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  • Wokies upset with Raspberry Pi

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 10 07:48:12 2022
  • From Alfred Molon@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 10 20:06:30 2022
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?
    --
    Alfred Molon

    Olympus 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras forum at
    https://groups.io/g/myolympus
    https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Alfred Molon on Sat Dec 10 15:45:57 2022
    On Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 14:06:37 UTC-5, Alfred Molon wrote:
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?
    --
    Alfred Molon

    A "woke" person. But, the article makes Rasperry Pi users seem like fringers.

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Dec 10 16:20:17 2022
    On Sunday, 11 December 2022 at 9:46:01 am UTC+10, RichA wrote:
    On Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 14:06:37 UTC-5, Alfred Molon wrote:
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?
    --
    Alfred Molon
    A "woke" person. But, the article makes Rasperry Pi users seem like fringers.

    I own a number of RasPis and don't consider myself either woke or on any fringe. Yes, I use a couple as El Cheapo security cameras and they are disguised as other objects to stop the local yobbos from either mangling them or spraying them with black
    paint. Also, if you are in the business of doing secret police stuff, does it matter whose kit he used? Those lambasting RasPi for employing him, seem to be against any surveillance, regardless of the kit's manufacturer.

    Given that it's a UK company, and I might assume some folks who are winging are UK residents, how do they cope with this:-

    "Research by Clarion Security Systems estimates that there are over 942,562 CCTV Cameras in London, meaning there is 1 CCTV camera for every 10 people in the capital. You are likely to be captured on London CCTV up to 70 times per day. (2022)" (https://
    clarionuk.com/resources/how-many-cctv-cameras-are-in-london/)

    Ages ago, I had an uncle who was in the local plod's Special Branch. According to him, they've been the Dept of Dirty Tricks for years.

    Cheers,
    Magani

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Magani on Sat Dec 10 20:16:00 2022
    On Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 19:20:22 UTC-5, Magani wrote:
    On Sunday, 11 December 2022 at 9:46:01 am UTC+10, RichA wrote:
    On Saturday, 10 December 2022 at 14:06:37 UTC-5, Alfred Molon wrote:
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?
    --
    Alfred Molon
    A "woke" person. But, the article makes Rasperry Pi users seem like fringers.
    I own a number of RasPis and don't consider myself either woke or on any fringe. Yes, I use a couple as El Cheapo security cameras and they are disguised as other objects to stop the local yobbos from either mangling them or spraying them with black
    paint. Also, if you are in the business of doing secret police stuff, does it matter whose kit he used? Those lambasting RasPi for employing him, seem to be against any surveillance, regardless of the kit's manufacturer.

    Given that it's a UK company, and I might assume some folks who are winging are UK residents, how do they cope with this:-

    "Research by Clarion Security Systems estimates that there are over 942,562 CCTV Cameras in London, meaning there is 1 CCTV camera for every 10 people in the capital. You are likely to be captured on London CCTV up to 70 times per day. (2022)" (https://
    clarionuk.com/resources/how-many-cctv-cameras-are-in-london/)

    Maybe that camera density is what drove the shut-ins insane? It was neat how the spies in the Brit TV series, "Spooks" (MI-5) jumped from camera feed to camera feed following a suspect in real-time.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Alfred Molon on Sun Dec 11 21:55:11 2022
    On 11/12/2022 8:06 am, Alfred Molon wrote:
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?

    Somebody who isn't an arsehole.

    Granted, some socially aware people can be OTT, but dicks typically like
    to give the label to anybody just one goosestep to the left of themselves.

    geoff

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  • From Alfred Molon@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 11 10:54:10 2022
    Am 11.12.2022 um 00:45 schrieb RichA:

    A "woke" person.

    Ok, I think I found it:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

    But honestly, what a dumb term. I hope it doesn't get adopted here in
    Germany (sometimes Germans pick up American terms).
    --
    Alfred Molon

    Olympus 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras forum at
    https://groups.io/g/myolympus
    https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to geoff on Sun Dec 11 05:26:27 2022
    On Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 3:55:22 AM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 11/12/2022 8:06 am, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    Somebody who isn't an arsehole.

    Granted, some socially aware people can be OTT, but dicks typically like
    to give the label to anybody just one goosestep to the left of themselves.

    “Goosestep”? Wow, I did Nazi that play on words coming. Nicely done.

    -hh

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to geoff on Sun Dec 11 14:56:33 2022
    On Sunday, 11 December 2022 at 03:55:22 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 11/12/2022 8:06 am, Alfred Molon wrote:
    Am 10.12.2022 um 16:48 schrieb RichA:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    What is a "wokie"?
    Somebody who isn't an arsehole.

    Granted, some socially aware people can be OTT, but dicks typically like
    to give the label to anybody just one goosestep to the left of themselves.

    geoff

    Speaking of blanket labels...

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Dec 22 12:47:54 2022
    On 2022-12-10 10:48, RichA wrote:
    https://petapixel.com/2022/12/09/raspberry-pi-under-fire-by-creators-who-are-upset-it-hired-a-former-cop/

    So like you to drag out a dead paintbrush due to a few malcontents
    writing some edge crap.

    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to Alfred Molon on Thu Dec 22 12:47:07 2022
    On 2022-12-10 14:06, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    From the now long dead term "woke" that right wingers sling around at progressives as an insult. Of course it only makes the right wingers
    look even more like the brainless idiots that they cheer on (Trump,
    Cruz, etc), esp. as they apply the term on such a wide range of topics
    that it's lost entire meaning - just like right wingers are so lost that
    they just re-inforce how meaningless they are to the world.

    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Alan Browne on Fri Dec 23 10:23:22 2022
    On 23/12/2022 6:47 am, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2022-12-10 14:06, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    From the now long dead term "woke" that right wingers sling around at progressives as an insult.  Of course it only makes the right wingers
    look even more like the brainless idiots that they cheer on (Trump,
    Cruz, etc), esp. as they apply the term on such a wide range of topics
    that it's lost entire meaning - just like right wingers are so lost that
    they just re-inforce how meaningless they are to the world.


    Not to mention calling US Democrats 'extreme left wingers' !

    geoff

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to geoff on Fri Dec 23 07:43:42 2022
    On Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 16:23:30 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 23/12/2022 6:47 am, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2022-12-10 14:06, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    From the now long dead term "woke" that right wingers sling around at progressives as an insult. Of course it only makes the right wingers
    look even more like the brainless idiots that they cheer on (Trump,
    Cruz, etc), esp. as they apply the term on such a wide range of topics
    that it's lost entire meaning - just like right wingers are so lost that they just re-inforce how meaningless they are to the world.

    Not to mention calling US Democrats 'extreme left wingers' !

    geoff

    Huh. Maybe not 10 years ago, but the radical left has insinuated itself into the Democratic party like tick on a dog.

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to RichA on Fri Dec 23 15:40:15 2022
    On 2022-12-23 10:43, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 16:23:30 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 23/12/2022 6:47 am, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2022-12-10 14:06, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    From the now long dead term "woke" that right wingers sling around at
    progressives as an insult. Of course it only makes the right wingers
    look even more like the brainless idiots that they cheer on (Trump,
    Cruz, etc), esp. as they apply the term on such a wide range of topics
    that it's lost entire meaning - just like right wingers are so lost that >>> they just re-inforce how meaningless they are to the world.

    Not to mention calling US Democrats 'extreme left wingers' !

    geoff

    Huh. Maybe not 10 years ago, but the radical left has insinuated itself into the Democratic party like tick on a dog.


    ROFL. A few noisy people don't make the Dems "radical left" - they
    tread damn to the right from a Canadian perspective.



    --
    “Donald Trump and his allies and supporters are a clear and present
    danger to American democracy.”
    - J Michael Luttig - 2022-06-16
    - Former US appellate court judge (R) testifying to the January 6
    committee

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Dec 24 15:04:40 2022
    On 24/12/2022 4:43 am, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 22 December 2022 at 16:23:30 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 23/12/2022 6:47 am, Alan Browne wrote:
    On 2022-12-10 14:06, Alfred Molon wrote:

    What is a "wokie"?

    From the now long dead term "woke" that right wingers sling around at
    progressives as an insult. Of course it only makes the right wingers
    look even more like the brainless idiots that they cheer on (Trump,
    Cruz, etc), esp. as they apply the term on such a wide range of topics
    that it's lost entire meaning - just like right wingers are so lost that >>> they just re-inforce how meaningless they are to the world.

    Not to mention calling US Democrats 'extreme left wingers' !

    geoff

    Huh. Maybe not 10 years ago, but the radical left has insinuated itself into the Democratic party like tick on a dog.


    Your 'radical left' being what the rest of the world would call 'middle
    of the road'.

    geoff

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