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Comment on It was once America’s favorite cake. Why is it now impossible to bake? in ~food
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Comment on How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager? in ~talk
sharpstick Link ParentThis position would work with the website designer and the rest of the website team, to provide custom functionality for the new Modern Campus CMS we are implementing. It will involve programing...This position would work with the website designer and the rest of the website team, to provide custom functionality for the new Modern Campus CMS we are implementing. It will involve programing in JavaScript, and working with XML and the Apache Velocity Engine. We need someone who can provide backend programing support in-house so we don't have to go to the vendor every time we want build something more complex than basic HTML and CSS.
This position would also help develop support and training for the website editors and content creators.
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Comment on How does your HR department handle the deluge of job applications? And how does that affect you as a hiring manager? in ~talk
sharpstick LinkI'm glad someone is being deluged with applicants. I'm trying to hire for a website developer position and have received 40 applicants max over four months, many of them do not meet the...I'm glad someone is being deluged with applicants. I'm trying to hire for a website developer position and have received 40 applicants max over four months, many of them do not meet the requirements, so I end up with only a few who are even remotely qualified. Our HR department handles all of the publicizing of the job opening so I have no idea where they are posting it to, but it's not getting much response. Still looking.
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Comment on The elite college students who can’t read books in ~humanities
sharpstick Link ParentIt still won't load. So curious.It still won't load. So curious.
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Comment on The elite college students who can’t read books in ~humanities
sharpstick Link ParentHow come these archive.is links never work for me? It starts to load the page and then never completes.How come these archive.is links never work for me? It starts to load the page and then never completes.
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Comment on Here | Official trailer in ~movies
sharpstick LinkThe graphic novel this is based on is one of my favorite. Most of the imagery and angles in the trailer are lifted directly from the book.The graphic novel this is based on is one of my favorite. Most of the imagery and angles in the trailer are lifted directly from the book.
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Comment on I just switched to an iPhone, what should I do to make the most of this change? in ~tech
sharpstick LinkThere are all kinds of super powers hidden in the System Settings > Accessibility page. My favorite is Touch > Back Tap. I have mine set to Double Tap = App Switching and Triple Tap = undo typing.There are all kinds of super powers hidden in the System Settings > Accessibility page.
My favorite is Touch > Back Tap.
I have mine set to Double Tap = App Switching and Triple Tap = undo typing.
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
sharpstick LinkIt was a bad day at the zoo, Brad was helping deal with an escaped lion when his boss pulled him aside and told him that there was another major problem and it was with the dolphins. They were...It was a bad day at the zoo, Brad was helping deal with an escaped lion when his boss pulled him aside and told him that there was another major problem and it was with the dolphins. They were being extremely amorous and inappropriate with each other and there was a group of school kids coming for a tour. They needed to calm down the dolphins before the kids arrived and there was only one thing could be done in a situation like this. Brad needed to go down to the beach and capture three or four baby sea gulls. Once they were swimming on the surface of the water the dolphins would stop what they were doing. So Brad went down to the beach and after a lot of effort, came back with some baby sea gulls in a bag. He was walking along a back entrance to the park when there, right in front of him, on the path was the lion. It had a tranquilizer dart sticking out of it and so must have run and finally collapsed here on the path. But the kids were coming soon and Brad had to get to the aquarium. As gently as he could he stepped over the sleeping lion and was about to continue on his way when a policewoman ran up and told him he was under arrest. When Brad asked why she said it was for transporting young gulls across sedate lion for immoral porpoises.
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Comment on Children predict the year 2000 (1966, video) in ~life
sharpstick LinkI read an unrelated article a little white after watching this and it reminded me that Star Trek first aired in 1966. It's easy to see why people, even young people, were attracted to its positive...I read an unrelated article a little white after watching this and it reminded me that Star Trek first aired in 1966. It's easy to see why people, even young people, were attracted to its positive view of the future.
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Comment on I have an issue with the 3 Body Problem in ~tv
sharpstick Link ParentYes, it is in the show and it well done, not just from an overall special effects standpoint, but also from a human level experience of the devastation it brought within the ship.Yes, it is in the show and it well done, not just from an overall special effects standpoint, but also from a human level experience of the devastation it brought within the ship.
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Comment on Love in ~creative
sharpstick LinkThank you for sharing this. It is lovely.Thank you for sharing this. It is lovely.
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Comment on The worst masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100 in ~music
sharpstick LinkThis work holds a special place in my heart because it was my entry into classical / orchestral music as a young teen. Growing up there was nothing around me but country music and easy listening....This work holds a special place in my heart because it was my entry into classical / orchestral music as a young teen. Growing up there was nothing around me but country music and easy listening. At 13 we moved to an actual city and one evening I heard "Rhapsody In Blue" on the radio and knew I has been introduced to something amazing.
