5am.
The art:
The artist:
Destruction by Gibson
It’s the look of “what’s your problem buddy?” That gets me.
@Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ Lovely post-modern art piece by Gibson 😸
geebus it feels cold
I’m hugging a hot water bottle right now.
So tech question Tuesday… You know this 3g turn off thing? My MIL has a Moto G8 plus (which the specs say supports LTE), but Optus keep sending her emails through her account saying that it will not be supported going forward … They list her phone specifically as.one that will not be supported…so VoLTE is a different spec than LTE?
I reckon they’re just saying to buy a new phone. VoLTE is Voice over LTE. You can get a phone from the supermarket for under $100 so I’d just see what happens and let her know she might need to upgrade.
@calhoon2005@aussie.zone Did you try the *#*#4636#*#* menu and verify VoLTE can’t be enabled? Is it the international version?
@calhoon2005@aussie.zone Seems even the G7 got VoLTE via LineageOS. So maybe that’s an option, too?
https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/klrqzh/volte_works_on_moto_g7_plus_after_updating_to/
Of course, there are loads of reasonably priced VoLTE-capable phones put there these days…
I haven’t had a chance, but the MIL is coming to visit soon so I’ll give it a try. Can’t remember if I bought her the international version or not…
Depends. I brought an old Lumia 650 last week (trying to detox the smart phone thing a bit) and despite supporting 4g it falls back to 3g for calls. Supposedly it CAN support VoLTE, but the profiles are tricky and its a largely abandoned OS. Wouldnt expect that from Android, if she makes a call what do the icons say on the phone?
I’d be more concerned on a near 5 year old device about security updates if shes doing any sort of social media or internet banking on it.
@calhoon2005 @Seagoon_ Sort of.
Basically, when the first 4G and 4G LTE networks were first being rolled out, the technology to make voice calls over 4G networks wasn’t quite ready yet. So the earliest 4G phones dropped back to 3G for calls, but used faster 4G networks for internet and data.
Eventually, the telcos rolled out a technology upgrade that allowed calls to be made on 4G LTE mobile networks, called VoLTE (voice over LTE).
But it only worked on newer 4G/4G LTE phones that supported VoLTE for calls. Older models still dropped back to 3G for voice calls
Sounds to me like your MIL has an older 4G LTE phones that still falls back to 3G for calls, instead of making them over the 4G LTE network.
If that’s the case, she’ll no longer be able to make calls with that phone once Optus 3G shuts down.
Time for an upgrade.
That is very clear. Thanks
IT guys are very busy. They should give me access to the website to update this form myself so I can just get it out of the way. I know what I’m doing, I’ve managed Wordpress websites before
Unless you are in a very small business, it isn’t the IT guys making this call. Present your case to your manager, explain your experience and how it helps the business for you to have the access. Let your manager take it from there. You never know, you might get access.
Unless you are in a very small business, it isn’t the IT guys making this call.
God I’m just imagining my security managers face when I tell him “But X staff member says they’ve managed Y before so I’m sure its fine lets give full admin access!”
I just want to fix this one thing. If they give me access to the website I might be responsible for maintaining it. I’m not that busy but I don’t want more work
You still havnt said the magic word that makes me believe you are a good actor yet. Have you logged a “……”?
Jira ticket?
bingo!
Author access is not admin access.
IT guys love bribes…
Is it possible to attach a carton of cigarettes to a Jira ticket?
They should give me access … so I can just get it out of the way. I know what I’m doing
With the utmost respect, the amount of times i’ve heard this over the last 15 years followed a couple of months later by “Heyyyyyy so I kind of stuffed up, can you please spend the next 2 days unfucking whatever I stuffed up” is the problem.
Not saying your not an expert. I’m saying the people who CLAIMED to be an expert but were in fact not ruined it for the people who actually are experts.
Have seen this plenty of times too. Sure there’s lots of untapped skills and knowledge in organisations where people genuinely could step up, but there’s even more people who severely overestimate their abilities and their bravado can leave a ginormous mess which now someone else has to clean up. IT has no way of knowing which one you are based on ‘I say so’
As frustrating as it is, I understand why bigger places do this. That being said, I want to fix up something IT configured incorrectly in the first place
@tombruzzo @SituationCake The other thing is to keep in mind is that it’s not necessarily IT that is the “business owner” of the website.
