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fail_feedCompleting a work-related task as fast as possible does not necessarily mean the job was done well, but apparently, many managers struggle to come to terms with that. In their eyes, a fast job means a good job, because they simply can't be bothered.
That kind of logic is what probably led the boss in the story below to demand that the science lab employees provide a daily report at 11:00 AM. Even though the results from their tests can never be ready at that time, the boss insisted on this report as early as possible, which led the employee to give him reports with half-completed data.
By the end of the month, when it was time to gather all the reports, lo and behold, the boss had a lot of missing sections he had to complete. Since he only realised it at the end of the day, none of the employees were there to help him out, and he had to find a way to clean up his own mess.
Will the boss learn from this mistake and take back his demand for incomplete reports? We'll have to wait and see…
Ripley's revealed as buyer of $12m golden toilet
Nov. 20th, 2025 04:55 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe first edition of Maurizio Cattelan's work was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.
fail_feedOnce you click with the right personal service professionals, they become priceless. If you found a hairdresser who actually cuts your hair how you want, you can never let them go, which is why some people go to the same hairdresser for 20 years.
The same goes for contractors, plumbers, mechanics, and house cleaners. You form a relationship with these people that even outlasts some actual friendships.
When the girlfriend in the story below demanded that her boyfriend fire his cleaning lady, we figured it must be because of something big. Firing an excellent cleaner is not something to be taken lightly. The girlfriend's reason for this demand was that she saw the cleaner take food out of the fridge, and claimed that it was unprofessional.
Her boyfriend, on the other hand, insisted that he was the one who told his worker to feel free to take food out of the fridge during her breaks, and thinks it is perfectly normal to allow someone who works for you to make themselves a cup of coffee during their workday.
The girlfriend still thinks this is weird, but that is not enough to convince the homeowner to get rid of a service professional he trusts…
Health: COVID symptom whack-a-mole?
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elisem tl:dr Silly body is silly.
I continue resting LIKE A POTATO.
Whatever's going on in there, COVID (or something) has apparently been playing with the sliders and the lit-up buttons on my disabilities and chronic ailments. The good leg because the bad leg for several days. Really bad, pain-wise. Now that seems to be easing up a lot. The bad leg is doing something with sensations on the part of the leg where some nerve rerouting/regrowth happened after surgery 16 years ago; I did not need it to play with pins-and-needles, burning, freezing, and shocks on that leg below the replaced hip. Also, the sudden decrease in my hearing was distressing, though that seems to be mostly back where it was now.
Am using what skills I have to treat everything as temporary, and not decide This Is How It Will Be From Here On Out. (Fibromyalgia has a ton of temporary things happening, at least for me, that seem like a Big Deal and then suddenly shift or go away.)
So yeah, silly body is silly.
Not as much pain in the temporarily bad leg today, so that is a huge win. I'll take it.
Does your body ever tell you something like "Augh, my toe is broken!" and then go "just foolin'! It's fine!" a while later?
I continue resting LIKE A POTATO.
Whatever's going on in there, COVID (or something) has apparently been playing with the sliders and the lit-up buttons on my disabilities and chronic ailments. The good leg because the bad leg for several days. Really bad, pain-wise. Now that seems to be easing up a lot. The bad leg is doing something with sensations on the part of the leg where some nerve rerouting/regrowth happened after surgery 16 years ago; I did not need it to play with pins-and-needles, burning, freezing, and shocks on that leg below the replaced hip. Also, the sudden decrease in my hearing was distressing, though that seems to be mostly back where it was now.
Am using what skills I have to treat everything as temporary, and not decide This Is How It Will Be From Here On Out. (Fibromyalgia has a ton of temporary things happening, at least for me, that seem like a Big Deal and then suddenly shift or go away.)
So yeah, silly body is silly.
Not as much pain in the temporarily bad leg today, so that is a huge win. I'll take it.
Does your body ever tell you something like "Augh, my toe is broken!" and then go "just foolin'! It's fine!" a while later?
Ethiopia receives historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years
Nov. 20th, 2025 08:01 ambbcnewsworld_feedEthiopia has welcomed the return as part of a broader push to repatriate items of national significance.
Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country
Nov. 20th, 2025 12:46 ambbcnewsworld_feedRussia is using Telegram to recruit Ukrainian children and teenagers to carry out sabotage and bombings according to the Ukrainian government.
