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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Inconvenient Facts About COVID-19 https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/05/30/facts-about-covid19/May 30 08:34
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com » Blog Archive » Inconvenient Facts About COVID-19May 30 08:34
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Techrights-secjust checked the news, there was virtually nothingMay 30 13:00
Techrights-secafter looking at many, many sitesMay 30 13:00
schestowitz-TRthe timing you typed this is funny because rianne told me 1 min ago that she had checked the news twiceMay 30 13:09
schestowitz-TRand "there is nothing"May 30 13:09
schestowitz-TRI'd left that aside to do "deeper" research, such as the photo ops [sic] I extracted from a long video May 30 13:09
schestowitz-TRthose will come in handy laterMay 30 13:10
schestowitz-TRthere's always *soemthing* to write about, but it's not immediately there and might be in the pastMay 30 13:10
Techrights-secwell, today, there is basically no coverage of anything tech anywhereMay 30 13:10
Techrights-secthat I can find, I've checked a *large* number of the usual (and some unusual)May 30 13:10
Techrights-secsitesMay 30 13:10
schestowitz-TRsame here May 30 13:10
Techrights-secI check mastodon weekly, though without an account, but that is always suchMay 30 13:12
Techrights-seca low yield that the next check is not due until the weekendMay 30 13:12
schestowitz-TRask yourself if:May 30 13:12
schestowitz-TR- had you not checked it, you would have missed something very importantMay 30 13:12
schestowitz-TR- if time unix x in mastodon was more constructive than the same time unit reading rss feedsMay 30 13:12
Techrights-secno, there is rarely anything important but more occasionally somethingMay 30 13:14
Techrights-secinteresting.  however the yield is so damn low that it is more of a choreMay 30 13:14
Techrights-secto even think about mastodon            May 30 13:14
Techrights-secRSS feeds are good, but take a *lot* of time to go through.  I'm not sure howMay 30 13:14
Techrights-secmany blog feeds I have but it is quite a lot, then there are more regular May 30 13:14
Techrights-secnews sources via RSS as well.  I'll check those tomorrow or the day after.May 30 13:14
Techrights-secIt takes a few days for worthwile links to build up there and I just checkedMay 30 13:14
Techrights-secthoroughly the other day.May 30 13:14
schestowitz-TRI have tricks for reading rss feeds since ages agoMay 30 13:14
schestowitz-TRyou let them build up, then cluster baased on site, date, or key filterMay 30 13:14
schestowitz-TRmakes them easier to group and digestMay 30 13:14
Techrights-secYes similar to my method.May 30 13:14
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Techrights-secthe general ones are bit harder and though many of the blogs follow theme May 30 13:36
Techrights-secor reasonably narrow interests, they still take a lot of time to cullMay 30 13:36
Techrights-secIf I could master the GUI component of Python, I could probably write May 30 13:36
Techrights-seca reasonabel RSS/Atom feed reader by now.May 30 13:36
schestowitz-TRin the cli some heuristics would be easyMay 30 13:36
schestowitz-TRnot sure about the gui stuffMay 30 13:36
Techrights-secnot sure, sometimes the most interesting material is lacking in the expectedMay 30 13:37
Techrights-secterms, phrases, and keywords.  May 30 13:37
schestowitz-TRdraftMay 30 13:42
schestowitz-TRhaving a go at the "FOK YUS" (focus) presidentMay 30 13:42
schestowitz-TRyou need to click on the link that says "context"May 30 13:42
Techrights-secackMay 30 13:43
Techrights-secnot sure the car crash material is relevant unless a direct tie to showingMay 30 13:43
Techrights-sechow diplomatic immunity was abused or how alcohol was involvedMay 30 13:43
Techrights-secthe text needs to stand on its own and the link be supplemental. May 30 13:43
Techrights-secRemember that some of the best audience is via GeminiMay 30 13:43
schestowitz-TRwhat the meme says is not really a jokeMay 30 13:44
schestowitz-TRit is factual May 30 13:44
Techrights-secyes, that can be emphasized then, because too often the "memes" are jokes andMay 30 13:44
Techrights-secnot seriousMay 30 13:44
