IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
beginning of new day, September 24
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; From chat/kayak:
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00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; Anything you want to ask?
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; hi, existing client since 2003, want to ask about dedicated server
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; What is the nature of your query?
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; No problem, hold on whilst we get one of the team to assist you.
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; No problem, hold on whilst we just get one of the team to assist you.
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; Hi
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; Ask away
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; short specs
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; need about 300GB raid, about 5 virtual/containers
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; need to know price per year
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; Righto, best to email xxxxxand they can quote you.
00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; ok. will do
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00:18 schestowitz[TR2]; (old)
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; also old:
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; "
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; We can manage the machine on our own, except the hardware/datacentre.
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; just got back
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; bad timing too, as i just got two positive covid-19 tests
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; it's very mild
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; source unknown
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; might be my mom's fault, counting back the days
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; she is a superspreader
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; It's so long
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; It will be huge if I need to add full name
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; oops, wrong paste
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; roy:~% uptime
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; 08:12:52 up 29 days, 12:11, 0 users, load average: 0.55, 0.90, 1.04
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; on tm-new
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; so the hypervisor is still running
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; i sent an email asking about ip changes
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; "
00:20 schestowitz[TR2]; nostalgia
00:24 schestowitz[TR2]; "i sent you email, should i ask my webhost for prices etc.?
00:24 schestowitz[TR2]; health comes first, see schestowitz.com/Weblog
00:24 schestowitz[TR2]; don't panic about TR, it'll be back and be freer"
00:47 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uEUghIW
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00:47 schestowitz[TR2]; "
00:47 schestowitz[TR2]; Good riddance to bad rubbish.
00:47 schestowitz[TR2]; "
2 AM, September 24
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8 AM, September 24
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11 AM, September 24
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noon, September 24
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6 PM, September 24
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Is Arvind packing up?
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; "IBM's traditional retirement age of their CEOs and chairpeople has been 60 in the past, and Arvind is 62. How long do you think he has?"
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1qQSAXmg
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishnas-salary-jumps-23-to-20-million/articleshow/108538230.cms
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; "Seems to me that Arvind is maximizing his retirement compensation and is about to retire, perhaps this December? These all happening in 2024...
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Juiced cash flow by pushing accounts payable to 120 day from 90.
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Multiple rounds of very significant layoffs, especially in "high-cost" countries.
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Shutdown of China development teams (due to increasing salaries in that geo?)
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Divesting multiple products.
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Stock buy-backs juicing stock price.
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Approaching typical IBM CEO retirement age.
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; Is it just me, or are other IBMers feeling that same way -- that these changes are unsustainable short-term juice meant to provide Arvid the best possible exit package?"
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM/comments/1flla5f/is_ibms_ceo_avind_krishna_about_to_retire/
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; "is that why the article speculating on Alvind's upcoming retirement which was posted earlier today (Sept 23, 2024) disappeared from this site...very quietly ?? LOL !"
18:09 schestowitz[TR2]; https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1uENRAeH
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