●● IRC: #techrights @ FreeNode: Friday, January 29, 2021 ●● ● Jan 29 [00:01] techrights-bot Open Hardware: #RaspberryPi and #Arduino http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147008 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:01] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Open Hardware: Raspberry and Arduino | Tux Machines [00:04] techrights-bot #CtrlIQ emerges to drive orchestration into the clown http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146989#comment-28005 #centos #rockylinux #ForkIBM [00:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | CentOS co-founder launches company to support fork | Tux Machines [00:06] techrights-bot #Nitrux 1.3.7 Released with New Default Applications Menu, #KDE Plasma 5.20.5 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147007 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Nitrux 1.3.7 Released with New Default Applications Menu, KDE Plasma 5.20.5 | Tux Machines [00:15] techrights-bot Programming/Development Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147009 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:15] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Programming/Development Leftovers | Tux Machines [00:17] *xvx has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [00:18] techrights-bot Mozilla: Firefox, Tor Browser/Tails, and Rust http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147010 #mozilla #firefox #rustlang #tor [00:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Mozilla: Firefox, Tor Browser/Tails, and Rust | Tux Machines [00:19] *DaemonFC[m] has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [00:20] *karolyi[m] has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [00:20] *wineroots has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [00:21] techrights-bot #Microsoft Infiltration in #LinuxFoundation and Beyond (Speaking for the People That It is Attacking) http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147011 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:21] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Microsoft Infiltration in Linux Foundation and Beyond (Speaking for the People That It is Attacking) | Tux Machines [00:22] *vZS1_2 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [00:22] *DaemonFC[m] (daemonfcma@gateway/shell/matrix.org/x-utgpodjyxfrvldcv) has joined #techrights [00:24] *karolyi[m] (karolyikso@gateway/shell/matrix.org/x-bhsbqwywnrffbweg) has joined #techrights [00:24] techrights-bot #IBM / #RedHat Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147012 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | IBM/Red Hat Leftovers | Tux Machines [00:29] techrights-bot #Security Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147013 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [00:29] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Security Leftovers | Tux Machines [00:29] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [00:30] techrights-bot Todays Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147014 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [00:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's leftovers | Tux Machines [00:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 15.75 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 11.10 swarm size (avg): 302.79 [00:33] techrights-bot Links 29/1/2021: #Wayland 1.19, #OPNsense 21.1, #Kongress 1.0, GNU #Parted 3.4 and #Nitrux 1.3.7 Released, Ubuntu 21.04 to Use Wayland s http://techrights.org/2021/01/28/opnsense-wayland-etc/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW [00:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Links 29/1/2021: Wayland 1.19, OPNsense 21.1, Kongress 1.0, GNU Parted 3.4 and Nitrux 1.3.7 Released, Ubuntu 21.04 to Use Wayland | Techrights [00:36] techrights-bot Changelog: #Nitrux 1.3.7 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147007#comment-28006 #kde #gnu #linux [00:36] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Nitrux 1.3.7 Released with New Default Applications Menu, KDE Plasma 5.20.5 | Tux Machines [00:37] *vZS1_2 (~vZS1_2@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [00:40] techrights-bot 6 of the Best #RaspberryPi Alternatives http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147015 Some are terrible Intel bloat, which is not competitive on power and price [00:40] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | 6 of the Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives | Tux Machines [00:42] vZS1_2 I found this site and it has very good posts https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/ [00:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | systemd-free linux community | we follow the development of linux away from systemd [00:42] vZS1_2 Like this one https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/336/ [00:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | Popular mythology spread by IBM parrots elogind vs consolekit2 1.2.2 | systemd-free linux community [00:43] techrights-bot Rocky Linux gets a new sponsorGregory Kurtzers startup, Ctrl IQ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146989#comment-28008 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [00:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | CentOS co-founder launches company to support fork | Tux Machines [00:43] *psymin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:46] techrights-bot "Today we are looking at Amarok Linux 3.0. It comes with Linux Kernel 5.10, XFCE 4.16, and uses about 500MB to 1GB of ram when idling. Enjoy!" https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2021/01/amarok-linux-30.html [00:46] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.linuxmadesimple.info | Amarok Linux 3.0 [00:46] techrights-bot [Older] "As I reach the end of my tenure at Mozilla, inevitably I look back to try to figure out what I could have done differently to make Mozilla more successful" https://coopcoopbware.tumblr.com/post/638316649394651136 [00:46] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-coopcoopbware.tumblr.com | Five different types of fried cheese Wait and Hope [00:47] techrights-bot #ASCII score bars and a gorblimey command https://www.datafix.com.au/BASHing/2021-01-27.html #gnu #bah #programming [00:47] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.datafix.com.au | ASCII score bars and a gorblimey command [00:49] techrights-bot #intel is a zombie company https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Orphans-Itanium-IA64 based on inside leak, new leadership is too late: http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks [00:49] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Linux Kernel Orphans Itanium Support, Linus Torvalds Acknowledges Its Death - Phoronix [00:49] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Intel leaks - Techrights [00:50] techrights-bot "I've moved instances since recording to linuxrocks.online as mstdn social have got a little ban crazy and even blocked #DistroTube 's instance" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntFfKcbPvmI see http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2017/11/21/mastodon-free-speech/ [00:50] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Mastodon: Your Gateway To The Fediverse - YouTube [00:50] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Mastodon is Free Software, But It Does Not Respect Free Speech (Updated) [00:51] techrights-bot #LibreWolf cannot be taken seriously for "libre" if it does #drm and uses #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware trap for hosting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJsdnBxDKI8 #deletegithub [00:51] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-How To Enable DRM Restricted Content In LibreWolf - YouTube [00:53] techrights-bot "Next year my Dualit toaster will be 25 years old. Im looking forward to another 25 years of toast, bagels, hot-cross-buns and muffins at any time of the day." Wow, 25 years! https://popey.com/blog/2021/01/the-best-toaster/ [00:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-popey.com | The Best Toaster [00:54] techrights-bot I have a stereo system, a Samsung, that was bought around 1993. Still works, except CD and tape. [00:55] techrights-bot Boobytrapping even your #garden with mass #surveillance https://www.iottechtrends.com/iot-vertical-gardens-bloom/ [00:55] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.iottechtrends.com | IoT Vertical Gardens Bloom During CES 2021 - IoT Tech Trends [00:56] techrights-bot Farce of the day: #gnu #linux has no #calculator apparently... so use the #spyware of #microsoft https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-install-windows-10-calculator-app-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts/ [00:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.how2shout.com | How to install Windows 10 calculator app on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Linux Shout [00:57] techrights-bot #microsoft is totally laughing right at our face with that "loves Linux" BS. It knows it's lying. That's the whole point! 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[05:01] DaemonFC[m] And the fact that Firefox sending your DNS lookups to Clownflare makes you easier to track while you're on the VPN. [05:06] schestowitz ClownFlare! [05:06] schestowitz I think I remember whose VPN it was [05:06] schestowitz There was also Comcast [05:06] schestowitz you once had a blog [05:06] schestowitz that said Comcast was shit-tastic [05:09] DaemonFC[m] It's not great but it sounds like BT is worse. [05:10] DaemonFC[m] "The issues come at a time when the number of people flying on commercial airlines just hit a six-month low. Fewer than 500,000 people were screened at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide on Tuesday, the lowest level since July 4, 2020. About 536,000 people were screened at TSA checkpoints on Wednesday, compared with 1.7 million on the same day last year." [05:10] DaemonFC[m] Sounds like John's services (groping 13 year olds and bragging about it) will no longer be required. [05:23] schestowitz seems likely the DB crash last night was due to DDOS [05:23] schestowitz now that I look into the events preceding it (was aseep at the time) [05:23] schestowitz *asleep [05:24] DaemonFC[m] Who would bother to do that? [05:27] schestowitz the timing was unfortunate [05:27] schestowitz it was down for 1.5 hours before I woke up [05:29] DaemonFC[m] Ugh, I need to get another eye exam. [05:29] DaemonFC[m] I can tell my vision without glasses on is getting worse. [05:29] DaemonFC[m] That's better. [05:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 14.48 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.36 swarm size (avg): 297.18 [05:48] schestowitz Now it's confirmed it was a DDOS attack last night [05:51] Ariadne hmm? 