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| schestowitz[TR2] | > Hi Roy, | May 02 05:43 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > the last I wrote is done. Bit of a long one. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Catching up with email after 2 days not checking it. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > It seems time to revisit some moral arguments in digital rights | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > because we keep hearing about the technical failings, economic | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > arguments, environmental impacts... but it's getting clearer that | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > leaders in tech are not only morally incompetent, they're trolling the | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > whole world with villainous theatrics. We should gibe them air because | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I feel sure it will be their undoing. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The leaders are not tech. See the EPO. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Admittedly there's a thread of nationalism in this writing, and I'm | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > not ashamed of my flavour of left-liberal national pride, but I don't | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > see how we can be proud of anything when Google, Microsoft and | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Palantir have their paws all over our health systems, schools and | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > military? | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If it's not ETHNO-nationalism, then it's OK. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Did you see we did an interview episode with Luis Falcon of GNUHealth? | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > It might be useful to highlight this great talk at a time when the BMA | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > and Green Party are telling Palantir to GTFO from NHS systems. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We links to that at the time. | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > best to you and Rianne | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thank you! | May 02 05:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies | May 02 06:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies ) | May 02 06:32 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " What were the terms? | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @r8+1kqay796d | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -5 | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @q4 I turned 23 and that sounds weird. I will advance based on my merit and learning of new skills | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @qb+1kqay796d | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @pw | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Band 6?! How old are you? | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You are going to have to su-k a lot of ‘di-ks’ to make it to an Exec. | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not saying it is not possible, but you have a tough road ahead. | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @q4+1kqay796d | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -5 | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @p7 I am a band 6. One day I hope to be an executive. I have been learning more skills | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @pw+1kqay796d | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @p2 you are fibbing! | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqjactgp | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " why thelayoff.com owner still didn't delete this spamposts everywhere | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bh+1kqjactgp | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AI is a dangerous thing, there is a dark side that nobody wants to admit to, or let others see. The emotional sense that you get from it? Its real. And its scary how they are doing that. Its exposed at www.TheCerebrum.ai | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ag+1kqjactgp | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a8 large companies often hire in some places and layoff in others at the same time | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aa+1kqjactgp | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So are having a layoff? Or are we hiring? What gives? I thought there was a hiring freeze? | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1kqjactgp | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Bob is in a state of stuper position. | May 02 06:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 02 06:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqjactgp ) | May 02 06:32 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "9.8 Million @X | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Followers. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Lucky to get 36 likes after 1 day. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Those @TechCrunch | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | followers? They’re not real. It’s all (99%+) bots and dead accounts. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They’re using those (clearly fake) numbers to sell “sponsored articles” (ads disguised as real articles) to Tech companies. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And they charge over $20,000 for each one. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They use fake followers to sell fake articles. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That’s their business model. | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And it’s the same for nearly every “Tech News” outlet on Earth." | May 02 06:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Blender has clarified that they have no plans for any AI integration. | May 02 06:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This comes after developer backlash of a donation, to Blender, from Anthropic. | May 02 06:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Blender is a tool for artists and creators, it’s made by humans for humans. No generative AI functionality is currently available or planned to be integrated in Blender.”" | May 02 06:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Fact checking and reporting such a long blog about abuse is exhausting. | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > If you see any errors or problems with images or things that I missed | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > please tell me and I'll correct them. | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I spotted one unclosed <a> | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | the url worked ok, but the anchor text lengthened. | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | oh, | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | one image was broken about 5 from the bottom. | May 02 10:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I fixed one