schestowitz-TRright, amending..May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TR(btw, it's common knowledge in EPO... the story about the son)May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TRfrom what I am hearing, campinos is already done for the count because he's not supported by EPO "users"May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TR(never mind 'his' staff) May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TRwe need to drain this whole "swamp"May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TRbut it'll take huge effort and coordinationMay 30 13:48
schestowitz-TRthen, upc too would go away fasterMay 30 13:48
schestowitz-TR(along with swpats hey hi 4ir bs)May 30 13:48
schestowitz-TRquestion: can we do some so-called 'data science' around death asnd dreath of the newsMay 30 13:51
schestowitz-TRlike, based on "Links" or some archives on your PC?May 30 13:51
schestowitz-TRThat in itself would be an interesting topic re the WWWMay 30 13:51
schestowitz-TRsomethign numeric rather than guy feelingMay 30 13:51
schestowitz-TR*gutMay 30 13:51
Techrights-secI'm not sure how we can extract relevant material from the strings which makeMay 30 13:52
Techrights-secup the web pages linked toMay 30 13:52
schestowitz-TRabout 12 years ago I used thunderbird archives to show the depletition of news about "Ubuntu"May 30 13:52
schestowitz-TRwhen the distro was losing its relevanceMay 30 13:52
schestowitz-TRor maybe just the mediaMay 30 13:52
schestowitz-TRota epoMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRdoneMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRI basically expand upon the EPO posts that are mostly photos and memesMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRI expect us to have lots of material soonMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRand it can drive the orange one off the edgeMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRthey have meeting in 4 weeksMay 30 15:08
schestowitz-TRto decide whether to replace himMay 30 15:09
Techrights-secackMay 30 15:18
Techrights-secI hope he is replaced but the nepotism and corruption must be also fixed at May 30 15:18
Techrights-secthe same time or the series of clowns will continueMay 30 15:18
schestowitz-TRthey will try hard to cover up what happened the past 12 yearsMay 30 15:18
schestowitz-TRbecause so many are complicity at several levelsMay 30 15:18
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Techrights-secackMay 30 16:06
schestowitz-TRafter the video is ready I willMay 30 16:11
schestowitz-TRpush out the meme now in draftsMay 30 16:11
schestowitz-TRI want to remind those who decide that they can and should replace himMay 30 16:11
schestowitz-TRjust added the text of the video as wellMay 30 16:11
schestowitz-TRwe have a real opportunity to make profound changeMay 30 16:11
Techrights-secackMay 30 16:12
schestowitz-TR Microsoft is all minuses and unlisted https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2022/05/30/may-2022-web-server-survey.htmlMay 30 17:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.netcraft.com | May 2022 Web Server Survey | Netcraft NewsMay 30 17:03
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Techrights-secackMay 30 17:40
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Both Biden and Trump have been bailing out Microsoft with obscene military ("defence") contracts and the partisan media hardly talks about it. How much the next round of bailout? 30+ billion?May 30 18:03
Techrights-secackMay 30 18:04
Techrights-secM$ decrease by 1% down to %3 out of all sites.May 30 18:04
Techrights-secHOlding at 3% for active sitesMay 30 18:04
Techrights-secI'm still surprise it is even that high.May 30 18:04
schestowitz-TR Microsoft-sponsored media says Microsoft-sponsored Linux FUD https://www.csoonline.com/article/3662151/linux-malware-is-on-the-rise-6-types-of-attacks-to-look-for.html the real issue is Windows, not "Linux" http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSAMay 30 18:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.csoonline.com | Linux malware is on the rise—6 types of attacks to look for | CSO OnlineMay 30 18:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Microsoft and the NSA - TechrightsMay 30 18:07
