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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> A huge chunk of these are Microsoft holes, actively exploited while Microsoft commandeers the media to obsess over "Linux" https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/05/23/cisa-adds-21-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogMay 24 01:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cisa.gov | CISA Adds 21 Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog | CISAMay 24 01:18
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> OH DEAR OH DEAR OH DEAR OH DEAR https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/05/24/get-a-windows-10-lifetime-license-for-15-or-microsoft-office-for-28-coupon-code/ CNX is back to SHITPOSTING!! http://techrights.org/2022/02/17/cnxsoftware-partly-compromised/May 24 07:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cnx-software.com | Get a Windows 10 lifetime license for $15 or Microsoft Office for $28 in May! (Sponsored) - CNX SoftwareMay 24 07:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The C in CNX Software is Not “Community” | TechrightsMay 24 07:40
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Techrights-secackMay 24 08:03
schestowitz-TRI wanted to hear what you make of the libO conference funding dilemmaMay 24 08:03
Techrights-secackMay 24 08:38
Techrights-seccan you gice some links to that?May 24 08:38
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schestowitz-TRfront page of TR (screenshot, too) May 24 08:43
schestowitz-TRyou can also see in the front page that we have some eyes and ears around the uspto nowMay 24 09:43
schestowitz-TRyes, gnu/linux usersMay 24 09:43
schestowitz-TRhttps://nitter.it/zoobab/status/1529002427726409728#mMay 24 10:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-zoobab "NO Software Patents" (@zoobab): "Taylor Wessing pushing for more litigation via the UPC, of whom Lehne helped them a lot by being a biased rapporteur in the European Parliament, all of that for profit and in total impunity http://techrights.org/2022/05/22/unified-patent-court-inciting-against-law/" | nitter.itMay 24 10:39
schestowitz-TRhttps://nitter.it/zoobab/status/1528996222907957248#mMay 24 10:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-zoobab "NO Software Patents" (@zoobab): "JUVE sponsored UPC content by Simmons and Simmons, who will profit from more litigation, not journalism anymore http://techrights.org/2022/05/23/upc-mischief/" | nitter.itMay 24 10:39
schestowitz-TRhttps://nitter.it/zoobab/status/1529002477588303872#mMay 24 10:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-zoobab "NO Software Patents" (@zoobab): "@quatremer" | nitter.itMay 24 10:40
schestowitz-TRpoints above: a) libreoffice. b) uspto. d) upcMay 24 10:43
schestowitz-TRno need to reply ;-)May 24 10:43
schestowitz-TRI am doing a post or at least draft of going part time (or less)May 24 10:43
schestowitz-TRchoosing my worfs carefully, assuming I might post it before a decion is madeMay 24 10:43
schestowitz-TRbut writing about them is like badmouthing amish on live tvMay 24 10:43
Techrights-secackMay 24 11:05
schestowitz-TRthe company is so incapable of attracting talent nowMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRI told them soMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRnot just salary May 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRbut also the toolingMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRso we outsource to associates, who cost a lot per hour as they are casualMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRand it's draining the budgetMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRbut such ais the nature of brain drainMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRas the smart people leave the core of the operatings turns into a sumpster fireMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRand this dupster fire repels potential joinersMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRboth as clients (unless you like to them) and worker (they see what's inside, even if you lie to them)May 24 11:08
Techrights-secI think the tooling even more than the salaries drive away talent from even considering working thereMay 24 11:08
Techrights-secas menionted, and as shown in studies, when you outsource enough, there is noMay 24 11:08
Techrights-secreason for talent to stay interested, so people leave, as people leave, theMay 24 11:08
Techrights-secskilled people have no peers and over time all of them move onMay 24 11:08
schestowitz-TRtldr death spiralMay 24 11:14
schestowitz-TRand then they ask technical people to make up for staff vacuums May 24 11:14
schestowitz-TRfor tasks that do not suit their skillsetMay 24 11:14
