●● IRC: #techbytes @ FreeNode: Sunday, December 20, 2020 ●● ● Dec 20 [02:41] *rianne (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techbytes [02:41] *asusbox2 (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techbytes [02:44] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [02:44] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) ● Dec 20 [04:04] *accidentals (~uid116191@103.154.98.27) has joined #techbytes [04:14] *GNUmoon has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [04:14] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 20 [06:48] *accidentals (~uid116191@103.154.98.27) has left #techbytes ● Dec 20 [07:37] schestowitz >> Here's a modified version that I hope addresses the feedback you've [07:37] schestowitz >> provided me with. Thanks for that. [07:37] schestowitz > Thank you both, again, for the feedback on the blog post. [07:37] schestowitz > It is now public: [07:37] schestowitz > https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/blogs/lxo/2020-12-19-leadership.en.html [07:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fsfla.org | ::[FSFLA]:: leadership [07:37] schestowitz I posted a copy of this before I had even checked mail because I saw it in RSS feeds. [07:37] schestowitz > ... and so, having finished the blog post series, I can now contact Roy [07:37] schestowitz > again, without breaking my claim/promise of no private contact with him [07:37] schestowitz > while publishing the series. [07:37] schestowitz > [07:37] schestowitz > Roy, sorry about that, and sorry it took me so incredibly long; that was [07:37] schestowitz > unexpected, and I was under incredible pressure. [07:37] schestowitz As many people are these days. [07:37] schestowitz > We got a lot of work to do on perception by RMS et al on techrights and [07:37] schestowitz > writings by you all. Your writing about problems in the FSF and in GNU, [07:37] schestowitz > whether facts or speculation, are coming across as hostility towards him [07:37] schestowitz > by himself and some of his close supporters. [07:37] schestowitz Splitting groups apart is a strategy noted in internal documents (Microsoft), and my writings are different from fig's (I disagree with him on many things actually). His are articles listed under "guest". He threw a tantrum the other day because of something someone said in IRC about nutrition, then deleted his E-mail account. Nothing to do with me... [07:37] schestowitz There may be anger management issues... [07:37] schestowitz > I know he's received advice with reservations about techrights, after my [07:37] schestowitz > blog post series was published, but I think most of it is just from [07:37] schestowitz > people forwarding to him posts that, without context, may indeed come [07:37] schestowitz > across as hostile. [07:37] schestowitz Before the coup fig sent some rather inadequate messages to RMS. I disagreed with him on that. But that's all I can do; never met him, I don't even know his first time. [07:37] schestowitz > I've started some clearing up, having to point out even the existence of [07:37] schestowitz > multiple writers with different positions, but often my attempts to [07:38] schestowitz > clear things up come across as hypotheticals rather than factuals, [07:38] schestowitz > because I can't easily find posts where I got pieces of context. [07:38] schestowitz It's important not to mix my writings with those of a person whom I often do not agree with. [07:38] schestowitz > I suppose you guys might be better able to clarify your positions and [07:38] schestowitz > dispell the notions of hostility. Would you mind if I got you directly [07:38] schestowitz > in touch with him and one very close supporter who seem to share this [07:38] schestowitz > (IMHO incorrect) notion of hostility directed by you at him? [07:38] schestowitz Yes, please do. [07:44] schestowitz # should the TR feed use this site? [07:44] Techrights-sec2 re mintpress [07:44] Techrights-sec2 is their feed working now? [07:47] schestowitz x https://www.youtube.com/c/DistroTube/videos [07:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.youtube.com | DistroTube - YouTube [07:47] schestowitz # no new episodes since three weeks ago ● Dec 20 [08:50] Techrights-sec2 The mintpress feed works, is there a high enough percentage of relevant items to [08:50] Techrights-sec2 add it to the automated feeds? [08:50] Techrights-sec2 It has covered the TPP jsut now, but not so much other tech-related topics. [08:51] schestowitz When we checked months ago their RSS feed was broken. If it's fixed now, it's worth adding for their coverage of politics because it's non-corporate and non-junk IME [08:55] Techrights-sec2 Ok. It's added. [08:56] schestowitz I'm trying to do 2 videos per day, never with preparation other than opening the right pages, and I think those will improve over time because of experience. Doing dialogue is easier, but monologue I can cope with if it's a subject I covered before [08:58] Techrights-sec2 Be sure to follow up the videos at least with quick written notes. [08:58] Techrights-sec2 The writing is important for, among other things, the search engines. [08:58] Techrights-sec2 However, while there are some who prefer video, there are also many [08:58] Techrights-sec2 who read only because it is so much faster. [08:59] schestowitz Yes, I recognise the importance of text. At the start i did text, then video, now I do the opposite. One will be ready in 10 minutes, re EPO ● Dec 20 [09:00] schestowitz kaniini says we can work on migration tomorrow. I made offsite file and DB backups overnight (just in case, I'm out of data anyway). [09:00] schestowitz *date [09:01] schestowitz pleroma.site and viera will be back after 3-week MIA soon [09:02] Techrights-sec2 I haven't done backups for a while. [09:02] Techrights-sec2 Is it worth putting the load on the bandwidth? I suppose it is. [09:02] Techrights-sec2 I can do a backup run today unless it is contraindicated. [09:02] Techrights-sec2 It seems like there were several catastrophic failures at pleroma [09:03] schestowitz kaniini told me pleroma implementation was really bad with ram. I don't want to manage such pre-1.0 software myself. [09:06] schestowitz http://techrights.org/2020/12/20/epc-and-vienna-convention/ [09:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Team UPC Throws Vienna Convention Out the Window and Viennas EPO Branch (in EPC) Discarded by EPO Management | Techrights [09:06] schestowitz scanning for typos now [09:12] *hyacinth (~sid209936@45.160.7.82) has joined #techbytes [09:30] Techrights-sec2 Spare backup drive here seems quite dead. [09:30] Techrights-sec2 Won't be able to get to the shop before tomorrow or Tuesday to get a replacement. [09:30] Techrights-sec2 No previous signs of failure. However now it just won[t mount. [09:30] schestowitz I have had similar experiences. Always good to keep several externals, alternate between them, mirror the same data across at least 2 [09:33] schestowitz A friend of mine lost my drive at his home during the move, but I am guessing he just lost track of which box it was in. It's for emergencies like house fires, last updated about 4 years ago (magnetic). [09:34] Techrights-sec2 Yes, this time I will get two. [09:34] Techrights-sec2 Yes magnetic HDD is important. [09:35] schestowitz Two days ago or maybe 4 I searched for more old digital things, after the webcam hunt that took over an hour. I found some old physical drives of mine, all magnetic. Unlikely I'll use them. At one point I even stored a full backup on a partition of sister's PC. I lost my data from the 90s but tbh not much of value to it... [09:47] Techrights-sec2 I have little from the 1990s. Mostly less than 400MB, the files were much [09:47] Techrights-sec2 smaller then [09:47] Techrights-sec2 Not too much from the 1980s either. [09:47] Techrights-sec2 I think the oldest files are from 1986 [09:47] schestowitz I did not even have my own computer in 1986 [09:49] Techrights-sec2 I did. It was one of the earlier Macintoshes, but I found it too locked down. [09:49] Techrights-sec2 That was in spite of having a lot of the developer tools available. [09:49] Techrights-sec2 I was very disappointed that it was not as open as the II+ ● Dec 20 [10:46] *hyacinth (~sid209936@45.160.7.82) has left #techbytes [10:47] *trifles (~knittl@103.145.57.173) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 20 [11:05] Techrights-sec2 I'm going to do more maintenance on this setup tomorrow. [11:05] Techrights-sec2 Since it will mean physical modifications it might be an hour or two of [11:05] Techrights-sec2 disconnection. [11:05] schestowitz thanks for the headsup [11:15] schestowitz I never managed to get soldering equipment (covid). Is there any other way to attach the hat that needs soldering? IIRC, there's only one such hat (HAT). [11:19] *trifles has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [11:21] Techrights-sec2 SOldering is the only way for that model. [11:21] Techrights-sec2 If you know someone with the tools, it would be easy -- if they could be [11:21] Techrights-sec2 convinced to do it. However, on top of all that there is lockdown. [11:21] Techrights-sec2 I'll probably take this system down around xxxxxxx [11:22] schestowitz No hurry, but... am I right to assume that one HAT can be attached without soldering? And I can leave the second one aside for later? I also want to make use of the housing as it's a 'naked' board for now. [11:23] Techrights-sec2 I hope to have it back up and runnning by xxxxxxxxx UTC [11:23] Techrights-sec2 (both tomorrow) [11:32] Techrights-sec2 Yes. The one can be attached and the empty pins left open. [11:32] Techrights-sec2 The LEDs can go on the far side and space left for the buttons towwards [11:32] Techrights-sec2 the middle of the card. [11:34] schestowitz xmas project. hope I won't fry the board in the process. Getting the enclosure fit correctly is probably something I can find info about online. I guess you already have some scripts to operate the LEDs for various things. ● Dec 20 [12:41] Techrights-sec2 Just make sure all the power cords are detached before working or making any [12:41] Techrights-sec2 adjustmebts, [12:41] Techrights-sec2 Yes, there is one already uploaded, I think. [12:41] Techrights-sec2 If not, I can upload it again. [12:41] Techrights-sec2 You're better with algorithms than I am so the script will probably seem [12:41] Techrights-sec2 quite basic and simple. [12:41] Techrights-sec2 s/simple/primitive/ [12:41] Techrights-sec2 I've put a copy in ~/bin/ for my account [12:41] Techrights-sec2 The Raspberry Pi OS repostitory will have the package: python3-blinkt [12:41] Techrights-sec2 Then see the documentation: http://docs.pimoroni.com/blinkt/ [12:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-docs.pimoroni.com | Welcome Blinkt! 0.1.1 documentation [12:41] Techrights-sec2 https://pinout.xyz/pinout/blinkt [12:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pinout.xyz | Blinkt! at Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout [12:41] Techrights-sec2 One downside to a lot of Pi guides is the curl | sudo bash crap [12:41] Techrights-sec2 There's no excuse for that these days. [12:41] Techrights-sec2 For the 4B itself: https://pinout.xyz/ [12:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pinout.xyz | Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout [12:42] schestowitz I will use those notes later, gtg to the gym, 3rd day in a row before the Great Shutdown (for the gym) ● Dec 20 [14:36] *bumperSteff (~kennawedd@104.244.208.102) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 20 [16:59] Techrights-sec2 soldering, recabling, vacuuming, etc. ● Dec 20 [17:24] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techbytes [17:27] *GNUmoon has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [17:41] Techrights-sec2 back in a bit ● Dec 20 [18:36] *rianne_ has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [18:36] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techbytes [18:59] Techrights-sec2 I've started a backup ● Dec 20 [20:37] *rianne__ has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [20:37] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techbytes [20:53] *rianne__ has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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