“… and the creepers with cameras.”

Carrot tips are the ones doggos around get. (They all know. the tips are theirs.)

I wouldn’t disagree- I’ve not eaten vomit, poop or dead rats; but, eh, I have had medicine and it never tastes good.

also, I’d be rather more worried if the rat was still alive.

I’m going to use a 24 clock here, just to make it a bit more obvious. (am/pm is annoying on a 24 hour rotation.)

most place use something like a 09:00-17:00 shift. (or 07:00-15:00, etc.) “full time” is 40 hours a week in the US, and we get there working five days a week (monday through friday). For types of jobs that go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, that falls into three shifts- First shift starts ant 09:00, second at 17:00, and third shift starts at 01:00

for every position, if you want round-the clock coverage, Monday through Friday, you typically have one full time person for each shift. 3 people. You then have shifts on the weekends- Saturday and Sunday; because overtime is a big no-no; that’s another 3 people. So for a single position, working “typical” 8 hour shift rotations, you’re going to need 6 people. (and, 3 of them are going to have high turn over as they move into positions that are full time. which can be quite problematic.)

one way of doing things differently is to have four shifts that are 12 hours long. A/B and C/D are paired together. A and C are both day shift and B and D are night shift. the two pairs alternate between 3 days on and 4 days off, and 4 days on and three days off.

because there’s no part-timers on the payroll, it reduces overall turnover, and the contingent costs associated with onboarding. you’ve also cut your on-going continuing education costs by a third. when you’re talking across hundreds of nurses, that actually adds up enough to justify the 4 hours of overtime everyone gets. But even that can be avoided- many places that technically have a ‘you must be paid overtime’ frequently have exceptions for 12 hour shift rotations. (which generate an extra 4 hours of overtime every two weeks, in this example)

so the continuity of care does play a role in that. But it’s also because hospitals are cheap bastards and longer shifts reduces staffing requirements.

a traditional 5-day work week with 3 shifts per day, on a 24/7 operational time results in 6 full shifts plus staffing for covering absences. A 12 hour shift a/b, c/d rotation has four full shifts plus coverage, just as an example.

I think so? it was in the ready room in First Contact. apparently it died in the crash for Generations. (and Moore joked that Spot had to eat something before Data could get back.)

There is an insane amount of psychology involved in a USN’s submarine watch rotation. A large part of it is designed to keep people busy (or sleeping) so they’re not thinking about how much the world wants them dead for thinking it’s a good idea to float around crushing pressure of the depths in what is basically a giant sardine can.

(and lets be honest, we all have a vested interest in them not going insane from huffing their own farts.)

It’s Star Trek. we’re talking about whales swimming around a starship hybrid for marine and land based earth-life. I would have to assume they’ve learned how to use tools- and make tools that are appropriate for their anatomy. (maybe along the lines of telepathically controlled robots a la David brin’s Startide Rising.)

I bet there’s a few cetaceans that would enjoy the snack.

a lion fish.

Which, for the record, they’re invasive to florida (iirc,) and certain groups are trying to encourage anglers/restaurants to use them as food. (hence the quip about ryker cooking it.)

just for the record if you’re running a 24/7 outfit with a an A/B, C/D shift rotation actually kinda makes sense. Three days on for 12 hour shifts, 4 days off, then you flip that with 4 days on and three days off. Though, I’d assume they would be running on a time system similar to submarines.

I still don’t like Jellico.

also, being altruistic towards the dumb fish… what were they gonna do with it?

Give to Ryker for one of his cheftanista nights?

did I say it was fox?

No?

Kay. Would like a list of shit Labour is up to, too? we might be falling faster but you’re still falling to fascism, too.

Naw. Cone ‘em and then tow them- at owner’s expense.

Nope. This dribble is because they don’t want to talk about what’s really going on.

Portland, Chicago. LA. DC.

A senate that’s protecting a fascist kiddy-diddler, probably because they are too, while at the same time we have the fucking military invading our cities.

It’s all ferns, all the way down.

does the queen pay them? or are they hocking used-once gloves and candlesticks on the open market still?

also, I’m pretty sure it’s currently a king.

“Good.” - the cat.

Of course not. You’re supposed to start with Tuvix and take which ever side they don’t!

Ash seems like you might be alright.