●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 21, 2025 ●● ● Aug 21 [04:20] schestowitz[TR2] "" [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] Rewards [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] Anyone elses reward a big pile of pooooool this year? My raise was like .000009% and bonus/stocks pitiful. My M1 was like. But you do great work!!!!! Its just the $$$ pool this year. Phththtjtjtttpppppp [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] Im thinking they DO want us to quit and have the robots take over. " [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k34kr6ve [04:21] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k34kr6ve ) [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] "Yes, my bonus paid for my . It was . [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 21 [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] A Buenos Aires. [05:50] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe ● Aug 21 [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] These emails are unsolicited. I want no help with issues I may have with Debian [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] processes and procedures, these are for me alone to address. I wish to be [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] removed from this email chain and receive no further ones. [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] " [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > I regret that these emails were a surprise but it isn't fair to call [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > them unsolicited when you are engaged in public collaboration. [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > There are lawsuits in progress and if you wish to be registered in a [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > class action please have a think about it. Nobody is going to force you [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > to do so, nobody is going to nag you with discussions about it. It is [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > entirely up to you but I didn't want to leave you in the dark. [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > You obviously did a lot of work to improve Debian and other projects. I [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] > hope I am not the only person to thank you for that. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] "> I am not going to argue unsolicited or not, but if you had begun the first email [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > stating your noticing of my issues within the Debian project and that legal [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > action was planned or already in progress, we would have gotten off on a better [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > footing. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > The link you sent that seems to be a page of random information, some not [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > related to myself is similar to my issue with Debian currently, in that they [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > would not engage on the one most relevant point I raised regarding my Debian [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > Developer (DD) application. I shall not get into my annoyed better half because [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > you chopped her out of the picture of me you posted. :-) [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > I cannot make an informed decision about being included in any legal action [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > unless I know more about it, its claims and goals etc. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > Thank you, on to of package maintenance I did a great deal of work to make [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > Debian Mentors a welcoming and equatable place for contributors to Debian. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > I know of your Debian work in the past and a small amount of information about [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > issues and legal actions. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] > Regards" ● Aug 21 [08:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:39] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Aug 21 [09:00] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] = [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] "The Online Safety Act is good start, but its time to get serious with digital literacy" [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] x https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/the-online-safety-act-is-good-start-but-its-time-to-get-serious-with-digital-literacy-5276580 [09:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/the-online-safety-act-is-good-start-but-its-time-to-get-serious-with-digital-literacy-5276580 ) [09:13] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:19] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:50] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143 [09:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k31x5143 ) [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] F-F-S: most of this is obviously the result of a prompt to one of the fashionable AIs of the day. I'm just speculating, but @op did you, just maybe plagiarizer from and AI and, if so, which one and what was your prompt? [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @fk+1k31x5143 [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] Alvind Slob Thomas and Kavanaugh would soil themselves after 5 minutes at Parris Island [09:53] schestowitz[TR2] Full Metal Pipmunks [09:53] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k324m2z7 [09:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k324m2z7 ) [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] "" [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] To the Aholes trashing the OP ! FFS Stop it [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] Plenty of good people in all industries have been laid off and some multiple times [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] This isnt normal. Millions rack up college and many grad school debt just to be laid off [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] Doesnt matter if you have only a bachelors or MBA. [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] I had to do side hustles when I was laid off for 13 months [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] And the hiring HR process is another mess. Some firms make people go up to 5 rounds of interviews , then people get ghosted [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] The entire system is broken [09:55] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 21 [10:01] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [10:32] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [10:55] schestowitz[TR2]
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    What to Expect From ClamAV 1.5 Open-Source Antivirus
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    One of the biggest highlights in this release is the introduction of a FIPS-compliant method for verifying CVD and CDIFF signature database files. While the feature is included in this candidate, ClamAV developers arent yet distributing the associated .cvd.sign files for the main databases.

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    For now, this means systems running in strict FIPS mode will still see Freshclam updates fail. However, the release candidate does include test keys and certificates so developers can begin trying out the new signing and verification workflow.

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    LibreOffice 25.8 Released, This Is Whats New
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    Performance is one of the standout improvements in this release. Benchmarks show Writer and Calc opening documents up to 30% faster, with smoother scrolling and better memory handling, especially on thin clients and virtual desktops. Users on less powerful machines will likely notice the difference right away.

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    • [11:29] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | LibreOffice 25.8 Released, This Is Whats New [11:35] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe ● Aug 21 [12:07] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [12:24] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [12:54] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 21 [13:02] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [13:45] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 21 [15:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [15:30] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [15:35] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [15:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [15:57] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe ● Aug 21 [17:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Aug 21 [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Aug 21 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k34nhsxp [23:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k34nhsxp ) [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] "There are layoffs, but they know how to cover them. See my post. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+4/-3) | Reply [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dz+1k34nhsxp [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] -2 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] This is all very interesting and I have nothing to add to it except I do want to say that my ex-manager, the one who RAed me and said that one of her managers didn't think it was useful for me to be working on patents, even though my ex-manager is the one who assigned me to work on all those stupid fu--ing patents, well... my ex-manager, she's a cu-t. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+0/-2) | Reply [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ds+1k34nhsxp [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] @OP [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Let's recap... [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Big corporations go to great lengths to 'hide' layoffs. For example, do things that would not require to announce the layoffs in accordance with the Warn Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) and they make sure the groups they let go are not in a single location and over 50, or they push people out via 'performance' reviews and pressure, marketing (they message layoffs not as a failure but, AI or other 'positive' reas [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] ons), etc. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] They time the layoffs according to sales cycles, earnings, etc. For example, they know they cannot handle a bad earnings report + layoffs, so they wait until the earnings call is over an rhen decide when to time the layoffs. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] What else have you seen? [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+7/-2) | Reply [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dn+1k34nhsxp [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Probably because nobody cares about IBM any more. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+2/-2) | Reply [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d9+1k34nhsxp [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] -7 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] @OP [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Because there are no large layoffs happening right now and they have other much more important things to write about? [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+0/-7) | Reply [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @d2+1k34nhsxp [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] What an oddly written and formatted web site. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Anyway, what the heck is "The Register MS". [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] I know what the "The Register" is, but what is "The Register MS". [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] And I don't understand why he's harping on that fellow having so many articles on THENEXTPLATFORM. His LinkedIn in says he is a 'co editor'. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] Now whether these people are shills for some company, well that is true for anyone in journalism. You never really know. [23:34] schestowitz[TR2] "