Dozens go on trial over North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63
Nov. 19th, 2025 06:57 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThirty-five people and three institutions are on trial. Prosecutors say years of failings turned the venue into a death trap.
Barbarian Lord by Matt Smith
Nov. 20th, 2025 02:40 amknight_moves posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
scans_dailyWhat is Barbarian Lord? Well, there's a website that explains it perfectly cromulently, but if you want the short version, imagine Bone-style comics cartoonery illustrating an Icelandic saga. One part Carl Banks, two parts Walt Simonson. And it has an Epic Rap Battle of History.
( I think technically it's called Flyting. )
( I think technically it's called Flyting. )
Windows on their worlds
Nov. 20th, 2025 02:12 amviridian5With Congestion Pricing, I haven't been doing random drives into Manhattan at all, so I'm trusting Search online for this information. It says that Bloomingdale's unveiled their Christmas/holiday windows last night, Bergdorf Goodman will do it tonight, and Saks Fifth Avenue will do theirs Monday. Didn't mention times for the last two but presumably early enough that I'd have to take the subway and a bus if I don't want to get charged a ridiculous fee just for being there. With unveilings, it's more for the experience of being there amidst the public anticipation and seeing what special performances or events they have for it than taking photos, since there would be too many people in the way.
No idea when Kleinfeld's holiday windows show up, which is another reason to check by car since it's much further downtown than the places above.
I'll have to see if I'm restless to make a late-night car trip in when I only know two are up for sure, or whether I'll wait until Monday late night when I know Saks is up.
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My headaches have been bad the last week and a half, much worse than usual, and they're getting in the way of a lot of things--not just writing--including staying conscious. I've been sleeping a lot, and it's frustrating.
No idea when Kleinfeld's holiday windows show up, which is another reason to check by car since it's much further downtown than the places above.
I'll have to see if I'm restless to make a late-night car trip in when I only know two are up for sure, or whether I'll wait until Monday late night when I know Saks is up.
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My headaches have been bad the last week and a half, much worse than usual, and they're getting in the way of a lot of things--not just writing--including staying conscious. I've been sleeping a lot, and it's frustrating.
Power Man - Timeless #2
Nov. 19th, 2025 10:44 pmmastermahan posting in scans_daily
Last issue, Power Man - a future version of Luke Cage who is also Iron Fist, and also The Sentry, and also The Hulk - fought some guy named Aeon the Knife, who killed some cosmic thing called the Celestial Heart.
What the heck is up with Aeon the Knife? What the heck is the Celestial Heart? Reader, you will find half the answer to one of these questions.
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The Mighty Nein 1x03
Nov. 20th, 2025 01:55 amsettiaiContinuing on my previously posted thoughts about episode 1x02, I just finished watching episode 1x03.
( Spoilers under the cut. )
( Spoilers under the cut. )
Community Thursday
Nov. 20th, 2025 06:46 amvriddyCommunity Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
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I'm worn out entirely
Nov. 19th, 2025 11:37 pmcornerofmadnessI don't want to put too much in writing for safety's sake but leave it at our health care choices at work are either the crap insurance we have at 40% more cost OR some bullshit United Health Care thing where the coverage is based on how THEY think the doctor is performing and if their medical care 'is a good health care choice.' with a NINE THOUSAND dollar deductible. Why? Because we used our insurance 'too much' and 12 of the 14 insurers we contacted refused to speak to us.
This is why our health care is shit. This is why doctors are quitting left right and center. Because it's just as batshit crazy to deal with it from the doctor's side. I kinda feel like throwing up.
I was happy at least that the hip calmed down enough for me to attend our last yoga class of the semester.
And I did see the last two Hazbin's without being spoiled. This felt SO MUCH like Prodigal Son season 2, parts I loved, parts I outrightly loathed. (and once again oh look we can't have the superpowered character mucking things up so let's make him act like an idiot to get him out of the way.
I'm starting in on the Mighty Nein. It's...not what I remember but it's been a year or more since I listened to this and who's to even say it's starting in the same place as the actual campaign. I think it's giving a lot of backstory instead. The animation style is good though. I hate Beau though. I don't even like the character to start with but I swear to god she looks just like Sokka from Avatar the Last Airbender to the point I did a double take.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Anne of Green Gables
Elfquest volume 1
Blacksad - a anthropomorphic noir graphic novel
What I am Currently Reading:
The Tea Dragon Society
A Twist of Murder - Charles Dickens is the detective, yes another real person fanfic mystery. So far I am unimpressed.
Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio - you know why
Revenge Serve Royal - historical mystery
What I Plan to Read Next: Death at the Door one of the many arcs I'm SO behind on.
This is why our health care is shit. This is why doctors are quitting left right and center. Because it's just as batshit crazy to deal with it from the doctor's side. I kinda feel like throwing up.
I was happy at least that the hip calmed down enough for me to attend our last yoga class of the semester.
And I did see the last two Hazbin's without being spoiled. This felt SO MUCH like Prodigal Son season 2, parts I loved, parts I outrightly loathed. (and once again oh look we can't have the superpowered character mucking things up so let's make him act like an idiot to get him out of the way.
I'm starting in on the Mighty Nein. It's...not what I remember but it's been a year or more since I listened to this and who's to even say it's starting in the same place as the actual campaign. I think it's giving a lot of backstory instead. The animation style is good though. I hate Beau though. I don't even like the character to start with but I swear to god she looks just like Sokka from Avatar the Last Airbender to the point I did a double take.
What I Just Finished Reading:
Anne of Green Gables
Elfquest volume 1
Blacksad - a anthropomorphic noir graphic novel
What I am Currently Reading:
The Tea Dragon Society
A Twist of Murder - Charles Dickens is the detective, yes another real person fanfic mystery. So far I am unimpressed.
Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio - you know why
Revenge Serve Royal - historical mystery
What I Plan to Read Next: Death at the Door one of the many arcs I'm SO behind on.
wednesday books under a male name
Nov. 19th, 2025 08:40 pmlandofnowhereAriadne in Mantua, Vernon Lee (1903). Readaloud. This play sets itself up as being in the Extended Shakespeare Universe: "The action takes place in the Palace of Mantua through a period of a year, during the reign of Prospero I, of Milan, and shortly before the Venetian expedition to Cyprus under Othello." However it's an odd, sad play, and not one that Shakespeare would have told. One of the laws of the Shakespeare Universe, as I interpret it, is that nobody dies of unrequited love; you can't die of a broken heart unless somebody else dies first to break your heart. (Ophelia is arguably an exception, but still her father dies first.)
Mona Maclean, Medical Student, Graham Travers (a pseudonym for Margaret Todd). I enjoyed this, though the romantic happy ending dragged out a bit. I feel that the title does it a disservice, as it is not a school story; there are a few scenes in the medical school setting, but that's not the main focus of the story. It is however enjoyable as a late Victorian novel with an introspective and intellectual protagonist, feminist themes, and strong female friendships. Also, the love interest recites the poem Stradivarius by George Eliot, which I was glad to be introduced to.
The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake, Margaret Todd (writing under her own name this time, even though Gutenberg uses the name Graham Travers). Sophia Jex-Blake was one of the first women doctors in Great Britain, and founded the medical school that Margaret Todd attended; the two of them became life partners. So far I've only covered Sophia's youth and education; she was a gifted child who chafed at the Victorian education system that wanted to shape her into a well-behaved young lady, but fortunately manages to get onto a path to a real education. The biography has just covered her brief romantic relationship and unhappy breakup with Octavia Hill, who went on to be equally awesome.
The Strength of the Few, James Islington. Sequel to The Will of the Many, and a change of pace from all these old books by and about women. Not as good as the first book, mostly for structural reasons, but still very readable. I'm about 80% in and it's getting to be a bloodbath, but hopefully there will be interesting plots twists in what's left.
Mona Maclean, Medical Student, Graham Travers (a pseudonym for Margaret Todd). I enjoyed this, though the romantic happy ending dragged out a bit. I feel that the title does it a disservice, as it is not a school story; there are a few scenes in the medical school setting, but that's not the main focus of the story. It is however enjoyable as a late Victorian novel with an introspective and intellectual protagonist, feminist themes, and strong female friendships. Also, the love interest recites the poem Stradivarius by George Eliot, which I was glad to be introduced to.
The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake, Margaret Todd (writing under her own name this time, even though Gutenberg uses the name Graham Travers). Sophia Jex-Blake was one of the first women doctors in Great Britain, and founded the medical school that Margaret Todd attended; the two of them became life partners. So far I've only covered Sophia's youth and education; she was a gifted child who chafed at the Victorian education system that wanted to shape her into a well-behaved young lady, but fortunately manages to get onto a path to a real education. The biography has just covered her brief romantic relationship and unhappy breakup with Octavia Hill, who went on to be equally awesome.
