IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [00:50] <Source> http://techrights.org/2021/12/13/microsoft-github-and-mass-surveillance/
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [00:50] <Source> Hey correction here
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [00:50] <Source> It's not a trial it's docket[00:50] <Source> Docket is a pretrial hearing
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [02:15] <Source> http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/balabhadra-alex-graveley-arrest-warrant/
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [02:15] <Source> This page still has xxxxx's address at the top of the document[02:17] <Source> xxxxx while still unfortunately under his coercive brainwashing is a victim
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [02:18] <Source> What's especially damning is that it her house alone[02:18] <Source> He's multimillionaire hobosexual
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [02:19] <Source> Hobosexual meaning guy that bums off his girlfriends
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [02:19] <Source> He tried to do the exact same thing to me, but I wouldn't allow it.
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [16:21] <Source> Please fix the redaction as soon as possible to protect the victim
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [16:22] <schestowitz> ah, OK, I see now;
03:52 schestowitz[TR2]; [16:22] <schestowitz> IRC
03:52 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Microsoft GitHub Expos Part X Connections to the Mass Surveillance Industry (and the Surveillance State)
03:52 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Microsoft GitHub Expos Part IX Microsoft's Chief Architect of GitHub Copilot Sought to be Arrested One Day After Techrights Article About Him
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13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; <li>
13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-0-1-rolls-out-with-kodi-21-1-upgrade/">LibreELEC 12.0.1 Rolls Out with Kodi 21.1 Upgrade</a></h5>
13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; <blockquote>
13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; <p>LibreELEC, a purpose-built OS designed specifically for running Kodi, has launched its latest version, 12.0.1, an upgrade to its previous major 12.0 (Omega) release. </p>
13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> This update is particularly crucial for users of 64-bit ARM SoC devices such as Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, which now utilize the aarch64 userspace instead of the previous arm configuration. </p>
13:07 schestowitz[TR2]; </blockquote>
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13:07 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | LibreELEC 12.0.1 Rolls Out with Kodi 21.1 Upgrade
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13:31 schestowitz[TR2]; <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/gparted-celebrates-20-years/">GParted Celebrates 20 Years of Partition Management Excellence</a></h5>
13:31 schestowitz[TR2]; <blockquote>
13:31 schestowitz[TR2]; <p>Short for GNOME Partition Editor, GParted is a free and open-source partition editor for managing disk partitions. Its graphical user interface leverages the power of GNU Parted and other disk utilities, making it easier for users to perform tasks such as creating, resizing, moving, and copying partitions without data loss. </p>
13:31 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> It is commonly included in live CD/USB distributions, allowing users to manage partitions outside a live operating system environment. </p>
13:31 schestowitz[TR2]; </blockquote>
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13:31 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | GParted Celebrates 20 Years of Partition Management Excellence
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; <li>
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; <h5><a href="https://linuxiac.com/torvalds-expresses-regret-over-merging-bcachefs-into-kernel/">Torvalds Expresses Regret Over Merging Bcachefs into Kernel</a></h5>
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; <blockquote>
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; <p>Torvalds responded skeptically, suggesting that broader adoption and testing across major Linux distros would be necessary to validate such claims. </p>
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> He emphasized that the changes proposed by Overstreet were not merely fixes but substantial new developments that also altered non-bcachefs files. This, according to Torvalds, was a step too far from the intended quick fixes that are typical after a new kernel release. </p>
13:32 schestowitz[TR2]; </blockquote>
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13:32 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Torvalds Expresses Regret Over Merging Bcachefs into Kernel
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13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; <h5><a href="https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-released-heres-what-people-are-saying/">COSMIC Alpha Released! Heres what people are saying.</a></h5>
13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; <blockquote>
13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; <p>Its happening! This is not a drill! The alpha version of COSMIC, our new desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other Linux distros, has been released. COSMIC adds new features, customization, performance, stability, and security. Its alpha state adds bugs. Bug reports are welcome, as are screenshots of your custom themes and panels. </p>
13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> To make sure people are as excited about COSMIC as we are, it was essential to give it the best impression we could. Even for an alpha, most features required for daily use needed to feel polished. However, youre bound to come across some breaking bugs before the official release, so we advise you hold off on using COSMIC for production use for now. </p>
13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> Heres how to try it. </p>
13:34 schestowitz[TR2]; </blockquote>
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13:34 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-blog.system76.com | COSMIC Alpha Released! Heres what people are saying. - System76 Blog
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; <li>
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; <h5><a href="https://carlschwan.eu/2024/08/26/froscon-2024/">FrOScon 2024</a></h5>
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; <blockquote>
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; <p>This year, I attended FrOScon for the first time . FrOScon is the biggest conference about free and open-source software in Germany. It takes place every year in Bonn/Siegburg (Germany) at the weekend and is free to attend. </p>
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; <p> For the first time, I was not at a conference to staff a KDE stand. My employer had a stand there, and it was a great occasion for me to meet some colleagues, fellow KDE, and Matrix contributors. </p>
13:40 schestowitz[TR2]; </blockquote>
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13:40 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-carlschwan.eu | FrOScon 2024
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14:39 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh
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14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; "
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; This action confirms to me that IBM has pursued a 2 pronged strategy over AKs leadership.
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; Redistribute IBM headcount to 50% India, 25% Americas, and 25% Europe/asia/africa
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; When viable, labor cost is to be viewed as a commodity and lower cost should always be pursued. (the China move was more about costs and less about politics)
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; NOTE number 1 from above has now mostly been achieved, and number 2 will now become the primary focus. Its all about lowering costs
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; 13 minutes ago by Anonymous
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14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; Post ID: @1fya+1uchUSVh
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14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; @1woa
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; If anyone was taking off with a golden parachute leaving the smokin' ruins behind, the suggestion would be to look over one's shoulder regularly for the eventual someone or something to show up. Things have a way of catching up with ya. Just look at what happened at those nice folks at Enron or "Chainsaw Al" at Sunbeam. Plenty more examples like that all over Wall Street.
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; 1 hour ago by Anonymous
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14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; Post ID: @1kan+1uchUSVh
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; +3
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; @jqp+1uchUSVh "What's R&D doing?" - yeah. That's what's going to ki-l IBM long term. You can't /just/ live on legacy sales - but you /can/ look like a business genius for increasing profit year-on-year by cutting your development orgs unsustainably - and then naffing off with a golden parachute before things go bad... not that I'm suggesting AK would do that, naturally.
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; 5 hours ago by Anonymous
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14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; Post ID: @1woa+1uchUSVh
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; +4
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; I worked with a few of the China team in Systems (now Infrastructure) back in the day. I know they've got a... complicated... political climate, but the engineers weren't bad - and we were generally able to keep them together more than our India team (who, because of the apparently low salaries IBM paid, often would end up rotating out to other companies once they got their minimum term served).
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; It's always frustrating training someone across international timezones and language barriers, for them to leave 3 months later. The India team had some really bright people in it too - just they never stuck around.
14:40 schestowitz[TR2]; "
14:41 schestowitz[TR2]; " sure, why not if you have time to ki-l ? LOL. "
14:41 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ucnGBgr
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17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uchUSVh
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17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; "
17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; This action confirms to me that IBM has pursued a 2 pronged strategy over AKs leadership.
17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; Redistribute IBM headcount to 50% India, 25% Americas, and 25% Europe/asia/africa
17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; When viable, labor cost is to be viewed as a commodity and lower cost should always be pursued. (the China move was more about costs and less about politics)
17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; NOTE number 1 from above has now mostly been achieved, and number 2 will now become the primary focus. Its all about lowering costs
17:03 schestowitz[TR2]; "
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