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schestowitz> AHA! *SYNERGY!* I LIKE IT! Johnson, give this man a raise-- I like theNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> cut of his jib!Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz>> However I believe we are now at the point of completely needing toNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> *overhaul how IP works and interacts with the economy in order to moreNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> accurately reflect what R&D is about. I would therefore change theNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> system so that patent term and patent scope was linked to the mostNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> efficient economic working of the R&D system.Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz> *Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz> Yes-- Gentlemen! Let's do THAT! Why didn't anybody think of it before?Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz> We also need to maximise the deliverables. Is there a way we can do thatNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> while doubling our market focus?Nov 17 07:23
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schestowitz>Nov 17 07:23
schestowitz> There is not enough diversity in record players, but I do think weNov 17 07:23
schestowitz> should probably rename the thing that places the record needle (calledNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> an "arm") because it sounds like they're talking about "bearing arms"Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> and that's a needlessly violent term.Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Maybe we can call it "the record limb."Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> schestowitzNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> > Would you be interested in scheduling an interview with Fortune’s 40Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Nov 15 06:47Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-151120.html#tNovNov 17 07:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ FreeNode: Sunday, November 15, 2020Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> 15 06:47:21>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> schestowitzNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> > Under 40 Maelle Gavet to talk about diversity in tech and how Big TechNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Nov 15 06:47Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-151120.html#tNovNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> 15 06:47:23>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> schestowitzNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> > will change under a Biden administration?Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Self-hosting plus Cloudflare is too much like Cloudflare minus self-hosting.Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz>> there are a lot of ways of self hosting static and not havingNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> bandwidth trouble if you are willing todo deals with devils like cloudflare.Nov 17 07:24
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schestowitz> So much for first sale doctrine! (I'm not saying that it does apply, butNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> I do question the sanity and justice of it not applying. DMCA gives twoNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> fingers to first sale as well.)Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> "But it's not a sale though!" Schestowitz's law again-- maybe it's not aNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> sale, but that's not what it says on the tin!Nov 17 07:24
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schestowitz> oiaohmNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Yes if the software technically leased like Microsoft volume licensesNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> you don't in fact own it to sell it.Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Nov 15 14:43Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-151120.html#tNov 15 14:43:24>Nov 17 07:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Sunday, November 15, 2020Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> oiaohmNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Some cases it copyright infringment some cases is just straight upNov 17 07:24
schestowitz> theift under law.Nov 17 07:24
schestowitz> Nov 15 14:44Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-151120.html#tNov 15 14:44:17>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> oiaohmNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> schestowitz: to sell something you must legally own it.    There are aNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> lot of weasel ways a software license can be renting you the softwareNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> instead of giving you legal ownership.Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Nov 15 14:48Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> <http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-151120.html#tNov 15 14:48:14>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> oiaohmNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Breaching those weasel ways is breach of contract before copyright breach.Nov 17 07:25
