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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1234507991795347456Mar 03 00:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz "While thinking about software is abstract, the code and equipment that makes your computer display th… https://t.co/S7WDSfPoGPMar 03 00:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz "While thinking about software is abstract, the code and equipment that makes your computer display th… https://t.co/S7WDSfPoGPMar 03 00:00
schestowitz""While thinking about software is abstract, the code and equipment that makes your computer display this article -- or do anything else for that matter –– is not." Code not being abstract LOL"Mar 03 00:00
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1234504630056423424Mar 03 00:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz The Euro policy is not even the Council, some kind of parallel enhanced cooperation, a bit like the UP… https://t.co/nLTJViVsA6Mar 03 00:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz The Euro policy is not even the Council, some kind of parallel enhanced cooperation, a bit like the UP… https://t.co/nLTJViVsA6Mar 03 00:00
schestowitz"The Euro policy is not even the Council, some kind of parallel enhanced cooperation, a bit like the UPC. I am not even sure this is based on enhanced cooperation."Mar 03 00:00
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/BrideOfLinux/status/1234489420826447874Mar 03 00:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@BrideOfLinux: @schestowitz @chadmccullough @Microsoft I keep hearing that claim, but I keep seeing no proof.Mar 03 00:01
schestowitzSnowden leaks already have the proof, e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-dataMar 03 00:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages | US news | The GuardianMar 03 00:01
schestowitz>> If you go to https://t.co/DAzdBWMtCa, do you see a new "https://t.co/DAzdBWMtCa" tracker? I'm seeing it when using UBlock Origin. It wasn't there before. Pages don't display correctly unless I allow it. Maybe an error on my side?Mar 03 00:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.startpage.com | Startpage.com - The world's most private search engineMar 03 00:10
schestowitzMar 03 00:10
schestowitzWith my browser I cannot even use the page. I cannot type in a search query. What a mess.Mar 03 00:10
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schestowitzhttps://mastodon.cloud/@jwinnie/103732429424856869Mar 03 00:41
schestowitz"Mar 03 00:41
schestowitz@grainloom @tuxmachines Who else is going to pay for kernel dev then?Mar 03 00:41
schestowitzSadly, the Linux Foundation will need to be around as long as capitalism is aroundMar 03 00:41
schestowitz"Mar 03 00:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mastodon.cloud | Jeremy Potter 🐧🏴: "@grainloom@cybre.space @tuxmachines@mastodon.tech…" - mastodon.cloudMar 03 00:41
schestowitzVery few Linux devs are paid by the LFMar 03 00:42
schestowitzhttps://hackers.town/@remotenemesis/103731474671067765Mar 03 00:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-hackers.town | Nemesis :battery_full:: "@tuxmachines@mastodon.technology Big Open Sourc…" - hackers.townMar 03 00:42
schestowitz"Big Open Source is a wing of Big Tech."Mar 03 00:42
schestowitzhttps://cybre.space/@grainloom/103731473023298155Mar 03 00:42
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cybre.space | Rain 🚱: "@tuxmachines@mastodon.technology The Linux Founda…" - CybrespaceMar 03 00:42
schestowitzThe Linux Foundation needs to be discarded and replaced.""Mar 03 00:42
schestowitzhttps://social.tchncs.de/@scops/103730342217641863Mar 03 00:43
schestowitz" it would be interessting WHY they choosed mattermost and not for example matrix."Mar 03 00:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-social.tchncs.de | scops: "@tuxmachines@mastodon.technology it would be inte…" - MastodonMar 03 00:43
schestowitzhttps://ruby.social/@sfylph/103732465307056233Mar 03 00:43
schestowitz"s I'll make this website my homepage"Mar 03 00:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ruby.social | sfylph: "@tuxmachines@mastodon.technology I'll make this w…" - Ruby.socialMar 03 00:44
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1234632853213728769Mar 03 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stautistic: @schestowitz https://t.co/LYGLoOfE4TMar 03 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stautistic: @schestowitz https://t.co/LYGLoOfE4TMar 03 00:47