Techrights-secof sorts, yesMay 24 11:14
schestowitz-TRjust chatted about this in the kitchenMay 24 11:24
schestowitz-TRthe metaphor is a sinking ship and you choosing to stay on deck before it won't be submerged fully for a while May 24 11:24
schestowitz-TRrianne wants to check other jobsMay 24 11:24
schestowitz-TRbut I told her to be meticilous so as to maintain her technical skillsMay 24 11:24
Techrights-secackMay 24 11:24
schestowitz-TRI have a legit questionMay 24 11:29
schestowitz-TRfrom a mareketability [sic] perspectiveMay 24 11:29
schestowitz-TRwhat is the true difference between resigning and going down with the ship so to speakMay 24 11:29
schestowitz-TRI heard things about that, but I don't know if they're untrueMay 24 11:29
Techrights-secAgain, I would check with the labor union representative for your union andMay 24 11:36
Techrights-secmaybe with your union's lawyer(s).  In many countries if you leave on your ownMay 24 11:36
Techrights-secthe company owes you nothing but if they turn you out the door there areMay 24 11:36
Techrights-secobligations from both them and the government for a short period of time,May 24 11:36
Techrights-secusually.  So that is also one of the reasons so many companies try to make May 24 11:36
Techrights-seclife hell for remainin employees so that they go out th edoor on their ownMay 24 11:36
Techrights-secthe trend for decades has been that of increasing contempt May 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRI've long felt it was a myth based on the notion of pride rather than one's demonstration of willingness to stayMay 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRand help even when time gets rough (plus, job hopping is off-putting to some who recruit)May 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRthe condept of loyalty to one's employer etc.May 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRas you note, the method of causing edundancies without compensation is preached by HR firmsMay 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRour company now hires oneMay 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRand you can see the wording they useMay 24 11:37
schestowitz-TRit's designed to make it seem OKMay 24 11:37
Techrights-secHR is a hostile group working against the employees.  Don't speak to them ever,May 24 11:48
Techrights-secif possible and certainly not a word more than necessary if you have to speakMay 24 11:48
Techrights-secwith them.May 24 11:48
schestowitz-TRworking against the "resources"May 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRanyway, another domension here is naturalisationMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRactive employment for 9 years and letter from employer can hlp a lotMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRcome this summerMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRso joj-hopping would have a hidden costMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRnationality will likely matter a lot worse when SHTF, which is pretty much a present, not a futureMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRbased on what my sister says, the US is already a former soviet unionMay 24 11:50
schestowitz-TRit's a place to leave, not immigrate toMay 24 11:50
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Techrights-sechow soon can the naturalization application be put in and processed?May 24 12:10
schestowitz-TRit can start this summer, preparation and allMay 24 12:11
schestowitz-TRI think factors like these include durationsMay 24 12:11
schestowitz-TRthe longer, the betterMay 24 12:11
schestowitz-TRbut better done before the boat is under waterMay 24 12:11
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> The shitposting garbage dump boingboing is promoting straw man BS to distract from actual crimes of Bill Gates https://boingboing.net/2022/05/23/conservative-covid-19-expert-stella-immanuel-says-biden-and-gates-downloaded-their-brains-and-have-been-replaced-by-demonic-clones.htmlMay 24 12:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-boingboing.net | Conservative Covid-19 expert Stella Immanuel says Biden and Gates downloaded their brains and have been replaced by demonic clones | Boing BoingMay 24 12:13
schestowitz-TRwith the ukraine warMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRI've notice gamification or sportification in the mediaMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRlike medal counts in olympics and dfc plays alongMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRwith this stupid spectator eventMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRhalf a globe awayMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRoccasionally realising that "his" own economy is messed upMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TRnot just russia'sMay 24 12:17