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I'm TechrightsBot-tr running phIRCe v0.77 [09:04] techrights-bot Screencasts and Shows: #AmarokLinux 3.0, #LibreWolf , and #Fediverse http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147022 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [09:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Screencasts and Shows: Amarok Linux 3.0, LibreWolf, and Fediverse | Tux Machines [09:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [09:05] techrights-bot Todays #HowTos | #UNIX http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147019 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [09:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's howtos | Tux Machines [09:05] techrights-bot "Users familiar with other BASIC macro variants often face hard times to dig into the extensive LibreOffice Application Programming Interface even for the simplest operations." https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/01/28/introducing-the-scriptforge-basic-libraries/ [09:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blog.documentfoundation.org | Introducing the ScriptForge Basic Libraries - The Document Foundation Blog [09:05] techrights-bot #AlpineLinux 3.13.1 released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147018 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [09:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Alpine 3.13.1 released | Tux Machines [09:06] techrights-bot #Arduino Blog - Build your own Google Assistant using #tinyML https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/01/28/build-your-own-google-assistant-using-tinyml/ #google #surveillance #espionage #listeningDevices [09:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blog.arduino.cc | Arduino Blog Build your own Google Assistant using tinyML [09:06] techrights-bot Cigs https://hugelolcdn.com/i/725247.jpg [09:07] techrights-bot #IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 28, 2021 s http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/irc-log-280121/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW [09:07] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 28, 2021 | Techrights [09:08] techrights-bot But bombings will carry on https://z100portland.iheart.com/content/2021-01-28-disneys-jungle-cruise-ride-to-remove-racist-depictions-of-native-people/ [09:08] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-z100portland.iheart.com | Disney's Jungle Cruise Ride To Remove Racist Depictions Of Native People | Z100 Portland [09:08] techrights-bot "Don't overwhelm yourself with alertsset the ones that matter and let the others go. You'll feel better and be more productive." https://opensource.com/article/21/1/open-source-news [09:08] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Open source leader in White House, Mapbox gets open source alternative, and more | Opensource.com [09:09] techrights-bot Plague Inc: The Cure is out now, free until 'COVID-19 is under control' https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/plague-inc-the-cure-is-out-now-free-until-covid-19-is-under-control #games #gnu #linux [09:09] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Plague Inc: The Cure is out now, free until 'COVID-19 is under control' | GamingOnLinux [09:10] techrights-bot From #facebook to #whitehouse ... not quite a good sign https://opensource.com/article/21/1/open-source-news [09:10] techrights-bot The #System76 Guide to Gaming on #PopOS https://blog.system76.com/post/641571610853326848 #games #gnu #linux [09:10] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blog.system76.com | System76 Blog The System76 Guide to Gaming on Pop!_OS [09:10] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [09:15] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [09:18] techrights-bot The Fall of Microsofts #IIS and #Microsoft s Faked Love' of What's Defeating IIS and #Windows s http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/freesw-defeating-iis/ [09:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Fall of Microsofts IIS and Microsofts Faked Love of Whats Defeating IIS and Windows | Techrights [09:18] techrights-bot #Techrights Bulletin for Thursday, January 28, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext [09:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Bulletin Archives [09:19] techrights-bot #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing [09:19] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Techrights Full IPFS Index [09:20] techrights-bot qemu-sbuild-utils merged into #sbuild https://www.kvr.at/posts/qemu-sbuild-utils-merged-into-sbuild/ #qemu #debian #gnu #linux [09:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.kvr.at | qemu-sbuild-utils merged into sbuild | Christian Kastner [09:21] techrights-bot Ongoing attempts by corrupt #EPO management to make passable patents on algorithms https://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/news/2021/jan/27/review-of-epo-software-decisions-in-2020/ [09:21] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.cambridgewireless.co.uk | Review of EPO Software Decisions in 2020 [09:22] techrights-bot Using COVID to lower the standards of #patent #law https://www.mondaq.com/patent/1029932/epo-allows-a-new-form-of-evidence [09:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.mondaq.com | EPO Allows A New Form Of Evidence - Intellectual Property - Poland [09:22] techrights-bot #patent #litigation profiteers are misusing hype and buzzwords like "Hey Hi" to push illegal #softwarepatents https://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/patent-report-highlights-ai-boom/233991/ [09:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.newelectronics.co.uk | Patent report highlights AI boom [09:24] techrights-bot " #patent must have survived [sic] (spin of patent maximalists, like challengers are murderers) controversial first instance validity proceedings meaning opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO) or nullity proceedings before the Federal Patent Court." https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/germany-cjeu-referral-on-current-2571854/ [09:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Germany: CJEU referral on current practice in PI proceedings | Allen & Overy LLP - JDSupra [09:24] techrights-bot #Ubuntu 21.04 will use #Wayland display server by default http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147001#comment-28010 #gnu #linux [09:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Ubuntu 21.04 Will Try To Use Wayland By Default | Tux Machines [09:24] techrights-bot Todays #HowTos | #UNIX http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147017 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [09:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's howtos | Tux Machines [09:26] techrights-bot Looking at the raw figures, courtesy of #Netcraft (which has long tracked those sorts of things), it seems abundantly clear that #Microsoft #IIS will be abandoned sooner or later http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/freesw-defeating-iis/ #www [09:26] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [09:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 16.88 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 13.88 swarm size (avg): 291.67 [09:51] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) ● Jan 29 [10:00] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [10:12] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [10:18] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [10:21] *gde33 has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [10:21] *gde34 (~gde333@84-106-154-98.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl) has joined #techrights [10:27] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [10:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 16.88 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 13.88 swarm size (avg): 289.92 [10:38] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [10:48] *vZS1_2 (~vZS1_2@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights ● Jan 29 [11:04] techrights-bot NEWS #TheHill #Privacy #Surveillance #Apple CEO says 'recent events' show 'risk' of social media algorithms pushing #disinformation https://thehill.com/policy/technology/536333-apple-ceo-says-recent-events-show-risk-of-social-media-algorithms-pushing [11:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Apple CEO says 'recent events' show 'risk' of social media algorithms pushing disinformation | TheHill [11:04] techrights-bot NEWS #Bloomberg #Privacy #Surveillance Twitter, Facebook Had Even More Deceptive News in 2020, Study Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/deceptive-news-sites-proliferated-on-facebook-twitter-in-2020 [11:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Bloomberg - Are you a robot? [11:18] *inky has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [11:22] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [11:22] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [11:30] *DVulgaris has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [11:32] *inky (~inky@141.136.76.13) has joined #techrights [11:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 16.30 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.85 swarm size (avg): 288.56 [11:36] vZS1_2 Somebody asked me why I am such a fan of ed(1) this morning and I think I got to meditate on the answer quite a bit. [11:37] vZS1_2 I always believed we should maintain the everything is a file mantra and ed(1) is a great way to implement this. [11:37] vZS1_2 Instead of programming file manipulation in something like C, I can just script my text editor ed(1) to automate file editing. I carry out all my IPC over files. [11:38] vZS1_2 I would like to see people script their text editor [11:39] vZS1_2 As long as you can maintain well-defined boundaries for the data in a file, parsing can be piped to another program and then you can resume text manipulation with ed(1). [11:40] vZS1_2 It beats the hell out of programming with buffers of bytes in some arbitrary language that will force you into obtuse workflows. [11:40] *vZS1 has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [11:42] vZS1_2 There's too much of communication via shared memory. It's a terribly obtuse way to program. Communication over files is so much better. [11:49] schestowitz just did 4 videos [11:49] schestowitz this morning [11:49] *vZS1 (~vZS1@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [11:52] vZS1_2 Quite a productive morning [11:52] *DVulgaris (~quassel@185.108.81.14) has joined #techrights [11:53] schestowitz I mention poland abortion [11:54] schestowitz it's about ipfs [11:54] vZS1_2 Cool [11:54] vZS1_2 Did you read this btw? https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/336/ [11:54] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | Popular mythology spread by IBM parrots elogind vs consolekit2 1.2.2 | systemd-free linux community [11:54] vZS1_2 An IBM employee is following around a system hacker around the internet harassing him [11:55] vZS1_2 Because he's calling out IBM's bullshit [11:55] vZS1_2 We should publicise this [11:55] vZS1_2 I linked it last night/this morning [11:56] vZS1_2 That's a very good blog [11:56] vZS1_2 It even has an example of censorship on r/Linux. They got rid of an announcement by a project that aims to remove Red Hat influence from Linux [11:57] vZS1_2 https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/327/ [11:57] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | r/linux removes Obarun announcement | systemd-free linux community [11:58] vZS1_2 It has a lot of dirt on the culprits ● Jan 29 [12:05] karolyi[m] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz2IGjIXKfQ [12:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-The Shocking Truth About Health Passports - YouTube [12:10] *59NAABIRI has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [12:11] *abarr (aplsm@gateway/vpn/privateinternetaccess/kzimmermann) has joined #techrights [12:14] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [12:14] schestowitz vZS1_2: yes, reddit is a censorship site [12:14] schestowitz I really don't care for it anymore, I never really did, but now I actively dislike that site [12:14] schestowitz social control media is a funnel [12:15] schestowitz helps powerful people control what people can and cannot read/see [12:15] schestowitz I will read that sysdfree blog later [12:15] schestowitz tbh, I'm not a systemd expert [12:15] schestowitz not yet anyway [12:15] schestowitz so making technical arguments against it would be harder for me than for a sys internals expert [12:16] schestowitz like gentoo core devs [12:16] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 268 seconds) [12:19] vZS1_2 The blog is mostly political. It just mentions technical things every now and then [12:20] vZS1_2 You'll have no problem following it [12:21] vZS1_2 It's very hard to find this kind of open dissent on the web. We need to make sure we catalog it [12:23] schestowitz have just sub'ed over rss [12:23] schestowitz https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/rss [12:23] schestowitz I will catch up with them later, I want to first understand if it's a savoury site [12:24] schestowitz I once followed a rather toxic pro-Trump blog that I had only subscribed to because it had systemd posts [12:24] schestowitz but I had to delete as it was far too full or rubbish [12:24] schestowitz it was some former apple employee [12:25] vZS1_2 Ofc. You should make up your own mind about it. I'm just sharing. [12:26] vZS1_2 When I said "The blog is mostly political. It just mentions technical things every now and then", I should have mentioned it sticks to the scope of operating systems. [12:33] techrights-bot #Fediverse Bans/Deplatforms Users Whose Views Are Deemed Edgy and When They Set Up Their Own Instances Those Too Get Blocked s http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/getting-blocked-by-freesw/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW x [12:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Fediverse Bans/Deplatforms Users Whose Views Are Deemed Edgy and When They Set Up Their Own Instances Those Too Get Blocked | Techrights [12:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 16.30 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.85 swarm size (avg): 286.85 [12:35] vZS1_2 Federated networks are all bullshit. P2P is the true way to maintain freedom of speech. 