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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/17518680Mar 23 03:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: So-called 'IP' (lies) lawyers. All they do is artificially elevate the price of medicine to hold people hostage with ransom. https://www.lawtimesnews.com/practice-areas/intellectual-property/ip-lawyers-guide-clients-through-drug-pricing-framework-transition/327660Mar 23 03:37
schestowitz__All they do is artificially elevate the price of medicine to hold people hostage with ransom.Mar 23 03:37
schestowitz__Essentially, yes.Mar 23 03:37
schestowitz__"Mar 23 03:37
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.lawtimesnews.com | IP lawyers guide clients through drug pricing framework transition | Law TimesMar 23 03:37
schestowitz__But they will never admit thisMar 23 03:38
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schestowitz__> Hi figosdev,Mar 23 05:24
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:24
schestowitz__> The "A Business Case for Free Software" PDF and SavaPage User Manual areMar 23 05:24
schestowitz__> CC BY-SA 4.0 now.Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> https://www.librepractice.org/pub/a-business-case-for-free-software-20200321.pdfMar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> https://www.savapage.org/docs/manual/Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> I also published a Wiki version of the PDF onMar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> https://wiki.librepractice.org/doku.php?id=a_business_case_for_free_softwareMar 23 05:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.savapage.org | SavaPage User ManualMar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:25
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-wiki.librepractice.org | a_business_case_for_free_software [LibrePractice - wiki]Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> So, no need to keep it confidential anymore.Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__> Good luck!Mar 23 05:25
schestowitz__>> I did part I yesterday. I worked VERY fast through links this morning.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>>Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> I want part II out ASAP, then do gardening etc. We can't go to gym etc.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> anymore.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> The German FCC may have dangerously left an out for the UPC: bribing andMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> lobbying the hell out of the parliament.  It may not be achievable, butMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> they will almost certainly try all the options, legal or not.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> I will cope; the level to which we need to adapt is small compared toMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> most people as we work from home and buy prudently, frugally even.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> Similar here.  Though we are otherwise used to having guests.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> Later this year we'll see how stable our employer is. Many businesses onMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> the rocks at the moment, including our clients'!!Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> There is also a lot of panicking at the top level of management by theMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> mindless idiots in the C-suite.  Many at that level don't operate in aMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> world of facts or logic, so it is hard to predict how they will move.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> Remember, despite many decades of repeated debunking, trickle downMar 23 05:50
schestowitz__> economics is still being pushed to this day.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__Pushed by those who are... at the top.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__Remember the Church insisted we were at the center of everything and hell is below.Mar 23 05:50
schestowitz__>> I am guilty of still sending copies of my posts there :/Mar 23 06:05
schestowitz__>>Mar 23 06:05
schestowitz__> The less harmful way for the WHO to use it would be to *only* push linksMar 23 06:05
schestowitz__> to their official web site and do long format responses there *only*.Mar 23 06:05
schestowitz__> There is a temptation to attempt to spread information itself via socialMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> control media, but that only plays to their game and lends credibilityMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> to the platform and via that to the disinformation it represents.Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> I realize that certain activities require a social media presence but atMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> the same time, it takes a lot of ongoing awareness, self-discipline andMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> nearly continuous re-evaluation to prevent it from feeding the beast.Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> In addition to feeding the spread of disinformation, there is also theMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> matter of control and authority.  Sadly and disappointingly mostMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> national governments are falling into the trap and have now cededMar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> control over discussions of national health and governance to external,Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__> private third parties.Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__ISPs used to play a role, but they could not sort who sees what. That's changing over time, in the interest of "tolerance" or "national security" etc.Mar 23 06:06
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/j082298/status/1241953788119875589Mar 23 06:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: @schestowitz Yep. That's what I am looking at.Mar 23 06:18
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/twiddernoiseum/status/1241952966304653312Mar 23 06:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@twiddernoiseum: @schestowitz @jeff_kaye Excellent point.Mar 23 06:18
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Peterwyck29/status/1241813642754043905Mar 23 06:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Peterwyck29: @schestowitz @zoobab Thanks for the correction - the world is better for itMar 23 06:20
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/UnBlockchainMe/status/1241813563087388678Mar 23 06:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@UnBlockchainMe: @schestowitz Hopefully it’s minor offenders and not seriousMar 23 06:20
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schestowitz__https://securityboulevard.com/2020/03/top-5-open-source-serverless-security-tools/Mar 23 07:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 502 @ https://securityboulevard.com/2020/03/top-5-open-source-serverless-security-tools/ )Mar 23 07:50
schestowitz__# bullshit and snake oilMar 23 07:50
roy_on_tedhttps://twitter.com/RebeccaAnneBla2/status/1241979318290481152Mar 23 08:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@RebeccaAnneBla2: @schestowitz I don't see how they are connected? What a bunch of nut jobs!Mar 23 08:17
roy_on_tedhttps://twitter.com/Giraffeturd/status/1241981884030042112Mar 23 08:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Giraffeturd: It’s almost as if saying things from a massive platform without much consideration is dangerous. https://t.co/ZY1QOsPIaoMar 23 08:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #propublica #covid19 ☞ #Lupus Patients Can’t Get Crucial Medication After President #Trump Pushes Unproven… https://t.co/2iYu6N5D9hMar 23 08:17
roy_on_tedhttps://twitter.com/sclv/status/1241997222516056064Mar 23 08:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@sclv: @schestowitz you probably shouldn’t trust/repost voa https://t.co/LlGNK6eCHG https://t.co/vImxVwHso5Mar 23 08:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.aljazeera.com | Journalism or propaganda? US state-sponsored media | USA | Al JazeeraMar 23 08:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.cjr.org | Spare the indignation: Voice of America has never been independent - Columbia Journalism ReviewMar 23 08:18
roy_on_tedAJ is funded by the thugs of Qatar, so they're hypocritesMar 23 08:18
roy_on_tedhttps://twitter.com/freedom4all117/status/1241999417881714692Mar 23 08:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@freedom4all117: @schestowitz Laughable to think that Democrats care about "worker protections". Just laughableMar 23 08:18
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/mountmaunganui1/status/1242018753858039810Mar 23 09:26
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@mountmaunganui1: @schestowitz @stevens_phil Where humanity is forgotten and the $$$ is the godMar 23 09:26
acer-box__https://twitter.com/GNUcgraph/status/1242093333289238530Mar 23 14:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GNUcgraph: Is it still possible to build a free operating system while staying free of #Microsoft #Github? #Techrights highli… https://t.co/thPyhGTLxmMar 23 14:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GNUcgraph: Is it still possible to build a free operating system while staying free of #Microsoft #Github? #Techrights highli… https://t.co/thPyhGTLxmMar 23 14:32
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acer-box__Is it still possible to build a free operating system while staying free of #Microsoft #Github?Mar 23 14:32
acer-box__#Techrights highlights #GNUcgraph in the list of Github-free applications:Mar 23 14:32
acer-box__http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Github-freeMar 23 14:32
acer-box__Thank you @SchestowitzMar 23 14:32
acer-box__!!Mar 23 14:32
acer-box__#DeleteGithub #FreeSoftware #OpenSourceMar 23 14:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Github-free - TechrightsMar 23 14:32
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