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Is there an authoritative list of such things somewhere the public can look through?
After fifteen months, my current contract ends tomorrow afternoon. No idea what's next beyond returning a laptop computer to whence it came the following Monday and going back to the house to start the paperwork of the next job search.
I'm better off than many, worse off than others. Somewhere in the middle, I guess.
Good night and good luck.
I'm better off than many, worse off than others. Somewhere in the middle, I guess.
Good night and good luck.
Checking In - 21 Feb 2025
Feb. 21st, 2025 11:35 pmI'm still here. Just busy with lots of stuff.
My current contract ends in three weeks. A contract that started in November 2023 and will have lasted 15 or 16 months. A new personal best for employment in my life. I'm hoping to do better with the next one, the political situation notwithstanding.
More later...
My current contract ends in three weeks. A contract that started in November 2023 and will have lasted 15 or 16 months. A new personal best for employment in my life. I'm hoping to do better with the next one, the political situation notwithstanding.
More later...
About the 2024 Canada Post/CUPW Dispute
Dec. 26th, 2024 08:36 amThe dispute between employer and workers isn't over. The workers did get ordered back to work, though, and if memory serves...the dispute has been sent to arbitration.
Subject to correction.
Subject to correction.
Checking In - 5 August 2024
Aug. 5th, 2024 10:49 pmLong weekend is over. Going back to work on the remote job in the morning. I have a process knowledge test at 10 AM.
Oh, the report on the shoulder x-rays came back earlier in the weekend. No problems they could detect with that equipment in the shoulder joints. Probably soft-tissue stuff, like pinching nerves and blood vessels.
OH well...
Oh, the report on the shoulder x-rays came back earlier in the weekend. No problems they could detect with that equipment in the shoulder joints. Probably soft-tissue stuff, like pinching nerves and blood vessels.
OH well...
Checking In - 24 July 2024
Jul. 24th, 2024 07:15 amWe're expecting rain later today and tonight. Good thing that I've got therapy/community commitments that will keep me in the house after work.
Office Chair Decided
Jun. 9th, 2024 08:44 amI went with Serta Brinkley, if anyone's wondering. Feels comfortable enough for now.
Broken Chair
Jun. 4th, 2024 09:27 pmI had a chair problem start on Sunday: two of the wheel assemblies in my office chair just snapped right under me. Bought the chair barely half a year ago because the older office chair was starting to lean a bit to one side.
Bought the chair from Jysk barely half a year ago because the older office chair was starting to lean a bit to one side.
In theory, I could find replacement parts and install them myself. I don't think I can find the right part(s), though. Not fast enough. The chair that broke is a Snertinge from Jysk. Bought it six months ago. I'm currently down to two options from Staples:
1) Serta Brinkley
2) Staples Turcotte Luxura
Recommendations, anyone?
Bought the chair from Jysk barely half a year ago because the older office chair was starting to lean a bit to one side.
In theory, I could find replacement parts and install them myself. I don't think I can find the right part(s), though. Not fast enough. The chair that broke is a Snertinge from Jysk. Bought it six months ago. I'm currently down to two options from Staples:
1) Serta Brinkley
2) Staples Turcotte Luxura
Recommendations, anyone?
Canadian Workers' Mourning Day
Apr. 28th, 2024 08:58 amBy way of explanation to non-Canadians:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(Canadian_observance)
We don't have a holiday as such for this. We do have ceremonies of observance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_of_Mourning_(Canadian_observance)
We don't have a holiday as such for this. We do have ceremonies of observance.
Work: End of Christmas Long Weekend
Dec. 27th, 2023 07:40 amSo it's back to work on the day-job this morning...
Art: Digging Up Some of the Past
Dec. 24th, 2023 09:38 pmI just finished scanning a batch of old Local Hero pages into my current primary computer. Twenty years onward, and it's as if the technology and its affordability finally caught up to the needs I have for it. I'm planning to continue digitally inking the better-pencilled pages as time allows over the next weeks to months.
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Dec. 4th, 2023 09:54 pmOkay, current set-up:
I have a Mac Mini running Catalina. It's hooked up to a Wacom Cintiq and an HP monitor as well. The HP monitor is also now hooked up via the HDMI switch device to a laptop computer loaned out to me by the client of my current employer. (No, I am not explaining that any further.)
