●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 14, 2022 ●● ● Jan 14 [00:43] *psydroid4 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 14 [01:23] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 14 [02:01] *blitzed has quit (Quit: +++ATH0&D2 NO CARRIER NO CAREER) [02:47] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [02:47] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@joseon-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 14 [03:04] *techrights_guest|72 (~9246334a@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [03:51] *SomeH4x0r has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:55] *SomeH4x0r (~someh4xx@mii8cedt3f3mk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 14 [04:32] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:32] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:38] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@joseon-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [04:38] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:39] schestowitz-TR2 [21:15] schestowitz, you probably immediately notice the much higher IO performance [04:39] Techrights-sec yes, much faster [04:54] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:54] *libertybox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:54] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:56] *acer-box has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [04:56] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Jan 14 [05:02] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [05:02] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [05:02] *acer-box (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [05:03] *libertybox (~schestowitz_log@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [05:03] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@joseon-j6r7cq.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [05:35] *techrights_guest|72 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) [05:36] *techrights_guest|72 (~9246334a@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [05:54] *techrights_guest|72 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) ● Jan 14 [06:18] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) ● Jan 14 [08:02] *liberty_box (~liberty@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [08:55] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:55] *libertybox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:55] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:56] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [08:56] *acer-box has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [08:57] schestowitz
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    Humble Bundle retires all Mac and Linux games from the Humble Trove starting February 1st
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    [08:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.neowin.net | Humble Bundle retires all Mac and Linux games from the Humble Trove starting February 1st - Neowin [08:57] schestowitz

    The news comes one day after Humble announced changes to its Humble Choice subscription model which, while buried in the announcement, requires use of their new launcher. Its a minor blow to those who pre-ordered Steam Deck or will be running Steam OS 3.0 next month. Its a big year for gaming on Linux and an even bigger year for portable gaming as new users around the world are set to get their hands on the powerful [08:57] schestowitz device. But for Humble Bundle, its seemingly not worth the effort.

    [08:57] schestowitz

    For those who remember, Humble Bundle started out offering DRM free games for Linux way back in 2010. At that point in time they were indeed a humble outfit.

