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06:41 techrightssec2; pwer ower was out most of the night after a hiccup late in the evening after afk
06:41 techrightssec2; the hiccup broke ytalk etc
06:41 schestowitz-TR; did you see my two URLs (my own blog)
06:42 schestowitz-TR; wait...
06:42 techrightssec2; no
06:43 schestowitz-TR; British parliament yesterday: we should quit administrating those experimental COVID-19 vaccines. Harms outweigh the benefits now. https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/14/miscarriage-of-medical-science/
06:43 -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-schestowitz.com Blog Archive Miscarriage of Medical Science
06:46 techrightssec2; Checking
06:46 techrightssec2; The second one is just a link to a video
06:48 schestowitz-TR; invidious
06:48 schestowitz-TR; I also try to preserve the description with URLs
06:48 schestowitz-TR; I reckon his days are numbered in youtube
06:48 schestowitz-TR; and he already promotes his own site
06:48 schestowitz-TR; and parrots shit google compels him to say
06:48 schestowitz-TR; it reminds me of some regimes
06:48 schestowitz-TR; and how they force athletes and all to sing some anthem
06:48 schestowitz-TR; and wear certain symbolism of politics
06:48 techrightssec2; Yes, it is noticeable that many are compelled to parrot things, usually by
06:48 techrightssec2; throwing in a "windows is ok" or "windows, too" which goes the opposite to the
06:48 techrightssec2; rest of the video
06:50 schestowitz-TR; the latest BS is,
06:50 schestowitz-TR; clown computing is the future
06:50 schestowitz-TR; Gulag and Amazon/Oracle/Microsoft/IBM
06:50 schestowitz-TR; and saying it is not ok make syou "crank"
06:50 schestowitz-TR; or, as my former boss would put it
06:50 schestowitz-TR; "paranoid" or "hobbyist"
06:51 techrightssec2; It is over for clown, be sure to link to those reports from the other day
06:51 techrightssec2; which show that clown is not and has never been cost effective
06:51 techrightssec2; All they have to come back with is an ad hominem fallacy.
06:55 schestowitz-TR; yes, "ad hominem fallacy.
06:55 schestowitz-TR; exactly, that's also mentioned repeatedly in the series about Sirius
06:55 schestowitz-TR; and now we have a resident troll in IRC pushing those same lies
06:56 techrightssec2; Like with systemd
06:56 techrightssec2; Probably a large intersection in the sets containing people in both groups
06:59 schestowitz-TR; and 'secure' boot etc.
06:59 schestowitz-TR; trust GAFAM
06:59 schestowitz-TR; because you have to trust SOMEONE
06:59 schestowitz-TR; so trust MICROSOFT
06:59 schestowitz-TR; btw, canonical just shills azure as "confidential"
06:59 schestowitz-TR; I'd never touch ubuntu again
06:59 techrightssec2; On what basis, besides possible kickbacks, does Canonical make that assertion?
06:59 schestowitz-TR; maybe it's in the canonical contract, implicitly
06:59 schestowitz-TR; a) do marketing for microsoft
06:59 schestowitz-TR; b) do not participate in antitrust complaints
06:59 schestowitz-TR; btw, I still lack enough material for that [topic]
06:59 schestowitz-TR; it's still in my drafts for now
07:01 techrightssec2; Probably, or it's via all the "talent" which they have hired "away" from m$
07:01 techrightssec2; Is there staffing data available to show how many at m$ are now on Canonical's
07:01 techrightssec2; payroll?
07:03 schestowitz-TR; no, it ius na very laborious task
07:03 schestowitz-TR; like, if their names are unique, you look them up
07:03 schestowitz-TR; some fools pout theirt full employment history in microsoft linkedToEpstein
07:03 schestowitz-TR; in the past, some people in email or irc give me hat tips re canonical stuff
07:03 schestowitz-TR; like rich spencer from microsoft
07:04 schestowitz-TR; then desktop chief at canonical
07:04 schestowitz-TR; microsoft managed to put a person in charge of the biggest userbase of gnu/linux
07:04 schestowitz-TR; and they seeded mono this way
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07:05 techrightssec2; Microsofters tend to hide their connections these days; Same for message headers
07:05 techrightssec2; in e-mail. They /don't/ want it obvious that the mail got lost in m$ outlook
07:05 techrightssec2; or m$ exchange
07:50 schestowitz-TR; findign unix and foss-oriented people is hard
07:50 schestowitz-TR; they should be paid more, not less
07:50 schestowitz-TR; the subject of the latest TR posts
07:50 schestowitz-TR; not sure if there are lessons there that apply to other people who frequent the site
07:50 schestowitz-TR; clown computing will be revisited later
08:10 schestowitz-TR; good news re msfr
08:10 schestowitz-TR; looks increasignly plausible the layoffs happen next month
08:10 schestowitz-TR; they might delay to save face
08:10 schestowitz-TR; due to the rumours
08:10 schestowitz-TR; draft
08:24 techrightssec2; checking
08:24 techrightssec2; text missing?
