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schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kq9y3dtjMay 01 05:59
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schestowitz[TR2]"Hate dies not have a home hereMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]4 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]| 4 reactions (+0/-4) | ReplyMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @nd+1kq9y3dtjMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]@OP posts are going missing again...guess the corrupt IBM HR Commentator has a thin skin and can't handle the criticism of his master with all these comments.May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]What about Robbie the Hood ?May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]6 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]| 3 reactions (+3/-0) | ReplyMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @n0+1kq9y3dtjMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]@h8 Heehee. On break from the nonsense that is Think40 "training" (cheerleading) I see that you brag about.May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]More likely this crook Arvind is returning home to the motherland for a parade in his honor for wiping out IBM's US population and moving tens of thousands of jobs to India. "Is that right?" Not sure if it is cuture or training but every time I get connected with a "support" person in India, they parrot back what you just said and ask "is that right?". So annoying and makes the call like having a root canal. Painful and you just waMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]nt it over!May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]The IBM BoD Board of Directors are incompetent and "hired" Arvind (Arvind is also his own boss being both CEO and Chair of the Board) in part because he IS Indian and he knows India and could get away with this money grab and destruction in the US. He was brought up knowing and living in the Indian Caste system which is digusting and clarly he views IBM US employees as "Shudras and Dalits".May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]The Indian caste system is an ancient, rigid hierarchical social structure that classifies Hindu society into four main varnas based on birth and hereditary occupation: Brahmins (priests/scholars), Kshatriyas (warriors/rulers), Vaishyas (traders/agriculturists), and Shudras (laborers/servants). Outside this system are the Dalits (formerly "untouchables"), who historically faced severe social exclusion and performed menial tasks, wiMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]th the entire structure traditionally determining marriage, diet, and social interactions.May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]Over centuries, this structure evolved into thousands of sub-castes called jatis, intensifying social segmentation. While India's modern constitution outlawed caste-based discrimination in 1947 and implemented affirmative action, caste identity still influences rural social life, marriage, and politics to some extent, despite ongoing efforts toward equality and legal protections for marginalized communities.May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]15 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]| 7 reactions (+7/-0) | ReplyMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @kc+1kq9y3dtjMay 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]Well, he’s probably moving closer to Armonk. This is a long commute in traffic. That’s also an ugly house in a not a great town. $2.3 millions is not a lot of money for his salary.May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 05:59
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
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schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@km and why don't you also consider what Alvind has done to thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of American fathers and mothers (and their children) by taking their livelyhoods and moving their jobs to India and gloating over these actions on his Slack calls ?May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]He is a miserable and pathetic excuse of a human being and CEO. And I expect this statement to disappear like others in this forum.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]4 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 5 reactions (+5/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @kq+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -7 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@k1 It saddens me how people can be so cruel and dehumanize a person like that. Why can't you just disagree with him and leave it at that.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]He is a husband and a father. He has to make important decisions every day leading an esteemed American company that has been around for over 100 years and hundreds of billions in market cap.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]4 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 9 reactions (+1/-8) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @km+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +8 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@hbMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Arvind can lick my taint. He is one of the worst human beings alive, a complete and utter ar--hole unencumbered by a conscience or a soul. I will have a grand party when he passes - dying would be the best thing he could do for humanity.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]So bored with our little resident Indian troll trying to constantly sell Arvind to us as if we weren't aware that he is a complete POS. It is sometimes hard to understand what our troll is saying with Arvind's micro wang in his mouth but I have to imagine this level of "cheerleading" must be he-l on his knees. If you are going to be a Mouth Ho, I recommend investing in a pair of high-quality pair knee pads, you simpering foolish crMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]etin.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]You come to our place to defend that F-ing monster that has harmed so many people. I hope you get brain he---s from constantly blowing your Lord and Master(bate).May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]7 hours ago by F-this-F-ing-trollMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 8 reactions (+8/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @k1+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +6 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@jw Why ?May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]because you say so, Mr. Corrupt IBM India HR crook ?May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]8 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 6 reactions (+6/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @k0+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -11 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@jeMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Enough !!!!!! Bigotry has no home here. Quit with the hateMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]8 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 11 reactions (+0/-11) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @jw+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -5 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@je Arvind is not a parasite, you just don't understand the complexity of his position. He's doing a great job and there are no plan for layoffs. So just cut it out.