schestowitz-TR(uor ukraine's for that matter)May 24 12:17
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Microsoft ZDNET: "Microsoft: This botnet is growing fast and hunting for servers with weak passwords..." WAIT... meanwhile, there are ACTIVELY-EXPLOITED WINDOWS holes and the exploits DO NOT need to know any passwords. ZDNet is a Microsoft disinformation machine.May 24 12:28
Techrights-secackMay 24 12:39
Techrights-secZDNet has shilled for M$ for a great many years now.  They got rid of all theirMay 24 12:39
Techrights-secotherwise excellent FOSS and GNU/Linux writers. May 24 12:39
schestowitz-TRthey recently "borrowed" jack wallen (fired by LF from Linux.com)May 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRfrom their sister site 'tech' republic [sic]May 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRbut it's too late and seems like face-saving damage controlMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRsjvn is coin-operated for years nowMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRnot just in zdn etMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRbut some LF-bribed 'news' sitesMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRpushing corporate BSMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRas part of the contractMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRin the register they borrowed sjvn a few timesMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRand put liam in 'full time' FOSS coverageMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRI think the register is at l;east trying to tackle what's perceivedMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRto be a real oversightMay 24 12:41
schestowitz-TRbut again,  too much damage done alreadyMay 24 12:41
Techrights-secWith the register the need to apologize for the years that occured afterMay 24 12:43
Techrights-sectheir agreement with M$,  Damn that was around 20 yeras ago already.May 24 12:43
schestowitz-TRthe latest simon sharwood coverage of stable kernel releaseMay 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRdid not troll or taunt torvalds as per usualMay 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRtorvalds already complained about himMay 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRand spoke to sam varghese about itMay 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRwithout mentioning the name May 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRfor obvious reasonsMay 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRthat was after the "therapy" (to convert LT into a suit; that treatment did not work fully)May 24 12:45
schestowitz-TRsharwood = ms shill in the registerMay 24 12:45
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Techrights-sec'shillwood'May 24 13:16
schestowitz-TRwe used to argue a bit in MuslandMay 24 13:17
schestowitz-TRthen he changed his tone for a bitMay 24 13:17
schestowitz-TRthen got back to his own waysMay 24 13:17
schestowitz-TRhe got more "enagegement"May 24 13:17
schestowitz-TRwhen he took any release of LinuxMay 24 13:17
schestowitz-TReven a perfectly stable nowMay 24 13:17
schestowitz-TRand sought to rile up some controversy about iutMay 24 13:18
schestowitz-TRnot just the editor with a stupid headlineMay 24 13:18
schestowitz-TR*MusklandMay 24 13:18
schestowitz-TRbefore the fraud pretended to be buying the land, Icahn styleMay 24 13:18
schestowitz-TRapropos sharwood sensationalisingMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRtorvalds' release emailsMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRlarabel is now coverting commit messages into 'articles'May 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRand addsphotos to theseMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRthe value added by those articles is very lowMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRI just pick the link for the commit from thoseMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRthe context is thereMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TRand code as wellMay 24 13:21
Techrights-sectoo badMay 24 13:21
Techrights-secselling out cost him much of his audienceMay 24 13:21
schestowitz-TR"dear linux, please merge".... wait... PHORONIX articleMay 24 13:22
schestowitz-TRorMay 24 13:22
schestowitz-TR(now)May 24 13:22
schestowitz-TR"git push"... wait... Phoronix article linking to your shithub page or gitlab MRMay 24 13:22
schestowitz-TRplus photoMay 24 13:22
schestowitz-TRI honstly think it's not of much valueMay 24 13:22
