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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tGpaWVK | Jul 26 00:56 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | beat the estimates; up after hours and pre-market | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Re: the earnings report. As usual, they manipulated the numbers for short-term gains. AK just out there buying himself another quarter and maybe another raise with all that debt. Investing in himself, his country of origin, and his cronies, until the money runs out. All smoke, mirrors, and propaganda. FAANG companies numbers all tanked on AI while IBM's went up? Because clients have faith in WatsonX? Please. The truth will come out | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | . AK is just ripping from IBM's old pal, Goebbels' playbook: if you repeat a lie enough, it becomes the truth. Maybe for a quarter, but long-term? Get real. And Consulting is still DOA. | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 00:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "" Who cares... as long as Wall Street and Main Street buys the BS and the stock goes up... Up $10 today! My RSUs are looking good... hopefully, I will keep my job though!! lol! | Jul 26 00:57 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/Upaqvql | Jul 26 00:58 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "If he wants to work and is QUALIFIED then he should apply. | Jul 26 00:58 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Regardless of the stories bitter people write about IBM, it cares about quality talent. That should be the main question....is his talent up to snuff? All the best.. he should shoot for the stars. Reply by a 61 year old former ibmer. " | Jul 26 00:58 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | s <li> | Jul 26 08:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://ostechnix.com/libwayland-update-causes-plasma-desktop-freeze-on-debian/">A Critical Bug In Libwayland Update Causes Plasma Desktop Freeze On Debian Sid/Trixie</a></h5> | Jul 26 08:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote><p>A critical bug in libwayland update causes Plasma Desktop freeze at login on Debian Sid/Trixie. The root cause is identified, and the temporary solution is released!</p> </blockquote> | Jul 26 08:30 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/a-world-where-software-freedom-has-a-fighting-chance-and-hope-exists">A world where software freedom has a fighting chance and hope exists</a></h5> | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>This year, we used the Galène videoconferencing server for our remote track. Previously, we used BigBlueButton. The reason for this change is a bit complicated. BigBlueButton has a dependency on MongoDB, and in 2018, new MongoDB versions started using a nonfree license. In 2020, we noticed that an upcoming BigBlueButton version had picked up a new nonfree MongoDB version, and we began a dialogue | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | with the BigBlueButton developers. We helped investigate some options for moving away from MongoDB. We also tested and promoted FerretDB, a free MongoDB-compatible database. Last year, BigBlueButton finalized a technical plan for moving off MongoDB and announced their plan to do so, which will hopefully happen within the next year. Once they do officially move off MongoDB, we will celebrate their work as the program has grown to me | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | an a lot for the free software community these last few years during and after the pandemic. While we had been using a BigBlueButton version with a free, pre-2018 MongoDB for the past few years, it was no longer officially supported by BigBlueButton. For our major annual event, we wanted to use and recommend a videoconferencing server with a supported and fully free upstream. We found that with Galène. </p> | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p> So, what is different about Galène? BigBlueButton and Galène both have real-time video- and audio-conferencing as a core feature. On the one hand, BigBlueButton has some features that Galène doesn't, for example, a shared whiteboard on which users can write and draw. While we have enjoyed these features, we didn't need them for the LibrePlanet 2024 workshops and presentations. </p> | Jul 26 08:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jul 26 08:40 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fsf.org | A world where software freedom has a fighting chance and hope exists — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software | Jul 26 08:40 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/07/meet-the-thunderbird-team-sol-valverde-ui-ux-designer/">Meet The Thunderbird Team: Sol Valverde, UI/UX Designer</a></h5> | Jul 26 08:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 08:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Q: What does your role entail? </p> | Jul 26 08:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p> A: I tend to take the first pass at evaluating how a user is going to interact with something. Like for example the first user experience. When I look at the screen, of course I want to make sure it’s attractive. But I ask things like “will the user understand what they need to do in this screen? Is it intuitive?” </p> | Jul 26 08:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jul 26 08:41 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.thunderbird.net | Meet The Thunderbird Team: Sol Valverde, UI/UX Designer | Jul 26 08:41 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/lets-not-celebrate-crowdstrike-lets-point-to-a-better-way">Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike -- let's point to a better way</a></h5> | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>As of our writing, we've been unable to ascertain just how much access to the Windows kernel source code Microsoft granted to CrowdStrike engineers. (For another thing, the root cause of the problem appears to have been an error in a configuration file.) But this being the free software movement, we could guarantee that all security engineers and all stakeholders could have equal a | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ccess to the source code, proving the old adage that "with enough eyes, all bugs are shallow." There is no good reason to withhold code from the public, especially