Sure, IT might be responsible for keeping it online. But the main decisions about it, and the responsibility for maintaining the content, belong to a different person/team/department.
Depending on where I’ve worked, that’s been operations, content, comms/PR, and marketing.
Even in small orgs, it’s often the CEO rather than IT who has the final say.
And sometimes different parts of the website are managed by different people/teams/departments.
The second thing to be mindful of is it’s not just about whether you have the WordPress skills.
There’s often a lot of office politics in many organisations.
People quite rightly don’t enjoy feeling like their jobs or responsibilities are being undermined.
And they don’t want changes made in an area they’re ultimately responsible for without them knowing.
That’s where business processes and procedures come into play.
It might be as simple as emailing a particular person to get their sign off on you making a particular update, or notifying them afterwards.
You also need to think about what the benefits to them are of granting you this access. Perhaps it frees up their resources for more meaningful tasks?
And the third thing to be prepared for is if you get the admin privileges you want, suddenly other people might ask you to make changes as a shortcut around IT. You might want to push back against that.
If I were in your position, I’d plan out the case for:
* What the problem you want to solve is.
* Your proposed solution. That’s not just gaining access, but also the approvals or notifications around it.
* Restrictions and safeguards. You are only to have this level of privileges and make updates in situations x, y, and z. This helps you push back if someone else wants you to make other changes — I’m not authorised to do that.
* The benefits to the business, including improved productivity, or customer experience.I’d have a chat with your boss to get them on board.
I’d find out who the business owner(s) of the website are.
I’d organise either an informal chat (maybe buy them coffee one day?) or a meeting to talk through the case with them.
And finally, I’d be prepared for the answer to be a no. That’s ultimately their call. If that’s the case, your decision is whether you stick with your current job, or find a different one that makes better use of your skills.
I know Marketing aren’t responsible for the website because that’s the team I’m in. This issue isn’t worth getting everything setup for, but I might try get access overall soon.
I think it’s that I feel hamstrung by not being able to make the change myself. I’m just bumping against the contradictions of businesses needing everything done now, but also needing everyone’s input and approval.
I’ll see if they let me in, even if it’s just to put on my own resume.
@tombruzzo Out of curiosity, roughly how large is this organisation? Is it closer to 10 staff, 50 staff, or 1000?
Also, you mentioned something I found interesting.
You said the business wants everything done now, but also everyone needs to give their input and approval.
Is that an issue just with the website? Or is it across the board in your business?
After a couple of years of self-imposed junk food ban I decided to stop for KFC on the way home. The electronic order board thingy had to be poked a few times before it deigned to take my order but otherwise worked well. But I noticed no one else that came in after me used them and just ordered at the counter. Was I doing the weird thing, or were they?
The wrap seemed smaller than I remember and much more cabbagey. The chips were undersalted and lacking even a hint of crunch. A bit underwhelming and I’ll be happy to abstain from fast food for another few years I think.
I’m always so utterly disappointed when I “treat myself” to some fast food. Never tasted as good as I hoped.
I only get wicked wings from there now. They heat up so well in the airfryer.
I did not know wings (wicked or not) were a thing at KFC. I am afraid my menu knowledge is limited and I just looked for a picture of something that looked vaguely familiar🤣
https://www.kfc.com.au/menu/chicken/3-wicked-wings
I wait until they are on special and buy up big. I make my own chips and potato & gravy that way they are always hot.
There was something in ozbargain today about a large snack pack and I gotta be honest I’ve never been more sold on anything in my life for under 10 bucks!
I’ll pick at Boyo’s chips but otherwise don’t touch the stuff. The abomination they call gravy is so salty you might as well suck stock cubes.
Ditto. So damned salty you can’t actually taste the ingredients. This may be a good thing …
If there is an ingredient in it that isn’t a Number I shall be astonished.
Haven’t had KFC in many years. I remember it being rubbish and don’t imagine it’s improved. Local chicken shops are so much better, and many of them do wraps and burgers as well as the standard rotisserie chicken. And chips are always fresh cooked. They can take my money instead.