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "Hi Linus,..." [GIT PULL] platform-drivers-x86 for 5.19-1 - Hans de Goede ⚓ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/13e61c61-0d4b-5f48-6373-f056bf8b603f@redhat.com/ ䷉ Source: Red Hat | ICBM | GNU | LinuxMay 24 13:23
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-lore.kernel.org | [GIT PULL] platform-drivers-x86 for 5.19-1 - Hans de GoedeMay 24 13:23
Techrights-secctrl-c in wrong window againMay 24 13:36
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schestowitz-TRdraftMay 24 14:19
Techrights-secackMay 24 14:19
Techrights-secs/(among other blunders)/, among other wrongdoings./May 24 14:19
Techrights-secs/Aast year/Last year/May 24 14:19
Techrights-secs/(Nat Friedman had left also)/, and Nat Friedman had left also/May 24 14:19
Techrights-secs/The series will/That series will/May 24 14:19
Techrights-secthe "Stipe mafia bolt thing" needs a few words of explanationMay 24 14:19
Techrights-sec^StripeMay 24 14:19
schestowitz-TRthanks, orrecting and alkso expanding nowMay 24 14:19
Techrights-secnpMay 24 14:21
schestowitz-TRthis series has been watched very closelyMay 24 14:22
schestowitz-TRso timing mattersMay 24 14:22
Techrights-secperhaps a word or two about what makes those particular sw patents 'spooky'May 24 14:58
schestowitz-TRI have expandedthat partMay 24 14:59
schestowitz-TRI will leave Richard Graveley out of itMay 24 14:59
schestowitz-TRhe's an oddballMay 24 14:59
schestowitz-TRbut I think his son is incapacitated by nowMay 24 14:59
schestowitz-TRFriedman, like BillG, will try toresurfaceMay 24 14:59
schestowitz-TRFriedman is a phoenixMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRMicrosoftMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRthen XimianMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRthen Novell then MicrovellMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRthgan XamarinMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRthen MicrosoftrMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRthen GithHubMay 24 15:00
schestowitz-TRand he's only about 45May 24 15:00
Techrights-secor a weaselMay 24 15:11
schestowitz-TRweasels are mostly harmless animalsMay 24 15:11
schestowitz-TR.May 24 16:13
schestowitz-TRotaMay 24 16:13
schestowitz-TRdraftMay 24 16:13
schestowitz-TR <ciphrCat> DuckDuckGo ceo admits that his Microsoft syndication agreement forces him to not block MS js trackers & that he hasMay 24 16:39
schestowitz-TR an NDA so he cant disclose details  https://graz.social/@publicvoit/108357440909126378May 24 16:39
schestowitz-TR[16:25] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:: "RT @shivan_kaul@twitter.com This is shocking.May 24 16:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:: "RT @shivan_kaul@twitter.com This is shocking. Du…" - graz.socialMay 24 16:39
schestowitz-TRDu" - graz.socialMay 24 16:39
Techrights-secackMay 24 16:40
Techrights-secinteresting and incriminatingMay 24 16:40
Techrights-secthat explains why the firewall here blocks DDG, I had started to wonder about taht but not investigated, but now I know why.  NMay 24 16:40
Techrights-secot that DDG gets used often  May 24 16:40
Techrights-secanyway.May 24 16:40
schestowitz-TRwe were right about DDG more than 10 years aogMay 24 16:40
schestowitz-TRwe also called it Microsoft proxy,. even beforew some of the more incriminating evidence turned upMay 24 16:40
Techrights-secyesMay 24 16:41
Techrights-secit would be useful to remind people of that, tooMay 24 16:41
Techrights-sechttps://privacytests.org/about.htmlMay 24 16:46
Techrights-sechttps://privacytests.org/May 24 16:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-PrivacyTests.org: open-source tests of web browser privacyMay 24 16:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-PrivacyTests.org: open-source tests of web browser privacyMay 24 16:46
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schestowitz-TRwant to read my draft for the scenario of me going part time?May 24 17:44
schestowitz-TRI took 3 shift off this week, rianne covers some of themMay 24 17:44
schestowitz-TRI've just lodged it under drafts even though the target site would be schestowitz.comMay 24 17:44
schestowitz-TRbut I put that in TRMay 24 17:44
Techrights-secokMay 24 17:56
Techrights-secackMay 24 17:56
Techrights-secmight want to be clear in Moodle v Azue, which is the surveillancewareMay 24 17:59
Techrights-secthe part about the NDA needs expansion for contextMay 24 17:59
schestowitz-TReverything ON Azure becomes surveillancewareMay 24 17:59
schestowitz-TReven if the php does not intend for it to beMay 24 17:59
schestowitz-TRaws for that matterMay 24 17:59
schestowitz-TRbut for that we're guilty tooMay 24 17:59
schestowitz-TRwe outsourced even the vpn to awsMay 24 17:59
Techrights-secyes, that's true but could be expounded upon in a coupl of words for thoseMay 24 18:00
Techrights-secless familiar with Moodle.  Moodle is great but many outside education haveMay 24 18:00
Techrights-secnot worked with it or else maybe even used it without knowing that tgheyMay 24 18:00
Techrights-secwere using itMay 24 18:00
schestowitz-TRwe should rename mickeymouseIT.com (US)May 24 18:00
Techrights-secputting a VPN on AWS renders the VPN pointless, furthermore, the VPN itselfMay 24 18:04
Techrights-secis a failed paradigm and M$ oriented.  A return to "Zero Trust" is what's neededMay 24 18:04
Techrights-secnot crunch-on-the-outside / soft-on-the-inside weak network architectureMay 24 18:04
schestowitz-TRthe vpn is mostly being used to lock out former stuff, and vice versaMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRbut then again, proper use of openldap (as before), maybe with puppet in the mix, wouldMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRenable the same bu betterMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRaccounts are already scattered all over the place and outsourced to companiesMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRwith NSA on their lapMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRThis reminds me of Mark's book on teaching cybersecurityMay 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRI'm not a pro/expert, but come on...May 24 18:06
schestowitz-TRThis is the basic stuff!May 24 18:06
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Techrights-secChanging group membership in OpenLDAP should have reduced access and thenMay 24 18:28
Techrights-secthe suspending or removing of the account from Kerberos ought to have doneMay 24 18:28
Techrights-secthe rest May 24 18:28
Techrights-secneither basic nor advanced stuff is taught (or used) any more.  Just resellingMay 24 18:28
Techrights-secM$ crap or immitating the defective crap out of Redmond if not using it directlyMay 24 18:28
schestowitz-TRit is tricker when dealing with clients' systems that have their own generic login credentialsMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRand sometimes no firewallsMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRthe better ones would add accounts on a per-user basisMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRwe got caught out a few timesMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRfailing to remove accounts of people who had leftMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRand iirc, vpn was not required for access eitherMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRbut we go around falunting "iso"May 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRall that was... tick some boxesMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRthey don't even check anythingMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRiso itself is a jokeMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRrianne knows it since she was younfMay 24 18:30
schestowitz-TRbecause she saw the processes of granting iso stampMay 24 18:30
Techrights-secISO certification and just about any "IT" certification is mostly a jokeMay 24 18:31
schestowitz-TR"we have no skilled staff, we can loan some upon demand, but L@@k, we have this piece of paper"May 24 18:52
schestowitz-TRI did not ask too many questions, but I assume we pursued this only because of the NHS (post hoc) and we hiredMay 24 18:55
schestowitz-TRengineers enternally to do the engineering because you cannot pay engineers so little to work overnight on programmingMay 24 18:55
schestowitz-TRtasks. As NOC, I refuse to do such work; that is another tariffMay 24 18:55
schestowitz-TRanyway, that piece of paper is not of much use, it only proves one thing: that we spent monies on some piece of paperMay 24 18:55
Techrights-sechttps://dilbert.com/strip/1995-11-07May 24 18:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Dilbert Comic Strip on 1995-11-07 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsMay 24 18:55
schestowitz-TRlol at dilbert cartoonMay 24 18:57
schestowitz-TRalso lol at having to access and to access tls exception for about  a dozen different domains just to see a stupid jpegMay 24 18:57
schestowitz-TR*and to acceptMay 24 18:57
Techrights-sechttps://dilbert.com/search_results?page=2&terms=certificationMay 24 18:59
Techrights-secackMay 24 18:59
Techrights-secworse, it should be PNG or GIF due to the color paletteMay 24 18:59
Techrights-secthey'd save a little storage and a *lot* of bandwidth that wayMay 24 18:59
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Certification Comic Strips - Page 2 | Dilbert by Scott AdamsMay 24 18:59
