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A.I. suspected in Stack Overflow murder
July 25, 2023
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"Artificial Intelligence is gonna take our jobs," proclaims the A.I. doom theorists!

Well.  Sometimes theories get proven to be true.

Such appears to be the case in the murder of Stack Overflow -- which has taken a huge nosedive in usage since the public releases of GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and other A.I. systems.

That first massive drop aligns with availability and releases of GitHub Copilot.  The second with the public release and popularity spikes of ChatGPT.

Two A.I. systems which provide code (of unknown and dubious origin), on demand, to programmers in need of it.  Effectively eliminating the use case for sites such as Stack Overflow.

"But," annoying people will say, "correlation does not equal causation!"

As true as that is... you also don't have causation without correlation.

And, let's say you are investigating a murder.  Just, you know, hypothetically.

One suspect:

  • Was in the vicinity when the murder took place
  • Had a weapon capable of that specific murder
  • And directly benefited from the murder

... Maybe -- just maybe -- that suspect should be investigated further.

Now, to be fair, Stack Overflow isn't actually dead at this point.  Right now we merely have an attempted murder.

But, if those numbers drop much further, we're going to need to draw a chalk outline.

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The War for Linux

Widespread discrimination based on Ethnicity, Religion, & Politics across the Linux World. Red Hat, IBM, The Linux Foundation, GNOME, elementary, Linux Mint, and more are involved -- bullies working to exclude those they don't like.

They are at war against the very soul of the Linux and Open Source world.

This is the first part in a series of shows and articles. I'm going after these bullies.

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The GNOME Foundation hastily published report after damning article from The Lunduke Journal on their finances.

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Red Hat Sued for Racial Discrimination

The largest Linux company on Earth is being sued for racial, sexual, and religious discrimination -- providing further evidence, validating past reporting by The Lunduke Journal.

Lawsuit filed against Red Hat for racial discrimination:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5611162/lawsuit-filed-against-red-hat-for-racial-discrimination

The IBM / Red Hat Leaks: What we've learned so far:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5515346/the-ibm-red-hat-leaks-what-weve-learned-so-far

Red Hat's Company Meeting Slides - June 7, 2023:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5611236/red-hats-company-meeting-slides-june-7-2023

The War for Linux:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5610526/the-war-for-linux

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The futility of Ad-Blockers

Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.

It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.

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The futility of Ad-Blockers
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openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"

Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.

Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣

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openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"
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"Andreas Kling creator of Serenity OS & Ladybird Web Browser" - Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - September 13th, 2023 - Ep 044

This episode is free for all to enjoy and share.

Be sure to subscribe here at Lunduke.Locals.com to get all shows & articles (including interviews with other amazing nerds).

"Andreas Kling creator of Serenity OS & Ladybird Web Browser" - Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - September 13th, 2023 - Ep 044

Absolutely love that someone is still taking the time to improve a Mac-like desktop OS for the Apple II.

Looks absolutely incredible.

https://www.callapple.org/software/apple-ii-desktop-version-1-4-alpha-9-now-available/

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Funny Programming Pictures Part XXXIX
Woah. That's a lot of X's.

Whew!  It's been an intense week -- we need a palate cleanser!  It's time for some funny pictures about computers and stuff!

 

Programmers: Animal Cruelty Free Since dateOfFirstProgrammer.toString()

 

Lol.  Laughing at the misfortune of AWS users is fun.

 

Admit it.  You thought through the logic for a bit... and you weren't sure if you fully understood it.  It's ok.  You can tell us.  We're all friends here.

 

It's a different kind of romance.

 

It's a conspiracy.

 

Wait.  This isn't about computers!  How'd this one get in here!  I sense shenanigans!

 

This is, word for word, exactly how Brendan Eich described his proposed design for Javascript back in 1995.

 

It's funny because we're beating up C++.

 

Laughing on the outside.  Crying on the inside.

 

Wait.  What?  Really?  Dangit, China!  Don't make me take your side on something!

 

They'll need to pry these terms from my cold, dead hands.  They'll have to Blacklist and Terminate me first.

 

Hey!  Hey!  What's going on here?  Is this the second one that isn't about computers.  Shenanigans, I tell you!

 

Heck.  I already forgot the first picture I posted at the top of this page.  Admit it.  You either already did... or you are about to scroll up to see which one was first.

 

WOAH.  Clippy got deep!

 

My favorite words when leaving any programming job: "Not my problem anymore."

 

We seem to have lost some of the knowledge we had back in the 90s...

 

I'm going to call it right here: Quantum Computing is baloney.  Whenever I read a book or article on Quantum Computing, the same phrases keep poping up in my head.  "Yeah, that's not how that works." and "Whoever wrote this just made that up."

 

Making fun of CSS will never get old.  Side note: I'm still a bit grumpy about the deprecation of the CENTER tag.

