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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3382069Dec 08 07:42
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What's rather unbelievable is that the #nsa make a Trojan horse out of pieces of software that people support/fix for FREE for neighboursDec 08 07:42
schestowitz__"Friends don't help friends use non free software."Dec 08 07:42
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3375758Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Microsoft, EMC, and Netapp filed a brief in favor of Oracle" in case against #linux http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/googles-copyright-win-against-oracle-is-in-danger-on-appeal/Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | Google’s copyright win against Oracle is in danger on appeal | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g5d7u ]Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__"That depends on what happened that she can't tell us about. The last time she shut down she was happy enough to let the community carry on the work she started and contributed when she wanted to. This time she has used her control of the site and name to shut down the whole community. That's a serious imposition and one I'm sure she did not make lightly. If the site was really a group effort, it's really Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__group owned."Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3382877Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Abbott and ilk https://mobile.twitter.com/Broelman/status/409105782840369152/photo/1Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN-> mobile.twitter.com | Twitter  [ http://ur1.ca/g5rzx ]Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__"Murdoch's puppet."Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3381960Dec 08 07:44
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What if the #NSA was a tax-funded data backup plan? http://www.codewit.com/north-america/14594-nsa-will-allow-citizens-to-buy-back-personal-dataDec 08 07:44
schestowitz__"That's big of them."Dec 08 07:44
TechrightsBN-> www.codewit.com | NSA Will Allow Citizens to Buy Back Personal Data - North America - Codewit World News  [ http://ur1.ca/g5s04 ]Dec 08 07:44
schestowitz__"Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> We are experiencing an ice storm here.  The electricity may go out.  If it Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> does, it'll take days to get it back on.   Sorry for the bad news.  Cross your Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> fingers, but if the site goes down - it'll be back as soon as possible.Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Thanks for the headsup, I'll try to hurry up with setting up the site on the other server. I will have another go at it today...Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Keep safe and thanks again,Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Roy and RianneDec 08 08:56
schestowitz__"Dec 08 08:56
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3385816Dec 08 17:45
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The only #privacy self-pwnage worse than a mobile phone is using #facebook from a mobile phone, e.g. to upload tagged photos/videos/soundsDec 08 17:45
schestowitz__"...indeed"Dec 08 17:45
MinceRi can think of worse thingsDec 08 17:47
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/338653Dec 08 18:59
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__"but the way nature is presented in this picture seems to be very much customized to our needs..."Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3386313Dec 08 18:59
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pierre Omidyar does not care about press freedom http://pando.com/2013/12/07/pierre-omidyar-in-2009-anybody-who-publishes-stolen-info-should-help-catch-the-thief/Dec 08 18:59
TechrightsBN-> pando.com | Pierre Omidyar in 2009: “Anybody who publishes stolen info should help catch the thief” | PandoDaily  [ http://ur1.ca/g5udb ]Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__"Will , read the whole strory . Greenwald was bought by Omidyar . In his own words : “It would be impossible for any journalist, let alone me, to decline this opportunity.” Grenwald sold Snowden files to corporate amerikkka :) Sweet .."Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__"Why did Greenwald leave The Guardian? I read about it but did not see a good explanation. Were the rich and powerful able to lean on them as Aaron Barr promised he would? Is this a move to an even more captured publisher, sort of like throwing him on a "sacked panel"?"Dec 08 19:00
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/frankfurtineDec 08 19:53
TechrightsBNtwitter.com | Claudia Rauch (frankfurtine) on TwitterDec 08 19:53
schestowitz__"I'm a privacy pragmatist, writing about the intersection of law, technology, social media and our personal information. If you have story ideas or tips, e-mail me at khill@forbes.com. PGP key here. These days, I'm a senior online editor at Forbes. I was previously an editor at Above the Law, a legal blog, relying on the legal knowledge gained from two years working for corporate law firm Covington & BurlingDec 08 19:55
schestowitz__-- a Cliff's Notes version of law school. In the past, I've been found slaving away as an intern in midtown Manhattan at The Week Magazine, in Hong Kong at the International Herald Tribune, and in D.C. at the Washington Examiner. I also spent a few years traveling the world managing educational programs for international journalists for the National Press Foundation. "Dec 08 19:55
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/Dec 08 19:55
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Kashmir Hill - The Not-So Private Parts - ForbesDec 08 19:55
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/05/u-s-spy-rocket-launching-today-has-octopus-themed-nothing-is-beyond-our-reach-logo-seriously/Dec 08 19:56
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | U.S. Spy Rocket Has Octopus-Themed 'Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach' Logo. Seriously. - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uiq ]Dec 08 19:56
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/04/randi-zuckerbergs-bizarre-metamorphosis-into-netiquette-expert/Dec 08 19:58
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Randi Zuckerberg's Bizarre Metamorphosis Into Netiquette Expert - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uiw ]Dec 08 19:58
schestowitz__ZuckerfaceDec 08 19:58
schestowitz__links to http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/Dec 08 20:00
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Real-Time Billionaires - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/9k5jl ]Dec 08 20:00
schestowitz__They make it looks like some sportDec 08 20:01
schestowitz__disgustingDec 08 20:01
schestowitz__and the rest is just b log bait to attract trafficDec 08 20:01
schestowitz__"Biggest Winners"Dec 08 20:02
schestowitz__"Biggest Losers"Dec 08 20:02
schestowitz__All about moneyDec 08 20:02
schestowitz__the cult of greedDec 08 20:02
schestowitz__get your dose of celebs, tooDec 08 20:03
schestowitz__Melinda Gates crush http://www.forbes.com/power-women/Dec 08 20:03
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - ForbesDec 08 20:03
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/409774024235819008Dec 08 20:22
TechrightsBN@ggreenwald: Key to our series of stories this week in Sweden: 1) Sw govt has been lying to citizens about neutrality; 2) much NSA/FRA spying is economicDec 08 20:22
schestowitz__https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/KerberosDec 08 21:10
schestowitz__"Kerberos is an authentication protocol using secret-key cryptography. There are several implementations of the Kerberos protocol used in both commercial and open-source software. "Dec 08 21:10
TechrightsBNhelp.ubuntu.com | Samba/Kerberos - Community Ubuntu Documentation  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uv0 ]Dec 08 21:10
schestowitz__Yeah, cause open source CAN'T be commercialDec 08 21:10
schestowitz__Stupid UbuntuDec 08 21:10
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409797999854755840  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409798754640752640  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799229129764864Dec 08 21:55
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan that person should wash his mouth out, or cleanse his writing implement, or if typed, wash their hands.Dec 08 21:55
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan E. Embassy based in block of flats opp. Harrods, exit behind building used by residents and prob. Julian.Dec 08 21:55
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @Levenax @schestowitz @robintcox a false accusation does not to be faced. no proof at all has been put foreward, only accusations.Dec 08 21:55
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799416761954305  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799941259673600Dec 08 21:55
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @Levenax @robintcox well said! that man.Dec 08 21:55
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan just place a small piece of first-aid plaster tape over camera.Dec 08 21:55
schestowitz__TrollDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__Seee accountsDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__2 followersDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__and 4 followersDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__No images, few tweetsDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__Maybe a smear campaign against assange, like the one a leak showed was trying to smear himDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__hbgary federal et al.Dec 08 21:58
schestowitz__no other explanation for such useless trolling and abuse aginst Assange's supportersDec 08 21:58
schestowitz__http://www.macon.com/2013/11/22/2791355/obama-officials-told-pakistans.htmlDec 09 10:19
TechrightsBNwww.macon.com | ISLAMABAD: Obama officials told Pakistan’s Sharif that drone strikes would continue | World | Macon.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g5xeg ]Dec 09 10:19
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Messgorough/status/410077887757553665Dec 09 18:49
TechrightsBN@Messgorough: @schestowitz and they didn't call me? They might have done but I rarely come out of my cave as the light burns my skin.Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Alexweir1949/status/410079384662704128Dec 09 18:49
TechrightsBN@Alexweir1949: @schestowitz I find excel amazingly fast vs. openoffice spreadsheet when processing big data. oo just could not handle it. Libre is better?Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__Depends on the versions.Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__Also hardware specs.Dec 09 18:50
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/deas/status/410079421912326144Dec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN@deas: @schestowitz I wish #libreoffice finally gets basic things right. E.g. Ship decent usable templates and fix issues in basic functionality.Dec 09 18:50
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Sweetshark1/status/410081991053176833Dec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN@Sweetshark1: @deas @schestowitz https://t.co/xe7fJ7ck0dDec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN-> wiki.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice 4.2 ReleaseNotes - The Document Foundation WikiDec 09 18:50
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111105566900224  https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111205034823680Dec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz idiotic reasoning. JVM languages aren't new (like Ceylon). More JVM languages lifts the value of the Java ecosystem.Dec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz that's the value of Java, it's more than a language, it's a software platform and level playing field software ecosystemDec 09 18:51
schestowitz__Agreed.Dec 09 18:51
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111448832950273 https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111718656712704Dec 09 18:52
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz one can write cross-platform Java apps w/o typing a single line of Java code, thanks to Jython, JRuby, Scala, and yes, CeylonDec 09 18:52
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz http://t.co/iZoIfMIuxMDec 09 18:52
TechrightsBN-> www.drdobbs.com | A Long Look at JVM Languages | Dr Dobb'sDec 09 18:52
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schestowitz__> It is this model of computer he had / has, if I can guess from theDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> western characters present on the page.  Yeah, I read about his wholeDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> bag getting stolen there.  If this price is legit, it would be a goodDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> excuse for developers and users to pick it up.  It runs MIPSEL, which isDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> a fairly good architecture and most importantly is not Wintel.Dec 09 21:38
schestowitz__No Western back doors, that's for sure...Dec 09 21:38
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391732Dec 09 21:40
schestowitz__""one bios to rule them all!" shittiest technology since the invention of stone-on-head"Dec 09 21:41
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 09 21:41
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389954Dec 09 22:38
schestowitz__"and so, Greenwald answers <a href="https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3386313">my question from yesterday</a>. His answer raises more questions about surveillance and the soundness of the move from The Guardian. When something seems too good to be true, it might be a set up."Dec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Glenn Greenwald : “I intend to publish Edward Snowden’s documents to the very last” http://www.telerama.fr/medias/glenn-greenwald-edward-snowden-nsa,105927.php we shall see and hopeDec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN-> www.telerama.fr | Glenn Greenwald : “I intend to publish Edward Snowden’s documents to the very last” - L'actu Médias / Net - Télérama.fr  [ http://ur1.ca/g609m ]Dec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pierre Omidyar does not care about press freedom http://pando.com/2013/12/07/pierre-omidyar-in-2009-anybody-who-publishes-stolen-info-should-help-catch-the-thief/Dec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN-> pando.com | Pierre Omidyar in 2009: “Anybody who publishes stolen info should help catch the thief” | PandoDaily  [ http://ur1.ca/g5udb ]Dec 09 22:38
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391731Dec 09 22:41
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ‘Secure’ Boot is Not Secure, Time to Abandon ItDec 09 22:41
schestowitz__"Seems to me this is a problem with Linux, not specifically with secure boot or UEFI as such?"Dec 09 22:41
TechrightsBN-> techrights.org | ‘Secure’ Boot is Not Secure, Time to Abandon It | Techrights  [ http://ur1.ca/g60af ]Dec 09 22:41
schestowitz__"SecureBoot is not the same as UEFI, they are different. UEFI itself is a replacement for BIOS while SecureBoot is a (bad) solution looking for a problem."Dec 09 22:42
MinceRrestricted boot is part of uefi, is it not?Dec 09 22:42
schestowitz__"NO, it has nothing to do with linux! it was created to destroy general purpose computing."Dec 09 22:42
MinceRalso, uefi is horribly bloated and badly designedDec 09 22:43
schestowitz__"I agree with the problems with the so called secure boot, but according to the referenced article 'kexec' is the security problem here. I fail to see that kexec was created to destroy general purpose computing."Dec 09 22:43
schestowitz__Linux cannot make any use of this 'secure' function; it's useless and will continue to be useless and all sorts of issues continue to be found.Dec 09 22:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389119Dec 09 22:47
schestowitz__'the interesting thing is that, despite being a leading advocate for free markets, they attribute the reduction to state intervention"Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN@jalfro@diasp.eu: [![Image](http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/print-edition/20131207_USP004_1.jpg)](http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21591209-homelessness-has-fallen-will-it-stay-low-tales-streets?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/talesfromthestreets)<br>**Homelessness: Tales from the streets | The Economist** <br>[http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21591209-homelessness-has-fallen-will-it-stay-Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN-> www.economist.com | Homelessness: Tales from the streets | The Economist  [ http://ur1.ca/g5xh4 ]Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN-> addons.mozilla.org | Diaspora* Easyshare :: Add-ons for FirefoxDec 09 22:47
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3375772Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: #detroit #bankruptcy #ruling #paves #way for #nationwide #attack on #pensions. Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN  Photo by rocapc@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_07120d1527d877eee4da.jpgDec 09 22:48
schestowitz__"bugs , I bet on a woman ."Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN-> www.wsws.org | Detroit bankruptcy ruling paves way for nationwide attack on pensions - World Socialist Web Site  [ http://ur1.ca/g5en3 ]Dec 09 22:48
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schestowitz__> http://techrights.org/2013/12/09/restricted-boot-bypassed/Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> well, er, no, not really. I'm afraid you entirely missed the point ofDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Matthew's post. He wasn't criticising the design of SB, but certainDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> implementation issues.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> It's important to understand that SB is a fairly simple trust mechanism.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> It's not a complex design, and it's only as strong as the humans doingDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> the trusting.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> There's some subtlety to Matt's post, but bluntly, what it really wasDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> was him calling out Canonical for doing stupid things.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> The design of Secure Boot is that someone, somewhere (the SB spec itselfDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> has nothing to say about who or where; it's purely a description of aDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> mechanism for signing stuff) verifies that a given bootchain isDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> 'secure', and then signs it. This grants anyone else the opportunity toDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> determine whether that someone has asserted that any given bootchain isDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> secure or not: they check whether it's signed with that entity's key orDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> not.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Secure Boot as a system has no idea whether a given bootchain is secureDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> or not. It's not that kind of a 'security' feature. It is - again - justDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> a mechanism for cryptographic verification of a bootchain. It's up toDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> people to write the bootchains and do the checking and signing.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> What Matthew is pointing out is that a bootchain that enables theDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> current implementation of kexec allows, effectively, the completeDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> replacement of itself, and so cannot logically be considered 'secure'Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> and signed as such. Obviously, one of the primary concerns one shouldDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> look at when ensuring whether a given bootchain is 'secure' is whetherDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> you can boot using that bootchain, and then substitute bits of it - likeDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> the kernel itself - wholesale. If you can, that bootchain cannotDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> possibly be considered 'secure', and therefore no-one who's in theDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> business of offering assurances of bootchain security by issuing SecureDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Boot signatures should sign such a bootchain. This does not invalidateDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Secure Boot itself.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Any system like Secure Boot is simply a prop for humans to make humanDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> decisions; a cryptographic verification system itself cannot possiblyDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> 'know' anything about the code or content it is used to sign. That's upDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> to humans. It's like saying GPG must be broken if someone incorrectlyDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> signs a malicious package with their distribution key. In thatDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> secenario, GPG isn't broken, it did exactly what it was supposed to do;Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> a person made a bad decision.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> The 'security' of Secure Boot relies on the authorities issuing SBDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> signatures - which, right now, means 'Microsoft', since no-one else isDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> doing so - correctly evaluating the bootchains they are submitted, andDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> only signing ones which are actually secured. This is somethingDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Microsoft is clearly concerned with, as they have been tweaking theirDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> policies for bootchains submitted for SB signing:Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_hardware_certification/archive/2013/12/03/microsoft-uefi-ca-signing-policy-updates.aspxDec 10 06:29
TechrightsBNblogs.msdn.com | Microsoft UEFI CA Signing policy updates - Windows Hardware Certification blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs  [ http://ur1.ca/g62mx ]Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> if you read that and compare against mjg59's archives, you'll noteDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> they're tightening up on several of the places where he's pointed outDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> that bootchains can be compromised.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__Ultimately, as you point out, SB is not about security, it is about restriction. It is about some party (usually not you) deciding what you are "allowed" to boot. A better name to it would not be SB but restricted boot.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__One needs to challenge the premise and terminology used by marketing experts and those who try to call restriction "trust" or "security", like "national security".Dec 10 06:30
schestowitz__For Linux, what Matthew shows is that there's no security offered, or at least no good security. It's just a bunch of companies including Canonical tiptoeing around Microsoft and doing a "me too" when it comes to very bad ideas.Dec 10 06:30
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389429Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ### The following is presented as a battle plan. But it is a disengagement plan:(Dec 10 06:33
schestowitz"I thought TrueCrypt was non free software. If it is, you might as well use Windows."Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN-> theoccupiedtimes.org | How To Combat Online Surveillance | The Occupied TimesDec 10 06:33
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389371Dec 10 06:34
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: #### Beware Lest You Mistake This For Good.. when really it is evil. Dec 10 06:34
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Twitter, Facebook and more demand sweeping changes to US surveillance | World news | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g5wtf ]Dec 10 06:34
schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Awareness_OfficeDec 10 06:35
TechrightsBNen.wikipedia.org | Information Awareness Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  [ http://ur1.ca/eb33z ]Dec 10 06:35
