2020.03.26 07:00 - Nothing Much Here

The Guardian for this meeting was Adams Rubble. The comments are by Adams Rubble.

I was not going to post this because we never got a topic started but it is a record of the times. Reader, read at your own risk.

Adams Rubble: Good morning Riddle :)
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: Morning Adams
Riddle Sideways: kind of drifted off during quiet
Adams Rubble: Last Tuesday when I asked about the chat log you sent me to the place where you can control where it gord
Adams Rubble: I have not been able to find how to turn it on
Adams Rubble: gord-goes
Riddle Sideways: ?
Adams Rubble: one thing very annoying about Firestorm is that they change settigns with eash new update they force upon us
Riddle Sideways: oh, where it is set to store
Adams Rubble: control where it goes rather than control where it gord
Adams Rubble: I hope you and your family are all safe
Riddle Sideways: yes, there are several settings that have to be re-done each update
Adams Rubble: and they hide them
Riddle Sideways: especially if a clean update or re-install is done
Adams Rubble: must do clean update
Riddle Sideways: yep, clean instructions tell you to delete the settings
Adams Rubble: under chat/Notices there is Enable incoming chat popups
Adams Rubble: on mine IM chats is checked but group chats is not
Adams Rubble: could that be it?
Riddle Sideways: group IM chats popping up are annoying here
Adams Rubble: Let's not worry about this now
Adams Rubble: not that important
Adams Rubble: I always stay in world until I get the log anyway
Adams Rubble: How are you and your family doing?
Riddle Sideways: All doing fine.
Riddle Sideways: shelters in place
Riddle Sideways: *sheltered
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: separate little cells
Riddle Sideways: eggs
Riddle Sideways: modern tech has made it far less isolating
Riddle Sideways: video phone calls
Adams Rubble nods
Riddle Sideways: have had many group of 4-12 computers video chating
Adams Rubble: oh my
Adams Rubble: amazing
Riddle Sideways: services last week were about 20 people on 13 computers
Riddle Sideways: study the next morning was 13 ppl about 9 connections
Riddle Sideways: and those ppl have not learned muting nor taking turns making noise
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: several different combinations of family video get-togethers also
Adams Rubble: lots of need to learn new skills
Adams Rubble: we have not done any of that yet
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: partner has been doing these things for several years and has gotten so good at teaching others
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: when social distancing started, there was a quick presentation put together for all the teachers
Riddle Sideways: used some bulletin board type software. built an interactive chart of various tools
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: Philadelphia made the decision not to do distance learning because so many of its students did not have access
Riddle Sideways: called a virtual meeting (with evites and calendars) to show the teachers
Riddle Sideways: yes, that is an issue here too
Riddle Sideways: or they have a smart phone, tablet, laptop but no Internet
Adams Rubble: that decision has bothered me although I understand its untention
Riddle Sideways: some drive to the closed schools parking lot
Adams Rubble: Comcast was going to provide the inetrnet for free
Adams Rubble: we took too long to catch them up
Riddle Sideways: Comcast snuck upgrades to service and speed in on most too
Riddle Sideways: the local US congress member gave a low tech (phone call) townhall meeting last night
Riddle Sideways: got the local experts on the line
Riddle Sideways: telling what the counties had and did not have
Riddle Sideways: what they knew for facts
Riddle Sideways: and when they knew
Riddle Sideways: he had the bail out bill text right there and could tell what it did and did not do/say
Riddle Sideways: there seem to be so many Networks of people working together
Adams Rubble: that sounds hopeful. The top is rotten
Adams Rubble: rotten through and through
Riddle Sideways: one hospital has extras and started shipping some to those without
Riddle Sideways: yes, sounded very hopeful
Riddle Sideways: hate to say it, but really like this 'Politician'
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: and he is the son of a really Good person, Politician, statesman, Secretary and Educator
