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acer-box__" Can, and often is."Dec 04 01:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 01:18
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acer-box__"Dec 04 01:19
acer-box__In #Australia the numbers strain #infrastructure.Dec 04 01:19
acer-box__We bring in extreme numbers of people at the age of 30 approx which not only puts immediate #upwardPressure on #transport, #housing, #wages and #consumption. At 30 years old many are starting larger families and putting upward pressure on #health and #education.Dec 04 01:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 01:19
acer-box__As a result we are growing #population at 1.7% per annum, a rate akin to "#thirdWorld" countries.Dec 04 01:19
acer-box__UK might be lower but people voted #Brexit - that's a kind of #truth.Dec 04 01:19
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acer-box__https://pleroma.site/notice/9pWsAcxXl5jjgj6WYaDec 04 01:19
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acer-box__If that is true of #UKIP, then they have changed.Dec 04 01:19
acer-box__We don't remember a #BrexitParty from 2016, they must be new? A response to the #dithering and delaying, perhaps?Dec 04 01:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 01:19
acer-box__We've heard from there are #Brexit parties with #left-leaning policies - we might have a look for ourselves to be sure.Dec 04 01:19
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acer-box__"Or could be a combination of the two, also."Dec 04 01:20
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acer-box__"Dec 04 01:20
acer-box__Here’s the twenty. Only 3 are US companies and somehow retired Rex Tillerson is responsible for continued carbon pollution (?) Dec 04 01:20
acer-box__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/09/revealed-20-firms-third-carbon-emissionsDec 04 01:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 01:20
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theguardian.com | Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions | Environment | The GuardianDec 04 01:20
acer-box__https://pleroma.site/notice/9pZqDUNmUDnhWRUdpADec 04 01:21
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:21
acer-box__The protocol is not at all a bad idea. DNS has been for too long the only clear text service surviving the TLS world. The important point is that we need more self-hosted, decentralized DoH servers and proxies, and NOT leave the name resolution task to centralized actors that may (and will) store all the queries and use it against you in the future. Welcome DNS over HTTPS. Just avoid evil google and cloudflare, attempting to Dec 04 01:21
acer-box__centralize an old, unsecure yet decentralized system. Use your friendly neighborhood DOH service instead. I wish we had more of these already.Dec 04 01:21
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acer-box__#dnsoverhttps #dohDec 04 01:21
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schestowitz> 7de nada, hombre Dec 04 01:28
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:28
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:28
schestowitz> De nada,  hombre. Dec 04 01:28
schestowitz>> yeah, even more work to amend than that previous version, which IDec 04 01:38
schestowitz>> manually fix and now use.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz>>Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz>> I wonder why  this came about in the first place.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Typos, some in the source documents.  For example the one from TheDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Vatican had a 'smart' quote on one side of a word and a normal quote onDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> the other.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz> However on the other hand degree signs (U+00B0) got zapped when IDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> mistook them for either a word-joiner (U+2060), zero-width spaceDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> (U+200B), non-breaking space (U+00A0), or soft-hyphen (U+00AD).  I amDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> really suspicious of their presences, since I can't think of an honestDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> use-case for them on the screen and none of the sites that I know ofDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> provide a print style sheet.  Despite my suspicions though there couldDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> still be a innocuous explanation for their use.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz>> As I said, there was another such incident just over a week agoDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Ok.  There are a lot of weird characters in the original feeds.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitz> Fortunately those pages which are Unicode do seem to stay faithful toDec 04 01:38
schestowitz> the standard.  I've made changes for tomorrow's batch.Dec 04 01:38
schestowitzI guess it's not a matter of bad luck then -- two days in a row.Dec 04 01:39
schestowitz> I'm getting pretty tired of them pretending that paying them will get them to listen.Dec 04 01:43
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:43
schestowitz> What grabbing their attention actually gets you is they will pretend they don't understand what you're saying-- over, and over, and over again.Dec 04 01:43
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:43
schestowitz> If you can't get an honest response for free, why would paying them make them stop pretending to care? I got nothing of the sort the last time I gave them money. I got nothing for leaving and taking my money with me. It's the same quality and amount of nothing either way! How difficult is that to understand, that actions on my part make NO CHANGE WHATSOEVER in the result on theirs? Theirs a word for this sort of farce, but people get Dec 04 01:44
schestowitzvery sensitive when you use it...Dec 04 01:44
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:44
schestowitzI don't think paying or not paying should have an impact. They stick to a vision and if others support this vision they can contribute funds/resources.Dec 04 01:44
schestowitz> s/theirs/theres/Dec 04 01:44
schestowitz> Dec 04 01:44
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16172528#28368340cafa0137a21d005056264835Dec 04 01:51
schestowitz"Dec 04 01:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #china #ccp #cpc wants this flag to vanish for good, so be sure to spread it around. A lot. #tw #taiwanDec 04 01:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_24ebd9882411a8c62b62.jpgDec 04 01:51
schestowitzTo be honest, a lot of people in Taiwan don’t really like that flag because it’s basically a party flag for the KMT. But the alternative version is even more disliked across the water.Dec 04 01:51
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 01:51
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:51
schestowitzOh well. At least it does not have stars and stripes.Dec 04 01:51
schestowitz TrocatintasDec 04 01:51
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzRight-wing nationalists? No thank you!Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 01:52
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzEven Right-wing nationalists have a right to freedom!Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz TrocatintasDec 04 01:52
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzOh well. At least it does not have stars and stripes.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzEven Right-wing nationalists have a right to freedom!Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzCognitive dissonance much?Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 01:52
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzHuh?Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz Olaf BX7AAHDec 04 01:52
schestowitzOlaf BX7AAH - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzAhem, @Trocatintas, the ruling party in Taiwan right now is not the KMT. The white thing in the flag is a sun btw, not a star.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzBesides, thanks for calling all of us here on Taiwan right-wing nationalists! Shows a deep understanding…Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz TrocatintasDec 04 01:52
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz@tomgrz On the one hand you appear to question US imperialism, interventionism, soft-coups and it’s toxic brand of rightwing-nationalism propaganda. On the other hand you apparently fail to see the obvious connections, timing and opportunity of the recent exacerbating and stoking of these anti-Chinese sentiments and end up giving support to right-wing nationalists and their absurd notion that mimicking the US type of “freedom” is a Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzcause worth pursuing. Unless you really bought into the propaganda that the US people enjoy more or even better quality “freedom” than Chinese people.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz Olaf BX7AAHDec 04 01:52
schestowitzOlaf BX7AAH - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzAhem, I’m not sure we’re talking about the same things here, @Trocatintas. As I said before, thanks for calling us right-wing nationalists (again).Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzFYI: Taiwan is not “mimicking” a “US type of freedom”. Our elections are on Sundays, we don’t have an electoral college. We do however have marriage equality. Your information about us may be a little bit outdated…Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzThe KMT (Yes, those are right-wing nationalists.) was forced into opposition the first time in 2000. They are still the richest political party in the world, but have to follow more democratic rules now. To get back to former glory, those right-wing nationalists are now cooperating with the “communists” they once so despised. They’re on the same team now.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzThat means, if you are for team CCP, you are also cheerleading for the KMT and against the people who lived in Taiwan before 1945. Ah, if only the world was nicely black and white again, things would be so much easier…Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 01:52
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzUnless you really bought into the propaganda that the US people enjoy more or even better quality “freedom” than Chinese people.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzI’m trying to focus on the people of Taiwan here. As for the US, yes, I delve into issues there also.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz TrocatintasDec 04 01:52
schestowitzTrocatintas - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzIf you’re on team “Taiwan and Hong Kong people” you should stop helping the US get an excuse for military intervention. The English language propaganda is not meant to encourage the Taiwanese/Hong Kong people or even to be consumed within mainland China, it’s meant as a means of manufacturing consent on western public opinion to intervene militarily against China. Such an intervention would bring about a civil war that would put Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzthe Taiwanese and Hong Kong peoples directly in harm’s way.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 01:52
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzTeam? I belong to no team.Dec 04 01:52
schestowitz Olaf BX7AAHDec 04 01:52
schestowitzOlaf BX7AAH - 2 months ago Dec 04 01:52
schestowitzFunny that you never address me, @Trocatintas, is it because you would have to call me a “right-wing nationalist” to the face? But I have a question for you. After reading your last comment, I really like to know: In your opinion, is Taiwan part of China?Dec 04 01:53
schestowitz"Dec 04 01:53
schestowitzBeing against CPP dies bit make one 'pro-US' and being pro-CPP isn't 'anti-US' either. It's more complex than this.Dec 04 01:53
schestowitzBeing against CPP does bit make one 'pro-US' and being pro-CPP isn't 'anti-US' either. It's more complex than this.Dec 04 01:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15495561#a449dae08e8f0137e5920cc47a07853cDec 04 01:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #china #cpc #ccp #hk #hongkong https://www.economist.com/china/2019/07/20/protesters-in-hong-kong-incur-the-communist-partys-wrathDec 04 01:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 01:55
schestowitzincurring the commmunist partys wrath is a pretty reliable indicator of being good people.Dec 04 01:55
schestowitz TrocatintasDec 04 01:55
schestowitzTrocatintas - 4 months ago Dec 04 01:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.economist.com | Protesters in Hong Kong incur the Communist Party’s wrath - China’s ireDec 04 01:55
schestowitzOr being mobilized by the CIA? I bet the group that bashed the protesters were gangsters with the CIA too. We know the “organization” gets money from NED. Can you imagine common people protesting extradition laws spontaneously? It didn’t happen in the UK with Assange! How weird that this happens amidst a “trade war”.Dec 04 01:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 01:55
schestowitzResistance to CPP isn't limited to CIADec 04 01:55
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15643720#d0c7e4909c7e0137c93a0218b72fdf43Dec 04 01:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #coalitionOfChaosDec 04 01:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_c78cf64514831a9c7349.jpgDec 04 01:56
schestowitz"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, poor Kubrick, he did not deserve that."Dec 04 01:56
acer-box__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16014731#5b7cb660bc18013752290cc47a07853cDec 04 01:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #copyright maximalists want to 'own' shape of clothes that. What next? 'Owning' the shape of our bodies (that these clothes are made to fit/cover)? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-cofemel-decision-well-beyond-simple.htmlDec 04 01:57
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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> ipkitten.blogspot.com | The Cofemel decision well beyond the ‘simple’ issue of designs and copyright - The IPKatDec 04 01:58
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acer-box__#stEUpid #stEUpid #stEUpidDec 04 01:58
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__"this is all the european union will ever be. i know they sold it on higher notions than that."Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__this is all the european union will ever be. i know they sold it on higher notions than that. #baitandswindleDec 04 01:58
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__If you want to innovate, first hire a lawyer… ;-(Dec 04 01:58
acer-box__ tomgrzDec 04 01:59
acer-box__tomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 01:59
acer-box__Or alternatively: if you want to “innovate” first hire a lawyer.Dec 04 01:59
acer-box__"Dec 04 01:59
acer-box__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/15437152#4d0d2530892201379a2e0cc47a07853cDec 04 01:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #copyright widely exploited by rich people to engage in #censorship in #india http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/07/indias-first-dynamic-injunction-issued.html #internet #www Dec 04 01:59
acer-box__"i went there, i feel less clean now."Dec 04 01:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> ipkitten.blogspot.com | India's first dynamic injunction issued to block access to 'rogue websites' - The IPKatDec 04 01:59
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15962433#62b4b7d0b6f10137528d101b0e91c357Dec 04 02:04
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Debian 10: Playing catch-up with the rest of the #Linux world (that’s a good thing) http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128014Dec 04 02:04
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | Debian 10: Playing catch-up with the rest of the Linux world (that’s a good thing) | Tux MachinesDec 04 02:04
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzWell, I’ve been using Debian testing for years now on my desktop, absolutely stable. Updates come in frequently so the software is uptodate. Nothing to complain about.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:04
