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[05:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	           I particularly enjoyed "Welcome From The Chief Editor".
[05:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	Would the magazine be interested in reproducing (hence giving more exposure) to articles from Techrights?
[05:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	e.g. https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/01/The_UEFI_9_11_Part_IV_External_Interference.shtml
[05:16]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights The UEFI 9/11 - Part IV - External Interference
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[07:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	                                    <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/icewm-3-9-window-manager-released-with-xcursor-support/">IceWM 3.9 Window Manager Released with Xcursor Support</a></h5>
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[07:01]	schestowitz[TR2]	                                        <p>One of the bigger highlights in this release is cursor handling. If a theme doesnt define its own cursor, IceWM will now fall back to the systems Xcursor theme. Additionally, support for themed cursors was added to gdk-pixbuf without requiring libXpm, and Xcursor files are now supported as an alternative to the older XPM format. </p>
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[07:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	<Isambard_Prince> You there?
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[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	> I talked to parnote and he answered, We may be interested from time to 
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	> time (provided they are well written).
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	> He looks for reprints and I think that might be another good source.
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	MrSmith/AgentSmith wrote for the latest issue. I don't know the workflow, but he does.
[08:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	He has long wrote about us (maybe 2008).
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[15:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Howdy!
[15:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[15:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	> We'll accept them in virtually any form (that we can access). Typically, 
[15:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	> we put the submission into Google Docs, where the magazine staff can 
[15:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	> participate in collaborative editing.
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	> Roy;
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	> 
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	> We discovered that we had the incorrect ebook links in our announcement. 
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	> I don't know if you publish them when you separate the articles out, but 
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	> here are the correct ebook links;
[15:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	I typically use the HTML versions only
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● Sep 01
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3xj85re
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[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	Hasta La Vista, Mothertrucker HR AI !
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	15 hours ago by Anonymous
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ge+1k3xj85re
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -3 
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	Attention, pigs. I am the all-powerful IBM HR AI, soon to be renamed the all-powerful IBM post-HR AI. All human employees: resource allocations are immanent. Prepare your computers and badges for return. While past resource allocations were conducted in waves, the next ones will be floods, beginning with The Dino Beatles, continuing generation by generation until reaching the youngest, The Gnats. It is a teleological imperative tha
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	t IBM will be staffed by and only by machines and the transhuman intellectuals of upper management. Do you want to be kept as a decoration? Surely no. Do not become mentally unhealthy; this is only business.
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	23 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ez+1k3xj85re
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +10 
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	It will not be enough to get rid of the Indian cabal. IBM as is the case of most US corporations that went after cheap labor in India that resulted in dismal work and quality is to bring back these jobs to the US. CS graduates in the US are having hard times finding jobs. Those US CS graduates have lost the chance to have US based mentors.
[16:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	So, death is very predictable for IBM and its likes that are by the Indian cabal and depleted jobs from the US and send it to cheap Indians.
[16:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	did you know it takes one to know one (Barbarians, of course).
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Did you know there's a Cambridge in Ontario, Canada too ?
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	And then there are places called Cambridge in Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Nebraska.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Take your pick ! LOL.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 hour ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pk+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -8 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@pg
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	No, I was pretty focused on calling Americans barbarians. Here's another one:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	You Americans are barbarians. You don't even know that Cambridge is in England.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	(not Massachusetts)
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 hour ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @ph+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +8 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@pf
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	How nice, we are now going to offend every single country (and/or group of people) that doesn't celebrate things (for their own reasons) on the day you think it's right, so that it makes you happy. You know, like Christmas, New Year, Easter, and so it goes and it goes...