schestowitz"Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzreforms to restore the public's trust, that says it all. To quote M$'s Brad Smith,Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzPeople won’t use technology they don’t trust, Governments have put this trust at risk, and governments need to help restore it.Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzIt went the other way, actually. Microsoft and friends corrupted government. The US Government did not violate the post and phone service, it was private companies that started doing that. Government just wanted a piece of it. A good example of that reasoning can be found in US government demands to violate email because private company EULA's left users without an expectation of privacy. The same reasoning was also used in the Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzproposed Total Information Awareness program that was to be built by breaking down the "stove pipes" between private and government databases. That program was explicitly rejected by Congress only to be built in secret. Even if the NSA did not have a hand in our current Database Nation, no one should trust companies like Microsoft for doing the same things privately and demanding as much in their EULAs. Microsoft's business model Dec 10 06:36
schestowitzwas using secrets to exploit users, that's what non free software is all about.Dec 10 06:36
schestowitzIt may be that Google acted under duress. We can't tell from outside. Their mission was to index and make information available basically the opposite of non free software.Dec 10 06:36
schestowitz"Dec 10 06:36
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389670Dec 10 06:37
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Sailfish ported to Nokia N9! +miniTutorial http://www.jollausers.com/2013/12/sailfish-ported-to-n9-mini-tutorial/ First 3D #Jolla Case Revealed http://www.jollatides.com/2013/12/07/first-3d-jolla-case-revealed-minifactory/Dec 10 06:37
schestowitz"I have installed it, although I don't have that many features as in that video. I guess I will figure it out by myself, or wait for the more extensive tutorial to see if there are anything important I have missed."Dec 10 06:37
TechrightsBN-> www.jollausers.com | Sailfish ported to Nokia N9! +miniTutorial | Jolla Users Blog  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nt ]Dec 10 06:37
TechrightsBN-> www.jollatides.com | First 3D Jolla Case Revealed: MiniFactory | Latest Jolla Sailfish News  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nu ]Dec 10 06:37
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3392158Dec 10 09:09
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Not even hiding behind good marketing http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/new-us-spy-satellite-features-world-devouring-octopus/Dec 10 09:09
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | New US spy satellite features world-devouring octopus | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g607y ]Dec 10 09:09
schestowitz"saw that, too. creep-tastic!"Dec 10 09:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389100Dec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Economic espionage? Easy. Think about the children! http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/528387/20131208/paedophiles-dark-net-tor-child-abuse-nsa.htmDec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN-> www.ibtimes.co.uk | GCHQ and NSA Join Forces to Hunt Paedophiles on 'Dark Net' - IBTimes UK  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nq ]Dec 10 09:10
schestowitz"Disgusting."Dec 10 09:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391659Dec 10 09:11
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Russia starting to look more liberal than USSA http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/09/jailed-pussy-riot-released-russian-vladimir-putinDec 10 09:11
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Jailed Pussy Riot members could be released under Kremlin amnesty | Music | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g637b ]Dec 10 09:11
schestowitz"an amnesty is nothing liberal; it's feudal in it's very essence. It's the emporer who grants an amnesty."Dec 10 09:11
*MinceR_ is now known as MinceRDec 10 09:53
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393676Dec 10 10:22
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Fox is not News http://www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-editor-declares-war-on-pope-francis-calls-him-the-catholic-churchs-obama/Dec 10 10:22
TechrightsBN-> www.forwardprogressives.com | Forward Progressives — Fox News Editor Declares War on Pope Francis, Calls Him the Catholic Church’s Obama  [ http://ur1.ca/g63nk ]Dec 10 10:22
schestowitz"I've been interested to see how he differs from Ratzi, but I was undecided because of the possible Opus Dei connection. Now I like him much better. If Murdoch hates him, he can't be all bad."Dec 10 10:22
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393008Dec 10 10:24
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Remember when #nsa #surveillance and data collection giant #cisco bought jabber? http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/corp_091908.html?POSITION=LINK&COUNTRY_SITE=us&CAMPAIGN=NewsAtCiscoLatestNewsfromCDCHP&CREATIVE=LINK1&REFERRING_SITE=CISCO.COMHOMEPAGEDec 10 10:24
TechrightsBN-> newsroom.cisco.com | Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Jabber  - The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site  [ http://ur1.ca/g62wg ]Dec 10 10:24
schestowitz"Didn't Linus Torvalds say, that linux gets the random numbers from several sources?"Dec 10 10:24
schestowitzHe may have, but T'so has been having some arguments recently with corporations and scientists who allege random number generation was not good enough; he made changes.Dec 10 10:24
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393233Dec 10 16:41
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![trldwn](http://www.ohdios.net/img/t/l-267911.gif)Dec 10 16:41
schestowitz__"lol :-D"Dec 10 16:41
MinceRhttps://24.media.tumblr.com/a829e20d24fb0f819358fc8d1239f5f7/tumblr_mlj2boXxcO1r5l5p3o1_500.pngDec 10 16:44
schestowitz__Mindg***Dec 10 16:46
schestowitz__f***Dec 10 16:46
MinceR:)Dec 10 16:51
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3395296Dec 12 00:11
TechrightsBN@psychonot@pod.orkz.net reshared: #AlQaeda #CIA #Government #War #Truth #AnarchyDec 12 00:11
TechrightsBN  Photo by cannabenoid@d.viewskew.com: https://d.viewskew.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_8f68d0fbbbb2003bfa68.jpgDec 12 00:11
schestowitz__"Link? Was it to the same effect?|Dec 12 00:12
schestowitz__Similar, but hardly so crudeDec 12 00:12
schestowitz__It took me a while to find it and where the fake quotes came from (someone in some forum)Dec 12 00:14
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3398544Dec 12 00:23
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Great news! After months of work we've finally managed to rescue LinuxDevices from the digital ashtray. How exciting. ~10,000 articles.Dec 12 00:23
schestowitz__"Congratulations!"Dec 12 00:23
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 12 00:24
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 12 00:24
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 12 00:24
schestowitz__"What's it based on and who's running it?"Dec 12 00:24
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401569Dec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Truth, Justice and Healing Council" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/child-abuse-protesters-walk-out #orwell would laughDec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Child abuse victims walk out of hearing after lawyer quotes Bible | World news | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ek6 ]Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__"Just how incredibly fucked up these christian mindsets are. That particular quotation must have opened some wounds again. First they mindfuck you, then they fuck you, then they fuck you in the head again, just to make sure you've been fucked. That just about sums the amount of fuckedupness of the whole religion thing. And I normally don't even use the F-word."Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401314Dec 12 09:22
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Linux Foundation is managed by a branding person. He should have known that  "AllSeen" is not a good brand ATM http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/35094/Dec 12 09:22
TechrightsBN-> lxer.com | LXer: AllSeen Alliance, ominous name?: The Launch of AllSeen Alliance (and the Next Generation of Open Collaboration)Dec 12 09:22
schestowitz__"Intel guy?"Dec 12 09:22
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3394373Dec 12 09:33
TechrightsBN@vladze@diasp.org: America today is the same America that:Dec 12 09:33
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schestowitz__"Steven Shamrak"Dec 12 09:33
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3396222Dec 12 09:33
schestowitz__"That explains a lot."Dec 12 09:33
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TechrightsBNHello World! I'm TechrightsBN running phIRCe v0.71Dec 12 09:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403309Dec 12 13:34
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Our audience debate whether the U.S. should halt the use of drones in warfare." http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/11/top-comments-dronesalloftheimperialismnoneoftherisk.htmlDec 12 13:34
TechrightsBN-> america.aljazeera.com | Top comments: "How can a machine honor human rights?" | Al Jazeera America  [ http://ur1.ca/g6flv ]Dec 12 13:34
schestowitz__""The Jonas Brothers are here. (Applause.) They're out there somewhere. Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But, boys, don't get any ideas. (Laughter.) I have two words for you -- predator drones. (Laughter.) You will never see it coming. (Laughter.) You think I'm joking. (Laughter.)" -- Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, May 1, 2010"Dec 12 13:34
schestowitz__"taht creature has only two words ; "reaper drones" . <br></br> <b>you'll never see them coming</b> <br></br> and the guy gets the nobel prize :D"Dec 12 13:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3402595Dec 12 13:40
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #EU lip service to surveillance-friendly computing http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/standards-cloud  #fogcomputingDec 12 13:40
TechrightsBN-> ec.europa.eu | Standards for the Cloud - European Commission  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fop ]Dec 12 13:40
schestowitz__""Hailing from the U.S; however, I have heard the concern from people in the EU who want their privacy to also be protected as a standard if there is to be one single market for cloud computing. Have you heard these concerns?""Dec 12 13:40
schestowitz__> Hi, Roy,Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> This one appeared on tuxmachines:Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> http://ostatic.com/blog/calls-to-boycott-pclinuxos-alleging-security-breachDec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:46
TechrightsBNostatic.com | Calls to Boycott PCLinuxOS, Alleging Security Breach  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fpp ]Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> The title implies that the distro is at fault.  My reading may be off,Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> but nowhere does it mention that the distro's repositories wereDec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> breached.  It would be very serious for all distros if that were theDec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> case.  However, we've already seen infiltration of Ubuntu and, viaDec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> Ubuntu, Debian by the Mono crowd.  So this would be a second instance,Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__> if it is true, showing a weakness in the communities.Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__Susan, who wrote this (TM founder BTW), is very close to the founder of PCLOS, to the point where PCLOS linked to TM out of the box (when I installed it for my dad) and TM endorsed PCLOS for years. Texstar is also a reader and commenter in TM. Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__So, I think what Susan tries to do is raise awareness and defend PCLOS from the accusations. I think that sometimes it's better to just not draw any attention to those...Dec 12 13:46
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3402892Dec 12 13:49
