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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9zmiiilHXDmkyNgewqOct 04 01:09
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schestowitz"Oct 04 01:09
schestowitzOther points. Tech centralisation makes the network more fragile and difficult to maintain, Cloudflare analysis included.Oct 04 01:09
schestowitzPoints about needing cheap electricity apply anywhere surplus renewables are produced, thus not as exclusive as some may think.Oct 04 01:09
schestowitzTheres 2 things we can/need to do to decentralise the system ASAP.Oct 04 01:09
schestowitz1. The Fedi Platform mentioned,Oct 04 01:09
schestowitz2. An idea we've been holding onto for literally years… design heaters that generate heat through hashing.Oct 04 01:09
schestowitzWill pass this 2 others :)Oct 04 01:09
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schestowitz>>>> Can we somehow dig up more article about that incident? Google did notOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>>> help... is there a Web site for archives? Google Books maybe?Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>> If it was covered in a major newspaper, then it should still be at aOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>> library either in an article database or, at worst, on microfiche.  TheOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>> trick would be finding ones that are online at all even if behind aOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>> paywall or subscription.Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>>> I don't have direct access.  I'll check anyway.Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>> I suppose the one we now have is the exclusive/main one, based on theOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>> Nixon tapes.Oct 04 06:18
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schestowitz>>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> Perhaps, but back then the article titles were more colorful thanOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> informative so just cruising through titles will not be of any use, theOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> bodies of the articles must be indexed as well.  The Washington Post'sOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> search interface seems completely broken.  Fortunately NYT has a workingOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> one and with even the bodies indexed, but they are not easily searchableOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> / retrievable:Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> Here are some search results:Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/27/archives/arthur-watson-of-ibm-exenvoy-dies-on-international-role-known-as.htmlOct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Arthur Watson of IBM, Ex‐Envoy, Dies - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/02/archives/ibm-official-made-chairman-of-us-unit-of-world-chamber-election-of.htmlOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | I.B.M. Official Made Chairman Of U.S. Unit of World Chamber; Election of Arthur K. Watson to Council Post Follows a Family Tradition - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/17/archives/confidence-voiced-in-envoy-to-paris.htmlOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | CONFIDENCE VOICED IN ENVOY TO PARIS - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/25/archives/nixon-says-pact-on-arms-depends-on-moscow-trip-tells-of-ordering-a.htmlOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | NIXON SAYS PACT ON ARMS DEPENDS ON MOSCOW TRIP - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/12/archives/senate-panel-drops-inquiry-into-the-watson-incident.htmlOct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Senate Panel Drops Inquiry Into the Watson Incident - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1972/08/30/archives/president-accepts-resignation-of-watson-as-envoy-to-france.htmlOct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | President Accepts Resignation Of Watson as Envoy to France - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz> https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/09/archives/retiring-paris-envoy-sums-up-diplomatic-life.htmlOct 04 06:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Retiring Paris Envoy Sums Up Diplomatic Life - The New York TimesOct 04 06:18
schestowitzOh, excellent finds. I will think how to integrate these into the site.Oct 04 06:18
schestowitzOnly one article seems irrelevant and one was mentioned in Techrights before (about his death).Oct 04 06:18
schestowitzI think that given the age of these we can reproduce some. With links to originals.Oct 04 06:18
schestowitz>> I think that given the age of these we can reproduce some. With links toOct 04 06:43
schestowitz>> originals.Oct 04 06:43
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schestowitz>>Oct 04 06:43
schestowitz> It depends.  If the scanned, digital version is considered a new editionOct 04 06:43
schestowitz> then the clock resets.  Things have gotten muddy in that regard inOct 04 06:43
schestowitz> recent years.Oct 04 06:43
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:43
schestowitz> https://blog.jipel.law.nyu.edu/2019/12/in-2024-mickey-mouse-will-finally-enter-the-public-domain-sort-of/Oct 04 06:43
schestowitz>Oct 04 06:44
schestowitz> Better to focus on M$, there were a lot of reports of harassment andOct 04 06:44
schestowitz> worse 10 years ago from their events IIRC.Oct 04 06:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.jipel.law.nyu.edu | In 2024, Mickey Mouse Will Finally Enter the Public Domain — Sort ofOct 04 06:44
schestowitzMaybe I will pause and wait for the right opportunity to bring this up.Oct 04 06:44
schestowitzI'm low on material (topics) to be honest.Oct 04 06:44
schestowitzVery slow news weekend so far.Oct 04 06:44
schestowitzI even started checking email several times a day (again). Sometimes it gives me ideas (things to cover).Oct 04 06:44
schestowitz>>> It depends.  If the scanned, digital version is considered a new editionOct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>> then the clock resets.  Things have gotten muddy in that regard inOct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>> recent years.Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>> https://blog.jipel.law.nyu.edu/2019/12/in-2024-mickey-mouse-will-finally-enter-the-public-domain-sort-of/Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>> Better to focus on M$, there were a lot of reports of harassment andOct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>> worse 10 years ago from their events IIRC.Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>> Maybe I will pause and wait for the right opportunity to bring this up.Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>> I'm low on material (topics) to be honest.Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>> Very slow news weekend so far.Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>> I even started checking email several times a day (again). Sometimes itOct 04 08:48
schestowitz>> gives me ideas (things to cover).Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>Oct 04 08:48
schestowitz>>Oct 04 08:49
schestowitz> Yeah, things slowed down /further/ during the summer and have notOct 04 08:49
schestowitz> returned to even the previously low levels.  In a few years there willOct 04 08:49
schestowitz> be nothing but a few stenographers, along with some transient bloggers.Oct 04 08:49
schestowitzI spent much time every week chasing STILL-living blogs.Oct 04 08:49
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