●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, October 18, 2024 ●● ● Oct 18 [00:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [00:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 18 [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] "Excellent. Along those lines I notice that NYT has an article about [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] the DEI fiasco at UMich. (It's now in the queue for the second round of [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] triage.) Without having read it yet, I wonder if microsofters rile people [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] up and/or fan the flames of DEI so that their spread through projects and [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] institutions is easier and less noticed until too late. I include Codes of [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] Censorship etc in that category." ● Oct 18 [08:41] *parsifal (~parsifal@6thegygyadsu4.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:42] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Oct 18 [10:18] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Bill Banning 'Childfree Propaganda' Gets Initial Approval From Russian Lawmakers
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    Russia's State Duma on October 17 passed a bill in its first reading that would ban "childfree propaganda," marking the latest expansion of the government's efforts to regulate social discourse.

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    The bill introduces penalties for promoting the voluntary refusal to have children, with fines reaching up to 5 million rubles ($51,440) for organizations and 400,000 rubles ($4,115) for individuals.

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    Moldovan Police Arrest 'Provocateurs' Trained In Russia, Balkans
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    Moldovan authorities say they have exposed a network of more than 100 people trained in Russia and the Balkans to provoke post-election unrest in the southeastern European country and have arrested several suspects.

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    Pro-Western President Maia Sandu is running for a second term on October 20 in an election that takes place simultaneously with a referendum to decide whether Moldovans want their impoverished country of 2.5 million people to pursue integration into the European Union.

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    Moscow Roils a Country on the Edge of Europe and Russia
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    Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a strategic objective, Moldovan officials and global media companies say.

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    Follow up on my optics matter post
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    Last Wednesday I wrote about how optics matter, especially within open source communities. I mentioned how a certain WordPress owner had conceded any technical or legal points he thought he was making with his conduct, which was troubling and sad to see.

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    • [10:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Rubenerd: Follow up on my optics matter post ● Oct 18 [11:18] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 18 [12:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v3tzZDv [12:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1v3tzZDv ) [12:21] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:21] schestowitz[TR2] Good to read that this company now run by evil management (especially the arrogant Alvind) is being outed for all the corruption they plot and plan.....the sad part is they will play the "cost game", victimize and lay off good Brazilian employees and move those jobs to India, of course ! Brazilians are some of the best and smartest workers. But layoffs are all that Alvind and the pig Kavanaugh can capable of... [12:21] schestowitz[TR2] IBM's best days are behind it...just like soiled toilet paper. [12:21] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:29] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Ardour 8.10: Hot Fixes and Final Features Before Major Update to v9
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    Ardour 8.10 DAW is out now, addresses several issues found in version 8.9, introduces minor enhancements, and sets the stage for the upcoming major 9.0 release. Heres whats new.

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    Following the 8.9 release, some users encountered performance issues regarding scheduling disk I/O threads. Ardour 8.10 addresses these performance challenges, making significant improvements to disk I/O, which were notably system-dependent but disruptive where they occurred.

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