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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krb83dwr#replies | May 12 07:00 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Fire all the execs! Who needs 'em | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @db+1krb83dwr | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Brooks, who worked at IBM for 26 years before her | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | termination last year, also accused the company of | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | preferential treatment of South Asian employees | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | over Black employees. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | South Asian employees? Hmmmmmm. . . which country, pray tell? | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM Accused of Axing Black Executives After Trump DEI Orders -- | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/ibm-accused-of-firing-black-executives-after-trump-dei-orders | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | May 4, 2026, 5:35 PM CDT; Updated: May 5, 2026, 9:59 AM CDT | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | By: Robert Iafolla | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Principal Legal Reporter | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A former IBM vice president accused the technology company of illegal race discrimination by firing Black executives to appease the Trump administration in the wake of its anti-DEI efforts. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Annette Brooks alleged in her lawsuit Monday that International Business Machines Corp. fired five of its seven Black executives soon after the administration rolled out directives opposing diversity, equity , and inclusion initiatives. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Brooks said she was one of three Black vice presidents at IBM—all of whom got the ax at the same time. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The allegations that IBM purged the company of most of its Black executives echo accusations of racially motivated firings levied against the Trump administration, which the White House has denied. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | An IBM spokesperson called the lawsuit baseless, saying race played no part in the decision to end Brooks’ employment with the company. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | “Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated by IBM and is entirely inconsistent with our culture and values,” Miki Carver said in the statement. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Brooks claimed that IBM’s race-based terminations to satisfy the Trump administration were part of an effort to remain favored by the Defense Department and other agencies with large contracts with the company. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | She filed her lawsuit alleging violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act in US District Court for the Southern District of New York. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Brooks, who worked at IBM for 26 years before her termination last year, also accused the company of preferential treatment of South Asian employees over Black employees. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | She’s represented by the Law Office of Laura Wong-Pan PLLC. | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The case is Brooks v. IBM Corp., S.D.N.Y., No. 26-03664, complaint filed 5/4/26: https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/BrooksvInternalBusinessMachinesCorporationDocketNo726cv03664SDNYM?doc_id=X75DI7K2CMK8S59961KH8JNU1GQ | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | (Updates with company comments in paragraphs five and six. The article originally published May 4.) | May 12 07:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 07:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.bloomberglaw.com | IBM Accused of Axing Black Executives After Trump DEI Orders (1) | May 12 07:01 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bloomberglaw.com | | May 12 07:01 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Re: New articles in libreplanet list | May 12 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > New articles have been approved by moderators and are visible on the | May 12 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > libreplanet list. You may want to take a look. | May 12 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 07:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What I know is that I don't use it. There are many proprietary models that one can install locally, I am not using such. | May 12 07:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Why would I be looking into those that I cannot even install locally? | May 12 07:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | There is no point there for me to rely on remote services. | May 12 07:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | See here: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html " | May 12 07:10 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Technical, back in the 1800s, homeopathy was on par with alopathy and | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | osteopathy, but got turned into quackery fairly recently | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Now it is pure quackery. The Univeristy of Michigan used to (IIRC) be | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | homeopathic but got a huge 'grant' with strings attached from the early | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | stages of big pharma to switch entirely to alopathy in exchange for | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | proto big pharma building (and stocking) a large medical library for them. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In the 1990s, big pharma funded some acupuncture studies (by trained | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | accurpuncturists not random quacks) with the intention to debunk it. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The final round of studies was going to cover hormone and related treatements. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The early resutls were quite good, so the funding was pulled so as not | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to distract from the massive investments then on the way for HRT. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Accupuncture is not sticking needles in people, it is knowing WHERE and WHY | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to put a few needles not a whole fucking bag of them randomly. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In Michigan only MDs could offer accupuncture, but aside from that, there | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | was no requirement for any knowledge of acupuncture or even TCM -- | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | not even a single minute of documented training. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But I've ranted about that before. | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 10:23 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krb83dwr#replies | May 12 10:55 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This is what Trump and his goons have decreed. | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 minutes ago by Anonymous | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ee+1krb83dwr | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Fire all the execs! Who needs 'em | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 10:55 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | gitla" | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | checking | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yep from 2020 | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Some entry level articles about EPO somewhere would help when trying to reach | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | out to mainstream media; the ongoing staff strikes are a good opportunity | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | for that | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Seems it cites Techrights regarding the illegal kangaroo 'court' https://thinkfide.