●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 ●● ● Dec 16 [00:57] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe ● Dec 16 [02:21] *_what__ (~whatA_@4jvif6n5fiiuu.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:22] *_what__ (~whatA_@4jvif6n5fiiuu.irc) has left #techbytes ● Dec 16 [03:54] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Dec 16 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcj2t7th [05:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcj2t7th ) [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] "nope. They're just playing the shell game like they do with everything else. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aq+1kcj2t7th [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] @aa, There are many people asleep at the desk at IBM, they know how to make charts, sit in meeting and spew nonsense. It takes them more time to describe their achievements, when asked, than the time it takes to perform the tasks. I wish, they were let go. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ak+1kcj2t7th [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] The people that slept at their desks got laid off. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aa+1kcj2t7th [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] I don't think that they ever paid for membership in either IEEE or ACM. At least not in Canada. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a5+1kcj2t7th [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] @a1 that sounds like they are being cheap as usual. [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a2+1kcj2t7th [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] I have. They are making it much harder to get a membership paid to society of women engineers [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] WOKE [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] Lets see if this gets deleted. Has anybody actually seen any proof thatIBM is reversing its WOKE stance? [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Dec 16 [06:46] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@eu6xsuxgxtzea.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 16 [07:01] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:01] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [07:03] schestowitz[TR2]
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    New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly
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    The initial crowdfunding drive for the new Jolla Phone seems to have gone well: at the time of writing, the new device has comfortably passed double the number of orders needed to go into production. Finnish vendor Jolla set a goal of 2,000 99 pre-order deposits by January 4th, but passed the goal in less than two weeks. The first batch of 2,700 units were 499. Batch 2 will ship two t [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] o four weeks later, and cost 549, but that's now sold out too. Currently, well over 5,000 orders have been placed. With 20 days to go, the pre-order page says: [...]

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    • [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] [07:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | New Jolla, Sailfish 5, offer break from iOS-Android monopoly The Register [07:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:34] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcj2t7th [07:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kcj2t7th ) [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Look up the IBM terms: Wild Duck (you were encouraged to take risks and GET %^&* DONE). Open Door policy (if you had a real beef you could request help or a mtg up to the CEO with no retaliation). Speak Up Pgm (if you had a beef, IBM wanted to hear about it with no retaliation). Suggestion Pgm (IBM paid real good money for suggestions; got 1 once and it was awesome and made people feel like they were on C [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] loud 9). All of these were wiped out by the G Man Gerstner who started his brutal regime 4-1-93. If you have never seen this 1 minute App MacIntosh TV ad from the 1984 Super Bowl, please watch it or re watch it. NEVER BEFORE has IBM been EXACTLY like this ad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErwS24cBZPc [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bg+1kcj2t7th [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] Yes I no longer receive woje nonsense every other day in my inbox the way I used to. I no longer see the IBM logo done in Rastafarian colors - I know as much IBM history as the next person but I'm unaware of such a connection. [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] This makes a huge difference to my quality of life. When society gets profoundly stupid I start to get depressed - thankfully it is being reversed and you can thank Donald Trump for that. [07:36] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Invidious: https://invidious.privacy.gd/watch?v=ErwS24cBZPc [07:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> invidious.privacy.gd | Redirecting... ● Dec 16 [10:01] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:05] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 16 [11:13] *croissant (~croissant@abga75rykwqa4.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 16 [12:24] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [12:25] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 16 [15:32] *croissant_ (~croissant@abga75rykwqa4.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:33] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Dec 16 [16:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:36] *croissant_ is now known as croissant ● Dec 16 [17:04] schestowitz[TR2] today the cshier asked me to take off the mask for a bit, to verify my age [17:04] schestowitz[TR2] as i took booze [17:04] schestowitz[TR2] we both had good massage today, a gift [17:04] schestowitz[TR2] i guess looking under 18, even potentially, is good ● Dec 16 [19:51] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Dec 16 [22:22] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Dec 16 [23:29] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [23:30] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes