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[05:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	received:
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The Microsoft trolls are on the loose at Ghacks.net comment sections..
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	There's so few Linux news there currently, but oh when it hits the M$ sock
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	puppets are on the loose!
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Here is but a preview:
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	++ Story: "End of 10" Project's aim is to help Windows 10 users keep their
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	PCs running for years
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	URL:
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/08/end-of-10-projects-aim-is-to-help-windows
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	-10-users-keep-their-pcs-running-for-years/
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/08/end-of-10-projects-aim-is-to-help-windows
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	-10-users-keep-their-pcs-running-for-years/#comment-4594182
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Anonymous said on May 8, 2025 at 6:40 pm
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	LOL
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	this seems to be the same lame strategy the firefox fanboys started to do
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	when MV3 appeared, making it seem like they would gain significant
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	marketshare and guess what? nothing happened, no, nobody is going to
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	really move to linux, in fact, it doesnt even make sense.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	No, Windows 10 will not stop working only because the support is
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	over, some programs will start asking Windows 11+, but that will require
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	years just like with windows 8 and 7 which was done like 2 years ago even
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	if they died years ago.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Thats the only thing, if apps start asking for Windows 11, because not
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	receiving updates is not a negative it is a plus for some people.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	If you are going to downgrade to an inferior OS, that barely has any
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	software support because most professional software is either Windows or
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Mac, and in some cases Windows only. it just sounds like a ridiculous
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	attempt to change OS, when you can easily just upgrade to 11, with rufus or
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	something.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	I have windows 11 in a 10 year old computer, missing the TPM module and
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	with an old CPU obviously, and it is running okay, I have WSL and all
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	running there because I need to build some stuff that was made for Linux
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	and there is no point to troubleshoot it when I can just do it through WSL
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	in the terminal.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	These kind of attempts are so ridiculous, because it is known that people
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	can just install Linux un old computers, and some people have done it
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	but do they care? no. Also, they make words like help users keep
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	blabla when Linux is full of issues when it comes to hardware
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	compatibility, yeah hardware can run, but will it run as it should? I
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	can install Windows in old hardware but it doesnt mean that will get GPU
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	drivers to work correctly and I will have to stay using basic display
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	driver, same with audio. So only because something runs, doesnt mean it
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	is running as it should, and this is the reason why Linux people are always
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	having issues about everything, like running Chromium browsers properly
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	with hardware acceleration.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	In the end, people just care about how easy is to run their software,
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	especially if they only have Mac/Windows versions, if the program runs,
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	then nothing else matters, and if you can upgrade to Windows 11 by removing
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	the restrictions and keep all your programs running and the license will
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	work fine, then why would anyone with 3 braincells will downgrade to Linux?
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Just look how many people would rather run an unlicensed Windows with
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	a watermark (even if it is easy to use massgravel to get a HWID Windows
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	license and even upgrade licenses from Home to Pro for example), but they
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	never sat and said oh maybe Linux will work better no not many
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	care, Windows is still and will always be a superior OS because it just
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	works, and you can still disable everything that is not needed and make it
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	so light that it will not run anything else, of course, with how easy is to
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	upgrade computer components now, what is the point but running Windows with
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	just CMD and no Explorer will obviously save resources and run less stuff
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	in the background if needed, disabling any other service that is not needed
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	and using 3rd party apps to make things easy like Far manager or something.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	But anyway, maybe 3 persons will go Linux? its always a clown show when
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	people start saying how happy they are without Windows, but still asking
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	questions how to use X or Y program in Linux or find alternatives because
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	their software either runs like crap or you have to do a lot of things to
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	make something run, when in Windows it just worked. Just look the
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	difference of Windows + WSL vs Linux with non-native Windows programs
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	through a lot of hacks. its a totally different experience, and
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	its just this lame human Microsoft sucks that seem to blind the
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	low IQ people into believing running terminal for every little situation is
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	actually useful and cool, even if it is just to fix sounds issues or to
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	make Chromium browsers work properly, etc etc.."
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	##
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/08/end-of-10-projects-aim-is-to-help-windows
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	-10-users-keep-their-pcs-running-for-years/#comment-4594256
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Winberg said on May 11, 2025 at 12:34 pm
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH Mr Anonymous LOL Windows is still and
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	will always be a superior OS because it just works, and you can still
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	disable everything that is not needed and make it so light that it will not
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	run anything else Because to me anything that is customisable, be it
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	OS or Browser, suits me, which is why Windows and Firefox remain my choice.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	There was long time ago when I experimented with multiple versions of
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Linux, and I literally hated it, because to me it was like switching from
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	English to Chinese, and I assume this didnt change in new versions. It
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	doesnt mean that Linux is bad, its just not for a user, for decades
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	accustomed to Windows, which even English language I can understand,
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	vs Linux gibberish Chinese.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Aside of that Windows have huge support from alternate sources, on which I
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	rely, completely ignoring Ms support.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	I prefer the way how I can customise Windows by slimming them down and
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	disabling (throwing out) everything I dont like. Windows firewall
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	handled with WFC is great, and protects enough that I dont need AV SW
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	which I am not using from the day when AV SW became permanently connected
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	to their servers like oxygen line to the deep diver suite and with this
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	they became like intruder in a home.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Also I completely disable updates, and never had any problems, because
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	everything works.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Of course, I am not an average user, I think I am quite advanced, although
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	far from real gurus, or those with programing skills, but I think that I
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	managed to tame my Windows to the level they keep quiet, unable to call Ms
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	mommy & daddy. Same I am doing with Firefox, and up to now both
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	behave."