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/The-Unitary-Patent-Package_WEB-26.04.pdf | May 12 12:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kr24aeev | May 12 21:32 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kr24aeev ) | May 12 21:32 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "epeatedly posting pro-IBM AI-generated drivel is lazy. But maybe all that hair on your palms makes it hard to type. You gotta lay off those badges... | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @zp+1kr24aeev | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The result of having monkeys design and produce these tools. | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I did deal with Indians before, full of Hot Air and bullsh-t. | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @zj+1kr24aeev | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @za | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | oh? Arvind himself complained about how bad these tools are. Was he being lazy? Was he "IBM bashing"? | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AskIT and AskIBM both have NPS scores worse than -50. This is worse than the score you'd give a root canal. | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And AskHR is so bad it can't figure out the difference between sick days and vacation days. HR tools that cannot understand basis HR concepts - that's rich. Arvind called this POS out too. | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AskSales was designed by Indian teams to meet their low standards and not surprisingly the US sales team just avoids it. Terrible. The sellers tell me they prefer third party tools because AskSales doesn't meet their needs. As in any third party tool. | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The above were all built using IBM AI tech. They are trash. No wonder IBM has had to rebrand Anthropic's Claude as "Bob" - IBM cannot d | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "eliver a single AI on its own that isn't useless. But that is what you get when you have useless people like Fourie building these tools. You get what you pay for." | May 12 21:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krapms83 | May 12 21:34 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krapms83 ) | May 12 21:34 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "This play on an old quote applies directly to you: “you can lead the Pipmunks social media intern to the truth, but you can’t make them think.” 🤪 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @h7+1krapms83 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @gz And you're on a layoff board asking why everyone's so negative. And posting AI drivel like that's supposed to change anyone's attitude. Are you really that stupid? Go do your magic on JK's cr---h. | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @h2+1krapms83 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -4 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @gh | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You’re on a layoff board accusing people of being “anti-white” and calling executives “Dear Leader,” then telling others to stop with the nonsense. That is rich. turning every thread into personal attacks, race-baiting, and fantasy CEO fan fiction is not analysis. It’s bitterness with a keyboard. IBM has real issues to discuss, but this kind of garbage makes the discussion d-mber, not better. | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+0/-4) | Reply | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gz+1krapms83 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ga ibm stock is tanking, ibm software is designed by people who hate humans | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gr+1krapms83 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ga compared to the next CEO - the despicable Rob Thomas - sure. But that’s about it. Arvind is in over his head just like Ginny was. He’s also an anti-white r@cist p1g to boot. IBM stock prices will jump for a few hours once he leaves - until Rob is announced as the next Dear Leader. Also, stop with your nonsense. This is a layoff board where people come to discuss layoffs, not cheerlead for Dear Leader. | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 21:34 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krem51md ) | May 12 21:36 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Mr Gerstner would definitely not approve of that attitude. You probably would have been fired. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 minutes ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aj+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -1 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a7 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Zero. But I am only 23 and joined IBM last year. If I do not get patents, I will learn as much as I can and increase my skillset. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | My work ethic is second to none. I go to the office at least 3X a week sometimes 4 and I am there all day. I do not coffee badge. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I want to live up to the high standards that Mr Gernstner demanded and now Arvind demands. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I was inspired by Mr Gernstners book and how he rescued IBM from extinction | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 13 minutes ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ah+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a4 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Good job! | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I will leave it to that. lol! | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 24 minutes ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ag+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP I too used to work really hard, until I had an epiphany. Since then my behavior at the IBM shithole has been guided by the motto: "When in a shithole, do as the sh--s do." | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 29 minutes ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @af+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a4 nobody believes you because nobody- not even you - is this naive. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ac+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a4 Your self-adulation is off-putting and your advice is useless. We all know how many badges you have and we don't give a sh-t. How many patents do you have? You have yet to answer that question. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | How many patents do you have? | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a7+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Is the @a4 Indian pest for real ? Go away, mo--n !!!! | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a6+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -5 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | My first line keeps telling me I am well on my way to a Band 7. Just listen to the T&O All hands. Joane and Jim K always say upskill. That is what I am doing | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Over 75 hours of learning so far, 27 Badges and I will be leading this year for the Watson X challenge. And be available. I am always ready to take on new projects, lead standups and maintain our Monday boards. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a4+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP are you in Albany? | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a3+1krem51md | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Unfortunately, That's the reality with IBM specially in SVL Lab where people get ahead by su-king !! | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not a single person I have witnessed who got promoted in last 3-4 years promoted because of their work but because they "su-ked well". IBM is declining just because of this fact, just see how many VP's and directors here are family and friends and how well they sideline capable and talented people. it's insane and come to an end soon when revenues and profits fall apart. | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 21:36 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | May 12 21:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/11/debian-14-cracks-down-on-unreproducible-packages/5238094">Debian 14 cracks down on unreproducible packages</a></h5> | May 12 21:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | May 12 21:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>The Debian project’s latest Bits from the release team newsletter has a goal which may not sound very big, but will mean significant extra effort in a direction that could prove to be a valuable extra security measure. </p> | May 12 21:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | May 12 21:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | May 12 21:44 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | Debian 14 cracks down on unreproducible packages | May 12 21:44 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krapms83#replies | May 12 23:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krapms83#replies ) | May 12 23:28 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "This play on an old quote applies directly to you: “you can lead the Pipmunks social media intern to the truth, but you can’t make them think.” 🤪 | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @h7+1krapms83 | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @gz And you're on a layoff board asking why everyone's so negative. And posting AI drivel like that's supposed to change anyone's attitude. Are you really that stupid? Go do your magic on JK's cr---h. | May 12 23:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | May 12 23:28 |
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