●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, July 19, 2026 ●● ● Jul 19 [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] xxx [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] new image on the link.....might make you laugh [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] i met that guy a few times [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] :) [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] 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. :)) [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 [09:28] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 19 [12:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [12:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 19 [15:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxv3hcj1 [15:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxv3hcj1 ) [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [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. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b0+1kxv3hcj1 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] @aq IBM is not fine nor has it been for a long time. [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. [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. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] 16 hours ago by Anonymous [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @av+1kxv3hcj1 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] -11 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] IBM Will be fine. They wrote the obituary when Mr Gerstner joined and they said break the company up. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] Mr Gerstners leadership and courage saved it. [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] The doubters will be wrong again [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] 17 hours ago by Anonymous [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] | 13 reactions (+1/-12) | Reply [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aq+1kxv3hcj1 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [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 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] uestions from AI either. LOL [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] 19 hours ago by Anonymous [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+6/-1) | Reply [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1kxv3hcj1 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [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 [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 [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxt353tj [15:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxt353tj ) [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] . [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Nothing. Literally nothing. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Why do I keep seeing this clickbaity headline everywhere? [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 wont!!). [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. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] So the next time you see a headline that says, Scientists dont want you to know this one secret, please know that whatever follows is almost certainly hogwash. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Scientists don't keep secrets (on purpose). We turn them into incomprehensible papers and then beg people to read them [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Unironically posted by another IBMer on LinkedIn but didnt we just go through an onslaught of clickbait about quantum and sub-nanometer breakthroughs only a few weeks ago that we generated ourselves? [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dm+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [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. [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. [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. [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. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 20 hours ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bs+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has not been relevant for last two decades. So really its return to the thought that they think they are relevant again. Just look at last stock drop of 26% the rest of market didnt even blink. No one cares at ibm anymore. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 21 hours ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bm+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +12 [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. [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. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 23 hours ago by Reinvented as a lifeless corpse [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b9+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +12 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] @ax IBM reinvented its PowerPoints. LOL [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 12 reactions (+12/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b4+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +10 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] @az [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM executives do not value innovation. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] At IBM, raw innovation is not rewarded. No incentives ... [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Better find greener pastures. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b1+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +9 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] @ax YesIBM has become a masterclass in smoke and mirrors. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] The quantum research is genuinely impressive science, but thats different from having a large, sustainable business. Quantum computing has promising applications, yet many of todays practical use cases remain specialized rather than broad commercial markets. How many nuclear fission customers are out there? 3-5? [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 doesnt own a fab. And 2 billion investment, if that money [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] still exists after last week, isnt going to cut it. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] The recent sub-nanometer device announcements are another example. The work is technically interesting, but the terminology isnt being used in the way most people associate with traditional process nodes. The headline creates one impression, while the technical reality is more nuanced. [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 IBMs antics and shenanigans. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @az+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +14 [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). [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 14 reactions (+14/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ax+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] @aq yup this isnt your granddaddys ibm. The sooner we accept it the better off we will be and sooner we can heal. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @as+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +15 [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 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] aying..."It's not our plan that failed. It's our little people's execution of our plan that failed." [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. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Arvind & the PIPMunks can GF Themselves [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 17 reactions (+16/-1) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aq+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +17 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM still seems to think and behave like its the IBM of the 1960s through the 1980s. Who hasnt experienced that old IBM Blue confidencesometimes 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 todays leaders carry themselves with the swagger as if they per [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] sonally built that success and are entitled to the prestige and deference that came with it. [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 IBMs approximately $199 billion. Decades ago, those positions were effectively reversed. Broadcom is worth around [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] $1.77 trillion. NVIDIA is around $4.74 trillion. The list keeps growing. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] None of this diminishes IBMs incredible history or the contributions it has made to computing. But history alone doesnt command influence forever. Respect has to be earned continuously through execution, innovation, and resultsnot by relying on achievements from generations ago. Continuing to throw our weight around as if were still the unquestioned giant in the room is out of step with todays reality, and frankly, i [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] ts embarrassing. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 17 reactions (+17/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ap+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +11 [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. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] The real problem is the overall mismanagement and mediocrity. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has very products left in toolbox to draw revenue. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM will go doing in history, as the company which missed most opportunities in the history of tech companies. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ag+1kxt353tj [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Pure garbage. [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxvrexrj [15:08] 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 [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cd+1kxvrexrj [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] @OP youre 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. [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bv+1kxvrexrj [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] pure gibberish [15:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kxvrexrj ) [15:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 19 [19:17] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 19 [23:15] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)