●● IRC: #techrights @ FreeNode: Sunday, January 03, 2021 ●● ● Jan 03 [00:37] psydroid https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=lR0nh-TdpVg [00:37] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-invidious.snopyta.org | The Memory Sinkhole - Unleashing An X86 Design Flaw Allowing Universal Privilege Escalation - Invidious [00:38] psydroid most of you will probably already be familiar with these things, but I've never really dug into them [00:40] schestowitz yeah [00:40] schestowitz today we'll release some internal intel stuff [00:41] schestowitz I am progreamming the LEDs on the pi to show status for ipfs [00:48] schestowitz ./monitor-net5501-tr.sh: 40: ./monitor-net5501-tr.sh: doas: not found [00:49] schestowitz I've set it up to alert when ipfs index is being updated, 3 times a day, but cannot quite find what's needed to get site monitoring set up to alert about downtime with LEDs [00:50] psydroid I think doas is a BSD command [00:50] schestowitz it seems so, yes [00:50] schestowitz the script was put on some bsd before, iirc [00:50] schestowitz openbsd probably [00:50] schestowitz anyway, it's not crucials [00:51] schestowitz but those LEDs are bright enough to take me up in case of downtimes [00:51] schestowitz due to coronavirus I cannot get a soldering kit to set up the buttons as well, but LEDs are more important for now [00:54] schestowitz "Roly and his brother haven't even got a computer or smart [sic] phone." https://bkhome.org/news/202101/roly-86-and-brother-88-still-powering-on.html [00:54] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-bkhome.org | Roly 86 and brother 88 still powering on ● Jan 03 [01:02] MinceR https://ircz.de/p/2007180 [01:02] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-ircz.de | IRCZ makes your life worth living Post object (4762523) [01:06] *cubexyz has quit (*.net *.split) [01:06] *galactic__ has quit (*.net *.split) [01:06] *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) [01:06] *XRevan86 has quit (*.net *.split) [01:09] *cubexyz (~cubeman@maxhost.org) has joined #techrights [01:09] *galactic__ (~galactic@99-43-0-95.lightspeed.sndgca.sbcglobal.net) has joined #techrights [01:09] *rianne (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [01:09] *XRevan86 (7018dab47d@mate/developer/xrevan86) has joined #techrights [01:16] *schestowitz has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [01:17] *schestowitz (~schestowi@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [01:17] *schestowitz has quit (Changing host) [01:17] *schestowitz (~schestowi@unaffiliated/schestowitz) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [02:08] *XRevan86 has quit (Quit: Gateway shutdown) [02:12] *XRevan86 (7018dab47d@mate/developer/xrevan86) has joined #techrights [02:18] *GNUmoon has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [02:19] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [02:31] schestowitz I've spent some time trying to get email on the server (SMTP) going again but still cannot figure it out, so giving up for now [02:35] *galactic_ (~galactic@99-43-0-95.lightspeed.sndgca.sbcglobal.net) has joined #techrights [02:39] *ohama has quit (Disconnected by services) [02:39] *ohama (ohama@cicolina.org) has joined #techrights [02:42] *cubeman_ (~cubeman@maxhost.org) has joined #techrights [02:42] *schestowitz__ (~schestowi@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [02:42] -NickServ-schestowitz__!~schestowi@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com has just authenticated as you (schestowitz) [02:42] *schestowitz__ has quit (Changing host) [02:42] *schestowitz__ (~schestowi@unaffiliated/schestowitz) has joined #techrights [02:43] *Out`Of`Control (~Viper@rbose.org) has joined #techrights [02:43] *Busted_fud (c636867b@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.198.54.134.123) has joined #techrights [02:43] *Busted_fud has quit (Client Quit) [02:43] *XRevan86 has quit (*.net *.split) [02:43] *schestowitz has quit (*.net *.split) [02:44] *Viper has quit (*.net *.split) [02:44] *cubexyz has quit (*.net *.split) [02:44] *galactic__ has quit (*.net *.split) [02:44] *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) [02:44] *rianne (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [02:55] *XRevan86 (7018dab47d@mate/developer/xrevan86) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [03:24] *mmu_man has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [03:37] Ariadne somebody is slamming techrights right now [03:37] Ariadne i'm using this as an opportunity to do some performance tuning [03:37] Ariadne namely bye bye mod_php [03:38] schestowitz__ I think that's just backup [03:38] schestowitz__ it's this time slot, more or less [03:38] Ariadne ah [03:38] Ariadne well [03:38] Ariadne either way [03:38] schestowitz__ :-) [03:38] Ariadne i'm reworking apache a bit [03:39] schestowitz__ cool [03:39] schestowitz__ I was just uploading Intel slides [03:40] schestowitz__ and then DB dump started, causing timeouts [03:41] schestowitz__ "The requested URL /wiki/index.php/Microsoft_and_the_NSA was not found on this server." [03:41] schestowitz__ I assume that's apache being changed [03:41] Ariadne yes [03:49] schestowitz__ at the moment many wiki URLs redirect to the wiki's front page - something in the existing configs I assume (work in progress, soooo... just sayin') [03:51] Ariadne most likely something in the .htaccess needs to be tweaked [03:54] schestowitz__ I will check... [03:55] Ariadne oh i see [03:56] Ariadne i can fix that [03:56] schestowitz__ cheers [03:56] schestowitz__ just to avoid broken links and all [03:56] schestowitz__ index.php/wiki page title [03:56] Ariadne yeah [03:56] Ariadne just need to adjust fastcgi for it [03:56] schestowitz__ it's not ideal, but we strive to be backward compat to avoid link rot ● Jan 03 [04:03] schestowitz__ Ariadne: http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/yuck-hri.png [04:09] Ariadne ok [04:11] schestowitz__ I know it's work in progress; right now all wiki links go to wordpress (page not found) [04:11] schestowitz__ I forgot how it was set up more than a decade ago for this wiki [04:14] Ariadne getting closer [04:15] schestowitz__ :D [04:16] schestowitz__ I think you did it [04:18] Ariadne not quite [04:18] schestowitz__ reverted? [04:19] Ariadne i fucking hate apache [04:20] schestowitz__ it's not easy, but many manuals are built for just that [04:20] Ariadne the site is a lot faster now [04:20] schestowitz__ when I said you did it I meant everything seemed to work for a while, maybe the old settings were restored, I did not check [04:21] Ariadne wiki is "working" but its putting an additional index.php in the URL [04:22] schestowitz__ the wiki feels a lot faster [04:23] schestowitz__ wordpress needs to dynamically load a lot of links, so it'll never be faster until cached and made static, which we don't want. Not while things are being added [04:26] schestowitz__ going to take a nap now, I'm exhausted [04:28] Ariadne got it [04:31] Ariadne schestowitz__: on techrights server, there is now /var/www/php-fpm/www-slow.log [04:31] Ariadne it will tell us what is slow [04:57] Ariadne haha [04:57] Ariadne i managed to speed up wordpress [04:58] Ariadne shitttttttt ● Jan 03 [05:00] Ariadne i wonder why this feed=rss is really slow [05:34] DaemonFC[m] https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/wave-computing-and-mips-technologies-reach-agreement-to-exit-bankruptcy-1029922010 [05:34] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-markets.businessinsider.com | Wave Computing and MIPS Technologies Reach Agreement to Exit Bankruptcy | Markets Insider ● Jan 03 [06:50] *xvx has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [06:56] schestowitz__ Ariadne: holy FAST, batman [06:56] schestowitz__ wordpress [06:57] schestowitz__ like we outsourced to clownflare or something ● Jan 03 [07:09] schestowitz__ 866GB of traffic in past 48 hours [07:09] schestowitz__ apachetop says [07:09] schestowitz__ anyway, I did some stress-testing, I've never seen wordpress working this fast before on the site [07:10] schestowitz__ seems like slamming is done on tuxmachines now, as a day ago... but it relents after a while [07:17] Ariadne yeah im pretty good at optimizing wordpress [07:18] Ariadne it will be even better once we rebuild on top of alpine and nginx [07:18] Ariadne im going to look at slow queries [07:18] Ariadne and see about adding some additional indexes to media wiki [07:24] Ariadne the media wiki rss feed does an unbounded query for changes [07:25] Ariadne its very annoying [07:25] Ariadne we need to fix that and we should add cache too [07:25] Ariadne download the URI to a scratch file only if mtime is more than 60 [07:25] Ariadne seconds old ● Jan 03 [08:18] schestowitz__ just recorded a video that mentions this [08:18] schestowitz__ uploading now ● Jan 03 [09:00] *chris_uk[m] has quit (Quit: Idle for 30+ days) [09:21] Ariadne cool [09:25] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [09:25] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [09:48] schestowitz__ will start publishing Intel material today, now that server-related 'flux' is through [09:48] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [09:50] vZS1 schestowitz: gm [09:51] vZS1 Will take a look at the IPFS video you did [09:51] schestowitz__ thanks [09:51] schestowitz__ I had your initials in the first take [09:51] schestowitz__ so I had to redo the video [09:51] schestowitz__ I mention this in the coming (soon) video [09:51] Ariadne we should do the same things to tuxmachines container too [09:51] schestowitz__ first time I had to re-record a video [09:52] schestowitz__ happened a second time the same day... when I did one about IA and Groklaw [09:52] schestowitz__ because for a few seconds my kate editor was accidentally shown [09:52] schestowitz__ Ariadne: yes, if possible [09:52] schestowitz__ tuxmachines is generally less heavy [09:52] Ariadne i was thinking about doing a podcast type thing [09:52] Ariadne dunno [09:52] schestowitz__ it's easy [09:53] schestowitz__ I just get used to it, I found the software that works well, webcamoid [09:53] schestowitz__ some people later told me to try obs [09:53] schestowitz__ Mogz says kazam [09:53] schestowitz__ it's faster and easier to do videos than text [09:53] schestowitz__ but text gets indexed and all [09:54] schestowitz__ so never doing videos on their own [09:54] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [09:55] schestowitz__ vZS1: ipfs is now fully automated [09:55] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [09:55] schestowitz__ it's done from 3 accounts and 2 machines [09:55] schestowitz__ using cron jobs [09:55] schestowitz__ then it gives me reports to audit, to make sure it was done correctly and the RasPi LEDs light up to remind me of he cron jobs running [09:56] schestowitz__ same for bulletins, vZS1, and IRC logs [09:56] schestowitz__ so if I was on holiday and away from home, those would still get generated [09:59] vZS1 Sounds like you've got a nice system going now ● Jan 03 [10:00] vZS1 Consider using a video editor to avoid re-recording entire videos [10:00] vZS1 You can split up videos into sections and such and make it easier to edit (also to make corrections to old videos) [10:10] vZS1 I had a look at the video [10:10] vZS1 Good stuff [10:11] vZS1 schestowitz__: re: video editor. Consider flowblade. It's exclusive to GNU/Linux and works quite well. [10:12] Ariadne i used to do devstreams with OBS [10:12] Ariadne unfortunately my internet in the middle of nowhere is not sufficient to do devstreams [10:13] *tdemin has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [10:26] schestowitz__ [10:00] Consider using a video editor to avoid re-recording entire videos [10:27] schestowitz__ That would add to the pipeline and take time [10:27] schestowitz__ I do in one take without any written script, usually a handful (at most) of mental notes [10:27] schestowitz__ so I don't sound like a dumb parrot, it's more spontaneous [10:30] vZS1 Fair enough [10:30] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2021/01/03/happy-new-leaks/ [10:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Happy New Leaks | Techrights [10:30] schestowitz__ you are mentioned here, vZS1 [10:30] schestowitz__ also the work by Ariadne [10:30] schestowitz__ I am working on the Intel stuff now [10:40] vZS1 Watching now [10:49] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [10:50] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [10:57] vZS1 schestowitz__: video cuts off at the end [10:57] vZS1 25:18 [10:58] vZS1 When you are talking about pricing based on excluding competition [10:58] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [10:59] vZS1 I'm guessing there's more to it because it ended abruptly? [10:59] vZS1 Good video though [10:59] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [11:01] schestowitz__ it ended too soon because it was still uploading [11:01] schestowitz__ I published before upload was done [11:01] schestowitz__ I guess it refreshed (page) it would get the full file [11:01] vZS1 Ah [11:02] vZS1 I'll refresh and try again [11:02] schestowitz__ Just checked [11:02] schestowitz__ the whole thing is there now [11:02] schestowitz__ upload speeds are apalling [11:03] schestowitz__ appalling because I'm throttled I assume [11:03] schestowitz__ they would flag "p2p" because of the pi [11:03] schestowitz__ I'm going to record one about Intel now [11:04] vZS1 Check what your upload speed is in some sort of test service [11:04] vZS1 It's unlikely you're flagged [11:06] vZS1 Great art by Mogz [11:11] vZS1 Looking forward to the leaks [11:12] vZS1 I'm working on the IPFS stuff again today. Good progress so far. [11:13] vZS1 I need to iron out the hacks to get rid of potential bugs [11:13] vZS1 So it will take a while [11:22] schestowitz__ just done the Intel video [11:22] schestowitz__ 10 minutes [11:22] schestowitz__ one of about 10 parts [11:26] vZS1 Someone told me yesterday that "coin exchanges" are silently delisting "privacy coins" like XMR (Monero). [11:26] vZS1 Idk if TR would like anything on that topic [11:28] vZS1 But it's a pretty big move against privacy. Because all the other coins don't care for privacy apart from the ones designed around privacy. [11:29] vZS1 I've been looking into the topic sporadically [11:33] vZS1 schestowitz__: I'll keep making notes on this and will share at a later date. I think it's concerning from a general privacy standpoint. [11:35] schestowitz__ I am not familiar enough with Monero [11:35] schestowitz__ so if something gets published about it, that would better come from someone with a clue and firsthand experience [11:35] *schestowitz__ never did cryptocoins personally [11:38] vZS1 I think the details aren't that important. It's more about surveillance. [11:39] vZS1 USA IRS offered a $625k bounty for "cracking Monero". Now the silent delisting of the popular privacy coins. [11:40] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [11:40] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [11:40] vZS1 This is all a part of the war on privacy [11:41] *tdemin (~tdemin@lan.tdem.in) has joined #techrights [11:41] vZS1 I think it's important TR at least mentions these developments (even if only in passing) [11:41] vZS1 I just wanted to draw attention to it [11:41] schestowitz__ vZS1: can you proofread the leak coverage with us? [11:42] vZS1 Sure. [11:42] schestowitz__ vZS1: we mentioned the war on privacy recently [11:42] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/12/30/war-on-privacy-during-covid/ [11:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The War on Privacy, Bolstered by COVID Hysteria | Techrights [11:42] schestowitz__ there was more on privacy [11:42] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/08/07/privacy-spun-as-public-health-hazard/ [11:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Our Collective Privacy is Under Unprecedented Attacks and Privacy is Now Conflated With Bad Hygiene, Not Just Criminality | Techrights [11:42] schestowitz__ you're not the only one noticing it [11:43] schestowitz__ covid is another excuse the media uses to malign privacy-aware people [11:43] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/12/26/covid19-boxing-day/ [11:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Boxing People | Techrights [11:43] vZS1 Will watch/read as I have my tea [11:43] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/11/01/11-million-people-after-patient-zero/ [11:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | [Meme] Contact-Tracing Ploy (Mission Creep/Mass Surveillance) is Only Effective When Dealing With Patient Zero and Few Others, Not Millions | Techrights [11:44] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/12/30/say-no-to-contact-tracing-apps/ [11:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Reminder: Absolutely Do Not Install Contact-Tracing Apps (They Solve Nothing) | Techrights [11:44] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/12/30/covid19-and-human-rights/ [11:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | COVID-19 is a Real Crisis, It Kills a Lot of Humans, But Dont Let It Kill Human Rights Too | Techrights [11:44] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/11/06/contact-tracing-poem/ [11:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Contact-Tracing/Data-Trading Poem | Techrights [11:44] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2020/11/06/linux-foundation-computer-virus/ [11:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | [Meme] Linux Foundation and