●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 19, 2026 ●● ● Feb 19 [01:39] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@wi6y8fnbpfcy6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [07:56] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [08:59] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 19 [09:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:51] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Feb 19 [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks. I guess LibrePlanet is well and truly dead. [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] > By the way, it is possible to set a default address in Thunderbird's [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] > address book. So if you have time, can you set posteo.fi my [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] > default? [10:50] schestowitz[TR2] Will try, might not hold [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.facebook.com/groups/brentfordtoday/posts/1958913191537100/ [10:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.facebook.com | NO TITLE [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] "" [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] BREAKING NEWS. THERE IS REASON TO SUSPECT DISHONESTY. Solicitors Regulation Authority on suspension of ex-Mayor Cllr Raghwinder Siddhu. [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] Mr Zafar and Mr Siddhu have failed to comply with the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms, the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors RELs and RFLs, the SRA Accounts Rules 2011 and the SRA Accounts Rules (2019) which are rules made under sections 31 and 32 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended) (paragraph 1(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Act). SRA announces suspension of Cllr Raghwinder Siddhu, solicitor, practising at 502 Great West [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] Road, Hounslow. A notice posted outside his office says intervention in the practice is to protect the interests of its clients and former clients. [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] Cllr Siddhu represents Bedfont ward and was Mayor two years ago. His wife Emma is also a Councillor, representing Heston West. He was promoted to Hounslow Council Cabinet by Cllr Leader Shantanu Rajawat last year. He oversees public safety, regulatory services and enforcement. These duties include the Criminal Justice System in the Borough, Community Safety, Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women and Girls, Prevent & Protect UK, [10:52] schestowitz[TR2] Community Cohesion, Neighbourhood Safety and Partnerships, Regulatory Services and Enforcement Strategy. " [10:55] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com/en/insights/quick-reads/102mirr-solicitors-slapp-ruling-overturned/ [10:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com | Solicitor's "SLAPP" ruling overturned [10:55] schestowitz[TR2] "In 2024, media lawyer Ashley Hurst, a partner at Osborne Clarke, was fined 50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) and ordered to pay 260,000 in costs in connection with a SLAPP, shorthand for Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation. The government defines SLAPPs actions as an abuse of the legal process, where the primary objective is to harass, intimidate and financially and psychologically [10:55] schestowitz[TR2] exhaust ones opponent via improper means. Claims of this type aim to discourage people from exercising rights to free speech, typically about matters of public concern or activism. [10:55] schestowitz[TR2] The SRA charged Mr Hurst with professional misconduct, alleging amongst other things a lack of integrity. Mr Hurst duly appeared before the SDT in December 2024. The SDT found that Hurst had improperly attempted to stop solicitor and tax commentator Dan Neidle from publishing or discussing correspondence concerning the tax affairs of his then-client, former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi. " ● Feb 19 [11:30] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks. There is a setting in the address book to prioritize one [11:30] schestowitz[TR2] > address over the others. [11:30] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks. There is a setting in the address book to prioritize one [11:30] schestowitz[TR2] > address over the others. ● Feb 19 [13:04] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:07] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Maintaining what we love all year long
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    February is a month to celebrate love for many things: our loved ones, our communities, and the free software behind most people's digital lives in some form or another. Through I Love Free Software Day (#ILoveFS), the free software community has honored the hard work of the many, many people who maintain and improve free software. Launched in 2010 by the Free Software Foundation Europe (F [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] SFE), #ILoveFS is intended as a special day to tell everyone maintaining, contributing to, and advocating for free software, "thank you!" The free software movement wouldn't be anywhere near the size it is today without the massive community of individuals and organizations building a world where everyone can use, share, study, and improve the software we all use.

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    • [13:07] schestowitz[TR2] [13:07] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fsf.org | Maintaining what we love all year long Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [13:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@wi6y8fnbpfcy6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [15:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [16:12] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:53] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [17:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khhxvbrb [17:31] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khhxvbrb ) [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] @s9 thanks for posting that. In fact you might want to create a new stand alone item for review and comments. That is outrageous and NOT the IBM I joined in the early 80s. Lots of people got 1st time PCs and became great programmers on their own time on their own devices. 1 of a million reasons why IBM is a hot mess and will soon join Sears, Polaroid, Enron etc etc. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] 4 minutes ago by Anonymous [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @tp+1khhxvbrb [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] These examples indicate IBM is on a path to destroying itself. Its sad to see a company do this to itself. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @t4+1khhxvbrb [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] @s9: Is is most likely some stup1d, useless, good for nothing manager's action. Managers at IBM are ignorant and full of hot air. They do not understand the implications of the sh1t that comes out of their foul mouths. [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:33] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:44] *croissant has quit (Quit: Leaving) [17:58] *croissant (~croissant@yf8bqngk29h22.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 19 [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 [19:31] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 ) [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] "" [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] es, usually twice a year it makes the newspapers and we have large scale US layoffs but they very rarely need to file WARN notice since they do relatively small percentages but relatively often [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] 19 hours ago by Anonymous [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+6/-1) | Reply [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @10w+1khcfn7v1 [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] @OP I don't really see anywhere that there are mass layoffs. Also I don't see anything on the WARN. People are let go silently..maybe? [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] 20 hours ago by Anonymous [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+4/-1) | Reply [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @10v+1khcfn7v1 [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] @i06: there is the voluntary retirement (a forced lay off in disguise) for the hundreds who accepted to "retire" by the end of March 2026. The recalcitrant one were forced out at the end of last year. [19:31] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Feb 19 [22:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)