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| schestowitz[TR2] | > I'll be in touch when I think I have time to work with you again. That | Sep 27 02:59 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | > was really fun and I'd like to do more of it. | Sep 27 02:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes, seeing what utter mess online media began, there's a window of opportunity for honest journalism. TR gains a lot more respect in recent years; IRC also firmed up its manners. One recurring issue is right-wing provocateur like Microsoft Lunduke and his 4chan troll army. | Sep 27 02:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > As usual, best wishes. | Sep 27 02:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thanks, let me know when you're ready to rise up. We'll be right here, doing the same thing we did almost 20 years ago. | Sep 27 02:59 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> hi roy, you know anyone at lxer.com? this article isnt linked right.. https://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/357799/index.html | Sep 27 03:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> the full story link doesnt link to the article | Sep 27 03:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> the issue is bigger | Sep 27 03:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | * [admfubar] is away (Away) | Sep 27 03:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> this article is SPAM/slop | Sep 27 03:00 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> read 3rd para in http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/26/Slopwatch_linuxconfig_org_linuxsecurity_com_and_Google_s_Promot.shtml | Sep 27 03:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-LXer: Rising Impact of Linux Gaming: Unprecedented Growth and Future Outlook | Sep 27 03:00 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — Slopwatch: linuxconfig.org, linuxsecurity.com, and Google's Promotion of the Worst and Most Prolific Slopfarms | Sep 27 03:00 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> uhm i think you are missing what i'm asking about.. lxer.com's link dosent point to the aritcle, or any article for that matter. i get taken to linuxsecurity, and no article. | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> linuxsecurity is also slopfarm | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> better if the link is broken | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> checked legit links just now | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> in the front page | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> they work | Sep 27 03:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> the point you are missing, the link shouldnt take you there. it should be pointing to lxer.com | Sep 27 03:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> bob runs the site | Sep 27 03:42 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> iirc, bob@lxer | Sep 27 03:42 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> ;) | Sep 27 08:11 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k5ynnp5q | Sep 27 08:13 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "You made a very good point. I hope the admin makes a move about outsourcing very soon. People are hurting, plus even if you have a job, people are concerned. | Sep 27 08:13 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | For instance, Accenture was all over the media yesterday. It's incredible. "Oh, we have no choice, we are getting rid off UNTRAINABLE employees for AI, we are in a time crunch". Untrainable employees is the new one. I mention them because we also have consulting. | Sep 27 08:13 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Q4 is going to be really tough for everybody.' | Sep 27 08:13 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k60r0vge | Sep 27 08:18 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 27 08:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Around 288 now, too high already (fell 7.8% after Q2 earnings). We have about 3 1/2 more weeks to go until the next earnings call. How many hypes do we need to keep it going up? Couple more? Three? | Sep 27 08:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Asking for a friend, hypothetical question: | Sep 27 08:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you have a long term relationship, say, with a bank, let's say, a bank like HSBC, that kinda writes a report about, let's say, Quantum Computing, that... let's say, puts IBM as a Quantum Computing leader, what would happen with the stoQ of that Qompany? | Sep 27 08:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Oh, what a coincidence, look... Today, 09/26, IBM shares are up slightly after an analyst highlighted the company's position as a leader in Quantum Computing, spurred by HSBC's success using IBM quantum tools. Didn't know that Quantum was actually a thing that was working already. Surprise!" | Sep 27 08:18 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM up to $286 this morning... the stock will rise to $300 before the upcoming earning call. After that, it will most likely drop. | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 17 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e9+1k60r0vge | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e2 | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes. AK is draining / k ill ing the company from every single possible corner. | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The st o ck was around $280 this morning, something that we cannot comprehend, but as long as it gives reasonable gains, people won't look at the debt. The moment it stopped delivering gains, people will be like "oh, but the debt". | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The market doesn't learn and doesn't care: IBM hypes, doesn't deliver, not GR, not AK. | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 17 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e4+1k60r0vge | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | keep an eye on the debt, not the stock | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM's Debt Rose by Almost 10 Billion Dollars in the Past 6 Months Alone | Sep 27 08:19 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://finbox.com/NYSE:IBM/explorer/total_debt/ | Sep 27 08:19 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-The Complete Toolbox For Investors | finbox.com | Sep 27 08:19 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k631de61https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k631de61 | Sep 27 08:22 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k631de61https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k631de61 ) | Sep 27 08:22 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "If I could send you some chocolate for your post, I would. LOL. | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You hit the nail on the head 100%. | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Benevolent intervention. Not every government's action is a good action. The keyword is exactly what you stated: IMPROVE (THE LIVES OF ITS CONSTITUENTS). They work for us and represent us, not the other way around. | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 14 hours ago by Anonymous | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ap+1k631de61 | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What is the main purpose of Government? | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Answer: to maintain and improve the lives of its constituents. | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | A different way of saying what @a8 said: | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Governments will need to step in to stop/adjust this corporate mentality that long-term will