●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, January 16, 2023 ●● ● Jan 16 [01:11] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:11] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:12] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [01:12] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@fpfsqjchsbkme.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [01:13] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:13] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:21] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [01:21] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@fpfsqjchsbkme.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [04:20] techrigthssec gm [04:20] techrigthssec "The above was covered in ..." [04:20] techrigthssec http://techrights.org/2023/01/15/microsoft-dropping-its-offices/ [04:20] techrigthssec What was above which was covered? [04:20] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Sunday (Holiday Weekend) News Drop: Microsoft is Dropping Its Offices in Its Homebase (Seattle) | Techrights [04:23] schestowitz-TR this would be a problem for people who read onlyn summary but not gemini users [04:23] schestowitz-TR in gemini they see headlines [04:24] schestowitz-TR having said that, above can also b the title os post [04:24] schestowitz-TR seems they timed layoff for day after mlk day [04:37] techrigthssec ack [04:37] techrigthssec The summary could summarize that however? ;) [04:37] techrigthssec Running the de-javascripting script today over the archived tm gallery archive [04:55] schestowitz-TR thanks for that [04:55] schestowitz-TR I've put a draft in while video processes [04:56] schestowitz-TR btw: gemini clocked ~75k reqs in past 3 days [04:56] schestowitz-TR did not check what hoards pages [04:56] schestowitz-TR posts about layoffs still top the list [04:56] schestowitz-TR which I am happy about as it means people from inside Mirosoft read TR [04:56] schestowitz-TR like EPO examiners reading about the issues with the patent systems [04:58] schestowitz-TR when employees of X read TR, it is bad for management and agenda of X [04:58] schestowitz-TR X= EPO, Microsoft, Sirius... [04:59] techrigthssec Five of the top 8 are about M$ layoffs, the others are feeds and the main page [04:59] techrigthssec etc [04:59] techrigthssec The Edda Franz post is #10 [04:59] techrigthssec gemini://gemini.techrights.org/stats/ [04:59] techrigthssec but that's from a longer period than the last three days ● Jan 16 [05:02] schestowitz-TR even if just 10% of them become demoralised, that can already drive positive change [05:02] schestowitz-TR and it's not easy getting there [05:02] schestowitz-TR because there are typically preventive, proactove ad hom attacks on person/site [05:02] schestowitz-TR russia uses that in a dirty way to sir up violence and hatred in europe and elsewhere [05:02] schestowitz-TR here, it's corporate [05:02] schestowitz-TR *stir [05:07] techrigthssec Unfortunately most of the recent traffic seems to be from 'vulpes.one' [05:07] techrigthssec Microsofters don't change their spots just because Bill has kicked them to [05:07] techrigthssec the curb. They'll still be operatives for the larger cult until having [05:07] techrigthssec a deep introspective look and repenting sincerely, or else captured and [05:07] techrigthssec actively deprogrammed as per other cults. [05:07] techrigthssec I'm betting that the former is a rare event and that Washington state is [05:07] techrigthssec unwilling to shell out the money to do the latter, even if it had the backbone [05:07] techrigthssec to go against a local political donor of that size. [05:07] techrigthssec Furthermore most probably will be tricked or pressured into signing both [05:07] techrigthssec NDAs and broad non-disparagement clauses in their separation "agreements" [05:08] schestowitz-TR yes, them "just leaving" to get a bigger salary elsewhere (e.g. Google) won't solve the issue [05:08] schestowitz-TR we need to see more Lewises who turn against Microsoft [05:09] techrigthssec Yes, very much so. [05:10] schestowitz-TR that depends on what divison/project they worked on [05:10] schestowitz-TR it is still a (too) large company [05:10] schestowitz-TR not sure how to consistently make money [05:10] schestowitz-TR as "monopoly rents" egg away and the product is financialisation [05:10] schestowitz-TR and graft [05:10] schestowitz-TR *ebb [05:12] techrigthssec They subsist on monopoly rents and almost none of the population understands [05:12] techrigthssec that. The money is not from the "sale" of Windows, it is from the monopoly [05:12] techrigthssec rents enabled by the OEM monopoly. Likewise, the money is not from the "sale" [05:12] techrigthssec of MSO, it is from the monopoly rents enabled by the monopoly over productivity [05:12] techrigthssec software file formats. Thus projects like "OnlyOffice" are exercises in [05:12] techrigthssec futility as long as they fail to push an open standard like ODF and instead [05:12] techrigthssec chase m$ ever-changing, undocumented, proprietary formats. [05:14] schestowitz-TR draft [05:14] schestowitz-TR I have begun writing some of the later terms in more general terms that might strike a nrve [05:14] schestowitz-TR at a later point there will be a lengthy summary of the points covered [05:14] schestowitz-TR and what advice I can give based on my personal experience [05:14] schestowitz-TR I don't intend to get back into this _kind_ of job [05:18] techrigthssec Excellent [05:18] techrigthssec Good point [05:18] techrigthssec Though some kind of other job can provide a good baseline or interaction outsideof advocacy. It in and of itself [05:18] techrigthssec would provide localized outreach but also [05:18] techrigthssec experience of how others are interacting with technology and their viewpoints [05:18] techrigthssec and challenges. [05:18] techrigthssec However, your /average/ person has worse than zero knowledge of ICT and actually [05:18] techrigthssec believe and propagate misinformation about the services they are being used by. [05:19] schestowitz-TR i am guessing some companies or unis move to microsoft [05:19] schestowitz-TR when things fail microsot pushes them MORE microsoft [05:19] schestowitz-TR to "prove" it'll work [05:19] schestowitz-TR if only everything ran on Microsoft [05:25] techrigthssec Yes. The problem is always that there wasn't sufficient faith in m$ and that [05:25] techrigthssec is always solved by buying TheNextVersion(tm) and MOAR of it. For decades the [05:25] techrigthssec cycle has been the same, it'd work if only they could achieve 100% m$ integration. Once that happens, the target [05:25] techrigthssec goal posts move, and it would work if only they [05:25] techrigthssec could purhcase TheNextVersion, and if that happens before they run out of [05:25] techrigthssec money then the goals posts move again. At that point it becomes, it'd work [05:25] techrigthssec if only they had the right m$ training. Then by that time, the $TheNextVersion [05:25] techrigthssec has become $ThePreviousVersion and that part of the cycle starts again. And [05:25] techrigthssec yes they still blame outright collapses on "Linux people" and your average [05:25] techrigthssec worker agrees to believe that excuse. [05:25] techrigthssec Since you mention the divisions enhanced and exploited by the Kremlin, the [05:25] techrigthssec presence of m$ in the univerisities could be part of that since it severly [05:25] techrigthssec impairs both learning, teaching, and research in both the short term and [05:25] techrigthssec the long term, but especially the latter. [05:26] schestowitz-TR mind if I quote or paraphrase the msft example? [05:30] techrigthssec [05:30] techrigthssec Paraphrasing is better if possible [05:30] techrigthssec low quality hot takes don;t make good quotes unless polished substantiallly [05:30] techrigthssec The problem is not new, it goes back to the 1990s. But for a recent example [05:30] techrigthssec look at Aaron Swartz's blog post about CondeNast and why he had no choice but [05:30] techrigthssec to walk out the door and not look back. [05:30] techrigthssec http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/officespace [05:30] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.aaronsw.com | Office Space (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought) [05:53] techrigthssec PeopleSoft is far worse, and far more expensive, than SAP [05:53] techrigthssec even [05:53] techrigthssec "the only winning move is not to play" ● Jan 16 [06:03] schestowitz-TR i tried focusing only on grammar [06:03] schestowitz-TR some people hate being MIS-quoted [06:33] schestowitz-TR "I suspect modern sites consider it unusual behaviour to log out, or not have their cookies. If you run your browser in private mode, or use security extensions that periodically clear your cookies, or are using VPNs for certain tasks, you know what Im talking about." https://rubenerd.com/do-you-log-out-of-sites/ [06:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Rubenerd: Do you log out of