●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, June 17, 2022 ●● ● Jun 17 [00:03] schestowitz " [00:03] schestowitz Dear SUEPO Members, dear Colleagues, [00:03] schestowitz Please be aware of the following OPEN LETTER on Professional Mobility (CA/32/22), which has been sent to the Delegations of the Administrative Council. The proposal CA/32/22 is in the agenda of the 171th AC meeting of 29 June 2022. [00:03] schestowitz " [00:18] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [00:18] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:23] *u-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:29] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@5tcc2vuaj9aks.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:55] schestowitz
  • Exploration
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    [00:55] schestowitz While dealing with some tough moments and situations in the past few months, I've begun to explore the area. Some of the discoveries have become places of great sentimental value to me. [00:55] schestowitz I began personal therapy several weeks ago, whose sessions are scheduled near the end of the workday. Of course it would be inappropriate to discuss personal issues at my workplace, so I found a park close to my office that I can quickly drive to before session started. I've now attended the majority of my therapy sessions while sitting in my car at that park. As a result, that park has become a metaphorical place where I can speak my mind openly [00:55] schestowitz and frankly. I almost don't want to go back there under other circumstances. [00:55] schestowitz

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    Boiling Steam: Call For Contributors
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    [07:12] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boilingsteam.com | Boiling Steam: Call for Contributors - Boiling Steam [07:12] schestowitz

    No need to send us a very long resume, but to make things simple, we consider the following as minimum requirements:

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    You have been using Linux for a while as a main OS. A couple of years at least.

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    You are an active gamer on Linux. We dont really care what games you play, but to be clear our focus is mostly on proprietary games, while we can also cover FOSS ones (we love OpenTTD and Minetest).

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    You have a positive bias towards Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).

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    You have a good command of English, even if its not your primary language.

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    • [07:33] schestowitz x https://interestingengineering.com/bill-gates-says-crypto-nfts-are-worthless [07:33] schestowitz # bill sez [07:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-interestingengineering.com | Bill Gates on Crypto: Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are sham, worthless assets ● Jun 17 [08:18] schestowitz > [08:18] schestowitz > The WIPO response has been updated to include the suicides and Thiemo [08:18] schestowitz > Seufer accident [08:18] schestowitz > [08:18] schestowitz > This is incredibly heavy stuff. There is a long thread about the Frans [08:18] schestowitz > Pop suicide. He resigned the day before Debian's birthday so it looks [08:18] schestowitz > like he intended to do it on the birthday, 16 August but he held off for [08:18] schestowitz > a few days. [08:18] schestowitz > [08:18] schestowitz > Did you ever come across something like this before in any "community"? [08:18] schestowitz The techrights community had some deaths over the years, but due to health reasons, never suicide. [08:18] schestowitz We were actually very supportive; some of these people would join IRC from the hospital bed. [08:51] schestowitz "Since Ive discovered a well-connected historical dinosaurnot exactly invisiblethats lived by a multimillennial addiction to its founding diseases (diseases Arnold J. Toynbee diagnosed after a lifelong study of civilizations family history, including its medical records), Ive also learned that pointing it out is received with well-conditioned skepticism." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/06/16/diving-down-to-earth/ | Source: [08:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Diving Down to Earth - CounterPunch.org [08:51] schestowitz Counter Punch ● Jun 17 [09:07] *spazz has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:08] *spazzz (~spazz@urifce6zxwtdi.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 17 [14:19] *techrights_guest|18 (~238e6693@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:40] *spazzz is now known as spazz ● Jun 17 [16:41] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:45] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@y56qsb6r6yg94.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 17 [20:31] schestowitz " [20:31] schestowitz Education allowance portal - Advice by SUEPO for staff requesting advancement of the tuition fees [20:31] schestowitz Dear SUEPO members, dear colleagues, [20:31] schestowitz [20:31] schestowitz SUEPO advises all staff requesting advancement of the tuition fees to introduce into the comment box of the education allowance portal the following disclaimer after being adapted to your situation - to keep your right to challenge the discretionary request by the administration to reduce the amount of the tuition fees. [20:31] schestowitz [20:31] schestowitz Please use the following text: [20:31] schestowitz The tuition fees in the attached invoice are XXXXX. [20:31] schestowitz I have initially claimed this amount, but my request bounced back, and I was informed that I must claim YYYYY instead, because a ZZZ deduction applies to [fill in the reason given by HR]. [20:31] schestowitz Given the timeline of events and my absolute and urgent need for the advancement to pay the school fees (as I cannot afford paying this amount without the advancement of a minimum amount from the Office), I do as instructed and claim the indicated value but I do not wave my right to challenge the decision to deduct part of the amount to be reimbursed for the school fees under Title VIII of the ServRegs and request a dully motivated individual [20:31] schestowitz decision to be made under Article 106 of the ServRegs. [20:31] schestowitz This deduction to the school fees has been introduced as a last-minute obligation rendering it impossible to understand at this point if it is in line with the transitional measures and I consider that the Office is misleading me by concealing crucial information from me. In any case I need to receive the advancement with my salary of this month to be able to pay the school. [20:31] schestowitz In case, you have already submitted your request via the portal, and you cannot edit it anymore, SUEPO advises staff to send an e-mail to HR with the same content. Make clear reference to the date you sent the request, to the date and reference (if any) to the e-mail received by HR requesting to deduct the specific amount. [20:31] schestowitz " [20:31] schestowitz " Were pleased to announce that SUEPO TH members now have yet another tool to improve their communication with the Union. Our hope is that this will prove to be a step towards a more informed, proactive union life and in doing so help and support you as you navigate the EPOs career and pension." ● Jun 17 [21:35] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:36] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@freenode-u35e7n.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 17 [23:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [23:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes