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trmancoall asleep?Mar 08 00:13
trmanco:-PMar 08 00:13
PetoKrausi'm heerMar 08 00:13
PetoKraus*hereMar 08 00:13
trmancoschestowitz, went to bed early today :-PMar 08 00:14
trmancoPetoKraus, are you a programmer?Mar 08 00:16
PetoKrausno thanks, i don't smoke.Mar 08 00:17
trmancomehMar 08 00:17
PetoKraus:)Mar 08 00:17
trmancookMar 08 00:17
trmanco:-PMar 08 00:17
PetoKrausit depends.Mar 08 00:17
PetoKrausi know bits.Mar 08 00:17
trmanco01001100 10001101 01010001Mar 08 00:18
trmancoyou smoke this? :-PMar 08 00:19
PetoKraushex would be easier, you knowMar 08 00:19
trmanco0x65Mar 08 00:19
PetoKrausare these three signed or unsigned?Mar 08 00:20
PetoKrausand ones or twos complementMar 08 00:20
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PetoKraus(and since i remember how to do only one of these four options, 75% i'm screwed )Mar 08 00:21
trmancoI have no idea, I just typed in some number and a letterMar 08 00:22
trmanconumbers*Mar 08 00:23
trmancoI'm starting to "eat" letters...Mar 08 00:23
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seller_liaranother win for flossMar 08 00:25
seller_liarbluej and greenfoot opensource nowMar 08 00:25
seller_liarhttp://www.bluej.org/news/open...Mar 08 00:25
PetoKrausgplv2?Mar 08 00:35
PetoKrausniceMar 08 00:35
seller_liaryesMar 08 00:37
seller_liar+classpathMar 08 00:38
PetoKrauswell it's not a terrible exception, is it.Mar 08 00:38
seller_liarPetoKraus: It's the same of sun javaMar 08 00:39
PetoKrausyupMar 08 00:39
seller_liarPetoKraus: It's a lot better than bsdMar 08 00:39
PetoKrausrightMar 08 00:40
PetoKrausgood night nowMar 08 00:40
PetoKraus;)Mar 08 00:40
seller_liarbyeMar 08 00:40
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twitterComrades!Mar 08 03:33
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schestowitzMorning.Mar 08 06:25
NeonFL0SSmorningMar 08 06:29
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schestowitzShoe reportedly thrown at Iranian president Ahmadinejad http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/...Mar 08 06:43
schestowitzWall Street's Best Investment II: 12 Deregulatory Steps to Financial Meltdown http://lists.essential.org/piper...Mar 08 06:43
schestowitzMicrosoft pretends to be hosting the "unamerican" event (anti-Linux):Event: Microsoft and Open Source working together http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/06/e...Mar 08 06:50
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sanskumar#join phpMar 08 06:55
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schestowitz:-( Yahoo CEO Bartz won’t talk publicly with Microsoft < http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provide... >. Why even talk to a convicted monopolist to begin with?Mar 08 07:03
schestowitzGoogle, Yahoo!, Microsoft urged not to censor search < http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/articl... >Mar 08 07:05
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kS75UXdfE0Mar 08 07:13
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsIhwGpQl6E&NR=1Mar 08 07:19
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX9da... "Sources I have read and watched say it'll last till 2015 before things start to get better."Mar 08 07:26
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schestowitzThe Microsoft shill Preston Gralla is labeling Google a "monopolist" (i.e. abuser).Gee, what a a surprise < http://blogs.computerworld.com/google_versus_... >. Seems like there a succession for the Enderle shill.Mar 08 07:55
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schestowitzMicrosoft's legalised bribery event (lobbying) called "celebrates Europe" http://www.techradar.com/news/computi... Ah Gads! What a spin and brainwash...Mar 08 08:00
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schestowitzhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art... "Some Americans are learning a jarring lesson about unemployment as they prepare their tax returns."Mar 08 08:28
schestowitzWage cuts at Microsoft provoke protest < http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/03... >. Equivalent of laying off 10-20% of them.Mar 08 08:30
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schestowitzPetoKraus: Microsoft patents BlueJ < http://www.bluej.org/mrt/?p=21 >Mar 08 11:03
schestowitzUpdate: Response to BlueJ Patent Issues < http://blogs.msdn.com/danielfe/archive/2007/01... >Mar 08 11:04
PetoKrausretsMar 08 11:04
PetoKraus:/Mar 08 11:04
*PetoKraus np: Frank Klepacki - C&C Thang (Command & Conquer)Mar 08 11:38
PetoKrausohgosh, that was long time ago.Mar 08 11:38
schestowitzChina owns America (USA): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4CnKDv...Mar 08 11:39
schestowitzAccording to this, national bankruptcy seems possible.Mar 08 11:41
schestowitzBut Capitol Hill won't talk about it..Mar 08 11:41
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojsN8EFiVlc&NR=1Mar 08 12:01
schestowitzhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcT3kgisL...Mar 08 12:14
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oiaohmUSA is basically stuffedMar 08 12:30
oiaohmYet for some reason USD is not going splat.Mar 08 12:31
schestowitzYes, I wonder about it, but bear in mind other currencies are hit tooMar 08 12:33
schestowitzThe US economy had negative effects on other currencies as well.Mar 08 12:34
schestowitzIceland has appointed a woman to run the place after their meltdownMar 08 12:34
oiaohmAustralia is not going that great at the moment.Mar 08 12:35
schestowitzIs any country doing all right?Mar 08 12:37
schestowitz(not rhetorical BTW)Mar 08 12:37
schestowitzUAE too is affected, but it sits on piles of moneyMar 08 12:37
oiaohmAustralia was doing all right until our goverment decide to try to buy there way out of problems.Mar 08 12:38
oiaohmBasically no debt before they attempted that.Mar 08 12:38
schestowitzThat's passing bad banks to the publicMar 08 12:38
schestowitzNationalising sins of the crooks is a bad choice.Mar 08 12:39
schestowitzThose who were calling for regulation were dismissed as pessimistic craziesMar 08 12:39
schestowitzSome economists too.Mar 08 12:39
schestowitzIt's not to marginalise the messenger with the discomforting message, ain't it? It's human nature.Mar 08 12:40
oiaohmOur banks are not really hurting.Mar 08 12:41
oiaohmThey are only going to pull in a few billion dollars less than normal.Mar 08 12:41
oiaohmStill huge mothers of profits.Mar 08 12:41
oiaohmThe 4 main banks here is nothing for them to pull in 10 to 15 billion dollars a year profit without question.Mar 08 12:42
oiaohmI guess you have bigger problems over there schestowitzMar 08 12:43
oiaohmBiggest problem we have is from mining and companies taken the chance to go off shore.Mar 08 12:43
schestowitzoiaohm: what are  your sources for this?Mar 08 12:44
schestowitzTo prevent unrest, the government spokespeople disseminate lies, so be careful. In the US they cite bogus unemployment numbers that reply on altered definitions.Mar 08 12:44
schestowitzHere in the UK the debt was measured in the wrong terms, thus hiding more realistic estimates of $3 trillion (~$50k per citizen).Mar 08 12:45
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oiaohmMost of Australia's income is from mining.Mar 08 13:10
oiaohmalso few manufactoring companies are also taking the chance to go offsore with there production.Mar 08 13:11
oiaohmTo be exact move there production to china.Mar 08 13:11
oiaohmThat has put 15000 employess out of a job over night.Mar 08 13:12
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MinceRj0Mar 08 13:24
schestowitzoiaohm: makes sense.Mar 08 13:27
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oiaohmhttp://www.microsoft.com/msft/download/tra...  Hmm Ballmer has the idea that Windows 7 can be sold for more than XP in the netbook marketMar 08 14:09
schestowitzWell, cause it runs 3 processes :-)Mar 08 14:14
schestowitzoiaohm: he says what he wants to believe. They also said Vista would dominate the world by now.Mar 08 14:15
oiaohmYep I know.Mar 08 14:15
oiaohmAlso thinks they can take what ever google throws at them.Mar 08 14:16
oiaohmReally its not google I am watching.Mar 08 14:17
oiaohmIf android takes off what reason will nokia stay out the netbook market.Mar 08 14:17
oiaohmThis year could get really messy.Mar 08 14:20
oiaohmPhone makers vs PC makers.Mar 08 14:20
oiaohmhttp://blogs.computerworld.com/linux_companies_s...  Let the all for 1 and 1 for all patent protection system start.Mar 08 14:24
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MinceRwhoa, google maps works in opera againMar 08 14:34
schestowitzYou make it sound like Opera's fault.Mar 08 14:40
MinceRit's google's faultMar 08 14:42
schestowitzBut Google Do No Evil.Mar 08 14:43
MinceRor so they sayMar 08 14:52
MinceRthis particular issue might be due to plain old incompetence thoughMar 08 14:53
MinceRmaking an ie/ff app instead of a webappMar 08 14:53
schestowitzGoogle employs former Microsoft employeesMar 08 14:55
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twitterhe he, here's faux news worth reading http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,5...Mar 08 15:23
twitterBill Gates won't let his kids have iPods.Mar 08 15:23
twitterMust be company policy.Mar 08 15:24
MinceRsadly he probably won't spare them of zunes thoughMar 08 15:31
schestowitztwitter: just sentimental BS from the Wintel press.Mar 08 15:35
schestowitzHis family life has nothing to do wit h the crimes the family commits, it's a distractionMar 08 15:35
schestowitzBesides, since when is i[whatever] a household name like apples and oranges?Mar 08 15:36
twitterI thought it was funny that he runs his family like Ballmer does, brainwashing and deprivation.Mar 08 15:36
schestowitzFlashing/breaking: Joe Bloggs won't let his kids play with poo.Mar 08 15:36