code so integral to the daily functioning of so many public institutions and businesses. </p> | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p> In a cunning PR spin, it appears that Microsoft has started blaming the incident on third-party firms' access to kernel source and documentation. Translated out of Redmond-ese, the point they are trying to make amounts to "if only we'd been allowed to be more secretive, this wouldn't have happened!" Anyone with so much as a basic understanding of software development can see that | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | this argument doesn't hold water, just as anyone with a basic understanding of rhetoric can appreciate the irony that the same company that develops Copilot is whinging about the need to keep code secret from others. At this very minute, Copilot is ingesting free software on Microsoft's proprietary platform, GitHub, with little respect for each program's license. </p> | Jul 26 09:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jul 26 09:25 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fsf.org | Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike -- let's point to a better way — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software | Jul 26 09:25 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/25/accountability-sinks/#work-harder-not-smarter">Pluralistic: AI’s productivity theater</a></h5> | Jul 26 09:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 09:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>That makes them prime marks for chatbot-peddling AI pitchmen. Your boss would love to fire you and replace you with a chatbot. Chatbots don't unionize, they don't backtalk about stupid orders, and they don't experience any inconvenient moral injury when ordered to enshittify the product: [...]</p> | Jul 26 09:41 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jul 26 09:41 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pluralistic.net | Pluralistic: AI’s productivity theater (25 Jul 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow | Jul 26 09:41 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4731">Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released! – The Linux Mint Blog</a></h5> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Linux Mint 22 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop even more comfortable to use. </p> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Jul 26 09:54 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.linuxmint.com | Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” released! – The Linux Mint Blog | Jul 26 09:54 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-wilma/">Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" Released, Here's What's New</a></h5> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>The wait is finally over! Linux Mint, one of the best desktop distributions known for its user-friendly interface and stability, has just unveiled its latest version, Linux Mint 22 “Wilma.” This release is a long-term support (LTS) edition, ensuring updates and security patches until 2029. </p> | Jul 26 09:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p> Now, without further ado, let’s review all the key improvements and new features that make “Wilma” a notable upgrade for all Mint users. </p> | Jul 26 09:54 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" Released, Here's What's New | Jul 26 09:55 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tHe2Oyy | Jul 26 16:18 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 16:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AI is definitely going to replace a significant amount of jobs around the world. IBM on their quarterly call this past week confirmed that AND doubled down on it! You are definitely incorrect about IBM increasing the headcount in India. The offshoring model has run its course, as there are very few heads left that could be offshored to achieve efficiency. Instead, the headcount in India will be reduced via AI over the next 18-24 mo | Jul 26 16:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | nths as most of the repetitive jobs will be eliminated and replaced by automation. Remember it’s all about efficiency and AI is the tool set that accomplishes that. Yes these were the jobs that were offshored from the USA and Europe over the past 5 years. Expect Indias head count to take a major reduction and could go as low as 100k. If the 100k number is correct, then the USA headcount will settle into the 35k range and Northern | Jul 26 16:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Europe will hit the 30k range. Total world wide head count is heading in the 225k range | Jul 26 16:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 16:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " Sorry, you are quite wrong about you wrote about the outsourcing of headcount to India. There are a huge number of US managers and executives particularly in Consulting, Software and elsewhere in IBM who are still sitting around earning big paychecks for doing nothing more than attending meetings. When these time wasters are pushed out and their jobs are eliminated and are not transferred to India on some pretext or another, you | Jul 26 16:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | can say that your statement is correct. Until that happens and numbers are made available by JK, it's the same business as usual at Indian Bowel Movement. " | Jul 26 16:19 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tHe2Oyy | Jul 26 17:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Jul 26 17:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Have you ever seen IBM eliminate managers? Only once under Gerstner, and never again. Once you make manager within IBM you are a protected class for the most part. IBM will eliminate them, but not with outsourcing. It will be some other offering that gets folks out the door. Also note my previous statement There are not that many heads left to go get. IBM has outsourced most of the available NA and North European head count and tho | Jul 26 17:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | se remaining standing are considered strategic and will not be impacted. The only way left to get the dead wood is a “retirement” incentive. NOTE that would get most the the remaining hangers on | Jul 26 17:24 |
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