Roy Schestowitz

• In Picture: #Microsoft #Windows Has Lost 2% in Desktop/Laptop Market Share Since the Release of Vista 11 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/28/microsoft-windows-end-2021/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/28/microsoft-windows-end-2021/    

posted Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 23:59:33

• "There are 530 known #IRC networks listed below..." https://netsplit.de/networks/ it was well under 500 before #freenode collapsed. Around 450.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:02:19

• The #EPO ‘s attack on its very own staff and on the quality/validity of European #Patents is an issue that Office leadership has long been warned about (but it chose to ignore the warnings) http://techrights.org/2021/12/28/epo-wont-invest-in-staff-and-in-quality/ #europe #corruption #patent    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:09:10

• "The Reddit user was caught out by the unexpected slideshow, so much so that his wife even bore witness to the impressive collection of pornographic images he held his 'pictures' folder on the PC." https://linustechtips.com/topic/421711-man-updates-to-windows-10-wakes-to-find-porn-slideshow-playing-on-repeat/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:10:23

• It’s no secret that the bribery hub #EUIPO and #EPO have exchanged a lot of staff — even top-level staff — all this despite #patent #law and #trademark law being profoundly different http://techrights.org/2021/12/28/euipo-epo-nepotism/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:12:31

• "“ #Windows is the new Internet Explorer,” Ryan Farmer says. The above screenshot is minutes old and with tablets, phones and so on taken into account it’s a lot lower (as low as 28% this past May)." http://techrights.org/2021/12/28/microsoft-windows-end-2021/ #microsoft    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:24:25

• Ripping people off with labels that are very generic, like zero coke http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ttablog-test-is-zero-meat-merely.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:29:22

• Respondent's sales figures were "multiple orders of magnitude larger that Petitioner's sales figures for the same period," suggesting that "it is far more likely that consumers will be exposed to Respondent's Mark than to Petitioner's Mark." http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/precedential-no-35-ttab-grants-mirage.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:30:56

• WTH has #worldtrademarkreview become? Used to be tons of #euipo #propaganda and #whitewashing (EUIPO is corrupt, so it needed a media/SEO spammer), now it's just a plain #spamfarm for litigation firms. Alternative business plan?    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:32:34

• "This problem is not at all unique to Gemini and there are already many ideas for how to solve it. I hope no Gemini users are developing NIH syndrome and trying to build a half baked solution that is Gemini-specific." https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/007737.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:37:26

• #glibc is still not #Y2038 compliant by default - Ariadne’s Space ⚓ https://ariadne.space/2021/12/29/glibc-is-still-not-y2038-compliant-by-default/ lots of time left to fix this... #unix #gnu    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:41:04

• Salah misses twiice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TctwXJ4gpY   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 00:59:37

• ● NEWS ● #Zsh ☞ A Guide to Zsh Expansion with Examples https://thevaluable.dev/zsh-expansion-guide-example/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:39:43

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159661 #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:40:03

• #Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159662 #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:40:16

• #Kernel : #Adreno and #PFRUT in Linux 5.17 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159663 #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:40:31

• ● NEWS ● #Salon #Health ☞ There's a giant, mysterious gap in the MEGATRON variant's family tree https://www.salon.com/2021/12/21/theres-a-giant-mysterious-gap-in-the-omicron-variants-family-tree/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:41:39

• ● NEWS ● #BillBC #amazon #listeningDevices #GAFAM #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59810383    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:42:23

• ● NEWS ● #NBC ☞ Fox News host's 'kill shot' comment about Dr. Fauci was not harmless https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/fox-news-host-s-kill-shot-comment-about-dr-fauci-ncna1286576    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:43:20

• ● NEWS ● #dawn #pk #pakistanMedia #Taliban ☞ Afghan women protest against 'Taliban killings' of ex-soldiers https://www.dawn.com/news/1666306/afghan-women-protest-against-taliban-killings-of-ex-soldiers    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:43:30

• "Really, this isn’t exactly #3Dprinting even though it uses a 3D printer. Exposing boards with UV light and artwork is an old process that has been around for years, usually using transparency film and a UV light source. With a printer, you can create artwork digitally and the UV light source is already there." https://hackaday.com/2021/12/28/uv-printing-pcbs/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:44:27

• "We do our best to predict what will happen in 2022, and own up to what we thought might happen in 2021." https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/147122/million-dollar-predictions-linux-unplugged-438/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:44:41

• "With year two of the COVID era drawing to a close, here is a look back on some of the most interesting #FreeSW developments of 2021." https://heathermeeker.com/2021/12/28/twelve-months-of-open-source-in-2021/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:44:53

• #microsoft dying away and rotting on the #www https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/sitemap-ping-indexnow.html see http://techrights.org/2021/12/23/netcraft-and-gemini/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:45:06

• #Techrights Bulletin for Tuesday, December 28, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:46:07

• #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:46:16

• 2021: Bringing public policy closer to the public ⚓ https://internetfreedom.in/policy-review-2021/ ䷉ #internetfreedom |#internet #india #in    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:48:42

• "Gaming performance may differ between Windows and Linux so the choice of OS will likely depend on whether the desired games have ‘native’ versions or are supported by an appropriate compatibility layer." https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/12/29/os-and-memory-impact-on-mini-pc-gaming-performance/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:48:52

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #UN Envoy Warns 'Threat to Civilian Lives Is Increasing' in #Yemen https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/un-envoy-warns-threat-civilian-lives-increasing-yemen    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:49:25

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ ‘We never counted on love from the state’ Meduza talks to Memorial’s Yan Rachinsky immediately after Russia’s Supreme Court shuttered this prominent rights organization https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/12/28/we-never-counted-on-love-from-the-state    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:50:24

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Russia’s Supreme Court dissolves historical research branch of prominent group Memorial https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/12/28/russia-s-supreme-court-dissolves-memorial-s-historical-research-branch    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:50:32

• RIP to Trump's Baseless Claim that Thousands of Dead Georgians Voted - Rolling Stone ⚓ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-dead-voters-georgia-big-lie-1276475/ ䷉ #rollingstone    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:51:30

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Finance ☞ The Real Antidote to #Inflation https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/the-real-antidote-to-inflation/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:51:50

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Tutu ☞ Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Father of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/archbishop-desmond-tutu-father-of-south-africas-rainbow-nation/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:52:08

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Tutu ☞ Honoring the Reverend Desmond Tutu https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/honoring-the-reverend-desmond-tutu/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:52:18

• Stop general data retention in the EU – current plans for mass surveillance ⚓ https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-2021-cwtv-879-stop-general-data-rete ䷉ #rc3    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:52:49

• Finnish humppa #music jams Soviet radio-controlled mines dispersed throughout #Finland during World War II. - Music Politics ⚓ https://musicpolitics.as.ua.edu/timeline-entries/finnish-humppa-music-jams-soviet-radio-controlled-mines-dispersed-throughout-finland-during-world-war-ii/ #musicpolitics blocked by gratuitous j#avascript    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:53:29

• #soylentnews Fundraising Update -- Thank You! - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/meta/article.pl?sid=21/12/28/0250209    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:54:03

• #Trump suffers "a meltdown in Mar-a-Lago" as Jan. 6 probe closes in: report | Salon.com ⚓ https://www.salon.com/2021/12/28/suffers-a-meltdown-in-mar-a-lago-as-jan-6-probe-closes-in-report_partner/ ䷉ #salon    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:54:25

• On plans for general data retention in the #EU https://chaos.social/@echo_pbreyer/107519259956844902    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:55:20