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Microsoft = organised crime and parasite bring pushed to the brink. Now becoming a leech on the US taxpayer http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/May 30 18:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The United States Government Should Quit Bailing Out Microsoft at Taxpayers’ Expense | TechrightsMay 30 18:09
schestowitz-TRYou can get arrested for helping someone rob a bank, but you do not get even impeached for robbing the bank at Microsoft's behalf http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/May 30 18:11
Techrights-secor arrested for deploying M$ in production environmentsMay 30 18:12
schestowitz-TReveryone gets tired for deploying MSMay 30 18:15
schestowitz-TRnobody gets hired for deploying MSMay 30 18:15
schestowitz-TRnowadays you get fired for itMay 30 18:15
schestowitz-TRand in some US states the firing line is back as an option for capital punishmentMay 30 18:15
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Trying FreeBSD, and a rant about system gemini://blinkyshark.chickenkiller.com/2022-05-30-trying-freebsd.gmiMay 30 18:28
Techrights-secackMay 30 18:32
Techrights-sec"It seems like systemd is a big hairball of complexity. So not modular.     "   May 30 18:32
schestowitz-TRhairball is a racial slut; obv. hatred. reported for hate crime... in germany ;-)May 30 18:33
schestowitz-TR*racial slurMay 30 18:33
Techrights-sec                          May 30 18:33
Techrights-secackMay 30 18:33
Techrights-sechttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkBIbi0NaBUMay 30 18:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Invidious: https://invidio.xamh.de/watch?v=YkBIbi0NaBUMay 30 18:33
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> invidio.xamh.de | my cat throwing up hairball - InvidiousMay 30 18:33
schestowitz-TRhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7JOBVqcAswMay 30 18:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Invidious: https://y.com.sb/watch?v=y7JOBVqcAswMay 30 18:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> y.com.sb | Cat Pukes Hairballs - ORIGINAL - InvidiousMay 30 18:35
schestowitz-TRin that first one I was expecting something big to come outMay 30 18:37
Techrights-secsystemd?May 30 18:37
Techrights-secthe second one is mor to the pointMay 30 18:37
schestowitz-TRstill a little smallMay 30 18:39
schestowitz-TRyoutube: we have many videos of people fartingMay 30 18:39
schestowitz-TRand cats chokingMay 30 18:39
schestowitz-TRosysee: hold my beer. we have ladies who sell their gas inn a jar.May 30 18:39
schestowitz-TR*odysee May 30 18:39
schestowitz-TRtiktok: ....May 30 18:39
schestowitz-TRthis is what the client/society/audience wants and can offerMay 30 18:44
schestowitz-TRthe platform can be as good as the target "base"May 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRlike people who do livestreams of mass murdersMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRnews very slow todayrMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRrianne too has found almost nothingMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRI will tidy up the "office" a bit, for health reasons mostlyMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRold videos (when it was expensive and scarce): 5-course mealMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRnow: candyMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRgrindr is to relationship ("apps") what....May 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRI think they "hackd" the system, like "blooper" shows in place of filmsMay 30 18:45
schestowitz-TRthey target addictive behaviourMay 30 18:45
Techrights-secackMay 30 18:46
Techrights-secholiday in the us + a monday + heading into the summer + general continued declineMay 30 18:46
Techrights-sec  ackMay 30 18:46
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schestowitz-TRtoday I added a para to my draft about leaving/part-timingMay 30 20:12
schestowitz-TRbut I toook the draft back to my notes filesMay 30 20:12
schestowitz-TRturn s out some mionitors were a lot further bacl than they needed to beso I was losing out on some potentialMay 30 20:12
schestowitz-TRI also see now how easy it is to convert to standing desk, as I do right now whenMay 30 20:13
schestowitz-TRtyping this May 30 20:13
Techrights-secackMay 30 20:13
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