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schestowitz>> This is interesting. Is #rust gradually weaning itself off #microsoftNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> #ProprietarySoftware with dev-static?Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> "Dev-static" sounds like a Red-Hat-style synonym for "mirror of ourNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Github repo" to me.Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Censor the internet: "Think of the children!"Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Track people like cattle: "Think of your health!"Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> Turn homes into 1984 homes: "Caring for your grandmother!"Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> "Amazon is releasing something called Care Hub, which allows people toNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> care for their aging family members. It allows you to link accounts withNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> elderly family members so you can see things like commands issued,Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> lights turned on, etc. The elderly family member can also say, “AlexaNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> call for help”, and it will contact the connected family member."Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz>Nov 17 07:25
schestowitz> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/amazon-alexa-care-hub-update-helps-in-caring-for-family-members.htmlNov 17 07:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cnbc.com | Amazon Alexa Care Hub update helps in caring for family membersNov 17 07:25
schestowitz> <https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/amazon-alexa-care-hub-update-helps-in-caring-for-family-members.html>Nov 17 07:25
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Sheikh_al_Touar/status/1328797954568839177Nov 17 22:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Inside the EPO During Corona: The Hoax ‘Study’ From Campinos and Donald Trump Associate (Mercer) Debunked, EPO Mana… https://t.co/WF6onqBlyCNov 17 22:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Inside the EPO During Corona: The Hoax ‘Study’ From Campinos and Donald Trump Associate (Mercer) Debunked, EPO Mana… https://t.co/WF6onqBlyCNov 17 22:19
schestowitz"Nov 17 22:19
schestowitzInside the EPO During Corona: The Hoax ‘Study’ From Campinos and Donald Trump Associate (Mercer) Debunked, EPO Management Uninterested Because Facts Are Inconvenient #deception #patents #EuropeNov 17 22:19
schestowitzInside the EPO During Corona: The Hoax 'Study' From Campinos and Donald Trump Associate (Mercer)...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitzThe Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO) highlights the degree of shamelessness, audacity and the sheer nerve EPO administration now has; when objectively refuted and presented with...Nov 17 22:19
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schestowitzSheikh it Sheikh itNov 17 22:19
schestowitz@Sheikh_al_TouarNov 17 22:19
schestowitz·Nov 17 22:19
schestowitz1hNov 17 22:19
schestowitzSUEPO’s EPO Staff Survey: Confidence in Staff Representatives at All-Time High and Confidence in EPO President at Only 3% #SUEPO #survey #Management #patents #EuropeNov 17 22:19
schestowitzSUEPO's EPO Staff Survey: Confidence in Staff Representatives at All-Time High and Confidence in...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitzEarly preview following a staff survey showed how awful things had become at the Office even after two years with the supposedly 'nice' and 'improved' President (he's even less popular than his...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitztechrights.orgNov 17 22:19
schestowitzSheikh it Sheikh itNov 17 22:19
schestowitz@Sheikh_al_TouarNov 17 22:19
schestowitz·Nov 17 22:19
schestowitz1hNov 17 22:19
schestowitzInside the EPO During Corona: Half a Year Ago EPO Management Was a ‘Superspreader’ of COVID-19 and It Broke the Law Regarding Masks #coronavirus #Covid_19 #law  #Masks #Health #patents #EuropeNov 17 22:19
schestowitzInside the EPO During Corona: Half a Year Ago EPO Management Was a 'Superspreader' of COVID-19 and...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitzThe EPO 'droplets' have been spreading due to misguided, unscientific (some might say anti-scientific) EPO management; staff was pressured to come back to office premises and there were clear labour...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitztechrights.orgNov 17 22:19
schestowitzSheikh it Sheikh itNov 17 22:19
schestowitz@Sheikh_al_TouarNov 17 22:19
schestowitz·Nov 17 22:19
schestowitz1hNov 17 22:19
schestowitzEuropean Patent Office Union (SUEPO) Reiterates Its Allegation, Backed by Professionals, That the Management is Crushing the Office and Its Staff Based on a Manufactured “Hoax” #SUEPO #deception #patents #EuropeNov 17 22:19
schestowitzEuropean Patent Office Union (SUEPO) Reiterates Its Allegation, Backed by Professionals, That the...Nov 17 22:19
schestowitzProfessional liars have been commissioned by Office management to mislead the staff (and by doing so crush the staff)Nov 17 22:19
schestowitztechrights.orgNov 17 22:19
schestowitzDr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)Nov 17 22:19
schestowitz@schestowitzNov 17 22:19
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schestowitzIn 29 days #twitter will be dead for anyone not running #proprietarySoftware #javascript or some webproxy like #nitter -- well, good riddance, Twitter! That soon-retired fallback option was the only reason RMS did not object to it.Nov 17 22:20
schestowitzRichard Stallman on Google+ and TwitterNov 17 22:20
schestowitzDr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation's founder, talks about so-called 'social' media sites other than FacebookNov 17 22:20
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