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Techrights-sechttps://www.cnx-software.com/2020/12/28/gpio-screw-terminal-hat-for-raspberry-pi-adds-leds-and-gpio-markings/Dec 29 07:38
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cnx-software.com | GPIO screw terminal HAT for Raspberry Pi adds LEDs and GPIO markingsDec 29 07:38
Techrights-secTeminal Screw HAT would make wiring easy.Dec 29 07:38
Techrights-secIt also has LEDs for each pin.Dec 29 07:38
Techrights-secIt'd need an accomanying breadboard for the most part.Dec 29 07:38
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Techrights-sechttps://www.olimex.com/Products/Breadboarding/Dec 29 07:50
Techrights-secBiden has now picked some ICT team members based on those whoDec 29 07:50
Techrights-secwere involved in his campaign.  That is why it was such a badDec 29 07:50
Techrights-secincident that microsofters were allowed in then.Dec 29 07:50
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.olimex.com | BreadboardingDec 29 07:50
Techrights-secThey will fuck things up for years to come as a result of that.Dec 29 07:50
schestowitzMicrosoft is not a company but state franchise or monopoly, worldwide, they want to float ashore for espionageDec 29 07:50
schestowitzthat was also true under Trump (MS bailout, Gates favours, TikTok), so let's not treat it like a depression NEW issueDec 29 07:51
schestowitzJust like the economy will continues to tank, except for a handful of people who steal capital of future generations (national debt growing)Dec 29 07:52
schestowitz*continueDec 29 07:52
Techrights-secBroken feed today: https://danielmiessler.com/feed/Dec 29 07:53
Techrights-secHopefully it will be repaired soon.Dec 29 07:53
Techrights-secYes, M$ is about espionage.Dec 29 07:53
Techrights-secIt's the easiest way to ensure back doors into all government and businessDec 29 07:53
Techrights-secboard rooms.Dec 29 07:53
Techrights-secThe US at least has been in and out of economic depression since little Bush.Dec 29 07:53
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 500 @ https://danielmiessler.com/feed/ )Dec 29 07:53
Techrights-secThere has been only covering up about that as the problem builds toDec 29 07:53
Techrights-secultimate collapse which cannot be hidden.Dec 29 07:53
schestowitzNext to go will be pension funds and other writeoffs like savers' accounts, except those with offshore money (we know whose)Dec 29 07:54
Techrights-secFucking LARPers running both business and government.Dec 29 07:54
Techrights-secYeah pension funds have already been hit several times.  I know of severalDec 29 07:56
Techrights-secwho had put away a tremendous amount which now have only an adequate sumDec 29 07:56
Techrights-secto survive on.  If that goes down further, there will be some belt tightening.Dec 29 07:56
schestowitzThis past week I initiated process for emptying my 'future' (prospective) savings. They DONT MAKE THAT EASY! I'm about to give up today, it's just pissing me off to be honest, that's why I set it aside for xmas since November.Dec 29 07:57
Techrights-secIt's important to have something but I have no clue what.  If one has enoughDec 29 08:00
Techrights-secthen one can diversify and minimize the losses, but the way things are setDec 29 08:00
Techrights-secupt currently there can only be losses all-around.Dec 29 08:00
Techrights-secI once asked a colleague why he was not saving a pension and what he would do.Dec 29 08:00
Techrights-secHalf seriously he replied take up sky-diving and other dangerous hobbies.Dec 29 08:00
schestowitzmoney is just a promise on paper, whether it's a banknote, a bank statement or some wasteful letter from a financial "instrument" like pension 'company'Dec 29 08:00
Techrights-secZDNet and Tehcrepublic are both owned by the same mass marketing company.Dec 29 08:09
Techrights-secthe articles only serve as a carrier for their signal.Dec 29 08:09
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1343836304178610178Dec 29 08:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: @fcassia @lproven @schestowitz @mmasnick @robilad yes, thanks, RT'd few days agoDec 29 08:47
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/fcassia/status/1343775140946055169Dec 29 08:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fcassia: #NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR AND #SHA1 WRITTEN INTO #BREXIT AGREEMENT https://t.co/2lupYdas3P cc/@glynmoody @lproven… https://t.co/wd8zYZUAK3Dec 29 08:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> hackaday.com | Netscape Communicator And SHA-1 Written Into Brexit Agreement | HackadayDec 29 08:47
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@fcassia: #NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR AND #SHA1 WRITTEN INTO #BREXIT AGREEMENT https://t.co/2lupYdas3P cc/@glynmoody @lproven… https://t.co/wd8zYZUAK3Dec 29 08:47
schestowitz"Dec 29 08:47
schestowitz#NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR AND #SHA1 WRITTEN INTO #BREXIT AGREEMENTDec 29 08:47
schestowitzhttps://hackaday.com/2020/12/28/netscape-communicator-and-sha-1-written-into-brexit-agreement/Dec 29 08:47
schestowitzcc/@glynmoodyDec 29 08:47
schestowitz @lprovenDec 29 08:47
schestowitz @schestowitzDec 29 08:47
schestowitz @mmasnickDec 29 08:47
schestowitz @robiladDec 29 08:47
schestowitz"Dec 29 08:47
schestowitz#NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR AND #SHA1 WRITTEN INTO #BREXIT AGREEMENTDec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://hackaday.com/2020/12/28/netscape-communicator-and-sha-1-written-into-brexit-agreement/Dec 29 08:48
schestowitzcc/@glynmoodyDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @lprovenDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @schestowitzDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @mmasnickDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @robiladDec 29 08:48
schestowitz#NETSCAPE COMMUNICATOR AND #SHA1 WRITTEN INTO #BREXIT AGREEMENTDec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://hackaday.com/2020/12/28/netscape-communicator-and-sha-1-written-into-brexit-agreement/Dec 29 08:48
schestowitzcc/@glynmoodyDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @lprovenDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @schestowitzDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @mmasnickDec 29 08:48
schestowitz @robiladDec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/RoxaneCrystal/status/1343709971796508672Dec 29 08:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RoxaneCrystal: @schestowitz The CPUC also hasn't answered the State Court of Appeal about their Bagley-Keene violations...is silen… https://t.co/sHcX9BUWnfDec 29 08:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RoxaneCrystal: @schestowitz The CPUC also hasn't answered the State Court of Appeal about their Bagley-Keene violations...is silen… https://t.co/sHcX9BUWnfDec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1343548898321850371Dec 29 08:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: "Unlike Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Canada's laws governing animal welfare have barely evolved over the las… https://t.co/4mTN1YVScQDec 29 08:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: "Unlike Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Canada's laws governing animal welfare have barely evolved over the las… https://t.co/4mTN1YVScQDec 29 08:48
schestowitz""Unlike Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, Canada's laws governing animal welfare have barely evolved over the last century" #canada's shame... #animalabuse|Dec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Grown_UpWoman/status/1343547309557211139Dec 29 08:48
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Grown_UpWoman: @schestowitz It will fall flat as every other such initiative has.Dec 29 08:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/buzz8051/status/1343534997496606721Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@buzz8051: 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/z3K87sNq0GDec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Salon #Finance ☞ 50-year study of #taxcuts on wealthy shows they always fail to "trickle down" https://t.co/iXf18yorCxDec 29 08:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jayzengland/status/1343532209748267010Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jayzengland: about damn time !! https://t.co/cI50Y9lGRiDec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #Telegraph #CivilRights ☞ #Police will be banned from 'digital strip searches' of rape victims https://t.co/aOl3rXgc69Dec 29 08:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1343526777763848194Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@glynmoody: #copyright maximalists always want more, more more - and the public loses every single time... https://t.co/gNBs1PTMZ8Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ #EU Study Proposes New 'Anti-Piracy Act' to Effectively Tackle Onl… https://t.co/cZ9bYayKaZDec 29 08:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1343519547152867328Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Flavia0847: A corporate decision? https://t.co/k6ClDUYw1MDec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Waltons #monopoly #opioids ☞ DOJ Charges Walmart With Illegally Dispensing and Distributing Opi… https://t.co/Ueg261LpVUDec 29 08:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1343494822737264640Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@stautistic: How are the masses advantaged by patents again? Oh wait, they aren’t 🤣 https://t.co/2gSMRmQfeXDec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Even after buying #redhat #ibm continues to act a lot like a #patentTroll shaking down every company imaginable. Se… https://t.co/8KkbP6q9k8Dec 29 08:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/iridesce57/status/1343284231859015684Dec 29 08:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@iridesce57: @schestowitz Our only instance is a VM running XP for QuickbooksDec 29 08:49
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schestowitzI am uploading a video about systemd at the moment; is the quality OK and clarity being improved over time? Still one take, no script, hence very fast (except upload).Dec 29 11:47
