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| schestowitz[TR2] | "And 115 bullsh-t points for 115 IBMers randomly chosen by Bob. When I left they called these blue points that can be used to buy merchandise at inflated price. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 48 minutes ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @ee and are you taking directions about kneepads and practice from Bob and "Robbie the Hood" in your delivery sessions ? | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @dn | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I've been at IBM for a year, worked on automation projects, dashboards, communications, and incentive systems. If I were an AI bot, I'd be the first one in history that has to sit through corporate meetings, performance reviews, compliance training, and annual goals. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As for IBM badges, employees earn them by completing training and developing skills. You may not value them, but plenty of professionals do. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ee+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e6 Gin "N Tonic was the biggest thief BUT she has been superseded by Alvind Krispy-Kreme. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | She put her incompetent relative (her niece ?) in charge of the Watson Health division and they lost more money during the time the niece was there. Sadly this is what happens when you have crooks and thieves who run public companies. | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @d7 Crooks | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @e1 Don't forget that each executive get a $115,000 bonus in honor of this anniversary. That's for all their hard work and "hard choices". | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e5+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP Need I say that they have put 115 lucky people in each division on PIP, asked another 115 for RTO, yet another 115 for RA and marked 115 for low performance to be eliminated soon? And yes 115 from friends and family have been identified for promotional opportunities and raises. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e1+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @de More lies. You are an HR bot in India. Nothing else can explain your lunacy. Not even your mother and sister and your first-line manager. No sane human brags about their useless IBM badges. Only an AI trained by Arlind and his goonies could be so ridiculous. Your nonsense needs to stop right here right now. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dn+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @d1 | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The hate here needs to end. And the lying too. I am not a bot and I am not in India | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @de+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @d5 I think they did things differently at different sites. I was in a Cambridge MA office and the Facilities Management crooks were giving the executive furniture to the movers - all of it for FREE. This was during the Gin 'n Tonic era. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d7+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cb actually not true. At least back in the old days of the 80s and 90s. IBM used to have a real estate portfolio of hundreds of worldclass office space and a whole DIv called RECD real estate contruction div. Well run etc. Then the G Man Gerstner started the fire sale and I recall in Boston as they down sized going into an office being cast off and buying some of those commercial grade file cabinets for $20 or $40. Wish I bought m | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ore. Still have them about 40 years later. But yeah is there a company now on Mother Earth more cheap than IBM? | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d5+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cy, IBM Indian HR Troll lest you forget, you need to give a nod to Arvind Krispy-Kreme for introducing the corrupt curry culture to IBM. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Never before have so many IBM US employees been impacted by so many layoffs in so many underhand ways. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d1+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | On this milestone, I want to give a special nod to Mr.Gerstner At a time when many questioned IBM's future, he stepped in and made difficult decisions that helped steer the company through one of the most challenging periods in its history. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Turnarounds are never easy. They require courage, discipline, and a willingness to make choices that may not be popular in the moment. Because of leaders like Mr. Gerstner and the dedication of generations of IBMers, IBM remains one of the most recognized and enduring technology companies in the world. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | From mainframes to AI, from punch cards to quantum computing, IBM continues to evolve while honoring its rich history. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cy+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cd but you forgot to mention and thank all those employees who were laid off by IBM and had their jobs shipped off to India. And recklessly pursuing the India Business Machines machines failing strategies. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Right ? | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Do you think IBM will be around in the next 150 or even 200 years ? Yes or No ? | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 14 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cg+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cd At IBM, "continuing to reinvent themselves" means throwing sh-t at the wall and seeing what sticks. Which lies do we think consumers will believe? Pick the top two or three, then do a PowerPoint and advertising blitz until the public realizes we're full of sh-t. Next, layoff a bunch of employees to make it look like we're focusing on a new technology and becoming more efficient. All the while the executives rake in the bonuses. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That's reinvention the IBM way. What a shithole company. | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cf+1kvc069kc | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cd | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | From all of us who have been RAed, fu-k you IBM! | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 19 05:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | d-mbest assumption ever. Now they just have executives underneath them attesting to things they do not know, care, or have control of. Its a big circlej--ksee it first hand and nothing can be done to get accountability within the business. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 38 minutes ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | -1 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bv | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sarbannes Oxley was passed after the Enron Fiasco | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I Highly doubt Jim Kavanaugh would be crazy or d-mb enough to cook the books. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bq - Did you ever hear about Enron? Maybe you were not even born at that time. FYI, at its peak in August 2000, Enron was worth approximately $70 billion in market capitalization. During this time, the company's shares reached an all-time high of $90.75 each, and it was famously named America's "Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years by Fortune magazine.The company's financial stature just before its collapse can be su | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | mmarized by these key metrics: Market Capitalization: ~$70 billion Reported Revenues: Ranging from $100 billion to $111 billion Reported Assets: Over $60 billion (though much of this was inflated or hidden debt) These valuations ultimately proved to be fraudulent, driven by mark-to-market accounting and complex special-purpose entities designed to hide massive debt. When the fraud was uncovered, the company filed for bankruptcy in | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | December 2001, and its shares plummeted to less than $1. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | -6 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | People have been predicting IBM's bankruptcy for 30 years. Meanwhile IBM keeps generating profits, paying dividends, buying companies, investing billions in AI and quantum computing, and signing enterprise contracts. You don't have to like the stock, but calling a company with a $200+ billion market cap and billions in annual cash flow a liquidation candidate is a stretch. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bq+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @Bb. IBM is down in sympathy with Accenture. They announced a poor outlook going forward. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bd+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP Have you read this news yet ? | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The stock is also pressured by a damaging self-inflicted data point: a global study IBM released on June 17 found that 91% of enterprise executives do not fully understand their own AI dependencies and feel trapped in systems they cannot easily change. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Source: | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/why-is-ibm-stock-sliding-today-93CH-4749590 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Makes me believe 91% of these enterprise executives are 100% full time on the payroll of IBM. Same guys who have made us watch these ground zero videos over and again to pitch AI to unsuspecting clients. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bb+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is down more than $115 since the peak fueled by Quantum bullsh-t. Happy Birthday IBM !!!!! | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ba+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM share price closed at $249 today, that is $200 more than it real value. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM share price value is less than $50 a share. That is the amount investors can expect to get after its liquidation and the sale of all it's assets. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Remember, IBM has more than$100 Billions of debt. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Creditors will get paid first. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b4+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -11 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM has a strong balance sheet under Jim Kavanaugh. IBM pays dividends to it's investors. I am not worried | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ar+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a8 please explain how stating that the IBM stock price is dropping is spewing hate. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You are a total psycho, Mr. IBM India HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants ! | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Go and service "Robbie the hood" on your knees, pronto. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @af+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP where is that A-hole Mothertucker friend of Arvind, Jim Cramer, to pump up the IBM stock ? | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Arvind and Krabanaugh need all the help they can get... | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ae+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a8 IBM spews hate every time it RAs someone for no other reason than ensuring the a--hole execs get their bonuses. And then IBM lies about the RAs being due to performance. Pure horsesh-t. Mr Gerbil, Ginny the creepy Stepford wife looking dino-tan, Alvind, Krabanaugh, and all the rest... lies up and down the line while they raked in the cash. Who are the real spewers here, Mr Indian HR liar-bot rage-bait troll shill spanky-pants? | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ab+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +12 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But we were just on WSJ - The 2026 Best Companies for the Future list! Hahahaha what a crock of sh-t | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a9+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @a7 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I am not in India and stop spewing hate | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @a6 Mr. Dead Gerbil brought the death of IBM are a respectable company. That's why the IBM stock price is dropping every day and you, IBM India HR Troll can't stop the crash. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a7+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -16 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM faced tremendous challenges during the 1990s, and Mr. Gerstner had to make some very tough decisions. Not everyone agreed with them at the time, but his leadership helped turn the company around and put IBM on a path toward renewed growth and innovation. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Great leaders are often remembered not for making the easy decisions, but for making the difficult ones when they matter most. Mr. Gerstner's impact can still be seen in IBM today. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Here's to 115 years of innovation, resilience, and the generations of IBMers and leaders who helped build this remarkable compan | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 12 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a1 only one announcement by Alvind isn't going to hack it. He needs to make 3 or more announcements at the very least to "try" and get the share price back to $300. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | One with his buddy Trump to let everyone know that IBM shares are the best deal in the history of mankind (and don't you forget it !), another with Dario Gil to tell us how much better we are with IBM Quantum crappola that he peddles to the White house for a billion dollars and finally one with the Orange Felon again to tell us that buying IBM shares is the best thing we can do for the universe, the planet, mankind and of course, h | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | is family. