●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, June 28, 2021 ●● ● Jun 28 [00:02] schestowitz >> We don't travel much these days, except the suburbs of Manc. [00:02] schestowitz >> [00:02] schestowitz >> It would be easier to meet people around here, safer as well. [00:02] schestowitz > We have the WHO in Geneva, that doesn't reassure you? [00:02] schestowitz > [00:02] schestowitz > I called the pandemic on 29 Jan 2020: [00:02] schestowitz > [00:02] schestowitz > https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2020q1/003046.html [00:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-lists.fosdem.org | [FOSDEM] Coronavirus [00:02] schestowitz WHO was notoriously late. By January the guessing game was already easier. We talked about over IRC in early Jan. [00:02] schestowitz > WHO only called it the day after, 30 January. I hate being right, it [00:02] schestowitz > makes me look like RMS. [00:02] schestowitz > [00:02] schestowitz > Anyway, I always love visiting the UK. Last time I lived in Manchester [00:02] schestowitz > the telephone exchange caught fire, are you sure you want me back? [00:02] schestowitz > [00:02] schestowitz > https://www.theregister.com/2004/03/29/bt_cable_fire_causes_extensive/ [00:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theregister.com | BT cable fire causes extensive damage in Manchester The Register [00:02] schestowitz Classic BT. [00:02] schestowitz Back in January I wrote a lot about them in http://schestowitz.com/Weblog [00:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com | schestowitz.com ● Jun 28 [01:07] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [01:21] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [01:32] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [03:09] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [03:16] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell [03:37] *job (~job@g69p5j2d8epkc.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [04:54] *psydroid (~psydroid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [05:39] *job has quit (connection closed) [05:56] *job (~job@nbqe4z68cc9wn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [06:48] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21053791#bc4759d0b99501395189002590d8e506 [06:48] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Not a Diaspora post? [06:48] schestowitz "Thanks for your answers, can I mention you in the article ?" [06:49] schestowitz "Btw, what you mentioned, could be The Intercept trying to make Oracle look bad to favor that PayPal guy ?" [06:49] schestowitz I think they're friends with Oracle, or the owner might be [06:54] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:55] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jun 28 [07:36] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:37] *job has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jun 28 [08:02] *job (~job@nbqe4z68cc9wn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [09:35] *liberty_box (~liberty@22e8m8t4gqjin.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [09:35] *rianne_ (~rianne@22e8m8t4gqjin.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [10:18] Techrights-sec If videos are done a monophonic audio insted they will be about one third the [10:18] Techrights-sec size. Bandwidth matters. [10:19] schestowitz Recently I've been having pulseaudio issues, so temporarily I leave stereo on, will revert back to mono when I have enough confidence in the settings [10:43] Techrights-sec ok [10:43] Techrights-sec What about video+audio versus audio-only? [10:43] schestowitz techbytes is audio only. tim has been mia for a while.. [10:44] Techrights-sec hmm. Is he ok? I know he has a lot going but times are uncertain. [10:44] schestowitz probably just busy with work and family [10:45] Techrights-sec Ok. That's good. [10:51] Techrights-sec Hopefully FOSS advancement at work, at least a little. ● Jun 28 [11:07] *job has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:09] *job (~job@nbqe4z68cc9wn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:22] schestowitz 14112 | 2021 / 06 / 27 [11:22] schestowitz 7473 | 2021 / 06 / 28 [11:22] schestowitz mostly bertzmeyer these past 2 days though [11:40] *job has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:51] *job (~job@nbqe4z68cc9wn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:53] *verbose has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:53] *verbose (~verbose@xm5z894qxaqia.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [12:26] *job has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:27] Techrights-sec awk '$3 {a[$3]++} END {for (k in a) {print a[k],k;} }' /hom [12:27] Techrights-sec e/gemini/logs/gemini-log-2021-06-28.log | sort -k1,1nr -k2,2 | less [12:37] Techrights-sec awk '$3 {a[$3]++} END {for (k in a) {print a[k],k;} }' OFS="\t" /home/gemini/logs/gemini-log-2021-06-2?.log | sort -k1,1nr -k2, [12:37] Techrights-sec 2 | less [12:37] Techrights-sec Lots of AWS this last week or so [12:52] *job (~job@nbqe4z68cc9wn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jun 28 [14:20] MinceR you might be able to merge the channels in postprocessing [14:25] schestowitz MinceR: which channels? [14:25] schestowitz IRC? [14:28] MinceR audio [14:28] MinceR (left and right) [14:29] schestowitz there is also one track [14:29] schestowitz no need for stereo at all ● Jun 28 [15:10] *verbose has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:13] *verbose (~verbose@xm5z894qxaqia.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [15:43] *job has quit (connection closed) [15:46] schestowitz http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/06/carpmaels-ransford-sued-for-missed.html?showComment=1624887280963#c4808839251035385612 [15:46] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Carpmaels & Ransford sued for missed appeal deadline - The IPKat [15:46] schestowitz " [15:46] schestowitz Roufousse, here my 5 cents (worth no more than that, I would say). [15:46] schestowitz 30 years ago, back at the chambers of our QC having that very morning lost the appeal at the Court of Appeal, the CEO explained to the QC that his duty to his shareholders was to mitigate their losses. In that vein, he enquired, would there be any possibility of bringing proceedings against the patent attorney firm, seeking compensation for the loss of the patent? He did do me the courtesy of looking at me and saying apologetically "You [15:46] schestowitz understand don't you: it's only business". [15:46] schestowitz Here, I suspect that BASF's conduct is driven by the exigencies of business, the market, and the legal environment in its biggest market, the USA. 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