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schestowitz[TR]      <li>Feb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.gentoo.org/news/2023/02/22/Gentoo-GSoC-2023.html">Gentoo accepted into Google Summer of Code 2023</a></h5>Feb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>The GSoC is an excellent opportunity for gaining real-world experience in software design and making oneself known in the broader open source community. It also looks great on a resume. Some initial project ideas can be found here, but new projects ideas are also welcome. For new projects time is of the essence: they have to be worked out, discussed with the mentors, and submitted before thFeb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]e April 4th deadline. It is strongly recommended that contributors refine new project ideas with a mentor before proposing the idea formally.</p>Feb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 17:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.gentoo.org | Gentoo accepted into Google Summer of Code 2023 – Gentoo LinuxFeb 23 17:27
schestowitz[TR]  <li>Feb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://tedium.co/2023/02/22/early-modem-technology-history/">The Hayes Code</a></h5>Feb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>The other factor was Dennis Hayes. A onetime engineer for National Data Corporation who had experience working with AT&T’s Long Lines service, his job was actually setting up modems that made it possible for retailers to offer credit card machines. Those modems, built to connect to mainframes, didn’t need acoustic couplers, which meant that the job taught him a skill that would soon proFeb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]ve extremely valuable to the PC industry at large.</p>Feb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 17:29
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-tedium.co | Hayes Command Set History: The Tech That Dialed In a Million ModemsFeb 23 17:29
schestowitz[TR]   <li>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/02/22/detecting-falls-by-embedding-ml-into-clothing/">Detecting falls by embedding ML into clothing</a></h5>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>At first, Vikstrom tried to gather and label data for all kinds of activities, including sitting, walking, running, driving, etc., but later realized anomaly detection would be much better suited for this application. After collecting around 80 seconds of data with Edge Impulse Studio, he trained an anomaly detection model to detect when any out-of-the-ordinary events occur. The model was tFeb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]hen deployed to the Nicla Sense ME by integrating the inferencing code with a BLE service that outputs a positive value when a fall is detected, as well as illuminating the onboard LED.</p>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 17:30
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schestowitz[TR]                                Feb 23 17:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | Detecting falls by embedding ML into clothing | Arduino BlogFeb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]    <li>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/02/22/james-bruton-improves-his-triangle-tracked-tank/">James Bruton improves his triangle-tracked tank</a></h5>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>The overall concept is the same as the original: three tank tracks arranged in a triangle formation contain rollers perpendicular to the track direction. The rollers let the tracks slide freely side-to-side, but provide grip when the track moves forward or backward. With three of those tracks, the robot can move in any direction by vectoring the relative rotational speeds. The original desiFeb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]gn struggled, because it couldn’t get traction unless it was flat on the ground. The new design has three differences to address that: trapezoidal tracks, a sort of pivoting suspension system, and dual rollers positioned on the outsides of the tracks.</p>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 17:30
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | James Bruton improves his triangle-tracked tank | Arduino BlogFeb 23 17:30
schestowitz[TR]    <li>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/blog/house-stuff/monitoring-a-fishtank-with-influxdb-and-grafana.html">Monitoring an Aquarium with InfluxDB and Grafana</a></h5>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>The plan is to also add monitoring for PH levels, but the probe that I need for that hasn't arrived yet.</p>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>In this post I'll talk about the aquarium monitoring and alerting system that I've built using a Raspberry Pi, InfluxDB, Telegraf and Grafana.</p>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 17:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Monitoring an Aquarium with InfluxDB and Grafana | www.bentasker.co.ukFeb 23 17:31
schestowitz[TR] <li>Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                            <h5><a href="https://www.americanoversight.org/dhs-and-cybersecurity-agency-cannot-search-for-text-messages-with-election-deniers-because-of-prior-practice-of-wiping-government-phones">DHS and Cybersecurity Agency Cannot Search for Text Messages with Election Deniers Because of Prior Practice of Wiping Government Phones</a></h5>Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                            <blockquote>Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                                <p>Unfortunately, it appears that those records may simply be gone. The congressional Jan. 6 investigation led to revelations last summer that Secret Service texts and data from the days around the attack on the Capitol had been deleted, as had those of top Trump administration DHS officials including Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli. Their government-issued phones had been wiped during a “reset” when offiFeb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]cials left their jobs, despite the potential presence of public records on those devices.</p>Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                            </blockquote>Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                        </li>Feb 23 17:38
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.americanoversight.org/dhs-and-cybersecurity-agency-cannot-search-for-text-messages-with-election-deniers-because-of-prior-practice-of-wiping-government-phones )Feb 23 17:38
