Mastodawn

“Government trying out embedding pay support staff in departments”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/phoenix-dayforce-pay-system-government-federal-canada-support-9.7205932

Guess why pay support staff ended up being centralized at a purpose built pay centre in Miramachi NB…

“The centre fulfills a promise to replace any jobs lost after the Conservative government shut the long-gun registry headquartered in Miramichi.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/harper-announces-contract-for-miramichi-pay-centre-1.3020212

The pendulum swings again as a new government makes improvements to fix the improvements made by a former government.

#PhoenixPay #Cynical

Decentralizing pay support part of post-Phoenix test runs | CBC News

The federal government is trying a different, albeit somewhat familiar approach to payroll support as part of its work to change from the troubled Phoenix pay system to Dayforce.

CBC

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines May 6

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Russia cuts mobile internet ahead of Victory Day parade -- US State Department approves $373.6 million Joint Direct Attack Munition sale to Ukraine -- Russia's Kirishi oil refinery stops production after drone strikes -- Ukraine's point man with Trump tested as corruption probe intensifies ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/wednesday-may-6-2026/

John Burns Apr 21

#Cynical

Wondering if filling out the form for this lawsuit award - would just be confirming the data you provide that will later be matched up to the other cache of data they already have...

** No confirmed payment amount yet... but articles keep pushing $100 "cap". Could be less.

Yes - we were/are wronged - but is your data worth whatever lowly amount is finally decided?

https://mashable.com/article/google-android-settlement-135-million-how-to-get-money

Google's $135-million Android settlement: How to claim your money

It's once again time to get some free money for something bad a company allegedly did.

Mashable

Wen Mar 28

Here’s hoping. The band aid that banning teenagers from Social media needs to be replaced by a proper fix for the problems engineered, cynically by Meta and others.

Needless to say, our ‘governments’ will not be quick to act.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2026/mar/28/week-that-brought-big-tech-to-heel-meta-youtube-google-instagram-facebook

#Meta #Google #X #Harm #EngineeredHarm #Cynical #Profits #Harm #MentalHealth

‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week big tech was brought to heel

Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for big tech

The Guardian

Dr. Omed Mar 15

Does anyone remember a movie or TV show episode in which a character, accused of cynicism, possibly while eating a bowl of ice cream in an #icecream shop, replies: "I'm not cynical about ice cream."?

Is that a real line from a real movie (or TV show), or am I just making #movies in my head (like, all the time, they're usually better than what's showing at the Mongo-plex)?

My grandson is not cynical about ice cream.

Diogenes, in accord with his #Cynic philosophy, would not be #cynical about ice cream in our sense of the word. He would enjoy the hell out of it.

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Tom Stoneham Feb 28

@axbom
Whereas false negatives are less likely to have negative consequences *for the platform* because users will simply assume original advice was fine but symptoms have changed.

And health services don't usually ask: Why didn't you come in earlier? So they will never spot the impact of the platform.

OK, I am very #cynical. But nothing like this is launched without conscious choices about weighting false negatives vs positives.