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| schestowitz[TR2] | <Goblin> xxx | Jul 19 05:00 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <Goblin> new image on the link.....might make you laugh | Jul 19 05:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> i met that guy a few times | Jul 19 05:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <Goblin> :) | Jul 19 05:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> just saw "https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/18/Can_We_Finally_All_Agree_That_UEFI_Secure_Boot_is_a_Sham_That_H.shtml" article, that zip tie is more secure than the master lock on that chain. Se the lock picking lawyer vids in y-tube. :)) | Jul 19 05:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Can We Finally All Agree That UEFI 'Secure Boot' is a Sham That Harms Security and Gives Microsoft Remote Control Over All PCs and Servers (Even Those That Don't Run Any Microsoft Software)? | Jul 19 05:00 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxv3hcj1 | Jul 19 15:02 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Oh look the little indian AI HR rep showed up after all. Tell us again about how you read a book once. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b0+1kxv3hcj1 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @aq IBM is not fine nor has it been for a long time. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | All that has changed is that Arvind has let the mask slip and now the market can see that IBM is just a private equity company masquerading as a tech company. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not only has the emperor no clothes, he has no we---e. He is wang-less wonder that pretends to be all studly but is nothing but an in impotent pretender, performing endless shell games moving money around because there is no there there. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:02 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @av+1kxv3hcj1 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -11 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM Will be fine. They wrote the obituary when Mr Gerstner joined and they said break the company up. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Mr Gerstners leadership and courage saved it. | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The doubters will be wrong again | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 17 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:02 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aq+1kxv3hcj1 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP Actually, if Arvind chooses to hide from AI, (since he is incompetent and has no strategy,) he can do so by hiding in a block of quick drying cement and then have the block in lowered into the depths of the ocean. The ceremony will be over in a matter of a few minutes and no one's going to miss him or any Pipmunks who he might wish to accompany him on the final episode of " IBM Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea". And no awkward q | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | uestions from AI either. LOL | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 19 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+6/-1) | Reply | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a7+1kxv3hcj1 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The people running IBM now, lack creativity, and all imagination. This manager in F&O shut down every idea I had about how to make AI more effective and relevant and instead informed me we just needed to copy ChatGPT blindly because they were the industry leader. First of all, our LLMs will never be that good. But secondly, the opportunity to differentiate ourselves could be made on the basis of user experience since ChatGPT was be | Jul 19 15:02 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ing held back by their own success. This Niloo person should have fired a long time ago - another useless technocrat aspiring to mediocrity | Jul 19 15:02 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍’𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Nothing. Literally nothing. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Why do I keep seeing this clickbaity headline everywhere? | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Scientists are fundamentally incapable of keeping discoveries to themselves. We write papers, give talks, make videos, and spend entire conferences explaining our research to anyone who will listen (and sometimes to people who won’t!!). | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The entire scientific process is basically built around yelling, “Wait, look what we found!". Careers are made by publishing results and trying to convince everyone else that your tiny corner of the universe is the most interesting thing on Earth. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So the next time you see a headline that says, “Scientists don’t want you to know this one secret,” please know that whatever follows is almost certainly hogwash. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Scientists don't keep secrets (on purpose). We turn them into incomprehensible papers and then beg people to read them | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Unironically posted by another IBMer on LinkedIn… but didn’t we just go through an onslaught of clickbait about quantum and sub-nanometer breakthroughs only a few weeks ago that we generated ourselves? | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dm+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @bm At a market level, I agree. But until 2022 I had an amazing career at IBM and was able to do innovative work - even though that was always an uphill battle with the executives who treated all innovation like a vampire would garlic. With enough effort, vision, and storytelling I could get maybe half my ideas implemented or out the door. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But starting 2022, Arvind got his marching orders to increase the stock price at any cost. From then on, I saw my team cut every year until over 90% were cut after three years and every idea I had was shot down even after demonstrating it was actually cheaper than doing nothing. My jackarse "PO" would routinely deride my ideas as "old" even though the issues were still valid and they had nothing better. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The worst possible VPs became my VPs, and they carried the banner of mediocrity forward, surrounding themselves with Yes Men - the Matt Loathsomes, the Swill Fourribles. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What was always difficult became insufferable. The IBM I knew was now dead. When the end came, I felt like I was being put out of my misery because IBM was no longer a place where high achievement was valued, only blind obedience and compliance to mediocrity as their core aesthetic. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 20 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bs+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM has not been relevant for last two decades. So really it’s return to the thought that they think they are relevant again. Just look at last stock drop of 26% the rest of market didn’t even blink. No one cares at ibm anymore. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 21 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @bm+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +12 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Under Arvind, IBM only "reinvented itself" as a mediocre Indian-based company with the worst internal tools in which to run the company. Before Arvind, design and research and innovation mattered - now they are all endangered species. Arvind has done to IBM what RJK Jr did to the CDC - make everything that worked well work worse and utterly fail to do the right thing even once. Just to appease his base. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM is a just a Private Equity firm that practices autophagy with its own body and people; it raids other companies to create a semblance of life when in reality it has been hollowed out, its center dead. All you need to know about Arvind's IBM is to look at all of the abandoned IBM sites across the United States. There was never reinvention, only wisdomless appetite. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 23 hours ago by Reinvented as a lifeless corpse | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b9+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +12 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ax IBM reinvented its PowerPoints. LOL | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b4+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @az | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM executives do not value innovation. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | At IBM, raw innovation is not rewarded. No incentives ... | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Better find greener pastures. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b1+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ax Yes—IBM has become a masterclass in smoke and mirrors. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The quantum research is genuinely impressive science, but that’s different from having a large, sustainable business. Quantum computing has promising applications, yet many of today’s practical use cases remain specialized rather than broad commercial markets. How many nuclear fission customers are out there? 3-5? | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The same goes for manufacturing. Despite all the excitement surrounding its former foundry business, IBM no longer operates a high-volume semiconductor fab. Announcements and research breakthroughs often generate headlines, but turning those into scalable products and meaningful revenue is a completely different challenge. They are creating Quantum Wafer Fab company that doesn’t own a fab. And 2 billion investment, if that money | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | still exists after last week, isn’t going to cut it. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The recent “sub-nanometer” device announcements are another example. The work is technically interesting, but the terminology isn’t being used in the way most people associate with traditional process nodes. The headline creates one impression, while the technical reality is more nuanced. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For years, IBM has relied heavily on eye-catching announcements and ambitious messaging. The average joe investors appear to be looking beyond the headlines now and asking tougher questions about commercialization, execution, and long-term business value instead of just celebrating research milestones. They are catching on to the IBM’s antics and shenanigans. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @az+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +14 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM did not reinvent itself over the last 2-3 years, all it did was reinvent its IMAGE (ie, LIE about its core business, claiming to be AI and Quantum rather than legacy mainframe and commodity services). | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 14 reactions (+14/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ax+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +8 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @aq yup this isn’t your granddaddy’s ibm. The sooner we accept it the better off we will be and sooner we can heal. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @as+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +15 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM isn't coming back from this. The C-Suite is stuck on stoooo-pid and will continue down the same path of: Failure --> Blame employees -->PIPs and RA's --> Reorg to a more lean team (doing more work with less people) --> Failure. There's a reason why multiple IBMers who have always been top performers now find themselves in the bottom 15% - especially if they're older. The C-Suite needs a new sacrifice. Remember the old IBM CxO s | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | aying..."It's not our plan that failed. It's our little people's execution of our plan that failed." | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM is a shthole. It doesn't have to be, but when you have failures in positions of leadership, you aren't going to be a great company. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Arvind & the PIPMunks can GF Themselves | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 17 reactions (+16/-1) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aq+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +17 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM still seems to think and behave like it’s the IBM of the 1960s through the 1980s. Who hasn’t experienced that old “IBM Blue” confidence—sometimes bordering on arrogance? The problem is that much of that reputation was built on the work and achievements of previous generations. Most of the people who created that legacy are long retired. Yet too many of today’s leaders carry themselves with the swagger as if they per | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | sonally built that success and are entitled to the prestige and deference that came with it. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The more uncomfortable reality is that the rest of the industry no longer views IBM that way. While many inside the company still act like IBM is the dominant force everyone has to answer to, the market has moved on. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has grown to roughly an $808 billion market capitalization compared with IBM’s approximately $199 billion. Decades ago, those positions were effectively reversed. Broadcom is worth around | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | $1.77 trillion. NVIDIA is around $4.74 trillion. The list keeps growing. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | None of this diminishes IBM’s incredible history or the contributions it has made to computing. But history alone doesn’t command influence forever. Respect has to be earned continuously through execution, innovation, and results—not by relying on achievements from generations ago. Continuing to throw our weight around as if we’re still the unquestioned giant in the room is out of step with today’s reality, and frankly, i | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | t’s embarrassing. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 17 reactions (+17/-0) | Reply | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ap+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "a massive reallocation of technology spending by its customers to chips, servers, and other AI needs". That is a big lie as an excuse. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The real problem is the overall mismanagement and mediocrity. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM has very products left in toolbox to draw revenue. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM will go doing in history, as the company which missed most opportunities in the history of tech companies. | Jul 19 15:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ag+1kxt353tj | Jul 19 15:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | Pure garbage. | Jul 19 15:06 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxvrexrj | Jul 19 15:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "v 100% true in Albany. It almost feels like Albany and its systems are purely setup just to benefit and protect senior managers and leadership | Jul 19 15:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Jul 19 15:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP you’re kidding right? Our senior “leaders” only stand for one thing - themselves and their multimillion dollar yearly bonuses while they give absolutely nothing to the people who do that actual work. | Jul 19 15:08 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Jul 19 15:08 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | pure gibberish | Jul 19 15:08 |
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