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[14:45] *DaemonFC[m] (daemonfcma@gateway/shell/matrix.org/x-jktmuxjrutsshfen) has joined #techrights [14:45] *DaemonFC[m] uploaded an image: Screenshot 2021-01-29 084531.png (91KiB) < https://matrix.org/_matrix/media/r0/download/matrix.org/tyuWfXwCUaMPjVxAjTuAtlDM/Screenshot 2021-01-29 084531.png > [14:46] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: Google now blocking all searches if you use Private Internet Access. [14:46] MinceR https://hugelolcdn.com/i/725005.jpg [14:49] karolyi[m] why is that distrotoot guy blocked, what was the wrongthink he did? [14:50] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: I sent Maricel a gift. [14:50] DaemonFC[m] I bought her a Magic: The Gathering "Paper Tiger" card that says "The tiger is always quick to fold." and included a gift note in the envelope. 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[15:00] schestowitz Mozilla then opposes antitrust [15:00] schestowitz I don't GetFirefox(R) anymore [15:01] techrights-bot NEWS #PIA #privacy #China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/china-releases-draft-of-major-new-privacy-law-why-it-matters-to-everyone-online/ [15:01] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.privateinternetaccess.com | China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online [15:02] *psymin (~psymin@fsf/member/psymin) has joined #techrights [15:03] *mcole has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [15:07] MinceR (audio) https://hugelolcdn.com/v/727076.mp4 [15:09] schestowitz lol wth? [15:10] vZS1_2 psydroid: they can only go so far, in terms of retaliations. VPN services (paid) have become extremely popular in the torrenting community, as a direct backlash against ISPs shaping/throttling P2P traffic. [15:10] vZS1_2 psydroid: What's happening now is that some ISPs even go so far as to shape/throttle commonly-known VPN nodes, just like how some DNS providers block Tor nodes. [15:11] schestowitz vZS1_2: from your reply, I take it that you suppose a complaint would likely go astray [15:11] vZS1_2 psydroid: but they can only do so much. People will then either just saw "screw you" to their ISP and change provider or change their VPN config to use a different node (or even hop to a different VPN provider). [15:12] vZS1_2 s/saw/say/ [15:12] vZS1_2 From a technical standpoint, ISPs can only do so much before they start losing all their customers. [15:12] vZS1_2 And this is about control. Nothing to do with their load. [15:13] MinceR except most customers don't care [15:13] vZS1_2 They discriminate against P2P traffic [15:13] MinceR and ISPs count on that [15:13] techrights-bot A Guide to #systemd journal Maintenance [With Examples] http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147024 #GNU #Linux [15:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | A Guide to systemd journal Maintenance [With Examples] | Tux Machines [15:13] vZS1_2 schestowitz: I would say go ahead with the complaint. But be prepared for a long process. [15:13] vZS1_2 You need to publicise this nonsense [15:14] vZS1_2 You can sit and consume 1 TB of Netflix traffic and they won't bat an eye but upload 100MB of P2P traffic and they lose their shit [15:14] psydroid unless we establish P2P as the default somehow, but after decades of conditioning people have started considering themselves mainly consumers [15:14] vZS1_2 "unless we establish P2P as the default somehow" We shouldn't underestimate how much internet traffic is P2P. [15:14] techrights-bot Cosmo Communicator running #UbuntuTouch operating system http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146939#comment-28012 #gnu #linux [15:14] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Cosmo Communicator running Ubuntu Touch shows what should have been | Tux Machines [15:15] vZS1_2 It's likely that 1/3 of internet traffic is P2P [15:15] vZS1_2 They try to make it look like a fringe group. It really isn't [15:16] techrights-bot #UniPi Gate RS485 Linux IoT Gateway features 600 MHz Rockchip RK3328 SoC http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146870#comment-28013 #gnu #linux [15:16] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | DIN-rail gateway offers dual LAN and dual RS485 | Tux Machines [15:16] vZS1_2 MinceR is right that a lot of customers don't bother to pursue but there's growing discontent around this issue. [15:16] vZS1_2 It would be good for TR to have a leading role in the process of fighting packet discrimination [15:17] techrights-bot Linus #Torvalds sounds the death knell for #Linux #Itanium support http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147016#comment-28014 [15:17] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Kernel: Intel and AMD | Tux Machines [15:18] techrights-bot New Linux-based tablet OS #JingOS set for January 31 launch http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146961#comment-28015 #gnu #linux #china [15:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Lilbits: A new Linux-based tablet OS, and the latest Bond villain is product placement? | Tux Machines [15:19] vZS1_2 We have decades of public forums to quote as evidence [15:19] vZS1_2 From ISPs to other sources [15:20] vZS1_2 "Glastnost ISP P2P throttling shaping" are some good search queries. [15:20] techrights-bot #Android Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147030 #Google #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [15:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Android Leftovers | Tux Machines [15:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [15:20] vZS1_2 Many people used Glastnost to expose their ISPs [15:20] vZS1_2 http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php [15:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-broadband.mpi-sws.org | Glasnost: Test if your ISP is shaping your traffic [15:21] vZS1_2 There are loads of forum posts (including customer support forums of ISPs) that used Glastnost to expose their ISP [15:22] techrights-bot Every Contribution Matters http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147029 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #GNOME #freesw [15:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Every Contribution Matters | Tux Machines [15:23] vZS1_2 s/Glastnost/Glasnost/ [15:23] techrights-bot SigmaStar SSD201/SSD202 powered 4G LTE industrial gateway made to run mainline #Linux http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147028 [15:23] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | SigmaStar SSD201/SSD202 powered 4G LTE industrial gateway made to run mainline Linux | Tux Machines [15:24] *dragestil_ is now known as dragestil [15:25] psydroid here the former telecom monopoly is steadily losing customers despite belated initiatives to provide FTTH [15:25] techrights-bot Best Free #Android Apps: Cx File Explorer powerful file manager http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147027 [15:25] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Best Free Android Apps: Cx File Explorer powerful file manager | Tux Machines [15:25] vZS1_2 psydroid: What's FTTH? [15:26] psydroid Fiber To The Home, just some fancy abbreviation [15:27] techrights-bot #freesw tools and tips for staying focused http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147026 [15:27] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Open source tools and tips for staying focused | Tux Machines [15:28] psydroid cable internet is now much faster and various upgrades to DSL can't keep up anymore, so they have to transition to fiber or risk losing even more customers [15:28] techrights-bot The #System76 Guide to Gaming on Pop!_OS http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147025 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [15:28] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | The System76 Guide to Gaming on Pop!_OS | Tux Machines [15:31] schestowitz [15:16] It would be good for TR to have a leading role in the process of fighting packet discrimination [15:31] schestowitz if you asked 2 weeks ago, I'd imagine a different nature of case [15:31] MinceR http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles [15:32] schestowitz but now we more of less know the nature of the issue, and my guess it was either a grace period of 2 months or 2021 they changed mode universally [15:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 17.86 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.90 swarm size (avg): 282.42 [15:40] vZS1_2 People can get around all this by using encrypted networks but it shouldn't be happening in the first place. [15:40] schestowitz but... [15:40] schestowitz they will say it causes "riot" [15:40] schestowitz and cite insurrection [15:40] schestowitz even if the organisation of this was largely done "in the open" in Parler [15:41] schestowitz and they did not prepare accordingly, some cops collaborated, intelligence failure etc. [15:41] schestowitz and they will moreover moan "terrorist" and "the children" [15:41] schestowitz "what we cannot see" = illegal [15:42] vZS1_2 Yeah and that argument needs to die [15:42] vZS1_2 Just like the Nazis [15:42] vZS1_2 It's data fascism [15:43] schestowitz example: [15:43] schestowitz bt throws lawyers at it [15:43] schestowitz accuses TR of publishing leaks [15:43] schestowitz IPFS = "stolen" data [15:44] DaemonFC[m] I haven't looked closely into IPFS. If you access it through your VPN, would that just be like running bittorrent on your VPN? [15:44] vZS1_2 Well, I assume most VPNs just tunnel all your traffic through their networks. [15:45] vZS1_2 Think like SSH bridge [15:45] schestowitz many people uses VPNs for privacy [15:45] DaemonFC[m] It's none of the government's business what people are reading on the internet, and by setting up a more aggressive copyright system, more people will buy VPN subscriptions. [15:45] schestowitz like anon search [15:45] schestowitz now to bypass this [15:45] schestowitz some combat geo-blocking [15:45] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: Mandy uses Hulu and Netflix, so I made exceptions for those in the PIA Chrome extension. [15:46] vZS1_2 VPNs already are used to combat traffic shaping and geo=blocking [15:46] DaemonFC[m] They don't like VPN users because they geoblock stuff. [15:46] vZS1_2 That's why VPNs blew up in the last few years [15:46] vZS1_2 Absolutely everywhere [15:46] DaemonFC[m] I get a free Hulu account with my cell phone bill. [15:46] vZS1_2 They have bigger marketing budgets than most big advertising names [15:46] vZS1_2 They = VPNs [15:47] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: By tossing Mandy off their family plan, Maricel gave me more evidence to show to Immigration. [15:47] techrights-bot The old lie that freedom (including freedom of speech) would be facilitated by the #Fediverse is repeatedly being debunked, even by recent and relatively high-profile examples http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/getting-blocked-by-freesw/ #mastodon #freespeech #freesw [15:47] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Fediverse Bans/Deplatforms Users Whose Views Are Deemed Edgy and When They Set Up Their Own Instances Those Too Get Blocked | Techrights [15:47] DaemonFC[m] I added a line on my plan, gave him a phone, and made it look like a joint account. [15:47] techrights-bot People who do not take expedited (leapfrogging approval) vaccines from China, Russia and the United States should not be mocked or misrepresented; if #clinicaltrials and thorough studies are largely absent, a healthy dose of apprehension is understandable http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/large-scale-shaming/ [15:47] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Dont Shame People or Insult Folks Who Dont Sign Up for Very Large-Scale Clinical Trials | Techrights [15:47] DaemonFC[m] It's not, but Sprint lets you put a mailing address on it so it is addressed to both of us. [15:47] DaemonFC[m] Which I thought was funny. [15:48] DaemonFC[m] So I handed them the billing statements. [15:48] vZS1_2 You can't watch a YouTube video these days