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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> It's not a Muslim country. Maybe go to one...  https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1927Mar 06 04:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1927 )Mar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2343/we-feel-ignored-lithuanian-mufti-on-why-there-is-still-no-mosque-in-vilniusMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> SJVN covers an important subject, for a change https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/dell-parMar 06 04:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com | Posts | Open Source WatchMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2tners-smash-patent-troll-wsou-courtMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2hiw blog STILL lacks an rss feedMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2I could re-use tools I wropte for tracking pages without theseMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2coded them 20 years agoMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2but really, wtf?Mar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2page source, nothing about atom, xml, rssMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2though i think that can be added easilyMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2based on a search on beehiv toolsMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2he promotes twitter, fb, and msft linkedinMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2to follow himMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2no lessons learned from his pluspora and google+ experienceMar 06 04:29
schestowitz-pi2was planning to publish the "religion" piece this morningMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2but RMS asked to amend a few minor thingsMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2so delayed a bitMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2other people also mocked reddit for being a pile of dungMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2it's redacted in irc logs for mondayMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2i will do site backups later todayMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2i backed up bubi last nightMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2i lack off-home (site) backups of my personal files for fires etc.Mar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2thought about underground repo for a spare drive beforeMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2but it's trickyMar 06 06:48
schestowitz-pi2i gave one drive to a friend, but he misplaced it, cannot find itMar 06 06:48
techrights[sec]week themMar 06 06:53
techrights[sec]Encrypted, I hope?Mar 06 06:53
schestowitz-pi2it was over a decade ago and contained stuff like photos, musicMar 06 06:54
schestowitz-pi2the 'high-volume' stuffMar 06 06:54
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Trying to make the studies into health harms of social control media seem "controversial", divisive ☞ https://gizmodo.com/teen-social-media-studies-white-kids-racial-bias-1850170331Mar 06 07:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-gizmodo.com | Teen Social Media Use Studies Focus Too Much on White KidsMar 06 07:11
schestowitz-pi2_might_ be ad hom(against the research)Mar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2and shifting the subject of debateMar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2like IBM help NYPD spy on peopleMar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2it then becomes debate about "racial ethics" in HEY HIMar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2after the spunMar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2*spinMar 06 07:12
schestowitz-pi2race, not classMar 06 07:12
techrights[sec]yes if they have people fighting unnecessarily over race, something whichMar 06 07:17
techrights[sec]cannot be changed, then they will ignore the class war going on even thoughMar 06 07:17
techrights[sec]that is something which /can/ be changed.Mar 06 07:17
schestowitz-pi2failing that, the social control media "happy stories" fantory can issue something aboutMar 06 07:20
schestowitz-pi2the "bad" studies not including enough "nonbanaries" (under 1% of the pop) and startMar 06 07:20
schestowitz-pi2a fight over complete lalalandMar 06 07:20
schestowitz-pi2but this is the first time I see such a slant (gizmodo), so it's starting to smell like diversionMar 06 07:20
schestowitz-pi2subversive social control media does not target any particular raceMar 06 07:20
techrights[sec]It does seem like a diversion at times.  Some of it also seems like a campaignMar 06 07:20
techrights[sec]to mitigate damage to social control mediaMar 06 07:20
schestowitz-pi2probablky premature to do a video about it, unless it becomes a pattern later today in "media"Mar 06 07:21
schestowitz-pi2gizmodo is becoming more like cnet, esp. in weekendsMar 06 07:21
schestowitz-pi2lots of showbiz "fillter"Mar 06 07:21
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> CNN is promoting Chinese TikTok; what sense does this make? ☞ https://kentwired.com/93684/world-nation/stopwillow-is-taking-tiktok-by-storm-can-it-actually-work/Mar 06 07:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-kentwired.com | #StopWillow is taking TikTok by storm. Can it actually work? – Kent WiredMar 06 07:29