schestowitz[TR]                    <li>Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/how-genes-from-neanderthals-predispose-people-to-severe-covid-19-70975">How Genes from Neanderthals Predispose People to Severe COVID-19</a></h5>Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Now, Terence Capellini, a Harvard University human evolutionary biologist, and colleagues have systematically evaluated the more than 600 genetic variants in the region. Ultimately, they homed in on three variants that regulate two key chemokine receptor genes that play a role in mediating the cytokine storm that is often involved in the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19. The results, publishFeb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]ed February 10 in eLife, shed new light on the interplay between the host genome and COVID-19 outcomes and help unravel the molecular mechanisms that underpin severe COVID-19.</p>Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 18:01
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.the-scientist.com | How Genes from Neanderthals Predispose People to Severe COVID-19 | The Scientist Magazine®Feb 23 18:01
schestowitz[TR] <li>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://blog.arduino.cc/2023/02/22/a-diy-peristaltic-pump-controlled-by-an-arduino/">A DIY peristaltic pump controlled by an Arduino</a></h5>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>A peristaltic pump works by pushing the liquid through a flexible tube. Inside the pump there are rollers that spin while pushing against the tube, forcing the liquid (or air) along. The rollers only make contact with the outside of the tube, so there is no risk of contamination. To clean the inside of the tube, one only needs to run a solution through the pump. If contamination is a seriouFeb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]s concern, as would be the case for medical equipment, it is easy and affordable to replace the entire tube.</p>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]                                Feb 23 18:02
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.arduino.cc | A DIY peristaltic pump controlled by an Arduino | Arduino BlogFeb 23 18:02
schestowitz[TR]    <li>Feb 23 18:05
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://cphpost.dk/2023-02-22/news/when-lifes-this-good-who-needs-the-metaverse-chorus-danes-in-their-condemnation-of-virtual-worlds/">When life’s this good, who needs the Metaverse, chorus Danes in their condemnation of virtual worlds</a></h5>Feb 23 18:05
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 18:05
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Only the Irish hate it more, according to a new study, but there’s a good reason why people in advanced societies tend to shun such technology, according to an expert</p>Feb 23 18:05
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 18:05
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 18:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cphpost.dk | When life’s this good, who needs the Metaverse, chorus Danes in their condemnation of virtual worlds - The Post – The PostFeb 23 18:06
schestowitz[TR]<li>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.omglinux.com/google-chrome-memory-saver-linux/">Google Chrome Now Uses Less Memory on Linux</a></h5>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>Now, if the feature sounds familiar it’s because Google actually announced it last year. However, it’s only just begun rolling out to users of Google Chrome’s stable channel (and if you don’t know what the stable channel is I can guarantee that you’re probably using it).</p>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>You don’t need be an excessive tab-hoarder to benefit, which is nice. I only ever have about 6 tabs open at any one time but some, like Gmail, can squat on sizeable amounts of memory over time.</p>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 18:08
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.omglinux.com | Google Chrome Now Uses Less Memory on Linux - OMG! LinuxFeb 23 18:08
schestowitz[TR]psydroid2: https://www.manutd.com/en/matches/matchcenter?matchId=2336399Feb 23 18:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.manutd.com | Manchester United vs Barcelona - UEFA Europa League 23 February 2023 | Manchester United | Manchester UnitedFeb 23 18:26
schestowitz[TR]big matchFeb 23 18:26
schestowitz[TR]saaw many people in townFeb 23 18:26
schestowitz[TR]flocking to old traffFeb 23 18:26
schestowitz[TR] <li>Feb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]                                            <h5><a href="https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/family-planning-offers-the-best-means-for-combating-climate-change-an-interview-with-carter-dillard-fair-start-movement/">Family Planning Offers the Best Means for Combating Climate Change: An interview with Carter Dillard, Fair Start Movement</a></h5>Feb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]                                            <blockquote>Feb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>Fair Start Movement, an NGO focused on addressing climate and social issues triggered by intergenerational inequality, places family planning at the core of its mission. Policies that support and empower smaller families to share resources and work together create fairer, more sustainable societies. Such societies prioritize children and not just adults, preserve animal and plant spFeb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]ecies and not just humans, and protect future generations and not just the current one. Carter Dillard, Policy Director of Fair Start Movement (FSM), explains below: [...]</p>Feb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]                                            </blockquote>Feb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]                                        </li>Feb 23 18:27
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-mahb.stanford.edu | Family Planning Offers the Best Means for Combating Climate Change: An interview with Carter Dillard, Fair Start Movement - MAHBFeb 23 18:27
psydroid2it was a good game last week and I expect the same thing tonightFeb 23 18:27
schestowitz[TR]i don't watch the games anymoreFeb 23 18:28
schestowitz[TR]just results/scoresFeb 23 18:28
schestowitz[TR]sometimes not even the scoresFeb 23 18:28
schestowitz[TR]just tablesFeb 23 18:28
psydroid2I'm just programming and I have the games in small windowsFeb 23 18:29
schestowitz[TR]yeah, makes senseFeb 23 18:30
schestowitz[TR]i find it hard without muting themFeb 23 18:30
