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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mW0Ru6z1AsaHb2IN6Sep 07 17:46
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schestowitz"Bet you can find this somewhere in Hawaii xD it's basically a staple in their cuisine"Sep 07 17:46
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mWhPLDM5e7DV72b0iSep 07 17:46
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schestowitz"a possiblity is to install gapps after phone bought with a simple startup script within the startup wizard, similar option to LineageOS."Sep 07 17:46
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXHgPk06uE0oQkcISSep 07 17:47
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schestowitz"Can't believe my eyes. How cruel can a country be to its citizens? The real criminals are the ones who make and apply such laws. đŸ‘ŽđŸ»"Sep 07 17:47
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXLnYlNMdhKdc3aASSep 07 17:47
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schestowitz" matrix is used a bit instead of IRC"Sep 07 17:47
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXSoL3qUdFu6u0xO4Sep 07 17:47
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schestowitz"That's how evolution works.  Stupid people die.  Lucky that .. if they did not die, they would breed."Sep 07 17:47
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXapCsJDIPge1XjLkSep 07 17:48
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schestowitz"great article! either you are free(libre) or not.  I also like the quote about using extreme pretexts to usher in normalization of censorship. especially when the one doing the censoring gets to define what constitutes the extremism."Sep 07 17:48
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXfNLpeohKK5Tq7M0Sep 07 17:49
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:49
schestowitz this assumes you still have "Chinese and Indian" shops selling larger amounts of groceries - in my region there are fewer of these around than there used to be, those which remain sell junk food, soft drinks, cigs etcSep 07 17:49
schestowitz(I suspect ruthless competition from supermarkets and franchises such as OneStop is the reason).Sep 07 17:49
schestowitzI've been in numerous corner shops over the last few years and not even seen any "real food" let alone sacks of rice in recent times.Sep 07 17:49
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:49
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXg5rClXEA286s1uySep 07 17:49
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schestowitz"but doesn't that defeat the whole point of "open source" software??"Sep 07 17:49
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXjHxWGBRVJ3ES1TMSep 07 17:49
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schestowitz"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Nothing ever changes. Pfffff He (Pope) will blah blah blah .. They (Governments) will ignore said blah blah blah.. Because they could give a fuck. As long as the Catholic church has control of the Vatican bank, and governments can hide their ill gotten gains in offshore bank accounts / tax havens .. They DON'T GIVE A FUCK! With governments, It's all Smoke & Mirrors. And with religion, it's all about mind control of the masses."Sep 07 17:49
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mXz9fvZIuwHRPMQSGSep 07 17:50
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:50
schestowitz"There are several glaring issues when it comes to the leadership of Linux’s steward; for one thing, it lacks actual background in
 Linux"Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzI concur.Sep 07 17:50
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mY0eQPr7piQGRknxoSep 07 17:50
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzFUCK these motherfucking corporate leeches.  GTFOSep 07 17:50
schestowitz#FREELINUXSep 07 17:50
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mY9zqJava7SG173hoSep 07 17:50
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schestowitz"5 years is too much but idiots, like this one, who feel OK to make jokes about snuff with kids do deserve couple of years definitely."Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mZ45ZCR4QQgLT4QT2Sep 07 17:50
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schestowitz" I'm not sure who's accusing you of that, but the irony is they're presumably being paid to accuse you thus."Sep 07 17:50
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mZ8ePhclsxgqKWwgiSep 07 17:51
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:51
schestowitz From the official release notes:Sep 07 17:51
schestowitz> 🎆 A new, official systemd release has just 🎉 been 🎊 tagged đŸŸ. Please download the tarball here:Sep 07 17:51
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:51
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mZPiff54oQgiZxMx6Sep 07 17:51
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schestowitz"Microsuck and Google can go fuck themselves. WE don't want those motherfuckers anywhere in our vicinity."Sep 07 17:51
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mZfbUKMPv2onyrUGmSep 07 17:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:51