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1234636566183718912Mar 03 00:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: @schestowitz The Palm's were brilliant machines with a straightforward operating system. And then, suddenly, they were gone.Mar 03 00:47
schestowitzMine is still in good condition and I keep it safe as it's not possible to get these anymore (not in working condition)Mar 03 00:48
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schestowitz>> https://www.dw.com/en/uruguay--in-president-to-end-15-years-of-left-wing-rule/a-52600653Mar 03 06:36
schestowitz>> =Mar 03 06:36
schestowitz>> xMar 03 06:36
schestowitz>> https://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/articles/oil-majors-struggle-to-counter-extinction-rebellion-narrativeMar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> =Mar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dw.com | Uruguay swears in president to end 15 years of left-wing rule | News | DW | 01.03.2020Mar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> https://www.ft.com/content/17b54f60-5ba5-11ea-8033-fa40a0d65a98Mar 03 06:37
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schestowitz>> https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/3/2/hks-elmendorf-on-divestment/Mar 03 06:37
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.spglobal.com | Oil majors struggle to counter Extinction Rebellion narrative | S&P GlobalMar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/endorsement-2020-bernie-sanders/Mar 03 06:37
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schestowitz>> https://www.wired.com/story/python-language-more-popular-than-ever/Mar 03 06:37
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.ft.com | Subscribe to read | Financial TimesMar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> x https://mobile.twitter.com/NidaKhanNY/status/1234661752492584960Mar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> # :( foreign-owned tahuites in place of official communicationsMar 03 06:37
schestowitz>> =Mar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thecrimson.com | HKS Dean Elmendorf Declines to “Take a Public Position” on Fossil Fuel Divestment | News | The Harvard CrimsonMar 03 06:37
schestowitz>>Mar 03 06:37
schestowitz> That last link should be replaced wit hthe correct one:Mar 03 06:37
schestowitz> https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trumps-swift-coronavirus-response-continues/Mar 03 06:37
schestowitzLunduke now uses Coronavirus as his excuses for getting back to Twitter (and nothing else, not even Mastodon).Mar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thenation.com | ‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement | The NationMar 03 06:37
schestowitzI'm refreshing every now and then for 3/3/2020 links.Mar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.wired.com | The Python Programming Language Is More Popular Than Ever | WIREDMar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mobile.twitter.com | TwitterMar 03 06:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.whitehouse.gov | President Trump's Swift Coronavirus Response Continues  | The White HouseMar 03 06:37
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/02/breaking-news-uk-will-not-participate.html?showComment=1583162945124#c4657011962958067430Mar 03 07:34
schestowitz"Note that it appears that the UKIPO found out basically the same way the papers did - briefing from No. 10."Mar 03 07:34
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Breaking news: UK will not participate in UPC system - The IPKatMar 03 07:34
schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/03/cancellation-of-marques-spring-meeting.html?showComment=1583168049409#c8687552776082817195Mar 03 07:36
schestowitz"Mar 03 07:36
schestowitzAnd the EQE? See the link (more than 50...)Mar 03 07:36
schestowitzhttps://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2020/20200301.htmlMar 03 07:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Cancellation of MARQUES Spring Meeting 2020 - The IPKatMar 03 07:36
schestowitz"Mar 03 07:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.epo.org | EPO - Update on CoronavirusMar 03 07:36
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Seangemmell/status/1234734501651271680Mar 03 07:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Seangemmell: @schestowitz I think that is just a general “UK” dot. Only 1 case in Scotland and wasn’t Glasgow.Mar 03 07:49
schestowitzyeah, seems like it...Mar 03 07:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/HilaryEllary/status/1234708887376363520Mar 03 07:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@HilaryEllary: @schestowitz Meanwhile they will do their utmost to asset strip ours. Luckily Trump and Johnson have already fallen out.Mar 03 07:50