08:24 schestowitz-TR; jst added some more text
08:24 schestowitz-TR; captions
08:24 schestowitz-TR; from your pointers re xbox
08:25 techrightssec2; ack
08:26 schestowitz-TR; can you suggest another ref/gem to throw in for more effect?
08:30 techrightssec2; https://www.trueachievements.com/n49563/xbox-drm-online
08:30 techrightssec2; https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows_1.html
08:30 techrightssec2; http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/100312/932078071-MIT.pdf?s
08:30 -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.trueachievements.com | Xbox online DRM heavily criticised following major outages [updated]
08:30 -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-DRM in Windows Vista - Schneier on Security
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08:46 schestowitz-TR; off the script: from what I saw in their irc trolling, you become an EPIC thorn on their side when you
08:46 schestowitz-TR; point out azure is faikling and there are layoffs
08:46 schestowitz-TR; becasuse
08:46 schestowitz-TR; a) it is true
08:46 schestowitz-TR; b) they keep trlling shareholders "azure" is the future
08:46 schestowitz-TR; v) they reclassiofy almost everything as "clown" or "Azure" over time to fulful b
08:48 techrightssec2; Yes, it appears that the might be moving budget line items under "Azure" to
08:48 techrightssec2; fake growth. They've also gotten a few bailouts which they appear to have
08:48 techrightssec2; funneled into the Azure budget. However, the layoffs expose the truth.
08:48 techrightssec2; Too bad those laid off 1) drank the koolaid and won't speak and 2) signed
08:48 techrightssec2; non-disparagement clauses in their separation contracts so they can't speak
08:48 techrightssec2; even if they would speak.
08:48 schestowitz-TR; not just layoffs
08:48 schestowitz-TR; I heard from inside that the management goes around with an axe looking for what to cut
08:48 schestowitz-TR; expense-wise
08:48 schestowitz-TR; to the point it no longer feels the same
08:48 schestowitz-TR; lowering morale
09:12 techrightssec2; It was always a backstabbing kind of place, thus those that want to work there
09:12 techrightssec2; are questionable and those that have worked there are pure toxin
09:14 schestowitz-TR; "Looks like (fearful) foreign nationals are flooding this post" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jTBhjA6#replies Microsoft = sociopaths. Hardly surprising to see racism and xenophobia; they turn against one another.
09:14 -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.thelayoff.com | Why does Microsoft hire so many foreigners? - post regarding Microsoft Corp. layoffs
09:20 schestowitz-TR; yes, I noticed after I had made the error
09:20 schestowitz-TR; sorry about that
09:20 schestowitz-TR; btw, did you also paste some odysee video before accidental crtl+c?
09:20 schestowitz-TR; if so, I did not get a change to open the link
09:20 schestowitz-TR; after
09:20 schestowitz-TR; [09:12] <techrightssec2> It was always a backstabbing kind of place, thus those that want to work there
09:20 schestowitz-TR; [09:12] <techrightssec2> are questionable and those that have worked there are pure toxin
09:20 schestowitz-TR; we start workout in a few minutes
09:20 schestowitz-TR; the cold wave gives more incentive to exercise
09:20 schestowitz-TR; the one upside, if any...
09:20 schestowitz-TR; it won't be warner sooner than the weekend
09:20 schestowitz-TR; and it's killing people here, financially, mentally, and health toll
09:20 schestowitz-TR; in his video last night john campbell said he was wearing TWO thermal vests
09:20 schestowitz-TR; in addition to thick garments
09:20 schestowitz-TR; energy bills here can easily exceed 300 a month if you keep a modest home warm
09:20 schestowitz-TR; biab
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10:29 techrightssec2; testing restarting ytalk automatically after reboot, or at least the
10:29 techrightssec2; script for it, won't actually reboot here until it is really needed
11:47 schestowitz-TR; turns out mjg is a windows coder
11:47 schestowitz-TR; for TPM
11:47 schestowitz-TR; to put trucks on the road without an actual driver
11:47 schestowitz-TR; it would be criminal to attempt this
11:47 schestowitz-TR; the incidents would take only days to start
11:48 psydruid; the mask has fallen off completely
11:49 psydruid; no wonder he pushes all of that Microsoft crap
11:52 mjg59_; What? That code is for Windows laptops.