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzthe nice thing about debian testing is it gives you a few months head start on the worst decision debian had ever made in its decades-long history.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzat least thats happened within months of deciding to run testing on one of my (at the time) many debian-based machines.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzwithout that head start id have probably smashed several of them when i found out what the hell they were doing. i would call it debian fair warning. with sid, you dont know what theyre going to fix and not fix. with testing you pretty much know that getting screwed is around the corner, and what it will be like. for me, /etc/rc.local stopped running even though it has the right permissions. i knew then and there that something ridiculous Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzwas coming, and that i wouldnt be subjecting people to it.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitz (((Dirk Weber)))Dec 04 02:04
schestowitz(((Dirk Weber))) - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzCan’t say anything to that. My statements are just based on evidence - and that shows me Debian testing is very stable.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzMy wife has been running her laptop with Debian stable for some years now, no problems at all. Only when upgrading from Debian 9 to Debian 10 some problems occured, but we were warned by reading the release notes. I had no problems whit my testing when it switched over from 10 to 11.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:04
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzthat shows me Debian testing is very stable.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzdespite my own experiences, people have always said that testing is very stable indeed. in fact despite adopting it at a time when it was least stable, im confident in saying that for the vast, vast majority of people, testing is “stable enough.” its nice that debian has stable, for people running servers or just deploying hundreds of machines at once.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzperhaps debian should promote testing as the primary distro, and make it so that stable is the option you enable if you want something different. thats one of the original ideas behind ubuntu.Dec 04 02:04
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:04
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16664021#bd69b060f7f1013752f30cc47a07853cDec 04 02:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #darwinaward https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10471856/electric-shock-android-phone-plugged-mains/ I remember similar stories from #russia Dec 04 02:06
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzdarwin awards are supposed to go to people who do phenomenally stupid things, not people who die because of a phone charger shorting out and delivering an amount of current that wasnt in the specs.Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzif this happened in a bathtub it would probably qualify. youve never checked a text while your phone was charging? it was the transformer that failed-- otherwise the voltage to the phone ought to be safe enough. once the transformer starts delivering mains current, he could have sustained a similar injury while simply unplugging it from the charger.Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzhttp://www.righto.com/2012/03/inside-cheap-phone-charger-and-why-you.htmlDec 04 02:06
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzBut there's a risk of drowningDec 04 02:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.thesun.co.uk | Thai man dies from electric shock after playing with Android phone while it was plugged into mains – The SunDec 04 02:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.righto.com | Tiny, cheap, and dangerous: Inside a (fake) iPhone chargerDec 04 02:06
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzDec 04 02:06
schestowitzhow tf is this a "darwin award?" those are supposed to go to people who do phenomenally stupid things, not people who die because of a phone charger shorting out and delivering an amount of current that wasnt in the specs. if this happened in a bathtub it would probably qualify. youve never checked a text while your phone was charging? it was the transformer that failed-- otherwise the voltage to the phone ought to be safe enough. once Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzthe transformer starts delivering mains current, he could have sustained a similar injury while simply unplugging it from the charger.Dec 04 02:06
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:06
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15868909#01fc62f0aef7013752270cc47a07853cDec 04 02:08
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #dating sites based on #freesw now?https://www.datingnews.com/apps-and-sites/mastodon-invites-singles-to-join-an-open-source-social-network/Dec 04 02:08
schestowitzhmm, i doubt they allow cis-white-males on mastodon. it seems like the sort of thing they would ban there.Dec 04 02:08
schestowitzReply or view Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)’s post >Dec 04 02:08
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.datingnews.com | Mastodon™ Invites Singles to Join an Ad-Free & Open-Source Social Network of Over 2.2 Million People - [Dating News]Dec 04 02:08
schestowitz"if censorship is your first love, but youd still like romance, mastodon could be a great place to find that special non-cis-non-white-non-male."Dec 04 02:08
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16496540#c72ee590e830013752b10cc47a07853cDec 04 02:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Debian reconsiders init-system diversity http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/130434 #systemd #systemd #choice #gnu Dec 04 02:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | Debian reconsiders init-system diversity | Tux MachinesDec 04 02:10
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:10
schestowitzUnsurprisingly, Debian developers have a variety of opinions on this issue. This response from Russ AllberyDec 04 02:10
schestowitzi remember russ allbery from 2014 and 2015, what a nightmare. these people are destroying debian.Dec 04 02:10
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:10
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 21 days ago Dec 04 02:10
schestowitzoh and when he dismisses most things as “critiques of the tc” (technical committee) hes probably using categorisation to sidestep each point made.Dec 04 02:10
schestowitzin other words, there could be countless technical reasons, but if theyre all technical reasons that go against the tc, he can say “its all politics” because all the technical reasons are against the same entity.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:11
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 21 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzSystemd is free software. People are free to improve it, and if a stubborn maintainer refuses to accept the changes, they are free to fork it and make it better in their own way. Lack of serious attempts in this direction is a sign to me that nobody really cares about supposed systemd’s flawsDec 04 02:11
schestowitzon a thread about elogind, a serious attempt to fork part of systemd, which debian doesnt want to integrate.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzdebian couldnt even integrate mate when they made a serious (and successful) attempt to fork and maintain gnome 2. debian claims to be “universal” but is constantly making decisions that are hostile to anybody trying to preserve choices. and the lwn comments are straight from a new software freedom dark age.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:11
schestowitztomgrz - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzI did not know about elogind. Is anyone still working on that?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzThere are plenty of technical reasons that systemd is sub-optimal. Why should they base the entire distribution on this one poor choice?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:11
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzIs anyone still working on that?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzits at the very centre of this debian developers orwellian shitshow.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:11
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzWhy should they base the entire distribution on this one poor choice?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzbecause that is the entire idea of shitstemd.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:11
schestowitztomgrz - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzBut why does it have to be everyone’s idea…?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:11
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzwhy does it have to be everyone’s idea…?Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/08/20/narcissism-in-the-community/Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:11
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 20 days ago Dec 04 02:11
schestowitzbecause assholes, thats why.Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz#gnome3 #python3 #systemd (note that chapter comes from a previous incarnation of the book, and was mostly about shills, not necessarily developers. to some extent it applies to both-- but systemd has plenty of narcissistic shills and bullies and liars.) http://techrights.org/2019/11/04/weapon-of-bullies/Dec 04 02:11
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Guarding and Rescuing the FSF Titanic: Narcissism in The Community | TechrightsDec 04 02:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Lies Are the Favourite Weapon of Bullies | TechrightsDec 04 02:11
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16151109#1c4f82a0c8d9013709957a163ef10931Dec 04 02:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Anyone who may have a new Raspberry Pi 4 (RPi4) will love its improvements over the Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi3). The only issue is at the time of this writing there wasn’t a 64-bit Operating System (OS) for it." https://www.linux.org/threads/ubuntu-18-04-64-bit-for-raspberry-pi-4.25258/Dec 04 02:15
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:15
schestowitz64bit is so inefficient sometimes, id rather use it without one.Dec 04 02:15
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:15
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.linux.org | Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit for Raspberry Pi 4 | Linux.orgDec 04 02:15
schestowitzThere is little need for 64-bits when you have only 2GB of RAM. In fact, 32-bit will save you some memory.Dec 04 02:15
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:15
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:15
schestowitzIn fact, 32-bit will save you some memory.Dec 04 02:15
schestowitzthank you for the clarification, this is what i was getting at. going 64bit on any existing pi model could be considered wasteful.Dec 04 02:15
schestowitzwhats the real advantage? not kidding!Dec 04 02:15
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:16
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:16
schestowitzThere may be some new 64-bit instructions in the CPU that operate faster than the old double-precision? I don’t know…Dec 04 02:16
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:16
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:16
schestowitzheh, “which resource are we lower on with these things, ram or cpu speed?”Dec 04 02:16
schestowitz“thats a good question, probably both!”Dec 04 02:16
schestowitzi honestly dont know, i guess if we had a 64bit option then we would have the choice. ive got LOADS of ram on this machine and i still prefer 32bit.Dec 04 02:16
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:16
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:16
schestowitzi guess this is what phoronix is forDec 04 02:16
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:16
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16022307#badf8410cc27013752430cc47a07853cDec 04 02:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "appointing a president and members of its board that are more diverse, including from a national, racial and gender perspective." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-letter-free-software-foundation-board-directors Dec 04 02:17
schestowitz"the sheer hypocrisy, if somehow harnessed, could power a small nation for days."Dec 04 02:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.redhat.com | Open letter to the Free Software Foundation Board of DirectorsDec 04 02:17
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16638840#878b6080f56401371ea37a163ef10931Dec 04 02:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "colonialists impose their values on tribes (africans, indians, palestinians, native americans, maori) to make them “civilised.” they fight more for conquest." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16470306#5e7e6ee0e5d7013752b10cc47a07853cDec 04 02:19
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Apple fan: I don't mind #listeningdevices as long as there's an Apple logo on them Google fan: I don't mind listening devices as long as there's a Google logo on them Same for #microsoft #amazon etc. #tribalism Now: #surveillance is OK if it's "oooooopen"Dec 04 02:19
schestowitzIt is interesting that our corporate tribes do not feud more often than they do. The fields of exploitation must still be many and wide, so that most everyone gets some profit-making part - or they then get bought-out at some immense pay-out.Dec 04 02:19
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:19
schestowitztomgrz - 4 days ago Dec 04 02:19
schestowitzI’m wondering what will happen when the musical chairs get to be few in number…Dec 04 02:19
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:19
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 4 days ago Dec 04 02:19
schestowitzIt is interesting that our corporate tribes do not feud more often than they do.Dec 04 02:19
schestowitzthats because they arent tribes, they are colonising forces.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzyoud never call the royal navy a “tribe” for the same reason. global imperial powers arent “tribes.”Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:20
schestowitztomgrz - 3 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzHa! Get a job at Walmart, where they make you sing the Walmart Song!Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:20
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzActually, global imperial powers are aggressively confronting each other all the time…Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:20
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzglobal imperial powers are aggressively confronting each other all the time…Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzsuch conflict proves nothing about colonising forces or tribes actually, yet “tribalism” is used as a synonym for conflict.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzto me thats a very bernaysian gambit-- http://techrights.org/2019/06/11/changing-the-names/Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzbut its nothing new, one of the many false promises of monopoly/monoculture is that it will resolve such conflicts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_AmericanaDec 04 02:20
schestowitzhttps://archive.org/details/youtube-s087Ca9JnYw “Divisive Politics are destroying Open Source by Bryan Lunduke” https://www.jonobacon.com/2010/11/08/announcing-openrespect-org/Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzsimon phipps used the image of tribalism from monty pythons “life of bryan” to say that the differences between free software and open source were arbitrary and obtuse.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzthis theme gets beaten into people over and over and over again:Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzunity is peace and monopoly is unity.Dec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Chapter 9: Ownership Through Branding — Change the Names, and Change the World | TechrightsDec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Pax Romana - WikipediaDec 04 02:20
