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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/19222815#4fa4ee00f3540138b15a1fc63519ea2dOct 19 01:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: [Meme] Openwashed (and Spying) 'Killer App' for GNU/Linux? A Basic Windows Calculator! http://techrights.org/2020/10/17/killer-app-for-msft/Oct 19 01:16
schestowitz"What's wrong with kcalc?"Oct 19 01:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | [Meme] Openwashed (and Spying) ‘Killer App’ for GNU/Linux? A Basic Windows Calculator! | TechrightsOct 19 01:16
schestowitzNothing, but the media never writes about itOct 19 01:16
schestowitz>> I don't think FREE software applications should be able toOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> obtain that much info.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> FREE just means a free license. If you're not part of the DeveloperOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Caste, you should just shut up and be happy or learn to code.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> What you SHOULDN'T do is boycott GNOME. Only hippies and neckbeards doOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> that, and LOL, even the FSF doesn't do that. So you'd really just haveOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> no leg to stand on. We have a CoC that says we can't call you crazy-- soOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> we will just laugh and imply it.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> "LOL at anybody who thinks telemetry is surveillance."Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> See? He didn't say anything about you being "crazy" or "stupid". Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> I mean it used to be, you'd walk into Radio Shack and it would go BEEP!Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> When you walked in. THAT isn't surveillance, it's just security. TheyOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> have a right to know when people walk in.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> What about when they record your face though? That's surveillance.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> They're even called surveillance cameras, so we know.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> So camera-- face-- surveillance. Motion detector? BEEP? NotOct 19 01:18
schestowitz> surveillance. Maybe if it recorded your gait or something, but it doesn't.Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:18
schestowitz> NOW... put the same sensor (they used a reflector, so they were optical.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Also the typical sensor they used had two lenses, also clearly optical)Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> on YOUR door at home, and have it go BEEP on their side when you walkOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> through your door, and maybe even store the timestamp?Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> THAT would also be surveillance. But if you put that same thing in aOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> browser, it magically isn't.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> But why isn't it?Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Simple-- because they wrote it, and you didn't. Which means you're aOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> peon, and they get to laugh.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Try writing a browser, Man. Then you can talk about what "surveillance" is.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz>> Nowadays with "telemetry" and all they would beOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> able to accurately maps their users worldwide.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Why shouldn't GNOME map their users anyway? It gives them moreOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> information about users, so they can make them MORE free.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> The only thing stopping them is neckbeards and basement dwellers andOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> people who write garbage on Techrights.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Let them eat Code of Conduct! They don't know what they're talking aboutOct 19 01:19
schestowitz> anyway.Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> "But we don't want survei--"Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> "Stop snivelling and fork the code!"Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz> Bloody peasants...Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz"This is NOT surveillance"Oct 19 01:19
schestowitz"This is NOT censorship"Oct 19 01:19
schestowitzSounds familiar?Oct 19 01:19
schestowitzIt's not only OK but GOOD when >I< do it!Oct 19 01:19
schestowitzx https://ostatic.com/blog/competing-with-microsoft-office-with-a-dash-of-help-from-redmondOct 19 05:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ostatic.com | Competing With Microsoft Office, With a Dash of Help from Redmond - Ostatic BlogOct 19 05:39
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/brooks_bruce/status/1318168480298958850Oct 19 17:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@brooks_bruce: @schestowitz Thanks for sharing. We must shine a light on what’s happening around the world cause it could be on ou… https://t.co/3z0BTc5TESOct 19 17:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@brooks_bruce: @schestowitz Thanks for sharing. We must shine a light on what’s happening around the world cause it could be on ou… https://t.co/3z0BTc5TESOct 19 17:30
schestowitz"Thanks for sharing. We must shine a light on what’s happening around the world cause it could be on our doorstep"Oct 19 17:30
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/freckle_red/status/1318076143434563584Oct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@freckle_red: y'all shoulda seen what they did with the BP relief money https://t.co/IHKZRpKBe1Oct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #COVID19 #coronavirus ☞ COVID Hit Alabama Hard. State Officials Funneled CARES Act Relief to Don… https://t.co/djTpz4tTzrOct 19 17:31
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/freckle_red/status/1318076013767577600Oct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@freckle_red: @schestowitz y'all should see what they did with the BP relief moneyOct 19 17:31