Adams Rubble: who is this?
Riddle Sideways: Dad is Leon Penetta. Son is Jimmy
Adams Rubble: I know the father
Riddle Sideways: Son is ending first term
Riddle Sideways: kind of wrecks outlook, to know one good Politician
Riddle Sideways: messes up the "Their All crooks" point of view
Riddle Sideways: *they're
Adams Rubble: we have a good Congressmen and I don't think one of our senators is a crook
Adams Rubble: the president is a dangerous crook
Riddle Sideways: YES
Adams Rubble: some people step up in a crisis
Riddle Sideways: the bail out bill has clauses about having an Oversight group to see that no politician can grab the money
Adams Rubble snickers
Adams Rubble: I am told that is temporary and has no teeth
Riddle Sideways: yea right
Adams Rubble: I don't know myself
Riddle Sideways: btw - Riddle's plot has stacks of toilet paper out
Riddle Sideways: could not find a way to add a Give script
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: instead it looks like some hoarder went and grabbed all the SL supplies :(
Riddle Sideways: don't want to be that person
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: It doesn't appear this will be a post-able session
Riddle Sideways: Today is the 'go out' Thursday. Go to town for eyeglasses, groceries, box, soup kitchen
Riddle Sideways: really? too personal?
Adams Rubble: uh oh
Riddle Sideways: darn
Riddle Sideways: always forget
Adams Rubble: we've only talked about virus stuff
Riddle Sideways: a little on how mindsets change
Adams Rubble: as Stewart Smallet would say "and that's OK"
Adams Rubble: I am mostly focused away on my project
Riddle Sideways: *Smalley or Little ?
Adams Rubble: smalley
Adams Rubble: I'm good enough and smart enough
Riddle Sideways: This virus stuff is all everybody talks about
Adams Rubble: It's amazing how the president and his cronnies have turned an international problem into a statement about America
Riddle Sideways: it is good you have a project
Adams Rubble: yes, it helps enormously and it is something I have been meaning to do
Adams Rubble: and now have some urgency
Riddle Sideways: OH! the Pres Press snippets watched last night
Riddle Sideways: urgency?
Adams Rubble: NJ is number two these days
Adams Rubble: survival is not guaranteed
Adams Rubble: it's all random who survives and who doesn't
Riddle Sideways: umm, hasn't it always been that way?
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: yes. There have been worse times and mostly better times
Riddle Sideways: ha, It was the Best of Times, It was the Worst of Times ㋡
Riddle Sideways: sings Same as it ever was. Same as it Ever was.
Adams Rubble: going to the supermarket might be the end
Riddle Sideways: be prepared. have washed and sanitized hands
Riddle Sideways: wear a mask.
Adams Rubble: the masks are alol gone
Adams Rubble: all
Riddle Sideways: wear Has mat suit
Adams Rubble: that is not what I was trying to say
Adams Rubble: I am using the urgency to get something done that I have been wanting to do for a long time
Adams Rubble: it;s keeping be out of trouble too :)
Adams Rubble: and calms my stomach
Riddle Sideways: Great. so many great things
Riddle Sideways: need to find that project to stop the emotional roller coaster here. (cut finger has stopped music playing)
Adams Rubble: ohhh
Adams Rubble: so sorry
Riddle Sideways: just a little nick, but
Riddle Sideways: was doing lots of kitchen projects
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: I've not played so long I've lost my calluses
Adams Rubble: I hope your time goes well
Adams Rubble: the online chat sessions sound interesting
Riddle Sideways: nice phrase
Adams Rubble: have you noticed time slowing down a little?
Adams Rubble: I am so happy that I do not have to go to meetings :)
Riddle Sideways: actually Yes
Adams Rubble: there is good in every situation if we concentrate on the present :)
Riddle Sideways: the online meetings have increased, but seem different.
Riddle Sideways: More like Reaching out to people
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: take good care of your self and yours
Riddle Sideways: you too.
Adams Rubble: it was good to chat
Riddle Sideways: yes, slow quiet chat
Adams Rubble: I am surprised people are not starting to come to PaB
Adams Rubble: none of those kind of viruses here
Riddle Sideways: and community
Adams Rubble: bye for now :)
Riddle Sideways: like QT said Tuesday
Riddle Sideways: go have a great day
Adams Rubble: :)