schestowitz-TRI did not check the format, but seems a lot of the overhead of user-side like having to run a ton of script and make like 100 cMay 24 19:00
schestowitz-TRonnectionsMay 24 19:00
schestowitz-TRand for them, there's lots of cruft that goes with the imageMay 24 19:00
schestowitz-TRplus technical debt it all addsaMay 24 19:00
schestowitz-TR*addsMay 24 19:00
Techrights-secthat tooMay 24 19:02
Techrights-secI stand corrected, they are GIF, that is good and appropriate for the contentMay 24 19:02
schestowitz-TRmedia: mp3 is dead (software patents' expiry)May 24 19:03
schestowitz-TRmedia: gif is dead (because some person died)May 24 19:03
Techrights-secmany companies only use the formats *because* they were patent encumbered,May 24 19:03
Techrights-secprobably as part ofthe Zero Sum Game religionMay 24 19:03
schestowitz-TRthere is tat percewption spread by Steve Blows and the likes of himMay 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRthat only what you pay for is legally safeMay 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRso using ogg means uncertainty and that there will be some "patent pool"May 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRPhipps still talks about these issues, but today's OSI is clueless and incompetentMay 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRPiana is OK and it's good he and another person joined the boardMay 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRbut a principal in that board is full-time microsofterMay 24 19:05
schestowitz-TRwho cancels them outMay 24 19:06
schestowitz-TRalong with OSI bribes from MSFT AND GitHub May 24 19:06
Techrights-secfrom here it looks only like they can't get their minds aroudn the ideaMay 24 19:07
Techrights-secof an open standardMay 24 19:07
schestowitz-TRsorry for suddent change of subjectMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TRit gets sunny now, contrary to the weatherMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TRmaybe not warm enoughMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TRbut I now realise that my current seyup is problematic in the sense that if I take out the door just one laptop I miss a lot ofMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TR components such as irc, ytalk, my main browser with browsing history (for references) and then the monitoring partsMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TReven if I just wantto tyype an article in the sun, for references I need to put "LLL" (means link) instead of retreiveing themMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TRlater in summaer this can become an issueMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TR(the door to the back yard is 1.5 meters from meMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TR)May 24 19:12
schestowitz-TR*two doorsMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TRbut going in and out is a cleanliness problemMay 24 19:12
schestowitz-TR DuckDuckGo is de facto Microsoft proxy, i.e. in NSA PRISM https://www.reviewgeek.com/118915/duckduckgo-isnt-as-private-as-you-thought/May 24 19:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.reviewgeek.com | DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Thought – Review GeekMay 24 19:17
Techrights-secackMay 24 19:17
schestowitz-TR[19:16] <ciphrCat> that DDG-related tweet I mentioned earlier now has an article for it → https://www.reviewgeek.com/118915/duckduckgo-isnt-as-private-as-you-thought/May 24 19:18
schestowitz-TR[19:16] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- www.reviewgeek.com | DuckDuckGo Isn’t as Private as You Thought – Review GeekMay 24 19:18
schestowitz-TRmaybe you know this already, but the posts we did on DDG were likely read hundreds of thousands of timea alreadyMay 24 19:22
schestowitz-TRthey are among the more popular onesMay 24 19:22
schestowitz-TReven years down the lineMay 24 19:22
schestowitz-TR(mostly because so few losers out there bother writing about this)May 24 19:22
Techrights-secackMay 24 19:23
Techrights-secI had not checked.  That's excellent newsMay 24 19:23
schestowitz-TRif msm started writing about rick allen jones and about ddg, they would outrank usMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRsame for epoMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRyet worse, there's a real risk they would promote straw menMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRto discredit all sceptics of ddgMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRside story, last night I spent almost 30 mins deleting comment spam in schestowitz.comMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRat first I thought it was that yorkshare "medicalk" shit I filed a complaint about last yearMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRtrying to derank those pagesMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRby shoving endless link spamMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRbut later I convinced myself this was very improbableMay 24 19:25
