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[03:37] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uzdpyMZ [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uzdpyMZ ) [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] The EEOC found IBM GUILTY of age discrimination: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/7206573-2020-09-02-IBM-LOD-Amended-Final-1-003.html [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] There are many articles about this topic: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10511913/IBM-execs-forced-older-staff-make-way-younger-staff.html [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/ [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/12/business/economy/ibm-age-discrimination.html [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] Numerous other IBMers have filed lawsuits against IBM: https://www.theregister.com/2020/04/15/ibm_age_discrimination_lawsuit/ [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] If youre interested in filing a lawsuit, remember you cannot file a lawsuit if you sign for severance. Speak to an attorney first before you do anything. I recommend Wright & Greenhill in Austin who have worked on several high profile cases. (I DO NOT work for them): https://www.wrightgreenhill.com/ [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.documentcloud.org | DocumentCloud [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dailymail.co.uk | IBM execs forced out older staff to make way for younger staff | Daily Mail Online [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-features.propublica.org | Cutting Old Heads at IBM [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nytimes.com | Making Dinobabies Extinct: IBMs Push for a Younger Work Force - The New York Times [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | IBM age discrimination lawsuit suddenly ends, suggests Big Blue was willing to pay to avoid discovery process The Register [05:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.wrightgreenhill.com/ ) [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] I wonder if the journalists of the ProPublica piece (which was excellent), Peter Gosselin and Ariana Tobin, would be interested in doing a follow-up. [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] Tobin appears to still be at ProPublica and features IBM in her bio, along with her contact info: [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.propublica.org/people/ariana-tobin [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.propublica.org | Ariana Tobin ProPublica [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uzmV0fr [05:04] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uzmV0fr ) [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] " Nyet, for every Dan laid off, you get one Alvind, one Chaiwalla and one Dinesh. [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] But wait, there's more .... [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1tnl+1uzmV0fr [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] "Early this year, IBM disclosed a workforce rebalancing... and we still expect to exit 2024 at roughly the same level of employment as we entered with." [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] In other words, for every Dan lost, a Dinesh is hired. [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @jtx+1uzmV0fr [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] So the plan is cut staff for another acquisition [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Rinse and repeat [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cdm+1uzmV0fr [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Eventually the truth will come out. And it will come hard. Thats of course secondary to what really matters, which is more but(secks) and then how it all gets smeared in the media. [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] Sorry to all those affected by the layoffs. Your lives will brighten soon dont worry. [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uAZdaaG [05:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uAZdaaG ) [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] Yes you do because the alternative is worse. Having been unemployed since February, I can tell you this is the worst job market I've experienced since I was RA'd from IBM in 2014. Wouldn't surprise me if we're in a depression. [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] 26 minutes ago by Anonymous [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @tuq+1uAZdaaG [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] For the left-behinds, congratulations! You're left holding the bag of flaming po-p! You were considered cheap and inexperienced enough to retain for a few months, and you've been set up to fail. Youll be expected to train your replacements, the offshore staff 10 time zone away, until the end of the year when they either expect you to wash out due to missing your new targets, or burnout and quit. If it's the former, they'll give [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] you 1-month severance for your silence, say it was due to poor performance, and brand you a loser on your way out. if it's the latter you get a goose egg. [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] Being RA'd amounts to 4 months of pay that will get you through January 2025 and is actually the better fate. Nobody wins with Arvind's IBM. There are only different degrees of losing. [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] 41 minutes ago by Anonymous [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @njw+1uAZdaaG [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] Yes, apparently IBM is about to raise the utilization targets of everyone for the rest of the year lol! We wont have any problems to meet the new targets after picking up the slack from the people layed off will just require a lot of overtime work! [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uyXD3xR [05:08] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uyXD3xR ) [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] They already forced everyone back to the office a few years before covid. They will absolutely do it again. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1lhy+1uyXD3xR [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] what offices? we have very few around anymore and the ones we have are tiny and won't support the workforce. [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uytuuZ7 [05:09] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uytuuZ7 ) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] TEL, US, 34yo, 5 years of service. There is no real work in TEL (Technology Expert Labs). Stay away from that group. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Glad it is over, it really su-ked for the past 2 years. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @2uav+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Software , 58yo, 10 years [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @2byl+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] US / Band 10 / 50+ years old / 25+ years of service [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 5 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1tkt+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Found one article. https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/ibm_job_cuts/ [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Cloud (US), 9 years, B8, just turned 50. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1rbz+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +8 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Been told by an IBM manager they are targeting higher Band levels , not sure how a company can succeed when the experience is shown the door, cannot run an AI company with graduates [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+8/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1xux+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Sales/US (RTP) / band 9 / 27 years [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 7 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1hra+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] US / Software / 40+ years / B10 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 8 hours ago by lateribm [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1gfq+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] CIO / US (RTP) / B7 / 10+ years of service [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1szr+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] STILL no media reports at all about mass layoffs at IBM yesterday! Incredible! [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+4/-1) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1bmf+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Can anyone comment as to whether the US notifications are done or if it's possible (or likely) that more people will be notified today and throughout this/next week? This would be extremely helpful. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1uei+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 60 years of product development -- that is, 3 people -- US [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 11 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1ppl+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Resource Actions (RAs) at IBM have "Code Names" ... this one is code named "Falcon"... from what I have heard, it has various phases... Phase I is USA (Notifications for most were Tues. Sept. 17th with Oct. 17th Exit).... other geos/regions I believe are Phase II, Phase III.... [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1vfz+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] US / Enterprise Operations/ 23 years/ B10 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1eyh+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] US - CISO SOC- 4+years [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1eva+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Technology Expert Labs. 26 years. B9 US [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 15 hours ago by Pi---d [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+4/-1) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1xmw+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 3,500 people in just consulting I was told [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] 1 day ago by Anonymous [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] | 8 reactions (+5/-3) [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @1wqz+1uytuuZ7 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] US IBM Cloud Infrastructure [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source claims The Register [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36911/ [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] "Trying to get away from Netvibes rss reader (for more privacy), I'm trying out Newsflash. The LXer rss feed works fine with Netvibes, with it currently using the http version. Newsflash works fine with all my other rss feeds, but not with LXer. I've tried both versions http and https, copying directly from you website RSS link. Also - it was working when I first installed it.. but after a month or so it has now lost the feed and c [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] an't find it. I'm running KDE unstable on Gentoo with no other problems noticed. Any ideas? My 30+ other feeds have no problems. Thanks! [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] bob [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Sep 15, 2024 [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] 1:21 AM EDT We did convert our RSS feed over to https a couple weeks ago. If you click on this link in a browser you should see the RSS code directly. That is the same code as we were delivering before the change, only now it comes in an https frame. [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Is anyone else having difficulty with the LXer RSS feed since our https conversion? [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] hunky [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Sep 15, 2024 [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] 2:30 PM EDT FYI, I just installed Liferea newsreader and when adding https://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] There was a problem when fetching this subscription! 1. Authentication 2. Download 3. Feed Discovery 4. Parsing Details: Sorry, the feed could not be parsed! [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Empty input! You may want to contact the author/webmaster of the feed about this! [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] bob [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Sep 15, 2024 [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] 2:32 PM EDT I just now pushed changes. Some of the links had not been changed to https. Please try again with Newsflash and let me know if you see any changes. [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] hunky [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Sep 15, 2024 [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] 5:22 PM EDT No luck here with either Newsflash or Liferea. [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] Thanks a lot for looking into this." [05:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-LXer: My RSS reader can't find LXer's feed: LXer Meta Forum ● Sep 19 [06:32] *agentcas3y has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:33] *agentcas2y (~agentcasey@b6dc92btrdtrn.irc) has joined #techbytes [06:53] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Sep 19 [07:01] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Regarding a podcast I heard recently [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > Roy, [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > It's been a while since I've written, so I wanted to say hello! and to [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > thank you and Rianne for making TechRights and Tux Machines available [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > to all of us. I am grateful for your independent journalism! [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > In apropos of your reporting of regions reducing their use of Windows, [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > this podcast came across my feed this morning: [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > https://packetpushers.net/podcasts/heavy-strategy/hs078-is-it-time-to-dump-microsoft/ [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > It looks like businesses may be starting to seriously consider getting [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > m$ out of their enterprises. [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks again to all that you and Rianne do! [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] > Very Best, [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] I've only just been checking for spam and then saw this message from July, which I hadn't noticed until today. Sorry about that :( [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] Some really horrible people subscribed me to lots of spam, which makes a mess of my inbox. [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] I am going to add the above to Daily Links after checking it. [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] Kind regards, [09:24] schestowitz[TR2] Roy [09:24] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-packetpushers.net | HS078: Is It Time To Dump Microsoft? | Packet Pushers [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] > It looks like businesses may be starting to seriously [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] > consider getting m$ out of their enterprises. [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] Which is why m$ is doubling down on their attacks against institutions [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] of higher learning, they aim to shut off that very last trickle of [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] educated CS grads for good ● Sep 19 [10:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:04] *jacobk (~quassel@rr2rh58ht72yy.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [11:33] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Sep 19 [12:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [13:12] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:17] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@hkzkvpsjrrw3q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 19 [14:08] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [14:26] schestowitz[TR2]
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    I am writing this review before the 24.04.1 release hitting me box. However, you may read it after the major point upgrade. Now, the reason I decided to create this piece is, I've been using my one Kubuntu 24.04 instance for several weeks now. It all started with an SSD upgrade on a 10-year-old laptop. The upgrade went fine, and I chose Kubuntu 24.04 as my distro. The operating system inst [18:17] schestowitz[TR2] allation did not go well. The distro drivers setup was clunky, and I was quite unhappy.

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    R1/beta5 was of course released just a few days ago, and many (though not all) of the changes in this report made it in to the release.

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