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schestowitz-pi2Duration of master’s degrees to be shortened ☞ https://cphpost.dk/2023-03-07/news/politics/duration-of-masters-degrees-to-be-shortened/Mar 08 00:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-cphpost.dk | Duration of master’s degrees to be shortened - The Post – The PostMar 08 00:30
schestowitz-pi2eventually they might just ask you for tuition fees to get oneMar 08 00:31
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Slashdot article with some new news about Daryl ☞ http://grokthelaw.freeforums.net/thread/394/slashdot-article-new-news-darylMar 08 00:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-grokthelaw.freeforums.net | Slashdot article with some new news about Daryl | GroktheLawMar 08 00:40
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> Abandoning security theatre at long last? Little by little? ☞ https://yle.fi/a/74-20021299Mar 08 03:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-yle.fi | Helsinki Airport to toss out travel-sized bottle requirements by summer | News | Yle UutisetMar 08 03:53
techrights[sec]m$ may be running out of marketing money and will have to rely more on itsMar 08 04:54
techrights[sec]cult's minions for free actionsMar 08 04:54
techrights[sec]chatgpt is probably completely unsutainable for them an only burning unusedMar 08 04:54
techrights[sec]azure space in their empty datacenters.  It's certainly costing them moneyMar 08 04:54
techrights[sec]in both ways, without a revenue let alone a profitMar 08 04:54
techrights[sec]Probably more government bailouts are on the way.  Mar 08 04:54
schestowitz-pi2i posted a lot of links yesterday, but this was not why i lacked time to do articlesMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2the real reason was, pension investigationMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2i'm going to do some articles and maybe videos todayMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2topics neededMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2i have some ideas, but they are not "great"Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2also, i should note, not many anti-linux articles out there so far this yearMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2just the typical "hey hi" spam/noise from microsoftMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2i think they accepted the losses in client side and tried "server" via "clown" (Azure)Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2now that it's failing microsoft is 'pulling a metaverse" (meta)Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2with "hey hi"Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2this helpos delude some shareholderMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2"no, we are not actually losing, we are just CHANGING"Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2admfubar posted something related to this in #techrights about an hour agoMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2it's basically a sort of alarm among investors or somethingMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2hey hi might, after all, not be possible to monetise, according to themMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2gpt-4 is just more waste of power and does not fix the glaring issuesMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2hey hi hype is waste of money along two linesMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi21) spam budgetMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi22) electricity bills (plus hardware, staff...)Mar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2let them burn themselves outMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2the chatbot is worthless, glorified ELIZAMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2it DID help persuade the media not to talk about the layoffsMar 08 04:57
schestowitz-pi2inc. github, azure layoffsMar 08 04:57
techrights[sec]itMar 08 05:00
techrights[sec]Probably more government bailouts are on the way.  Mar 08 05:00
schestowitz-pi2microsoft has had the media declare there is an "HEY HI _ARMS_ race"Mar 08 05:01
schestowitz-pi2this is "war"Mar 08 05:01
schestowitz-pi2china china chinaMar 08 05:01
schestowitz-pi2give us bailout, we are market LEEEEDERS. NOM NOM NOM.Mar 08 05:01
techrights[sec]Apparently they need bailouts to maintain even the illusion. Mar 08 05:09
techrights[sec]Especially 2)Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider    ]]]Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies,     ]]]Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> The article singles out Microsoft's software for rejection.  It saysMar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> nothing about Apple's software, which is roughly equally unjust.Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> They are not exactly equivalent, but each does important injusticesMar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> that the other doesn't do (or not that we know of).Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> My experience says that this is likely to have the effect of teachingMar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> people that Apple is superior.Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> I was also disappointed that it doesn't criticize nonfree softwareMar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2> as unethical.  Did I overlook something to that effect?Mar 08 05:09