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]9 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 9 reactions (+2/-7) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @jt+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +4 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Albany leadership could use a small taste of that vitriol! They have been left unsupervised and unchecked with a blank check for far too long. No oversight from HQ!May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]10 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 4 reactions (+4/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @jf+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +6 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@j1 I can keep repeatingMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]The Indian id--t at the top of IBM is a su-king blood parasite,May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]The Indian id--t at the top of IBM is a su-king blood parasite,May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]The Indian id--t at the top of IBM is a su-king blood parasite,May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]....May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]You have no power to stop,May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Go kiss your master's a-s.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]11 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 6 reactions (+6/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @je+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -15 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@j1 It's about time someone is standing up for IBM. This historic company is cutting edge and has a great executive team. We are all lucky to be working for such a powerhouse.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]12 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 15 reactions (+0/-15) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @j4+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -14 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@j0 The vitriol ends right here right now. Dehumanizing Arvind needs to stopMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]13 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 14 reactions (+0/-14) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @j1+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +8 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@hb stop showing your outrage concerning the disrespect the id--t Indian at the top is rightfully receiving. He has no shame. He cares only about the millions he is looting from the worker.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]He is no different than any other blood su-king parasite .May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]13 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 8 reactions (+8/-0) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @j0+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] -15 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@er You are a disgrace and I hope you get fired soon. I can't believe you are one of my coworkers. How about trying to understand the company's strategy for a change? The disrespect of IBM and the executives needs to stop.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]16 hours ago by AnonymousMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]| 17 reactions (+1/-16) | ReplyMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @hb+1kqay796dMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2] +12 May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]@er don't worry ! your dreams about getting promoted and becoming IBM CEO will not materialize in a billion years unless you are an Indian or he-l freezes over.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]The crooks have a lockhold on the CEO and Chairperson positions.May 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]LOLMay 01 06:01
schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 06:01
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schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]I check IRC logs only intermittentlyMay 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]I pored over a company web site the other day because a friend from schoolMay 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]works there.  I am sad to say that even after about 20 minutes of wastedMay 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]time, I could not figure out *anything* about what the company does letMay 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]alone what he does.  My cousin works at a similar kind of company, so doMay 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]a few others.  It's tragic that there are so many bullshit jobs out there. May 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 07:37
schestowitz[TR2]I said the same to rianne yesterday afternoonMay 01 07:37
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schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796dMay 01 14:29
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schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]    I am not in India, I am not Indian or South Asian backgroundMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]    The Hate and vitriol has no place hereMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]    Mr Gerstner saved IBM so that IBM is relevant today. Arvind brought back growing revenue. His leadership in Acquiring Red Hat is paying off in a good wayMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]10 minutes ago by AnonymousMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]| 2 reactions (+0/-2) | ReplyMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @p2+1kqay796dMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2] +2 May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]@ns @ny They are the same.May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]You have been barking in your recent garbage about the stupid Indian at the top "blood su-king parasite" vision for IBM with AI and the garbage "Hybrid cloud".May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]Now, you are changing the tune, that IBM is just trying to survive. All, the praise for the sh-t coming out of the mouth of the stupid Indian parasite is muted.May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]So, why the stupid Indian parasite at the top is rewarded Millions ?May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]22 minutes ago by AnonymousMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]| 2 reactions (+2/-0) | ReplyMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @p1+1kqay796dMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2] -4 May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]We owe a debt of gratitide to Mr Gerstner. Without his bold leadership, IBM would not be around. My college term paper was based on hisMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]58 