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 13 hours ago by Anonymous | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a4+1kvdhyv3q | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Time for Arvind to make another meaningless Quantum announcement. Maybe move his fake timeline up by 6 months or something, he'll be retired before the day comes and nothing materialized anyway. | Jun 19 05:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jun 19 05:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.rubenerd.au/psa-for-web-designers-flags-have-ratios/">PSA for web designers: flags have ratios!</a></h5> | Jun 19 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jun 19 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>This is where a reality of flag design comes into conflict with the need web designers have to group things into convenient, uniform shapes. Flags have different ratios. Hey, it’s like this observation is in the title or something. While some political entities and organisations don’t legally specify a formal ratio, the majority do, and it’s considered a diplomatic faux pas to get th | Jun 19 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | em wrong. </p> | Jun 19 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jun 19 15:44 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Jun 19 15:44 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.rubenerd.au | Rubenerd: PSA for web designers: flags have ratios! | Jun 19 15:44 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/06/ai-in-patent-industry-bubble-trouble.html?showComment=1781792454213#c4069820315926371921 | Jun 19 18:09 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | AI in the patent industry: Bubble trouble and the affordability myth - The IPKat | Jun 19 18:09 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I agree - my experience of it has been so poor that it honestly makes me question the people who are so in favour of it. I've definitely taken some useful points from this series but it's been so entirely positive that it feels like the IPKat has an Hey Hi (AI) agent to sell us!" | Jun 19 18:09 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The recent message by Mr. Jean Louis contains much Japanese text. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I believe few list subscribers can understand Japanese. Here are my | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | observations: | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1. The Japanese is not natural. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2. It is hard to digest. A person given just the Japanese in the message | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | would have great difficulties seeing the point. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3. It contains a word that FSF/GNU Project does not endorse. In fact | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Richard Stallman has spent considerable effort telling people to use | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | the proper term. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For detailed information please read this prior message: | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Japanese translation of the term "free software" | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-01/msg00006.html | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's a poignant tale. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I believe in the freedom of thought and freedom of expression. If someone | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | wants to disagree with Stallman and use a word he dislikes, he has the | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | freedom to do so. One is in such cases advised to explain the reason. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Please forgive me for being harsh. | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Akira Urushibata | Jun 19 18:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00025.html | Jun 19 18:49 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | The Japanese translation of the term "free software" | Jun 19 18:49 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00026.html | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Hello, | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Let me share some of my thoughts. I think that the points Mr. Jean | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Louis suggested (in English) are relevant. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Akira Urushibata wrote: | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > The recent message by Mr. Jean Louis contains much Japanese text. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is AI-assisted/generated translation, I suppose. And it would | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | suggest we need to be careful for the technology. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | (IMHO, use of AI tool should be explicitly addressed.) | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you speak Japanese, you can easily find it's strange text. For | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | others, it would look possibly "great". And even if it looks strange, | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | occasionally, it has good points. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We have similar situation in security reports for software. These days, | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | it's common that Free Software Projects receive AI slop reports. For | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | experts, it's just annoying, but we can't ignore because: even if it | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | looks strange, occasionally, it has valid points. (In most cases, | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | reading such reports is a waste of time.) | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Well, as one of Free Software developers, indeed, we have some problems. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I list some and put short comments of mine. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | * AI scrapers | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Our development site, dev.gnupg.org, suffers from AI scrapers, a lot. I | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | think that it's not only our site. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | * AI slop reports | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I think that experts themselves should proof read AI-assisted/generated | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | reports carefully and make sure the point claimed is valid before | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | sending out. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | * AI-assisted/generated code and use of proprietary services | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In GCC mailing list, Alexandre Oliva wrote a reply and described it | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "poison". I'd admire his counter action. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | P.S. I didn't use any AI for the text above. I use GNU Emacs for | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | editing text and GNU Aspell for spell checking. | Jun 19 18:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -- " | Jun 19 18:51 |
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