schestowitz"A guy I spoke to here in NZ loves his Tesla coupe... it's only downside is it's been in the shop 10 times in the year he's owned it... they've solved most of the problems (all software related) but it still sometimes spontaneously turns on the cruise control... Doh."Sep 07 17:51
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9maiwTRHPR3B9SkxRQSep 07 17:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:52
schestowitz" I use @VoidLinux powered by runit and I love it. It's very fast and so rewarding. Plus, everything is a file - like it's supposed to be. Also tried Devuan recently, installed Linux Libre and it works great with SysVinit. Do you have a list of non-SystemD distros that I can try next?"Sep 07 17:52
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mbTl98LGAY8przzSySep 07 17:52
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:52
schestowitzHistory defeats this argument empirically:Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz#Vietnam and #Korea successfully defend half their territory against USA with small arms and no heavy mechanized or air force (still sovereign today)Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz#Afghanistan rebuffs two largest superpowers (#Russia and #USA) in last 30 years with small arms and no heavy mechanized or air force (still sovereign today)Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz#Switzerland has successfully deterred invasion by arming and training each @schestowitz  - 1/2Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz''Sep 07 17:52
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mbTl9L6Uil3TRyBMGSep 07 17:52
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:52
schestowitzhousehold with #SmallArms (still #sovereign today)Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz#MiddleEast wars resulted in lost sovereignty, but still not quelled going on 20 years @schestowitz  - 2/2Sep 07 17:52
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:52
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mbTq4wCHsefGofc1ISep 07 17:52
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schestowitz"https://mstdn.io/@vrsmd/102738417083756270"Sep 07 17:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mstdn.io | virus.media: "@schestowitz@pleroma.site History defeats this ar
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mbU0pOEQyo0EcuPBISep 07 17:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:53
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:53
schestowitzIt is not theory, it is well tested, even in modern times.Sep 07 17:53
schestowitzhttps://mstdn.io/@vrsmd/102738417083756270Sep 07 17:53
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:53
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mbUpJKDPTNrYZ6OTQSep 07 17:53
schestowitz"Oddly enough this book covers the murder of an entire people group (#genocide) that was only made possible by first passing laws that outlawed #gun ownership for them."Sep 07 17:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:53
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mcuFqu7sTnxF3bzZgSep 07 17:54
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:54
schestowitzz #Microsoft has also recently developed hardware platforms and SoCs where they are the only actor allowed to manage all the cryptography keys stored in HW.Sep 07 17:54
schestowitzThis means that they will be able to sell licenses for cryptography as 'IoT service' and make sure system manufacturers and users will pay fees to use open standards and cryptography on their HW.Sep 07 17:54
schestowitz#Microsoft IoT plans are extremely obscure and well hidden behind their #openwashing campaignSep 07 17:54
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:54
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdHoTK9q0bfBsGTkeSep 07 17:54
schestowitz"Well, you know what they say, the best defense is a good offense."Sep 07 17:54
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdIotu778r1a4qq5QSep 07 17:54
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:54
schestowitz@schestowitz Are you promoting the #RapeCulture? I know you wouldn't, the quote and link below has many cited sources from many anti-gun sources that concede pistols are exactly a tool of defense.Sep 07 17:54
schestowitz"As many as 200,000 #women use a #gun every year to defend themselves against #SexualAbuse"Sep 07 17:54
schestowitzhttps://gunowners.org/sk0802htm/Sep 07 17:54
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:54
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schestowitzSpinning gun law reformists as pro-rape?Sep 07 17:55
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdJojvmIIHUbV7IyOSep 07 17:55
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schestowitz" this makes me angry. this is where govt can hammer them hard. they can't say kids clicked ok in the Terms of Service. Also it's something politicans and others can get behind, who is against protecting kids? Big Tech would have a hard time defending their heinous actions when kids are involved."Sep 07 17:55
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mddqGF3e8J6Bg8ah6Sep 07 17:55
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schestowitz"he is going to places he swore never to visit, yes? If this is a bucket list or self discovery to see how founded his ideals are, why question his decisions?"Sep 07 17:55
