estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017
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HIVE MIND: How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager?
I’m collecting info for an article and would love to hear your input ( here or on LinkedIn). A DM is fine, too. The questions are too long to fit here!
"CVS and Safeway are facing a predicament. They each have thousands of Redbox kiosks on their premises that are taking up space and have cost them a lot in electricity." ...Want one? https://gizmodo.com/redbox-is-dead-nows-your-chance-to-try-and-nab-one-of-the-machines-2000510628
Ward Christensen (of BBS and XMODEM fame) has died https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/113300835222615766
The sight of women’s legs has been occupying the minds of moral reformers and social pundits ever since flappers revealed their knees in the 1920s. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/09/common-threads-the-rise-and-rise-and-rise-of-the-mini-skirt/
Q: Why does a man name his penis?
A: Because he doesn't want a total stranger making 90% of his decisions.
GAF ViewMaster Commercial with Henry Fonda and Jodie Foster [1971] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAxJzwawc7g
German government plans to reform adoption law, allowing unmarried couples to adopt and a child to have two mothers. https://www.dw.com/en/german-government-plans-to-reform-adoption-law/a-70446122
Good tips for getting the most out of Slack.
Forums are still alive, active, and a treasure trove of information.
I bet you'll find something of interest.
https://aftermath.site/best-active-forums-internet-today
What books do you re-read every decade?
My candidates are largely fiction, such as _To Say Nothing of the Dog_ (Connie Willis) and _Door Into Summer_ (Heinlein).
But I do re-read Jerry Weinberg's _Secrets of Consulting_ every so often.
"Teaching people they can add their IDs to their phones means some people will inevitably leave the house without physical ID, and that means creating the opportunity for cops to demand phones — which you should never, ever do." https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24252235/police-unlock-phone-password-face-id-apple-wallet-id
My review of _Make It Easy_ by Danielle Walker
4 stars, but not quite up to her other #cookbooks https://amzn.to/3zVvoL7
Dirty Dancing to The Muppet Show theme tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMudZw9JCOo
Take the title of the last book you read and add, “With a chainsaw.” Post results.
Me: Little Women with a Chainsaw
(Also: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd with a Chainsaw, but that isn’t as amusing.)
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Five days a week in the office? Forget it! https://computerworld.com/article/3552604/five-days-a-week-in-the-office-forget-it.html by @sjvn
Once more, companies want butts in seats — even though there's no legitimate business reason for many employees to return to the office.
The law prohibits the use of consumer-facing sell-by dates, and also requires standardized language for date labels. Instead: “Best if Used By” to indicate peak quality, and “Use By” to designate food safety. https://www.foodandwine.com/california-bans-sell-by-dates-8723111
Can't wait for MDT to mean MOON DAYLIGHT TIME
https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-confirms-its-developing-the-moons-new-time-zone-165345568.html
In a world first, veterinary scientists at Université de Montréal have found a way to scan the brains of cats while they’re awake, using electrodes concealed under specially knitted wool caps. They have reported a new technique to keep the electrodes in place: by placing them in crocheted beanies.
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/250548
Didn't vote in 2020? Cards Against Humanity will pay you to apologize. https://www.apologize.lol
estherschindler
Writer. Editor. Baseball. Cats. Chocolate. Not necessarily in that order.
Joined Dec 2017