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schestowitz> Condolences on "brexit".  :\Feb 01 09:41
schestowitzNo benefits to it,  only damage (which we've seen since 2016 and are now coming to accept as "well, it's too late now"Feb 01 09:41
schestowitzRemember I travel with a German passport, so I still get the fast lane in EU member states. Having "Dr" in it has so far accelerated the checks (they point it out and let me through faster, together with the wife)...Feb 01 09:41
schestowitzMy previous passport was issued in 2009, which was too early for me to present my doctoral certificate... and Tehcrights/BN slowed down completion as well.  The password was reissued a year ago and in the application form they said I can add the title, so I thought, "heck, why not?" It wasn't even hard a process... just present the paper. And future ones will keep the title with no additional burden of proof. If more European countries spokeFeb 01 09:41
schestowitzEnglish (Ireland has its own), we'd consider moving. I'm 'too old' to start spending lots of time learning 'baskets of words' and memorising them.Feb 01 09:41
schestowitz> I've added technologyreview.com to the automated feeds.Feb 01 09:41
schestowitzIt's a good site. BTW, please remove 9to5linux  as both Rianne and I have it and follow it closely for tuxmachines. We're a close ally of that site, which helps us reciprocally. Softpedia lost its best writer.Feb 01 09:41
schestowitz> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/a-pro-trump-blog-has-doxed-a-chinese-scientist-it-falselyFeb 01 10:11
schestowitz>Feb 01 10:12
schestowitz> I had removed them from my feeds a long while ago, but I'll try toFeb 01 10:12
schestowitz> remember to avoid them in secondary situations too, when others link to it.Feb 01 10:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.buzzfeednews.com | Twitter Banned Zero Hedge For Doxing A Chinese Scientist It Falsely Accused Of Creating CoronavirusFeb 01 10:12
schestowitzI didn't want to remark on the site.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzBut...Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzMuch can be said about people who often-times link to it. Think BreitFart. Similar audiences.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzIf we're to expose Gates stories, with all those 'theories' about vaccines floating about, then we need to keep a distance from the k00k-serving sites.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzI can envision how linkage would be spun as "agreeing" or "endorsing" to distract from the message.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzOTOH, I cannot control who links to us and reads us. I saw some people linking to the series saying that Gates is a pedo (this is not what we said at all).Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzEven RT and Sputnik are less toxic.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzWe >might< get in trouble for linking to other Trump-leaning domains you occasionally use (even if on some issues they're right on point)Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzQuilette (or something like that, forgot the name) is one of those...Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzThat's not to say that the "wing" is the problem; buzzfeednews is also unreliable at times, as is CNN...Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzI almost quit using Google News for news.... I rely on direct subscription to LOTS blogs I can trust... even if some post an article only a few times per year.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzMaybe TuxMachines can improve and expand its index a bit to make Google News more obsolete for "Linux" news search. It's limited at the moment http://www.tuxmachines.org/aggregator/sourcesFeb 01 10:12
schestowitzThis is not the curated one, like http://www.tuxmachines.org/Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzThere, Rianne and I also cluster related news bits (see "Replies").Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzThanks for the tmux improvements you made; I see their effect and it helps me understand what hammers on the site and where it comes from (e.g. pages scraping old TR archives).Feb 01 10:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tuxmachines.org | News Feeds | Tux MachinesFeb 01 10:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines | Do you waddle the waddle?Feb 01 10:12
schestowitzToday I will >try< to make lots of articles. I spend a LOT of time setting up strongswan on Debian... still need to do further work on it, but it generally works since yesterday afternoon.Feb 01 10:12
schestowitz> I've added the respectfulinsolence.com blog to the automated feeds forFeb 01 10:16
schestowitz> tomorrow.  Let me know if it is relevant or not.Feb 01 10:16
schestowitzI hope the 4 below will be included tomorrow. It seems relevant.Feb 01 10:16
schestowitzI say I hope they WILL be included as inline email with this charset makes them unusable (newlines, improper chars etc.). And I want to link to these to counter the BS.Feb 01 10:16