twitterHere's an interesting story that deserve some follow up, "This is what I’ve heard from pals in the industry. Pals who’re being screwed over right now. In short, the MCP’s have to pay the licensing fees for the bankrupted companies."Mar 08 15:37
schestowitzI'd rather talk about his crimes, not his kidsMar 08 15:37
twitterhttp://smari.yaxic.org/blag/2009/03/06/mi...Mar 08 15:37
twitterIs it true that M$ Partners have to shell out Windoze taxes for bankrupt companies?Mar 08 15:38
twitterDo you know anyone that could verify that?Mar 08 15:38
schestowitz"But the backlash effect has been astounding. Several of Iceland’s largest MCP’s are now fighting for survival in a sea already at significant turmoil due to the economic depression. Shit had already hit the fan, but now they’re being skull-fucked by Microsoft to boot."Mar 08 15:38
schestowitzAnd NOW they find out about the risk of Microsoft dependency?Mar 08 15:38
twitterIf it is true, then M$'s Partner network is collapsing.Mar 08 15:39
schestowitzOf course.Mar 08 15:39
*schestowitz writes a post about Vista/Vista7 failures ATMMar 08 15:39
twitterM$ thought squeezing their partners would buffer them from problems, but who's going to sell the next round when the first bunch is bankrupt?Mar 08 15:39
twittercool.Mar 08 15:40
MinceRi'd rather end both his crimes and his kidsMar 08 15:40
schestowitzMy brother spoke to me for like half an hour, so I lost trackMar 08 15:40
twitterThe kids are innocent, MinceRMar 08 15:40
schestowitzMinceR: I don't know if his kids committed crimesMar 08 15:40
schestowitzDon't have kids suffers for their patents misdeedsMar 08 15:41
MinceRthey might carry evil genes and/or brainwashing, so be careful.Mar 08 15:41
MinceReven possible loyalty to their parentsMar 08 15:41
twitterThe wife is a criminal and the kids are brainwashed, but they are innocent.Mar 08 15:41
schestowitzMelinda French seems keen on getting the government to shell out money on companies that she invests in.Mar 08 15:41
schestowitzAnd she has media control that she usesMar 08 15:41
schestowitzShe also attends Bilderberg meetings.Mar 08 15:41
_Hicham_Hi Roy!Mar 08 15:42
schestowitztwitter: +1Mar 08 15:42
twitterYes, M$ has lobbied for "bailouts"Mar 08 15:42
schestowitzHey, _Hicham_ Mar 08 15:42
schestowitzOf course.Mar 08 15:42
schestowitzMicrosoft is posibly already in debtMar 08 15:42
schestowitzThe value of its assets is volatile.Mar 08 15:42
schestowitzSee Iceland for exampleMar 08 15:42
schestowitzAll its bank savings went down the toiletsMar 08 15:42
schestowitzgates can't sell MSFT quickly enoughMar 08 15:42
schestowitzSo he lost a lot of his money, Allen likewise (lost almost $10 bnMar 08 15:43
schestowitzBut.. they won't end up in a caravan.Mar 08 15:43
MinceRis he selling MSFT already?Mar 08 15:43
twitterThe partner failures is an important aspect of this.  When partners go bankrupt, all of the revenue dries up, not just the one or two bankrupt company revenues.Mar 08 15:43
schestowitzNor have an house arrest like Madoff... because they bought a philantroFIST image for themselves.Mar 08 15:44
twitterIf what that blog says is correct, the effect is cascading.Mar 08 15:44
schestowitzMinceR: he has been selling it for YEARSMar 08 15:44
schestowitzsince 2006 at leastMar 08 15:44
schestowitzAs first as permissible (inside trading rules)Mar 08 15:44
schestowitzThat tells you what he sees 'from the inside'Mar 08 15:44
schestowitzHe was rightMar 08 15:44
schestowitzHe also stepped down after the company had made billions in lossesMar 08 15:45
schestowitzBad Boy Ballmer had better start buying himself a new image...Mar 08 15:45
twitterBwa, ha ha, -> MCP’s are bailing out, switching over to Free Software and restructuring their business model. Keep the revenue inside Iceland, sell better technical services for less money and yet double their revenue. “Why didn’t we do this earlier?”Mar 08 15:45
schestowitzI've just mailed this to a friend from FinlandMar 08 15:46
schestowitzThere is an excellent article from Bloomberg about Vista 7.Mar 08 15:54
*schestowitz gets some fascinating information about what Microsoft has done in Iceland.Mar 08 16:11
schestowitzhttp://web.archive.org/web/20000818010655/http://...Mar 08 16:12
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twitterTwitter has visions of Vikings with computers, swords with GCC stamped onto the hilt in nifty runes.Mar 08 16:16
schestowitzMany FOSS technologies come from Nordic countriesMar 08 16:20
schestowitzIIRC, Python, Qt, MySQL, Linux...Mar 08 16:20
MinceRhopefully the icelandic people know the obvious way out of thatMar 08 16:30
schestowitzFTA: "...those who survive will switch to Free Software, and those who don’t will go bankrupt."Mar 08 16:32
schestowitzOnly the freest survives.Mar 08 16:32
MinceRoh. :)Mar 08 16:32
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twitterI'd rather M$ partners go bankrupt than bankroll M$ with free software sales.Mar 08 16:58