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mddrGgVUB6RqlSO5QSep 07 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:56
schestowitz"@sebsauvage C'est pour toi ça !"Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mde8ZtjIwEoMUtbAOSep 07 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:56
schestowitz"probably not that nefarious, probably just oodles and oodles of cash."Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mde8jQfrowDvHNXGaSep 07 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:56
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzfrom much of the footage on the web, people are more concerned with what he ate from his foot than discussing ideas and how beneficial they are for progress.Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzMay as well toss the pearls to the swine.Sep 07 17:56
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:56
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzfrom much of the footage on the web, people are more concerned with what he ate from his foot than discussing ideas and how beneficial they are for progress.Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzMay as well toss the pearls to the swine.Sep 07 17:56
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdefSnAkDWxscVeWuSep 07 17:56
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:56
schestowitz"TrÚs amusant de tomber sur ce genre de mémos."Sep 07 17:56
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdgnHlJpxIltdV4q0Sep 07 17:57
schestowitz"Also, please contact #privateinternetaccess to tell them they need to stop financially supporting the neonazi network #gab"Sep 07 17:57
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdhdCAlrbjxcS9qHQSep 07 17:57
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schestowitz"Je vais commenter sur mon shaarli dans quelques minutes."Sep 07 17:57
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mdjNCWazFqNzBrow4Sep 07 17:57
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:57
schestowitzBon, je pense avoir synthétisé ma pensée: https://sebsauvage.net/links/?Pij2CgSep 07 17:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-sebsauvage.net | Microsoft’s Plan for Linux is to Make it Proprietary Software With ‘Surveillance Capitalism’ | Techrights - Liens en vrac de sebsauvageSep 07 17:57
schestowitzEt ce n'est pas rassurant pour l'avenir du Logiciel Libre.Sep 07 17:57
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:57
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9me2My08soHM4UHzLUSep 07 17:57
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schestowitz"@schestowitz signed :)"Sep 07 17:57
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9meOo9sh1IwBj6Axn6Sep 07 17:57
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schestowitz"basic law violated!"Sep 07 17:57
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9meb7Bm6oaozudHc5ASep 07 17:57
schestowitz"@schestowitz EVIL!"Sep 07 17:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:57
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mfOJgLtCAB0r9p8fQSep 07 17:57
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schestowitz"@schestowitz there will always be rebels!"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mfUL9P1GryayAN5lYSep 07 17:58
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schestowitz"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitz"This is a $2M gift from #BillGates directed by #JeffreyEpstein"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitzhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-an-elite-university-research-center-concealed-its-relationship-with-jeffrey-epsteinSep 07 17:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newyorker.com | How an Élite University Research Center Concealed Its Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein | The New YorkerSep 07 17:58
schestowitz#microsoft @schestowitzSep 07 17:58
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mfjytM1r8DG5nNfPMSep 07 17:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | PleromaSep 07 17:58
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitz@schestowitz for what it's worth, on the face of it, I consider this a rather bold move by RMS... not unlike Anand Giridharadas discussing "Winners Take All" in Google HQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_zt3kGW1NMSep 07 17:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | Anand Giridharadas: "Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World" | Talks at Google - YouTubeSep 07 17:58
schestowitzIn order to achieve change from within, sometimes you have to take a chance and go within to sow your seeds of dissent.Sep 07 17:58
schestowitz"Sep 07 17:58
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mfkLIyLI1BBuqzNT6Sep 07 17:58
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schestowitz"Nonetheless, I'll read your missive with interest."Sep 07 17:59
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mfljnDIbZ9MbzE2DISep 07 17:59
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schestowitz" there's always a risk when one enters the lion's den."Sep 07 17:59