@Seagoon_ Overheard in the office…
Colleague one: “As you are aware, we’ve decided to postpone <event> until August or September. Can you change the dates on the website please?”
Colleague two: “No, I was not aware, thanks for letting me know. When was the decision made? I’ll update the website.”
Colleague one: “I am very sorry, I thought you were aware.”
The “Manager” strikes again.
Tried to make an appointment with my GP. On their website, they had a notice that they were moving to private billing only. And trying to pick a date- next appointment available is 27th May.
Things are very broken (apart from me)
Can you move to another provider? I’ve had to do that a few times and while I still pay a gap, at least they refund on the spot.
Give them a ring, there are very often sooner appointments available, just not shown on the booking software.
In exciting news: 2 hours after arriving at work I’m done with my presentation and I’m on a tram home. I might even make it before my apartment inspection AND the presentation I was going in for tomorrow fell through so I don’t have to go back in.
On to lunch then?
yep lunch hour now… grabbed a gozleme on my way in and just enjoyed it with some youtubes
"Thank you everyone for all the kind words 😽
"Mum is still giving me eyedrops today, and it’s really uncomfortable 😿
"But my eye feels a lot better today 😸
“Now excuse me, I have some chicken to eat for dinner. It’s my favourite! Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom”
— Miss Mimi
I looooove tuxedo cats. That photo perfectly encapsulates how cute yet elegant they are. Please give Miss Mimi a little bop on her precious little head from me.
Ah sweet Mimi!!! ☺️💜💜
I can hear someone singing and playing a harmonica, while a car alarm goes off.
Love Brunswick.
How do you abbreviate ‘breakfast’? I’ve seen cafes offer a ‘big breaky’ which I read as break-y. Others do ‘Brekkie’ which I seem fine with. And one place I saw does ‘Breakki’ which annoys me to no end for some reason.
I use breaky 🤷♂️
As in Achy Breaky Heart? If so, then thou shalt be cast into the outer darkness and forced to listen to crap 80s and 90s pop sleaze until you reform your way of life, and (possibly) accept Jesus into your heart. I’m not fussed about the last bit. If it happens, it happens.
Wrong.
I just get to break- and decide if I wanna commit to 1 or 4 more letters
Brekkie. Using a y instead of ie just rubs wrong (like ozzy instead of aussie)
Yes.
And NEVER Breakki. That’s just wrong.
I really don’t care for running and I wonder how people enjoy it. It’s a lot of work for what seems like limited benefits.
I really do feel you get much more bang for your buck weight training if you had to choose between the two.
I don’t mind a light jog on the treadmill if I can watch something on the iPad.
Fucking neighbour is doing my head in. This is the guy that cuts his lawn with hand shears and also known to sweep leaves around the block 300+m away.
This morning got yelled at for not cleaning up leaves on my side of the boundary. It’s fukin autumn find a new less stressful hobby.
Then he apologises later saying I caught him at a bad time.
Dude seriously has his moments and I respect that but not leaves… in… autumn.
People like that should just move into an apartment. I don’t understand why people buy a house, then hate the trees, put concrete and paving from edge to edge of the block or put artificial grass. If you don’t want a garden there’s better housing options where you don’t have to get furious if a neighbours leaf blows into your yard.
Cat update: He is fine. Bloods came back great. He hasnt pooped out any worms or anything, but he also hasnt vomited so… dunno.
Glad kitty is okay. Ours had a bit of vomiting episode Saturday…came home to a bit of a mess. I’m assuming she chewed on her blanket and couldn’t digest it.
Mrs is channel surfing and skipped past “farmer wants a wife”, when a strange thought popped into my head: good on 7 for getting some farmers laid. Working a farm is tough as shit, it’s not like you can go to the pub every other night. Country towns are often small, people couple up quick outta school. So ignoring the reality tv show aspect I suppose it’s really a net positive hey.
I worked on a farm when I was 19 for about 2 years. No job has ever been as hard as that was. Not even house demolitions and that is brutal.
So what I’m hearing is not only do farmers deserve some love, but it’d be pretty… intense.
