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schestowitz>> It stopped after a while, it happened twice in the same weekSep 29 00:08
schestowitz> Sep 29 00:08
schestowitz> At least they find TR interesting.Sep 29 00:08
schestowitz> Sep 29 00:08
schestowitz> Based on user-agent you could throttle bandwidth down to a reasonableSep 29 00:08
schestowitz> speed, or even limit the number of simultaneous connections. My guess isSep 29 00:08
schestowitz> it doesn't happen enough to be the bigger problem, which is the DDOSSep 29 00:08
schestowitz> attacks. But I do sympathise.Sep 29 00:08
schestowitzMaybe one day when/if we meet in person we can exchange pgp keys and set you up to help mitigate DDOS attacks from the server itself. At the moment 3 of us have direct access, 2 of us on a regular basis.Sep 29 00:08
schestowitzThe more people are involved, the more we can produce. But we're very careful who has access and what level. I've known this other person for nearly 15 years.Sep 29 00:08
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schestowitzIBM's Founder, Mr. Watson (Yes, That Watson) Had “Very Keen Sense of Public Relations”Sep 29 10:40
schestowitzhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eajsDM7yZtwSep 29 10:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | The Corporation: IBM and the Holocaust - YouTubeSep 29 10:40
schestowitzneed to get 5:13-6:00Sep 29 10:40
schestowitzWatson offensiveSep 29 10:40
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schestowitz>> http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=GatesDepoSep 29 10:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.groklaw.net | Groklaw - Gates Deposition Audio and VideoSep 29 10:44
schestowitz>>Sep 29 10:44
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schestowitz> Ok.  Some of those appear unavailable already, giving a response ofSep 29 10:44
schestowitz> "HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 502 Bad Gateway"Sep 29 10:44
schestowitz> Sep 29 10:44
schestowitz> Since there are already Ogg Vorbis versions, let's fetch those directlySep 29 10:44
schestowitz> to TR without further transcoding.Sep 29 10:44
schestowitzYes, if we can still get then. Very important. The whole point of that ;ages was to preserve these for ages.Sep 29 10:44
schestowitz> s/Vorbis/Theora/;Sep 29 10:46
schestowitz> Sep 29 10:46
schestowitz> There are no checksums posted there at Groklaw and the downloads neededSep 29 10:46
schestowitz> multiple retries.  So it is not certain they came through unscathed.Sep 29 10:46
schestowitz> Anyone willing to slog through so many hours of listening to a weasel toSep 29 10:46
schestowitz> verify if they are OK?Sep 29 10:46
schestowitzWe can posy embedded (player) copies of ALL the files, then ask readers (viewer) to report any issues they encountered.Sep 29 10:46
schestowitzRe: Gates Deposition Audio and VideoSep 29 10:48
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/ossamaneh/status/1310957979806597120Sep 29 22:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ossamaneh: @schestowitz I am afraid, but you will surely have to apologize very soon to Mr. Putin! https://t.co/Ui8C2PZSHVSep 29 22:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ossamaneh: Navalny's 'poisoning' 1/4. The Russian Federation has 11 local times. The fact is that there is a gap of one hour b… https://t.co/UVZUBzFNJTSep 29 22:16
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/JenniferNOTL/status/1310887975593693184Sep 29 22:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JenniferNOTL: More BS https://t.co/vxccztdReISep 29 22:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Trump's Failure on Covid-19 Testing and Tracking Data Has Led to Deaths of 1,700 Healthca… https://t.co/kq1O0iaTLcSep 29 22:17
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/JenniferNOTL/status/1310887782332665856Sep 29 22:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JenniferNOTL: Good ALL VACCINES NEED TO BE QUESTIONED and the public must be able to sue for damages and hold big pharma to accou… https://t.co/YOmTCKju0XSep 29 22:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JenniferNOTL: Good ALL VACCINES NEED TO BE QUESTIONED and the public must be able to sue for damages and hold big pharma to accou… https://t.co/YOmTCKju0XSep 29 22:17
schestowitz"Good ALL VACCINES NEED TO BE QUESTIONED and the public must be able to sue for damages and hold big pharma to account"Sep 29 22:17
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Emilinehope/status/1310882107141640192Sep 29 22:17
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Emilinehope: @schestowitz Why???? 😢😢😢Sep 29 22:17