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mg1A9dLMvRMzJR4saSep 07 17:59
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mg1A9dLMvRMzJR4sa"Sep 07 17:59
schestowitz"? Explain more vor provide links, please"Sep 07 17:59
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Satya_NadellaSep 07 18:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Satya Nadella - TechrightsSep 07 18:00
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mgOiHTX4Btxx4z9qCSep 07 18:00
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schestowitz"Come on, who would release any important person? They just understood he knows nothing and can be of no use."Sep 07 18:00
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9mgOiHTX4Btxx4z9qCSep 07 18:00
schestowitz"Sep 07 18:00
schestowitzVia @schestowitz J'ai eu des ascendant tués pendant la Shoah. Nous ressentons cela dans nos veines. Nous devons nous mobiliser.Sep 07 18:00
schestowitzhttps://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/06/because-weve-seen-never-again-action-protesters-shut-down-amazon-offices-bostonSep 07 18:00
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/objects/dd93d5d2-b022-499a-9b22-b2638692a63aSep 07 18:00
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.commondreams.org | Because "We've Seen This Before," Never Again Action Protesters Shut Down Amazon Offices in Boston | Common Dreams NewsSep 07 18:00
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schestowitz"Sep 07 18:00
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/media/1014894668411437056?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1014894668411437056:0:0:0:1014925507451265024Sep 07 18:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | #cat #catsSep 07 18:25
schestowitz"Meow kitty! He's so cute. I have 3 cats!"Sep 07 18:25
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1015451072133152768?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1015451072133152768:0:0:0:1015454320627527680Sep 07 18:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Significant iOS Vulnerabilities Used Against Uyghur Muslims in China - TidBITSSep 07 18:26
schestowitz"OPPRESSION ALERT!!! <> Believe it or not, simply trying to exercise expression or rights can be oppressed in sneaky ways. Do you need more proof? Did you read the book, 1984? Did you study history of the last 250 years? Do you know your rights? Do you know that even if the USA, that if a judge violates your rights, or if the police do, the process can take a very long time to correct, or sometimes does not get corrected, nor fully corrected?Sep 07 18:26
schestowitzDo you think that mistakes or injustice CANNOT occur to you?"Sep 07 18:26
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1014564681090777088?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1014564681090777088:0:0:0:1015045361197776896Sep 07 18:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | The Tragic Comedy in “Buying Greenland” from Denmark - CounterPunch.orgSep 07 18:26
schestowitz"Trump can't even find Greenland or Denmark on a map."Sep 07 18:26
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1015526222821302272?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1015526222821302272:0:0:0:1015541025823342592Sep 07 18:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Lukaku wants soccer authorities to do more to combat racismSep 07 18:27
schestowitz"Sorry, I'm all out of fucks to give about racism. I don't even care if it's real anymore. It's just been in my face for so long that I just don't care anymore. I'll get angry the next time some minority actually gets lynched from a tree, or like whats happening in South Africa. Until then stick and stones and shrug life isn't fair."Sep 07 18:27
schestowitz"https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1015435901259493376?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1015435901259493376:0:0:0:1015470250231083008"Sep 07 18:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | Am bad with names.Sep 07 18:28
schestowitz"|o man, did this make me laugh."Sep 07 18:28
schestowitzhttps://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1015447674377220096?focusedCommentUrn=urn:comment:1015447674377220096:0:0:0:1015459176515346432Sep 07 18:28
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.minds.com | VR is not new It was tried (and failed at market acceptance) for at least 3 decades Head-mounted, gloves etc. Same for touchscreens (on PCs) Same for voice-based devices These are reducible to marketing hype waves; it's like fashion Little >practical< valueSep 07 18:28
schestowitz"VR, while certainly not 'new' has definitely improved (at least for entertainment purposes) - I have however lived long enough to remember the Voodoo 3 with shutter glasses on a cry display, anaglyphic 3d and also the viewmaster"Sep 07 18:28
schestowitz"With your logic, we could say the same about python"Sep 07 18:28
schestowitzRe: xx liked the stallman articleSep 07 18:30
