●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, July 31, 2026 ●● ● Jul 31 [00:18] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: leaving) ● Jul 31 [01:05] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:06] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey ● Jul 31 [02:17] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [02:49] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:51] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey ● Jul 31 [05:04] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) ● Jul 31 [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt527w6 [06:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt527w6 ) [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] While IBM got crushed by AI, Microsoft posts historic market cap gain with AI. [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Amazon is also making a fortune with AI demand. [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] IBM is so lost...hope the board is already searching for next CEO from outside IBM. [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft Posts Biggest One-Day Market-Cap Gain for Any U.S. Company [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/microsoft-posts-biggest-one-day-market-cap-gain-for-any-u-s-company-b8713761?mod=hp_lead_pos3 [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Amazon Shares Jump as Cloud Sales [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-earnings-q2-2026-amzn-stock-3daf95f7 [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @b9+1kyt527w6 [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] @OP Alvind is a barefaced mother trucking LIAR. [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Oh wait, he's got a moustache....so he's just a mother trucking liar. [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a6+1kyt527w6 [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] We are liars [06:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 401 @ https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/microsoft-posts-biggest-one-day-market-cap-gain-for-any-u-s-company-b8713761?mod=hp_lead_pos3 ) [06:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 401 @ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amazon-earnings-q2-2026-amzn-stock-3daf95f7 ) ● Jul 31 [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://vf.politicalbetting.com/discussion/13704/when-you-thought-donald-trump-couldn-t-go-any-lower-politicalbetting-com [07:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://vf.politicalbetting.com/discussion/13704/when-you-thought-donald-trump-couldn-t-go-any-lower-politicalbetting-com ) [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "There was a free software agitator in the mid 2000s named Roy Schestowitz - opponents would 'hilariously' spell his name as Shitsforwits. [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] I forget the controversy. Something to do with the Novell-MS partnership, I think. As with most such MS-[otherco] partnerships, Novell no longer exists. " ● Jul 31 [08:57] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 31 [13:39] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 31 [14:19] schestowitz[TR2]
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    BGP topics from IETF 126
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    The 126th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) was held in Vienna at the end of July 2026. Its a busy week with many meetings and conversations. Here are some notes from Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)-related sessions that I found interesting.

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    • [14:19] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.apnic.net | BGP topics from IETF 126 | APNIC Blog ● Jul 31 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt527w6 [16:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kyt527w6 ) [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] " [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] It just says customers are prioritizing cloud over enterprise Its where z is at in the business cycle. Can customers defer You bet they can. Will IBM get those deferred sales back. Most likely yes but it could be over time while cloud sales just continue to grow. NOTE AK doubled down on those sales coming back quickly [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dr+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] @dm Are we liars? Or are we just so terrible at business we dont even know how to read our own financials correctly? [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dn+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Amazon released blockbuster earnings last night. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] The issue isn't client spending on hardware being held back, it's client spending on IBM hardware being held back. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dm+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] And microsoft has an actual, functioning cloud. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] It just says customers are prioritizing cloud over enterprise Its where z is at in the business cycle. Can customers defer You bet they can. Will IBM get those deferred sales back. Most likely yes but it could be over time while cloud sales just continue to grow. NOTE AK doubled down on those sales coming back quickly [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dr+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] @dm Are we liars? Or are we just so terrible at business we dont even know how to read our own financials correctly? [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dn+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Amazon released blockbuster earnings last night. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] The issue isn't client spending on hardware being held back, it's client spending on IBM hardware being held back. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) | Reply [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dm+1kyt527w6 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] And microsoft has an actual, functioning cloud. [16:35] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jul 31 [17:24] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:36] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 31 [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] rachel's site it trying to work for me. i got a doubles set of posts now. [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] cool ● Jul 31 [19:42] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 31 [20:06] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:11] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:21] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jul 31 [21:12] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:41] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jul 31 [23:26] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:26] *agentcas2y is now known as agentcasey