11:52 mjg59_; Because we have people who use CAD tools that are only available for Windows
11:52 schestowitz-TR; still
11:53 schestowitz-TR; keep those trucks in the garage
11:53 schestowitz-TR; they are unfit for purpose
11:53 schestowitz-TR; Windows or not
11:53 schestowitz-TR; even without Windows it's already INSANE
11:53 schestowitz-TR; speaking as a postdoc who researcher this
11:53 schestowitz-TR; and did peer review of ieee papers in this area
11:53 schestowitz-TR; autonomous driving is in its diaspers
11:53 schestowitz-TR; nowhere near production ready
11:54 schestowitz-TR; just falsely marketed like many other things
11:54 schestowitz-TR; it's the "polygraph of automobiles"
11:54 mjg59_; Did your research go beyond attempting to fit models of a picture of the back of a car to video?
11:54 schestowitz-TR; did you see company demos?
11:54 schestowitz-TR; aka vapourware
11:55 schestowitz-TR; which target clueless shareholders?
11:55 schestowitz-TR; what's left of them
11:55 schestowitz-TR; 93% of the aurora shareholders seem to have bailed out
11:55 schestowitz-TR; realising this is going nowhere
11:55 schestowitz-TR; and press is belatedly saying the same
11:55 schestowitz-TR; so the companies move the goalposts
11:55 schestowitz-TR; as they always do
11:55 schestowitz-TR; now it's "trucks"
11:55 schestowitz-TR; even MORE dangerous
11:55 schestowitz-TR; some carry like 20 tons
11:56 schestowitz-TR; and can break bridges
11:56 schestowitz-TR; you knowit
11:56 schestowitz-TR; I know it
11:56 schestowitz-TR; but you won't admit it
11:56 schestowitz-TR; moving goalposts from sedan to truck because the smaller one fails does not make sense
11:56 schestowitz-TR; the roads ae not rails
11:56 schestowitz-TR; even trains need drivers
11:57 schestowitz-TR; same for planes
11:57 schestowitz-TR; and you can find ample literature about the reasons
11:57 schestowitz-TR; trucks need drivers
11:57 mjg59_; k
11:57 schestowitz-TR; not some faceless vessels that can move in any directiomn
11:57 schestowitz-TR; and contain chips made in shenzen
11:57 schestowitz-TR; which do who-the-fuck knows what
11:58 schestowitz-TR; k is not a good answer
11:58 schestowitz-TR; wrong answer ;-)
11:59 schestowitz-TR; video sequences don't give you a good predictive model
11:59 schestowitz-TR; compared to trained humans
11:59 schestowitz-TR; and humans protect themselves
11:59 schestowitz-TR; robots lack that instict
11:59 schestowitz-TR; it's hard to program fear of death
12:00 mjg59_; You really don't want fear of death in a truck - it's ok if the truck is destroyed if the alternative would be hurting someone else
12:09 schestowitz-TR; no
12:09 schestowitz-TR; that's even more sinister
12:09 schestowitz-TR; it's like those online railway dilemmas
12:09 schestowitz-TR; what you want to do is control remoately the lever inside the carriage
12:09 schestowitz-TR; and send people to their death
12:09 schestowitz-TR; based on some peripheral risk calculation
12:10 schestowitz-TR; like a death panel
12:10 schestowitz-TR; and likely a wrongful one
12:10 schestowitz-TR; "we sent the passengers down the cliff"
12:10 mjg59_; Yeah a truck without a driver is an easy choice there
12:10 schestowitz-TR; "that's better than than hitting the barrier of the NSA's SQ"
12:10 schestowitz-TR; *HQ
12:10 schestowitz-TR; so you want to remoately control cars
12:10 schestowitz-TR; that opens up to more assassination prospects
12:10 mjg59_; If you have a choice between hitting a human or not hitting a human, you choose not hitting a human
12:11 mjg59_; Without having to worry about whether a human in the truck
12:11 schestowitz-TR; or , like rms puts it, you can dismember people in the car with a saw and then deliver than to saudi embassies
12:11 schestowitz-TR; mjg59_: you want to remoately controlcars
12:11 schestowitz-TR; with companies like mirosoft in charge
12:11 mjg59_; Literally no
12:11 schestowitz-TR; your company wants microsoft to buy
12:11 schestowitz-TR; and does tpm, even windows drivers
12:11 schestowitz-TR; so that's a no-no
12:12 schestowitz-TR; I don't want microsoft controlling people around me
12:12 schestowitz-TR; it can kill people
12:12 schestowitz-TR; and make it look like a LITERAL accident
12:12 mjg59_; I am also in favour of giant corporate entities not controlling people
12:12 schestowitz-TR; they took you onbaord for the illusion of security
12:12 schestowitz-TR; as there is unease about remoaetely controlled cars
12:13 schestowitz-TR; NOT the same as autonomous
12:13 schestowitz-TR; remotely controlled
12:13 mjg59_; Not sure what you're saying here
