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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Some people have claimed that a motivating factor for banning the Bcachefs developer, from the Linux kernel, is that he has submitted code changes, for consideration, too late in the development cycle of a given Linux kernel version release. | Aug 30 06:54 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | However, that doesn’t quite pass the sniff test. | Aug 30 06:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If “submitting code changes late in the cycle” was cause for banning, nearly every significant Linux developer would also need to be banned. Including Linus, himself. | Aug 30 06:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Many of the other developers being more regularly guilty, of that, than the Bcachefs dev. | Aug 30 06:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That simply cannot be the *true* motivation for this change." | Aug 30 06:54 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj ) | Aug 30 07:03 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "" | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What IBM needs is a write-up that makes apparent the true power of the IBM AI. Someone tell that co-k su-ka Rob Thomas to get off his knees and start writing! | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b4+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ae | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You are correct, it's actually 10 IQ apiece, but they inflated it to 30, just like the chicken st. ock pr ice. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They called K rrap anno and said, make it go from 10 to 30, we are going to Zuckie boy to sell our genius because it pays more than the IBM CEO + Gang business, and he did his Excel magic. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Still, Zuckie was not in the mo di at all and he went with the 50 percent parking ta rrif. Zuckie gave them originally the H1B parking spot, but he then took it away. Wasn't thrilled with it, because on top of it all, they were planning to outsource their IQ to 50 neighbors from ii nn dd iii aaaaaaaa. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b2+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @az | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's what IBM Consulting is so good about - great PowerPoint presentations but nothing in terms of facts to back up the statements in the slides. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As usual, trying to bulldoze with BullSh-t. Telling lies is what they excel at. It's why Consultants get paid the big bucks. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b0+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I don't know... IBM's AI sure looked great in the PowerPoint I saw. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 6 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @az+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a8 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I can't tell you how shocked I am to read that Alvind and his 5 top Pipmunks have an IQ of 30 apiece. I always estimated that their individual IQ would be close to 10 and maybe even lower than that. I based my estimate on how they lose millions of dollars in profit to the competition due to their lack of foresight and imbecilic thinking that moving jobs to Moti's country will save IBM. It won't. But it will mean HCL will get IBM at | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | a bargain basement price from Alvind sooner and not later. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And the gifted Pipmunks like Donkey Dinesh and RT (IBM's biggest Co-k Su-ka) have no ba--s either. No wonder Trump is winning. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ae+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a9 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They are already talking about it on FOX Business, FYI, I watch and read many sources, but these are the ones already asking the question. One person said that it's not the same, because these companies are big and they are the ones doing the investment and they have big pockets. I understood it as, even if it is, there's water in the pool, so won't sink like the '90s bubble. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | All I'm saying is that a few outlets already started timidly, here and there, to wonder. | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But his argument sounded like he was trying to convince himself that even if yes, don't worry, these companies are not like the Netscapes of the '90s "at all".... | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | One thing that is bull s... is that the "energy consumption" exaggeration is a bubble. This has ALWAYS been my opinion. Feel free to tell me whether I'm right or wrong in your views (energy). | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ab+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +1 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @a1 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What do you all think about META, MS, etc going after what they perceive is "the only 20-30 people in the world that can do AI"? | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @aa+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Does anyone think this AI thing is just another giant bubble like the tech one in 1999-2000 ? | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Or the housing bubble that led to the 2007-08 Financial crisis ? | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | AI is being talked about everywhere | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It seems saturated | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 07:03 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "AK and his top 5 right-hand geniuses have an IQ of 180, they are profoundly gifted / highest genius, altogether - 30 IQ apiece. | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They all went to Zuck, but he said that he doesn't buy 180 in bulk, but per unit. It'a easy to get confused, AK and Gang thought they were in Ii nn dd ii aa. But Zuck wasn't in the Mo di for jokes and Zuck told them that next time they come over to waste his time they'd get a 50% parking space tariff. | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 10 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @a8+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | And then there's this new headline where Alvind and IBM Consulting doesn't even rate a mention : | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Microsoft has a most wanted list and here’s why it spells trouble for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg" | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-has-a-most-wanted-list-and-here-s-why-it-spells-trouble-for-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg/ss-AA1Lv3n1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=68b1f4df2a744b2f93a663acad44ef77&ei=25#image=7 | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sadly Rob the Slob, aka Chief IBM Co-k Su-ka doesn't get a mention either. | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 07:04 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-MSN | Aug 30 07:05 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Bingo. | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But there is something wrong. | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If they are so beneficial why does the US have a 38 trillion dollar debt. | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 3 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @wy+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Deport all of the in.dians and American workforce will flourish | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ww+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @jj | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Call the Trump tipline and see what response you get. | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 9 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @vv+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Got my walking papers today. New York. Over 20 years at IBM. Gone in a flash. Role no longer exists? Replaced by AI? I doubt it. It's an crucial role, and no AI can do what I do. Senior Vice President, Chief Co-k Su-ka. RT | Aug 30 07:05 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 07:05 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8 ) | Aug 30 07:05 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> Afternoon all, | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> I shall wait for more information and make a decision. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> Today I had essentially "volunteers are not covered by the 2010 Equality Act" | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | >> from the Equality Advisory Support Service by email. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Under certain circumstances, voluntary work in the UK violates the | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > National Minimum Wage Act. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > If it is determined that your Debian work was in fact unpaid employment | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > in violation of the act then the Equality Act may also become applicable. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Therefore, I feel it is a very good idea to discuss it with a labour | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > rights lawyer or specialist in disability and employment law. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > To prepare for the meeting with a lawyer, I would suggest that you look | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > at the definition of a job under the minimum wage act and then you look | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > at all your emails from the DPL and others to see if they appear to be | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > managing you or setting deadlines or other responsibilities. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Here is one official article about it: | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00697/SN00697.pdf | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > " “Worker” is a status broader than and inclusive of | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > employee status, and is defined in section 54(3) of the 1998 Act as: | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > an individual who has entered into or works under (or, where the | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > employment has ceased, worked under)— | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > (a) a contract of employment; or | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > (b) any other contract, whether express or implied and (if it is | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > express) whether oral or in writing, whereby the individual | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > undertakes to do or perform personally any work or services for | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > another party to the contract whose status is not by virtue of the | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > contract that of a client or customer of any profession or business | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > undertaking carried on by the individual." | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Reading the above, it appears there are contracts you agreed to, such as | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > the Debian Social Contract, the Debian Free Software Guidelines and | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > maybe others. A lawyer would need to look at all of this to determine | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > if you became a "Worker" as it is defined in the act. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > "The existence of a contractual relationship, whether | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > written, oral or implied through conduct, is an essential prerequisite for | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > NMW entitlement. Volunteers, i.e. persons who are not contractually | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > bound to perform work or services, are not entitled to the NMW. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Notwithstanding these ostensibly clear distinctions, uncertainty arises | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > from the fact that contracts may come into existence without the | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > parties being aware of it." | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Obviously they put a lot of pressure on you to be available and | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > responsive during the DD application process. They gave you the promise | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > of recognition in exchange for your work. That is a form of | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > consideration in lieu of cash and it may make you a "Worker" for NMW | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > purposes. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://danielpocock.com/en/modern-slavery-debian-open-source/ | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > You also need to look at everybody you corresponded with to work out | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > which of those people are in the UK. For example, in the Debian Account | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Managers, Jonathan Wiltshire is in the UK. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > https://www.jwiltshire.org.uk/ | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Canonical Ltd and ARM Ltd are UK companies. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > A lot of agencies like the Equality Advisory Support Service are | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > overwhelmed and they dismiss things very quickly if they think they | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > might be out of scope. If you find the correct documents to join the | Aug 30 07:16 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > dots then they may look at it for you again. | Aug 30 07:16 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00697/SN00697.pdf ) | Aug 30 07:16 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-danielpocock.com | Modern Slavery & Debian Open Source | Aug 30 07:18 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-jwiltshire.org.uk – The public face of jwiltshire | Aug 30 07:18 | |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 22:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3vjayzj ) | Aug 30 22:28 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Sam Altman said it is a bubble (and he has other motives to say it too): https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/openai-sam-altman-warns-ai-market-is-in-a-bubble.html | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | NVIDIA not selling that much (which is funny, because who would have thought that everyone would go for chips like going to the supermarket? they are measuring the wrong things): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/nvidias-latest-quarter-shows-signs-of-ai-chip-sales-slump-amid-concerns-of-tech-bubble | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then this: "The AI bubble and a potential stock market crash" | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://theweek.com/business/markets/the-ai-bubble-and-a-potential-stock-market-crash | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Will the bubble burst? | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's too early to call a peak in the US stock market, "but the signs of one are starting to appear", said UnHerd. Share prices in the data mining and spyware firm Palantir fell by 10% last week, while AI chip maker Nvidia fell more than 3%, and other AI-linked stocks such as Arm, Oracle and AMD also fell. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Is it all doom and gloom for investors? | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Not necessarily. If comparisons to the dot-com bubble are apt, there are likely to be some big losers – and some very big winners. Although many companies went under during the dot-com bubble, many companies survived and went on to become market leaders – most notably, e-commerce giant Amazon. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | My take: What's happening is, they created the hype (they is media, etc) and now they are covering their b utt s talking about the burst of a bubble they themselves created. So they create fake and then they cover their bottoms. Secondly, yes, we will have winners and losers or more like survivors or not. IBM is in the not list. AK knows it, and that's why is trying to pivot to some other bubble, like Quantum-nothing burger. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The article that initiated this thread @OP is correct, IBM has no credible AI story, not because of their capable workers, but because management is useless, and I'm not being cute so that people posting here will like me, I mean it. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The sooner IBM realizes you will never win with the management they have, which is a piece of Mum bai cheap flee market type of business "quality", the sooner a solution may be found. Otherwise, IBM will not last beyond 2026. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @dk+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | What IBM needs is a write-up that makes apparent the true power of the IBM AI. Someone tell that co-k su-ka Rob Thomas to get off his knees and start writing! | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 20 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b4+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @ae | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | You are correct, it's actually 10 IQ apiece, but they inflated it to 30, just like the chicken st. ock pr ice. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | They called K rrap anno and said, make it go from 10 to 30, we are going to Zuckie boy to sell our genius because it pays more than the IBM CEO + Gang business, and he did his Excel magic. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Still, Zuckie was not in the mo di at all and he went with the 50 percent parking ta rrif. Zuckie gave them originally the H1B parking spot, but he then took it away. Wasn't thrilled with it, because on top of it all, they were planning to outsource their IQ to 50 neighbors from ii nn dd iii aaaaaaaa. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 21 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b2+1k3vjayzj | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @az | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's what IBM Consulting is so good about - great PowerPoint presentations but nothing in terms of facts to back up the statements in the slides. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As usual, trying to bulldoze with BullSh-t. Telling lies is what they excel at. It's why Consultants get paid the big bucks. | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:28 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cnbc.com | OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI market is in a bubble | Aug 30 22:28 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.pbs.org | Nvidia’s latest quarter shows signs of AI chip sales slump amid concerns of tech bubble | PBS News | Aug 30 22:28 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-theweek.com | The AI bubble and a potential stock market crash | The Week UK | Aug 30 22:28 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 22:28 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "and you have a really good reason for the deportations from the US - 50% tariffs on their salaries in India. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | LOL. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @zr+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @k9 Bingo. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | But there is something wrong. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If they are so beneficial why does the US have a 38 trillion dollar debt. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 19 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @wy+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Deport all of the in.dians and American workforce will flourish | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 19 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 10 reactions (+10/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @ww+1k3hht0y8 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @jj | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Call the Trump tipline and see what response you get. | Aug 30 22:29 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:29 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I would not go back to IBM, no matter how good the pay or benefits are | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I would not go back to IBM, no matter how good the pay or benefits are, because their RA tactics is fundamentally broken. It isn’t based on actual low performance in sales or delivery, nor is it aligned with long-term growth habits. Instead, it’s driven by biased judgment and office politics. You can do your job well, hit every target, never complain, and even outperform others on your team, yet still end up on the chopping blo | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ck. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The reality is that employees are treated like numbers on someone’s spreadsheet high up in the chain... if you never had much visibility with that person, often due to weak leadership in your reporting line (no skip-level meetings, no proper alignment, there is noo support for your role), youre vulnerable... When the pressure comes, especially over just one or two quarters, you’re likely to be cut regardless of your actual cont | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ributions. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That kind of RA strategy is not only nonsense it’s also very much destructive. It ki-ls IBM. It undermines trust, demoralizes employees, and wrecks careers for no justifiable reason. it hurts both the people and the company itself. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 11 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 237 views | 9 reactions (+9/-0) | 5 replies (last 34 minutes ago) | Reply | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @OP+1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Click to get Alert when there is a new reply. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 5 replies (most recent on top) | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | IBM Canada laid me off in Ottawa after 9 years and then weeks later marked me as a Low Performer. I received an email stating that I was a Low Performer which was total nonsense based on my last review. I asked my manager in Toronto why this happened and he said he was asked by his director in Austin to do it and said, "I didn't think you'd ever know about it." Why does IBM do this? So they can get money to backfill the position wi | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | th someone else. EVIL. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I think the CEO and senior executives are slowly ki-ling IBM because revenue isn't actually increasing. They lay off thousands of people every year in North America, Europe and Canada and then move these jobs to India to reduce labour costs by 80%. Then their "revenue" looks acceptable each quarter. IBM is cheating the shareholders. It's one big scam. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 39 minutes ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @c3+1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +2 | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @am and they will sc--w you particularly when it comes to your severance when you get laid off. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Nothing but a bunch of ruthless thieves but as they say, payback is a bi--h. It will get back to the IBM Management, HR and most of all Krabanaugh. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @be+1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +4 | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @OP | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | When a company gets to the point of very mediocre management, capable people become NOT an asset, but a thr e at. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Smart employees are no longer welcome, they d-mb down an entire organization slowly, but surely. Smart people scare AK and the Gang, because they have no IQ. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 7 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @as+1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +5 | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Totally agree. In my last performance evaluation, my manager wrote about my unusual combination of skills and what a great asset I was to the team. Five months later I was RAed. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you work at IBM, don't trust anyone. Have an escape plan. Better yet, leave on your own terms. The longer you stay, the more likely you'll be sc--wed. | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 8 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @am+1k3x5v9ag | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | yep | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:30 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k3xj85re | Aug 30 22:32 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:33 |
| 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. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| 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. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 hour ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b8+1k3xj85re | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @aq | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Right. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I would add that the same person as CEO and Chairman may work in corporations where the founder (person that started the company and brought it to success) is still around. This is because rhe individual that started the company earned the right to have both jobs if he wants to, provided the numbers continue to be there. This is not the case for IBM at all, obviously. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The idea is that they need to create strong check and balances, and what we have seen in the event of these two useless corporate animals (Ginni and Tonic and Low IQ) Ugly AK is absolutely a NO. Someone should have been appointed as a counterbalance for both. So, these two terrible, terrible CEOs have no checks and balances or when the time comes for checks and balances previous time has been lost. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | So the answer is, absolutely, inequitably, NO WAY that Ginni and Tonic and Low IQ Ugly AK deserve and should be allowed to have both titles. NO, NO, NO. These two never built anything, they just play politics, games and destroy anything that comes their way. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | However, it has to be a person that does deliver such check and balances, if they are gong to be an I n b e d with each other situation, it would not deliver its purpose. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 2 hours ago by Anonymous | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @b1+1k3xj85re | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +3 | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is said that hindsight is 20-20. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Yes IMHO, the separation of responsibilities "might" have prevented the mismanagement issues that arose with both Ginni (and Tonic) and Alvind. But at the same time, there could also have been collusion between a separate CEO and Chairperson to enrich themselves at the expense of shareholders and employees. If the board of trustees was strong, they would have clawed back both Ginni's and Alvind's compensation packages and reduced t | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | hem years ago. But it has not been the case; it's been more a case of the foxes allowed to guard the h-nhouse, so they rob what they like with impunity. | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Alvind has no ethics or morals and the is evident from his tenure. Same applies to Ginni, despite her protestations to the contrary. They both talk a good game but they do not practice what they preach - particularly when it comes to following the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines. Duh, I forgot that they follow the crooked McKinsey principles ! | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 30 22:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "There’s nothing brilliant about 99% of the people who come on H1B. The system was designed to push down US tech wages and shift the cost of training onto someone else’s dime (Infosys, TATA, and other outsourcers). It benefits corporations, outsourcers, and people on visas, but it does not benefit US workers or the country as a whole. Since US workers vote, and the line has now been crossed, the political class is scrambling be | Aug 30 22:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | cause they know whoever takes action here will scoop up millions of votes. The logic is upside down, but that’s how it works. | Aug 30 22:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The other issue is that India takes 80% of the visas, which distorts the demographic balance and fuels resentment. If India has 15-20% of the global population, and assuming talent is normally distributed, then the numbers don’t add up. A fair system would not result in 80% of visas going to one country. | Aug 30 22:37 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I’ve worked with some incredible Indian colleagues, but I’ve also seen plenty who were nowhere near "brilliant" - enough to make me question the entire process. And after more than 10 years at Accenture (I left a few years ago), I’ve seen pretty much every shenanigan in the book, so I speak from firsthand experience." | Aug 30 22:37 |
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