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Notices by lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net), page 9

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 25-Feb-2024 12:23:54 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #sonTwo: Where do you want to sit? Window, aisle, or middle?

    Me: Aisle. I'm old and I need to pee.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 15:03:44 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    "Men in Black" was playing at the laundromat today. I took #sonTwo to see that when he was around 9 years old.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 24-Feb-2024 14:26:46 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Not as crowded today at the laundromat, but those who are here have several loads each. Lots of blankets, so it must be #spring-cleaning time.

    #coin-laundry
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 17:57:36 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I haven't seen an announcement, but a friend who uses the "Ubuntu Social" https://ubuntu.social/ #Mastodon instance reports that the instance will be shutting down soon.

    He was concerned about the strict rules that most major Mastodon sites have, so I pointed out that he isn't limited to Mastodon. I also told him that there are some wide-open instances, but that they tend to attract some vile people. It is probably best to find an instance with rules that are "loose enough" to let you be yourself but strict enough to kick those vile people out.

    I'm not a fan of dictatorial admins, but if you don't have some sort of rules, you get nicecrew.digital or poa.st (or left-wing equivalents of these right-wing sites).

    One could easily wish that these extremists (right and left) would be exiled to some island, where they can torment one another but cannot contact the rest of us.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Ubuntu Social
      from Mastodon hosted on ubuntu.social
      Mastodon server focused on Ubuntu related topics. A community-run initiative, not endorsed by the Ubuntu project, nor is it hosted by Canonical. πŸ‘‹
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 17:48:12 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I should mention that I probably seem like I'm grumbling a lot about these training sites / programs and the courses they contain. Let me say that I am very, very grateful to both #NYS unemployment for paying for the #Coursera programs (Google CyberSecurity & IBM Backend) and to Brandon (bthall) for paying for the #DataCamp subscription.

    With all that is happening, it is quite difficult to force myself to do these courses every day ... but I try my best to participate in both of them (and some #Udemy courses that I paid for in the past) despite the obstacles. I'm nowhere near 100% successful, but I'm doing my best.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 17:41:34 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I keep missing little details in #DataCamp assignments. For example, I needed to say which #Python datatype `print(type("True"))` shows. I saw `True` and completely missed the quotation marks, so I said "<class Boolean>", which was wrong.

    That's a frequent thing on their courses, but I've never encountered it with #Coursera or #Udemy or #Udacity or #Linda.com / #LinkedInLearning. It feels like they're intentionally tripping me up with gotchas.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 02:45:28 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I'm seeing some of the "data analyst" and "data scientist" positions on DataCamp are paying in excess of USD$100K/year and thinking "that's right, some people don't have to work 60-80 hours per week for a year to reach such heights".
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 02:36:15 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    By the way, if you're a lawyer for Tim Horton's, I don't have any idea how much they really pay their employees. Don't bother sending threatening letters. It was just a made-up example.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 02:34:53 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • Bob Jonkman
    • clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ’™πŸ’›
    @clacke I've usually seen "CDN" in one of two contexts: Money, as in "Tim Horton's pays its employees CDN$4.50 per hour"; or hashtags, as in "#CDNPol" ... But you're right that it makes things confusing.

    How does one know which abbreviation to use in which context. Maybe we should just use "FZN" for "Frozen Northland". (I'm joking.)

    CC: @bobjonkman
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  10. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 01:17:52 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    This is the second or third time this season that I have seen a #Trop_Cyclone go overland across part of #Australia πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί … it might be a major way to get rain in the central desert.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 01:14:47 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Tropical Cyclone Lincoln expected to regenerate Friday, graze the Western Australia coast before dissipating Sunday. http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/

    I sent this link to #GS3. He was paying attention to #TC_Lincoln a while ago (a week? Hard to be sure) but I have not heard anything else about it.
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Feb-2024 00:58:24 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Odysseus successfully lands on the moon. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nasa-odysseus-moon-landing-intuitive-machines-scn/index.html [www cnn com]
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years
      from CNN
      The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed "Odie" or IM-1, became the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years.
  13. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 22:06:53 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/paramount-global-lays-off-about-800-employees-after-super-bowl.html [www cnbc com]

    Paramount Global job cuts
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees, a day after announcing record Super Bowl ratings
      from CNBC
      Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish announced the company will lay off hundreds of employees Tuesday, just a day after CBS announced Super Bowl viewing records.
  14. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 21:54:32 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I was on a phone call with #sonTwo when I said "I hope I'm not that frustrating when I'm that old" (referring to something my mom had done). He said, "Oh, you're already that frustrating now."
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  15. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 21:51:56 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Saw a guy had posted about an opening at his new company. Remote. "Competitive pay." Saw the guy's name.

    Nope.

    (Gets very angry over minor disagreements, threatens to sue. Don't want any sort of entanglements.)

    (This was days ago, so I don't have a clue whether the posting is still there / job is still open. I don't even remember what they were asking for.)
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  16. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 21:47:46 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    > Webinar: Analyzing Google Sheets Data in Python

    *clicks to register*

    > Company e-mail and phone required.

    Nope!
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 07:24:35 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    The coursework I completed yesterday was pretty good. Engaging, relevant, interesting, informative, and taught at the right pace / level. I’m hoping that tomorrow’s coursework is also soothing and relaxing
    In conversation about 11 months ago from nu.federati.net permalink
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