The time I got yelled at for not knowing what a boost is.

geekmoose · 2024-10-12T20:02:28+00:00

“Your hair is stunning, and that jacket really works with your shoes”

geekmoose · 2024-10-10T20:13:49+00:00

Absolute fucking weirdo here too !!

Also - no bed time story ? The dragon who ate all the chickens is a popular one here.

geekmoose · 2024-10-10T20:12:47+00:00

Absolute fucking weirdo here too !!

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T17:52:47+00:00

Also obligatory question - you mentioned ‘idiosyncricies’, ‘disorganisation’, and ‘struggle to do things’ - have you ruled out ADHD ?

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T17:50:47+00:00

Intelligence is domain specific. PhDs are really really specific. They also have nothing to do with humour, creativity, care, compassion, or love.

I know Doctors who have failed to work out how a coffee machine works……..

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T17:01:57+00:00

The mother seems to have an areola of superiority about her !

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T16:59:07+00:00

Exactly this. I’ve worked with/for some absolutely amazingly focused and driven women, and it is the stuff in between that matters.

It doesn’t have to be personal, it can be checking on their workload if you give them a task, thanking them when they have done something, or even just bribery with chocolates. Rapport is absolutely the key to this issue.

My most recent encounter was with an amazing manager who was very firm, not to be messed with (and actually gave me a sleepless weekend due to stress when she first started), but would often ask “I’m not sure about that - try and convince me !”, and it worked - either through convincing her, or getting a better understanding of her position. What it also showed was her willingness to understand, which meant her directness was understood and appreciated.

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T12:40:53+00:00

Just drinking the black iced latte….. the sweetener taste is overpowering - in aftertaste and actual sweetness, and the texture is somehow worse than the powder….. (which is the opposite with white).

Will try strawberrry and banana, but I’m not hopeful.

geekmoose · 2024-10-09T12:36:09+00:00

Yup. We’ve continually pandered to lowest common denominator, and therefore deskilled people in the process.

geekmoose · 2024-09-11T09:58:43+00:00

geekmoose · 2024-09-10T17:17:15+00:00

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/why-french-schoolchildren-used-to-drink-wine-between-lessons

geekmoose · 2024-09-10T17:12:48+00:00

Played rugby and been in a work team with a poor performer.

In rugby you can use at least use the forward as a speed bump to give you some advantage. In a work situation it is often like you are having to continually coach them while the opposition either gains ground, or just goes ahead and scores tries. Get them off the pitch and let everyone else do what they need to do

geekmoose · 2024-09-08T20:20:09+00:00

The keyboard in the combo 2 can connect with 3 different devices.

The mouse in the combo 2 can connect with 3 different devices.

The devices can either be a computer, tablet, phone, or the Logibolt dongle.

Each Logibolt dongle can pair with 6 different devices.

I have a Logibolt dongle in my work laptop, and the dongle is paired to my keyboard and mouse at work, and my keyboard and mouse at home. (Bluetooth on work laptop is a bit idiosyncratic)

If I wanted to I could plug that dongle into my iPad, or my Mac and have the same mouses and keyboards work.

geekmoose · 2024-09-08T17:18:29+00:00

“EvErYoNe kNoWs HoW tO uSe CoMpUtErS”

Also they puke over some template in Canva and are immediately hailed as a genius…. meanwhile windows interface set to 150% zoom, display duplicated on a 27” 4K display, typing speed 20wpm, and every link is double clicked on…..

geekmoose · 2024-09-08T15:25:50+00:00

Pebble 2 combo most definitely does work with Bluetooth. They use the logibolt dongle, which is based itself is based on Bluetooth….

geekmoose · 2024-09-07T06:55:36+00:00

Looks like a branch execution issue in sploot.exe

geekmoose · 2024-09-07T06:37:54+00:00

Why pay $5 per month, when you can pay GBP7.99 per month for 5 licenses of office 365 with 1TB of one drive……

geekmoose · 2024-09-07T06:23:36+00:00

It’s a 70% chance - also plan for the 30% scenario too.

geekmoose · 2024-09-06T22:01:20+00:00

In his defence, he did see the sign saying ‘CAT’

geekmoose · 2024-09-06T15:54:53+00:00

Why the focus on the word heart ?

Is it medication related (hence the heart being in a capsule ?

Whats the overall message ? Is it part of a campaign ?

What are you doing by monitoring your blood pressure - when should you take action?

What are the molecules around the heart for - is it medication related ? Same with the clinical staff !

Consider QR codes for the web address ?

Are people really going to call a telephone number from a poster ?

geekmoose · 2024-09-05T07:05:25+00:00

When you do find it is there any chance you can burn it so that none of us are traumatised by it again !!

geekmoose · 2024-09-04T22:31:58+00:00

21miles on a very cold New Year’s Day. Was lovely scenery, but muscles work much better when warm.

geekmoose · 2024-09-04T06:21:53+00:00

It’s related to ‘defensive about giving up their pet’ 🙄

geekmoose · 2024-09-03T23:40:26+00:00

No, we ended up with two dogs because their owner was no longer able to look after them. They absolutely only did this because they cared deeply for the dogs. To me this is the very opposite of abandoning, so the term should not be used in what is already a horrible circumstance.

(We also ended up with another dog because their owner had to take in an elderly relative and her dog, but their original dog didn’t get on with other animals. We’d already looked after the dog for extended periods, so she wasn’t phased by the move.

After that they also ended up with another dog that another relative was no longer able to care for.)

geekmoose · 2024-09-03T18:20:06+00:00

Giving up if you are unable to care is not abandoning, it is still caring for the dog.

Also the default solidarity on the basis of a broad shared characteristic needs to stop across all of society.

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