●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 ●● ● May 22 [02:18] schestowitz > and you: [02:18] schestowitz > [02:18] schestowitz > https://techrights.org/n/2024/05/21/Video_Microsoft_s_Attack_on_Education.shtml [02:18] schestowitz > | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/05/21/Video_Microsoft_s_Attack_on_Education.gmi [02:18] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights [Video] Microsoft's Attack on Education [02:18] schestowitz "" [02:19] schestowitz I read Sami's account with emotional memories of Finland [02:19] schestowitz and how Microsoft ruined it for me. Watching the video now. [02:19] schestowitz thanks [02:19] schestowitz best [02:19] schestowitz " [02:47] schestowitz "Join us for this unique presentation to discuss the role of governments and the public sector. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Mariana Mazzucato advises policy makers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Her roles have included Chair of the World Health Organizations Council on the Economics of Health for All and Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water. Mariana is the winner of international prizes including Italys highest civilian honour, the Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana ( [02:47] schestowitz 2021), the John von Neumann Award (2020), the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought (2018). Most recently, Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy for Life for bringing more humanity to the world. She is the founder of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. In 2019, the OECD and IIPP signed a Memorandum of Understanding. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz European Central Bank - Central Banking Forum Mariana Mazzucato [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz International Monetary Fund Mariana Mazzucato [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz EU Commission paper Mariana Mazzucato: Mission-oriented research & innovation in the European Union - A problem-solving approach to fuel innovation-led growth [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Rosie Collington is a political economist and a writer. She primarily focuses on political economy, government, and climate crisis. Under the supervision of Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director of the University College of Londons Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Rosie has conducted research which has been published in leading academic journals, and has written for international media outlets. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Erasmus University Rosie Collington [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Wiener Vorlesungen Rosie Collington [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz In February 2023, Rosie and Mariana published together: The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies. This bestseller has received positive international press coverage and has been translated in several languages including German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish and Greek. [02:47] schestowitz In 2021, the global market for consulting services was valued at $700-900 billion and its rapid growth is set to continue. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington show that there is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today, which must change. They show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability, and impedes our collective mission of h [02:47] schestowitz alting climate breakdown. [02:47] schestowitz Through analysing the consulting industry, The Big Con confronts critical questions of our time: Why has the market for consulting services continued to grow so quickly since the 1990s, with the emergence of Third Way politics? Do Governments exist by design to fix markets failures and to enable the private sector to become a creator of value while they would represent inertia? Should cost benefit and short-term plans be at the centr [02:47] schestowitz e of public policies? Or should the public interest and the capability to take risks be the driving force of all strategies? [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz The Big Con is not about the public sector versus the private sector. Instead, it offers an opportunity to take a step back to rethink the current global economic situation. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Thursday 25 April 2024 starting at 17:00 CET time [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz IPSO Board Member Vronique Michel will host the webinar. At the beginning of the webinar, before Rosie Collington takes the floor, Mariana Mazzucato will introduce their research. [02:47] schestowitz [02:47] schestowitz Vronique will be supported by Bernhard Stricker and Marco Luigi Fassetta. You will have the opportunity to discuss the views with Rosie after the presentation. 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    It's not radically different from the original MX Linux 23 release, which we looked at last August, and builds on the changes in version 23.2, at which we took a quick look in January. Unlike a few more neophiliac distros, its developers seem to take a pragmatic approach of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

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[10:39] schestowitz[TR2] It's International Business Machines, an American company, not India Business Machines. [10:39] schestowitz[TR2] ' ● May 22 [14:01] psydruid not for much longer, it seems [14:05] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:14] *pi is now known as techrights-sec2 [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: that comment is imho rather inapporpriatee [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] so i pasted in a side channel [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] the issue is [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] ibm looks for cheap llabour [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] or cheaper [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] so they aim at skilled but low-paid pools [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not just ibm [14:18] psydroid2 that's what they all want to do [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] same as low corporate taxes [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] all nations should agree on MINIMUM tax [14:18] schestowitz[TR2] or maximum wage [14:18] psydroid2 and then it's not strange that actual knowledge moves there too [14:19] psydroid2 or the knowledge exists there, so the jobs move there as well [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] they care about next quyarter [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] and only their own company [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] rich people use nations like this [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] or border [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] i get my mansion [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] i want sweatshops somewhere [14:19] schestowitz[TR2] i buy a second mansion [14:20] schestowitz[TR2] and it's "diversity" [14:21] psydroid2 and then the whole thing falls apart and you've created the next Ambani Corp [14:21] psydroid2 I wonder what those people in the US are thinking [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] thinking? [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] think(tm) was ib slogan [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] in 70s or 80s [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] *ibm slogan [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] or marketing motto [14:24] psydroid2 indeed [14:24] psydroid2 no one is thinking anymore [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] they grab(r) [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] grab red hat [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] ]grab hashicorp [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] then realise they are a waste of money [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] but the revenue goes up a bit [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] you take a bonus [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] for the increase [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] debt grows a lot [14:25] schestowitz[TR2] you retire [14:27] psydroid2 good honest companies are gone [14:27] psydroid2 only the evil ones survive [14:27] psydroid2 so then you get this [14:28] schestowitz[TR2] gig economy ● May 22 [16:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [16:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 22 [19:24] *parsifal (~parsifal@uuar9r28yasyu.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 22 [21:49] DaemonFC schestowitz[TR2]: I'd like to rent a truck and gather up all the garbage in my yard and go dump it on my landlord's front lawn. [21:49] DaemonFC But there's a difference between what I'd like to do and what I can do. [21:49] DaemonFC And I accept that because I have to, I suppose. [21:51] DaemonFC Besides even going near all that crap means risk of injury. There's drug needles and little baggies that people got a hit of fentanyl in and then threw there, and used condoms. Seriously. Used condoms. ● May 22 [22:48] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) ● May 22 [23:27] schestowitz[TR2] story of your life [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sDxIqT9#OP [23:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1sDxIqT9#OP ) [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] "he power install base falls into two buckets One profitable, and one not so much [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] Enterprise boxes (E1080s) Much like mainframes they generate revenue and profit for their large ISV users and IBM. Its an annuity due to performance, reliability, and technology that Intel cant deliver, so the ISVs embrace it, and accept the higher costs. [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] Scale out boxes (the rest of the power line) The revenue and profits here are shrinking due to ISVs embracing Linux on Intel. Yep Intel is good enough when it comes to performance, reliability, and technology. ISVs have voted with their feet, and at least 50% of previous power ISVs now only support Intel solutions. This slow bleed means IBMs high overhead is unaffordable when it comes to low end power. (you ca [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] nt raise prices when competing in a commodity market) Look for a commodity Intel manufacturer to become the low end Power maker/marketer/servicer with IBM licensing its HW and SW IP to whoever they partner with. NOTE IBM is investing in the performance, reliability, and technology of Power anyway to keep the 1080 competitive. Licensing the low end HW and SW IP including low end design just becomes a profit center for the 1080 pr [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] oduct line. [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] Power development isn't strategic any more, it's more like squeezing the last life out of a dying product. Power dev being outsourced just shows that you need to stay on the growth products and stay away from the declining products. [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] Even the 'Enterprise' Power's days are limited. Some day soon SAP (or its replacement) will figure out how to write an ERP system that can be properly distributed over commodity hardware and half the Power market will vanish. [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] It's not like SAP wants to be trapped running on the most expensive hardware options in the field, they would love to be able to sell into XEON clusters instead. [23:49] schestowitz[TR2] "