●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, July 28, 2026 ●● ● Jul 28 [02:21] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] i do have spare aquarium equipment, but shipping it overseas would be expensive [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] you know any way to contact rachelbythebay? the site has been down for a couple of days.. [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] i know someone who conatcted here [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] but i never did myself ● Jul 28 [06:47] *parsifal (~parsifal@p6xa9q76w3hfu.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] AK concealed the fact that rest 98% of the software has extreme bugs to be deployed successfully in production and will be replaced by working software from other vendors. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] 13 hours ago by Anonymous [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | Reply [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ag+1kyj0tr4b [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] IBM CEO: "that only 2% of IBMs software could be replaced by applications built by artificial intelligence models" [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] This is BS [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Most greenfield workloads are now built on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and standard Linux platformsnot IBM Z, AIX or IBM i. Mainframe demand can remain strong during upgrade cycles, but much of its durability comes from existing applications, accumulated data and migration complexity rather than widespread adoption by new customers. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] That migration barrier is weakening. Toyota says mainframe systems support approximately 90% of its North American supply-chain operations. Using Amazon Q Developer, it analyzed 400 COBOL programs containing 375,000 lines of code in five hours, generating documentation with reported accuracy of up to 90%. This does not mean Toyota has already eliminated its mainframe, but it demonstrates how AI can reduce the cost and time required [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] to understand legacy systemsthe first step toward leaving them. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ac+1kyj0tr4b [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] @OP Maybe when his career at IBM is over, he will move to New Orleans and become a PI-P. He has all the qualities to become an unforgettable one. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] LOL. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] | 10 reactions (+8/-2) | Reply [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ab+1kyj0tr4b [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Weve all seen this movie before. India Business Machines will lay off thousands of good U.S. workers. The stocks price will bump up. Arvind will praise himself. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] 14 hours ago by Anonymous [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] | 9 reactions (+8/-1) | Reply [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a9+1kyj0tr4b [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Arvind that little scamp cant keep claims straight. One week its one thing next week the polar opposite. He is incorrigible [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] "\ [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Arvind that little scamp cant keep claims straight. One week its one thing next [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b [08:12] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b ) ● Jul 28 [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://soylentnews.org/~day+of+the+dalek/journal/20538#1449319 [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] binface and farage are both distractions. Farage has refused to debate the other candidates. There are some interesting candidates, although too many and the vote will get split. One of note is a fellow ICT expert, Daniel Pocock who has been fighting the good fight for many years now: [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://danielpocock.com/en/pocock-on-sea-nomination-clacton-by-election-13-august-2026/ [danielpocock.com] [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://danielpocock.com/en/australian-challenge-to-nigel-farage-precipitated-record-uk-by-election-candidates/ [danielpocock.com] [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://danielpocock.com/en/debian-history-harassment-abuse-culture-evolution/ [danielpocock.com] [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Someone who angers the microsofters who have infiltrated Debian can't be all bad. Debian is the ancestor, directly or indirectly, for close to 500 distros. [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Reply to This [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Re:Farage and Binfaces are distractions (Score: 0, Disagree) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 25, @03:19AM (#1449304) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Pocock is a bigger joke than Binface for many reasons, not the least of which is the Binface actually comes from and lives in the UK and not Australia and Ireland. [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Reply to This Parent [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Technological literacy (Score: 1, Insightful) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 25, @06:59AM (#1449319) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Well, Pocock has lived in a few places long enough to achieve citizenship. But I would say that counts in his favor. [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] More importantly, he seems to be the only standout in being technologically literate, especially in regards to policy. In these times that puts him ahead of the others especially binface and binmouth. [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Reply to This Parent [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Re:Technological literacy(Score: 1, Interesting) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 27, @02:38AM (#1449447) [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] Except he has zero chances of winning, not the least of which as an immigrant in one of the most conservative constituencies in the UK. And if he doesn't realize that, that alone easily makes him the second biggest joke of the whole thing. After Nigel, that is. [12:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-soylentnews.org | Journal of day of the dalek (45994) [12:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | Pocock-on-Sea: nomination for Clacton by-election, 13 August 2026 [12:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | How Australian challenge to Nigel Farage precipitated record UK by-election candidates [12:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | Debian History Harassment & Abuse culture evolution ● Jul 28 [13:00] *Kermit has quit (*.net *.split) [13:02] *acerbox (~acer-box@freenode-50vmi7.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes [13:02] *rianne is now known as 316AAAAOL [13:02] *Kermit (sid393220@freenode/user/kermit) has joined #techbytes [13:02] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techbytes [13:02] *acer-box______ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:04] *316AAAAOL has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:13] *acerbox has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:14] *acerbox (~acer-box@freenode-gvn.goo.k31cok.