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Emilinehope/status/1310869660099923970Sep 29 22:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Emilinehope: https://t.co/SS2qDzbWWd https://t.co/RGg8QhYEzASep 29 22:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ President Is a 'Walking Scam,' Says #AOC as Records Show #Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal… https://t.co/UR1K6QXFUlSep 29 22:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Emilinehope: https://t.co/SS2qDzbWWd https://t.co/RGg8QhYEzASep 29 22:18
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/django_stiglitz/status/1310843153667088384Sep 29 22:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@django_stiglitz: @schestowitz Yeah I heard he stole DOS from Dr. DOSSep 29 22:18
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1310780110681841667Sep 29 22:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Flavia0847: Finding fault is real life. Finding the evidence to justify that is in the realm of fantasy. https://t.co/VDAVwgxx0JSep 29 22:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: The whole purpose of the IRS is to find fault The whole purpose of the police is to find fault The whole purpose of… https://t.co/fhB12Pi9qBSep 29 22:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1310780110681841667Sep 29 22:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/klnassie/status/1310739944051146752Sep 29 22:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@klnassie: @schestowitz Oh get over it. If you don’t like the fires you’ve started then get the hell out!!Sep 29 22:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MagaRo4Trump/status/1310548150298570752Sep 29 22:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MagaRo4Trump: @schestowitz YukSep 29 22:19
schestowitzRe: Some extremely disturbing (practically genocidal) autism newsSep 29 22:32
schestowitz> https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-52217868Sep 29 22:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.bbc.com | Coronavirus: Autistic support group 'told it needed DNR orders' - BBC NewsSep 29 22:32
schestowitz> Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> *A GP surgery which said autistic adults should have plans to preventSep 29 22:32
schestowitz> them being resuscitated if they become critically ill has been criticised.*Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> **Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> Voyage Care, which cares for the group, was sent the letter by a surgerySep 29 22:32
schestowitz> in Somerset amid the coronavirus crisis.Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> On Twitter, the firm's boss Andrew Cannon said there had been "noSep 29 22:32
schestowitz> consultation with families" and most involved were "working age adults".Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> Sep 29 22:32
schestowitz> It is technically old news, being from April. But WOW...Sep 29 22:33
schestowitz> Sep 29 22:33
schestowitz> May I recommend never doing business of any sort with that group, Brits?Sep 29 22:33
schestowitz> Ok.  They /should/ be there, they appear to have downloaded ok, butSep 29 22:34
schestowitz> there are no checksums to verify them.Sep 29 22:34
schestowitzCan download each multiple times, then diff. Maybe not ideal?Sep 29 22:34
schestowitz(re Sep 29 22:34
schestowitzBill Gates Deposition Audio and VideoSep 29 22:34
schestowitz http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=GatesDepoSep 29 22:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.groklaw.net | Groklaw - Gates Deposition Audio and VideoSep 29 22:34
schestowitz)Sep 29 22:34
schestowitz> On 9/29/20 12:45 PM, Roy Schestowitz wrote:Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz>> Re: ContextSep 29 22:35
schestowitz>>> Often the articles could use a little more context:Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz>>>Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz>>> http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-280920.html#tSep%2028%2002:36:07Sep 29 22:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | IRC: #techrights @ FreeNode: Monday, September 28, 2020Sep 29 22:35
schestowitz>>>Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz>>> That would make them much more accessible to many more people.Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz>>Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz>> It would take a lot of time too. I use cross-refs instead.Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz>>Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz> Sep 29 22:36
schestowitz> Occasional summaries or recaps would do a world of good for outreach.Sep 29 22:36
schestowitzYes, I might give that a go. Sep 29 22:36
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