schestowitz"Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz> xxx opinion means a great deal to me, there are days i hold him in even higher regard than oliva. i have a souveneir from the amsterdam meetup (i didnt go, x did.)Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz> he had the article pointed out to him from someone in the dyne.org community. i like dyne, a great deal. i feel similarly about dyne as techrights.Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz> i wish i felt as good about devuan as dyne-- xxx knows how i feel about that. devuan is at a crossroads too, but no matter what happens to devuan i believe xxxx will continue to be an important figure in free software for years to come.Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz"Sep 07 18:30
schestowitz>>> TR is the only site covering a lot of important issues.  The backlog missing from other sites is starting to pile up.Sep 07 18:31
schestowitz>> That's OK, I can cope (with heaps of links. Just cancelled a plan toSep 07 18:31
schestowitz>> meet mate at the gym as I have lots to catch up with today.Sep 07 18:31
schestowitz> I mean that the other sites need to be covering these topics but aren'tSep 07 18:31
schestowitz> -- yet.  Maybe they can begin or someone on the inside can blow theSep 07 18:31
schestowitz> whistle on what's preventing it.Sep 07 18:31
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:31
schestowitz> Don't skimp on the gym.  At least my own experience is that I loseSep 07 18:31
schestowitz> productivity when I am not exercising properly.Sep 07 18:31
schestowitzMaybe I will go tomorrow instead.Sep 07 18:31
schestowitz>>>>> I don't know the pertinent facts because the story was broken bySep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>>>> Microsoft PR people.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>>> I was going to ask about that after reading your post.  They even hadSep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>>> the gall to put the video in Youtube against his wishes so it is clearSep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>>> that M$ is not acting in good faith.  Never have, never will.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>> Correction: I read incorrectly, there is no Youtube video.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>> Thanks, better than to be caught saying the wrong 'facts'Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz> The incorrect note got quoted anyway. :(  Mistake?Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2019/09/07/rms-microsoft-trap/Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Microsoft’s Takedown Plot – Part II: Stallman Appears to Have Fallen Into Microsoft’s Trap | TechrightsSep 07 18:32
schestowitz> Having it in there detracts from the important stuff.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz> Otherwise the article raises quite good.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitzI tucked in the correction in-line.Sep 07 18:32
schestowitz>>>>>>> TR is the only site covering a lot of important issues.  The backlog missing from other sites is starting to pile up.Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>>>> That's OK, I can cope (with heaps of links. Just cancelled a plan toSep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>>>> meet mate at the gym as I have lots to catch up with today.Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>>> I mean that the other sites need to be covering these topics but aren'tSep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>>> -- yet.  Maybe they can begin or someone on the inside can blow theSep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>>> whistle on what's preventing it.Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>> Speaking of not covering topics there is this:Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>>Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>>> https://mobile.twitter.com/xeni/status/1170352857952002048Sep 07 18:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mobile.twitter.com | TwitterSep 07 18:54
schestowitz>> I never want to link to her.Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz> No, of course, but it's just a heads up that maybe there will be someSep 07 18:54
schestowitz> proper sources covering NYT cover ups soon.Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz>Sep 07 18:54
schestowitz> As an aside from what I recall about 20 years ago the Media Lab was shutSep 07 18:54
schestowitz> down and disbanded.  Whatever is using the name is something elseSep 07 18:55
schestowitz> composed of other people.  However, my memory may be off.Sep 07 18:55
schestowitz[18:33] <schestowitz> > Daaaamn....they were buddies. And Gates Chief Science Officer was theSep 07 18:55
schestowitz[18:33] <schestowitz> > backup executor of Epstein’s will.Sep 07 18:55
schestowitz[18:33] <schestowitz> > https://twitter.com/ronanfarrow/status/1170170472698437632?s=21Sep 07 18:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RonanFarrow: How an elite university research center concealed its relationship with a sex offender—documents show MIT Media Lab
 https://t.co/j6VASvjHE6Sep 07 18:55
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RonanFarrow: How an elite university research center concealed its relationship with a sex offender—documents show MIT Media Lab
 https://t.co/j6VASvjHE6Sep 07 18:55
schestowitz[18:33] <schestowitz> Yes, I mentioned that.Sep 07 18:55

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