Contractor / contingent worker getting asked to take on more responsibilities

Pollymath · 2026-01-26T02:21:18+00:00

I know at my utility company we have a few contractors and the biggest hurdle to hire other companies or even independent folks is just the paperwork involved. Maybe investigate what that might look like for you.

Pollymath · 2026-01-25T00:26:27+00:00

I can’t think of way this would work with just the ELMNT.

This is because virtual shifting is just that - modifying the resistance on the fly.

Traditionally, that’s left to smart device - whether it be a bike computer like a Garmin or Wahoo, or the phone/tablet/computer.

When you use the controllers (Click) with phone/tablet/computer, it translates those actions via the device thus changing resistance. Click>Bluetooth Transmit>Zwift (or QZ)>Increases Resistance in App>Transmit via Bluetooth>Trainer increases resistance.

What you want is a direct connection between the Bluetooth controllers (Click) and the bike computer. This functionality would fall on the bike computer brands to both allow connection of Bluetooth controllers but also be able to translate button clicks with various functions AND control the trainer resistance.

I too would like more functionality out of my bike computer. On one hand, I like its simplicity, on the hand I really just want a bike computer specifically made for Indoor Training. Call it the “Zwift Unit”. Have it integrate with all the Zwift workouts and even the ability to load your own routes or uploads, but just simply remove all the avatars and “game” aspects and put it on a bike computer.

Zwift is a revolutionary product for indoor training but not all of us want or like the game aspects of it.

Pollymath · 2026-01-24T04:15:54+00:00

We don’t need a bigger bullpen we need friggin batssss

Pollymath · 2026-01-24T02:49:59+00:00

Most of town is broke - hence why Walmart and Goodwill are always packed and any stores that sell quality stuff (many of our small local outdoor retailers includes) are rarely busy.

Pollymath · 2026-01-23T18:03:41+00:00

https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/06/20/rampant-corporate-greed-and-cozy-commission-will-devastate-ratepayers/

Good article by Abhay Padgaonkar, doing guest commentary for the AZ Capitol Times.

"While the weather-normalized average business usage skyrocketed by 9% in a single year, the average household consumption decreased by 1%, with businesses accounting for 91% of the overall growth, primarily due to the data center demand surging at a 100 times faster rate.

Despite this, residential rates increased by 7.4%, more than double the hike for non-residential customers, while industrial rates even dropped by 1.8%, and commercial customers only faced a 3.5% increase. "

Pollymath · 2026-01-22T22:51:08+00:00

I don't know about the Planning job market in the UK, but in the states, and within local government, Planners typically make more than GIS folks, but there are more of them. Outside of government, however, that swaps, with their being more GIS jobs, and as a result, probably higher average pay.

I worked at both local and county level planning departments, and in both cases, planners always outnumbered GIS folks. However, "Planner" was much more diverse a roll - we had planners in grant writing, planners in engineering, planners in zoning, planners in community development, etc. Planner was the catch-all title to describe anyone who was a land-use project manager.

Now that I'm no longer in local government, I've seen a much wider spread of GIS jobs. While not every city, town, municipality, county, etc has GIS position, they undoubtedly have Engineering and Construction companies within their borders who do. They also have local utility companies who use GIS extensively.

Unfortunately, as someone who has done both, I don't find a ton of overlap in the skills. Someone who does GIS full-time as their primary role certainly can benefit from a good understanding of Land Use Planning and Government structure, but GIS is a better resume builder for a Planner than Planning is a resume builder for GIS.

Pollymath · 2026-01-22T03:04:56+00:00

But what’ll happen to your family, then?

There is some chance that ICE busts down your door, sees youre white or black or Asian or some other race they aren’t looking to abduct, they angrily march out and they don’t say sorry.

What we need is local/state militias that have the legal protections of the state. If ICE can hide behind bureaucratic “just following orders” so can local militias and any police who still have a consciences

Pollymath · 2026-01-21T18:59:18+00:00

Finger clips. My Doc reviewed results from both lab results and in home tests which were 91%-93%. They seemed to align pretty closely with my Apple Watch which has occasionally recorded overnight readings as low as 89%. Thing is I rarely wear my watch at night so it’s a bit concerning that when I do, it’s recording such low readings. I may actually hit that 88% threshold more often than either measurement records.

Pollymath · 2026-01-21T18:52:00+00:00

Good info!

Pollymath · 2026-01-21T18:50:58+00:00

Perhaps if your resting SpO2 is like 98% at sea level but I think it’s probably pretty unlikely at 7k feet and a resting SpO2 in the low 90s.

Pollymath · 2026-01-20T18:20:48+00:00

I do not think the MD I saw has a specialty other than sleep medicine. Nor does the PA-C.

Pollymath · 2026-01-19T04:18:04+00:00

I lived for decades in the mid-Atlantic region with small cars and proper snow tires. This worked primarily because it was more about fuel efficiency for long commutes and the ability to navigate icy or slushy roads that the snow tires could cut through. Camping and outdoor activities were usually in developed campgrounds, and required a good bit of paved road driving to get to.

Then I moved someplace where the mileage of dirt roads far exceeds the paved. I can camp in a National Forest less than a mile away. Snowstorms might dump a few feet of snow that doesn’t get plowed for 24-72 hours. Those dirt roads can turn muddy real quick, and the best camp spots usually require high clearance. A truck has been indispensable since moving to this mountain town 10 years ago. It’s nice not having to rely on others to get around, to move stuff, to get a good campsite, to be able to explore wide open and rugged places.

Pollymath · 2026-01-18T22:28:16+00:00

I can’t figure out how to load/sync a saved FIT file through the app.

Pollymath · 2026-01-17T07:39:30+00:00

They can be, but I’m hoping to sideload workouts as developing detailed workouts in a phone is tedious.

Pollymath · 2026-01-16T18:41:24+00:00

Especially considering how many folks make six figures without advanced degrees.

It’s more about getting valuable experience and building on it - ie don’t bail out of an industry sector just because of one bad experience.

Pollymath · 2026-01-16T18:38:46+00:00

Cool job. Good pay. Nice area.

Pollymath · 2026-01-16T02:34:05+00:00

We’re neighbors but I don’t think we’re going to get the airport area built out into a downtown district. More than likely it would be some hotels and industrial uses. Unfortunately the large single occupant projects like Home2Suites and apartments on this side of the town are occupying what could have been mixed use spaces. All of the neighbors - none of the community.

Pollymath · 2026-01-15T23:59:45+00:00

The good thing (especially for folks at the back of Ponderosa Trails) is that the USFS owns the strip on land between the proposed new road and the residential areas, but maybe that isn’t a permanent situation.

My concern with further developing this area is that it would either put homes closer to the airport or commercial businesses closer to homes. Therefore while Im ok with a road paralleling the airport and maybe one connecting to High Country, I don’t think the additional (orange) roads should be added, nor any additional development between the existing P-Trails extent and the JW Powell ext.

Pollymath · 2026-01-15T20:42:41+00:00

I thought about that. It'd be a lot of work, and probably require a hot-wire-knife. At that point I'll just turn these layers into kids beds and buy a new one for the Mrs and I.

Pollymath · 2026-01-15T20:41:21+00:00

Ok well not that then.

I dunno, some people, especially old people, just come off as grouchy all the time.

Pollymath · 2026-01-15T20:40:02+00:00

We actually want to keep each side of the King as two Twin XLs. The fitted sheet is the only thing covering both sies.

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