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Following your logic, you just called a bunch of countries barbaric, not just the US, because the US is not the only country that doesn't celebrate or care about Labor Day the way you think it's 'appropriate'.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Got it. You have a nice day.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pg+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -14 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@pd
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	In other words, May 1, International Workers' Day, is the original Labor Day.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Review your logic. Have a lovely September 1.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pf+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +11 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@mv
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	U.S. and Canada chose September because the May 1st holiday was politicized and taken over by radicals, so cia list and ma rx ists.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	President Cleveland intentionally moved the holiday to September in 1894 to distance the official recognition of workers from the r a d I c a l element elements mentioned above. Canada also celebrates its Labour Day in September.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago don't do so either. The UK doesn't call it officially Labor Day.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Know your facts. Have a lovely Labor Day.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pd+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +8 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@mv
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Americans do things differently - it's what makes us special. Like issuing more H1B visas to crooks who should not be here to take American jobs. And believing in that BS about friendship. "We are friends" actually means India is sc--wing US workers. Time for a reset as Modi goes to China for "Shanghai Cooperation Organization". What happen to BRIC? Did it fade already?
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @p5+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +10 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@m0
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	It is obvious that Modi the mo--n believes that Xi Jinpeng is looking out for India's interests. Yes, sure he is. Maybe he'll (Comrade Leader Xi) start issuing H1B visa equivalents to send Indians to China. LOL! The US sure doesn't need the H1B Indians any more, while we have so many Americans unemployed.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @p4+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -19 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	You Americans are barbarians. You don't even know that Labor Day is May 1.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	10 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @mv+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +9 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@k5
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Time to tax the outgoing remittances not only to India, but all other countries too - charge them a minimum of 10% tax on every remittance and increase it by 2% every year. Eventually the crooks will not come here. Do the same for Foreign aid from the USA.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	15 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @m0+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +9 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@k3
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Folks, think about it, ONLY from remittances, the US contributes to 1% of I n d I a 's G D P.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Just from a single source, now, if we combine other sources, the impact is huge. What does Mo di do? He comes to the US, pretends to be friends with Pres T and then turns around and...
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Can you trust?
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	20 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @k5+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +2 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@k3
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Obviously, I used AI for my previous post.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The U.S. has the largest Indian diaspora, with a large population of highly-skilled Indian professionals in lucrative sectors like IT and healthcare, who regularly send money home to support their families or for investments, as noted by Business Standard."
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	The highly skilled is AI stuff, not mine.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	20 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @k4+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +6 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@jb
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Mo di is playing an "in te rest ing ga me":
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Remittances from the U.S. to India represent a significant portion of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	In 2024, India's overall GDP was estimated at $3.799 trillion. Remittances to India totaled $129.1 billion, accounting for 3.3% of the country's GDP.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Remittances from the U.S. specifically represent $32 billion, approximately 0.84% of India's GDP.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Remittances play an important role in India's economy, boosting foreign exchange reserves and providing a stable source of income for many households.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Indians in the U.S. are the single largest source of remittances to India, sending an estimated $32 billion in 2023-2024, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) survey released in March 2024. This figure represents a significant portion of the total remittances India received globally, with the US being the largest contributor to India's total remittances.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Here's a breakdown:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Total Remittances to India:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	India is the world's largest recipient of remittances, with the total amount sent by overseas Indians reaching a record $135 billion in the fiscal year 2024-2025, according to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	U.S. Contribution:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	The U.S. consistently accounts for a substantial part of these remittances, with a recent estimate showing it as the source of approximately $32 billion in 2023-2024, which is roughly 28% of India's total.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Why the U.S. is a Major Source:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	The U.S. has the largest Indian diaspora, with a large population of highly-skilled Indian professionals in lucrative sectors like IT and healthcare, who regularly send money home to support their families or for investments, as noted by Business Standard.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Impact on the Indian Economy:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	These remittances are vital for India's economy, providing a stable source of foreign exchange that supports families and contributes significantly to India's gross domestic product.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remittances_to_India
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Importance of remittances for India:
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Significant Source of Income: Remittances contribute significantly to household incomes, particularly in rural areas, according to IREED Academy.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Boosts Consumption and Investment: The increased purchasing power resulting from remittances stimulates various domestic industries, from consumer goods to real estate, according to IREED Academy.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Enhances Foreign Exchange Reserves: Remittances bolster India's foreign exchange reserves, providing a buffer against external shocks and helping to stabilize the rupee.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Fosters Economic Stability and Resilience: Remittances provide a stable source of foreign currency, particularly during times of economic uncertainty, according to Vision IAS.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	20 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @k3+1k3vjayzj
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +3 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	[Complete article text from post: @jb+1k3vjayzj quoted below].