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Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science
sharpstick LinkSo, what happen to the body? For this to be of any practical, therapeutic application we'll need to be able to put it back in and get everything working again.So, what happen to the body? For this to be of any practical, therapeutic application we'll need to be able to put it back in and get everything working again.
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Comment on RIP PDQ Bach in ~music
sharpstick LinkI remember playing "Oedipus Tex" in the car with my kids and laughing our head off as well as "Iphigenia in Brooklyn." Thank you Mr. Schickele for the many laughs and family bonding.I remember playing "Oedipus Tex" in the car with my kids and laughing our head off as well as "Iphigenia in Brooklyn." Thank you Mr. Schickele for the many laughs and family bonding.
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RIP PDQ Bach
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Comment on Threads is starting to make content available on the Fediverse in ~tech
sharpstick LinkHaving slowly removed myself from most social media apps over the last few years in order to enjoy a higher quality of life, I set up a Mastadon account in July. I started out cautiously but...Having slowly removed myself from most social media apps over the last few years in order to enjoy a higher quality of life, I set up a Mastadon account in July. I started out cautiously but quickly found so much to like about it. To me it is, like Tildes, the exact kind of social platform I am looking for. It is very reminiscent of what social interactions used to be like on the internet, meaning, first, that there are no ads. I think we have all been habituated into thinking that constant ad interruptions are just what the internet is supposed to be like, but it wasn't always that way and it doesn't have to be like that now. Second, my feed is a true timeline feed, not an artificially generated feed designed to keep my attention as long as possible. This means that I sometimes may miss things and that is okay. It's social media at a different, healthier for me, pace.
It will be interesting to see how Threads integration changes things. I have no doubt that their motive is to eventually find out someway to show me ads and monetize my attention but I'm hoping that this is difficult to do in the federated environment. Time will tell.
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Comment on Album of the Week #9: The KLF - Chill Out in ~music
sharpstick LinkIn my mind album was all ground work for Jimmy Cauty's work as part of The Orb. Specifically one of the most beautiful examples of this plunderphonics genre Little Fluffy Clouds....In my mind album was all ground work for Jimmy Cauty's work as part of The Orb.
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Comment on Fact sheet: US President Joe Biden issues executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence in ~tech
sharpstick Link ParentI've been using the Perplexity AI app for several months specifically because it lists its sources as part of its feedback and will often times include a intro sentence about how certain it can be...I've been using the Perplexity AI app for several months specifically because it lists its sources as part of its feedback and will often times include a intro sentence about how certain it can be about the answer it gives based on the data it can find. I have seen it become a lot more nuanced in its answers the more capable it becomes.
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Comment on “Going shopping” is dead: How stores sucked the fun out of an American pastime in ~finance
sharpstick LinkTwo things that make me not want to shop at a store. Shelves/displays that are disorganized or outright trashed. The items are mixed up, knocked over and on the floor throughout the store....Two things that make me not want to shop at a store.
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Shelves/displays that are disorganized or outright trashed. The items are mixed up, knocked over and on the floor throughout the store.
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Constantly having to work my way around employees stocking the shelves. Boxes and carts in the aisles sometimes with someone actively stocking, sometimes not.
You would think these things would be mutually exclusive but they are not. My decision to not shop at my local Target came when I could not find the item I wanted because the shelf was a complete mess and an employee was stocking items right next to it and they walked away leaving it a mess.
If they don't care about their store why should I?
A Pop Shelf opened next door and they are eating Target's lunch with friendly staff, organized product and pleasant atmosphere.
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Comment on What "lost" web page would you like to find again? in ~tech
sharpstick LinkThere was a simple Web 1.0 site dedicated to the song "Being Boring" by the Petshop Boys. It was a deep dive into every bit of BTS and trivia you could imagine and methodically made the case for...There was a simple Web 1.0 site dedicated to the song "Being Boring" by the Petshop Boys. It was a deep dive into every bit of BTS and trivia you could imagine and methodically made the case for it being the perfect pop song. As a big fan of the song myself I enjoyed learning about it and following the link to all of the many different versions and covers of the song. From time to time I have made some attempts to find it but I think it is gone for good. I just remember the care and obvious love that went into making an entire site dedicated to one singular thing.
While I enjoyed this well-written article I couldn't help but think about how our IT department wants to move all of our companies data storage to MS Azure cloud storage. We will then be even more dependent on a single companies' decisions to change or discontinue a product. We are exchanging hardware issues for policy and terms of service issues. The former we have the ability to fix ourselves, the later we cannot.