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schestowitz[TR]> It'd be easy enough to make another script which does that.  The list of Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]> feeds is almost all that is needed for that.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]I lost this file with the drive (I moved to another machine only what was considered important). I think it's one of three files, and basically a shell wrapped that likely resembles a great deal what runs the "merged" automated set. The list of feeds it is digesting, I think, is in Git.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]ATM, as I've already wasted about 3-5 hours trying to restore one keyboard (and mouse) for all PCs, I struggle to type in ytalk like I used to.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]It's another machine with a smaller, distant keyboard. In E-mail I can write down things faster.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]Last time I "cleaned" my RSS feeds was Friday morning. I'm in no rush to catch up, knowing that running back to the old method is missing a window of opportunity. Rianne already checks these feeds for important stories (where speed matters), so I think both TM and TR (the latter is a 'superset' of the TM links, as it goes beyond tech/FOSS) would benefit from a technical approach that a GUI like QuiteRSS can never provide. I'm going Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]to check these Python files now.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]My main PC is mostly usable now. The files I lost were not important (like raw images, the more recent raw and original videos... not the ones uploaded at the end). I mostly prepared for this failure, but knew that upon a knockout I'd have a LOT of work to do. 3 years' work went into customising it. Anyway, it was time for disk and OS upgrade (disk space nearly doubled).Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]PS - the tech layoffs, I think, may be a positive for TR for all sorts of reasons. The bubble's implosion was long in the making. 1.5 weeks before the witch-hunt Sirius lost a very important imminent client in the US, which fired ALL (about 2000) of its employees. The company, Sirius, didn't bother telling us. But I knew on the day. It was in techrights IRC before I even saw it in the news; Ryan posted a link.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]In IRC I was trying to accelerate my exit (before my birthday). I kept saying colleague of mine were lying, which was technically true. I was trying to get 'caught'.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]OK, time to check those python files.Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]PR - those 31 packs of protein shake? We're only about 1/3 of the way through. This is great for weight loss. We paid about 5% of the original price but cannot find the same on sale anymore (we checked twice).Jan 29 03:21
schestowitz[TR]https://diaspora.psyco.fr/posts/9418039#7b9220306f9c013b16c2002590c0bfb8Jan 29 03:23
schestowitz[TR]"As I said, that's the Silicon Valley spirit, the work at a company isnt the whole life, many people switch companies rather frequently over there. Also, once you worked at a Big Tech company, you normally won't have much trouble finding new work. Twitter is a special case now, the new government of Twitter is not rational in any sense."Jan 29 03:23
schestowitz[TR]https://diaspora.psyco.fr/posts/9420943#87eb76f06f60013b192f7054d219cb33Jan 29 03:24
schestowitz[TR]"You will never hear of open-source developers being laid off. They just run out of bread and stop contributing."Jan 29 03:24
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schestowitz[TR]I think I will use email a bit more.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]It'll massively reduce my very high typo rate and and be less cumbersome to read/write in the pull/push sense.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]I really like the python libraries in question. This reminds me of the 2005 efforts in USENET.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]GUIs are very rigid, I sometimes use the filter option to narrow down or pan/focus on particular theme, e.g. when there's a major new release people are covering. It'll be even easier with text editor, scripts, or hybrids like emacs.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]A script that turns OPML into a list or TM- and TR-style links (with or without excepts) would be very useful because it's easy to assess the outcome. rss-since with cutoff days accomplishes something similar, but a hybrid can help.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]In 2014 I experimented with such a thing, but the experiment did not last long. Then we started focusing on EPO and we moved house.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]I got my video pipeline done right (better audio, two cameras, more automation) and can consider revisiting that 2014 approach. Having vast lists of items is convenient because for many years I've 'mastered' the 'art' of clustering things on the fly. Any time saved can be reinvested into videos and articles.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]I will start doing extensive server backups if on Feb. 1st the fibre is installed as they promised. A day later we'll finish the Sirius series and I want to move on.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]PS - two ex-colleagues  (they left before me) are in contact. Might be another scandal brewing.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]PSS - lately I spend entire weekends catching up with rss feeds that had low yield -- deja vu (yes, patents!), hence the need to produce more and read faster. HEY HI or not, a lot of the Web is full of people who repeat PR scripts. ANY refutation to the parrots (like Sam used to do) is VERY important. Even one decent refutation can correct the public opinion.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]Signing off for now, no need to reply.. at least I can type here quickly and without many typos.Jan 29 10:30
schestowitz[TR]> thanks Roy,Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> Forgot to say; the Scooby meme I created in an image editor from theJan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> description you read. The artwork is a public domain classic oilJan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> painting - you may be able to find a better digital rendition if youJan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> think it helps the message.Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]I loved the article very much!Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]It hit many of the points I made if not all of them. Sorry I didn't say much earlier, still recovering... but at least I have a decent new drive now and new Debian 11 install. Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]Last week my best friend died. Days prior to my wife finally getting British citizenship. Lots happened lately.Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]My hands are no longer tied to my employer, so expect years ahead to be very very busy in Techrights. It's not a job, but it's important work and we treat is as such.Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]Thanks for the good article. I can't keep track of how many flattering remarks I get from people about your articles (not the ones censored and self-censored by "professional" establishment media).Jan 29 10:34
schestowitz[TR]> Roy, one more thing if it's not too late please.Jan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> Jan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> I was holding back an end to paragraph 3, bevause I said it beforeJan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> elsewhere and it gets tedious. But since you mention it maybe we canJan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> add this which I''ve remixed to fit with the scooby theme. So, afterJan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> "We have conjured "AI" into the realms of reality and commonJan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]> discourse":Jan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]I've just amended the text! Yes! Indeed! What's needed now is for other people to repeat these seemingly obvious arguments.Jan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]BTW, I found no typos while reading your article. None. Maybe I didn't read it slowly enough.Jan 29 10:40
schestowitz[TR]I think I'll do a video on this topic later, having rewritten some code on my new setup to process the files. It has been a very hectic week for me, but I'll come back stronger.Jan 29 10:40
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