●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, September 04, 2026 ●● ● Sep 04 [00:26] *parsifal (~parsifal@kv2ix4zpkfb9i.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 04 [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/angela-eagle-uk-stock-up-supplies- [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] el-nino-warning [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- www.theguardian.com | Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] supplies after supersize El Nio warning | El Nio southern oscillation | The Guardian [05:42] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/angela-eagle-uk-stock-up-supplies- ) [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] checking [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] Yes, the forecast is dreadful. Worse, 1.5C has been surpassed which adds [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] massive energy to the storms and other disturbances. IFF the world pulls [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] together and works hard to reduce fossil fuel usage, we can beat 1.8C [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] But that is IFF, which is not going to happen. One has to fight anyway though. [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] The US is getting hit harder and harder. There are tornado force winds nowadays [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] but they travel in straight lines. [05:42] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] It was observed last year or so that Europe is no longer at peace with Russia, [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] but the assertion at the time was that it was not yet at war. That is no longer [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] true. The Kremlin has been openly at war with Europe (and the West in general) [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] for a while now, including shooting towards UK boats. The EU needs to get off [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] its ass, eliminate the microsofters and their backdoors, and stand up. [05:50] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Sep 04 [09:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Sep 04 [10:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] there are few to no articles or news reports even mentioning the surveillance [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] catastrophe marketed as electric vehicles. People *want* electric vehicles, [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] but the desire to avoid cameras, microphones, GB of telemetry, and other [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] surveillance is stronger. Vehicle manufacturers are trying to bury EVs with [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] surveillance systems. If it fails, they win by going back to established [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] ICE vehicles. If it succeeds, they win by enforcing microphones and cameras [10:14] schestowitz[TR2] with live streams from both inside and outside the cars. " ● Sep 04 [12:41] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 04 [13:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Sep 04 [15:04] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:07] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:26] *techrights-sec has quit (Quit: https://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [15:27] *pi__ has quit (Quit: https://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [15:30] *techrights-sec (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:30] *pi_ (~quassel@agjs4m3wtva2n.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:48] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:53] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1pbc1cm [15:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1pbc1cm ) [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] "What I learned is that great leaders balance the needs of all their stakeholders: shareholders, employees (yes employees), customers, and sustainability needs. If the criterion is CEOs who genuinely treated employees as valuable human beingsnot merely as labor, Id put these near the top: [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Ken Olsen DEC [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] A remarkable engineering culture. Olsen gave technical people enormous autonomy, trusted their judgment, and built DEC around the idea that talented employees should have meaningful responsibility. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Bill Hewlett & David Packard HP [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] The classic example of the HP Way. They emphasized trust, respect for individuals, flexible management, and giving engineers room to innovate. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Patagonias Yvon Chouinard [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Built a company around employees, purpose, and quality of life rather than maximizing short-term shareholder returns. His philosophy was unusually explicit about putting people and the planet ahead of conventional corporate thinking. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Costcos Jim Sinegal [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] One of the strongest examples of an executive deliberately paying and treating employees better than the industry norm. He believed employee loyalty translated into better customer service and a stronger business. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Herb Kelleher Southwest Airlines [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Famous for putting employees first. His philosophy was essentially: take care of employees, and they'll take care of customers. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Tony Hsieh Zappos [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Made company culture a central management discipline. He viewed employee happiness and a strong culture as strategic assets, not perks. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Mary Barra General Motors [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Particularly notable for emphasizing accountability, safety, inclusion, and employee voice while running an enormous industrial organization. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Satya Nadella Microsoft [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] His transformation of Microsoft was strongly associated with replacing an internally competitive culture with one emphasizing empathy, learning, collaboration, and a growth mindset. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Andy Grove Intel [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] More demanding than the others, but highly respectful of technical talent. Grove expected a lot from people while giving them substantial responsibility and emphasizing intellectual honesty. [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Richard Branson Virgin [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] Consistently promoted the idea that leaders should take care of employees first, believing engaged employees create better customer experiences." ● Sep 04 [16:10] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Sep 04 [17:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 04 [20:44] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:46] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 04 [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1pfjpxn [21:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1pfjpxn ) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] "" [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] IBM annual sales growth for last 10 years [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Only at IBM would such horrible and incompetent sales growth results be awarded with $38,000,000 pay plans and hundreds of thousands of IBM shares be given for free as grants. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Meanwhile at NVIDIA: [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Revenue: About $44,546,759 per hour. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Net Profit : About $27,633,333 per hour. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Per Second: This equates to roughly $10,484 in revenue and about $6,500 in net profit every single second. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] Put your money in a Goldman Sachs CD and get 4.35% vs the pathetic IBM results here. [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2025: +7.62% ($67.54 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2024: +1.44% ($62.75 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2023: +2.20% ($61.86 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2022: +5.54% ($60.53 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2021: +3.94% ($57.35 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2020: -4.39% ($55.18 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2019: -27.49% ($57.71 billion total revenue heavily impacted by portfolio reshaping and divestitures) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2018: +0.57% ($79.59 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2017: -0.98% ($79.14 billion total revenue) [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] 2016: -2.23% ($79.92 billion total revenue) [1] (https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/ibm/revenue/) [21:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-stockanalysis.com | International Business Machines (IBM) Revenue 2005-2026 [21:48] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Sep 04 [23:00] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving)