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Notices by dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)

  1. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Thursday, 08-Sep-2016 04:33:27 UTC dis.k dis.k
    Yay for LibriVox!
    In conversation Thursday, 08-Sep-2016 04:33:27 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  2. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Jul-2016 11:33:39 UTC dis.k dis.k
    in reply to
    • Kei Kebreau
    Just chiming in because it's an interesting discussion, not meaning to criticise. IMO, logically it makes much more sense to think of sex work like a sub-domain of wage labour (like manual labour, creative labour etc). Wage labour is not a voluntary choice in a capitalist economy, and sometimes it can even be forced by direct violence (that especially happened in early capitalism, but I'd argue modern 'workfare' schemes are similar), not just indirect structural violence (by not owning the things that make new value, you have to work for someone who does own them, so you get a cut of the value).

    So is sex work shameful? I'd say only as shameful as any other job in a market economy.
    In conversation Wednesday, 06-Jul-2016 11:33:39 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  3. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-May-2016 13:30:38 UTC dis.k dis.k
    #defendscihub and #defendlibgen because: Social-sciences preprint server snapped up by publishing giant Elsevier https://loadaverage.org/url/3060910
    In conversation Wednesday, 18-May-2016 13:30:38 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink

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  4. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Mar-2016 07:05:42 UTC dis.k dis.k
    in reply to
    • Christopher M. Hobbs
    Paid protests are probably not a thing. Capitalists have better ways to compel people to defend the system that exploits them. I remember a few months ago a "protest" here in Cyprus, in support of an industrialist investigated for large scale corruption. His employees showed up outside the courts with digitally printed banners saying "Hands Off Our Boss". Willing to bet an arm they were forced to "protest" under thread of dismissal.

    Anti-globalisation protesters with iPhones are not paid. The problem is that the radical movement refuses to understand technology is as political. If they did, they wouldn't touch an iPhone with a 10 metre pole.
    In conversation Wednesday, 09-Mar-2016 07:05:42 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  5. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Saturday, 05-Mar-2016 18:13:03 UTC dis.k dis.k
    Started talking with a lot of my professors about open access and trying to go a step further advocating for Commons. They seem to agree but they favour reformist approaches.
    In conversation Saturday, 05-Mar-2016 18:13:03 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  6. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 07:35:19 UTC dis.k dis.k
    in reply to
    • stig atle
    I'm not disagreeing. As I wrote, three years ago my choice was between not having a computer, having a computer with Intel or nVidia components that was as nonfree at it gets, or having an AMD one with just nonfree firmware. I made the compromise and went with AMD. It made sense then.

    The thing is that if we stop demanding more now, we won't even keep what we already have. Case in point, AMD used to support Coreboot but not any more. Another case was Intel switching to nonfree firmware for their newer gfx chipsets, when they used to be the only vendor with free gfx firmware.

    If we start being soft on hardware vendors, we will allow them to retrogress back to the point we had to use ndiswrapper to have wifi on our computers. It's tough and inconvenient, but we have to be vocal all the time, because it's easy to lose what we gained.
    In conversation Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 07:35:19 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  7. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 06:10:17 UTC dis.k dis.k
    in reply to
    • stig atle
    But the nonfree firmware remains a dependency, and come amdgpu, the userspace blob will also have a headstart. That's my worry. AMD obscures that all their openness is built upon nonfree, non-replaceable software.
    In conversation Thursday, 28-Jan-2016 06:10:17 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  8. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Sunday, 24-Jan-2016 18:03:40 UTC dis.k dis.k
    I'm getting interested into learning TEX lately. I think I will start spending some time in LYX for starters. You have to admit they provide a tonne of documentation, so no excuses.
    In conversation Sunday, 24-Jan-2016 18:03:40 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  9. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Dec-2015 02:28:48 UTC dis.k dis.k
    Sleepless night tonight. A bit under the weather lately but I don't dare use electric heating, not at least I get another job.
    In conversation Wednesday, 16-Dec-2015 02:28:48 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  10. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Monday, 30-Nov-2015 20:11:32 UTC dis.k dis.k
    I still cannot fathom how difficult is to install a different Android distro than the stock one.
    In conversation Monday, 30-Nov-2015 20:11:32 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
  11. dis.k (disk@loadaverage.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Nov-2015 06:41:41 UTC dis.k dis.k
    Superfish 2.0: Now Dell is Breaking HTTPS https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/superfish-20-now-dell-breaking-https
    In conversation Thursday, 26-Nov-2015 06:41:41 UTC from loadaverage.org permalink
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