IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 17, 2023

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[00:59] <Source> Booking photos are available[00:59] <Source> http://assets.austintexas.gov/police/mug_shots/images/NAMES/14/1.APD.11222914.001.jpg

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[01:00] <schestowitz> thanks

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[01:00] <Source> https://www.austintexas.gov/police/mug_shots/act_mug_shots.cfm?st=byCharge&charges=Assault&charges_booking_date=11%2F29%2F2021&submit=Submit

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[01:00] <Source> I have a police report as well[01:00] <Source> No resisting arrest [01:01] <schestowitz> i there enough to do a followup quick post?

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[01:01] <Source> I mean[01:01] <Source> His father was obviously aware

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[01:01] <Source> He chose to not identify was it which is actually in arrestable offense in Texas

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[01:02] <Source> Something something white privilege[01:05] <Source> The current Texas law is as follows:1

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[01:05] <Source> (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally refuses to give his name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has lawfully arrested the person and requested the information.

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[01:05] <Source> (b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally gives a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has:

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[01:05] <Source> (1) lawfully arrested the person;

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[01:05] <Source> (2) lawfully detained the person; or

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[01:05] <Source> (3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense.

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[01:06] <Source> Failure to identify is often just used it as an excuse to arrest people of color

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[01:06] <Source> It's honestly pretty fucked up as a law but it pisses me off that they didn't arrest his father

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[01:06] <schestowitz> did you get the report?

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[01:06] <schestowitz> and does it mention Richard?

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[01:07] <Source> Yeah I emailed it to you

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[01:07] <Source> Yeah you know Richard?[01:07] <Source> He's mentioned anonymously

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[01:07] <schestowitz> I saw his profile at Microsoft NSA-Linked

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[01:07] <Source> Wait what?[01:07] <Source> Oh my God please send that to me

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[01:07] <Source> I have connections that are researching the NSA and this is important[01:07] <schestowitz> no, LinkedIn

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[01:07] <Source> Oh I thought you just worked at the navy

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[01:08] <schestowitz> I'll check email now

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[01:08] <Source> His father is a whole other can worms[01:08] <Source> Alex kept on trying to guilt me into giving him a kidney

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[01:08] <Source> He never asked but he certainly complained a lot that people don't donate kidneys [01:08] <Source> And asked me if I would ever donate[01:08] <Source> I'd kind of rather save my kidneys for my own family

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[01:10] <Source> yeah Alex liked to tell everyone that he grew up poor[01:10] <schestowitz> understandable

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[01:10] <Source> Which was not the case[01:10] <schestowitz> I mean about the kidneys and family

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[01:10] <Source> He also likes to say he was self-taught[01:11] <Source> Which isn't true either because he was given an internship at his father's company that he doesn't list on his résumé

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[01:11] <Source> Anyway it's not the first person that I've met that lies about their family wealth and self tautness and brags about it on social media

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[01:12] <schestowitz> some of them boast about becoming rich

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[01:12] <schestowitz> but they're frauds

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[01:12] <schestowitz> like elon musk

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[01:13] <schestowitz> lies about growing up with nothing

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[01:13] <schestowitz> and faking while stealing from the public

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[01:13] <schestowitz> very common modus operandu

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[01:13] <schestowitz> *di

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[01:13] <Source> Oh yeah Alex always told me he was poor growing up

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[01:14] <Source> But he also said that he had a dirtbike [01:14] <Source> Which is like an off-road motorcycle[01:14] <Source> As a child so that's like a $3000 toy for a child in the 80s[01:15] <schestowitz> maybe I'll do some part about his character

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[01:15] <schestowitz> and history of deception

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[01:15] <schestowitz> not returning rented car etc.

