●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 ●● ● Jul 29 [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] >> Fair enough, thanks for the belated response. [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > I resent that. It was not belated. I replied first thing Monday [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > morning. That is as prompt as you can expect from a work email sent on [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > a weekend. [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > I saw the hit piece you wrote and I don't like it at all. It is [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] > entirely unsubstantiated conjecture and it's nasty/ [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h [03:51] -TechBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k139h48h ) [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] "" [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] What exactly are lies, can you be more specific? Microsoft has had discriminatory hiring practices (https://www.hrdive.com/news/microsoft-to-pay-3m-to-job-applicants-to-resolve-hiring-bias-claims/585681/). Microsoft also made bold diversity claims and responded to the United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs here (https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/06/ofccp-diversity-employ [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] ment-laws/) where they claim (direct quote, read the blog) "Continue to require diverse slates of candidates for roles at the company to ensure we see a broad range of talented candidates". As OP explained, this was by requiring at least one woman and at least one URM/BIPOC to interview or else get a CVP exception if wanting to make an offer to a "non-diverse" individual. HM are not told the race/s-x of candidates, so they are [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] in practice being asked to consciously profile. Maybe @f1 has a better explanation for how this requirement was enforced (If so, they should suggest the idea to HR and GTA). Microsoft itself lists D&I in it's interview tips (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/hiring-tips/interview-tips.html) and the previous link also says "Continue to train our employees on inclusive hiring practices [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] ". As for the comment about paying "non-diverse" less for the same work, this was widely reported as well (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CB34EvLdhQ0). Finally, Microsoft does have a "Self-ID" for D&I (https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/11/01/microsofts-2023-diversity-and-inclusion-report-a-decade-of-transparency-commitment-and-progress/). I'm not sure if you have taken this Self-ID, it it doesn't seem like you work at Micro [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] soft or have worked with senior leadership or global talent acquisition. If any of those are lies, that's not my experience and would be good to know your experience. These things are largely unreported because of fear and people don't speak of for fear of their job or being labeled a bigot or "co-n." I hope you take a moment to consider your own biases and that you may be currently ignorant on this topic (definition: lacking k [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] nowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing). If you do work at Microsoft and doubt the above I would suggest asking your CVP "have you ever had to make a hiring diversity slate exception for an offer?", maybe at your next all hands for them to tell the whole org "the truth", otherwise I don't think you are displaying a growth mindset and you are choosing to stay willfully ignorant. " [03:51] *TechBN has quit (connection closed) [03:51] *TechBN (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [03:51] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [03:51] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! 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[09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/ageoftech/ [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] Yes, in TR and in TM already (both sites) [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > Civic Cybersecurity and Electronic Waste [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=51 [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] The same. [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > We appeared on this show [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > https://www.mixcloud.com/swindon1055/birds-and-bees-223 [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] Going to check. [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > As part of: [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > https://plasticfreeswindon.org/campaigns/help_me_it/ [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > Next week we've an interview with Kim Crawley of [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > https://stopgenai.com [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] "hey hi" :) [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] > all best to you both, [09:43] schestowitz[TR3] Thank you! 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(Will probably [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > need to tweak it a bit but I think she says some jolly [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > interesting things). [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > https://cybershow.uk/media/episodes/stopgenai.mp3 [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] > all best, [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] Thanks for that! [11:04] schestowitz[TR3] Take care, [11:05] *TechBN has quit (connection closed) [11:05] *TechBN (~b0t@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [11:05] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Failed to load module HelloWorld. Reason: Not found! [11:05] -TechBN/#boycottnovell-Module HelloWorld has been removed until restarted! [11:11] schestowitz[TR3]
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    OBS Studio 31.1.2 Fixes Linux Capture Issues
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    OBS Studio, a widely-adopted free and open-source streaming and recording software, has just received its latest patch fix update, version 31.1.2, addressing several critical bugs introduced in the recent 31.1 and 31.1.1 versions.

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    Linux Kernel 6.16 Released, This Is Whats New
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    A quick look at this release reveals that most patches are small fixes, primarily targeting drivers and file systems, but they also include a few important points worth highlighting. Here they are.

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