• Upcoming #rC3 Presentation: Towards a more Trustworthy #Tor Network https://mastodon.social/@nusenu/107520429359407171    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:55:57

• "Join WHISTLEBLOW VILLAGE! " https://mastodon.social/@emergeheart/107518336522285423    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:56:53

• "Don’t think of it as a third-party API. Think of it as a hundred dependencies that you have fuck all control over." https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/107519731740010124    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:57:24

• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/irc-log-281221/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/irc-log-281221/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 07:58:55

• Illinois: "SB 00672: No-compete clauses will be banned for individuals making less than $75,000 per year." http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-281221.html#tDec%2028%2022:16:44    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:00:21

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Energy ☞ Opinion | #Biden Owes Voters #Climate Action on Auto #Pollution https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/biden-owes-voters-climate-action-auto-pollution    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:01:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #patent #patents #monopolies ☞ Unpatented Shot Dubbed 'The World's #Covid19 Vaccine' Wins Emergency Approval in India https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/unpatented-shot-dubbed-worlds-covid-19-vaccine-wins-emergency-approval-india    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:01:50

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ CDC's Covid-19 Vaccine Push Threatens Americans With Exorbitant Hospital Bills https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/cdcs-covid-19-vaccine-push-threatens-americans-exorbitant-hospital-bills    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:02:19

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ It Is 'Strange,' Says #GretaThunberg , That #Biden Is Seen as a Climate Leader https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/it-strange-says-greta-thunberg-biden-seen-climate-leader    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:03:24

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Another Name for America Is Time https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/another-name-for-america-is-time/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:03:54

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Tutu ☞ “His Spirit Reflected a Giant”: Mumia Abu-Jamal Remembers Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s Visit on Death Row https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/28/mumia_abu_jamal_remembers_desmond_tutu    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:04:14

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ #AngelaDavis on Imagining New Worlds, the Campaign to Free Mumia and the Biden Presidency https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/28/angela_davis_25th_anniversary_taped_segment_part    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:05:14

• ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ American Gulag: Inside the U.S.’ Massive Prison System, with #ChrisHedges https://www.mintpressnews.com/american-gulag-inside-u-s-massive-prison-system-chris-hedges/279342/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:05:52

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #de ☞ #Democracy is as Fragile Now as it was During My Father’s Time in Weimar #Germany https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/democracy-is-as-fragile-now-as-it-was-during-my-fathers-time-in-weimar-germany/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:06:42

• ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021 https://www.mintpressnews.com/yes-10-good-things-2021/279337/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:07:12

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ “People Have the Power”: Poet & Singer #PattiSmith Awarded Key to New York City https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/28/patti_smith_receives_key_to_nyc    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:07:40

• ● NEWS ● #FOSSForce ☞ Lunduke’s ‘Tux on Tour’ NFT Campaign for Funding Open Source Projects https://fossforce.com/2021/12/lundukes-tux-on-tour-nft-campaign-for-funding-open-source-projects/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:08:10

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #ksa #uae ☞ Former US Intelligence Analysts Sued For Hacking A Saudi Activist's Phone On Behalf Of The United Arab Emirates https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211211/17220048103/former-us-intelligence-analysts-sued-hacking-saudi-activists-phone-behalf-united-arab-emirates.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:08:52

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #surveillance ☞ #ATandT Exits The 'Ad' [surveillance] Business As Merger Ambitions Continue To Unravel https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211222/08394248165/att-exits-ad-business-as-merger-ambitions-continue-to-unravel.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:09:39

• ● NEWS ● #EFF #NetNeutrality ☞ Where Net Neutrality Is Today and What Comes Next: 2021 in Review https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/where-net-neutrality-today-and-what-comes-next-2021-review    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:10:16

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #RandPaul Says Legal Campaign Methods Are How Dems "Steal" Elections https://truthout.org/articles/rand-paul-says-legal-campaign-methods-are-how-dems-steal-elections/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:11:09

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Donald #Trump Has Spent the Last Two Weeks Offending His Closest Allies https://truthout.org/articles/donald-trump-has-spent-the-last-two-weeks-offending-his-closest-allies/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:11:23

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ##patents #patent #monopoly ☞ Opinion | The Vaccine #Monopolies Must Be Broken https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/vaccine-monopolies-must-be-broken    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:42:49

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #patents #regulatoryCapture ☞ New Business-Friendly #CDC Guidance on Isolation for People With #Covid19 Is 'Reckless,' Experts Say https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/new-business-friendly-cdc-guidance-isolation-people-covid-19-reckless-experts-say    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:43:41

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Hawaii ☞ Opinion | Dangerous Petroleum-Contaminated #Water Threatens Thousands in Hawai'i https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/dangerous-petroleum-contaminated-water-threatens-thousands-hawaii    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:44:06

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica ☞ Your Free-Range Organic Chicken May Have Been Processed at a Large Industrial Poultry Plant https://www.propublica.org/article/your-free-range-organic-chicken-may-have-been-processed-at-a-large-industrial-poultry-plant    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:44:46

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #LAPD Releases Footage From #Police Killing of 14-Year-Old Girl https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/lapd-releases-footage-police-killing-14-year-old-girl    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:45:02

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica #Health ☞ They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims https://www.propublica.org/article/they-were-the-pandemics-perfect-victims    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:45:39

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Court Orders #WhatsApp To Block Groups Sharing Pirated Newspapers https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-whatsapp-to-block-groups-sharing-pirated-newspapers-211228/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:46:14

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Startup Uses Blockchain and #sharing Sites to Pay Filmmakers Directly https://torrentfreak.com/startup-uses-blockchain-and-pirate-sites-to-pay-filmmakers-directly-211228/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:46:52

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Tutu ☞ Opinion | Honoring the Reverend Desmond Tutu https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/honoring-reverend-desmond-tutu    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:47:14

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Fifth Circuit Agrees to Hold Hearing on #Texas #Abortion Law in January https://truthout.org/articles/fifth-circuit-agrees-to-hold-hearing-on-texas-abortion-law-in-january/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:48:56

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #AngelaDavis ☞ Angela Davis Speaks on Abolition, Justice for Palestine and Critical Race Theory https://truthout.org/video/angela-davis-speaks-on-abolition-justice-for-palestine-and-critical-race-theory/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:49:20

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ "Our Deadline is Victory": Rev. William Barber's Vow https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/our-deadline-is-victory-rev-william-barbers-vow/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:49:48

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Capitalists are Dispensable, Laborers Are Not https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/capitalists-are-dispensable-laborers-are-not/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:50:06

• "In her tireless efforts as an abolitionist and a teacher, Davis continues to be a fierce advocate of education and the interconnected struggles of oppressed peoples." https://www.democracynow.org/2021/12/28/angela_davis_25th_anniversary_taped_segment    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:51:06

• Do not mandate experimental things; mandate masks, yes https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/a-socialist-defense-of-vaccine-mandates/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:51:58

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #culture ☞ Forever Homeless https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/forever-homeless/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:53:00

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ A National Network of #Election Deniers will Oversee the 2024 Election https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/a-national-network-of-election-deniers-will-oversee-the-2024-election/ "Election Deniers"? Isn't that sort of Godwin territories?    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:53:48

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #LAPD ☞ The LAPD Murder of a 14-Year-Old Girl https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/the-lapd-murder-of-a-14-year-old-girl/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:54:07

• ● NEWS ● #EFF ☞ In 2021, We Told Apple: Don't Scan Our Phones https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/2021-we-told-apple-dont-scan-our-phones and #apple will do it anyway; see http://techrights.org/2019/10/07/protecting-geeks/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:55:02

