●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, January 03, 2025 ●● ● Jan 03 [01:14] *happynewyear2025 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) ● Jan 03 [03:11] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [04:42] *newyear2025 (~newyear@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf [05:16] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf ) [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] There are only 165,000 visas issued each year. In the scheme of things, that's not a lot. [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Pooh the Whinnie [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+0/-3) [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @hk+1jggm3tqf [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] AK started as an H1B [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ha+1jggm3tqf [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] Whoever is looking into this ought to also look at other visa categories (e.g. L1) where even more expats are brought in. Difference is that H1B (as someone else stated) is for "specialty occupation" workers requiring a degree and subject to an annual cap, while an L1 is for intra-company transfers within a multinational company, with no cap and faster green card processing (more details here: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/fi [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] les/document/presentations/Employment%20Visa%20Categories.pdf) [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:17] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/fi ) [05:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Jan 03 [06:04] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [09:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:36] schestowitz[TR2] "Integrate? Europes Muslims are damned if we do and damned if we dont" [09:36] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/02/integrate-europe-muslims-islamophobic-west [09:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | Integrate? Europes Muslims are damned if we do and damned if we dont | Shada Islam | The Guardian [09:38] schestowitz[TR2] "iTWire - Don't Overpay! A 90% Discount on MS Licenses Only at Keysfan 2025 New Year Sale! Permanent Office Suites are as Low as $17.04!" [09:38] schestowitz[TR2] x https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-software/don-t-overpay-a-90-discount-on-ms-licenses-only-at-keysfan-2025-new-year-sale-permanent-office-suites-are-as-low-as-$17-04.html [09:38] schestowitz[TR2] # m$ is scared of open formats, of self-hosting, and of better productivity [09:38] schestowitz[TR2] # software+ [09:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-iTWire - Don't Overpay! A 90% Discount on MS Licenses Only at Keysfan 2025 New Year Sale! Permanent Office Suites are as Low as $17.04! [09:40] schestowitz[TR2] "The beautiful sentence that is the web" [09:40] schestowitz[TR2] x https://cassidoo.co/post/web-dev-sentence/ [09:40] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cassidoo.co | The beautiful sentence that is the web ● Jan 03 [12:25] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:40] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@5cyuy7w3cjfkn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [13:43] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 03 [14:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [15:14] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:31] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:37] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 03 [16:12] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:22] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 03 [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vUbE4Xe [17:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vUbE4Xe ) [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] "" [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] I dumped all of mine in 2013 at around us$192, which is (adjusted for inflation) still more than the stock is worth today. I sold it then because GR was doubling down on shortsighted policies, morale was in the toilet, and all of Research was leaving for greener pastures which meant nothing meaningful in the future pipeline ... and you can see the results of that today. [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] Since then, I've been doing the transfer-and-sell more or less as described below. [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] If I ever feel that IBM has a future then maybe I would hold onto the stock, but it is even worse now than 12 years ago, so that will probably never happen. [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @3mk+1vUbE4Xe [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] I have RSUs, some vested some waiting to be vested, holding onto them for now... [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] Time will tell if that is a mistake or not! lol! [17:23] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] was in the toilet, and all of Research was leaving for greener pastures which meant nothing meaningful in the future pipeline ... and you can see the results of that today. [17:33] schestowitz[TR2] Since then, I've been doing the transfer-and-sell more or less as [17:35] schestowitz[TR2]
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    I measured KDEs commit stats and the results surprised me!
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    Whilst commit numbers aren't a perfect measure of anything whatsoever, they do still provide a good indication of whether a project is healthy or faltering. It's useful to keep an eye on them, and the start of the year is a good time to do that.

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    • [17:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.davidedmundson.co.uk | I measured KDEs commit stats and the results surprised me! David Edmundson's Web Log ● Jan 03 [18:31] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 03 [20:05] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:26] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:30] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)