schestowitz.com » TechBytes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog Reflections on Technology Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:47:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 TechBytes Episode 89: Back on the Air https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2015/09/03/back-on-the-air/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2015/09/03/back-on-the-air/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:32:19 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4750 TechBytes 2015

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Summary: An episode which focuses on the rise of Chromebooks, serious issues pertaining to privacy, media bias, and the demise of Windows

This is the first show to have been recorded this year and hopefully the resumption of TechBytes as a weekly of bi-weekly show. We are hoping to facilitate live broadcasting of the show as well (coming soon). The show officially turns 5 in just 4 weeks from now.

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Summary: An episode which focuses on the role of Free software when it comes to development of games and the role of GNU/Linux in gaming platforms

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Keywords: games, gnu, linux, freesw, sharing, microsoft, xbox, sony, ps4, ps3

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Summary: The first audio episode in a very long time covers some of the latest happenings when it comes to privacy and, contrariwise, mass surveillance

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Keywords: gchq, nsa, surveillance, uk, dropbox, google, privacy, wonga, twitter, facebook

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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/04/14/surveillance-centric-episode/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on How He Started Getting Involved in Politics https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/04/07/richard-stallman-politics/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/04/07/richard-stallman-politics/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 08:56:25 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4414 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, explains what inspired him to get involved in non-software matters


After this interview we looked up some lines from “The Prisoner” (on his laptop).

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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/04/07/richard-stallman-politics/feed/ 0 Stallman on Internet Trolls https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/30/stallman-on-internet-trolls/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/30/stallman-on-internet-trolls/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 07:53:15 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4408 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, responds to the claim that there are fewer people now who berate him


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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/30/stallman-on-internet-trolls/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman’s Warning About YouTube https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/24/richard-stallman-youtube/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/24/richard-stallman-youtube/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:02:40 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4399 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about restrictions that exist when it comes to many Web-based videos


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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/24/richard-stallman-youtube/feed/ 0 Stallman Accepts Twitter https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/16/stallman-accepts-twitter/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/16/stallman-accepts-twitter/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:42:17 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4394 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about so-called ‘social’ media sites other than Facebook


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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/16/stallman-accepts-twitter/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman and ownCloud https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/10/richard-stallman-and-owncloud/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/10/richard-stallman-and-owncloud/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:26:38 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4387 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about storage in so-called “clouds”


Pardon the error (I made an error by referring to ownCloud as “myCloud”).

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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/10/richard-stallman-and-owncloud/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on Facebook https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/03/stallman-on-facebook/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/03/stallman-on-facebook/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:02:50 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4385 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about how Facebook is using people and why no person should support Facebook


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]]> https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/03/03/stallman-on-facebook/feed/ 0 Richard Stallman on Social Networks https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/02/23/social-richard-stallman/ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2014/02/23/social-richard-stallman/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:29:24 +0000 http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/?p=4379 TechBytes with Stallman

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation’s founder, talks about the RMS account at Identi.ca and more


Worth noting: After our last interview release (about Diaspora) someone created an RMS account at JoinDiaspora, echoing what already exists in Ideni.ca and Stallman.org

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