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Notices by lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net), page 84

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:56:11 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • GeniusMusing
    @geniusmusing #Ventoy is surprisingly good. I've used it a couple of times already. But recently, I was using it on the new Armbian installation on the #Orange_Pi_5 and ran into an issue:

    * It sets up the flash drive using ExFAT as the file system. The instructions say you can change it later, but I never found that option.
    * The current set of OS installable programs (Armbian, but I presume Debian / Devuan / Ubuntu / Mint will be the same) does not include a version of mount that handles exfat. That was in the now-deprecated older package.
    * Turns out that Ventoy has a binary executable that I was able to copy into my path and use, so now S will receive a USB flash drive with 3 live distros (Debian, Ubuntu Desktop, CentOS Stream) and one direct installer (Ubuntu Server) on it.

    I was tempted to add ReactOS, just so she'd see the difference between trying to clone a proprietary system without being sued is versus writing as desired. But I know she's just doing this so she'll have a passing familiarity and be able to check that box on some HR department's screening software's checklist. #ReactOS certainly will not help there.
    In conversation Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:56:11 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:41:32 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
    > China, India and Brazil voted in favor, which is huge news.

    That really is huge news. I didn't expect that Xi would participate in public criticism of Putin in any way.
    In conversation Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:41:32 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:39:59 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    My sister's cats have decided to make a certain spot on the floor their "it is my territory" marker. I'm mopping the floor with bleach multiple times per day to clean it up, but I think I'm just going to keep that door closed. If they can't get in, they'll move that activity to a place where she has to deal with it, not me.
    In conversation Tuesday, 02-May-2023 14:39:59 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2023 22:33:25 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I shoild probably note that I would not qualify to be called libertarian (neither "small L", as in holding those beliefs, or "large L", as in joining the party). I firmly believe in compulsory education.

    If for no other reason, to keep child labor laws from lapsing. But there are other reasons. Our society requires educated, knowledgeable, involved citizens attending city council meetings, school board meetings, and to some degree, attending state and federal legislative sessions. We require an educated workforce, as mining and farming employ far too few people to be relied upon.
    In conversation Monday, 01-May-2023 22:33:25 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2023 20:24:09 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    After a few days of too much heat, a cool wind is bringing a storm in a day or two.
    In conversation Monday, 01-May-2023 20:24:09 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2023 15:34:51 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • Ji Fu
    @fu Are the 'big L' libertarians (e.g., the Libertarian Party) proposing this? I have only heard Republicans proposing it.
    In conversation Monday, 01-May-2023 15:34:51 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2023 00:32:48 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    It was good, but my stomach is already letting me know I'm nearing my quota of beef. Time to go back to chicken and turkey.
    In conversation Monday, 01-May-2023 00:32:48 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 01-May-2023 00:30:43 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
    That's really cool.
    In conversation Monday, 01-May-2023 00:30:43 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 23:43:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    US #CDC held a conference in which most attendees were maskless. It now warns that #COVID-19 cases occurred among attendees. https://mastodon.social/@augieray/110278742360108246 https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/28/covid-cases-cdc-conference/ [www washingtonpost com]

    Yeah, these are the ones who should be setting examples for the rest of us, not parading around maskless like they're Florida politicians.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 23:43:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      CDC meeting, intended to mark covid progress, sees virus cases of its own
      from Washington Post
      The conference for disease detectives hadn’t been held in person for several years because of the pandemic.
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 21:54:05 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.the-sun.com/news/8000847/putin-killed-russia-breaks-up-cia/ [www the-sun com]

    Ex-CIA analyst thinks that the war in #Ukraine may be the final blow that leads to the break-up of #Russia into several smaller nations ... many of which would retain the nuclear weapons left behind.

    Reasons include ethnic tensions (ethnic minority federated republics have thus far provided most of the soldiers sent to the war zones, and therefore, have suffered most of the losses).

    > He predicted the world is facing “Yugoslavia with nukes” in reference to the bloody break-up of the former Balkan state.

    > When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991 into 15 new states, those where the superpower’s vast nuclear weapon arsenal was stationed were persuaded to give them up.