of the <img> tags at the end but the copy of the page you | May 02 10:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > used doesn't have the fix | May 02 10:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > <img width="100%" alt= | May 02 10:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Re: police raids | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > The blog finishes with the education minister, he is also deputy premier. | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > About 4 hours after publishing, the police raided the former premier of | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Queensland. Husband accused of rape. | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/vahid-reza-adib-partner-of-palaszczuk-apartment-raided/106628950 | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > In Victoria, the police hijacked their own helicopter some time ago to | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > pursue the deputy premier for a pay rise. | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/26/Getting_Aggressive_Suggestive_of_Loss_Part_IV_Shutting_Down_My_.shtml | May 02 10:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | he has since then canceled plans to travel to uk. | May 02 10:34 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.abc.net.au | Reza Adib, partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, charged with rape - ABC News | May 02 10:34 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Getting Aggressive Suggestive of Loss - Part IV - Shutting Down My Existence | May 02 10:35 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-26-04-review.html">Kubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon review - Surprisingly nice</a></h5> | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Well, as a heavy Kubuntu user, I couldn't just ignore this release. After all, I have a mix of 22.04 and 24.04 systems, physical and virtual, including my Slimbook Titan used for gaming, and the Executive, used for casual everyday stuff. With the pro patching enabled, these two ought to be good for quite a while longer, but I want to be ready for the future. Y'know, X11, Wayland, Nvidia, g | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | aming, all the critical stuff. Thus, this new LTS represents a pivotal point. It's going to be the last X11-capable Kubuntu LTS, and so I want to see what gives. Besides, I also want to see whether this LTS is good in its own right, Wayland notwithstanding, considering that 24.04 was quite disappointing. Anyway. Let us commence. </p> | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | May 02 12:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | May 02 12:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Kubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon review - Surprisingly nice | May 02 12:02 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies | May 02 15:43 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies ) | May 02 15:43 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The problem isn’t just that the information is false and you are right, others embellish too. But in our case it’s far worse: the claims are grossly and blatantly inaccurate, almost the complete opposite of the truth, not just minor exaggerations. We state something to public but we all know it’s the complete opposite. | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ay+1kqkqbyc6 | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 150 jobs a year isn't a lot considering all the talk from IBM about their cloud, AI, Quantum. What they should have said 750 RA's over the next 5 years | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aj+1kqkqbyc6 | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -2 | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Every company does this PR all the time, so what's the problem at all? | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 02 15:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies | May 02 15:44 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "I think you are sadly mistaken because there is something inherently wrong with you and your psyche; you should get yourself checked out by Robbie the Hood ASAP. | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Attempts at dark humor on these pages are translated by you to say they are about hate and vitriol. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth shall set you fee, but Ex lax does a better job (always !). So take a chill pill and some Ex Lax before visiting Robbie the Hood. | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @tm+1kqay796d | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -4 | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @td | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The hate on this board is thru the roof. Why is everyone so angry? Why the vitriol and venom spewing here? | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What is wrong with learning more skills and doing think 40 and getting badges? I want to advance and become an executive at IBM, | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+0/-4) | Reply | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @te+1kqay796d | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @qb don't forget to buy a few of the fake IIT M.Sc and PhD certificates that you can find at any street vendor outside the IBM office in Bengaluru and put them on the walls in your cubicle or office. Your Indian managers will be rightly impressed with your skills and aptitude just like they are impressed with the IBM janitor who claims to have trained as a space astronaut (and has the certificates on his cubicle wall to prove it) b | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ut he can't even ride a bike, let alone fix one. | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But, is he best friends with Robbie the Hood ? Absolutely ! | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @td+1kqay796d | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @pw don't forget to get those IBM Think 40 badges - "#1 At Su-king Di-ks" and " Making Up BS to Pass the time Away". Add them to your LinkedIn Profile for recognition, fake respect and accolades, particularity from current IBM execs. | May 02 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | LOL | May 02 15:44 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.rubenerd.au/looking-at-human-json/">Looking at human.json</a></h5> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>The FOAF specification is still online at the time of writing this post, and I still publish my own FOAF profile. Anyone can still create a new FOAF file, upload it to their server, and define themselves and their relationships. There’s no centralised authority from whom you have to seek permission, and no specific service to which you have to upload. </p> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | May 02 16:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | May 02 16:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: Looking at human.json | May 02 16:16 | |
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