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #Navalny ☞ Retroactive repression Five former team Navalny activists arrested in cities across Russia https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/12/28/retroactive-repression    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:55:27

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Russian Green Deal: Light at the End of the Tunnel? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/russian-green-deal-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:56:24

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #texas #police ☞ #Dallas PD Brags About Stealing Money From A Woman At An Airport, Is Now Facing Scrutiny From Its Oversight Board https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211217/20070448139/dallas-pd-brags-about-stealing-money-woman-airport-is-now-facing-scrutiny-oversight-board.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:57:27

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Inflation ☞ Why Democrats Started Fixating on Inflation https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/democrats-inflation/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:57:50

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Police ☞ #LAPD Releases Footage From Police Killing of Valentina Orellana-Peralta https://truthout.org/articles/lapd-releases-footage-from-police-killing-of-valentina-orellana-peralta/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:58:22

• Totally missing the point. Those #vaccines cost cents to make. Smash the #patent #monopoly as these #cartels rely on #patents to only exacerbate the #pandemic https://truthout.org/articles/usaid-is-running-out-of-money-for-covid-vaccines-while-pentagon-got-778-billion/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 08:59:45

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #NATO #ukraine ☞ Ukrainians Are Far From Unified on NATO. Let Them Decide for Themselves. https://truthout.org/articles/ukrainians-are-far-from-unified-on-nato-let-them-decide-for-themselves/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:00:11

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Abortion ☞ With #Abortion Access in Peril, States Move to Protect Reproductive Rights in 2022 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/abortion-access-peril-states-move-protect-reproductive-rights-2022    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:01:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Abortion ☞ Opinion | Adoption Does Not Remove the Need for Access to Abortion https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/adoption-does-not-remove-need-access-abortion    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:01:11

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/2022-honor-roll/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:03:11

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #finance ☞ How Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Be Strategically Smart for #Biden https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/student-loans-cancel-biden/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:04:51

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Big Win' as #Shell Ordered to Stop Seismic Blasting Along #SouthAfrica Coast https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/big-win-shell-ordered-stop-seismic-blasting-along-south-african-coast @glynmoody    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:05:34

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #jp #japan ☞ 'Alarming' Levels of 'Forever Chemicals' Found in #Water Near US Bases in #Okinawa https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/alarming-levels-forever-chemicals-found-water-near-us-bases-okinawa    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:06:00

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/28/yes-there-were-10-good-things-about-2021    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:06:25

• Sociopaths wanting to control some fictional works, like #ibm with #secondlife https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211227/16032748188/grope-metas-space.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:07:04

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Ruralist Lament: A Cold Reality https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/12/28/ruralist-lament-a-cold-reality/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:07:40

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #police ☞ Daunte Wright’s Family Gets Accountability, if Not Justice https://www.thenation.com/article/society/daunte-wright-potter-verdict/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:08:07

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ How Can Workers in “The Great Resignation” Harness Leverage Long-Term? https://truthout.org/articles/how-can-workers-in-the-great-resignation-harness-leverage-long-term/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:09:57

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #china #cn ☞ Chinese Gov't Inflicts Its Selective Amnesia On #HongKong , Forcing The Removal Of #TiananmenSquare Massacre Monuments https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211225/08364948176/chinese-govt-inflicts-selective-amnesia-hong-kong-forcing-removal-tiananmen-square-massacre-monuments.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:10:43

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #socialcontrolmedia ☞ Weeks After Blasting #Twitter For 'Strangling Free Expression' #GETTR Bans The Term 'Groyper' In Effort To Stop #WhiteNationalist Spam https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211227/00152248183/weeks-after-blasting-twitter-strangling-free-expression-gettr-bans-term-groyper-effort-to-stop-white-nationalist-spam.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:11:03

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ GA Inquiry Into "Dead People" Voting Reaffirms That Trump's Claims Were Bogus https://truthout.org/articles/ga-inquiry-into-dead-people-voting-reaffirms-that-trumps-claims-were-bogus/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:11:53

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Misinformation #Disinformation ☞ Retailers Are Blaming The #Internet For A Retail Theft Surge That Might Not Be Happening; Media Is Helping Them Out https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211224/10301448170/retailers-are-blaming-internet-retail-theft-surge-that-might-not-be-happening-media-is-helping-them-out.shtml    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:12:03

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Plague Doctors’ Bacchanal https://www.thenation.com/article/society/plague-doctors-bacchanal/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:12:47

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ There Was No Union. There Was No Plan. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/amazon-warehouse-edwardsville-tornado/ "Although questions remain about the deaths of six workers at the Amazon warehouse..." See #EPO : https://techrights.org/2017/07/05/epo-nouvel-a-death-trap/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:13:42

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ 'Let's Win This Thing!': Major Philly Union Endorses PA State Senate Candidate Paul Prescod https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/lets-win-thing-major-philly-union-endorses-pa-state-senate-candidate-paul-prescod    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:13:57

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Intelligence, Artificial and Otherwise: Our Ruling Class https://www.thenation.com/article/society/artificial-intelligence-kissinger-schmidt/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:14:20

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ A Way Out https://www.thenation.com/article/society/maggie-nelson-on-freedom/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:14:36

• Our Game Picks on Linux for 2021 (including VR) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159664 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:19:47

• #php https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2021/02/03/a-theory-about-php/?    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:20:37

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159665 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:21:05

• #Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159666 #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:37:28

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159667 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:38:47

• Links 29/12/2021: Linux #Kernel 5.17 Work and 2021 Roundups • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/2021-roundups/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/2021-roundups/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:41:09

• Support #epo #patent examiners. #europe is being helped by #suepo and others who expose EPO #corruption http://techrights.org/2021/12/26/epo-class-conflict/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:45:46

• Been over a years since we last uploaded photos. Will post #nye photos next week, at long last. #covid19 must have really hurt photophiles.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:47:05

• Still pondering SSD drive/microsd for gemini hosting, seeing that the #techrights #gemini capsule grows rapidly (both size and traffic). It's safe to say #geminiProtocol became the "main" alternative to HTTP and HTML. #geminispace    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:48:49

• Listen to Your Heart: #Security and #Privacy of Implantable #Cardio Foo https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-2021-cwtv-272-listen-to-your-heart-s #ProprietarySoftware inside one's body? Not a great idea...    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:49:52

• #ibm #redhat pushing "hybrid work" #buzzwords again. I hear they use this as a pretext for imposing malicious #ProprietarySoftware on all staff, spying on them and oppressing them in their own homes. https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2021/12/hybrid-work-5-resolutions-help-support-your-teams    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:52:31

• I am told by insiders that #ibm and #redhat people are in a sort of war with each other. If you know more and have documents to that effect, contact me. http://schestowitz.com/PGP/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:53:25

• In the first 3-4 months of 2022 #techrights will publish lots of embarrassing things about #microsoft #github ... can't wait.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:54:27

• Hey, crims, #microsoft is HIRING! http://techrights.org/2021/12/15/microsoft-assists-perpetrators-of-domestic-violence/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:54:56

• #microsoft 'diversity': we hire not only victims of domestic violence but also wife beaters who suffocate women http://techrights.org/2021/12/15/microsoft-assists-perpetrators-of-domestic-violence/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:55:59

• 2020: If You Don’t Understand Why #LinuxFoundation Board is Less Than 5% Geeks, Then You Don’t Understand the Linux Foundation • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/08/28/linux-foundation-for-sale/ ䷉ #Techrights #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/08/28/linux-foundation-for-sale/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:57:21

• #linuxfoundation does 'studies' on diversity; won't 'dogfood' its own findings though. http://techrights.org/2020/06/14/linux-foundation-with-zero-african-american-employees-in-a-country-where-13-4-identify-as-african-american-boasts-about-its-support-for-the-black-community/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 09:58:49

• "Zemlin’s decision to appoint Microsoft as the At-Large Director (in effect bossing Linus Torvalds) at the ‘Linux’ Foundation’s Board of Directors is already backfiring. She not only gets her whole salary from Microsoft but also allegedly protects sexual predators who assault women…" http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/jim-zemlin-cancels-himself/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:01:14

• #linuxfoundation does not speak for #linux ... let me repeat that: #linuxfoundation does not speak for #linux ... the @linuxfoundation does not even own the brand/trademark "Linux"    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:02:31

• Many (or some) of the issues would go away if #linuxfoundation removed the word #linux from its name, which is misleading. '“Linux Kernel Support” is the lowest priority for The Linux Foundation.' https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29556467    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:04:27

• "Their financial report appears to be quite opaque and closed, as opposed to the Linux project and community." #linuxfoundation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29556467    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:05:24

• December: No #LinuxFoundation #IRS Disclosures Since 2018 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-irs/ ䷉ #Techrights #Linux| ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-irs/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:05:54

• The best bet for 2030 https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/12/01/the-best-bet-for-2030/? #commitstrip    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:14:03

• #RaspberryPi UPS HAT takes two 18650 batteries (Crowdfunding) • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159668 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:15:54

• #Gamestonk Terminal - investment research tool • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159669 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:16:05

• Open source tools for running a small business in 2022 https://opensource.com/article/21/12/open-source-business-tools #freesw    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:17:53

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159670 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:32:22

• A day after #techrights published this article the #linuxfoundation bombarded the Hell out of the media, maybe spilling out everything it had in the pipeline for December http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-irs/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:35:41

• #linuxfoundation is a private company that uses the brand #linux to pretend it's a common good and community so that it doesn't have to pay tax. #irs #openwashing #monopolies    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:36:37

• "The site of the #IRS says about the Linux Foundation: “Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 20-November-2020″. Over a year ago and the latest filing they have online is 2018" http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-irs/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:37:40

• "if the leadership of the ‘Linux’ Foundation protects sexual predators who strangle women (even paying them a salary and giving them management positions), how can the ‘Linux’ Foundation ever claim to represent inclusion and diversity?" http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/jim-zemlin-cancels-himself/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:38:51

• Good news to men who suffocate women. #microsoft is HIRING. http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/balabhadra-alex-graveley-arrest-warrant/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:39:33

• Interesting one. But they should #deletegithub ... hosting with #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware sends the wrong vibe. https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/the-three-cent-motor-controller/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:44:56

• Perl Weekly Challenge 145: Palindromes http://blogs.perl.org/users/laurent_r/2021/12/perl-weekly-challenge-145-palindromes.html a lot of #techrights stuff is #perl powered. gemini://gemini.techrights.org/git/tr-git/Gemini/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:46:15

• Who 'owns' the word "naked"? Turns out that a bunch of total dicks. http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-remand-from-cafc-ttab-denies.html #Trademarks #Trademark #USPTO #monopolies    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:48:07

• Words should not be 'owned'; nor should non-unique names... #Trademarks #Trademark    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:48:54

• "not sure what Jim #Zemlin is running but personal I think the first line in the report should read: - #Microsoft corp has effectively taken over the #LinuxFoundation "http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36773/ @LinuxFoundation    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:50:59

• #Torvalds needs to leave #LinuxFoundation and force them to change their name. He did this with #OSDL ... long overdue to do that again. http://techrights.org/2021/06/23/linux-foundation-and-linux-brand/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:51:55

• #LinuxFoundation 2021 Annual Report Made on Proprietary Software OS #UsingProprietary Software • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-loves-apple/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/06/linux-foundation-loves-apple/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:52:48

• #Torvalds http://techrights.org/2021/11/21/sending-linus-torvalds-to-therapists/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:53:25

• #LinuxFoundation has put full-time #Microsoft staff in control of Linus #Torvalds and it shows http://techrights.org/2021/06/27/blaming-torvalds/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:54:02

• "Windows never got a chance to boot up. I just plugged in a USB live disk and booted straight into Linux. I can't tell you what a feeling of liberation I had when I reformated the storage and did a full install of Linux on this machine" http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36774/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:54:55

• "What #RedHat is trying to say, is that the developers working at Red Hat, are clueless about security. The claim that all developers are clueless about #security is simply not true. Maybe first year programmers?" http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36770/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:56:15

• #linuxfoundation and #gulag (which bought "shares" in LF to make the decisions with GIAFAM) say that code made with C is not secure, but using #rustlang that's controlled by #microsoft and the #nsa in GitHub would enhance security?? Remember that Rust itself is a security liability. Cargo cult.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:57:49

• In 2019 I created this page about the #linuxfoundation (just an index). 2 years later it's reaching 400k views. Just this index. So people DO wish to know the facts. http://techrights.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 10:58:57

• #linuxfoundation supports #linux as much as the #pentagon supports veterans. It wants you to think that it does, but the vast majority of the budget is used to bomb nations on behalf of corporations and oligarchs, to whom troops are dispensable cannon fodder. Like LF with the #monopolies ... which crush the communities (fodder, volunteers, serfs)    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:01:07

• #linuxfoundation is, in effect, a source of corporate occupation against #linux and in particular community elements of Linux. #monopolies #zemlinPAC #turncoats    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:02:17

• James #zemlin : so what if my wife works for #microsoft buddies? No conflict of interest to declare!! http://techrights.org/2019/08/14/linux-foundation-chief/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:04:00

• "You want to infiltrate those. Again, there’s two categories. There’s those that are controlled by vendors; like MSJ; we control that. And there’s those that are independent. [...] So that’s how you use journals that we control. The ones that third parties control, like the WinTech Journal, you want to infiltrate." #Microsoft chief evangelist http://techrights.org/2009/02/08/microsoft-evilness-galore/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:05:15

• “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” ~Thomas Jefferson    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:05:42

• "Plaintiffs bring this class action under the laws of Iowa for damages sustained as a result of Microsoft’s anti-competitive and monopolistic practices in the conduct of trade or commerce" #microsoft #crime #antitrust #facts http://techrights.org/wiki/Petition_text_-_overview    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:06:29

• We're working on accelerating #ipfs for #techrights ... it does not scale well unless you have a lot of people fetching and sharing your CIDs. Or unless you have very little to share over IPFS. Known limitation. :/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:16:26

• #EPO once again admitting that it granted #fakepatents for the sake of faking growth. This has profound impact on everybody. https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9385701/european-patent-office-ruling-on-indoor-farming-patent-published/ see http://techrights.org/2021/12/28/epo-wont-invest-in-staff-and-in-quality/ #patent #patents #europe    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:19:53

• Florian Müller: Daimler takes #Avanci patent license--all major German car makers now Avanci-licensed, but Volkswagen only up to 3G ⚓ http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/12/daimler-takes-avanci-patent-license-all.html ䷉ #fosspatents http://techrights.org/2018/01/14/ericsson-avanci-and-unwired-planet/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:23:10

• Also: #Ericsson ’s Chief ’IP’ Officer #KasimAlfalahi Has Become a Parasite and #PatentTroll in #Avanci • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2017/12/05/patent-troll-avanci/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2017/12/05/patent-troll-avanci/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:24:04

