(ℹ) Join us now at the IRC channel | ䷉ Find the plain text version at this address (HTTP) or in Gemini (how to use Gemini) with a full GemText version.
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Dear Colleagues, | Sep 25 03:21 |
|---|---|---|
| schestowitz[TR2] | In 2022, the Office has adopted a new duty travel policy cutting the overall Office travel budget and forcing staff to make use of virtual meetings, to attend mainly online training and to attend in-person conferences only locally. In addition, the long-standing practice of one-week visit of new colleagues to their peers of another place of employment has been abolished. | Sep 25 03:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Cross-site teams have been generalised among the Office. However, Heads of Department are asked to maximise the impact of the trimmed budget and take into account the specific distribution of cross-site teams. In practice, the manager is often the one to travel or a selected few colleagues under his discretion. | Sep 25 03:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Staff representation has repeatedly expressed concerns about the duty travel restrictions. In-person meetings foster collaboration and relationship building compared to virtual meetings. | Sep 25 03:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The situation of the October 2026 Campus Days is another example of the absurdity of the situation. Colleagues who are part of the same team, working together throughout the year, may end up isolated during the very events allegedly designed to “bring our staff together”." | Sep 25 03:21 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 05:10 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3aqrnvp ) | Sep 25 05:10 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " Maybe we'd just like a chance to work INSIDE the US. | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ax+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 0 | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to the people opposing H1B. Do you think you should also not have chance to work outside US? | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by us citizen | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | no reactions | Reply | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ar+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP too little too late. the horse left the barn already. Indians in the IT industry are like a termites infestation. | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aq+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This explains why they’re pushing for PIPS in place of layoffs! | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This narrative and justification that we need to import the talent from overseas is such a blatant lie and really needs to end. It wasn’t true then and isn’t true now | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 25 05:10 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The last 4 paragraphs don't quite fit / flow together | Sep 25 07:48 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/24/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_197_Out_of_200_Garrett_Became_So_Poor_Tha.gmi " | Sep 25 07:48 |
| *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) | Sep 25 09:12 | |
| *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 09:22 | |
| *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) | Sep 25 09:27 | |
| *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 09:33 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Sep 25 13:50 | |
| *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) | Sep 25 13:53 | |
| *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ezcq48qr7j4kk.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 13:55 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 14:13 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li><h5><a href="https://entropicthoughts.com/shrinking-fedora-virtual-disk">Shrinking a Fedora virtual disk</a></h5><blockquote> | Sep 25 14:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I have a weird setup for my laptop. In summary, I have been irrationally scared | Sep 25 14:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | of running Fedora on bare, dual-GPU metal, so I run it in a virtual machine with Hyper-V on backdoored Windows as a hypervisor. The idea was to let backdoored Windows manage | Sep 25 14:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | GPUs and power management stuff like hibernation, and then use Fedora as my main | Sep 25 14:49 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | UI to the computer.</blockquote></li> | Sep 25 14:49 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-entropicthoughts.com | Shrinking a Fedora virtual disk | Sep 25 14:49 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Sep 25 16:37 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 16:45 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Sep 25 18:05 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 18:08 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li><h5><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/vaxee-np-01-ergo-wireless-8k-mouse-thoughts/">VAXEE NP-01 Ergo Wireless (8K) mouse thoughts | GamingOnLinux</a></h5> | Sep 25 18:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Sep 25 18:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>VAXEE sent over another mouse to take a look at with the VAXEE NP-01 Ergo Wireless (8K), so I've been using it for a few weeks to see what I think.</p> | Sep 25 18:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Sep 25 18:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Sep 25 18:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sep 25 18:19 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-VAXEE NP-01 Ergo Wireless (8K) mouse thoughts | GamingOnLinux | Sep 25 18:19 | |
| *croissant has quit (Quit: Leaving) | Sep 25 19:20 | |
| *croissant (~croissant@ivwkextkdrzau.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 19:27 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3aqrnvp ) | Sep 25 19:27 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Remember...Gerstner found a way to demolish the IBM Pension Plan in 1993 that we all that was iron clad. Never underestimate the vile ways IBM thinks and operates. | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cn+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +9 | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ar Someone did the math on India and how they treat people wanting to migrate for no reason, buy a house, get free handouts from the government, or get a job. It's like 12 years to become a citizen, you have to be approved (it's not automatic), you can't buy property for the first 5-7 years, etc etc. | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The US method is a scam in comparison and there's nothing the Indians love more than an easy scam target. | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 14 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b4+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ar Maybe we'd just like a chance to work INSIDE the US. | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 15 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ax+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -6 | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | to the people opposing H1B. Do you think you should also not have chance to work outside US? | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 16 hours ago by us citizen | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 8 reactions (+1/-7) | Reply | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ar+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +13 | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This explains why they’re pushing for PIPS in place of layoffs! | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 18 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 13 reactions (+13/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1m3aqrnvp | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This narrative and justification that we need to import the talent from overseas is such a blatant lie and really needs to end. It wasn’t true then and isn’t true now | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 25 19:27 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m3b0bztn ) | Sep 25 19:29 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Everyone else on my team has been RAd and replaced by someone younger or in India. Only I am safe because I worship my FLM by licking his an us every day. It's the only way to stay employed at IBM. | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 22 minutes ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @d9+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ck shame on you! You should respect and venerate your manager! They are a deity to you! | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+2/-2) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cx+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ch Nice try, troll. I gave my manager the cr--s. The cr--s! LOL | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+2/-2) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ck+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cd how dare you! Our leaders and managers are the industry’s best. Tip of the spear! IBM management reputation is sterling and has been since the 60s. When people hear IBM manager they think that they are absolute best of the best. They should be worshipped and revered. You should thank your God for them. | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+2/-3) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ch+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @cc Totally agree! When they sc--w us it's to pleasure us. And they do it at great risk that they might catch something from us. | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cd+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | STFU nothing will happen. All fake news. Our leaders are great and look out for our best interests even at the cost of their personal interests and self preservation | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+0/-3) | Reply | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @cc+1m3b0bztn | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Which business units will be impacted? | Sep 25 19:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 25 19:29 |
| *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) | Sep 25 21:06 | |
| *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 21:19 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes | Sep 25 22:00 | |
| *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes | Sep 25 22:03 | |
Generated by irclog2html.py 2.6 | ䷉ find the plain text version at this address (HTTP) or in Gemini (how to use Gemini) with a full GemText version.