●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 ●●

● Sep 24

[00:18] schestowitz[TR2] From chat/kayak:

[00:18] schestowitz[TR2] ----

[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] "

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● Sep 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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