Microsoft/NSA Do Surveillance Together | Techrights [11:44] schestowitz__ this one is sickening [11:44] schestowitz__ that last one [11:45] schestowitz__ Linux becoming "TRUSTED BRAND" for spies [11:45] schestowitz__ and they use terms like "confidential computing" [11:45] schestowitz__ companies like FB that steal your data [11:45] schestowitz__ "confidential computing" [11:45] schestowitz__ eavesdropping spun as confidential [11:45] schestowitz__ totally misusing terminology [11:45] schestowitz__ I complained a lot about it in 2018 [11:46] schestowitz__ and passing of stolen data from one GAFAM member to another is "OPENNESS" [11:46] schestowitz__ They "openly" pass things like audio recordings of people [11:47] schestowitz__ the one I need proofreading of is still uploading, eta 13 mins [11:47] schestowitz__ I'll let it finish before I hit "publish" [11:47] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [11:48] vZS1 Let me get on my computer. I can't really do much on my phone because it's awkward [11:49] schestowitz__ all phones ar [11:49] schestowitz__ *are [11:49] schestowitz__ and now with lockdowns you can only have face-to-face comms with spouse, kids etc. [11:49] schestowitz__ the rest is PRISMed, ENIGMAed etc [11:49] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [11:50] schestowitz__ GCHQ has been recording pretty much everything for nearly 15 years [11:50] schestowitz__ they have a relatively new branch in Heron House just opposite Town Hall [11:50] schestowitz__ unmarked, but anyone with a clue will be able to find out what's going on behind those doors and ordinary windows... probably Windows too (the PCs) [11:51] schestowitz__ so privacy is now "against health" [11:52] schestowitz__ "In England, three quarters of the population are now under new, higher "tier four" measures. Other areas were moved up to tier three." [11:52] schestowitz__ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274 [11:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area? - BBC News [11:52] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [11:53] schestowitz__ Protest now a crime? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53166816 [11:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid in Scotland: What are the latest lockdown rules? - BBC News [11:53] schestowitz__ Assange decision out tomorrow, reportedly [11:53] schestowitz__ Can't protest [11:54] schestowitz__ You would get arrested [11:54] schestowitz__ Scotland also [11:54] schestowitz__ https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-levels-by-area/ [11:54] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Coronavirus (COVID-19): local protection levels - gov.scot [11:54] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [11:54] schestowitz__ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55521747 [11:54] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid: Regional rules 'probably going to get tougher', says Boris Johnson - BBC News [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:53] Protest now a crime? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53166816 [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:53] Assange decision out tomorrow, reportedly [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:53] Can't protest [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:54] You would get arrested [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:54] Scotland also [11:54] schestowitz__ [11:54] https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-levels-by-area/ [11:56] schestowitz__ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-55030622 [11:56] schestowitz__ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-54862791 [11:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid: Thirteen arrests at Liverpool anti-lockdown demo - BBC News [11:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid: Organiser of Stroud anti-lockdown protest fined 10k - BBC News [11:56] schestowitz__ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-54945624 [11:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Covid: Police in Liverpool arrest 16 at anti-lockdown protest - BBC News [11:56] schestowitz__ the bill gates-funded BBC calls them "covidiots" [11:56] schestowitz__ collectively [11:56] schestowitz__ they would probably call assange proponents that, too [11:56] schestowitz__ or not accurately tell what they gathered FOR [11:57] schestowitz__ I saw some newer BBC articles to that effect last night [11:57] schestowitz__ Cannot find it at the moment [11:57] *vZS1_2 (~vZS1_2@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [11:58] schestowitz__ #protest banned https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53935543 #uk #england #scotland [11:58] schestowitz__ http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/02/ [11:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.bbc.co.uk | Coronavirus in Scotland: House party law to break up 'super spreaders' - BBC News [11:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [11:58] schestowitz__ 'super spreaders' - BBC News [11:58] schestowitz__ The same language used to refer to Trump [11:59] schestowitz__ so you might be a fascist for gathering to protest Assange being kidnapped by the US for exposing war crimes [11:59] schestowitz__ that'd the sort of message they tell the public [11:59] schestowitz__ those "Dirty" assange supporters [11:59] schestowitz__ just stay home and use your "social control media" with #HASHTAGS [11:59] schestowitz__ that'll #FreeAssange ... RIGHT.... ● Jan 03 [12:00] schestowitz__ vZS1: OK, upload finished. [12:00] schestowitz__ Find typos/errors in http://techrights.org/2021/01/03/inteleaks-dx/ [12:00] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | InteLeaks Part II: the GNU Linux Developer Experience at Intel Under Siege | Techrights [12:07] vZS1_2 Reading now [12:11] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [12:11] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [12:12] vZS1_2 schestowitz__: there's a lot of static in the sound [12:12] vZS1_2 Text in the article looks alright [12:14] schestowitz__ yes, I need better equipment [12:14] schestowitz__ it's just the laptop's mic [12:15] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [12:15] vZS1_2 I didn't notice it when I was listening on my phone. [12:15] vZS1_2 But it's prominent on desktop [12:16] schestowitz__ yeah, it's a shame [12:16] schestowitz__ I plan to buy something soon [12:16] schestowitz__ sound editing for noise reduction is a cheap non-solution [12:16] vZS1_2 Plenty of good mics out there, many on a budget. [12:19] *vZS1 (~vZS1@92.20.231.81) has joined #techrights [12:25] vZS1_2 Nothing looks out of place in the new video. [12:26] schestowitz__ no script [12:26] schestowitz__ but I generally saw some things related to this, so it flows OK [12:26] schestowitz__ one part per day should be enough [12:27] vZS1_2 It's also good for comprehension. Too much at once is kind of hard to cope with. [12:28] schestowitz__ I am still not sure about order [12:28] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [12:28] schestowitz__ so I go through it chronologically for the most part [12:28] vZS1_2 Probably for the best [12:29] vZS1_2 You can always just post a new video about anything you'd like to follow up wit [12:29] vZS1_2 s/wit/with [12:29] schestowitz__ " [12:29] schestowitz__ Dear Richard Stallman, [12:29] schestowitz__ I'd like to begin this message by thanking Mr. xxxxxx for taking the time to explain to me a bunch of things I wasn't previously aware of and could therefore just _speculate_ about. Mr. xxxxxxxx is a very good person and one whom I can trust almost eternally. It's not easy for me to trust anybody; experiences in recent years have shown that even those whom you think you can trust can turn around and stab good (well-meaning) folks in [12:29] schestowitz__ the back, especially if there are financial rewards/gains associated with it. I suspect that another economic depression -- no matter its underlying causes -- will only deepen such mistrust. Add a bunch of things like mortgages and expensive "lifestyles" on top of it, and then betrayal becomes far too alluring. I keep myself from being corrupted by sticking to a very modest/low-cost life and keeping a job (for financial independence) [12:29] schestowitz__ " [12:29] schestowitz__ me to RMS the other day [12:30] schestowitz__ but I'm open to mentioning cryptocoin privacy under attack [12:30] schestowitz__ RMS has long spoken about it [12:30] schestowitz__ at least 8 years [12:30] schestowitz__ he told me about it in person iirc [12:30] schestowitz__ how bitcoin was missing the point re privacy [12:30] schestowitz__ he said it to them in a conference [12:30] schestowitz__ with annie machon in it [12:30] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [12:30] schestowitz__ that has not been revolved since [12:30] schestowitz__ bitcoin gives no privacy [12:30] schestowitz__ gnu taler does [12:31] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [12:31] schestowitz__ but I don't know or understand taler well enough to explain it in a video [12:32] vZS1_2 I think it's just enough to mention the lack of privacy in most cryptocoins and the attacks on the ones that provide privacy (or attempt to provide it, at least). [12:32] vZS1_2 It's doesn't need to be a technical discourse [12:32] vZS1_2 s/It's/It [12:33] schestowitz__ I saw an article about it last week [12:34] schestowitz__ but I forgot what publication [12:34] schestowitz__ maybe PIA's [12:34] schestowitz__ something about regulation of currencies that are digital and privacy aspects [12:34] schestowitz__ in the US or maybe the EU [12:34] vZS1_2 XMR (Monero) is a good example because it's the one most people who know about crypto currencies are aware of [12:35] schestowitz__ Monero is under another FUD attack [12:35] schestowitz__ I did a video about it yesterday or Fridat [12:35] schestowitz__ they try to say it's not secure [12:35] schestowitz__ because people can misconfigure things or choose goodmorning1234 as password [12:35] schestowitz__ Friday http://techrights.org/2021/01/01/security-parity-fud/ [12:35] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Here Comes Again the False Parity (Comparing GNU/Linux Security to That of Platforms With NSA Back Doors) | Techrights [12:36] schestowitz__ Monero in the titles [12:36] vZS1_2 Monero is generally a sound system. We went over the proxy attacks in a previous article. Just another case of that [12:38] vZS1_2 The problem with security is that doing it right takes education. And lay people don't like following strict instructions that seem overzealous [12:38] vZS1_2 It's a struggle I cope with daily [12:39] vZS1_2 My clients trust my instructions, however, so they just follow along. But to the general computer user it seems like pedantry [12:39] schestowitz__ Turns out there's FUD against me also [12:39] schestowitz__ some people target RMS [12:39] schestowitz__ and incite him against me [12:39] schestowitz__ but it didn't work [12:39] schestowitz__ " [12:39] schestowitz__ My message is based partly on what I heard from Mr. xxxxxx. I think it's overdue. I think I should have written something months ago (but I just didn't know enough; it was an enigma). [12:39] schestowitz__ I've got myself a cup of coffee so I can write in greater length (greater than usual). Please don't mind typos or any unintended ambiguities (which can happen without me even realising). My message is intended to be cordial, and not out of/due to pretense. Every person is misunderstood sometimes, by _someone_... (intentions are also nuanced and subtle) [12:39] schestowitz__ " [12:40] schestowitz__ " [12:40] schestowitz__ No need to reply, as I know it's a relatively long message. [12:40] schestowitz__ Happy new year and happy hacking. [12:40] schestowitz__ " [12:40] schestowitz__ I had to spend a long time clarifying things [12:40] schestowitz__ basically dispel lies told about Techrights [12:40] schestowitz__ mostly accusations by proxy [12:41] schestowitz__ Canonical has had that done [12:41] schestowitz__ Jono Bacon and ilk [12:41] schestowitz__ like accusing someone who linked to techrights of being part of the site [12:41] schestowitz__ very typical [12:41] schestowitz__ and then bringing that up on TwitTV (FLOSS Weekly) [12:42] schestowitz__ so we need to be careful who we're seen to be associated with [12:42] vZS1_2 It's good to take precautions. [12:42] schestowitz__ hence my carelessness being null afaik [12:42] vZS1_2 You'll probably even deal with people falsely claiming to be a part of TR and spreading more nonsense [12:42] schestowitz__ inc. limiting accounts I give and access to our server [12:43] schestowitz__ we had some spies/moles have a go on us [12:43] schestowitz__ on.. at [12:43] schestowitz__ over a decade ago [12:43] vZS1_2 Limiting access (to only what's necessary) is always sound policy [12:43] schestowitz__ that I actually know of [12:43] schestowitz__ and not mentioning who's who [12:44] schestowitz__ or who has access to what [12:44] vZS1_2 That as well. [12:44] schestowitz__ as it can enable in-between disruptions [12:44] schestowitz__ wikileaks had that done to them [12:44] vZS1_2 I've always advocated for projects with decoupled participants [12:44] schestowitz__ sigi even had access to their irc server [12:44] schestowitz__ they entrusted a young teen and fbi asset [12:44] schestowitz__ and convicted pedo [12:45] schestowitz__ after he burned Assange et al they put him in prison [12:45] schestowitz__ I supposed they already knew a lot about him when they used him as a mole/asset [12:45] vZS1_2 At the beginning of this year, I helped out an extremely disruptive project. I made sure all of them communicated in a way that kept their identities as obfuscated as possible. They got on with the work well and achieved their objectives. [12:45] schestowitz__ btw, assange decision tomorrow [12:46] schestowitz__ cannot protest outdoors [12:46] vZS1_2 Woops. s/this year/last year [12:46] schestowitz__ you can get arrested. coz "corona" [12:46] schestowitz__ "strains" [12:46] vZS1_2 Have to get used to it no longer being 2020 [12:46] schestowitz__ yeah, it confuses me also [12:46] schestowitz__ more so than most year [12:46] schestowitz__ we had a 2021 bug [12:46] schestowitz__ in postgres [12:47] schestowitz__ some lousy script a cheapo dba put together in 2015 [12:47] schestowitz__ created 1600 tablespaces [12:47] schestowitz__ she was an oracle db person [12:47] schestowitz__ so treated postgres like oracle [12:47] schestowitz__ and now we have a messy DB [12:47] schestowitz__ which broken in 0:00/1/1/2021 [12:47] schestowitz__ *broke [12:48] schestowitz__ the scripting was awful [12:48] schestowitz__ barely legible [12:48] schestowitz__ I saw the code last night, with hardcoded dates [12:48] schestowitz__ let's being 2038 17 years sooner :-) [12:48] vZS1_2 Designing and implementing robust date handling isn't easy. [12:49] vZS1_2 That's why I don't hack that stuff by hand, ever.# [12:50] vZS1_2 Which is why I recommended GNU date(1), the other day. It works. KISS [12:50] schestowitz__ it does work [12:50] schestowitz__ until 2038 :-) [12:51] schestowitz__ or until they fix it, which I think they did [12:51] schestowitz__ maybe not downstream [12:53] vZS1_2 Probably because of Unix epoch time [12:54] vZS1_2 Need pretty big number types to handle it [12:54] vZS1_2 UET is generally what a lot of UNIX-inspired programs use, under the hood. [12:54] vZS1_2 And that's in seconds [12:54] vZS1_2 It's a lot of seconds. lol [12:56] vZS1_2 I don't know where the "issue" is, though. I haven't really looked into the source of date(1). [12:57] vZS1_2 I suspect it's probably not specific to date(1). Because it's a bit odd to implement your own numerical code for userspace. ● Jan 03 [13:00] vZS1_2 It might be a defect in the C libraries used, as well. [13:00] vZS1_2 A lot of C code doesn't support arbitrary number lengths [13:02] vZS1_2 One reason I like Raku is that the mathematical side is solid. You have support for arbitrary number lengths baked into the language [13:02] schestowitz__ what's the status for CI? [13:02] vZS1_2 Work in progress [13:02] vZS1_2 Maybe not going to be done this week [13:03] schestowitz__ i meanr rust ci [13:04] schestowitz__ *meant [13:04] vZS1_2 I don't understand the question [13:04] schestowitz__ are they moving everything away from msft? [13:05] vZS1_2 I don't really know what Rust team is up to with their ShitHub CI, if that is relevant. [13:05] schestowitz__ sorry [13:05] schestowitz__ I mean raku [13:05] schestowitz__ rust is too infiltrated already [13:05] vZS1_2 Ah okay [13:05] schestowitz__ by GAFAM [13:05] schestowitz__ rust is done [13:05] vZS1_2 I haven't checked up on Raku in over a month [13:05] schestowitz__ stick a fork in it or let it burn [13:06] vZS1_2 I contact a few people in Raku maybe once a year. But that's about it. [13:06] vZS1_2 We'll be seeing much more of Rust [13:06] vZS1_2 Whether we like it or not [13:07] vZS1_2 Firefox is actively moving away from C++ to Rust [13:07] vZS1_2 Clownflare is actively promoting Rust [13:08] vZS1_2 Clownflare "workers" use JS and Rust, by default [13:08] vZS1_2 "workers" = "serverless" [13:09] vZS1_2 I see Rust as primarily a MS tool to combat C(++). [13:10] vZS1_2 Because C(++) is "infected" by GPL. [13:10] vZS1_2 This is less GAFAM and more just M, from my analysis. [13:11] vZS1_2 From a strategic POV, it doesn't make much sense for G to promote Rust. They already have Go. [13:11] vZS1_2 Go is pretty much a direct competitor to Rust, for all