schestowitz-pi2On the basis of ethics, in various senses, Microsoft is by far worse. To spare a lot of examples (history of 50 years almost), let's just say that Microsoft's attack on computing in general, on computer users in general, and on GNU/Linux is not comparable to what any other company did. Not even close.Mar 08 05:09
techrights[sec]These days Apple is trying hard to catch up with m$ on the race to the bottom.Mar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]Maybe if there is a follow up article it could emphasize the general unethicalMar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]nature of proprietary software.  Apple seems to be working an approach towardsMar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]lock-in via the file formats and "cloud".  I hear that when using Apple systemsMar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]it is all but impossible to avoid uploading your files to them.  EventuallyMar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]they will pull an Adobe.  Mar 08 05:11
techrights[sec]  With Adobe it may be that you have to, in practice,Mar 08 05:20
techrights[sec]upload all your files to them to even begin to work on them with rented softwareMar 08 05:20
schestowitz-pi2the media will call it smart, clown, and modernMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2this is where peer pressure can really harm peopleMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2inc. advertisingMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2which is a phanton "friend"Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2in FB's case, they might even borrow the faceMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2it creates a sort of social anxietyMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2and nobody wants to "admit" using an 'old' phoneMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2or doing things the 'old' wayMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2"what will my friends think !!"Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2https://blog.opensource.org/meet-the-2023-candidates-for-osis-board/Mar 08 05:23
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-blog.opensource.org | Meet the 2023 candidates for OSI’s board - Voices of Open SourceMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2thoughts?Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2Gael Blondelle (proposed by Open Forum Europe)Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2Gabriele Columbro (proposed by Linux Foundation)Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2Matt Jarvis (proposed by OpenUK)Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2Anne-Marie Scott (proposed by Apereo Foundation)Mar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2they even tell me the gendersMar 08 05:23
schestowitz-pi2thst's more important than software freedomMar 08 05:23
techrights[sec]d softwareMar 08 05:25
techrights[sec]Facebook dumping "Metaverse" apparently and trying to jump on the low-incomeMar 08 05:25
techrights[sec]high-energy costs of "AI" insteadMar 08 05:25
schestowitz-pi2spring has come. 1 degree here, i was thinking about bringing the bikes out and gardenMar 08 05:47
schestowitz-pi2but that can wait..Mar 08 05:47
schestowitz-pi2i want to see if by summer we get "sane" numbers of weekly deaths Mar 08 05:47
schestowitz-pi2if not, the "new normal" is like 100,000 _extra_ deaths per yearMar 08 05:47
schestowitz-pi2across all age groupsMar 08 05:47
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> RMS gave talks in Spain, India, and Switzerland at the end of last year. FSF did not even _mention_ them. https://stallman.org/talks.html next week he turns 70 and the following day he gives a talk that the FSF did in fact advertise. It's about so-called "phones" that are "smart".Mar 08 05:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-stallman.org | Talks - Richard StallmanMar 08 05:53
schestowitz-pi2i just posted something about OSIMar 08 05:55
schestowitz-pi2not sure the above has much in it to be worth publishing (rms and fsf)Mar 08 05:55
schestowitz-pi2regarding sco, i cannot add much to the debate, just mention the importance of the dateMar 08 05:55
schestowitz-pi2anything about microsoft "hey hi" at this point would be "free publicity"Mar 08 05:55
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> ZDNet has changed the presentation of the "Linux" section to hide how inactive the site has truly become. It's the next CNET, a botfarm.Mar 08 06:03
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information" is a lie. ZDNet sells your data through its owner/parent company. This is face-saving obligatory lie. https://www.zdnet.com/do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information/Mar 08 06:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Do Not Sell or Share My Information | ZDNETMar 08 06:03
schestowitz-pi2-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Do Not Sell or Share My Information | ZDNETMar 08 06:03
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-ipfs-bot>  ▕  IPFS downstream, 60 mins: ▃▁▂▁▂▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▃▂▃▃▁▁▁▃▂▂▃▁▂▁▃▂▃█▃▂▃▁ avg(k/sec) 34.13 ▕  IPFS upstream: ▁▁▁▁▁▁██▁▁▁█▁▁█▁██▁█▁▁█▁▁██▁█▁▁ avg(k/sec) 215.23▕ swarm size (avg): 0  ⟲Mar 08 06:03
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "© 2023 ZDNET, A Red Ventures company. All rights reserved." "© 2023 CNET, a Red Ventures company. All rights reserved." Same company, same shit. Expect yet MORE layoffs and more bot-written fake 'articles'. Red Ventures is a data-harvesting operation and it issues lies/clickbait to lure you into the spyboxes.Mar 08 06:03