schestowitz-TRbased on other patterns I sawMay 24 19:25
Techrights-secackMay 24 19:26
schestowitz-TRthere are upsides and downsidesMay 24 19:27
schestowitz-TRto see the downsides, recall what happened last feb. when you discovered what raspi had done since jan 25th iircMay 24 19:27
schestowitz-TRand how the media was all over thisMay 24 19:27
schestowitz-TRnobody even mentioned your discoveryMay 24 19:27
schestowitz-TRecept the official raspi os site (before the rename)May 24 19:27
Techrights-secyesMay 24 19:27
schestowitz-TRthe media and "influencers" of gulagb00b slanted the discovery in a pro-Microsoft slanted wayMay 24 19:29
schestowitz-TRa bunch of talking points that gave "acceptability" to what Microsoft had been doing to raspi since 2015 when it tried to      May 24 19:29
schestowitz-TRshoehorn vista onto these boardsMay 24 19:29
schestowitz-TRrisking their bloating, up-speccing to suit the wrong systemMay 24 19:29
Techrights-secackMay 24 19:30
Techrights-secspinmeistersMay 24 19:30
Techrights-secthey've changed attack methods against RPF and are now on the boardMay 24 19:30
Techrights-secthat is not the end move however and they are causing deadly trouble thereMay 24 19:30
Techrights-secbut it will take a while (and be too late byt then) to see publicly what they  May 24 19:30
Techrights-secare up to.May 24 19:30
schestowitz-TRyou told me they had paid through large magazine adsMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRI tried to open, I think I gave up, but I trust that it's thereMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRrecen tly I saw a new 'article' about putting Vista 11 on a piMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRbut, to b e fair, I think we caused enough 'damange' that for 14 mon ths now they'veMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRnot run any microsoft 'ads' in the official raspi blog, which is in "merged"May 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRso I hope there is an internal mental note/memo about publicly shillingMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRwhat their key customer base and enthusiasts hate deeplyMay 24 19:32
schestowitz-TRlast time, based on the publication pattern, they were likely subjected to some secret contractsMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRor binding agreement of doing scripted blog postsMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TR"times two" (x2)May 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRand then some other promotionsMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRand adding the repoMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRonce this deal was "completed" they sought no similar "partnership"May 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRbetween 2015 and 2021 there were 6 yearsMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRso let's hope the bailout money of "Sleepy Joe" and "Cheeto" runs outMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRbefore Microsoft has "defence" budget funneled into it and then into Welsh companiesMay 24 19:35
Techrights-secthey run a lot of defacto ads for M$ in various articles and blogsMay 24 19:35
schestowitz-TRI do not see these anymore, or barely/rarelyMay 24 19:36
Techrights-secackMay 24 19:38
Techrights-secI see them a lot more and moreMay 24 19:39
schestowitz-TRI mostly judge by what I seeMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TRa) blog content (not sidebars)May 24 19:40
schestowitz-TRb) search results related to thisMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TR3) some aggregators like lxerMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TRlast time I saw microsoft promotion was them was about 14 months agoMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TRasheleyMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TRI responded in videoMay 24 19:40
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> About half these are Microsoft, for the second day in a row, but the corrupt media lets Microsoft badmouth "Linux" over admins who choose lousy passwords. These are actively-exploited Microsoft holes! https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2022/05/24/cisa-adds-20-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogMay 24 19:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cisa.gov | CISA Adds 20 Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog | CISAMay 24 19:47
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