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	#############
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	++ Story: KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	URL:
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.ghacks.net/2025/06/05/kde-is-welcoming-windows-10-exiles-to-swi
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	tch-to-linux/
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.ghacks.net/2025/06/05/kde-is-welcoming-windows-10-exiles-to-swi
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	tch-to-linux/#comment-4594796
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Blame Richard M. Stallman said on June 5, 2025 at 3:01 pm
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Minor detail is that KDE is just a veneer desktop environment (with a few
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	native apps), sitting on top of generic Linux underpinnings. Installing any
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	complete GNU Linux OS by a novice, non geek is totally dependent on an
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	heroic Linux installer. If it fails or misses in any way or in part, then
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	the end user will then most certainly need to learn the more esoteric
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	underpinnings of the OS. Including having to understand and navigate the
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	command line/terminals cryptic drudgery.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	To a novice, its a crap-shoot at best whether all your devices will be
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	found and properly configured. All that before you can even try to evaluate
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	whether the alternative apps/programs available will meet your even basic
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	needs.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Windows is the complete OS. And even though Microsoft has become more and
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	more controlling and user hostile over the years, Windows remains the only
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	viable desktop OS environment for most end users.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	A complete GNU Linux Desktop OS could have been a real competitor to
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Windows but was held back by Richard M. Stallman of the FSF Free Software
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Foundation. The FSF is the only entity that could have pulled all the
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	needed players under one tent for a generic Linux desktop. But RMS was such
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	an unmitigated acerbic A-Hole, demanding that only Free/Libre software
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	could be used on any system he would endorse/allow. Absolutely prohibiting
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	any closed source applications or binaries.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Had he allowed them in an official FSF end user desktop, Linux would have
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	taken off.
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	Ive always refer to this attitude as his absolute prohibition on
[05:29]	schestowitz[TR2]	allowing OS training wheels.""
[05:29]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.ghacks.net/2025/05/08/end-of-10-projects-aim-is-to-help-windows )
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[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The situation she ran into a few decades ago
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	matches rather closely to crazy Matt, though she was able to shut one down
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	permanently though other means.
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	She does not know the details of crazy matt just the general, ongoing problem"
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[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jx1b6zt6
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	PIP
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	How come some go straight to PIP while others start on structured coaching plan as first step?
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 547 views | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | 4 replies (last 1 day ago) | Reply
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @OP+1jx1b6zt6
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[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 replies (most recent on top)
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +3 
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	It depends on how quickly that unit leader needs to get costs off the books.
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
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[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @c5+1jx1b6zt6
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +8 
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	They dont go by white straight male now that trump is in power. Its still over 40 and mostly white but females too now
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
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[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +18 
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	White straight male over 40 = PIP. IBM views and judges and hires/fires based on age, skin color, race etc. Sadly.
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
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[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @a8+1jx1b6zt6
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	Local legal requirements very from region to region. Eg US employee are at will but EU employees have rigorous employment laws and rights. However a pip should never be a surprise.
[15:44]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jx1b6zt6 )
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	""
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	How Top CEOs Use Language To Lead And Inspire
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	AK even being ranked is laughable. He's a a total B.S. artist.
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2025/03/26/how-top-ceos-use-language-to-lead-and-inspire/
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Mar 26, 2025, 09:00am EDT
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	The 25 Smartest CEOs in America (Ranked)
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	    Arvind Krishna, IBM (Score: 73.50)
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Computer science fundamentals inform Krishna's structured approach to technology transformation. His precision makes complex discussions on enterprise computing accessible to non-technical audiences.
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 190 views | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | 3 replies (last 1 day ago) | Reply
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @OP+1jx0qkjv6
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[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +1 
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Its a list of the most promising privately-held companies
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
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[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @de+1jx0qkjv6
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +1 
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Here's another Forbes list, the Top 50 AI companies:
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.forbes.com/lists/ai50/
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Guess who's not on the list.
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 day ago by Anonymous
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[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @d8+1jx0qkjv6
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +6 
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Alvind couldn't lead or inspire a troop of rabid baboons, so it's a wonder he even made the list. Slob Thomas could dance around in his hoodie to show his lack of dancing talent to the baboons. And meanwhile the obese Krabanaugh would be stuffing his pie-hole with baboon droppings to show the IBM F&O commitment to global recycling.
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jx0qkjv6
[15:45]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.forbes.com | How Top CEOs Use Language To Lead And Inspire
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[15:46]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jx0qkjv6 )
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