schestowitzhttps://www.wired.com/2001/09/bush-unity-against-terror/Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzunity means “shut up.” tribalism means noise-- conflict. chaos. anarchy. lack of rule, lack of civilisation, lack of order and society.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzthe corporate authoritarians keep inching closer to being racist about this. i dont know how anybody progressive can get sucked into this. but theyve got roy too.Dec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Pax Americana - WikipediaDec 04 02:20
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:20
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzAs I was saying though, corporations do spend a lot of time and money trying to build an internal identity - loyalty, a corporate culture. So far they have avoided setting forces against one another. Interesting.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-archive.org | Divisive Politics are destroying Open Source : Bryan Lunduke : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveDec 04 02:20
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzAs I was saying though, corporations do spend a lot of time and money trying to build an internal identity - loyalty, a corporate culture.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzabsolutely. of course corporate culture is often thought of as an oxymoron-- but we both know what it is, even if calling it a “culture” is a stretch.Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzwhy wouldnt it be a culture? for example, if culture is inherently organic-- and corporate culture isnt. but im not so bothered if people call it culture or not. i do think it works even better with “culture” in quotes though.Dec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.jonobacon.com | Announcing openrespect.org - Jono BaconDec 04 02:20
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:20
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzAt Walmart they liked to put posters up in the employee “lounge”. I remember one in particular was full of positive words with no coherence, and which even somewhat contradicted each other. Like “Responsibility”, “Efficiency”, “Friendliness”… Now that was indeed the Walmart culture - they wanted it all, even when nonsensical and/or impossible - or even contrary to what they posted on the wall!Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.wired.com | Bush: 'Unity Against Terror' | WIREDDec 04 02:20
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzNow that was indeed the Walmart culture - they wanted it all, even when nonsensical and/or impossibleDec 04 02:20
schestowitzthats no different than any garden variety narcissist. im fond of drawing the parallels:Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzhttp://archive.is/cbeWwDec 04 02:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-archive.is | Attention Required!Dec 04 02:20
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:20
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 02:20
schestowitzNow that was indeed the Walmart culture - they wanted it all, even when nonsensical and/or impossibleDec 04 02:20
schestowitzthats no different than any garden variety narcissist. im fond of drawing the parallels:Dec 04 02:21
schestowitzhttp://archive.is/cbeWwDec 04 02:21
schestowitzBecause their priorities do not involve having consistency as a thing to be desired. Indeed, being contradictory can further their means.Dec 04 02:21
schestowitzOne way to exert control is to create chaos, of which confusion is one example. Being contradictory is a way to achieve this.Dec 04 02:21
schestowitzAnother reason for being contradictory may involve hypocrisy, of which narcissists are kings. Narcissists are hypocrites because they only care about getting what they want. They don’t care at all about something being fair or logical. So they’ll gladly switch sides or logic or whatever just so long as it favors them.Dec 04 02:21
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:21
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15985661#e5f8f990b919013752450cc47a07853cDec 04 02:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "It's not just who we think we are, it's the choices we make. If I can't return home to my country, I will at least know that I made it better. And no matter what happens, that's something I can live with." https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-edward-snowden-about-his-story-a-1286605.htmlDec 04 02:21
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:21
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:21
schestowitz“Donald Trump is not the problem. Donald Trump is the product of the problem.”Dec 04 02:21
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.spiegel.de | Interview with Edward Snowden about His Story - SPIEGEL ONLINEDec 04 02:22
schestowitzhttps://share.naturalnews.com/uploads/images/scaled_full_d8cfbd3a10987c537994.jpgDec 04 02:22
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15916207#6c66c270b2bd013709877a163ef10931Dec 04 02:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "It's a shame the way he's [RMS] demonized. In a society of lies, speaking the truth sounds like insanity. He's one of the few public figures I trust." https://joindiaspora.com/posts/15915818#90669eb0b2a10137adac52540039b762Dec 04 02:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15916207#6c66c270b2bd013709877a163ef10931Dec 04 02:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: 2009: "Apparently, Stallman is not permitted to defend Free software from Microsoft." http://techrights.org/2009/09/26/richard-stallman-smeared-for-truth/Dec 04 02:43
schestowitzAs Sam Varghese puts it, Stallman merely “comes under attack again”. Apparently, Stallman is not permitted to defend Free software from Microsoft.Dec 04 02:43
schestowitzDoes MS commit anything under the GPL???Dec 04 02:43
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16190357#98bddb20cc6b0137098f7a163ef10931Dec 04 02:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Escalation: #Continental seeking anti-anti-antisuit (yes, 3x 'anti') temporary restraining order against #Avanci , #Nokia , #Sharp, others http://www.fosspatents.com/2019/10/escalation-continental-seeking-anti.html by @fosspatentsDec 04 02:51
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:51
schestowitzIt’s lawyers all the way down.Dec 04 02:51
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 02:51
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.fosspatents.com | FOSS Patents: Escalation: Continental seeking anti-anti-antisuit (yes, 3x 'anti') temporary restraining order against Avanci, Nokia, Sharp, othersDec 04 02:51
schestowitzhow long until we reach peak litigation?Dec 04 02:51
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:51
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:51
schestowitzstack overflow?Dec 04 02:51
schestowitz'Dec 04 02:51
schestowitzIn the US peak patent litigation is several years behind now, owing to AliceDec 04 02:51
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15979156#5fe3c440b87f013709837a163ef10931Dec 04 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Encrypted #DNS could help close the biggest #privacy gap on the Internet. Why are some groups fighting against it? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/encrypted-dns-could-help-close-biggest-privacy-gap-internet-why-are-some-groupsDec 04 02:54
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzBut you still need to receive information back-and-forth from the DNS server. That, with timing information back out to a site could be enough to leak important access information, no?Dec 04 02:54
schestowitz TedelDec 04 02:54
schestowitzTedel - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.eff.org | Encrypted DNS Could Help Close the Biggest Privacy Gap on the Internet. Why Are Some Groups Fighting Against It? | Electronic Frontier FoundationDec 04 02:54
schestowitzWith current technology, you can be spied at packet level. It is not cheap, but it is feasible for a government.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitz DavidDec 04 02:54
schestowitzDavid - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzOrdinary DNS packets are marked with port 53, singling them out as DNS, and they are unencrypted.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzDNS over HTTPS packets are not marked with port 53, and they are encrypted.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzMost of the objection to DNS over HTTPS is really objection to everyone using the same DNS name server. That is a bad idea, but it’s nothing to do with DNS over HTTPS vs. ordinary DNS.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzAlso, and this is important, your ISP sees every IP address you connect with, whether or not they provide you with your DNS name server. Doing your DNS name lookups allows them to effortlessly make a list of every domain you connect to, but they can always just do a reverse DNS lookup on the addresses you connect to.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzIf you want your ISP not to look over your shoulder all the time, you have to use a VPN and/or Tor.Dec 04 02:54
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:54
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:54
schestowitzMost of the objection to DNS over HTTPS is really objection to everyone using the same DNS name server. That is a bad idea, but it’s nothing to do with DNS over HTTPS vs. ordinary DNS.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzBut it is not really necessary for DNS over HTTPS to use only one (or a few) distinct servers. Theoretically, there could be a plethora of them, with some randomization involved.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitz DavidDec 04 02:55
schestowitzDavid - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzAbsolutely, Tom. That’s what we should want.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzStill, your ISP actually has to read the destination address on each packet in order to route it. Of course, they don’t have to keep a record of what addresses you connected to yesterday.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:55
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzMake it hard for them!Dec 04 02:55
schestowitz DavidDec 04 02:55
schestowitzDavid - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzMy router still uses OpenNIC nameservers in Europe, but my computers use Mullvad all the time. With the current Mullvad app, I can’t connect to any address on the Internet other than Mullvad.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitziftop clearly shows just one connection to one Internet address. It’s this way all the time.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzEverything tunnels through Mullvad. Even my connections to Tor go through Mullvad. I see 5 such connections right now. That’s all the Onion Services set up and used by ZeroNet.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzAll DNS lookups happen inside Mullvad. Mullvad sees all addresses I connect to, and they see all the domain names. Comcast gets nothing.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzI use FoxyProxy, and some domains automatically use Tor. This pod, diasp.eu, is one of those. I can’t tell what address my pod sees. It’s some Tor exit node. I created the account with Tor, and I only use it with Tor. Through Mullvad.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzAm I making it difficult enough? :)Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzOf course, none of my housemates, to my knowledge, uses any protection, so there’s plenty of traffic for Comcast to spy on. Hell, there are all sorts of IoT devices in this house. There are Google and Amazon surveillance microphones. I watch what I say outside of my own space.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 02:55
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzComcast gets nothing. David, you are my Hero!Dec 04 02:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzThanks for sharing, David. For myself--I reserve certain browsing to public terminals. A lot of what I read at home I end up linking to (publicly) anyway.Dec 04 02:55
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16071532#898a4400c18a013752610cc47a07853cDec 04 02:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Earlier this month I thankfully convinced someone to quit #intel Dec 04 02:56
schestowitz"nice work."Dec 04 02:56
schestowitzThe new employee isn't too   great, but it's a  startupDec 04 02:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16119505#27aaa8a0c5d70137526b0cc47a07853cDec 04 02:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Earlier this month we went to the naval museum (again) and saw lots of exhibits about sunken boats; #liverpool really squeezes the life out of the movie Titanic and wrongly claims credit for the boat because of the company (shipbuilders were in Ireland)Dec 04 02:57
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:57
schestowitzDec 04 02:57
schestowitzbecause the beatles arent enough claim to fame.Dec 04 02:57
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:57
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16154572#2169bf00c8f70137adc452540039b762Dec 04 02:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #china #cn #revisionism ☞ Xi’s embrace of false #history and fearsome weapons is worrying https://www.economist.com/china/2019/10/03/xis-embrace-of-false-history-and-fearsome-weapons-is-worrying Dec 04 02:59
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:59
schestowitzwe in the west have the “right” history, no doubt…Dec 04 02:59
schestowitz harry hallerDec 04 02:59
schestowitzharry haller - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.economist.com | Xi’s embrace of false history and fearsome weapons is worrying - ChaguanDec 04 02:59
schestowitzyou know you are a warmonger, don’t you?Dec 04 02:59
schestowitz zedki luziciDec 04 02:59
schestowitzzedki luzici - 2 months ago Dec 04 02:59
schestowitzAnd I’m sure that the US and NO other country re-write history to their liking so that it is always the 'right" history…Dec 04 02:59
schestowitz"Dec 04 02:59
schestowitzHarry, I was never saying 'our' version was true, either.Dec 04 02:59
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16211347#2bed4540ce770137b1a30cc47a07853cDec 04 03:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #amazon #monopoly ☞ Amazon’s growth may be impossible to stop, argues this terrifying New Yorker profile https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20908868/amazon-unstoppable-new-yorker-profile-read-this-antitrust Dec 04 03:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:00
schestowitzunless of course, enough people stop buying shit from them.Dec 04 03:00
schestowitz DavidDec 04 03:01
schestowitzDavid - 2 months ago Dec 04 03:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.theverge.com | Amazon’s growth may be impossible to stop, argues this terrifying New Yorker profile - The VergeDec 04 03:01
schestowitzThe window for stopping Amazon by boycotting them is rapidly closing.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzThe linked article is nothing but an article about an article. It has a link to the real article, but that link goes through an infamous tracker: go.redirectingat.com. Shame on The Verge for giving us this privacy-killing link.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzHere’s the clean link. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/21/is-amazon-unstoppableDec 04 03:01
schestowitzShame on The Verge, also, for writing articles about other publication’s articles rather than doing original work.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 03:01
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzThe window for stopping Amazon by boycotting them is rapidly closing.Dec 04 03:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.newyorker.com | Is Amazon Unstoppable? | The New YorkerDec 04 03:01
schestowitzthen i guess that more people should get on that, to slow their growth if nothing else.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzi started boycotting them when they started putting drm in ebooks-- which at the time i considered one of the most evil possible uses of drm.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitz DavidDec 04 03:01