practical purposes. [13:11] vZS1_2 And Go is G's current flagship [13:11] vZS1_2 In the language department [13:12] schestowitz__ argh [13:12] schestowitz__ another posting of WSL spam into tuxmachines... [13:12] schestowitz__ " [13:12] schestowitz__ Hi, [13:12] schestowitz__ I have just unpublished a Windows story at http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146083 [13:12] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- ( status 403 @ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146083 ) [13:12] schestowitz__ We try to focus on GNU/Linux in tuxmachines and this story is basically promoting Microsoft's attack on GNU/Linux (WSL is E.E.E.). Better to focus on pro-Free software, not pro-Microsoft as this is what readers of the site are after. [13:12] schestowitz__ " [13:12] vZS1_2 In the corporate software world, Go and Rust are always in competition. [13:15] vZS1_2 We all know much much MS hates GPL. The other big monopolies at least tolerate GPL or use loopholes to circumvent intentions behind GPL. [13:15] vZS1_2 s/much much/how much/ [13:15] schestowitz__ yeah [13:16] schestowitz__ GoLang and the Android frameworks [13:16] schestowitz__ but either way, Google's 'YOU AXE' (UX) sucks [13:16] schestowitz__ they oversimplify things [13:16] schestowitz__ while leaving the gore like spying obfuscated in the background [13:16] schestowitz__ see page source of google.com [13:17] vZS1_2 spying is baked into the Go net/http module of the stdlib [13:17] vZS1_2 Under the name of "metrics" [13:17] schestowitz__ science [13:17] schestowitz__ metrics [13:17] schestowitz__ data [13:17] schestowitz__ what next? [13:17] schestowitz__ "sharing" [13:17] schestowitz__ "share your data science metrics to us" :_) [13:17] vZS1_2 It sends metadata in the form of unspecified headers, by default, last time I checked [13:17] schestowitz__ vs code also does spying [13:17] vZS1_2 I had to speficially highlight this to a client, the last time they used Go. [13:18] schestowitz__ "telemetry" [13:18] schestowitz__ and I heard msvs compiles code to spy, too [13:18] schestowitz__ even code not meant to do this [13:18] schestowitz__ this was barely covered in the media since the scandal broke out [13:18] schestowitz__ the 'media' [13:18] schestowitz__ marketing companies [13:18] schestowitz__ with web sites that say "news" [13:18] schestowitz__ and "editor in chief" [13:20] vZS1_2 Another reason GIAFAM hates GNU software is there's no "telemetry" or "metrics" baked in, by default [13:20] vZS1_2 We must remember, Google and Facebook are advertising companies, fundamentally. [13:21] vZS1_2 This impacts their bottom line harder than anything else [13:21] *mmu_man (~revol@vaf26-2-82-244-111-82.fbx.proxad.net) has joined #techrights [13:22] vZS1_2 I never see this point mentioned but it's extremely important [13:22] vZS1_2 TR is pretty much the only place the "metrics" and "telemetry" gets exposed [13:24] vZS1_2 There's not many people that specialise in privacy, in the engineering sphere, so these issues to unreported, a lot of the time. [13:25] vZS1_2 s/to unreported/go unreported/ [13:25] vZS1_2 I can send you concrete examples at some point, as hard evidence. [13:25] vZS1_2 I need to find where I put my notes on it. [13:28] schestowitz__ it's related to the "ux" idiocy [13:28] schestowitz__ did you ever read those 'research' 'papers' of theirs? [13:28] schestowitz__ sometimes they do surveys [13:29] schestowitz__ sometimes observations [13:29] schestowitz__ now all the rage is "telemetry" [13:29] schestowitz__ measuring minds [13:29] schestowitz__ like it's a science [13:29] schestowitz__ fb tinkered with people's posts and timelines [13:29] vZS1_2 When they telemetry they really mean surveillance [13:29] schestowitz__ they then called it "research" or "experimentrs" [13:29] schestowitz__ after getting caught [13:29] vZS1_2 s/they telemetry/they say telemetry/ [13:30] schestowitz__ saying they measured "emotions" and stuff [13:30] schestowitz__ so common sense is killed by that pseudo-science [13:30] schestowitz__ of american-style multi-choice questions and answers [13:30] schestowitz__ and "Data science" [13:31] schestowitz__ they even made job titles to that effect [13:31] vZS1_2 I've seen this buzzword degeneracy quite a bit. It's become more rapid over the last few years [13:31] schestowitz__ except SRE etc. [13:31] schestowitz__ "data scientists" [13:31] schestowitz__ NSA has long called them "analysts" [13:31] vZS1_2 program -> algorithm -> AI [13:31] schestowitz__ basically spies [13:31] vZS1_2 or [13:31] vZS1_2 HEY HI [13:31] schestowitz__ who listen to your talks with the girlfriend and "mom" [13:31] vZS1_2 As you like to call it [13:31] schestowitz__ "ANAL-ysists" [13:32] vZS1_2 server -> cloud [13:32] schestowitz__ even some EPO staff now called it "hey hi" [13:32] vZS1_2 statistics -> data science [13:32] schestowitz__ many are calling or painting DBs as blockchains [13:33] schestowitz__ but over the past year that hype pattern quieted down a bit [13:33] schestowitz__ not sure why [13:33] vZS1_2 they just shifted focus [13:33] vZS1_2 To Bitcoin [13:33] vZS1_2 Merkle tree -> blockchain -> Bitcoin [13:35] vZS1_2 I haven't really seen much people calling arbitrary DBs a "blockchain" [13:38] schestowitz__ in patents [13:38] schestowitz__ one example http://techrights.org/2018/12/05/patenting-blockchain/ [13:38] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | EPO, in Its Patent Trolls-Infested Forum, Admits It is Granting Bogus Software Patents Under the Guise of Blockchain | Techrights [13:38] schestowitz__ wow, techrights got SOOOOOO much faster thanks to the work by Ariadne! :-) [13:42] vZS1_2 Interesting [13:43] schestowitz__ we will soon do more EPO leaks [13:43] schestowitz__ but they're on long holiday atm [13:43] schestowitz__ I need topics to cover [13:43] schestowitz__ news is slow tbh [13:43] schestowitz__ covering microsoft stuff can give them 'mindshare' [13:43] schestowitz__ even if it is critical [13:44] schestowitz__ maybe I can do one about the layoffs [13:44] schestowitz__ hmm.. let me see what I can go with [13:45] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_-_Layoffs [13:45] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Microsoft - Layoffs - Techrights [13:54] vZS1_2 On Friday, I realised that one of the filenames in the IPFS bot's script was hardcoded. I fixed that in my newest iteration [13:54] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [13:54] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [13:55] vZS1_2 I used a varible for that specific filename everywhere else. That one instance just slipped past me [13:55] vZS1_2 Seeing hardcoded paths gives me anxiety [13:57] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [13:57] vZS1_2 schestowitz__: what's I'm doing for the tmp file name is that I'm naming the tmp file after the SHA1 of the index file. [13:57] vZS1_2 So it'll be /tmp/SHA1 [13:57] vZS1_2 That way, nothing else should wipe that by accident [13:57] vZS1_2 That's one of the biggest dangers when working with tmp files in a shared-user system [13:57] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [13:58] vZS1_2 s/shared-user/multi-user/ [13:58] vZS1_2 I'm using SHA1 so that it will be easy to grab things from Git, if we ever need to. Because Git uses SHA1 ● Jan 03 [14:01] vZS1_2 s/what's I'm/what I'm/ [14:03] Techrights-sec https://pluralistic.net/feed/ [14:04] schestowitz__ seems good, the page source also [14:05] Techrights-sec ok I'll add it in for tomorrow [14:15] schestowitz__ vZS1_2: is that script widely deployed? [14:16] vZS1_2 > schestowitz__ vZS1_2: is that script widely deployed? [14:16] vZS1_2 No idea [14:16] vZS1_2 Just you and I, afaik. [14:17] vZS1_2 I haven't shared it with anyone [14:20] vZS1_2 I've come up with a lot of improvements. [14:20] vZS1_2 The first iteration was just a dirty hack [14:21] vZS1_2 Now just implementing those improvements and thinking about them [14:22] Techrights-sec hmm. It's a little hard since the pages contain many topics [14:22] Techrights-sec and the title is a generic, uniformative summary. [14:22] Techrights-sec maybe it will need manual monitoring [14:22] schestowitz__ maybe at your side? I focus on gnu/linux and patents [14:24] vZS1_2 >Techrights-sec maybe it will need manual monitoring [14:25] vZS1_2 I noticed that the items tend to have "tags" [14:25] vZS1_2 You can filter based on those [14:26] vZS1_2 "category" [14:26] Techrights-sec yes, I havce it in my manual feeds [14:26] vZS1_2 That's the word [14:26] vZS1_2 You can filter based on categories [14:27] Techrights-sec In theory it would not be hard to split up the document, [14:27] Techrights-sec however the script is very simple and treats each XHTML file [14:27] Techrights-sec as a unit. [14:28] vZS1_2 The RSS spec isn't very complicated [14:28] vZS1_2 The nesting doesn't run very deep [14:29] vZS1_2 And most XML tags are optional [14:29] vZS1_2 There's probably already RSS parser libraries out there [14:29] vZS1_2 That's the best place to look, first. [14:29] vZS1_2 In your language of choice [14:32] vZS1_2 Maybe https://pypi.org/project/feedparser/ [14:32] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-pypi.org | feedparser PyPI [14:33] schestowitz__ vZS1_2: I will do a video on monero, in passing [14:33] schestowitz__ it'll be about privacy etc. [14:33] schestowitz__ the microsoft layoffs one is uploding now [14:33] schestowitz__ I forgot something I wanted to say (mental note) midway [14:33] schestowitz__ and cannot recall it [14:33] schestowitz__ but it doesn't matter [14:33] schestowitz__ I have to squeeze things in without repeating too much [14:34] vZS1_2 >schestowitz__ vZS1_2: I will do a video on monero, in passing [14:34] vZS1_2 Good stuff [14:36] schestowitz__ without too many details [14:45] MinceR https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eqr8ZhBUcAAxY_D?format=jpg&name=orig [14:59] MinceR (no audio) https://i.imgur.com/F3I307a.mp4 ● Jan 03 [15:00] XRevan86 Another installment in the series "even vehicles can benefit from having a limb" [15:03] MinceR :) [15:05] vZS1_2 schestowitz__: I like the term "privacy tax". That's a good way to put one of the attack vectors. [15:05] vZS1_2 A dedicated article on this would be nice, since you seem to have plenty of concrete examples. [15:06] vZS1_2 Came acrss the term in "http://techrights.org/2020/12/30/war-on-privacy-during-covid/" [15:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The War on Privacy, Bolstered by COVID Hysteria | Techrights [15:06] vZS1_2 s/acrss/across/ [15:20] schestowitz__ recorded [15:20] schestowitz__ 20 minutes [15:20] schestowitz__ also listened to ensure no bad things got in [15:20] schestowitz__ 20+20 mins [15:20] schestowitz__ at the start I did not listen/review [15:20] schestowitz__ over time it takes extra effort [15:21] vZS1_2 A lot of extra work when dealing with videos. [15:21] vZS1_2 But it should help TR with reach [15:22] schestowitz__ [15:05] schestowitz__: I like the term "privacy tax". That's a good way to put one of the attack vectors. [15:22] schestowitz__ it's possible I picked the term from elsewhere, but I probably came up with it independently [15:22] vZS1_2 Tbh, you might want to just skip the camera and go with stills. Use the camera only when necessary? Should save bandwidth, too. [15:22] schestowitz__ like not using Nector card and stuff [15:22] schestowitz__ or "Smart" meters [15:22] schestowitz__ I mention how we pay MORE for not having one [15:23] vZS1_2 Yes, I have listened to the entire video. [15:23] schestowitz__ vZS1_2: I will improve over time [15:23] schestowitz__ but I insist on one take [15:23] vZS1_2 This isn't about takes though. [15:23] schestowitz__ and if there's something like a password showing, redo all over again [15:24] vZS1_2 It might be worth doing a reader survey in 6 months [15:24] vZS1_2 Ask people how they read/watch/listen to TR [15:25] vZS1_2 Ask for suggestions on things like format, site accessibility, etc. We implement these things but it's the people on the other end that can really tell us if it's working or not for them. [15:25] Techrights-sec The RSS feed is fine, but the target pages themselves are combining [15:25] Techrights-sec several topics and posts into a single page. [15:25] schestowitz__ [15:24] It might be worth doing a reader survey in 6 months [15:26] schestowitz__ sounds like "data science" [15:26] schestowitz__ which is typically unscientific [15:26] schestowitz__ only surveys the self-electing, those choosing to give away information about themselves [15:28] vZS1_2 It's more for getting ideas than using it to reshape TR [15:28] vZS1_2 You don't need to follow up on every reply [15:29] vZS1_2 The goal here isn't a scientific study [15:31] vZS1_2 >Techrights-sec The RSS feed is fine, but the target pages themselves are combining [15:31] *vZS1_2 has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [15:31] *vZS1_2 (~vZS1_2@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [15:31] vZS1_2 > Techrights-sec several topics and posts into a single page. [15:32] vZS1_2 That's a bummer. Pretty much need manual filtering, there. [15:37] vZS1_2 schestowitz__: I recall you said you are planning to get a better camera. Might want to resize the output to save space. Video racks up the byte count. [15:37] Techrights-sec https://pluralistic.net/2020/12/16/fraught-superpowers/#retro [15:37] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: 16 Dec 2020 Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [15:44] scientes this is extremely interesting https://web.archive.org/web/20101219070813/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/12/16/the-cultural-genome-google-books-reveals-traces-of-fame-censorship-and-changing-languages/ [15:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-web.archive.org | The cultural genome: Google Books reveals traces of fame, censorship and changing languages | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine [15:53] schestowitz__ vZS1_2: video on monero up soon [15:53] schestowitz__ mentioned towards the end [15:53] schestowitz__ next one will be about FSF and stuff [15:53] schestowitz__ I will drop some more clues here... [15:53] schestowitz__ Have not written the article yet, might not do a video, either. Depends if there's something like a Web page to show [15:54] *rianne_ has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:54] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [16:00] vZS1_2 schestowitz__: I shared the "The War on Privacy, Bolstered by COVID Hysteria" TR piece with someone. They have an interest in this area and is sharing with other groups. [16:01] vZS1_2 Hopefully that helps boost TR readership a bit [16:01] schestowitz__ thanks! [16:01] vZS1_2 I got told "but they are aware of the issue; why should I share?" [16:01] schestowitz__ I have another one ready soon. waiting for video to finish. The file compression is a lot better when we use webm. [16:02] schestowitz__ esp. when we show pages with little motion, then it stops wasting bits [16:02] *GNUmoon has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [16:02] vZS1_2 To which I replied there's a lack of _journalism_ about this. I also explained about what we have now is propaganda and surveillance fascism [16:03] vZS1_2 That was received quite well [16:05] vZS1_2 Re: webm. That's all good news. [16:09] schestowitz__ it's chosen for broader browser support [16:09] schestowitz__ I refrained because... Google [16:09] schestowitz__ but ogg theora support is lacking in some systems and browsers [16:13] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [16:13] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [16:16] XRevan86 https://smbc-comics.com/comic/captcha-3 [16:16] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.smbc-comics.com | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Captcha [16:20] MinceR (cat) https://img.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/20/204459ebd0a6fc44.jpg [16:24] schestowitz__ vZS1_2: http://techrights.org/2021/01/03/julian-assange-decision-and-covid/ [16:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Julian Assange Decision Reportedly Due Tomorrow, But Protests Not Allowed and Privacy is Conflated With Criminality | Techrights [16:24] schestowitz__ just now [16:24] schestowitz__ typos can still be corrected [16:29] vZS1_2 Let's hope, for all our sakes, the home secretary has as little influence here as possible. [16:29] vZS1_2 An enemy of privacy [16:30] vZS1_2 Remember the draft I sent a while ago? The anti-encryption one. All done with the blessing of this home secretary [16:30] vZS1_2 Former tobacco lobbyist [16:32] schestowitz__ lol [16:32] schestowitz__ smoking something while making laws [16:32] schestowitz__ he's on some real crack [16:33] vZS1_2 Priti Patel is female [16:37] schestowitz__ ah, her [16:37] schestowitz__ I thought she had left already [16:38] schestowitz__ they often put racial minorities in this role to diguise Tory racism [16:38] schestowitz__ inc. Brexit [16:38] schestowitz__ which is an attack even on Europeans [16:38] schestowitz__ French, Poles, Italians, Romanians [16:38] schestowitz__ see the past people in this role [16:39] vZS1_2 Pretty common [16:40] vZS1_2 Chancellor and Home Secretary have all been of Indian descent to disguise Tory racism [16:40] vZS1_2 Those are the "top two" in the administration [16:41] vZS1_2 Below the PM themselves [16:43] schestowitz__ After IBM, Google and Microsoft maybe Apple will also pull that card [16:43] schestowitz__ "we can't be racist for bombing and internment contractss" [16:43] schestowitz__ "we have