●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, February 01, 2025 ●● ● Feb 01 [00:40] *lightbringer has quit (Connection closed) [00:40] *lightbringer (mincer@freenode/user/lightbringer) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [03:49] *lightbringer has quit (Connection closed) [03:49] *lightbringer (mincer@freenode/user/lightbringer) has joined #techbytes [03:57] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:59] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [03:59] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR ● Feb 01 [04:56] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Your appraisal report: check it carefully! [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] "Dear members, dear colleagues, [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] You will soon receive (or may have already received) your appraisal reports, also known as performance development reports. Appraisal reports are crucial documents that summarize your work at the EPO and serve as a basis for decisions related to careers, selection processes, and addressing underperformance. [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Given the current environment of high production demands and challenging objectives, we strongly recommend that you review your appraisal report carefully. If it does not accurately reflect your work in 2024, you should consider contesting it. [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] This year, we would like to highlight the following concerns: [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Reports including references to unacceptable, incompetence, Articles 52, 53a, 53b, (far) below, ... [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Positive reports that still include negative ratings (e.g., "not met" or "partially met"). [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Reports submitted by Reporting Officers without providing sufficient opportunities for review before calibration by the Counter-Signing Officer. [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Please find further guidance in these slides. [07:57] schestowitz[TR2] Related publication:" ● Feb 01 [08:37] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:42] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:55] schestowitz[TR2] Hey Roy, just came to check in. Was checking out the Gem space today. So much work, its awesome. ● Feb 01 [09:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:05] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [11:28] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Linux Kernel Surpasses 40 Million Lines
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    For those who love numbers and statistics, this represents a substantial leap from the 20 million lines recorded in mid-2015, effectively doubling its size in less than a decade.

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    Its also worth mentioning that the Linux kernel contains much more code than its UNIX counterparts, such as OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD.

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    • [11:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Linux Kernel Surpasses 40 Million Lines [11:39] schestowitz[TR2] "Trump tariffs: What could they mean for Mexico and Canada?" [11:39] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-what-could-they-mean-for-mexico-and-canada/a-71436585 [11:39] schestowitz[TR2] # his plan to kickstart BRICS [11:39] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Trump tariffs: What could they mean for Mexico and Canada? DW 01/30/2025 [11:40] schestowitz[TR2] "Bill Gates vs Ren Zhengfei" [11:40] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2025/01/bill-gates-vs-ren-zhengfei [11:40] schestowitz[TR2] # hagiography [11:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newstatesman.com | Bill Gates vs Ren Zhengfei - New Statesman [11:40] schestowitz[TR2] x https://lucris.lub.lu.se/ws/portalfiles/portal/146310919/PRAXIS.pdf [11:40] schestowitz[TR2] # apologism, appeasement [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] "Bill Gates on His New Memoir and Dining with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago" [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/bill-gates-on-his-new-memoir-and-dining-with-donald-trump-at-mar-a-lago [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] # egregious revisionism. in the 1980s and 19990s, gates was mocked and reviled [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] # e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H27rfr59RiE [11:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.newyorker.com | Bill Gates on His New Memoir and Dining with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago | The New Yorker [11:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Invidious: https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=H27rfr59RiE [11:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Failed to connect to invidious.flokinet.to port 443 after 2597 ms: Couldn't connect to server ( status 0 @ https://invidious.flokinet.to/watch?v=H27rfr59RiE ) ● Feb 01 [12:38] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [12:38] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@cn2cfmkq8xf72.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [13:33] *lightbringer has quit (Connection closed) [13:33] *lightbringer (mincer@freenode/user/lightbringer) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [14:50] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Plasma secrets: icons-only task manager & selective grouping
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    I said this many times before, and I'll say it again. Plasma is by far the best, most elegant and ergonomic desktop out there. It's visually pleasing, it's designed with clever thought and passion, and it comes with a bewildering array of options and settings so you can set it up just the way you like it. One such feature is the task manager, the thing where all your icons and noti [14:50] schestowitz[TR2] fications and system tray stuff goeth. Y'know, something that isn't really a given in the desktop world, believe it or not.

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    • [14:50] schestowitz[TR2] [14:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Plasma secrets: icons-only task manager & selective grouping ● Feb 01 [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] These people only want to cause distress to you. You've done your share and part to let the public know of their corruption or unscrupulous activities. Well done in doing that. [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] Best, [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] Rianne " [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > The stuff on my blog today is the stuff I was referring to in this email [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > discussion. [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > I wrote to Sonny directly after your response in November. He never [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > replied to me. [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > Therefore, the idea that all these things are related is still only a [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > hypothesis. Its really useful to document them step-by-step and see how [15:16] schestowitz[TR2] > closely they fit together with any other facts that I may have missed. [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] Can I republish in techrights? [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] (re another piece) [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] "I believe you would be interested most in the computer security [15:51] schestowitz[TR2] issues. But please don't copy my writing here on your site." [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] You are free to write articles based on the links and excerpts I've [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] sent you. But please do not republish my analysis. If you so desire [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] you may say that you got the lead from me, but I do not strongly [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] recommend that, and that is for your sake. [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] This is an issue that is very likely to grow big and your best course [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] of action is to get readers' attention and provide your original view: [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] You have to read into the information currently available for that. [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] If you make predictions and they become reality, your reputation will [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] rise: "I first learned about this in Techrights." I wish you good luck. [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 01 [20:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [20:25] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 01 [21:47] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:49] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes