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Notices by lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net), page 63

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 21:08:38 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Hypolite Petovan
    By the way, @hypolite, I appreciate conversations with people who can disagree without becoming hostile. Thank you.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 21:08:38 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 21:05:40 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    @simsa03 I did not get them.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 21:05:40 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 20:03:37 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    RTO (return to office) is chasing away "key" employees https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/29/wfh_rto_survey/

    Seen via https://indieweb.social/@brucelawson@vivaldi.net/110626893417243758
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 20:03:37 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Employers lose 'key' staffers due to forced return to office
      Survey says most would prefer a gentle request
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 19:51:58 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    @simsa03 Got your message.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 19:51:58 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:39:39 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://nu.federati.net/url/290885

    Apparently, the rules changed in 2017. Prior to this, new students at California Community Colleges had to take an assessment test before they could register for classes ... the assessment determined which classes they were allowed to take.

    Which was good, because transfer-level Freshman Composition, Freshman Literature, and Freshman Algebra I / Freshman Algebra II courses were often considered too hard by students, especially those who'd been out of the school system for a number of years.

    I wonder how they're doing it now that they are weighing high school scores more than the test. (And note, the test was required to be accurate for the population of students, so it was much more specific than a nationwide college admissions test.)

    When I was in high school, I was bored and highly stressed, so my GPA was a lot lower than one would expect. In fact, I flunked an English class (along with 25+ others out of 30 in the class; the instructor was already retiring after that school year, but if she hadn't already planned it, she likely would have quit anyway) because I wasn't going to do schoolwork during my off time, so I did not write a term paper.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:39:39 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:08:12 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    *infecting*
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:08:12 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:05:53 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Ji Fu
    @fu I am glad to see this. Back when I was in business classes, one of my instructors said pretty clearly: Your employees are the thing that helps you make money, so don't be cheap toward them. If they have a choice, they'll go to a competitor paying a nickel more per hour and take their skills, training, and knowledge of the company's secret sauce with them.

    California did eventually raise its minimum wage, and I assume that most retail and foodservice workers are getting that amount or slightly more. I still see some people working in local food places who were working there when I was there ... and I know that housing prices have increased by a crazy amount since then, so I don't know how they survive.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 18:05:53 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 17:56:03 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    @clacke HK doesn't include boys in the HPV vaccination? I realize that the particular strain's cancer-causing effects are only known to affect females, but the US has injected boys to prevent them from infected girls since HPV vax was released.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 17:56:03 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 16:14:55 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    @hypolite @clacke True, my experiences and observations in DE 50+ years ago did not involve the police. But even before the current rise of right wing thugs there, physical confrontations happened. And there's history, too.

    I have never been to FR, so I have no opinion about their issues.

    I'm not saying (as you seem to be interpreting it) that DE is as bad as MS. It does not have to be the equal of Mississippi to be bad enough that it is not worthwhile to go there to live.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 16:14:55 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 13:39:56 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    • Hypolite Petovan
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    @hypolite @clacke

    Not better at all. But having lived in DE as a child, it is a valid point to make. One need not deal with national customs and immigration authorities because one can get physically attacked for one's ancestry in Mississippi without all that hassle.
    In conversation Thursday, 29-Jun-2023 13:39:56 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 23:32:10 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Legs tired and mildly trembling after only 17K steps. I am going to have to raise my daily step count target. I estimate that I used to do 20K-25K daily during my 20s and 30s, so this is not acceptible.
    In conversation Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 23:32:10 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 13:59:19 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Renewed this domain for another year.
    In conversation Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 13:59:19 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 12:34:40 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • Ji Fu
    @fu I can see it if the local rates cannot be lower than the statewide range. At one point, CA hadn't raised its wage in years. In CA, charter cities and towns have more powers than general law cities and towns, so several charter cities raised their minimums. In one case I remember, a shopping mall was partly in a city with a higher minimum wage.

    The stores in the other half were understaffed, as anyone who could get hired at the higher wage side left the lower wage side.

    This was years ago, so I can't find the link now.
    In conversation Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 12:34:40 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 02:17:15 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    #sonTwo told me that #GS3 isn't really interacting with the other kids ... which isn't unexpected, since he hasn't really spent much time with others his age. They tried to get the kids to dance and sing a song together, but he has never been one to join in. Apparently, he sang a few words toward the end of the song.
    In conversation Wednesday, 28-Jun-2023 02:17:15 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 21:07:00 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Possible #UPS strike coming in 2023-August. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/ups-strike/ [www forbes com]
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 21:07:00 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

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      Without A Package Deal, UPS Workers Could Strike In August; How To Be Ready
      from Forbes Advisor
      You could face longer waits and higher prices for the things you buy if about 340,000 UPS delivery drivers and warehouse workers walk off the job this summer. UPS employees who are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have voted to authorize a strike. It could happen as soon
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 20:49:23 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Fifty years? Wow!

    I think I first heard of #KISS in late 1975 or early 1976, thanks to a guy named Jonathan. https://nu.federati.net/attachment/290873
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 20:49:23 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 14:34:19 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Talking to people who live in towns of 5K-10K people tells me they are often miserable. Perhaps not as miserable as city folks are, but still miserable.

    We need to think about what we're doing that is so alienating.
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 14:34:19 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 13:41:50 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #GS3 recently started a Summer enrichment program that puts him with a group of 4-6 year old kids. He's still got a year before he starts school, but the social interaction should be beneficial.

    I had wondered how his 2 year old brother ( #GS4 ) would react to the 4 year old going somewhere fun without him, but he seems to be fine with it.
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 13:41:50 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  19. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 13:34:01 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} deleted notice {{tag:nu.federati.net,2023-06-27:noticeId=3427085:objectType=note}}.
    In conversation Tuesday, 27-Jun-2023 13:34:01 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
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