schestowitzDavid - 2 months ago Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzI sent a letter to all of my extended family asking them never to send me an Amazon gift card ever again. I asked them to donate to one of my favorite charities in my name, instead.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 03:01
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzI sent a letter to all of my extended family asking them never to send me an Amazon gift card ever again. I asked them to donate to one of my favorite charities in my name, instead.Dec 04 03:01
schestowitztheres a great campaign: “ask your family not to send amazon”Dec 04 03:01
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:01
schestowitzmy employer once sent such a 'gift'. Since I boycott them I passed it to my wife, who made her first and last purchase there. They even 'stole' the remaining balance.Dec 04 03:02
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16500591#56225fd0e88e01371e9d7a163ef10931Dec 04 03:04
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● 'That's Ridiculous,' Says Billionaire After #Sanders Campaign Returns Her $470 Donation https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/12/thats-ridiculous-says-billionaire-after-sanders-campaign-returns-her-470-donation Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:04
schestowitzYou know what is “Ridiculous”? A Billionaire donating $470. Now that is ridiculous.Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 03:04
schestowitztomgrz - 20 days ago Dec 04 03:04
schestowitzThat would be like me trying to figure-out how to donate less than a penny… now if there was only a way…Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 03:04
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.commondreams.org | 'That's Ridiculous,' Says Billionaire After Sanders Campaign Returns Her $470 Donation | Common Dreams NewsDec 04 03:04
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 20 days ago Dec 04 03:04
schestowitztheres probably a fun story about why it isnt a round number like 500.Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 03:04
schestowitztomgrz - 20 days ago Dec 04 03:04
schestowitzOr 2,000.Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:04
schestowitz2020Dec 04 03:04
schestowitzhttp://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2019/12/03/upc-alle-jahre-wieder/#commentsDec 04 03:16
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzBy the rivers of Karlsruhe we sat and weptDec 04 03:16
schestowitzwhen we remembered the UPC.Dec 04 03:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | UPC - Alle Jahre wieder - Kluwer Patent BlogDec 04 03:16
schestowitzThere on the beechesDec 04 03:16
schestowitzwe hung our harps,Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzfor there Mr Stjerna asked us for songs,Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzour tormentor demanded songs of joy;Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzhe said, “Sing me one of the songs of the unified patent!”Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzHow can we sing the songs of the CourtDec 04 03:16
schestowitzwhile Aldgate Tower is empty?Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzIf I forget you, Luxembourg,Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzmay my right hand forget its skill.Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzMay my tongue cling to the roof of my mouthDec 04 03:16
schestowitzif I do not remember you,Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzif I do not consider the UPCDec 04 03:16
schestowitzmy highest joy.Dec 04 03:16
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:16
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzThorsten – thank you for another well balanced article on the UPC.Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzIt is sad to say that the UPC is a topic upon which one hardly ever sees balanced reporting. Without wanting to be too cynical, I have noticed that an awful lot of the “unbalanced” (ie speculative and/or presumptuous) reporting derives from quarters that have a direct financial interest in the success of the UPC project. Whilst this is perhaps to be expected, I find it extremely disheartening that those outside of such quarters (Dec 04 03:16
schestowitzincluding individuals and organisations that only really have an enthusiasm for the IDEA of a unitary patent and court) tend not to recognise the “unbalanced” reporting for what it is. For example, my experience is that wildly optimistic (and presumptuous) predictions regarding the timing and content of the BVerfG’s ruling on the constitutional complaint have largely been reported / accepted without even the slightest suggestion of Dec 04 03:16
schestowitza raised eyebrow.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzLooking back on earlier UPC-related articles on this blog, it strikes me that the strategy adopted by UPC proponents has been remarkably similar to tactics adopted by many modern politicians: namely, keep going with arguments that suit your cause even in the face of developments and/or overwhelming evidence which mean that your arguments do not hold water. The main argument that I am thinking of here is the alleged ability of the UK to Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzparticipate in the UPC post-Brexit… where is has long been evident to me that the proponents of the UPC simply have no answer to questions relating to compliance with EU law (and, in particular, Article 267 TFEU and the principle of sincere cooperation). Given the refusal to engage with such questions, despite the alarming implications of those questions for the viability of the UPC system, I can only conclude that the strategy adopted Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzby UPC proponents aims not at winning hearts and minds but instead at establishing a fait accompli that they hope the CJEU will be reluctant to dismantle… irrespective of the threats posed by the UPC to the integrity of the EU legal order.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzPerhaps I can inject a note of realism here.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzFirstly, the BVerfG has not yet decided the four EPO-related cases that have a higher rank in the 2019 list of cases to be decided by the 2nd senate. All of those cases were listed for decision in 2017 and 2018 (and two were listed for decision in 2016). Given their relevance to the case relating to the UPC, it would make sense for the BVerfG to decide the EPO-related cases first. Since 2016, of the cases assigned to Dr Huber, only Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzbetween one and three appearing on the preview for a particular year have been decided in that year. Assuming that the BVerfG will decide the cases in a logical order, and at its customary rate, it is reasonable to conclude that even the prediction of someone as well informed as Dr Huber should be taken with a pinch of salt (ie as perhaps more of an optimistic than a realistic prediction). Thus, a decision within the first quarter of 2020 Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzcannot be guaranteed.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzSecondly, if Mr Johnson secures a majority in Parliament, it is safe to say that he is very unlikely to request either a further extension to the Article 50 deadline OR an extension of the “implementation period”. In practical terms, this outcome would significantly increase the likelihood of a “no-deal” Brexit, either in February 2020 or January 2021.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzEspecially given the glacial pace of the BVerfG, as well as the current position of the German government, does anyone seriously believe that the UPC will be up-and-running BEFORE January 2021? Last I checked, not even Mr Ramsey was that optimistic (http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2019/11/28/if-german-complaint-is-dismissed-unified-patent-court-could-be-operation-early-2021/).Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzThus, upon a realistic assessment, the chances of the UPC ever opening for business are not as high as some might (still!) be trying to lead us to believe. However, as you note, it seems that only pedants such as you and I worry about the legality of retaining the UK in the UPC system post-Brexit. I can therefore make a prediction relating to the UPC in which I have almost 100% confidence … namely, unless and until the constitutional Dec 04 03:17
schestowitzcomplaint is upheld, the majority of the patent profession in Europe will continue to hold an unrealistic view on the prospects for the UPC. I await with interest to establish whether this prediction proves to be accurate.Dec 04 03:17
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | ‘If German complaint is dismissed, Unified Patent Court could be operation early 2021’ - Kluwer Patent BlogDec 04 03:17
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15547226#989530e0938a01377442000c295f7e62Dec 04 03:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #war Dec 04 03:36
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schestowitz"From your cristal ball … ?"Dec 04 03:36
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15664119#18830f209ea0013709577a163ef10931Dec 04 03:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #wayland still reinventing the wheel decades later https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2019-August/040796.htmlDec 04 03:37
schestowitz"Dec 04 03:37
schestowitzI still do not see any big plus here…Dec 04 03:37
schestowitzDec 04 03:37
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 4 months ago Dec 04 03:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> lists.freedesktop.org | wev: a Wayland analogue to X11's xevDec 04 03:37
schestowitz#systemxDec 04 03:37
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#Framework_attackDec 04 03:37
schestowitz'Dec 04 03:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsDec 04 03:37
schestowitz> Fixed /some/ of the UTF-8 problems.  Still have to find a way to dealDec 04 04:42
schestowitz> with the zero-width spaces.  I suspect they are solely for tracking.Dec 04 04:42
schestowitz> Fixed the Raspberry Pi feed's title problem as some of their blog postsDec 04 04:42
schestowitz> were not getting titles.  The zero-width spaces are still there though.Dec 04 04:42
schestowitzI heard something to that effect earlier this week (tracking in chars). Dec 04 04:42
schestowitz> As for Google, with the two tech guys out of the way, the company canDec 04 04:42
schestowitz> now get really vicious.  Though it will be a while before they can doDec 04 04:42
schestowitz> the damage that M$ continues to do.Dec 04 04:42
schestowitzIt is a different /kind/ of threat. We can worry about them in another context.Dec 04 04:42
schestowitzThe file now opens correctly with the correct charset. I search and replace HR with newlines to accomplish the shown (att.) effect.Dec 04 04:47
schestowitzThe file now opens correctly with the correct charset. I search and replace HR with newlines to accomplish the shown (att.) effect.Dec 04 04:47
schestowitz> Hmm.  Missed the social control media summaries, despite the script.Dec 04 04:49
schestowitz> I'll keep an eye open for that tomorrow.  Here's the corrected batch.Dec 04 04:49
schestowitzThe attachment sent the first time and the second time are the same (mind timetamp also)Dec 04 04:50
schestowitzroy@ted:~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/images$ diff 2019-12-04-merged.html  2019-12-04-merged-new.html Dec 04 04:50
schestowitzroy@ted:~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/images$ ls -la 2019-12-04-merged*Dec 04 04:50
schestowitz-rw-rw-r-- 1 roy roy 94787 Dec  4 04:43 2019-12-04-merged.htmlDec 04 04:50
schestowitz-rw-rw-r-- 1 roy roy 94787 Dec  4 04:49 2019-12-04-merged-new.htmlDec 04 04:50
schestowitz> Nice.Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz> Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz> I'm still looking for a way to fix the zero-width space removalDec 04 05:00
schestowitz> problem.  Something weird happens when I try a plain s///Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz> and that's what was breaking things.Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz> Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz> Do the spaces show up in kate or whatever you have there?Dec 04 05:00
schestowitzI have not noticed. Some kind of chars can make kate act weird (like tall chars, Chinese/Mandarin/Hangul/right-to-left), but never saw 'special' spaces.Dec 04 05:00
schestowitzI'm working until 9am, so no links will be posted before that. Dec 04 05:00
schestowitzI sometimes wonder if (just if) it'll be easy to 'preload' hastags for items given the category they're under, e.g. att.Dec 04 05:00
schestowitzThey would reduce the chance of typos in tags (which happens...)Dec 04 05:00
schestowitzAlternatively, the domain of the URL e.g. #forbes of feed's title e.g. #commondreamsDec 04 05:00
schestowitzThe archived HTML files can be queried and items fetched from these using various new ways if that's done.Dec 04 05:00
schestowitz>>> I can grep our archive and try building such a table and then add itDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>>> into the 'links-interleave-social-control-media.pl' script.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> If you are healthy and eager, I can (fore)see us using these bits ofDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> code for many years to come. Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz> The only part which is not automated is the set of manual links I add.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz> The rest could be run easily from the server and pipe the results intoDec 04 06:37
schestowitz> an e-mail from cron.  As for maintenance, I try to write as clearly as aDec 04 06:37
schestowitz> I can, in priority over other factors.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitzYes, the order may matter to readers. 10 years down the line most of these articles will be gone, but headline+gist will remain, also URL to plug into Wayback Machine.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz>>  The Pearly contract aside, my employer gotDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> some more stabilising factors recently, notably GLA (London Town Hall),Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> so I think we're OK to do TR and grow TR without having to worry aboutDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> income. Rianne is doing 3 extra shifts (overtime) this week. We hope toDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> buy the house next year  (from my family).Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz> Nice.  I hope the purchase and renovation go well.  Does it have any yard?Dec 04 06:37
schestowitzSame as we've lived in the past 5 years. Yes,, but not large. Walking distance from Town.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz[...]Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> We still receive leaks; we need to avert any scandals to maintainDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> leakers' confidence. There's a new Wikileaks smearDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1201803907745239040Dec 04 06:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@wikileaks: We have learned that journalists are being fed misinformation by intelligence agencies. There is no ‘Wikileaks dele… https://t.co/RpF2dizT8BDec 04 06:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@wikileaks: We have learned that journalists are being fed misinformation by intelligence agencies. There is no ‘Wikileaks dele… https://t.co/RpF2dizT8BDec 04 06:37
schestowitz> Grauniad and many others are now in a fix.  They realize now that theirDec 04 06:37
schestowitz> own necks are on the line but at the same time they neither want toDec 04 06:37
schestowitz> backpedal on their slander/libel nor cease new slander/libel.Dec 04 06:37
schestowitzWikileaks still linking to them sometimes. After suing. Different editor. Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz[...]Dec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> Interestingly, dissenters from Microsoft have become increasinglyDec 04 06:37