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [14:41] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [16:15] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jul 28 [18:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [18:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [18:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:57] *psydroid|2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [18:57] *psydroid3 has quit (connection closed) ● Jul 28 [19:00] *psydroid|2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [19:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:13] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [20:45] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:46] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [20:52] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 28 [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.fishbowlapp.com/post/what-does-lite-mean-at-microsoft-during-connects-is-it-pip [21:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.fishbowlapp.com/post/what-does-lite-mean-at-microsoft-during-connects-is-it-pip ) [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyj0tr4b [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] " Im guessing you also pray to Satan. [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @f2+1kyj0tr4b [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] +7 [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] Just thought I'd take a moment from my busy life as a retired ex-IBMer who was RAed despite having Excellent reviews to say: Fu-k you, IBM. I hope the company crashes and all the executives go to prison. That little HR pr--k who keeps posting here could go there too if he wants to be close to his idols. Everyone else, have a good day. [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ey+1kyj0tr4b [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] +6 [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] @e3 we can only trust Arvind to do the wrong thing by IBM employees. [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] He's the worst CEO in IBM history (yeah, even worse than Ginni who at least had a positive idea or two - Arvind is nothing but a butcher who dehumanizes his own workforce. What a horrible human being"). [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ed+1kyj0tr4b [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] -13 [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] In Arvind we Trust [21:49] schestowitz[TR2] " [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr [21:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kycdkzhr ) [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] "ve had good luck with both TEL and BPs for the products I sell. As others have mentioned, TEL is overpriced so customers will not always take that route. As for best places to work in IBM, youre kidding yourself if you think any place in this company is good. You may have a room in the upper decks of the Titanic, but the ship is still sinking. [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @rv+1kycdkzhr [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] EL is still the best place to work at IBM, along with EC. I would not work anywhere else. We are short of people and to be frank the BPs are not up to the tasks in most occasions. Very often, I have had to go rescue a BP. [21:51] schestowitz[TR2] "\ [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kymcdpgt [21:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kymcdpgt ) [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] From the earnings release: [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Software revenues of $7.8 billion, up 5 percent: [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) up 11 percent [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Automation up 4 percent, up 3 percent at constant currency [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Data up 19 percent, up 18 percent at constant currency [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Transaction Processing down 8 percent, down 9 percent at constant currency [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] $M [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Hybrid Cloud 1,998 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Automation 1,951 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Data 1,782 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Transaction Processing 2,030 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Obviously Hybrid Cloud = Red Hat and Transaction Processing = all the old legacy mainframe SW like IMS, CICS, TPF, etc. But where do some of the other recent large SW acquisitions go? I assume Turbonomic and Apptio go under Automation? Datastax and Confluent go under Data? Where does Hashicorp go? [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] My sense is that pretty much ALL of the reported SW growth is coming from those 6 relatively recent acquisitions, not anything actually developed at IBM. But I'm curious which of those acquisitions are contributing most. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] It's all noise anyway. Remember how Arvind pretended we were an AI contender and made everyone do those stupid Watsonx challenges? Then overnight all that is played down and practically forgotten as IBM emerges into a quantum computing company, something it never made any money on and perhaps employs at most 200 people in the entire company? Same thing happened with Blockchain. Same thing happened with hybrid cloud. And so on. Funn [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] y numbers and a strategy that changes like the wind blows. Which is to say the "strategy" itself blows. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] The reality is IBM is no longer a real tech company at all. It is a Private Equity company that leverages its mass scale to conduct mergers and acquisitions to avoid accountability for another day. Lures investors in with big dividends, their share of the spoils. If you've been acquired by IBM, expect to be Red Lobstered or Toys R Us-ed, thriving companies that were acquired by PE and run into the ground as the execs looted anythin [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] g not bolted down. (Those same companies overseas are doing quite well because PE is not allowed to do what they are allowed to do in the US. For example, you can still buy things at Toys "R" Us in Japan and what a delight that place is). [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by PE'd off [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @at+1kymcdpgt [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] @OP [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] There are at least 2 versions of IBM financials. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] The one published, that reflects the dreams of executives and the wishes of investors. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] The one circulating internally, used to justify layoffs and migration of workforce from US to India. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] None of these two versions is close to reality. [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ac+1kymcdpgt [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] Bob loves magic beans. Wanna buy some? [21:53] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jul 28 [22:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/)