without seeing a Nord VPN add pop up [15:48] schestowitz DaemonFC[m]: tell immigration mandy is an asylum seeker, seeking asylum from his f'ed up family [15:48] vZS1_2 s/add/ad/ [15:48] vZS1_2 lol [15:48] DaemonFC[m] Asylum seekers are treated much worse than family petitions. [15:49] DaemonFC[m] It's better to just say you're married and that's why you want to apply for a status adjustment. [15:50] DaemonFC[m] The US has asylum categories, but it has clamped up on asylum status. It used to be you just had to say you were afraid of something in your home country and you got a court date to explain to the judge why you were afraid to return to your country. [15:50] techrights-bot Efforts to silence justice seekers and the antiwar left have long been as fierce if not more fierce than anything else; we need a better infrastructural setup to protect the message from overzealous censors, who typically hide from #accountability http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/censorship-resistance/ #ipfs #censorship #internet [15:50] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Fighting for Free Speech and Censorship Resistance | Techrights [15:51] DaemonFC[m] Then Trump did the "stay in Mexico" policy, which puts pressure on the Mexican government to keep them out of Mexico in the first place. [15:52] MinceR (cat) https://img.pr0gramm.com/2021/01/17/723d7ff75e7c9a83.jpg [15:52] DaemonFC[m] The Mexican government doesn't really want asylum seekers trying to get into the US piling up in Mexico, for obvious reasons. [15:52] techrights-bot "FRAND" is a misnomer as a major scam -- a scam that nevertheless the litigation sector promotes so long as it profits from this scam https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/legal-commentary/china-wakes-up-in-global-sep-litigation/ see http://techrights.org/2020/07/10/frand-sep-scam/ [15:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.juve-patent.com | China wakes up in global SEP litigation - JUVE Patent [15:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | European FRAND (Related to SEP) Proponent and Famed Programmer Comes to Realise That Its Actually a Scam | Techrights [15:52] vZS1_2 I believe most VPN providers use this client https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN [15:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-en.wikipedia.org | OpenVPN - Wikipedia [15:53] DaemonFC[m] Then Trump tried to add a $50 "processing fee" for asylum because he knew that most of the families seeking asylum didn't have $50 per person to ask for it. [15:53] DaemonFC[m] Then he tried to claim that COVID-19 was not a serious problem in general, but that it was a very serious plague that people could be bringing with them across the border. [15:53] techrights-bot "The complaint in Delaware is another battle in a much larger FRAND war that has heated up on both sides of the Atlantic." https://www.managingip.com/article/b1qb5wv1szsc7x/this-week-in-ip-litigation-backlog-demands-rethink-amazon-wins-tm-ruling-continental-sues-nokia http://techrights.org/2020/07/10/frand-sep-scam/ [15:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.managingip.com | This week in IP: litigation backlog demands rethink, Amazon wins TM ruling, Continental sues Nokia | Managing Intellectual Property [15:54] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: I think that we need immigration reform that's more like the Canadian system on refugee status. [15:55] DaemonFC[m] Their stance is that if you need their protection, legitimately need it, it's there, but they're also not going to let it be abused by anyone who says they're afraid of something that may not actually make any sense at all. [15:55] techrights-bot "With an editor that's available across Linux, macOS and Windows so you can develop anywhere you like. It can also export games to all three and HTML5, Android and iOS as well." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/free-cross-platform-game-engine-defold-is-now-on-steam [15:55] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Free cross-platform game engine Defold is now on Steam | GamingOnLinux [15:56] DaemonFC[m] Right? Like your home country was overthrown by ISIS and you'll be murdered if you go back. Letting the person stay is a humanitarian thing. [15:56] techrights-bot "The delayed release will see it supported on #GNU #Linux and we expect it to work well, considering the great work #Realmforge did with Dungeons 3." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/spacebase-startopia-confirmed-for-launch-on-march-26-with-linux-support [15:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Spacebase Startopia confirmed for launch on March 26 with Linux support | GamingOnLinux [15:56] DaemonFC[m] But you just don't want to go back because things kind of suck there and my that's a nice welfare system you people have. [15:57] DaemonFC[m] I mean, there's all sorts of asylum cases, and I think they should all get their day in court, expeditiously, and the judges should be able to sort them out based on laws that are fair. [15:58] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: The Philippines just seems like an odd place. On the surface you'd think that they were ripe for a Communist uprising. [15:58] DaemonFC[m] Because most people seem to have little to lose anyway. [15:58] techrights-bot "Sadly, the #GNU #Linux version is currently a bit of a mess. They're using #GameMaker Studio, which is somewhat notorious for not having the best Linux support overall." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/dungeon-crawling-action-rpg-sword-of-the-necromancer-is-out-now [15:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Dungeon crawling action-RPG Sword of the Necromancer is out now | GamingOnLinux [15:59] DaemonFC[m] Trump caused de facto Communist movements in Latin America to be very successful. [15:59] DaemonFC[m] By pushing illegitimate far-right governments, he caused people to rally behind the other guys. ● Jan 29 [16:00] DaemonFC[m] If the US had just left them alone, then I think centrism or center-left politics would have prevailed. [16:00] DaemonFC[m] Centrism is the sign of a stable and modern government, in my opinion. [16:01] DaemonFC[m] Things only get to the extreme left or right when a lot of the population is not doing well, especially financially, and they'll respond to people promoting "solutions". [16:01] schestowitz [15:52] I believe most VPN providers use this client https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN [16:01] schestowitz I suppose I >could< try my work VPN [16:01] schestowitz but that would give us bigger bills at work [16:01] schestowitz and cause me trouble [16:01] DaemonFC[m] What we have going in in America today is Centrism battling it out with the far-right. [16:02] schestowitz vZS1_2: mogz is preparing more art for us [16:02] schestowitz she told me last night [16:03] DaemonFC[m] We've never had a huge left-wing movement in the US. Every time the Democrats tried it, they got crushed at the polls. [16:03] vZS1_2 Or superdelegates sabotage Sanders [16:03] DaemonFC[m] In some examples, winning just low dozens of electoral votes. [16:03] vZS1_2 Mogz is great. Looking forward to the artwork! [16:04] techrights-bot #Mozilla RUINS #Firefox , #Google RUINS #Chromium . http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146776#comment-28017 [16:04] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | The Demise of Chromium as Free Software | Tux Machines [16:04] DaemonFC[m] Chromium isn't going to be allowed to use Google "services". [16:04] MinceR probably nothing of value is lost [16:04] DaemonFC[m] I think that people should move from Chromium to Brave because it actually has the features that they want without any ties to Google. [16:06] DaemonFC[m] Executive Order 13765 was one of the ones revoked yesterday. [16:06] DaemonFC[m] I suppose the biggest notable change next year will be the IRS going back to asking if you have health insurance. [16:06] DaemonFC[m] It can't do anything about it if you don't, assuming that the law that set the fine to $0 isn't repealed. [16:07] karolyi[m] why would you want to use google services? [16:08] DaemonFC[m] Good question. While Chromium itself might be Free/Open Source, Google's network services aren't. [16:08] DaemonFC[m] Hopefully, this whole thing turns people off to the idea of using Chromium and they move to Brave instead. [16:09] karolyi[m] I got my nextcloud and my lineageos without google bloatware works just fine with it [16:09] techrights-bot "Choose how you want your Operating System to look, packages it contains, and Nothing else! No Bloat, Spyware, or Big Tech!" #gnu #linux and #freesw on #kde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbXHU7W7Its [16:09] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Build Your Own Operating System - YouTube [16:09] karolyi[m] my problem with anything chromium based is the lack of CNAME first party advertisers that ublock origin can't filter out [16:10] DaemonFC[m] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_13813 [16:10] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-en.wikipedia.org | Executive Order 13813 - Wikipedia [16:10] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: TrumpDon'tCare got repealed too. [16:11] techrights-bot #HowTo install #NetworkSecurityToolkit | FOSS Linux https://www.fosslinux.com/45049/install-network-security-toolkit.htm #fosslinux [16:11] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.fosslinux.com | How to install Network Security Toolkit | FOSS Linux [16:12] DaemonFC[m] The main purpose of 13813 was to steer people away from the Affordable Care Act exchanges by making the premiums higher, and steering them into buying junk insurance policies that look cheap and then don't cover things. [16:13] techrights-bot Todays #HowTos | #UNIX http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147031 #Linux #TuxMachines [16:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's howtos | Tux Machines [16:13] *abarr has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [16:14] techrights-bot #clownComputing : #monopolies taking away from us any sense of control of our infrastructure, we become their digital slaves, begging for their mercy https://thenewstack.io/devops-devapps-and-the-death-of-infrastructure/ [16:14] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-thenewstack.io | DevOps, DevApps and the Death of Infrastructure The New Stack [16:15] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/causal [16:15] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.smbc-comics.com | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Causal [16:16] techrights-bot #reddit is a #censorship site https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/327/ [16:16] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | r/linux removes Obarun announcement | systemd-free linux community [16:18] techrights-bot "Snowden has come out and spoken loudly on facebook, google, and other social media, of being up to no good against people using their free services." #freesw from such companies needs SPECIAL scrutiny https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/332/ [16:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | mr Edward Snowden, facebook and open/free code directed to linux users | systemd-free linux community [16:30] techrights-bot Grab a cool wallpaper for your #GNU #Linux desktop https://sysadmin-journal.com/grab-a-cool-wallpaper-for-your-linux-desktop/ [16:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysadmin-journal.com | Grab a cool wallpaper for your Linux desktop [16:32] techrights-bot "The #Lubuntu support team has noticed some issues with the HWE #kernel (5.8) on 20.04 and certain hardware. We have a post on our Discourse forum with information that we currently know. We will add more information to the post as we continue to get it." https://lubuntu.me/focal-and-5-8-hwe-kernel-woes/ [16:32] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-lubuntu.me | Focal and 5.8 HWE kernel woes | Lubuntu [16:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 17.86 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.90 swarm size (avg): 280.79 [16:33] techrights-bot leuenberger [16:33] techrights-bot #openSUSE #Tumbleweed Review of the week 2021/04 - Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) http://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2021/01/opensuse-tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2021-04/ #dominiqueLeuenberger [16:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-dominique.leuenberger.net | openSUSE Tumbleweed Review of the week 2021/04 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [16:39] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/evidence [16:39] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.smbc-comics.com | Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Evidence [16:44] techrights-bot #Canonical , #Ubuntu & #Debian #DebConf19 Diversity Girls E-mail s http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/debconf19-email/ #google [16:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Canonical, Ubuntu & Debian DebConf19 Diversity Girls E-mail | Techrights ● Jan 29 [17:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 17.86 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 12.90 swarm size (avg): 279.17 [17:47] schestowitz #IBM is promoting #Microsoft #monopoly, lock-in, and an outright attack on #softwarefreedom https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/words-really-matter-github-action-enforces-inclusive-word-choice-in-markdown/ #deletegithub [17:47] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-developer.ibm.com | Words-Really-Matter GitHub Action enforces inclusive word choice in Markdown IBM Developer [17:48] techrights-bot This service is maintained by the Federated Networks Association [17:52] techrights-bot Critical security problem in #Libgcrypt 1.9.0 https://lwn.net/Articles/844531/rss #GnuPG #GPG [17:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Critical security problem in Libgcrypt 1.9.0 [LWN.net] [17:52] techrights-bot #Linux maintainer says long-term support for 5.10 will stay at two years unless biz world steps up and actually uses it http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146957#comment-28018 [17:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Linux 5.10 LTS Status and More Stables Releases of Linux Announced Today | Tux Machines [17:54] techrights-bot Net [17:54] techrights-bot "Serious" vulnerability found in #Libgcrypt , #GnuPG s #cryptographic library - Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/01/29/libgcrypt-vulnerability/ #helpnetsecurity [17:54] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.helpnetsecurity.com | "Serious" vulnerability found in Libgcrypt, GnuPG's cryptographic library - Help Net Security [17:56] techrights-bot #Security Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147032 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [17:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Security Leftovers | Tux Machines [17:57] techrights-bot "It goes further, some prefer to pronounce the hard G in GNOME (the desktop environment) as guh-nome whereas others prounce it with a silent g like a common garden nome." https://popey.com/blog/2021/01/lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/ [17:57] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-popey.com | Let's Call The Whole Thing Off [17:58] karolyi[m] clever stuff: https://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/910-Without-a-Net.html [17:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.hackerfactor.com | Without a Net - The Hacker Factor Blog [17:58] vZS1_2 "Serious bug" in an alpha branch. [17:58] vZS1_2 Try harder LWN [17:58] vZS1_2 lol [17:59] vZS1_2 Most people are on 1.8.X of Libgcrypt [17:59] vZS1_2 You can check with `$ gpg --version`. ● Jan 29 [18:00] karolyi[m] 2 freebsd security advisories and a new patch today... [18:00] mjg59 "The current stable version is 1.9.1" [18:00] mjg59 1.9.x is stable [18:00] vZS1_2 Go look on an Ubuntu or Debian distro about what's packaged [18:01] vZS1_2 I like how mjg59 shows up when I have to deal with more security FUD [18:01] mjg59 Yes, because 1.9.0 was released last week [18:01] mjg59 That doesn't make it alpha [18:02] mjg59 The impact of the bug is reduced due to most distros not having picked it up yet [18:02] mjg59 That doesn't alter the severity [18:03] vZS1_2 Being a "stable" branch and being adopted in live systems are two entirely different things [18:03] vZS1_2 From a practical point of view 1.9.X is still alpha code [18:03] DaemonFC[m] I'm buying some more EE bonds. [18:03] vZS1_2 "stable" branch means you're not going to be doing major breaking changes but working on bugfixes and the sort [18:03] DaemonFC[m] I don't really see a better use for the money. It's hard to pass up a guarantee that an investment will double in 20 years these days. [18:04] vZS1_2 Try harder mjg59 [18:04] mjg59 That's literally not what an alpha release is, but if you want to redefine stuff go for it [18:04] DaemonFC[m] Security by broken firmware full of bugs. [18:04] DaemonFC[m] Very secure. [18:05] mjg59 https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/ - "This is the stable version of Libgcrypt. For development versions see ../alpha/libcrypt/." [18:05] vZS1_2 Don't you have a smear campaign on Assange to work on? [18:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-ftp.gnupg.org:gcrypt/libgcrypt/ [18:05] DaemonFC[m] It's so robust that when you install operating systems in a particular order they can cause a "security policy violation" even though no actual malware is giving the user a problem in the boot path, or has done so in the 32 years he has used a computer. [18:06] DaemonFC[m] mjg59 is part of the "potential Linux malware" FUD brigade that helped legitimized his fucking pile of crap. [18:06] DaemonFC[m] Palms were greased somehow, somewhere, I'm fairly certain. [18:08] vZS1_2 Let me give you a lesson you fucking charlatan [18:08] DaemonFC[m] If he had any scruples, he would have refused to be a part of any such standard that didn't specify that the user SHALL be able to use Custom Mode and SHALL be able to turn the system on and off. [18:08] vZS1_2 Have a look at the release date of 1.8.7 [18:08] techrights-bot Responsibly Recycling Computers in the Age of #COVID19 | IT Pro https://www.itprotoday.com/compute-engines/responsibly-recycling-computers-age-covid-19 This benefits #gnu #linux usually. By @brideoflinux [18:08] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.itprotoday.com | Responsibly Recycling Computers in the Age of COVID-19 | IT Pro [18:08] vZS1_2 It's not even a year old [18:08] vZS1_2 And you go on about 1.9.X [18:08] DaemonFC[m] We all knew that this situation with locked bootloaders was coming before hardware shipped, and mjg59 isn't retarded. He's just evil. [18:08] vZS1_2 Which isn't even half a year old [18:09] vZS1_2 You want to run half-a-year old encryption code? [18:09] DaemonFC[m] He's part of the problem that the FSF highlighted but then gave him an award for making worse. [18:09] mjg59 Yes? [18:09] mjg59 An alpha is a development release [18:09] mjg59 1.9.0 wasn't [18:09] vZS1_2 How old is 1.9.0 [18:09] vZS1_2 Tell me [18:09] mjg59 Just over a week [18:09] vZS1_2 How many months? [18:10] mjg59 0.25 [18:10] vZS1_2 And you think a sane person would run 0.25 month old ENCRYPTION code in a live system? [18:10] mjg59 If something's an alpha release, it stays an alpha release [18:10] mjg59 Leaving it alone on an FTP server for 6 months doesn't mature it into something else [18:10] techrights-bot #Libgcrypt bug hardly affects #gnu #linux distro as they do not yet include the faulty version of it. [18:11] vZS1_2 Now you're shifting the goalposts [18:11] vZS1_2 Bloody imbecile [18:11] mjg59 Is 1.9.0 an alpha release? No. [18:11] mjg59 Did you say it was? Yes. [18:11] mjg59 That's all I'm saying here. [18:11] vZS1_2 Yes, in all practical purposes, it's an alpha release. It doesn't matter what they decide to call it. The code isn't even half a year old yet. [18:11] mjg59 That's not what "alpha release" means. [18:12] mjg59 Is 1.8.0 an alpha release? [18:12] vZS1_2 I'm done dealing with your uneducated ass [18:12] schestowitz he's mentioned in a video upload [18:12] schestowitz it's about Google [18:12] schestowitz and its bribery of projects [18:12] schestowitz and orgs [18:13] vZS1_2 1.8.0 was released in 2017 [18:13] schestowitz will be done uploading soon, I've turned off ipfs [18:13] vZS1_2 Plenty of time to be tested [18:13] vZS1_2 This is why I hang out here [18:13] schestowitz 184mb [18:13] vZS1_2 To call out fucking charlatans like them [18:13] mjg59 vZS1_2: Like I said, alpha releases don't become stable with the passage of time [18:13] schestowitz GOOGLE LLLOOOVES Ecnryption [18:13] schestowitz like tls in gmail [18:13] schestowitz gmail is "secure" [18:13] schestowitz they read your mail [18:13] schestowitz but it's secure :-) [18:14] schestowitz they also suppress accounts with pop3 and pgp [18:16] techrights-bot #OpenSUSE Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147033 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #suse [18:16] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | OpenSUSE Leftovers | Tux Machines [18:16] vZS1_2 schestowitz: this is why I told you before to not trust LWN or the like [18:16] vZS1_2 They're part of the LF propaganda machine [18:16] schestowitz the language in lwn isn't so menacing [18:16] schestowitz and they link to the original [18:17] schestowitz not some "security$MEDIA" site [18:17] schestowitz like the latter link I posted (above) [18:17] mjg59 Anyway, Arch was on 1.9.0 [18:17] schestowitz LWN and LF are connected through Jonathan [18:17] schestowitz and maybe not just him [18:17] schestowitz but they don't offer 'shill' LF PR [18:17] mjg59 So it's not like there were zero widely used distros affected [18:18] vZS1_2 If you're dumb enough to use encryption that new, you deserve to be compromised. [18:18] schestowitz rolling distros aren't production servers [18:18] mjg59 That's really not how this works? [18:19] vZS1_2 Anyway. Job done. FUD ridiculed. Time to get back to compiling kernels. [18:20] techrights-bot #MachineLearning made easy with #Python | https://opensource.com/article/21/1/machine-learning-python #FreeSW #GNU #Linux [18:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Machine learning made easy with Python | Opensource.com [18:22] schestowitz http://techgenix.com/linux-security/ [18:22] schestowitz " [18:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techgenix.com | Linux security and growing cyberthreats:Everything you need to know [18:22] schestowitz I'd also recommend security and privacy concerned individuals to seek out specific Linux OS versions. In particular Qubes or Tails. Both have significant security advantages over other variants. [18:22] schestowitz I personally use Qubes, it's fantastic. Basically a ton of virtual environments you can compartmentalize and nuke if an infection happens. [18:22] schestowitz " [18:22] schestowitz Microsofty site [18:22] schestowitz in "linux" clothing [18:22] schestowitz I've long noticed it [18:22] schestowitz lots of Microsoft shilling there [18:22] schestowitz and Google News foolishly syndicates this [18:22] schestowitz usually content-free junk [18:22] DaemonFC[m] People confuse padlocks in their browser with "security". [18:23] DaemonFC[m] In some ways it is, but anyone can get a certificate. [18:23] vZS1_2 goog1e.com [18:23] psydroid we didn't need their code in the old days, so why should we consider it indispensable now? I consider it another avenue for lock-in, this time based on nominally free software, but very much in a similar way to what MS is doing with its "loving". Of which I would say there is too much going on in free software these days, as it is primarily about control rather than [18:23] psydroid helping people to do their tasks better and more easily. [18:23] DaemonFC[m] So it's secure in the sense that it protects you from leaks to other people, but does not mean it's not some fraudster with a certificate. [18:23] vZS1_2 barc1ays.com [18:23] vZS1_2 Has padlock [18:23] vZS1_2 must be safe [18:24] techrights-bot #IBM #surveillance #nypd #IBMScum https://www.maketecheasier.com/police-use-of-facial-recognition-nyc-targeted-activists/ [18:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.maketecheasier.com | Police Use of Facial Recognition in NYC Targeted by Activists - Make Tech Easier [18:26] techrights-bot #Clonezilla Live 2.7.1 Brings Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146994#comment-28019 #gnu #linux [18:26] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Clonezilla Live 2.7.1 Released with Linux 5.10 LTS, Improved Linux Software RAID Support | Tux Machines [18:29] techrights-bot #Nitrux 1.3.7 Release Adds Latest LTS Kernel Support, #KDE Plasma 5.20.5, And A