schestowitz>> interested in what we have to say. They even mention techrights inDec 04 06:38
schestowitz>> popular youtube videos. Phony 'scandals' are the main threat at theDec 04 06:38
schestowitz>> moment, so I observe comments. I also published several disclaimers thisDec 04 06:38
schestowitz>> year, proactively.Dec 04 06:38
schestowitz> This is good.  Big change is likely only with some insider information.Dec 04 06:38
schestowitz>  However, the yuppie nuremburg defense does not absolve them of havingDec 04 06:38
schestowitz> contributed to M$ malevolent activities.  Lunduke is, so far, the onlyDec 04 06:38
schestowitz> one working to come in from the cold.Dec 04 06:38
schestowitzHe can 'do a Nat Friedman' on us one say. Treat with caution, still...Dec 04 06:38
schestowitz>> With Debian opening its mouth (or mouthing off) at systemd maybe we canDec 04 06:42
schestowitz>> touch the subject more in TR this month.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitz> Good.  It would have been good if the world had mobilized early on butDec 04 06:42
schestowitz> something weird was going on and /everybody/ was afraid to speak up.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitz> the systemd cabal had only two arguments and both were fallacies: appealDec 04 06:42
schestowitz> to novelty and personal attacks.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitzWe've mostly ranted about systemd in old IRC logs.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitzSome of the old IRC logs, like all the tweets in #social channel, made up 20+ MB for weekly logs. Google would not traverse files that size.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitzSince downsizing (daily logs) the pick-up rate improved a lot.Dec 04 06:42
schestowitzhttps://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atechrights.org+%22bilefield%22&oq=site%3Atechrights.org+%22bilefield%22&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.9143j0j4&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8Dec 04 06:42
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schestowitzadmiration should not be a criterion for assessing fairness and factsDec 04 07:05
schestowitzof course not. i dont care if people like stallman or not, as long as theyre fair to him.Dec 04 07:05
schestowitzvan rossum is a bit of a douchebag, he may deserve whatever nonsense they do to him though im still against the general nonsense on principle because it always comes back to people who dont deserve it.Dec 04 07:05
schestowitz /quoteDec 04 07:05
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/164006Dec 04 07:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Not a Diaspora post?Dec 04 07:05
schestowitzemail fsr and ask-- he is sure to get back to you.Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzimo it would mean two things:Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzdevuan now has a lot more work to doDec 04 07:07
schestowitzthe years of work theyve done to help debian avoid relying 100% on microsoft for the core of their os would be mootDec 04 07:07
schestowitz Matthias KochDec 04 07:07
schestowitzMatthias Koch - 2 months ago Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzWhat’s currently happening is a complete redesign of Linux around systemd, In the long run, non-systemd-unices will be marginalized (this is already a more or less complete fact), and Linux will be mainstreamed and eventually merged into a Big Software Co. So much for init freedom, so much for free software in general.Dec 04 07:07
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:07
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzWhat’s currently happening is a complete redesign of Linux around systemdDec 04 07:07
schestowitzyes indeed:Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#RedixDec 04 07:07
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Librethreat_Database#PunixDec 04 07:07
schestowitzthough the more people that are ready to fight this, the less that #punix will succeed.Dec 04 07:07
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16032470Dec 04 07:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsDec 04 07:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Librethreat Database - TechrightsDec 04 07:07
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/12/02/the-thoughts-of-bruce-perens-on-systemd/Dec 04 07:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What does that mean to #devuan I wonder... https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-Init-Diversity-QuestionDec 04 07:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.phoronix.com | Debian May Need To Re-Evaluate Its Interest In "Init System Diversity" - PhoronixDec 04 07:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | What Former Debian Project Leader (Second to the Late Ian Murdock) Thinks About SystemD in Debian GNU/Linux | TechrightsDec 04 07:07
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16635116#964084e0f4f5013752eb0cc47a07853cDec 04 07:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Why Are There So Many Linux Distribution? How To Choose The Most Appropriate? https://www.fosslicious.com/2019/11/why-are-there-so-many-linux.html #gnu #linux Dec 04 07:08
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:08
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 5 days ago Dec 04 07:08
schestowitzyoure free to modifyDec 04 07:08
schestowitzpeople arent satisfied with off-the-rack distrosDec 04 07:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.fosslicious.com | Why Are There So Many Linux Distribution? How To Choose The Most Appropriate? - FossliciousDec 04 07:08
schestowitzpeople like to share their workDec 04 07:08
schestowitzthats why there are so many distrosDec 04 07:08
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:08
schestowitztomgrz - 5 days ago Dec 04 07:08
schestowitzAnother good reason would be to avoid a single central point of control. At least it should be…Dec 04 07:08
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:08
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 5 days ago Dec 04 07:09
schestowitzagreedDec 04 07:09
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:09
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16031670#f15117f0bd850137098f7a163ef10931Dec 04 07:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: why #python is the best-suited #programming language #machinelearning https://www.codementor.io/narayanapilli/why-python-is-the-best-suited-programming-language-machine-learning-yxpsouwm6Dec 04 07:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.codementor.io/narayanapilli/why-python-is-the-best-suited-programming-language-machine-learning-yxpsouwm6 )Dec 04 07:09
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:09
schestowitzWhat, does Python run on the GPU ? That’s where the real work gets done.Dec 04 07:09
schestowitzDec 04 07:10
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 07:10
schestowitzPython is just the glue language - of course that is important, but it’s a relatively small part of the system.Dec 04 07:10
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:10
schestowitzhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/council-paid-37m-former-ancoats-17064841Dec 04 07:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 403 @ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/council-paid-37m-former-ancoats-17064841 )Dec 04 07:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15422726#35e2e02087700137e58c0cc47a07853cDec 04 07:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "But after Googling the relevant sections of Pakistan's penal code, the Toronto Sun op-ed editor was startled to learn he stood accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad—a crime punishable by death in the Islamic republic" https://phys.org/news/2018-12-twitter-global-users-tweets-violate.htmlDec 04 07:52
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzlets warn twitter that their entire website is violating sharia law, and see what they do. (it probably is.)Dec 04 07:52
schestowitz sphere@pluspora.comDec 04 07:52
schestowitzsphere@pluspora.com - 5 months ago Dec 04 07:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> phys.org | Twitter warns global users their tweets violate Pakistani lawDec 04 07:52
schestowitz^hahahahahahaDec 04 07:52
schestowitz Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzDr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) - 2 months ago Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzThis is getting out of handDec 04 07:52
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:52
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzlook at this way doc–Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzas im fond of pointing out, libraries are engaged in an eternal struggle with publishing monopolies. monopolies threaten libraries-- and libraries threaten monopolies.Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzthe internet is the largest library ever built. it will always be engaged in an eternal struggle with all the largest monopolies ever built. i know some people will think this is a flimsy argument. i will go so far as to claim its about as solid as what santayana claimed about the lessons of history.Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzreligious extremism is monopolistic.Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzcommercial extremism and monopoly are (in contemporary practice, at least) the same thing. these monopolies need to destroy the internet, so theyre trying to.Dec 04 07:52
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:52
schestowitzReligions can destroy a lot more than librariesDec 04 07:52
schestowitzNo, it’s Hot Air.Dec 04 07:53
schestowitz Alexandre OlivaDec 04 07:53
schestowitzAlexandre Oliva - about a month ago Dec 04 07:53
schestowitzper barrel or per MB?Dec 04 07:53
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:53
schestowitztomgrz - about a month ago Dec 04 07:53
schestowitzDrives the world. High level politicians use tremendous quantities, but you can buy some from them at an inflated mark-up.Dec 04 07:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.cDec 04 07:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Failed connect to joindiaspora.c:443; Connection refused ( status 0 @ https://joindiaspora.c )Dec 04 07:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16413186#63beab50e07a013739c87a163eb51328Dec 04 07:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Data is now commonly referenced as the most valuable resource, eclipsing the value of oil." A couple of knobs suggest exploiting "open source" to betray users with #surveillance https://datacenternews.asia/story/ditch-the-nerd-knobs-converting-data-into-dollars-with-open-sourceDec 04 07:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> datacenternews.asia | Ditch the nerd knobs: Converting data into dollars with open sourceDec 04 07:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16635082#a025e740f4f6013752b10cc47a07853cDec 04 07:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "has become an odd tradition in America to effectively “battle shop” on the Friday following the Thanksgiving holiday. It is already weird that we even have the Thanksgiving holiday here as it is something that pretty much only Canada and the USA have." http://coyote.works//posts/BattleShopping20191128/Dec 04 07:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:55
schestowitzi have nothing to do with this. i started boycotting best buy years ago because they work people into a hazardous frenzy before opening the doors like starting gates. now there are additional reasons to boycott them that are nearly as bad.Dec 04 07:55
schestowitzi avoid shopping in giant crowds. its unpleasant. i used to go to a library book sale that was just as bad as any of this. a couple years in i starting letting the crazy people go far ahead of me, staying back until the crowd had abated. i would hang out in the library until things calmed down. it just got more ridiculous year after year.Dec 04 07:55
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> coyote.works | Black Friday Alternative PlanningDec 04 07:55
schestowitztomgrz - 5 days ago Dec 04 07:55
schestowitzI have long refused to go shopping, virtually any shopping, on “Black Friday”. I have a much better day staying away.Dec 04 07:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:55
schestowitzThe "sales" here are phony, made up just to fit their bannersDec 04 07:55
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16611170#a4bb7f30f30201371e9d7a163ef10931Dec 04 07:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "I checked out Linux 5.4 changelog, I came across AOPEN Chromebox Mini (codename Fievel) powered by a Rockchip RK3288 processor and described as an “enterprise-ready” Chromebox for 24/7 operation as digital signage or kiosk." https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/11/26/aopen-chromebox-mini-is-designed-for-digital-signage-and-kiosks/Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:56
schestowitzBut can you install GNU/Linux on it?Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:56
schestowitztomgrz - 7 days ago Dec 04 07:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.cnx-software.com | AOPEN Chromebox Mini is Designed for Digital Signage and KiosksDec 04 07:56
schestowitz“Google’s operating system”???Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:56
schestowitztomgrz - 7 days ago Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz“AOPEN Chromebox Mini was announced in 2017, it just took two years before some code was submitted to the mainline Linux kernel.”Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:56
schestowitzBetter late than neverDec 04 07:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16005613#4a4d2640bb3e013752450cc47a07853cDec 04 07:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "If all I say is "I'm in favor of freedom", I have not really tackled the difficult issue, because it's very easy to say: "I stand for freedom", even Bush says he stands for freedom, and Bush doesn't even recognize freedom after he's crushed it." Richard StallmanDec 04 07:56
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:56
schestowitzits a fair point. you really have to talk about what kind of freedom.Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:56
schestowitztomgrz - 3 months ago Dec 04 07:56
schestowitzYou have to write a Free C complier!Dec 04 07:56
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:56
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16638376#40f05d00f69701371e917a163ef10931Dec 04 07:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "In this video, I recently revisited #vista10 and ask myself this question. Do You Control your computer or does Microsoft?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OIKHaOy9ZoDec 04 07:59
schestowitz"Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzSuckers. I have little sympathy.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.youtube.com | Do You Control Your Computer or does Microsoft? - YouTubeDec 04 07:59
schestowitzPeople who let Microsoft manage their library lost all their books months agoDec 04 07:59
schestowitzwhat we need to be sure of is that this doesnt become “the rule” for the way books work.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzi was a happy amazon customer until they put drm on books. boycotted ever since. its a crime against humanity, a war on all culture. funding them is a huge mistake. amazon is a commercial force i have about as much love for as i would for an invading army. in fact an invading army is more likely to benefit us than amazon.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:59
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzIt is a crime. Who ya gonna call?Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzWho ya gonna call?Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzfree software!Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:59
