●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, October 01, 2025 ●● ● Oct 01 [00:15] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:15] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 01 [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6dabgfc [01:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6dabgfc ) [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] "I just Googled the info, because I didn't know: [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] "In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) required public companies to begin quarterly reporting in 1970. This was an expansion of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which mandated periodic disclosures but did not initially specify quarterly intervals.." [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Interesting. I didn't even know. [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] It's supposed to bring more transparency, investor confidence (I guess), and lower costs. But what about short-ism, manipulation (messaging, numbers, etc - we talk about it all the time here), etc? [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] What would happen with the stock market (which became like a total casino)? [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] What would happen with CEOs like AK? Would we get rid of the bad apples better because actual results and achievements will matter or they would 'benefit' from longer reporting periods? [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] But the idea is quite interesting and what I learned due to your comment is that it wasn't like that all the time at all. The 80's and the 90's were the years where the quarterly reporting started to attract CEOs less concerned about the people and more concerned about their numbers. IBM included. I still can't believe that Ginni stayed for that long, while shrinking the company and ki-ling innovation. The stock has been up for the [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] past few days, based on what? Nothing, nada. [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] I can see the point. This thing needs a solution. [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @az+1k6dabgfc [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Maybe, if Trump gets his way with changing the public companies reporting from quarterly to semi-annual, we will see less pressure from most companies to layoff like crazy just to make the numbers. Just a thought... [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+2/-2) | Reply [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ax+1k6dabgfc [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] @a6 [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] The CEO's reaction is quite interesting (deja vu?): [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/at-t-s-ceo-isn-t-sure-why-his-corporate-culture-memo-went-viral-but-he-says-it-has-spurred-the-right-kind-of-dialogue/ar-AA1Lg7ue?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ae+1k6dabgfc [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] There is no more loyalty from employees anymore. You need to take anything you can from the company you work for, and move on once you have exhausted all you can get. There is no shame in this, this is just the way it works today. [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1k6dabgfc [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] @OP, great article. Thanks for posting. [01:23] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-MSN ● Oct 01 [04:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Oct 01 [06:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [06:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 01 [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] "Microsoft wants everyone to start 'vibe working' with AI agents in Excel and Word" [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] x https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/29/microsoft-wants-everyone-start-vibe-working-ai-agents-excel-word/ [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] # distractions and ever decreasing employee productivity for those who [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] # afflicted by m$ product deployments [08:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Microsoft wants everyone to start 'vibe working' with AI agents in Excel and Word - SiliconANGLE [08:24] schestowitz[TR2] "iTWire - Goodbye passwords, welcome to the passkey" [08:24] schestowitz[TR2] x https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/goodbye-passwords,-welcome-to-the-passkey.html [08:24] schestowitz[TR2] # proprietary, vendor lock-in [08:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-iTWire - Goodbye passwords, welcome to the passkey ● Oct 01 [09:48] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:54] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kpkpy434dfgzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kpkpy434dfgzc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 01 [12:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [12:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Oct 01 [13:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:44] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 01 [14:33] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-unforgiving-gold-standard-why.html?showComment=1759176768268#c6706905653060161246 [14:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The unforgiving gold standard: Why deleting a feature can add matter at the EPO (T 0422/23) - The IPKat [14:33] schestowitz[TR2] "Equality of arms, between patent monopoly applicants and their competitors? You make a good point, Santa, very persuasively. A "starting point" that is "fair" strikes me as very important, to preserve and nurture confidence in the ability of a patent monopoly system to stimulate technical innovation and thereby to "promote the progress" of society. 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