schestowitz[TR]there is a cli program for live scoresFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]livrescores-cli it's calledFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]but atm it's brokenFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]again not compatible with the data sourceFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]it's a moving goalpostFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]pun intendedFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]they keep moving the postsFeb 23 18:31
schestowitz[TR]program breaksFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]fixedFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]breaks againFeb 23 18:32
psydroid2it must be done intentionallyFeb 23 18:32
psydroid2but I don't understand whyFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]the italian dev quit bothering to fix itFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]last yearFeb 23 18:32
psydroid2maybe to force people to visit the websiteFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]and i think some people pushed fixesFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]but he didn't bother mergingFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]lost  interestFeb 23 18:32
psydroid2like with youtubeFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]it's written in pythonFeb 23 18:32
schestowitz[TR]let's check if there's a fixFeb 23 18:33
schestowitz[TR]oh, he fixed itFeb 23 18:33
schestowitz[TR]2 weeks ago!Feb 23 18:33
schestowitz[TR]after over a yearFeb 23 18:33
schestowitz[TR]installing nowFeb 23 18:34
schestowitz[TR]it  needs pip3Feb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]not pep ;-)Feb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]git clone https://github.com/codeezer/livescore-cli.gitFeb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]cd livescore-cliFeb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]./setup (unix)Feb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]livescore -t bpl Feb 23 18:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-GitHub - codeezer/livescore-cli: command-line football (soccer) livescore and *news for linux/mac userFeb 23 18:35
psydroid2lolFeb 23 18:35
schestowitz[TR]doneFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]it works nowFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]took 2 minsFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]mostly apt- install pipFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]                     Barclay's Premier League TABLE                     Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] LP   Team Name                 GP   W    D    L    GF   GA   GD    PtsFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]------------------------------------------------------------------------Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] 1    Arsenal                   23   17   3    3    51   23   28    54 Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] 2    Manchester City           24   16   4    4    60   24   36    52 Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] 3    Manchester United         24   15   4    5    41   28   13    49 Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] 4    Tottenham Hotspur         24   13   3    8    44   35   9     42 Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] 5    Newcastle United          23   10   11   2    35   15   20    41 Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]updates every 10 secsFeb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]               Barclay's Premier League SCORES               Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]-------------------------------------------------------------Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] February 19  FT  Manchester United  3 - 0  Leicester City   Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR] February 19  FT  Tottenham Hotspur  2 - 0  West Ham United  Feb 23 18:36
schestowitz[TR]very handyFeb 23 18:37
schestowitz[TR]does colours tooFeb 23 18:37
schestowitz[TR]if yoiur terminal supports itFeb 23 18:37
schestowitz[TR]and uses the system-notify bitsFeb 23 18:37
psydroid2I'll try it out in a few minutesFeb 23 18:37
schestowitz[TR]to send alerts to your desktop when a goal is scoredFeb 23 18:37
schestowitz[TR]need to run setup as rootFeb 23 18:38
schestowitz[TR]to install the binaryFeb 23 18:38
schestowitz[TR]i did cat on it firstFeb 23 18:38
schestowitz[TR]in case he went full mafiaFeb 23 18:38
schestowitz[TR]after 5 yearsFeb 23 18:38
psydroid2it works for me too, although setup doesn't work for meFeb 23 18:43
schestowitz[TR]what does it say?Feb 23 18:54
schestowitz[TR]lots of fan s today on the platformsFeb 23 18:56
schestowitz[TR]tramFeb 23 18:56
schestowitz[TR]from spainFeb 23 18:56
schestowitz[TR]psydroid2: run it manuallyFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]setupFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]one command at a timeFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]to be sure it's not breaking your systemsFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]iirc, it was steam that got the dir wrongFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]and could potentially wipe homedirFeb 23 18:57
schestowitz[TR]like 8 years agoFeb 23 18:57
psydroid2error: externally-managed-environmentFeb 23 18:58
psydroid2× This environment is externally managedFeb 23 18:58
psydroid2╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt installFeb 23 18:58
psydroid2    python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying toFeb 23 18:58
psydroid2    install.Feb 23 18:58
psydroid2I have no idea what any of this means, both as a user and as rootFeb 23 18:58
schestowitz[TR]is pip/pip3 installed?Feb 23 18:59
schestowitz[TR]what distro?Feb 23 18:59
psydroid2Debian bookwormFeb 23 19:00
psydroid2it's installedFeb 23 19:00
schestowitz[TR]can you run it?Feb 23 19:01
psydroid2I can run it directly, yesFeb 23 19:02
schestowitz[TR]maybe he over-specified depsFeb 23 19:17
schestowitz[TR]if it runs with soms shortcut or symlinks, good enoughFeb 23 19:17
schestowitz[TR] <li>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/beware-of-this-disney-impersonation-email-which-leads-to-a-phishing-website-aGWc96B6c95n">Beware of this Disney+ impersonation email which leads to a phishing website</a></h5>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>It's an example of an impersonation scam. We’ve recently reported on other scam emails promoting diet pills using fake Dragons’ Den endorsements and fraudsters imitating Hotmail to phish for personal details.</p>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                </li>Feb 23 19:19
schestowitz[TR]                                Feb 23 19:19
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.which.co.uk | Beware of this Disney+ impersonation email which leads to a phishing website - Which? NewsFeb 23 19:19
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