●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 17, 2025 ●● ● May 17 [02:20] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:22] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@z3htdm8piiywk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 17 [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] @TheLayoff Please Stop the AI Slop [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] Watch this get downvoted by Alvind's army of subliterate di-kless wonder offshore trolls. [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] The post about this forum being flooded by LLM slop was ranked +2, then within an hour -27. Then several more LLM pieces were pushed, right after a video was posted of Arvind with the bone sawer (MbS). There's very clearly astroturfing going on, as the LLM slop was boosted to +27 at same time the article about such fell from +2 to -27. [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM does not want people to talk about what's really happening at IBM. ● May 17 [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] "The U.S. Copyright Offices Draft Report on AI Training Errs on Fair Use" [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/us-copyright-offices-draft-report-ai-training-errs-fair-use [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] # EFF is losing the plot, again, after a brief return of promise [08:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.eff.org | The U.S. Copyright Offices Draft Report on AI Training Errs on Fair Use | Electronic Frontier Foundation [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] "How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech" [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.thenation.com/article/society/free-speech-billionaires-gaza/ [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] # tries to spin Gates as a good person [08:42] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.thenation.com | How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech | The Nation ● May 17 [09:46] schestowitz[TR2]
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    • [09:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Clonezilla Live 3.2.2 Released with Kernel 6.12 and Enhanced Ezio Options ● May 17 [10:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdb6a3y [10:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdb6a3y ) [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] It's Alvind's latest shot at redemption....and, it is not working. IBM is in a race to the bottom, and we all know how that goes. [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] The stock price might be rising but IBM sales are down and IBM Consulting is worse...the company is nothing but a hollowed out core running on vaporware. Or is it AI now ? [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] LOL ! Have some more curry, Alvind. And keep on vacating those empty US sites. [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] 37 minutes ago by Anonymous [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cc+1jvdb6a3y [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] This is a joke right ? [10:19] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:20] schestowitz[TR2] @a8+1jvdb6a3y [10:20] schestowitz[TR2] It's not a joke, it is astroturfing [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdnp5qe [10:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdnp5qe ) [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] When will Alvind be opening his new and improved AI Slop and Curry house in Armonk ? [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] Will those on the upcoming layoff list be invited to attend ? [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] 9 minutes ago by Anonymous [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bx+1jvdnp5qe [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] @thelayoff STOP AI SLOP [10:21] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:44] schestowitz[TR2] DO NOT trust Indian guy [10:44] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:44] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbc8sha [10:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbc8sha ) [10:44] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbc8sha [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbkxv7p [10:45] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbkxv7p ) [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] " Most of the job cuts are concentrated in the United States [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] The company is making organizational changes in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] These changes include shifts in managerial roles within APAC [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft is increasing focus on Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] The company is investing in AI and digital talent development in the region [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] Taiwan is a strategic hub for Microsoft, especially for AI and supply chain efforts [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft is expanding data center infrastructure and sustainability efforts in Taiwan [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] Despite restructuring, Microsoft continues operations in China, including R&D [10:45] schestowitz[TR2] Some AI teams are being relocated from China to regions like Seattle and Australia due to geopolitical concerns " [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdsmxne [10:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdsmxne ) [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Nah, it is not AI [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] So Im seeing a bunch of people on LinkedIn saying, Oh, the layoffs happened because AI is writing everyones code. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Are you guys serious? Have you ever written a line of code in your life? [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] This kind of take only makes you look more out of touch. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Do you really think we were waking up like, Oh, I guess theres nothing to do today because AI wrote all my code. Might as well chill and do nothing. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] No. We were all doing real work. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Every single one of the 7,000 people who got laid off yesterday had a real job. We woke up with active projects, with tasks in progress - and then everything was suddenly cut. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Not even our managers knew. Not even their managers knew. There was no warning. No planning. No transition. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] This isnt about AI. This is a puppet show to drive stock prices up and down. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Any company claiming AI is writing all the code now is straight-up lying to you. AI can help us write code - sure - but its nowhere near the point where it can replace a software engineer, let alone 7,000 of us. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] Dont be d-mb. [10:47] schestowitz[TR2] " [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] "AI" is the go-to excuses of Satya http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_s_CEO_is_Hyping_Up_AI_Plagiarism_to_Distract_From_Fal.shtml [10:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights No, Microsoft, Plagiarism is Not "AI" [10:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft's CEO is Hyping Up 'AI' (Plagiarism) to Distract From Falling Interest in It and Missed Expectations (Investors Run Out of Patience as Reality Does Not Meet or Match Early False Promises) ● May 17 [11:58] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● May 17 [16:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [16:43] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 17 [17:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvdsmxne [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbh2mrt [17:16] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvbh2mrt ) [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] "" [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] can anyone report if Alvind and Krabanaugh got laid this week ? [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] Point of clarification: do you mean besides with each other? [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] 54 minutes ago by Anonymous [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gt+1jvbh2mrt [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] -2 [17:16] schestowitz[TR2] can anyone report if Alvind and Krabanaugh got laid this week ? [17:17] schestowitz[TR2] I saw that coming. 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