Mastodawn

"LinkedIn was initially marketed as a tool for job seekers to find opportunities and for employers to post listings. Now, timelines are filled with life updates and personal achievements that can be liked and commented on as if they were posted on Instagram or Facebook. More than anything, the platform today has lost much of the “professionalism” it once claimed to be built upon" https://umassmedia.com/41072/opinions/what-is-all-the-hype-about-building-a-linkedin-profile/

What is all the hype about building a LinkedIn profile?

I’ve never quite understood the point of LinkedIn. For students, LinkedIn is pushed as a necessary tool to set themselves up for professional success. You are encouraged to create a profile, “connect” with as many other users as possible and start networking. University career centers push the idea that a refined LinkedIn page is the...

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gnomeoffender 4h ago

Robert Sanscartier 4h ago

#USA #US

Record-breaking heat dome growing to cover nearly the entire U.S.

'Virtually impossible' and 800 times more likely due to human-caused climate change, report says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/record-heat-dome-9.7139906

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Record-breaking heat dome spreads across U.S. | CBC

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States. After breaking March records in 14 states with temperatures as high as 44.4 C, it's now widening and may become the most expansive heat dome ever.

CBC

gnomeoffender 1d ago

Brian Gettler 1d ago

Tomorrow we're discussing policing in my "History of Here" course. We'll start in the 19th and continue through the turn of the 21st century. A key event: the killing of Michael Wade Lawson, a Black 17 year-old from #Mississauga, #Ontario, shot in the back by Peel Regional Police. Four years later, an all-white jury acquitted the two officers involved of second-degree murder and aggravated assault.

The lecture's musical accompaniment:

Skank Ranks, "Wade Lawson" (1992)

https://youtu.be/NwQM0J2y704

gnomeoffender 1d ago

The replacement for the Phoenix payroll system, known as Dayforce, was created by David Ossip, a prominent Canadian tech entrepreneur.Ceridian’s Dayforce Wallet service allows shift workers to get paid on demand; 600 employers have signed up for the innovative offering. It's cloud based so easier to maintain.

gnomeoffender 1d ago

D.K. MacKinnon 🇨🇦📸🍁1d ago

The federal government is on pace to replace its troubled Phoenix pay system with a new platform, but risks including a backlog and rising costs remain, according to a report tabled Monday by Auditor General Karen Hogan.

Source: CBC News Ottawa

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/phoenix-dayforce-federal-canada-government-pay-9.7138444

Auditor general flags potential risks in transition from Phoenix to Dayforce | CBC News

CBC

gnomeoffender 2d ago

Carolyn 2d ago

Yeah, China.

“China is offering solar energy to Cuba, an old ally left without power amid the US oil embargo, in a show of strength for Chinese renewable-energy credentials and a sign of Beijing’s economic footprint in Latin America.“

Hopefully US doesn’t blow up the ships.

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346978/china-help-cuba-solar-energy-amid-us-oil-blockade-and-total-power-outage

China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage

Beijing will ‘intensify its support’ to Havana after around 10.9 million people were left without power amid an ongoing energy crisis.

South China Morning Post

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gnomeoffender 2d ago

@AnnieBuddy The lower court judge (Justice McVey) looked at the 34 months and 28 days it took to get to trial and said: Subtract 65 days for Hillier being difficult (refusing meetings).

gnomeoffender 2d ago

AnnieBuddy 2d ago

Good news…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/randy-hillier-freedom-convoy-charge-trial-appeal-9.7136585

Ex-MPP's convoy case back on after stay of charges overturned | CBC News

The criminal case against former Ontario politician Randy Hillier over his participation in 2022's convoy protest in Ottawa is back on after the province's top court overturned a decision to stay the charges.

CBC

gnomeoffender 3d ago