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzSorry, that number is no longer in service. ;-(Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzSorry, that number is no longer in service.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzham radio operators are always creating tools that rely on ad hoc infrastructure to do the work that the rest of us rely on centralised infrastructure (the long distance telcos) for instead. packet radio networks predate wifi meshnets.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzin areas where other networks have failed, ham ops are very useful. we really need a ham free software network. im not a radio operator, but technically we are all operating machines that communicate with other devices and create rf-level interference. so all hackers are “ham operators” in that broadest (somewhat tenuous) sense. here is a network listing: https://fsfederation.neocities.org/Dec 04 07:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fsfederation.neocities.org | The Unofficial Free Software Federation WebsiteDec 04 07:59
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:59
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzYes. Free Software will not die. But it is being marginalized, even as “open source” is being celebrated. RMS is a symptom of this disease progression.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 07:59
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzham radio is tightly regulated. You can imagine why…Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzBut it is being marginalized, even as “open source” is being celebrated. RMS is a symptom of this disease progression.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzso we must work to reverse that.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 07:59
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzham radio is tightly regulated. You can imagine why…Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzim surprised more people dont work with laser communication. to get around this.Dec 04 07:59
schestowitzgiven the limitations of laser communication, and also the power involved, i can understand why it isnt a first choice.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 08:00
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzwhen too many things become illegal, you have to be willing to break the law to establish a point in the future where there are more reasonable rules.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzdisobeying laws that limit free speech are a great start.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzpirates are champions of free speech.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 08:00
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzPirate Radio!Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 08:00
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 days ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzwe really need a libre technology party. something similar to the pirate party.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzwe can have loads of organisations, but a political party has its own perks as youre fond of pointing out.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 08:00
schestowitztomgrz - 2 days ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzThe biggest “perk” of being a political party is that you tend to get more press coverage. As it should be.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzSome register as religion to suppress criticism and tax authoritiesDec 04 08:00
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16170205#c4080210ca9c013799af002590d8e506Dec 04 08:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted." Aldous HuxleyDec 04 08:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- Photo by schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_a9251ed32fed7d85678b.jpgDec 04 08:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzThey will get justice in time.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz GNU ParallelDec 04 08:00
schestowitzGNU Parallel - 2 months ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzHow do you think that?Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 08:00
schestowitztomgrz - 2 months ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzInteresting quote. I’ve been thinking for some time that people are (notably) very accepting of their situation, as long as it is not immediately threatening.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 08:00
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 2 months ago Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzvery accepting of their situation, as long as it is not immediately threatening.Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzeveryone else is “overreacting.”Dec 04 08:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 08:00
schestowitzThe young ones will suffer for a lifetime or die young. The old ones (real criminals) will be 'pardoned' for their age etc.Dec 04 08:01
schestowitzBush the father got a hero's funeralDec 04 08:01
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16612673#5bfaf9c0f322013752c50cc47a07853cDec 04 08:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley introduced the Malheur County Empowerment for the Owyhee Act, an astonishingly awful public lands and wilderness Bill." https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/11/26/a-cattle-industry-and-local-control-power-grab-inside-the-malheur-owyhee-public-lands-bill/ Dec 04 08:03
schestowitz"Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzconsidering that its ron wyden vs counterpunch, im going to guess that counterpunch is just talking shit, and people should take another look at it without help from these guys.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzits entirely possible for ron wyden to sponsor or create terrible legislation, but its far more common for people at counterpunch to write articles that are complete bullshit.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 08:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.counterpunch.org | A Cattle Industry and Local Control Power Grab: Inside the Malheur Owyhee Public Lands Bill - CounterPunch.orgDec 04 08:03
schestowitztomgrz - 7 days ago Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzShit? There is the Bill, a matter of public record. So the only question is, how does one interpret the bill and project its consequences. That does veer into the domain of speculation, but that does not make it bullshit.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitz tomgrzDec 04 08:03
schestowitztomgrz - 7 days ago Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzThe wording of the legislation establishes the rancher’s expectations that they will get permanence for their bloated herds, and pretty much anything else they want. The Bill specifically allows for large stocking increases.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzThat would be very easy to check.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comDec 04 08:03
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 7 days ago Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzThere is the Bill, a matter of public record. So the only question is, how does one interpret the bill and project its consequences. That does veer into the domain of speculation, but that does not make it bullshit.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzi was speaking in general:Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzits entirely possible for ron wyden to sponsor or create terrible legislationDec 04 08:03
schestowitzso maybe counterpunch is right, but,Dec 04 08:03
schestowitzin my experience they write a lot of crap and ron wyden has a pretty good track record they dont have. so maybe theyre right this time, without getting into details im just saying im sceptical of their claims. if they said trump was supporting a terrible bill, that would be easier to believe-- his track record is worse than theirs.Dec 04 08:03
schestowitz"Dec 04 08:04
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1202158430808616960Dec 04 09:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: Last time I met someone who said he was a pessimist, I said "me too" https://t.co/1Jqpf5mXpq "RMS: I am a pessimist… https://t.co/NAe0FLS7v8Dec 04 09:41
schestowitz"Last time I met someone who said he was a pessimist, I said "me too" http://techrights.org/2019/12/02/rms-alive-active-and-well/ … "RMS: I am a pessimist by nature. Many people can only keep on fighting when they expect to win. I'm not like that, I always expect to lose. I fight anyway, and sometimes I win" #swpat"Dec 04 09:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Richard Stallman is Active and Doing Well | TechrightsDec 04 09:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: Last time I met someone who said he was a pessimist, I said "me too" https://t.co/1Jqpf5mXpq "RMS: I am a pessimist… https://t.co/NAe0FLS7v8Dec 04 09:41
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1202257834395734016Dec 04 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz In 2005, Sun and Redhat shortcutted FFII to file some interoperability amendments, apparently already… https://t.co/tZFH6vbPkADec 04 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz In 2005, Sun and Redhat shortcutted FFII to file some interoperability amendments, apparently already… https://t.co/tZFH6vbPkADec 04 17:41
schestowitz"In 2005, Sun and Redhat shortcutted FFII to file some interoperability amendments, apparently already taking orders from IBM already at the time. And Redhat went for patent hunting just before being acquired in order to inflate the sales price."Dec 04 17:41
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202189363045552128Dec 04 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @Wikisteff @schestowitz Re: Windows telemetry that cannot be disabledDec 04 17:42
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Wikisteff/status/1202167431260778496Dec 04 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Wikisteff: @schestowitz Microsoft tracks everything, too, but they aren't as popular as the Goog. Or as transparent, I suspect.Dec 04 17:42
schestowitzYes. I did not say Microsoft isn't a privacy nightmare too, it's just a lot more than thatDec 04 17:43
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/GoStArTwOrKs/status/1202181973827084290Dec 04 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GoStArTwOrKs: Our electoral politics is a beautiful smokescreen for the ruling elite. https://t.co/GCuJdSCGBdDec 04 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● The Left Is Finally Winning the War of Ideas https://t.co/pWaXUV3dfB "very hard to catch and kill good ideas."Dec 04 17:44
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1202282300429475840Dec 04 17:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: Don't let them bug your house with your permission. They are not speakers. https://t.co/GZcKn6R7t9Dec 04 17:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: Those are not speakers! They're #micropones and they're #listeningdevices that record the kids and let the US gover… https://t.co/VnnENRO1rCDec 04 17:45
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/StarchyArchie/status/1202281668498935814Dec 04 17:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@StarchyArchie: @schestowitz #Surveillance #SurveillanceCapitalismDec 04 17:46
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1202174476160569344Dec 04 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz Back at Europython 2003, I proposed some binary libraries for python packages, said that Pypi sucked b… https://t.co/bhnS1yOr8CDec 04 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz Back at Europython 2003, I proposed some binary libraries for python packages, said that Pypi sucked b… https://t.co/bhnS1yOr8CDec 04 17:47
schestowitz"Back at Europython 2003, I proposed some binary libraries for python packages, said that Pypi sucked badly. Now 16 years later, users still suffer from the same problem."Dec 04 17:47
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1202167887965937664Dec 04 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz EPO cannot be fixed if you strictly apply the rule of law.Dec 04 17:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MarkKen20510303/status/1202164727859859456Dec 04 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MarkKen20510303: @schestowitz Taking on twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube et al. Location based services are what underpin many smartphone… https://t.co/qdxwGceM2BDec 04 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MarkKen20510303: @schestowitz Taking on twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube et al. Location based services are what underpin many smartphone… https://t.co/qdxwGceM2BDec 04 17:50
schestowitz"Dec 04 17:50
schestowitzTaking on twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube et al.  Location based services are what underpin many smartphone apps, google maps, train timetables, just eat and such like. Most advertising is location based.  Dec 04 17:50
schestowitzThese problems are already present.  Revenue stream.  Always follow the £Dec 04 17:50
schestowitz"Dec 04 17:50
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/keviniddles/status/1202109466084302849Dec 04 17:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@keviniddles: @schestowitz You are completely wrong Dr Roy.... Please attend to your macDec 04 17:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202073524300472321Dec 04 17:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz Anyone can host their own code trivially on their own server, but you need a business-grade I… https://t.co/A13cRqPac2Dec 04 17:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz Anyone can host their own code trivially on their own server, but you need a business-grade I… https://t.co/A13cRqPac2Dec 04 17:52
schestowitz"Anyone can host their own code trivially on their own server, but you need a business-grade Internet connections to not have the ports blocked, and what happens if your house burns down? And will Google index your code? GitHub itself won’t (unless you mirror it there, of course)."Dec 04 17:52
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/yuhong2/status/1202072792352485376Dec 04 17:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@yuhong2: @jhamby @schestowitz I know.Dec 04 17:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202072486080237568Dec 04 17:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz The reason everyone is using GitHub and very few people are quitting their jobs over it is be… https://t.co/Onb34Le13FDec 04 17:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz The reason everyone is using GitHub and very few people are quitting their jobs over it is be… https://t.co/Onb34Le13FDec 04 17:53
schestowitz"The reason everyone is using GitHub and very few people are quitting their jobs over it is because it’s free hosting that other people will see & comment on, and Google will definitely index. Yeah, it’s owned by evil Microsoft, but Google killed their own Git hosting service."Dec 04 17:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/yuhong2/status/1202071573852635136Dec 04 17:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@yuhong2: @jhamby I wonder how GitHub compared to BitKeeper, which the Linux kernel used for a while. @schestowitzDec 04 17:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202072144923910145Dec 04 17:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz You’re confusing a few things. Bitkeeper was a proprietary product. Linus Torvalds wrote Git… https://t.co/2DDGI6t2wZDec 04 17:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @yuhong2 @schestowitz You’re confusing a few things. Bitkeeper was a proprietary product. Linus Torvalds wrote Git… https://t.co/2DDGI6t2wZDec 04 17:54
schestowitz"You’re confusing a few things. Bitkeeper was a proprietary product. Linus Torvalds wrote Git as an open-source replacement that he could stand to use. But then GitHub, Google (since canceled), Gitlab, Bitbucket, & others built their own proprietary servers with new features."Dec 04 17:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/yuhong2/status/1202034277954621440Dec 04 17:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@yuhong2: @matthew_d_green @jhamby @schestowitz In the late 1990s? This was when there were still encryption export restrictions.Dec 04 17:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202025235756679168Dec 04 17:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz What free alternative to GitHub do you think has equivalent uptime and visibility?Dec 04 17:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1202021556072808455Dec 04 17:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz Definitely and absolutely not the case Roy. WSL's adoption has completely exceeded our wildest hopes a… https://t.co/iuhB6js5AmDec 04 17:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz Definitely and absolutely not the case Roy. WSL's adoption has completely exceeded our wildest hopes a… https://t.co/iuhB6js5AmDec 04 17:56
