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schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kkmbhpt2Mar 16 03:08
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schestowitz[TR2]""Mar 16 03:08
schestowitz[TR2]you are correct... reason why IBM built his Bob tool using Anthropic!"Mar 16 03:08
schestowitz[TR2]"Respectfully, you have no idea what you are talking about. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all dominate the ENTERPRISE AI market. WatsonX has less than 1% market share. And no one is running AI workloads on mainframes (IBM muddies the waters by calling 1990s style machine learning for things like fraud detection on Z as "AI")."Mar 16 03:08
schestowitz[TR2]"Mar 16 03:08
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
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schestowitz[TR2]"Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]In the US, Band D severance in the past has been 3 months salary. And any RSUs you hold will expire on your separation date -- meaning if you have RSUs that have not vested, you get $0 from those RSUs.Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]53 minutes ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| no reactions | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @c2+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +1 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]@az, I am in… ready to pi-s on that id--t!Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]2 hours ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 1 reaction (+1/-0) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @bv+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] -1 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]5 months severance is standard for Band D and C. Band B and up is individually negotiated.Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]4 hours ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 1 reaction (+0/-1) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @be+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +3 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]This is a BS post. IBM executives have a special employment contract. You should have known your package already unless you’re not a band D executive.Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]6 hours ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 5 reactions (+4/-1) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @b1+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +3 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]How about you stand in the middle and the rest of us give you a golden shower?Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]6 hours ago by LOLMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 3 reactions (+3/-0) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @az+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +2 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Executives get golden parachutesMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]7 hours ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 2 reactions (+2/-0) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @aw+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +4 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]@OP, how much do you make? Do you really need to rely on severance to get by?Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]How old are you anyway?Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]7 hours ago by AnonymousMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]| 4 reactions (+4/-0) | ReplyMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @at+1kks1jms4Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2] +4 Mar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]No need to worry there will not be an RA coming upMar 16 03:09
schestowitz[TR2]"Mar 16 03:09
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schestowitz[TR2]> Hey Dr. Schestowitz,Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> I hope this email finds you well since we last spoke.Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> My apologies for the lull in communication - this lastMar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> Thursday, I was diagnosed with a stomach ulcer, which hasMar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> kept me sidelined for the last few weeks. I’m on medicationMar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> now and feeling better, and I’ve been catching up on yourMar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]> sites from bed!Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]First of all, be well! Soon.Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]I am going to write about the topic you gave.Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]As you can imagine, my hands are full with GAFAM bullies at the moment, so I tend to be behind E-mail etc.Mar 16 05:49
schestowitz[TR2]br,Mar 16 05:49
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schestowitz[TR2]█████ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default?alt=rss                 ██████████████████████ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:42:43 +0000     ███████   In a situation where everyone will rely on AI, fro...Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]In a situation where everyone will rely on AI, fro... ☞ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-future-of-patent-profession-are-we.html?showComment=1773560563717#c5468146363370112440Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-future-of-patent-profession-are-we.html?showComment=1773560563717#c5468146363370112440">In a situation where everyone will rely on AI, fro...</a></h5><blockquote>In a situation where everyone will rely on AI, from all sides, from the inventor's side as a tool for creating new inventions, from the patent monopoly attorney's side as a tool for improved writing and responding tMar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]o examiner's findings, and from the examiners' side as a response to the applicant's claims, will there be any significance to this entire industry? Will a patent monopoly have value</blockquote></li> Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]█████ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default?alt=rss                 ██████████████████████ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:06:42 +0000     ███████   What is a 'substantial reduction'? Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]Let&#...Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]What is a 'substantial reduction'? Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]Let&#... ☞ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-future-of-patent-profession-are-we.html?showComment=1773533202633#c2017627056671215764Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]<li><h5><a href="http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-future-of-patent-profession-are-we.html?showComment=1773533202633#c2017627056671215764">What is a 'substantial reduction'? Mar 16 15:43
schestowitz[TR2]Let&#...</a></h5><blockquote>What is a 'substantial reduction'? <br /><br />Let's assume we mean the overall IP budget of the organisation. Let's assume the organisation is first-filing in GB/EP since this is IPKat. Let's assume they've already done the obvious 'big impact' stuff such as introducing cost caps/volume discounts, insourcing formalities, consolidating cases, and controlling</blockquote></li> Mar 16 15:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The future of the patent profession: Are we looking into an AI abyss? - The IPKatMar 16 15:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The future of the patent profession: Are we looking into an AI abyss? - The IPKatMar 16 15:44
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schestowitz[TR2]Not on empty, just massive debt.  Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]College tution fees are not going to be recovered.   Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69047202/average-new-car-price-rises-above-50000/Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.usnews.com/insurance/auto/average-cost-of-car-insuranceMar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]https://gasprices.aaa.com/ ~ 200 / mo = 2400 / yearMar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/average-salary-in-us/Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]car amortized over 5 years ~ $  10k per year Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]total ~ 15 k per yearMar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]average salary 63 kMar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]about 24% of work hours go to the car, then there is the 3 hour per day commuteMar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2](round trip)Mar 16 18:45
schestowitz[TR2]10+15= 25 hours per week on just the f-ing carMar 16 18:45
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.caranddriver.com | Average New Car Prices Rise Above $50,000 for the First Time EverMar 16 18:45
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-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-gasprices.aaa.com | AAA Fuel PricesMar 16 18:45
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