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: > ----Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__"I guess when amerikkka clenses the arab peninsula of arabs , their next names for military assets can be "towelhead" , or "sand nigga" , since that's names they use for arabs ."Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401576Dec 12 13:50
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: Wars on Kinkade - Jeff Bennett Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__"these paintings are much better now"Dec 12 13:50
TechrightsBN-> apolonisaphrodisia.tumblr.com | Apolonis Aphrodisia Blog  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fqc ]Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3394648Dec 12 13:50
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #uk attitude towards FOSS summed up by one idiotic statement http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/public-sector/3493090/open-source-wasnt-available-two-years-ago-says-universal-credit-chief/Dec 12 13:50
TechrightsBN-> www.computerworlduk.com | Open source 'wasn't available' two years ago, says Universal Credit chief - ComputerworldUK.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g653r ]Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__"plain silly, but understandable given that proprietary technologies have marketing budgets far larger than most open source projects combined."Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393810Dec 12 13:51
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: evolution...Dec 12 13:51
schestowitz__"His eyeballs just bug out more, every year with age..."Dec 12 13:51
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403389Dec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Valve SteamOS set for launch on Friday http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2013/12/12/steamos-launch/1 "Linux-based gaming-centric"Dec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN-> www.bit-tech.net | Valve SteamOS set for launch on Friday | bit-gamer.net  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fqp ]Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__"only amerikkkans r beta-testers ??"Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__"Well, this article is good to, the little thing I regret is "Linux newbies" instead of "GNU/Linux newbies""Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403613Dec 12 18:10
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Guardian hypocrites. #Guardian received millions in bribes from #billgates for #propaganda just like #bbc http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/12/bbc-declare-interests-contributors-tobaccoDec 12 18:10
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | The BBC must declare the interests of its contributors, or lose our trust | George Monbiot | Comment is free | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fx6 ]Dec 12 18:10
schestowitz__"What does that mean - do you have specifics? The articles are baseless without the detail of funding you're referring to. Would be a useful article that went through and itemised this with references."Dec 12 18:10
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schestowitzLinks 13/12/2013: Linux (Kernel) News http://techrights.org/2013/12/13/linux-kernel-news/ #techrights #linuxDec 13 14:24
TechrightsBNtechrights.org | Links 13/12/2013: Linux (Kernel) News | Techrights  [ http://ur1.ca/g6n14 ]Dec 13 14:24
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schestowitzhttp://www.cannonballevents.co.uk/results.phpDec 13 17:14
TechrightsBNwww.cannonballevents.co.uk | Cannonball events - Results  [ http://ur1.ca/g6nzr ]Dec 13 17:14
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schestowitzFinished last wiith Rianne..Dec 13 17:14
schestowitzhttp://www.runningpix.co.uk/2013%20races.htmDec 13 17:16
TechrightsBNwww.runningpix.co.uk | Untitled Document  [ http://ur1.ca/g6o0i ]Dec 13 17:16
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3407700Dec 13 18:43
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 13 18:43
schestowitz_bed2http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/12/12/scientists-discover-double-meaning-in-genetic-code/ (reshare after <a data-hovercard='/people/da68a1f811b0f71e' href="/u/schestowitz" class='mention hovercardable' >Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)</a> ) "77"Dec 13 18:43
TechrightsBNwww.washington.edu | Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code | UW Today  [ http://ur1.ca/g6og7 ]Dec 13 18:43
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3404253Dec 13 18:45
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Cellphones with two separate batteries and/or two processors/OSes are mostly likely designed to harm you http://www.androidauthority.com/smartphones-have-a-second-os-317800/Dec 13 18:45
TechrightsBN-> www.androidauthority.com | Smartphones use a 2nd CPU and 2nd OS in their baseband processors  [ http://ur1.ca/g6gah ]Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2The NSA and others apparently with all the tech they have on hand have not been able to stop domestic terrorism attempts here in the U.S. They did not stop the Boston Bombers even though they both used cell phones had a internet trail, and one had past ties to a terror organization and was on the FBI watch list in the past. The shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary had previous mental heath issues and was even seeing a doctor a few Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2days beforehand and his family knew he had mental issues. What stuck out the other day on the news, there have been 18 (to my knowledge) mass shootings in the U.S. since Sandy Hook."77"Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2Every mobile phone since the beginning of time has been designed for the tower network to find it. That is how it can ring when it is paged. That is how text messages can be routed to it.Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2What is new is the revelation that the NSA is gathering up this tracking information, along with any data/voice packets. Of course Google has been scooping up such information too, but without the ability to legally demand it from the carriers.Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2Your phone, of course, has a number of processors in it. Currently, it would have Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, NFC, and potentially GSM, UMTS, LTE, and/or another assortment of cellular radios. Each of these radios can have its own controller as part of its chipset. In addition, the touch screen, audio, and video systems may have dedicated controllers. So there's no shortage of places for malware to hang out if you are concerned aboutDec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2such things.Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 18:45
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409427Dec 13 22:58
schestowitz_bed2"DEATH TO THE STATE!"Dec 13 22:58
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 13 22:59
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401211Dec 13 22:59
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Police Who Seized Woman's Phone As 'Evidence' Of Bogus Crime Now Complaining About Criticism http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131209/11293525505/police-dept-that-seized-womans-cellphone-as-evidence-bogus-crime-now-complaining-about-criticism-its-receiving.shtml gang in costumesDec 13 22:59
TechrightsBN-> www.techdirt.com | Police Who Seized Woman's Phone As 'Evidence' Of Bogus Crime Now Complaining About Criticism | Techdirt  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ek2 ]Dec 13 22:59
schestowitz_bed2"It mostly depends on a community's belief in rule of law and their commitment to make it happen, the community's civic spirit. This is why it's wrong to call rights nonsense. Good writing can motivate people to believe they should care. Calling rights nonsense and dismissing good laws because they are poorly enforced is a good way to lose what little you have left."Dec 13 22:59
schestowitz_bed2"If you were Snowden, would you believe in an amnesty pledge?"Dec 13 22:59
schestowitz_bed2maybe if it was on Comedy Cental. Legitimate homoursDec 13 23:00
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409584Dec 13 23:01
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #NSA bosses divided over providing amnesty to Edward #Snowden http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nsa-bosses-divided-over-providing-amnesty-to-edward-snowden-1934438 it won't happen, but shows unrest *inside* NSADec 13 23:01
TechrightsBN-> www.dnaindia.com | NSA bosses divided over providing amnesty to Edward Snowden - World - DNA  [ http://ur1.ca/g6pjv ]Dec 13 23:01
schestowitz_bed2*humour.Dec 13 23:01
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2I had a same case here in Croatia . A boy from a " socialy acceptable " familly killed two girls in pretty much same manner this asshole did . Judge sent him to internat in switzerland because he was form a " socially acceptable familly" .Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2I did not call rights nonsense . I specifically called amerikkkan constitution a nonsence , and I gave my arguments why I believe so . You're not the first one who did not answer any of the arguments , so don't feel bad about that . My point being (and I did not even scratch amerikkkan philosophers for whom amerikkkans are a "chosen nation") , it's ridiculous to state that the bill of rights has any real weight . How amerikkka Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2treats it's minorities , it's socially endangered citisens , and how it behaves in encounter with other nations , be it civic or military , is the merit of the amerikkkan society . A society based on bill of rights .Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2Did these documents condone slavery?Dec 13 23:03
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3407892Dec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savaging">Pigs like pork too</a>."Dec 13 23:05
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: some humans do, yes...Dec 13 23:05
TechrightsBNen.wikipedia.org | Savaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2"you are what you eat ...'Dec 13 23:05
MinceRthen everybody's just plantsDec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2"you are what you eat ..."Dec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2MinceR: haDec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2"Yuk......."Dec 13 23:06
schestowitz_bed2'roasted! yummy!"Dec 13 23:06
schestowitz_bed2"MMMMmmmm...yes :-)"Dec 13 23:06
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409580Dec 13 23:54
schestowitz_bed2"The local yokels always seem to be of the "Well, if the big boys can do it, so can we! We're big boys, too. See? You can tell because we're wearing our big boy pants!" -mentality."Dec 13 23:54
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Judge Napolitano: "not just the NSA, now the FBI, your local police are also spying on US citizens" http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/12/conspiracy-so-vast/Dec 13 23:54
TechrightsBN-> www.foxnews.com | A conspiracy so vast -- it's not just the NSA, now the FBI, your local police are also spying on US citizens | Fox News  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ps7 ]Dec 13 23:54
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3405764Dec 14 00:04
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![](http://zeqps2k4t563atbs730zvzq12aw.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aRQE34q_460sa.gif)Dec 14 00:04
schestowitz_bed2"freeky"Dec 14 00:05
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403942Dec 14 00:05
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: In #colorado "6-year-old boy was suspended for kissing a girl" http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Sexual-harassment-dropped-from-boy-s-record-5058043.php ('Sexual harassment' dropped from boy's record)Dec 14 00:05
TechrightsBN-> www.seattlepi.com | 'Sexual harassment' dropped from boy's record - seattlepi.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fz1 ]Dec 14 00:05
schestowitz_bed2"Soon someone will figure out how to sue a fetus for sexually harassing the mother and put that on the kids permanent record ... What a bunch of pant-larseners."Dec 14 00:05
schestowitz_bed2The Church already says everyone is born a sinnerDec 14 00:05
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 14 00:07
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 14 00:07
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 14 00:07
schestowitz_bed2"Roy, if you want people to understand it's a headline, not a comment, at least use quotation marks."Dec 14 00:07
schestowitz_bed2A click later people realise it's a quote. The problem is stupid headlines or ones without capitalisationDec 14 00:07
