394112 | May 30 07:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@pranesh_prakash: @dhritiman You can file it online. Only Web browser needed. @schestowitz | May 30 07:25 | |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6154008 | May 30 07:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Carl Sagan's #linux -powered spacecraft is in trouble http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/27/lightsail-solar-sailer-craft-trouble/ | May 30 07:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Did they mention Linux enough? I hate Engadget." | May 30 07:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.engadget.com | Carl Sagan's solar-powered spacecraft is in trouble [ http://ur1.ca/mohos ] | May 30 07:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Looks like a "disk full" issue to me. They should put more disk space when they send probes up in space." | May 30 07:29 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153581 | May 30 07:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #canonical has extremely low tolerance of criticism (even from its biggest supporters, like me). It can be hostile to non-obedient journos. | May 30 07:29 | |
| schestowitz | "Hostile like the Linux Action Show. Hmph." | May 30 07:29 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6153641 | May 30 07:30 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #dell ought to mention #fedora http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/dell-offers-beginners-guide-to-installing-ubuntu/ #f22 | May 30 07:30 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.digitaltrends.com | Dell offers beginner's guide to installing Ubuntu | Digital Trends [ http://ur1.ca/mohp5 ] | May 30 07:30 | |
| schestowitz | "Dell should have done that and made their own, custom distro ten years ago. Had they done so, they would be in better shape today. Instead, they themselves Microsoft slaves instead of a computer company." | May 30 07:30 |
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| schestowitz | Yes, as in Bush out, Obama in. That's change, but the fools took hope. | May 30 18:49 |
| schestowitz | "https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6155319" | May 30 18:49 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Obama urges Senate to renew #NSA #surveillance powers http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-urges-senate-to-renew-nsa-surveillance-powers-2015-05-29 didn't he say he wanted "Change"? | May 30 18:49 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.marketwatch.com | Obama urges Senate to renew NSA surveillance powers - MarketWatch [ http://ur1.ca/momru ] | May 30 18:49 | |
| schestowitz | "Yes, as in Bush out, Obama in. That's change, but the fools took hope." | May 30 18:49 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6152999 | May 30 18:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Passivity of the so-called 'middle class' (a #propaganda term) enables those in power to crush it from below while inciting it 'downward' | May 30 18:51 | |
| schestowitz | "Bourgeoisie entails a specific class relationship of exploitation of the working class or proletariat. In terms of 'middle' class, it would refer to the 'upper middle class,' which often consists of professionals and small business owners." | May 30 18:51 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6155510 | May 30 18:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "redirects any visitors from IP addresses from Congress away from their site and towards a protest page." http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/243416-activists-black-out-websites-for-congress-in-patriot-act-protest #nsa | May 30 18:52 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> thehill.com | Thousands of websites block Congress in Patriot Act protest | TheHill [ http://ur1.ca/momsp ] | May 30 18:52 | |
| schestowitz | "occupydns!" | May 30 18:52 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6157420 | May 30 18:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: It could be argued that majority of #uk voters voted against current regime and voted the Tories out, but they stayed. | May 30 18:52 | |
| schestowitz | "A problem with the "majority rules" system of voting." | May 30 18:52 |
| schestowitz | "Majority rules is way better. The US system is so fucked." | May 30 18:52 |
| schestowitz | Winner takes all | May 30 18:53 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/6156810 | May 30 18:55 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #HiSense #Chromebook #Benchmarks When Running Ubuntu Linux http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=HiSense-Chromebook-Ubuntu #gnu #linux | May 30 18:55 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.phoronix.com | HiSense Chromebook Benchmarks When Running Ubuntu Linux - Phoronix [ http://ur1.ca/momtz ] | May 30 18:55 | |
| schestowitz | "Sorry. Roy - I’m going to have to tell you again that you rock… you put out some very good info, even if there’s just too much of it - it overwhelms my stream / time-line but thats ok." | May 30 18:55 |
| schestowitz | :-) | May 30 18:55 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/34tsqy/openwashing_of_binary_blobs_that_microsoft_uses/ | May 30 20:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Openwashing of Binary Blobs That Microsoft Uses to Attack Free Software and GNU/Linux From the Inside : linux [ http://ur1.ca/monos ] | May 30 20:25 | |
| schestowitz | "They list the RPi as an open platform. Please, tell me how you don't need binary blobs to even boot Linux on it." | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "I made thread a couple weeks ago addressing the Raspberry Pi's lack of openness." | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "Shh, don't disrupt Roy's circlejerk. There's some Micro$haft to be hatin' on! | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "Is it relatively more or less open to increase the amount of binary blobs running on a system?" | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "Are the chem trail sprayers GNU licensed either?" | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "i think chemistry is usually Public Domain" | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "90% of that entire site is "helpful" anti-Microsoft propaganda. 10/10 would read again solely for entertainment value." | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | Microsoft is one of the top contributors to Linux (even the kernel), ahead of SuSE. You wont hear about that on Soylentnews. | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | http://www.wired.com/2012/04/microsoft-and-linux/ (from 2012) | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:25 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.wired.com | Microsoft Cracks List of Top Linux Contributors | WIRED [ http://ur1.ca/monp4 ] | May 30 20:25 | |
| schestowitz | "It's just Hyper-V to merge Linux and Azure, nothing more. What is that other non-kernel help you are talking about?" | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "They actually interviewed a couple of Windows guys on last week's Linux action show, one also still heads projects for Debian and had prior to Windows. Also said he uses Debian at work... Was shocked. It was pretty interesting how much Windows is diving into open source." | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | "I couldn't care less. Windows is still a piece of garbage, the day Microsoft abandons Windows and lets it fucking die will be one of the best days of my life." | May 30 20:25 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | That's technically true, but a result of them being spotted using GPL'd code in their proprietary software that they released, which is illegal as the GPL legally mandates they GPL all software with GPL'd code in it. | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | They then spun their legally required contribution as "being friendly to open-source", and not covering their ass as otherwise they literally would have been forced to do so in court. Thus, no one talks about how "Microsoft is one of the top contributors". | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | The lack of skepticism towards Microsoft here is painful to read. | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | I'm not going to make the case that Microsoft is trying to gain control of Linux, but I'll point out that if they were, there's enough people here that would gladly support Microsoft in doing so that they would be capable of doing it. | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | It's the use of software that causes it to gain leverage, not it's mere existence. | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | "Lol, they mentioned being linked on Soylentnews. Not exactly helping their credibility." | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | "Cripes. Haven't read this much paranoid language since 1984." | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | Am I to assume you want with Microsoft runtimes (MS blobs )on your Linux servers? | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | MS is the last company I'd want BLOBS from( on my server). Seriously. | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | "if you don't want them, don't use them. its not that hard." | May 30 20:26 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/realtech/comments/34ragz/microsoft_windows_is_dying_british_government/ http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/34ra0a/microsoft_windows_is_dying_british_government/ | May 30 20:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Microsoft Windows is Dying, British Government Should Spend No More Money on It : realtech [ http://ur1.ca/monpm ] | May 30 20:27 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Microsoft Windows is Dying, British Government Should Spend No More Money on It : technology [ http://ur1.ca/monpn ] | May 30 20:27 | |
| schestowitz | "I'm all for Linux, but Windows 10 is going to be huge. Rumors of its death are being greatly exaggerated." | May 30 20:27 |
| schestowitz | http://www.reddit.com/r/freesoftware/comments/31hv37/black_duck_tries_to_be_open_source_authority_so/ | May 30 20:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.reddit.com | Black Duck tries to be "Open Source" authority so they can undermine GPL : freesoftware [ http://ur1.ca/monpv ] | May 30 20:27 | |
| schestowitz | "Wikipedia seems pretty uncritical of their work. Reads almost like a press release: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Duck_Software" | May 30 20:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Black Duck Software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [ http://ur1.ca/monpw ] | May 30 20:27 | |
| MinceR | i don't doubt that it will be bloated | May 30 20:27 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | I guess that means that someone should update the page to mention this criticism and cite the article I linked to? | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | Certainly, Black Duck has more goals than just undermining the GPL. They want to have a successful business. But the more they are the authority, the more they can push their views. It's just something to be aware of. But I don't know the details, I'm just referencing the third-party article in the link, I'm not the author or knowledgeable enough to judge really. | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | " | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | "http://ohloh.net was acquired/created by Microsoft employees. Now I understand why it started running so slow and most project pages are not updated anymore. SCNR" | May 30 20:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.openhub.net | Open Hub, the open source network | May 30 20:28 | |
| schestowitz | "says page is Forbidden' | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | "Same for me, 403" | May 30 20:28 |
| schestowitz | Works for me."" | May 30 20:28 |
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