12:13 schestowitz-TR; so they need some snakeoil like windows+TPM
12:13 schestowitz-TR; while you hail Azure and stuff
12:13 schestowitz-TR; horrible
12:13 mjg59_; But there's no interface to remotely control the vehicles
12:13 schestowitz-TR; you are clever enough to see where this is going
12:13 schestowitz-TR; opposite of software freedom
12:13 schestowitz-TR; you want to take people's cars from them
12:13 mjg59_; The security design is actually to prevent that
12:13 schestowitz-TR; like you did with laptops
12:14 schestowitz-TR; no
12:14 schestowitz-TR; it's remote control
12:14 schestowitz-TR; for the car
12:14 schestowitz-TR; TPM too
12:14 schestowitz-TR; they can remotely disable cars
12:14 schestowitz-TR; microsolft can remoately brick laptops
12:14 schestowitz-TR; via UEFI crapwar
12:14 mjg59_; I really love the idea of you just jumping up and down in front of a giant screen screeming about me
12:14 schestowitz-TR; e*crapware
12:15 schestowitz-TR; mjg59_: now I know what you do
12:15 mjg59_; Full on 2-minute hate
12:15 schestowitz-TR; and I dislike it
12:15 schestowitz-TR; first you attacked people's control over their computers
12:15 mjg59_; Elaborate fantasies
12:15 schestowitz-TR; now you do the same with computers on 4 wheels or even 18 wheels
12:15 mjg59_; What you're saying just isn't true
12:15 schestowitz-TR; that can kill many people
12:15 schestowitz-TR; time will tell if I was right about
12:15 schestowitz-TR; 1) regulatory barriers
12:15 mjg59_; Yeah sure let's check in in a decade
12:16 mjg59_; I'm good with that
12:16 schestowitz-TR; (this won't fly; if it starts, it'll be stopped fast)
12:16 schestowitz-TR; 2) these things will be misused maliciously, whether by intention or not
12:16 schestowitz-TR; 3) security will remain a big problem, as will car ownership
12:16 schestowitz-TR; it's some cybord fantasy spun into a company
12:16 schestowitz-TR; for ageing clueless shareholders
12:16 schestowitz-TR; who sank some bucks into a $10 company
12:17 schestowitz-TR; (peak $17)
12:17 schestowitz-TR; that's almost a penny stock already
12:17 schestowitz-TR; *cyborg
12:17 schestowitz-TR; I can give similar examples
12:17 schestowitz-TR; of people trying to convince themselves sci-fi can become pragmatic reality
12:17 schestowitz-TR; and it all went up in flames
12:18 schestowitz-TR; life is for practical things
12:18 schestowitz-TR; not childhod books
12:18 schestowitz-TR; and superhero comics
12:18 schestowitz-TR; like some 'kids' in SIrius
12:18 schestowitz-TR; grown-ups who use cartoons and fancy themselves as superheroes
12:19 schestowitz-TR; Keith Alexander from NSA asked them to replicate Star Trek for his office
12:19 schestowitz-TR; NSA chief
12:19 schestowitz-TR; acting like a kid
12:19 schestowitz-TR; and they did that... waste of taxpayers' money
12:20 schestowitz-TR; and aurora is selling transformers(tm) fantasy
12:20 schestowitz-TR; elon your boss from twitter does the same in tesla
12:20 schestowitz-TR; modeling the vapourware trucks like that
15:26 schestowitz-TR; are links still impending?
15:34 techrightssec2; yes, in a bit
15:46 techrightssec2; ack
15:46 techrightssec2; M$ hates and attacks /everything/
15:47 schestowitz-TR; i think something changed in a key perl file, likely camerlcase
15:47 schestowitz-TR; so I get an error
15:47 schestowitz-TR; can you check at your end?
15:53 psydruid; The only thing that can help for a start is the total destruction of M$
15:54 psydruid; Not going to M$ HQ to lecture them on free software
15:55 techrightssec2; which script?
15:55 techrightssec2; There are some pending changes that deal with reconverting punycode back to
15:55 techrightssec2; unicode in host names and the necessary module is not buildable on the
15:55 techrightssec2; production system so I may have to make a work-around
15:55 techrightssec2; but which script?
15:55 techrightssec2; The CamelCase.pm file should be ok since that needs to run successfully
15:55 techrightssec2; prior to the actual upload occuring.
15:55 techrightssec2; If CamelCase fails then the upload does not happen.
16:00 schestowitz-TR; i see now
16:00 schestowitz-TR; need to install encode in cpan
17:04 schestowitz-TR; Not going to M$ HQ to lecture them on free software
17:04 schestowitz-TR; RMS 2019
17:04 schestowitz-TR; weeks before bill gates got caught up in a scandal
17:05 schestowitz-TR; bribing mit through his bbf, the child sex trafficker
17:05 schestowitz-TR; and then microsoft-centric media shifted all attention to rms
17:12 schestowitz-TR; *bff
17:12 schestowitz-TR; psydruid: ^
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