Which means you can be entirely competent, and do your absolute best, and still not get a perfect job for you because of factors you are entirely unaware of. Internal budget adjustments; changes in the marketplace; prejudice; personal preference; whatever.

In other words, it's not helpful to advise people to get a job because that's not directly in their power. Try to differentiate what a person can do themselves vs. what someone *else* needs to do for that person to move forward.

Something I wish more people understood was "get a new job" or "just get a job" is not actually something a person can *do* -- it's something that *someone else* has to do: hire you.

YOU don't have the power by yourself to make that happen.

Which means despite anything you might do, you're still up against every single bias that every decision maker has in their heads, and you don't even know what they are. Or what those people's goals are in hiring. Or even IF they're really hiring. 1/2

RE: https://raggedfeathers.com/@lilithsaintcrow/116806407278596066

Surveillance IS harm:

"...the worst damage of digital repression isn't just that it paralyzes organizations or makes people afraid to engage with others... it also causes deep psychological trauma...struggling with clinical depression, emotional exhaustion, chronic burnout, and severe mental health challenges, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), directly caused by state-backed digital surveillance."

I'd go on to say that you can start using those as anchor points. If you know 0C = 32F and 20C = about 68F, so 10C must be halfway in between, or about 50F, which checks out against the experience description.

Then, if you need to find something more precise, for small jumps it's usually close enough to think 1 degree of Celsius is roughly 2 degrees of Fahrenheit. So you could say 25C is *about* 68F plus 2*5 degrees, or roughly 78F.

Not perfect but doesn't require memorizing a formula.

2/2

I should have done this a couple of days ago, but when it's hot in places that report in Celsius (i.e., not the US), I like to help out my fellow US people with the guide I used when teaching Celsius in science classes:

0 -- Freezing. Like, literally

10 -- Chilly. Probably want a jacket.

20 -- Nice. Room temperature

30 -- Hot. Warm-weather people are happy but I'm not

40 -- A day in the desert sun; find some shade soon

50 -- Death lurks around every corner

1/2

I was born when most of the years were still blue in that last cool stretch before things started looking really bad. (Find yours at showyourstripes.info and thanks to @kathhayhoe )

Edit: The whole trend looks but, but by "really bad" I mean when it's mostly red.

#ShowYourStripes

Quick reminder for anyone who is writing job descriptions:

Put whatever is the most unusual, rare, focused, or critical thing up front; in the title of the listing, or in the first line.

I just wasted a bunch of time looking at listings that required Top Secret clearance, or experience as a sheet metal fabricator or fluency in Japanese because they were listed *at the bottom* even though everything else in the listing was general corporate "skilled human cog" language.

Biggest filter first.

After seeing this via @kathhayhoe I filled out their questionnaire and it clarified for me what my next push will be for climate action. I'd been on the fence about a couple of things but this highlighted for me that one of my options was more impactful.

https://jointheshift.earth/

#climate #climatechange

Me, in frustration: I don't know. I give up. I just can't do this any more.

Him, kindly and compassionately: Okay. And what will you do next? Because time continues to pass...

Me: Go into the woods, lie down, and let the moss consume me?

Him, still compassionately: You could do that. You *would* get pretty wet, though...

A trend in "how you should look for a job" articles is saying that you should be able to prove you can successfully do the work (solve the problem, improve the process, etc.)

I think that standard should be applied to "how you should look for a job" articles. Like, okay, you talk a good talk, but show me that people using your approach are more likely to get more jobs, or get them more quickly, than those who use other methods.

They never do, though.

RE: https://kzoo.to/@JohnJBurnsIII/116608604738209317

I have worked with small business owners for years to plan and set up businesses, both as an independent business/professional coach, and as a biz assistance officer for the US Small Biz Admin. I would be happy to answer basic questions for free. And you could hire me if you wanted something more regular or ongoing.

I'm most familiar with Washington State laws and processes, but *most* of it transfers to other states pretty well. Other countries? Not as much, except in the abstract.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@tillybridges/116598165756989443

Commented. My comment was essentially that as a teacher I've met many trans and nonbinary children and adults, who have made important contributions to classroom discussions. And that all my students should be able to find *and make* media about their own lives without needing to put a warning on it.

See: https://glaad.org/fcc and https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5Bname%5D=19-41 (in case the quoted post doesn't show up)

"First they came for the..." Yeah, well, I'm speaking out. You can, too.

#uspol #lgbtq

RE: https://wandering.shop/@aesthr/116583644394088686

I'll add that I've also seen Google insert their own tracking link when using one of those 3-node shaped share buttons. No longer does it send the link of the page you're on, but instead sends any traffic from the share through Google.

Instead of using the share button, copy and paste the URL directly.

Years ago, a #Deaf person called my ASL signing "fluent" (they *may* have been being a bit polite, but I'll accept "near-fluent")

BUT it has been many years since I signed very regularly, having moved away from the town I was in. I fear the language has shifted since then.

Are there any good and Deaf-community endorsed resources for brushing up? I don't need an ASL 101 course, but more like recent vocab and grammar changes.

(A friend met a cute Deaf boy and wants my help learning, so...)

RE: https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn/116556786900541572

This. Also, as a person who rejects the act of outsourcing your thinking, you become a person who is a refugium for those wanting to avoid the stuff.

"I want less AI in my life. Sue and Michael (and whoever else) reject it, so I can trust *their* stuff isn't AI. I can safely relax my constant vigilance with their writing, thoughts, etc. They themselves really made whatever they made and thought what they thought."

It's networking. It's solidarity. It's community...for and of humans.

Question: Do you know what issue is most important to you? I emphasize the word "most" -- like, if you got a wish to fix one single problem, would you know your answer immediately, or would you have to think about it?

(Doesn't matter if it's big, like climate change, or small, like too many cigarette butts on the ground or whatever.)

If you are clear on your most important issue, feel free to add it as a reply.

Boosts encouraged for more answers.

From @cyberlyra :

"...there is a base level of protection we need to ensure across all accounts and services. This is higher than most people admit or perform to, and certainly something that you should adopt moving forward without delay. We're going to heighten your baseline up to this level. That doesn't mean you have to get into elite hacker mode for everything, but we can all do better than Gmail."

https://www.optoutproject.net/secure-email/

There is one drawback to learning Latin (besides the accidental calling of demons, of course; or stray unintended magical effects).

When the doctor wants to discreetly hide unpleasant imagery behind professional language, one's mind immediately translates it back to the exact word he's trying to avoid.

I follow a lot of game makers, artists (particularly in Blender), and academics/scientists, and activists of various sorts here on Mastodon.

My Mastodon feed is starting to feel a *little* like the first day of the Butlerian Jihad or the Bell Riots.

Since I woke up, I've seen:
- @Blender taking dirty "AI" money
- Seattle's avg cold temp has increased 3.6C
- BIG El Nino brewing could push the world climate over 1+ tipping points
- So. Many. Dark. Patterns in employment websites

That's a little too much for, like, only two hours.