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schestowitzThe new script worked correctly this morning, I've set it to load the other links into the 'todo' file.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitz# kate ~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/images/timeline.htmlMar 29 08:06
schestowitzcat ~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/images/timeline.html >> ~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/links.htmlMar 29 08:06
schestowitzcat  ~/Links/m$YEAR-$MONTH/other-links-$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY.txt  >> ~/Desktop/Text_Workspace/links.htmlMar 29 08:06
schestowitzsleep 10Mar 29 08:06
schestowitzAssuming we repeat this for several years, this will save a lot of time and reduce chance of human error.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitzI could probably automate IRC logs' upload, but I prefer doing it  manually after midnight to check the sanity/size of uploaded files.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitz I'm now much more 'in tune' with the sites as the small laptop is near my palm and I glare at it dozens of times per hour. This month the sites sometimes exceed a megabyte of traffic/sec, on average. Last night it was above that for several hours.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitz By Monday I will have caught up with the UPC stuff...Mar 29 08:06
schestowitzToday I'll show how our work impacts the discussion in German Parl.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitzBreakfast soon and I finish work at 9am. Two more nights to go.Mar 29 08:06
schestowitz> Hi Roy,Mar 29 08:10
schestowitz>Mar 29 08:10
schestowitz> First, hope you'll make it through the corona crisis without beingMar 29 08:10
schestowitz> infected (at least not before an effective treatment becomes available).Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz>Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz> This is off the record:Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz>Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz> I can see why you take issue with the pro-troll positions taken byMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> certain IP-specialized publications such as the ones listed in theMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> subject line. Rest assured I don't agree with them either. However, I'mMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> not on a crusade against them. I basically ignore them and only link toMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> their articles in exceptional situations (such as IAM's publication ofMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> IPlytics' 5G SEP stats), just opportunistically. Since I don't want toMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> throw down the gauntlet to them, I don't RT your criticsm of theirMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> positions. For my ability to promote more balanced policy views, itMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> helps that my blog peacefully co-exists with their websites andMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> magazines. Right now my #1 priority is the automotiveMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> component-licensing issue, which is actually about all of IoT, not justMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> cars. In fact, startups that incorporate cellular or WiFi chips intoMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> their products (smart meters, home automation etc.; examples: Kamstrup,Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz> AirTies...) are in a much more difficult situation than the likes ofMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> Daimler, but the fact that Nokia and others are trying to exort the EU'sMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> largest industry is an opportunity to address the problem. The likes ofMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> Daimler are huge poster children. In order to advance this agenda IMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> don't want to burn bridges with those IP-specialized, troll-friendlyMar 29 08:11
schestowitz> publications.Mar 29 08:11
schestowitzThat makes perfect sense and I understand.Mar 29 08:11
schestowitzThe polarity level in technical rather than political matters does not, IMHO, pose a risk to anyone, only some people's credibility.Mar 29 08:11
schestowitz> Thanks for your understanding.Mar 29 08:16
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schestowitzx https://boingboing.net/2020/03/27/bill-gates-on-cnn-returning-t.htmlMar 29 13:58
schestowitz# bill sezMar 29 13:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boingboing.net | Bill Gates on CNN: returning to normal life in April is not realistic / Boing BoingMar 29 13:59
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1244184038858010625Mar 29 17:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: UPC: Patent industry will try again, did not last long to verify: "for the good of our innovation sector, for the g… https://t.co/CIlR5mjFRkMar 29 17:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: UPC: Patent industry will try again, did not last long to verify: "for the good of our innovation sector, for the g… https://t.co/CIlR5mjFRkMar 29 17:53
schestowitz"UPC: Patent industry will try again, did not last long to verify: "for the good of our innovation sector, for the good of our businesses and industries, and for the good of our economy" https://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2020/20200327a.html …"Mar 29 17:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.epo.org | EPO - EPO President Campinos: “Now is the time to make the UPP a reality”Mar 29 17:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MrIvanJohnson/status/1244329674597183494Mar 29 19:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MrIvanJohnson: @schestowitz #zoom #privacy https://t.co/VC5U8kX5gtMar 29 19:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@rhosa: As reiterated today on #leshow via @theharryshearer #CAS597SoundXrs "Zoom is in the advertising business" and li… https://t.co/Lwgswk1pWbMar 29 19:32
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1244241179341815808Mar 29 19:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: @schestowitz it should be, but the dogmatists don't careMar 29 19:35
schestowitzTAKE BACK CONTRONAMar 29 19:35
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Nosferatu1969/status/1244236540114546691Mar 29 19:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Nosferatu1969: @schestowitz https://t.co/CotCX9hnpCMar 29 19:36
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Nosferatu1969: @schestowitz https://t.co/CotCX9hnpCMar 29 19:36
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MalliardReport/status/1244207210399440896Mar 29 19:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MalliardReport: @schestowitz https://t.co/oU7yUyROChMar 29 19:37
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MalliardReport: Breaking News and Updates from all around the world about Covid-19 / Corona Virus https://t.co/iJoxTuNHGN… https://t.co/43MWjuQSJXMar 29 19:37
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1244333187720835072Mar 29 19:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: @schestowitz indeedMar 29 19:39
schestowitzLook how SAFE Switzerland is, being outside the EU. Oh, wait....Mar 29 19:39
schestowitz 14,829 cases, for a population less than 10% oursMar 29 19:40
roy_on_tedboxhttps://twitter.com/MrIvanJohnson/status/1244358138679214080Mar 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MrIvanJohnson: @schestowitz I just learned from one of my NHS colleagues at a leading London teaching hospital that they are using… https://t.co/G3eLZDkqdaMar 29 22:31
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MrIvanJohnson: @schestowitz I just learned from one of my NHS colleagues at a leading London teaching hospital that they are using… https://t.co/G3eLZDkqdaMar 29 22:31
roy_on_tedbox"@schestowitz I just learned from one of my NHS colleagues at a leading London teaching hospital that they are using Zoom for all their teleconferencing. Amazing how rapidly its use has taken off. I was barely aware of it until recently. (Luddite that I am :)"Mar 29 22:31

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