twitterBankrupt M$ partnerships should be dissolved and reformed as free software companies free of onerous M$ contracts.Mar 08 16:59
schestowitzwindows death watch: http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/08/vi...Mar 08 17:01
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schestowitzbblMar 08 17:36
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twittergottch.  submitted systemic weakness story http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?op=v...Mar 08 18:32
twitterM$ will fail faster than anticipated, thanks to their licensing.Mar 08 18:33
twitter*gottchaMar 08 18:33
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schestowitz+1 for linking to http://www.indefence.is/Mar 08 19:36
schestowitzI see that about 15% of their population has signed it by now.Mar 08 19:37
trmancohttp://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/0... Hey Ubuntu :DMar 08 19:44
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josehttp://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/micr...Mar 08 19:45
joseby John DvorakMar 08 19:45
jose"Microsoft's business model is done"Mar 08 19:45
jose>> Until now, the average computer user has been ignoring this trend. But the economic conditions and the emergence of powerful inexpensive computing has to make people rethink the Microsoft proposition.Mar 08 19:45
jose>> If Intel can provide users with powerful little systems for $99 and has been pushing prices lower and lower over the years, why can't Microsoft? Intel makes elaborate hardware in billion-dollar factories. Microsoft stamps out a disk.Mar 08 19:45
joseThis discrepancy has to end soon.Mar 08 19:45
silentivmexactlyMar 08 19:46
schestowitzHi, jose Mar 08 19:49
schestowitzjose: good fine, thank you. It's the dilemma of scarcity. That's why they create imaginary property (patents)Mar 08 19:51
josehow are you schestowitz....Mar 08 19:52
schestowitzI'm feeling good. Microsoft is seeing its end quicker fast than most people imaginedMar 08 19:52
schestowitzDid you see BN posts today?Mar 08 19:53
josei think i skimmedMar 08 19:53
schestowitzbrbMar 08 19:58
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Balroghello everyoneMar 08 21:15
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twitterhello, barlogMar 08 21:23
twitterany news?Mar 08 21:23
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Balrognot that I know of :/Mar 08 22:03
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schestowitz"I must note that I don't greatly admire what Obama's justice department is doing — in regard to defending Bush's policies of secrecy and arbitrary rule. But that's not what the fanatics criticize them for." http://www.stallman.org/archives/2009-ja...Mar 08 22:54
schestowitzhttp://www.cringely.com/2009/0... "Maybe the acquirer isn’t Microsoft.  But I’ll tell you right now that some big company somewhere has snapped-up Neokast, is continuing to develop the software and intends to introduce it soon with a big splash.  I just wish I knew who it was."Mar 08 22:57
schestowitzCourt documents show CIA destroyed 12 harsh interrogation videotapes < http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/03/06/cia... >Mar 08 22:58
schestowitzThe Inflection Is Near?  < http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08fri... >Mar 08 22:59
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schestowitzGates Foundation is also investing in Warren Buffett’s very own company? < http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_... >Mar 08 23:26
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twitterWarren and Billy, exchanging worthless assets.Mar 08 23:42
schestowitzI'll do a post about it in the morning.Mar 08 23:43
schestowitzStorage Sales Drop, but Capacity Climbs < http://www.pcworld.com/article/160873/storage_s... >Mar 08 23:49
schestowitzThat's a silly headline because capacity grows at almost quadratic paces. It's like saying, "houses demolishes, but rubble becomes more commonplace"Mar 08 23:52
schestowitz*shedMar 08 23:52
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 195 Out of 200: Two Years Since Garrett, Graveley and Lozza Worked in Parallel to Censor Techrights
It began in September 2024, shortly after we had sued Garrett
Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 8 - In Conclusion
this can invite more SCO-like problems in the future
Microsoft Shuts Down More Studios, Morale Low, More Mass Layoffs Ahead of Reports
They pretend it's not happening or that it's a lot smaller than it actually is
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IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Gemini Links 23/09/2026: Ljubljana, Poetry, and FORTRAN
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The EPO's Central Staff Committee (CSC) Shows Job Insecurity at Europe's Second-Largest Institution
Who would want to join a company with such low job security?
