●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 ●● ● Jan 22 [03:00] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 22 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jj24gr7t [06:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jj24gr7t ) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] @@h7+1jj24gr7t, it sounds a rumor. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 36 minutes ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @h9+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "IBM has the word "International" in the name...that much is clear. They have always been an international company, so they can hire wherever they want. " [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] jesus this is long drivel [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] ibm is propped by shares which is propped up by the Fed and hence the 37 trillion in US debt [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] they produce nothing new, their management are skillless [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] ibm is nothing more than a tech plantation [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] those other countries are NOT creating new math or science [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] they are getting it from the US and or Europe [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 43 minutes ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @h8+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] The closure of International Business Machines (China) Investment Corporation in 2025 Q1 is another big win for India. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Congratulations to Indians! [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Let's wait and see. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 52 minutes ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @h7+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I'll take the Devil's Advocate position here, and ask a question for everyone: [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] What jobs would you propose be "brought back" to the US? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] When I read about the "tens of thousands" and "hundreds of thousands" of jobs IBM has in India, I say to myself "What kind of BS is this?" What is IBM really doing in India? Development? Engineering? Tech Support? Testing? Perhaps they are, but how many jobs are we really talking about? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has the word "International" in the name...that much is clear. They have always been an international company, so they can hire wherever they want. What isn't so clear is what jobs actually exist anymore in the company, in any capacity, in any location. How many development, testing, whatever jobs could the company reasonably hope to establish in the US, given that it has shrunk so much in market presence? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] The days of IBM company towns like Austin, RTP, Rochester, Poughkeepsie, whatever with thousands of employees driving in and out each day have passed. The world has changed, and the IT industries along with it. So I repeat the question...what jobs would be brought back to the US? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 52 minutes ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @h6+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] The most important asset of a company should be talents rather than Indians, yet IBM got it completely backwards. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gs+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "I love how the lefties are trying to now make the deficit an issue They printed money like it was toilet paper" [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] almost correct at 37 trillion in debt [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "They printed Monopoly money like it was toilet paper". [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gr+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I love how the lefties are trying to now make the deficit an issue They printed money like it was toilet paper [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gh+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Trump only cares about the mouth breathers whose jobs may be outsourced by Mexicans, not white collar jobs that have been outsourced to low cost countries. Just thankful that my overall financial picture is more dependent on the stock market which doesnt care who is doing what versus a job at this point. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gf+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "Larry just got Oracle to the table" [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] what the heck is oracle [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] lets not forget the table is broke ~ 37 trillion in debt [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @gb+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Larry just got Oracle to the table. What's our Chipmunk in Chief doing tonight? Things are moving fast Not the environment IBM can survive LOL!! [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @fw+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Your kidding right??? Your corporate overlords (see the inauguration for the star studded players) bought and paid for their behavior, and the Trump admin cashed the checks. Transaction completed NEXT [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @fj+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "I dont like that companies outsource to cheap foreign countries at all, as do many people on this website, but if it benefits companies financially, Trump would favor it." [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I think you are confusing company with share price. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] That is probably why these so-called companies are rotting from within like Intel like Boeing. And if these so-called companies were successful the US would not have racked up 37 trillion in debt and our infrastructure would not be going down the toilet. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @f4+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "The idea that any politician - either Republican or Democrat, and put into office by the rich - is going to do anything at all for the working class, is really hilarious." [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "Republican or Democrat" [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] They are not 2 parties. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] They are 2 actors in a play put forth for the american public. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 2 very wealthy actors with very little usefulness [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] which have racked up and enormous amount of debt while gutting the US culture. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+1/-1) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @f3+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I seriously doubt it. Outsourcing to India creates cost savings for greedy companies. What capitalist viewpoint would want to reverse measures on cost savings for their company. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I dont like that companies outsource to cheap foreign countries at all, as do many people on this website, but if it benefits companies financially, Trump would favor it. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Companies support Trump because they believe his policies help grow their company. If Trump did anything to impede on that, they will no longer support him. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @f2+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] The idea that any politician - either Republican or Democrat, and put into office by the rich - is going to do anything at all for the working class, is really hilarious. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ey+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I heard that lettuce is going to cost $10 a head [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Go for it! [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ef+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Seriously man? You people really are delusional. Biden wasn't pay for play? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 16 hours ago by Anonymous [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+7/-3) [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @e9+1jj24gr7t [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I heard that lettuce is going to cost $10 a head if we don't have the cheap labor to pick it.. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] Hey, that's OK, I have around 2 acres, you know how much money I could make growing my own lettuce and selling it for that price???? [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jan 22 [08:07] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 22 [09:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Nicely done .. [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > Microsoft Revisionism Debunked by Microsoft's Own Words About the [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > Failure of OS/2 [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > /We got a story or two covered in relation to this back in 2009 [1, 2], [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > as someone pointed out in the comments. No idea who posted that, but [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > it's good that people remember.../ [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > Well, it wasn't me, as my account is barred. Presumably because I [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > called-out their other BS on Chinese/Russian/North Korean hackers, [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > hacking US government computers. No mention that the root cause of the [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > current hacking infestation is MICROS~1 Windows. Also, I criticised [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > their promotion of the Russian/Ukraine war. [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > The Register logo: Biting the hand that feeds IT. Not for a long time. [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > I figure that like most other publications, they've been compromised [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > through advertising. Can't criticise someone else they risk losing the [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] > advertising money. [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] I had a 3-hour chat with their editor about this topic. [09:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Microsoft Revisionism Debunked by Microsoft's Own Words About the Failure of OS/2 [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] "> Hi both, [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] > JFYI I'm paused on "Rights and responsibilities" for a moment. There [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] "Hi both, if you've a moment I wonder if you might give this [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] unpublished Stallman/FSF big-up a read and give me any thoughts you [09:08] schestowitz[TR2] have. Many thanks," [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] I like the article. You've mentioned all the important points, no typos :-) [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] If you can post the article, the soonest, the better. [09:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] I have been thinking for 2 minutes if there's something I can add that remained unsaid. I can think of none. I found no typos or any other error. [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] I've passed on to an associate for a third check. It's very good and timely. [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] Best wishes, ● Jan 22 [10:33] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jan 22 [11:04] *psydroid3 has quit (connection closed) [11:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@xg2evud9qdris.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:58] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Jan 22 [12:37] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [12:47] schestowitz[TR2] C [12:47] schestowitz[TR2] "Zero Trust and Entra ID Conditional Access" [12:47] schestowitz[TR2] x https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31602 [12:47] schestowitz[TR2] # spam like this is starting to proliferate [12:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-isc.sans.edu | Zero Trust and Entra ID Conditional Access - SANS Internet Storm Center [12:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Jan 22 [13:26] schestowitz[TR2]
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    How to convince your boss to deploy DNSSEC and RPKI
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    The Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C) have recently released a report that functions as a new set of key arguments advocating for DNSSEC and RPKI implementation that can be presented to decision-makers. The report by IS3Cs expert-led Working Group 8 (WG8) highlights how leaders in both public and private organizations are influenced by factors beyond the p [13:26] schestowitz[TR2] urely technical that technical advocates may not be prepared to address. Essentially, the report offers alternative narratives that may convince decision-makers to deploy.

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    • [13:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.apnic.net | How to convince your boss to deploy DNSSEC and RPKI | APNIC Blog [13:36] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Freedom fighters [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > Thank you both for your thoughts and proofreading. [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/freedom/ [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > Tweaked a little. I have not mentioned any of the more subtle politics [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > like FSF distancing from Richard etc, because this article is aimed at [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > informing a more general audience about struggles in tech. [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > [13:51] schestowitz[TR2] > all best, [13:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cybershow.uk | Freedom Fighters (Part I) ● Jan 22 [14:00] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:03] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [14:34] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:57] schestowitz[TR2]
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    • [14:57] schestowitz[TR2] [14:57] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Steam Client Brings Enhanced Game Update Management ● Jan 22 [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-01/msg00007.html [16:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | AI Voice Cloning: Not Quite Open Source, Folks [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] "" [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Dear Fellow Humans (and AI lurking in the shadows), [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] I've been pondering this brave new world of AI voice cloning, and I must say, the idea that our voices could somehow become free and open source is truly... groundbreaking. Because, you know, when I think of my voice, I definitely think of it as software, just waiting for someone to fork it on GitHub. Whats next? Licensing our laughter under the GNU General Public License? A Creative Commons Attribution for our morning gro [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] ans? Feel free to remix, reuse, and redistribute my sneezejust give proper credit. Let me make one thing clear: our voices are not lines of code. Theyre not some modular system you can tweak and package for mass distribution. They carry our identity, our emotion, and yes, sometimes our frustration when someone decides its their business to turn us into a soundboard. AI, you clever little mimic, youre getting good, [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Ill admit. But lets not pretend that cloning someone's voice is just a fun programming exercise. Because the last thing we need is someone walking around with our voice, making calls or reading poetry, without the soul that makes it ours. So, to those who dream of a world where every voice is a software library, I say this: leave our voices out of your repositories. Some things are meant to remain uniquely, unapologetically [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] human. [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Sincerely, [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] [Your Voice, Not an API] [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Dear Fellow Humans (and AI lurking in the shadows), [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] I've been pondering this brave new world of AI voice cloning, and I must say, the idea that our voices could somehow become free and open source is truly... groundbreaking. Because, you know, when I think of my voice, I definitely think of it as software, just waiting for someone to fork it on GitHub. Whats next? Licensing our laughter under the GNU General Public License? A Creative Commons Attribution for our morning gro [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] ans? Feel free to remix, reuse, and redistribute my sneezejust give proper credit. Let me make one thing clear: our voices are not lines of code. Theyre not some modular system you can tweak and package for mass distribution. They carry our identity, our emotion, and yes, sometimes our frustration when someone decides its their business to turn us into a soundboard. AI, you clever little mimic, youre getting good, [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Ill admit. But lets not pretend that cloning someone's voice is just a fun programming exercise. Because the last thing we need is someone walking around with our voice, making calls or reading poetry, without the soul that makes it ours. So, to those who dream of a world where every voice is a software library, I say this: leave our voices out of your repositories. Some things are meant to remain uniquely, unapologetically [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] human. [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] Sincerely, [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] [Your Voice, Not an API] [16:43] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jan 22 [17:24] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jan 22 [18:10] *jacobk (~quassel@2j2enej2k6pt4.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:17] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:33] *jacobk (~quassel@6wygwq2t5e2hw.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Dear Colleagues, [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] When asking more clarity about a roadmap regarding the future of staff, its job stability and the quality of the work, management directs the staff representation to the Digital Pipeline 2028. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Did we find in there the answers to these crucial issues? [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Read more in this paper." ● Jan 22 [21:07] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)