Month: July 2014

Do they speak English in What? IFRL-NaPP-Asia-3g10539vu

Do they speak English in What?

Jaybird July 3, 2014

Would an English language fluency requirement for a job constitute discrimination? The EEOC has very recently sued...

On the Front Lines of the War on Coal IFRL-NaPP-Space-fantasy-2368432_1920

On the Front Lines of the War on Coal

Guest Authors July 3, 2014

It's been a tough year for coal, says guest writer Michael Cain. A look at the effects...

Catcalling and other indignities IFRL-TLC-Scenery-victor-xok-1131678-unsplash

Catcalling and other indignities

Saul DeGraw July 3, 2014

Yesterday I decided to walk home from work because I had some errands to do along the...

Whining!

Mike Schilling July 2, 2014

They're gonna crucify me.

The Catamaran Mon Tiki Sustaining at 10-12 Knots at Sunset on Block Island Sound near Montauk, NY IFRL-Plague-Karachi

The Catamaran Mon Tiki Sustaining at 10-12 Knots at Sunset on Block Island Sound near Montauk, NY

David Ryan July 2, 2014

Imagine a Conestoga Wagon cum RV, with a galley and sleeping quarters, carrying paying passengers and all...

Round of 16 Ends IFRL-TLC-Scenery-DoekKldXUAAfeUs

Round of 16 Ends

Burt Likko July 1, 2014

No spoilers here. But in the post, yeah. Spoilers.

Starbucks, Walgreens, and the Difference Between Community and Corporate PR — Updated IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.burg-scharfenberg-at-night

IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.burg-scharfenberg-at-night

Starbucks, Walgreens, and the Difference Between Community and Corporate PR — Updated

Tod Kelly July 1, 2014

Starbucks and Walgreens have each made a heavy pitch to be beloved by their local communities. So...

Employer Power? IFRL-NaPP-Asia-28739790210_ed8247c1c8_b

Employer Power?

James Hanley July 1, 2014

That cashier may not be as powerless as you think.

Happy Canada Day!

Jonathan McLeod July 1, 2014

Happy Canada Day, Y'all!

Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This situation reminds me of the whole "U leaders don't deal with sex offenders" problem. The compli…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointOh I agree; I noted as such in my original comment. But I can't help but notice that all the stories…
Dark Matter in reply to Michael Cain on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Military spending is roughly half of that $1.6T discretionary spending I think Musk didn't review th…
Michael Cain in reply to Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Do those numbers put DOD and military spending done by other parts of the government in discretionar…
Michael Cain in reply to North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointTexas, and to a somewhat lesser extent Florida, build because they can sprawl. Where are the desirab…
Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”All federal discretionary spending combined is $1.6T. This includes what most of us view as primary…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThat is a fair critique to a very broad blanket statement but Florida and Texas are, iirc, the large…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025If it were still scientifically accurate, then maybe it would be. Or maybe we've become more accepti…
Jaybird in reply to KenB on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightI am *EXCEPTIONALLY* irritated. I watched a youtube that said "fight them like *THIS*" and I went an…
Jaybird in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025My Ethics professor freshman year (so, 1991-1992) was approximately one jillion years old and he exp…

Month: July 2014

Do they speak English in What?

On the Front Lines of the War on Coal

Catcalling and other indignities

Whining!

The Catamaran Mon Tiki Sustaining at 10-12 Knots at Sunset on Block Island Sound near Montauk, NY

Round of 16 Ends

Starbucks, Walgreens, and the Difference Between Community and Corporate PR — Updated

Employer Power?

Happy Canada Day!

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