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> view-source:https://www.cnet.com/do-not-sell-or-share-my-personal-information/ so they say, hey!! you can opt out of spying. just fill out this form in a page with dozens of XSS/trackers!!Mar 08 06:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information - CNETMar 08 06:04
schestowitz-pi2-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information - CNETMar 08 06:04
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> The WWW is no longer a news platform and probably never was. Unlike newspapers, it lacks a viable business model for anything other than manipulation, surveillance, and censorship. Those three things say what the REAL product is. It's NOT news and not information.Mar 08 06:04
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "I feel sad about leaving this behind, but also relieved from the amount of work, not to speak of the insults (“You are a Nazi” etc) I often get from the Debian side. I also feel sorry for all of you who have relied on these packages for long time, have given valuable feedback and helpful comments." http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/03/08/End_of_support_and_updates_to_the_KDE_Plasma_Debian_builds.shtmlMar 08 06:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines — End of support and updates to the KDE/Plasma Debian buildsMar 08 06:58
techrights[sec]Can the hypertext anchore text be expanded from "don't even code" toMar 08 08:11
techrights[sec]"people who don't even code" instead? Thinking SEO and such there.Mar 08 08:11
techrights[sec]s/anchore/anchor/Mar 08 08:11
techrights[sec]https://www.grammarly.com/blog/sentence-diagramming/Mar 08 08:11
techrights[sec]https://www.wikihow.com/Diagram-SentencesMar 08 08:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Everything You Need to Know About Sentence Diagramming | GrammarlyMar 08 08:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-How to Diagram Sentences: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHowMar 08 08:11
schestowitz-pi2I've just changed the anchor textMar 08 08:13
techrights[sec]thanksMar 08 09:41
schestowitz-pi2regarding my letterMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2i joked that I could:Mar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi21) cc, "so how has that secret money from bill gates worked out for you, eh?"Mar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2emails to the CEO are now bouncingMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2from... GMAIL!!Mar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2weirdMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2not sure if forwarding relay or...Mar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi22) send cc to his g/f in the USMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2then hear days later he has been kicked out with a suitcaseMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2he is working double-shifts at the momentMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2trying to slow down the collapse, which is inevitableMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2when i organise all the evidence i think it can be reported to auth/policeMar 08 09:45
schestowitz-pi2no point using a lawyer from a company that hidesMar 08 09:45
techrights[sec]It certainly appears that fraud and other crimes may have been committed by  Mar 08 09:57
techrights[sec]the company executives.Mar 08 09:57
schestowitz-pi2better to report to authorities before or after I publish aboutit?Mar 08 09:59
schestowitz-pi2I think I already have right here all the evidence that I need. I don't want to give them Mar 08 09:59
schestowitz-pi2time to shift money between unfrozen accounts.Mar 08 09:59
techrights[sec]What did your lawyer have to say?Mar 08 10:09
techrights[sec]Not about suing about about the most effective channel to report the crime to.Mar 08 10:35
schestowitz-pi2no point suingMar 08 10:35
schestowitz-pi2as by the time it's a finished case they cannot pay upMar 08 10:35
techrights[sec]Not about suing about about the most effective channel to report the crime to.Mar 08 10:36
techrights[sec]o report the crime to.Mar 08 10:59
techrights[sec]Then is there any further action needed on your part?  Will the providerMar 08 10:59
techrights[sec]report any criminal activity they might find or is it practice to cover it up?Mar 08 10:59
techrights[sec]What kind of evidence is needed for a formal police report?Mar 08 10:59
schestowitz-pi2i already reported to the pension providerMar 08 11:00
schestowitz-pi2they are investigating, but there's no timelineMar 08 11:00
schestowitz-pi2been over a day alreadyMar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2i cannot rely on them as they have no strong incentive to work on this quicklyMar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2and swifly and cannot seize a bank accountMar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2the most obvious evidence is,Mar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2them saying (manager, recorded) my money wasn't paid inMar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2against all my payslips showing otherwiseMar 08 11:01
techrights[sec]Is there a unit specializing in white collar crime?Mar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2and colleagues being stonewalled when asking the company about itMar 08 11:01