this dude talk for us" [16:43] schestowitz__ [bonus point if also female] [16:44] schestowitz__ because then chauvinist culture becomes an impossibility [16:44] schestowitz__ I just did an article on us and RMS [16:44] schestowitz__ wanna proofread? [16:44] vZS1_2 Sajid Jaavid, Priti Patel, Rishi Sunak [16:44] vZS1_2 s/Jaavid/Javid/ [16:44] schestowitz__ totally not racist [16:44] schestowitz__ (the Tories) [16:45] schestowitz__ and Brexit is nothing to do with xenophobia [16:45] schestowitz__ "britain first!' [16:47] vZS1_2 >schestowitz__ wanna proofread? [16:47] vZS1_2 Can do [16:48] schestowitz__ thanks! [16:48] schestowitz__ just a mo [16:50] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2021/01/03/15-years-of-techrights/ [16:50] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Speaking Out for the Many (Against the Few Who Control Most of the Mass Media) | Techrights [16:53] vZS1_2 "History will be distorted is honest" [16:53] vZS1_2 s/is/if/ ● Jan 03 [17:04] schestowitz__ thanks, corrected [17:05] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [17:05] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [17:06] vZS1_2 Don't see anything else [17:07] schestowitz__ I'll post daily Links now [17:26] *tr_guest|50010 (519aad6a@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.81.154.173.106) has joined #techrights [17:26] schestowitz__ done [17:26] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2021/01/03/septor-2021/ [17:26] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Links 3/1/2021: Septor 2021, Whisker Menu 2.5.1, Bleachbit 4.2.0, Wine 6.0-RC5 and Wine-Staging 6.0-RC5 | Techrights [17:26] schestowitz__ pleroma.site is still down [17:26] schestowitz__ so viera bot is not fed any updates... [17:26] *tr_guest|50010 has quit (Client Quit) [17:31] schestowitz__ 45k video requests in techrights this past week. Its all self-hosted, so bandwidth usage is high. [17:40] schestowitz__ > Extremely sorry [17:40] schestowitz__ > I'll make sure that. [17:40] schestowitz__ It's OK, it's just that it was the second WSL story in a week and I know actual GNU/Linux users view that as a hostile takeover. [17:48] vZS1_2 Heading off for now. Cya later. [17:49] schestowitz__ LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RUGvhg1GWI [17:49] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Chelsea vs Manchester City 0-3 - All Goals & Highlights - 2021 - YouTube [17:49] *vZS1_2 has quit (Quit: vZS1_2) [17:51] schestowitz__ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ND1VsPFP4 [17:51] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Chelsea vs Manchester City 0-3 Extended Highlights & Goals 20201 HD - YouTube ● Jan 03 [18:05] *rianne_ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [18:06] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [18:06] *vZS1 (~vZS1@92.40.173.186.threembb.co.uk) has joined #techrights [18:06] *rianne__ has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [18:07] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [18:19] *vZS1 has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [18:19] *vZS1 (~vZS1@88-109-14-169.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com) has joined #techrights [18:25] schestowitz__ https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/12/lessons-from-sweden-about-going-cashless/ [18:25] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-stop.zona-m.net | Lessons from Sweden about going cashless | Stop at Zona-M ● Jan 03 [19:03] DaemonFC[m] ReactOS merged some actual Windows source code recently. [19:04] XRevan86 DaemonFC[m]: huh [19:04] DaemonFC[m] Apparently, Microsoft open sourced the storage subsystem and some drivers from Windows 10 and ReactOS was able to replace their old storage system that was basically NT 4 compatible with some kludges for their implementation of the NT 5.2 stuff. [19:05] DaemonFC[m] As a result, the NTFS and fastfat drivers from Windows itself now work in ReactOS. [19:06] DaemonFC[m] I was going over the merged code from Microsoft's GitHub repos. [19:07] DaemonFC[m] Most of it seems to be based on Windows 7 and Windows 10 initial release based on the copyright headers and comments and the age of the files in the repo. [19:08] DaemonFC[m] Microsoft hasn't been updating it though. [19:08] DaemonFC[m] The most recent file date is 5 years ago. [19:08] DaemonFC[m] It's a source dump. [19:09] MinceR https://full.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/21/3f3522fa02ef2a6b.jpg [19:09] DaemonFC[m] I'm not really sure what to make of them open sourcing bits and pieces of Windows and then hardly bothering to update most of it. [19:10] DaemonFC[m] I've heard some people say they pirated the Windows 10 LTSC for their desktop because it's not bloated with UWP. [19:10] DaemonFC[m] Other than some built-in applications, developers don't seem to care about it at all and it's mostly just taking space. [19:11] DaemonFC[m] The Windows Calculator is built on it, but it's just a frontend. The win32calc.exe from Windows 10 LTSC is a classic application that uses the same code on the back end. [19:12] DaemonFC[m] I think all that's really missing are things like currency conversion. [19:13] DaemonFC[m] So if ReactOS needs a calculator, they can use the backend stuff from Microsoft and not the UWP interface to it. [19:14] DaemonFC[m] The odd part of the Windows calculator is that the one from Windows XP and Vista could handle incredibly large numbers but the calculator would freeze up until the result was ready. [19:15] DaemonFC[m] So instead of fixing that, Microsoft just capped the largest possible number it could work on again in Windows 7. [19:18] DaemonFC[m] It's impossible to debug a practically infinite amount of possibilities, and with rounding you'll never get correct answers for particularly complex calculations. Just hopefully ones that are correct enough that they're useful. [19:19] DaemonFC[m] As I was playing that new Super Mario game with Mandy last night I was considering how Nintendo games always work and there's no weirdness and crashing and things that make the game so broken that you can't finish it. [19:19] DaemonFC[m] Then I realized it's really because they're not so ambitious and complicated that it's impossible to play test or regression test the actual product. [19:20] DaemonFC[m] Consider that the games most likely to crash on the Switch are all third party and open world RPGs are the worst. [19:22] scientes > [19:22] scientes In ten years the proportion of Swedes using cash has fallen from 40 to 9%. [19:22] DaemonFC[m] To make and advertise a huge game with potentially hundreds of hours of gameplay, they have to autogenerate content and put in a scripting language and write AI scripts, daily routines, and quest goals for many hundreds of NPCs. Then the game nears the deadline and nobody knows how it all fits together. [19:22] scientes that doesn't make any sense [19:22] scientes even *I* have some kroners laying around somewhere [19:23] DaemonFC[m] And even the patches can introduce more problems because they go to solve a very specific complaint and it collides with something else. Or the game throws an exception and crashes. [19:23] DaemonFC[m] I don't think many people use cash anymore. [19:24] DaemonFC[m] A lot of people who do just leave their small change in the tray at the self checkouts at Walmart. [19:24] DaemonFC[m] I grab handfuls of it and throw it in my back pocket and use hand sanitizer near the exit. [19:25] DaemonFC[m] I've got some jars of change from that. [19:25] DaemonFC[m] Just sitting there for months. [19:25] DaemonFC[m] What do you do when it accumulates $20 or $30 worth? Toss it back in the machine when you grocery shop. [19:26] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz The interview notice says you can call USCIS and say you think you were exposed to COVID and they'll reschedule. No penalty. [19:27] scientes however this article explains why I couldn't see any reason to work in the US https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/12/when-algorithms-meet-debt.../ [19:27] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-stop.zona-m.net | When algorithms meet debt... | Stop at Zona-M [19:27] DaemonFC[m] I've considered it. At the rate it takes then for a new appointment it could stall them for eight or nine more months where they couldn't make any negative decision. [19:27] scientes there are just too many vultures [19:28] scientes trying to steal anything and everything [19:28] scientes I saw it over and over and the way to avoid it is to not work [19:29] DaemonFC[m] It's a tough one. On one hand it gives me almost another year with Mandy where they can't do anything and maybe Biden rolls back some Trump bullshit. [19:29] DaemonFC[m] On the other one, we have an appointment now that's unlikely to be a major