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On 2015-304

Stephen Paul Weber posted, “Michael Geist to speak on #TPP in Waterloo: https://www.cigionline.org/events/tpp-copyright-and-innovation-are-canadian-creators-or-public-interest-risk” @ 2015-304 15:24 UTC
singpolyma commented on Install Wacom Intuos Tablet on Linux at Reddit, saying
Pretty sure it's bundled with X11 on most distros… even without gnome…

in reply to @ 2015-304 12:43 UTC
singpolyma commented on Glass Half - latest Blender short CC-BY film at Reddit, saying
I laughed out loud at the ending

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singpolyma commented on Good blogging site that is free and doesn't need to use ant non-free things like non free javascript? at Reddit, saying
WordPress. Or GNU Social. Or known/withknown/idno

in reply to @ 2015-304 12:24 UTC

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “#BigBuckBunny board book: first copy!” @ 2015-301 21:40 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “"If you keep telling a child they are a failure…after a while they’ll start agreeing": http://thatbooksmell.tumblr.com/post/132150579497/in-third-grade-i-had-this-teacher-who-would-give” @ 2015-301 20:09 UTC
singpolyma commented on What does your theoretical ideal laptop look like? at Reddit, saying
Partly for heat/power consumption/fanless possibility

Partly because homogeneity is bad

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “The python date handling situation is a mess. So many libraries.” @ 2015-301 19:59 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “Great talk last night about proportional representation… you know you want some: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7679C7ACE93A5638” @ 2015-301 15:20 UTC
singpolyma commented on What does your theoretical ideal laptop look like? at Reddit, saying
I wouldn't be against it or anything, but it's certainly not a priority for me.

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singpolyma commented on What does your theoretical ideal laptop look like? at Reddit, saying
I'd actually want model-m style buckling spring switches, despite them making it thicker and heavier. Probably. Honestly, maybe I'd hate that after all, but it sounds great. I love my good keyboards, and often use my laptop plugged into one (I have a portable-ish cherry-switch one that I keep in my backpack).

in reply to @ 2015-301 13:52 UTC
singpolyma commented on Help: I want to learn how to code an operating system. at Reddit, saying
Shameless plug: I have a super-beginner series starting from nothing. Starting at https://singpolyma.net/2012/01/writing-a-simple-os-kernel-part-1/

in reply to @ 2015-301 13:50 UTC
singpolyma commented on What does your theoretical ideal laptop look like? at Reddit, saying
- No binary blobs anywhere
- Freedom to the gate level (I can dream 😉 )
- Durable chassis
- USB Type-C (also used to charge the laptop, maybe optionally).
- 11+ hours battery life
- 11"-11.5" 4:3 matte screen
- Scissor-switched keyboard (or better, but that's unlikely in a laptop)
- Wifi a/b/g/n
- Bluetooth
- If there are camera/mic, hardware switch for each
- HDMI and DisplayPort outputs
- Gigabit ethernet
- Non-x86 architecture (MIPS preferred just now)
- I've come to love the trackpoint, but a really good touchpad can be fine
- Best (in both quality and volume) speakers possible in the space available
- Touchscreen
- Fold-down ("convert to tablet") chassis for the touchscreen
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On 2015-300

Stephen Paul Weber posted, “RT @OpenMedia_ca INFOGRAPHIC: There is still a lot of work to do to get CDNs to know what the #TPP will mean for them. #cdnpoli” repost of @ 2015-300 20:10 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “When an API asks me to email sales to get an API key… I think this might be trouble.” @ 2015-300 18:04 UTC
singpolyma commented on Ironic for an open source project: Its free! But... This content is locked until you like or share us. at Reddit, saying
Open source does not mean they can't ask you to pay for it. In this case, the payment is in terms of marketing.

