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schestowitz> Planet Fedora has agreed to syndicate my blog againSep 20 22:10
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:10
schestowitz> I included a link to Techrights in the latest post, I hope that doesn'tSep 20 22:10
schestowitz> violate any CoCSep 20 22:10
schestowitzI very much doubt that it does. We're not disliked among the hackers, only among management of these companies.Sep 20 22:10
schestowitzIf Carter is smart and not controlled by predecessors, he'll do the same in Debian.Sep 20 22:10
schestowitzThe whole escalation by Lamb was an overreaction, a very short-sighted one.  Think how much they lost due it and how little was gained.Sep 20 22:10
schestowitzAnyway, congrats.Sep 20 22:10
schestowitz> i think hes softened on this, but this is most interesting:Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz> https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=g2s5hPLUHN8Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:17
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-invidious.snopyta.org | Media Demands Richard Stallman Be Fired - InvidiousSep 20 22:17
schestowitz> it fits what i think of him-- hes sloppy. i have a lot to say aboutSep 20 22:17
schestowitz> radio podcasts and how these things are put together off the cuff,Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz> though i think hes not as bad as lunduke. on the contrary, i think hesSep 20 22:17
schestowitz> just very casual. sloppy.Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:17
schestowitz> but this video is very different from unfettered freedom. i wonder ifSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> hes had a change of heart about this at all.Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> this of course, doesnt support my defense of this guy at all, it makesSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> it a lot more difficult to appreciate what hes doing. but im definitelySep 20 22:18
schestowitz> curious-- just a year later, he supported rms getting the free softwareSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> award. what?Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> just a year earlier, he was saying that rms is obnoxious and unfit toSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> lead the movement. maybe hes a little more like lunduke than i thought.Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> ive watched radio "getting made" on more than one occasion-- live, withSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> my dj friend (who is trans and came to my wedding) and also pre-recordedSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> for commercial satellite radio with my friend who is both gay and british.Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> some djs are thoughtful, but as enfield and coogan lampoon, most areSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> better described as "impulsive", brash or conceited. oh no, ive justSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> offended a thousand radio personalities! ill never be on the air in thisSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> town again. AHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> i heard dancing queen when i was buying groceries. i always think ofSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> alan partridge.Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> you should see the comments on the "stallman should be removed" video.Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> they school the fuck out of him-- its a parallel universe where youtubeSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> comments are smarter than ycombinator (not intended as an endorsement ofSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> either)Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:18
schestowitz> maybe he changed, but he sure was certain that rms was a baddie just aSep 20 22:18
schestowitz> year ago. "i could see this coming for a long time"Sep 20 22:18
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schestowitz> there was a lot of anti-stallman and anti-torvalds stuff.Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> i dont like torvalds either, but this turning into "i love freedom andSep 20 22:24
schestowitz> free speech, except when its from people who actually matter in some way"Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> thats kind of useless. im disappointed.Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> *Peter BeckSep 20 22:24
schestowitz> <https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCSz5WULSaOdXFSLpY_VtH2A>*Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> "The coverage totally mischaracterised my statements. ... I've calledSep 20 22:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 500 @ https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCSz5WULSaOdXFSLpY_VtH2A>* )Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> him a "serial rapist", and said he deserved to be imprisoned. " -Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> https://stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#14_September_2019_(Statements_about_Epstein)Sep 20 22:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-stallman.org | 2019: July - October Political Notes - Richard StallmanSep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> 1 year ago | [YT]Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2s5hPLUHN8&lc=UgwDvR9JQ90TL4Jk7594AaABAg>Sep 20 22:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | Media Demands Richard Stallman Be Fired - YouTubeSep 20 22:24
schestowitz> | 173Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> *Rent Blop <https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCxsfzRXqvgPkr1pAQFgfpmA>*Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:24
schestowitz> Imagine the entitlement you have to have to demand the removal of aSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> person just because you are literally shaking right now.Sep 20 22:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 500 @ https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCxsfzRXqvgPkr1pAQFgfpmA>* )Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> *James ConroySep 20 22:25
schestowitz> <https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UClIBIlJKsLkNDCy5Lr7vFHA>*Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> Stallman said that she "presented as entirely willing", which is verySep 20 22:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 500 @ https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UClIBIlJKsLkNDCy5Lr7vFHA>* )Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> different from 'was entirely willing'.Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> Vice is misquoting RMS, and it will be a mistake to unperson him becauseSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> of a deliberate misquote.Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> *Sal ParadiseSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> <https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCQKKUEtwQF9But4lRFoY97A>*Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> The first thing they teach when studying Law is "morality and legalitySep 20 22:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 500 @ https://invidious.snopyta.org/channel/UCQKKUEtwQF9But4lRFoY97A>* )Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> are two entirely different things". You may feel outrage morally, youSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> may feel outraged with perfect justification, but if the act itself isSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> not covered by a law, it is not actionable. Those who seek the law withSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> a burning sense of injustice are most likely to end up disappointed.Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> As for the "Internet Court", where one wrong word means you are put onSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> trial in your absence, found guilty and placed in the crosshairs forSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> destruction, it deserves contempt. Never before in the history ofSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> mankind, have so many ill equipped and ignorant people, passed judgmentSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> on so many complete strangers, to no useful end.Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> "the kernel truly wasnt shit. it was usable, and usable counts for soSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> much. he allowed people to improve it,"Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz>Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> Two very important things that cannot be said about The HURD.  ThisSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> shows how truly powerful popular access is. I really do think we areSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> onto something with the 5th Freedom (or Virtue), which boils down toSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> accessibility and empowerment.Sep 20 22:25
schestowitz> Righteously epic rant should be articleSep 20 22:25
schestowitz> Not sure it does. I thought LPF was 1989, FSF 1985Sep 20 22:26
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