schestowitz"Definitely and absolutely not the case Roy. WSL's adoption has completely exceeded our wildest hopes and usage is growing faster than we thought possible."Dec 04 17:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/kidde1_julie/status/1201963044135481349Dec 04 17:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@kidde1_julie: @Messgorough @schestowitz IKR! I pointed it out to them and they said 'shop somewhere else then'Dec 04 17:57
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202286276528885760Dec 04 18:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @unixterminal @schestowitz https://t.co/7gnAqr9KTbDec 04 18:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @unixterminal @schestowitz https://t.co/7gnAqr9KTbDec 04 18:00
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202283411911479297Dec 04 18:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @schestowitz @Wikisteff Google wears Microsoft pajamas to work every night. Half their employees probably grew up i… https://t.co/N5DgHyVC0ZDec 04 18:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @schestowitz @Wikisteff Google wears Microsoft pajamas to work every night. Half their employees probably grew up i… https://t.co/N5DgHyVC0ZDec 04 18:03
schestowitz"Google wears Microsoft pajamas to work every night. Half their employees probably grew up idolizing Gates. Microsoft created the road map that these other big tech monopolies are following and branching out from."Dec 04 18:03
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/samvittighed/status/1201944637038051329Dec 04 18:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@samvittighed: @schestowitz I hope to see RISC V soon. A much-needed blow to the ARM near-monoculture ISA on mobile phones.Dec 04 18:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202287798411116544Dec 04 18:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @richturn_ms @schestowitz The problem with this is that Microsoft says this about every piece of abandonware until… https://t.co/jkBRgtcRBxDec 04 18:22
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @richturn_ms @schestowitz The problem with this is that Microsoft says this about every piece of abandonware until… https://t.co/jkBRgtcRBxDec 04 18:22
schestowitzshow us the numbers (or the patents ;-) ) or stfu, MicrosoftDec 04 18:22
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202293410163331072Dec 04 18:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz WSL 2 is much nicer than the first WSL. But it won’t ship for another 4 months. That’s the version tha… https://t.co/ek2y085LAADec 04 18:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz WSL 2 is much nicer than the first WSL. But it won’t ship for another 4 months. That’s the version tha… https://t.co/ek2y085LAADec 04 18:29
schestowitz"WSL 2 is much nicer than the first WSL. But it won’t ship for another 4 months. That’s the version that’s been in beta this year. WSL 1 is suitable for some things but not others (NTFS slows it down)."Dec 04 18:29
schestowitzSo use virtualbox with proper gnu/linux and far less microsoft controlDec 04 18:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202293455419887616Dec 04 18:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @schestowitz @richturn_ms Right? I’d settle for KPIs that enable me to form an opinion with data. It seems like a fair request.Dec 04 18:30
schestowitzhttp://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2019/12/03/upc-alle-jahre-wieder/#commentDec 04 18:34
schestowitz"Dec 04 18:34
schestowitzThank you Thorsten, and that concerned Observer, for your “balanced” observations. But who cares, in these “interesting times” in which we are living, for balance. Indeed, these days, what does “balance” mean?Dec 04 18:34
schestowitzYou would say, wouldn’t you, that good old Auntie BBC cares about “balance”. After all, the founders of the BBC set it up, not only to entertain but also to educate and inform. Trouble is, for the BBC, “balance” is accomplished all too easily, simply by giving as much air time to each side of the argument. So, give a climate denier with zero grasp of the scientific method just as much time to speak as a world expert climate Dec 04 18:34
schestowitzscientist. Give as much time to a proponent of homeopathic medicine, again with zero scientific training, as to an expert scientist from the world of evidence-based medicine. So we see, if you want to get seriously rich, fabricate a false argument, get it up and running, and even the deeply trusted and exhaustively moderated BBC will give you as much time to spout nonsense as the experts who tell it how it really is.Dec 04 18:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | UPC - Alle Jahre wieder - Kluwer Patent BlogDec 04 18:35
schestowitzPolitics in England today is practised in an atmosphere in which “the public has had enough of experts”. I await with interest for the proponents of the UPC to roll out (aimed at those who shall decide the fate of the UPC) their next seductive sound-bite that will fool most of todays incompetent deciders most of the time, namely “Get UPC Done”.Dec 04 18:35
schestowitz"Dec 04 18:35
schestowitz"I find it surprising that the UPC has attracted so much more attention than the four EPO-related cases before the BVerfG – the result of these cases could have a far greater impact on out profession than the UPC-related case."Dec 04 18:36
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pc3IfFTCa1kOHK8ECDec 04 19:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://pleroma.site/notice/9pc3IfFTCa1kOHK8EC )Dec 04 19:20
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:20
schestowitzthat was a quick fix!Dec 04 19:20
schestowitzclean now!! 🎆Dec 04 19:20
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:20
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pcrTxJRNN0XJCl5eKDec 04 19:20
schestowitz"z If law enforcement is directing the collection of information beyond the scope of their powers, that might construe entrapment."Dec 04 19:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 19:20
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9pcyvAEW92iasZNQSODec 04 19:20
schestowitz"There are lots of sites offering subtitle files, perhaps those could be used with this system?"Dec 04 19:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaDec 04 19:20
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1202307643773054976Dec 04 19:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jrobertson: If we have an issue with noise levels we complain to environmental health. Who do we complain to about excessive el… https://t.co/NWb2r8NFRKDec 04 19:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jrobertson: If we have an issue with noise levels we complain to environmental health. Who do we complain to about excessive el… https://t.co/NWb2r8NFRKDec 04 19:34
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:34
schestowitzJames Robertson Retweeted Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)Dec 04 19:34
schestowitzIf we have an issue with noise levels we complain to environmental health. Who do we complain to about excessive electromagnetic radiation levels?Dec 04 19:34
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:34
schestowitzWhen it's inaudible and invisible it's easier for our politicians to overlook and not protect usDec 04 19:35
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jwildeboer/status/1202311444576055296Dec 04 19:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jwildeboer: @schestowitz @zoobab That was not the conversation I had with Pieter at his wake party.Dec 04 19:51
schestowitzbecause it impacts your employerDec 04 19:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jrobertson/status/1202311576461537280Dec 04 19:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jrobertson: @schestowitz Alternatively they simply increase the emission level as being legally safe. https://t.co/69VkDA9XfZDec 04 19:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@davidicke: Polish Minister of Health Proposes Carcinogenic 5G Emission Levels as National Norm https://t.co/hhKjA5femN https://t.co/royIRGCG9BDec 04 19:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202313377688649728Dec 04 19:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz VirtualBox is very nice. I don’t know anything else that can run any x86/x64 OS you can throw at it, i… https://t.co/irxVrf5VZ2Dec 04 19:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz VirtualBox is very nice. I don’t know anything else that can run any x86/x64 OS you can throw at it, i… https://t.co/irxVrf5VZ2Dec 04 19:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:55
schestowitzVirtualBox is very nice. I don’t know anything else that can run any x86/x64 OS you can throw at it, including OS/2, MS-DOS, and obscure research OS’s. The current release version BSODs the hypervisor on the Windows Insiders build I’m using, and I’m working on fixing macOS first.Dec 04 19:55
schestowitz1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesDec 04 19:55
schestowitz"Dec 04 19:55
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202313704697516033Dec 04 19:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz VirtualBox on macOS works very reliably for me except for the audio, which is broken for some reason.… https://t.co/8GWH0lkEK6Dec 04 19:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz VirtualBox on macOS works very reliably for me except for the audio, which is broken for some reason.… https://t.co/8GWH0lkEK6Dec 04 19:55
schestowitz"VirtualBox on macOS works very reliably for me except for the audio, which is broken for some reason. The code is currently being compiled with Xcode 6.2 and old MacOS SDK files, which is not a good way of doing things. They’re using deprecated/private USB APIs on macOS, too.Dec 04 19:55
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202313947073806336Dec 04 19:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz The only bad thing about VirtualBox from a software freedom standpoint is the extension pack of closed… https://t.co/YV7DfnuH6eDec 04 19:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz The only bad thing about VirtualBox from a software freedom standpoint is the extension pack of closed… https://t.co/YV7DfnuH6eDec 04 19:56
schestowitz"The only bad thing about VirtualBox from a software freedom standpoint is the extension pack of closed-source modules. I wonder if Oracle doesn’t own that source code to be able to redistribute it, or if it’s a way for them to charge money for the commercial version."Dec 04 19:56
schestowitzThere was recently a little scandal related to thisDec 04 19:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202315620043243522Dec 04 19:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz I think you’re right about Microsoft trying to EEE (embrace, extend, extinguish), but the first two E’… https://t.co/3JBkSebvfPDec 04 19:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz I think you’re right about Microsoft trying to EEE (embrace, extend, extinguish), but the first two E’… https://t.co/3JBkSebvfPDec 04 19:56
schestowitzI think you’re right about Microsoft trying to EEE (embrace, extend, extinguish), but the first two E’s are different from the last E. They’re “embracing and extending” GNU/Linux by encapsulating it inside WSL. The purpose is to extinguish the X Window System (X11) for GUI apps.""Dec 04 19:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jwildeboer/status/1202315988215222274Dec 04 19:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jwildeboer: @schestowitz @zoobab No. Because Pieter and I discussed this explicitly for reasons. Smear me all you want, it simp… https://t.co/jujrFxf6EsDec 04 19:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jwildeboer: @schestowitz @zoobab No. Because Pieter and I discussed this explicitly for reasons. Smear me all you want, it simp… https://t.co/jujrFxf6EsDec 04 19:58
schestowitz"No. Because Pieter and I discussed this explicitly for reasons. Smear me all you want, it simply isn’t what we discussed. It was far more about specific people and not companies."Dec 04 19:58
schestowitzOn one's deathbed there are more pressing things to talk aboutDec 04 19:58
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202316125230338048Dec 04 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz My new theory is that WSL exists primarily to kill off interest in X11 (or Wayland) and get people thi… https://t.co/9bxPfc24CIDec 04 19:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz My new theory is that WSL exists primarily to kill off interest in X11 (or Wayland) and get people thi… https://t.co/9bxPfc24CIDec 04 19:59
schestowitz"My new theory is that WSL exists primarily to kill off interest in X11 (or Wayland) and get people thinking of GNU/Linux as a command-line developer environment only. WSL 2 is designed for very fast interactions with the “host” Windows system, introducing a dependency on Win32."Dec 04 19:59
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202316660440367106Dec 04 20:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz It’s all about getting developers to think in terms of .NET and “UWP” for packaging their apps. Micros… https://t.co/gO6pJqPYF6Dec 04 20:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz It’s all about getting developers to think in terms of .NET and “UWP” for packaging their apps. Micros… https://t.co/gO6pJqPYF6Dec 04 20:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:00
schestowitzIt’s all about getting developers to think in terms of .NET and “UWP” for packaging their apps. Microsoft has jealousy of the Apple and Google app stores.Dec 04 20:00
schestowitzGamers will choose Windows or Linux based on what runs their benchmarks faster. So will everyone else, if given a choice.Dec 04 20:00
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:00
schestowitzYou sort of bear me to it. I had intended to say they envision everyone using Visual Studio with  Azure integration etc.Dec 04 20:01
schestowitzYou sort of beat me to it. I had intended to say they envision everyone using Visual Studio with  Azure integration etc.Dec 04 20:01
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jwildeboer/status/1202317371228246017Dec 04 20:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jwildeboer: @schestowitz @zoobab Really? That’s why I was there. You were not IIRC. But please do continue.Dec 04 20:03
schestowitzWhat he told me, repeatedly, about Red Hat patents was a long time agoDec 04 20:04
schestowitzI think you misunderstood what I originally said. I did not say that this ALONE and ONLY is the thing he wanted people to know.Dec 04 20:04
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jwildeboer/status/1202319123772039168Dec 04 20:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jwildeboer: @schestowitz @zoobab You linked to one of your articles from 2009 and claim that is what Pieter said for all times AFAICS.Dec 04 20:10
schestowitzNo, it's part of a pair of tweets; read the tweet prior to it if you can find it (Twitter is bad at clustering)Dec 04 20:11
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202319367867785217Dec 04 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That too. I am actually optimistic for Visual Studio Code, because it seems lightweight and able to su… https://t.co/DIw3SDq7brDec 04 20:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That too. I am actually optimistic for Visual Studio Code, because it seems lightweight and able to su… https://t.co/DIw3SDq7brDec 04 20:11
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:11
schestowitzThat too. I am actually optimistic for Visual Studio Code, because it seems lightweight and able to support many languages that don’t have their own IDEs, and Node/Electron is a slightly newer stack than what Eclipse is written in.Dec 04 20:11
schestowitzI’m not optimistic about Windows “containers”.Dec 04 20:11
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:11
schestowitzThey can't even patch Windows (without containers) without severely breaking things. It's called "spaghetti code".Dec 04 20:12
schestowitz(one thing systemd is often condemned for)Dec 04 20:12
