[07:44] schestowitz[07:44] schestowitzOS/2 plus Netware as a server platform had real potential, and IBM could have focussed on server apps. IBM had CC:Mail and Lotus Notes email, it had the DB2 database, soon it would have Websphere. It had the products to bundle to make OS/2 a good deal as a server, but it wanted to push the client.
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[07:44] schestowitz[07:44] schestowitzFor starters, its a perfect fusion of Windows and macOS aesthetics and incorporates a few extra layers of security derived from the Linux kernel. The newest version of the distribution was made available to the public on 20th September 2022.
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[07:49] schestowitz[07:49] schestowitzThis robots six limbs each have three degrees of freedom (DoF), all of which are motor-driven. But unlike most robotic limb designs, these use oblique swivel joint mechanisms. That mouthful of a term means that each joint rotates on a plane offset at an angle relative to the preceding joint. While that arrangement isnt suitable for many applications, the kinematics are interesting and the [07:49] schestowitz resulting movement does resemble the wriggling of a snakes body as it slithers along.
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[07:49] schestowitz[07:49] schestowitzThe world would be a much better place if everyone could wake according to their own natural circadian rhythm and natural sunlight peeking through their window. But the world doesnt work like that and many people have to force themselves awake. Thats especially true for people who dont have conventional work schedules and this gorgeous Artificial Sunrise Headboard gives them a pleasant wakeup call. [07:49] schestowitz
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[08:10] schestowitz[08:11] schestowitzIn 2021, as part of the Pegasus Project revelations (a collaboration between Forbidden Stories, Amnesty Internationals Security Lab, and a coalition of media organizations), it was reported that at least 50 people in the circle of Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, Mexicos current president, were among individuals potentially selected for surveillance with Pegasus between 2016-2017. The targets [08:10] schestowitz included the now-Presidents children and spouse. The same report indicated that at least 45 Mexican governors and former governors may have been similarly selected for surveillance.
[08:10] schestowitzThe Pegasus Project also found that a wide swath of Mexican civil society, from teachers to journalists, lawyers and international investigators examining enforced disappearances, may have been selected for surveillance.
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[09:01] schestowitz[09:01] schestowitzThe public domain is the natural state of creative material. Its where creations end up once copyrights monopoly has expired. Crucially, it is the quid pro quo for that monopoly. The deal is that the creator of a work is granted a government-enforced intellectual monopoly for a limited period, after which the work enters the public domain for anyone to use for any purpose, including commercial [09:01] schestowitz ones. Thats the bargain, but it seems that the copyright maximalists in the French Parliament want to renege on it. Heres an amendment to a finance bill that was proposed by 75 politicians in the National Assembly a few days ago (translation by DeepL): [...]
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