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[01:15] <schestowitz> cannot be trusted

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[01:15] <schestowitz> his court case is next monday

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[01:15] <schestowitz> we'll focus on that for the time being

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[01:16] <Source> Docket is super boring[01:16] <Source> Basically you'll get a plea entered[01:16] <Source> That's about it[01:16] <Source> I spoke to the DA. He implied that this is not the first time the police were called [01:17] <Source> I mean not the DA - the prosecutor[01:17] <schestowitz> I'll rub off the address

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[01:17] <Source> I don't think you should publish that stuff about the rented car though. It's just petty at this point[01:18]

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[01:22] <Source> There's some phone numbers on there too[01:22] <Source> You should redact those as well

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[01:24] <Source> Wait hold on on publishing[01:24] <Source> I need to get clarification from the office or whether that is public information or

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[01:24] <Source> not

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[01:24] <Source> I think it is but I'm not sure[01:26] <Source> I'll let you know tomorrow can you please confirm that you've heard my request[01:27] <schestowitz> I deleted the numbersa

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[01:27] <schestowitz> OK, I can wait

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[01:27] <schestowitz> even if it was not "official" publi

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[01:27] <schestowitz> it's in the public interest

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[01:28] <schestowitz> ?officially

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[01:29] <Source> the email they sent me I think was a canned email[01:29] <Source> But it has some language to suggest that maybe the document I received is not a public record

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[01:29] <Source> I'm not sure why they would send it to me because I'm not party to the case

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[01:29] <Source> either way I just want to confirm it will probably be done tomorrow[01:29] <Source> The mug shot is public record though[01:29] <Source> I'm just trying to cover my ass[01:30] <Source> it's very easy to have stuff blow back on you if you spend a lot of time interacting with the authorities[01:30] <schestowitz> OK

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[01:30] <schestowitz> here is what I will do

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[01:30] <schestowitz> I will publish the mugshot tonight

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[01:30] <schestowitz> I will show you the docs

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[01:30] <schestowitz> without publishing them

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We invite you to our Annual General Meeting, TODAY on Thursday 16 February 2023 from 16.30 to 18.00 on MS Teams.

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Due to the present health and safety requirements the AGM will take place in a virtual way (on-line).

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We look forward to seeing you all at the Annual General Meeting on MS Teams this afternoon."

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<No-2> A few people have asked me about the original pension over the years so something does seem odd with it, thankfully I optedout at the time as I couldn't really afford to put money in it

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<No-2> I can pass on the e-mail if you have it

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<schestowitz[TR]> yes, please

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<schestowitz[TR]> xxxxxxxx@schestowitz.com

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<schestowitz[TR]> xxxxxxxx@schestowitz.com

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<No-2> wow that's an easy one :)

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<schestowitz[TR]> yeah

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<schestowitz[TR]> if you have spare time you might want to study what happened

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<schestowitz[TR]> cautionary tale about any company, not just this one

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<No-2> I was in the Now one and got the weird e-mails saying some payments were missing but when I got a statement from them they had all been fixed

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<No-2> That's the only gossop Ihave :(

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Hi Roy,

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Reaching out here but I thought we might have things of mutual interest to discuss.

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I'm based in France but travel a lot.

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Best regards,

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SATURDAY

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4:26 PM

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Hi Roy, I was wondering if you would like to possibly meet and chat offline somewhere.

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Seen by xxxxxx

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TODAY

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Dr. Roy Schestowitz sent the following messages at 6:00 AM

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xxxx eDr. Roy Schestowitz

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Dr. Roy Schestowitz 6:00 AM

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Yes, but can you tell me if that's about a professional opportunity?

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s under the law, greatly limiting the types of repairs New Yorkers can do.</p>

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<p>To make matters worse, since Windows 10, Windows Update has been transformed into a botnet that siphons off electricity and bandwidth from unsuspecting users worldwide.</p>

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<p>The Danish sculptor behind a monument to those who died in the Tiananmen crackdown has considered taking legal action against the University of Hong Kong (HKU), which the artist said has repeatedly ignored his requests to retrieve the statue.</p>

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onument by 5 p.m. on October 13. However, the group had disbanded the previous month.</p>

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