hurt all but a select few. | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Sep 27 08:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k63kgwqz | Sep 27 08:23 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://www.bsdnow.tv/631">BSD Now 631: Endorphin Rush</a></h5> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Secure Boot for FreeBSD, Systems lie about their proper functioning, Teching the tech and rushing the endorphins, Passing a Device Into A FreeBSD Jail With A Stable Name, ZFS snapshots aren't as immutable as I thought, due to snapshot metadata, Let's write a peephole optimizer for QBE's arm64 backend, Migrate a Peertube instance from Debian to FreeBSD, and more </p> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Sep 27 15:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sep 27 15:33 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.bsdnow.tv | BSD Now 631: Endorphin Rush | Sep 27 15:33 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/postgresql-18-released-with-up-to-3-faster-io-and-easier-upgrades/">PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3× Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades</a></h5> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Until now, PostgreSQL relied on operating system readahead for storage access, which often couldn’t fully anticipate database needs. With asynchronous I/O, PostgreSQL 18 can issue multiple I/O requests simultaneously, reducing wait times and enhancing throughput. It’s a change that affects sequential scans, bitmap heap scans, and even vacuum operations. </p> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p> Administrators can choose between worker and io_uring methods, or stick to the traditional synchronous mode if they prefer. </p> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3× Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades | Sep 27 16:22 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/system76-launches-popos-24-04-lts-beta-and-cosmic-desktop-beta/">System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta and COSMIC Desktop Beta</a></h5> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>It happened! System76 has announced the beta release of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, giving users an early look at what will become the next long-term supported version of the distribution. Plus, the star of the show—of course, I’m talking about the beta version of the COSMIC Desktop. But let’s first start with the distro itself. </p> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Sep 27 16:22 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta and COSMIC Desktop Beta | Sep 27 16:22 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The NixOS “Moderation Mass Resignation” story is fascinating. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It provides a clear case study in how political activists can infiltrate an organization (in this case, an Open Source project) and effect mass change (censorship, leadership, rules, and even contributor “purges”) with zero accountability or oversight. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The NixOS project allowed for the creation of a “Moderation Team” which did not report to… anyone. Yet it had broad power to censor and ban any user or contributor of the project. For any reason. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Who appoints new members of the NixOS “Moderation Team”, you ask? | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They’re not elected. Nor are they appointed by anyone who *is* elected. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The existing “Moderation Team” chooses who the new members are. And nobody else has any say over it. They are, in effect, shadow government. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Near total control over all users and contributors, and over all discussions. Zero accountability. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The result is exactly what you would expect. Mass bannings of people who are political “undesirables”, banning of people based on personal relationships, and extreme censorship of any criticism of the “Moderation Team”. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Heck. NixOS even banned me (a Tech Journalist not involved with the project) from all NixOS properties (Git, Forums, etc.) even though I didn’t use them. They did so as a precautionary measure… an attempt to restrict reporting of their activities where possible. | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And NixOS is not alone. The same (or similar) “Moderation Team” type structures exist in many major Open Source projects and foundations." | Sep 27 21:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I used to live in Portland. In fact my oldest went to a school right down the street from the ICE office there on Macadam Ave. The same one that Antifa is planning to attack tomorrow. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I remember, during the “BLM / Antifa” riots — which lasted for months in Portland — the local Antifa chapter blocked off that same road, right at that ICE office. They piled up furniture they stole from a local building and moved in dumpsters (some of which they lit on fire) in order to create barricades. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They brought in porta-potties… which they filled with feces and tipped over. And let sit for weeks on end. Feces everywhere. The entire area smelled so bad you couldn’t drive within blocks of there with the windows rolled down without retching. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The Antifa attacks caused schools (including my kids) to shut down. The stink, the road barricades, and (of course) the safety concerns of violent, masked terrorists with molotov cocktails… all made school closures necessary. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | When I complained about it online… members of Rose City Antifa began sending me death threats. Detailed ones. They made sure to show me that they knew the routes I used when walking around town with my kids. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | These are very, very bad people. Dangerous people. Monsters. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I can definitively say, from first hand experience, that Antifa (at least in Portland, Oregon) is a terrorist organization filled with some of the most vile people imaginable. | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Seeing what Antifa continues to do in Portland reminds me of what a good decision it was to move my family away from there."\ | Sep 27 21:06 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "The majority of the NixOS Moderation Team (5 of 7 of them) has just mass resigned — and are threatening to leave the project entirely if their demands are not met. | Sep 27 21:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This appears to be in response to the NixOS Steering Committee (the elected, governing body) attempting to make “moderation fair and respectable” and “address perceptions of political bias” in NixOS moderation. | Sep 27 21:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The NixOS Moderation team came to public attention, last year, when they conducted a mass “Purge” of Conservatives and other non-Leftists from the project (people who were referred to, by the Moderation Team, as “Nazis”). | Sep 27 21:07 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The resigned NixOS Moderation team members are demanding that the entire NixOS elected Steering Committee resign immediately, new elections be held, and that the NixOS constitution be modified to make the elected Steering Committee accountable to the non-elected Moderation Team." | Sep 27 21:07 |
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