    • ● Jan 14 [09:03] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:03] *acer-box (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [09:03] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:03] *libertybox (~schestowitz_log@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:04] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@joseon-bdh828.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [09:15] Techrights-sec It's feasible to migrate a RPi4 to boot from USB stick with minimal down time. [09:15] Techrights-sec However since I included both a hardware and operating system upgrade, there [09:15] Techrights-sec are a lot of loose ends to tie up. That includes notifications and such. [09:15] schestowitz-TR2 ok [09:15] schestowitz-TR2 I worry a bit about debian [09:15] schestowitz-TR2 last night norbert (kde, latex packages etc.) said he would leave his stuff orphaned [09:16] schestowitz-TR2 a day earlier debian said it had gotten jkust two new DDs in 2 months [09:17] *SomeH4x0r has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:21] *SomeH4x0r (~someh4xx@74fbef4jp37hc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:26] Techrights-sec It's feasible to migrate a RPi4 to boot from USB stick with minimal down time. [09:26] Techrights-sec However since I included both a hardware and operating system upgrade, there [09:26] Techrights-sec are a lot of loose ends to tie up. That includes notifications and such. [09:26] Techrights-sec I presume it is part of the sea change in the project that occured with the [09:26] Techrights-sec TC takeover / intrigue which shoehorned 4th place choice, systemd, throughout [09:26] Techrights-sec the distro. There have been many other scandals since then. [09:26] Techrights-sec There are two conflicting situations affecting all potential developers there [09:26] Techrights-sec and elsewhere. One is that volunteer project members want to focus on the [09:26] Techrights-sec code and not CoCs and other barriers to focusing on the code. The other is, as [09:26] Techrights-sec RMS points out, you can ignore the politics but the politics won't ignore you. [09:26] Techrights-sec Those two facts cause problems where they collide. [09:26] Techrights-sec Speaking of politics notice that the US' concern about critical infrastructure [09:26] Techrights-sec is shifting all of the blame and attention on to FOSS. At the same time [09:26] Techrights-sec only the big, proprietary vendors are invided to the planning sessions with the [09:26] Techrights-sec government. They bring in clowns instead of the big names. They should at least [09:26] Techrights-sec be consulting with Bruce Perens, Bruce Schneier, Dan Geer, Moxie Marlinspike, [09:26] Techrights-sec etc. [09:26] Techrights-sec Eugene Spafford, etc. [09:26] Techrights-sec (notice that Spaf's quote about Windows is now missing from pretty much every [09:26] Techrights-sec page that includes his old quotes...) [09:28] Techrights-sec Daniel Bernstein, Paul Vixie, [09:28] schestowitz-TR2 Yes, I have noticed the same, mentioned in passing in last night';s video [09:39] schestowitz http://techrights.org/2021/05/02/ransomware-task-force/ [09:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Microsoft-Centric Ransomware Task Force | Techrights [09:39] Techrights-sec even RMS and Linus Torvalds could add benefit if they had not been reframed [09:39] Techrights-sec as controversial by the attackers now moving in and out of DC. [09:39] Techrights-sec Wietse Venema is in the US too [09:39] Techrights-sec Phill Zimmermann is still around too [09:39] Techrights-sec the list of knowledgable, skilled, experienced people is long. No need for them [09:39] Techrights-sec to include any frauds, charlatans, or poseurs. But that's what we get when [09:39] Techrights-sec M$ reps got in on the campaign team. Many of those involved in LibreSSL and [09:39] Techrights-sec OpenSSL are in the US as well. [09:39] Techrights-sec M$ created the problems, and therefore is unable to solve them and it would be [09:39] Techrights-sec inappropriate to even have them involved. [09:39] Techrights-sec There's a famous quote which goes approximately like this, "we cannot solve our [09:39] Techrights-sec problems with the same thinking we used to create them." As such M$ [09:39] Techrights-sec representatives have to be cleared from the room long, long before discussion [09:39] Techrights-sec can start. [09:43] Techrights-sec ack [09:43] Techrights-sec Ransomware is just one symptom of microsoftianism. Even if Windows is retained [09:43] Techrights-sec for a shorter period on the desktop, servers could run FreeBSD with OpenZFS. [09:43] Techrights-sec The snapshotting feature would make data restoration much less inconvenient. [09:43] Techrights-sec However, any real plan has to eliminate M$ from both the desktop and the [09:43] Techrights-sec supporting infrastructure. That is a staffing problem not a technical one. [09:58] Techrights-sec Even microsofters, such as Mitchel Lewis, observe that, but most don't dare [09:58] Techrights-sec speak up. I presume fear of NDAs and non-disparagement clauses in various [09:58] Techrights-sec contracts, especially terinations. [09:59] Techrights-sec shopuld we do some article about this? [09:59] schestowitz-TR2 shopuld we do some article about this? ● Jan 14 [10:06] Techrights-sec About the disappearance of the Spafford quote? It used to be cited everywhere [10:06] Techrights-sec but most of those sites are gone and the rest seem to have redacted just that one [10:06] Techrights-sec quote. ● Jan 14 [11:09] *u-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [11:09] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Connection closed) [11:09] schestowitz-TR2 https://nitter.eu/yuhong2/status/1481915163775176710#m [11:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.eu | Yuhong Bao (@yuhong2): "Even Boycott Novell/Techrights used to have Google ads." | nitter [11:14] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@joseon-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [11:14] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:32] schestowitz x https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/01/13/the-first-seditious-conspiracy-charges-drop/ [11:32] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.emptywheel.net | The First Seditious Conspiracy Charges Drop - emptywheel [11:32] schestowitz # s/drop/are pressed/ [11:38] schestowitz-TR2 irc logs for today not posted yet, I've only; just noticed ● Jan 14 [12:15] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (connection closed) [12:15] *acer-box has quit (Connection closed) [12:18] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@suig26pxj59pi.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [12:18] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [12:19] Techrights-sec "Checking remote server for IPFS logs." ... [12:19] Techrights-sec ok [12:29] *tech_exorcist (~tech_exorcist@ndywmjz9wddpn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [12:33] Techrights-sec not having them automated introduces human error [12:34] schestowitz-TR wordpress in action [12:34] schestowitz-TR or MIA [12:40] Techrights-sec is there a /usable/ API for wordpress? Or must one spend two weeks learning and [12:40] Techrights-sec debugging it? [12:40] schestowitz-TR If there is one, it probably sucks [12:50] Techrights-sec Maybe the site could be moved to Hugo or something for all new pages. For all [12:50] Techrights-sec old URLs a redirect to static, archived copies could be used. Both Apache2 and [12:50] Techrights-sec Nginx can do that redirection easily. wget could be used to scrape and make the [12:50] Techrights-sec static archive. [12:51] schestowitz-TR there would be many practical limitations [12:51] *psydroid4 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 14 [13:19] Techrights-sec What do you see as the main practical limitations? It would greatly reduce the [13:19] Techrights-sec amount of system resources required by the site. I figure maintenance would [13:19] Techrights-sec be much easier too. [13:19] schestowitz-TR things like site search and linking between posts would be a lot harder [13:21] Techrights-sec the links would remain the same but nothing dynamic between new and old. [13:32] *psydroid4 has quit (Quit: Leaving) [13:32] *psydroid4 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 14 [14:13] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [14:13] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [14:14] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@joseon-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [14:14] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6pxtd49npuduw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [14:16] Techrights-sec When you c [14:16] Techrights-sec get a chance, can you test [14:16] Techrights-sec /usr/local/bin/buzzer-quick.py############################## [14:16] Techrights-sec and [14:16] Techrights-sec aplay /usr/share/quiterss/sound/notification.wav [14:16] Techrights-sec I think I have restored the audio. [14:16] Techrights-sec No, just a heads up that I was having to logout/login again. It is necessary [14:17] Techrights-sec to do that to adjust group memberships so that the audio and other alerts can [14:17] Techrights-sec be used again. [14:17] schestowitz-TR ok, I ask because I heard lots of sounds while I was talking and thought maybe I had lost many things you typed [14:17] schestowitz-TR I was just recording [14:17] schestowitz-TR did you say something before resetting this chat session? [14:17] Techrights-sec Sorry, just adjusting the activity alerts here. [14:19] Techrights-sec I have them through a script [14:19] Techrights-sec now so it far easier and less disruptive to adjust it. Now only the script [14:19] Techrights-sec has to be adjusted for changes whereas before I had hardcoded stuff into tmux. [14:19] Techrights-sec Also, I have an idea for a better chat method but it might take a week or two [14:19] Techrights-sec to hammer out the details. It'd use tmux but not ytalk. [14:45] schestowitz-TR OK, video processing [14:45] schestowitz-TR now I finished the text [14:45] schestowitz-TR maybe next time when I record I'll send a sign I'm "on air" [14:45] schestowitz-TR as the session restarting and all (special sounds) distracted me a great deal ;- [14:46] Techrights-sec ;( [14:46] Techrights-sec sound good [14:46] schestowitz-TR maybe "ota" [14:49] Techrights-sec I use hooks in tmux to monitor activity launch an alert script, so to silence [14:49] Techrights-sec the script, i make this window active. 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