The Strength of the Few, James Islington. Sequel to The Will of the Many, and a change of pace from all these old books by and about women. Not as good as the first book, mostly for structural reasons, but still very readable. I'm about 80% in and it's getting to be a bloodbath, but hopefully there will be interesting plots twists in what's left.
AUGH
Nov. 19th, 2025 11:10 pmmickeymEvery. single. fucking. TIME that I react to something with less than grace (or, you know, less than adult), Donnie has to put her two cents in. Right now, I'm hella frustrated because I can't get the stupid graphics assignment figured out for my keyboarding class.
It's my fault for waiting until the last minute to do it, but I'm also now dealing with the flu that they so kindly brought into my home, and a mega-headache that's probably the combination of flu, the television, three other people plus cats out here making noise and irritating me, plus I need new glasses. The ones I have don't work so great when I'm doing close work, like computer stuff, school work, and the like.
Ugh. On top of all of that, Matthew's been camped out here in the living room for the past two weeks. That means that he's been "driving" the remote since then, and again tonight he puts on... I don't even know what it is. But he didn't even bother (again, still) to ask if I wanted to watch that, or whatever. I don't know. This is just a venting post, while they're all outside getting stoned. Something else I'm really tired of.
It's my fault for waiting until the last minute to do it, but I'm also now dealing with the flu that they so kindly brought into my home, and a mega-headache that's probably the combination of flu, the television, three other people plus cats out here making noise and irritating me, plus I need new glasses. The ones I have don't work so great when I'm doing close work, like computer stuff, school work, and the like.
Ugh. On top of all of that, Matthew's been camped out here in the living room for the past two weeks. That means that he's been "driving" the remote since then, and again tonight he puts on... I don't even know what it is. But he didn't even bother (again, still) to ask if I wanted to watch that, or whatever. I don't know. This is just a venting post, while they're all outside getting stoned. Something else I'm really tired of.
Watch: Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts
Nov. 20th, 2025 02:24 ambbcnewsworld_feedJava Island’s tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.
Winter 2025 Submission Guidelines
Nov. 19th, 2025 10:08 pmholmesticemods posting in holmesticeReminder that works are due on Monday, November 24th!
You can submit your works via AO3 or email (holmesticemods@gmail.com). For works submitted via AO3, we will post an announcement here with a link to your work at AO3. For works submitted via email, we will post the entire work here at DW. Works emailed to us must be properly tagged and formatted; see below for full instructions.
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Happy creating, and we're looking forward to your fanworks! If you have any questions, please ask -- we're always happy to help!
You can submit your works via AO3 or email (holmesticemods@gmail.com). For works submitted via AO3, we will post an announcement here with a link to your work at AO3. For works submitted via email, we will post the entire work here at DW. Works emailed to us must be properly tagged and formatted; see below for full instructions.
For all works, you must email a header to us. If you're submitting via AO3, this is in ADDITION to the header you will fill out on AO3. (The emailed header is for us to use in the community announcement post.)
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Last notes: if you need a beta or Britpicker -- or wish to volunteer to provide either! -- please check out the Beta Volunteer Post. If you might enjoy making another gift and would like to help out if we suddenly find ourselves short, you may also volunteer to pinch-hit. And if you are bursting with eagerness about all those other oh-so-tempting prompts, go ahead and fill another prompt and submit it as treat, following the same directions above! Holmestice always welcomes treats!
Happy creating, and we're looking forward to your fanworks! If you have any questions, please ask -- we're always happy to help!
Promotion: Rec-Cember
Nov. 19th, 2025 06:56 pmscintilla10I've signed up for rec_cember! This new community, created by goodbyebird, is celebrating December with a month-long reccing fest. Come and join me if you want to share some fanwork recs during December. :D
Rec-Cember - the month long multi-fandom reccing event. Let's recommend some fanworks! Let's appreciate and comment on those fanworks!
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rec_cember! This new community, created by goodbyebird, is celebrating December with a month-long reccing fest. Come and join me if you want to share some fanwork recs during December. :Drec_cember . intro . sign upsTrump signs bill ordering US justice department to release Epstein files
Nov. 20th, 2025 06:05 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe bill gives the US Justice Department 30 days to release all the files in a searchable format.