[11:12] schestowitz[TR2][11:12] schestowitz[TR2]Christmas is at our doors and Attackers use the holiday season to deliver always more and more gifts into our mailboxes! I found this interesting file this morning: "christmas_slab.pdf.lnk"[1]. Link files (.lnk) are a classic way to execute something malicious on the victim's computer but the technique used here is interesting.
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[11:35] schestowitz[TR2][11:35] schestowitz[TR2]In my previous post in this series, I managed to diagnose and repair three very strange issues that were causing issues with the video output. Now it is time to continue the repair to the rest of the motherboard.
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New page: [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] My Childhood Sweetheart, an article by Richard Stallman [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] written in 2010 that casts additional light on his approach to [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] romantic relationships. It confirms his character as a [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] tenderhearted, caring man." [17:26] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-stallmansupport.org | Richard Stallman on Love | Stallman Support ● Dec 22 [18:22] *hawer_ (~hawer@freenode-drv.aab.2jssns.IP) has joined #techbytes [18:24] *haver has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w37iJCN [18:46] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1w37iJCN ) [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] "" [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] and, a Happy New Year to you, pawn, as your job disappears on January 2, 2025 ! [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Of course, there's no Cinderella ball for you to attend either. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @3ifb+1w37iJCN [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Arvind said: The board have asked me to replace all the expensive complacent din.osaurs in North America at IBM with cheaper employees from offshored low cost areas; my job and excessively high compensation are at risk if I dont perform; [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Even google is cleaning up its swamp. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] No more layoffs this year . [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Until next year, Merry Christmas everyone !!! [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+1/-1) [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @3gma+1w37iJCN [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] When Kyndryl went public they had to disclose their go to market plan. You can read it in their founding documents. The big nugget in those documents was Kyndrys plan to house 92% of their employees offshore so they could be competitive. To date they have exceeded that percentage. Why? Because skilled and semi-skilled labor has become a commodity, and access to the Internet has made location a non-issue. Its all about who can [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] deliver services cheaper! Apple adopted this model years ago and they have driven their market value into the trillions range. IBM saw that business model and adopted it (hook line and sinker). If you think IBM will not copy that model you are not paying attention. Designed in the first world, but build and serviced in the third world. Its all about costs and nothing else, unless you have a very very unique skill set that [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] IBM cant replicate. Those jobs are few and far between. Given Kyndryls business model and IBMs CFOs desire to lower costs (remember he just committed to an additional 1 billion in savings in 2024 on top of the previous 3 billion dollar commitment), IBM is heading for 20-25k headcount stateside. Unless things change, 2025 is going to be a 2024 replay and yes its going to hurt. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+4/-1) [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @3cjq+1w37iJCN [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] @2xmm and @3xdc [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] The tide is turning against IBM and Kyndryl since they started RAs years ago. If no one buys IBM or Kyndryl products or services, they are forced to go to the wall with their evil management. Alvind will likely be forced to sell more parts of IBM to his Indian cronies in HCL, Wipro or some other dirtbag Indian company at bargain basement prices. The fire sale is coming. IBM and Alvind are going to become irrelevant - all good thing [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] s come to an end. IBM Management Greed conquers all in this case. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] Alvind and his crooks can run but they cannot hide any more. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Dec 22 [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] I'm now preparing to do a copy of [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] any editing or changes [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] should be finalised now. [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] Many thanks, [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] Rianne [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] Thanks for the notice Rianne, [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] it's over to you now. [20:30] schestowitz[TR2] all best," [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] The article is excellent! Loved it: [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] "A post "AI" world is therefore a world without authority." [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] IMHO, authority will be those who fight back against this 'skynet'. I spoke for hours with Ed in Chief of TheRegister about it some weeks ago. [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] Errata: [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] "With it's magic broken" [20:33] schestowitz[TR2] "elses" ● Dec 22 [22:47] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)