The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

I don't recall working at a place where people are openly discussing job interviews and management is aware. This can't be good for morale but management encourages people to leave if not happy. Sad really.

 

[Flashback]

I don't recall working at a place where people are openly discussing job interviews and management is aware. This can't be good for morale but management encourages people to leave if not happy. Sad really.

Sitting on the management side myself, I can see why that might happen. It's because if they're not happy they negatively impact the rest of the team, so if they're not happy - ship out!

 

[love_the_life]

The Diana watch fest continues with tonight's Inside St Paul's on SBS. Interesting hearing David Emanuel talking about the dress! And Pushka he doesn't look at all like our dinner companion on QM2 (long story - wifey was saying that he was the designer)

 

[Pushka]

The Diana watch fest continues with tonight's Inside St Paul's on SBS. Interesting hearing David Emanuel talking about the dress! And Pushka he doesn't look at all like our dinner companion on QM2 (long story - wifey was saying that he was the designer)

Yeah, looking back now they really spoiled the dining experience, didn't they Shame we didnt do something after the first night, gut feel and all that.

 

[love_the_life]

Yeah, looking back now they really spoiled the dining experience, didn't they Shame we didnt do something after the first night, gut feel and all that.

Though she did create lots of good talking matter
Come to think of it, she was a right cow though.

 

[Katie]

Any opinions on "Defence Health" private insurance? First glance it looks pretty decent. https://www.defencehealth.com.au/he...gclid=CMH7_vebx9UCFdUGKgodSfgKKA&gclsrc=aw.ds

Currently forking out $617 / month ..... top cover with DH is < $400 / month. Devil is always in the detail!

My BFF has it, no complaints, and she has specifically stayed with them due to pre-existing conditions. Her Dad was in the defence force, so she's been with them for a long time.

Colleagues at work have it, too, and have also heard good things.

 

[JessicaTam]

Desperately working at the moment to get a book out to the printers by the end of the month. After 5 years, why does it always come down to days?

Editor doing a fantastic job, but I could do without 15 minute discussions on the phone on whether "1,000" should be written like that, or "1000". The style manual says "1000" but historians write "1,000". We haven't resolved that one. After that, we move onto a discussions such as whether "ibid" is "ibid" or "ibid." or "ibid." Apparently this turns on whether the Latin is written whole (in which case its italicised without a full stop) or as an abbreviation (in which case its not italicised, and comes with a fill stop).

If an archive source doesn't publish its suggested format for citing their documents, do we follow the local state archive format, or do what we like? That's good for about two cups of coffee, time wise.

Don't get me started on which type of bracket to use.

On the positive side, the Governor has just agreed to do the launch.

Don't you mean parenthesis?

 

[Katie]

It shouldn't be a major issue in the basic veneer.

But it goes deeper in the execution.

Should an Islamic* preacher be able to refuse to marry an Islamic* GLTB couple on religious grounds?

* Or a preacher of any other generally recognised faith.

But they already have that right!!

Ministers/preachers/pastors/rabbis/imams/priests already can refuse to marry two people who come to them seeking to be married and do not meet the criteria of the religion - such as non-Mormons wanting to be married in a Mormon temple, a divorced person seeking to married by a Catholic priest (or Anglican priest in some cases), an atheist wanting to marry a Jew in an Orthodox synagogue, and so on.

Religious institutions already have the power to discriminate in this way, amd have had for years and years. Keeping that ability to discrimante was a key part of the member's bill that was brought forward on Monday. It did not extend any further rights than recognised religious institutions already have regarding discrimination.

They are not public services, and are not required to marry anyone who knocks on their door.

Civil celebrants would be classified differently.

 

[RooFlyer]

Don't you mean parenthesis?

No ... apparently its a matter of whether I <add hypertext in angled brackets>, or [add my own comments in square brackets], or {a formula in curly brackets}; but if I want to add an aside, I may use (parentheses, because they always come in pairs)

 

[JohnM]

No ... apparently its a matter of

Ahem, while we're being pedants: No ... apparently it's a matter of... :mrgreen:

 

[RooFlyer]

Ahem, while we're being pedants: No ... apparently it's a matter of... :mrgreen:

Sheesh ... everyone's an editor now, are they?

 

[JohnM]

Sheesh ... everyone's an editor now, are they?

Yes - and I can say that I have been an editor of a scientific journal (so watch out, buddy...). To which style manual do you wish me to refer? :mrgreen:

 

[RooFlyer]

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[JohnK]

Sitting on the management side myself, I can see why that might happen. It's because if they're not happy they negatively impact the rest of the team, so if they're not happy - ship out!

Or management can find out what's wrong and try to fix the issues? No that would be too easy. It's much easier to alienate everyone and not care why people are unhappy.

 

[JohnM]

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B-b-b-but-but, it's AMERICAN :shock:.

 

[Milboo]

Ugh - I have really started to dislike the whole getting ready to go on holiday. The holiday bit itself is great - just the lead up to it I can do without.

Guarantee that work will get busy, needing to get house ready for house sitter, across town in peak traffic to drop the cat at the vet, packing etc etc...

 

[marki]

Wind chill pretty bad again this morning. I don't understand how people get about in t-shirts. I can feel the chill with 3 layers of clothing.

Me I swear I sweat even when it's minus degrees outside !!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

We all love bus gates, but driving past an Air Asia plane yesterday the slogan on the plane read 'now anyone can fly'.

I wondered, for a moment, whether that was referring to passengers, or the flight deck crew :shock:

 

[marki]

Don't quite understand why people leave their rubbish on the seats on public transport. Why not take it with you and put it in rubbish bin?

These people don't have understanding in their basic profile. Grubs!

 

[marki]

exactly this.

Half a day in parliament and the vote could have been passed. Instead it just makes Australia look backward. Marriage equality is a huge matter of principle, but it shouldn't be a major issue.

I can assure you we look very backward to the most progressive Middle Eastern country.