●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, February 26, 2023 ●● ● Feb 26 [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 today's daily bulletin was 9000+ lines long [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 without any videos and barely any images [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 but I've taken down the volume a bit from my end [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 and started preparing more to write [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 going to leave hom in 3 hours to buy dry foods etc. [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 the fish is still alive, but almost a week now refusing to eat and getting weaker as a result [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 the parasite may be gone, but she needs o start eating for any chance of recovery [02:50] schestowitz-pi2 it's a very small fish ● Feb 26 [05:14] *rianne has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [05:14] *rianne_ has quit (connection closed) [05:14] *rianne_ (~rianne@rbnv8qskr8rgw.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [05:14] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-448.p91.7dgmmg.IP) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 26 [10:11] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [10:15] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 bssf thousands of layoffs [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 intel pay cuts [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 some bit cut (20% for inlaw) [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 the compromises of work/life change [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 inflation, pay, conditions [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 no more home/WFH [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 this way they can get rid of workers without layoffs [10:19] schestowitz-pi2 people retire/resign [10:19] techrights[sec] The details are important: which divisions are being cut and which [10:19] techrights[sec] skills, or lack thereof, are being kicked to the curb? [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 software side 5% pay cut [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 the big pay cut is hardware/gate design [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 20% [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 but maybe was overpaid [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 *basf [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 2,000 iirc [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 tomshardware mentioned intel pay cuts [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 then changed the headline [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 as noted in irc today [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 to omit that part [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 i assume the editor got contacted [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 intelis smashed by tomshardware [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 and then comes a puff piece too [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 after they reported some products being canceled [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 i remember techrights irc getting micromoles trying to melittle azure layoffs [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 even if they quietly happen every year [10:22] schestowitz-pi2 and microsoft insists azure is the future [10:28] schestowitz-pi2 some people i know left at the optical time or the optimum being the time where the tradeoff between [10:28] schestowitz-pi2 pay grade and abuse received/tolerate isn't worth it. if the abuses increases and relative (to prices) [10:28] schestowitz-pi2 compensationgoes down, then the equation yields another outcome. glad i stayed in till i did. [10:28] schestowitz-pi2 - [10:34] techrights[sec] Azure is a money pit for m$ [10:35] techrights[sec] Azure is a money pit for m$ [10:35] techrights[sec] Billions for bailing out failed business models, like Azure [10:35] techrights[sec] or m$ in general. [10:36] schestowitz-pi2 .. [10:36] schestowitz-pi2 azure, microsoft, banks... [10:36] schestowitz-pi2 no lack of money if they have the "connections" [10:36] schestowitz-pi2 or buy connections (aka "lobbyists") [10:36] schestowitz-pi2 or bribe by proxy [10:41] schestowitz-pi2 BASF to Cut 2,600 Jobs After a Year of High Energy Costs https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/world/europe/basf-layoffs-germany.html [10:41] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.nytimes.com | BASF to Cut 2,600 Jobs After a Year of High Energy Costs - The New York Times [10:42] schestowitz-pi2 second report i see about it [10:42] techrights[sec] The got into the Biden campaign and via his win into the White House, [10:42] techrights[sec] Now it looks like they spend more time in DC than in Redmond, lobbying, bribing [10:42] techrights[sec] misleading, lying, etc. [10:43] schestowitz-pi2 war contracts in ukraine [10:43] schestowitz-pi2 'saving' ukraine from the mess they themselves bred if not created and contribute to [10:43] schestowitz-pi2 inflaming, then putting out SOME flames [10:43] schestowitz-pi2 making sure some are left for later "work" [10:54] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [10:56] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 26 [11:37] techrights[sec] M$ created those problems, at least as far as the "cyber" part goes. Now [11:37] techrights[sec] in return for having created a "cyber" disaster, they are being rewarded by [11:37] techrights[sec] the outsourcing of critical UA government infrastructure into Axzure so that [11:37] techrights[sec] "all" sides have equal access to it. It's not the way it should have been done. [11:37] techrights[sec] M$ should have been punished not rewarded for abject failure. ● Feb 26 [14:17] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:35] schestowitz-pi2 still trying to find the optimal way to handle the feeds, this may take some time [14:50] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cbcfptirpkfqa.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 of note: i installed some adblocking in firefox [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 unlike invidious, which i use for linking, it does show 2 ads prioe to videos, but [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 it suspends them from playinmg [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 this means that when opening a youtube url i need to wait about 25 secs before I can even [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 play the video I wish to watch [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 the ads show up only as images [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 maybe to full gulag into thinking i watched something and skipped [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 but 25 secs to load a vidseo is a long time [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 and that also assume you already installed some addons [14:52] schestowitz-pi2 addons that probably won't work like this months later ● Feb 26 [16:56] techrights[sec] I'm finding the feed script rather efficient. It lacks a lot of functionality [16:56] techrights[sec] but the work flow involves less repetition and little to no unscheduled [16:56] techrights[sec] surfing. --keep works when loading in a new OPML file yet retains state info [16:56] techrights[sec] for the existing feeds. Otherwise, running it with no parameters takes only [16:56] techrights[sec] a few minutes to load close to 700 feeds. [16:56] techrights[sec] Then it takes about 30 to 60 minutes to process them. ● Feb 26 [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 i might head to bed soon [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 manchester might be getting another trophy soon (football, final) [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 to explain what i do atm with feeds [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 I have a full skeletal expansion of most but not all feeds [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 some contain complex html, some only summaries [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 which isfine [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 in firefox i have a more complete overview, but i don't always wish to open bloated pages [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 one by one [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 how to arrange all this on the screen I'm not sure yet [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 the way i do it right now is rather poor [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 as i use virtual desktops, despite having 9 screens [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 one alternative approach might be, open firefox over ssh -X [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 or offload the file to another machine, then open from there [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 5 screens are connected ok through barrier with full keyboar support [17:41] schestowitz-pi2 and clipboard too [17:42] techrights[sec] 1) run script based on established states [17:42] techrights[sec] 2) triage titles by middle clicking on potential articles [17:42] techrights[sec] 3) go through the open tabs [17:43] schestowitz-pi2 with mouse buttons 4 and 5 i can more neatly deal with items I like, fewer clicks [17:43] schestowitz-pi2 and no tabs, but it's easier to open from within a browser if necessary ● Feb 26 [20:49] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@4yb3icc5dpsa8.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Feb 26 [22:13] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed)