●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, September 19, 2026 ●● ● Sep 19 [01:31] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [01:36] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes [01:45] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [01:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [03:10] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [03:22] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [11:27] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Sep 19 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Science is a hoax! [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Republican IBM Manager [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cn+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] I didnt realize there were so many racists at IBM! Yikes! [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by RideOrDieIBMer [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cg+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Silicone Valley Lab [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Is that like Valley of the Dolls where everyone has big bo--s? [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bx+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] F a r t ! [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aq+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] I say: if you stop my free speech, I will free fa-t 24/7! [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ap+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Free speech has been banned by the id--t Republicans. They no want science, art, vaccines, Mexicans, poor people, healthcare for poor people, free thinking, or free speech. What them do want is two more years. If they no get two more years they gonna throw big tantrums. IBM is heap full of id--t Republicans too. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+5/-2) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @an+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Where is free speech ? Or it is controlled same it is like in European countries ? [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ah+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Where is free speech, do not shout my mouse. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ag+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Thank goodness that college football season has started. That's why I can offer a -400 ML that this whole topic gets deleted. For the record, it should be. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+1/-1) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a9+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] @OP : This is a layoff site, people share experiences and tips related to layoffs (RA, PIP, ....). [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Please, do refrain from racial stereotypes. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a8+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] I also found that Vietnamese people have very heavy English accent, they are not proficient in an English spoken language after very many years spent in US, and yes, they should work very hard on improving their English pronunciation or take a some sort of a test of spoken English as a Foreign Language, certainly not TOEFL ( Test Of English as a Foreign Language ). [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Jean De Florette from France [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] The shrouds probably reflect they are in mourning. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] For working at IBM. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a6+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Why so many Nguyen people are in IBM ? [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a4+1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] I also found that they have very heavy English accent, are not proficient in an English spoken language, and yes, they should take a some sort of a test of spoken English as a Foreign Language, not TOEFL ( Test Of English as a Foreign Language ). [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2vdqe2g [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] Why so many Nguen people are in IBM ? [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] I happened to work in a "team" at Silicone Valley Labs and had always questioned why so many Nguyen people are there, you do not even have enough fingers to count them. I found that they are very shrouded people and they will be always against you. [17:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m2vdqe2g ) ● Sep 19 [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Asian Games at Nagoya: numerous issues [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > Here are some links: [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > 2026 Asian Games - Wikipedia [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Asian_Games [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > South Korea's National Anthem Error at Asian Games: North Korea's [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > Anthem Played Instead [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008760473 [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > Asian Games 2026: Athletes stranded near airport in Nagoya as shuttle [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > service falters [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.india.com/sports/others/asian-games-2026-athletes-stranded-near-airport-in-nagoya-as-shuttle-service-falters-8526538/ [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > What's the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > stay? | Al Jazeera [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/17/whats-the-asian-games-accommodation-crisis-and-where-will-athletes-stay [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > Athletes' container huts face complaints ahead of Asian Games in Japan [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > - BBC News [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c620lg854v45o [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] Thank you. [19:21] schestowitz[TR2] Posted to IRC and added for next Daily Links. [19:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | 2026 Asian Games - Wikipedia [19:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.sbs.co.kr | South Korea's National Anthem Error at Asian Games: North Korea's Anthem Played Instead [19:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.india.com/sports/others/asian-games-2026-athletes-stranded-near-airport-in-nagoya-as-shuttle-service-falters-8526538/ ) [19:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.aljazeera.com | Whats the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes stay? | Housing | Al Jazeera [19:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bbc.co.uk | Athletes' container huts face complaints ahead of Asian Games in Japan - BBC News ● Sep 19 [20:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [20:58] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@vk2xfh5ktpaii.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [21:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:24] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@n2v3kjijhysci.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:39] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [21:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Sep 19 [22:15] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [22:19] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes [22:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [23:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [23:48] *croissant` (~croissant@ivwkextkdrzau.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:49] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)