minutes ago by AnonymousMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]| 4 reactions (+0/-4) | ReplyMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @ny+1kqay796dMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2] -1 May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]This IBM Company only makes decisions to keep its head above the water.May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]There are no long-term investments (aside maybe Quantum), Ginny sold the company out, 40+ billion of it. Execs always take the easy way, can't fix anything. That tells you everything you need to know.May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]1 hour ago by AnonymousMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]| 3 reactions (+1/-2) | ReplyMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @ns+1kqay796dMay 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2] +8 May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]@jw Why ?May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]because you say so, Mr. Corrupt IBM India HR crook ?May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 14:29
schestowitz[TR2]"Remember the security firm that Ubuntu hired to audit the (ill-advised, highly buggy) Rust-rewrites of all of the GNU Coreutils?May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]Turns out that security firm is run by @gf_256May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2], who:May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]- Appears to be a man who thinks he's a woman ("trans").May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]- Uses an anime cartoon of a girl as his avatar.May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]- Appears to have an OnlyFans page.May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]I repeat: Ubuntu hired a "Trans" man, with an anime girl avatar and an OnlyFans page... to audit Rust code.May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]It's hard to get more on-the-nose than that."May 01 14:31
schestowitz[TR2]"Up until a few years ago, we were able to browse the modern web, on a PowerPC “Classic” MacOS (MacOS 8/9) system, using a port of Firefox.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]This is no longer possible.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Not because a G3, G4, or G5 systems running MacOS 9 are not beefy enough to handle the task (far from it)… but because of forced (deliberate) obsolescence by software developers.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]In this case, Mozilla injected a new (*still* unfinished) programming language (Rust) into Firefox.  And Rust doesn’t support PowerPC Macs.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Thus making a port of any version *after* the inclusion of Rust increasingly (and pointlessly) difficult.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Add on top of that the ever changing standards around HTTPS, which render browsers only a few years old… effectively unable to use the modern web.  Anyone who has tried to use Netscape recently knows what I mean.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Again.  Those changes are not because of CPU, RAM, or Operating System limitations.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Purely artificial, forced constraints.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]This isn’t a problem unique to PPC Macs.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Similar problems exist with recent UNIX workstations, Windows 2000, and even Linux from only a FEW years back.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]In some cases these forced constraints and limitations are simply a failure of developers.  In other cases it is a deliberate choice… forced obsolescence.May 01 14:33
schestowitz[TR2]Either way… it makes me grumpy."May 01 14:33
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schestowitz[TR2]"May 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]You should be concerend about the megatonnes of fossil carbon that May 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]'business' travel pumps into the biopshere.  May 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]That's recreational travel, which is a drop in the bucket compared toMay 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]the pollution caused by business travel. May 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]Recreational travel should avoid planes, but it is the business travelMay 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]which is burning the planet. "May 01 19:12
schestowitz[TR2]<techrights-news> S. Koreans’ meat-heavy diet carries bigger carbon cost than 10 return flights to Jeju, report finds ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-koreans-meat-heavy-diet-carries-bigger-carbon-cost-than-10-return-flights-to-jeju-report-findsMay 01 19:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.straitstimes.com | S. Koreans’ meat-heavy diet carries bigger carbon cost than 10 return flights to Jeju, report finds | The Straits TimesMay 01 19:12
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schestowitz[TR2]  <li>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/fedora_44_countless_versions/">Fedora 44 is out – countless versions of it</a></h5>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <blockquote>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                        <p>Fedora doesn't have to worry about "stable" or "long-term support" releases. It doesn't have them, because those things happen in other products: its downstream distributions. There's a new Fedora version twice a year, and each version only gets a year of updates. You're supposed to upgrade to a new version at least annually – in other words, every alternate release. This means the projeMay 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]ct is free to include newer versions of its tens of thousands of sub-components, and indeed, major components often get upgraded to new versions during each Fedora release's six months as the current version. </p>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    </blockquote>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                </li>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                <li>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <h5><a href="https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/">The Fedora Linux 44 Release is Here!</a></h5>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    <blockquote>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                        <p>I’m excited to announce that Fedora Linux 44 is here! Keep reading to discover highlights of Fedora Linux 44, or if you are ready, just jump right in and give Fedora Linux 44 a try! </p>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                    </blockquote>May 01 20:49
schestowitz[TR2]                                </li>May 01 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | Fedora 44 is out – countless versions of it • The RegisterMay 01 20:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-fedoramagazine.org | The Fedora Linux 44 Release is Here! - Fedora MagazineMay 01 20:49
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