But to who?

am a fairly normal individual, even if my views on technology (that area in particular) diverge somewhat from “the average” (or “norm”) because I am opinionated about Software Freedom. Nothing wrong with diverse perspectives in the planet.

If that sort of divergence is because it is my professional area, then it’s somewhat expected that my views will differ from “unwashed (bombarded by commercial propaganda) masses”.

Last October I spoke to a judge who later said I was courteous. I cannot recall saying anything rude or impolite. I didn’t shout, didn’t curse. I didn’t make “funny faces”.

This was the first time and the last time I saw someone who had sued me. He would no longer show up, even when he was just around the corner (from the courtroom).

Absent an explanation, I’m left to deduce he’s just afraid of facing me or seeing me. That was never my intention.

Coming soon

think that this Halloween we’ll be a bit busy, as there are two deadlines for us to meet around that time.

Halloween is about scare and fright. Some people try to scare us.

In practice, however, they keep us busy and that’s about it.

Next month we celebrate 20 years of Techrights. Nothing will disrupt this.

We didn’t start this

t’s sunny again, but very cold (about 5 degrees this morning). Today we’ll go out a number of times, taking advantage of the good weather.

Yesterday’s “Litigation Update” seems to have struck a nerve. Good. It means it was effective.

We now have more than a fortnight to put forth some input to the judge, who said Garrett’s case was a waste of the court’s money.

t is a matter of public record (as of today) that another Order was issued. It was issued by the joint head of the media and communications list at the UK’s High Court. As is already known to the opposing party, we’re not unrepresented in the case because of Legal Aid and pro bono advice from a “leading specialist in defamation, privacy, and data protection law.”

We are not fearful of the Court (but we do respect it) because we had done no wrong by opposing merciless attacks on women, on Computer Science, and on computer security. I did no wrong by protecting my wife from online abuse and by protecting women in America from physical abuse in America. The other side is wasting obscene amounts of money trying to project in absentia. The aim is to distract from their own horrific actions and make it sound like the real culprit is the person who wrote about the actions.

It’s not naive to have faith and genuine belief that at the end justice will be served, not weaponised.

Gettint cold, sun low

‘ve just slept in the sun, maybe for the last time (for this year), as it rapidly gets cold(er) and if clouds cover the sun, then it is too much to bear for a long time. Eyes shut, with music on, it’s all turning into a rather deep sleep. Within seconds, not minutes. Controlling a Discman is easy without seeing anything (mechanical buttons).

Somehow it feels increasingly certain this was the last for the year.

In some sense, “goodbye, 2026.”

think it’s no secret that applications have been made concerning an appeal in our case, a case that can last many more months. We have been saying for a while that this would happen, but the process is slow and cumbersome.

In the meantime we carry on as usual. Life goes on.

Disposable slippers no more?

t seems like we’ll be getting winter-like temperatures soon and I’ve not yet found an affordable heating body for some of the fish. Rianne has one in her tank, so I’ll probably need to get it running very soon, then move the tetras there.

Some news reports say the winter in Europe can become notoriously cold this year because of streams and climate change. I have no reasons to doubt that.