@sbird1016 I’m hoping and praying that once my 8-year-old gets acclimated to everything, that he’ll be fine. But right now… I am right there with you. I spent most of the last two days helping him.
@stephpendrys Oh goodness. Feel better and take care.
On today’s agenda: A stress test of our home network. Four simultaneous virtual classroom Google Meet streams… we’ll see how it holds up.
@stephpendrys @thekatestewart I am ridiculously impressed by your multitasking… I’m just doom scrolling on Twitter… 🤣
He wants to see all of the kids in his class on his tiny Chromebook screen and doesn’t understand why that won’t work. And if another kid’s screen freezes, he thinks it’s something wrong with his computer. It’s going to be a long day.
@juliesturner Now I have flash drives that hold 256 GB…
@juliesturner Jazz drives were awesome. Who needed 1 GB of removable storage, though? 🤣
Ryan, 1st day of virtual school:
Ryan: Dad! I need help!
Me: What’s wrong? Wait — are you muted?
Ryan: Yep, I’m muted.
Me: Are you sure?
Ryan: Yes!
[Long troubleshooting conversation about the way Google Meet works.]
Ryan: Uhhh. We aren’t muted.
@Bridget_NewGirl I could fit all of my college work on a couple of Zip disks… And I mean ALL of my college work from every semester. 🤣
Me, a designer who remembers floppy disks and Zip drives: This 20MB PDF is massive. I need to make it smaller before I email it.
My students: I don’t understand why I’m having trouble uploading this 500MB file.
@absurdistwords The background on the “tradition” is interesting, as is the twist… NPR did a story last year. npr.org/2019/07/28/745…
@BryanVacchioJr Looks like a small protest. 🤣
@kerryrm I picked up food from a local restaurant and the place was packed with maskless people. People in Columbia want to blame students, but regular citizens are just as bad.
@kerryrm That’s a good question. And now I’m in a Google Scholar rabbit hole looking for research…
Somehow, over the summer, my wife’s go-to phrase for exasperation became “Gravy biscuits, man!” I have no idea how it came to be, but it’s the most adorable thing ever.
@jeremyburge Are Bobs included in the Rob ban? Or just Robs?
They don’t have issues with anonymous sources when they talk about QAnon.
The President of the United States told his supporters to vote twice. The lead story on the Fox News web site is Nancy Pelosi’s hair.
The Chapin Bi-Lo is going to become a Lowes Foods and I may be a little too excited about the change.
@brianonthescene I was wondering if a Rocketeer reboot was in the works?
Lindsey Graham’s entire campaign is basically “Jamie Harrison once said something nice about Nancy Pelosi.” That’s it. That’s the entire campaign. There is nothing else to it.
@keyjbrown @enewman595 I’m a type designer. Does that make me part of the “Alphabet Mafia?”
@schmolzp Awesome. I’ll take a look.
My eight-year-old checks multiple weather apps to get a more accurate picture of the weather.
Related: I wish adults would check multiple news sites to get a more accurate picture of the truth.
@a_j_w Yeah. It worked, but compared to the other services, it’s not great. It might be fine for two or three people talking about a project.