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Notices by lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net), page 103

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 16:28:47 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I did a web search for "$CITYNAME odor" and found several threads on #Reddit talking about a stinky factory on one edge of town. A search for "$CITYNAME yellow dust" did not produce rezults, so I'm going with the pollen theory.
    In conversation Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 16:28:47 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 15:21:28 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > Why are drug prices so high?

    Because of our insurance system. Sure, there are research costs, but it is really about pockets of concentrated market power: medical insurance companies, pharmaceuticals companies, medical equipment companies, medical providers, each of which takes a huge chunk from patients / insurees.

    > It's the gubbamint flooding in money

    You'd think so, but Medicare & Medicaid / MediCal often have lower reimbursement rates than private insurers.
    In conversation Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 15:21:28 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 10:39:00 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    My site manager here in #AL recommended I shoot for a lateral position change. The new role would be more server oriented (right as the whole federal government moves away from self hosted servers toward vendor hosted cloud services ... no word on whether that role gets to transition) and less user support oriented.
    In conversation Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 10:39:00 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 10:33:28 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    So the yellow dust that came with the wind and rain may have been pollen, rather than some sulphur compound. In that case, the odors would likely be sewer originated, but I have smelled sewer odors before and this did not seem to match.

    I do recall being in #Baton_Rouge #LA and smelling this. That time, even the tap water was yellowish. Yet another reason to drink bottled water instead. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/289833
    In conversation Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 10:33:28 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 07:39:11 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    The claim is that Elon Musk's history shows him as always an awful manager. https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/109982182514133646 https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-wants-to-relive-his-start
    In conversation Wednesday, 08-Mar-2023 07:39:11 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Elon Musk Wants to Relive His Start-Up Days. He’s Repeating the Same Mistakes.
      What PayPal’s history teaches us about Elon Musk’s management of Twitter
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 23:01:59 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nu.federati.net/url/289824 [www pcmag com]

    Are there no pro bono or win-or-no-fee attorneys willing to take a chance on a lawsuit? Every HR person I know would tell you NOT to disparage a former employee because of legal liability.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 23:01:59 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Elon Musk Uses Twitter to Humiliate Fired Employee: 'Guy Did No Actual Work'
      from PCMAG
      Musk holds an awkward, public exit interview with Haraldur Thorleifsson, who was uncertain whether he'd been fired or not. Musk at one point replied with laughing emojis.
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 22:54:04 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > Normally, "the truth", if it exists at all, is not found in the mouths of extremists.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 22:54:04 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 20:40:49 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I'm working with a trainee. He's not my trainee. His assigned trainer is downstairs. Still, I have to remember to be much more by-the-book, so he doesn't learn something that can get him in trouble later.

    Also, he rarely speaks outside of required responses to our customers, which can be uncomfortable.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 20:40:49 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 20:34:04 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Today, a lady brought us her personal #Fitbit device to see whether we could fix it. We're not allowed to touch personal devices at all, and told her so. But I did give her a tip: when you're over 50, 30 year olds expect to have to help you with tech devices. I advised her to find a young adult and play the "tech challenged senior" card (she really is that, but she's really a nice person) to get assistance from someone who isn't restricted from helping.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 20:34:04 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 19:39:05 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • GeniusMusing
    @geniusmusing This brings something to mind. Two of my younger brothers (and zero of my older brothers) became the site "IT guy" at earlier employments because (in both cases) the real IT people worked at a different site and weren't willing to drive over and take care of problems.

    I suspect there's a dividing line in which few people born before year X had this experience, but many people born after year X had this experience, but with no random and mass observation data, it is just a suspicion.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 19:39:05 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 19:27:17 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    They do say that corvids such as crows, ravens, and jays are the smartest of all birds. I even read somewhere that their verbalizations have regional dialects similar to the way humans have regional dialects.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 19:27:17 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 11:59:17 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Reboot after updates. One person's external monitor stopped connecting. When we rebooted, it came back.

    Another person lost networking. A reboot fixed it.

    Also, someone's phone would not talk to the carrier. Again, rebooting after updates fixed the issue.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 11:59:17 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 11:02:55 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    @clacke Your telemarketers are actual people? My callers are almost all fembots ... "Your automobile warranty is expiring. ..."

    I suppose a real person might pick up if I did not hang up on the robot, but I'm not willing to sit through the pitch just to tell them I don't own a vehicle.
    In conversation Tuesday, 07-Mar-2023 11:02:55 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 06-Mar-2023 23:22:07 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuanwn3v-2I
    In conversation Monday, 06-Mar-2023 23:22:07 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972)
      from YouTube
      Bill Withers performing "Ain't No Sunshine" live on Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972 in HDListen to Bill Withers: https://BillWithers.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to...
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 06-Mar-2023 23:05:57 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    I think Bill Withers had two songs on the tape. I'm pretty sure "Ain't No Sunshine" (1972) was also on it. These songs were all recorded off of radio, so they were popular and on someone's list of favorites (possibly parents, older siblings, or the neighbor's teen girl who stayed with us for a while).
    In conversation Monday, 06-Mar-2023 23:05:57 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
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