It's a simple one-button, three input sources-one output destination device, this HDMI switch. Doesn't even need a wall socket for power.
There's assorted other devices hooked up to the Mac Mini, including an Epson WF-something-something for scanning big art boards as well as printing out stuff on larger scales. And I think I'll stop explaining for now...
I have a Mac Mini running Catalina. It's hooked up to a Wacom Cintiq and an HP monitor as well. The HP monitor is also now hooked up via the HDMI switch device to a laptop computer loaned out to me by the client of my current employer. (No, I am not explaining that any further.)
It's a simple one-button, three input sources-one output destination device, this HDMI switch. Doesn't even need a wall socket for power.
There's assorted other devices hooked up to the Mac Mini, including an Epson WF-something-something for scanning big art boards as well as printing out stuff on larger scales. And I think I'll stop explaining for now...
Work: Tech Happiness
Dec. 4th, 2023 08:56 amMy new HDMI switch works with the Mac Mini, the office loaner machine and the external monitor I need those two machines to share.
More on other topics later. On to work!
More on other topics later. On to work!
Work: Long Remembrance Weekend
Nov. 13th, 2023 08:47 pmAn office chair that I believe I've owned and used since before my father died - back in 2002 - is slowly going to pieces under me. Therefore, in order to keep myself in good working order - whether that work is data entry, document review, map design or comic book illustration - I finally bought a new chair from the local Jysk store. I'm putting myself further in the hole to do this, yes. My first pay from my now-underway latest job will be deposited in four days from tonight, therefore I feel the need to Get This Done anyway. The less distracted I am from whatever work I have in front of me right now, the better, right?
The chair is described as a "gaming chair", and it's branded as "Snertinge". Apparently, it's so new to its Canadian stores, that it hasn't been added to their web catalogue as of today!
The people I share this house with think I should just put it to the curb and be done. I plan to advertise it on TrashNothing.com, offering it as either repairable or as parts for a repair job. Why not at least try to keep it out of landfill, right?
The chair is described as a "gaming chair", and it's branded as "Snertinge". Apparently, it's so new to its Canadian stores, that it hasn't been added to their web catalogue as of today!
The people I share this house with think I should just put it to the curb and be done. I plan to advertise it on TrashNothing.com, offering it as either repairable or as parts for a repair job. Why not at least try to keep it out of landfill, right?
Checking In - 12 Aug 2023
Aug. 12th, 2023 11:02 pmI've been quiet here - though not elsewhere online - of late. The job search, caregiving errands, and map project have been taking up a lot of the time. Not sure what else to add at the moment. I might upload screencaps of the map project progress to Flickr in the coming days.
More later, okay?
More later, okay?
Not So Random News - 29 April 2023
Apr. 29th, 2023 08:20 am1. What striking federal workers actually do for a living.
2. The pursuit of truth about COVID-19's origins and how that pursuit affected one researcher.
3. Food supply chain concerns.
4. A proposal for automating tax-return filing for low-income Canadians. Might I qualify for this, and what information would I still have to have ready just in case they miss it?
5. Remote work: a perk or a right?
2. The pursuit of truth about COVID-19's origins and how that pursuit affected one researcher.
3. Food supply chain concerns.
4. A proposal for automating tax-return filing for low-income Canadians. Might I qualify for this, and what information would I still have to have ready just in case they miss it?
5. Remote work: a perk or a right?
Checking In - 31 March 2023
Mar. 31st, 2023 09:50 pmAnd that's another contract job finished. Client-side supervisors are happy with my output. We'll see what comes of that, and how soon. Meantime, I'm going to have to start scrambling again. Oh, and at some point over the weekend, I'll need to migrate files from my current computer to my next one.
More later.
More later.
Fifth Industrial Revolution?
Mar. 28th, 2023 09:14 amInspired by work-related reading, yes.
I started wondering this morning if such was now underway. Did a web search and I've found that the debate about that has been underway for at least the last two or three years. Wondering now about your informed opinions on the matter.
I started wondering this morning if such was now underway. Did a web search and I've found that the debate about that has been underway for at least the last two or three years. Wondering now about your informed opinions on the matter.
