●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, May 04, 2025 ●● ● May 04 [00:14] *thiel3 (~thiel3@u8mz5ab9qj5ra.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 04 [05:05] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:05] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:16] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:16] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:24] *asusbox (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:24] *rianne (~rianne@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 04 [10:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 04 [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Microsoft earnings beat expectations, stock soars [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Contrary to articles on the Techrights site, the latest quarterly [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > report by Microsoft claims high earnings. If you disagree, it is [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > okay, but you should mention what Microsoft itself is saying. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Soared On Thursday [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-microsoft-corporation-msft-soared-001101684.html [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Technology giant Microsoft Corporation extended its rally for a [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > third consecutive day on Thursday, adding 7.63 percent to end at [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > $425.4 apiece as investors gobbled up shares following [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > better-than-expected earnings coupled with a higher capital [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > allocation for the next year. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > On Thursday, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported an [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > 18-percent jump in its net income for the third quarter of fiscal [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > year 2025, at $25.8 billion versus the $21.9 billion registered in [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > the same period last year. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Revenues, on the other hand, rose by 2.4 percent to $70.07 billion [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > from $68.42 billion year-on-year. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > For the next fiscal year, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Satya Nadella said that the company will gun for a higher capital [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > spending, albeit at a slower rate than the $80 billion budget for [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > the current fiscal year. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > Nadella said the 2025 total budget would be allocated for the [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > construction of data centers that can handle artificial [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] > intelligence workloads. [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] This was expected by us: http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Coming_Soon_Microsoft_Fake_Results_Mass_Layoffs_and_Silence_Abo.shtml [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] See the latest: [12:55] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Microsoft_s_Debt_Grew_2_1_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_3_Months_.shtml [12:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-finance.yahoo.com | Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Soared On Thursday [12:56] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Coming Soon: Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs) [12:56] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's Debt Grew 2.1 Billion Dollars in the Past 3 Months Alone or 8.2 Billion in the Past Half a Year ● May 04 [13:42] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:49] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@mp66st5k7ta2c.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 04 [14:04] *whatA_ has quit (connection closed) [14:05] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@vs9cya85s7ibu.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:06] *whatA_ has quit (connection closed) [14:08] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@6h225yswjsmje.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:15] *whatA_ has quit (connection closed) [14:16] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@ket9pi5gbeqcg.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 04 [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] "" [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] If you think Techrights/BoycottNovell and Groklaw are not very slanted coverage then you're within the bubble and cannot see outside it. Also, one can be very slanted and biased without getting paid (rather no one can prove or disprove they got paid no one even knows the identify of the person(s) behind Groklaw)." [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28497991 [15:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.ycombinator.com | If you think Techrights/BoycottNovell and Groklaw are not very slanted coverage ... | Hacker News [15:46] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:46] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [15:46] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR [15:50] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● May 04 [18:03] *whatA_ has quit (connection closed) [18:26] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:37] schestowitz[TR2]
  • 4 reasons every software enthusiast should try a Linux VM (even if you don't always use it)
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    [18:37] schestowitz[TR2] You should at the very least try configuring a virtual machine (VM) on Windows or macOS with a Linux distro, if you consider yourself a software enthusiast or wish to get into development. There are a few reasons why this can open new doors for not only allowing you to learn new things about an operating system (OS) you've likely never interacted with, but also work on the backend that powers most of the world's hardware. If you wi [18:37] schestowitz[TR2] sh to become a budding developer, here's why Linux is the way to go, even if it is through a VM. [18:37] schestowitz[TR2]

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    • [18:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.xda-developers.com | 4 reasons every software enthusiast should try a Linux VM (even if you don't always use it) ● May 04 [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] More like 2500 in RTP than 7500 [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] More like 2500 in RTP than 7500 [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] More like 2500 in RTP than 7500 [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsk2qwy0 [19:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsk2qwy0 ) [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] DEI Ended because Alvind and his pipmunks were caught blue handed and red handed. See what I did there? [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] DEI Encourages mediocrity [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt7xrzef [19:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt7xrzef ) ● May 04 [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] Debt isn't the only thing that is getting bloated. Alvind is too [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtc7vbb3 [20:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtc7vbb3 ) ● May 04 [21:15] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:18] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:35] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● May 04 [23:13] *whatA_ (~chatzilla@uub7n979rnhf6.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:14] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:20] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)