• Stop calling #copyright #law "IP regime" and other such nonsense; also, stop suggesting that rejection of #patent and copyright maximalists/extremists means you "fall behind other major jurisdictions" (this 'domino bricks' strategy, which relies on #blackmail by shaming, is used by malicious #cartels https://www.managingip.com/article/b1vzw2zzdrmvnq/misbeliefs-must-not-derail-hong-kong-sar-copyright-reform    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:27:20

• Top 13 open-source WebRTC projects to build Video conferencing and calling apps • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159671 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:39:09

• Absolutely pathetic that #ukipo panders to the #socialcontrolmedia bubble http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/ukipo-unveils-report-highlighting.html see http://techrights.org/2021/10/10/epo-uk-ac-delegates/ #uk    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:40:30

• Preston Richard from the #swpats boosters at #BardehlePagenberg (promoting illegal agenda at the #EPO ) https://www.mondaq.com/germany/patent/1144760/email-read-status-indication-nontechnical #softwarepatents http://techrights.org/wiki/Software_Patents_in_Europe    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:42:57

• When #patents pertained to actual machinery https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/12/bottom-sanford-kepner.html #uspto #scotus #patent    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:44:52

• Imagine #ManagingIP actually asking for the opinions from people outside this #pricefixing #cartel (but those people are sponsoring this #propagandamill , which isn't a source of journalism but #lobbying , with occasional #fakenews ) https://www.managingip.com/article/b1vzymymrjzf29/spc-trends-to-watch-in-2022-an-eu-review-the-waiver-article-3c    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:47:13

• 11 years ago #microsoft killed #nokia like it had killed #novell ... and this criminal #cult is still preying on more companies for 'daring' to compete with #windows http://techrights.org/wiki/Nokia    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:49:02

• #biden has thus far been a faithful servant of #microsoft and he's even prepared to put a Microsofter in charge of #uspto http://techrights.org/2021/11/29/microsoft-vidal/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:49:42

• If you think #uspto works for inventors rather than #monopolies then you have not been paying attention http://techrights.org/2021/09/10/corporate-uspto/ Lee now works for #bezos BTW.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:50:53

• 10 years ago: #MigueldeIcaza is Working for Microsoft • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2011/09/29/miguel-de-icaza-linux-hater/ These people now SPEAK FOR the #linuxfoundation http://techrights.org/2009/09/30/counter-article-to-perlow/ #perlow    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:54:27

• #linuxfoundation has hired and put in charge far too many people who hate #linux ... heck, the Foundation is run by #monopolies that are happy to have #zemlin in charge as he himself rejects Linux. He just uses the brand to enrich himself.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:55:42

• #Patent extremist #MatthieuDhenne ( #Ipsilon ), who keeps promoting a crime and a violation of European constitutions (UPC) by peddling #fakenews , is now pushing the #FRAND scam, basically a patent fraud http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/12/27/xiaomi-case-paris-the-new-world-of-frand/ see http://techrights.org/2018/01/01/tcl-v-ericsson/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 11:59:07

• The #EPO 's very own #kangaroocourt , which has not only harmed #Europe but also the perception of #patent #justice and respect for #constitutions http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-ipkat-epo-enlarged-board-of-appeal.html see http://techrights.org/2021/06/26/g-121-epo-catastrophe/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:01:00

• Even the #EPO 's former officials have blasted these tribunals, as they're controlled by the very people whose illegal actions they're meant to decide on http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-ipkat-epo-boards-of-appeal-ba-year.html see http://techrights.org/2021/09/01/daniel-x-thomas-reply/ #europe #patents #corruption    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:03:00

• ...it has been extremely easy to demonstrate the overlap between cheerleaders of #EPO #corruption , proponents and representatives of #patenttrolls , #TeamUPC , and 'Team FRAND/SEP'    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:05:23

• #Techrights takes a moment to respond to Daniel X. Thomas, who worries that his criticism of the way #AntónioCampinos handled G 1/21 can get him in trouble http://techrights.org/2021/09/01/daniel-x-thomas-reply/ #epo #corruption #europe    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:06:19

• taxpayers pay for it, then it gets privatised with #patents https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/12/university-of-south-florida-research-foundation-inc-v-fujifilm-medical-systems-usa-inc-fed-cir-2021.html #patent #monopoly #grifting #privatisation    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:07:58

• #DennisCrouch -- funded by the #patent #litigation 'cartel' -- knows that the demography of the respondents will align with his own biases, conviction, and of course financial agenda (the #patents boosters/maximalists). It's like asking about Windows in a #Microsoft site. https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/12/survey-perception-probability.html http://techrights.org/2017/08/30/attacks-on-ptab-intensify/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:10:17

• Weird bots https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/10/21/weird-bots/? #commitstrip    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:12:14

• How Does KDE Think? - Kockatoo Tube ⚓ https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/4X34W78XHcp6tRhbaAXHTb ䷉ #kde #gnu #linux    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:13:59

• #Rats Learn To Play #DOOM In This Automated VR Arena | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/rats-learn-to-play-doom-in-this-automated-vr-arena/ MinceR will love this...    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:17:19

• The icon view is dead, long live the icon view! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159672 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #GNOME #GTK   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:07:27

• Fun with Telescopes • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159673 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #Debian #Science   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:30:50

• The ‘no-code’ dream… https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/10/07/the-no-code-dream/?    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:32:52

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159674 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:33:13

• "The prominent conspiracy theorist said the incident stemmed from a "medication imbalance"" https://www.salon.com/2021/12/26/wife-of-alex-jones-arrested-for-domestic-violence-on-christmas-eve/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:34:52

• How paranoid schizophrenia (briefly) turned me into a Republican https://www.salon.com/2021/12/26/schizophrenia-made-me-a/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 13:35:39

• End of 2021: Looking Back and Looking Ahead • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/end-of-2021/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW #EPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/end-of-2021/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 14:10:49

• An Advanced New Year’s Message/Greetings From Tux Machines • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159675 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 14:54:31

• Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Dadnapping ⚓ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/dadnapping ䷉ #smbccomics #smbc   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 14:55:06

• #funny https://pleated-jeans.com/2021/12/24/morning-funny-pic-dump-12-24-21/   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 14:57:48

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159676 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 14:58:02

• Another day, another daily https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/10/01/daily-meeting/? #commitstrip    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:04:07

• #clowncomputing #buzzzwords #bullshit https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2020/09/16/the-cloud-its-expensive/? #commitstrip   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:06:08

• #AMD AOCC 3.2 vs. GCC vs. Clang Compiler Performance On Zen 3 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159677 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:06:54

• GNU #Serveez 0.3.1 available • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159678 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:14:21

• The Current State Of Play In Autonomous [sic] (they mean computer-guided) Cars | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/the-current-state-of-play-in-autonomous-cars/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/29/#latest    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:15:39

• "I had a reasonably productive year, releasing several modules that I think/hope are useful for the wider ecosystem." #perl #programming http://blogs.perl.org/users/leon_timmermans/2021/12/my-new-modules-in-2021.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 15:16:36

• Towards a more Trustworthy Tor Network https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-2021-chaosstudiohamburg-475-towards-a-more-trustworthy-tor-network   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:06:07

• #Ubuntu Touch OTA-21 Arrives on January 5th, 2022, with Redesigned Greeter, More Fixes • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159679 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:10:16

• Pointed cats are so beautiful - Album on Imgur ⚓ https://imgur.com/t/cats/crdP5jh ䷉ #imgur    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:12:27

• Nativity https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1071942726214660096.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:13:17

