●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, September 13, 2024 ●● ● Sep 13 [00:33] *parsifal (~parsifal@6thegygyadsu4.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:34] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:43] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:47] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:49] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:51] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:56] *jacobk (~quassel@dt7mrnex4e9nw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 13 [01:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:54] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:54] *jacobk (~quassel@rr2rh58ht72yy.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utXXZvD [01:56] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utXXZvD ) [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] " It's as crooked an act as the introduction of RBA Savings garbage that Big Blue execs were peddling in 2023. Only fools would ever think that plan was a good investment for the long term. [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gad+1utXXZvD [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] It's called "de-risking" and it is a way for desperate companies to save money while sc--wing over those holding a pension. [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] My condolences to the tens of thousands of hard-working IBMers who (back in the day) built this once-great company into the biggest and best, and the best place to work. [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] Hard to imagine that now but IBM was once what Apple plus Microsoft is today. [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cld+1utXXZvD [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] Essentially IBM paid Prudential to take on your owed pension obligation. (defined benefit) The obligation is now on Prudentials books and off of IBMs books Your pension checks will start coming from Prudential vs IBM come Jan of 2025. NOTE if IBM goes bankrupt or gets bought, you will see no impact as Prudential now has the money and obligation. Also note if prudential goes belly up, you are at risk [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ugi+1utXXZvD [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] I've received nothing (yet) from IBM. I'm part of the group NOT sold off last yesr. what does this mean, exactly? [01:56] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ut3BL0Z [01:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ut3BL0Z ) [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Not even a mention of the F&O guy who cooks the books every quarter - JK ? [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Ain't this a wonderful life ? Some people have all the luck. [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @mrg+1ut3BL0Z [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Who knew that Time Magazine still existed? [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @kzv+1ut3BL0Z [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] Who couldve predicted this outcome? Certainly not Watsonx thats over in a corner hallucinating and spewing garbage and junk responses like a patient in a mental asylum. Certainly not the CEO who was too busy firing tens of thousands of people who mightve contributed to making the company competitive again, who was too preoccupied with juicing the numbers to justify his fat raise to his pals on Wall Street. Certainly not th [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] e board that caved to the demands of that whiny, entitled CEO, and gave him a 23% raise for doing jack-all. And certainly not the HR/PR team that too busy arranging for him to win that bogus HR award from a firm no one ever heard of, and that IBM probably paid for him to receive. This outcome is EXACTLY what youd expect from a company with misplaced priorities that has completely lost its way. [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] I guess we know who Oprah WONT be talking to tonight. [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utxD6Y6 [01:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utxD6Y6 ) [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] If there's a layoff in the works in Consulting, it is gonna be a Friday surprise because they are sending out emails today for hiring new consultants and telling everyone what consultants at the Indian Bowel Movement Consultancy do : [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.ibm.com/blogs/jobs/what-does-a-consultant-do/ [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] Hilarious situation to say the least, except for the folks affected by a potential layoff. [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] What would you expect from Alvind and his Pipmunks ? A higher IBM stock price, of course. The stock is on a roll to say the least ! [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] If there's a layoff in the works in Consulting, it is gonna be a Friday surprise because they are sending out emails today for hiring new consultants and telling everyone what consultants at the Indian Bowel Movement Consultancy do : [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.ibm.com/blogs/jobs/what-does-a-consultant-do/ [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] Hilarious situation to say the least, except for the folks affected by a potential layoff. [01:59] schestowitz[TR2] What would you expect from Alvind and his Pipmunks ? A higher IBM stock price, of course. The stock is on a roll to say the least ! [01:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-What does a consultant do? - IBM Careers Blog ● Sep 13 [02:00] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:00] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utqtHk2 [02:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1utqtHk2 ) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] IBM stock has gained 28% this year -- plenty of gas left in its tank to keep going [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] IBM Stock Can Keep Setting Records, Analyst Says. How High Shares Could Go. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Barrons, Sept 12, 2024, 11:37 am EDT [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] IBM stock closed at a new high Wednesday, and theres plenty of gas left in its tank to keep going, the team at Evercore ISI says. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Shares ended the day at $209.89, their first time closing in record territory in more than a decade. The stocks previous record was set on March 14, 2013, when shares closed at $206.12. The fresh record came after Evercore ISI analysts led by Amit Daryanani raised their price target on IBM to $240 from $215 and reiterated an Outperform rating. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] The analysts say the companys growth will accelerate next year. Wall Streets estimate for 5% growth is fairly conservative, they wrote, and if the macro environment remains stable, there is sizable upside to the stock. Their new price target represents a 14% gain from Wednesdays close. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] IBM is one of the oldest tech companies around. It was founded in 1911 under a different name and has gone through numerous periods of growth and decline. The stock was a Wall Street darling in the 1950s through the 1980s and popped during the dot-com bo-m. Shares peaked around 2013, fell, and have stayed flat until the past year. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] The stock has gotten a lift from the artificial intelligence frenzy. Last month, the company reported second-quarter earnings results that came in ahead of analysts expectations, citing rising customer demand for new AI projects. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Shares were 0.1% higher to $210.12 in Thursday trading and have gained 28% this year. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Write to Emily Dattilo at emily.dattilo@dowjones.com [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-stock-price-ai-record-8e6b385a?siteid=yhoof2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 155 views | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | 4 replies (last 3 hours ago) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @OP+1utqtHk2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Click to get Alert when there is a new reply. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 4 replies (most recent on top) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] @oxo+1utqtHk2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Youre dancing on the graves of tens of thousands of peoples' livelihoods. "Hey, we all die, but Im a beneficiary, so let's conga! [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cns+1utqtHk2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Every company inflates their numbers and Wall Street is complicit with it... If the stock goes up, let's take advantage of it. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+1/-1) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @oxo+1utqtHk2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Looks like Alvind's PR minions troll this website after all. Maybe someone will write to Emily Dattilo at emily.dattilo@dowjones.com about the rampant unethical business practices employed by the company to artificially inflate those numbers. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @fyt+1utqtHk2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] -2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Go baby go! [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Just goes to show that some people can be great at their jobs yet clueless on handling lifeonly a simp would agree to come back under those terms [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 8 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1fxd+1use0sUm [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Stockholm syndrome anyone? [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1ehc+1use0sUm [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] It is like an ex-con who decides he'd rather go back to prison... [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by The Prisoner [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1zes+1use0sUm [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] I guess as Spock from Star Trek would say. Going back to IBM at 2 levels lower than when you left is illogical. [02:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 401 @ https://www.barrons.com/articles/ibm-stock-price-ai-record-8e6b385a?siteid=yhoof2 ) [02:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1us8TXGh [02:04] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:04] schestowitz[TR2] I dont have a lot of faith in any of these predictions or outlooks. There is a tremendous amount of competition out there in the AI space. Historically IBM has been slow to move and throttles their investment. [02:04] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1use0sUm ) [02:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1us8TXGh ) [02:06] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 13 [04:52] *tokwe has quit (connection closed) [04:55] *techrights-sec5 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 13 [05:01] schestowitz[TR2] "New research predicts networked edge computing will present a $26bn opportunity by 2032" [05:01] schestowitz[TR2] x https://canonical.com/blog/edge-computing-opportunity [05:01] schestowitz[TR2] "Microsoft Is Adding New Cryptography Algorithms - Schneier on Security" [05:01] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/microsoft-is-adding-new-cryptography-algorithms.html [05:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-canonical.com | New research predicts networked edge computing will present a $26bn opportunity by 2032 [05:01] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Microsoft Is Adding New Cryptography Algorithms - Schneier on Security [05:12] *pi (~quassel@m93jam5swqfas.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:13] *tokwe (~tokwe@m93jam5swqfas.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:14] *pi is now known as techrights-sec5 ● Sep 13 [10:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:05] *jacobk (~quassel@rr2rh58ht72yy.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 13 [11:49] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Ardour 8.7 DAW Debuts with Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes
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    Ardour, the widely acclaimed digital audio workstation (DAW) that serves as a versatile platform for audio engineers, musicians, and producers to record, edit, and mix music on Linux, Windows, and macOS, has just released its latest version, Ardour 8.7 Sonora Portraits.

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    This update is a somewhat unexpected addition to the 8.x series, initially planned to end with version 8.6. However, the developers decided to roll out another update due to significant bug fixes and feature enhancements gathered over the past few months.

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    Slimbook Titan report 4 - The good mojo is gone
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    As you can see, I'm writing the fourth long-term usage report for this laptop much sooner than I normally would. My typical cadence for these periodic (but not period ha ha) pieces is roughly three months in between (or longer), but I had to make an exception this time, and give you a more "timely" update. Why? Well, we shall soon discover.

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    In my previous report, I remarked on how I'm finally happy with the Slimbook Titan. It's settled down after a rather rough start, and things are working smoothly. Well, were working smoothly. My system suddenly started experiencing some rather weird behavior. Things would sort of freeze for a few seconds, then go back to normal, but without the accompanying oops or kernel panic. This woul [11:50] schestowitz[TR2] d happen mostly early on in a session, but not just. And thus, my good feeling of progress has gone down the drain. Follow me.

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    KDE Gear 24.08.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Heres Whats New
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    KDE Gear, a comprehensive suite of applications developed by the KDE project, has launched its latest iteration, Gear 24.08.1. This new version focuses on ironing out bugs and delivering updated translations, ensuring a smoother user experience across various KDE programs.

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    Cinnamon 6.4 to Debut with Revamped Default Theme
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    Addressing a long-standing issue with the aesthetics of the Cinnamon desktop environment outside of Linux Mint, the team will introduce a much-improved default theme starting with the upcoming Cinnamon 6.4.

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    This move is part of a broader initiative to maintain a pleasing visual experience across different distributions, which often neglect their own themes, leaving Cinnamon with default settings and a look that, lets face it, isnt the prettiest.

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    • [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] [11:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Cinnamon 6.4 to Debut with Revamped Default Theme ● Sep 13 [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] I don't get how otherwise educated people fall for the lies and misdirection [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] of social control media. [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] it's all herd mentality [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] chasing # of users [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] Yes but why do the herds chase disinformation and propaganda almost exclusively [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] with no regard to information and truth? AFAIK they just absorb and take [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] to heart the first statements or assertions they run across without assessing [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] them. [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/facts-dont-change-minds-and-theres-data-prove-it [15:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/facts-dont-change-minds-and-theres-data-prove-it ) [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] Anyway, the EFF needs to be far above social control media and its 'hot takes' [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] Sadly, it has not and keeps getting played again and again. ● Sep 13 [20:40] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:42] *jacobk (~quassel@rr2rh58ht72yy.irc) has joined #techbytes