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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://techrights.org/n/2024/09/07/A_Terms_of_Service_TOS_Notion_of_Consent.shtml | Mar 31 04:24 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights — A Terms of Service (TOS) Notion of "Consent" | Mar 31 04:24 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez | Mar 31 04:24 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | choking on curry is not as noteworthy as Alvind getting an attack of the "runs" (diarrhea) after gobbling down hot and spicy vindaloo. That's something he won't forget in a hurry, nor anyone else within earshot of the after-effects. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ka+1jqffgwez | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @gr | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You sound one annoyed Indian HR schmuck. Take your contrarian opinion and shove it where the sun doesn't shine. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM management and it's Indian employee base deserves everything they get from the way US employees are treated in a publicly run US company - IBM was one of the first companies forcing it's US employees to train their Indian replacements. IBM Management deserves to lose heavily in their investment and fail in their endeavors. When the US employees put in the minimum of effort into doing their jobs, the Indian workforce and IBM man | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | agement suffer the most, especially when US employees get their layoff notices. They get to leave the company but it was not something they asked for, but forced on them by IBM's cheap and arrogant management under Alvind. If he does not execute as expected by the IBM board and shareholders, Alvind's bonus is decreased or it disappears in 2026. Why is that bad for all the evil he has done to the US workforce since he became CEO ? W | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | hy hire 6 or more incompetent Indian engineers who cannot do the work of 1 US engineer. How is that a cost savings to the US company ? Cutting your way to growth is rarely successful when you are in a race to the bottom. And IBM is in a race to the bottom. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The attitudes of "do the bare minimum" and "f*** them over" came because of the way IBM management started treating their US employees over the years - like cattle waiting for the sla-ghterhouse. But actions have consequences. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Payback is a BIT$H ! And getting a paycheck for doing nothing is always a great way to get ahead when dealing with the dishonest management of IBM. It's like getting free money, and maybe even better. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @jv+1jqffgwez | Mar 31 04:25 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | @hk | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Don’t you the $86 million, the useless corrupt Indian ceo is a despicable act of robbery? | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+1/-1) | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @hn+1jqffgwez | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Also, when you DO actually go into the office, STEAL as much as you can: office supplies, toilet paper, stuff from executive's desks, office furniture. He-l, you should see the filing cabinets in my basement. Stole them one at a time, rite out the back door. | Mar 31 04:25 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Mar 31 04:25 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Tech stalwart: Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI" | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | x https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2290102.html | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | # perhaps a series to counter the revisionism ? | Mar 31 07:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Tech stalwart: Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI | Mar 31 07:26 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Bill Gates: India is taking the right approach to AI despite US-China dominance" | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | x https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/bill-gates-india-is-taking-the-right-approach-to-ai-despite-us-china-dominance/articleshow/119746604.cms | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | # bill sez | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Company turns 50: Four men loom large in Microsoft history" | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | x https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2290104.html | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | # reputation laundering | Mar 31 07:26 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | # heads up | Mar 31 07:26 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-economictimes.indiatimes.com | Bill Gates: India is taking the right approach to AI despite US-China dominance - The Economic Times | Mar 31 07:26 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - Company turns 50: Four men loom large in Microsoft history | Mar 31 07:26 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-march-2025-release-brings-limine-bootloader/">CachyOS March 2025 Release Brings Limine Bootloader</a></h5> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>One of the most notable highlights is the new Limine bootloader, designed to support both BIOS and UEFI systems. Much like GRUB, Limine offers a certain level of theming capability, meaning users can personalize their boot screens. </p> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Mar 31 08:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Mar 31 08:32 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | CachyOS March 2025 Release Brings Limine Bootloader | Mar 31 08:32 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <li> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/archinstall-3-0-3-rolls-out-with-partitioning-and-bootloader-improvements/">Archinstall 3.0.3 Rolls Out with Partitioning and Bootloader Improvements</a></h5> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <blockquote> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <p>Archinstall 3.0.3, a guided user-friendly TUI (Text User Interface) installer for Arch Linux that aims to simplify the setup process for new users while preserving the flexibility and control seasoned Linux users expect, has just been released. </p> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </blockquote> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | </li> | Mar 31 08:56 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Archinstall 3.0.3 Rolls Out with Partitioning and Bootloader Improvements | Mar 31 08:56 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez | Mar 31 17:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Mar 31 17:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You sound like a scared Indian, coming with nonsense, | Mar 31 17:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I work for IBM to deliver a product not to teach the stupid Indian how to do my job after I am kicked out to the curb, " | Mar 31 17:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jqffgwez ) | Mar 31 17:05 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-03/msg00013.html | Mar 31 19:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: AI Voice Cloning: Not Quite Open Source, Folks | Mar 31 19:16 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ">That is great new technology. Nothing wrong with it. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Oh, absolutely! Let’s just hand over the keys to our personal identities to anyone with a computer. Who needs privacy when we can have our voices hijacked for "innovative" purposes? Who wouldn’t want their voice used to sell random products or commit fraud? What a brilliant idea! | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >Right! ☺️ | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Exactly! And next, we can start licensing our farts and sneezes! We’ll create a whole new economy based on the sounds we make. Who knew human biology could be so profitable? >You don't need to defend as there is no case. Or there is? Someone took the voice from you? Oh, come on! Why would anyone ever need to steal your voice? It’s not like there’s a long history of tech being exploited for nefarious purposes or anything. Tota | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | lly safe, no worries, just a little “innovation.” No harm in making yourself sound like a criminal or a fake CEO for a day, right? | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >We have got enough TTS. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Of course! Who needs voice cloning when we can just use robotic voices that sound like they’re reading off a grocery list? Nothing like the charm of a monotone, synthetic voice to make you feel connected. >Malicious people you can't stop with funny statements on a mailing list anyway. It is futile. Oh, well, if it can't be stopped, let’s just sit back and let the tech do whatever it wants. Why bother protecting our voices, face | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | s, or data when it’s all so much more fun watching everything fall apart? | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | have fun and be free | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ali miracle | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-03/msg00012.html | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That is great new technology. Nothing wrong with it. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > What’s next? Licensing our laughter under the GNU General Public License? A | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Creative Commons Attribution for our morning groans? “Feel free to remix, | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > reuse, and redistribute my sneeze—just give proper credit.” | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Right! ☺️ | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Let me make one thing clear: our voices are not lines of | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > code. They’re not some modular system you can tweak and package for | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > mass distribution. They carry our identity, our emotion, and yes, | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > sometimes our frustration when someone decides it’s their business | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > to turn us into a soundboard. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You don't need to defend as there is no case. Or there is? Someone | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | took the voice from you? | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We have got enough TTS. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Malicious people you can't stop with funny statements on a mailing | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | list anyway. It is futile. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > AI, you clever little mimic, you’re getting good, I’ll admit. But let’s not | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > pretend that cloning someone's voice is just a fun programming exercise. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Because the last thing we need is someone walking around with our voice, | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > making calls or reading poetry, without the soul that makes it ours. | Mar 31 19:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That and many other malicious activities can't be prevented. " | Mar 31 19:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: AI Voice Cloning: Not Quite Open Source, Folks | Mar 31 19:16 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-03/msg00011.html | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "* alimiracle <alimiracle@riseup.net> [2025-03-31 10:30]: | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > >That is great new technology. Nothing wrong with it. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Oh, absolutely! Let’s just hand over the keys to our personal identities to | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > anyone with a computer. Who needs privacy when we can have our voices | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > hijacked for "innovative" purposes? Who wouldn’t want their voice used to | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > sell random products or commit fraud? What a brilliant idea! | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is kind of a waste of time to think how some bad things can happen | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | in life. Let's just focus on positive things. Do you know how many | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | other possibilities are there that some scam or fraud or privacy | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | infringement can take place? In many cities of the world, people | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | don't have any privacy. There is camera already watching them and | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | knowing where you are going and what are you doing. Many people are | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | already giving up their privacy by using Google email addresses. Or | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | equivalent. Most probably your privacy is already in danger that you | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | don't need to worry about your voices being hijacked. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > >Right! ☺️ | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Exactly! And next, we can start licensing our farts and sneezes! We’ll | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > create a whole new economy based on the sounds we make. Who knew human | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > biology could be so profitable? | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > >You don't need to defend as there is no case. Or there is? Someone took the | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > voice from you? | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Oh, come on! Why would anyone ever need to steal your voice? It’s not like | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > there’s a long history of tech being exploited for nefarious purposes or | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > anything. Totally safe, no worries, just a little “innovation.” No harm in | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > making yourself sound like a criminal or a fake CEO for a day, right? | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Just like with anything that can be stolen, there is no need to think | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | of possible bad outcomes. If you don't want your voice being stolen | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | then make sure nobody is recording it. It is just like when you make | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | sure that nobody can steal your bicycle. It's the same thing. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But speaking about what everything can be stolen, come on, where are | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | we going if we are talking about that? It's just a waste of time. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > >We have got enough TTS. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Of course! Who needs voice cloning when we can just use robotic voices that | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > sound like they’re reading off a grocery list? Nothing like the charm of a | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > monotone, synthetic voice to make you feel connected. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not on my side, I am using best models. You have been tricked by the | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | same models so many times if you were watching some videos online. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ...99% transcribed by my voice. | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | -- | Mar 31 19:17 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Jean Louis" | Mar 31 19:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: AI Voice Cloning: Not Quite Open Source, Folks | Mar 31 19:17 | |
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