schestowitz-pi2FOMOMar 06 07:29
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Saudi Twitter, Chinese TikTok, and Facebook SHAREHOLDERS (Wall Street). SOOOOOO "SOCIALLLLLL"....Mar 06 07:30
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> NY court workers fired for refusing COVID vax must be rehired with back pay as state board scraps mandate ☞ https://nypost.com/2023/03/05/ny-board-tosses-covid-19-vax-mandate-for-court-workers/Mar 06 08:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nypost.com | NY board tosses COVID-19 vax mandate for court workersMar 06 08:06
schestowitz-pi2with fair use i can twist this cartoonMar 06 08:11
schestowitz-pi2e.g. with this OS we put back doors in the worldMar 06 08:11
schestowitz-pi2with Facebook we build social graphicsMar 06 08:11
schestowitz-pi2etc etcMar 06 08:11
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Bloody propaganda! Japan is wayyyyy overpopulated. Reducing births is the right thing for the country's future, but certainly not for extremist capitalists who blindly believe in infinite growth ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-will-disappear-without-action-on-births-pm-s-aide-saysMar 06 11:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.straitstimes.com | Japan will ‘disappear’ without action on births, PM’s aide says | The Straits TimesMar 06 11:05
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "Sharp gender inequality and the sky-high costs of rearing children are widely blamed." ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-romance-reality-shows-boom-but-marriage-no-longer-the-end-gameMar 06 11:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.straitstimes.com | South Korean romance reality shows boom, but marriage no longer the end game | The Straits TimesMar 06 11:06
schestowitz-pi2https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pipers-Crisps-Mixed-Variety-Snack/dp/B08KY78Y88/ref=sr_1_7?c=ts&keywords=Crisps&qid=1678103049&refinements=p_89%3APipers&s=grocery&sr=1-7&ts_id=340834031Mar 06 11:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Pipers Crisps Mixed Variety Snack Box (24 x 40g Pack) – Salted, Salt & Vinegar, Cheese & Onion, Sweet Chilli, Black Pepper, Jalapeño : Amazon.co.uk: GroceryMar 06 11:47
schestowitz-pi2turns out on crisps alone we saved 100 pounds yesterday Mar 06 11:47
schestowitz-pi2it's an expensive brandMar 06 11:47
schestowitz-pi2maybe saved 200+ yesterday!Mar 06 11:47
schestowitz-pi2BillBC would do anything to cover up for its mastersMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2that site sickens meMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2and i feel dirty even opening a url of itMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2same for 'guardian'Mar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2i cannot 'unsee' what they did and doMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2that still leaves plenty of sites on www that are reasonably ok, even if not perfectMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2i am drowning in abundance of sites these daysMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2and it's very helpfulMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2still adjusting the workflow a bitMar 06 11:58
schestowitz-pi2LF does a lot of events in seattleMar 06 12:23
schestowitz-pi2but I can discount that as close to oergon (linux home) anMar 06 12:23
schestowitz-pi2but I can discount that as close to oergon (linux home) and SF (LF HQ)Mar 06 12:30
schestowitz-pi2is onlyfans doing shill pieces and 'happy stories' like FB and tiktokMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2those stories strike me as smell test-induccingMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2the same with people who boast in youtubeMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2on their best monthMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2and the media pays attention selectivelyMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2will they make the same 5 months, 5 years laterMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2did they make the same 5 months and 5 years earlier?Mar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2what they present may be facts, but taken out of contextMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2to lure people inMar 06 13:31
schestowitz-pi2$FOMO$Mar 06 13:32
schestowitz-pi2i saw similar stuff in webforums in the early days of adsenseMar 06 13:32
schestowitz-pi2"influencer" rianne was following in youtube were selectively reportingMar 06 13:32
schestowitz-pi2to "look big" and "attract advertisers" because "I'm huge"Mar 06 13:32
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schestowitz-pi2maybe ibecame too sensitive to the spamnils of the worldMar 06 13:39
schestowitz-pi2many sites that present spam as "news"Mar 06 13:39
schestowitz-pi2or lies that are in fact lobbying/marketing Mar 06 13:39
schestowitz-pi2more of the www is like thisMar 06 13:39
schestowitz-pi2even a danish site running sponsored narrativesMar 06 13:39
schestowitz-pi2or the-scientistMar 06 13:39
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