I guess I am lucky - my 6 year old is excited and bugs me asking when the next call with her teacher is. It might help that she likes school (first grade, this will change) and the teacher has them doing fun stuff on the calls like singing and the scavenger hunts, and stuff like that to keep them engaged. Plus the…

the difference is that those of other religions are a lot more tolerant than the Christians who think that somehow wishing a happy holiday is an insult to Xmas (the celebration of which was stolen from the Pagans and not really tied to Jesus’s birth anyway).

While rationalizing the term “parent” to be more related to “caregiver” than to biological birth may work for adults, a young child might not really be able to equate “give this to your parents” to mean the same as “give this to those that are taking care of you”. I think the phrasing of “grown ups” is more for the *li…

that account is an obvious troll account made for posting shit like that. Feels like there should be some moderation before new accounts should be allowed to post and obvious names should auto-flag as garbage and be rejected.

technically at some point everyone had parents, but some of them may not have their parents anymore and might be taken care of by another relative like aunt/uncle/grandparent. This is not “pandering”, this is simply choosing to find a way to be more inclusive to those that might not still have parents, or that might…

something I find kind of telling is the “comorbitities” list of other conditions that the deceased people suffered from at the time of their death. Some of the conditions listed are extremely common in America, chiefly Hypertension (high blood pressure) and Obesity. Nearly half of Americans suffer from one or both of…

I would recommend setting up a new VERY low limit Credit card in your name and make them an authorized signer instead. Doing that will actually get them to start a credit history very early (makes it easier to get a better rate on a real card later in life), learn the importance and impact of interest (try to pay it…

what color would Crazy be? I know Envy is green, Anger is red, Sadness is blue, etc. 

If schools reopen, how do they handle if a student suddenly tests positive? Do they have every student in their class quarantine at home for 14 days? Does the teacher have to quarantine too? Do those 14 days come out of their Sick Time?

If a teacher comes up positive, does the entire class quarantine, or do they try…

does malpractice insurance still kick in if the doctor does something blatantly stupid and negligent? I understand it is used if an honest mistake happens and complications arise during surgery, but would it pay out if the doctor was operating while drunk or intentionally did something idiotic like in my example? I’m…

If a doctor puts you under anesthesia for an appendix removal, but decides as long as he’s in there to go ahead and remove a perfectly healthy gall-bladder and carves his initials in your lungs with a scalpel... Doctor would get sued, lose his license and possibly get arrested.

I have not seen any confrontations in public about masks, just heard stories from friends and the interwebs.

just looking at the image from the article... there’s a freaking Zuckerberg hospital? WTF?

Liqueur can be measured in ounces? I learned something new today...

Webex (at least for my company) has gotten rather pricey and starting today we have been getting a ton of reports of bad calls all day long.

I guess I’m a little confused, if the laptop does not have video ports then how are you connecting to an adapter?

How have you been connecting it to the laptop? Even without a dock the external video ports should be functional.

oof, cheap 3rd party hardware can sometimes bite you. Good luck with that. I’ve been contemplating trying to get a smaller power brick for my new Macbook that I just received (official one is massive and covers extra plugs) but I don’t want to run into something like this

if you have direct information about the potential future health of the market (like any senior politician) or are in a position to make decisions that could influence the future of the market (again... politicians) then you and anyone close to you should not be allowed to trade stocks. We see stuff like this time and…

this is the same boat that probably 90% of businesses are in at the moment, and legislation is brewing that should help everyone stay afloat during the lockdowns. Even if companies are still technically open, almost every industry is taking a major hit in sales right now (aside from grocery stores and takeout food),…