●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, August 15, 2026 ●● ● Aug 15 [05:56] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds [05:56] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzxj9nds ) [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] "" [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] You have hit the nail on the head. IBM has invested in buying niche consulting practices for the past 5 years, and absolutely touts how signings every quarter are up up up, YET consulting revenue remains flat. Somebody is lying, and I suspect if consulting was downsized by 50%, revenue would certainly go down, but profit would remain relatively stable. There is a tremendous amount of empty calories being consumed in consulting. Ti [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] me for a big refocus / reorg on what consulting wants to be when it grows up. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ek+1kzxj9nds [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] IBMs remaining niche play is smaller, good enough models that cost less to run in production. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] That really hasn't been a play since the days of Llama 3 (mid 2024). Today's small open models like Gemma blow Granite out of the water. The Chinese models dominate from mid size models up to just short of today's largest frontier models. You can't build a business around a niche when better products then yours are widely available for FREE in that niche and beyond. And yes, everyone from banks to the federal government are using t [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] hese free models, no one cares about IBM's tired arguments about safety/governance. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] 16 hours ago by Anonymous [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ee+1kzxj9nds [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] The leaders of this IBM "FDU" will now spend 100% of their time convincing everyone else at IBM-C to tag all of their deals (that have absolutely nothing to do with OpenAI) as OpenAI FDU in ISC to inflate the numbers on paper. Every quarter IBM will report that their OpenAI business grew by $X Billion, but oddly overall IBM Consulting revenue will remain flat or drop. Same story since the days of CAMSS and Strategic Imperatives. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] 16 hours ago by Anonymous [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ec+1kzxj9nds [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] @ae [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Re : Consulting's parent company dropped the ball and doesn't have its own products to sell. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Consultings parent company actively pulled the plug on its own model development activities a good while ago and now chooses to rebundle or sell services around other companies agentic AI and truly large LLMs. IBMs remaining niche play is smaller, good enough models that cost less to run in production. You cant come out on top in every revolution, and this is IBMs way of making lemonade. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] Many of IBMs better known people in these areas are no longer at IBM. Some were practically driven out by d-mb business folks who listen only to their cell phones and spreadsheets, often after first being placed on id--tic death marches to do the simultaneously impossible and undesirable. [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m00xx73f [05:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m00xx73f ) [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] "agreed time to make them use pip correctly and not we-ponized it as stated by the documentation [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bf+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] @b2 I reached the same conclusion, [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b3+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] @ay I agree with everything except suing them. IBM's sleazy lawyers are too powerful. Do what I do instead: Steal everything in sight. I've got reams of paper, loads of Sharpies, pens, pencils, an expensive ergonomic office chair, a mini refrigerator, stereo speakers, etc. My latest find is a "hidden" store of laptops, monitors, and other accessories. It's behind a locked door, but there's an adjacent room that's unlocked and has a [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] a wonky shared closet. So I go into the unlocked room, through the unlocked wonky closet doors, and into the secure (LOL!) room full of laptops and accessories. I've already helped myself to two beautiful monitors. So much for IBM security! ROTFLMFAO [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b2+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Sue them to get paid. We all know this pip stuff is not above board. Document everything. Keep all emails and forms. And sue [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ay+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] @ap Generally no severance for a PIP thats not applicable for all countries though. I think for Canada, you still get severance for PIP layoffs. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ar+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Probably not. Generally no severance for a PIP, 3 months severance (5 months for letter bands) for an RA. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ap+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] The mathematical equation is: PIP = SOL. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a8+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] if you are lucky. More likely just exited through PIP before there is an RA. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] I doubt, a RA is in cards for you. An RA costs the thieves at IBM $$$$$, the slimy Indian adds any $$$$ severance money to his fat bonus package. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] A PIP means, you will be given a fake "grace period" and fired for incompetence. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Better, find another job, before it happens. [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a6+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Sorry to hear mate. Best to apply bo-b every opening you see. GTFO on your terms before the kick you out [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] 8 hours ago by Anonymous [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a3+1m00xx73f [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] Which region are you in? [05:59] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 15 [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty [06:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kze4zqty ) [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] "They are saying the reorganization directives are coming from higher up, but that does not mean the usual people in Albany arent leveraging them to their own advantage. Behind the cover of the reorg, it is the same cast of characters being shuffled into different leadership roles. Its essentially a corporate shell game: move the pieces around, give everyone a new title or area of responsibility, and pretend something has cha [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] nged. In reality, its the same leadership producing the same outcomesvery little gets accomplished, accountability remains elusive, and nothing fundamentally changes. [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1ac+1kze4zqty [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] @172 The constant churn of reorgs is The Career Ki-ler. Those of us who relied on showing our value through achievement as opposed to sukking off our execs have had to start over after each and every reorg, starting over from zero again to show our value. [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] Alas after the last reorg I was doomed as the newest hoarde of Jackarses - management whose names all began with "J" - made it clear they didn't give a cr-p about me because 5 years earlier I had refused to change some test results for the new VP to suit her whim (aka lie). So once she took over she put me on the Naughty List and made sure that no matter what I achieved, it was below par - patents, awards - they always fell short e [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] ven though I was literally the only person earning them. My management knew it was all BS but only looked after themselves. [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] At IBM, unless all you do is sukk cokk for a living, constant reorgs is how careers come to an end. [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1a0+1kze4zqty [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] @197 Albany has been a mess for over a decade. Leadership just reshuffles and protects their own while everyone else pays the price. This latest reorg just makes the whole place feel even more unstable. [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @19k+1kze4zqty [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] @172+1kze4zqty [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] Holy sh-t, are you serious?! Another one?! WTF is actually going on in Albany? Why is nobody checking on this site?! This is beyond ridiculous at this point. Honestly, all of themyou know exactly who I meanshould be gone. Every single one. When are we finally going to see some actual accountability up there instead of the same people getting reshuffled, recycled, and promoted over and over again? How many times does this have [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] to fail before someone finally says enough is enough? [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 15 [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks. [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > I would recommend forwarding that to the tor-relay list. to see if [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > someone there can address the non-answer given by catalyst2: [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > https://lists.torproject.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/tor-relays@lists.torproject.org/ [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] > you'd have to do that though. [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] After you pressed ctrl+c during lxo tor discussion i cannot re-establish connection over sockets. I tried many things, even voice chat. [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] No urgency, I carry on as usual in the meantime. [07:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-tor-relays - lists.torproject.org ● Aug 15 [09:38] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Aug 15 [12:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [12:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 15 [15:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] > No ctrl-C that I know of. But I've restarted utalk anyway. [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] It looked like something crashed it. [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] >> Being 'harsh' on the webhost is not a good strategy after 23 years [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] >> with them [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] > [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] > I'm sure it can be dealt with privately and tactfully, if it is a [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] > priority. As mentioned, Tor is often a prerequisite for protecting [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] > sources. [15:11] schestowitz[TR2] 23 years of diplomacy is too valuable to risk, too. [15:13] schestowitz[TR2] > Not to e-mail but accessing the web site, and probably Gemini and IRC, [15:13] schestowitz[TR2] > is blocked from Tor. That means that visits to TR (and TM) would be [15:13] schestowitz[TR2] > visible.it impacts schestowitz.com only afaik. That netblock. [15:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 15 [19:35] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 15 [20:46] schestowitz[TR2] Omarchy I was just reading your article "Less Shopping Centres, More Parks", noting the line about water shortages at the end. How Is the beaver population in the UK? What is happening in th USA might be of help https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-the-beavers-returning-to-the-desert [20:46] schestowitz[TR2] gonna write about it [20:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bbc.com | The beavers returning to the desert [20:47] schestowitz[TR2] :) ● Aug 15 [21:24] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:49] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 15 [22:50] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)