sites? [06:44] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 16 [07:05] schestowitz-TR the url is wrong, sorry [07:05] schestowitz-TR I pasted the wrong url [07:05] schestowitz-TR doign the rest of the sirius series is going to be simpler [07:05] schestowitz-TR less complex stories to cover from all angles [07:05] schestowitz-TR and it's partly drafted already [07:05] schestowitz-TR this week we'll hopefully see some microsoft layoffs [07:06] schestowitz-TR can do 10 posts/day on average [07:06] schestowitz-TR i think we're done buying food for now, got a backlog with whole boxes and crates [07:06] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@hh4kexj9h7bjn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:16] schestowitz-TR Rumour: Microsoft Managers Trained 4 Days Ago on How to Tell About 5,000 Microsoft Employees That Theyre Sacked | Techrights http://techrights.org/2023/01/16/microsoft-managers-layoff-training/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/01/16/microsoft-managers-layoff-training/ [07:16] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Rumour: Microsoft Managers Trained 4 Days Ago on How to Tell About 5,000 Microsoft Employees That Theyre Sacked | Techrights [07:28] techrigthssec How will those 5k get de-programmed so that they can change enough to become [07:28] techrigthssec productive members of society for once? [07:28] techrigthssec They'd also need serious retraining since due to m$ they are unfit for work [07:28] techrigthssec anywhere with IT. The mind set for learning IT is probably missing so different [07:28] techrigthssec fields would be necessary. [07:29] schestowitz-TR many large firms with similar salary levels have hiring freeze [07:29] schestowitz-TR this means they might have to aim not downwards [07:29] schestowitz-TR but another kind of occupation [07:29] schestowitz-TR then, microsoftism has minimal effect [07:29] schestowitz-TR lewis does gardening, iirc [07:29] techrigthssec Yes but Lewis reformed. Most others are still corrupt and ignorant even of how [07:29] techrigthssec bad the products they are spreading have been, and so will continue to spread [07:29] techrigthssec them even without further pay. [07:38] schestowitz-TR with these 5-pound binocular we can both see the city centre buildings at window level [07:38] schestowitz-TR it's not gigantic optical stack, but enough for most needs [07:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [07:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [08:14] schestowitz-TR (of course many things are becoming more plastic-y over time and shops reassure you that this is ok [08:14] schestowitz-TR and you should buy it regardless. it's "progress"; new is "better"; we saw some typewriters on sale yesterday) [08:14] schestowitz-TR ((no, i have no use for them and ribbons are probably expensive anyway these day, like coffee "capsules")) [08:24] techrigthssec Fabric ribbons can be re-inked. Carbon film ribbons are an environmental [08:24] techrigthssec problem being plastic and all. ● Jan 16 [09:22] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 16 [10:11] schestowitz-TR i saw a lot of articles about leaving twitter this past week [10:11] schestowitz-TR one can hope things like these, which many people read, will influence them [10:11] schestowitz-TR the latest TR post is unfinished [10:11] schestowitz-TR I published it with typoe as exercise started [10:11] schestowitz-TR maybe you can spot mistakes, still editing.. [10:37] schestowitz-TR trying to find more topics to cover till links are ready [10:37] schestowitz-TR 12 posts in past 24 hours [10:38] techrigthssec The first gallery might be ready: http://news.tuxmachines.org/gallery/ [10:38] techrigthssec The Google Analytics script has been defanged. [10:38] techrigthssec Anything missing or broken [10:38] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.tuxmachines.org | TuxGallery [10:38] schestowitz-TR going to ehcek now [10:45] schestowitz-TR did you stop tm-new? [10:45] schestowitz-TR or did I do something at the ui that causes it? [10:46] techrigthssec Thanks [10:46] techrigthssec No change here but can check [10:49] schestowitz-TR maybe firewalled? [10:49] schestowitz-TR i see rss feed link, search box, and advanced search remained unchanged [10:49] schestowitz-TR lloks like my ip got bloakced for http+s [10:55] techrigthssec It's still going [10:55] techrigthssec Should those be changed? They're currently copied verbatim from tm-old [10:55] techrigthssec checking [10:55] techrigthssec Which IP address? nft list ruleset | less ● Jan 16 [11:00] techrigthssec a BT address is runing wget against tm-new, is that yours? [11:00] techrigthssec -Another script to neutralize the Advanced Search links is needed [11:00] techrigthssec Same for the RSS Feed links [11:00] schestowitz-TR yes, sorry, biab, food [11:07] schestowitz-TR ok, back, i think that's all I caught before the address got blocked [11:08] schestowitz