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3382069Dec 08 07:42
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What's rather unbelievable is that the #nsa make a Trojan horse out of pieces of software that people support/fix for FREE for neighboursDec 08 07:42
schestowitz__"Friends don't help friends use non free software."Dec 08 07:42
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3375758Dec 08 07:42
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Microsoft, EMC, and Netapp filed a brief in favor of Oracle" in case against #linux http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/googles-copyright-win-against-oracle-is-in-danger-on-appeal/Dec 08 07:42
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | Google’s copyright win against Oracle is in danger on appeal | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g5d7u ]Dec 08 07:42
schestowitz__"That depends on what happened that she can't tell us about. The last time she shut down she was happy enough to let the community carry on the work she started and contributed when she wanted to. This time she has used her control of the site and name to shut down the whole community. That's a serious imposition and one I'm sure she did not make lightly. If the site was really a group effort, it's really Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__group owned."Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3382877Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Abbott and ilk https://mobile.twitter.com/Broelman/status/409105782840369152/photo/1Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN-> mobile.twitter.com | Twitter  [ http://ur1.ca/g5rzx ]Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__"Murdoch's puppet."Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3381960Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: What if the #NSA was a tax-funded data backup plan? http://www.codewit.com/north-america/14594-nsa-will-allow-citizens-to-buy-back-personal-dataDec 08 07:43
schestowitz__"That's big of them."Dec 08 07:43
TechrightsBN-> www.codewit.com | NSA Will Allow Citizens to Buy Back Personal Data - North America - Codewit World News  [ http://ur1.ca/g5s04 ]Dec 08 07:43
schestowitz__"Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> We are experiencing an ice storm here.  The electricity may go out.  If it Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> does, it'll take days to get it back on.   Sorry for the bad news.  Cross your Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__> fingers, but if the site goes down - it'll be back as soon as possible.Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Thanks for the headsup, I'll try to hurry up with setting up the site on the other server. I will have another go at it today...Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Keep safe and thanks again,Dec 08 08:56
schestowitz__Roy and RianneDec 08 08:56
schestowitz__"Dec 08 08:56
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3385816Dec 08 17:45
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The only #privacy self-pwnage worse than a mobile phone is using #facebook from a mobile phone, e.g. to upload tagged photos/videos/soundsDec 08 17:45
schestowitz__"...indeed"Dec 08 17:45
MinceRi can think of worse thingsDec 08 17:47
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/338653Dec 08 18:58
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 08 18:58
schestowitz__"but the way nature is presented in this picture seems to be very much customized to our needs..."Dec 08 18:58
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3386313Dec 08 18:59
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pierre Omidyar does not care about press freedom http://pando.com/2013/12/07/pierre-omidyar-in-2009-anybody-who-publishes-stolen-info-should-help-catch-the-thief/Dec 08 18:59
TechrightsBN-> pando.com | Pierre Omidyar in 2009: “Anybody who publishes stolen info should help catch the thief” | PandoDaily  [ http://ur1.ca/g5udb ]Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__"Will , read the whole strory . Greenwald was bought by Omidyar . In his own words : “It would be impossible for any journalist, let alone me, to decline this opportunity.” Grenwald sold Snowden files to corporate amerikkka :) Sweet .."Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__"Why did Greenwald leave The Guardian? I read about it but did not see a good explanation. Were the rich and powerful able to lean on them as Aaron Barr promised he would? Is this a move to an even more captured publisher, sort of like throwing him on a "sacked panel"?"Dec 08 18:59
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/frankfurtineDec 08 19:53
TechrightsBNtwitter.com | Claudia Rauch (frankfurtine) on TwitterDec 08 19:53
schestowitz__"I'm a privacy pragmatist, writing about the intersection of law, technology, social media and our personal information. If you have story ideas or tips, e-mail me at khill@forbes.com. PGP key here. These days, I'm a senior online editor at Forbes. I was previously an editor at Above the Law, a legal blog, relying on the legal knowledge gained from two years working for corporate law firm Covington & BurlingDec 08 19:55
schestowitz__-- a Cliff's Notes version of law school. In the past, I've been found slaving away as an intern in midtown Manhattan at The Week Magazine, in Hong Kong at the International Herald Tribune, and in D.C. at the Washington Examiner. I also spent a few years traveling the world managing educational programs for international journalists for the National Press Foundation. "Dec 08 19:55
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/Dec 08 19:55
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Kashmir Hill - The Not-So Private Parts - ForbesDec 08 19:55
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/05/u-s-spy-rocket-launching-today-has-octopus-themed-nothing-is-beyond-our-reach-logo-seriously/Dec 08 19:55
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | U.S. Spy Rocket Has Octopus-Themed 'Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach' Logo. Seriously. - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uiq ]Dec 08 19:55
schestowitz__http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/12/04/randi-zuckerbergs-bizarre-metamorphosis-into-netiquette-expert/Dec 08 19:57
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Randi Zuckerberg's Bizarre Metamorphosis Into Netiquette Expert - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uiw ]Dec 08 19:58
schestowitz__ZuckerfaceDec 08 19:58
schestowitz__links to http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/Dec 08 20:00
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | Real-Time Billionaires - Forbes  [ http://ur1.ca/9k5jl ]Dec 08 20:00
schestowitz__They make it looks like some sportDec 08 20:00
schestowitz__disgustingDec 08 20:00
schestowitz__and the rest is just b log bait to attract trafficDec 08 20:00
schestowitz__"Biggest Winners"Dec 08 20:01
schestowitz__"Biggest Losers"Dec 08 20:01
schestowitz__All about moneyDec 08 20:02
schestowitz__the cult of greedDec 08 20:02
schestowitz__get your dose of celebs, tooDec 08 20:02
schestowitz__Melinda Gates crush http://www.forbes.com/power-women/Dec 08 20:03
TechrightsBNwww.forbes.com | The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - ForbesDec 08 20:03
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/409774024235819008Dec 08 20:22
TechrightsBN@ggreenwald: Key to our series of stories this week in Sweden: 1) Sw govt has been lying to citizens about neutrality; 2) much NSA/FRA spying is economicDec 08 20:22
schestowitz__https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/KerberosDec 08 21:10
schestowitz__"Kerberos is an authentication protocol using secret-key cryptography. There are several implementations of the Kerberos protocol used in both commercial and open-source software. "Dec 08 21:10
TechrightsBNhelp.ubuntu.com | Samba/Kerberos - Community Ubuntu Documentation  [ http://ur1.ca/g5uv0 ]Dec 08 21:10
schestowitz__Yeah, cause open source CAN'T be commercialDec 08 21:10
schestowitz__Stupid UbuntuDec 08 21:10
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409797999854755840  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409798754640752640  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799229129764864Dec 08 21:54
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan that person should wash his mouth out, or cleanse his writing implement, or if typed, wash their hands.Dec 08 21:54
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan E. Embassy based in block of flats opp. Harrods, exit behind building used by residents and prob. Julian.Dec 08 21:54
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @Levenax @schestowitz @robintcox a false accusation does not to be faced. no proof at all has been put foreward, only accusations.Dec 08 21:54
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799416761954305  https://twitter.com/Mslefranc/status/409799941259673600Dec 08 21:54
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @Levenax @robintcox well said! that man.Dec 08 21:54
TechrightsBN@Mslefranc: @schestowitz @candtalan just place a small piece of first-aid plaster tape over camera.Dec 08 21:54
schestowitz__TrollDec 08 21:56
schestowitz__Seee accountsDec 08 21:56
schestowitz__2 followersDec 08 21:56
schestowitz__and 4 followersDec 08 21:56
schestowitz__No images, few tweetsDec 08 21:56
schestowitz__Maybe a smear campaign against assange, like the one a leak showed was trying to smear himDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__hbgary federal et al.Dec 08 21:57
schestowitz__no other explanation for such useless trolling and abuse aginst Assange's supportersDec 08 21:57
schestowitz__http://www.macon.com/2013/11/22/2791355/obama-officials-told-pakistans.htmlDec 09 10:18
TechrightsBNwww.macon.com | ISLAMABAD: Obama officials told Pakistan’s Sharif that drone strikes would continue | World | Macon.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g5xeg ]Dec 09 10:18
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schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Messgorough/status/410077887757553665Dec 09 18:48
TechrightsBN@Messgorough: @schestowitz and they didn't call me? They might have done but I rarely come out of my cave as the light burns my skin.Dec 09 18:48
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Alexweir1949/status/410079384662704128Dec 09 18:49
TechrightsBN@Alexweir1949: @schestowitz I find excel amazingly fast vs. openoffice spreadsheet when processing big data. oo just could not handle it. Libre is better?Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__Depends on the versions.Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__Also hardware specs.Dec 09 18:49
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/deas/status/410079421912326144Dec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN@deas: @schestowitz I wish #libreoffice finally gets basic things right. E.g. Ship decent usable templates and fix issues in basic functionality.Dec 09 18:50
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/Sweetshark1/status/410081991053176833Dec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN@Sweetshark1: @deas @schestowitz https://t.co/xe7fJ7ck0dDec 09 18:50
TechrightsBN-> wiki.documentfoundation.org | LibreOffice 4.2 ReleaseNotes - The Document Foundation WikiDec 09 18:50
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111105566900224  https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111205034823680Dec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz idiotic reasoning. JVM languages aren't new (like Ceylon). More JVM languages lifts the value of the Java ecosystem.Dec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz that's the value of Java, it's more than a language, it's a software platform and level playing field software ecosystemDec 09 18:51
schestowitz__Agreed.Dec 09 18:51
schestowitz__https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111448832950273 https://twitter.com/fcassia/status/410111718656712704Dec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz one can write cross-platform Java apps w/o typing a single line of Java code, thanks to Jython, JRuby, Scala, and yes, CeylonDec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN@fcassia: @schestowitz http://t.co/iZoIfMIuxMDec 09 18:51
TechrightsBN-> www.drdobbs.com | A Long Look at JVM Languages | Dr Dobb'sDec 09 18:51
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schestowitz__> It is this model of computer he had / has, if I can guess from theDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> western characters present on the page.  Yeah, I read about his wholeDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> bag getting stolen there.  If this price is legit, it would be a goodDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> excuse for developers and users to pick it up.  It runs MIPSEL, which isDec 09 21:38