• "When it comes to “natural scrolling,” I fall deeply into the befuddled camp. Released with version 10.7 of Mac OS X just over a decade ago, the attempt to reinvent the way our mice and trackpads work felt like an unnecessary flip, but it’s still around a decade later, and most other operating systems now do it as well." https://tedium.co/2021/12/29/natural-scrolling-history/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:16:26

• #apple to clients: think different. a computer that costs $200 to make should really cost $2000 at the store. clients, OBEY!    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:17:50

• #CNX once again spamming readers in "Sponsored Post". If this carries on, down the blacklist they'll go...    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:18:52

• 2021 was probably one of our best years; with over 3,000 blog posts in total (for the first time since 2010) and many bits of leaked material we’ve grown our trove of information, which is moreover replicated fully in gemini:// (fully self-hosted) http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/end-of-2021/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:20:05

• OK... https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1466112072370982917.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:21:08

• xkcd: Moonfall ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2561/ ䷉ #xkcd    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:30:59

• #XeroLinux is a refreshingly cool desktop in desperate need of some polish • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159680 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:48:50

• People Are Sharing The Worst Christmas Design Fails They’ve Seen (30+ Pics) ⚓ https://pleated-jeans.com/2021/12/23/christmas-design-fails/ ䷉ #pleatedjeans    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 17:49:24

• Response to Latest Call for #EPO Strike Contains Lies From Campinos (and Another Warning That Quality of European #Patents Has Collapsed) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/quality-of-european-patents-has-collapsed/ ䷉ #Techrights #Europe #Patent | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/quality-of-european-patents-has-collapsed/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 18:06:30

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159681 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 18:11:02

• #cat https://i.imgur.com/H8b2ccM.jpeg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 18:22:28

• Stable Kernels: 5.15.12, 5.10.89, 5.4.169, 4.19.223, 4.14.260, 4.9.295, and 4.4.297 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159682 #GPL #Kernel #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 18:27:19

• Dr. Andy Farnell shares his experiences from this past year; today's focus is his sense that there's some new sort of enlightenment, for people reach a high level of scepticism and fatigue over supposedly smart technologies that do not improve lives   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:14:12

• Roll out your own... what??? http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/paw-concentration-camp.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:16:31

• My Year as a #DigitalVegan — Part V — Change in Societal Norms and Attitudes • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/article-on-digital-rights-in-2021-part-5/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/article-on-digital-rights-in-2021-part-5/   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:18:09

• #DestinationLinux 258: Linux in 2021: Year In Review! https://destinationlinux.org/episode-258/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:27:41

• How #Education International is Pushing Teachers’ Unions into the 4th Industrial Revolution ⚓ https://unlimitedhangout.com/2021/12/investigative-reports/how-education-international-is-pushing-teachers-unions-into-the-4th-industrial-revolution/ ䷉ #unlimitedhangout #WEF #UNESCO    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:29:42

• Ask the chef what's inside http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/some-inner-orgasm.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:30:16

• #phoronix #slowNewsDay https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-36-Default-Fonts    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:31:26

• Well, at least #phoronix is scouring #fedora wiki (and mailing lists) for scoops instead of microsoft dot com... ;)    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:32:42

• #FOSSlife shilling the #microsoft mobsters from #CompTIA :/ (yes, #techrights wrote many articles about those crooks) https://www.fosslife.org/networking-terms-know-what-are-sdn-sd-wan-nfv-and-vnf    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:36:09

• "What I want is when plugin a USB audio device, that it will be detected, and if it is a sink device launch the Multiple Sound Card Wizard. Yes, I will explain that, but also want to point out a serious potential bug that still exists in woof-CE built pups." https://bkhome.org/news/202112/automatic-detection-of-audio-device.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:37:14

• #Fedora and IBM/Red Hat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159684 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:37:47

• "Technology is about how we relate to each other. This year being a Digital Vegan really hit home through encounters with others" http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/article-on-digital-rights-in-2021-part-5/ #freesw #sharing #privacy #humanrights #uk    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:41:10

• Before the unlawful "Strike Regulations" were thrown out by# ILOAT in #Geneva Campinos tried to talk down a strike that would happen the following year. Today we look at the response to that talk… http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/quality-of-european-patents-has-collapsed/ #epo #corruption #europe    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:44:00

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159685 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 19:56:47

• What’s New in #LinuxMint 20.3 ’Una’ • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159686 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:00:15

• #postmarketOS // Release: v21.12 • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159687 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:00:30

• Your very own Niagara Falls https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/modern-toilet-generates-energy/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:02:01

• "It appears strange for a woman to be involved in crimes against women and children but it is not uncommon. Here at Debian Community News we recently covered the similarities between Debian and the NXIVM sex cult." http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159620#comment-32332   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:05:16

• "You can't build a world where one exists without the other [...] Sex has a *lot* to do with tech [...] Oh man you're missing out [...] Do you realise you can have sex without reproducing" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-080121.html#tJan%2008%2015:26:26    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:06:59

• Consuming kids??? http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/children-consumed.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:07:56

• "Have you ever wanted to make your own surfboard, but felt held back by a lack of tools, materials, or the cost of it? Drawing almost entirely from what can be found at a well-known home improvement retailer..." https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/foam-surfboard-from-scratch/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:09:52

• #Astronaut #Food Is Light Years Beyond Tang And Freeze-Dried #IceCream | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/astronaut-food-is-light-years-beyond-tang-and-freeze-dried-ice-cream/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/12/29/#latest    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:14:16

• Ken Vermette: Better Adaptive Icons for 2022! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159688 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #KDE   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:17:55

• I worry greatly that Gulag Summer of Labour (GSOC) and #outreachy have inadvertently become or been recycled as a "comfort women" programme. And almost nobody in the #freesw community is willing to talk about it for fear of backlash... #google #misogyny    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:26:50

• #Programming Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159689 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:27:18

• ...Sure, it's an uncomfortable topic. Many people shied away when #bbc colleagues said Savile was sexually assaulting children, even dead or unconscious ones. They're using this idea that "IF SOMEONE SO HIGH UP WAS ACTUALLY DOING THIS, SURELY THERE WOULD BE CONSEQUENCES" (well, maybe after they die?)    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:29:14

• #bbc : taking money from #billgates (repeatedly even) is OK. Covering Bill's connections to #jeffreEpstein is not OK. http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:31:18

• People tested positive in #uk (for today): 183,037. Tories: Meh, that's nothing. #borisnaro ‘would rather let bodies pile high’ (in his own words) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-dominic-cummings-lockdown-b1837326.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:32:52

• Daily number of #covid19 hospitalisations in #uk highest since February (when almost nobody got even a first jab) https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare?areaType=overview&areaName=United%20Kingdom    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:34:55

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159690 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:40:38

• Right-wing anti-vaxxer #CandaceOwens is pushing a bogus cure that turns skin blue https://www.alternet.org/2021/12/candace-owens-cures/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:42:37

• #london has turned all black (need no scales/colour schemes for the map). #uk #coronavirus #covid19 https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map/cases   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:43:59

• #tories want people to go watch football, fill up stadiums, while over a million Brits catch #covid19 and spread it on each and every week. This is lunacy. http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/07/20/mass-infection/   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:46:44

• Links 29/12/2021: GNU Serveez 0.3.1 and postmarketOS 21.12 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/gnu-serveez-0-3-1/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/gnu-serveez-0-3-1/   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 20:48:56

• #Slackware : I finally updated my #avidemux package http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159631#comment-32333   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:00:29

• #GoboLinux Is a Linux Distro Unlike Any Other • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159691 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:00:58