schestowitz>> I've added the respectfulinsolence.com blog to the automated feeds forFeb 01 10:17
schestowitz>> tomorrow.  Let me know if it is relevant or not.Feb 01 10:17
schestowitz> I hope the 4 below will be included tomorrow. It seems relevant.Feb 01 10:17
schestowitz>Feb 01 10:18
schestowitz> I say I hope they WILL be included as inline email with this charsetFeb 01 10:18
schestowitz> makes them unusable (newlines, improper chars etc.). And I want to linkFeb 01 10:18
schestowitz> to these to counter the BS.Feb 01 10:18
schestowitz                    <li>Feb 01 11:06
schestowitz                      <h5><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation">Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data</a></h5>Feb 01 11:06
schestowitz                      <blockquote>Feb 01 11:06
schestowitz                        <p> An antivirus program used by hundreds of millions of people around the world is selling highly sensitive web browsing data to many of the world's biggest companies, a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag has found. Our report relies on leaked user data, contracts, and other company documents that show the sale of this data is both highly sensitive and is in many cases supposed to remain confidential betweenFeb 01 11:06
schestowitzthe company selling the data and the clients purchasing it. </p></blockquote></li>Feb 01 11:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.vice.com | Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data - VICEFeb 01 11:06
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Sheikh_al_Touar/status/1223333435982348290Feb 01 11:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: The EPO’s Epic Waste of Money (300 Million Euros) Ended up Not Only a Fire Hazard But Also a Suffocation Risk… https://t.co/zklsp45R1bFeb 01 11:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: The EPO’s Epic Waste of Money (300 Million Euros) Ended up Not Only a Fire Hazard But Also a Suffocation Risk… https://t.co/zklsp45R1bFeb 01 11:24
schestowitz"The EPO’s Epic Waste of Money (300 Million Euros) Ended up Not Only a Fire Hazard But Also a Suffocation Risk #patents #Europe #Buildings #Architect #JeanNouvel #securityrisk #money"Feb 01 11:24
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/katcall-openings-for-internkats.html?showComment=1580465803349#c8979005698099971224Feb 01 12:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Katcall: Openings for InternKats! - The IPKatFeb 01 12:02
schestowitz"Feb 01 12:02
schestowitzLorenza GiordaniFriday, 31 January 2020 at 08:38:00 GMTFeb 01 12:02
schestowitzI am just seeing the post now, so I am afraid that I am too late. When will you open the intern vacancies again?Feb 01 12:02
schestowitz"Feb 01 12:02
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/does-south-africa-want-public-interest.html?showComment=1580464639251#c8690791187846664927Feb 01 12:02
schestowitz"Philosophically, a review of the passage of the Bills confirms that “public policy” has been and remains the prime motivator of the Bills…..not copyright law. The belated WTO Communication further attempts to secure evidence to support the “public policy” versus a “copyright law” approach. It will be awhile until the philosophies become more inclusive instead of being myopically and exclusively focused as presently. If theFeb 01 12:02
schestowitzphilosophical paradigm driving the introduction of the Bills was driven by copyright law…consideration would be on the same issues before the EU, Australia and others that must be considered for copyright law to evolve in a digital world…all of which are absent from the Bills"Feb 01 12:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Does South Africa want public interest considerations for copyright limitations and exceptions at the WTO? - The IPKatFeb 01 12:02
schestowitz"I am just seeing the post now, so I am afraid that I am too late. When will you open the intern vacancies again?"Feb 01 12:02
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/01/katcall-openings-for-internkats.html?showComment=1580459914499#c4717918661389443696Feb 01 12:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Katcall: Openings for InternKats! - The IPKatFeb 01 12:06
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/09/zervos-v-picasso-or-copyright-v-droit.html?showComment=1580434929732#c4132210747579365818Feb 01 12:06
schestowitz"I do not know what kind of copyright the plaintiffs has in the french case because the copyright owner of Picasso's paintings is the estate. "Feb 01 12:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Zervos v Picasso, or copyright v droit d'auteur - The IPKatFeb 01 12:06