disaster and rip the band-aid off. [19:29] *Sjsajzjaiwjxj (adb54df4@d173-181-77-244.bchsia.telus.net) has joined #techrights [19:29] Sjsajzjaiwjxj This intel article is a complete waste of time [19:30] Sjsajzjaiwjxj No information at all [19:30] scientes link? [19:30] Sjsajzjaiwjxj Somehow it's all about Microsoft [19:30] DaemonFC[m] Oh here's another one. [19:30] scientes well 99% of news is not news but propoganda [19:30] scientes more like 99.9% [19:31] Sjsajzjaiwjxj If you want an interesting story about what's going wrong at Intel it's their fab process [19:31] scientes and most of it is written by people without the technical expertise to even know that what they are writing is propoganda [19:31] DaemonFC[m] Intel and Microsoft. Sitting in a tree. Kissing. First comes patents, then comes legacy, then comes Intel with a demand letter. [19:31] Sjsajzjaiwjxj And the decision to not use TMSC [19:31] scientes which can be evidenced about how the US media constantly talks of "hackers" [19:31] scientes in #debian-arm they said that at debconf taiwan they toured TMSC [19:31] scientes well Intel is virtically integrated [19:31] Sjsajzjaiwjxj I'm talking about this article [19:31] Sjsajzjaiwjxj http://techrights.org/2021/01/02/in-the-beginning/ [19:31] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | InteLeaks Part I: In the Insides of Intel | Techrights [19:31] scientes so that would be why they wouldn't want to use TMSC [19:32] Sjsajzjaiwjxj Totally pointless spam [19:32] DaemonFC[m] Seriously, Intel has gotten so awful that Apple bails and they have to use demand letters to assert patents on x86 compatibility. [19:32] Sjsajzjaiwjxj Try to actually wite something useful next time [19:34] scientes Sjsajzjaiwjxj, if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all [19:34] Sjsajzjaiwjxj Same could be said for "doctor" Roy schestowitz [19:34] *Sjsajzjaiwjxj has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [19:36] scientes I don't see libel there [19:36] DaemonFC[m] Vertical integration is highly overrated when you're a company that can barely manage to do a die shrink given 10 years. [19:37] DaemonFC[m] Each year, Intel says they're just "refining" their current process. [19:37] DaemonFC[m] And they aren't technically lying because their 10 nm die shrink was not very good at the beginning and the yield was far lower than it should have been. [19:38] DaemonFC[m] So what they really mean is that after a few years on this process, they've gotten yields up which compare to where TSMC was at the beginning. [19:39] DaemonFC[m] The yield matters because if you're getting a bunch of defective processors that you either can't sell or have to be sold as an inferior part for pennies to make a Chromebook, you're not realizing the profit margins you should have. [19:40] DaemonFC[m] I love Archer. Cyril is like "Hey, these are pretty good fakes. I mean not good enough to deposit in a bank but good enough..." Archer: "To spend in a deli on a pack of gum and walk out with $999.50 in change?". [19:40] psydroid Techrights must have struck some nerves with the articles about Intel, but they are actually rather late and might as well have been written 20 years ago [19:43] DaemonFC[m] Counterfeiting to undermine an enemy's economy is as old as time. The British did it to us during the Revolutionary War. [19:43] DaemonFC[m] Of course, the reason that Dollar collapsed was because Congress was just printing a bunch of them to fund the war. The counterfeiting hardly made a dent compared to that. [19:44] DaemonFC[m] They say the North Koreans are making really good counterfeit $100s, but I really doubt that's where they're coming from. [19:44] scientes Intel has some amazing engineering [19:44] DaemonFC[m] Consider that there are elements within our own government who want to have unlimited funding that absolutely cannot ever be traced. [19:44] scientes and I respect their virtical integration [19:44] DaemonFC[m] It's probably the CIA cranking out Superdollars. [19:45] scientes they definitely have some identity problems considering that moore's law is over [19:45] scientes but they have Altera FPGAs now [19:45] DaemonFC[m] Google didn't think enough of FPGAs to do much with those. [19:45] DaemonFC[m] Microsoft made a big PR stink about FPGAs and AI to fool people who respond well to buzzwords. Investors. [19:47] DaemonFC[m] You can reprogram them to handle a specific task, but then you can't really run general purpose software on them at that point. [19:47] DaemonFC[m] So if you're going to do a specialized repetitive task and not really much of anything else, they work fine. [19:49] DaemonFC[m] Google built up their infrastructure on x86 CPUs and Linux for the most part. 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An overview that introduces a series is what you base your judgement on [21:17] DaemonFC[m] https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fauci-vaccinations-are-ramping-up-in-a-glimmer-of-hope/ar-BB1craXe?ocid=BingNews [21:17] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.msn.com | Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope' [21:18] DaemonFC[m] 500,000 vaccinations per day in the US now. [21:18] DaemonFC[m] That's up from roughly 200,000 in most of December. [21:18] DaemonFC[m] I have us on the registry for Illinois for when it's our turn. [21:19] DaemonFC[m] It's an unknown factor, but what I do know is that everyone seems to be getting sick or hospitalized all at once. [21:20] psydroid I think it's them expressing their discomfort with knowing what is going to come and having to deal with the backlash their internal struggles are going to cause when they have been exposed to a wider audience [21:20] MinceR (audio:important) https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/21/b7c00696bb2badcb.mp4 [21:26] *tr_guest|84367 (a8ebc6e2@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.168.235.198.226) has joined #techrights [21:27] vZS1 psydroid: sounds about right [21:27] *tr_guest|84367 has quit (Client Quit) [21:38] MinceR https://full.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/20/0bfc588c40d3c5e7.jpg [21:59] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [22:00] MinceR (cat) https://img.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/20/57b390cc5871f5b6.jpg [22:00] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [22:01] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [22:15] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [22:18] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [22:21] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [22:21] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [22:23] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [22:23] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [22:25] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [22:26] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [22:26] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [22:34] MinceR (no audio?) https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2020/11/20/648b63d11a92edf5.mp4 [22:36] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [22:43] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [22:56] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-20-231-81.as13285.net) has joined #techrights ● Jan 03 [23:10] Ariadne jesus schestowitz__ replace your smoke detector battery [23:11] Ariadne every video you can hear it chirping along [23:19] MinceR lol [23:20] *rianne__ has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [23:20] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-173-106.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #techrights [23:27] schestowitz__ yes, I know [23:32] schestowitz__ DaemonFC[m]: Microsoft 'news' article selling Gates products [23:45] vZS1 I somehow stumbled upon some Polish abortion rights activists that were having issues with their literature distribution. [23:46] vZS1 Explained IPFS to them and they seem quite keen [23:46] vZS1 They said they'll get in touch with me later to set up an IPFS-based site for them [23:51] MinceR nice [23:51] XRevan86 Poland knows what a spiritual skriepa is. [23:53] XRevan86 https://youtu.be/VatQvr-iysM?t=11 [23:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- - YouTube [23:56] schestowitz__ lxer.com/ down again [23:56] schestowitz__ like half a dozen long downtimes this past 3 weeks [23:56] schestowitz__ no idea why [23:56] schestowitz__ no explanation [23:57] schestowitz__ vZS1: you would think an EU member states would make such views easily expressible [23:58] XRevan86 Poland went the way of a spiritual skriepa. [23:58] vZS1 s/expressible/repressible [23:58] vZS1 (: [23:58] XRevan86 So has Hungary, so not unprecedented. [23:59] MinceR you would think the EU takes its own alleged principles seriously