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/dennydugg/status/1318052430634942464Oct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@dennydugg: @schestowitz trump then comes along and starts to promise people a way out of the very lies he approves. It is what… https://t.co/A9kqeb3hJAOct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@dennydugg: @schestowitz trump then comes along and starts to promise people a way out of the very lies he approves. It is what… https://t.co/A9kqeb3hJAOct 19 17:31
schestowitz"trump then comes along and starts to promise people a way out of the very lies he approves. It is what you would call 'Cause and Reaction'. 9-11 but more digital."Oct 19 17:31
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/dennydugg/status/1318051899367739392Oct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@dennydugg: @schestowitz First got into Q because one of their videos was quoting bible verses, from there they started on some… https://t.co/k0qHXourJCOct 19 17:31
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@dennydugg: @schestowitz First got into Q because one of their videos was quoting bible verses, from there they started on some… https://t.co/k0qHXourJCOct 19 17:31
schestowitz"First got into Q because one of their videos was quoting bible verses, from there they started on some tales about trump. I know many followed Q because they introduced themselves as Light Bearers. Turns out they only use half truths to send people further down trumps depression"Oct 19 17:31
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/audiores/status/1317761717913387008Oct 19 17:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@audiores: Strange thing regarding #Lenovo and #Linux - they claim that "all notebooks are linux certified" but it's not possi… https://t.co/yefU3WqM3qOct 19 17:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@audiores: Strange thing regarding #Lenovo and #Linux - they claim that "all notebooks are linux certified" but it's not possi… https://t.co/yefU3WqM3qOct 19 17:32
schestowitz"Strange thing regarding #Lenovo and #Linux - they claim that "all notebooks are linux certified" but it's not possible to order new #ThinkPads without #Windows10. Any ideas? @schestowitz"Oct 19 17:32
schestowitzSounds wrong. Wrong country?Oct 19 17:33
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/1358531/status/1317754290581241858Oct 19 17:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@1358531: @schestowitz What's most amazing to me, about her career, is that besides being a total &!^@#, she's also a moron.Oct 19 17:34
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DMCANews/status/1317686803927683072Oct 19 17:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DMCANews: @schestowitz Thanks for mentioning this! Met last night with OpenOffice devs in their Big Blue (setup by Chaos). Wh… https://t.co/Fot7XqSD6uOct 19 17:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DMCANews: @schestowitz Thanks for mentioning this! Met last night with OpenOffice devs in their Big Blue (setup by Chaos). Wh… https://t.co/Fot7XqSD6uOct 19 17:34
schestowitz"Thanks for mentioning this! Met last night with OpenOffice devs in their Big Blue (setup by Chaos). What a great group! They are working on AOO, have accessibility considerations in place, and updates coming!!!  :) Of course, they could use some C/C++ devs!"Oct 19 17:34
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0H7YsxP6FmRIIYslsOct 19 17:37
schestowitz"sun did the right thing putting staroffice in the open"Oct 19 17:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://this.mouse.rocks/@dibi58/105053936427255138 )Oct 19 17:38
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0H8vIiU6jnVVhpsB6Oct 19 17:38
schestowitz" Kate is a really nice editor... like it bunches."Oct 19 17:38
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-mstdn.social | `Da Elf: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site Kate is a really nice e…" - Mastodon 🐘Oct 19 17:38
schestowitzchanges a lot over timeOct 19 17:38
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0H9RRhKFc4mdFcaZMOct 19 17:39
schestowitz"Oct 19 17:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-mstdn.social | `Da Elf: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site Wait, wait, wait. So i…" - Mastodon 🐘Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzWait, wait, wait.Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzSo if I posted part of the first paragraph from Chelsea/Bradley Manning's Wikipedia page, That would trigger a suspensionOct 19 17:39
schestowitz"United States v. Manning was the court-martial of former United States Army Private First Class Bradley E. Manning, known now as Chelsea Manning."Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzThis would Technically trigger a suspension?!?Oct 19 17:39
schestowitz*Throws Hands In Air* BULLSHIT.Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzI want whatever @Jack is on because it's Clearly better than what I'm smoking.Oct 19 17:39
schestowitz"Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0HbtqW2MxS8Qcfj1sOct 19 17:39
schestowitz"Huh."Oct 19 17:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-mstdn.social | `Da Elf: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site Huh." - Mastodon 🐘Oct 19 17:39
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0Ht9BKix16oYcHLVIOct 19 17:40
schestowitz"wait, how would the #inventorOfEmail not know how federation works????? "Oct 19 17:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fedi.xerz.one | PleromaOct 19 17:40
schestowitzHahaOct 19 17:40
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0IMOTtf6zQh95GhKCOct 19 17:40
schestowitz"Alas, just hitting them with a shovel is frowned upon in most jurisdictions."Oct 19 17:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-social.tchncs.de | Truculent Sheep: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site Alas, just hitting th…" - MastodonOct 19 17:40
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0INo5ZGHyi7ApV6g4Oct 19 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-shitposter.club | PleromaOct 19 17:41
schestowitz"That's about as ridiculous as the George W Bush Presidential Library"Oct 19 17:41
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0Il9AMdwt4p4ocNd2Oct 19 17:41
