westyvw

@westyvw@lemm.ee

kde, linux, busses, open source and the good old Grateful Dead.

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westyvw , to News in The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic bird flu vaccine

The US spent 31.6 billion to develop, produce and purchase covid 19 mrna vaccines.

So the US is already spending a ton of money....

westyvw , to News in Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid.

I think I would go with a 19 author study published in science over a bank report in May. MAY! How much data did they have? At least by December we could get some data to work with

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd9338

But is doesn't matter what science says for you does it?

westyvw , to News in Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

They really brought attention to themselves. But if I understand it the current discussion is about if all books need to be removed, or can they have controlled lending.

westyvw , to News in Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

Yeah, I realize that. They waaaaay overstepped their rights on that one. But they are back to the original method.

westyvw , to News in Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

I can see where you are going with this. But there is NOT a copy in my browser. Only a representation of a fraction of the whole book at any given time. I cannot make a copy.

When I am viewing the section of the book, the rest of the book is "checked out". No one else can look at it. Is this not how a library works? I check out an item, then I take it back? Are they not making the steps to make sure I can check it out, read it, and then I have to give it back?

Since libraries are allowed to loan from their collection, what makes digital any different? In the case of video, if the library wanted to check out a video and stream it to me, I see no difference than me checking it out myself. In fact libraries are granted the right to show videos to me and small groups, so why can't I be farther away than in their building?

The current move of libraries to streaming services is exactly because of this. Now the library has a license, and cannot share the stream without the license. This is a move to remove physical items so that the possibility of streaming from a physical item is moot.

westyvw , to News in Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

I understand your point. But the archive isn't giving you a copy. It will display 2 pages on your screen, using encryption, for up to 2 hours. You can turn pages and see a different 2 pages displayed, but that's it.

Is this a significant distinction from a copy, I don't know. But it does seem different as I cannot take that copy, I can only observe content and even then in a limited way.

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

You said everyone. Then cited his lawyers. Shouldn't they be in the same category as the cops?

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

Citation needed: everyone that knew him.

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

Third day of deposition.

After fighting Boeing since 2017. Losing the first court case by the way.

An entire movie about this came out in 2022.

It sounds like a desperate person who had enough.

Why kill him now? Wad something going to come out that already hadn't? Or wad this person tired of fighting and feeling helpless.

You could argue that maybe Boeing killed him in the long run.

But with 50,000 people taking their lived a year in the US I tend to think a lot of people are just broken. And i can't blame them.

Also, you are suggesting the police were in on it since they ruled out foul play too?

Although I don't trust them either. So fair enough on that one.

westyvw , (edited ) to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

No they are not that suspicious at all. The first death served no purpose unless you really believe it was a "fuck you" death.

The second wasnt much better, but come on, they really got a hospital involved? Do you know how stupid that sounds?

I DO think CEO's, members of the board, and rich shareholders have legislative and other protections. At the very least the ability to send lawyers to court for the rest of their lives if they had to. I believe they can get away with quite a lot, and probably make money doing it even if caught. So none of that, NONE of that means resorting to murder. There just isn't really a need to.

If this were a case of targeted blackmail, perhaps somekind of love affair gone wrong or some kind or really nasty shit, then I could see it.

You can ruin peoples lives, create shoddy products, pollute the land, boss people around, and you won't get in any trouble if you are rich. No need to murder anyone.

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

The ridiculous part is the complexity and number of people who would need to keep a secret.

That is exactly right. That is where it all falls apart.

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

Someone very connected to Boeing murdered them.

Yeah, that second guy, they went all biological right? I mean they gave him the flu to get him to the hospital. Once there, and in his weakened state, they sprang MRSA on him! That way, when they caused the parting shot with a stroke, no one would suspect!

Conspiracy is a lot of fun! Lets add aliens. I mean the whole reason why this is all so hush hush is the government is in a contract with the Aliens from Alpha Centauri and these people stumbled onto it. It is so obvious!

westyvw , to News in Boeing CEO admits company has retaliated against whistleblowers during Senate hearing

In these comments:

CEO admits to whistleblowers being disciplined at work (which everyone knew, he just is saying it)... suddenly becomes He admitted murder!

Sad. If you make up a reality because you feel that way, you are no better then they are.

westyvw , to A Boring Dystopia in Everything must be a subscription service

I can't say I really hate this. If a company is willing to maintain this so there is always free water alongside a purchase option, it doesnt seem so bad.

Because frankly a portion of my world looks like this right now: The corporations squeeze to get everything out of me, and a good portion of the populous want to make sure I can't have nice things by fucking everything up. A public fountain? Oh yeah that shit will get destroyed or stolen within a week.

westyvw , to Technology in The problem with GIMP

Thank goodness. I hate most current UI.

It's funny that one thing I really liked about it was the floating windows and toolbar. Then everyone complained and they brought it all together. But now people I work with using software that we pay nearly a million dollars to license are getting all excited becuase they introduced.... floating windows.

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