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202319815689400320Dec 04 20:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Most cloud-dependent startups I know details of have tied themselves to AWS, or if they’re forward loo… https://t.co/oKq70UtA4kDec 04 20:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Most cloud-dependent startups I know details of have tied themselves to AWS, or if they’re forward loo… https://t.co/oKq70UtA4kDec 04 20:18
schestowitz"Most cloud-dependent startups I know details of have tied themselves to AWS, or if they’re forward looking, they may be using Google & AWS. I’m sure Azure has its success stories, but I would not recommend getting tied to any Windows-dependent technology stack or Windows servers."Dec 04 20:18
schestowitzAzure is a failure  http://techrights.org/2019/10/10/azure-is-losing-money/Dec 04 20:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Azure Apparently Losing Money and Microsoft Lies to Shareholders, in Effect Breaking the Law | TechrightsDec 04 20:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202320785731280896Dec 04 20:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That’s true, and yet I have to give MSFT some credit for untangling the mess of spaghetti code into ma… https://t.co/2o24wTYCewDec 04 20:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That’s true, and yet I have to give MSFT some credit for untangling the mess of spaghetti code into ma… https://t.co/2o24wTYCewDec 04 20:21
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:21
schestowitzThat’s true, and yet I have to give MSFT some credit for untangling the mess of spaghetti code into manageable layers, even if it did take them 16 years to do so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinWin Dec 04 20:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | MinWin - WikipediaDec 04 20:21
schestowitzThe latest version is “Nano Server”, which is only available as a Docker container image.Dec 04 20:21
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:21
schestowitz*rolls eyes* Dooooocker...Dec 04 20:21
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202321059384455168Dec 04 20:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz And in typical Microsoft fashion, you’re not allowed to run the Windows “Nano Server” Docker container… https://t.co/o24dh2OgrcDec 04 20:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz And in typical Microsoft fashion, you’re not allowed to run the Windows “Nano Server” Docker container… https://t.co/o24dh2OgrcDec 04 20:21
schestowitz"And in typical Microsoft fashion, you’re not allowed to run the Windows “Nano Server” Docker containers on anything other than Windows 10 or Windows Server hosts."Dec 04 20:21
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202323715804938240Dec 04 20:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz As a side note, you might be amused to know that WSL 2 doesn’t seem to use either systemd or “init”. T… https://t.co/iDyLR14kpTDec 04 20:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz As a side note, you might be amused to know that WSL 2 doesn’t seem to use either systemd or “init”. T… https://t.co/iDyLR14kpTDec 04 20:31
schestowitz"As a side note, you might be amused to know that WSL 2 doesn’t seem to use either systemd or “init”. That doesn’t stop dpkg from upgrading packages that it can’t restart because it doesn’t know what runlevel it’s in. You need to do “wsl --shutdown” to shut down the Linux kernel."Dec 04 20:31
schestowitzNice "extend" ya got there, mateyDec 04 20:32
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202324236968157185Dec 04 20:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz And I only had to do that after running “do-release-upgrade” to upgrade my Ubuntu WSL container from 1… https://t.co/nLj0eFUzUgDec 04 20:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz And I only had to do that after running “do-release-upgrade” to upgrade my Ubuntu WSL container from 1… https://t.co/nLj0eFUzUgDec 04 20:32
schestowitz""Dec 04 20:32
schestowitzJake Hamby Retweeted Jake HambyDec 04 20:32
schestowitzAnd I only had to do that after running “do-release-upgrade” to upgrade my Ubuntu WSL container from 18.04 LTS to 19.04, and then to 19.10. Worked the same way as any other Linux distro, which was nice.Dec 04 20:32
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:32
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202324787583799297Dec 04 20:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz WSL 2 is a good example of #paravirtualization, specifically the Hyper-V flavor of it, which the Linux… https://t.co/EJSO3DosLVDec 04 20:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz WSL 2 is a good example of #paravirtualization, specifically the Hyper-V flavor of it, which the Linux… https://t.co/EJSO3DosLVDec 04 20:33
schestowitz"WSL 2 is a good example of #paravirtualization, specifically the Hyper-V flavor of it, which the Linux kernel already supported thanks to earlier contributions from Microsoft. VirtualBox has its own paravirtualization, and can emulate Hyper-V and others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paravirtualiz"Dec 04 20:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paravirtualiz )Dec 04 20:33
schestowitzAll this extra complexity serves nobody but the "masters"Dec 04 20:33
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202325879969304577Dec 04 20:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That’s totally fair. I think Marc Andreessen’s quote about reducing Windows to a set of poorly-debugge… https://t.co/vD4kgGI7AuDec 04 20:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz That’s totally fair. I think Marc Andreessen’s quote about reducing Windows to a set of poorly-debugge… https://t.co/vD4kgGI7AuDec 04 20:40
schestowitz"Dec 04 20:40
schestowitzThat’s totally fair. I think Marc Andreessen’s quote about reducing Windows to a set of poorly-debugged device drivers was prophetic, except that Windows device drivers are quite heavily “debugged” by this point in time (with new bugs being added too).Dec 04 20:40
schestowitzMacOS too. An outer layer.Dec 04 20:40
schestowitz'Dec 04 20:40
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202326244974452738Dec 04 20:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz I just bought a new iPad because it’s legitimately cool and useful to me as a productivity aid (especi… https://t.co/VEVUC8QCKTDec 04 20:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz I just bought a new iPad because it’s legitimately cool and useful to me as a productivity aid (especi… https://t.co/VEVUC8QCKTDec 04 20:40
schestowitz"I just bought a new iPad because it’s legitimately cool and useful to me as a productivity aid (especially with a Bluetooth keyboard). And I bought my iMac 2 years ago because I like using macOS, but also because I was required to buy one in order to do any iOS development work."Dec 04 20:40
schestowitztablets can be suitable for frequent commuters/travellers, but I gave up on these. I need keyboard and many screens.Dec 04 20:41
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202326734697160704Dec 04 20:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz If you don’t need that “outer layer” of the OS, whether to play games, DRM-protected video, or you jus… https://t.co/XIuy02uNFwDec 04 20:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz If you don’t need that “outer layer” of the OS, whether to play games, DRM-protected video, or you jus… https://t.co/XIuy02uNFwDec 04 20:41
schestowitz"If you don’t need that “outer layer” of the OS, whether to play games, DRM-protected video, or you just want to be able to run your proprietary accounting programs in an OS _supported by the app seller_ (my mom’s use case for her Windows laptop & Intuit programs), Linux is great."Dec 04 20:41
schestowitzDRM and proprietary crap always leave you  orphaned at the end, teaching experience...Dec 04 20:42
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202327181503762432Dec 04 20:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz The use case for WSL / WSL 2 is for people who for whatever reason want/need to have Windows as their… https://t.co/kgCoGhJzB0Dec 04 20:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz The use case for WSL / WSL 2 is for people who for whatever reason want/need to have Windows as their… https://t.co/kgCoGhJzB0Dec 04 20:42
schestowitz"The use case for WSL / WSL 2 is for people who for whatever reason want/need to have Windows as their desktop shell, but who also want/need/prefer to have a POSIX environment. Microsoft’s older UNIX shell products ranged from intentionally useless (POSIX for Windows NT) to bad."Dec 04 20:42
schestowitzThey don't need WSL for thatDec 04 20:42
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/WSLDec 04 20:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | WSL - TechrightsDec 04 20:43
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/WSLDec 04 20:43
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202327946624561152Dec 04 20:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Mac OS X solved the “POSIX” problem in a more elegant way, by providing a BSD-derived core OS API laye… https://t.co/dfyfQkZw84Dec 04 20:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Mac OS X solved the “POSIX” problem in a more elegant way, by providing a BSD-derived core OS API laye… https://t.co/dfyfQkZw84Dec 04 20:52
schestowitz"Mac OS X solved the “POSIX” problem in a more elegant way, by providing a BSD-derived core OS API layer that they went to the effort of making UNIX 03 compatible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification …). Apple showed they weren’t trying to pull a Microsoft by providing their own X Server, too.'Dec 04 20:52
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Single UNIX Specification - WikipediaDec 04 20:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SyntaxSeed/status/1202329627450101761Dec 04 20:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SyntaxSeed: @schestowitz Do you have sources for the things you post? I follow you & your accusations are worrisome... but woul… https://t.co/v68vymuc1WDec 04 20:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SyntaxSeed: @schestowitz Do you have sources for the things you post? I follow you & your accusations are worrisome... but woul… https://t.co/v68vymuc1WDec 04 20:54
schestowitz"Do you have sources for the things you post? I follow you & your accusations are worrisome... but would like to see facts not hysteria.'Dec 04 20:54
schestowitzWatch the replies I receive and sentDec 04 20:54
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202329928781291520Dec 04 20:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz It’s true, planned obsolescence is a huge problem. Apple is stingy with RAM (and they don’t even list… https://t.co/IumGiykqDgDec 04 20:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz It’s true, planned obsolescence is a huge problem. Apple is stingy with RAM (and they don’t even list… https://t.co/IumGiykqDgDec 04 20:55
schestowitz"It’s true, planned obsolescence is a huge problem. Apple is stingy with RAM (and they don’t even list it on their “tech specs” page). The 7th gen. iPad finally has 3 GB RAM, so it was a good time to buy (on sale). That also means the clock is now ticking for the 6th gen. iPad."Dec 04 20:55
schestowitzmy laptop turns 11 soon, 2gb of ram enough for meDec 04 20:55
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202330498212622336Dec 04 20:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Once Apple stops selling something, 5 years (or 7 years, depending on what they can get away with lega… https://t.co/fgh6RUuxoRDec 04 20:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Once Apple stops selling something, 5 years (or 7 years, depending on what they can get away with lega… https://t.co/fgh6RUuxoRDec 04 20:56
schestowitz"Once Apple stops selling something, 5 years (or 7 years, depending on what they can get away with legally) later, they stop providing OS updates for it. And Google is doing the same thing with Chromebook support. A danger of proprietary walled garden PCs.'Dec 04 20:56
schestowitzthey have changed 5-7 to 3-4 recently, not sure if you noticedDec 04 20:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SyntaxSeed/status/1202330816539504640Dec 04 20:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SyntaxSeed: @schestowitz Don't see........ ?Dec 04 20:57
schestowitzwhich part do you need refs for?Dec 04 20:57
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202331460230758400Dec 04 20:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Actually, WSL does one clever unique feature, which is you can call Linux apps from the Windows comman… https://t.co/G7LBQhlmKLDec 04 20:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Actually, WSL does one clever unique feature, which is you can call Linux apps from the Windows comman… https://t.co/G7LBQhlmKLDec 04 20:59
schestowitz"Actually, WSL does one clever unique feature, which is you can call Linux apps from the Windows command prompt or PowerShell, and vice versa. They’re doing something custom instead of getty to call in and out of the WSL environment (the fake kernel or real Linux kernel in WSL 2)."Dec 04 20:59
schestowitzThe second sub-phase of extend is making the extension dependent on Microsoft aloneDec 04 21:00
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SyntaxSeed/status/1202331949223874560Dec 04 21:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SyntaxSeed: @schestowitz Your regular tweets about Microsoft's moves against Linux. More recently that WSL is a EEE move. 🤔Dec 04 21:13
schestowitzI wrote some articles on WSL  http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/WSLDec 04 21:13
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1202331992412475392Dec 04 21:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Personally, I’d use Linux/BSD/macOS as the outside layer with something like Wine or QEMU if I needed… https://t.co/qoO21oqs5ZDec 04 21:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: @schestowitz Personally, I’d use Linux/BSD/macOS as the outside layer with something like Wine or QEMU if I needed… https://t.co/qoO21oqs5ZDec 04 21:14
schestowitz'"Personally, I’d use Linux/BSD/macOS as the outside layer with something like Wine or QEMU if I needed to run some other code in emulation. But if you had an environment that was mostly PowerShell or batch files and you wanted to run a Linux command or two inside it, WSL lets you."Dec 04 21:14
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1202334657888440320Dec 04 21:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz @stautistic Patents are all publicly disclosed and have nothing to do with usage numbers of a given fe… https://t.co/uUdGaXltt7Dec 04 21:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz @stautistic Patents are all publicly disclosed and have nothing to do with usage numbers of a given fe… https://t.co/uUdGaXltt7Dec 04 21:15
schestowitz"Patents are all publicly disclosed and have nothing to do with usage numbers of a given feature of an operating system."Dec 04 21:15
schestowitzpatents Microsoft uses for blackmail against #gnu #linux OEMs are NOT publicly listed/disclosed http://techrights.org/2019/03/12/microsoft-foxconn/Dec 04 21:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Microsoft is Complaining About Android and Chrome OS (GNU/Linux) Vendor Not Paying for Microsoft Patents (Updated) | TechrightsDec 04 21:16
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1202337124327903232Dec 04 21:23
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: @richturn_ms @schestowitz I’m only asking about KPIs. Total users, daily/Monthly usership, adoption rates, etc.Dec 04 21:23
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1202338733464289280Dec 04 21:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz @stautistic If someone violates a patent, the patent owner has recourse. If you have issues with paten… https://t.co/wddyI7XsUsDec 04 21:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @schestowitz @stautistic If someone violates a patent, the patent owner has recourse. If you have issues with paten… https://t.co/wddyI7XsUsDec 04 21:31
schestowitz"If someone violates a patent, the patent owner has recourse. If you have issues with patents, then take it up with the PTO and Congress."Dec 04 21:31
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