• New Linux Update to Allow BIOS Updates Without a Reboot • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159692 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:01:15

• #MakuluLinux Now Supports #GTK4.0 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159694 #Makulu ought to embrace IRC/Matrix instead of #discord ... see http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159636    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:13:29

• #Shift6mq is a modular, repairable (and somewhat Linux-friendly) smartphone from Germany • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159693 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:13:49

• #chelsea draw again. #mancity a runaway #xmas train, just like a year ago...   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:24:22

• I'm a tad surprised that Jack Wallen gives covering to #gulag #ProprietarySoftware when he has all the time in the world to promote #freesw instead of this #clownComputing #surveillance https://www.techrepublic.com/article/tasksboard-is-the-kanban-interface-for-google-tasks-youve-been-waiting-for/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:26:17

• Since when is the lunacy of exporting your TODO notes to some mass #Surveillance and #Espionage companies considered "Normal" or "Acceptable" or "not a big deal"? #clownComputing is mocking one's own intelligence and common sense.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:28:05

• When You Could Hear Security Scans • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159695 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:28:29

• "Until recently the only official way to use #OBS on #GNU #Linux was on Ubuntu but coming soon there will be another option and that option will be a #flatpak which I'm very excited for" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=x35vgBfZ3e8    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:34:28

• #slackware Repository purge coming up: "After I built a fresh Avidemux (see previous post) I realized how many old packages I still have in my repositories. They are taking up space on many server mirrors." https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/repository-purge-coming-up-soon-ish/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:35:32

• Tories: WE ARE FREE! The #UK is FREE! FREEDOM DAY!! Over a million new infections per week! FREEDOM!! #covid19 #coronavirus    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:37:21

• “White collar employees got to stay home while low-income workers brought them stuff.” https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/12/my-wealth-effect-monitor-wealth-disparity-monitor-for-the-feds-money-printer-economy-december-update.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:38:53

• Hold your breath. We're about to start cruising. http://www.engrish.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/driving.jpg   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:39:45

• Under the Leadership of @smaffulli as Executive Director, the OSI is Still Controlled by #Microsoft , Promoting Proprietary Software Like GitHub • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-sold/ ䷉ #Techrights #OSI #OpenSource #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-sold/ @OpenSourceOrg @webmink    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 21:56:52

• #osi is -- to COMMUNITIES -- dead. Maybe it still means something to #monopolies and criminals like Microsoft http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-sold/ did I say criminals? Yes, I did. http://techrights.org/2021/12/08/protecting-graveley-at-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:03:03

• As explained and covered before, #ClearlyDefined is like a #Microsoft front and it receives most of the financial resources of the #OSI • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-sold/ ䷉ #Techrights #entryism | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-sold/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:24:25

• #OSI uses #identityPolitics to slander its critics. It's a tactic. And it ought not be tolerated. http://techrights.org/2021/06/01/wikipedia-osi/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:28:05

• #OpenSourceInitiative articles http://techrights.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative #OSI    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:28:58

• Ryan at #techrights minutes ago: "The #Microsoft #infiltration of open source isn't really wanted or appreciated by most actual communities. That's why they go after foundations. Like "I like money." Zemlin."   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:30:23

• Infiltrated OSI: RMS (movement founder) BAD. ESR... also BAD (he's a founder also, of OSI itself!!). Microsoft? GOOD!! This #microsoft ... http://techrights.org/2021/11/11/microsoft-hates-linux/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:32:41

• Meet the People Behind #ClearlyDefined (Mostly or Clearly ’Microsoft Proxy’), Where Most of the OSI’s Budget Nowadays Goes and Flows • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/10/03/clearly-microsoft/ ䷉ #Techrights #microsoft #osi | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/10/03/clearly-microsoft/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:33:46

• ClearlyDefined is Just Microsoft Land Grab (Which the OSI Now Actively Participates in) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/10/15/clearlydefined-is-just-microsoft-land-grab-which-the-osi-now-actively-participates-in/ ䷉ #Techrights #osi #microsoft #entryism    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:34:18

• ’It’s Dead, Jim’: #OSI Controlled (Partly) by #Microsoft and Promotes Microsoft #ProprietarySoftware After Taking Microsoft Bribes • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/03/08/clearly-defined-entryism/ ䷉ #Techrights| ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/03/08/clearly-defined-entryism/ @webmink prertended to himself it would not happen...    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:35:06

• #ClearLinux is to GNU/Linux What #ClearlyDefined is to Open Source • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/04/03/clearly-allergic-to-ethics/ ䷉ #Techrights #osi #microsoft | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/04/03/clearly-allergic-to-ethics/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:35:47

• Free Software Institutions Are Only as Good or as Valuable as Their Credibility • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/05/01/clearly-defined-osi/ ䷉ #Techrights #osi #microsoft #bribery #sellout | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/05/01/clearly-defined-osi/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:36:21

• #Entryism Works: #OSI Uses COVID-19 Pandemic to Promote #Microsoft and Its #ProprietarySoftware Traps After Taking Money (Bribes) From Microsoft and Its Oppressive New Tentacles (GitHub) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/04/22/entryism-works/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/04/22/entryism-works/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:36:55

• #OSI 'damage control' or PR strategy: let's pretend our critics are something-ist http://techrights.org/2021/06/01/wikipedia-osi/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:38:19

• #wipo continues to blackmail the whole world into succumbing to the will of Western oligarchs by rewriting laws and accepting "legalised" #colonialism http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/guest-post-universal-copyright.html WIPO needs to be disbanded, it makes the UN look very corrupt http://techrights.org/wiki/WIPO    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:44:35

• Amy Sandys does not tell you that at least a pair of these are #fakenews she helped writes and publish for #teamUPC ... in effect promoting a crime https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/cases/top-10-most-read-articles-of-the-year-2021/ #unifiedpatentcourt #unitarypatent http://techrights.org/wiki/Unitary_Patent    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:46:01

• #chelsea not impressive, even at home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUid8LegZj8 unlike #mancity away: mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSeInoQgYDQ   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 22:56:30

• Angry Bonucci screaming in the dressing room, Ronaldo agrees (All or Nothing) - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cyyZKzpyQHU ䷉ #video #invidious    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:03:54

• How we fought an anti #encryption #law in Belgium - and won! https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/belgian-encryption-backdoor-law-stopped/ #belgium #tutanota    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:08:32

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159696 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:09:08

• #GNOME is Exploring a New ’Quick Settings’ Feature • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159697 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:09:30

• "13 new GNU releases in the last month (as of December 27, 2021): artanis-0.5.1 global-6.6.8 gnun-1.2 gnupg-2.3.4 gsl-2.7.1 guile-sdl-0.5.3 jami-20211223 libmicrohttpd-0.9.75 librejs-7.20.3 nano-6.0 parallel-20211222 poke-1.4 serveez-0.3.0" https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/december-gnu-spotlight-with-mike-gerwitz-thirteen-new-releases   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:10:40

• Shame about the #DRM though https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/12/climate-denial-satire-dont-look-up-now-top-film-on-netflix-worldwide.html   

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:23:05

• Article on Digital Rights in 2021 will reach part 6 tomorrow. It'll run well into 2022. #techrights    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:24:34

• The situation at the #EPO is truly a tragedy. It shows that labour in #europe has little hope when those who hoard all the capital do anything they want while politicians serve only them. Even when they clearly break the law. http://techrights.org/2021/12/26/epo-class-conflict/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:26:18

• We will be showing many internal documents from the #epo very soon. Contact your MPs (or equivalent) and MEPs to raise awareness. http://techrights.org/wiki/EPO    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:27:15

• It's the last week of year and we still have #patents on essential treatments for #covid19 ... which means we'll never really solve the issue because for #patent holders it's a lot more profitable when the pandemic stays with us.    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:28:40

• It's not right wingers who prevent solutions to #covid19 .... it's the #patent holders https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/bill-gates-investments-covid/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:29:21

• #Patent fanatics and profiteers still unable to see that patent offices are provoked, courts trolled, and the system as a whole infiltrated by people who actively work to undermine innovation, equipped with buzzwords like "Hey Hi" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-dabus-saga-continued.html    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:31:36

• #Cavitation clearly unaware of what goes on at #epo : "In 2021 the Company received four additional #patents ... one issued by European Patent Office (EPO)..." http://www.itnewsonline.com/GlobeNewswire/Cavitation-Technologies-Inc.-Releases-Letter-to-Shareholders-Providing-Corporate-Update-and-Year-End-2021-Results/33606 clue: http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/quality-of-european-patents-has-collapsed/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:35:04

• #stephankinsella "Whereupon I do the rare original episode. In November I debated Richard Epstein in New York, at the Soho Forum, on [sic] intellectual property [sic] ( #patent and copyright)." https://www.stephankinsella.com/2021/12/kol369-soho-forum-ip-debate-post-mortem-with-greg-morin/ he argues against them completely    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:36:13

• "Patent and Copyright Law Should Be Abolished" | Soho Forum IP Debate Post-Mortem with Greg Morin - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/1qpB7cvtpL0 ䷉ #video #invidious #multimedia    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:36:57

• “Stephan Kinsella joins me to discuss the nature of centralized law legislated by fiat in comparison with decentralized law discovered through the observation of human action across time.” https://www.stephankinsella.com/paf-podcast/kol368-legislation-vs-law-with-robert-breedlove-of-the-what-is-money-show/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:38:15

• #MiquelMontañá ( #CliffordChance ) hopes for too much in one year? The #EPO devolved into what one can only conclude is "organised crime" disguised as legitimate activity for money extraction http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/12/29/will-the-new-year-bring-the-rule-of-law-to-the-epo/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EPO    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:40:54

• Miquel Montañá then goes on to stating lies and spouting out loaded statements about the #UPC as if it will exist. This is an old tactic of #TeamUPC :-) #unitarypatent #unifiedpatentcourt http://techrights.org/2021/08/19/captured-media-telling-lies/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:43:12

• Insane. #watchtroll is naming 100% #swpats (i.e. things that Section 101/Alice would invalidate) in "The Top 10 Patents of 2021: Improved Eye Contact in Video Calls, Targeted Ads Based on Conversation Samples, and Analyzing Toxicity in Social Media Content". #SoftwarePatents are #fakepatents ... stop misleading people    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:44:58

• And meanwhile, #ptab is taking on the so-called '$2.18 Billion #VLSI #patent ' -- one of those #patents that #uspto should never have granted in the first place (and which infiltrated courts in Texas might still say "OK" to)    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:46:34

• 'Former' #epo management, and friends of #battistelli himself (their current boss), now comment in #ipkat http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/breaking-board-of-appeal-finds-no-legal.html?showComment=1640808717736#c2917927526314397385 see http://techrights.org/2021/09/01/daniel-x-thomas-reply/ http://techrights.org/2021/09/01/daniel-x-thomas-ceipi-battistelli/    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:49:12

• "Given the absence of any adjustment to the rules for oral proceedings in the light of G 1/21, it seems that the #EPO intends to conduct oral proceedings by relying upon provisions that are clearly unlawful" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-ipkat-epo-enlarged-board-of-appeal.html?showComment=1640782934319#c8969007394713147153    

posted Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 23:51:07

• Associates and Enablers of #BenoîtBattistelli Are Commenting in #IPKat Today • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/ip-benoit-kat/ ䷉ #Techrights #Europe #EPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/ip-benoit-kat/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:09:16

• #LastPass ( #clowncomputing / #outsourcing ) is for fools and willfully negligent hipsters; this is an epic disaster waiting to happen https://palant.info/2021/12/29/how-did-lastpass-master-passwords-get-compromised/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:12:24

• Political Vigilante: Talking Maxwell Verdict https://unlimitedhangout.com/2021/12/press/political-vigilante-talking-maxwell-verdict/ do #billgates next: http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:13:08

• "TL;DR: It appears that #LastPass infrastructure has been compromised, all other explanations being rather unlikely. And, surprisingly, it isn’t given that the attackers actually know these master passwords." https://palant.info/2021/12/29/how-did-lastpass-master-passwords-get-compromised/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:14:22

• #"It Appears That #LastPass Infrastructure Has Been Compromised" • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159698 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:32:53

• Companies that make utterly poor and misguided/negligent tech choices will discredit themselves, earning respect from neither employees nor clients. They seed their very own destruction. #clowncomputing    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:34:58

• Snap-Together #Macropad Does It Without Solder https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/snap-together-macropad-does-it-without-solder/ #Arduino    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:35:10

• "This takes the input from the thermocouple probe and converts it into a digital signal that can be read over SPI with an Arduino library from Adafruit." https://hackaday.com/2021/12/29/build-your-own-high-temp-oven-thermometer/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:36:49

• #lastpass says... add to the list of "Trump says" or "Bill Gates says"... people spout out face-saving and self-serving lies, #corporateMedia repeats these lies. Bill Clinton: "I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMEN!" #BillGates is his own type of liar: http://techrights.org/2020/08/15/philanthropy-of-bill-and-jeffrey/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:39:07

• #DanielXThomas can be seen in today’s comments about the #EPO ; we’re meant to think this is perfectly OK while the #IPKat censors critics of #AntónioCampinos http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/ip-benoit-kat/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:41:37

• Tired of #gnu #linux sites/blogs being ruined by likely-sponsored #vpn spam. #linuxstans the latest of these https://linuxstans.com/do-you-need-a-vpn-on-linux-and-how-to-install-one/ sellouts peddling crock    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:45:09

• #uk #tories position: NEED MORE BEDS!! NEED MORE BEDS!! How about... REDUCE the f-ing infection rates??? http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/07/20/mass-infection/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:46:43

• Ballots https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/postal/images/0/09/Ballot1080.png/revision/latest?cb=20140705192503    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:48:17

• #Mesa 21.3.3 Released With Fixes For Old ATI R300~R500 GPUs, RADV Fixes Too - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-21.3.3-Released ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:49:10

• #GNU Project: #GCC 12 and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/#Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:53:11

• #GNU Project: #GCC 12 and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/159699 #GNU # #TuxMachines   

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:53:53

• "The Democratic senator from Vermont and Republican representative from California on Monday said in an amicus brief Monday the Federal Circuit is undermining the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act — which they both sponsored — by taking away Apple's ability to appeal inter partes review decisions" https://www.law360.com/telecom/articles/1450768/leahy-tells-justices-apple-qualcomm-ruling-threatens-aia    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:55:34

• Gross mis-framing of the issue at hand using buzzwords like "Hey Hi"; what's at stake here is some provocateur trying to claim that any junk produced by some computer program can be monopolised, as it that will "reward" the program https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/artificial-intelligence-as-an-inventor-7892764/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 00:59:23

• #OSI Might be Using #COVID19 to Report Their Critics to Twitter (for Suspension) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-censorship/ ䷉ #Techrights #Microsoft #Censorship | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/29/osi-censorship/    

posted Thursday, December 30, 2021 at 01:16:36