There Are Thousands More Microsoft Layoffs (Including Silent Layoffs), Not Hundreds
Microsoft does have layoffs and today is no exception (except Microsoft talks about it)
Gemini Links 22/09/2026: Disability Studies, Slop Boosters, and TkInter
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Links 22/09/2026: Flock is Collapsing Amid Mass Backlash and Internet Society Collaborates With the 'Epstein Class' (Trafficking of Women)
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 194 Out of 200: The Court Needs to Also Look Into Microsoft-Controlled Restricted Boot Advanced by An American (Garrett) to Promote Monopoly and Back Doors Everywhere
Kill switch sold as 'security' is like euthanasia sold as a cure
Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 7 - Infested With or Plagued by Bot-Generated Slop, Committed by Microsofters
Slop is a security threat; even the person committing slop to Linux might not be aware that there's a back/bug door in the code
Raspberry Pi Has Microsoft Secrets Inside, Now DRM
now we deal with SBCs that have DRM in them, put there for commercial reasons
Edward Snowden Lost His Voice, Then His Leaks Lost Exposure (Access Denied)
When states want to deny people access to some information they have many tools at hand
2 Hours Ago The Register MS Published a Page That Says "AI" 42 Times Because It Was Paid to Do So
Still inflating the bubble for money
Gemini Links 22/09/2026: Scout Night, Cybernetic Capitalism, and Thoughts on Companies Forcing People to Adopt Plagiarism Engines
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Links 22/09/2026: "An Arsenal of Surveillance" and Slop Bots Suggest Starting Wars
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 193 Out of 200: Breaks GNU and Linux, Tries to Silence Critics, Loses All Money, Looks for Microsoft Allies and Sponsors
The latest emotional knee-jerk reactions serve to confirm what we have long said
Things Will Only Get Better (as We Go Backwards)
It only gets better. If you go back in time.
UK High Court Shows SRA is Totally Useless in Curbing SLAPPs, This Has Impact on Our Reporting on the SRA Next Week
We'll carry on our coverage and soon finish the current series that so we can get on with more time-sensitive ones
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IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 21, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, September 21, 2026
Links 21/09/2026: "Lies of the Hey Hi (AI) Industry" and Solar Power Is Getting Cheap
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Gemini Links 21/09/2026: Equinox and Beginner's Guide to Gemini
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Links 21/09/2026: "Back On My Bicycle" and American Regime's War on Media Escalates Further
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 192 Out of 200: The Hired Guns of Garrett and Graveley Sent Us USB Sticks (One to Me, One to My Wife) Showing Lozza Talking to Garrett About Censoring/Deplatforming Techrights the Same Time Graveley Was Copy-Pasting Garrett's Lawsuit
Next year we plan to bring this matter to the Court of Appeal
Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 6 - Seeing Who Contaminates Linux With Slop (And Also Admits It)
Today we begin looking at some culprits
2026: The Year Galleries Realised the Need to Flag or Cull Slop Images
Society needs to shun slopfarms, people who use LLM slop (for anything at all), companies that use bots (which they dub "agents"), and so-called 'coders' who volley garbage into project and software hubs
Software Freedom Day Celebrated in 5 or 6 Continent
Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2026 was big this year
SLAPP Censorship - Part 191 Out of 200: Garrett, Graveley and Lozza
They talk to and coordinate with one another
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IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 20, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, September 20, 2026
Gemini Links 21/09/2026: Digital Hoarder, GTD, Minimalism vs Digital Minimalism, Rejection of LLMs
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