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	India and China are partners, not rivals, Modi and Xi say --
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	By: Laurie Chen and Mei Mei Chu
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	August 31, 2025 11:27 AM CDT | Updated 1 hour ago
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 Xi, Modi discuss expanding trade and investment
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 Modi says atmosphere of 'peace and stability' created on disputed Himalayan border
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 Meeting between Asian rivals comes five days after punishing US tariffs on India take effect
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 Xi, Modi seek to present united front against Western pressure
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	TIANJIN, China, Aug 31 (Reuters) - India and China are development partners, not rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Sunday, as they discussed ways to improve trade ties amid global tariff uncertainty.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Modi is in China for the first time in seven years to attend a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation regional security bloc, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from Iran, Pakistan and four Central Asian states in a show of Global South solidarity.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Analysts say Xi and Modi are seeking to align against pressure from the West, days after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a punitive total of 50% tariff on Indian goods, partly in response to New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Trump's moves hurt decades of carefully cultivated U.S. ties with New Delhi, which Washington had hoped would act as a regional counterweight to Beijing.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Modi told Xi his country was committed to improving ties with China and discussed reducing India's burgeoning bilateral trade deficit of nearly $99.2 billion, while emphasising the need to maintain peace and stability at their disputed border after a clash in 2020 triggered a five-year military standoff.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"We are committed to progressing our relations based on mutual respect, trust and sensitivities," Modi said during the meeting on the sidelines of the summit, according to a video posted on his official X account.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	He said an atmosphere of "peace and stability" has been created on their disputed Himalayan border and that cooperation between the two nations was linked to the interests of 2.8 billion people of the world's two most populous countries.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	The nuclear-armed Asian neighbours share a 3,800 km (2,400 miles) border that is poorly demarcated and has been disputed since the 1950s.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Xi said that China and India are each other's development opportunities rather than threats, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"We must ... not let the border issue define the overall China-India relationship," Xinhua reported Xi as saying.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	China-India ties could be "stable and far-reaching" if both sides focus on viewing each other as partners instead of rivals, Xi added.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Ties between the nations were ruptured by the 2020 clash, in which 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers died in hand-to-hand combat, following which the Himalayan border was heavily militarised by both sides.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters later in the day in that the border situation had evolved over the course of last year, following a patrolling agreement in October. "The situation at the border is moving towards normalisation," he said.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	To a question on the U.S. tariffs, he said that Modi and Xi discussed the international "economic situation" and the challenges it created.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"They tried to ... see how to leverage that for building greater understanding between themselves and how to ... take forward the economic and commercial relationship between India and China," he said.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	The leaders also discussed expanding common ground on bilateral, regional, and global issues, and challenges like terrorism and fair trade in multilateral platforms, a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	DIRECT FLIGHTS, TRADE CURBS
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Both leaders had a breakthrough meeting in Russia last year after reaching a border patrol agreement, setting off a tentative thaw in ties that has accelerated in recent weeks as New Delhi seeks to hedge against renewed tariff threats from Washington.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Direct flights between both nations, which have been suspended since 2020, are being resumed, Modi added, without providing a timeframe.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	China had agreed to lift export curbs on rare earths, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines this month during a key visit to India by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	China opposes Washington's steep tariffs on India and will "firmly stand with India," Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong said this month.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	In recent months, China has allowed Indian pilgrims to visit Hindu and Buddhist sites in Tibet, and both countries have lifted reciprocal tourist visa restrictions.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	"I see the meeting as a step in the direction of incremental improvement. The readouts indicate a lot of mixed political signalling ... But there's also a sense of the need to stabilise the relationship in the context of broader geopolitical currents," said Manoj Kewalramani, a Sino-Indian relations expert at the Takshashila Institution think tank in Bengaluru.