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8 votes
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Vast, desolate and magically odd – what is it about Iceland that makes musicians so desperate to record there?
3 votes -
I will be very sad when David Attenborough dies
I got teary eyed when my 5yo asked me about how baleen whales feed the other day, and I showed him a video narrated by David. Just today I saw another great video from David. There will never be...
I got teary eyed when my 5yo asked me about how baleen whales feed the other day, and I showed him a video narrated by David.
Just today I saw another great video from David. There will never be another like him (edit: David, not my kid), which is the saddest part of this post.
35 votes -
Robot that uses AI to pull weeds may reduce poisonous herbicide use by 70%
32 votes -
‘A bus is open to everyone regardless of class’: riding the world’s biggest network
8 votes -
How to enforce documentation / file structure at an organization
Hey Tildes, I work at an international company which, over the course of COVID, probably had a turnover rate of 80% over two-three years. This was less due to the company, and more due to the...
Hey Tildes,
I work at an international company which, over the course of COVID, probably had a turnover rate of 80% over two-three years. This was less due to the company, and more due to the incredibly restrictive COVID policies that the country we are located in tried to enforce. I was brought on in 2020, and due to the hemorrhaging of long term employees, a large gap in institutional knowledge was created.
We aren't a tech company, and use Google Workspace/Drive for a lot of our storage and documentation. Within my department I recently put in a lot of effort to create a file organization structure and proper documentation so that we would no longer lose resources and knowledge when people left - and a main purpose was to make it as easy for people to use, cut down on work, find information faster, and provide an easy way to leave with a bunch of resources if they wanted to move to a different company (we aren't in a field where we really compete with others or would lose an intellectual property). It was received with a ton of positive feedback from my peers and direct superiors.
This effort was recently noticed by management and I have been tasked with providing a rollout plan to get the entire organization on a similar structure with documentation processes for every department. My issue is, how does one enforce usage and standardization of documentation and following a certain file organizational structure? While I can think of a ton of ways to structure my process, communicate, and demonstrate the benefits to people, I know that there will be resistance (and in some cases, non-compliance) from staff. I am more than willing to work with them, provide training, and do a lot of the leg work myself, but I am wondering if anyone here has gone through something similar and has good strategies on what I can only describe as leading without authority.
My initial plan was to use the results from my department to get the more enthusiastic departments on board first, and then hopefully good word will spread to help reduce friction with other departments that may be more resistance and not as technologically inclined. However, I know that no matter what I do, I will hit resistance at some point.
The only two times I have had a similar task at a previous employer I had absolute full reign over everything, and it was a completely solo endeavour, or was working with such a small tight-knit group that I didn't have to worry about non-compliance. This is my first time working on such a project in a larger organization and could really use tips from others experience.
I'm trying to not dox myself here - but hope I provided enough information to get some overall tips and comments.
20 votes -
How to find new music
27 votes -
Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules
28 votes -
"The AI revolution is rotten to the core"
27 votes -
Vavilovian mimicry
10 votes -
Leo P and King of Sludge of Too Many Zooz - Workin on a new tune in Herald Square station (2023)
8 votes -
$15 tolls likely for nation’s first congestion pricing program
13 votes -
Announcing the MonoGameJam5
9 votes -
What is your most annoying (minor) movie trope?
What is a relatively minor trope that is in way more movies than it should be that just bugs the crap out of you? For me it is knowing that the driver/pilot AND copilot of any vehicle will get...
What is a relatively minor trope that is in way more movies than it should be that just bugs the crap out of you?
For me it is knowing that the driver/pilot AND copilot of any vehicle will get killed when the antagonist and protagonist are in a vehicle together. No pilot ever uses autopilot either so the plane just goes into an instant death spin immediately afterwards.
59 votes -
MEUTE - LoCKeDoWN2 (2023)
6 votes -
Loongson releases its next-generation CPU
15 votes -
Nonblocking cycle detection and iterator invalidation
4 votes -
Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools.
27 votes -
Sebastian Stan to play a young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi film 'The Apprentice'; Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova also cast
8 votes -
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says trans kids are “children of God” "The way these Super PACS and my opponent went about their campaign was just mean, gross, and cruel."
22 votes -
Sports Illustrated published articles by fake, AI-generated writers
29 votes -
The internet is worse than ever – now what?