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schestowitz>>> As mentioned before, but now it is formally identified:Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>>Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>> https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615114/a-study-of-youtube-comments-shows-how-its-turning-people-onto-the-alt-right/Feb 01 18:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.technologyreview.com | YouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videos - MIT Technology ReviewFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>>Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>> I'll add that to tomorrow's links.Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>> ThanksFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz> I suspect that by the time the problem is acknowledged *anywhere*Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz> prominent it will have 1) become strong and 2) become normalized.  It isFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> already *very* widespread, just low key so far.  The situation is farFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> worse than people realize.  With the orange anus riling people up andFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> pardoning war criminals, and a complete and utter lack of actual newsFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> for 90 % of the US, and 2 generations of a generally illiterateFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> population lacking basic education, there is the potential to for theFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz> domestic situation in the US to turn very violent very suddenly.Feb 01 18:00
schestowitzTwo notably examples:Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz1. many people now  think 9/11 was a demolition of similarFeb 01 18:00
schestowitz2. conspiracy theories about climate science are now common online, sometimes accounting for the 'consensus' (in sites like MINDS).Feb 01 18:00
schestowitz>>> I've added the respectfulinsolence.com blog to the automated feeds forFeb 01 18:11
schestowitz>>> tomorrow.  Let me know if it is relevant or not.Feb 01 18:11
schestowitz>> I hope the 4 below will be included tomorrow. It seems relevant.Feb 01 18:11
schestowitz> Ok.  They should be in the normal automated feed starting tomorrow.Feb 01 18:11
schestowitz>Feb 01 18:11
schestowitz> The work flow has rather stabilized so I will upload notes soon toFeb 01 18:12
schestowitz> better describe what is in the scripts and why.Feb 01 18:12
schestowitzI hope those 4 won't be cut out by the date threshold. They seem good for the "science" section or "health"Feb 01 18:12
schestowitzWe still need to refactor for BSD news.Feb 01 18:12
schestowitz>> I say I hope they WILL be included as inline email with this charsetFeb 01 18:12
schestowitz>> makes them unusable (newlines, improper chars etc.). And I want to linkFeb 01 18:12
schestowitz>> to these to counter the BS.Feb 01 18:12
schestowitz> Yes, there is way too much BS and people are being made more and moreFeb 01 18:12
schestowitz> polarized via social control media so that some illegitimate topics getFeb 01 18:12
schestowitz> piggybacked occasionally onto legitimate ones.Feb 01 18:12
schestowitzWe're both watching https://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2020/room_6/Tuesday/Facebook_Dynamite_Uber_Bombs_and_You.webm right now. I should have watched it to the end  this morning, but lacked the time...Feb 01 18:12
schestowitzSoon... a long article on UPC.Feb 01 18:12
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schestowitz> Hi, Could you please send me your draft soon, so that I can check? ManyFeb 01 18:17
schestowitz> thanks alreadyFeb 01 18:18
schestowitz> ...you could start from my tweets of 8-1-2020, follow them throughoutFeb 01 18:18
schestowitz> the month and take it from there. The evidence is included, as youFeb 01 18:18
schestowitz> certainly saw. If you have questions, pls let me know.Feb 01 18:18
schestowitz> For now I've just updated the heading "Distributions" to becomeFeb 01 18:40
schestowitz> "Distributions and Operating Systems".  It's in the git repository on TRFeb 01 18:40
schestowitz> now.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitzI changed my template accordingly a minute ago. Should we graft "BSD" from "FOSS" onto this parent category?Feb 01 18:41
schestowitzWe still have two "Eduction" headlines. You often (mis)use the one under "FOSS" for non-FOSS-related things. Maybe we need to shuffle these?Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>>> I say I hope they WILL be included as inline email with this charsetFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>>> makes them unusable (newlines, improper chars etc.). And I want to linkFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>>> to these to counter the BS.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>> Yes, there is way too much BS and people are being made more and moreFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>> polarized via social control media so that some illegitimate topics getFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>>> piggybacked occasionally onto legitimate ones.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz>> We're both watchingFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>> https://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2020/room_6/Tuesday/Facebook_Dynamite_Uber_Bombs_and_You.webmFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>> right now. I should have watched it to the end  this morning, but lackedFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz>> the time...Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz> Videos are time consuming and there are not transcripts that I know of, yet.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitzRianne wants to catch it again later.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz>> Soon... a long article on UPC.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitz> Nice.  I wonder how EPO and UPC warnings can be picked up by scienceFeb 01 18:41
schestowitz> magazines or sciences news shows.Feb 01 18:41
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schestowitzI stopped caring about such things as it's too much effort, often in vain. Floriam  M. used to 'spam' journalists to 'market' his blog posts.Feb 01 18:41
schestowitzNow I'm "like fuck it" (the way they say it on TV, those 3 words); if nobody wants to cover some important topic, "fuck em"... "I'll do it myself...."Feb 01 18:41
schestowitzWorks better for me and contrarians should expect to be ignored by most of the mainstream. Not because they're wrong...Feb 01 18:41
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schestowitz>>>> I changed my template accordingly a minute ago. Should we graft "BSD"Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz>>>> from "FOSS" onto this parent category?Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz>>> Yes.  I've moved it.  It can be rolled back in git if it should beFeb 01 19:42
schestowitz>>> elsewhere.Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz>> we can add "Rust" to "Mozilla" or "Programming" as I see more items thatFeb 01 19:42
schestowitz>> belong there these days. Maybe same for "Java"Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz> Let's add two new categories, "Rust" and "java" under "Programming"Feb 01 19:42
schestowitzDone (at my side just n ow).Feb 01 19:42
schestowitzThe script removes void ones anyway, so no real overhead.Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz>> Maybe move "Fedora" under "IBM"?Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz> There is an IBM under Server.  How about we remove that and makeFeb 01 19:42
schestowitz> "Fedora" into "IBM/Fedora" ?Feb 01 19:42
schestowitzRemoved from Server and now we haveFeb 01 19:42
schestowitz"IBM/Red Hat/Fedora"Feb 01 19:42
schestowitzThrough some of it would not concern distros (e.g. Ansible).Feb 01 19:42
schestowitz>>>> We still have two "Eduction" headlines. You often (mis)use the one underFeb 01 19:43
schestowitz>>>> "FOSS" for non-FOSS-related things. Maybe we need to shuffle these?Feb 01 19:43
schestowitz>>> Sorry.  I've added a note so that I can remember that there are two andFeb 01 19:43
schestowitz>>> better tell them apart.Feb 01 19:43
schestowitz>> The one under FOSS is barely used, except for LMS news.Feb 01 19:43
schestowitz> Should it be removed then?Feb 01 19:43
schestowitzEither that or not used. As above, doesn't hurt to have some that seldom come handy. Because the culling has been automated.Feb 01 19:43
schestowitz>> Done (at my side just n ow).Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz> Ok.  Be sure to merge it into Git on TR please.Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz>Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz>> The script removes void ones anyway, so no real overhead.Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz>>Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz>>>> Maybe move "Fedora" under "IBM"?Feb 01 23:43
schestowitz>>> There is an IBM under Server.  How about we remove that and makeFeb 01 23:43
schestowitz>>> "Fedora" into "IBM/Fedora" ?Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>> Removed from Server and now we haveFeb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>> "IBM/Red Hat/Fedora"Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>> Through some of it would not concern distros (e.g. Ansible).Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz> Oh.  I would have put Ansible under software.Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>>>>> We still have two "Eduction" headlines. You often (mis)use the one underFeb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>>>>> "FOSS" for non-FOSS-related things. Maybe we need to shuffle these?Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>>>> Sorry.  I've added a note so that I can remember that there are two andFeb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>>>> better tell them apart.Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>>> The one under FOSS is barely used, except for LMS news.Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>>> Should it be removed then?Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz>> Either that or not used. As above, doesn't hurt to have some that seldomFeb 01 23:44
schestowitz>> come handy. Because the culling has been automated.Feb 01 23:44
schestowitz> Ok.  We'll leave it for now then.Feb 01 23:44

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