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    Kodi 20 Nexus Released with AV1 Hardware Decoding on Linux, PipeWire Support
    [11:08] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Kodi 20 "Nexus" Released with AV1 Hardware Decoding on Linux, PipeWire Support - 9to5Linux [11:08] schestowitz
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    Kodi 20 Nexus is a massive update that comes nearly two years after Kodi 19 Matrix to introduce major and exciting new features like support for the PipeWire multimedia server, AV1 hardware decoding on Linux via VA-API (Video Acceleration API), AV1 codec support for InputStream, as well as built-in Steam Deck controller support.

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  • [11:41] techrigthssec It should be unblocked by now. It is just a matter of removing it from [11:41] techrigthssec the set in NFT. Working on neutralizing the Advanced Search and RSS links. [11:41] techrigthssec script running [11:41] techrigthssec It will take a long time [11:55] schestowitz-TR "It is astonishing how many people are incapable of comprehending the following phrase from the article below..." https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2023/01/twitter-ban/ | Source: Craig Murray [11:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.craigmurray.org.uk | Twitter Ban - Craig Murray [11:58] schestowitz-TR "All this on a 15 year old blue tick account with 110,000 followers. The account still exists and is visible online, though very difficult to find because of extreme shadowbanning." https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2023/01/twitter-ban/ [11:59] schestowitz-TR in eurasia you don't get silenced [11:59] schestowitz-TR you "CHOOSE" to say nothing ● Jan 16 [12:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [12:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [12:08] techrigthssec Yep he's paying the price for having fed twitter. [12:08] techrigthssec It's a bad situation all around -- still [12:09] schestowitz-TR it was [12:09] schestowitz-TR a) inevitable [12:09] schestowitz-TR b) causing his to blog less [12:09] schestowitz-TR c) distracted from the importance of rss feeds, mailing lists etc. (in his control/domain) [12:09] schestowitz-TR s/his/him/ [12:10] techrigthssec d) political in origin [12:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [12:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [13:11] schestowitz-TR the fsf's choice of keynote seems political [13:11] schestowitz-TR never heard of that speaker [13:11] schestowitz-TR the fsf became too much about "optics" [13:12] schestowitz-TR you lose sight of the goal when you assess papers or talks based on desired political outcomes [13:22] techrigthssec Searching for "fsf" and "keynote" [13:22] techrigthssec brings up a news.tuxmachines.org link among the first 10 hits [13:22] techrigthssec :) [13:25] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:25] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:26] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@freenode-rmogvn.g0d7.dtdf.mc4289.IP) has joined #boycottnovell [13:26] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@fpfsqjchsbkme.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [15:09] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:10] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [15:13] *rianne_ (~rianne@ubimf8izmv24i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [15:13] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-r9p.jp8.7132oi.IP) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [16:02] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [16:02] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 16 [18:32] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:44] *wallacer (~quassel@6bsu33ajs4zs4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [19:55] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ww9dqyse7zu7e.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jan 16 [20:38] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jan 16 [23:20] techrigthssec The gallery has been updated, though the login link needs to be eliminated still