schestowitz-pi2yes, it's not "999" police, I need to first check which unitMar 08 11:01
techrights[sec]Important to contact the right organization.Mar 08 11:03
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schestowitz-pi2police here uses the term (in heading)Mar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2"MICROSOFT SCAMS" Mar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2as a categoryMar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2as if only Microsoft appliesMar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2Microsoft itself is a scamMar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2biabMar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2OTA (on phone)Mar 08 11:18
schestowitz-pi2f*ing uselessMar 08 12:15
schestowitz-pi2met my expectationsMar 08 12:15
schestowitz-pi2they suggest phoning someone else Mar 08 12:15
schestowitz-pi2oe solicitor etc.Mar 08 12:15
schestowitz-pi2maybe I'll cover this in my personal siteMar 08 12:15
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schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> "Left commentators on YouTube periodically raise alarms about the algorithmic bias on YouTube that favors right wing outlets and broadcasters." ☛ https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/08/drug-use-harm-reduction-and-youtube-hyperventilators/ | Source: Counter PunchMar 08 13:56
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Drug Use, Harm Reduction, and YouTube Hyperventilators - CounterPunch.orgMar 08 13:56
techrights[sec]I'm disappointed but not surprised.  It's about as same as their coverageMar 08 14:08
techrights[sec]for computer crime, death threats, and everything else.Mar 08 14:08
techrights[sec]Is there /any/ way to pressure them into filing a report on the matter?Mar 08 14:08
techrights[sec]Is dealing with crime still their responsibility?Mar 08 14:08
schestowitz-pi2i shall post portions maybe this weekMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2i need to first listen and write down time markersMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2also, this will be second of a set of 3Mar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2in the Standard Life sectionMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2after that I can get back to NOW:PensionsMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2I not only warned them about the account holderMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2but also have them on the record lying to me about sending 2 peopleMar 08 14:17
schestowitz-pi2written assurancesMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2either way, it's both a deterrence and liability for themMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2so it sort of shields of solidifies the newer accountsMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2however, the older one is likely worth like 12k per staffMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2could easily amount to 100k totalMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2for a company that keeps its uk accounts empty,Mar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2based on the accountants' reportMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2epo is becoming a liability to the eu (see the link in latest Daily Links)Mar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2likewise, sirius helps me report on the state of pensions... and police enforcementMar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2so i'm grateful in a sense for _that_ (at least; yes, it's generally annoying, but that's life)Mar 08 14:18
schestowitz-pi2rianne goes to central library tomorrowMar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2we practice topicsMar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2like, how the library can compete for kids' minds and "(screen)time"Mar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2i make the argument that offering more terminals with internet misses the pointMar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2as that would compete over the wrong thingsMar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2she had some better ideasMar 08 14:48
schestowitz-pi2she doesn't do any social control media, but watches some channels in youtube a lotMar 08 14:48
techrights[sec]Wise.  There is generally no safe level of exposure so best to keep it Mar 08 14:50
techrights[sec]second or third hand.Mar 08 14:50
schestowitz-pi2<techrights-news> fishing expedition, but techdirt defends condy nasty. just bypass these "masters; they're themselves the censorship monsters ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/07/reddit-pushes-back-on-idiotic-unmasking-fishing-expedition-by-movie-studios/ | Source: TechdirtMar 08 14:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Reddit Pushes Back On Idiotic Unmasking Fishing Expedition By Movie Studios | TechdirtMar 08 14:54
schestowitz-pi2some time in the coming weeks we might knowMar 08 14:55
schestowitz-pi2rianne goes to yorkshare next weekMar 08 14:55
schestowitz-pi2*shireMar 08 14:55
schestowitz-pi2did i miss something?Mar 08 15:05
schestowitz-pi2i looked away, session was resetMar 08 15:05
schestowitz-pi2snowing here today Mar 08 15:11
schestowitz-pi2but doesn't "feel" coldMar 08 15:11
schestowitz-pi2wrapping things up shortyMar 08 17:17
schestowitz-pi2this month will be culmination of months of investigationMar 08 17:17
schestowitz-pi2should be "fun"...Mar 08 17:17
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