schestowitz__> a fairly good architecture and most importantly is not Wintel.Dec 09 21:38
schestowitz__No Western back doors, that's for sure...Dec 09 21:38
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391732Dec 09 21:40
schestowitz__""one bios to rule them all!" shittiest technology since the invention of stone-on-head"Dec 09 21:40
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 09 21:40
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389954Dec 09 22:37
schestowitz__"and so, Greenwald answers <a href="https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3386313">my question from yesterday</a>. His answer raises more questions about surveillance and the soundness of the move from The Guardian. When something seems too good to be true, it might be a set up."Dec 09 22:37
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Glenn Greenwald : “I intend to publish Edward Snowden’s documents to the very last” http://www.telerama.fr/medias/glenn-greenwald-edward-snowden-nsa,105927.php we shall see and hopeDec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN-> www.telerama.fr | Glenn Greenwald : “I intend to publish Edward Snowden’s documents to the very last” - L'actu Médias / Net - Télérama.fr  [ http://ur1.ca/g609m ]Dec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Pierre Omidyar does not care about press freedom http://pando.com/2013/12/07/pierre-omidyar-in-2009-anybody-who-publishes-stolen-info-should-help-catch-the-thief/Dec 09 22:38
TechrightsBN-> pando.com | Pierre Omidyar in 2009: “Anybody who publishes stolen info should help catch the thief” | PandoDaily  [ http://ur1.ca/g5udb ]Dec 09 22:38
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391731Dec 09 22:41
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ‘Secure’ Boot is Not Secure, Time to Abandon ItDec 09 22:41
schestowitz__"Seems to me this is a problem with Linux, not specifically with secure boot or UEFI as such?"Dec 09 22:41
TechrightsBN-> techrights.org | ‘Secure’ Boot is Not Secure, Time to Abandon It | Techrights  [ http://ur1.ca/g60af ]Dec 09 22:41
schestowitz__"SecureBoot is not the same as UEFI, they are different. UEFI itself is a replacement for BIOS while SecureBoot is a (bad) solution looking for a problem."Dec 09 22:41
MinceRrestricted boot is part of uefi, is it not?Dec 09 22:42
schestowitz__"NO, it has nothing to do with linux! it was created to destroy general purpose computing."Dec 09 22:42
MinceRalso, uefi is horribly bloated and badly designedDec 09 22:42
schestowitz__"I agree with the problems with the so called secure boot, but according to the referenced article 'kexec' is the security problem here. I fail to see that kexec was created to destroy general purpose computing."Dec 09 22:42
schestowitz__Linux cannot make any use of this 'secure' function; it's useless and will continue to be useless and all sorts of issues continue to be found.Dec 09 22:43
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389119Dec 09 22:47
schestowitz__'the interesting thing is that, despite being a leading advocate for free markets, they attribute the reduction to state intervention"Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN@jalfro@diasp.eu: [![Image](http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/full-width/images/print-edition/20131207_USP004_1.jpg)](http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21591209-homelessness-has-fallen-will-it-stay-low-tales-streets?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/pe/talesfromthestreets)<br>**Homelessness: Tales from the streets | The Economist** <br>[http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21591209-homelessness-has-fallen-will-it-stay-Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN-> www.economist.com | Homelessness: Tales from the streets | The Economist  [ http://ur1.ca/g5xh4 ]Dec 09 22:47
TechrightsBN-> addons.mozilla.org | Diaspora* Easyshare :: Add-ons for FirefoxDec 09 22:47
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3375772Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: #detroit #bankruptcy #ruling #paves #way for #nationwide #attack on #pensions. Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN  Photo by rocapc@joindiaspora.com: https://joindiaspora.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_07120d1527d877eee4da.jpgDec 09 22:48
schestowitz__"bugs , I bet on a woman ."Dec 09 22:48
TechrightsBN-> www.wsws.org | Detroit bankruptcy ruling paves way for nationwide attack on pensions - World Socialist Web Site  [ http://ur1.ca/g5en3 ]Dec 09 22:48
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schestowitz__> http://techrights.org/2013/12/09/restricted-boot-bypassed/Dec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> well, er, no, not really. I'm afraid you entirely missed the point ofDec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> Matthew's post. He wasn't criticising the design of SB, but certainDec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> implementation issues.Dec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> It's important to understand that SB is a fairly simple trust mechanism.Dec 10 06:27
schestowitz__> It's not a complex design, and it's only as strong as the humans doingDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> the trusting.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> There's some subtlety to Matt's post, but bluntly, what it really wasDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> was him calling out Canonical for doing stupid things.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> The design of Secure Boot is that someone, somewhere (the SB spec itselfDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> has nothing to say about who or where; it's purely a description of aDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> mechanism for signing stuff) verifies that a given bootchain isDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> 'secure', and then signs it. This grants anyone else the opportunity toDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> determine whether that someone has asserted that any given bootchain isDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> secure or not: they check whether it's signed with that entity's key orDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> not.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Secure Boot as a system has no idea whether a given bootchain is secureDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> or not. It's not that kind of a 'security' feature. It is - again - justDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> a mechanism for cryptographic verification of a bootchain. It's up toDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> people to write the bootchains and do the checking and signing.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> What Matthew is pointing out is that a bootchain that enables theDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> current implementation of kexec allows, effectively, the completeDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> replacement of itself, and so cannot logically be considered 'secure'Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> and signed as such. Obviously, one of the primary concerns one shouldDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> look at when ensuring whether a given bootchain is 'secure' is whetherDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> you can boot using that bootchain, and then substitute bits of it - likeDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> the kernel itself - wholesale. If you can, that bootchain cannotDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> possibly be considered 'secure', and therefore no-one who's in theDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> business of offering assurances of bootchain security by issuing SecureDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Boot signatures should sign such a bootchain. This does not invalidateDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Secure Boot itself.Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> Any system like Secure Boot is simply a prop for humans to make humanDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> decisions; a cryptographic verification system itself cannot possiblyDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> 'know' anything about the code or content it is used to sign. That's upDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> to humans. It's like saying GPG must be broken if someone incorrectlyDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> signs a malicious package with their distribution key. In thatDec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> secenario, GPG isn't broken, it did exactly what it was supposed to do;Dec 10 06:28
schestowitz__> a person made a bad decision.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> The 'security' of Secure Boot relies on the authorities issuing SBDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> signatures - which, right now, means 'Microsoft', since no-one else isDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> doing so - correctly evaluating the bootchains they are submitted, andDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> only signing ones which are actually secured. This is somethingDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Microsoft is clearly concerned with, as they have been tweaking theirDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> policies for bootchains submitted for SB signing:Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windows_hardware_certification/archive/2013/12/03/microsoft-uefi-ca-signing-policy-updates.aspxDec 10 06:29
TechrightsBNblogs.msdn.com | Microsoft UEFI CA Signing policy updates - Windows Hardware Certification blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs  [ http://ur1.ca/g62mx ]Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> if you read that and compare against mjg59's archives, you'll noteDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> they're tightening up on several of the places where he's pointed outDec 10 06:29
schestowitz__> that bootchains can be compromised.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__Ultimately, as you point out, SB is not about security, it is about restriction. It is about some party (usually not you) deciding what you are "allowed" to boot. A better name to it would not be SB but restricted boot.Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__One needs to challenge the premise and terminology used by marketing experts and those who try to call restriction "trust" or "security", like "national security".Dec 10 06:29
schestowitz__For Linux, what Matthew shows is that there's no security offered, or at least no good security. It's just a bunch of companies including Canonical tiptoeing around Microsoft and doing a "me too" when it comes to very bad ideas.Dec 10 06:29
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389429Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ### The following is presented as a battle plan. But it is a disengagement plan:(Dec 10 06:33
schestowitz"I thought TrueCrypt was non free software. If it is, you might as well use Windows."Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN-> theoccupiedtimes.org | How To Combat Online Surveillance | The Occupied TimesDec 10 06:33
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389371Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: #### Beware Lest You Mistake This For Good.. when really it is evil. Dec 10 06:33
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Twitter, Facebook and more demand sweeping changes to US surveillance | World news | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g5wtf ]Dec 10 06:33
schestowitzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Awareness_OfficeDec 10 06:34
TechrightsBNen.wikipedia.org | Information Awareness Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  [ http://ur1.ca/eb33z ]Dec 10 06:34