schestowitz"Oct 19 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://this.mouse.rocks/@dibi58/105058412263091492 )Oct 19 17:41
schestowitzi have but i for now feel better keeping using 18.5 reallyOct 19 17:41
schestowitz(armv8)Oct 19 17:41
schestowitz"Oct 19 17:41
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0IlXPuzlqbyGbFXLEOct 19 17:41
schestowitz" cc @melinux"Oct 19 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-m.g3l.org | mmu_man : "@schestowitz@pleroma.site cc @melinux" - Mastodon G3LOct 19 17:41
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0J2s5sJBWqHPCRDiSOct 19 17:41
schestowitz"df -h has always worked for me"Oct 19 17:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fosstodon.org | Klaus J Zimmermann: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site df -h has always worked…" - FosstodonOct 19 17:41
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0JFF4YfRhI9QpyUc4Oct 19 17:42
schestowitz" batteries nowadays are a shitty thing for computers anyway. Add weight to devices, overheat and encourage planned obsolence to otherwise perfectly functioning hardware."Oct 19 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fosstodon.org | Klaus J Zimmermann: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site batteries nowadays are …" - FosstodonOct 19 17:42
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0JnRztDVlwh9tvAVEOct 19 17:42
schestowitz"well my GT218M [NVS 3100M] never has been properly supported for 9 years, so… 😒"Oct 19 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-m.g3l.org | mmu_man : "@schestowitz@pleroma.site well my GT218M [NVS 310…" - Mastodon G3LOct 19 17:42
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0K4CLPjPmdoVFFeS0Oct 19 17:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-shitposter.club | PleromaOct 19 17:42
schestowitz"never is too far.  free software advocates are a big amorphous group there's definitely some communists included in it"Oct 19 17:42
schestowitzhe was talking about RMSOct 19 17:42
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0K4ns0LCtzgIMGjRYOct 19 17:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-freespeechextremist.com | PleromaOct 19 17:43
schestowitz"SAT CONG"Oct 19 17:43
schestowitzhttps://www.militarypatchesandpins.com/products/sat-congOct 19 17:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.militarypatchesandpins.com | Sat Cong – Military Patches and PinsOct 19 17:43
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0K5QiFrOFCPLo37wmOct 19 17:43
schestowitz"ddg is telling me nothing I still don't get it"Oct 19 17:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-shitposter.club | PleromaOct 19 17:43
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0K6BJ90ZHJN5A3wrQOct 19 17:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-freespeechextremist.com | PleromaOct 19 17:43
schestowitz"SAT CONG = KILL COMMUNISTS"Oct 19 17:43
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/A0K6WgJRcjx31E8UaGOct 19 17:43
schestowitz"h ic."Oct 19 17:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-shitposter.club | PleromaOct 19 17:43
schestowitzfediverse is so inclusive that we have violence-encouraging nazis in itOct 19 17:44
schestowitz> Hi Roy,Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> I've been a member of OIN for years but haven’t contacted them yet. I plan to do so later this week.Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> I was wondering if it's worth getting in touch with United Patents, although they seem primarily focused in the US.Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> I’m waiting for another email / message before doing so, as we have found a few GPL violations from Dolby, which seems to suggest some prior art.Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> Many thanks for the followup. Oct 19 17:58
schestowitzIf we have evidence of those violations, we can do a separate article about that.Oct 19 17:58
schestowitz> Been AGES since I saw this author's name!Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> DC-based, I guess he writes for the Washington Examiner now. Still inOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> love with Microsoft of course, per this story you've already covered:Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> (story dated Oct 16 2020)Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz>         Microsoft and partners shut down major botnetOct 19 18:06
schestowitz>         <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/microsoft-and-partners-shut-down-major-botnet>Oct 19 18:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.washingtonexaminer.com | Microsoft and partners shut down major botnetOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> By Grant Gross <https://muckrack.com/grantgross>Oct 19 18:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-muckrack.com | Grant Gross | Freelance Journalist | Muck RackOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> washingtonexaminer.comOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/microsoft-and-partners-shut-down-major-botnet>Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> — Microsoft and a group of partners have taken down a Trickbot botnet,Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> used to distribute COVID-19 spam and phishing scams and to provideOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> malware as a service, the company recently announced. The TrickbotOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> botnet is also used to distribute ransomware, a growing threat toOct 19 18:06
schestowitz> election-related organizations.Oct 19 18:06
schestowitz> Oct 19 18:06
schestowitzMicrosoft 'solves' problems it created... :-)Oct 19 18:06
schestowitzBTW: there's a followup http://techrights.org/2020/10/19/codes-of-conduct-and-debian/Oct 19 18:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Maybe This is What Codes of Conduct Were Made for? Or to Prevent? (Updated) | TechrightsOct 19 18:06
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schestowitz>> Microsoft 'solves' problems it created...Oct 19 22:58
schestowitz> Oct 19 22:58
schestowitz> Novartis makes cancer-causing pesticides AND cancer treatment drugs.Oct 19 22:58
schestowitz> Oct 19 22:58
schestowitz> Thanks Novartis, for saving us from-- you! For a fee, of course.Oct 19 22:58
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