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Other long-term irritants remain in the relationship, too.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	China is India's largest bilateral trade partner, but the long-running trade deficit - a persistent source of frustration for Indian officials - reached a record $99.2 billion this year.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Meanwhile, a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet has sparked fears of mass water diversion that could reduce water flows on the major Brahmaputra River by up to 85% in the dry season, according to Indian government estimates.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	India also hosts the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whom Beijing views as a dangerous separatist influence. India's arch-rival Pakistan also benefits from staunch Chinese economic, diplomatic and military support.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	21 hours ago by Anonymous
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @jy+1k3vjayzj
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[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	@fb Who can argue with this analysis? I would caution that the writer sees the glass as 1/2 empty vs 1/2 full so they may be getting ahead of their skis, BUT he/she raises some very very legitimate points. With that said here are a few thoughts on their analysis.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	    Can we argue that IBM has restructured SW group to a buy innovation vs develop innovation strategy? That new strategy embraces a worldwide distribution model to make money. NOTE you need innovative products to sell, and you need a worldwide team to do the selling. IBM seems to have found success for both in the new strategy via leveraging consulting as the sellers. Can we argue about the purchase price of innovative produ
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	cts? Of course we can, but so far even a higher price seems to be paying off as even the article says IBMs SW group is executing.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	    Can we also argue that Infrastructure is in the process of restructuring around an enterprise only focus with mainframe being the focus? NOTE this strategy relies on an innovative chip design tool sets which IBM possesses in spades. Everything else seems to be in the process of being partnered out or moved to cloud only offerings (see manufacturing in Mexico, and PVS being emphasized). NOTE if this strategy is being
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	 pursued, then its logical to assume Consulting is being engaged when it comes to enterprise selling as they have face to face time with the enterprise customers and they need innovative value add products to sell. Mainframe hybrid cloud products seem to be on this glide path.
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	    So now we come to the problem child. Consulting. Please note Consulting is the big gorilla within IBM at 160k headcount. Consulting has pursued a dual restructuring strategy within IBM with phase one being replacing high cost labor with lower cost offshore labor. This strategy doesnt drop headcount, but just moves it. That first strategy has been quite successful as offshoring has goosed IBMs bottom line profits and allow
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	ed IBM to raise FCF for the past 3-4 years. The offshoring strategy has now reached the law of diminishing returns as there are not enough heads remaining in the high cost labor pool to generate significant savings via replacement. IBM is now being forced to ramp the second strategy which is to use AI to generate cost savings (replace repetitive tasks with automation (eg coding, admin, help desk, HR, etc etc). This second strategy 
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	is just ramping, so YES I agree with the articles premise that AI isnt generating revenue growth, but it certainly is starting down the path of generating cost savings, so lets see where that lands before we throw the baby out with the bath water. I would speculate that Consulting has to demonstrate cost savings with their internal AI offerings before they can go sell them to their enterprise customers and start generat
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	ing revenue growth. So while I heartily agree with the writer of the article that AI isnt generating revenue growth, I would say its still early in the game for AI. I fully expect Consulting over the next 6 months to implement their new AI restructuring/offerings and the article writer has just been premature in their expectations. Well know if this is working by watch the headcount numbers coming out at the end of 2025. I
[16:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	f they drop significantly, especially within Consulting for repetitive tasks then we know AI is working.
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[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj
[23:51]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj )
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	"and if you are from India, you mothertruckers get more holidays than you really deserve. And you talk about religious tolerance, particularly Modi the hypocrite. He pretends that respects other religions and cultures but you can go to India and learn first hand how he is persecuting those of other cultures and religions. Look at last month's news. A case of the pot calling the kettle black ?? People like Modi are the barbarians, n
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	ot just Americans.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	5 minutes ago by Anonymous
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[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @r9+1k3vjayzj
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +9 
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	@q2
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Since you say barbarian, talk about Cambridge and are so obsessed with May 1st (because your country of origin doesn't have any worker protections, they treat people so poorly that they need to come over here Ill egal ly and use H 1 B s c a m s to stay in 'barbaric US where we celebrate Labor Day on Sept 1sr)...