schestowitz"Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzreforms to restore the public's trust, that says it all. To quote M$'s Brad Smith,Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzPeople won’t use technology they don’t trust, Governments have put this trust at risk, and governments need to help restore it.Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzIt went the other way, actually. Microsoft and friends corrupted government. The US Government did not violate the post and phone service, it was private companies that started doing that. Government just wanted a piece of it. A good example of that reasoning can be found in US government demands to violate email because private company EULA's left users without an expectation of privacy. The same reasoning was also used in the Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzproposed Total Information Awareness program that was to be built by breaking down the "stove pipes" between private and government databases. That program was explicitly rejected by Congress only to be built in secret. Even if the NSA did not have a hand in our current Database Nation, no one should trust companies like Microsoft for doing the same things privately and demanding as much in their EULAs. Microsoft's business model Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzwas using secrets to exploit users, that's what non free software is all about.Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzIt may be that Google acted under duress. We can't tell from outside. Their mission was to index and make information available basically the opposite of non free software.Dec 10 06:35
schestowitz"Dec 10 06:35
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389670Dec 10 06:36
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Sailfish ported to Nokia N9! +miniTutorial http://www.jollausers.com/2013/12/sailfish-ported-to-n9-mini-tutorial/ First 3D #Jolla Case Revealed http://www.jollatides.com/2013/12/07/first-3d-jolla-case-revealed-minifactory/Dec 10 06:36
schestowitz"I have installed it, although I don't have that many features as in that video. I guess I will figure it out by myself, or wait for the more extensive tutorial to see if there are anything important I have missed."Dec 10 06:36
TechrightsBN-> www.jollausers.com | Sailfish ported to Nokia N9! +miniTutorial | Jolla Users Blog  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nt ]Dec 10 06:36
TechrightsBN-> www.jollatides.com | First 3D Jolla Case Revealed: MiniFactory | Latest Jolla Sailfish News  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nu ]Dec 10 06:36
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3392158Dec 10 09:09
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Not even hiding behind good marketing http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/new-us-spy-satellite-features-world-devouring-octopus/Dec 10 09:09
TechrightsBN-> arstechnica.com | New US spy satellite features world-devouring octopus | Ars Technica  [ http://ur1.ca/g607y ]Dec 10 09:09
schestowitz"saw that, too. creep-tastic!"Dec 10 09:09
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3389100Dec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Economic espionage? Easy. Think about the children! http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/528387/20131208/paedophiles-dark-net-tor-child-abuse-nsa.htmDec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN-> www.ibtimes.co.uk | GCHQ and NSA Join Forces to Hunt Paedophiles on 'Dark Net' - IBTimes UK  [ http://ur1.ca/g62nq ]Dec 10 09:10
schestowitz"Disgusting."Dec 10 09:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3391659Dec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Russia starting to look more liberal than USSA http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/09/jailed-pussy-riot-released-russian-vladimir-putinDec 10 09:10
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Jailed Pussy Riot members could be released under Kremlin amnesty | Music | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g637b ]Dec 10 09:10
schestowitz"an amnesty is nothing liberal; it's feudal in it's very essence. It's the emporer who grants an amnesty."Dec 10 09:10
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393676Dec 10 10:21
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Fox is not News http://www.forwardprogressives.com/fox-news-editor-declares-war-on-pope-francis-calls-him-the-catholic-churchs-obama/Dec 10 10:21
TechrightsBN-> www.forwardprogressives.com | Forward Progressives — Fox News Editor Declares War on Pope Francis, Calls Him the Catholic Church’s Obama  [ http://ur1.ca/g63nk ]Dec 10 10:21
schestowitz"I've been interested to see how he differs from Ratzi, but I was undecided because of the possible Opus Dei connection. Now I like him much better. If Murdoch hates him, he can't be all bad."Dec 10 10:21
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393008Dec 10 10:23
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Remember when #nsa #surveillance and data collection giant #cisco bought jabber? http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/corp_091908.html?POSITION=LINK&COUNTRY_SITE=us&CAMPAIGN=NewsAtCiscoLatestNewsfromCDCHP&CREATIVE=LINK1&REFERRING_SITE=CISCO.COMHOMEPAGEDec 10 10:23
TechrightsBN-> newsroom.cisco.com | Cisco Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Jabber  - The Network: Cisco's Technology News Site  [ http://ur1.ca/g62wg ]Dec 10 10:23
schestowitz"Didn't Linus Torvalds say, that linux gets the random numbers from several sources?"Dec 10 10:23
schestowitzHe may have, but T'so has been having some arguments recently with corporations and scientists who allege random number generation was not good enough; he made changes.Dec 10 10:24
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393233Dec 10 16:41
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![trldwn](http://www.ohdios.net/img/t/l-267911.gif)Dec 10 16:41
schestowitz__"lol :-D"Dec 10 16:41
MinceRhttps://24.media.tumblr.com/a829e20d24fb0f819358fc8d1239f5f7/tumblr_mlj2boXxcO1r5l5p3o1_500.pngDec 10 16:43
schestowitz__Mindg***Dec 10 16:46
schestowitz__f***Dec 10 16:46
MinceR:)Dec 10 16:50
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3395296Dec 12 00:11
TechrightsBN@psychonot@pod.orkz.net reshared: #AlQaeda #CIA #Government #War #Truth #AnarchyDec 12 00:11
TechrightsBN  Photo by cannabenoid@d.viewskew.com: https://d.viewskew.com/uploads/images/thumb_medium_8f68d0fbbbb2003bfa68.jpgDec 12 00:11
schestowitz__"Link? Was it to the same effect?|Dec 12 00:11
schestowitz__Similar, but hardly so crudeDec 12 00:11
schestowitz__It took me a while to find it and where the fake quotes came from (someone in some forum)Dec 12 00:13
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3398544Dec 12 00:22
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Great news! After months of work we've finally managed to rescue LinuxDevices from the digital ashtray. How exciting. ~10,000 articles.Dec 12 00:22
schestowitz__"Congratulations!"Dec 12 00:22
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 12 00:23
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 12 00:23
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 12 00:23
schestowitz__"What's it based on and who's running it?"Dec 12 00:23
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schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401569Dec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Truth, Justice and Healing Council" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/09/child-abuse-protesters-walk-out #orwell would laughDec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | Child abuse victims walk out of hearing after lawyer quotes Bible | World news | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ek6 ]Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__"Just how incredibly fucked up these christian mindsets are. That particular quotation must have opened some wounds again. First they mindfuck you, then they fuck you, then they fuck you in the head again, just to make sure you've been fucked. That just about sums the amount of fuckedupness of the whole religion thing. And I normally don't even use the F-word."Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401314Dec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Linux Foundation is managed by a branding person. He should have known that  "AllSeen" is not a good brand ATM http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/35094/Dec 12 09:21
TechrightsBN-> lxer.com | LXer: AllSeen Alliance, ominous name?: The Launch of AllSeen Alliance (and the Next Generation of Open Collaboration)Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__"Intel guy?"Dec 12 09:21
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3394373Dec 12 09:32
TechrightsBN@vladze@diasp.org: America today is the same America that:Dec 12 09:32
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schestowitz__"Steven Shamrak"Dec 12 09:32
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3396222Dec 12 09:32
schestowitz__"That explains a lot."Dec 12 09:32
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TechrightsBNHello World! I'm TechrightsBN running phIRCe v0.71Dec 12 09:33
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403309Dec 12 13:33
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Our audience debate whether the U.S. should halt the use of drones in warfare." http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/11/top-comments-dronesalloftheimperialismnoneoftherisk.htmlDec 12 13:33
TechrightsBN-> america.aljazeera.com | Top comments: "How can a machine honor human rights?" | Al Jazeera America  [ http://ur1.ca/g6flv ]Dec 12 13:33
schestowitz__""The Jonas Brothers are here. (Applause.) They're out there somewhere. Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But, boys, don't get any ideas. (Laughter.) I have two words for you -- predator drones. (Laughter.) You will never see it coming. (Laughter.) You think I'm joking. (Laughter.)" -- Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, May 1, 2010"Dec 12 13:33
schestowitz__"taht creature has only two words ; "reaper drones" . <br></br> <b>you'll never see them coming</b> <br></br> and the guy gets the nobel prize :D"Dec 12 13:34
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3402595Dec 12 13:39
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #EU lip service to surveillance-friendly computing http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/content/standards-cloud  #fogcomputingDec 12 13:39
TechrightsBN-> ec.europa.eu | Standards for the Cloud - European Commission  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fop ]Dec 12 13:39
schestowitz__""Hailing from the U.S; however, I have heard the concern from people in the EU who want their privacy to also be protected as a standard if there is to be one single market for cloud computing. Have you heard these concerns?""Dec 12 13:39
schestowitz__> Hi, Roy,Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> This one appeared on tuxmachines:Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> http://ostatic.com/blog/calls-to-boycott-pclinuxos-alleging-security-breachDec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> Dec 12 13:45
TechrightsBNostatic.com | Calls to Boycott PCLinuxOS, Alleging Security Breach  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fpp ]Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> The title implies that the distro is at fault.  My reading may be off,Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> but nowhere does it mention that the distro's repositories wereDec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> breached.  It would be very serious for all distros if that were theDec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> case.  However, we've already seen infiltration of Ubuntu and, viaDec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> Ubuntu, Debian by the Mono crowd.  So this would be a second instance,Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__> if it is true, showing a weakness in the communities.Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__Susan, who wrote this (TM founder BTW), is very close to the founder of PCLOS, to the point where PCLOS linked to TM out of the box (when I installed it for my dad) and TM endorsed PCLOS for years. Texstar is also a reader and commenter in TM. Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__So, I think what Susan tries to do is raise awareness and defend PCLOS from the accusations. I think that sometimes it's better to just not draw any attention to those...Dec 12 13:45
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3402892Dec 12 13:48
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: > ----Dec 12 13:48
schestowitz__"I guess when amerikkka clenses the arab peninsula of arabs , their next names for military assets can be "towelhead" , or "sand nigga" , since that's names they use for arabs ."Dec 12 13:48
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401576Dec 12 13:49
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: Wars on Kinkade - Jeff Bennett Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__"these paintings are much better now"Dec 12 13:49