28 votes -
Book Riot author calculates the best science fiction and fantasy of 2022 and 2023
5 votes -
Behind every swipe: the global work force toiling to keep dating apps safe suffers from being exposed to distressing content
8 votes -
Nom nom nom. What’s the deal with Cookie Monster’s cookies?
28 votes -
For those with IBS, what changes did you make to improve your quality of life?
Family member was recently diagnosed, and I’m trying to manage our menu, activities, and expectations to help them. I know every body is different and food intolerances vary, but I’m curious what...
Family member was recently diagnosed, and I’m trying to manage our menu, activities, and expectations to help them. I know every body is different and food intolerances vary, but I’m curious what helped you?
34 votes -
Mimo - "Call Me Up" Tiktok Duet Chain (2023)
4 votes -
A bitter season in the West Bank - the Gaza war offers West Bank illegal settlers opportunity and impunity
8 votes -
LGBTQ couple in Nepal becomes the first to receive official same-sex marriage status
15 votes -
Horse girls and high stakes: Exploring Uma Musume’s impact on gambling culture
6 votes -
Our favorite outdoor adventure books for every US state
8 votes -
Traders are betting that GameStop will jump 50% within two weeks
14 votes -
The curious case of the Danish spy chief and former minister may be over, but key questions about secrecy and democracy remain
6 votes -
UAE corruption beyond description means COP28 is likely over before it starts — Bill McKibben
23 votes -
Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’
16 votes -
This is Spinal Tap's long-awaited sequel will be filmed in 2024
11 votes -
Large livestock companies and lobby groups will target pavilions in a coordinated campaign at the UN climate summit, documents show
7 votes -
What are you reading these days?
What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction or poetry, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk about it a bit.
22 votes -
Seeking a replacement for Motor City Online
Set your Wayback machine to the early 2000s, and you'll find me in hog heaven, building and racing old muscle cars from a catalogue of real world parts that interacted as they would in real life....
Set your Wayback machine to the early 2000s, and you'll find me in hog heaven, building and racing old muscle cars from a catalogue of real world parts that interacted as they would in real life. EA released this game as a racing MMO, but I spent most of my time treating it as a single player game, building my hot rods and racing against the computer.
In 2003, they pulled the plug. Since then, nothing has come close. There are mechanic simulators, but you don't get to drive the cars when you finish them. Then there are the racing games, but none of those have the.level of detail in the build and tuning portion that MCO did. In MCO, you needed to actually build your engine in a way that the parts would work well with each other in order to get the best performance. It wasn't simply an upgrade chain, as you could easily spend ten grand on parts and come out with a 200hp brick.
Most recently, my search has led me to a.game called Revhead from Australia. It scratches a LOT of the itch, but it's still missing a lot of the stuff I miss from MCO. You can build cars with parts and race.them, but the build still feels like a more money=more power equation instead of an exercise in research and testing to figure out the perfect recipe for my particular driving style.
Am I chasing a pipe dream in the hopes that there is a.modern equivalent for that old gem?
14 votes -
International Labor Organization report - almost 7% of annual deaths are linked to employment. Overwork kills 750,000 per year.
18 votes -
Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 - Season Finale - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
And the 2023 Formula 1 Season has ended!
This isn't a spolier this "late" in the game, so congratulations to Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT for winning the 2023 World Constructors' Championship, and their driver Max Verstappen for the winning the 2023 World Drivers' Championship. Plus all the other records Max has smashed this year—talk about domination!
The 2024 schedule is out and the first GP is February 29 - March 2 in Bahrain.
Pre-season testing will also be in Bahrain, Feb. 21-23 (the week prior). We usually get a little bit of sneakpeak, I think.
Anyway, enjoy the break, everyone. I know I'll enjoy not waking up at odd hours or not sleeping for F1 sessions for a few months! See you all -- according to David Coulthard -- in 97 days for testing!