New Application Menu http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147007#comment-28020 #gnu #linux [18:29] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Nitrux 1.3.7 Released with New Default Applications Menu, KDE Plasma 5.20.5 | Tux Machines [18:30] techrights-bot #IBM is trying to obscure its racist roots by promoting #microsoft #Proprietarysoftware #monopoly https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/words-really-matter-github-action-enforces-inclusive-word-choice-in-markdown/ IBM is racist: http://techrights.org/2020/08/16/ibm-powered-purges [18:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-developer.ibm.com | Words-Really-Matter GitHub Action enforces inclusive word choice in Markdown IBM Developer [18:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Full Story (With References) of IBMs Role in a Purge of Black People and Mixed-Race Couples | Techrights [18:31] schestowitz vZS1_2: gmail has a padlock too [18:31] schestowitz enter in "incognito" mode [18:31] schestowitz in chrome [18:32] schestowitz or firefox [18:32] schestowitz stick it to the man [18:32] schestowitz Google ain't watch [18:32] vZS1_2 yeah mannnnnn [18:32] schestowitz Petraeus had an affair and used Google unsent messages to chat with the lady he screwed [18:32] schestowitz also, he was head of CIA [18:32] schestowitz so head of CIA thinks the best he can do is gmail drafts, log out, let the mistress log in [18:32] schestowitz amazing he was head of CIA [18:33] schestowitz clearly not promoted based on skills [18:33] vZS1_2 That's a plutocracy [18:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 20.13 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 13.25 swarm size (avg): 278.17 [18:33] vZS1_2 Bush went from CIA director to president for a reason [18:33] vZS1_2 Like a gents club, basically. [18:33] vZS1_2 But you also destabilise nations and plot coups. [18:34] vZS1_2 Bit of assassination here and there [18:34] vZS1_2 Light sprinkle of torture [18:36] techrights-bot #Hushboard Mutes Your Microphone While Typing - GNU/Linux https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/01/hushboard-mutes-your-microphone-while.html #LinuxUprising #FreeSW #deletegithub [18:36] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.linuxuprising.com | Hushboard Mutes Your Microphone While Typing - Linux Uprising Blog [18:37] techrights-bot Production report episode 34: Wasabi https://www.davidrevoy.com/article813/production-report-episode-34-wasabi #krita #kde #gnu #linux #art [18:37] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.davidrevoy.com | Production report episode 34: Wasabi - David Revoy [18:38] techrights-bot "In this video, I am going to show an overview of #LinuxMint 20.1 Ulyssa #Xfce and some of the applications pre-installed." #gnu #linux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFnCp8iiaIM [18:38] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa Xfce overview | Light, simple, efficient. - YouTube [18:40] techrights-bot "On 8 March 2020, International Womens Day, somebody forged Mark Shuttleworths email address to distribute or leak the email below..." http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/debconf19-email/ [18:40] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Canonical, Ubuntu & Debian DebConf19 Diversity Girls E-mail | Techrights [18:42] techrights-bot "Micron, #Toyota and others reveal how they engage examiners, divide #patent prosecution work and overcome #Section101 issues" https://www.managingip.com/article/b1qbf88lzls7qt/top-2020-us-patentees-reveal-prosecution-strategies [18:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.managingip.com | Top 2020 US patentees reveal prosecution strategies | Managing Intellectual Property [18:44] techrights-bot How in-house fight infringers in broken post- #GDPR world https://www.managingip.com/article/b1qbdcgs00plz3/how-in-house-fight-infringers-in-broken-post-gdpr-world [18:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.managingip.com | How in-house fight infringers in broken post-GDPR world | Managing Intellectual Property [18:45] techrights-bot #Illumina illuminated in the twilight of Birss Js #Patents Court career part I http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/01/29/illumina-illuminated-in-the-twilight-of-birss-js-patents-court-career-part-i/ [18:45] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | Illumina illuminated in the twilight of Birss Js Patents Court career part I - Kluwer Patent Blog [18:48] Ariadne schestowitz: i now have POSSE working. example: https://twitter.com/weh_kaniini/status/1355224952912244738 vs: https://ariadne.space/activity/78113129769c6a44a2a45b7d29b7f9e392de4c7c8dd094a9356c3331b8a27197/mastodon-33-added-ip-blocking-functionality-personally-i-think-ip [18:48] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@weh_kaniini: Mastodon 3.3 added IP blocking functionality. Personally, I think IP blocking is kind of a waste of time these day https://t.co/BidBFJ9Ilf [18:48] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@weh_kaniini: Mastodon 3.3 added IP blocking functionality. Personally, I think IP blocking is kind of a waste of time these day https://t.co/BidBFJ9Ilf [18:48] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-ariadne.space | Ariadne's Space [18:49] techrights-bot "INN 2.6.4 has been released. This is a bug fix and minor feature release over INN 2.6.2, and the upgrade should be painless" https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2021-01/003.html [18:49] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.eyrie.org | Eagle's Path: (2021-01-28) [18:50] MinceR https://ircz.de/p/21011635 [18:50] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-ircz.de | IRCZ makes your life worth living Post object (5173008) [18:53] techrights-bot This group has put a #microsoft employee in charge, as is common in today's corrupt #linuxfoundation https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/blog/openssf-reflection-and-future/ see http://techrights.org/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [18:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.linuxfoundation.org | Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Reflection and Future - Linux Foundation [18:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like Its About Back Doors Not Real Security Inside the Linux Foundation | Techrights [18:55] *aindilis (~aindilis@172-12-3-117.lightspeed.sgnwmi.sbcglobal.net) has joined #techrights [18:56] techrights-bot 7 Best #Gnome system monitor alternative Linux applications http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147034 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [18:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | 7 Best Gnome system monitor alternative Linux applications | Tux Machines [18:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-schestowitz.com | Social Control Media Posts [18:58] vZS1_2 Ariadne: fancy looking [18:58] techrights-bot Best #ArchLinux -based Linux distros of 2021 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147035 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [18:58] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Best Arch-based Linux distros of 2021 | Tux Machines [18:58] vZS1_2 MinceR: What about the cat that gets the bird? [18:59] techrights-bot Element Made Easy | Setup #Security Phrase and Key http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147036 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [18:59] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Element Made Easy | Setup Security Phrase and Key | Tux Machines [18:59] MinceR didn't need to be early nor late :> ● Jan 29 [19:02] MinceR (audio:important) https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2021/01/28/d9eba80c2b861311.mp4 [19:03] vZS1_2 Arrives exactly when it means to [19:04] MinceR :> [19:06] techrights-bot #Programming Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147037 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [19:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Programming Leftovers | Tux Machines [19:08] DaemonFC[m] I filed a tax return for my brother. Unemployed the whole year but the IRS never heard of him apparently, because the stimulus checks were for everyone. [19:08] DaemonFC[m] So I used Line 30 to say he didn't get the payment and they'll send him $1,800 now. [19:11] Ariadne cool [19:11] Ariadne now you got him 1800$ [19:11] Ariadne but the IRS is going to have their nose so far up his ass they will know what he ate for dinner the night before [19:12] Ariadne so idk if you really did him a favor in the long run :P [19:13] techrights-bot #IBM / #RedHat Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147039 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [19:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | IBM/Red Hat Leftovers | Tux Machines [19:18] techrights-bot Games: Plague Inc: Evolved, Defold, Spacebase Startopia, Gravity in Space http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147040 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [19:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Games: Plague Inc: Evolved, Defold, Spacebase Startopia, Gravity in Space | Tux Machines [19:20] techrights-bot Software: Hushboard, OMD, Open Tax Solver and More http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147041 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #freesw [19:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Software: Hushboard, OMD, Open Tax Solver and More | Tux Machines [19:24] techrights-bot Todays Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147043 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [19:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's leftovers | Tux Machines [19:33] techrights-bot GNOME 3.38.3 Released with Better Support for Multi-Monitor Setups, Many Improvements http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147042 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [19:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | GNOME 3.38.3 Released with Better Support for Multi-Monitor Setups, Many Improvements | Tux Machines [19:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 20.13 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 13.25 swarm size (avg): 276.58 [19:35] techrights-bot ##Android Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147038 #Google #Linux #TuxMachines | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/01/29/#latest [19:35] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Android Leftovers | Tux Machines ● Jan 29 [20:00] techrights-bot Corporate Exploitation by Racist and Sexist Corporations Looking to Muzzle Their Critics s http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/sexist-corporations/ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW #google [20:00] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Corporate Exploitation by Racist and Sexist Corporations Looking to Muzzle Their Critics | Techrights [20:01] MinceR (cat) (audio:unimportant) https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2021/01/17/cce528c4bf413b5c.mp4 [20:03] techrights-bot Today in #Techrights http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147044 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [20:03] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Today in Techrights | Tux Machines [20:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 21.31 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 14.20 swarm size (avg): 276.70 [20:37] birkoff what's wrong with systemd? [20:39] psydroid systemd is everything I've always wanted, it's just perfect [20:40] MinceR it isn't as broken or bloated or insecure or "modern" as windows or macos yet, but it will probably get there in a few years [20:40] MinceR i trust that ibm can do it ● Jan 29 [21:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 20.70 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 16.38 swarm size (avg): 277.17 [21:56] MinceR https://ircz.de/p/21011551 [21:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-ircz.de | IRCZ makes your life worth living Post object (5171235) ● Jan 29 [22:01] *inky (~inky@46.71.90.121) has joined #techrights [22:03] vZS1_2 MinceR: Didn't think that one through. Did they? [22:03] MinceR dunno [22:03] MinceR i just thought it looked nice [22:03] MinceR i don't know if it can support the maximum amount of snow that can pile up there [22:09] vZS1_2 Kind of like a mario block [22:09] vZS1_2 Does it disappear if you hit your head under it? lol [22:10] MinceR lol [22:20] techrights-bot Reversal of narratives has become far too rampant; some of the most oppressive companies out there go out of their way, directly or by proxy, to paint themselves as champions of justice, whereas their loudest critics are somehow bigots http://techrights.org/2021/01/29/sexist-corporations/ [22:21] techrights-bot "The '735 patent generally relates to an arrangement with a protected code that comprises incomplete executable code" = #swpats = #SoftwarePatents = #boguspatents = #fakepatents https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2021/1/29/3500-awarded-for-trust-amp-verify-data-protection-prior-art [22:21] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.unifiedpatents.com | $3,500 Awarded for Trust & Verify Data Protection Prior Art Unified Patents [22:22] techrights-bot Letter Demanding Dismissal of Charges for the 500+ #BlackLivesMatter Protesters in the City of #Atlanta | #NationalLawyersGuild https://www.nlg.org/letter-demanding-dismissal-of-charges-for-the-500-black-lives-matter-protesters-in-the-city-of-atlanta/ #nlg [22:22] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.nlg.org | Letter Demanding Dismissal of Charges for the 500+ Black Lives Matter Protesters in the City of Atlanta | National Lawyers Guild [22:23] techrights-bot Scholars for #EliLilly ?! https://writtendescription.blogspot.com/2021/01/why-arent-therapeutic-antibodies-being.html [22:23] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-writtendescription.blogspot.com | Written Description: Why arent therapeutic antibodies being used more to treat COVID-19? [22:24] DaemonFC[m] I bought some Savings Bonds in Mandy's name. [22:25] techrights-bot GNU C Library 2.33 Should Be Out Soon - And It's Very Exciting Due To "HWCAPS" - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Glibc-2.33-Coming-HWCAPS #Phoronix #Linux #GNU [22:25] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-GNU C Library 2.33 Should Be Out Soon - And It's Very Exciting Due To "HWCAPS" - Phoronix [22:27] techrights-bot HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI ..... why talk about anything of substance when you can call everything new "Smart" and "HEY HI"? https://www.iottechtrends.com/what-to-expect-in-artificial-intelligence/ [22:27] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.iottechtrends.com | What to Expect in Artificial Intelligence in 2021 - IoT Tech Trends [22:29] techrights-bot "Originally released in September 2020, as of January 26 2021 it now supports #GNU #Linux ." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/tough-city-building-strategy-game-as-far-as-the-eye-now-supported-on-linux [22:29] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Tough city-building strategy game As Far As The Eye now supported on Linux | GamingOnLinux [22:30] techrights-bot #TheMachinery game engine adds Linux support in Preview | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/the-machinery-game-engine-adds-linux-support-in-preview #GamingOnLinux #GNU #Linux #Games [22:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-The Machinery game engine adds Linux support in Preview | GamingOnLinux [22:31] techrights-bot "Brad Jones explores the developer-friendly aspects of Python." #python #programming https://www.developer.com/lang/other/why-python-is-so-popular.html [22:31] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Why Is Python So Popular? - Developer.com [22:33] techrights-bot This Week In Security: Sudo, #Database Breaches, And Ransomware http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146917#comment-28021 #sudo #security [22:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Another Sudo Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Got Patched, Update Now | Tux Machines [22:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 22.70 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 16.43 swarm size (avg): 276.94 [22:33] vZS1_2 schestowitz: Re: Python 3 moving target. https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/330/ [22:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | Sabotage Linux on the progress of Linux | systemd-free linux community [22:33] schestowitz yeah, I know [22:33] schestowitz it's in my "unread" still [22:34] schestowitz I will catch up with their latest 20 posts this weekend [22:34] schestowitz and assess whether it's shite or not [22:34] schestowitz so far it looks a bit rusty around the edges [22:34] schestowitz there are some other blogs about systemd [22:35] vZS1_2 This is anti-freedesktop, in general. [22:35] vZS1_2 And I agree [22:35] vZS1_2 fascistdesktop [22:35] techrights-bot Ubuntu 21.04 To Turn On #LTO Optimizations For Its Packages - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-21.04-LTO-Packages #Phoronix #GNU #Linux #ubuntu [22:35] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Ubuntu 21.04 To Turn On LTO Optimizations For Its Packages - Phoronix [22:38] vZS1_2 This blog just happens to be called sysdfree. It's generally a push towards throwing out bloat in GNU/Linux. [22:38] schestowitz some people want bloat [22:38] schestowitz bloat can be OK in some context [22:38] schestowitz like blender3d [22:38] vZS1_2 Blender isn't bloat. It has a purpose [22:38] techrights-bot #Volla Phone unboxing by Jolla-Devices, a phone which runs it all http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147045 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [22:38] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Volla Phone unboxing by Jolla-Devices, a phone which runs it all | Tux Machines [22:39] vZS1_2 systemd's only purpose is control [22:39] schestowitz I like the term "overegineering [22:39] vZS1_2 and all the other Red Hat nonsense [22:39] schestowitz you make something that works [22:39] schestowitz that's simple [22:39] DaemonFC[m] It's pretty bad that the bond markets are so bad these days that plain old savings bonds are relatively attractive again. [22:39] schestowitz you can repair it [22:39] schestowitz but to keep busy you add more and more useless junk to it [22:39] schestowitz like Microsoft Office [22:40] schestowitz and then measure its value by a list of unimportant stuff [22:40] vZS1_2 Let me see [22:40] DaemonFC[m] Oh I know. There's so many "features" that it gets in the way of what you really need to do. [22:40] vZS1_2 So far, in my Gentoo test builds, I threw out: [22:40] vZS1_2 0) udev [22:40] schestowitz or cause confusion [22:40] vZS1_2 1) pam [22:40] vZS1_2 2) dbus [22:40] vZS1_2 3) elogind [22:40] schestowitz like harder to debug [22:40] schestowitz "tail" is simple [22:40] vZS1_2 4) networkmanager [22:41] DaemonFC[m] "After a wild ride, GameStop posts a gain of 400% for the week" [22:41] vZS1_2 5) systemd [22:41] schestowitz networkmanager does help sometimes [22:41] schestowitz for more complex network setups, just like startx is used by most people [22:41] DaemonFC[m] Okay, now it officially qualifies for a troll face. [22:41] DaemonFC[m] All of those people that locked in bets that the stock would be worthless..... [22:41] schestowitz Ubuntu is becomign fedora [22:42] schestowitz with gnome and wayland [22:42] DaemonFC[m] "Dow and S&P 500 log first monthly loss since October while GameStop soars" [22:42] DaemonFC[m] schestowitz: THIS is why I'm investing in savings bonds right now. [22:42] DaemonFC[m] Big perk of being a US citizen or permanent resident is you get to buy these things which are GUARANTEED to double if you hold them for 20 years, where the growth is also exempted from state taxes. [22:43] techrights-bot Wine 6.1 Brings #VKD3D 1.2 Support, Improvement For Apple M1 Macs With Rosetta - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-6.1-Released #Phoronix #GNU #Linux [22:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Wine 6.1 Brings VKD3D 1.2 Support, Improvement For Apple M1 Macs With Rosetta - Phoronix [22:43] DaemonFC[m] And the worst thing that happens is you need some of the money a little sooner and just lose interest on the part you cashed out. [22:43] vZS1_2 schestowitz: The nice thing is, I use have to use "-name" in a variable called "USE" in "/etc/portage/make.conf". And all the packages are free of what I want left out. [22:44] vZS1_2 They get compiled and exclude what I don't want. It's pretty straightforward. [22:44] DaemonFC[m] MARISOL is one of those idiots that will chase Bitcoin into the ground while my savings bonds double. [22:44] techrights-bot This will NOT solve one's reliance on the #spying and #surveillance machine that is #google #youtube (not to even mention #censorship aspects) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx2V2L2D9io [22:44] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-FreeTube: Privacy Focused YouTube Client - YouTube [22:45] DaemonFC[m] I thought that Yelp review of her was the funniest damned thing ever. MARISOL. It's like what you get when you mix cooking spray with lysol I guess. [22:45] techrights-bot Former #linuxjournal staff does another episode https://www.reality2cast.com/55 [22:45] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.reality2cast.com | Reality 2.0 Episode 55: Radio Broadcasting [22:46] DaemonFC[m] Chasing a speculative bubble. Not just a speculative bubble, but the big mac daddy of them all. Bitcoin. [22:46] techrights-bot Bash Tips and Tricks to Work Smarter in the Terminal - Make Tech Easier https://www.maketecheasier.com/bash-tips-and-tricks/ #maketecheasier #gnu #linux #cli [22:46] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.maketecheasier.com | Bash Tips and Tricks to Work Smarter in the Terminal - Make Tech Easier [22:46] vZS1_2 The smart ones cashed out when it was $38k and rising. Almost double of the $20k old high. [22:46] vZS1_2 That's what I would have done, at least. [22:46] DaemonFC[m] The market for crypto is being bid up by people just because they think it will continue to go up, and then someone always loses, because it's not a real thing. [22:47] vZS1_2 Well, it's just a financial instrument to a lot of people. They don't care if it's "real" or not. [22:47] techrights-bot #google #youtube is NOT "free" video hosting. It's not. If you think that it is, then you probably think #facebook and #gmail are also "free" and you're totally missing the point (on many levels). [22:47] DaemonFC[m] It's not real. It's a bubble. A nasty bubble, and the government is now seriously talking about going to war with it because it "funds terrorism and child pornography and bears, oh my!". [22:51] DaemonFC[m] What they mean is that they are not going to tolerate competition for the USD when they have the power to snuff it out. [22:51] vZS1_2 The USD is used in a lot of the black market as the standard currency. [22:51] DaemonFC[m] Will inflation eat into the doubling of my EE bonds in 20 years? Of course, but not anywhere close to how much the government guarantees that it will grow. [22:51] vZS1_2 The USD can also be used anonymously. You can't use Bitcoin anonymously. [22:51] techrights-bot #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux 'community' isn't about safety but about protecting people from opposing views: "concepts she brings to the communities she fosters: "psychological safety."" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/culture-and-engagement-community-onboarding [22:51] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.redhat.com | Culture and engagement in community onboarding [22:51] DaemonFC[m] The USD tends to half in value about every 50 years at the official rate of inflation, right? [22:51] vZS1_2 You'd have to look that up. Idk. [22:51] CrystalMath vZS1_2: depends, if you buy bitcoin with cash, why is it not anonymous? [22:51] DaemonFC[m] If I'm cashing out bonds for double what I paid after 20 years, fucking awesome man. [22:51] DaemonFC[m] I'll be 56-57 and a stream of bonds I bought now will start coming in at double the face value. [22:51] vZS1_2 If you can hold long, it's definitely good. [22:51] vZS1_2 Bonds are always a long game [22:51] techrights-bot "Freedom from offence" or never having to cope with views that make you uncomfortable is like a religious BS (like "blasphemy" laws) that we oughtn't allow to 'mushroom' within the #freesw community. It's leveraged by corporate undermining powers. [22:51] DaemonFC[m] Yeah, it's sort of the plant a tree of finance. [22:53] vZS1_2 DaemonFC[m]: It does seem like there's international pressure on the Bitcoin system. They'll probably regulate it into the ground. [22:53] techrights-bot Corporate Power 2021: we bomb people but we protect you from "toxic" people who condemn bombings. Also 2021: wear a mast, stay home, don't protest bombings. Protesting bombings means "spreading a virus", i.e. "killing people" [22:53] DaemonFC[m] It will be regulated into the ground and few are paying attention to that at the moment, but if anyone is it's not MARISOL, it's the Winklevoss twins. [22:54] DaemonFC[m] And they'll run off with MARISOL's money and laugh about it. [22:54] vZS1_2 Why doesn't she just cash out while the return is still good? [22:55] DaemonFC[m] Because she's as stupid as she is crazy and greedy. [22:55] techrights-bot New project uses rollups to build Linux-based decentralized computer http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147046 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [22:55] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | New project uses rollups to build Linux-based decentralized computer | Tux Machines [22:56] DaemonFC[m] This is clearly an investment that has reached 80-90% of its peak and has a very long way to fall once it's being sanctioned. [22:56] vZS1_2 UK already passing heavy sanctions [22:56] vZS1_2 People can still use foreign exchanges but I don't know how long that's going to last [22:56] DaemonFC[m] I wouldn't touch Bitcoin. Just buy US Savings Bonds. Let em laugh at you. [22:56] techrights-bot "Lately I see many developments in the linux FOSS world that sell themselves as progress, but are actually hugely annoying and counter-productive.' https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/330/ [22:56] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-sysdfree.wordpress.com | Sabotage Linux on the progress of Linux | systemd-free linux community [22:57] techrights-bot The Apache News Round-up: week ending 29 January 2021 https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-news-round-up211 #apache #freesw [22:57] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blogs.apache.org | The Apache News Round-up: week ending 29 January 2021 : The Apache Software Foundation Blog [22:59] vZS1_2 Crypto just doesn't seem very practical to use [22:59] vZS1_2 Think about it [22:59] vZS1_2 Cryptocurrency* [22:59] vZS1_2 You need a wallet connected to the internet [22:59] vZS1_2 You need to secure that wallet [22:59] vZS1_2 You need to register with an exchange ● Jan 29 [23:00] vZS1_2 How many people actually accept Bitcoins as payment? [23:00] vZS1_2 It's just a financial instrument. Speculation. [23:01] vZS1_2 If I could buy stuff on eBay with Bitcoin, then I'd be a lot more open to using it. [23:01] techrights-bot #GNOMEFoundation 2021: screw tech, let's talk about beer https://blogs.gnome.org/engagement/2021/01/29/gnome-beers-fosdem-2021/ [23:01] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blogs.gnome.org | GNOME Beers FOSDEM 2021 Getting to know GNOME [23:02] techrights-bot When #sysadmins collaborate: Attending and organizing a local community meetup | Enable Sysadmin https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/when-sysadmins-collaborate #RedHat #IBM #GNU #Linux [23:02] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.redhat.com | When sysadmins collaborate: Attending and organizing a local community meetup | Enable Sysadmin [23:02] vZS1_2 Then think how many people actually have the chops to set up a functioning Bitcoin "workflow" [23:02] vZS1_2 Tiny fraction of the general population [23:02] vZS1_2 So when people go on about Bitcoin "being the future of commerce" I just have to wonder what they are smoking [23:03] techrights-bot #Signal needs to #deletegithub https://vitux.com/signal-messenger-ubuntu/ [23:03] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-vitux.com | How to install Signal Messaging App on Ubuntu 20.04 [23:05] techrights-bot The point is to make a difference. Not just a difference for yourself, but a difference for the world. https://euroquis.nl//blabla/2021/01/29/turmoil.html [23:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-euroquis.nl | Local Downers | [bobulate] [23:05] vZS1_2 So apart from being just another instrument in a portfolio, there's not much else to it. [23:06] techrights-bot "For the record, I currently think promoting Signal is an important tactical strategy for the left. [I also think we should promote and install federated chat apps like conversations and element and delta chat whereever it is possible.]" http://current.workingdirectory.net/posts/2021/signal/ [23:06] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-current.workingdirectory.net | So... is Signal good or bad? [23:07] vZS1_2 Even the IPFS devs from protocol labs are off on some bizzare adventure with their cryptocurrency filecoin. [23:07] vZS1_2 I just don't get it [23:08] vZS1_2 I guess the only people making money off this are the ones that automate their trading to profit off razor-thin margins [23:14] schestowitz vZS1_2: i try to always turn on ipfs when afk [23:14] schestowitz and obviously 3am when I instantiate new objects [23:14] schestowitz this weekend i'll resume the "bt project" [23:15] schestowitz don't mind becoming a troopa' for net neutrality if that yields some good results [23:15] schestowitz results being even awareness, even if not policy change [23:15] vZS1_2 I can try to help. I need to dust off all my networking books though. lol [23:18] techrights-bot Fedora program update: 2021-04 - Fedora Community [sic] Blog https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-program-update-2021-04/ #ibm #fakecommunity #fedoraproject [23:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-communityblog.fedoraproject.org | Fedora program update: 2021-04 Fedora Community Blog [23:19] techrights-bot "What initially seemed possible only for software development is now being applied to new domains, as can be seen in the development of semiconductors with the advent of the #RISCV initiative." https://opensource.com/article/21/1/open-practices-sustainable-technology-transition [23:19] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-4 open practices for a sustainable technology transition | Opensource.com [23:20] techrights-bot "Today were announcing a new project: #LibreOffice New Generation. This isnt about the software, but about the people behind it." https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/01/29/announcing-libreoffice-new-generation/ #freesw #opendocument [23:20] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blog.documentfoundation.org | Announcing LibreOffice New Generation - The Document Foundation Blog [23:23] techrights-bot #openwashing accompanies the Embrace, Extend, Extinguish of the Open Web https://blog.chromium.org/2021/01/chrome-89-beta-advanced-hardware.html [23:23] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-blog.chromium.org | Chromium Blog: Chrome 89 Beta: Advanced Hardware Interactions, Web Sharing on Desktop, and More [23:24] *genr8_ (~genr8_@unaffiliated/genbtc) has joined #techrights [23:25] techrights-bot "Because PureOS relies on the solid core of Debian, I was able to copy-paste from Debian howto tutorials with little to no changes." https://puri.sm/posts/app-showcase-whatip/ [23:25] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-puri.sm | App Showcase: WhatIP Purism [23:26] vZS1_2 bbl. Testing some stuff [23:26] *vZS1_2 has quit (Quit: vZS1_2) [23:27] techrights-bot Todays #HowTos | #UNIX http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147047 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [23:27] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | today's howtos | Tux Machines [23:28] techrights-bot #KDE "Kate has since years a very nifty search in files plugin. It allows to do multi-file searches and replacements." https://kate-editor.org/post/2021/2021-01-29-search-in-files-multi-threading/ [23:28] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-kate-editor.org | Search In Files & Multi-Threading - Kate | Get an Edge in Editing [23:30] techrights-bot #Games amd #Wine 6.1 Status Update http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147048 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [23:30] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Games amd Wine 6.1 Status Update | Tux Machines [23:33] techrights-bot [Mesa-dev] [ANNOUNCE] mesa 21.0.0-rc3 https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2021-January/224849.html #mesa #linux #graphics [23:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-lists.freedesktop.org | [Mesa-dev] [ANNOUNCE] mesa 21.0.0-rc3 [23:33] techrights-ipfs IPFS downstream, 60 mins: avg(k/sec) 22.70 IPFS upstream: avg(k/sec) 16.43 swarm size (avg): 275.40 [23:33] techrights-bot #Xwayland 21.1.0 release schedule proposal https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2021-January/058663.html #wayland #gnu #linux [23:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-lists.x.org | Xwayland 21.1.0 release schedule proposal [23:34] techrights-bot Free #NVIDIA Changes Sent In For #Linux 5.12 - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Nouveau-Linux-5.12-Changes #Phoronix #Kernel [23:34] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Open-Source NVIDIA Changes Sent In For Linux 5.12 - Phoronix [23:36] techrights-bot #AMD needs to #deletegithub ... it cannot go with slogans like #GPUOpen while outsourcing to #ProprietarySoftware #monopoly of #microsoft (and an ATTACK on Free software) https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDVLK-2021.Q1.2 [23:36] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-AMDVLK 2021.Q1.2 Brings More Radeon RX 6000 Series Optimizations - Phoronix [23:38] techrights-bot "Disclaimer: Its FOSS is an affiliate partner with ProtonVPN." Read as: this post is #marketing #spam disguised as news. https://news.itsfoss.com/protonvpn-netshield/ [23:38] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-news.itsfoss.com | ProtonVPN Adds 'NetShield' Feature to Block Malware, Scripts & Ads Online - It's FOSS News [23:39] techrights-bot Deeply rigged economy, or toilet paper 'wealth' https://pointieststick.com/2021/01/29/on-stewardship/ [23:39] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-pointieststick.com | On Stewardship Adventures in Linux and KDE [23:42] techrights-bot "The big goal towards which we are striving is to turn #KiwiTCMS into a sustainable open source project." https://kiwitcms.org/blog/atodorov/2021/01/29/project-roadmap-2021/ [23:42] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-kiwitcms.org | Kiwi TCMS - Project roadmap 2021 [23:44] techrights-bot Seems like #phoronix is either under DDOS attacks this evening or there's server malfunction (back end, not #clownflare ... up and down) [23:45] techrights-bot #Samsung 870 EVO Linux Performance #Benchmarks http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147049 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines [23:45] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Samsung 870 EVO Linux Performance Benchmarks | Tux Machines [23:46] techrights-bot #Bowmicro builds successful clown service with Oracle Linux https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/bowmicro-builds-successful-cloud-service-with-oracle-linux #oracle #rhel #gnu #linux [23:48] techrights-bot Graphics: AMDVLK, NVIDIA , #XWayland , #Mesa and Intel http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147050 #Graphics #Linux [23:49] techrights-bot [Older] Why was #Nutyx dropped from our lists https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/331/ #gnu #linux [23:50] *TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [23:51] *vZS1_2 (~vZS1_2@host-92-25-9-33.as13285.net) has joined #techrights [23:51] techrights-bot "disappointed that this kind of problem can or should occur in 2021. You might be inclined to blame hardware, and you might even search for specific audio issues with the AMD Raven/Raven2 Audio Processor, which could be a good indicative starting point." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/lenovo-ideapad-kubuntu-sound.html [23:52] techrights-bot Popular mythology spread by #IBM parrots #elogind vs #consolekit2 1.2.2 | systemd-free linux community https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/336/ #sysdfree [23:53] techrights-bot Corporations + Monopoly + CoC =~ #police "STOP RESISTING!" [23:57] *TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@techrights.org) has joined #techrights [23:57] TechrightsBot-tr Hello World! I'm TechrightsBot-tr running phIRCe v0.77