 

It's ok if you need to crawl under your desk and cry for a bit.  I won't tell anyone.

 

We've been found out!  Quick!  Look busy!  Somebody start compiling code in a full screen terminal!
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Lawsuit filed against Red Hat for racial discrimination

It's happening.  The dominoes are starting to fall.

In December of 2023, a number of leaks from James O'Keefe and The Lunduke Journal were released to the public -- exposing the extreme racial discrimination happening within both IBM and Red Hat (the world's largest Linux company).

Now, a lawsuit has been filed against Red Hat, on behalf of Allan Wood, who was a Senior Director at the Linux giant.

That lawsuit alleges significant racial, relgious, and gender discrimination.  And, based on what information we currently know about Red Hat's discriminatory policies... his case looks incredibly strong.

Below is the entire announcement, originally as a thread of posts on X, put into a single, easy to read format (you can also read a variation of this announcement, as well as the full lawsuit as a PDF, on their website).

 


 

We just filed a federal lawsuit against IBM’s subsidiary Red Hat for illegal racial discrimination. IBM has allegedly implemented illegal anti-white and anti-male quotas. We will use every tool to hold IBM accountable:

With our co-counsel, including Barnes Law, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client against the International Business Machines Corporation’s (IBM) subsidiary, Red Hat, for violating Civil Rights laws by allegedly engaging in discriminatory employment and termination practices against white males.

Our plaintiff is a white male and was a dutiful Red Hat employee for eight years, rising to the position of Senior Director. He was an exemplary employee who had never received a negative review during his time at Red Hat.

But for the discrimination he faced, he was on the path to becoming one of the top executives at Red Hat…

In 2021, Red Hat began implementing illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements. In accordance with its illegal activities, Red Hat hired a Chief Executive Officer of DEI to spearhead these programs — mandating employee training while implementing employment quotas aimed at achieving diversity goals by illegally treating race as a dispositive factor for employment and advancement.

On several occasions, managers and executives at Red Hat commented to our plaintiff and other employees expressing their dismay at the lack of diversity in the workforce and their desire to achieve certain workforce quotas based on race and gender. Red Hat executives indicated that these DEI initiatives would influence certain hiring and employment decisions.
 
Our plaintiff was vocal about his opposition to these discriminatory policies and continuously advocated for hiring based on merit and skill rather than other immutable characteristics.
 
Red Hat made express statements, both vocally and in writing at company events, that were derogatory towards white individuals and presented an anti-white agenda. Red Hat also remarked on the low number of women employed and expressed anti-male rhetoric. Red Hat made it clear that it was going to implement heightened DEI policies, with the sole intent of increasing diversity.
 
Red Hat has made it clear that it is in favor of discriminatory policies that the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional.
 
In the case of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, decided together with SFFA v. University of North Carolina, Red Hat, along with 70 other corporations, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of affirmative action:
 
At a kickoff event in Texas, Red Hat brazenly announced its “Bold DEI Goals,” which included quotas.
 
Red Hat sought to remake its workforce demographic, seeking to reach 30% women globally and 30% associates of color in the United States by 2028.
 
Just two weeks after this announcement, our plaintiff was informed by his manager that his role was being eliminated following several months of discriminatory treatment.
 
Upon information and belief, 21 of the total 22 individuals were white males.
 
Last year, James O'Keefe released a recording of IBM Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman Arvind Krishna promising to fire, demote, or deny bonuses to corporate executives who fail to meet the corporation’s racial, national origin, and sex-based hiring quotas or hire too many Asian individuals.
 
Following this shocking footage, we filed a federal civil rights complaint with the EEOC against IBM for alleged racial and sex discrimination.
 
We also wrote to IBM’s Board of Directors, demanding an end to the corporation’s systemic violations of law to prevent the waste of corporate assets and harm to shareholders.
 
 

Today, we are proud to file this lawsuit to continue to fight corporate America’s destructive, illegal, and odious use of illegal DEI initiatives that are fundamentally anti-white, anti-male, and anti-equality.

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Red Hat's Company Meeting Slides - June 7, 2023
As revealed by a lawsuit against the Linux giant.

Thanks to the ongoing racial discrimination lawsuit against Red Hat, we now have the slide deck from the Red Hat Company Meeting from June 7th, 2023.

The Lunduke Journal is publishing the entirety of those slides below for study and reference (completely unedited) -- and they can also be found within the lawsuit PDF itself, as "EXHIBIT D".

While much of this is already well understood from past Red Hat leaks, it does provide additional examples of Red Hat's goals of excluding and descriminating, against their employees, based on gender and ethnicity.  Particularly in Slides 8, 9, & 10.

 

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Slide 3

 

Slide 4

 

Slide 5

 

Slide 6

 

Slide 7

 

Slide 8

 

Slide 9

 

Slide 10

 

 

Slide 11
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