GRAND PRIX Results -- SPOILER
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS 1 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 58 1:27:02.624 26 2 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 58 +17.993s 18 3 63 George Russell MERCEDES 58 +20.328s 15 4 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 58 +21.453s 12 5 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 58 +24.284s 10 6 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 58 +31.487s 8 7 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 58 +39.512s 6 8 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 58 +43.088s 4 9 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 58 +44.424s 2 10 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 58 +55.632s 1 11 3 Daniel Ricciardo ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 58 +56.229s 0 12 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 58 +66.373s 0 13 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 58 +70.360s 0 14 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 58 +73.184s 0 15 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 58 +83.696s 0 16 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 58 +87.791s 0 17 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 58 +89.422s 0 18 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 57 DNF 0 19 77 Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 57 +1 lap 0 20 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 57 +1 lap 0 Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
Source: F1.com
2023 World DRIVERS' Championship Results -- SPOILER
POS DRIVER NATIONALITY CAR PTS 1 Max Verstappen NED RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 575 2 Sergio Perez MEX RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 285 3 Lewis Hamilton GBR MERCEDES 234 4 Fernando Alonso ESP ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 206 5 Charles Leclerc MON FERRARI 206 6 Lando Norris GBR MCLAREN MERCEDES 205 7 Carlos Sainz ESP FERRARI 200 8 George Russell GBR MERCEDES 175 9 Oscar Piastri AUS MCLAREN MERCEDES 97 10 Lance Stroll CAN ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 74 11 Pierre Gasly FRA ALPINE RENAULT 62 12 Esteban Ocon FRA ALPINE RENAULT 58 13 Alexander Albon THA WILLIAMS MERCEDES 27 14 Yuki Tsunoda JPN ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 17 15 Valtteri Bottas FIN ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 10 16 Nico Hulkenberg GER HAAS FERRARI 9 17 Daniel Ricciardo AUS ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 6 18 Zhou Guanyu CHN ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 6 19 Kevin Magnussen DEN HAAS FERRARI 3 20 Liam Lawson NZL ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 2 21 Logan Sargeant USA WILLIAMS MERCEDES 1 22 Nyck De Vries NED ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 0 Source: F1.com
2023 World CONSTRUCTORS' Championship Results -- SPOILER
POS TEAM PTS 1 RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 860 2 MERCEDES 409 3 FERRARI 406 4 MCLAREN MERCEDES 302 5 ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 280 6 ALPINE RENAULT 120 7 WILLIAMS MERCEDES 28 8 ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 25 9 ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 16 10 HAAS FERRARI 12 Source: F1.com
16 votes -
The truth behind all that cortisol talk. What exactly is high cortisol? A debunking guide.
11 votes -
A tourism boom to the Faroe Islands, fuelled by social media, has resulted in some landowners taking measures to get a share of the revenues
8 votes -
Sam Altman’s second coming sparks new fears of the AI apocalypse
28 votes -
The rise and fall of MuchMusic
14 votes -
Taskmaster VR | Trailer
19 votes -
What do you think about other users' usernames?
This is kind of silly. I've been tild'ing a lot recently and have come to recognize some other users, and am wondering how accurate my simple reactions are, or whether they're shared by anyone...
This is kind of silly. I've been tild'ing a lot recently and have come to recognize some other users, and am wondering how accurate my simple reactions are, or whether they're shared by anyone else.
- deimos - Moon of Mars, and also a character in either one of the early Unreal Tournament games or Quake 3 Arena. Uh, also a figure from Greek or Roman mythology or whatever 😅
- cfabbro - "C fab bro" - Identifies as a "bro", and does something involving fabrication?
- douchebag - Expects to get hated on maybe?
- akir - For some reason makes me think of Admiral Akbar from OG Star Wars.
- algernon_asimov - Has been explained. I too love Flowers for Algernon and Isaac Asmiov.
- boxer_dogs_dance - I picture three dogs on their hind legs "holding" each other's forepaws, merrily dancing in a circle. It makes me happy 😅
Sorry if I've forgotten your username! Reply and I'll tell you what yours makes me think, I'm feeling associative.
53 votes -
New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy
18 votes -
What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga)
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was...
What have you been watching and reading this week? You don't need to give us a whole essay if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.
If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its pages on Anilist, MAL, or any other database you use!
10 votes -
Douglas Adams and Iain M. Banks
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
I've just started reading The Culture novels by Iain M. Banks, and am currently reading A Player of Games. This might be a controversial thing to say, but I'm getting some Douglas Adams vibes, especially in his depiction of the drones. Am I the only one who feels a certain connection there?
17 votes