Techrights-secIn the previous video the inset moving images of you talking were not flowingDec 29 11:50
Techrights-secthey weren't jerky just had a very low frame rate it looked like.Dec 29 11:50
schestowitzYes, I am aware, but it's not crucial as we don't do real-time stuff and async sound/image is compensated for. I worry more about compression tbh. The files can be vastly smaller.Dec 29 11:51
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Techrights-secThe black&white images help reduce size.Dec 29 12:41
Techrights-secI'm not sure of the algorithms otherwise, maybe reduced complexity of patternsDec 29 12:41
Techrights-seccould help.Dec 29 12:41
schestowitzthe systemd video is up now. at one point you can hear rianne's samsung s2 (yes, early 2012) ringingDec 29 12:42
Techrights-secokDec 29 12:47
Techrights-secfinishing rC3 video above.  will check in about xxxxx minDec 29 12:47
Techrights-secMuch improved.  Though the screen shots of the browser window are not so excitingDec 29 15:21
Techrights-secI'm not sure what to propose instead.  I've been kind of used to slides + voiceoverDec 29 15:21
Techrights-secSo that will influence my experience of the videos.Dec 29 15:21
Techrights-secLatest content was rather good.  Decent audio quality too.Dec 29 15:21
Techrights-secThe large mouse pointer was good.  Maybe slightly smaller would be even better.Dec 29 15:21
schestowitzThis is my normal/standard pointer; before it, I was losing my position among the screens.Dec 29 15:22
Techrights-secxxxxxxxxxxxx spoke with someone who used to have a scientific background.  TheyDec 29 17:05
Techrights-secjoined into Facebook this year, blaming the pandemic for doing so.Dec 29 17:05
Techrights-secNow they claimed vigorously that Trump won the election and hold anotherDec 29 17:05
Techrights-secdozen debunked opinions like that.  Facebook is a pathogen.Dec 29 17:05
Techrights-secThere is a lot of really stupidly wrong disinformation churning on Facebook,Dec 29 17:05
Techrights-secand people really swallow it despite lack of evidence or even a preponderanceDec 29 17:05
Techrights-secof counter evidence.Dec 29 17:05
schestowitzI have just done another video about conspiracy crap, namely the Gates BSDec 29 17:05
Techrights-secGates has a lot to gain by letting the social control media craziesDec 29 17:28
Techrights-secmake strawmen out of all his flaws.Dec 29 17:28
schestowitzFalsehoods promoted in #phoronix today: “Windows Subsystem for Linux remaining strong” https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-2020-Highlights no, it’s a #failure - see http://techrights.org/2020/05/06/wsl2-usage-numbers/ #wsl #wsl2Dec 29 18:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.phoronix.com | Ubuntu Had A Stellar 2020 From Ubuntu 20.04 LTS To Continued WSL, Cloud Popularity - PhoronixDec 29 18:44
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Only About 150,000 People Worldwide Use WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) | TechrightsDec 29 18:44
Techrights-secBrexitL https://www.epressi.com/tiedotteet/hallitus-ja-valtio/ordering-goods-from-the-united-kingdom-your-goods-must-undergo-customs-clearance-as-of-1-january.htmlDec 29 18:44
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.epressi.com | Ordering goods from the United Kingdom? Your goods must undergo customs clearance as of 1 January - ePressiDec 29 18:44
schestowitz"In 1999, the programmer and activist Richard Stallman led one related to a lawsuit the company filed against Barnes & Noble to protect a patent covering “1-click” ordering, which he worried would stifle competition in e-commerce."  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/29/style/amazon-abstainers.htmlDec 29 18:57
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Life Without Amazon (Well, Almost) - The New York TimesDec 29 18:57
Techrights-secI'm always worried for Phoronix of late.  I do hope he can hang on withoutDec 29 19:05
Techrights-secselling out.Dec 29 19:05
Techrights-sec^hang on AND NOT sell out.Dec 29 19:05
Techrights-secHe can do it, but time really are hard in places.Dec 29 19:05
schestowitzI am merely observing for now...Dec 29 19:06
schestowitzgoing offline as groklaw did is arguably even worseDec 29 19:09
Techrights-secHe does accept Flattr payments.Dec 29 19:10
Techrights-secGroklaw could have done it a lot more gracefully.  A heads up before theyDec 29 19:14
Techrights-seceliminated comments would have helped with the archiving.  I was gettingDec 29 19:14
Techrights-secthe idea to scrape the site but then noticed the comments were unavailableDec 29 19:14
Techrights-secat least those nested down were gone.Dec 29 19:14
Techrights-secI mistakenly though they were having technical difficulties, but I guessDec 29 19:14
Techrights-secnot.  I presume PJ did it silently to avoid hearing complaints up front.Dec 29 19:14
schestowitzThat assumes she was part of the decision and now some ibiblio volunteers (may be connected to IBM). Techrights reproduced the text of key bits, inc. some comments.Dec 29 19:15
Techrights-secGroklaw had lots of valuable material.  Some probably irreplacable.Dec 29 19:15
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