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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear SUEPO Berlin members, dear colleagues, | Sep 06 02:42 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | The following paper and flyer explain details about the Work-to-Rule action decided in secret ballot as part of the SUEPO Berlin action plan in January 2026. | Sep 06 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Your SUEPO Local Bureau Berlin" | Sep 06 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1swrjs8 ) | Sep 06 04:56 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Striking Similarities | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Does anyone else see a striking similarity between the leadership at the top of IBM and the current leadership of the United States? (I say this as an American, so it's not "some furriner bashing my country"): | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Both are led by apparent sociopaths with huge egos and no empathy | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In both cases, the leader's inner circle has become populated with incompetent yes-men and toadies who will tell him what he wants to hear, and hide unpleasant truths. | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Actual subject matter experts in both organizations have either been driven out or have resigned on principle | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Wholesale workforce cuts have been carried out for alleged cost savings (RAs, Doge...) with no regard for actual operational needs | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Leadership in both organizations flits from one obsession to another (AI... Quantum... Immigration... Iran..) with no real understanding of the complexities involved. | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Each organization is, sadly, a troubled, fading shadow of a once-great thing that, while imperfect, was an overall benefit to humanity. | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Anything else? | Sep 06 04:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Someday Mandarin (that's Chinese for you republican id--ts) will be not just the pu tong hua but the world's language! | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @as+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @aq fa-t breath | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ar+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | CCP is the world’s enemy, no IBM technology for you to steal ha ha 😆 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @af republican id--t. You are a sheep. Don't be-doverat IBM. LOL | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ap+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Trump cut China off from Venezuela oil and Panama Canal, China is a failed state led by a d-mb cartoon character Winnie the Pooh ha ha ha !!!! | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+4/-1) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @af+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | the current dictator of the China fascist police state, Winnie the Pooh, is a failure like his buddy Putler in RuZZia who he sells all his cheap defective c-r-a-p too | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+4/-1) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ae+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | China is banned from IBM, they're trying to steal Quantum stuff | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a7+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | china troll bot | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+4/-2) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a5+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Completely agree with you. Trump may be a failed businessman - what he has "earned" since returning to office is indistinguishable from criminal behavior - but values are exactly the same as that of the tech bros, including failed ones such as Arvind. The only expertise they value is their own even (and especially) when they have none. | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+4/-3) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a4+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -5 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | troll bot, get a life | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+3/-8) | Reply | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a2+1m1swrjs8 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The slimy Indian and the orange man are two peas in a pod. | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 06 04:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> was reading this, "IBM Eliminating Over 20,000 IBM Workers by Year's End, Insiders Claim" was unclear if they are laying off 20k for the year total, or another 20k starting from now.. | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> 20+20 | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> PIPed | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> so 20k for that next quarter? | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> well this quarter | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> 40k marked for exit | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> 15% | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> this quarter? | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> over time | Sep 06 05:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1gqc5k1 | Sep 06 05:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1gqc5k1 ) | Sep 06 05:01 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li><h5><a href="https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/09/05/osm-sotm-2026.html">State of the Map 2026</a></h5><blockquote><p>Last week I attended this year’s <a href="https://2026.stateofthemap.org/" target="_blank">State of the Map (SotM)</a> in Paris, France, | Sep 06 15:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <a href="https://openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">OpenStreetMap’s</a> annual conference. | Sep 06 15:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This was actually my first time making it to SotM since I started working with OSM data for | Sep 06 15:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <a href="https://apps.kde.org" target="_blank">KDE Itinerary</a> eight years or so ago.</p> | Sep 06 15:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote></li> | Sep 06 15:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.volkerkrause.eu | State of the Map 2026 | Sep 06 15:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-2026.stateofthemap.org | State of the Map 2026 × Paris | Sep 06 15:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.openstreetmap.org | OpenStreetMap | Sep 06 15:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-apps.kde.org | KDE Applications | Sep 06 15:16 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The long time Policy Fellow of the Software Freedom Conservancy (and past Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation), Bradley Kuhn, says that multiple Open Source organizations are corrupt (specifically calling out the Free Software Foundation, The Open Source Initiative, and the Linux Foundation). | Sep 06 18:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “[Linux Foundation] employees have literally got in trouble for having breakfast with me at [Linux Foundation] events. Like, seriously.” | Sep 06 18:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “[Open Source Initiative and Linux Foundation] have a plurality of attention by folks outside of FOSS about what Open Source is, and that's a terrible problem because it makes FOSS look like primarily an industrial, rather than community, endeavor.” | Sep 06 18:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | He also states that these stances (among others) have caused others within Open Source to attack him: | Sep 06 18:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “So many ghosted me, yelled at me so loud on the phone that it shook & fell off the table, called me a fascist, sent me copies of _1984_, threatened doxing, etc.”" | Sep 06 18:36 |
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