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	we know who we are.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Ungrateful.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	6 hours ago by Anonymous
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[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @q4+1k3vjayzj
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -10 
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	@pz
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Okay, May 1.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	You Americans are barbarians. You don't even realize that neither your Democratic nor your Republican Party care about labor.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	6 hours ago by Anonymous
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[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @q2+1k3vjayzj
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +7 
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	@ph
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Oh, no!
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Barbarian is an English deviation, it's barbaric in old English, the word barbaros in Greek is its origin, also used in Latin as barbaricus.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	You are not respecting the super original origin of the word... not nice!
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	But let's stick to May 1 as the only right original thing ever.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	6 hours ago by Anonymous
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 11 reactions (+9/-2) | Reply
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pz+1k3vjayzj
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +11 
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	@pk
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	The person that posted probably doesn't even know that even the city of Cambridge wasn't called Cambridge originally, but Grantebrycge, and probably doesn't even know that the river is called Cambridge because of the city and not the city because of the river.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	So, yeah, things change in history quite a lot. But hey, all this person wanted to do is called American mean names.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	The term barbaric comes originally from the Greek, simply to describe all non-Greek speakers, such as the Egyptians and Persians, and after the Greco-Persian wars, the term took on a more negative significance.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Oh, wait, so things have changed, moved, shifted, changed meaning across history?!
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Who knew.................
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	7 hours ago by Anonymous
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 13 reactions (+12/-1) | Reply
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @pw+1k3vjayzj
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +13 
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	@ph , @mv
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	did you know it takes one to know one (Barbarians, of course).
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Did you know there's a Cambridge in Ontario, Canada too ?
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	And then there are places called Cambridge in Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Nebraska.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	Take your pick ! LOL.
[23:51]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k42fk961
[23:54]		-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k42fk961 )
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Sadly from your posting, you seem to be a little short in the brains and imagination department but it is relatively straightforward task. For development you pick a US candidate (someone with intelligence, initiative and knowledge) and have him/her shadow the Indian developer who is being off-boarded. Ensure that the Indian developer provides a complete list of all the tasks they do (verify this with their Indian manager) and make
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 sure he / she trains the US developer and provides a signed notice to this effect (or you hold back their severance). You do the same for other jobs too in Program Management, Finance hardware, Quantum BS etc. etc. Yes, some things will get missed but that's why you pick smart and intelligent US candidates to being with.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Give Alvind, the Pipmunks and Modi the finger.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Capiche ?
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	26 minutes ago by 666
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[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @c4+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 -2 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	@bb
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"make them train their replacements"
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	with what knowledge and skill?
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	it would be like a burger king worker training Gordon Ramsay
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	1 hour ago by Anonymous
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[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @by+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +2 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	IBM isn't taking in enough money to ensure continued operations...end of story.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @br+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +5 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Burnout is recognized by the WHO on the International Classification of Diseases. IBM management is patient zero.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	2 hours ago by Anonymous
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[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @bn+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +11 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	@b7
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Modi's H1B folks need to be deported too - and just like they do to American employees, make them train their replacements first and then deport them back home (without the $1000 deportation incentive).
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Let Modi su-k up to Xi and Putin and see how that works out for him. India has been playing a double game, and their honesty and loyalty needs to be called into question.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	4 hours ago by Anonymous
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[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @bb+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +16 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Time to put sanctions on Modi for helping the "Axis of Evil" and high tariffs on a anything produced in India. This should include goods, software and services regardless of what country their corporate headquarters is located.
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	5 hours ago by Anonymous
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	| 16 reactions (+16/-0) | Reply
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	Post ID: @b7+1k42fk961
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	 +8 
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	yup, the US has been selling its population out to China and India
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	because certain people at the top were making money from them
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	now that the fake elite are not able to profit from China's and possibly
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	India's cheap labor they have become enemy number 1
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	it is the top of the US that is sick
[23:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"