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1234706314850426880Mar 03 07:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@j082298: @schestowitz Might that company have anything to do with Dragon Global?Mar 03 07:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DDemocracy2020/status/1234693785684234240Mar 03 07:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DDemocracy2020: @BobbethC_ https://t.co/IXfGXb4o15Mar 03 07:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Promoting #surveillance as"protection" Typical nonsense from #surveillancecapitalism proponents https://t.co/viQhaujCmfMar 03 07:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/We3forDemocracy/status/1234657695728205824Mar 03 07:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@We3forDemocracy: @schestowitz The Brave Browser is just a different way for an internet platform to make money.Mar 03 07:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/FailDef/status/1234652842880897024Mar 03 07:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@FailDef: @schestowitz People that have eaten from the forbidden fruit (drugs, alcohol...) tend to get access to proprietary… https://t.co/IsaI2dfq7UMar 03 07:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@FailDef: @schestowitz People that have eaten from the forbidden fruit (drugs, alcohol...) tend to get access to proprietary… https://t.co/IsaI2dfq7UMar 03 07:52
schestowitz"People that have eaten from the forbidden fruit (drugs, alcohol...) tend to get access to proprietary surveillance during their drug intoxication (license fees), so in my opinion it would completely make sense to monitor this sort of rich && old && ignorant && sadistic people..."Mar 03 07:52
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1234643250763399170Mar 03 07:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: @schestowitz I donated mine, with a keyboard. Somebody bought the rig for $10. Dumbest move I ever made.Mar 03 07:52
schestowitzI still have a keyboard for it,  but it doesn't work so well anymoreMar 03 07:52
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schestowitz>>Mar 03 17:40
schestowitz>> -rw-------  1 roy roy 74318 Mar  1 05:43 2020-03-01-merged.htmlMar 03 17:40
schestowitz>> -rw-------  1 roy roy 57673 Mar  2 06:35 2020-03-02-merged.htmlMar 03 17:40
schestowitz>>Mar 03 17:40
schestowitz>> I often assume that "other links" get emailed after an upload had beenMar 03 17:40
schestowitz>> made, so maybe this is indicative of human error?Mar 03 17:40
schestowitz>>Mar 03 17:40
schestowitz> Yes, human error.  After I edit the daily links, I have to run a mergeMar 03 17:40
schestowitz> script and then, after verification, an upload script.  I forgot the latter.Mar 03 17:40
schestowitzThat makes sense. It's good that I asked then :-)Mar 03 17:40
schestowitzLet's see what happens later tonight: https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/5368.htmlMar 03 17:40
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-diziet.dreamwidth.org | diziet | Let's Encrypt certificate revocation - panic now!Mar 03 17:40
schestowitz> Wiki now has a simple html-like tag that can repair the most common grammatical errors... basic sentence caps and some missing apostrophes.Mar 03 17:43
schestowitz>Mar 03 17:43
schestowitz> So it's now possible to write an entire book in lowercase then add a couple tags, fixing most of the document.Mar 03 17:43
schestowitz>Mar 03 17:43
schestowitz> Public domain.Mar 03 17:43
schestowitzThere are all sorts of ways to process, check and correct text. But they usually take manual operator to verify still, and doing it manually can take about as much as that verification process.Mar 03 17:43
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schestowitz>>> Yes, human error.  After I edit the daily links, I have to run a mergeMar 03 23:59
schestowitz>>> script and then, after verification, an upload script.  I forgot the latter.Mar 03 23:59
schestowitz>> That makes sense. It's good that I asked then :-)Mar 03 23:59
schestowitz>>Mar 03 23:59
schestowitz>> Let's see what happens later tonight:Mar 03 23:59
schestowitz>> https://diziet.dreamwidth.org/5368.htmlMar 03 23:59
schestowitz>>Mar 03 23:59
schestowitz> Thanks.  I had not seen that.  I guess my site is not affected, if IMar 03 23:59
schestowitz> checked correctly.Mar 03 23:59
schestowitzSome clients at work are affected.Mar 03 23:59

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