    > That meant avoiding a terrifying situation in which a flurry of nations suddenly acquire weapons of mass destruction.

    > But [former CIA analyst Paul] Goble chillingly warns “we can certainly get that now” adding: “I suspect that there could be a lot more people with nuclear weapons than anybody is talking about.”
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 21:54:05 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      How Putin could be killed as Russia breaks up into nuclear mini states
      from The US Sun
      RUSSIA will collapse into potentially nuclear armed warring mini-states as a result of Vladimir Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine, a former CIA analyst has grimly predicted. The vast country h…
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 15:34:33 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Ah. #In-N-Out Burger today.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 15:34:33 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 13:33:06 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    "Friends" is playing on the laundromat's TV. During its run, I only occasionally saw it and it seemed like a good show. Now that it is on for hours each laundry day, this show really stinks.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 13:33:06 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 13:25:00 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    At the laundromat. A couple of others that usually come Saturday mornings were here today.

    #coin-laundry
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 13:25:00 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:59:04 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Informed #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A that financial resources are still too limited, so I'm not sending anything for May or June birthdays. (This follows similar announcements for November, December, and all the way through April. Though in one instance I was able to retroactively send something.)
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:59:04 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:49:12 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    That's apnews dot com.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:49:12 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:48:41 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    States starting to remove people from #MedicAid program benefits. https://nu.federati.net/url/290238 [apnew com]

    Assuming these people are still financially bad off, they either become uninsured or they go through the #ACA process and likely wind up on MedicAid anyway.

    Sometimes I wish we could require our legislators to live in the same conditions as their low-income constituents.

    "What? This apartment hasn't had a door in years. The landlord refuses to install one and we're forbidden by the lease from doing it ourselves. Come on, Congressperson, you had to know that making laws favor landlords would lead to this."

    ~~Later~~

    "*Cough* *cough*. It's so cold in here."

    "Yes, Congressperson, once you took away people's medical coverage, they had to choose between medical care and heating their apartments in the Winter. Did you expect anything different?"
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:48:41 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
      from AP NEWS
      Some Medicaid recipients tell The Associated Press errors and confusion are leading to them being kicked off the federally and state-funded health coverage program. States are undertaking an unprecedented review of the 84 million Medicaid enrollees nationwide. The federal government will require states to remove people whose incomes are too high for the program. Millions are expected to lose insurance. Some advocacy groups and Medicaid recipients in states that have started the process say they've been mistakenly removed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it'll work with states inundated with calls from enrollees. For the past three years during the coronavirus pandemic, the government had barred states from removing anyone deemed ineligible.
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:44:34 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://safenetforum.org/t/update-06-april-2023/38204

    #MaidSafe (or as I've been calling them, "the maiden savers") announces more improvements in #SAFE_Network. This again sounds like "we're almost ready", but they are quite a bit closer than they were before.

    There was a guy that used to talk about MaidSafe all the time on Diaspora. Now he has a Mastodon account, so he occasionally links an announcement.

    So the way I understand it, SAFE Network is supposed to combine secure and distributed network storage, some sort of identifiers meant to protect against corporate surveillance, various applications & services running on the platform, and (non-blockchain?) transactions. I'm sure I'm not telling all the good things it is supposed to do or enable nor all the bad things it is supposed to prevent.

    It has been interesting to check back on the project once in a while to see how far they've gotten. In all honesty, their development process seemed pretty slow, so seeing some updates this year, it seems like they broke through some important barrier.

    One more thing: I've never tried it. I may or may not decide to try it once they have their official launch (currently they're running temporary testing networks). So not an endorsement.

    I'm just interested in seeing the things people are doing to try to free people from the control of corporations.
    In conversation Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 00:44:34 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Update 06 April, 2023
      from Safe Network Forum
      It’s time to pull together all those mysterious acronyms, revisitings and baffling announcements that have peppered the forum over the last couple of extraordinary weeks to give you - and us - a chance to reflect on what the hell’s going on. General progress The entire team has been heads down in libp2p, Kademlia and related topics this week, so there’s less to itemise than usual. @bzee is focused on NAT traversal capabilities in libp2p for hole punching, @oetyng is currently integrating D...
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