TechrightsBN-> apolonisaphrodisia.tumblr.com | Apolonis Aphrodisia Blog  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fqc ]Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3394648Dec 12 13:49
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #uk attitude towards FOSS summed up by one idiotic statement http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/public-sector/3493090/open-source-wasnt-available-two-years-ago-says-universal-credit-chief/Dec 12 13:49
TechrightsBN-> www.computerworlduk.com | Open source 'wasn't available' two years ago, says Universal Credit chief - ComputerworldUK.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g653r ]Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__"plain silly, but understandable given that proprietary technologies have marketing budgets far larger than most open source projects combined."Dec 12 13:49
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3393810Dec 12 13:50
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: evolution...Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__"His eyeballs just bug out more, every year with age..."Dec 12 13:50
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403389Dec 12 13:51
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Valve SteamOS set for launch on Friday http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2013/12/12/steamos-launch/1 "Linux-based gaming-centric"Dec 12 13:51
TechrightsBN-> www.bit-tech.net | Valve SteamOS set for launch on Friday | bit-gamer.net  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fqp ]Dec 12 13:51
schestowitz__"only amerikkkans r beta-testers ??"Dec 12 13:51
schestowitz__"Well, this article is good to, the little thing I regret is "Linux newbies" instead of "GNU/Linux newbies""Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 12 13:52
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 12 13:52
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403613Dec 12 18:09
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Guardian hypocrites. #Guardian received millions in bribes from #billgates for #propaganda just like #bbc http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/12/bbc-declare-interests-contributors-tobaccoDec 12 18:09
TechrightsBN-> www.theguardian.com | The BBC must declare the interests of its contributors, or lose our trust | George Monbiot | Comment is free | theguardian.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fx6 ]Dec 12 18:09
schestowitz__"What does that mean - do you have specifics? The articles are baseless without the detail of funding you're referring to. Would be a useful article that went through and itemised this with references."Dec 12 18:09
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schestowitzLinks 13/12/2013: Linux (Kernel) News http://techrights.org/2013/12/13/linux-kernel-news/ #techrights #linuxDec 13 14:23
TechrightsBNtechrights.org | Links 13/12/2013: Linux (Kernel) News | Techrights  [ http://ur1.ca/g6n14 ]Dec 13 14:24
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schestowitzhttp://www.cannonballevents.co.uk/results.phpDec 13 17:13
TechrightsBNwww.cannonballevents.co.uk | Cannonball events - Results  [ http://ur1.ca/g6nzr ]Dec 13 17:13
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schestowitzFinished last wiith Rianne..Dec 13 17:13
schestowitzhttp://www.runningpix.co.uk/2013%20races.htmDec 13 17:15
TechrightsBNwww.runningpix.co.uk | Untitled Document  [ http://ur1.ca/g6o0i ]Dec 13 17:15
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3407700Dec 13 18:42
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 13 18:42
schestowitz_bed2http://www.washington.edu/news/2013/12/12/scientists-discover-double-meaning-in-genetic-code/ (reshare after <a data-hovercard='/people/da68a1f811b0f71e' href="/u/schestowitz" class='mention hovercardable' >Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)</a> ) "77"Dec 13 18:42
TechrightsBNwww.washington.edu | Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code | UW Today  [ http://ur1.ca/g6og7 ]Dec 13 18:42
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3404253Dec 13 18:44
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Cellphones with two separate batteries and/or two processors/OSes are mostly likely designed to harm you http://www.androidauthority.com/smartphones-have-a-second-os-317800/Dec 13 18:44
TechrightsBN-> www.androidauthority.com | Smartphones use a 2nd CPU and 2nd OS in their baseband processors  [ http://ur1.ca/g6gah ]Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2The NSA and others apparently with all the tech they have on hand have not been able to stop domestic terrorism attempts here in the U.S. They did not stop the Boston Bombers even though they both used cell phones had a internet trail, and one had past ties to a terror organization and was on the FBI watch list in the past. The shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary had previous mental heath issues and was even seeing a doctor a few Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2days beforehand and his family knew he had mental issues. What stuck out the other day on the news, there have been 18 (to my knowledge) mass shootings in the U.S. since Sandy Hook."77"Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2Every mobile phone since the beginning of time has been designed for the tower network to find it. That is how it can ring when it is paged. That is how text messages can be routed to it.Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2What is new is the revelation that the NSA is gathering up this tracking information, along with any data/voice packets. Of course Google has been scooping up such information too, but without the ability to legally demand it from the carriers.Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2Your phone, of course, has a number of processors in it. Currently, it would have Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, NFC, and potentially GSM, UMTS, LTE, and/or another assortment of cellular radios. Each of these radios can have its own controller as part of its chipset. In addition, the touch screen, audio, and video systems may have dedicated controllers. So there's no shortage of places for malware to hang out if you are concerned aboutDec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2such things.Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 18:44
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409427Dec 13 22:57
schestowitz_bed2"DEATH TO THE STATE!"Dec 13 22:57
TechrightsBNNot a Diaspora post?Dec 13 22:58
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401211Dec 13 22:58
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Police Who Seized Woman's Phone As 'Evidence' Of Bogus Crime Now Complaining About Criticism http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131209/11293525505/police-dept-that-seized-womans-cellphone-as-evidence-bogus-crime-now-complaining-about-criticism-its-receiving.shtml gang in costumesDec 13 22:58
TechrightsBN-> www.techdirt.com | Police Who Seized Woman's Phone As 'Evidence' Of Bogus Crime Now Complaining About Criticism | Techdirt  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ek2 ]Dec 13 22:58
schestowitz_bed2"It mostly depends on a community's belief in rule of law and their commitment to make it happen, the community's civic spirit. This is why it's wrong to call rights nonsense. Good writing can motivate people to believe they should care. Calling rights nonsense and dismissing good laws because they are poorly enforced is a good way to lose what little you have left."Dec 13 22:58
schestowitz_bed2"If you were Snowden, would you believe in an amnesty pledge?"Dec 13 22:58
schestowitz_bed2maybe if it was on Comedy Cental. Legitimate homoursDec 13 22:59
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409584Dec 13 23:00
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #NSA bosses divided over providing amnesty to Edward #Snowden http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nsa-bosses-divided-over-providing-amnesty-to-edward-snowden-1934438 it won't happen, but shows unrest *inside* NSADec 13 23:00
TechrightsBN-> www.dnaindia.com | NSA bosses divided over providing amnesty to Edward Snowden - World - DNA  [ http://ur1.ca/g6pjv ]Dec 13 23:00
schestowitz_bed2*humour.Dec 13 23:00
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2I had a same case here in Croatia . A boy from a " socialy acceptable " familly killed two girls in pretty much same manner this asshole did . Judge sent him to internat in switzerland because he was form a " socially acceptable familly" .Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2I did not call rights nonsense . I specifically called amerikkkan constitution a nonsence , and I gave my arguments why I believe so . You're not the first one who did not answer any of the arguments , so don't feel bad about that . My point being (and I did not even scratch amerikkkan philosophers for whom amerikkkans are a "chosen nation") , it's ridiculous to state that the bill of rights has any real weight . How amerikkka Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2treats it's minorities , it's socially endangered citisens , and how it behaves in encounter with other nations , be it civic or military , is the merit of the amerikkkan society . A society based on bill of rights .Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2"Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2Did these documents condone slavery?Dec 13 23:02
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3407892Dec 13 23:04
schestowitz_bed2"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savaging">Pigs like pork too</a>."Dec 13 23:04
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: some humans do, yes...Dec 13 23:04
TechrightsBNen.wikipedia.org | Savaging - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDec 13 23:04
schestowitz_bed2"you are what you eat ...'Dec 13 23:04
MinceRthen everybody's just plantsDec 13 23:04
schestowitz_bed2"you are what you eat ..."Dec 13 23:04
schestowitz_bed2MinceR: haDec 13 23:04
schestowitz_bed2"Yuk......."Dec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2'roasted! yummy!"Dec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2"MMMMmmmm...yes :-)"Dec 13 23:05
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3409580Dec 13 23:53
schestowitz_bed2"The local yokels always seem to be of the "Well, if the big boys can do it, so can we! We're big boys, too. See? You can tell because we're wearing our big boy pants!" -mentality."Dec 13 23:53
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Judge Napolitano: "not just the NSA, now the FBI, your local police are also spying on US citizens" http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/12/12/conspiracy-so-vast/Dec 13 23:53
TechrightsBN-> www.foxnews.com | A conspiracy so vast -- it's not just the NSA, now the FBI, your local police are also spying on US citizens | Fox News  [ http://ur1.ca/g6ps7 ]Dec 13 23:53
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3405764Dec 14 00:03
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![](http://zeqps2k4t563atbs730zvzq12aw.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aRQE34q_460sa.gif)Dec 14 00:03
schestowitz_bed2"freeky"Dec 14 00:04
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3403942Dec 14 00:04
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: In #colorado "6-year-old boy was suspended for kissing a girl" http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Sexual-harassment-dropped-from-boy-s-record-5058043.php ('Sexual harassment' dropped from boy's record)Dec 14 00:04
TechrightsBN-> www.seattlepi.com | 'Sexual harassment' dropped from boy's record - seattlepi.com  [ http://ur1.ca/g6fz1 ]Dec 14 00:04
schestowitz_bed2"Soon someone will figure out how to sue a fetus for sexually harassing the mother and put that on the kids permanent record ... What a bunch of pant-larseners."Dec 14 00:04
schestowitz_bed2The Church already says everyone is born a sinnerDec 14 00:04
schestowitz_bed2https://joindiaspora.com/posts/3401469Dec 14 00:06
TechrightsBN@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/11/mint_16_review/ #linuxmint #gnu #linuxDec 14 00:06
TechrightsBN-> www.theregister.co.uk | Hey Linux newbie: If you've never had a taste, try perfect Petra ... mmm, smells like Mint 16 • The Register  [ http://ur1.ca/g6cc5 ]Dec 14 00:06
schestowitz_bed2"Roy, if you want people to understand it's a headline, not a comment, at least use quotation marks."Dec 14 00:06
schestowitz_bed2A click later people realise it's a quote. The problem is stupid headlines or ones without capitalisationDec 14 00:06
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