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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khc9389d | Feb 14 02:42 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "" | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is the new IBM people in Costa Rica who have been at IBM 2 weeks and who wrote AskHR and ASKIT. IBM is like: | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A car with 4 small donut tires rather than full size | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A house with a roof made out of dixie cups | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A boat made out of straws | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A tank that shoots like a water pi---l | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The "Genuine" Trash: | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I bought a chair, it looked quite grand, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The cheapest one in all the land! | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I sat down firm, with pride and care— | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And now I wear the broken chair. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The zipper on my coat is plastic, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Its failure rate is quite fantastic. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It split in two with just one breathe, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And left me freezing on the heath. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The "solid wood" is mostly glue, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The sc--ws are made of gum, I knew! | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The paint is flaking off in sheets, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It wouldn't last upon the streets. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Oh, shiny thing from foreign shore, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You lasted three0seconds—maybe more! | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I’d ask for a refund, I really should, | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But the "ironclad" warranty is no damn good. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @af+1khc9389d | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ab 100% correct on all points. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ae+1khc9389d | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I believe in the USA, health care runs until the end of the month and I'd be surprised that you are billed for this. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ac+1khc9389d | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's for health care for the last 2 weeks of 2025. Because there was no paycheck to take it out of - and because Fidelity was not set up yet for cobra -- this fell through the cracks. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So in a robustly incompetent fashion IBM sent this outrageously worded bill two months late that makes it sound like a debt collection. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They are incompetent t w a t s. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by F-kArvind | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ab+1khc9389d | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I got an invoice as well. I was going to call Netbefits and ask what it’s for but my guess is that it was for half a month of December for your health care premium cost. | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 14 02:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thread regarding IBM layoffs | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Feb 14 02:43 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM To Hire huge amount of Band 6 Entry Levels | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So I was RA’d as a Band 10 because I was too expensive | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.indexbox.io/blog/ibm-to-triple-entry-level-hiring-in-2026-redefining-roles-around-ai/ | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | #Hiring #Layoffs #BandLevel #CostCutting | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 913 views | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | 12 replies (last 1 hour ago) | Reply | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @OP+1kha4h3ef | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Click to get Alert when there is a new reply. | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 replies (most recent on top) | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e8 | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 'AI fluency of younger workers' | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a re--rded statement | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | intelligent people can pick stuff on their own | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | they don't need someone to hold their hand | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ep+1kha4h3ef | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | [Complete Bloomberg article quoted below that was referenced in the article by the OP]. | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/ibm-plans-to-triple-entry-level-hiring-in-the-us-in-2026 | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM t | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 'AI fluency of younger workers' | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a re--rded statement | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | intelligent people can pick stuff on their own | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | they don't need someone to hold their hand" | Feb 14 02:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha4h3ef | Feb 14 02:43 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.indexbox.io | IBM 2026 Hiring Plan Triples Entry-Level Jobs, Adapts Roles for AI - News and Statistics - IndexBox | Feb 14 02:44 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/ibm-plans-to-triple-entry-level-hiring-in-the-us-in-2026 ) | Feb 14 02:44 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kha4h3ef ) | Feb 14 02:45 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "> Hi Dr. Schestowitz, | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Apologies about the delay in getting back to you - I | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > caught a cold and haven't been feeling well until recently. | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I hope you're doing well since we last spoke! I wanted to thank | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > you again for your continued coverage of the event on the site. | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > We're looking forward to a big turn-out, we just got approved for | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > publication on the campus wide calendar! So students/faculty | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > from all departments will see the announcement via an email | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > newsletter, and signs on TVs across campus: | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/2026/01/23/free-talk-and-qa-richard-m-stallman <https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/2026/01/23/free-talk-and-qa-richard-m-stallman> | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I've got to begin an email campaign tomorrow to other universities | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > in the area; so if you know anyone interested or have heard anything | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > from anyone wanting to attend - please let me know and I can get | Feb 14 04:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > in touch with them!" | Feb 14 04:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-calendar.gatech.edu | Free Talk and Q&A With Richard M. Stallman | Campus Calendar | Feb 14 04:52 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Dear Roy | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > My name is [...] (at the moment still an EPO Employee) and I wanted to | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > ask you if we can have a video call concerning the EPO and some facts I | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > would like (at the moment anonym) to share with you. | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I hope we can arrange a meeting. I trust that you will keep it for you | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > please. | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Best, [...] | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hi, | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As a first stage, may I suggest you verify you are who you claim to be and at EPO? | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Kind regards, | Feb 14 05:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hi, | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As a first stage, may I suggest you verify you are who you claim to be | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | and at EPO? | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Kind regards, | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sure Roy, | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I'll send you my EPO card as soon as I will reach home. Thx for reaching me back. | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Cheers | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Hey again | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Here is my EPO card. How do I know I really write to Roy and not to a phising account? I still work there mate... | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Happy to have the chat with you soon | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Best | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Here...sorry | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You know it is me because unless schestowitz.com got hijacked by some other (rogue) party, we'd not be exchanging these messages. | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Can we exchange the info over E-mail? | Feb 14 05:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Did you get my last Mail please? | Feb 14 05:31 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes, I am thinking how to best relay information without exposing my source. EUIPO will be the focus soon. | Feb 14 05:31 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thanks, there will be a right time to tell each story ;-) | Feb 14 05:31 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ONE MORE MSG ^ | Feb 14 05:31 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Feb 14 05:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I need your promise please that you won't mention me in any case, since I'm still there and even after that. I am expecting them to fire me around end of the month or so." | Feb 14 05:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Here a copy of the mail I have received from [...]. It is in French. please DO NOT publish until we can cooperate with them." | Feb 14 05:46 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li><h5><a href="https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/testing-reachy-mini-hugging-face-robot/">Testing Reachy Mini - Hugging Face's Pi powered robot</a></h5><blockquote><p>When I saw <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acBv3G8r-1Y">Jensen Huang introduce the Reachy Mini at CES</a>, I thought it was a gimmick. His keynote showed this little robot responding to human input, turning its head to look at a TODO list on the wall, | Feb 14 13:01 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | sending emails, and turning drawings into architectural renderings with motion.</p></blockquote></li> | Feb 14 13:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.jeffgeerling.com | Testing Reachy Mini - Hugging Face's Pi powered robot - Jeff Geerling | Feb 14 13:01 | |
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