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singpolyma commented on Prominent Smartphone Company Refuses To Provide Linux Kernel Sources Under GPL at Reddit, saying
Use this to check the evidence: https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html
Then email sfconservancy.org" rel="nofollow">compliance@sfconservancy.org

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singpolyma commented on Are Dell's XPS 13 drivers available without purchasing the developer edition? at Reddit, saying
Coworker of mine installed Ubuntu on XPS13 and it "just worked"

in reply to @ 2015-300 15:47 UTC
singpolyma commented on Prominent Smartphone Company Refuses To Provide Linux Kernel Sources Under GPL at Reddit, saying
For the purposes of an infringement suit you would have to prove you have code that forms part of their distribution. The more you have, the easier it is.

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “Update on the GPL enforcement against VMware: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2015/oct/28/vmware-update/” @ 2015-300 14:48 UTC
singpolyma commented on How to Open sourcing part of the project at Reddit, saying
git submodules?

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “Strangers don’t poison Haloween candy. Cars do hit kids, though: https://youtube.com/watch?v=WMa0DZBNoKY” @ 2015-300 03:07 UTC

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singpolyma opened issue flaviotordini/minitube#27. @ 2015-298 22:56 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “A faster, better YouTube interface: http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube” @ 2015-298 22:55 UTC
singpolyma opened issue flaviotordini/minitube#26. @ 2015-298 22:43 UTC
singpolyma commented on issue flaviotordini/minitube#25. @ 2015-298 22:38 UTC
singpolyma opened issue flaviotordini/minitube#25. @ 2015-298 22:28 UTC
singpolyma commented on Trying to locate interview with executive (GNU Foundation?) who expressed concern about proprietary software in her medical implant at Reddit, saying
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-17631838

Also her talk about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XDTQLa3NjE

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Stephen Paul Weber posted, “RT @offrayLC Dear Medium: Please stop hurting the web: http://devblog.avdi.org/2015/07/27/dear-medium-please-stop-hurting-the-web/ #IndieWeb” repost of @ 2015-298 21:27 UTC
singpolyma commented on Do you use Symbolic Links? Care to share what for? at Reddit, saying
I have an encrypted folder and symlink well-known locations (such as .ssh) into it. Among other uses.

in reply to @ 2015-298 18:37 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “@modsuperstar Oh, so to circumvent Twitter hiding replies from followers?” in reply to @ 2015-298 17:35 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “@modsuperstar why link to tweet instead of replying to it? Just curious.” in reply to @ 2015-298 16:54 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “Sony licensed stock footage, then branded its creator a pirate for using it himself: http://boingboing.net/2015/10/26/sony-licensed-stock-footage-t.html” @ 2015-298 16:09 UTC
singpolyma commented on issue snarfed/bridgy#529. @ 2015-298 15:24 UTC
singpolyma commented on issue snarfed/bridgy#529. @ 2015-298 15:17 UTC
singpolyma opened issue snarfed/bridgy#529. @ 2015-298 14:38 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “RT @TriTag "It’s not the 60’s anymore." Time for parking minimum regulations to change. https://youtube.com/watch?v=uYPMmKrwgPc” repost of @ 2015-298 14:30 UTC
Stephen Paul Weber posted, “RT @modsuperstar “may”? We’ve literally spent a generation fighting this and it’s being backdoored into Canadian law” repost of @ 2015-298 14:27 UTC
singpolyma commented on I'm giving away 12 piano solo compositions for commercial use for free at Reddit, saying
This is great! Though it is both incorrect and confusing to refer to attribution-licensed material as "Public Domain"

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singpolyma commented on I have a question regarding GPL licensing. at Reddit, saying
Easiest way: ask the copyright holder. Often I ask (by email) such authors and they say "that sounds fine to me", which give you written evidence if they decide to change their mind later.

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On 2015-297

singpolyma commented on Is a program legally opensource if its original source is modified to be very tangled and confusing but still valid code in the language? at Reddit, saying

What if I quote the bytes of the executable as a hex string, in the code, and run binary eval on it?

What if you do? That is obviously not the preferred form for modification and does not fill the source requirement of the GPL.
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singpolyma commented on Is a program legally opensource if its original source is modified to be very tangled and confusing but still valid code in the language? at Reddit, saying
If you just want to know if minified JS fill the GPL souce offer requirement, the answer is definitely no. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7564654/distributing-gpl-licensed-code-code-compression-and-code-readability

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